Find the vulnerable center

The target is the hanging center between the two stone halves. PowerPyx recommends a patient fight because mistakes can deal extremely high damage, particularly with lighter Shells.

Read the changing patterns

Early on, distinguish the central strikes from the whole wall falling forward. Later, advancing slam sequences and additional wall impacts make a familiar opening less safe.

The middle phase adds tracking and sweeping lasers. The final phase adds spinning movement, a leap and arena-wide rotating beams. Watch for the end of the sequence before approaching the center again.

Prepare for the encounter

PowerPyx highlights Tiel’s Shadow Dodge and clones as a useful option for distracting the boss. That is a recommended setup, not a mandatory Shell or a promise of an effortless win.

If a visual description is hard to follow, open the boss guide’s accompanying video. Practise recognizing one pattern at a time rather than treating every stagger as permission for a long attack sequence.

Phase 1: separate the center slams from the wall fall

PowerPyx places The Monolith after Malborn Offspring in its recommended main-boss order. In the opening phase, focus the suspended center between the stone halves. Two ball-like center slams can be parried; the much larger wall falling forward is a different cue and should not be answered as if it were the same attack.

Wait for the whole motion to finish before committing to a long punish. Later variations add wall impacts around an advancing center sequence, so a gap that was safe on the first repetition may close on the next. Short attacks preserve room to move when the halves continue their pattern.

Phase 2: identify the two laser patterns

The middle phase adds a tracking beam and a sweeping fan of lasers. Against the tracking beam, keep moving and dodge as it reaches you. Against the fan, PowerPyx recommends getting behind the boss, where the sweep is easier to avoid and the center can be approached after the sequence.

Do not stand underneath the target while deciding which laser has started. Create enough distance to read the direction, then move with a plan. The fight punishes guessing more severely than waiting through one missed damage window.

Phase 3: move with the rotation

The final phase adds a spinning wall, a leap, and four rotating lasers across the arena. Move away from the leap and rotate with the beams instead of repeatedly crossing through them. Dodge only when a beam reaches your path, then return to the center after the rotation has clearly ended.

Tiel's Shadow Dodge and clones are one setup PowerPyx highlights for distraction and survival. They are optional tools, not a required Shell. The same visual chapter can be used to rehearse the cues before spending another attempt learning them from the death screen.

Apply the current balance and bug-fix context

Balance Patch 1 reduced The Monolith's base damage by 19% and maximum health by 10%, and retimed some attacks. Those exact deltas matter when comparing a launch-build video with an updated game: the patterns remain useful, but the damage taken and time-to-kill can differ.

The Week 1 Update then gave the boss a broader polish pass. Its laser and spin timings were made more consistent, an attack-spam bug was fixed, animations and bad hitboxes were adjusted, and a bug that caused double damage on some hits was removed. If the encounter behaves unlike the current description, verify that your installed build includes those updates.