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At last, your showdown with the Master of Puppets inLies of Pis close at hand. The hope of quelling the puppet frenzy lies squarely on your shoulders as tension mounts in anticipation for one of the journey’s most difficult boss fights.
But there is just one last obstacle standing in your way: the Estella Opera House itself - the last line of defense for the King. Filled with some of the strongest enemies you’ve seen up to this point, the King has certainly chosen some of his best warriors to guard his doorstep. And we’re to help you clean up his honor guard.
How To Find Adelina Corday And The Disruption Cartridge
Before entering the Estella Opera House, we highly recommend taking the time toreturn to Hotel Krat and upgrade as much gear as possible- your stats, your weapons, and your Legion Arm. Even the field enemies in this building are more difficult than those outside.
Additionally,pick up the items in the courtyardoutside:
Enterthe opera house. There areseveral new enemiesin here, and the first will beguarding the grand staircaseat the entrance.
This new enemy,a marionette, is a small-statured puppet held on strings. Despite its size, it isfar tankier than it appearsandmore resistant to staggering attacks.
It haserratic, diagonal movementsthat often combo into two-to-four attacks in a chain. Theseattacks createa new type of condition:Disruption.
Disruption is easily themost dangerous conditionin Lies of P. When the meter is completely filled, you willimmediately dieregardless of how much health you have. This is similar to the Cursed effect in classic Dark Souls, or the Death Blight in Elden Ring.
There is a Special Purification Ampoule in the grand entrance in front of the central door that cannot yet be opened.
Take the stairs to the right wingof the opera house. There aretwo more of these dangerous marionettesin the pillared hall.
This fight is very dangerous due to the close quarters. We recommend taking your time and waiting for your moment during this fight, or leading the marionettes towards the entrance of the mansion. After a certain distance from the singing spider puppets, they will break free of their strings, becoming easier to take down.
Grab theDark moon Moonstone of the Covenantin this area before taking the stairs up.
Another new enemy awaits here:a singing spider puppet.This puppet:
To defeat this type of puppet, you’ll want tobe aggressive until she begins to sing. Immediately back off to avoid building Disruption and repeat when she stops.
AVivid Ergo Fragmentis sitting on the balcony to the left of her original position.
Follow the pathto a door with a swinging, flaming chandelier on the other side.Look right to find a chestwith theBelford Disruption Cartridge.
We highly recommend immediately equipping this cartridge for the remainder of the Opera House.
On thefar side of the hall, climb the stairsto reach a small, green door. Open it and enter theroom with Adelina.
Speak with hertobegin her questline.
Wearing the White Lady’s Mask does not appear to have any effect on Adelina despite her dialogue.
How To Open The Estella Opera House Shortcut
From Adelina’s room, we recommendreturning to the Estella Opera House Entrance Stargazerto restore yourself and your supplies. If you wish, you can use this chance to progress Adelina’s quest.
Enter the Opera Houseagain and, this time,take the stairs to the left wing.
Much like the right wing, there areseveral marionettesin this hall. They are being buffed and controlled by thesinging spider puppet up the stairs on the left.
Defeat all of these enemies andprogress into the red-carpet hallon the main floor.
The hall is guarded by anothersinging spider puppet. This time, she’s broughtfour marionettesto do her dirty work.
After defeating them all, there’s aFable Catalystin the hallway on the right side.
Take the stairs on the right sideof the hall. On this level, you should notice adoor to a dark hall on the left.
Use your Gemini’s Lamp to light the hall as you enter. Follow it to achest at the endcontaining aTechnique Amulet(raises your Technique level by +4).
Down the hall, there is astrong enemy (a diva puppet) patrolling.The diva puppet is like the wheel enemy you face in Venigni’s Workshop, but it has the caveat of having amuch larger reach, a dangerous jump-lunge, and generally faster attacks.
The best way to deal with the diva puppet is byluring it to the stairsnear where you entered this area. This will cause the puppet’s attacks to slow as it repeatedly backs up in an attempt to return to its post.
On the far side of the hall where the diva puppet was patrolling, there is aroom containing a safe. Inside is theExploding Pickaxe Blade,a powerful Motivity weapon (B) with interesting properties.
Continue down the hallto discover an area with a golden statue. At the end of the area is another set of stairs with aCrescent Moonstone.
Go to the topto discover ashortcut door.This will open the door to the central chamber.
How To Find The Estella Opera House Basement
In the central hall past the shortcut door, you’ll enter theroom with the swinging, burning chandelier.Rather than cross this beam,jump into the dark area below.
There is aSaw Bladein here. Grab it andexit the roomthrough the nearby door.
Take thestairs to the left, take theSawtoothed Wheel, and continue going up.
Anotherdiva puppetis patrolling this corridor, but it is also accompanied by asinging spider puppet and her entourage of two marionettes. We recommendbaiting the diva puppet down the stairsto split them up and take them out individually.
Like the above hall, take theDim Ergo Chunkon the right side of the hall and continue forward.
In the next room, there is ajournal on the bar: “Notes from an Experiment.“After taking it,use the first ladderand thenwalk against the wall on the ledgeto reach aLegion Magazineon the wooden beam in the center of the shaft.
Take the next ladder downto reach the area below the Opera House.
As you walk out the door at the bottom, aDimensional Butterflywill appear. This is, however, a trap.
Two rifle puppets will ambush youin this hall. Dodge roll through the door and take them out before destroying the Dimensional Butterfly for oneTechnique Crank.
Turn around and go down the outside corridor to reach anElectric Blitz Abrasiveand ashortcut doorback to the Estella Opera House Entrance Stargazer.
How To Finish The Estella Opera House: The King Of Puppets
With the opera house’s main exploration finished, all that waits is todefeat the King of Puppets.
You can find himthrough the central door chamberand across the beam where a flaming chandelier sways like a pendulum. You’ll have totime your crossing carefully, sprinting across when the chandelier passes.
Inside, the King of Puppets will face you as atwo-stage boss: first as a giant mechanical puppet and then as a much faster, humanoid puppet (much like yourself).
Thisdifficult fightwill be a major test for the future battles to come, and itwill often require multiple attempts. If you’re feeling frustrated with this boss, that is a normal reaction. King of Puppets is hard.
This includes the first official patch of the game which nerfed the total HP of this boss by a substantial margin. Regardless, King of Puppets remains a challenge you should not underestimate.
Werecommend the following tipsin dealing with him:
Your reward will behis ergo(allowing you to use his imposing scythe yourself when traded with Alidoro), anew outfit(the Puppet Prince’s Formal Dress), andSomeone’s Necklace.
For a full-look into the King of Puppets, pleasecheck out our boss guide.
After the King of Puppets is defeated, you canclaim the Stargazer on stagevia the wooden plank in the center. But your journey at the Opera House is not quite finished.
Continue backstageto findGeppettowaiting in the area outside.Speak with him, and you’ll be granted access to the next area and another Pulse Cell charge.
We recommendreturning to Hotel Krat, finishing any side quests, and specificallyspeaking to Sophiaat this point as your journey delves into something more mysterious and complex.
