How to Beat Executioner (Normal and Hard)

To beat the Executioner in The First Descendant, aim for the shoulder or knees and attack the Plasma Amplifier behind it while frenzied. Read on to learn how to beat Executioner in Normal and Hard difficulty, its weaknesses, as well as the rewards for defeating Executioner.

Executioner Overview and Weaknesses

Weakness and Elemental Resistances

Weak Point Type	Burst
Attack Element	Electric Attribute
Elemental Resistance	・Fire: Strong ・Electric: Very Strong ・Ice: Normal ・Poison: Very Weak
Recommended Resistance	Electric Resistance 900 (Normal) / 7,000 (Hard)

Destructible and Removable Parts

How to Beat Executioner

Tips for Defeating Executioner
Aim for the Shoulders or Knees Use the Grappling Hook on Yellow Weak Points Get Out of the Circle Attack Plasma Amplifier When Frenzied Prioritize the KingFishers Change Your Weapon's Elemental Damage

Hard Mode Guide

Aim for the Shoulders or Knees

Focus your attacks on Executioner's shoulders and knees as these are its weak points. These parts are exposed making them both easy to attack and easy to damage.

Use the Grappling Hook on Yellow Weak Points

When you deal enough damage to the shoulder or knee it will turn yellow, this means you can use your grappling hook to get climb up and deal more damage. At the start of the fight, this will be blue so be sure to pay attention while dealing damage to know your window of attack.

Get Out of the Circle

When the screen turns white, you will be forced into a circular attack range. When you see this, turn around and use your grappling hook to leave the area quickly.

Attack Plasma Amplifier Behind It When Frenzied

When the Frenzy Meter under Executioner's name is full, it will go into a frenzied state and will be immune to damage for most of its body. Communicate with your team to focus your attacks on the Plasma Amplifier (the tube on its back) to deal damage while in this state.

Prioritize the KingFishers

Similar to its normal difficulty variant, prioritize eliminating KingFishers over attacking Executioner when they are summoned as they will continue attacking you if you don't take them out.

They drop bullets and recovery items upon defeat which can help with your team's survivability during the fight.

Change Your Weapon's Elemental Damage Depending on the Weakness

Be sure to equip your weapon with the appropriate elemental damage that matches the weakness of this boss. You can change your weapon's element through the use of Weapon Modules or Weapon Options via the Workbench in Albion.

Executioner Rewards

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