Darkest Dungeon 2 | Seething Sight Boss Fight Guide

Seething Sigh, the final boss of the Resentment Confession in Darkest Dungeon 2, may appear daunting at first, but with the right preparation and strategy, you can overcome this formidable foe.

The key to success lies in managing your party’s health, keeping stress levels in check, and ensuring your heroes are capable of targeting the first and fourth enemy positions. By understanding Seething Sigh’s moves and implementing the following tactics, you can emerge victorious, gain valuable memories for your team, and progress to the next Confession.

Darkest Dungeon 2 – Seething Boss Fight:

Seething Sigh Moves:

• Sundering Exhalation: Hits all party members and increases their stress. Power is enhanced when a Lung takes a Breath.
• Wrath and Rancor: Hits a single party member, inflicting Burn and increasing their stress.
• Hysteria: Hits a single party member, lowering their Attack and shuffling their position.
• Blind Rage: Hits a single party member, inflicting Blind and Mark. Also grants Seething Sigh a 75% defense boost.
• Dying Light: Hits a single party member, increasing their stress and knocking them back.

At the start of combat, Seething Sigh will use Shallow Breath to fill one of its lungs. It is crucial to deal damage to the lung to remove its Breath buff. Failure to do so will result in the devastating Sundering Exhalation, inflicting significant damage and stress to your party. Seething Sigh has two moves per combat turn, and while its attacks are limited to single targets, they can still be challenging to handle.

Strategy:

1. Prioritize the lung that has taken a Breath: Focus your initial attacks on neutralizing the lung’s threat. Failure to do so will result in Sundering Exhalation, causing considerable damage to your party
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2. Target Seething Sigh’s main body: Once the threat of Sundering Exhalation is eliminated, unleash your strongest attacks on Seething Sigh’s main body. Utilize status effects like Bleed, Blight, and Burn, as Seething Sigh is not highly resistant to them. Additionally, apply Mark, Stun, and other debuffs to maximize your damage output.
3. Use heroes with lung-targeting skills: The Hellion, Highwayman, Grave Robber, Leper, Runaway, Flagellant, and Man
   -at-Arms can all deal significant damage to both the lungs and Seething Sigh’s main body. The Occultist, Vestal, and Plague Doctor are effective in damaging the main body and the right lung.
4. Ensure sufficient healing: The Vestal or Occultist can provide healing support. However, the Vestal should also be capable of defending and healing to maintain the party’s health.
5. The balance between attacking lungs and the main body: Divide your focus between damaging the lungs and Seething Sigh’s main body. Neglecting either aspect can lead to unfavorable outcomes.
6. Be prepared with combat items and trinkets:
7. Bring combat items that can heal debuffs or status effects. Equip trinkets that increase debuff resistance or enhance a character’s dodging ability.
8. Monitor party health: Seething Sigh continuously attacks, so it is essential to keep a close eye on your heroes’ health. Prioritize healing when necessary, as the battle becomes significantly more challenging if any party member falls. 
9. Endurance is key: This is an endurance battle where you trade attacks with Seething Sigh while healing along the way. As long as you maintain high health and effectively manage your targets, the fight should not be overly difficult. Once you have the power to defeat the lungs, focus on Seething Sigh’s main body and bring the battle to its climax. Coordinate your attacks and abilities: Communication and synergy among your heroes are vital for success. Coordinate your party’s attacks and abilities to maximize damage and exploit Seething Sigh’s vulnerabilities. Combining skills that target specific positions, such as the Highwayman’s Duelist’s Advance or the Grave Robber’s Lunge, can help you efficiently target both the lungs and the main body.
10. Watch out for stress management: Seething Sigh’s moves can significantly increase your party’s stress levels, making stress management crucial. Consider bringing heroes with stress-relieving abilities or trinkets that reduce stress. The Jester’s inspiring tunes and the Crusader’s inspiring cry are valuable skills to alleviate stress and keep your heroes focused.]
11. Employ strategic positioning: Seething Sigh’s Hysteria move shuffles your party’s position, disrupting your formation. Anticipate these shuffles and adjust your party’s positioning accordingly. Additionally, certain hero abilities, like the Highwayman’s Point Blank Shot or the Grave Robber’s Shadow Fade, allow them to regain their optimal position quickly.
12. Adapt to changing circumstances: As the battle progresses, Seething Sigh’s moves become more powerful, and its defense is bolstered by Blind Rage. Adapt to these changing circumstances by utilizing hero abilities that remove marks or blind effects, allowing your party to land accurate blows. The Arbalest’s Battlefield Bandage or the Crusader’s Holy Lance can be valuable skills in countering Seething Sigh’s defense boost
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13. Manage your resources: Resource management is essential in prolonged battles. Use healing abilities strategically, ensuring your heroes stay healthy without depleting your resources too quickly. Consider bringing heroes with abilities that heal and provide utility simultaneously, such as the Vestal’s Divine Grace or the Occultist’s Wyrd Reconstruction.’
14. Stay focused and patient: The battle against Seething Sigh is a test of endurance, requiring perseverance and patience. Maintain your focus and avoid becoming overwhelmed by the relentless onslaught. Stay calm and composed, making calculated decisions that prioritize survival and steady progress.By following these strategies and adapting them to your party composition and playstyle, you can triumph over Seething Sigh and emerge victorious from the Resentment Confession. Remember to learn from each encounter, adjust your tactics accordingly, and never hesitate to regroup and try again if your initial attempts prove unsuccessful. Good luck, and may your heroes prevail in the face of this ultimate challenge in Darkest Dungeon 2.

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