High Council Bosses

In-Game Description

The High Council resides in the Cathedral of Light. The council consists of four members which include the Sacred Physician, Grand Inquisitor, Devoted Champion, and the Lord Commander.

Description

The High Council is a slightly uncommon fight as it’s one of the few boss battles which feature multiple bosses with there being four in this case. They all have their own skill set which means you’ll want to defeat them in a specific order. Here is a quick look at what each council member can do:

Sacred Physician - The clue of what they can do is in their name. They are a healer who has access to powerful healing magic which they will use to heal the other council members. This target should be your first priority.
Grand Inquisitor - This council member mainly stays at range while using Lightning/Holy magic. They are more of a hindrance if anything, but they should be the second priority just to stop them repeatedly casting magic at you.
Devoted Champion Third on your priority list is the Devoted Champion. They’re a melee-range fighter who will spend most of the battle in your face. They can close the distance with a leap attack similar to the Barbarian’s leap, and they have a shield similar to a Horror Captain which will give them a barrier and absorb some damage. The only reason you choose this third over the Lord Commander is that the commander gets a reduced amount of health back every time you defeat them while its minions are still alive.
Lord Commander - Based on the Dreadknight, this hulking menace hits hard, but fortunately, it is on the slower side of the spectrum. Once it’s just you, and this guy, the battle is pretty much won, just make sure you respect its attacks, and dodge them. One last thing about the commander is its Shockwave Slam attack. It will crash down its mace onto the ground which unleashes a shockwave in every non-cardinal direction (NE, SE, NW, SW).

The hardest part of this battle is feeling overwhelmed by the number of bosses. Don’t be, as you should be able to burn them down pretty quickly, especially the physician (healer). When you have all four bosses still alive, you’ll want to stay mobile to avoid a lot of the attacks coming your way. As the bosses start to dwindle, you can start moving less.

Also, you’ll want to take the bosses out in the following order: Physician, Inquisitor, Champion, then Lord Commander, although it doesn’t matter too much as long as the Lord Commander is the last standing as they will get revived with reduced health if any of the other three are still up. Note that the Physician, and the Inquisitor will still stay up in a corporeal form, and still cast attacks at you. They can’t be damaged in this state, so focus on taking down the remaining bosses.

Just when you think the battle is finished, a large group of Clerics will rush you from the southern door and attack you. These are just regular enemies, but if your health is low from the boss fight, they may just finish you off, so be careful, and top up your health immediately after the Lord Commander falls.