{"id":81638,"date":"2025-01-28T22:50:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T22:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/how-to-beat-pyromaniac-in-the-first-descendant-best-combos-rewards-more-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T22:50:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T22:50:37","slug":"how-to-beat-pyromaniac-in-the-first-descendant-best-combos-rewards-more-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/how-to-beat-pyromaniac-in-the-first-descendant-best-combos-rewards-more-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"How to beat Pyromaniac in The First Descendant: Best combos, rewards, more &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How to beat Pyromaniac in The First Descendant: Best combos, rewards, more Nexon GamesOut of all the boss fights in The First Descendant, beating Pyromaniac is one of the most challenging tasks. A Colossus with a flaming body, it\u2019s a Level 66 Void Intercept Battle that you unlock after completing Karel\u2019s Trap Quest. Its Attack Attribute is Fire, making it weak against the polar opposite Attribute, Chill \u2014 meaning you\u2019ll need Viessa in your team out of all the Descendants to stand a chance of beating this boss. Although she belongs to the B-tier in our character tier list, she\u2019s the ideal choice in this situation. With that said, apply our strategy below with the right characters and weapons to easily beat Pyromaniac in battle. Best Descendant combos A team of Viessa, Freyna, Gley, and Ajax makes a lethal combination against Pyromaniac. Considering this boss has the Fire attack attribute, Viessa is the first choice against it. Its Attribute Resistance against Chill is very weak. This will allow her to freeze and slow down the boss and can also unleash Cold Snap-like attacks at will. &#8211; Pyromaniac\u2019s Attribute Resistance against Toxic is Normal. This makes Freyna the second-best Descendant in beating this boss, as she can deal passive damage in great numbers. &#8211; Have a teammate who\u2019ll play as Gley since her Frenzied state is very powerful \u2014 which significantly buffs her damage output. But make sure Gley utilizes her Grapplehook wisely, as her Frenzied state slows down health regeneration, so playing from a distance or from a high ground would be ideal. You can keep an Ajax in the team as his Orbit Barrier can block incoming damage. You can even replace Ajax with Jayber for his healing abilities. An opportunity for HP regeneration can be crucial especially when going head-to-head against a strong boss like Pyromaniac. Things you\u2019ll need Before attempting to defeat Pyromaniac, make sure you have completed the following steps: Your Descendant needs to be Level 40 &#8211; Level 65 weapons &#8211; Maxed out Modules and Reactors for the Descendants and weapons at their levels &#8211; Best weapons &#038; modules With those steps completed, there are some clear choices for the weapons and modules you\u2019ll want to use when heading in to fight it: Primary Weapon: Thunder Cage &#8211; Secondary Weapon: Nazeistra\u2019s Devotion &#8211; Modules: Chill Enhancement &#8211; The Thunder Cage SMG has a high fire rate which will help you deal more damage in less time. This is essential for damaging its Leg Parts, Face Sensors, and Core Cover. On top of that, the SMG uses General ammo which will be available via drops on the ground, meaning restocking ammo won\u2019t be a problem. Nazeistra\u2019s Devotion Hand Cannon as a secondary weapon would be ideal because breaking the Fire Amplifier on its back will require precision. A pistol will provide you that instead of a Sniper or Scout Rifle as you\u2019d need to zoom in to shoot those weapons. For your Modules, keeping Chill Enhancement will add Chill ATK equal to 8% of Firearm ATK. How to beat Pyromaniac Phase 1 After beginning the boss fight, start dealing damage to its Core Cover and Face Sensors. You\u2019ll see Pyromaniac\u2019s shoulders start glowing blue \u2014 that\u2019s your cue to shoot it continuously. Since those are removable parts, Viessa should freeze him. This will give Gley enough space and time to jump on it and remove the glowing blue part off its shoulders. Pyromaniac will try to deal burn damage during that time, so make sure you are behind covers or using the Grapplehook to evade those incoming attacks. Ideally, the Gley should focus on the shoulders while others must continue damaging the Face Sensors and Leg Parts. Four HummingBirds will be right behind healing it, so get rid of them immediately. In the middle of the fight, you\u2019ll often see Pyromaniac jumping off to a great height and your screen will turn white. When it restores, there\u2019ll be circles with chains of fire on the ground. You have to avoid them at any cost as they inflict great damage. This is where the 2,100 Recommended Fire Resistance helps. Phase 2 When Pyromaniac starts becoming immune to attacks, it means the pink bar below its health bar is full. It will become Frenzied and will activate the Fire Amplifier on its back. The entire team should focus on firing it continuously while also evading its fire attacks. It\u2019s easy to get carried away in between such intense fights \u2013 but the key to survival is grabbing the health orbs from the ground for time-to-time HP top-ups. Don\u2019t forget the surrounding HummingBirds and KingFishers. They can be very annoying and must be destroyed. During the entire time, Viessa and Freyna must continue dealing Ice and Toxic attacks to slow it down and passive health loss. Now it\u2019s just a case of rinsing and repeating the entire process until it\u2019s defeated. While that may seem tedious, with proper execution and patience, Pyromaniac will be down in no time. Pyromaniac stats Characteristics Destructible Parts Balancer &#8211; Core Cover &#8211; Face Sensor &#8211; Leg parts &#8211; Fire Amplifier (when Frenzied) &#8211; Removable Parts Core &#8211; Shoulder &#8211; Rewards Completing the Pyromaniac Void Intercept Battle will give you several Level 66 rewards: Toxic Phase Reactor &#8211; Materialized Mechanics Reactor &#8211; Shield Enhancement Auxiliary Power &#8211; Rare weapons &#8211; Rare Reactors &#8211; When you use the Reconstructed Device, you may either choose Amorphous Material Pattern 36 or 37 to get essential items like Valby Code, Executor Blueprint, and more. Now that you know everything there is about beating Pyromaniac in The First Descendant, make sure you\u2019re ranking up your Mastery Levels regularly to become stronger. If you\u2019re still in the early stages of the game, check out our Follow Their Traces quest guide, how you can fast travel, or what you\u2019ll need to do to unlock Gley and Jayber.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to beat Pyromaniac in The First Descendant: Best combos, rewards, more Nexon GamesOut of all the boss fights in The First Descendant, beating Pyromaniac is one of the most challenging tasks. A Colossus with a flaming body, it\u2019s a Level 66 Void Intercept Battle that you unlock after completing Karel\u2019s Trap Quest. 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