Dauntless - Behemoth Guide

This is a strategy guide for the Boreus Behemoth in Dauntless, a kill-boss-monster free-to-play game available from the Epic Games Store. We cover various Behemoths in our Dauntless Behemoth Strategy Guide.

Attack Phases

General

The Boreus acts the same whether Shielded by ice or not. It will eventually shield up, and flying critters will arrive.
The Lesser Boreus does not attack often, but its attacks can be hard to avoid, especially the spin / tail swipe, because it is so big and long. However, you do generally have long openings to just stay and attack.
The stronger Boreus variants attack much more frequently, with foot stomps when you are on the sides and charges if you are in front; so you need to be more mobile and patient.

Shielded

When Shielded, you do very little damage to the Boreus. Basically you need a buff to quickly break the shield.
The critters that fly down provide this buff. Always focus them because the buff -- counters of extra damage -- will just keep stacking. Once you get a big stack, you can go back to the Boreus and unload heavy attacks to burst it down.

Critters

Depending on the type of Boreus, you will encounter three types of Critters that fly down

Basic critters with no special abilities.
Fat critters that explode shortly after being killed, and can harm everything nearby. They fly toward you, and when they die your attack bounces them away from you, so you can bounce them toward other enemies to damage them in the resulting pop.
Ice throwing critters that will try to keep their distance. High priority as their attacks Stagger you briefly, unless you have cover (such as positioning the Boreus in between).

Striking bomber minions near a Boreus will deal extra damage to its shield.
When you slay a bomber in a group of other bombers, dodge through or away from the ensuing chain of explosions.
A Boreus is psionically connected to its minions and can summon them when threatened. Don’t assume you’re not surrounded if you don’t see any minions yet.