How to beat Venom (Harry) — final boss
Major endgame spoiler. Stop reading if you haven't reached Chapter 23.
The Venom fight has three phases alternating between Peter and Miles, with the final phase shared. Most deaths come from not knowing the swap is automatic — you don't pick the character, the game does.
Phase 1 — Miles vs Venom (Bryant Park)
- Use the bioelectric Mega Venom Blast. Charge the meter, then triangle (L1+triangle for the Mega).
- Avoid the symbiote tendril floor. Glowing patches = stand-here = damage tick.
- Throw debris. Triangle on the broken concrete drops scattered around.
- Stay on the outer ring. Center of the arena is where his AoE swallows you.
Phase 2 — Peter (Anti-Venom) vs Venom
- Anti-Venom regen — your meter refills 50% faster here. Pop Surge twice in the phase.
- He spawns symbiote dogs. Web Line a pair to a wall; ignore the rest.
- Resonator finisher. Mash the prompt when the white glow appears.
Phase 3 — shared (the meteor)
- Dodge the meteor strikes — three of them, fixed timing. Roll RIGHT, LEFT, BACK.
- The QTE prompt to grab Venom. Hammer square.
- Cinematic finishes it.
The skip
If you have NG+ unlocked, you can carry Anti-Venom Surge upgrades into phase 1 (Miles uses bioelectric, but with Surge perks transferred). Makes phase 1 ~30% faster.
If stuck: if you keep dying in phase 1, it's the floor tendrils — they tick 4 damage per second; you cannot tank them.