How To Defeat Shielded Esselings In Infinity Nikki

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While exploring the Miraland world in , you will likely come across not just Esselings but Shielded Esselings. While running across the game's vast open world and collecting the abundance of craftable materials, Bling, and Whimstars that are needed to create each of the outfits in the game, Esselings are sure to appear in the wilderness at some of the most random times, which will result in Nikki needing to embrace her combat skills. While Esselings can be defeated with a straight-forward Purification attack, Shielded Esselings might require a little more effort.

Shielded Esselings have the appearance of regular Esselings, but rather than appearing bare-bellied like the others, you will see them covering their torsos with a round, Viking-style wooden shield. The shield provides a layer of protection that is impossible to beat with a Purification hit alone. These Esselings will often be the last of the Esseling types you will try to defeat in any Esselling group you may run into during your adventures exploring Miraland. While they might seem slightly confusing to beat at first, there are a number of actions you can take to make combat against Shielded Esselings easy.

Shielded Esselings can appear within any Esseling ensemble encounter in, although you may only first come across one upon exploring Chapter 3 of the game when you arrive in Stoneville for the first time, where you will also come across the quest. The Shielded Esselings will pop up all over Miraland in many areas. So, whenever you come across a group of Esselings, be prepared to fight not just the regular ones but at least one or a few of the Shielded Esselings, too.

Daily Wishes are an important feature in Infinity Nikki, and it's important to make sure that they're being completed as often as possible.

Additionally, one useful element of the soundtrack in is that a signature piece of music plays as soon as Nikki is beside or encounters some Esselings, quickly becoming a recognizable motif for players.