Rift of Beginnings

Just entered my first Rift of Beginnings having no idea what to expect since I couldn't find anything online on it.

Rift of Beginnings sends you to a new area with a well, a merchant, and an Alter of Transcendence before the final boss fight. It's basically the final boss of the run. If you don't want to end your run yet, you can choose to go into the other portal instead.

However, note that if you skip it, your next chance of going into the Rift of Beginnings again will be after another 5 levels (so 40-60 minutes extra of gameplay).

In the Rift of Beginnings, you fight Primus, the first dreamer.

Primus itself has 4 phases where he heals back to full each time. Each phase has its own attack patterns but the most difficult part is the 3rd phase, where he spams the meteor explosions, which can 1-shot your character.

To avoid the meteor, you want to move as far away as possible from the explosion. If you are far enough, your character can fit through the gaps of the fireballs. For situations where you can't squeeze through them, you can dodge-roll over all 4 rows of the fireballs without taking any damage. However, note that your dodge cooldown is not fast enough to use it for every explosion, so you will want to do this only when necessary.

The other parts of the fight are pretty straightforward. You just need some shield/heals to last through all 4 phases of the fight.

Good luck!

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