Sprout Captain - how to beat?

[kristenbloom]

I have tried this guy 11 times on story mode. There is no easier game setting. I shoot first, bubble up, then whack away. I haven't seen his health below half yet before he kills me. Any secrets, cheat codes or any advice to help me continue playing this game?

[kristenbloom]

Nevermind. I ran around until I got enough money to purchase the skill to auto-attack after bubbling. That made it much easier. Tips to others who have trouble.

[MistyEva]

I accidentally found a bit of a hack for that when I was jumping and got knocked on top of the rocks that face then opening (which I found you can jump up onto as well) then could attack him from up there which made things a lot easier!

[Mythily]

How about getting used to the combat cuz relying on "cheese" will only stab you in the back later. This boss is nothing compared to what's yet to come.
Better get good now than later.

[Morqai]

ouch ... not looking forward to that 8)

[[BoC] Oshroth]

Sprout Captain is definitely a skill check fight. You can't just sit there hitting the boss, you have to react to it's moves and dodge/block accordingly

[ptwr]

That sword wielding tree with anger managament issues that jumpscares you when you open those big doors after dealing with some mini shrines?

Roll around and charged bowspam :)
Worked perfectly at first try at Master Sp[rit Guide difficulty after getting downed to almost dead because I sipped tea expecting a cutscene rather than immediate sword to the face...

Jump up for slowmotion for easy aiming, and fully charge to farm Courage. When in danger Rot Arrow/Hammer to break boss combo. (Later on Bombs works as well, you can just stick them preemptively and blow up boss mid-charge)
If you feel feisty, and learned boss combo length, you can roll away to dodge then quickly back for some cheasy staff bonks.

And do NOT buy (all) Charmstones. There is not enough Karma in single playthrough to unlock both ability upgrades and charms.

There's also Parry mechanics, but window is rather short and with lengthy attack animations its a bit hard to get it perfect. Especially on underwhelming hardware (like Steamdeck).