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After defeatingAxel and Orserk, the next logical boss for you to tackle is Marcus and Faleris. This guy isn’t a monumental step up from Axel and Orserk – he only has146975 health, just over 15000 more than our last boss. This boss is much more mobile than Axel and Orserk were, so you still need to prepare and bring a healthy dose of ‘git gud’ to the table.
This boss ishighly mobileand should be given a lot of distance throughout the fight. You want torespect the mechanicsas much as possible because one wrong move will one-shot your shield and catch you on fire. In short, it’s overwhelmingly easy to die here, so just be patient and don’t be reckless.
Best Pals to Beat Marcus and Faleris
Falerisis a Fire-type, so we definitely want to focus on bringing Water Type damage to the table. Watch out for bringing an Ice type –many Water types also have Ice typing, and you definitely want to avoid bringing those. Instead, your best bets are going to be the heavy hitters strictly from the Water Type category. Here are the two best Pals to use as frontrunners for this fight:
Palworld: Best Water Type Pals for Combat Tier List
Some of these Pals are super strong and great to have - meta, even.
Pairing one of these two Pals with a bench Pal likeKelpseais a great way to boost your front Pal’s damage against Faleris. Though Kelpsea is itself a mediocre Pal, itincreases the attack power of Water Pals– and this buff applies to thePal’s attack stat, not to the damage type of the moves it uses.
Another Pal you can have in your back pocket isAzurobe. Just in case your front Pals die, Azurobe can be pulled out to do some healthy Water and Dragon Type damage. Simultaneously, this Pal can apply Water damage to your attacks while you’re mounted.
You should also consider a support-based Pal likeLyleenandPetalliato heal you up in case you take damage or get caught on fire.
On top of focusing your efforts on making a good party composition, you’re going to want to make sure your Pals have been improved to take on this fight.Sacrifice Souls at a Statue of Power to raise the attack and health of the pals you want to bring to battle– ideally, they should be maxed out or nearly so on health, attack, and defense.
Best Gear To Use Against Marcus and Faleris
Luckily for this fight, you will not need much more gear than you should already have – especially if you followed our guide on how to beat Axel and Orserk. We assume that you’re just slightly more leveled than you were in that fight and will be taking mid-40s gear with us for the best chances of survival.
Palworld: How to Beat Axel and Orserk
You should consider bringing a healer to this fight, just in case.
For Damage:
You should be aroundlevel 45when you tackle this fight, which gives you a lot of gear to work with. This is what we recommend for damage:
If you want another option for a gun, you could bring the Double-barreled Shotgun. However, this is not a gun that I would bring along unless I could ensure that I would get up close and personal with the boss for maximum damage. It may be worth it if you’re bringing Ice types, but I wouldn’t count on it being too helpful here.
For Defense:
The name of the game for defensive gear here is heat-resistant. You will want this to reach the boss arena and not so much to protect yourself from the damage within. Here is the armor we recommend you have for tackling Marcus and Faleris:
Tactics to Beating Marcus and Faleris
Like every other Tower Boss in Palworld, there will be pillars to the sides of the map that you may use to dodge behind or kite the boss around the arena. You can make use of these, but for this fight, I wouldn’t depend on them to circumvent certain attacks completely. Faleris has a lot of ground aoes, so you will actually have a better time mitigating damage by avoiding being hit altogether.
To do this, you tap Ctrl while you are holding shift to run. Doing this executes a dodge that may save you from getting one shot. If you haven’t practiced these much up until now, I highly recommend you take some time to do so before jumping into this fight.
Your strategy otherwise is going to be really simple. Hit the boss, and dodge the attacks. Use Suzaku Aqua or Jormuntide as your front Pals and let them take aggro as much as they can.
You should stand back and do damage with your Assault Rifle – being sure to aim for Marcus as best you can. This distance gives you the added benefit of more time to dodge, as Faleris will have much more distance to cover to hit you in case his aggro shifts to you.
Best Pals For Combat Tier List | Palworld
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