Warden Scathe is the tutorial boss you meet during the opening chapter. He matters because he’s your first real pressure test with almost no tools unlocked. Expect simple guns, a tiny health pool, and zero Action Skills or grenades at this stage. His kit is straightforward but busy: staff projectiles at range, close-range punishes if you get greedy, plus periodic summons that crowd your sightlines. The point of this fight is to make you practice cover swaps, target priority, and timing damage windows.

You reach Scathe by following the main story through the prologue mission Guns Blazing inside Timekeeper’s Prison, starting at the Welcome Center with Arjay guiding you. You’ll loot a basic pistol in the early security room, learn the Grapple Grabber movement, then push through the facility to the boss arena. No special unlocks or side objectives required, just keep advancing the quest markers. Recommended level is effectively 1, so don’t overthink gear.

1. The arena is compact with a couple of large boxes that serve as reliable cover. Use them. Open by tagging weak points while he’s pacing, then slide to cover the moment his staff fires. If you eat a beam or a burst, wait for shield recharge before peeking again. Short peeks, quick shots. Don’t face-tank.
   
   
2. Manage adds on a rhythm. Scathe periodically spawns Synths and other light units that force you out of position. Clear most of them quickly so they don’t chip you down, but leave one straggler alive to preserve a Second Wind option if you get downed. It’s a classic Borderlands trick and it works here too.
   
   
3. Know his patterns. Look for five tells:
   
   • Basic staff projectiles you can strafe
     
   • A summon that spits bomber drones which explode on contact
     
   • A separate flying drone that harasses from above
     
   • A point-blank stomp if you crowd him
     
   • A staff spin that sweeps a beam across your lane.
   
   When the beam sequence ends, that’s your safe burst window. Step out, dump a magazine, back off. Repeat. Simple loop.
   
   
4. Track his bars. He opens with armor, then health. Armor soaks different damage pacing than flesh, so keep accuracy high and ammo steady while you strip the first bar. Once armor breaks, his behavior shifts as more adds join. Don’t tunnel. If your shield breaks, reset behind a box and reset the loop.

If you’re still struggling at level 1 with a starter pistol, do two tiny optimizations. First, angle yourself near the left-side walkway as you peek so the box blocks most of his line. Second, time your reloads only when he’s mid-beam or mid-summon so you aren’t caught empty during a projectile string. It feels small. It’s huge.

• One Hit Kills
  Use after you’ve learned the loop, not before. Great for practicing routes, testing peek timing, or speed re-clears when you just want the drop and to move on.
  
  
• No Recoil
  Tight room plus twitchy early SMGs and pistols equals missed crits. This keeps your reticle glued while you strafe around the two big crates and track his head during the post beam window.
  
  
• Super Accuracy
  Helps land consistent crit bursts when stripping the armor bar and during those short punish windows. Especially good if your opening gun has ugly spread or you’re playing on a pad.

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