And get its powerful Echo
Wondering how to beat the Tempest Mephis boss in Wuthering Waves?Located underground near Qichi Village, Tempest Mephis is a tricky, fast-paced Electro boss to beat, and it might take you a few tries to get its attack patterns down. If you’re up for the challenge, though, beating it will grant some worthwhile rewards, including its powerful Echo.
If you’ve decided to tackle the Tempest Mephis, there are a few useful techniques you can use to chip away at its shield and HP bars as efficiently as possible. In this guide, we’ll explain everything you need to know about the Tempest Mephis boss inWuthering Waves, includingwhere to find it, how to fight it, and what loot it’ll get you.
Where to find Tempest Mephis
First up, you’ll want to note that you won’t be able to fight Tempest Mephis until you’vecompleted Chapter 1 Act 3of the game’s main quest and hitUnion Level 10. Before doing the quest, you won’t even be able to access the area that the boss is in, and the boss won’t show up until your Union Level’s been raised, so save yourself the aimless wandering and make sure this chapter is completed!
If you’re looking for Tempest Mephis, the easiest way to get there is byteleporting to the Resonance Nexus near Qichi Village. Instead of following the boss' icon on the map, head west and slightly south from the Nexus until you find a glowing entrance to a cave. Simplyjump insideand fly off the cliff inside to find Tempest Mephis.
Tempest Mephis is an Electro boss that’s highly resistant to damage of the same type, so you’ll want toavoid having Electro DPS Resonators on your teamat all. On the other hand, it’s not susceptible to any specific attribute, so pretty much any team composition can work here. Just make sure you’veleveled your characterswell before bringing them into the fight!
Your goal in this fight is to decrease the boss' Vibration Strength (or shield) bar to temporarily immobilize it, then use your most powerful attacks, like yourResonance Liberation, to destroy its regular HP bar before it regains Vibration Strength. You canparry most of its close range attacks by waiting for the concentric circles to line up and hitting, which is the best way to chip away at its Vibration Strength.
However, not all attacks can be parried. It’s also important tododge the boss' attacks as much as possible, especially its rolling attacks and dashes, to preserve your own health.
Tempest Mephis is generally a fast-paced boss to fight, but it’llslow down to walk at times, opening up a valuable window for you to attack. This boss also has laser attacks that are powerful but move relatively slowly, and you can use this to your advantage by firstdodging and then attackingonce you’re out of harm’s way.
Beating Tempest Mephis for the first time will net you a bonus of:
After that, you can redeem 60 Waveplates for a chance to get the following rewards, the quality and quantity of which will scale based on your SOL3 world level:
You can also absorb the Tempest Mephis Echo for free, which gives you access to atail and claw combo Electro attackthat’s a good fit for Electro DPS Resonators like Calcharo and Yuanwu.
Now that you’ve beaten the Tempest Mephis, why not learn about the endgame ahead in ourendgame modes guide? Or, if you’re up for a trickier version of the Tempest Mephis, you can learn more about theTactical Hologram: Calamity mode here.
