Boss guide

How to beat Hollow Archon

Holy damage and patience. Only the centre clone deals damage — track lighting cues. Stop briefly during the mirror phase to break the link, and save heavy Divine Arts for the second mirror cycle.

Updated 2026-05-09

Holy damage and patience. Only the centre clone deals damage — track lighting cues. Stop briefly during the mirror phase to break the link, and save heavy Divine Arts for the second mirror cycle.

Quick answer

Holy damage. The clone-split sub-phase has only one real Archon — the centre clone. Run perpendicular through beam sweeps. In the mirror phase, stop briefly to break the mirror link; do not move diagonally.

Step by step

  1. Equip a Holy-infused Divine Weapon. Dark damage is resisted.
  2. When he splits into 3, ignore the side clones; commit damage on centre only.
  3. On beam sweep, sprint perpendicular or roll-iframe at the last frame.
  4. In the mirror phase, freeze for half a beat to break the link, then resume.
  5. Save Divine Art bursts for the second mirror cycle.

Common mistakes

  • Attacking side clones in the split phase — wasted DPS.
  • Diagonal kiting in the mirror phase — your own attacks come back at you.

FAQ

Is Hollow Archon the hardest fight in Alabaster Dawn?
Many community rankings put Hollow Archon at the top of the difficulty list among confirmed main-story bosses in the current Early Access build.
Drops?
Archon Shard — endgame upgrade material.