Stuck on Hornet's 2nd fight

[Draco4472]

stuck on this fight. Any advice? Currently have the coiled nail and need the king's brand to get the perfect, to my knowledge. From other forums I've seen advice to use spells and nail arts but are finding difficulty in charging the art, even with the nailmaster charm.

I've been using Longnail, Stalwart shell, quick focus, grubsong, and the nailmaster's charm. Should I consider switching these out for more spell-based ones for ranged combat?

[Hiro Protagonest]

Be patient and hit the thorns.

Also I use Mark of Pride like all the time.

[Za]

Charm setup isn't typically as important as just learning the boss patterns but Longnail to extend your reach and soul catcher to gather more magic juice were always in my personal setup.

Hornet actually gives you some room to heal if you can dodge her needle toss, she doesn't move as it boomerangs back to her so either use this moment to heal or bounce off her head. Try and clear out her spikes and as almost every boss in the game remember learn to bounce off her head a bunch with jump attacks. She does have a thread whip attack that can punish this though.

[Draco4472]

I actually just found I way to cheese it...

I sat in the right hand corner with Longnail, Quick Slash, Mark of Pride, and grubsong. I spammed attacking and used spells when she was stunned, healing in openings.

[| TajMahBalls |]

Theres another way to cheese this fight and its called face tanking. If you have at least 7 mask (hit points) use quick slash (Found in kingdoms edge) Life blood heart, and the Stalwart shell and just run at her. Try to heal when she is resting after taking a ton of damage. I did this and it suprisingly worked. Its not satisfiying but something to resort to if you are that desperate.

[HollowGuy]

upgrade your nail once again, get quick slash and learn her attacks