--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-recovery type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-recovery lang: en title: Recovery summary: >- After attacking, the boss has limited actions and offers a response opportunity. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-recovery/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-recovery.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-recovery.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Structure and readability sourceIds: - source-42e0bb8cf7564104 - source-cdb9dc64b51103e6 - source-eef81b16224f1c1d - source-33fd2e5b8feccbc5 - source-7360c1deba7d486c - source-493d43d294a92bc2 - source-945019fe5d82d809 - source-9afad7c96fda6ea2 - source-83e6d511e27b8786 sources: - id: source-42e0bb8cf7564104 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Recovery (RU)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/recovery/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-cdb9dc64b51103e6 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Recovery (EN)' url: 'https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/recovery/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-eef81b16224f1c1d title: Horn Beetle · Ori and the Will of the Wisps url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=61s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-33fd2e5b8feccbc5 title: False Knight · Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=151s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-7360c1deba7d486c title: 'Margit, the Fell Omen · Elden Ring' url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m60ucpQggJ0&t=131s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-493d43d294a92bc2 title: 'SF Seminar · Capcom — startup, active frames, and recovery' url: 'https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/131432?lang=en' 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-9afad7c96fda6ea2 title: GDC · Rebecca Vessal — data-driven boss attack chains url: 'https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1028927/AI-Summit-Crafting-Epic-Boss' verifiedAt: null - id: source-83e6d511e27b8786 title: Ori and the Will of the Wisps url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=99s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-recovery title: Boss fights url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-recovery' categoryIds: - catalog-part-9 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Recovery description: >- After attacking, the boss has limited actions and offers a response opportunity. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-frame-dvub8cimpig-99.webp width: 1280 height: 720 game: Ori and the Will of the Wisps sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=99s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg' sourceFrameSeconds: 99 credit: Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios; gameplay capture by Gellot rights: >- Game graphics © Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios. Gameplay recording by Gellot. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: Horn Beetle remains on the platform between attacks alt: Horn Beetle remains on the platform between attacks markers: - x: 70 'y': 61 label: The end of movement creates a chance to approach tips: - >- Provide a readable response window after a strong move and show when it ends. examples: - title: Ori and the Will of the Wisps url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=99s' 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 --- # Recovery id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-recovery type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-recovery lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-recovery/ After attacking, the boss has limited actions and offers a response opportunity. ## At a glance ![Horn Beetle remains on the platform between attacks](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-frame-dvub8cimpig-99.webp) [Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=99s) · Game graphics © Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios. Gameplay recording by Gellot. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg), 99 s 1. The end of movement creates a chance to approach - Provide a readable response window after a strong move and show when it ends. - [Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=99s) ## How it works After attacking, the boss has limited actions and offers a response opportunity. ## Variants ### How the technique works - After attacking, the boss has limited actions and offers a response opportunity. ## 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: Recovery (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/recovery/) (id: source-42e0bb8cf7564104) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Recovery (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/recovery/) (id: source-cdb9dc64b51103e6) - [Horn Beetle · Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=61s) (id: source-eef81b16224f1c1d) - [False Knight · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=151s) (id: source-33fd2e5b8feccbc5) - [Margit, the Fell Omen · Elden Ring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m60ucpQggJ0&t=131s) (id: source-7360c1deba7d486c) - [SF Seminar · Capcom — startup, active frames, and recovery](https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/131432?lang=en) (id: source-493d43d294a92bc2) - [GDC · Itay Keren — Boss Battle Design Fundamentals and Retrospective](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809) - [GDC · Rebecca Vessal — data-driven boss attack chains](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1028927/AI-Summit-Crafting-Epic-Boss) (id: source-9afad7c96fda6ea2) - [Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=99s) (id: source-83e6d511e27b8786) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors