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Here are a few ways to deal with Paavo.
One of the simplest tricks allows you to avoid the laser turret he summons.
Once he brings it up, you can move onto the bridge where you entered the arena in Stealth
form.
If you get far enough down on the bridge, the lowest laser won't even hit you anymore,
saving you a lot of hassle.
Since the lasers become extremely difficult to dodge, this removes all challenge from
this phase.
Alternatively, you can just avoid looking at the laser turret altogether.
If you look away from the laser turret before it finishes rising out of the ground, it will
never fire its lasers.
The sound effect will play, but the lasers won't appear until you turn around.
Paavo has set thresholds on his health before he recoils and uses his explosive attack.
If you're far enough away, he'll use Throat Slash after the explosive attack, which leaves
him vulnerable to the Gun form's grenade.
The grenade stuns him and lets you hit him freely.
In general, it's preferable to move toward Paavo, who will typically do a two-hit combo
that you can double jump over.
When coming down from the double jump, slash downward to stun him long enough to get a
combo in, preferably Fatal Flurry.
Remember also that when Paavo jumps down from his platform, he can be quickly caught in
one of your combos, if you're fast enough.
Paavo may use Time Thrust instead of Throat Slash at this distance, which will make him
invincible to the grenade.
The easiest way to avoid it is to move toward him and jump over. He'll be vulnerable afterward.
For the Burrowers, be sure to switch from the Gun form and jump out of the way if they
dig toward you.
The majority of Paavo's moves can be avoided by being close to him and double jumping.
You can do a lot more damage to Paavo using the Hammer Smash, which is a single hit that
bypasses his damage thresholds.
If you get positioned quickly, you can perform a Hammer Smash just as he comes down.
A good strategy is to double jump and attack, followed by a Stun Thrust, a Juggle Slash,
and the Hammer Smash.
During the first phase, this will knock Paavo down to nearly half his health, speeding up
his future forms.
As one final note, you can use the Alt Pounce to escape the arena and jump to the other
side of the broken bridge.