Lieutenant Lech Kril

Lieutenant Lech Kril is the final boss of Ceres. He can be found on the mission Exta. He has a possibility of dropping one of the following upon death: Frost Helmet, Frost Chassis and Frost Systems blueprints, as well as the Orokin Cell.

Appearance and Abilities
Lieutenant Lech Kril wears a unique set of body armor and wields the Gorgon and Brokk. This boss fight comes in two phases, with different abilities for each phase.

Phase 1: In phase 1, Kril will be using his Gorgon primarily. With its extremely high fire rate and damage (29 damage per bullet), standing in his line of fire will result in having your shields and health shredded away in seconds. Getting close enough to Kril will prompt him to use his Brokk to swing at the player.

Aside from his weapons, he also has two abilities to assist in combat. The first is a Freeze Dart, akin to Frost's Freeze ability, which serves as a projectile weapon for him. On hit, it will deal 150 damage to the player, and will also apply the freeze effect on players, significantly slowing down their movements for a few seconds. The second ability is Ice Wave, akin to Frost's ability. It is hinted by Kril lifting his hammer before swinging it down, creating a wave of icicles in a straight line ahead of him which deal high damage.

When the fight begins, Kril is completely invulnerable to damage. However, he has a cryo pack on his back, seen during the opening cutscene, which is his weakspot. Once the pack is damaged enough and one of the cooling tubes is destroyed, baiting him into using Ice Wave again will make the pack malfunction and freeze himself, making him temporarily vulnerable.

Phase 1 continues until the cryo pack is damaged 4 times and all 4 cooling tubes are destroyed.

Phase 2: Once Kril's cooling tubes are destroyed, he will go berserk, erupting in flames. At this point, he will lose his invulnerability, put away his Gorgon and go full-on melee with his Brokk.

Despite his large size, he is extremely fast and can easily catch up to players. His hammer is devastating in combat, and has a much faster swing speed in phase 2, as well as being able to knock down players on hit, although it can still be dodged by a careful player. Of course, he can do more than just chase the player around.

During Phase 2, Kril's Ice Wave will turn into a Fire Wave, creating a high DoT line of fire in front of him. He can also launch his hammer at the player like a boomerang, similar to throwing a Glaive, dealing about 300 damage on hit.

Defensively, Kril's shields have a high recharge delay and a below average recharge rate. However, this is made up for by extremely powerful armor, which can be mistaken for high health. The armor is strong enough to reduce a 300+ damage Glaive throw to a measly 80. However, he is easily staggered by bolt-type weapons.

Lieutenant Lech Kril, like other bosses, has unique taunts. Here is a list of them:
 * And I will strike down upon (player name) with great vengeance and furious anger!"
 * Hold still and I'll make this quick.
 * Trust me when I say you won't feel a thing.
 * Beneath those suits exist flesh. Flesh bleeds. (player name) bleeds.
 * I forgot my nails... I guess (player name) will have to do!
 * Grineer immortality begins with the strike of my hammer!
 * Does that second-skin peel away just as easy as the first?
 * I am Lieutenant Lech Kril. My hammer awaits your skull.
 * I have seen and conquered many clans. (Clan name) will be next!
 * You ever get hammered in that suit?
 * The sound of hammer shattering ice is pure auditory perfection.

Strategy
As with all bosses, clear out the room before engaging Lech Kril in battle. You don't want other enemies getting in the way of your concentration. A fast Warframe will have a great advantage in this battle.

Phase 1: Kril is invincible to damage until the red energy orb on his cryo pack is destroyed, so don't even bother shooting at him (although bolt weapons can still make him stagger while he's invincible). Destroying the orb can be done by flanking him as a team or, in a solo player's case, by baiting him into using Ice Wave and then running behind him to shoot while he's lifting his hammer back up. Once the orb is destroyed, you'll have to bait him into using Ice Wave again to make him vulnerable. If he was baited into using Ice Wave to destroy the orb, you'll have to hide in cover or be able to dodge bullets until his Ice Wave recharges. Once he uses Ice Wave again, the cryo pack will malfunction and freeze him temporarily, making him vulnerable, at which point everyone should unload as much firepower as possible on him.

A good way of baiting him into using Ice Wave while avoiding his Gorgon is to run in semi-tight circles around Kril, hence why fast frames have a big advantage in this battle. It doesn't mean you'll dodge every single bullet though, so keep an eye on your shields.

Always stay close to cover during this phase. Although his Freeze Dart can be dodged by keeping an eye on Kril's motion and rolling when he aims his palm at you to cast it, being close to cover will save your life if you do accidentally get hit by a Dart and become frozen. Being caught out in the open while frozen will almost definitely result in getting shredded by Kril's Gorgon.

Phase 2: While he can mostly be taken down by kiting, be careful of his Hammer Throw, and don't walk into the Fire Wave. His Brokk will glow brightly when thrown, so you'll be able to see it coming. Also, as Kril is stationary while throwing the hammer and until it returns, this is a great opportunity to blast him with everything you've got.

If Kril charges at you and he's faster than you, don't keep running away. Instead, run towards him and do a slide and then a slide-jump past him. This will make him try to swing his hammer down on you, thus temporarily stopping his movements, while you get away. If you have a Paris, shooting an arrow at him can also make him stagger, giving you a little time to increase the distance.

Trivia

 * Lieutenant Lech Kril is a revered war hero among the Grineer. While his assassination will result in stability in the planetary system and intimidate the rest of the Grineer, Lotus dislikes the fact that it will also make him a martyr to his people.
 * He looked like a larger Grineer Sawblade before Update 7, and wielded a Fragor instead.
 * There was a glitch resulting in his portrait during dialogue being the same as Kela De Thaym's. This glitch has been fixed on Update 8, giving him his proper dialogue portrait. His mission portrait is still the same as his appearance prior to Update 7, however.
 * Lech Kril appeared in the Open Beta trailer.
 * He is the only Grineer boss to have a unique opening cinematic pose.
 * He is the only boss to have a second phase, and is currently the most sophisticated boss in Warframe, both in terms of appearance, abilities and tactics required.
 * Prior to Update 7.5, he used the Manticore instead of the Brokk.
 * He is the only one to have a special death animation. Prior to Update 8, on death, he will fall flat on the ground like a downed player before actually dying. It takes a little time for him to bleed out on his own, but you can finish him yourself to shorten the time. After Update 8, he now has a new death animation where he falls to his knees and collapses before erupting in a fiery explosion.
 * As of Update 7.11, Lech Kril now has his own unique voice during dialogue instead of the generic male Grineer boss voice.
 * Prior to Update 8, which gave him an almost complete re-make in terms of skills, the entire boss battle involved Phase 1 without the weakspot, being just another bullet sponge fight.
 * Lieutenant Lech Kril's taunt "And I will strike down upon (player name) with great vengeance and furious anger!" Is a reference to a scene in Pulp Fiction, in which Samuel L. Jackson states the same as a quote from the Bible's book Ezekiel 25:17.
 * As of Update 8.1, Kril's armor is now blue during Phase 1, and turns red when Phase 2 begins.