How to Beat Furnace Warden in AI LIMIT – Eirene’s Furnace of War

What is the Strategy on How to Beat Furnace Warden?

To beat the Furnace Warden, you must aggressively punish his 1.5-second halberd recovery frames during Phase 1. In Phase 2, abandon melee trading entirely; rely on forward perfect dodges to bypass his 8-hit molten frenzy, and exploit his -40% weakness to Cryo damage.

Stop trying to out-trade his damage. The Furnace Warden possesses infinite poise during his attack animations in AI LIMIT – Eirene’s Furnace of War. If you trade hits, you will die. To safely exploit his recovery frames, you must execute precise stunlock sequences. Here is the step-by-step frame breakdown of his entire moveset.

Phase 1: The Molten Halberd (100% – 50% HP)

The first phase is a rhythm game. The Warden’s attacks are slow, heavily telegraphed, and meticulously designed to bait out early panic dodges.

• The Overhead Slam: He will raise his halberd with both hands, delay for exactly 0.8 seconds, and smash the ground.
  • The Counter: Do not dodge backwards; the UE5 shockwave hitbox extends forward and will clip your toes. You must Perfect Dodge into his body the exact millisecond the weapon begins its downward arc. This places you directly behind him for two free Light Attacks.
• The Sweeping Cleave: A massive 270-degree horizontal sweep that covers half the arena.
  • The Counter: This is the only move in Phase 1 you should actively try to Parry. The parry window (active i-frames) opens exactly when his right shoulder dips backward. A successful parry will instantly drain 30% of his Stagger Bar.
• The Magma Kick: If you stay glued to his legs for more than 4 seconds, he will perform an unblockable push-kick to create distance.
  • The Counter: Watch his left knee. As soon as it lifts, dash backward. If you get hit by this, you lose half your stamina gauge, leaving you completely defenseless for his follow-up swing.

Phase 2: The Core Meltdown (50% – 0% HP)

At exactly 50% HP, the Warden strikes his chest, shattering his armor and igniting the entire arena. His attack speed increases by a massive 40%, and every halberd swing now leaves a lingering, high-damage trail of fire on the ground.

• The AoE Lava Eruption: He plunges his weapon into the floor, causing three concentric rings of fire to erupt outward.
  • The Counter: Stop locking on. Look directly at the floor. The safe zones are between the glowing cracks. You have exactly 1.2 seconds to position yourself before the eruption. Use a fast-casting ranged spell to chip his health while he is locked in this animation.
• The 8-Hit Frenzy Combo: The most notoriously broken move in AI LIMIT – Eirene’s Furnace of War. He charges across the arena, swinging wildly 8 times, ending with a leaping slam.
  • The Counter: Do not attempt to parry this. His hyper-armor is absolute. You must sprint away horizontally to outspace the first 4 hits, then execute consecutive Perfect Dodges backward for the final 4 hits. If you get clipped by a single swing, the stagger will trap you in the rest of the combo, resulting in an instant death screen.
• The Dash Grab: His eyes will flash red, and he will lunge forward with an open hand.
  • The Counter: This is a one-shot execution mechanic. The tracking on this grab is completely broken. You must delay your dodge until he is literally one foot away from your character model. Dodging too early ensures he magnetically snaps to you and crushes your character.

The Brutal Reality of the Run-Back Grind

Let’s talk about the absolute disrespect this boss fight shows to your real-life time. Beating the Furnace Warden requires intense rote memorization of his attack frames. Dying is part of the learning process. But the developers of AI LIMIT – Eirene’s Furnace of War decided to make the penalty for dying absolutely miserable.

When you inevitably miss a dodge in Phase 2 and get one-shot, you do not respawn conveniently at the boss door. You respawn at the “Lower Foundry” terminal, two full elevator rides and a toxic swamp away. You have to spend 4 excruciating minutes sprinting past elite snipers, dodging environmental fire traps, and waiting for slow UI door animations just to get back to the fog gate.

By the time you finally re-enter the arena, your adrenaline is gone, your focus is broken, and you are just incredibly angry. You are not fighting the boss anymore; you are fighting the game’s terrible checkpoint design. When you have to spend 45 minutes of a one-hour gaming session just doing the “run-back” to practice a boss for 2 minutes, the game stops being challenging and becomes an anti-human chore.

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