How to Beat Albatross
Recommended Preparation
Island
Island 4
Difficulty
Medium
How to Unlock
A main-chain boss of Island 4 and the only airborne boss. Drop the Tuna corpse on the ground and wait a few seconds — the bird dives down and the battle starts.
Special Bait
How to Get the Bait: Catch the Tuna with a Professional Boss Lure and leave its corpse on the ground; the Albatross is drawn to it and engages.
Boss Mechanics
The Only Airborne Boss
The Albatross keeps its distance in the air, which removes melee and short-range options from the table. Its dive-attack combo ("the rain") does extremely high damage.
Two Clean Output Windows
The safe windows are after the dive rain stops and after it charges and ascends. Everything else is spent under cover.
Step-by-Step Strategy
Weapon Choice
Bring a sniper rifle or an Uzi — the bird maintains long distance and a shotgun is out of range for most of the fight.
Step-by-Step
- When it is at its farthest, stand under cover to avoid the dive-attack rain.
- After the rain stops, exit the cover and shoot a few rounds.
- After it charges and ascends, take the second window and shoot again.
- Return to cover and repeat until the white patience bar or the bird gives out.
After the Kill
Give the head to the Island 4 NPC — the next set of coordinates (military base + volcano route) becomes available after the item is accepted, not when the health bar hits zero.
Rewards
- Next coordinates (military base + volcano route), head handed to the Island 4 NPC
Last updated: 2026-08-26