Stone Golem | Boss Battles Castlevania: LoS 2 Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Stone Golem
This boss fight, especially compared to the one with the Paladin, who you encountered earlier, is more difficult because you won't be having an unlimited supply of Void and Chaos Magic anymore (and you won't have Chaos Magic at all). Because of that, you will deal less damage and you won't be able to heal yourself all the time.
This fight introduces a new mechanism, called Combat Focus. With it, you can regenerate your supply of Void and Chaos Magic - when the focus bar becomes full, your attack will "drop" Blood Orbs from the enemies you strike. This Blood Orbs can be absorbed by you (by pressing a specific button) to replenish either or both of your Magic. The bar is filled by attacking enemies and is emptied whenever you are hit or you use any other skill or weapon than Shadow Whip (you can read more about it in the Tips section of this guide). You must master this mechanism as soon as possible, as being able to use your Void and Chaos Magic is crucial - without them, some foes you encounter in the future will be a pain in the ass to deal with.
The fight itself is divided into two stages - in the first, the boss doesn't have any special attacks or abilities, moves slowly and most of this attacks are very easy to block. When you empty the first bar of his health, you will have to activate a short QTE sequence, after which the fight will go into the second stage.
Here, the Golem gains an access to a considerable arsenal of moves (besides normal, melee attacks), such as:
- Attacking by using his right arm, which can extend and hit you from quite a distance - try to avoid this attack by jumping sideways.
- Freezing fist attack - to set yourself free, you will have to vigorously press the indicated button.
- Attack by an energy beam launched from the Golem's mouth.
The most important aspect of the second phase of this battle is the fact, that the boss is almost invincible - you can only attack him in the places marked by blood (mostly abdomen area), which makes aerial combat practically the only way to damage him. Jump into the air, attack a few times and jump back, to avoid getting hit, which will allow you to build your focus bar and replenish your Void Magic. Use Hit & Run tactics throughout the whole second phase, and when his life bar is almost empty, you will have to finish another QTE sequence, after which the fight will end.