Help needed for the secret boss

[Coltaine]

Can anbody give me some tips/hints on how to beat the secret boss O.D. .
I'm lvl 47 and he just whops my a**. I take around 250 HP damage per hit and I only do 180

[HeathenPreacher]

He was a ♥♥♥♥♥. I ended up needing all top level gear and a bunch of passive shards upgraded to skills.

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My setup:
Welcome company
Beast guardian (For blocking ice projectiles during time stop)
Ruinous rood (spam these from a distance, it's the boomerang shard from the Revenant optional boss)
Greatsword expertise (Or weapon of your choice)
Familiar: Dantalion (you may switch to another familiar if your ATK is boosted)

At the start of the fight, immediately use swordfish technique to lower his CON (down+down+X), then switch to your weapon of choice. Some youtube video suggests spamming a fully upgrading shovel knight is viable.
Most of his attacks resemble Gebel except for his time stop.
Whenever he is about to do that, go to the bottom left or bottom right and squat. Activate beast guardian before the time resume to block incoming icicle projectile.
When about half of his HP gone, he will start shape shifting but the most dangerous is still his blood sucking move. He won't be able to drain your blood if you are jumping.
As for equipment, anything that increase attack power seems better than crit rate. I used greatword the entire game and had durandal at that point. Just normal slash, some jumping around and relying on brute force. The greatsword has longer reach than OD's weapon. No invert was used the entire fight. His weakness is light.

[Coltaine]

Awesome. Thank you. I'll try it. I'm using greatswords too but didn't think of shielding.

[Stationary Traveller]

My zero brain setup stolen from around here:
- maxed out Chisel shard (dropped by the carpenter)
- maxed out Augment INT shard
- any equipment that pumps up INT including his own book
- as many ether and max ether as you can carry

Hold R2 on him, avoid the occasional attacks he somehow manages to pull off, refill MP/HP when low, continue until he's dead.

For the za warudo attack, when he's about to cast it run to one of the corners of the map and crouch. Depending on which corner you will either take only one hit or none at all.

[PellMell54]

Also helps to do something I simply refer to as scumming a boss now by inverting and fighting them from the ceiling. Most bosses don't seem to have many attacks that can hit you there. Might feel a bit too scummy for some tho.

[Birdii]

If you are having a lot of trouble just use a bunch of food.

[Glitz]

Originally posted by Coltaine:

Can anbody give me some tips/hints on how to beat the secret boss O.D. .
I'm lvl 47 and he just whops my a**. I take around 250 HP damage per hit and I only do 180

Shield weapon level 3 and some crafted food ... easy peasy. In fact Shield weapon is practically blocking everything.

[GamerXP]

You can stand on the ceiling and shoot him from there. Most of his attacks won't reach you. Timestop is only one you should really be careful about

[Coltaine]

Thank you all. I managed to beat him.

[Sigma Valvaris]

Used the Following and only had 1x "The World" - Max Range duck with G.S. "Dies Irae" - What happens O.D. can not hit you but tries like crazy - The Hit from the Sword somehow interrupts OD from using other skills. Used items like - Travelers Hat 2x Travelers Rings - Fire Scarf ----- Shard = Shovel Knight Rank9 but did not use it!!! Optimizer for more Attack Speed - Accelerator - Reflector Ray - Went in with 9x Potion 5x Hi-Potion and a few snacks - Ended up using nothing. Coz like written before the G.S. makes him stutter... and becomes very manageable.

[Techim]

This boss is difficult to beat, but its very worth it.

Massive spoiler below
Go back to OD's room once you beat him, there's something new related to the books. You now have a REALLY HUGE ADVANTAGE FOR THE REST OF THE GAME