Giant Golden Crab/Tactics

== Boss Attacks ==
=== Normal Phase ===
* Deals 3 collision damage when the player get too close.
* Slams the ground with its claws, fires laser bullets in every direction, deal 3 damage each.
** It uses this attack once with the big claw, then twice with the smaller claw.
* Slams the ground, creating 3 rings of gold spikes one after another around the area nearby. The left ones are bigger than right spikes.
** These spikes deal 3 damage upon collision and can prevent movement. They may also cause burn.
** Freeze Buff reduces the damage of the spikes by 2, while Fire Buff reduces the damage by 1.
** The Crab won't move when using this attack.
* Slams the ground, summons a line of gold spikes that travel towards the player.
* Fires a ring of bullets in one direction, similarly to the Shotgun M3. The bullets deal 3 damage each.
** Briefly stops before using this attack.
* Suddenly stops moving while still attacking. In this state, all damage taken will heal the boss by 5 health points.
=== Enraged Phase ===
* The laser bullets become much thicker and deal 4 damage each.
* Fires 3 rings of bullets, each with 120 degree spacing, instead of 1 ring.
== Strategies ==
It is suggested that the player uses sniper rifles or slower firing weapons (with greater damage) instead of weapons like SMGs to have more control of their firing. This minimizes the boss' regeneration ability, because it only heals by 10 per shot regardless of the actual damage dealt.
Unlike Giant Crystal Crab, its signature spike attack has a predictable 3-wave pattern. It's actually much easier to dodge the spikes by closing distance after 2nd wave
Stay far away as much as possible, but do keep an eye on it so the player can avoid the surprise spike attacks. Fighting this boss mostly relies on the player's ability to safely move back and forth, especially around the covers and corners of the arena, to avoid getting hit.
Break the mines to make sure they won't cause incorrect targeting or to add extra max armor cap in case one has the Gold Armor Buff (be careful of the explosive barrels, however).
== Gameplay ==
Soul Knight Alchemist's 2 skill vs. Giant Golden crab
Soul Knight 1-5 Boss Giant Golden Crab!!
Giant Golden Crab - SKW
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