The Riven Twins is one of the final boss fights during Act 1 and is certainly a tough battle to beat. We’ll help you figure out how to defeat The Riven Twins in No Rest for the Wicked.
No Rest for the Wicked: How to defeat The Riven Twins
While completing the quest “Servant of God,” you’re tasked with taking care of The Riven Twins. These conjoined twins have slow but heavy attacks, their long weapon can reach you from afar, and their spinning attack makes it difficult to dodge. you’re able to beat The Riven Twins in No Rest for the Wicked by having a fast or normal weight class forquick dodgingand increasing your Stamina stat.
Change weight class and increase Stamina
I’m in the normal weight class, meaning that my dodges arerolls. If you’re in a light weight class, you’ll have aquickstepas a dodge. Both of these are great for this fight since you want to dodge fast before the next swing comes your way. I never found a parry opportunity in this fight. If you’re carrying too much, change your armor and weapons to weigh less.
Between these moments of swinging their weapon, lay in around two to three hits. Spamming the attack button too often will open you up to getting hit, so take your time with this fight. I’d recommend you take aStamina consumableto increase your Stamina for a limited amount of time.
Also, at this point, my Staminastatwas upgraded heavily, which is crucial for this game’s combat system. The more Stamina you have, the more times you can hit an enemy without taking a break.
The Riven Twins’ combat maneuvers
The thing about NRFTW is that all your hits matter, and if you spam the attack button that can leave you open to getting hit. The Riven Twins are slower than most bosses but can surprise you with a few fast attacks. Their main attack willswing widely in a 180-degree arc. Just like playing jump rope, dodge across it right as it’s about to hit you to avoid it.
You’ll have to do this a few times in a row once they start to spin in a circle, forcing you to continuously dodge it each time their weapon crosses your path. I circled in the opposite direction and timed each dodge, don’t even try to get an attack on them at this point. If you mess up you’ll stagger, causing you to fall to the ground and get hit by the next time the weapon comes your way.
The Riven Twins also have a purple poison move halfway through the fight. They’ll throwexploding pustulesat you, which are easy to dodge if you’re paying attention. Once poisoned, your health will degrade, so avoid them at all costs.
There are many moments to get hits on them, but get too close and The Riven Twins will stomp on you. You’ll also want to dodge whenever they slam their weapon into the ground which causes mini earthquakes around you.
Once you finally defeat The Riven Twins, you’ll complete this quest and move on to the endgame section of Act 1! Otherwise, if you’re looking for other quests to tackle, have you found theWestern Bridge Keyand rescued the Innkeeper’s husband yet?
Anyka Pettigrew
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from ‘Kinda Funny Games’, and ‘Play, Watch, Listen’.
