The Lifer is a special Tacet Discord found in Wuthering Waves Version 2.0. See how to find it in Oakheart Highcourt, how to beat it in its special game, and how to debuff and defeat it here!

How to Find The Lifer

Navigate the Maze in Oakheart Highcourt

The Lifer can be found in the middle of the maze in Oakheart Highcourt. Only one entrance is available upon arriving there, thus you must navigate which one allows entry to their domain.

Fly Over The Maze

To make it easier, players can simply fly over the maze using the Flight Utility while looking for the entrance.

Aim for the side on the east, where the gigantic tree at the center of the maze has overgrown roots over the top.

How to Win The Lifer's Board Game

Match Three Black Pieces in a Line

The goal of the board game The Lifer lets you play is to match three pieces of the same color in a line, by moving pieces to an unobstructed space to the side or at the center. You control the black pieces, and The Lifer controls White. The first one to get their pieces in a single line wins.

Block the White Pieces from Winning

Be careful about the positions of the pieces on the board! As soon as you see an opening for White to get three in a row, block it with the nearest available piece to force The Lifer to make a different move!

If it is already blocked, do not move the piece blocking the win, and instead choose a piece that's safer to maneuver.

Do Not Let Black Pieces from being Trapped

Do not let your pieces get surrounded by The Lifers. If they end up being sandwiched together on one side, the game is as good as lost, as it only guarantees one move left for The Lifer to win.

Control the Center Positon ASAP

The center position is very crucial to winning the game. Leverage your moves to get the Center, and be strategic when giving it up to get it again at a later gamestate.

Example of Winning Position

Based on our observation, The Lifer's moves in the board game will be different for each run, making them as unpredictable as ours. There is no defined step-by-step process, but the video should be a sample of the moves taken to win the mini-game.

Black Pieces at the Edge Open Doors

You can leave the board game at any point in time, and the pieces remain where you last moved them. Use this to your advantage, as black pieces being at the edge of the board opens doors to certain parts of the Oakheart Highcourt maze; some of which hides treasure, and others provide a way to debuff The Lifer.

How to Debuff The Lifer

After defeating The Lifer in the board game, Rover must battle against the Tacet Discord afterwards. It comes with extremely strong buffs that make it difficult to defeat.

There are four buffs that can be removed from it by locating certain Terminals to deactivate them:

Use Sensor to Look for Terminals

Make use of the Sensor Utility to scout out potential locations of the locations where debuffs can be activated against The Lifer.

How to Use the Sensor

Look for Stakes of Imbalance

To inflict debuffs against The Lifer, players must find Stakes of Imbalance that are nearby their respective Terminals. After the first activation, players can choose to re-enable and disable the buffs as they see fit.

Location of Stakes and Terminals

#	Location Details
1	Just west of the terminal, hidden under blocks that can be broken by transforming into a Cuddle Wuddle and use its Plushie Punch.
2	Defeat two waves of Tacet Discords to spawn the Stake near the Terminal itself.
3	Defeat the Chest Mimic at the lower right corner of the Terminal location to spawn the Stake.
4	Found at the east side of the Terminal location, sitting on top of a table.

Can The Lifer Be Defeated at Full Strength?

Very Hard to Defeat While Buffed

The Lifer's buffs make taking down this Chop Chop Tacet Discord very hard to do. It will take a lot of time and preparation, but it is not impossible.

What makes The Lifer difficult is the combination of the Growing Loneliness and Decay of Time buffs, which makes it a very tanky enemy. It may be for the best to deactivate these two buffs at least first before attempting to defeat The Lifer.

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