In theAct II, you will unlock Verso, whose fighting style is quite similar to Gustave's. He will guide you further north to the Painter, but the road is littered with the corpses of previous expeditions. And the person responsible for this massacre will be your new opponent.
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In this article, discover our best tips for overcoming Dualliste !
Where is the Dualliste?
Progressing through the Forgotten Lands, your path littered with the corpses of previous expeditions, you will head towards a bridge allowing you to enter the open world to meet Monoco. But it is on this bridge that the Duallist is located!
- Northin the Forgotten Lands, accessible by swimming with Esquie

Defeating him will allow you to access a new open world and head to Monoco Station.
What are the Dualliste's combat mechanics?
The battle against the Dualliste splits into two phases. He is a formidable swordsman and he is resistant to the element of Fire.
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Here's what you need to know about Phase I :
- The Duallist can make a 5-shot combo on a character.
- He attack the entire team planting his sword in the ground, once.

- He can attack a character with 3 successive strokes.
- It has a offensive single-target in 4 sequencesand the second is to dodge by jumping.

Here's what you need to know about Phase II :
- He makes a combo on a 9 shots and the is a Gradient move.

- It can attack the entire team with two shots with his sword in the ground.
- The Boss poses Reversal across the entire teamwhich means that your team can't receive any care otherwise the care is inflicted in damage.

- He attacks a character with 6 shots of which the second and third which are avoidable by jumping.
- The Dualliste invokes a double attack 3 times and the Dualliste achieves a fourth attack in the process.
Your nerves will be put to the test on counters and dodges, and the timing of combos can be tricky to assimilate.
Tips for beating the Dualliste?
Here's what we recommend to make your fight against the dualist easier:
- The boss is weak against the Light element, so Verso will be a good DPS for this fight.
- To fracture the boss, you can use the Fracture skills of Maelle and Verso.
- Sciel is very versatile and can easily juggle between enhance your characters and wreak havoc.
- To treatSciel can take on the role, if not Moon is also a good caretaker with appropriate skills.
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What are the rewards of beating the Dualliste?
By defeating this boss, you will obtain a superb weapon and pictogram synergy with the Dualistoa sword for Verso and the picto Combo attack I. You also have 3 Polished chroma catalysts to upgrade your weapons at camp.

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