The First Descendant: How To Beat Hanged Man (2024)

Among all the Void Intercept bosses in The First Descendant, the Hanged Man is the final colossus that you need to beat in order to unlock the Hard difficulty mode. The Hanged Man is arguably one of the strongest Void Intercept bosses and has some complex mechanics, which, if not handled carefully, can wipe out your whole squad.

This battle is also the only Void Intercept mission that you cannot clear solo, and you will have to team up, either with your friends or with other players, to be able to clear this. But just having a team isn't enough to beat the Hanged Man, you'll need the right strategy as well. So, here's a complete walkthrough on how to beat the Hanged Man in The First Descendant.

How to Beat Hanged Man in The First Descendant

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The Hanged Man void intercept battle is the final boss battle for the Story Mode in The First Descendant. This colossus has a unique design as well as mechanics, making it quite difficult to beat. While the boss is attached to a single location, making it an easy target, its huge arsenal of electric attacks can knock you and your team down in just a few hits.

Hanged Man Resistances

The Hanged Man colossus specializes in electric-based attacks, which can be quite similar to what you face against the Stunning Beauty boss battle. To make sure that you survive these electric onslaughts, you'll need at least 3,100 electric resistance stats. Like every other electric monster in The First Descendant, the Hanged Man is very weak to Toxin attacks, so using weapons with Toxin modifiers can help you clear this stage quicker.

Hanged Man Weak Points

You can deal extra damage to the Hanged Man colossus by targeting certain weak parts of its body. Here's a complete list of all the weak points, and where they're located:

• Sensor (Destructible) - Located on its Tail
• Core Cover (Destructible) - Located on its Head
• Rear Cover (Destructible) - Located on its Back
• Core (Removable) - Located on its Chest
• Shoulder (Removable) - Located on its Shoulders

Hanged Man Attacks, Explained

Unlike other Void Intercept bosses, the Hanged Man does not have tons of attack patterns. Rather, this boss features only a few attacks, but the destructive capabilities of each of these attacks can almost one-shot you if you aren't careful. So, here's a detailed breakdown of each attack and how you can counter them effectively:

• Regular Missiles: The Hanged Man fires missiles from his shoulders at the closest player. These missiles can break structures, so it's best to dodge them as quickly as possible. You can also avoid getting hit by grappling out of range or positioning yourself at the rear end of the boss.
• Regular Blasters: Another regular attack from the Hanged Man, where it aims at you with the blasters in its hands, and shoots multiple shots. These shots can be dodged by rolling or double jumping. These attacks don't deal huge damage but can be annoying to deal with.
• Electric Storm: This is a wide-area AoE attack from the Hanged Man. Within the duration of this attack, lightning will continuously strike down on your and your team members' locations, dealing substantial damage. In most cases, you'll get knocked down after 2-3 lighting strikes. You can dodge this by moving out of the blue circle before the lighting hits.
• Electric Orbs: This is another AoE from the Hanged Man, that can be very dangerous if left unattended. During this, the boss launches multiple blue electric orbs that lock onto you, making it difficult to dodge. Moreover, these also leave an electric charge at the location of the collision. You can only dodge them by grappling out just before they hit you. Being airborne or close to the boss will make it very hard to dodge this attack.
• Laser Blast: The Hanged Man launches this attack during its Rage Mode. You'll be able to see it coming as the boss will charge up its mouth battery for a few seconds before it launches this huge laser attack in a cone-shaped area. This can be very hard to dodge unless you're behind the boss's shoulders before the charge ends. This attack will knock you out in one shot unless you have a ton of HP and resistance.

Hanged Man Rage Mode

The Rage Mode of the Hanged Man boss fight is the trickiest one out of every Void Intercept battle. The rage gauge of this boss will fill up over time, and if it reaches 100 percent, the boss will launch an unavoidable one-hit KO attack that will wipe out your team. The only way to avoid this fate is by pulling out the cube located beneath the boss.

While the cube is removed, the rage gauge will decrease as the boss will enter rage mode for that team and target the player carrying the cube. You can only target the charger on the boss's mouth while the rage mode is active. When the gauge is depleted, you should return the cube to end the enraged state of the Hanged Man.

Hanged Man Loot in The First Descendant

The Hanged Man colossus can drop some of the best loot in The First Descendant, which can be used to craft Descendants like Ultimate Bunny and Enzo. When you successfully beat this boss, it will also drop lots of epic-grade weapons and legendary-grade modules. Here's a list of all the Amorphous Patterns that you can reconstruct by beating this boss:

Tips To Beat Hanged Man

Just knowing how to counter the Hanged Man's rage mode and his electric attacks isn't enough to beat this Void Intercept battle. You'll need to make quite a few preparations even before going into the battle to ensure that you don't get KO-ed every few seconds. So, here are some tips to beat the Hanged Man.

Best Descendants

Here are the top Descendants to use against the Hanged Man in The First Descendant:

• Lepic (also Ultimate Lepic): The Void Intercept battle against the Hanged Man calls for a ton of firepower, and there's no other Descendant who's a better fit for this job than Lepic. He can dish out tons of DPS while keeping a safe distance from all the boss's attacks.
• Freyna: She can easily kill Kingfisher mobs which the Hanged Man spawns, and also deals Toxin attacks, which also deal extra damage. She's one of the best fits for this specific Void Intercept Battle.

For Descendant Modules, make sure to equip the Electric Antibody and Maximize Electric Resist modules to survive some of the attacks from the boss. You should also equip Toxin Mastery modules to boost Toxin ATK and deal extra damage.

Best Weapons

When equipping weapons for this battle, you should use 'Crush' type weapons, such as Machine Guns and Launchers with a Toxin ATK modifier. You can also add Toxin Enhancement and Toxin Priority modules to your weapons to increase the Toxin ATK and overall damage.

The First Descendant

Action RPG

Third-Person Shooter

Platform(s)

PlayStation 5 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , Xbox One , PC

Released

July 2, 2024

Developer(s)

Nexon Games

Publisher(s)

Nexon