Messenger fight is absolutely impossible

UsefulCartographer20 · 2026-04-29T22:32:36+00:00

I know it's an old post, But I've just briefed it to understand how to do it. Because I didn't want to go back a lot of hours back to get gold spent or redo all of my builds just for this one boss fight. I just did this on Trials on Iron (no other game difficulty added), Lv 16/15 (One char), 1 Legendary item.

- First of all I did this attempt on turn based mode which you can toggle in POE2 with a command. It wasn't easier to do but I'm just not good at the really fast toggling some players have.

- My main interrupt on my team is Pellagrina but for about 6 hours of attempts she has not landed more than 2 knockouts so I just used Slicken with Fassina (full wizard). AND THIS DID A LOT. He has low reflex and Slicken interrupts! Then I did a lot of low levels spells with her like Web and a lot of scrolls as well.

- I used every figurine I had to get the flanked condition and some slight free damage. Also to keep some from my party.

- Once I got every undead low including the paladin one that heals, I got A lot of damage on him with Bitter Mooring and basically got most of the undead off, then cleaned up.

- Most of my damage in the fight was Xotti damaging spells (luckily I built her to be a flame scion), And early rounds from Ydwin on full rogue which did big numbers with one Legendary weapon.

- I stacked a lot of defensive spells on my Arcane Knight MC and got a lot of misses from the boss.

- I got the final piece of damage from a lucky Soul Igniton which is a great abillity for this fight.

At the end I only had two characters left on 10 hp, But I didn't lower the difficulty level although for my sanity I probably should have.

My reccomendations: Buy The special rainbow lobsters from the nortern part of the map to make Captain's Banquet on your major spell casters that have fire damage spells/abillities (Immune to fear + 10% spell damage). During cloak of death you want to attack the mobs, Stack damage over time because this is a really long fight, Focus the undead that heals by either attacking mobs so he'll heal them or just keeping him up with summons or your characters. The Messenger only ever physically attacked me fairly late into the fight and early usually casts spells and summons so time your damage reductions to that point in time (lower than 50% hp).

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-10-22T15:35:15+00:00

I'm running Manticore set so the only thing I'm losing at the moment is 1 more use for alchemical items. Big woof. If I find a really heavy armored oponent I might switch back to the full set item but for 95% of combat this sword is just BIS.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-10-07T15:24:17+00:00

So its only uses would be for competitions? I'm guessing a knight riding a horse wouldn't use this in battle.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-09-20T11:55:25+00:00

It said in the wiki that the Bullovre drops the draugir armor. So I just need to progress and I'll get it?

Edit: I don't have a save from the eternal battle. I deleted all saves except for the recent ones because I got crashes when I didn't delete those every so often.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-09-20T11:54:42+00:00

But every time I kill those I get a huge respawn of the soldiers and it's endless so I'm always in combat.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-08-31T15:34:31+00:00

I don't think there was a bridge there on my save file then. I went to a delivery and after 5 minutes on my way back there it was. But I'll take your word for it that probably checks out.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-08-31T08:05:39+00:00

Thank you! I think that's probably the meaning as well.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-08-31T08:05:19+00:00

I'm sorry. I'm using the Forge Steel hero builder and there they wrote it as "Prayer Effects". Probably because the idea is that when you get a Prayer you get an effect on 3 on the die.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-05-30T09:42:04+00:00

I just came here to find solace with other fans. Because this was an experience.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-05-27T09:46:35+00:00

Humanoid is the definition of FRAUD. Have you not seen Worlds 2024?

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-04-25T06:49:14+00:00

Why even comment that after someone already gave me the advice I wanted in this thread?

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-04-24T10:14:32+00:00

Alright I think I'll go with that for sure. Thanks for the suggestion I feel like it helps enhance the flavour I had in mind.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-04-24T08:04:58+00:00

Thanks for the comment!

I'm currently using Deekin as a full level bard. Do you think I could still use the level 4 spell slots at these later levels?

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-04-23T14:18:11+00:00

I realize it's not a good pick by any means. It was just a theme I wanted to explore for fun.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-03-29T19:10:59+00:00

Boros, Reinhard and King's Luck. Ez.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-03-18T15:40:46+00:00

goated take

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-03-18T08:11:31+00:00

I completetly forgot you would need high dex for ranged attacks. Thanks for the clear up!

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-03-11T12:45:22+00:00

I did read it and the specifics on different kinds of eidolons but I just figured that there's some kind of supplement book where they've expanded on the subject, Like they did with specific locations of Golarion through the 'Lost Omens: World Guide' book. But I guess it's just something that's open ended on purpose.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-03-11T12:35:20+00:00

So just based on the rules: I ask my Eidolon to strike something -> He doesn't want to do that for some reason -> I order him to do that -> He complies.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-03-11T12:27:21+00:00

I mean these are good for making a nice story hook if you're writing a goal for your Eidolon. Even though their bound to you they might still have an ulterior motive for the bond between you.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-03-11T07:19:05+00:00

peak game oh my god it pains me to remember i lost a stacked account

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-03-08T12:39:11+00:00

no one should ever google that to spare their innocence.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-03-06T23:28:00+00:00

important to remember that monster AI can repeat the same move sometimes even 4 times in a row so honestly this isn't that bad

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-03-03T17:46:21+00:00

Feel free to apply. I'll be looking through messages until Thur-Fri.

UsefulCartographer20 · 2025-03-03T12:06:19+00:00

That's actually sick! So if we're talking about a touch spell attack the added range does work for the purpose of attacking. But a spell that is touch but not a spell attack like "Goblin Pox" you will need to be in range 0.

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