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Jamanra, the Risen Kingis an Act 2 boss inPath of Exile 2, and one of your main roadblocks during Act 2. After following the trail of corruption to the Vastiri desert, Jamanra will stand in your way at the Halani Gates.
This fight is largely one of attrition, as Jamanra mostly uses attacks that chip away at your health. If you want to beat him, you’ll need to learn his attack patterns. Below, we’ll take a look at everything you need to know about Jamanra, the Risen King, including each of his attacks and how to avoid them.
Where To Find Jamanra, The Risen King
Jamanra is found at the end of theHalani Gates area in Act 2, after opening two of the three gate leversbefore finding the destroyed third lever.
Continue through the area until you reach Jamanra’s boss arena.
How To Defeat Jamanra, The Risen King
Here are each of the attacks Jamanra, the Risen King will use throughout the fight.
Lightning Laser
Jamanra fires a laser from hisleft hand, dealing lightning damage.
Jamanra’s hand willcrackle with yellow-orange energybefore he shoots the laser, so keep an eye out for this to know when to dodge.
Double Cut
Jamanra will swing his sword twice,moving toward you with each swing.
Jamanra willraise his sword in the air slightlybefore using this attack. The first swing is the hardest to avoid, but if you dodge out of the way you can avoid the second swing.
Triple Cut
Jamanra will spin and swing his swordthree times in a row, moving toward you with each swing.
This attack is telegraphed by Jamanrapointing his sword at youbefore he starts slashing. Watch for this tell, thenput some distance between youto avoid each cut.
Ball Lightning
Jamanra will create a ball of lightning that slowly moves around the arena.
The ball lightningmoves very slowly, but deals a lot of damage if you step in it, so keep an eye on it as you avoid other attacks.
Crater Explosion
Ared aurawill appear around Jamanra’s head, then he will slowlyswing his sword above his headand slam it into the ground, forming a crater. Immediately after, asecondary explosionwill begin charging up, with ayellow ringexpanding from the crater.
When Jamanra raises his sword,get out of the areato avoid the blast attack, butdon’t go too far. Immediately after the blast,run back to Jamanraand stand in the circle to avoid the incoming explosion.
Jamanra will repeat these attacks until he reaches around35 percent health, at which point he will become untargetable and begin to summonwaves of Volatile Scarabs. If you can survive this onslaught of enemies, Jamanra will retreat, and the fight will be over.
Jamanra will dealphysicalandlightningdamage, soboosting your lightning resistanceas high as you may will greatly increase your survivability. Of course, altering your whole build around a single boss is a bit overkill, but swapping outRingsandCharmsfor ones that provide lightning resistance will help out a ton.
Timing is everything for this fight, so the more you practice, the easier it will be to dodge Jamanra’s attacks. If it’s taking too long to kill him, consider leveling up a bit elsewhere or partying up with another player or two.
