Bench in Soul Sanctum ?

[GodDevouringLizard]

Is there a Bench near the boss chamber in Soul Sanctum ? I can use the one in the stagway access, but it implicates going through a small area of City Of Tears and more importantly the entirety of Soul Sanctum, forcing me to fight the freakish, flying, teleporting, bugs who try to throw the Sun at your face. So I reach Soul Master with two or three HP missing... And you can imagine what happens.

[deeper]

If it's the one I'm thinking of there is a secret wall by Cornifer to knock through which cuts a bit off, once I'd worked out the quickest route I think there was only one or two teleporters, which I just dodged past.

ETA I just looked and the Cornifer bench is closer, you don't have to use the Stag bench. On the map it's directly below the word Soul but a fair bit down.

From the Stag bench go left and drop down, go all the way to the bottom of the room with the floating platforms and go right, you'll have to jump to break the wall.

[GodDevouringLizard]

I just broke the wall next to Cornifer, and effectively it's quite the shortcut. Doesnt' avoid the Sun-throwing bugs tho.

Also, am I underleveled for the Soul Master ? I just cannot land hits, he moves too fast. If I try and go near him to hit he damages me. All I can do is avoid all his attacks, but that doesn't really kill him so...

[Desticler]

On my first playthrough, I didn't even GET to Soul Master at this point in the game. I ragequit for a few months in fact. If I were you I'd look elsewhere for stuff to do.

[deeper]

Originally posted by Nasareyni:

I just broke the wall next to Cornifer, and effectively it's quite the shortcut. Doesnt' avoid the Sun-throwing bugs tho.

Also, am I underleveled for the Soul Master ? I just cannot land hits, he moves too fast. If I try and go near him to hit he damages me. All I can do is avoid all his attacks, but that doesn't really kill him so...

I think he was the second major boss I did (after Hornet), at first he seemed really hard then after a few goes he became really easy (I'm no master at these kind of games and I'm not used to using a controller), I seem to remember using Dash and a lot of upward jabs to beat him but there are times when you just cannot attack him without getting hit. Personally, I'd persevere with him as the bosses won't get any easier.

[ENERHEL]

The nearest bench is next to Cornifer, pay to use it. In addition I hope you found a nailsmith and upgrade your nail, because otherwise it really will hurt.

If these guys bother you so much on the way to him it might be a good idea to come back after. Anyway this is not such a difficult location and boss. Technically, you can go through it right now.

And if you need it, a little tactics. When the Souls Master flies with 4 spheres, you can jump over the sphere and heal for 1-2 HP if you stand in the middle of the arena.

[Hotel Security]

So I reach Soul Master with two or three HP missing... And you can imagine what happens.

He fixes the cable?

Also, am I underleveled for the Soul Master ?

There's really no such thing. At best it's about how many masks of damage you can take. Even the Nail upgrades will make the fight a little shorter but not short enough where you won't have to dodge things. Only thing to level up for him is your skill at recognizing his patterns.

at first he seemed really hard then after a few goes he became really easy

Applies to many bosses. They're fast and you have no clue what to do and get slaughtered at first and then you start to figure them out and the fight slows down for you. Frankly, I didn't even find Soul Tyrant that hard.

When the Souls Master flies with 4 spheres, you can jump over the sphere and heal for 1-2 HP if you stand in the middle of the arena.

Good idea. Works for Soul Tyrant too...having an easy time to heal is part of why he's easier than other Dream fights.

[GodDevouringLizard]

Only thing to level up for him is your skill at recognizing his patterns.

That was what I was talking about. I was wondering if I was doing that boss before having enough experience with the game to contend with him ? I havn't done Mantis Lords yet so I was wondering if fighting them provides good dodging training for the Soul Master.

[GodDevouringLizard]

Btw can anyone tell me how many times I have to get Soul Master to deflate before he dies ?

[GgWw1175]

Originally posted by Nasareyni:

Btw can anyone tell me how many times I have to get Soul Master to deflate before he dies ?

Assuming you have already upgraded your nail once, he should deflate 3 times.

[ramonpontes]

Just a tip to reach the boss with full health:

The major enemies don't respawn if you don't sit on a bench. If you lost too much HP on the way to the Soul Sanctum, you can come back a bit and kill lesser enemies to regain Soul and recover some HP.

It is tedious, but it may help you surviving a bit more.

Also, if you have a certain spell Howling Wraits or Abyss Shriek , you can boost the damage you cause to the boss. If you think you are underleveled, you can go around collecting more stuff to make the fight easier.

[Fish]

No, each time you die you have to go through the whole thing again it's a heavy pain in the ass but hey

[Fish]

Originally posted by Nasareyni:

Only thing to level up for him is your skill at recognizing his patterns.

That was what I was talking about. I was wondering if I was doing that boss before having enough experience with the game to contend with him ? I havn't done Mantis Lords yet so I was wondering if fighting them provides good dodging training for the Soul Master.

You need his desolate dive to get to the mantis lords. Plus, they're a lot harder than he is..

[GodDevouringLizard]

Actually, I went to Crystal Peak hoping to find some soul vessels or other buffs, and somehow fell into the resting grounds where the three dreamers tried to curse me for eternity, and then I got the dream nail. Looks like I did some sequence breaking.

[ramonpontes]

Originally posted by Fish:

Originally posted by Nasareyni:

Only thing to level up for him is your skill at recognizing his patterns.

That was what I was talking about. I was wondering if I was doing that boss before having enough experience with the game to contend with him ? I havn't done Mantis Lords yet so I was wondering if fighting them provides good dodging training for the Soul Master.

You need his desolate dive to get to the mantis lords. Plus, they're a lot harder than he is..

You can fight the Mantis Lords right after you get the mantis claw, you just need to hit a switch to open the floor.

Originally posted by Nasareyni:

Actually, I went to Crystal Peak hoping to find some soul vessels or other buffs, and somehow fell into the resting grounds where the three dreamers tried to curse me for eternity, and then I got the dream nail. Looks like I did some sequence breaking.

It is not really a sequence breaker. Actually you can get the Dream Nail as soon as you rescue Sly. You just need to grind some Geo to buy the Lumafly lantern early. I think that you are "supposed" to visit the Seer a bit later in the game, but there is nothing wrong reaching him sooner. Actually the early Dream Nail makes so many thing easier, since you can grind Soul with it.

[GodDevouringLizard]

Can anyone tell me of a good charm build for Soul Master ? I'm starting to have quite a bit of Charms, all of Sly's ones, all of Salubra's, all of the fragile ones. Plus the Dream Shield, Thorns of Agony, Baldur's Shell, the one that buffs you when you are on low health, the soul collecting one, the one that extends invincibility frames and perhaps some others I don't remember.