Stone Hand Iron Fever Boss Guide: Every Move Answered

Who Is Stone Hand Iron Fever?

Stone Hand Iron Fever is a bare-knuckle brawler of a boss: iron gauntlets, a horned red demon mask, and chains across his bare chest, standing in a muddy clearing below the Mirrorwood Entrance bell in Crimson Forest. Game8’s Archive entry types him as a Maskwalker and master of fist arts — one of the four great Maskwalkers the Order of the Three Pillars of Kunlun fought a year ago. The entry warns his fists seem forged from iron, his style is unpredictable, and trading blows head-on is unwise; agile movement is what reveals an opening.

One naming note first: his name bar reads STONE HAND IRON FEVER, matching Game8 and Rock Paper Shotgun’s coverage; the “Stone Fist” spelling in some PC Gamer write-ups is a misprint.

Where to Find Him

He waits in a muddy clearing among ruined wooden scaffolds and pale tree roots, reached by two ladders below the Mirrorwood Entrance bell in Crimson Forest. The intro cutscene plays once; from then on, entering the clearing triggers his opening charge, so have a dodge ready the instant you regain control. If side content has you criss-crossing the forest, our Memory Flowers in the Crimson Forest guide pairs well with this run, and the full boss order lives on the all bosses page.

The 33,062 HP Long Game

Iron Fever fields 33,062 HP on both Pathbreaker and Wayfarer — AllThingsHow confirms lowering the difficulty does not shrink the bar, and death restores his health completely while you respawn at the bell with full HP and all three heals. Pacing beats burst:

• You carry only three heals. AllThingsHow found heals started within 4 metres of him get interrupted by the next punch — sip only from range.
• Use every Phantom Edge charge. Bell visits restore Remnant Spark uses, so dump them into punish windows.
• Switch weapons to refill Sha-Chi. The fight surfaces the “Press 1 to switch weapons” tutorial — the same economy explained in our combat system guide.
• He talks constantly and pauses often. Those chatter windows are your safest times to act; pressuring him mid-string gets you punched.

Moveset: Every Move and Its Answer

AllThingsHow logged each attack’s damage against Soul’s 892 HP on Pathbreaker; the answers line up with Game8’s kit breakdown:

Two timing details make the difference. His punches start sooner than the wind-up suggests — the first hit often connects half a second after he starts a string. And the long combo goes longer than it looks: after the third swing, blows keep coming for another half second, so hold your guard until he fully stops, about two seconds in.

Red-Flash Attacks: The Grab and the Leaping Slam

The red-flash attacks deserve their own section because they cause most deaths here. A red flare forms around Iron Fever and his name bar turns red before the grab or the leaping slam — and the game’s own tutorial states the answer is a dodge, not a parry.

• The grab lunges from roughly 4 metres and costs about 235 HP plus a ~118 follow-up on Pathbreaker. AllThingsHow’s data is blunt: four grabs cost about 700 HP, most landing because the player walked back in to punish after the first dodge. He can lunge a second time — plan two dodges before closing distance.
• The leaping slam comes down for roughly 280 HP. Dodge as he lands, then punish his recovery.

If you take away one habit: after any red-flash dodge, hold your ground instead of chasing. Both the follow-up lunge and the back-off rush are built to punish eager pursuers. The difficulty settings guide covers how the two modes change the timing margin.

Punish Windows and Loadout

After a clean parry — confirmed by the blue flash — land a brief combo and disengage; his guard recovers fast between strings. Game8 recommends the Outlaw Warblade for its stagger resistance: charge during his wind-ups to tank through a combo, alternating with the Jagged Steel to stack Bleed while he recovers. The Flying Daggers kite him safely since he has no instant gap-closer. Tempering to level 10 at the nearby bell shortens the fight noticeably; the Soul Tempering guide covers the economics.

Reward: The Iron Gauntlets

Victory drops the Iron Gauntlets, a Martial Phantom Edge (Damage 261 / Guard Break 223) with high shield-breaking power. Their signature mechanic is Fist Focus: every gauntlet hit builds a stacking buff that raises all damage from your main weapon for 8 seconds. At higher levels a guard-parry refunds a Remnant Spark and extends Fist Focus, and Fury Unleashed spends a full Fist Focus state to make the next combo free. They join the collection tracked in our all Phantom Edges guide — fittingly, the same fists you just spent ten minutes learning to dodge.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Stone Hand Iron Fever optional? No. He is a main-story Maskwalker in the Snake’s Reflection chapter; Game8 lists him among the required bosses.

Why does the fight feel so long? His 33,062 HP pool is among the largest at this stage. The fight is built around chip parries and short punishes rather than extended combos — expect several minutes per attempt.

What weapon should I use against him? The Outlaw Warblade for stagger-resistant charged attacks, with Jagged Steel for Bleed during staggers. Parrying his quick punch strings is the fastest way to open him up.

Does Wayfarer mode make him easier? It widens the dodge and parry timing windows but does not reduce his 33,062 HP, so the fight stays long — you simply make fewer mistakes.

Sources: allthings.how (moveset, damage table, 33,062 HP, heal and grab data, October 30, 2026), game8.co (Archive entry, chapter, Outlaw Warblade and Flying Daggers strategy, midair flip Killer Move), Iron Gauntlets stats and skill list from Game8 and AllThingsHow — launch-week guides, October–November 2026.