Look: All 11 rad Metroid Dread bosses, ranked

Some of the best moments in all of Metroid Dread happen during the boss battles. Each one feels more like a puzzle than a bullet sponge.

Taking the music, mechanics, and animations into consideration, which bosses are the most innovative and awesome?

9. Robot Chozo Soldier

The Robot Chozo Soldier certainly looks the part and has a few interesting attacks, but it’s hard for this one to stand out amongst the slew of Chozo fights.

8. Chozo Soldier (Spear)

This mini-boss is a blast to confront. You won’t find many challenges when facing the Chozo Soldier (Spear), but you’ll probably have a lot of fun.

7. Drogyga

The Drogyga is arguably the weakest out of the main bosses, but it’s hard to deny just how smartly designed the encounter is. This one feels like a puzzle more so than the others. We particularly love the audio of the water during this fight.

4. Corpius

The first boss in the game, Corpius, can turn invisible which makes for an interesting complication. It also has one of the coolest ending cinematics in the game.

3. Raven Beak

It’s hard not to love Raven Beak, even given how brutally difficult the fight it. Every moment is a marvel, filled to the brim with awesome animations.

2. Experiment No. Z-57

There’s something so satisfying about the way Samus shoots Experiment No. Z-57 in the face after a successful parry. And the ending is one of the most badass moments in the entire game.

1. Kraid

Kraid might not be the toughest, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. Sequence breaking the game and using the Morph Ball Bomb to blow out its insides is a highlight. And the music during this fight is absolutely epic.

Metroid Dread is available for Nintendo Switch now.