Blistering Lava Watcher Boss Guide

The Blistering Lava Watcher is one of the five "Watchers of the Netherrealm". You must defeat any combination of these Watchers 4 times to challenge the Traveler, one of the pinnacle bosses. The Watchers of the Netherrealm are harder than typical Beacon Bosses. The difficulty of the Watcher is based on which Timemark (1-8) you are attempting.

In order to fight the Blistering Lava Watcher, you have to generate enough Stage Attention. The required amount varies based on your chosen Timemark Level, ranging from 4-10.

Watchers have specific loot tables. Chaos Invasion Card Inheritance does not affect the Watcher's fight or loot table in any way.

Rewards

All The Watchers of the Netherrealm have a pool of exclusive Legendries that can drop. Watchers can also award various currency, Memory Cards, and items from the global drop pool.

Guaranteed Drops

• Cinder - Rewarded for defeating this boss for the first time in each Timemark, for Timemarks 1-7.
• Two random Rank 5 Beacons used to access Timemark 8 Netherrealm - Timemark 7 and Timemark 8 only.
• The Beginning - Timemark 7 only.
• The End - Timemark 8 only.

Random Drops

Defeating The Blistering Lava Watcher may reward any of the following:

• Fire Lord's Blade
• Ice and Fire
• Sky Devourer - Strength Armor
• Fire Lord's Sin
• Sun's Embrace
• Sunset Ripple
• Chaotic Ending - Timemark 7 and Timemark 8 only.
• Helio Rock - Timemark 8 only.
• A random Rank 5+ Beacon used to access Timemark 8's Deep Space mode - Timemark 8 only. This drops more commonly within higher Offset Degrees.
• A rare Trinket base type from the table below - Timemark 8 only.

Trinket Base Types

• God's Boon Belt
• Graceful Ring
• Surge Ring
• Aurora Ring
• Destroyer's Amulet
• Onslaughter's Amulet
• Sacrificer's Amulet
• Shaman's Amulet
• Cataclysm Amulet

• A Precise Passive or Trigger skill from the table below - Timemark 7 rewards a level 16 copy and Timemark 8 rewards a level 21 copy.

Precise Passive/Trigger Skills

• Precise: Acuteness Imbue
• Precise: Auto Defense
• Precise: Cast on Severe Injury
• Precise: Cast When Taking Damage
• Precise: Charged Flames
• Precise: Corrosion Imbue
• Precise: Curse on hit
• Precise: Death Pact
• Precise: Deep Pain
• Precise: Electric Conversion
• Precise: Elemental Amplification
• Precise: Elemental Resistance
• Precise: Energy Fortress

• Precise: Erosion Enhancement
• Precise: Fearless
• Precise: Flame Imbue
• Precise: Frigid Domain
• Precise: Ice Imbue
• Precise: Magical Source
• Precise: Nimbleness
• Precise: Precise Projectiles
• Precise: Rejuvenation
• Precise: Steadfast
• Precise: Swiftness
• Precise: Thunder Imbue
• Precise: Weapon Amplification

Skills Breakdown

The Blistering Lava Watcher executes two consecutive frontal slashes with his swords. This ability does moderate damage in an area in front of the Watcher. Easily avoid it by not standing directly in front of the boss.

The Blistering Lava Watcher unleashes 3 volleys of a 3 Fire Arrow spread with mediocre travel time. Arrows deal weak damage and apply significant knockback on contact. The Watcher adjusts his aim after each volley, so only perpetual movement should be used to avoid this attack.

The Blistering Lava Watcher leaps into the air to slam where you stand, causing the ground in front of the impact to erupt in a 3 pronged-forking pattern. Avoid taking moderate damage by moving as the Watcher leaps.

The Blistering Lava Watcher performs a swift dashing slash towards you, dealing moderate damage on contact. Avoid this ability by sidestepping, or using a movement ability to quickly move out of the Watcher's path.

The Blistering Lava Watcher summons 3 Fire Embers when under 66% HP remaining, and 5 Fire Embers when under 33% HP remaining. Fire Embers roam around the Arena and explode when making contact with you, dealing cataclysmic damage. Avoid them at all costs, predict their path and side step as needed. Mobility skills help with this.

The Blistering Lava Watcher throws down his swords, and channels an arena-wide beam of Fire. The Watcher then spins around, causing the Beam to rotate counter-clockwise. The Fire Beam deals cataclysmic damage over time on contact. This move is often paired with roaming Fire Embers. Avoid certain death by getting close to the boss and move counter-clockwise around the arena to outpace the Fire Beam, sidestep around roaming Fire Embers that get too close.

At 66% and 33% HP remaining, the Watcher becomes temporarily invulnerable and causes marked areas to explode, Fire Pools are formed in the aftermath around the Arena. Fire Pools persist until the fight is over, and deal high damage over time when stepped on. At 66% HP remaining, Fire Pools spawn at Arena's outskirts. At 33% HP remaining, Fire Pools spawn closer to the Arena's center. This ability serves to restrict your movement, making it harder to avoid the Watcher's other attacks. Finish the fight quickly and do not step over Fire Pools.

Blistering Lava Watcher Mechanics

The Blistering Lava Watcher awaits in the center of the Arena. This Watcher's abilities are slow, consistent, and easily capable of killing you if you do not pay attention. This fight is split into 2 Phases: The Boss Phase and the Intermission Phase, each repeating multiple times.
It is highly recommended to have maxed out Fire Resistance before attempting this boss.

Phase 1

The Blistering Lava Watcher randomly rotates through his skills (Basic Attack, Fire Arrows, Leap Attack, Dash Attack). Once he reaches 66% and 33% HP remaining, he goes Immune and dashes to the center of the arena to start the Intermission Phase

Intermission

The boss moves to the center of the room and becomes immune. During this time, the Watcher uses his Fire Pools ability, making some of the Arena inaccessible for the rest of the fight.

Phase 2

After the Intermission concludes, the Blistering Lava Watcher always summons roaming Fire Embers and then begins to channel his rotating Fire Beam. The Beam spins Around the arena in a counter-clockwise direction. Fire Embers and the Fire Beam can easily kill you on contact. After the Watcher finishes using Fire Beam, he returns to using his phase 1 skills (Basic Attack, Fire Arrows, Leap Attack, Dash Attack) randomly, in a now less spacious Arena.

Video Guide

Summary

• Complete Netherrealm stages to gain enough stage attention to fight The Blistering Lava Watcher.
• The Watchers of the Netherrealm have a pool of exclusive Legendries that they can drop.
• Having maxed Fire Resistance is highly recommended.
• The Blistering Lava Watcher summons deadly Fire Embers and uses a devastating Fire Beam after being reduced to 66% and 33% HP remaining. These abilities are especially lethal.

Credits

Written by: Xtra37
Reviewed by: Facefoot, Milkybk_, Raxxanterax,