The second Crown you’ll face off against is Dro, Crown of Tears.
It can be easy to find yourself overwhelmed by Hyper Light Breaker’s Overgrowth.
This guide has you covered.
This guide has everything you better know to take him on.
Unlike the enemies in the Overgrowth, Crowns tend to require a lot more finesse and patience.
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Hyper Light Breaker is currently in Early Access.
The information in this guide is subject to change with the release of the full game.
How To Prepare For Dro
Dro is a powerful enemythat shouldn’t be taken lightly.
Before diving into any Crown battle, you shouldmake sure you have the following itemsin your inventory.
Item
Reason
An Upgraded Blade
Having an upgraded Blade can increase your attack power.
Blades with status effects are helpful for Crowns.
An Upgraded Rail
Having an upgraded Rail can increase your attack power.
Rails with status effects are also helpful for Crowns.
Medkit
verify you haveat least one Medkitready for the battle because it can get tricky.
An Offensive Amp
An offensive Amp that can clear out lesser enemies during the fight is invaluable.
How To Dodge Dro’s Attacks
Dro has a variety of different attacksto contend with.
As a Crown, hisfighting style is much more projectile-based.
Dro is alsoquick and wily, so you’ll want tokeep on your toes.
Here’s a breakdown of all of Dro’s attacks and how to dodge them.
Dro willglow bright orange and yellow, and acircle will appear around your Breaker.
The only way to avoid this attack is toparry it.
Dashing won’t work.
Sword Swing
Dro swings his sword in a wide, sweeping motion.
Dro willreel back his sword.
You candash away or parrythis attack.
Flame Rings
Dro creates rings of fire, which emerge in a wide radius from himself.
Dro willjump up and down, followed by one to threefire rings sprawling outward.
Jump overthe flames,dash throughthem,or hoverboard backfrom Dro.
Projectile Fireballs
Dro spits out a spiral pattern of fireballs all over the arena.
Dro screeches andpoints his nose upward.
Dashing by these can prove tricky, but they dissolve through the arena at a distance.
Double Sword Swing
Dro swings his sword once, with a quick follow up attack.
Droreels back his swordat a lower angle.
You candash away or parrythis attack, but double parries can prove tricky.
It’s okay if you get hit by some of these attacks, but don’t heal too quickly.
Wait until you absolutely have to before you use your Medkit.
There arekey moments where it’s best to attackDro.
Use lighter bladeslike swords or claws on Dro rather than heavier blades like hammers.
Here’s a breakdown of when you should be attacking Dro.
This is a good time to get in there with a series ofquick Blade attacks.
Take a few quick Blade attacks, oruse your specialafter this attack is done.
During Projectile Fireballs
As you’re strafingor moving backward from these projectiles,take some shots with your Rail.
If you have a long-ranged Rail equipped, even better.
Moving Around The Arena
Between attacks, Dro will oftenmove around the arena slowly.
This is a good opportunity totake some Rail shotsat him.
Make no mistake,Dro is a tricky bossto defeat.
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