Unlocked after completing Chapter 7 of the main story, Howlex is a Demonic Beast with a violent nature. It can be summoned by filling up the Death Match meter in Boss Battles. It is the main source of Howlex’s Ear, a material used to Limit Break heroes to Level 75 and above.
To beat this demon, it is strongly advised to bring one strong attacker and two supports that can help sustain and boost your attacks. Like the Gray Demon, Howlex is also immune to CC, which makes freeze/petrify/stun moves useless.
Notable damage dealers are Red Demon Meliodas, Red Escanor, and Red Nunchuck Ban, while viable alternatives are Green Escanor, Green Jericho, Red Vivian, and Red Hawk & Elizabeth. Red Gowther is always the primary choice to fill up your first support slot since his Invasion Arrow skill provides so much offensive and defensive utility. Lastly, utilizing Red Arthur, Green Gilthunder, or Green Helbram is the standard choice to complete your Howlex team. If surviving the attacks is a huge concern which is a common issue for beginners, you can use Green Merlin or Green Princess Elizabeth instead.
Howlex: Basic Info
- Attribute:
HP
- Weak to
Demons and strong against
Goddesses
- Meliodas’s “Bad Blood” with the Demonic Beast Howlex decreases the boss’ damage by 30%.
- Immune to Incapacitation, Disable, and Stat Decrease.
- Decreases damage taken from counters by 30%.
- Recommended skill effects: Ignite, Weak Point, and Infect. Howlex receives an additional 50% damage from Weak Point attacks.
- Notable debuffs from Howlex are:
- Spike - 2x Crit Damage Increase
- Ignite - Damage taken by targets +10% (can be stacked)
- Disable Recovery Skills (has it in all 3 phases)
- Lifesteal - Heals a portion of the damage dealt
- Weak Point - 3x damage against debuffed enemies
- Howlex gradually increases its stats when attacked by heroes
- Normal
- Phase 1: Increases Attack-related stats
- Phase 2: Increases both Attack and Defense-related stats
- Hard
- Phase 1: Increases Defense-related stats
- Phase 2: Increases both Attack and Defense-related stats
- Extreme
- Phase 1: Increases Attack-related stats
- Phase 2: Increases Defense-related stats
- Phase 3: Increases both Attack and Defense-related stats
- Normal
- For all phase 1 including phase 2 of the Extreme difficulty, Howlex casts a self-buff every 3 turns which decreases the damage taken by 50%.
- In the final phase of all difficulties, Howlex gains a Brand ability which removes debuffs from self and cancels buffs on one enemy. The demon prioritizes attacking Branded enemies.
Notable info for each Difficulty and Phase
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Stats
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Level | 120 | 160 | 200 |
Recommended CC | 120,000 | 160,000 | 200,000 |
Stamina Required | 16 | 20 | 24 |
Attack | 9,184
9,933 |
10,140
14,872 |
14,904
15,048 19,541 |
Defense | 4,147
6,032 |
7,006
8,449 |
9,255
12,315 12,340 |
HP | 131,000
276,760 |
279,950
400,520 |
253,200
377,400 621,120 |
Strategy and Team Composition
There are essentially 2 methods on how to defeat the boss. The first one involves synchronized buffs with your co-op partner to burst the demon with Ignite/Amplified attacks, a similar strategy to that of the Gray Demon guide. But instead of Green King as your damage dealer, you’ll have to use either Red Demon Meliodas, Red Escanor, or Red Nunchuck Ban. Taking the offensive stance is an effective strategy because the demon gets stronger the more turns you take -- Howlex increases its Defense and Attack-related stats when attacked by heroes. For this reason, try to avoid stalling and taking too many turns.
The other method, which is commonly used by starters, is utilizing a defensive support hero instead of buffers. Since running a burst team requires high-level stats, you can instead use an extra layer of protection from your support. Green Merlin and Green Princess Elizabeth are two of the best heroes for this role. Green Merlin does decent damage and provides barrier protection to her allies, while Green Princess Elizabeth provides cleanse, heal, and Ultimate Move Gauge increase. This method still requires your team to burst the boss on the final phase so make sure to have your ultimate attacks ready.
The most effective strategy is to build around Red Demon Meliodas since he is the strongest attacker against the Demonic Beast Howlex. On a side note, it is best to use the Infect skill on phases where Howlex has the Lifesteal ability. The demon regenerates a huge amount of HP from his AoE skill.
- Normal - No lifesteal
- Hard - Has lifesteal on Phase 1
- Extreme - Has lifesteal on Phase 2
Burst Team 1
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Burst Team 2
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Damage | Damage / Buff | Skill-up | Sub (Unique) |
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Damage | Barrier / Ult Charge | Skill-up | Sub (Unique) |
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Safe Team / Ult-Rush
*Highly recommended for starters
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Damage | Heal / Ult Charge | Skill-up | Sub (Unique) |
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Damage | Barrier / Ult Charge | Skill-up | Sub (Unique) |
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Rewards
Various rewards are given after clearing the Death Match which is necessary for Hero Limit Break, Hero Awakening, and Equipment Awakening.
Reward Rules
- Increased chance to acquire better rewards for winning while alive.
- Increases Village Friendship upon clearing a Death Match.
- Gives buff to apply discounts to all items purchased with gold in the village shop.
Death Match Victory Reward
Normal | Hard | Extreme | |
Guaranteed Reward | Demonic Beast Howlex’s Ear x2 | Demonic Beast Howlex’s Ear x2 | Demonic Beast Howlex’s Ear x2 |
Party Leader Reward | 3* Water of Life | 3/4* Water of Life | 4/5* Water of Life |
3* Demon’s Blood | 3/4* Demon’s Blood | 4/5* Demon’s Blood | |
Gold Box Chance | 20% | 12% | 8% |
Silver Box Chance | 30% | 28% | 22% |
Bronze Box Chance | 50% | 60% | 70% |
Gold Box | 3* Awakening Stone x1 | 4* Awakening Stone x1 | 5* Awakening Stone x1 |
2* Awakening Stone x1/2/3 | 3* Awakening Stone x1/2/3 | 4* Awakening Stone x1/2/3 | |
Silver Box | R Treasure Chest x1/2 | SR Treasure Chest x1/2 | SSR Treasure Chest x1/2 |
Bronze Box | Demonic Beast Howlex’s Ear x1/2 | Demonic Beast Howlex’s Ear x1/2 | Demonic Beast Howlex’s Ear x1/2 |