Beast of Reincarnation: How to Beat Taurus in Chapter 4

Taurus is the bull-like Nushi that rules the Stems region in Chapter 4 of Beast of Reincarnation. You fight it twice, and its attacks stay close to patterns you have already learned, so the real challenge is its Acid weakness, the added Golems in the rematch, and a much faster attack rhythm once it turns to blight.

Quick answer: Equip the Corrosive Fang Skill Amber and give Koo Bottles of Acid, hit Taurus with elemental arrows from your Zangetsu Bow and Crossbow while it gallops, parry its horn swipes to build FP, and stun-lock the three Golems in the second fight before whittling down both of its health bars.

The two Taurus fights in Chapter 4

Taurus follows the same two-part structure you saw with Rangifer in Chapter 1 and Lacerta in Chapter 2. You meet it early in Chapter 4 while it is Level 26, deal some damage, and it flees to its lair. You track it down later for the real fight at Level 29, where it splits into two phases with a separate health bar for each. Draining the first bar does not end the battle, so keep your guard up until the second bar is empty.

Encounter	Level	Key differences
First fight (start of Chapter 4)	Lv. 26	Solo boss, core moveset only
Second fight (in its lair)	Lv. 29	Two phases, two health bars, three Golems, new Horn Charge, faster blight attacks

Loadout: exploit the Acid weakness

Taurus takes extra damage from Acid-element attacks, so build your loadout around that before either fight. Equip the Corrosive Fang Skill Amber, which you find during Chapter 4, and slot Bottles of Acid onto Koo so his assists apply the element too.

Because Taurus spends most of the fight galloping around the arena, landing clean melee hits is awkward. Keep your Zangetsu Bow and Crossbow loaded with elemental arrows and chip it down from range whenever it puts distance between you. In the first encounter, you can also grapple up to the bridge above Taurus and open with a Death from Above attack for a large chunk of free damage.

Taurus is shown lunging at Emma in Beast of Reincarnation — Taurus lunges at Emma in Beast of Reincarnation. Image credit: Game Freak.

Every Taurus attack and how to counter it

The horn swipe combo is your main source of FP. Parry each swing to restore charges, then spend them on Acid attacks and Bloom Arts. The projectiles are also parryable, giving you a second reliable way to top up FP from range.

Attack	What it does	Counter
Projectile Bombs	Fires a barrage of seed bombs from its tail	Parry them for FP, or run out of the line of fire
Piercing Branches	Sends branches burrowing underground that glow red and erupt into spikes	Run or dodge clear of the glowing path
Horn Swipes	A two-hit combo from either side, sometimes three	Parry every swing to build FP
Lunge	Rears up and slams down, summoning horns from the ground	Dodge or run away; the parry timing is tight
Horn Charge	Grows a horn and charges straight at you (second fight only)	Dodge to the side as it approaches

Taurus fires projectile seeds at Emma from its tail in Beast of Reincarnation — Taurus fires seed projectiles from its tail. Image credit: Game Freak.

Clearing the Golems in the second fight

The rematch opens with three run-down Golems fighting alongside Taurus. Left alone, they will circle behind you and swipe while you focus the boss, so deal with them first.

Use a Bind Bloom Art on both the boss and the mobs to temporarily stun everything at once.

While they are frozen, focus melee attacks on the Golem group with Blade Arts. Hitting them quickly triggers a lethal attack that wipes them out before they can retaliate.

With the adds gone, turn your full attention to Taurus. The boss fight is far easier to manage once nothing is flanking you.

Adjusting to the blight phase

During the second phase of the end-of-Chapter fight, Taurus imbues itself with blight and glows pink. Its movement stays roughly the same, but its attacks speed up sharply. The horn swipe combo becomes much faster and extends to as many as four or five swings from alternating sides.

The new tempo takes a moment to read, but it is worth learning. Parrying these empowered swipes restores FP quickly, so once you find the rhythm you can keep your Acid attacks flowing while depleting the second health bar.

Taurus is shown using a thorny AoE attack in Beast of Reincarnation — Taurus unleashes a thorny area attack during the blight phase. Image credit: Game Freak.

Taurus drops and rewards

Each version of Taurus grants different rewards, so both fights are worth finishing. The Level 26 encounter hands over a crafting-style unlock, while the Level 29 lair fight gives you two new arts to add to your kit.

Version	Drop	Unlock
Lv. 26 Taurus	Taurean Memories	Nushi Skill: Charging Botan
Lv. 29 Taurus	Botan: Chase Bloom Art and Blade Art: Botan	Both arts added directly

The Taurean Memories item is shown in Beast of Reincarnation — Taurean Memories unlocks the Nushi Skill: Charging Botan. Image credit: Game Freak.

The Botan Chase Bloom Art is shown being unlocked in Beast of Reincarnation — The Botan: Chase Bloom Art unlocking after the Level 29 fight. Image credit: Game Freak.

You know the second fight is truly over once both health bars are gone and the drop and unlock prompts appear. Sealing Taurus also earns the Taurus’s End achievement, confirming the Nushi is down for good and clearing your path deeper into Chapter 4.