How to defeat the General Altan boss in Rogue Prince Of Persia

General Altan is an intimidating boss fight in Rogue Prince of Persia. They are by far the least human in appearance of the cast introduced into the game, using their monstrous bodies as weapons in the boss fight. Similar to Berude and Baatar, you need a high level of agility and an awareness of their attack patterns.

The trick to winning this fight is to use the arena to your advantage. In true Prince of Persia style, once you've mastered dodging over walls and ceilings, this fight becomes much easier and potentially a more reliable route to the palace than challenging Berude.

How to reach Altan

Altan can be found in public bathsan alternative third level to the outer city walls. The easiest way to reach this place is through the edge of the village and the aqueduct plains.

A few more progress milestones must be collected to access the public pools. It seems to be available after defeating Berude for the first time.

If you haven't rescued Shahin yet, this route is also the perfect preparation to continue this quest, as you will have to interact with NPCs and locations in both areas before reaching the prison, the next area after the public baths.

Best equipment for fighting Altan

As an alternative to the first boss, you don't want to spend too many of your upgrades and abilities on specifically defeating Altan. There's still a lot of content to get through after you win, and not all of the gear will help you in later battles like Baatar. Certain upgrades and equipment will help you defeat him for the first time and give you leeway as you learn his attack patterns.

Anahita upgrades are a good choice for the encounter. You will almost always have a full set of potions going into battle, maximizing your survivability. Anahita's Blessing reduces damage taken while in water.

Although normally unreliable, it is functionally always active in this encounter. Anahita's charisma is also constant Technique for breaking protective auras This doesn't depend on Altan using a specific attack pattern.

Anahita upgrades are also a tasteful choice for fighting Altan, who can't leave the spa without his curse worsening. His entry in Nyamtur's tome states that he was afraid of people “stealing his body-healing fluids.”

Verethragna upgrades also work well and are useful against later levels; Tool attacks are great for safely dealing damage to Altan between his attacks, and Verethragna's Vitality allows you to slowly regenerate energy while dodging and keeping your distance.

The Genius of Verethragna significantly increases tool damage; This doesn't give you enough ranged power to never need your regular weapons, but it does allow you to attack in patterns that would otherwise be too risky.

The strongest weapons are those that provide elemental synergy attacks. The Poisoned Claw is best suited for thisas it can inflict its status at long range. The censer is just behind, but requires good timing to set the movement and ignite. So combine these weapons with medallions that can give you additional elements like resin to create big damage combos.

Another choice of weapons are longer-range weapons: Altan's slow projectiles and long swings make this possible It is dangerous to use short weapons such as daggersas they give you less time to escape after an attack.

For tools you want to access Ranged attacks or mobility options.

• The chakram can consistently Hit an enemy multiple times when their position is static and Altan rarely moves. The bow is a simpler fire-and-forget weapon that you can use whenever you have energy.
• Berude's Gauntlet can be used when jumping over a vertical wave for a risky counterattack while the Stealth Spirit can extend the time you stay in the air in case you swerve too early or too late.
• Avoid using the saw blade or grappling hook against arbor. The backswing of the saw blade can easily hit you if you are afraid of dodging other attacks while the grappling hook doesn't do much damage without being able to combo with environmental hazards.

Altan's attack pattern

Altan's attacks revolve around either his tentacles or the water he relies on. His combat places a heavy emphasis on vertical dodging. Most attacks target either the ceiling or the ground and can be easily avoided by switching between the two.

Altan's second and third phases

After losing a third of his health, Altan will remain temporarily invulnerable until he gets the chance to begin his second phase. Most of his attacks remain largely the same, with the addition of his water lances when he stands in the middle of the room. At this point it strikes five times in a row.

This repeats when he is down to a third of his health, further intensifying his attacks but not adding any new moves. The water lances will now strike eight times.

The most notable change in Altan's attack pattern is this Vertical waves are now used again and again in quick succession. First twice, in its final phase a third wave was added. You can no longer jump over the first wave and then immediately counterattack, but must stay on the ceiling until all waves are over.

Jumping over Altan is still a viable way to avoid the vertical waves when he's at the edge of the arena. If you climb over him in the middle of the arena,
it will change the direction of the second and third waves.