Bakir the Mad Khan Boss Guide - The Blood of Dawnwalker

Quick Answer: How to Beat Bakir the Mad Khan

To defeat Bakir the Mad Khan, clear his two mounted Kheshig bowmen immediately using throwing knives or estoc thrusts, then apply Frost Grease to slow his high-speed dual scimitar flurries by 25%. Anticipate his smoke bomb disengage by listening for his blade scrape, match his rapid alternating Left and Right Stance strikes with timed parries, and exploit his low 140 Poise threshold.

Court of Brencis: Steppe Vassal Anger System (0-100%)

Bakir refuses to face challengers in the Sunken Ruins until you force his hand by raising his Vassal Anger Level to 100% across the Eastern Steppes:

Steppes Provocation Activities

Regional Disruption Activity	Location in Eastern Steppes	Anger Gained	Strategic Benefit
Intercept Raider Caravan	Great Grass Sea Crossing	+25% Anger	Captures 500 Dinarius + healing rations
Burn Nomadic War Camp	Kheshig Yurt Depots	+25% Anger	Destroys mounted cavalry reserves
Slay Beastmaster Subutai	Mud Flats Encampment	+25% Anger	Removes hunting hounds from boss arena
Destroy Steppe Blood Altar	Ancient Kurgan Barrows	+25% Anger	Halves Bakir’s Phase 2 frenzy duration

Weakness & Damage Multiplier Table

Bakir has 140 Poise and recovers quickly (1.4s stagger window). Equip piercing or cold armaments from our Weapon Tier List:

Damage Type	Damage Multiplier	Tactical Impact & Recommendations
Piercing Thrusts	+50% (1.5x)	Thrusting blades (Estocs, Spears) slip between nomadic lamellar plates
Holy Silver	+45% (1.45x)	Scorches corrupted steppe blood; causes severe stagger
Frost / Chill Grease	+40% (1.4x)	Slows his dash recovery and sprint speed by 25%
Blunt / Strike	1.0x (Standard)	Standard physical impact
Steel Slashing	-25% (0.75x)	Hardened horn-and-steel lamellar armor deflects glancing cuts
Consecrated Fire	-20% (0.8x)	Steppe leather treated with fireproof oils
Shadow / Umbral	-50% (0.5x)	Accustomed to nighttime warfare on the steppes
Bleed	-60% (0.4x)	High physical conditioning grants heavy hemorrhage resistance

Combat Phases & Stance Parry Counters

Consult our Directional Combat Guide to master rapid multi-directional parrying:

Phase 1: Khan & Kheshig Cohort (100% - 60% HP, 7,400 - 4,440 HP)

• Kheshig Mounted Bowmen: Bakir starts flanked by two mounted archers (1,600 HP each). Stay near arena pillars to block arrows, eliminating both bowmen before engaging the Khan.
• Dual Scimitar Cyclone: Bakir rushes forward with 4 continuous alternating slashes. Match Left Stance (Zornhau L) then Right Stance (Zornhau R) in rapid succession to trigger an instant 1.4s poise stagger.
• Smoke Bomb Disengage: Throws an ash canister and vanishes into smoke. Listen for the metallic blade scrape audio cue and immediately input a Mid/Thrust parry to punish his blindside strike.

Phase 2: Mad Blood Trance (60% - 0% HP, 4,440 - 0 HP)

At 60% HP, Bakir consumes the blood of his fallen guards, entering an ecstatic Blood Trance:

• Crimson Crescent Flurry: Flings slicing shockwaves of pressurized blood from twin scimitars. Roll diagonally forward toward him to bypass the wave geometry.
• Aerial Impale & Drag: Leaps 10 meters into the air before driving both scimitars down into the mud. This is an unblockable “Red Peril” attack—dodge sideways and land a heavy strike on his recovery frames.

Guaranteed Drop Table

Item Name	Item Category	Drop Rate	Special Attributes & Stats
Khan’s Curved Bloodfang	Dual Curved Blades	100%	Base Atk 160, Bleed 70; scaling DEX S, BLD A; Skill “Whirlwind Rend”
Steppe Nomad Lamellar Vest	Medium Armor	100%	+20% Slash defense, +15% sprint speed; see Legendary Armor Sets
War Khan’s Saddle & Reins	Mount Equipment	100%	Increases overland horse travel speed by 20%
Dinarius Cache	Currency Cache	100%	Awards 2,000 Dinarius

Anachora Demon Plane: Shadowstorm Vrakhir Ability

Defeating Bakir and choosing “Drain Blood” transports Coen into the demonic plane of Anachora:

• Ability Name: Shadowstorm
• Effect: Coen blinks forward in a cyclone of razor-sharp shadow bats, slashing all enemies in a 10-meter line for 320 physical and bleed damage. Coen is completely invulnerable during the 0.6-second dash.
• Corruption Impact: Adds +15 Corruption to Coen’s humanity gauge. Slaying Bakir also strips one full defensive layer from Vampire Lord Brencis.