Using the new character Edge to whittle down minions along the way, the Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Giant Wildclaw boss battle must be completed at a distance. The Wildclaw itself is the first major antagonist in Mario and Rabbids 2, and when we say big, we truly mean big. It’s a massive brute with shockwave-launching melee attacks that can take a beating while dashing around. To beat the Giant Wildclaw in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, there are a few effective tactics that we’ll cover in our strategy guide.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Giant Wildclaw Boss Weakness and Tips
While the Giant Wildclaw in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope may appear to be a tiger, its behaviour is more akin to a furious gorilla. It moves a short distance towards the damage’s source as a free action without using any action points when it gets damaged, even when it is not in its turn. If it moves into melee range, it instantly follows up with a powerful strike that deals enormous damage (between 300 and 600, depending), possibly even harming other surrounding allies.
For this reason, it is never a good idea to approach the Giant Wildclaw; always battle from a distance. Since the Wildclaw lacks any ranged attacks, you can utilise this to your advantage by avoiding its path and preventing it from touching you. There will also be additional rivals in the arena that will teleport in through portals that can be eliminated before they spit forth fresh adversaries.
You also have Edge, a new friend who was just introduced for this particular battle and who was probably made when one of the Rabbids fused with a dozen different Final Fantasy heroes. You will need to use Edge carefully because she is mostly a melee character in this fight and risk getting squished under the Wildclaw’s foot if you don’t.
Best Team to Beat the Giant Wildclaw
Edge cannot be replaced; you must battle alongside her in the party. The other two, however, can be changed. As indicated in our Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope best teams, we advise Luigi and Rabbid Peach as a reliable lineup for any boss fight. Edge should concentrate more on the other minions than the Wildclaw in order to thin out the group of enemies while Luigi and Rabbid Peach battle the monster and administer medical aid.
If you have some Sparks that concentrate on defence and concentrated damage, give them those instead of focusing on elemental damage because the Wildclaw is immune to all elements and “Super Damage” types. It’s time to organise your crew now that you have them.
How to Beat the Giant Wildclaw
Here are some general tips for handling a conflict with strategy and thought after it starts.
- Edge’s main attack is to throw her sword, a short-range attack which does fairly meaningful damage to every foe in its trajectory. Use this to thin out the minions that spawn in. Her special power is to do heavy sword strikes on any enemy who moves close to her.
- Send Luigi and Rabbid Peach to opposite sides of the arena, and have them attack the Wildclaw. By spacing them out, the Wildclaw will run in different directions when it tries to follow-up their attacks – but never really get anywhere. Keep this going as long as you can, pausing to fight weaker enemies if they get too much.
- Be careful of using reaction attacks or multi-attacks, like Luigi’s “Steely Stare” or Mario’s main blasters. They can all trigger the Wildclaw’s movement and it stacks, so suddenly it’ll sprint vast distances across the battlefield and catch up with you.
- If in danger, retreat! Team jumps and more mean that you should be able to move a little faster than the Wildclaw, so if it gets too close, just move out of its range and don’t attack it until you have some distance. Try team-jump over a chasm, which it has to go around.
- The Giant Wildclaw can’t be hurt by dash attacks, so don’t bother to try. You can hit it with team jumps if you have characters capable of doing that, though it’s obviously not the safest approach and we don’t recommend it, as you’ll probably land in punching range.
- Deal with the portals if possible, though don’t go overboard. Enemies who teleport in through them will get to make an attack, but if you have cover from that direction, you should be fine. Not only that, but the health of the portals and the enemies who come through them are roughly the same, so it’s not like one is easier to destroy.
You’ll have to fight the Giant Wildclaw for a while before it is defeated because it has 2870 HP. When you defeat it, the battle is over and you don’t have to deal with the other minions. The conflict is finished, and Edge and her Spark will be on your team going forwards! The difficulty of the game will only increase from here, so for general gameplay and strategy suggestions, see our Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope recommendations.
