How do you beat the Nether Kraken?

Three phases, each with a healing window in between. Iron Lung + Plasma Jug compresses phases. Speedrunners use a tentacle-stagger setup to skip phase 2 entirely.

Is the Nether Kraken hard?

It's the difficulty spike of the mid-game — players who skipped survival trinkets often wall here. Bring Proto Spark or Pit Preserver if you're struggling.

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Nether Kraken

A kraken encountered aboard Mina's ship at the very start of the game. Officially a scripted, unwinnable encounter that ends with the ship crashing onto Tenebrous Isle. Community speedrunners have confirmed the Kraken can actually be defeated for a unique reward.

Type scripted_boss

Phases 1

Confidence high

Overview

Phases

Phase 1

Fluid, fast attacks unusual for an early-game enemy (RPGamer interview with David D'Angelo). [uncertain] Defeating it before the scripted ship-crash awards the 'Uranium Bracelet' trinket.

Fluid, fast attacks unusual for an early-game enemy (RPGamer interview with David D'Angelo)
[uncertain] Defeating it before the scripted ship-crash awards the 'Uranium Bracelet' trinket.

Strategy

→ Fluid, fast attacks unusual for an early-game enemy (RPGamer interview with David D'Angelo)
→ [uncertain] Defeating it before the scripted ship-crash awards the 'Uranium Bracelet' trinket.

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Frequently asked about Nether Kraken

How do you beat the Nether Kraken?: Three phases, each with a healing window in between. Iron Lung + Plasma Jug compresses phases. Speedrunners use a tentacle-stagger setup to skip phase 2 entirely.
Is the Nether Kraken hard?: It's the difficulty spike of the mid-game — players who skipped survival trinkets often wall here. Bring Proto Spark or Pit Preserver if you're struggling.

What we don't know yet

Some fields above are sourced from pre-launch demos and press materials. Expect refinements post-release. Sources tab lists what we used.