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Tips on how to beat Malefic Ape, the new Elite Enemy in Honkai Star Rail version 1.2. It’s actually a lot easier than you think.
Malefic Apeis one of the new Elite Enemies that arrived in the Honkai Star Rail 1.2 update, and can be surprisingly difficult to beat compared to other monsters.
You’ll first encounter Malefic Ape in the open world missionA Dragon Gallant, Its Ocean Distantin Scalegorge Waterscape, but the monster can also be found in the Cavern of Corrosion. How to beat Malefic Ape you might ask? We’ve got you covered.
In Open World combatMalefic Apewill be accompanied by two other Spirits; Wooden Lupus and Golden Hound. Wooden Lupus can also use its ability Rallying Howl to summon a Shadow Jackhyena with the same current HP as itself. You’ll want to take out the Wooden Lupus first if you want to beat Malefic Ape.
How to beat Malefic Ape in Honkai Star Rail
General Tips
To defeat Malefic Ape you will need to pay attention to two things;Skill usageand theturnsequence.Malefic Ape is a single-target enemy and a one-trick pony.
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How to beat Malefic Ape: Keep an eye on which character is being Monitored
At the beginning of combat Malefic Ape will cast Wrathful Roar which gives him three stacks of Gusto and marks a target for “monitoring”. Essentially, which of your characters is about to get a single-target smackdown. You can see which of your characters will be Malefic Ape’s target by the icon above their avatar.
Important: The monitored target is randomised at the start of battle. However, whenever a character uses a skill, Malefic Ape will make them their new monitored target.
After Wrathful Roar, each Malefic Ape attack will drain one charge of Gusto (a damage buff). Once all three charges have run out, he will need to re-cast Wrathful Roar.
Malefic Ape’s Fiery Majesty can boost his damage up to 60% with 3 stacks, so dont underestimate the incoming damage. So now we know what Malefic Ape does, how to we beat it?
Strategy #1 - Divide and conquer
The first strategy is to simply trick Malefic Ape to always attack your highest HP character. Malefic Ape only really has one attack, so as long as you wipe out any support monsters beside him, you’ll be fine.
Strategy #2 - Shield and Tank
The second strategy to beat Malefic Ape is to play around Shields or Taunts. Simply nominate a character to be your punching bag and shield and heal them up ahead of the beating. In terms of free basic characters, March 7th and Trailblazer (Preservation) are your best bet.
Remember that Malefic Ape targets whoever casts the Skill, not who the Skill was place on (e.g. March 7th’s Shield: Power of Cuteness).
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