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Stats
Okay, let’s get down to it…first up, yes, the DQ has a lot of hit points and enough AP to continue pounding your party with Kinesis attacks long after they’ve died…Her physical attack is very low (not relevant), and her physical defense is similarly lacking (very relevant). The thing that will REALLY hurt however is that absolute MOUNTAIN of M. Attack that she can drop down on the entire party’s head…the DQ has the highest M. Attack of any enemy in the game, beating out the second-place competitor by 70 points! Every time she uses one of her Kinesis attacks, your party is going to feel it. Note too that her M. Defense is quite high, meaning that while you may be able to take out her underlings with Allan’s Magma Burst or Butler’s Bronto II, she’s not gonna take nearly as much damage…Her Agility is also fairly low, though not nearly as low as we would like, and her Luck stat, while high, isn’t too much of an issue since none of her abilities can score crits (and she’s immune to most status effects anyway).
Resistances
At the end of the day, DQ is still a Deathwasp, so it makes sense that she’d have the same weaknesses we’ve been exploiting against her kids…Fire, Ice, Electric, and Crush damage all deal 25% more dame, while Wind, Water, and Earth will do 25% less…everything else is normal damage all the way down.
Special Attacks
True to her name, the DQ has a collection of nasty attacks to throw at you…to be honest, I’m not sure which one you should hope for her to use, since they can all be fairly devastating…you should recognize “Screech” from all those Giant Bat encounters, but when DQ uses it, it HURTS…Nitro and Atmo II are your basic “ridiculous damage” abilities, and Sandstorm deals a bit less damage than the others but carries the added danger of inflicting “Blind” on your entire party when she uses it…
Special Qualities
The Deathwasp Queen has two special qualities, the first of which (+10% M. Evasion) is annoying but pretty straightforward. It’s her second ability “Rally the Troops” that can cause you some real grief…when the DQ reaches 80%, 60% 40%, and 20% of her max health, she will fully restore her Queensguard attendants as well as granting herself and her bodyguards the “Phalanx Fighting” and “Call to Arms” buffs…that’s Attack, Defense, and Crit Rate up for everyone on the enemy team, with a little HP Regen thrown in for good measure.
And that's it for now! If I feel like people want them, I may share my personal strategies for taking down the Deathwasp Queen in a future edit...trust me, it CAN be done, and you don't need to be more than level 65-70 to claim victory if you go in forewarned...until next time, stay safe out there!
The Deadlands are a dangerous place, after all...
This is a pretty spot on strategy, I have to admit! I was just explaining essentially the same thing to someone else the other day...use Isaiah to absorb Queensguard hits and just pile on the damage to prevent her from attacking...
In addition to the "Deteriorate" spell, the "Maalik" revolver and "Shepherd" 1-handed spear can cast "Consecrate", which is another 5% per turn automatically (though it can miss)
