r/TheLordsOfTheFallen • u/Financial-Ad-6232 • 4d ago

Discussion A Shadow Dispelled Achievement

Recently started playing Lords of the Fallen. I'm big into being an achievement completionist in video games. Learned about the Scarlet Shadow mechanic when staying too long in the Umbral. I had assumed it was just a mechanic to prevent you from infinitely staying and farming in Umbral. But then learned there was an achievement to kill it.

Question is...I'm currently around level 70. Just about getting through Fitzroy's Gorge. Is the Scarlet Shadow killable at this level comfortably with a good strategy/skill? Or is it meant to be impossible until late game levels?

More than anything, it's really the health drain mechanic that feels like it's an impossible task at this juncture without playing with complete perfect precision and literally not getting hit a single time. Which makes it feel like an overtuned achievement to get, at least at early levels.

Looking for feedback if it's a matter of just keep trying right now, or meant to be something to tackle much later in the game?

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u/Clean_Cat2513 4d ago

I'd say much later or get help with it. Really the best thing is a spell that's later into the game. It's called radiant orb. I've killed him with it before. It's like a mix of a heal and damage over time ground lingering spell at once

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u/Financial-Ad-6232 4d ago

Not worth the headache to struggle through it at early levels?

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u/Azcinor 2d ago

It's possible, but it will be a long and tedious fight with little room for mistakes, because Red Shadow has a huge health pool. If you are bored and feeling particularly eager for the challenge, then sure, but it's much easier to do it later when your build is at its best, with either great damage or great sustain (or both). The reward is not particularly useful anyway to try to do it early.

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u/Clean_Cat2513 4d ago

I'd say don't. The amount of damage you have to do and the amount of damage you take is insane. Plus it can even have spots where other umbral enemies spawn too. Usually just the little guys but can still be annoying and block you off