can't seem to get the hang of bullet king

[flaminbanana]

I have played this game for a bit on my friends account and decided to buy it. I can usually get through the first chamber but I always die when I fight bullet king. He is just too difficult and annoying to dodge. Can someone give me some tips on fighting the guy?

[ketra1504]

Fight him more, you'll eventually learn the move patterns
try to dodge only when necessary, you can beat him without dodgerolling over any attack (except the circle one after the spinny room fill)
he's actually a pretty easy boss, my tip is to try more because eventually you'll... git gud

[Sylverone]

I tend to be a consumable hoarder and knowing that I can open secret doors with them makes me stingy about blanks, but I do still agree that knowing how and when to use them is a good idea. Can save your rawhide holster on some occasions.

One thing that might help people advise: which of his moves give you the most trouble?

[flaminbanana]

Originally posted by cliftut:

I tend to be a consumable hoarder and knowing that I can open secret doors with them makes me stingy about blanks, but I do still agree that knowing how and when to use them is a good idea. Can save your rawhide holster on some occasions.

One thing that might help people advise: which of his moves give you the most trouble?

Mostly the move where he spins around and shoots a lot of bullets around and around

[Sylverone]

For me at least the trick for that seems to be to get as much distance as possible, ideally in a cardinal direction, then tap-move at a steady rate to one side or the other so that I take a diagonal path between the bullets. Once I trained myself to see the bullets in terms of the curved paths leading toward the center, it got easier. After some practice I was then able to do more back-and-forth side stepping so that I could stay around the same place and wait it out. I hope that helps.

Part of the strategy of the fight is choosing you moments to cross past him so you don't get pinned too close when he uses that attack or the 360 scatter-burst attack*, since it's easier to get distance on the left and right.

*(Leaving aside those players who are clearly demonic residents of Bullet Hell already. Usual rules do not apply to them, lol.)