Lore
Who is Maela, Root Matron?
Her garden took root in the graves of the court.
Maela, Root Matron is a portal boss of the forest floors, first met on floor 2, Mossbound Grove. Every floor’s portal is sealed by its boss. Interact with the portal to summon it, defeat it, and the way down to the next floor opens.
Attack
Grasping roots
Thorny roots burst from the ground where you stand after a short warning.
How to dodge it: Never stop moving: the warning gives you just enough time to walk out of the circle.
Strategy
How to beat Maela, Root Matron
- Fight in the open, away from walls and props, so you always have room to leave the warning shape.
- Kite in wide circles: your skills keep firing while you move, the boss does not.
- Clear the regular horde around the boss first; the fight is the boss, not the crowd.
- Watch the phase marks on the boss health bar — each one is a moment to stay patient rather than greedy.
Skills that make this fight easier: Lightning, Phoenix, Frost Nova.
Same region
More bosses of the forest floors
