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WIELD DIVINITY.
SEVER THE DREADNODUS.

The definitive fan-curated guide and build compendium for Nodusfall. Grounded strictly in Gamescom 30-minute closed hands-on logs and official developer Q&As.

shield_personInspect 4 Playtest Hero Kits hubDivine Skill Builder

4 HEROES

Closed Demo Classes

3 BOSSES

Hands-on Encounters

PVE CO-OP

Low-Friction Co-op

Nodusfall Gamescom 4K Combat Demo — Qiongqi Boss Confrontation

GAMESCOM CLOSED DEMO

4K 60FPS · UE5

IN-GAME BOSS ENCOUNTER

Qiongqi: Cliffside Rain Duel

VERIFIED

⚔️ COMBAT LOOP MECHANICS30-MIN LOOP

1. Mission Dispatch & MountOPEN FIELD

Hub quests transition to horseback travel across open biomes to boss arenas.

2. Part Severance & 3-Stage StaggerCOMBAT POSTURE

QTE parries stack stagger posture. Severing horns yields crafting mats.

3. Divine Skills & Phantom ExecutionsTEAM BURST

Equip flex divine skills. Team combos summon phantom titan giant executions.

groups4 Playable Hero Classes in Hands-on Demo

⚠️ Official names and full splashes are not yet finalized. Profiles based on verified press playtest builds.

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Staff Sorceress★

Frost & Healing Warden

Divine Scepter / One-Handed Sword

The core lifeline of the co-op party. Features dual-purpose staff energy shared between high-damage frost spikes and team burst heals. Her Q-skill grants complete invulnerability frames upon casting.

Co-op Role: Lifeline Medic & Emergency Aggro Peeler

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Greatsword Vanguard★★

Heavy Greatsword & Parry Fortress

Colossal Greatsword & Heavy Plate

The frontline anchor of the raid. Uses precise QTE-style Parries to turn boss assaults into massive stagger windows. Can trigger full Titan Transformation under heavy combat pressure.

Co-op Role: Aggro Magnet & Boss Stagger Enabler

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Prosthetic Archer★★

Mechanical Longbow & Wolf Companion

Mechanical Compound Bow & Spirit Wolf

High-speed ranged tactical archer equipped with a mechanical prosthetic arm. Deploys explosive tagging arrows and commands a savage Spirit Wolf that forces dynamic in-and-out skirmishing.

Co-op Role: Weakpoint Sniper & Airborne Safe DPS

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Flame Duelist★★★

Flame Blade & Relentless Press

Twin Flame Blades / Great Saber

High-octane melee combatant thriving on aggression. Basic attacks build blazing energy that fuels heavy burning cleaves, creating an uninterrupted rhythm of relentless boss suppression.

Co-op Role: Primary Raid DPS & Burn Combo Finisher

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Real Encounter Guides // 3 Showcase Bosses

Boss Attack Patterns, Weak Points & Phasing

Verified Mechanics: Horn Break, Dual Targets, Blood Orbs

Cleaver Fellstone in ancient forge with molten chains

DEMO LIVE

BOSS-01Tutorial / Initiation Tier

Cleaver Fellstone

Ancient Forest Sentinels corrupted by Mal

The introductory trial boss. Features heavy wide-arc cleaves, ground slams that launch careless players, and summons smaller arboreal adds.

LIVE STAGGER GAUGE

Current Posture: 33% (Maintain DPS pressure)

Part Break: Arms and root bark can be stripped with heavy weapon attacks.

Key Strategy: Vanguard holds aggro; Sorceress clears adds with Frost Spike line.

Recommended Comp: Any 4-Weaver configuration with at least one Tank to parry slams.

Qiongqi winged lion beast aerial attack with golden horns

DEMO LIVE

BOSS-02High-Threat Raid Barrier

Qiongqi

Classic of Mountain and Seas (Shan Hai Jing) — Ancient Chinese mythological beast corrupted into a Dreadnodus anomaly.

The true star of the Gamescom showcase. Highly mobile aerial predator with airborne dives, claw sweeps, and a brutal phase-2 blood-curse mechanic.

LIVE STAGGER GAUGE

Current Posture: 33% (Maintain DPS pressure)

Part Break: Head Horn Severance: Concentrated strikes to the cranial horn break it off, changing model aesthetics and yielding rare crafting materials.

Key Strategy: Ranged archer and magic users hold air aggro; melee prepare parry for the descent.

Recommended Comp: 1 Healer (Sorceress), 1 Tank (Vanguard for horn parry), 2 Ranged/Melee DPS.

Maldrake corrupted dragon resting in shallow water marsh

DEMO LIVE

BOSS-03Pinnacle Raid Tier

Maldrake (Blight Dragon & Knight)

Western Draconic Legend fused with Corrupted Chivalric Orders.

The ultimate boss of the demo. The fight shifts drastically from a mounted dragon carpet-bombing encounter to dual-target simultaneous combat, ending with an empowered knight.

LIVE STAGGER GAUGE

Current Posture: 33% (Maintain DPS pressure)

Part Break: Dragon tail severing & Knight shield shatter.

Key Strategy: Spread out to prevent multi-hit fireball splashes; greatsword aims for the dragon head during landing.

Recommended Comp: Full 4-Player Meta: 1 Divine Sorceress (continuous heal), 1 Vanguard (tanking dragon), 1 Duelist + 1 Archer.

Visual Authenticity // In-Game Media Archive

Official Gameplay Captures & World Lore

Captured directly from official gameplay showcases

4-Player Squad

United by Oath, Breaking the Knot

Full 4-player playtest vanguard squad in combat stance

Part Severance

Divine Force Against Ancient Might

Aerial heavy hammer strike severing Qiongqi golden horns

Boss Duel

Facing Dread, Re-weaving Miracles

Rainstorm solo confrontation against the winged quadruped calamity

Forge Golem

Forge Weapons from Fallen Foes

Ancient molten forge golem chained by divine bronze cauldrons

Ecology Encounter

Shallow Waters, Blight Dragon Hunt

Shallow water marsh traversal encountering Maldrake blight dragon

Divine Raid

Deep Sanctuary, Thunder Sovereign

Subterranean lake beneath the primeval dome against the winged arbiter

WIELD DIVINITY.SEVER THE DREADNODUS.

groups4 Playable Hero Classes in Hands-on Demo

Frost & Healing Warden

Heavy Greatsword & Parry Fortress

Mechanical Longbow & Wolf Companion

Flame Blade & Relentless Press

Boss Attack Patterns, Weak Points & Phasing

Cleaver Fellstone

Qiongqi

Maldrake (Blight Dragon & Knight)

Official Gameplay Captures & World Lore

United by Oath, Breaking the Knot

Divine Force Against Ancient Might

Facing Dread, Re-weaving Miracles

Forge Weapons from Fallen Foes

Shallow Waters, Blight Dragon Hunt

Deep Sanctuary, Thunder Sovereign

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WIELD DIVINITY.
SEVER THE DREADNODUS.