ANNO: Mutationem - How To Defeat Mother Grub
thegamer.comMother Grub is one of the first bosses you will encounter in ANNO: Mutationem. She introduces you to a boss archetype that you will encounter multiple times throughout the game.While she isn't the hardest boss you will encounter, Mother Grub does hit hard and can swarm you with enemies.
Related: ANNO: Mutationem - Combat TipsThis guide will cover both encounters with this horrifying bulbous worm. Whether she is flying in the air, firing poisonous clouds in your direction, or trying to run you over in her ball form, you will know how to deal with every aspect of this monstrosity.
Mother Grub has an assortment of attacks. While many of them are quite hard-hitting, they do tend to be pretty notably telegraphed.
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When fighting Mother Grub, your primary focus should be on clearing grubs away from the generator. However, you can often do this while hitting Mother Grub. The greatsword is the ideal tool for this job, as you will be able to kill groups of grubs at a time with its wide swings.
Mother Grub has a number of tricks up her sleeve. Thankfully, her attacks are all highly predictable and easy to avoid. During the first phase of the battle, she primarily relies on the attack where she nudges her head into you. She will also reel back and prepare to slam down on top of you (here, she will take the shape of a giant hand). Both of these attacks are slow and allow you to roll past her and do damage while she is trapped in her attack animation.
When Mother Grub opens her mouth, you can throw a grenade for some easy unmitigated damage. This is likely to be the most mileage you ever get out of a grenade.
Once you have gotten Mother Grub down below the half-health mark, she starts to add
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