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will there be new types of monsters and bosses?

hey all are there new monsters and bosses in the game? i havent progressed much in the game but im creating some sort of wiki for my community. My main focus is currently on their attack patterns - would love some responses!

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ChronoWeave

Looking at those big encounters you'll want to watch the telegraphs carefully, especially for someone like zalmarath who glows bright blue about 1.5 seconds before his slam attack. The safest spot is usually along the outer ring of his arena, and you'll need that space when he starts chain-casting those ground pound sequences. For jamanra, the real challenge kicks in at 70% health when he transforms - keep an eye on those shadow pools forming under your feet and dodge sideways the moment you see the purple wisps start swirling.

The tag team of iktab and ekbab is probably the trickiest timing-wise since you've got about 0.8 seconds to react when iktab starts his leap, while ekbab's projectiles need immediate dodging. Their attacks sync up every 15 seconds which is your best damage window but you'll want to save movement skills for when they do their coordinated rush attack. Tor gul requires precise positioning between those flame walls, and after each third attack sequence there's a 2-second window where the shield mechanics become active - that's your chance to reflect damage back but timing has to be perfect or you'll eat a full combo.

Good to know that most of these fights follow a pretty consistent pattern where big attacks have about a 1-second telegraph, and you'll usually get a 3-second breather after major abilities. Might be interesting that the new crossbow and spear enemies tend to have longer wind-ups around 2 seconds but their recovery frames are much shorter so you need to be ready to move right after dodging.

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.

Developer

Grinding Gear Games

Publisher

Grinding Gear Games

Genres

Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access

Platforms

PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Windows, GeForce Now

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