Death Stranding 2: How to defeat the giant ghost mech?

While on a routine voyage aboard the Magellan in Death Stranding 2, you'll be attacked by a massive mech, the Kraken. This fight happens in Main Order No. 39. On this page, we have described how to prepare for the fight and how to stop the mech from destroying Magellan.

• How to prepare for the fight with the giant ghost mech?
• How to defeat the giant ghost mech?

How to prepare for the fight with the giant ghost mech?

Although the boss will attack you suddenly, while traveling onboard Magellan, you will be able to prepare for the combat beforehand. Once again, leave all exploration items and equip only your weapons. We personally recommend equipping yourself with:

1. Two machine guns,
2. Grenade launcher,
3. MP grenades,
4. Several blood bags.

The fight is very reminiscent of the previous battle with the giant mech - it's the same model (Kraken), only much bigger. Due to its size, the need to lure the boss away from Magellan, and the almost always visible weak point, you can equip yourself with a slightly less accurate but powerful weapon, such as a machine gun.

How to defeat the giant ghost mech?

The enemy operates on the same principles as the previous Kraken, which you faced in order No. 12. It has the same attacks and has weak points in the same places - on the tentacles, abdomen, and head. The main difference, however, is the presence of Magellan - the boss tries to destroy the ship. You need to get the boss away from the ship as quickly as possible. Quickly destroy any weak point on the boss - first aim for the point on its abdomen, but if the boss moves and exposes a weak point on one of its tentacles, aim for the tentacle. Destroying any weak point will cause the boss to attack you instead of the ship.

Keep attacking the boss. If you spend too much time idle, he will attack Magellan again. Always move away from the ship to lure the boss with you. You'll spend most of your time shooting the mask on his head, which is a very durable weak point that takes increased damage. If it exposes a weak spot on a tentacle, change the target and shoot the tentacle. If you don't see any weak point, shoot the boss with a grenade launcher.

While the boss fights mostly the same way as the previous Kraken, he also has a few extra moves. The first are rockets - if you move too far away, the enemy will stop, lean on the ground with its tentacles and send several rockets your way. Run to the side to avoid an explosion.

The second new attack is lasers fired from its tentacles. As soon as you see a laser, start running away from the boss diagonally. This way you should be able to just barely avoid the beam. You can avoid double lasers in the same way.

If the boss loses sight of you, he will start walking towards Magellan again. Hit him with everything you have to get his attention again - destroying Magellan means game over. Also watch out for the drill attack, which is avoided in the same way as in the previous fight. Eventually you will destroy the Kraken, which will complete the quest.

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