ALLfiring Boss Mode Guide: Wave Clear and Boss DPS Strategy

To clear Boss Mode in ALLfiring, divide your combat into two strict phases: rapid area-of-effect minion clearing and high-potency single-target boss burst. Boss Mode imposes tight stage timers while regularly spawning supporting minion waves. Allowing these minions to linger clutters the arena, diverts auto-targeting, blocks projectiles, and drains the time required to burn the boss.

Managing Minion Waves and Add Priority

Minions actively obstruct your damage output and movement. When an add wave spawns, neutralize it immediately rather than tunneling on the boss.

• Cluster enemies before using active skills: Kite along the arena edge immediately as a wave appears to pull minions into a tight group. Using wide-area cooldowns on scattered targets leaves stragglers alive and wastes energy.
• Target disruptors first: Prioritize minions equipped with ranged attacks, knockbacks, or debuffs. Eliminating these units early prevents interruptions during your main damage rotation.
• Overlap damage on the boss: Position your character so wide-angle and area-of-effect abilities strike both the gathered minion pack and the main boss simultaneously. This maintains steady damage on the boss while clearing the floor.

Failing to eliminate adds forces defensive play and chips away squad health. Rapid wave clears keep incoming damage low and clear targeting lines for your primary damage dealer.

Maximizing Boss Burst Windows

Stage timers do not allow for passive attrition. Once minion waves are eliminated, shift immediately to high-output burst rotations.

Exploiting Vulnerability Phases

Bosses periodically enter stagger phases, shield-break states, or post-attack recovery windows where incoming damage is amplified. Hold your highest-cost abilities and ultimate weapon skills while the boss is actively attacking or shielded. Deploy these skills only when the boss becomes stationary or vulnerable.

Capitalizing on Wave Downtime

The interval between eliminating an add wave and the arrival of the next spawn provides your cleanest damage window. During this phase, commit single-target rotations directly to the boss without risk of minions intercepting your shots. Monitor visual stage spawners so you know exactly when to halt your single-target rotation and prepare for the next wave.

Squad Role Distribution

Clearing higher stages requires balancing your loadout so individual roles handle specific stage demands. Relying on a single character to manage both wide mob waves and boss execution strains cooldown cycles.

In combat, trigger your AoE specialist the moment minions appear. Once the floor is clear, apply defense debuffs with your offensive support, then swap to your single-target carry to execute your burst sequence on the boss.

Preventing Stage Timeouts

Most stage failures stem from mechanical mistakes rather than raw gear limitations. Avoid these common tactical errors to protect your clear times:

• Tunneling on the boss: Do not ignore minion spawns to chase the boss's health bar. Lingering minions body-block critical shots, disrupt active skills, and pull targeting reticles away from weak points.
• Overkilling stragglers: Avoid using high-cost ultimates to finish off a single low-health minion. Clean up remaining targets with basic attacks or low-cost skills, reserving heavy burst cooldowns for the boss.
• Boundary trapping: Avoid backing directly into arena walls. Getting trapped limits dodging angles and allows minion swarms to pin you inside telegraphed boss attacks. Maintain mid-ring positioning to keep escape routes open.