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Astel, Naturalborn of the Void Boss Video Guide

Astel, Naturalborn of the Void Fight Strategy

The Best Tips for Astel, Naturalborn of the Void:

• It is advised you do not lock onto the boss unless you are performing an attack to give yourself more manoeuvrability.
• Use the Mimic Tear Ashes or any other tanky summon that can draw the boss's attention away.
• When playing a more tanky or physical build and not wanting to change, Latenna's spirit ash is fairly cheap and will deal significant damage to Astel, as long as you keep its attention away. Ancestral Follower can also work well.
• The crystalline "body" has greater defense than the hand-like limbs or head, but can be attacked while staying out of range of most attacks barring shockwaves.
• Once it teleports, face your camera upwards to see if it's preparing to grab you.

Melee Users

At the start of the encounter it will likely fire a laser that can deal massive damage to you on the spot. Dodge through it and, if you want it, summon your Spirit Ashes. Dodge through its attacks up until you reach it and, by then, stay on its head while dodging every attack. It has a lot of AoE skills that might one or two-shot you so stay on the safe side and slowly chip away its HP. If you summoned your Spirit Ashes - they'll often distract him which gives you plenty of opportunities to get some attacks in.

Don't get hit by its bite attack. It'll be indicated by the mandibles glowing purple on its face. It is easily dodged but can deal massive damage if it connects.

Around 50%, Astel will teleport away and cast Meteorite of Astel on you. Dodge through them or run towards the sides, as even one of them can break through your guard and deal heavy damage. The fight itself doesn't change as its HP goes down, so if you're doing everything right, you'll have it downed in no time.

Magic and Ranged Users

Longbow users may use Poison or Rot Arrows to trigger either status effects. You must hit Astel several times in a row to proc the status ailment, missing too many shots will allow its poison or rot buildup to go down faster than you can build it. If you have enough HP to tank a few hits, the Pulley Crossbow can apply status effects very fast. The status effects can be reapplied again once they have worn off. The Ash of War: Enchanted Shot is highly recommended while using these arrows to ensure you are not missing and wasting them. While it is poisoned or rotting, you may continue to do ranged battle with regular arrows. You can also conserve FP by switching down to R1 attacks. With the Arrow's Reach Talisman, you can ensure these R1 attacks will land without damage loss due to distance, giving an acceptable chip damage if your Longbow is at least +12.

For magic users, A high-intelligence build can do a lot of damage in a short period of time. Using Comet Azur with a Flask of Wondrous Physick (Cerulean Hidden Tear + Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear) after dodging the initial attacks is a good combination to try. After this attack, try staying at medium-long range where a sorcery like Great Glintstone Shard can hit him. If you use these types of spells, you can attack quick enough to dodge many of its attacks while still doing fairly decent damage. For lower intelligence casters, Night Maiden's Mist isn't a terrible option, although it is decently fast and can move out of it from time to time. Pairing the mist with glintstone pebble can make efficient use of your FP without needing much investment. Additionally charged Shard Spiral can deal a ton of damage provided you stay close to the boss (make sure to equip Godfrey Icon if using this strategy for 15% extra damage).

Astel, Naturalborn of the Void Attacks & Counters

Attack	Description	Counter
Cosmic Burst	Astel raises its head high, summoning a purple orb in its jaws. After a delay, it fires an extremely fast beam that deals high damage and heavy knockback.	Wait for a slight second before dodging to the side or head-on into the beam. Blocking can also help.
Waves of Darkness	Astel creates three orbs on its arms, before slamming it down and create shockwave that pulses three times, with a higher radius each time	Run away from it or block to reduce damage. The "pulse" is too quick for Medium and Heavy builds to dodge. It is also possible to jump over the crest of the shockwaves.
Large Wave of Darkness	Astel rises up high, summoning orbs on all six of its arms before slamming down, creating a larger wave that increases four times before dissipating.	This attack has a very long windup. Once you see it fly upwards, run away immediately.
Tail Lash	Astel raises its tail high and slams it down before repeating once again. This is usually down at medium to long range.	Dodge left or right. Getting close enough will avoid this attack completely.
Tail Sting	Astel positions its tail above its head, indicated by the tail shaking slightly before striking the ground three times.	Highly telegraphed, you can rush forward and hit its head while it is busy doing this move.
Flying Nebula	Astel flies backwards and swipes its hand in front of it, leaving behind a trail of exploding stars.	Dodge forward.
Sweeping Nebula	Astel's left hand sweeps in front of it, sometimes followed by two of its right hands. This leaves behind a trail of exploding stars. Another variant of this is when Astel uses its right arms to sweep once or twice.	It's best to either stay back or get as close as possible. The arms themselves become a hitbox, making this difficult to avoid.
Nebula Shove	Astel's left hand slowly moves forward, leaving a trail of exploding stars.	This attack has a lingering hitbox. Dodge to the left.
Retreating Nebula	Astel swings its right arm forward while floating backwards to reposition itself.	Dodge forward.
Bite	Astel clicks its mandibles and bites down its target once or twice. Usually used when a target is close in front of it.	This attack comes out very quickly and can deal high damage. Dodge toward its head to avoid it. Additionally, one can perform a Guard Counter after block this attack.
Teleport	Astel raises its hands, forming an orb around itself. After a delay, Astel will teleport either above the player to perform its Diving Grab or far away. The teleport itself will also do damage.	Run away from the teleportation. In case of attack from above - watch your surroundings and prepare to dodge.
Meteorite of Astel	At around 50% health, it will use a Teleport to get away. Afterwards, Astel raises its head as several portals appear above it. Several meteors will then fly out to bombard the area directly in front of it.	Run to the sides or attempt to dodge through it. The meteors can be quite inaccurate, but they hit very hard when they connect.
Reverse Gravity	Astel begins charging up energy and a faint white glow appears around it, and afterwards it will lift its target into the air before slamming them down violently. The first part of the attack is the "grab," but the second part can also damage as well.	Once you see a pink glow around the boss, prepare to run away. If you time it good enough, you can dodge through the first part of the attack and get some free hits. The “grab” portion of this attack only affects “NPCs” like the player, any summoned allies, Mimic Tear, and the Puppets (excluding Nightmaiden and Swordstress)
Diving Grab	After a Teleport, Astel positions itself directly above its target, before flying down and grabbing, shoving them into their massive pincers and snapping them shut, often killing them instantly.	Tilt your camera up to see if Astel teleported above, then dodge into and under it as its head moves forward for the grab.
Crushing Bite	Astel's eye glows and its jaws flash purple before biting. If the attack lands, the target will be lifted off the ground in a gravity bubble before being crushed, dealing massive damage.	This attack has an obvious windup and is very short ranged, dodge forward or run away. Use this opportunity to heal or use spells.

Astel, Naturalborn of the Void Notes & Other Trivia

• The magic seal just beyond the boss can be broken by killing the Baleful Shadow as directed by Ranni. Use the Discarded Palace Key you receive afterwards on the locked chest in the Raya Lucaria Grand Library. The seal will disappear upon your return.
• The description of the Remembrance of the Naturalborn implies a connection between Astel and the Fallingstar Beast, both being creatures that fell from the stars. Astel is a fully grown Malformed Star and is responsible for destroying one of the Eternal Cities, possibly the Nameless City found in the Deeproot Depths.
• An unused animation shows Astel descending from the sky while playing the sound of a roaring fire. It could've been plausible for Astel to crash-land during or after the fight with Radahn, as he had conquered the stars to prevent Astel and its spawn from arriving to the Lands Between. However, this concept never came to, and was likely reworked into Radahn's Meteor Crash attack, making them both into separate fights.
• As of patch 1.03, there is a known bug that may disconnect players who are summoned in co-op fights.
• Known as Astel, Misbegotten of the Void in the 1.00 version of the game.

Remembrance of the Naturalborn

Bastard's Stars

Wing of Astel

Meteorite of Astel

Meteoric Ore Blade

Gravitational Missile