How to Beat Shadowbeak and Victor

Shadowbeak's main and most dangerous attacks are all dark type, getting a boost in strength for sharing the same type as Shadowbeak. However, since dark is weak to dragon, Shadowbeak has equipped a few very strong ice-type attacks to counter this weakness.

Spirit Flame: Shadowbeak will summon three homing projectiles that move relatively slowly. These are easily avoided by staying mobile, but be warned that they can travel through the pillars, so these do not offer coverage against them. Instead, run in a circle around them so they drop to the floor.

Dark Beam: This is one of Shadowbeak's most devastating attacks. He will charge for a few seconds before blasting a beam of dark energy over several more seconds which, if you take the full brunt of the attack, will deal absolutely devastating damage. If you aren't appropriately prepared and you take the full hit, it is enough to one-shot you outright. You must dodge sideways at the last moment right as the beam fires, and then keep dodging in the same direction until the attack is finishes.

Hyper Beam: This works the same way as Shadowbeak's Dark Beam, but it uses the common elemental type for neutral coverage against all other types. It deals tremendous damage if you take the full hit, and can be avoided by repeatedly dodging sideways at the last moment when the beam fires.

Dark Whisp: A signature move unique to Victor's Shadowbeak. This is similar to Spirit Flame, but summons many more projectiles that will all track you over a lengthy duration. They are easily avoided if you stay mobile and run sideways around them. Be warned that each projectile deals a lot of damage, so trying to soak up all of them will likely get you killed.

Divine Disaster: This is another signature move of Shadowbeak that is not exclusive to Victor. Shadowbeak will charge forward, dealing very heavy damage and summoning many golden orbs. After a short duration, all of the orbs will begin firing very fast projectiles at you, each dealing moderate damage. The combined damage output of this whole move is more than enough to put a player down, but it's easy enough to avoid most of the damage. Be sure to quickly get out of the way when you see Shadowbeak rearing up to charge, and then get behind a pillar to avoid most of the orb projectiles.

Ice Shard: You will get a small red circle beneath you for a moment that is your warning to dodge out of the way very quickly. After a second or two, an ice shard will burst from the ground, dealing very high damage. If you are staying mobile for most of the fight then you will probably avoid this accidentally anyway, but if you are aiming down your sights, you may not notice the warning circle appear.

Ice Blast: This is one of the trickier moves to avoid, and deals some of the highest damage. Shadowbeak will charge an ice shard above his head before firing at you, dealing massive damage. The problem is that clouds of icy mist will then spread from the point of impact, potentially doing a big burst of damage to you yet again. The trick is to dodge the initial hit, and then keep dodging in the same direction to outpace the mist.

Cryst Breath: Nothing new here - Shadowbeak uses the icy breath skill that you have seen from multiple enemies in multiple types throughout the game. He will try to get closer before using it, and when he does, you just have to get out of range and then get some free damage in while he completes the attack animation.

Ice Volley: This is another common skill that you will have seen as early as the start of the game on those Pengullets in the beginning area. Three ice shards will be summoned and fired at you one after the other, dealing moderate damage. The main issue here is that that makes three chances at being frozen in a short amount of time, which can be nasty if Shadowbeak follows up with a really heavy hit immediately after. Use the pillars or dodge a couple of times to the side.