Dawnwalker Bakir Guide: The Lunar Game, Boss & The Ring
How to unlock Bakir, simplify the Lunar Game, isolate the boss, claim Shadowstorm and choose what to do with the ring.
Max Bakir's Court anger to unlock The Lunar Game. Use the preparation period to speak with rivals and poison The Cockroach's liquor, gather equipment through the maze, then steer Bakir into the treasure room for a solo fight. Drain him for Shadowstorm and return to his body for Bakir's Armour if the next scene moves you away.
Major quest and choice spoilers
This guide reveals the Lunar Game route, Bakir's attacks, post-fight rewards and The Ring outcomes. Save before entering Lunar Manor and again before choosing Bakir's fate.
The decision summary is cross-checked between two launch walkthroughs; exact combat stats are not presented as confirmed.
Unlock and preparation
Raise Bakir's anger through Court Activities until Farkas approaches and The Lunar Game becomes available. The event begins at Lunar Manor and consumes six reported time segments.
Do not waste a large block simply waiting for afternoon if useful daytime activities remain. Before the contest begins, talk to the competitors and take leaves from the bush to poison the liquor beside The Cockroach.
| Preparation | Effect later |
|---|---|
| Talk to The Porcupine | Can avoid or shorten his confrontation |
| Tell The Marten you want Bakir dead | Makes him more receptive |
| Poison The Cockroach's liquor | Removes his normal fight |
| Explore the maze | Builds a usable temporary loadout |
| Reveal yourself early | Skips preparation but triggers a harder group fight |
Maze and trap solution
The route is mostly linear despite the maze framing. Vampiric abilities are restricted while Coen preserves his disguise, so rely on the sword and Swordmastery. Feed on the rats in the interior sections when healing is needed without exposing the disguise.
At the riddle trap box, choose the left opening. Continue gathering equipment rather than rushing to Bakir undergeared.
How to isolate Bakir
The easiest configuration is to keep the disguise through the contest and use the final conversation to reach the treasure room with Bakir. Launch walkthroughs agree on the critical tone: refuse to remove the mask, play along with the toast, frame the desired reward as dying in combat, then ask for the reward.
If Coen reveals himself early, the encounter includes Bakir's soldiers and a witch-type miniboss. The solo treasure-room route removes that extra pressure without sacrificing the principal rewards.
Bakir boss strategy
Bakir alternates close-range fist pressure with unblockable ranged blood lines and a bird volley. Move laterally through the blood-line sequence. For the birds, create space and dodge each part of the volley rather than attacking through it.
The published launch patterns do not show a major new late phase. Stay disciplined, punish the end of his ranged strings and avoid turning the fight into a crowd battle by using the treasure-room route.
| Attack | Reliable response |
|---|---|
| Fist pressure | Block or evade, then use a short punish |
| Blood lines | Dodge sideways across the pattern |
| Bird volley | Back away and dodge until the sequence ends |
| Group version | Remove soldiers and witch before committing to Bakir |
Drain, armour and The Ring
Draining Bakir unlocks the Shadowstorm Vampiric Ability. His body carries the Legendary Medium Chestplate Bakir's Armour, but the post-fight sequence can move Coen into the treasury; return outside and loot the body before leaving the area.
The Ring starts automatically after The Lunar Game. The purple-gem ring is in a small chest on the north side of the treasure room. Giving it to Farkas ends the quest but can lead to a later harmful event. Keeping it allows Anca at the Crossroads inn to destroy it in exchange for an Epic Quick Fighter's Ring.
| Ring choice | Reported result |
|---|---|
| Give it to Farkas | Quest ends; later misuse can harm his brother |
| Take it to Anca | Ring is destroyed; receive Epic Quick Fighter's Ring |
| Leave without looting | Risk missing the choice and treasury rewards |
Frequently asked questions
How do you unlock The Lunar Game?
Raise Bakir's anger to maximum through Court Activities, then meet Farkas at Lunar Manor.
What is the trap-box answer?
Choose the left opening.
How do you get Shadowstorm?
Drain Bakir after defeating him.
Should you give Farkas the ring?
Giving it ends the quest but can cause a harmful later event. Taking it to Anca instead yields an Epic Quick Fighter's Ring.
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