Talk:Providence/@comment-49.50.200.38-20150416115517/@comment-15607600-20150617195509

I haven't totally figured it out yet, other than just whittling him down and staying alive. I'll read thru the page and add my own tips as I see areas where they're needed. Learn his attack pattern so you know when to get hits in (hit, jump away as he swings, hit, jump away, hit, jump away, jump the ground blast, repeat).

I think you can wait out his shield, which procs at 1/3 and 2/3 HP gone (also when clone spawns). Otherwise almost everything will only deal 1 damage and you have to just be able to hit really fast. My typical build includes plenty of sustain, including leeching seed and Harvester's Scythe with plenty of crit/atk speed. The evil ring is also great with the latter so you're never caught out with a skill on cooldown that could save you. Then just stay alive & get in the hits you can. One time, I noted something was dealing >1 damage over his shield, but can't remember what. Either drone rockets, or Acrid's poison. It helped a LOT though. Acrid makes him easy mode with leech items because all of his DoTs count as hits and can crit, so you're constantly topped off on HP. Typically I just face tank most of his attacks and hit him back harder.

Kill the shadow when it appears; it's about as tough as a Gilded Wurm and then you won't have to worry about its crazy black holes attack.