Undoubtedly, the toughest enemies inHyper Light Breakerare Crown bosses, whose deadly attacks can end your run in an instant. Dro is one such Crown boss who wields a huge sword to defeat anyone standing in their way. Despite being blind, Dro is a dangerous foe who can easily overwhelm you with melee strikes and swarms of projectiles, so you need to be prepared to face this boss.
Before you can challenge any of theCrown bosses inHyper Light Breaker, youneed to gather items called Prisms. Each Crown in the Overgrowth requires a certain number of Prism nodes to be activated to unlock their arenas. By defeating Elite variant enemies throughout the Overgrowth, you can collect the Prisms you need to fight Dro and any other Crowns on your map.
Who Is Dro In Hyper Light Breaker?
One Of Three Early Access Bosses
Dro is a large, bipedal wolf creature who wields a large sword made of pure energy. You can fight this Crown boss in the confines of a church, giving you limited space for your character to fight. Dro isone of three Early Access bossesas of this time of writing, but more are expected to be added as the game continues to get updates.
Hyper Light Breaker: 10 Tips & Tricks For Beginners
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Every time the Overgrowth resets, you may need a different number of Prisms to challenge Drospecifically. For example, you may only need to collect 2 Prisms to face Dro in one run, but you may need 4 to face him in another attempt. The other prominent Crown boss in Early Access, Exus, may appear earlier or later compared to Dro depending on how the Overgrowth reforms after a Cycle.
Dro and Exus are not to be confused with The Last Master, a unique Crown boss who spawns and pursues your character when the Death Meter reaches a halfway point.
Compared to the other Crown boss,Dro is highly mobile and thrives in close rangewhere you can get hit by their sword attacks. Make sure you have upgraded equipment and enoughMedkits inHyper Light Breakerbefore entering Dro’s boss arena.
How To Defeat Dro (Tips & Tricks)
Stay Far Enough Away To Keep Up Pressure
The best strategy for defeating Dro is tostay far away from the boss at all timesif you can help it. This is much easier to do when you have multiple characters fighting the boss inHyper Light Breaker’s multiplayer co-op. However, if you’re on your own, you have to stay as mobile as Dro can be to avoid the swings of the Crown’s large sword.
Drosummons multiple minions throughout the boss fight, which can overwhelm you fast. Your goal should be to eliminate a good portion of Dro’s allies before focusing back on the boss to deal some damage. Long-range weapons typically do well against Dro since the boss performs most of their attacks only when they get within melee range.
One of the best techniques for fighting Dro is thePerfect Parry inHyper Light Breaker, which can negate damage from the Crown’s sword swings if done right. Try to practice this technique against other physical enemies in the Overgrowth.
The table below outlines some of Dro’s most common attacks, as well as how to counter them:
How To Counter
Overhead Slash
Dro raises their sword above their head before slashing it down fast at a target.
There is a slight delay before Dro swings the sword after raising it. The moment that a purple light flashes on the blade, the Crown boss strikes. Find the right timing using this indicator to either dodge or Perfect Parry the attack.
Double Swing
Lifting their sword faster, Dro swings it once, then again in quick succession.
This is similar to the Overhead Slash, with purple indicators before each swing. As Dro’s health gets lower, they may add a third swing, so keep watch on the timing to dodge or parry correctly.
Ring of Flame
Dro leaps into the air before slamming their sword into the ground, causing a ring of fire to appear and travel across the ground throughout the arena.
Simply jump when the ring of fire gets close to you. When Dro’s health gets lower, he creates multiple rings, so you’ll have to leap over each ring they make.
Leaping Slam
When you are far away, Dro crouches down before jumping toward your character, slamming their sword into the ground when they land.
Keep an eye on Dro and see if the boss crouches down. When this happens, be ready to dodge right before Dro lands to avoid their attack.
Bullet Swarm
Dro howls into the air, causing a large orb of energy to appear. From this orb, a swarm of projectiles is summoned, creating a bullet hell of traveling orbs that move in different directions.
Dodge and run between gaps in the projectile swarm to avoid getting hit by any orbs. Dro can move shortly after summoning the central orb behind this attack, so keep avoiding his other attacks as well.
Dro’s most powerful attack, Bullet Swarm,does not occur until the boss is around half health. Any of Dro’s attacks can chain together, such as a Double Swing connecting immediately into Ring of Flame. This is especially true during the later stages of the Crown fight as Dro gets more and more desperate to end the run of you and any of your friends.
As long as you recognize and counter Dro’s maneuvers while keeping your distance, you should be able to defeat the Crown boss eventually. Those who beat Dro inHyper Light Breakerwill be rewarded with Abyss Stones, which can help unlock new characters for future runs.
