Route 2-1 Placement & Boss Guide

Raikou is one of the first challenging bosses you’ll face in Route 2-1. Known for its high speed and unpredictable movement, it can take two different paths, making it tricky to control with status effects. In this guide, we’ll show you the best role-based placements and strategies to handle Raikou efficiently, using DPS and Slow units to keep it under control and defeat it consistently.

Placement Per Role

Color Legend:

• 🟥 AoE DPS → Built for wave clear. Hits multiple enemies at once and keeps pressure off your defenses.
• 🟨 Slow / Stun → Controls enemy movement. Slows or stuns targets to stabilize tough waves and bosses.
• 🟧 Close / Range DPS → Versatile damage dealers that work well either up close or from a distance.
• 🟪 Anti Invisible → Essential for revealing and damaging invisible enemies on specific routes.
• 🟩 Aura → Provides passive buffs to nearby allies, improving overall team performance.

How to Defeat Raikou

Why Raikou is annoying:

• Can take two different paths
• Moves very fast

Best approach:

• Poison/Burn are unreliable
• DPS + Slow are the most effective tools

This video shows the minimal setup required to defeat it.