In Gotham Knights, you will find yourself face-to-face with the one and only Harley Quinn. It’ll take some time, but eventually, you will get into a boss fight with the clown doctor. Although her infamous ex is not in the picture, Harley is shown to be just as ruthless, cunning, and dangerous. So, it’s best to go into that battle ready. We’ll guide you through the Harley Quinn boss fight so you can defeat her solo mode without a friend backing you up in Gotham Knights.

Defeat Harley Quinn in Solo Mode in Gotham Knights

Harley Quinn, AKA “Dr. Q,” is playing dangerous games. She’s tricked people into accepting a dangerous product, playing on their hopes to get them to comply. It’s up to the Bat-Family to take her down. But if you know anything about Harley, you’d understand why she isn’t the easiest to take down.

Like any boss battle, you will work to defeat Harley Quinn in different Phases, so ensure your Gotham Knights hero is prepared. The Phases are briefly described below:

  • Phase One – One-on-One Battle
  • Phase Two – Harley and Followers
  • Phase Three – Aggressive One-on-One Battle

Let’s break down each Phase to help you get by this mission without relying on a co-op buddy to drop in.

Phase One – Defeat Harley Quinn in Gotham Knights

Phase One is a good time to watch and learn. Harley certainly lives up to her gymnast background and will perform a series of cartwheels. This will help her move around the area at a quickened pace or even close in on you before you realize it.

So, take this Phase to grow comfortable with her sporadic movement. Otherwise, you’ll have a hard time trying to defeat Harley at this stage in Gotham Knights. Nonetheless, this Phase of battle can go by well enough as long as you remember to balance dodging and attacking.

Don’t get too close as she jumps into attack mode fast out of her cartwheels. She has a move where she’ll attack numerous times in succession with her hammer, and there’s no chance of an opening.

However, you can’t move too far away if you want to survive to defeat Harley in Gotham Knights. She also has some potent range attacks that can massively slice down your HP.

It’s all about balance and also knowing when to find an opening. During her close-range thrust hammer attack, you can interrupt it if you time it right, like with a piercing attack. Doing so can give you the chance to counterattack and leave good damage behind.

Another solid window of opportunity is when she does a ground-pound, which only causes damage in front of her. You can set up an evasive move and counterattack.

Phase Two – Defeat Harley Quinn and Goons

This Phase begins once she loses a third of her health. Before you can defeat Harley in Gotham Knights, you’ll have to face some of her goons, as every Boss has goons. It just so happens that these followers are under her control, thanks to Harley’s little implant.

Still, she’ll disappear for a minute and order her followers to deal with you. It doesn’t take much to take them all out, but this is just the first wave. After they’re dealt with, there’s a cutscene where Harley returns. This time, she’ll have an electrified hammer alongside her goons.

So, if you want to defeat Harley Quinn solo in Gotham Knights, you must take down a more intense Boss and her devoted followers.

Don’t get rid of all the goons, though. They will just keep respawning, so you’ll make more work for your hero. Take some of them down or knock them back, but remember to focus on Harley.

Remember a lot of your strategy from Phase One, as Harley fights much the same here. The main difference is she builds up electrified attacks that cause serious damage and stun your hero.

Watch out for that ground-pound attack too. Rather than just slamming the ground, Harley will then jump instantly into an attack. So, it’s harder to counter here than it was during Phase One.

Use the environment to your advantage here, as it will help you defeat Harley during this Phase in Gotham Knights. You can use the electrified debris to stun her in return to set up some good combos or use your Momentum Abilities.

Phase Three – Defeat Harley Quinn in Gotham Knights

With another third of her health gone, the Harley boss battle in Gotham Knights is almost over.

During a cutscene, your hero will get Harley’s remote and break it. This finally frees those mind-controlled followers, and they rush off. Now, we’re back to a one-on-one fight.

Harley turns far more aggressive now. Her combo moves have a longer chain now, so watch out while in close range. There is even one spinning attack that will track your movement and propel her forward toward you. Still, a piercing attack will interrupt her, so you can nail a perfect attack.

It can even interrupt the backflips she’ll do to get across the arena for her long-range bomb attacks. You will want to stop that onslaught or avoid it, as those bombs can hurt.

Just watch your timing and have some patience, as you can whittle her down. Soon, you’ll solo the Harley Quinn fight in Gotham Knights and move on to the next Boss to defeat.

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Gotham Knights is available for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.