The second boss you encounter in Another Crab’s Treasure is an arduous fight that took me over a dozen attempts to succeed, so here’s how to beat Magista, Tyrant of Slacktide in Another Crab’s Treasure.
Another Crab’s Treasure: How to beat Magista, Tyrant of Slacktide
There are a lot of aspects about this fight that make it difficult to beat, and there are a lot of mistakes you can make that can ruin an attempt. Just like withNephro, Captain of the Guard, you’ll have to die a few times to get the hang of the fight. You can beat Magista in Another Crab’s Treasure by using theSoda Can shell and staggering her.
How to learn Magista’s tactics
First off, there are some moves that you should memorize and learn. Magista can do ahorizontal sweepwith her chained ball weapon, as well as avertical throwif you’re far away. Feel free to dodge side to side to avoid the horizontal sweep, as you have a few invincibility frames when dodging. Since she throws then pulls back the vertical throw, dodge left or right to avoid all damage from that move.
Magista will also use her pincers, which are difficult to time, but right after dodging them is a good time to lay in a hit or two. Whenever possible, get in aheavy attackby holding the attack button to deal more damage than usual.
You should also make sure to avoidMagista’s Aggromaneuver, denoted by the angry red symbol that appears. It’ll throw you into a cage and inflict a ton of damage, and dodging right will only trap you, soalways dodge leftto avoid it. Another annoying move is when she vomits up that poisonous goop, but all you can do is try your best to avoid stepping in it.
Finally, if you avoid the long-lastingspinning movethat she does after a certain amount of time in a fight, you should be able to beat her (this is where I’d always start to mess up). Magista will start rapidly swinging in a circle toward your direction, and all you can do is sprint away or keep dodging out of the way. Trysprinting and blockingto roll away inside of your shell.
Best shell to defeat Magista
While there are plenty of shells you can bring to the fight from outside of the fort, thebest one to use is the Soda Canthat you can find lying around the room you fight Magista in. While I liked the Teacup that gave me an attack boost, the only way I would win the fight was with the Fizzle Shell Spell that comes with the Soda Can.
Fizzlesays that it just releases pressurized air to push away enemies in a cone, but the bubbles you produce alsoinflict damage and increase stagger. Since it only costs one Unami Charge to cast it, this will quickly get her to stagger, allowing you to damage her as she’s vulnerable for a few seconds.
Best Stowaways to defeat Magista
If you’re trying to find the right Stowaways to use during the Magista fight, I’ve got you covered. Here are the two Stowaways I used when I won the fight:
Since I knew Magista could deal significant damage to me if I made a mistake, I made sure to keep the Sea Star Stowaway equipped for extra HP. I would also recommend Anemone since it can increase damage dealt with your Shell Spells and you’re relying on Fizzle from your Soda Can shell to help you win the fight.
Hopefully, this guide to defeating Magista was helpful enough so you could finally beat her in your playthrough!
Anyka Pettigrew
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from ‘Kinda Funny Games’, and ‘Play, Watch, Listen’.
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