Tutorial:Boss Rush Strategy

A well used, evidence backed, proven against the test of time, and just plainly a great strategy for winning Boss Rush in 10 minutes. Written by Stoplookin9. Hopefully, Frozen Earth, Moooosey, or Vaysa will like this to the point I can make this a normal page instead of a userspace.

Upon Spawning
The moment you spawn, check the leaderboard. If it is just filled with the AWP-1, Bots, and you, and there is less than 20 minutes in Boss Rush, get out of the server. Go play FFA and break a world record, as this strategy requires at least 5 people.

Necessary tanks
When you spawn, get together. You will need the following:


 * A speedy tank with a shield, such as the Shield-Angle, to be used as a boss bait.


 * At least 2 direct bullet spammers like the Minigun-branch, Triplet-branch or Twinceptionist.


 * A crowd controller for dealing with swarms and minions, like the Penta-Machine or the Twisted Hybrid.


 * A Redistributor or a Builder-branch tank.


 * Optionally, have Pentamancer for quickly swamping health and for shielding, or an Atrophy for healing. A contemporary player who will suicide themselves between some rounds for switching tanks is also helpful.

Recommended builds
All tanks should have a point spent in movement speed, and maximum reload, damage, and penetration. Bullet health is also highly recommended, although bullet speed is not as important.

For the speedy boss bait, health, reload, and movement speed is recommended. Also have some bullet damage and penetration for clearing any polygons in the way.

For the direct bullet spammers, use the build 0/1/4/9/9/9/9/1/0/0. The bullet spammers will be providing much of the damage.

For the crowd controller, use the build 0/1/3/9/9/9/9/2/0/0. Your recoil will push you back a bit, and you would need to pile up bullets, hence the bullet speed and movement speed.

If using a Redistibutor, 0/4/2/7/9/9/9/2/0/0 is a good build. You need maximum reload, damage, and penetration to get the insane amount of damage. Health is necessary because you are very vulnerable unless you are with a crowd controller tank or an Atrophy.

If using a Builder-branch tank, just use the same build as the direct bullet spammers.

Attacking
The AWP-1’s minions are very durable, requiring good aim from a powerful spammer to take down one.

First, have the boss lure approach the boss. Then, immediately turn around, and run. Lure it towards the rest of the team.

Now, the contemporary tank should come in. For fighting most bosses, it can use some large drones, like the Overload, or the Surge. For the AWP-1, that tank should use the Grudge. The rapidly rotating flails will quickly wipe out the minions, and punch a hole in the minion shield. The crowd controller and the bullet spammers should line up to maximize damage in one particular area. The block launcher can place blocks to block bullets or make the boss ram into the blocks. If using a Engineer-branch tank, place the pillboxes in front of the boss, so the bullets will hit it, while the boss rams into the pillbox.

If using the Redistributor, take careful aim to hit the boss. It can help drain around 1/3 of the boss’s health.

An Atrophy should stay a bit away from the fighting, and constantly shoot at its teammates to heal them. Remember, always keep your charge ready. You can take advantage that your bullets can bounce around, healing multiple players at the same time. If necessary, charge at the boss to finish it off, as you have a lance. You should also stay near a lone Redistributor as you are its main defence.

Bases
The base strategy is another strategy that one can use. The strategy is similar, but this time, set up a base in the Pentagon Nest. The tank that is the “base” should be a tank like the Hexa-Builder, Hexa Blaster, and/or Octo Mini Grower. Have all tanks, with the exception of the lure, stay in the base. The lure should simply lead the boss into the base. Here, the Builder-branch tank can be replaced with a Mace, as there is already a base defense.

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