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Brencis
Brencis, the vampire Knyaz of Vale Sangora, is the final challenge of the story. You can only face him properly once his three Boyars are dealt with, so plan your court quests around him.
- Threat
- High
- Type
- Boss
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Good to know
- He has an ability called Life Lock.
- His fight comes in the main quest A Deal with the Devil, after you deal with Ambrus, Bakir and Xanthe.
- He summons red wraiths that come at you from the sides.
- Attacks with a skull icon cannot be blocked, including his ranged blood projectile.
- Attacks with a shield icon can be blocked or parried, and a clean parry opens a counter.
- Make a manual save before his final quest, since the endings branch from there.
- Taking more than 30 in-game days to reach him locks you out of the good endings.
How to beat him
Stay in the middle of the arena and clear wraiths as they come, because they pressure you from the flanks while he holds the centre. Parry his shield-marked swings for counters. Dodge or step out of range on anything with a skull icon. Keep a gap-closer like Charge ready, plus a crowd-clearing ability for each new wave of wraiths.
Before you go
Finish the court quests for all three Boyars first. Lacra's or Crake's quest lines can give you allies for the fight. Save manually right before the last quest so you can try other endings.
The fightSpoilerShow
The fight with Brencis creates autosaves as it goes.
Second phaseSpoilerShow
Emptying his first bar pulls you into Anachora, where he drops his human form and fights as the Grotesque Ascendant. There are no wraiths, but his long limbs give him much more reach. You start this phase at full health, so spend healing items freely.
