--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-converging-threats type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-converging-threats lang: en title: Converging threats summary: Several threats converge and reduce available response space. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-converging-threats/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-converging-threats.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-converging-threats.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Arena sourceIds: - source-780f342c75857c60 - source-e967496bd78c7b82 - source-d3e2ba973f39a9d6 - source-558a871df88df116 - source-7222cdf88d626871 - source-baf38070a8989361 - source-208864d7a258b7a3 - source-cc10a48f00c3f9be - source-5b87b30bb0e0f720 - source-9d68d22f192b8621 sources: - id: source-780f342c75857c60 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Converging threats (RU)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/converging-threats/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-e967496bd78c7b82 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Converging threats (EN)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/converging-threats/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-d3e2ba973f39a9d6 title: Mantis Lords · Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3h6uVtWyY&t=128s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-558a871df88df116 title: Chef Saltbaker · Cuphead url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNcMzx_CUXk&t=130s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-7222cdf88d626871 title: Halone · Final Fantasy XIV url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ9QiiQS6q0&t=545s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-baf38070a8989361 title: Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout url: 'https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing' verifiedAt: null - id: source-208864d7a258b7a3 title: Mantis Lords · Hollow Knight Wiki url: 'https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Mantis_Lords' verifiedAt: null - id: source-cc10a48f00c3f9be title: Chef Saltbaker · Cuphead Wiki url: 'https://cuphead.wiki.gg/wiki/Chef_Saltbaker' verifiedAt: null - id: source-5b87b30bb0e0f720 title: Euphrosyne · Final Fantasy XIV Wiki url: 'https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Euphrosyne' verifiedAt: null - id: source-9d68d22f192b8621 title: Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3h6uVtWyY&t=130s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-converging-threats title: Boss fights url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-converging-threats categoryIds: - catalog-part-5 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Converging threats description: Several threats converge and reduce available response space. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-frame-vg3h6uvtwyy-130.webp width: 640 height: 360 game: Hollow Knight sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3h6uVtWyY&t=130s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3h6uVtWyY' sourceFrameSeconds: 130 credit: Team Cherry; gameplay capture by FeelTheDango rights: >- Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by FeelTheDango. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: Two blades converge toward the arena center alt: Two blades converge toward the arena center markers: - x: 10 'y': 62 label: The left blade moves in from the wall - x: 89 'y': 62 label: The other blade limits escape on the opposite side tips: - >- Check the shared safe area when threats overlap rather than testing each alone. examples: - title: Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3h6uVtWyY&t=130s' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas --- # Converging threats id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-converging-threats type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-converging-threats lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-converging-threats/ Several threats converge and reduce available response space. ## At a glance ![Two blades converge toward the arena center](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-frame-vg3h6uvtwyy-130.webp) [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3h6uVtWyY&t=130s) · Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by FeelTheDango. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3h6uVtWyY), 130 s 1. The left blade moves in from the wall 2. The other blade limits escape on the opposite side - Check the shared safe area when threats overlap rather than testing each alone. - [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3h6uVtWyY&t=130s) ## How it works Several threats converge and reduce available response space. ## Variants ### How the technique works - Several threats converge and reduce available response space. ## Context and limits A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Boss Fight Atlas: Converging threats (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/converging-threats/) (id: source-780f342c75857c60) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Converging threats (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/converging-threats/) (id: source-e967496bd78c7b82) - [Mantis Lords · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3h6uVtWyY&t=128s) (id: source-d3e2ba973f39a9d6) - [Chef Saltbaker · Cuphead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNcMzx_CUXk&t=130s) (id: source-558a871df88df116) - [Halone · Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ9QiiQS6q0&t=545s) (id: source-7222cdf88d626871) - [Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing) (id: source-baf38070a8989361) - [Mantis Lords · Hollow Knight Wiki](https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Mantis_Lords) (id: source-208864d7a258b7a3) - [Chef Saltbaker · Cuphead Wiki](https://cuphead.wiki.gg/wiki/Chef_Saltbaker) (id: source-cc10a48f00c3f9be) - [Euphrosyne · Final Fantasy XIV Wiki](https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Euphrosyne) (id: source-5b87b30bb0e0f720) - [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3h6uVtWyY&t=130s) (id: source-9d68d22f192b8621) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors