Guide to ALL MONSTERS & BOSSES on Monsoon (Risk of Rain 2)

General gameplay & strategy tips for all monster encounters.
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0:50 - Regular mobs
2:58 - Major mobs
7:31 - Boss mobs
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[@Woolie]

5% of the video: actual strategy 95% of the video: just run in circles 4Head

[@schokobox5894]

Woolie 100% of the video best streamer and KZbinr in the world

[@alexanderanderson6791]

Now I don’t have to watch the video :)

[@КудрявцевИван-ь6б]

Templars stop shooting minigun if you are really close. They have one melee attack that pushes you away for him to be able to shot you. So the guide is not complete, but it's really useful for newbies

[@Miraihi]

1% of the video: Big Succ

[@TBagMonstah]

for the eggy boy world boss do you know about the mercenary one shot mechanic?

[@Ranto294]

Worth to mention: Even if you kill bigger wisp, their last attack cast won't stop.

[@Woolie]

That is a good point - definitely should have included it

[@AegixDrakan]

Yeah, I learned that one the hard way. XD

[@kosmickalamity7071]

They’re so terrible that even after you kill them there’s still that final fuck you from the grave

[@shatteredfate7114]

That and circling them doesn't guarentee dodging the blast, run towards or away from them to dodge

[@zacharyleith735]

Since you read all comments, I want to say that I enjoy the content even though I cant make a lot of the streams, keep up the good work

[@nonnon4265]

Same here. His stream always lines up with my work hours, so I have to just watch the vods and pretend I'm part of chat. PepeHands NotLikeThis

[@Woolie]

Thank you for the kind words :)

[@leebumph9161]

Example for Malachite: If you go into the zone which makes monsters invisible to view you get crippled or slowed

[@Barely_Edited]

Titans can’t shoot their laser through other titans Since they’ll usually attack at once, with any number you can stay close to one so he doesn’t attack and hide behind him

[@readyforlol]

It's bugged, though. Sometimes they shoot straight through other titans and even through themselves when you get behind them while they shoot. I just hide behind cover because using THEM as cover killed me more than once.

[@noob673]

Another thing I found helps with the greater wisps in particular is vertical mobility: as soon as you have some feathers and you stay in the air, they become big derps and will pretty much never be able to hit you lol

[@redwood1542]

I've found that on the Alloy Worship Unit you can get on top of him and he just spins underneath you while you can hit him for free. You still gotta run in circles though or he will get his eye under you eventually.

[@galdorg4996]

If you stand directly on a wagrant they will never shoot the sploding orb and they will never hit you with the regular attack. But well the big boom still goes boom boom

[@bluemaster75]

Beetle queens can spawn beetles of their elite affix. Good luck healing when a malichite queen spawns.

[@civillian1]

How about the 2 bosses? Especially the new boss (not sure what it's called)

[@logjamstudios1963]

Who here hates the grovetender ending your runs? How do I deal with them if I play commando and have no aoe?

[@mrragecage9312]

How was I not subbed?! Ohmygod. Shame on me.

[@sunsetsaint4096]

Vagrant and worm are both complete cupcakes WUT they both belong in beetle queen tier. I rejoice when I see these over X other boss.

[@XxREDEMxPTIONxX]

Ok I subbed for ya since you asked

[@branflakescereal4174]

My friends and I call the clay Templars the tax collectors from when we would pick up the brittle crown

[@onelessprettierhorizon4253]

Loool

[@mago474]

That's so fitting

[@FrivolousClone]

We call the elder lemurians charizards

[@marciamakesmusic]

@@FrivolousClone my friend calls them Agumon lmao

[@cjtheterrible2238]

@@marciamakesmusic w friend

[@cryptidiot8409]

Fun tip: REX's disperse straight-up deletes the vagrant's tracking ball

[@arkunion6646]

The Grovetender is also not immune to the shift of REX so it can be push to death :3

[@guywholikesgoodmusic]

Same with the Clay Dunestrider. One of the most satisfying things in the game is REX-yeeting a dunestrider off the map.

[@jonwesterlund2229]

As Rex you can also oneshot the alloy worship in siren's call by kiting it near the pillar in middle and shooting R (yes the healing aoe) on the opposite side of the pillar. The boss and its huge hitbox will get pulled to the pillar with high speed if its near enough (and take massive collision dmg).

[@JustSayRance]

@@jonwesterlund2229 Same with Merc.

[@morganpriest7726]

The thing that tends to plants in a grove can be easily killed by the plant?

[@DarkSaruman]

@@JustSayRance How do you one shot Alloy with Merc?

[@Scylaite]

It's funny when the teleporter boss are elite jellyfish, they just suicide. The boss hp just disappears lol.

[@Snakesrcool2003account]

easiest way to get the engineer achievement lol

[@anonymousmonkey9491]

"there is no golden rule" -remember to always sprint and jump.

[@escarnertrolo5651]

Engineer you say?

[@Beutings]

Couple of extra tips/strategies: 1. If you have a quail, you can always avoid the Imp Overlord's spikes by sprinting and jumping in the opposite direction just as he throws the spikes. 2. As Rex, your disperse ability destroys the Wandering Vagrant's chargeshot *without* detonating it, allowing you to safely dispose of it at close range. 3. The Clay Dunestrider's tar balls can be consistently avoided by running *towards* the balls and then side stepping them right before they hit you. 4. All lesser wisps and jellyfish, regardless of elite aspect and health pool, can be oneshot by pushing them into a surface with enough force. This can be achieved with Commando's phase round (if you still use that ability for whatever reason), Rex' disperse, Mercenary's blinding assault (inconsistent), the Crowd Funder, and other abilities under certain conditions. Greater Wisps and Brass Contraptions are also somewhat susceptible to being pushed, but not to the same extent. 5. This is more of a cheese strategy, but Beetleguards and Bison may run off cliffs while chasing you, provided that you run along the edge yourself. Can be handy for dealing with a pesky elite when you are lacking in damage.

[@tjs1392]

To add a bit more to tip 4, if you play as merc you can also oneshot wandering vagrants if you use your shift correctly. Angle it straight into the middle of its body from above. I hope Hoopoo fixes this though. Works for the alloy worshippers too btw (aim into the middle of its body aswell), so no worries about the unique one since you can oneshot him for a free legendary.

[@liamblazek512]

Renegade so far on scorched acres my beetle guard gets stuck from falling over and over and imp overlord bosses for some reason jump of the ledge and die

[@sneakrrr]

MUL-T’s Rebar also has knockback helpful for oneshotting elite wisps

[@readyforlol]

Merc's blinding assault is actually consistent but hyper hard to pull off. You need to dash less than halfway into the target, so the game tries to extricate it from you and pushes them at insane speeds in the opposite direction. It's not really usable against lesser wisps given their size and the fact that blinding assault will likely one-shot them early on, but bigger threats can be essentially deleted if you do it right.

[@LazerBlade-yp1lf]

There reason I don't have the other ability for commando is because I can't unlock it :(

[@weebrahim]

9:50 when fighting multiple, stay close to one titan and it will block the lasers from the other titans if u stand behind it

[@femimark5021]

Good tip

[@hanneskarlbom6644]

I find vultures to be very dangerous if allowed to gather up.

[@ahairylobster8524]

yea I woulda put vultures on the same group as imps, they're easy to avoid but their wind slice does insane dmg early and late game

[@morganpriest7726]

Little update about the Templar’s: they have a close range sploog that doesn’t do damage but CRIPPLES your movement speed and is a death sentence after loop one.

[@zambsDGOW]

The new alloy boss is WAY overtuned. But, you didn't cover a trick with that boss. If you are playing Merc, you can spam dash on alloy and if you graze his side with the end of a dash he will go flying and instantly die on impact of a wall, just like any flying mob. (merc op)

[@rashaadsurles738]

This also works with wandering vagrants or any other floaty enemy I personally think it's easier to push them from above and into/onto the ground so I dont accidentally push it like out of bounds by accident. Did that once, it ended my run lul

[@DZ-jm1my]

Zambian or he flies in the air so high you can't physically reach him

[@Monjijii]

is there a video of this? sounds amazing

[@rashaadsurles738]

@@Monjijii I've got one on my channel It's about 15 seconds so it speaks for itself

[@TheZanzibarMan]

Templars also have a close range attack that pushes and slows you.

[@kylebluch]

Pretty early. Looking forward to the update in the winter

[@Darthkeyblader13]

Woolie do you play RR2 with a full party much? I usually only see you play solo, just wanted to hear your thoughts because the scaling seems so much harder the more people in a game.

[@abcrasshadow9341]

He has said in stream that he plays Ror2 alone and doesn't believe this will change.

[@zaifir8119]

On stream he said that multiplayer is more difficult, especially when not all players are on the same page. He doesn't really play multiplayer in this game though.

[@Woolie]

The people who replied nailed it - I prefer solo play (in every game - not just RoR2) and multiplayer on Monsoon especially scales very quickly, meaning if not everyone is on the same page, you are going to struggle

[@readyforlol]

​@@Woolie Playing monsoon on coop is just suicide tbh.

[@Sonarchyy]

Have to say my guy, not really into your streams, bit too loud for my liking but your youtube content is Top Notch fam, keep it up!

[@Karrppu]

Its always the wisps

[@dragonquest5579]

honestly, the best strat for Imp Overlord that I found is to bait their smash to avoid the bleed spikes Edit : 69 likes, nice

[@grimm4927]

this

[@vitorsamuel777]

And don't try to be cheeky and run through him, since he can more than easily make a fool out of you by getting out of the other dimension right in your face, as opposed to the normal Imps which end up behind you and feeling lied to if you run into them.

[@nkondilis1997]

For engineer enthusiasts: the imp overlord's opening move is always the teleport smash, so activate the teleporter, set up your minefield and watch the overlord get blown all the way to the moon to say hi to Mithrix... it may take a few tries to time it right though...

[@warpstarrogue3554]

As the other two big threats are absent I should give an explanation. Void reavers are top priority for big enemies, nothing is worse than being one shot. For their attacks keep distance but usually a double jump of any kind keeps you safe. Scavengers are terrifying if left unchecked because he gets items too. Though it mostly depends on his stuff, it’s best to keep distance at all costs to avoid his strikes easier.

[@geodarian1361]

The number of times I've been insta oofed by vagrants when caught half a second too early is too damn high

[@Slimurgical]

Imp Overlord is kinda trivial as all hell if you have hopoo feathers. Literally just stay in the air and strafe a little bit, you'll never get hit by them. It's really where Artificer shines in terms of boss slaying IMO.

[@DarlexGardenWarden]

1:43 OmG hE sAiD lEfT uNcHeCkEd LiKe ThE fNf SoNg!!!!! 🥵🥵🥵🥵 (This Is A Joke If You Can't Tell)

[@cynicalradicand]

Wandering vagrant is actually the easiest boss. Mercenary main gang rise up.

[@NovaStrike118]

yup get on top of him and hack n slash his bald head Edit: also use R when he gets bright enough before his explosion

[@PixelBoyMiner]

@@NovaStrike118 I like ya cut g

[@robertyang4365]

I'm a bit confused, am I supposed to keep moving and kiting in Risk of Rain 2? I don't think you made that clear enough.

[@tomsanderson]

Subbed. Cheers for the reminder mate. Didn’t realise

[@spiffy2502]

Oh you read them all? Is that still true? This isn’t funny and it sounds mean, sorry just wanted to see. : )

[@Lesquidliestone]

Kinda surprised you didnt mention the boop back that the clay templars have. I know this isnt a _very precise_ guide, but it's worth mentioning.

[@Woolie]

Yeah, that is a fair point- definitely should have included it

[@whitegroth2812]

"Lesser wisps are one of the most dangerous normal mobs" Laughs in loader

[@xgalarion8659]

laughs in armor repulsion plate

[@mrminty7604]

I’m just wondering what about the scavenger?

[@misterpoo7584]

Ok you got me. I've been watching your vids for a while now so I guess it's sub time

[@Narane]

People also never seem to notice that the Queen has a long charge-up FX at the mouth before firing, so you could just jump exactly when it shoots. Knowing that makes the Queen go from easy to impossible-to-lose.

[@mailcs06]

Note: Repulsion Armor Plates render Lesser Wisps’ attacks largely ineffective early game

[@mailcs06]

Also, Overloading Worms can be incredibly dangerous if encountered pre-loop. While this is rare due to their massive credit cost (2000 vs a typical boss’ 800), it can happen if you hit a mountain or 2 shrine on Sky Meadow or Abyssal Depths, or if the director accumulates enough credits from the enemy cap being reached. While dodging a lone Overloading Worm’s attacks is pretty easy, they’re extremely tanky, they hit like a nuke, and their attacks are chaotic and can be hard to dodge while avoiding attacks from other enemies.

[@Rey4980Xit]

something interesting about the imps: They don't really follow you until they blink. I've had countless imps do circles around me as their attack requires them to blink, and they can't blink unless you are directly in front of them. If you manage to stand behind one their a.i. will not know what to do

[@rupertholmes5828]

This is a great video mate but listen, your content is great, you cant be a yt who works solely on a single game. That has happened to way to many, and in the long run they have had to stick with it or else, they most likely would not receive even close to their regular amount of views. Spread out to different games best of luck woolie

[@MechWarrior894]

You forgot something about the bison: if they hit a wall while charging, they're stunned for a few seconds. Also, I laugh at Vagrants because all you have to do is duck behind a rock.

[@Rydlenar]

The Solus Control Unit and Alloy Worship Unit are technically separate bosses, kind of like how you can get logbooks for both magma and overloading worm though both launch out Solus Probes.

[@AegixDrakan]

Rejoice at the Beetle Queens? Lategame, sure. But I *hate* getting them early on a monsoon run. They often take FOREVERRRRR to kill, long enough that I have to do like 3 circuits of the terrain all around them to stay away from all the enemies that spawn in while I'm shaving down her HP with my pathetic early-game pewpew shots (I rejoice whenever I have a chance at glasses or any other good Damage item in the 2-3 pieces of loot I can afford to pick up in the first level). I'd rather deal with an early game Vagrant than a Beetle, honestly. :(

[@kosmickalamity7071]

Well merc players exist but other than that pretty solid guide

[@ShiningDarknes]

Some more situational tips: You forgot one way to deal with golems both regular and elite (and ol titian for that matter) is to make their laser hit another golem as the beam is blocked by other golems (technically it is blocked by any mob but they are big enough to reliably block the shot) so when the game says fuck you and spawns like 5 or more golems or god forbid you get the golem only roll for a stage you can use golems to block golems and can use titans and golems to block titans. You are welcome. Now queen and titan are free boss fights. With merc just charge in with your I frames and use the last dash to GTFO when fighting worms and overlords For dunestrider....well it isn't a great strat but if you have gotten screwed for items and one appears loop 1 simply knock it to half, and charge to 99% after that kill all the enemies while damaging the boss and if and when it sucks there will be nothing for it to regen off. This will unfortunately add 1 to 2 minutes to your clear time so I recommend rushing the stage after to make up that time. This is not the best strat but it has saved many of my runs early game when I realize I cannot win the DPS fight that is dunestrider, conventionally. The Alloy unit is a bit different from the world spawn counterpart. The world spawn actually has wisp/jelly physics which means if you have knockback (like from mercs uppercut or dash) you can actually bounce it into a wall and instan kill it...I have as of yet been unable to bounce the Alloy unit a significant amount to cause impact damage. I have the best success leaping from above and bouncing it into the ground to ricochet into something else. Be advised if it uses the AOE that will still go off even if you kill it.

[@jangomango1967]

Haha awesome guide!

[@Ausakun]

If the vagrant is above you, the teleporter prongs wont protect you, pro tip xD

[@matiskeynell]

i rarely have a problem dealing with Alloy Worship Unit on Monsoon playing with Mercenary (and mind you i'm terrible player - obliterated only once with Mercenary & Engineer on Monsoon, i'm yet to unlock Deicide and Ethereal), and i spawn it regularly for that red item, attacking it with Mercenary's dash often causes it to crash with the terrain and it kills it instantly, it also tends to happen with Vagrants, albeit less often.

[@somekek6734]

You should've mentioned, that you can destroy the exploding health ball thingy of the vagrant,without it exploding, by using Rex' utility

[@ryantindall8415]

I am in no way a good Risk of Rian player lmao, but I honestly don't have too much issue with the Alloy Worship Unit and typically try to fight it when I get the chance. It might just be bc I don't survive all too long on Monsoon, but as you said as long as you avoid the launch attack I'd say he's worth killing for a legendary.

[@dubio564]

I think the wandering vagrant is the easiest because all you need to do is keep running and keep distance (and then there’s the explosion but that’s pretty easy) and if your someone like MUL-T, Huntress or Commando it’s just easy dub

[@Monsterbwoi]

As a merc main I am going to completely ignore your advice for major mobs as haha I-frame dashes go brrrrrrrrr

[@JohnStamR]

You may say Gravetendies are nothing to worry about but I find them to be the only unfair boss in the game... when I have no aoe. Having nothing to stop all those balls from just tracking me forever kills me so many times, no matter how close and how fast I might run around that boss. With aoe they are a joke for sure, without it, well I better hope I can kill it fast, especially with the Templar sitting around the corner.

[@kurosagi620]

So the parents are new then. Those things I hate a lot

[@Phaen]

Vagrants are difficult to deal with on most characters, but an absolute joke when you play Mercenary. Just stand stand on top of them and they'll slowly start climbing to get you into range, without ever being able to take aim at you at all. When they start to detonate, just carry on until the channel is almost complete, at which you can simply dodge it with the evasion frame of your Eviscerate.

[@BrittonUK]

Ehhh, Clay Templars have a reload animation. They don’t shoot forever, you just almost always never survive it. You can hide behind terrain and let them keep shooting until they point their gun in the air to let it “cool off” if you don’t have a way to stun them.

[@Ravings1]

Alloy worship unit can be easily chested with mercenary. If you're close enough to the boss and blink right through it, it'll push the boss away. Push it into the ground or walk, and you can easily kill it with the massive damage it takes.

[@Temmie271]

ive been playing risk for a little bit now (60 or so hours) but i still enjoy your videos and they continue to help me make god runs possible

[@Ravings1]

Alloy worship unit can be easily cheesed with mercenary. If you're close enough to the boss and blink right through it, it'll push the boss away. Push it into the ground or wall, and you can easily kill it with the massive damage it takes.

[@FreddoFilms]

Clay Templars' machine gun fire can also be stalled by approaching them at melee range (although this is somewhat unreliable and has rarely failed from my experience). When the player is at close range they will cast an attack that launches you back and applies the slowdown effect. It's annoying, sure, but better than dying.

[@_neophyte]

me: just enjoying my run Malachite brass contraption: helo

[@bunmellow]

Woolie . I don't think u understand. No one has the balls to play monsoon other than you. Maybe make a video on *cough* dRiZzLe mOdE *cough*

[@Jonttupanttu]

If you stand on top of wandering wagrant it won't shoot it's homing bomb attack. It can only hit you with the big explosion. Just avoid other monsters ranged attacks like lesser wisps'

[@Zer0Main43]

If your having trouble with greater wisps, when they are about shoot run directly towards them, in a strait line, do not strafe at all, if you do it correctly the 2 shots and their splash radius will miss leaving your thick yet fragile body unscathed

[@justlearnedwhatahandleis]

Me and my friend as loader can kill the wandering vagrant before it finishes it’s signature attack. And even if we don’t the barrier we get from punching makes the bosses explosion cause a pathetic dent in our health .

[@biffwellington7577]

I'm here to figure out how to dodge the wandering vagrants half the level aoe. It's fucking stupid, in stage one I don't have enough speed or mobility to run away.

[@whitegroth2812]

Fun fact: you can actually stand on the alloy worship, and if your close enough to the laser eye but far enough away as to not get hit by it, so it will just spin slightly and fly up slowly, so if you are a closer ranged character such as loader, you can get an easy red item for free. How you get on the alloy worship is a different question though...

[@donavinnezar]

as a ror2 casual your strats check out for me still hard to beat 100% crit chance gesture+soulbound as well as any build with more than 5 will o wisps XD

[@Crazypinbal1]

secret alloy warship boss can be consistently 1-2 hit with a merc making it a must fight if you have a merc. just dash and push the boss into the ground ez reds

[@obeseogre1540]

The problem with the beetle queen is the yellow item that may drop upon defeating her. It is so sad when instead of a ukulele or something else that is not useless i got one of those beetle guards. When playing multiplayer there is always someone that is like "oh f*ck i'm stuck with the beetle guard

[@purpleisthesneakiest]

i would argue that stone golems should be moved down one to a tier of its own, simply because you can dodge its shots incredibly easy by circle-strafing (even at base movement speed)

[@gayMath]

You can switch stone golems and greater wisps, one is telegraphed the most out of any attack and only requires a little thought to dodge until it's in groups more than four, and one has a big stupid aoe attack that keeps interrupting your healing and whittling down your health.

[@leadpaintchips9461]

I have more problems with the Queens than almost any other boss monster, because how they summon beetle guard that seems to bypass the director's cost limit, along with how early they show up when you have less mobility.

[@mastersword48]

I have trouble with bosses mostly because I get overwhelmed with lesser mobs and can't take them out fast enough to be able to focus on the boss without getting hit from every angle possible every half second

[@ump3368]

Playing Mercenary, I hate imp overlords and the bells which i call bellends. also lesser wisps, nerf them so they are actually lesser and buff greater wisps. reeeee

[@retrograde7156]

What about the parents and grandparents?

[@DJFlare84]

I imagine you didn't bother to mention the Golem's clap-attack because it's just a non-issue for the most part?

[@justlearnedwhatahandleis]

The geovetender used it’s chain attack and launched me in the air. Then I used the utility move as loader on the way down and got the next utility because I was falling fast enough

[@bobspalding2477]

Yeah I’m here because I started the game recently and the wandering one keeps one shotting me and I had no idea how. Liking the game though, thanks for the vids.

[@brianbaez5283]

just a heads up you could potentially make a small vid about mercenary vs alloy worship unit it can be one shot for free reds. merc vs alloy is simple

[@alexwilson1757]

Honestly if you have an ass load of DPS early game with a team the alloy worship unit boss is usually worth it I’ve found

[@Bomberthegreat]

Surprised you didn't mention that when greater wisps can launch an attack when in their dying animation if they started their attack animation. One final attack for the unwary.

[@ReidMcCorkle]

Fun fact, on console the AWU launch pad attack sends you straight through the ceiling and does lethal fall damage 🙃

[@matthewbandersnatch1381]

Tip for people dealing with elite bison on Rallypoint Delta, go to the cliff face near the water and they will run over you while you stand on the wall itself.

[@WILLPORKER]

if you dash into the ally worship unit you can one shot it by causing it to smash into objects. it works consistently for mercenary or even loader.

[@braedentmg]

You know Woolie, you say avoid the worship unit but nah imma risk all my games for a chance at a good red

[@tuktuk5179]

Obviously you haven't been smacked twice by a vulture and lost your entire monsoon run

[@lisathefoolish]

*Major Mobs Brass concaption* They will take a... MAJORity of your hp

[@squanguslobotomus7890]

I want hopoo to make it so there's like a 0.5% chance for a singular beetle to spawn and nothing else.

[@BlueButtonFly]

Yeah I just watched 75% of your videos and hadn't subbed yet good call.

[@SuperNova-nl5eb]

Most major mobs aren't that big of a deal for me, because I keep smacking them with the loader

[@bored77551]

Yo, tnx for the guides, very helpful. There's this one enemy I can't see here tho, it's been kicking my ass on 20 round achievement attempts, I think it's some kind of spiky whisp who puts spikes on the ground that pretty much one shot me every time, I keep falling or running into them. What are they?

[@Woolie]

those are malachite enemies (a high-tier elite.) when they hit you or you take damage from their spikes, they disable all healing for 7 or 8 seconds, not mention do a ton of damage. keep your distance & hope to get some guillotines (which execute elites at a certain threshold)

[@bored77551]

@@Woolie Thanks! I will keep trying the 20 stages run, usually around 12 or 13 I fail, when I hit a wall of enemies not dying anymore, guess I'm just not sure how to get a broken run. I'm having a lot of fun with the game but that challenge is kicking my ass

[@snakeinspace4494]

I have not ever had a problem with the alloy worship unit I just stand on him even with no melee it makes it very hard for you to get hit