who thought it was a fun and good idea to add those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ disapearing platforms at the final boss

[suicidal bird]

I'm mad at the moment this is 3 evenings in a row I've tried to beat the son of the miracle but ffs these ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ platform and the sword can shove it so much

I really like this game but when the flaws show the entire house falls apart ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I try to stay on the platform so I can do some good damage when he opens up to just get moved of by a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ INSTA KILL LAZER

[vitez_vaddiszno]

The platforms are not random. Learn their pattern and the fight is easy. Also, I bet you have never heard of the Pelican Effigy.

[Lionel]

.... i will give you a little hint to make your life easier fighting him. be patience + your source of damage isn't just your sword, some particular prayer with the right set up could could kill this boss in 2-3 cycle he open his head up. If you really doesn't like to search for those prayer read this Debla of light + drop of coagulated blood

[Broso]

Hated this fight too. I found a different prayer to be good here, it's the ony you get from Cleofas' quest, "Tiento to your Thorned Hairs". It makes you invincible for a couple seconds which allows you to ignore all the crap that is flying around and just focus on jumping up those platforms and hitting the face.

[Godsheal Powerloader]

I am personally baffled someone can even find this boss hard. He is so much easier than crisanta, which is also not that hard, but still the hardest on this game (save for dawn bosses which I haven't met yet)

[Broso]

Crisanta isn't hart, Crisanta is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ thanks to RNG. Same goes for Escribar. They're just RNG fests. You don't need to be good, you just need to get lucky. ♥♥♥♥ that kind of design, seriously. At least there are some prayers that allow you to get around some of that nonsense.

[JukePlz]

Originally posted by UL, the defenestrator:

I am personally baffled someone can even find this boss hard. He is so much easier than crisanta, which is also not that hard, but still the hardest on this game (save for dawn bosses which I haven't met yet)

Crisanta used to be quite easy, but they have since buffed her to push you back on some parries making the fight considerably harder. I'd say she's still the hardest boss in the game, more than the Amanecidas or Laudes, since you can abuse Saeta Dolorosa and their big damage windows to heal back up during their fights, but Crisanta has a small damage window and constantly forces you to evade or parry with low downtime to cast or drink bile flasks... I found the Cloistered Ruby bead and Aubade of the Nameless Guardian prayer can dish quite a lot of damage on her. Will probably re-use that strat when I go for the Unwavering Faith penitence run.

@op

Never had problems with Escribar. His first form goes down quite quickly if you are aggressive right from the start. But there used to be a bug to cheese him with Verdiales prayer from off-screen before the fight begins, haven't tried but it probably still works if someone is stuck there. His second form was never much of a issue for me, hit the eye-sword, climb platforms and beat his face, his attacks are quite easy to evade, and you can spam a vertical-type prayer (Debla works, but Taranto or others probably do too) from the ground if the platform pattern doesn't let you climb.

Also a little tip for general bossing that not many people know: you can cast Campanillero right before some boss fights and they will hit the boss during their spawn animation. Works great for things like Tres Angustias if fervour isn't an issue.

[Summa Blasphemia]

If you want to make very easy work on the final boss: Equip the beads Drop of Coagulated Ink + Fire Enclosed Enamel + Blue Wax and the Smoking Heart of Incense sword heart. Then fill the rest of your bead slots with damage resists. That should give you enough Fervour to cast the Debula of the Lights prayer 3 times assuming you've maxed out your upgrades, it can kill the final boss in 2 though. All you have to do is dodge attacks and hit the sword until his mask opens and then cast it until he's dead.

incidentally this build also works amazingly in NG+ Unwavering Faith and True Guilt, since prayer power also effects the damage of the Blessed Blood skill (your ranged attack) making both modes a cake walk, and Debula melts bosses. Not sure how well it will perform in Bleeding Heart as that's the last mode I need to finish next though.

[Lionel]

Originally posted by My Sweet Shadow:

If you want to make very easy work on the final boss: Equip the beads Drop of Coagulated Ink + Fire Enclosed Enamel + Blue Wax and the Smoking Heart of Incense sword heart. Then fill the rest of your bead slots with damage resists. That should give you enough Fervour to cast the Debula of the Lights prayer 3 times assuming you've maxed out your upgrades, it can kill the final boss in 2 though. All you have to do is dodge attacks and hit the sword until his mask opens and then cast it until he's dead.

incidentally this build also works amazingly in NG+ Unwavering Faith and True Guilt, since prayer power also effects the damage of the Blessed Blood skill (your ranged attack) making both modes a cake walk, and Debula melts bosses. Not sure how well it will perform in Bleeding Heart as that's the last mode I need to finish next though.

it's still will do just fine, you just need to swap all damage ressist bead and sword hearth because it's useless on bleeding heart, this mode will only feel hard in the begining when you only have little hp latter on this mode will feel great, trust me xD by far the most easiest of the three penitence. sugestion again don't upgrade your flask with quicksilver it's useless

edit: the boss and mobs in this mode will only do 1 orb damage to you no matter the moves they use (contact damage, their ultimate atk will still do only 1 orb damage) and all healing move/ items you use will only heal 1 orb damage too, soo use it to your advantage.