---
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-cover-line-of-sight
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-cover-line-of-sight
lang: en
title: Cover and line of sight
summary: Obstacles interrupt an effect's line between threat and player.
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
status: active
url: >-
https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-cover-line-of-sight/
jsonUrl: >-
https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-cover-line-of-sight.json
markdownUrl: >-
https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-cover-line-of-sight.md
aliases: []
tags:
- Boss fights
- 'Space, movement, and perception'
sourceIds:
- source-d1358a5f13a196b7
- source-9fac53d1e52aeeee
- source-8b149dda9467461d
- source-a96c751da15b91f6
- source-0905c30b6bcc1bbc
- source-945019fe5d82d809
- source-1c612f5c156fb1fd
- source-8e5c0f28b4d90e92
- source-3e30c3b422cd0a18
- source-8107e22e14c913d7
- source-b5cb701f2a8a4de7
sources:
- id: source-d1358a5f13a196b7
title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Cover and line of sight (RU)'
url: >-
https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/cover-line-of-sight/
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-9fac53d1e52aeeee
title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Cover and line of sight (EN)'
url: >-
https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/cover-line-of-sight/
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-8b149dda9467461d
title: Grandmaster Yuudai · Huntdown
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RfGConwg3o&t=2430s'
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-a96c751da15b91f6
title: 'Living Failures · Bloodborne: The Old Hunters'
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upUUkqS6_8g&t=150s'
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-0905c30b6bcc1bbc
title: King Behemoth · Final Fantasy XIV
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1mgTFDkQ-Q&t=295s'
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-945019fe5d82d809
title: GDC · Itay Keren — Boss Battle Design Fundamentals and Retrospective
url: 'https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design'
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-1c612f5c156fb1fd
title: Bloodborne Wiki — Living Failures
url: 'https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/11/living-failures.html'
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-8e5c0f28b4d90e92
title: Final Fantasy XIV Online Wiki — The Labyrinth of the Ancients
url: 'https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/The_Labyrinth_of_the_Ancients'
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-3e30c3b422cd0a18
title: Huntdown manual
url: 'https://huntdown.com/manual/Manual-Huntdown.pdf'
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-8107e22e14c913d7
title: Neoseeker — Grandmaster Yuudai walkthrough
url: 'https://www.neoseeker.com/huntdown/4-3_-_Grandmaster_Yuudai'
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-b5cb701f2a8a4de7
title: Final Fantasy XIV
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1mgTFDkQ-Q&t=315s'
verifiedAt: null
relations:
- type: explains
direction: incoming
label: Understand the principle
key: lesson/npc-perception
title: NPC perception and target memory
url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/lessons/npc-perception/'
jsonUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/lesson/npc-perception.json'
markdownUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/lesson/npc-perception.md'
placements:
- catalogId: boss-fight-atlas
id: boss-cover-line-of-sight
title: Boss fights
url: >-
https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-cover-line-of-sight
categoryIds:
- catalog-part-10
supersededBy: []
attributes:
preview:
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Cover and line of sight
description: Obstacles interrupt an effect's line between threat and player.
image:
src: images/mechanics/boss-final-p1mgtfdkq-q-315.webp
width: 640
height: 360
game: Final Fantasy XIV
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1mgTFDkQ-Q&t=315s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1mgTFDkQ-Q'
sourceFrameSeconds: 315
credit: Square Enix; gameplay capture by Mica Does Stuff
rights: >-
Game graphics © Square Enix. Gameplay recording by Mica Does Stuff.
Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded
from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Final Fantasy XIV: a comet provides cover from Ecliptic Meteor'
alt: 'Final Fantasy XIV: a comet provides cover from Ecliptic Meteor'
markers:
- x: 47
'y': 34
label: >-
A comet between the character and King Behemoth blocks the lethal
attack
tips:
- Show the effect’s line and allow time to reach reliable cover.
examples:
- title: Final Fantasy XIV
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1mgTFDkQ-Q&t=315s'
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
---
# Cover and line of sight
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-cover-line-of-sight
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-cover-line-of-sight
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-cover-line-of-sight/
Obstacles interrupt an effect's line between threat and player.
## At a glance
[Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1mgTFDkQ-Q&t=315s) · Game graphics © Square Enix. Gameplay recording by Mica Does Stuff. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1mgTFDkQ-Q), 315 s
1. A comet between the character and King Behemoth blocks the lethal attack
- Show the effect’s line and allow time to reach reliable cover.
- [Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1mgTFDkQ-Q&t=315s)
## How it works
Obstacles interrupt an effect's line between threat and player.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- Obstacles interrupt an effect's line between threat and player.
## 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
- Understand the principle: [NPC perception and target memory](https://gamemechanics.pro/en/lessons/npc-perception/) (key: lesson/npc-perception)
## 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: Cover and line of sight (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/cover-line-of-sight/) (id: source-d1358a5f13a196b7)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Cover and line of sight (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/cover-line-of-sight/) (id: source-9fac53d1e52aeeee)
- [Grandmaster Yuudai · Huntdown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RfGConwg3o&t=2430s) (id: source-8b149dda9467461d)
- [Living Failures · Bloodborne: The Old Hunters](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upUUkqS6_8g&t=150s) (id: source-a96c751da15b91f6)
- [King Behemoth · Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1mgTFDkQ-Q&t=295s) (id: source-0905c30b6bcc1bbc)
- [GDC · Itay Keren — Boss Battle Design Fundamentals and Retrospective](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809)
- [Bloodborne Wiki — Living Failures](https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/11/living-failures.html) (id: source-1c612f5c156fb1fd)
- [Final Fantasy XIV Online Wiki — The Labyrinth of the Ancients](https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/The_Labyrinth_of_the_Ancients) (id: source-8e5c0f28b4d90e92)
- [Huntdown manual](https://huntdown.com/manual/Manual-Huntdown.pdf) (id: source-3e30c3b422cd0a18)
- [Neoseeker — Grandmaster Yuudai walkthrough](https://www.neoseeker.com/huntdown/4-3_-_Grandmaster_Yuudai) (id: source-8107e22e14c913d7)
- [Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1mgTFDkQ-Q&t=315s) (id: source-b5cb701f2a8a4de7)
CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors