Mistfall Hunter Harald the Fallen General Boss Guide

Harald the Fallen General (also General Harald) is the second Mist Lord sharing Brandrgarde Main Hall with Otto the Flesheater. Once Brandrgarde’s celebrated commander, Harald is framed as a Gyldenmist-corrupted sword specialist — slower, heavier combos than Otto’s beast pounces, with lethal execution windows and a more aggressive low-HP phase.

This page covers arena shared rules, phase reads, Mercenary-forward strategy, and extract discipline after the kill. Watch the Harald, the Fallen General reveal embedded mid-page for animation telegraphs, then treat combo tables as launch-week community synthesis (QM Games and Brandrgarde fight reports) rather than invented datamine numbers.

Shared Main Hall rules (Otto and Harald)

Both Mist Lords use the same Brandrgarde Main Hall arena:

1. Wait for the ~20 minute unlock and Soekja warning cue.
2. Confirm which Mist Lord spawned before burning ultimates — wrong engage forces a full requeue.
3. Entering and starting the fight reseals the barrier against most mid-fight third parties.
4. Secure a Soul of Return first — the post-kill portal dumps you into the final Gyldenmist corruption zone.
5. Loot and portal within roughly ~45 seconds before waiting squads flood in.

Full Otto-specific counters: Otto the Flesheater. Map context: Brandrgarde. High-tier framing: Mist Lord.

Mistfall Hunter — Harald, the Fallen General

Phase 1 — measured sword pressure

Community guides describe Harald’s opening kit as slow, heavy sword work:

• Horizontal slashes
• Vertical overhead smash
• Two- and three-hit combos
• Shield charge / gap closer
• Quick thrust

Core habit: dodge toward Harald, not away. Forward dodges place you behind him for 1–3 safe hits, then reset before the next combo. Standing at max range invites gap closers; surviving at mid-close range with stamina discipline wins more often than pure kiting.

Phase 2 — faster chains and execution risk

After a large health chunk, Harald reportedly becomes more aggressive:

• Longer combo chains
• Faster recovery between swings
• Larger AoE slam coverage
• More frequent lunges
• A high-damage sword strike into execution-style follow-up when he pulls the blade back

Save stamina for at least one emergency dodge. On the execution tell, dodge into the swing — backing up often keeps you inside the blade path. Revive teammates only between combo chains, not mid-string.

Best strategy summary

Priority	Action
Survive first	Healing stocked; keep stamina above ~40–50%
One focus caller	Single player holds Harald’s attention
Flank DPS	Attack sides/back after each combo ends
Burst timing	Spend cooldowns on long recovery after heavy hits
No panic rolls	Do not burn every dodge on every swing

Voice discipline from Multiplayer matters more here than on trash packs — mistimed revives wipe the arena.

Recommended builds and affixes

Launch community consensus favors Mercenary Sword and Shield for Harald because block and perfect parry open larger punish windows than raw DPS races. Affix priorities cited in fight guides:

• Valor
• Defence
• Block Efficiency
• Max Health
• Armour Penetration
• Stamina Recovery

Avoid stacking pure Critical Chance until you own the combo timings. Withered Knight Polearm & Shield remains a strong alternate frontline after Jul 30 / Aug 6 buffs — see Launch Tier List. Loadouts: Mercenary Builds and Gear Affixes.

Ranged support still helps, but Harald rewards melee reads more than Otto’s vomit-kiting puzzle. Bring a Seer if the squad struggles to stabilize mid-phase.

Einherjar and loot framing

Activate Einherjar Mode with a Dried Flower Knot only after baseline Harald clears feel stable. Second Wave language still describes higher Holy Weapon / forging material odds on Einherjar Mist Lord clears without publishing exact rates — Holy Weapons. Quest text may gate Brandrgarde story beats behind Harald clears; treat that as progression flavor, not a reason to Knot a learning run.

Related pages

• Otto the Flesheater — Sister Mist Lord in the same hall
• Mist Lord — Optional high-tier PvE rules
• Einherjar Mode — Knot amplify after August 6
• Brandrgarde — Cataclysm and Solo Mode September tease
• How to Extract — Portal after optional bosses
• PvP Survival — Third parties after the barrier opens
• August 6 Update — Live balance context

Harald is a parry exam wrapped in an extraction timer — confirm the spawn, dodge through combos, loot fast, and portal before Main Hall becomes a free-for-all.