Skip to main content

How to beat the Green Monster of the Swamp in Lies of P

People are drawn to challenging games like Lies of P for a variety of reasons. Some enjoy the atmosphere, the storytelling, the exploration, and more, but for many, it is the bosses that make or break the experience. Without a doubt, Lies of P delivers on providing the kinds of challenging bosses fans of other soulslike games are after, but some may push things a bit too far. By the time you’ve reached the Barren Swamp, the game fully expects you to have mastered all the mechanics, weapons, Legion Arms, and more. At this point, you will be faced with the Green Monster of the Swamp. This boss’s patterns are incredibly hard to read, plus it can inflict you with Decay if you’re not careful. If this creature from the swamp is giving you grief, here’s how to best this foul beast in Lies of P.

Green Monster of the Swamp strategy

The second phase of the swamp monster mixed with a puppet.
Neowiz

The Green Monster of the Swamp fight will have two phases, the first of which it will bear the normal name. To most easily counter this form, you will want a Legion Arm or weapon that can deal fire damage, which is its elemental weakness. For yourself, equip something like the Defense Parts that buff your resistances, as well as Attribute Resistant Ampoules and Purification Ampoules to counter any Decay.

Recommended Videos

The boss has five main attacks in this stage, a close sweep, clawing swipe with Decay, underground attack, whip with its antennae, and forward charge. Nearly all of these moves should be dodged rather than blocked or parried, with the exception of the antennae whip. The boss is very aggressive in this phase, but your moment to strike comes whenever it stops to let out a scream. When you see and hear this, rush in and get out as much damage as you can before backing off. Another tactic is to stay far back to bait out the burrowing attack and dodge it. If you pull it off, it takes a long time for it to recover from the move, so you can wail on your foe.

You’ll know phase two begins when the boss transforms into Puppet-Devouring Green Monster. Most of the moves are the same, but a few are now more powerful. Now, if you avoid its attack, it will charge up to three times instead of once. Its swipes and antennae whips can now score multiple hits as well. If you’re confident in your parrying ability, that last move specifically is perfect for rapidly building up stagger. One thing to make sure to avoid is when it raises up on two legs to prepare for a grab. If it snatches you, you’d better hope your HP was high beforehand or else you may be starting over after the huge hit you’re about to take.

Watch out for its leaps, but the same general strategy applies of waiting for attacks that you can reliably dodge and punish with a hit or two. Don’t get greedy in this phase unless you pull off a stagger. Play it cool and slow and you will overcome this boss, earning tens of thousands of Ergo, as well as the Puppet-Devouring Green Hunter’s Ergo and the Golden Ergo items.

Jesse Lennox
Jesse Lennox has been a writer at Digital Trends for over five years and has no plans of stopping. He covers all things…
How long is Lost Records: Bloom and Rage?
A girl holds a camera in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

Don't Nod, along with TellTale, helped reinvent the adventure game genre with its Life is Strange series. The games focused more on storytelling and characters than action or shooting. The latest game in the genre is Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, a new story split between a group of friends in the '90s and 27 years later. Unlike Life is Strange, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage is only split into two parts rather than four or five. If you're concerned that will make this game only half as long as usual, we'll be sure to give you a more reasonable estimate on just how long it takes to beat this story-driven adventure.

While Lost Records: Bloom and Rage is available on Xbox and PC, you can get it as part of your PlayStation Plus subscription if you have the Extra or Premium tier.
How long is Lost Records: Bloom and Rage?

Read more
How long is Avowed?
An environment shot of the Dawnshore Eastern Overlands in Avowed.

When it was first revealed, Avowed drew a lot of comparisons to Skyrim. Both are fantasy RPGs playable in first or third-person and set in open worlds, so it made some sense to compare the two. However, Obsidian later clarified that Avowed was not an open world in the same sense as an Elder Scrolls, and was more hub-based like The Outer Worlds. This left fans wondering just how long of an RPG this would be. Even though the game will be available on Game Pass, it is important to know how long or short of a time investment is before deciding when you want to start it. Here's how long you can expect to spend exploring the Living Lands in Avowed.
How long is Avowed?

Even though the world in Avowed isn't anywhere close to as big as Skyrim, each zone is dense with activities, side quests, and secrets. Your playtime will heavily depend on how much optional content you decide to partake in. In our experience, doing most of the primary side content, our playthrough took around 35 hours. Had we focused only on the main story, we predict it could be finished in between 15 and 20 hours depending on the difficulty level and your individual skill. This is roughly the same as The Outer Worlds.

Read more
Lies of P: Overture is a chilling prequel DLC coming this summer
Key art of Lies of P: Overture

During the February 2025 State of Play presentation, developer Round8 and publisher Neowiz revealed the upcoming Lies of P DLC expansion, Lies of P: Overture. It's set to launch this summer.

Lies of P: Overture is a prequel that takes place at the start of the Puppet Frenzy and shows the events leading up to the events of the main game. The gameplay trailer shows that the expansion is set in a much colder and snowy area as our protagonist, Pinocchio, is wearing a blue warm winter jacket. He comes across an artifact that transports him back in time, and meets the Legendary Stalker Lea, who's on a revenge quest. This DLC also lets players unlock new armaments, weapon combinations, and Legion Arms to expand their offensive arsenal.

Read more