Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Guide Optional Missions
Demon Hunter
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Sniper Rifle (Blue) |
Lynchwood
Waste no time in hitting her with Corrosive weaponry, preferably from a high-powered sniper rifle or rocket launcher.
Dukino’s Mom has come to Lynchwood, and while it was fine for you to nurse little Dukino to health, feed it, and give it a home, you certainly can’t allow a monstrous skag to go on killing the people of Lynchwood, even if they are mostly bandits. Before you go rushing off to The Old Mine to fight Dukino’s Mom, you need to prepare yourself. Dukino’s Mom is heavily armored and can be extremely difficult to defeat if you aren’t packing Corrosive weaponry. It also helps to equip any Relics or class mods you may have to boost the damage you inflict with Corrosive weaponry or otherwise increase your durability and/or speed.
Load up on ammo, and ride the elevator down into The Old Mine. Dukino’s Mom emerges from a tunnel on the far side of the cave. Do not hesitate to start firing on her as you move into position by one of the large rocks near the entrance. Dukino’s Mom often occupies herself with the various Marauders, Psychos, and Bruisers that make their way into the cave—this is to your benefit. Keep your distance, and pepper her with Corrosive attacks from afar. The battle grows much tougher when she turns her attention toward you.
Strafe out from behind the cover of a large rock on the edge of the cave, and continue firing at Dukino’s Mom for as long as she’s distracted.
Dukino’s Mom has three primary attacks: a leaping ground-pound that creates a massive shockwave, a powerful electric beam of energy she sweeps across the cave, and a series of shock bombs that arc through the air toward your position. Of them all, the ground pound is arguably the most deadly, so do your best to stay as far from her as possible. Though it’s possible to vault over the outer edge of the shockwave, you can’t avoid this concussive blast if you’re anywhere near her when she leaps. On the other hand, you can run and jump away from the two electric attacks, provided you strafe perpendicular to the attacks. It’s best to use the rocks around the perimeter of the cave for protection from her electric beam attack, as it’s very difficult to outrun or leap over.
Farm the low-level Marauders and other bandits that enter the cave for health and ammo.
Dukino’s Mom destroys the perimeter rocks one by one as the battle rages on, thus giving you all the more incentive to hit her hard and fast. Continue to focus on staying as far from her as possible while targeting her with Corrosive and Explosive weaponry. It’s possible to hit for critical damage if you manage to sneak a shot in between her armor while her mouth is open, but it’s often best to just fire en masse at her body to avoid an errant shot. Use the Marauders and other bandits to replenish your health, preferably with a Transfusion grenade, and don’t give up. So long as you have plenty of Corrosive firepower and steer clear of her leaping attacks, Dukino’s Mom certainly falls in a matter of time.
