How to defeat Commander - Honglan in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

Commander - Honglan in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is the fifth major story boss and one of the most challenging enemies you will face. Leenzee's latest souls-like offering is all about changing your approach when it comes to fighting the different bosses, as all of them require different strategies if you want to take them down.

This article will cover how to defeat Commander - Honglan in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.

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How to beat Commander - Honglan in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

You will fight Commander - Honglan in the Tang Emperor's Palace. She will be the fifth major story boss against whom you will face off after defeating Soulwood in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. Here are the items you should bring to the fight.

Commander - Honglan in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (Image via 505 Games)

Recommended Weapons

• Longsword with the Sword Counter equipped.

Recommended Items

• Healing items such as Manna Vessels or Special Pills
• Stamina restoring items

Recommended Spells

• Infernal Flames
• Echo of Lu Bingzhang

The way to win this boss fight is to be extremely accurate with your parries and counterattacks for the first phase, and rely on your ability to dodge and perform Shimmer so you can use your spells for the second half. Here is how you can defeat Commander - Honglan in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.

• Equip your Longsword before heading into the arena, as you will need to use the Sword Counter often during the fight.
• Honglan will perform a dash towards you that you will need to parry. You can also dodge, but it is hard to evade her dash attack.
• Get one or two hits in before dodging, as she will either slam her leg into the ground or jump out of your attack range. The slam attack will damage you and leave you stunned.
• Honglan will occasionally throw kunai at you that you can dodge or parry.
• Use spells as you see fit.
• Honglan will perform a set of combos mixing her sword slashes with martial arts. Stay out of her range.
• Once you get her HP down to 50 percent, the second phase of the fight will kick off. Honglan will unleash sword waves at you, which you will need to dodge.
• For the second phase, try to use Shimmer as much as possible and cast your spells.

Defeating this boss can be tedious due to the mix of fast-paced melee and some ranged projectile attacks. However, most of them can be parried, and others can be dodged, providing you with a brief window to land your hits. It is important to stay cautious of the enemy's moves at all times to avoid taking unnecessary damage.

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What are the weaknesses of Commander - Honglan in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers?

Weaknesses are important to remember against bosses like Honglan in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers:

• Paralysis and Burn attacks are good for filling in between heavy stabs and slashes when dealing damage to this enemy. However, its effectiveness is limited, and it can take you a long time to defeat Honglan.
• Blight, Corruption, and Poise Break are more effective and can stagger the enemy, opening up gaps in the defense for you to attack. These can help you deal more damage and win the boss fight comparatively easily.

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Where to find Commander - Honglan in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers?

Here is a quick guide you can use to find the location of Honglan in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers:

• Navigate to the top of the Tang Palace to find the NPC present at the overlook. Interact with this NPC first.
• You will need to find a Buddha Statue that can be used to drain the water from the reservoir. Once the water is drained, a Chisel will be revealed.
• Walk down to the Chisel from the path to unlock the boss fight arena called Lotus Pond.
• Once you have completed these steps, Honglan will appear.

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Rewards obtained for defeating Commander - Honglan in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

You will obtain a total of two rewards for defeating Commander Honglan in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers:

• Combo Force
• Reverent Temple Key

The Reverent Temple Key is a crucial item, as you will need it to get to the next region in the game. These are the keys you will need to use at the side gates of the Reverent Temple area.

The Combo Force reward can help increase your damage output with consecutive hits. It is a part of the "Wei" set and categorized under the "Wisdom" type.

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