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Kittens :3 · 10-30-2008

Dracula's Castle bosses:

Blackmore:

Two things are different with Blackmore in hard. One is that he starts out in his second phase and two of his moves are harder. Nitesco and Vol Luminatio are both good glyphs for him, Nitesco being more damaging but easier to die while using.

He has a couple punches, jump over these, easy, he has a beam attack that is the same deal, jump. The Punch Jab Punch combo he used only in his second phase in normal he uses all the time, and it chains it twice, so jump over the punch, duck the jab, jump over the punch, and then do it again. Also when he spits meteors he'll sometimes spit two waves, move forward until you're under his maw and you'll dodge that. All in all, most of Blackmore's moves can be dodged by jumping against the left wall except for one of his meteor waves, which as I mentioned are dodged by standing under his maw. While he might seem to be attacking really quickly sometimes, keep in mind he's really only doing one set at a time and then takes a lengthy pause.

Eligor: "The Giant Centaur"

Okay, while he is a giant slut in hard mode, I found a better way of dealing with him. YOU WILL NEED FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR THIS STRATEGY

Redire
Lapiste
Devil Ring
Death Ring

So equip the devil/death rings and go nuts on his knees with Lapiste, ignore the arrow shooter. You should be able to zerg down the knees before he can fire arrows at you with this gear on. Once his knees are down switch to double Redire, and get magnes out. Eligor will kneel down, and then rear up in the air, normally you'd go under him, but we're not doing that. Move a little closer, about where his feet would smash down if you waited, and wait about a second. Turn around, activate Magnes, and fire a single Redire. Wait until the Redire starts angling upwards, and release Magnes. You should launch straight upwards, double jump and turn around. Fire another Redire and ride it a little bit. With a little practice, you can land directly on his back. Now, the problem with this is that both crossbows are still alive and well, and will make this a very dangerous place to be. So immediately switch out to Dominus Hatred, and start firing it at the crossbows. Fire until you can't do it anymore without killing yourself, then follow it up with an Umbra/Lumin crush or two. If you're quick you can kill them before they fire a single arrow, and with low health, Devil Ring will give you a huge damage boost. Go nuts on the back of his head with Lapiste. If you don't have Redire, I'll explain how to do it the longer and harder way.

His first phase is relatively easy, tedious. He'll stab the floor if you're close, or slash the wall and drag it along the floor if you're far away. Either is easily dodged by moving away or towards him, relative to where you were when he targeted. He'll also fire arrows, only this time he'll fire twice as many in the same time frame. Either throw up a Scutum to block these or get a weapon with good coverage (Ironically Redire is great for this as well) and spam it at the arrows. Medusa head familiar level 3 also works great. When his knees go, get under him. Now, unlike normal mode, the back crossbow will still fire at you under him. I really reccomend putting up Scutums in both slots, otherwise it's just really difficult to stay away from his legs and dodge the arrows. Dodge the kick that comes from his front legs by ducking, nothing different there. Once he jumps, get to his other side. It's a similar deal as with his front side when it comes to dealing with the crossbow, Scutum or weapon spam deals with it. He'll also kick you with his back legs, if you duck this, then slide away from him, his foot has a weird hitbox after he kicks. He'll still shoot his tail but it goes way faster, so have moonwalkers if you intend to backdash, or just don't stop moving. Once you're on his back, he's exactly the same, only faster. If he roars, move to his back, if he raises his tail, duck in the middle of him, if he twitches, get to his back, if he starts raising his sword, get to his front. It just takes practice to react fast enough, which is annoying since he takes so long to get to this phase. I still reccomend Lapiste for his back, amazing damage on that thing. Alternately, Melio Ascia would work.

IGNIS WILL NOT WORK.

Death "Daeth?"

Right, I found this far easier playing defencively.
Getting level 3 medusa familiar helps with the sickles, so does the speed glyph, but I prefer medusas. You'll also need Moonwalkers, not optional. So I strongly recommend not attacking while he's hovering around materializing sickles, they are more dangerous than the rest of his attacks. Attack him while he's attacking. On that note, here are his attacks.

Crescent Scythes: He'll materialize 6 wierd scythe things on either side of you, and they'll pause before moving towards you. I understand on normal mode you can slide dash under these, in hard you absolutely cannot. You can dodge this by going Automaton form, but you need very high mana for automaton to absorb this. Barring that, the better and less pussy way is to move to stand next to one of them, turn around, and time a backdash through the scythe using moonwalkers' invulnerability frames.

Rotating energy. He'll summon 3 balls of energy that will rotate outwards in concentric circles. move as far away as you can, and backdash with moonwalkers right before it hits you. Cake.

Sickle storm: He'll reach out and materialize like 30 sickles all in one area. A nitesco crush devastates these and also gets a lot of damage in. Spam Nitesco at him during this move, it's a lot of free damage.

Scythe slash: He'll drop to the ground and move towards you, slashing you once in range. Jump away from him and it won't come close.

for weaponry, again I recommend Nitesco due to the holy element and range, and also it's gr7 for killing sickles and negating sickle storm.

IGNIS WILL NOT WORK

Dracula "The Smasher of Wine Glasses"

Not as hard as I was expecting. For phase 1, it's exactly the same. Turn on Volaticus, fly at head level. Be sure you're moving towards him when he snaps his fingers, his "Anti-air" fire move targets you shortly before he snaps, so you gotta be moving. Get in his face and rotate Confodores on him. When he enters phase 2, keep rotating as fast as you can, you get a lot of free damage in before you have to back up and dodge the kick.

Don't use wings in phase 2. It's important to note that his cape is not part of his hitbox, you can jump over him, and you'll need to. Short hop secares for offence, he doens't have much health in this phase so you don't need to worry about crazy damage. Now, for his moves

Destruction Rain: He'll do this often in combination with his other moves. Be sure to throw up Scutum to block this, because in hard mode it comes twice as fast and you can't backtrack.

Soul Steal: In hard this heals him a lot and almost 1-shots you. When he jumps back/forward, watch his trails. If he leaves a red or blue trail, he's just teleporting to the middle. If he leaves a purple trail, he's soul stealing. Jump over this at all costs, towards the center of the room works better than away.

He has one of two moves with he opens his cape up, when he starts the animation, immediately backdash to the back wall so you can asses what's coming your way, it will be either Dogs or Bats.

Bats: Turn on Scutum and Melio Scutum immediately, and stand relatively close to him. This will absorb the bats.
Dogs: Backdash to the wall, crouch and slash the dogs as they come. BE WARNED. He often chains Destruction Rain or Soul Steal while dogs are still alive. If rain comes, slash them with a scutum active, if soul steal comes, you gotta jump, and if you're desperate I'd reserve an Umbra/Lumin crush for these situations to clear the dogs out.

Also don't be terrible like me and kill yourself with Dominus instead of finishing him off with a Dominus crush.

If you get a Dracula medal it will spawn next to his room when you next load~

10-30-2008	#3 (permalink)
Name: Kittens :3 Fou-Lu Fangirl Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 157	Dracula's Castle bosses: Blackmore: Two things are different with Blackmore in hard. One is that he starts out in his second phase and two of his moves are harder. Nitesco and Vol Luminatio are both good glyphs for him, Nitesco being more damaging but easier to die while using. He has a couple punches, jump over these, easy, he has a beam attack that is the same deal, jump. The Punch Jab Punch combo he used only in his second phase in normal he uses all the time, and it chains it twice, so jump over the punch, duck the jab, jump over the punch, and then do it again. Also when he spits meteors he'll sometimes spit two waves, move forward until you're under his maw and you'll dodge that. All in all, most of Blackmore's moves can be dodged by jumping against the left wall except for one of his meteor waves, which as I mentioned are dodged by standing under his maw. While he might seem to be attacking really quickly sometimes, keep in mind he's really only doing one set at a time and then takes a lengthy pause. Eligor: "The Giant Centaur" Okay, while he is a giant slut in hard mode, I found a better way of dealing with him. YOU WILL NEED FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR THIS STRATEGY Redire Lapiste Devil Ring Death Ring So equip the devil/death rings and go nuts on his knees with Lapiste, ignore the arrow shooter. You should be able to zerg down the knees before he can fire arrows at you with this gear on. Once his knees are down switch to double Redire, and get magnes out. Eligor will kneel down, and then rear up in the air, normally you'd go under him, but we're not doing that. Move a little closer, about where his feet would smash down if you waited, and wait about a second. Turn around, activate Magnes, and fire a single Redire. Wait until the Redire starts angling upwards, and release Magnes. You should launch straight upwards, double jump and turn around. Fire another Redire and ride it a little bit. With a little practice, you can land directly on his back. Now, the problem with this is that both crossbows are still alive and well, and will make this a very dangerous place to be. So immediately switch out to Dominus Hatred, and start firing it at the crossbows. Fire until you can't do it anymore without killing yourself, then follow it up with an Umbra/Lumin crush or two. If you're quick you can kill them before they fire a single arrow, and with low health, Devil Ring will give you a huge damage boost. Go nuts on the back of his head with Lapiste. If you don't have Redire, I'll explain how to do it the longer and harder way. His first phase is relatively easy, tedious. He'll stab the floor if you're close, or slash the wall and drag it along the floor if you're far away. Either is easily dodged by moving away or towards him, relative to where you were when he targeted. He'll also fire arrows, only this time he'll fire twice as many in the same time frame. Either throw up a Scutum to block these or get a weapon with good coverage (Ironically Redire is great for this as well) and spam it at the arrows. Medusa head familiar level 3 also works great. When his knees go, get under him. Now, unlike normal mode, the back crossbow will still fire at you under him. I really reccomend putting up Scutums in both slots, otherwise it's just really difficult to stay away from his legs and dodge the arrows. Dodge the kick that comes from his front legs by ducking, nothing different there. Once he jumps, get to his other side. It's a similar deal as with his front side when it comes to dealing with the crossbow, Scutum or weapon spam deals with it. He'll also kick you with his back legs, if you duck this, then slide away from him, his foot has a weird hitbox after he kicks. He'll still shoot his tail but it goes way faster, so have moonwalkers if you intend to backdash, or just don't stop moving. Once you're on his back, he's exactly the same, only faster. If he roars, move to his back, if he raises his tail, duck in the middle of him, if he twitches, get to his back, if he starts raising his sword, get to his front. It just takes practice to react fast enough, which is annoying since he takes so long to get to this phase. I still reccomend Lapiste for his back, amazing damage on that thing. Alternately, Melio Ascia would work. IGNIS WILL NOT WORK. Death "Daeth?" Right, I found this far easier playing defencively. Getting level 3 medusa familiar helps with the sickles, so does the speed glyph, but I prefer medusas. You'll also need Moonwalkers, not optional. So I strongly recommend not attacking while he's hovering around materializing sickles, they are more dangerous than the rest of his attacks. Attack him while he's attacking. On that note, here are his attacks. Crescent Scythes: He'll materialize 6 wierd scythe things on either side of you, and they'll pause before moving towards you. I understand on normal mode you can slide dash under these, in hard you absolutely cannot. You can dodge this by going Automaton form, but you need very high mana for automaton to absorb this. Barring that, the better and less pussy way is to move to stand next to one of them, turn around, and time a backdash through the scythe using moonwalkers' invulnerability frames. Rotating energy. He'll summon 3 balls of energy that will rotate outwards in concentric circles. move as far away as you can, and backdash with moonwalkers right before it hits you. Cake. Sickle storm: He'll reach out and materialize like 30 sickles all in one area. A nitesco crush devastates these and also gets a lot of damage in. Spam Nitesco at him during this move, it's a lot of free damage. Scythe slash: He'll drop to the ground and move towards you, slashing you once in range. Jump away from him and it won't come close. for weaponry, again I recommend Nitesco due to the holy element and range, and also it's gr7 for killing sickles and negating sickle storm. IGNIS WILL NOT WORK Dracula "The Smasher of Wine Glasses" Not as hard as I was expecting. For phase 1, it's exactly the same. Turn on Volaticus, fly at head level. Be sure you're moving towards him when he snaps his fingers, his "Anti-air" fire move targets you shortly before he snaps, so you gotta be moving. Get in his face and rotate Confodores on him. When he enters phase 2, keep rotating as fast as you can, you get a lot of free damage in before you have to back up and dodge the kick. Don't use wings in phase 2. It's important to note that his cape is not part of his hitbox, you can jump over him, and you'll need to. Short hop secares for offence, he doens't have much health in this phase so you don't need to worry about crazy damage. Now, for his moves Destruction Rain: He'll do this often in combination with his other moves. Be sure to throw up Scutum to block this, because in hard mode it comes twice as fast and you can't backtrack. Soul Steal: In hard this heals him a lot and almost 1-shots you. When he jumps back/forward, watch his trails. If he leaves a red or blue trail, he's just teleporting to the middle. If he leaves a purple trail, he's soul stealing. Jump over this at all costs, towards the center of the room works better than away. He has one of two moves with he opens his cape up, when he starts the animation, immediately backdash to the back wall so you can asses what's coming your way, it will be either Dogs or Bats. Bats: Turn on Scutum and Melio Scutum immediately, and stand relatively close to him. This will absorb the bats. Dogs: Backdash to the wall, crouch and slash the dogs as they come. BE WARNED. He often chains Destruction Rain or Soul Steal while dogs are still alive. If rain comes, slash them with a scutum active, if soul steal comes, you gotta jump, and if you're desperate I'd reserve an Umbra/Lumin crush for these situations to clear the dogs out. Also don't be terrible like me and kill yourself with Dominus instead of finishing him off with a Dominus crush. If you get a Dracula medal it will spawn next to his room when you next load~ __________________ Snorlax is what you might call a motherfucker "Kittens, your asshole will soon feel the fury of five thousand dicks, and yet! It shall be the work of but a single dick. Mine." ~ Kain Last edited by Kittens :3; 11-02-2008 at 07:26 AM.