Tips for killing lich

[dynatierchen]

Im currently working on my first lich kill, any advices?

[គ្មានន័យ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ]

try to avoid using dodgerolls as much as possible, they leave you open

[dynatierchen]

Originally posted by szavak индуцирующее:

try to avoid using dodgerolls as much as possible, they leave you open

Yeah that is a good tip. Im working on that since quite some time.

[Folic_Acid]

Originally posted by guiltyaSsin:

Im currently working on my first lich kill, any advices?

Try not to die

[Myrkul]

Originally posted by Folic_Acid:

Originally posted by guiltyaSsin:

Im currently working on my first lich kill, any advices?

Try not to die

[Fabulous]

Explosive weapons (Com4nd0, Stinger, RPG) work like a charm.

[Valkyrie]

I realy like haveing "Full metal jecket" (with few more blanks saved then 2), also "Heretic" will help you a lot during frst and 3th phase.
And for second phase, save some high dameg wepon so you can finish it off fastets.

[Terratrox]

I actually just killed the lich the first time thanks to Bloodied Scarf dropping my reload times and Wax Wings to evade the entire 3rd phase. The second phase is by far the most difficult. The 3rd is more classic Touhou kind of stuff.

[dynatierchen]

Originally posted by Terratrox:

I actually just killed the lich the first time thanks to Bloodied Scarf dropping my reload times and Wax Wings to evade the entire 3rd phase. The second phase is by far the most difficult. The 3rd is more classic Touhou kind of stuff.

did u save all ur ammo for bullet hell or did u also use some strong weapons before ?

imho it all comes down to having good weapons and enough ammo. because better weapon = faster kill speed = less bullets to dodge

[Shady Shopkeep]

Some items and weapons work better than others, obviously, but since those are largely up to RNG, here are some general tips:

- Bullet Hell is a massive floor, and if you're not careful it'll wear down your ammo and health and make you much weaker when you finally do find the lich.

-As with all bosses, try to save up the ammo in your high-DPS guns. The faster you kill the lich, the less time you'll have to spend dodging his attacks.

-During the first phase, the lich will summon Tombstoners to harrass you. Try to kill them as they spawn, or they'll make the battlefield much more chaotic with their bullet crosses.

-In the second phase, you'll want to pay a lot of attention to your placement on the field and to what attack he's using. One of his attacks is a whole bunch of scattered bullets that move from one edge of the screen to the center; the field is too dense and broad to dodge roll or weave through, so you'll need to just run away from the bullets.

-Also in the second phase, he'll send rows of fast bullets from both sides that fly across the screen in opposite directions. If you let yourself stay in the area where the bullets meet in the middle, it'll be almost impossible to avoid damage as the rows pass each other.

-In the third phase, he likes to use a couple of AoE attacks that limit your movement. One of these limits you to a tiny little cone of space, then rotates that cone while also rotating a wave of bullets across that space, forcing you to make some precise dodge rolls.

[Terratrox]

Originally posted by guiltyaSsin:

Originally posted by Terratrox:

I actually just killed the lich the first time thanks to Bloodied Scarf dropping my reload times and Wax Wings to evade the entire 3rd phase. The second phase is by far the most difficult. The 3rd is more classic Touhou kind of stuff.

did u save all ur ammo for bullet hell or did u also use some strong weapons before ?

imho it all comes down to having good weapons and enough ammo. because better weapon = faster kill speed = less bullets to dodge

I didn't pull anything terribly strong actually. I killed the Lich and all of bullet hell with just The Rattler and the Flare Gun with a few Stinger Rockets inbetween. I used Blasphemy for most of bullet hell.

[mellamoger]

Save your best weapons for lich. In order to do that, have in mind the patterns of the bullet hell level, as though it's a big level it's always rendered the same way:

- 1st crossroad has 3 paths, 2 of which are connected and lead to the next crossroad. Always take the center path as it always will be a right one.

- 2nd crossroad also has 3 paths, 2 of which are connected and have a dead end, so the middle one always will be a wrong one. Take one of the sides, and if you begin to be suspicious that is gonna be connected to the middle one, abandon it an go for the side one that's left.

- 3rd crossroad is a gamble: 2 paths are dead ends, one goes to Lich. It's a matter of luck.

As for the Lich battle itself, worst part (as said) is 2nd phase, save your blankets and strongest weapon (if explosive better, in order to destroy bullets) for it, as you'll want to finish it the fastest you can. 1st and 3rd phase are a matter of resistance and dodging, being the worst attacks the continous wave of circle bullets in 1st phase and the full circle of bullets in 3rd one. Use explosives in this attacks as they will help you a lot.

Few things more can be said... just practice a lot and victory will come.

[dynatierchen]

thx for the tips guys!

[Tire]

First have lots of heath so you can make mistakes. 2nd use blanks a lot, my first time beating the lich I had full metal jacket and lots of blanks so save your blanks and use them at the boss. 3rd have good guns and pets, having stuff like the owl can be life saving, my favorite set up is the stinger with scattershot , the owl, and full metal jacket. lasty and the most simple get good, my first time making it to the lich took so long and I had my butt handed to me so trial and error will get you the win.

[Lobotomy Corp. Representative]

anything that can block bulletswill help a lot, be carful in his 3rd phase if you're relying on blocking shots, some of his attcks can spawn a bullet directly on top of you.

[brickey.8]

During the third phase, anything that destroys bullets (blasphemy, explosives, even gluon stones or some friendly npcs) is better than blanks. Most of his attacks have a long buildup time and then last a long time, but cover tons of area. If you use a blank he'll instantly skip to his next attack, but if you make holes in the attack pattern he'll keep going. On a related note, if you have an explosive weapon and irradiated lead or hot lead, and don't resist poison/fire, drop that item as soon as phase 1 dies (or before starting). The safe spots are more valuable than the extra damage.

First phase is the only one where piercing, homing or AoE attacks are useful (not counting bullet-destroying explosives), except that the third phase has one attack where homing helps. So use up all your piercing, homing weapons during phase 1, preferably switching to the piercing weapon as soon as he summons.