How to defeat Misuzu?

[CaptainDouchePants]

I'm sure there is some mechanic that I don't get, but how does one defeat the first boss? Her jumps are not avoidable as far as I can see, and the damage that you do is pretty small. It seems possible to avoid some hits but still, if you do 5% HP damage and the does 20%, any mistake will mean you lose, so there must be some mechanic that I don't get

[MoArtis]

Are you playing in hard mode? 🤔 I'm not sure to remember that jump attack, but there is one where you can just run away from it (tap two time in any direction).

And when she is doing the "rush attack", you can lead her to a pillar to instantly stun her.

[toasty frosting]

Just move away from the shadow when she jumps. Run and abruptly change directions if you need to. After a few jumps she'll stun herself. When she charges, wall jump off the pillars and over her to get a free stun. Try to approach her from above or below to avoid her basic melee attacks. Remember you can chain together strong attacks and specials after weak attacks if you need a bit more damage, though later bosses will punish long combos.

Basically, just play safe and go into the fight with a full health bar and you should be fine since she gives you openings if you avoid her big attacks for long enough. It's still kind of a rough fight since she's the only boss you can't bring healing items to and you're stuck with a very limited moveset.