How to defeat Corrupted Toshi in Kena – Corrupted Toshi Boss Guide

Ember Labs’ first title, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, has been one of 2021’s biggest surprises. Its heartfelt story lends itself to tense boss battles, including the tragic Toshi boss guide.

Unlike other bosses in Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Corrupted Toshi is just a single phase, but as a seasoned spirit himself, Toshi serves as a substantial challenge. Check out our step-by-step breakdown of how to handle the game’s penultimate boss battle:

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• Corrupted Toshi
  • Corrupted Toshi is slow and methodical, moving with purpose throughout the fight, and he has an impenetrable guard. Use Kena’s Dash attack to break his guard.
  • Use Rot abilities and combo attacks to inflict large amounts of damage while he’s stunned.
  • Don’t use Rot abilities before stunning Toshi, as he can parry them.
  • When he’s close to Kena, Toshi will use a quick three-hit combo that ends in an extended lightning punch, repeatedly dodge to avoid the brunt of this attack.
    • If his melee attack is cloaked in fire, it’s a five-hit combo that ends in a shockwave strike. Get as much distance between Kena and Toshi as possible, as this combo shreds health.
  • Toshi can also use his sword from afar. When he readies his blade from across the map, get ready to shield or parry as he’s preparing a dash attack.
  • Watch out for when Toshi rises into the air, as he has several attacks that he uses while airborne.
    • Homing Beams-sends several spirit orbs that track Kena, dodge rapidly to avoid this attack.
    • Spirit Lance-Toshi throws a glowing spear at Kena from the center of the stage, make a well-timed dodge to avoid taking damage.
    • Ice shockwave-Toshi throws his Spirit Lance into the center of the stage to send a shockwave through the ground, followed by several tree root spawns that send successive reverberations. Be ready to jump up and avoid the pulse attack.
  • Save as many Rot charges as possible for the end of the boss fight and spam them to finish Toshi off and end this boss encounter.

For more on Kena: Bridge of Spirits, be sure to check out some of our other guides, like Triple Threat Trophy Guide for Kena: Bridge of Spirits here on Pro Game Guides.