Any tips for defeating Tier 4 Julra? I’ve watched the few vids out there, read up on mechanics and I feel as though I am just bashing my head against a wall. I’m aware of the floor wipe, standing in the gap of the lasers, TRYING to spot the barely telegraphed cone attack, destroy totems in the era she conjures them in.
-I love a lot about this game but my uniques (3 in this case) requiring tier 4 Julra and bugs are what keep driving me away each cycle. Gods I would love this game if item crafting were tiers 1-3 only and tier 4 was just there for better drop chances or some such.
-I had one build a while back (Wraithlord) that could handle her okay but outside of that… just getting more and more frustrated. Would appreciate any tips as I’m not sure what else to try. For context, I am currently trying her on Wraithlord again and on a spark charge Sorc.
The best tip is to just run a lower tier until Julra’s moves become like muscle memory. Most aren’t hard.
Also, the best tip I can also give you is that Julra’s pool she places on your feet after switching timelines doesn’t have to happen. When she does the time clock attack bomb, just switch timelines near the end and then switch back again. If Julra doesn’t chase you, she never places the pool, which means you have a clearer floor to fight.
Okay, I will try running tier 3 some more. Thank you.
I am aware of this one and I do it in alternating attempts. The method is in one of the first vids that pops up in google search about the fight. Thank you though.
The answer is silly. I alternated in case fighting in just one era was somehow why I have been unable to succeed. I’m getting close to making charms out of my dog’s hair woven with luck spells or making a tin foil hat or something.
I never noticed any difference between them. I think it’s just supposed to be the big boom forcing you to switch and Julra chases you to the other timeline and plants the pool at your feet.
But as long as you switch back she doesn’t switch and use that attack. So it’s one less to worry about.
Julra can be hard depending on the build. What build are you using?
So I started going back to tier 3 tonight, as suggested, to get her mechanics down even better. A few thoughts:
-ONCE in a while even when I “phase” back after giving her floor wide boom time to go off, there are “totems” when I phase back that don’t take much damage. So, even though I phase out and then phase back to fight her without the puddles, I can’t damage the pillars/totems because somehow they were generated in the era I phased back out of in order to avoid puddles. This brought back memories. THIS is why I alternate my attempts with A: phase around and deal with puddles + B: Phase back and forth WITH puddles cos the totems are more manageable.
As mentioned in earlier posting (don’t mean this to sound snotty, appreciating ANY help):
I am main-ing a spark charge sorc (which from what I see based on ‘content creators’ etc to be a really good build) currently level 94 in decent gear. Decent gear meaning: I do have at least a fundamental understanding of ARPGs including this one. Not claiming to be expert though! Since Sorc is currently about mana stacking and I know how my passives and ability nodes are working: currently at 1300 mana, hoping to get a lot higher but currently blocked by,… Tier 4 Julra who I need to deal with so that I can… get stats moved over to my uniques which would make… tier 4 Julra more manageable.
-I am also trying with my Wraithlord necro once in a while since they were the build I could actually manage her at tier 4 in the past. I think Wraithlord got nerfed a bit though. This USED to be my go to build in order to deal with Julra but it has been changed a bit I think.
-You were right about: I went back to attempting her on tier 3 and I see numerous moments where I am clipped (insta-kills on tier 4) and… GRRR. I will just continue to try over and over like I do whenever I try the game again but… feeling a lil more angsty about crafting being tied to this tier.
-For extra context: can solo tormented bosses, echo of Lilith etc in the OTHER game but it’s this ONE thing… in this game… that just frustrates me until it brings the whole game down. I need two things: to continue getting better at dealing with her mechanics AND… getting the gear upgrades I NEED but SHE is the wall in my way to those upgrades so I am a serpent eating it’s tail and it’s a terrible gamer feeling.
Yes, totems hide in the “other” timeline. You can simply try to damage them when you shift (you can shift earlier when she starts the countdown so you have enough time), but I usually just reposition and ignore them. Overall I find the totem less annoying than the puddles.
Again, this depends on the build. If you have a high DPS build you can safely do this, if it’s a slower build you might want to take them out.
You don’t sound like that, it’s my fault for not paying enough attention
Wraithlord was nerfed just a little, not enough to stop being overpowered. Of those 2 it’s your easiest route for T4 Julra. You can pre-buff the wraithlord before even engaging Julra, making it a pretty easy fight, especially if you’re careful where you teleport to, so your minion avoids most of the mechanics, especially the beams.
Since it’s a heavily mechanized fight and it goes pretty much always the same way, it’s good to get that muscle memory.
Although only the higest level uniques are tied behind T4. And that’s because they’re usually a lot stronger than the rest, so it makes sense.
Julra isn’t as hard as she used to be. There were plenty of buffs so that even the “weaker” builds have a chance with her. It’s just that some have a harder time and have to pay more attention to the mechanics.
As a final tip, if you’re feeling frustrated by it, you can try respeccing your sorc into static orb for the fight. With almost 1.4k mana you should be able to pretty much one shot Julra, or close enough. So you can respec (and level the skills, which shouldn’t take long), do T4 Julra a few times (however many you need for the gear) and then go back to your build.
I never knew that you can avoid her placing the pools, but seems a bit complicated to apply. I also have problems with this boss Tier 4, thankfully some good uniques you can Legendary up with lesser tiers. For me Tier 4 is just banging my head against the wall until I get lucky on an attempt.
It’s all really just about timing. Usually I switch timeline just as the clock bomb is about to go off and then jump back 1s later.
I don’t know if you play online, but usually I’ve seen people ask for help with Julra on the chat and usually there’s always someone around that will help, especially in legacy.
Thanks for the confirmation. I think I’m going to try solely with my Wraithlord build for a while. Provides a lot more freedom to watch the ground for mechanics and such.
If you’re already playing a mana stacking sorc, and you have the 1300 mana, if you have a Wrongwarp, just switch over to Frostclaw/ Static Orb. You’ll melt her instantly.
Whenever I’m doing an item that needs T4 I just spam the temporal swap thing.
I’ve had kills where I must’ve swapped 20+ times as the gearing was semi-early but wanted to LP a big relic or etc.
Idk what kind of issues constant swapping does. People keep telling there’s a downside, but I just keep doing it anyway, and it almost always works.
EDIT: To clarify, I mean whenever she does a mechanic I swap. Not literally spamming the button.
Even the spinning lines with the gaps you have to walk through, sometimes If I’m feeling really lazy I just press D (temporal shift or w/e) when they come out.
If I take any damage or miss something (derp in a puddle or something), Press D.
Feel like pressing a button? Press D.
She will die eventually…but it’s funny how long the last 20% takes when you’re constantly stopping your damage to Press D.
I finally managed a successful Tier 4 run so I think my Julra mojo is coming back. Still despise her but at least I can get a successful run in here and there.
I believe the downside would be that the longer the fight the more void pools she makes, but if there’s a way to cancel her pools from spawning then that should remove the constant swapping downside.
Maybe you could switch and when she also switches and starts tracking you to place the pool, you hit her a couple times and switch back before she does so? I don’t know if that would work and whether she would still place it in that case.
The easy way to keep her from laying down the pools is to switch to avoid the big explosion (or whatever you’re trying to avoid), then switch back. That way she never switches and lays them down.
