Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot DLC 1 is finally here after a long wait, and it provides fans with the greatest challenge they've faced thus far. Beerus serves as this DLC's boss, and his level 250 form is incredibly tough to tackle if the player goes in unprepared, so here are a few tips to beat the God of Destruction.

There are several factors that make this fight particularly difficult, namely the restriction that the player cannot use items, Beerus' insane damage output and high HP, and his impressive moves that are difficult to dodge. Still Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot sets players up with everything they need to beat him.

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For starters, it isn't worth even trying to face down this ferocious feline before hitting the maximum level of 250 and unlocking the Super Saiyan God form. Both of these can be accomplished by completing Whis' various training regimens (Super Level Up training for experience and Limit Break Training for Super Saiyan God form).

Preparing for the Beerus Boss Fight in DBZ: Kakarot

DBZ: Kakarot SSG Goku and Vegeta

After reaching level 250 with whoever the player prefers, there are some preparations that should be made before attempting to fight Beerus. To make this easier, it will be best if the player has unlocked all super techniques from training as well as the training room's additional Know-How abilities. Since this fight will be fought alone and without the use of items, it is safe to remove any know how abilities that focus on teamwork or item effectiveness such as Super Recovery, Perfect Harmony, Killer Co-op, and Morale Boost.

Other Know-how that should be removed include anything that doesn't affect the battle itself, such as the Z Orb Magnet abilities, and other abilities that simply will be ineffective against Beerus, like Supreme Power, Destructive Blow, Heavy Blow, Battle Instincts, Merciless, and Unbridled Power (without healing, this is far too dangerous). That leaves the player with the remaining Know-how moves: Brick Wall, Full Tilt, Self Medication, Indomitable Spirit, King of Ki, Multi-hit Master, and Auto Super Saiyan God. There will be one additional space which the player can fill with whatever they choose.

How to Beat Beerus in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

dbz kakarot goku vs beerus

Now comes the actual fight. Beerus has a number of unique moves, but all of them can be avoided with the right tactics. First and foremost the player should figure out how to avoid or otherwise cancel out each of Beerus' attacks. One of the most common moves that Beerus uses is Spheres of Destruction, in which he summons numerous orbs of destructive ki and fires them at the player. This move cannot be avoided, but it can be nullified by firing a ki beam at Beerus. Any balls that hit the beam will dissipate, leaving the player safe.

Next comes Beerus' technique, God of Destruction's Anger. This is a charged Ki Beam attack like any other and is easy to avoid simply by dodging to the left or right. That said, if the player is feeling extra courageous, they could choose to initiate a beam struggle for extra damage. God of Destruction's Rampage is a dash type attack, but usually Beerus will do this in sets of three. Yet again, dodging in one direction usually avoids this move, though some timing will be required. Beerus is open to attack after finishing this chain of three dashes.

God of Destruction's Wrath is a super which causes Beerus to spread his arms wide and shoot out countless projectiles seemingly at random. Should the player be far enough away, this can be avoided by dodging repeatedly to one side, that said, using a charged beam attack will also destroy the projectiles making this a good opportunity to get some damage in on Beerus and avoid damage to oneself. Finally, his shockwave ability causes him to teleport behind the player. Though this can be dodged with proper timing, using a burst (blocking and pressing square on PS4 or X on Xbox One) will nullify the damage caused by this attack.

Beerus' ultimate attack, which Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot calls Beerus Ball, sees him conjure up a massive ball of ki akin to what he planned to use to destroy the Earth in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. Though this move can be blocked, it will quickly break the user's block and deal massive damage. The best bet here is to get as far away from Beerus as soon as he begins using the attack, and then dodge left or right. Alternatively, if the player has enough ki, blocking the attack and performing a vanish attack (X on PS4, A on Xbox One while guarding) will cause the player to teleport behind Beerus avoiding the attack entirely.

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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Beerus Phase 2

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Beerus Attack Super Saiyan God Goku

After receiving enough damage, usually after depleting one of Beerus' five health bars, the God will charge up. At this point, he will chain many of his numerous attacks together in a rather unpredictable manner. The true challenge of this fight is simply surviving Beerus' onslaught during this portion. Players should not attempt to get any hits in at this point and instead should simply focus on weathering the storm, as after this barrage of attacks, Beerus will become vulnerable to attacks.

If the player can manage to survive this, the rest of Beerus' attacks individually are relatively easy to dodge. Other things that help immensely are the use of certain Know-how abilities like Self Medication. This causes the player to heal while in Surge mode, which given that the player can't use items is extremely useful. Finally, be sure to have unlocked all the new available nodes in the skill tree for maximum damage and effectiveness. At this point simply wear down his HP, just try to keep enough Ki for evasive maneuvers and focus on physical strikes and the new godly beam attack that each character unlocked.

Beerus is certainly tough, but he is by no means invincible. It is said that even the developers struggled to beat Beerus, so there is absolutely no shame in trying a couple times. With enough persistence and practice, he will go down eventually.

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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