Tomb Raider: Legend boss guide: Takamoto, Rutland, Kazakhstan and the sea serpent
Quick answers for Legend encounters where the environment matters more than continuous gunfire.
Edition covered
The 2006 Legend campaign on PC and its main home-console versions. Steam images show the original PC presentation. Nintendo DS/GBA adaptations and PSP-exclusive extras are not included.
Use the arena against Takamoto and Rutland
Takamoto’s energy attacks require movement and the appropriate elevation. Rutland replenishes himself from the surrounding platforms, so disable their supports before expecting sustained damage to finish the fight.
| Encounter | Required approach | Common mistake |
|---|---|---|
| Takamoto, Japan | Use elevation and dodge energy attacks | Remaining in the same exposed position |
| Rutland, Ghana | Destroy his healing-platform supports | Ignoring repeated healing |
| Kazakhstan entity | Complete the Tesla opening and grapple the fragment | Trying to win by ordinary gunfire |
| Sea serpent, England | Ring bells and drop cages | Pulling a cage before the creature is aligned |
Kazakhstan is an artifact-retrieval puzzle
Use the room’s switches and Tesla equipment to create the temporary opening around the sword fragment. Retrieve it with the grapple when exposed; repeatedly shooting the creature does not complete the objective.
| Problem | Adjustment | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Rutland recovers health | Recheck the remaining platforms | A support may still be active |
| Kazakhstan opening closes | Repeat the electrode setup promptly | The retrieval window is temporary |
| Serpent watches Lara | Use a bell as the distraction | Set up the cage strike |
| Final boss takes little damage | Use the sword and correct phase | Ordinary combat assumptions do not apply |
Distract the sea serpent with a bell
In England, shoot a bell to draw the creature’s attention, then use the associated grapple mechanism to drop the cage at the right moment. Repeat at the remaining usable positions.
Use Excalibur in the final confrontation
Spoilers: Bolivia Redux supplies the completed sword for Amanda’s final encounter. Keep moving through attacks, strike during openings and follow the close-range interaction when she is vulnerable.
Spoilers: Bolivia Redux supplies the completed sword for Amanda’s final encounter.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Tomb Raider: Legend publisher listing | store.steampowered.com |
| Official Legend PC manual | store.steampowered.com |
| Stella’s Legend level index | www.tombraiders.net |
| Rewards and extras | www.tombraiders.net |
| Ghana boss walkthrough | www.tombraiders.net |
| Kazakhstan mechanism walkthrough | www.tombraiders.net |