Remnant 2: Nightweaver Bossfight & Alternate Kill Method

The Remnant 2 Nightweaver boss is one of the early bosses that can be tricky to discover and defeat. The boss has two different phases with a confusing moveset, but if you know the Alternate Kill method for the Nightweaver in Remnant 2 and other tactics, defeating it can be quite easy. 

Remnant 2 Nightweaver Location

Upon arrival in Morrow Parish in the Losomn region, you’ll be introduced to two main quests involving the Nightweaver boss – Strange Web and The Nightweaver. On approaching the Asylum’s gates, you’ll learn about the Nightweaver.

Entry to the yards isn’t immediately available, as a more circuitous route must be taken, filled with enemy mobs, minibosses, and coveted loot, especially if the Remnant 2 Sewer and Morrow Parish safe codes have been cracked.

Getting To Morrow Sanitorium

The path to the Asylum, Morrow Sanitorium, involves gathering three Stone-carved Dolls hidden in the following areas:

1. Behind a shelf in a second-floor study.
2. By the front yard’s side amidst some rubble.
3. Behind white curtains in a large third-floor room.

Once the dolls are secured, you must go to the basement. Inside one of the cells, a woman’s voice can be heard. When the dolls are offered to her, she sings a jingle that serves as a clue to unlock the Asylum safe. Opening the cell door releases a spirit that leaves behind the Nightweaver Stone Doll. 

Shattered Gallery Dungeon 

Continuing on your journey will lead you to the Shattered Gallery dungeon. 

• Here, you’ll face off against the boss, Magister Dullain, who drops the Soulkey Tribute quest item. 
• Returning to the basement with this item allows you to complete the Strange Web main quest and get transported to a shadow realm. 
• There, using the Nightweaver Stone Doll in a nearby cell grants you the Dreamcatcher, a melee weapon with the Dreamwave mod, which after dealing 250 damage, releases a Dreamwave, slowing down all enemies and providing a damage and movement speed buff to your character.

Nightweaver Mansion In Losomn

Upon first entering Losomn, a mansion with a locked gate catches your attention. 

• To access it, you need to explore the city, which initially leads you to the locked Hewda’s Clocktower. 
• By solving the Clock Tower puzzle and defeating the boss, you will appear behind the clock tower and continue through Losomn’s streets, fighting off hostile mobs.
• When you reach the mansion’s rear side, climb over the wall and interact with a crystal that appears. 
• On the mansion’s third floor, there’s a saw enemy locked inside a shed in the courtyard. 
• Defeating this miniboss grants you the third-floor key.

Encounter With The Fae Nimue 

Venturing further, you’ll find yourself in Nimue’s retreat and meet the mysterious Fae Nimue. She informs you that a heart from one of the Nightweaver’s victims must enter her hunting grounds. You’re then teleported to a different section of Losomn, providing access to various Fae dungeons. 

Heart Of Nightweaver’s Victim

The Gilded Halls dungeon holds the key to your quest. 

• Overcoming this dungeon involves defeating the formidable Red Prince. 
• Once this boss is vanquished, proceed to the door that has just been unlocked. 
• Here, you’ll find the Nightweaver feasting on a victim, leaving behind the Soulkey Tribute for you to collect. 

Nightweaver’s Hunting Grounds

Beyond this point, another glowing door leads back to the Morrow Parish Mansion behind one of its locked doors. On reaching the mysterious web downstairs, offering it the Soulkey Tribute opens up a portal leading to an alternate version of the mansion. There, you finally encounter the Nightweaver in a climactic boss fight.

Remnant 2 Nightweaver Phase 1 

Venture into the dark realm and prepare for your initial encounter with the formidable Nightweaver boss, found lurking in the mysterious grounds of the haunted asylum. This face-off takes place in the expansive courtyard, reached through the luminescent crystal door tucked away in the asylum’s basement. 

Nightweaver’s Attacks

Useful Strategy

The initial face-off with the Nightweaver can be challenging, but a strategic approach can mitigate the difficulties. 

• A crucial recommendation is to wield a mod capable of inflicting fire damage. 
• The fiery assault proves particularly effective when the Nightweaver summons her minion spiders. 
• As she’s vulnerable during this summoning phase, make the most of it to land your attacks. 

This phase aims to retain as much health as possible while reducing the Nightweaver’s health to zero. 

• This often means using healing items sparingly and avoiding unnecessary damage. 
• The recommended approach is a balanced mixture of evading her attacks and retaliating with fire damage. 

Remnant 2 Nightweaver Phase 2

Brace yourself for the second encounter with the Nightweaver as the battle intensifies and the battlefield shifts within the confines of the Asylum. Here’s how to deal with the Remnant 2 Nightweaver phase 2.

Arena Change

The transition into the second phase is swift; with the Nightweaver’s hit points fully depleted, you’ll find yourself relocated to the claustrophobic interiors of the Asylum. 

• Make it a point to pick up any ammunition packs scattered on the ground before you’re teleported, as you’ll need every bullet you can get. 
• The arena is smaller and more intricate, demanding a change in tactics and a heightened awareness of your surroundings.

Nightweaver’s Attacks

Useful Strategy

In the second phase, exercise caution and adapt your approach:

1. Navigate through the narrow corridors of the Morrow Sanatorium with care.
2. Avoid aimless running, especially in confined spaces.
3. Opt for a safer strategy by engaging the Nightweaver in the lobby area, providing more room to evade her lunges and strikes.
4. In the second stage, the Nightweaver emphasizes melee swipes while occasionally crawling on the ground, altering her movement pattern.
5. When she vanishes, steer clear of the walls and continue dodging her relentless lunges.
6. Stay vigilant for her homing crystals and spider attacks while maintaining a consistent stream of fire and sidestepping her advances.

After reducing the Nightweaver’s health to zero again, claim your reward – the materials needed to craft the formidable weapon, The Nightfall. While defeating the Nightweaver in Remnant 2 poses a challenge, careful planning and quick reflexes can lead you to victory.

Refer to this video tutorial for a visual guide on obtaining the Nightfall.

The Alternate Kill Method

Beating the Nightweaver in Remnant 2 can be an intense, high-stakes ordeal. However, there’s a less conventional but potentially more rewarding method to achieve victory. The Remnant 2 Nightweaver alt-kill method involves aiming for the Nightweaver’s heart during a critical moment of her attack pattern.

Identifying The Right Moment

Your strategy revolves around the Nightweaver’s tendency to summon Beetle Bombers in the first phase of the fight. As she transitions into her summoning animation, your target – her heart – becomes vulnerable, allowing your bullets to deal critical damage. A steady hand and good timing are paramount here as you unload your firepower.

Handling The Beetle Bombers

Successfully employing the alternate kill method will influence the dynamics of the second phase. 

• On the downside, your focus on the Nightweaver’s heart may prevent you from eliminating any Beetle Bombers that spawn. 
• These critters explode when they get too close, making them a considerable threat. 
• However, if you manage to pull off this strategy, the Nightweaver will cease to summon Beetles in the second phase, instead only spawning them when she emerges from the floor.

Rewards

Overcoming the Nightweaver using the alternate kill strategy has a sweet reward: the Nightweaver’s Finger. 

• You can use this unique loot to craft the Nightshade, a melee weapon of great versatility. 
• This powerful weapon boasts an impressive damage output of 47, an 18% chance for critical hits, and a whopping 110% weak spot damage.
• The Nightshade also has a -20% stagger modifier, making it a formidable asset for close-quarters combat. 
• It comes with the unique Mod ‘Beyond the Veil,‘ which transforms your Neutral Evade into mist, endowing the weapon with a lifesteal property for a limited duration. 
• This gives you a base damage lifesteal of 5% for five seconds, and pulling off a perfect dodge can extend this to 10 seconds.

With that, you know all about the Remnant 2 Nightweaver and how to defeat it using the Alternate kill method. Nightweaver can be difficult to discover due to the various puzzles and steps involved, but defeating it is even harder. But by using the different tips laid out and even the alt-kill method, you should have no trouble!

There is much more for you to discover in Remnant 2, such as the chest code and the best traits available. You can also learn to solve the Lament Puzzle and the difference between the Faelin or Faerin choice. And if you want to get stronger in the game, you can learn about the Summoner or the Best Medic build.

Up Next:

• Remnant 2: Lament Dial Puzzle
• Remnant 2: Shining Essence Echo
• Remnant 2: Hatchery Locked Door