How To Beat The Operaition: Reliquary Heldrake Boss In…

Players will face a host of alien and heretical enemies during their missions in Space Marine 2, and this includes giant monstrosities like the Heldrake, a Chaos Daemon Engine threatening Demerium. It's an intimidating enemy, but thankfully, fighting it isn't as daunting a task as some might expect.

The Ultramarines will face the Heldrake during Operation: Reliquary, one of the co-op campaign missions in Space Marine 2, and it's going to take more than raw firepower to take it down. Here's a short guide covering the mechanics of this boss fight as well as some tips to make fighting the Heldrake a little easier.

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How To Beat The Operation Reliquary Boss In Space Marine 2

Glowing symbols during the Reliquary boss fight in Space Marine 2 — Space Marine 2 Reliquary boss symbols

The Heldrake is immune to all forms of damage. To make it vulnerable, players will need to check the stained-glass windows for glowing symbols and activate matching terminals scattered in the arena. Doing so will cause beams of light to strike the Heldrake, opening it up to incoming fire.

This boss is fairly easy to beat. The main issue in this fight is the hordes of enemies that spawn in-between damage phases. Also, if a player activates the wrong terminal, progress will be reset for that round of terminal activations, extending the battle and potentially causing everyone to lose the mission if the squad gets overwhelmed.

Best Weapons To Use

The Heldrake itself will constantly spew fire over the arena, and if players get pushed out of cover by smaller enemies, they'll take significant damage from the flames. Bringing Space Marine 2's best swarm-clearing weapons is advised.

As far as primary weapons go, a Tactical or Heavy marine should consider swapping to a Plasma weapon before starting this boss fight. Players can deal massive damage to the boss within a single damage phase using charged shots from the standard and heavy versions of the Plasma Incinerator, especially if the Tactical marine's Auspex Scan is affecting the Heldrake.

For closer-ranged classes like the Bulwark and Assault, the Plasma Pistol and Heavy Bolt Pistol will do just fine. They won't match the damage output of the other classes, but dealing any amount of damage is good. If a swarm is loose during the damage phase, consider clearing it out for the team instead.

Boss Fight Tips

The Heldrake boss with low health in Space Marine 2 — Space Marine 2 Heldrake low health

For Space Marine 2's Tactical class players, consider using the Emperor's Vengeance perk with the Plasma Incinerator to get free ammo refills after executing Majoris enemies.
Have the squad spread out during the fight. This makes sure someone is always near at least one of the correct terminals.
If possible, keep a Melta Bomb or Shock Grenades handy for clearing out incoming swarms.
On harder difficulties, it's best to clear any enemies first before starting the damage phase.

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