Nightmarish Nerbe

Nightmarish Nerbe

Type

Nightmarish Nerbe is a mini-boss fought in Sanctuary of Dispersion.

History

Annihilator Nerbe is actually a Tartan in disguise and one of Luke's underlings created from pure Black Nightmare. He infiltrated Anton to guard him and prevent the prophecy of Luke's death from happening, but his true goal was to absorb Anton's black smoke with something he wore called the Light Force Ring which was sealed at a time in order to keep Nerbe’s true nature under disguise. After Anton's death, Luke brought Nerbe’s body back to Castle of the Dead, modified his body, revived him and unleashed the ring's seal.

Move List

• Space of Darkness: Nerbe teleports in the center of the room saying "You can't get away from me." and "This... Is... my... realm..." he'll cast a purple nen bubble. All players must stay in the bubble for a certain amount of time and he's able to be damaged during this move. Stepping out of the bubble or not attacking will cause him to berserk.

• Absorption: Nerbe will say "Darkness absorbs everything." by attempting to pull in players while lightning bolts strike down. He is invincible during this move and getting hit by the bolts will deal minor to moderate damage while causing  Blind (Status).

• Dark Lightning: Lightning bolts will often strike down during Nerbe's mechanics, getting struck by one flings players in the air.

• Death Orb: Nerbe will cast a blue barrier around himself and says "Try... to get out... if... you can..." and summons a large purple orb near a targeted player that floats around, dealing moderate damage and stun lock. Players must destroy the orb before the casting gauge below fills, otherwise he'll berserk.

• Laser Blast: Nerbe fires a laser out of his hand that deals moderate damage and causes knock back.

• Rush: Nerbe will constantly rush at players and punch them for moderate damage while leaving a trail of lightning bolts that follow him.

Berserk:

• Dark Cores: If holds are overused, Nerbe will push back players and summon four cores in each corner of the room protected by a shield and can produce small red orbs that float over to heal his HP. All players must get in close range to destroy the cores before the casting gauge fills up, otherwise he'll use his second berserk.

• Bondage of Darkness: If certain patterns fail to succeed during the fight, Nerbe will yell "Confine them in Darkness!" with lightning bolts dropping throughout the room and the party members are held with a casting gauge on top of their heads. When the gauge is full, players will lose 80% of their HP. If a player has less than 80% HP, they die instantly. The casting time is very long, so use potions to restore HP above 80%.

Strategy

• Whenever Nerbe utters out "Ahh, the power of darkness is no more." he'll be stunned for a certain amount of time which leaves him opened to damage.

Appearances

• Sanctuary of Dispersion

Drops

•  Black Nightmare Shoulder in Sanctuary of Dispersion (all difficulties)
•  Scythe of Darkness in Sanctuary of Dispersion (all difficulties)
•  Stealing Space in Sanctuary of Dispersion (all difficulties)