Gruz Mother

Behaviour and Tactics
Found sleeping in a small arena. Will only attack once damaged.


 * Charge: Charges straight at The Knight
 * Zig-Zag Slam: Repeatedly slams herself between the floor and the ceiling

When Gruz Mother dies, she spawns a swarm of 7-8 Gruzzers that must also be defeated before the player can leave the boss area.

The Zig-Zag Slam can be dodged easier with the Mothwing Cloak, since the Zig Zag attack is really fast and requires precise timing in order to avoid. Using Vengeful Spirit is the easiest way to defeat it, as it has relatively low health (6 vengeful spirits/14 old-nail strikes is enough to defeat the Gruz Mother).

In the Colosseum of Fools, two are fought at once. It is best to kill a Gruz Mother as fast as possible, and using all SOUL for spells is a good idea since the next wave is Zote the Mighty, and he cannot deal any damage to The Knight. Howling Wraiths is the best spell to defeat a Gruz Mother in the Colosseum of Fools. Otherwise, use Fragile Strength or Quick Slash to kill it really quickly. Healing is easy since they won't attack really often, just move away from them in order to heal.

Location
Found in the Forgotten Crossroads, sleeping peacefully until disturbed.

Two are fought at once in the Colosseum of Fools, however, they do not spawn Gruzzers upon death. This is also true for the ones fought in the Hall of Gods and in the  Pantheon of the Master and Hallownest.

Trivia

 * Gruz Mother was the first mini boss revealed in a YouTube gameplay demonstration video in which it was referred to as "Empress Muzznik".

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