Bayonetta 2 Challenge Walkthrough V3

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This is a video and text walkthrough covering every verse of the main story. 
All Youtube videos are upscaled to 1080p and run at 60 fps if you view in 
Google Chrome.

Strategies and advice are provided for every verse in the game including boss 
phases and attacks.

It's also a challenge run based on getting all Pure Platinum scores on 
Infinite Climax difficulty. See challenge run conditions for details.

Youtube Playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi40GY1ofTAfxvfyTW-UVeeRmIIV1EnpP

Video Links:
Prologue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPdsjbk3eQI
Chapter 01: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOURJlveI0Y
Chapter 02: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6NM6Xl3hNI
Chapter 03: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ8p9pL5M8w
Chapter 04: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIMRGmwfVrA
Chapter 05: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNeDJEZIHY
Chapter 06 & 07: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sStdJ204xyg
Chapter 08: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXBfrRV9Nbk
Chapter 09: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjVFAK54x3I
Chapter 10: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij1A8B4M5_M
Chapter 11 & 12: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX2cU9DfOLE
Chapter 13: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujXBAEMW2s8
Chapter 14: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcLfMaKRoT4
Chapter 15: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TD0P64XAeM
Chapter 16: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5SOEDNh2jE


Index:

I01: Challenge run conditions
I02: General Advice
I03: Weapon Review
I04: Non-Boss Enemy Advice
I05: Main Story Walkthrough
I06: Witch Trials


I01: Challenge run conditions

1. Infinite Climax difficulty, all Pure Platinums
2. No items.
3. Only Evil Harvest Rosary, Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa, and Gaze of Despair 
accessories allowed. Gaze of Despair equipped at all times (so far).
4. No gameplay altering costumes.
5. Avoid farming magic outside of verses by entering/exiting areas.

Strategies are mainly by myself, not by reading/watching other guides or 
videos.


I02: General Advice

Bayonetta:

Pros: Can activate WT by dodging
Cons: Can only dodge 5 times in a row before stopping

Jeanne:

Pros: Weaves do more damage, can dodge endless times in a row
Cons: Can only activate WT using Moth Within (equivalent to Bat Within)

Rosa:

Pros: All attacks deal more damage, can summon Umbran Armor without the 
accessory
Cons: Takes more damage when hit, can only use her Onyx Roses style shotgun 
weapons, can't use Umbran Climax

Purchase Bat Within as soon as possible from Rodin's Shop. It's one of the 
best survival tools in the game.

Grab attacks cannot be avoided with Bat Within, making them particularly 
dangerous. Most grab attacks can be broken out of by activating Umbran Climax. 
Sometimes you can avoid taking damage by using Umbran Climax right after being 
grabbed.

Adjusting the camera distance can help depending on the verse. Zoom in against 
smaller humanoid enemies, and zoom out against large sized enemies.

Executing an enemy always drops its weapon if it has one to drop.

The amount of Witch Time you get varies on the enemy attack dodged. Enemy 
projectile attacks tend to give longer WT than melee attacks.

You can dodge out of most attacks recovery frames to shorten recovery time. 
Very useful with slower weapons.

Riding a hammer wielding Accolade always drops its weapon. Press Y while the 
hammer Accolade is dizzy to hop on.

Gaze of Despair/taunt effect on enemies: More damage dealt, attack speed 
increase, attack frequency increase, extra hitstun protection, dodges and 
parries your attacks more often. Combo points increased 1.5x.

Getting a high combo score:

Combo timer lasts 6 seconds before dropping.

Taunt can briefly extend the timer and keep your combo going between different 
parts of a verse.

Don't Torture Attack stronger enemies at high HP, get combo points out of 
their lifebar and then TA them at low health.

Don't use big AOE weapons that deal a lot of damage to a lot of enemies at 
once but low combo points.
You get extra combo points during witch time or when hitting an enraged enemy.

Alfheims have a separate magic and health meter from the main story areas. You 
always start with 0 magic and full health and don't keep any angel weapons. 
Leaving an Alfheim resumes your previous health/magic/angel weapon.

Some angel/demon weapons may be faster if you jump and fire them in the air.



I03: Weapon Review

Definitions:

Range = The weapon's length from Bayonetta to the enemy
Area Coverage = The weapon's radius size surrounding Bayonetta on most attacks
Stopping Power = The weapon's ability to halt enemies and/or keep them from 
doing anything
Weave = General term for the ending attack of any combo chain. (The K in PPPPK 
for example)
UC = Umbran Climax, which temporarily gives a weapon better stats and weaves 
on all attacks
WT = Witch Time

Shuraba (katana):

Shuraba returns to Bayonetta 2, but it's not as useful as before. Its still 
fast, but its damage, range, and stopping power are outclassed by the newer 
weapons. Still a decent weapon in most situations, but not great.

Pros: Fast, decent overall weapon
Cons: Average, outclassed by most newer weapons


Rakshasa (dual swords):

It's basically a Shuraba that sacrifices damage for greater speed.

Pros: Very fast
Cons: Outclassed by weapons in other categories (range, area coverage, 
stopping power, etc.)


Undine (flamethrower):

A weapon that can torch or freeze enemies. Unfortunately neither of those 
effects are very useful. It takes a while to freeze all but the smallest 
enemies and the freeze blast damage is poor. You can use it as a standard 
weapon (ignoring the freeze/flame blasts), but it's still outclassed by most 
other weapons.

Pros: Fun to play around with freezing enemies, decent overall weapon
Cons: Average, outclassed by most other weapons


Chernobog (scythe):

Its P-hold shotgun attack fires 3 strong projectiles, which does a ton of 
damage if they all connect. This is perfect against larger sized enemies where 
2-3 shots land every time. Its slow speed isn't great against smaller enemies, 
and it has mediocre stopping power against them. Wicked Scythes have good area 
coverage but are slow to come out. It's decent against smaller enemies, just 
not great.

Pros: P-hold shotgun is great against large sized enemies
Cons: Slow, mediocre stopping power against small sized enemies


Salamandra (chainsaw):

It can deal a lot of damage without needing to get weaves out, and it has 
decent stopping power against small enemies. On the other hand its range and 
area coverage are poor. A good weapon, but overrated.

Its Umbran Climax makes the chainsaw larger, although nowhere near enough to 
call it long range. It's a mediocre UC because it drains the magic bar very 
fast.

Pros: Good damage w/o the need for weaves, decent stopping power against small 
enemies
Cons: Poor range and area coverage, UC is mediocre


Takemikazuchi (hammer):

A very slow but powerful hammer, with great damage and stopping power. Its 
main use is charging up an attack, starting a verse, then dropping the hammer 
on the nearest enemy as it appears. Executing the level 2 charge temporarily 
electrifies the hammer which gives it even greater stopping power. You can 
drop a level 2 P charge then finish the PPPP combo for a ton of damage against 
a smaller enemy. It also has decent range and area coverage.

Its Umbran Climax gives it among the best damage and stopping power, with good 
range and area coverage. Its slowness is still a problem against faster 
enemies even in UC, though.

It's not very useful outside of those two situations, making it a specialized 
weapon best used sparingly.

Pros: Great for opening a verse with a charge attack or for Umbran Climax, 
incredible damage and stopping power
Cons: Very slow, not a good general purpose weapon


Alruna (whip):

A whip with good range, great area coverage, and the ability to lasso most 
enemies during WT by holding P/K.

The lasso ability is very useful as a form of crowd control or getting in 
extra damage. It's best used against fast enemies to halt their attack spam, 
although it works on most large enemies too. Against multiple enemies Bayo can 
lasso one enemy then focus on the other enemies. Bayo usually needs to be on 
the ground and in WT to successfully lasso.

Its Umbran Climax gives enormous range and area coverage, and the ability to 
lasso enemies outside of WT. This is one of the best UCs to spend your magic 
on.

The lasso usually doesn't work outside of WT, making it difficult for Jeanne 
to take advantage of, unless you have impeccable Moth Within timing.

Pros: Fast, good range and area coverage, good UC, lasso damage and crowd 
control
Cons: Average damage, poor stopping power outside of the lasso


Kafka (bow):

A weak bow weapon that does about as much damage as the Y gun. Unlike other 
weapons, very dodgy enemies like Lumen, Prophet, Sloth, etc. won't dodge its 
regular arrow attacks, making it perfect against them. It's decent against 
long range targets, but poor in most other situations.

It's UC makes all of its attacks into swarms, which is useless against Lumen, 
etc. and its damage is still weak.

Pros: Long range, can pelt Lumen, Prophet, Sloth, etc. outside of WT
Cons: Weak damage, UC is pretty much useless


Y Shot (single gun):

Hold Y for Bayonetta's single gun attack. You can mash Y for more damage, or 
hold Y until charge attack is ready. Mash Y during the charge attack window to 
fire more charge shots than normal. You need to buy the charge attack ability 
at Rodin's Shop first. Charge attack can do a decent amount of damage, making 
it a viable strategy against enemies that are dangerous in melee range.

Unlike the Kafka, you can move while constantly firing, making it more useful 
than the bow in some fights.

Some Nintendo themed costumes make the Y shot even more powerful, perhaps 
overpowered.

Pros: Long range, decent damage for a "free" weapon, can keep a combo chain 
going, can move while firing
Cons: Everything else


Chain Chomp:

A slow leg weapon. It can fire enemy seeking projectiles with its weave 
attacks. I didn't find much use for it other than Chapter 3.

Pros: Enemy seeking projectiles
Cons: Slow, won't stop barking


Scarborough Fair (red guns):

The classic gun weapon from Bayonetta 1. It wasn't great in Bayonetta 1 and 
it's even more outclassed in Bayonetta 2 against more powerful foes. Don't 
believe the description reading "its stopping power is incredible", it can 
barely stop anything.

Pros: Very fast
Cons: Outclassed by weapons in other categories (range, area coverage, 
stopping power, etc.)


Love is Blue (blue guns):

About the same performance as the Scarborough Fair.

Pros: Very fast
Cons: Outclassed by weapons in other categories (range, area coverage, 
stopping power, etc.)


Handguns:

It's the Scarborough Fair without any weaves attached. Easily the weakest 
weapon in the game. I'm pretty sure with this weapon equipped on arms+legs 
it's impossible to do enough damage in enough time to get platinum damage+time 
medals on some verses.

Pros: Fast
Cons: All the cons of Scarborough Fair + it has no weaves



I04: Non-Boss Enemy Advice

Acceptance:

Weak horse angel that uses a ranged harp or spear. Target these early as they 
die pretty quickly.

Normal attacks: Spear slashes, ranged harp fire, and hindleg kicks.

Special attacks: The harp Acceptance sometimes fires arrows into the air, then 
the ground under Bayo lights up and the arrows land. Very easy to spot and 
dodge.


Accolade:

Stronger horse angel that uses dual swords, a shield, a hammer, or a spear.

Dual sword Accolades are the fastest and most threatening Accolade, try to 
lasso or lock them down.

Normal attacks: Sword swipes, hind leg kicks, etc.

Special attacks: At close range it sometimes swipes upward into the air, then 
stabs its way back down. At long range it will charge or throw its swords.


Shield Accolades will block your attacks if they piece the shield together. 
Weave attacks will break their guard and allow you to press Y to counter and 
knock them down. Their main threat is making you drop your combo or taking too 
long to kill.

Normal attacks: Shield bashes, swipes, etc.

Special attacks: It sometimes bashes Bayo with the shield and interrupts her, 
but does no damage.


Hammer Accolades are the slowest and least threatening. If you dizzy one you 
can press Y to ride it, then move around using P to swing the hammer against 
other angels. It always drops its hammer after Bayo rides it.

Normal attacks: Hammer swings, hind leg kicks, etc.

Special attacks: Nothing in particular


Spear Accolades are an average threat, in between hammer and dual swords.

Normal attacks: Spear swipes, hind leg kicks, etc.

Special attacks: Nothing in particular



Allegience:

The strongest horse angel wielding a flaming sword and shield. Most of its 
sword attacks are fast with long range and area coverage. It can break its 
shield into fragments and throw them at Bayo. The Y gun can clear the 
fragments quickly before they're thrown.

Normal attacks: Long range/area sword swipes. The sword is extensible and has 
no problem covering an area.

Special attacks: 1. Puts its sword in the ground, then it emerges under Bayo 3 
times. 2. Breaks its shield into fragments that circle around, then fire at 
Bayo.


Fidelity:

A water based angel with slash attacks. If it's encountered underwater it lays 
exploding mines around the area. It has low HP and is easily locked down.

Normal attacks: Tail lashes and slashes.

Special attacks: 1. Lays exploding mines underwater. 2. At mid-long range it 
tries to grab Bayo and stab her.


Urbane/Veritas:

A large sized angel with flaming or freezing orbs for hands. It has a lot of 
HP but slow easy to dodge attacks.


Belief:

A large sized angel with a whip. Like Urbane it's pretty slow and easy to 
read. It has a grab attack but rarely uses it.

Normal attacks: A series of whip lashes and kicks.

Special attacks: 1. Drops slime out of its face that locks Bayo down. 2. A 
whip grab used at about mid-range, not up close. Stay up close so it doesn't 
try grabbing.


Enrapture:

A small angel that can enrage its allies, fire projectiles, or steal Bayo's 
magic. Very low HP and meant to be targeted first.


Cachet & Compassion:

Cachet can dive into the ground then emerge under Bayo. Pay attention and 
don't get surprised.


Affinity:

Low level angel equipped with a trumpet, flail, or staff.


Applaud:

Mid level angel with a staff or bow.


Fearless & Fairness:

Hound-like angels that bite, grab, and claw. Fearless can snipe with its tail 
at long range, and Fairness can spit fireballs. Watch out for their fast 
grabbing lunges.


Grace & Glory:

Very fast clawed angels. These guys are just as dangerous as before, almost as 
bad as the Joys that don't appear in Bayo 2.


Beloved:

Giant angel with an axe. Slow and not too dangerous, although it has a grab 
attack to watch out for.


Kinship:

A ship angel that fires lasers and rockets. It has limited appearences in Bayo 
2 and you can pretty much ignore it or run past it.


Inspired:

A snake angel rarely seen in Bayonetta 2. It mostly tries to lunge and bite.


Pain & Pride:

Large metal shaped demons that charge and swing with their gear arms/legs. 
They're pretty fast despite their size.


Hideous:

Despite being a 'low rung' demon, Hideous are very fast, attack frequently, 
and take a good amount of punishment. They come equipped with a scythe, 
shotgun, or twin blades.

The scythe and twin blade Hideous are about the same, lots of fast swipes at 
Bayo. The shotgun Hideous is more dangerous with long range shotgun blasts and 
fast attacks up close. Listen carefully for the "enemy attack" noise because 
they fire from off screen.


Hatred:

A larger form of Hideous with a dual bladed scythe. It has more elaborate 
combos and more health than the Scythe Hideous.


Fury:

A small, weak flying demon. It fires orbs that cause slowdown. Mostly 
harmless, although it has fast swipes up close.


Greed:

A hound demon with heads on both ends of its body. The flame heads spit fire 
and grab, and the ice head fires a long range cone of frost that can freeze 
Bayo. It's grab lunge is very fast and particularly dangerous.


Malicious:

A winged demon that can lock Bayo down, enrage its allies, and charge/swipe. 
It has fairly low HP.


Resentment:

A snake-like demon that can swipe, grab, and fire a de-ageing beam. Its swipes 
and tail grabs are fast and dangerous. It has two grabs, one where it tries to 
coil around Bayo, and one where it simply lashes its tail out in front of it. 
If Bayo is grabbed or hit by the de-ageing beam, use Umbran Climax to break 
free or try to get away. If caught while de-aged Bayo dies instantly.

Resentment is sometimes best dealt with from the air where it can't grab Bayo 
as easily.


Sloth:

A demon with four arms and six swords. Very fast and dangerous with elaborate 
combos. It has above average hit-stun protection and dodging ability, almost 
like a boss enemy. Best attacked at range with Kafka/Y Gun and lassoed with 
Alruna during Witch Time.





I05: Main Story Walkthrough



* = Missable Verse
3C = 3rd Climax difficulty mode
IC = Infinite Climax difficulty mode

Combo points and time listed are for Infinite Climax Platinum only.

Prologue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPdsjbk3eQI

P01V01
3C - Acceptance, Accolade
IC - Acceptance, Fidelity, Urbane, Accolade, Allegience

03:50, ~580000

Enemies in this verse never dodge or parry even on IC, unlike the other times 
you encounter them. Use taunt to keep up combo between cutscenes.

Phase 1: On IC you fight some Acceptance, a Fidelity, then more Acceptance and 
an Urbane. Urbane can barely fit on the jet so there's little room to 
maneuver. Try adjusting the camera zoom outward. Watch out for the Acceptance 
trying to poke Bayo while dealing with the Urbane. Urbane tends to kill most 
of the Acceptance on his own by friendly fire.

Phase 2: Still on the jet with a rotating cycle of enemy spawns. On IC the 
first phase has 3x Acceptance, 1x Fidelity. IC second phase has 6x Acceptance, 
1x Urbane. IC third phase has infinitely spawning enemies.

IC Spawn cycle: 2x Acceptance, 1x Hammer Accolade. 2x Acceptance, 1x Spear 
Accolade. 2x Acceptance, 1x Sword Accolade. 2x Acceptance, 1x Allegiance. 
After the Allegiance, you get 2x Acceptance and 1x Spear Accolade repeatedly 
until the cycle resets.

Enemies spawn infinitely after the first two cutscenes. After some time, an 
unkillable Glamor will fly nearby and attack once, usually killing all enemies 
and damaging Bayo if she doesn't dodge. This also resets the enemy spawn cycle 
to Hammer Accolade. You may end up facing two Accoaldes at once.

After some more time the Glamor attacks again from the side, destroying all 
enemies, slicing up the jet, and damaging Bayo again if she doesn't dodge. 
Jump across the broken jet pieces to end the verse.



P01V02
3C/IC - Belief

02:15, 72750

Phase 1: Dodge during the cutscene to start the fight with witch time. The 
Belief will start clinging to the train, trying to swipe at Bayo. After 
beating it up it a bit, it falls behind and latches onto the train by its 
whip. A weave will break its grip, but it's easier to use Salamandra and get 
as much damage as possible. You can deal enough damage to avoid fighting it 
while it runs alongside the train altogether.

Phase 2: After dealing enough damage, a cutscene happens and you continue 
fighting on ground. It's a standard Belief fight at this point, other than a 
special Punish with Jeanne. Dodge its whip lashes and slime and finish it off.



P01V03
3C/IC - Gomorrah

02:50, 113750

Phase 1: Gomorrah starts out with bites, swipes, fireball projectiles, and 
flame breath. He's pretty slow and easy to dodge. Use enough weaves on him and 
a Punish prompt appears, smashing his head into the building. In between Phase 
1 and 2 use Y Gun or ranged attacks to keep combo up.

Phase 2: At the top of the tower Gomorrah adds tail lashes and an inhale 
attack. You can tell he's about to tail lash when he starts circling around 
the tower. His inhale attack is very hard to get away from unless you use an 
Umbran Climax to cancel it. Save a full magic bar in case he uses it once (or 
twice). Again you can Punish him with enough weaves.




Chapter 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOURJlveI0Y

*C01V01 - In the courtyard to the left of the temple entrance. Muspelheim: 
Timed battle.
3C - 1x Accolade
IC - 1x Allegiance

00:18, 1230

On IC, 18 seconds is a tight limit to kill an Allegiance. Use a hammer charge 
PPPP + Evil Harvest Rosary for extra damage. If it parries too many of your 
attacks, try again.


C01V02 - Circular area underwater.
3C - ?x Compassion
IC - 2x Fidelity

00:40, 1230

There are many verses where you fight 2-3 Fidelity enemies. They're pretty 
easy to take down so try varying weapons to make things more interesting.


*C01V03 - Behind the stairs underwater. Muspelheim: Only damage during witch 
time.
3C - 3x Compassion, 2x Acceptance
IC - 1x Sword Accolade, 1x Enrapture

00:50, 960

Leave the Enrapture alive during this fight. Dodge its ranged orbs for a 
lengthy Witch Time, then lasso or chainsaw the Sword Accolade. Once the 
Enrapture is on its own it's easy pickings.


*C01V04 - After you jump out of the water, walk backwards to the open square. 
3C - ?x Acceptance, ?x Compassion
IC - Acceptance, Fidelity

00:28, 1680

Two of the weakest angel types in the game, easy to pick apart with whatever 
weapons.


*C01V05 - Underwater in The Cascade Foregrounds near the temple doors. You can 
complete verse 6 first and still enter. Muspelheim: Defeat enemies to earn 
time.
3C - ?x Compassion, 1x Acceptance
IC - 4x Compassion, 1x Belief, 4x Compassion, 1x Shield Accolade

01:40, 43130

Start with area attacks to clear out the Compassion, then finish off the 
belief. Use the magic built up on the Belief to execute the Shield Accolade if 
you're low on time, or just use Umbran Climax and beat it up.


C01V06 - The Cascade Foregrounds main square.
3C - 2x Spear Accolade, ?x Acceptance, ?x Compassion
IC - 1x Spear Accolade, ?x Acceptance, 1x Gravitas

01:30, 60710

You start out fighting a Spear Accolade and two Spear Acceptance. Lift and 
throw the side pillars at them for fun. A Gravitas shows up next that will 
probably destroy all the pillars with its swings.



C01V07 - Walk up into the portal.
3C/IC - Valiance

01:30, 38400

Large sized boss with fast sword attacks. It has a rare grab attack but mostly 
swings its sword around. If you dizzy it, the sword drops to the ground. You 
probably get extra damage by attacking the face on the sword.


*C01V08 - On the right side of the church ledge before jumping down. 
Muspelheim: Don't get hit.
3C - ?x Compassion, ?x Cachet
IC - 1x Sword Accolade, 2x Enrapture

00:45, 1330

Enrapture is easy to kill. Sword Accolades are always fast and annoying so be 
ready. Fast weapons to interrupt it during WT are preferred.


C01V09 - Jump off the church ledge to the bottom floor. 
3C - ?x Compassion, ?x Cachet
IC - 6x Compassion, 1x Cachet, 2x Fidelity

00:52, 7660

Your first fight with Cachet. It starts out charging at Bayo. Watch out for it 
diving into the ground and emerging under Bayo.


C01V10 - Move forward into the open square.
3C - ?x Compassion, 2x Cachet, 2x Sword Accolade, ?x Acceptance, 1x Urbane
IC - 1x Shield Accolade, 1x Hammer Accolade, 2x Urbane

02:30, 168000

Soften up the Shield Accolade a bit with a hammer charge, then beat up the 
Hammer Accolade until it's dizzy. Ride it then finish off the Shield Accolade 
and you get a hammer weapon for free.

Next, finish off the Urbanes. I usually use Umbran Climax + hammer to kill 
Urbane/Gravitas quickly, otherwise the fight can drag on.


*C01V11 - Backtrack to the bottom level of the church. 
3C - 2x Spear Accolade
IC - 2x Sword Accolade

00:45, 2930

Move in with a hammer charge then switch to a faster weapon to finish them 
off. Using the Urbane's angel weapon is a good idea.


*C01V12 - Move forward past the Gates of Hell portal towards the bridge, then 
jump into the far end of the water.
3C - 1x Sword Accolade
IC - 3x Compassion, 1x Spear Accolade

00:35, 1850

Easy underwater verse. Spear Accolades are nowhere near as threatening as 
Sword ones.


C01V13 - Follow Loki.
3C/IC - Glamor

02:10, 23000

Phase 1: Glamor bites and lunges at Bayo from afar. Use ranged weapons or Y 
gun to keep up the combo. After dealing enough damage Glamor breaks up the 
stage and fights up close in phase 2.

Phase 2: Glamor fights up close swiping, biting, and firing ice shards. The 
ice shards can be parried with good timing and positioning, or just dodge 
them. Use the whip or Y Gun to keep damaging him when his face/claws aren't 
close enough for short range weapons.




Chapter 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6NM6Xl3hNI

*C02V01 - Alleyway to the right of the bridge. Muspelheim: Use enemy arms.
3C - Accolade, Acceptance
IC - 1x Belief

00:35, 1680

Timing is pretty close against the Belief in this verse. Don't waste any time 
picking up and firing angel weapons. Some angel/demon weapons may be faster if 
you jump and fire them in the air.


C02V02 - Main square.
3C - 2x Enrapture, ?x Acceptance
IC - 1x Enrapture, 1x Gravitas

01:15, 19950

Pick off the Enrapture, then wear down the Gravitas as usual.


*C02V03 - Once Loki summons the tidal wave, dodge it and then turn around and 
run backwards to the main square.
3C - 1x Sword Accolade, 3x Enrapture
IC - 2x Enrapture, ?x Compassion

00:35, 1870

Use a fast weapon with good area coverage like Alruna to make quick work of 
the Enraptures.


*C02V04 - Run through the tidal wave and go through the door. Once you see the 
"Room of Prayer" location text appear, backtrack through the door to the 
courtyard. 
3C - 4x Acceptance, 1x Spear Accolade
IC - 4x Accolade (one of each weapon type), 1x Allegiance, 1x Acceptance

01:35, 30030

It's easy to get overwhelmed on IC by so many horses. Start with an UC hammer 
charge to soften them up, then switch to something with heavy crowd control 
and area coverage like Alruna.


C02V05 - Go through the door and up the stairs onto the landing. 
3C - 2x Hammer Accolade
IC - 1x Allegiance

00:30, 1230

Just like the Chapter 1 Muspelheim, open with a hammer charge then finish it 
with Evil Harvest dodges and damage during WT.


*C02V06 - Backtrack down the stairs and destroy both coffins on either side of 
the hallway.
3C - 1x Spear, 1x Hammer, 1x Sword Accolade
IC - 1x Sword Accolade, 2x Enrapture

00:45, 1330

Pick off the Enraptures (they spawn at either ends of the room), then finish 
off the Sword Accolade.


C02V07 - Jump through the portal and continue up the wall. 
3C - 1x Hammer Accolade, 2x Enrapture
IC - 2x Harp Accolade, 1x Allegiance

00:45, 3750

Hammer charge the Allegiance, as usual it's a dangerous enemy. Use the Harp 
Accolades for WT while dealing with the Allegiance.


C02V08 - Continue walking up the wall. 
3C/IC - 1x Belief

01:10, 17190

A lone Belief to beat up. It doesn't have any special attacks on this verse.



*C02V09 - On the wall ledge before jumping down. Muspelheim: Single combo.
3C - ?x Compassion, ?x Cachet, ?x Enrapture
IC - 3x Enrapture, 1x Urbane

01:05, 10500

The Enraptures can be annoying and they spawn at opposite corners of the 
stage. Use Alruna to lasso or whip the Enraptures then switch to something 
more damaging to finish off the Urbane.




Chapter 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ8p9pL5M8w

C03V01
3C/IC - Glamor

07:10, 43130

Phase 1: Dodge the water debris and dodge/counter Glamor when it surfaces to 
attack. Use the Y Gun, Chain Chomp projectiles, and parry its projectiles to 
do maximum damage during this phase.

Phase 2: First kill the two side Glamors. They have the usual assortment of 
bites, swipes, and ice projectiles.  Next take on the main Glamor with the 
same health bar from Phase 1. It plays keepaway so use ranged attacks (Y Gun 
mainly) and successfully dodge to get closer.


Chapter 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIMRGmwfVrA

C04V01 - Walk forward on the rooftops.
3C - 1x Fidelity
IC - 2x Fidelity

00:25, 1230

Another Fidelity fight. They should have thrown like 10 of them at you on IC.


*C04V02 - Take a right and jump from the rooftops to the bridge fragment. 
3C - 1x Fidelity, ?x Acceptance
IC - 2x Fidelity, ?x Acceptance, 2x Spear Accolade

01:00, 19950

Not much room to maneuver and lots of angry enemies. Weapons with good area 
coverage (Alruna, Chernobog) can help. Try not to knock too many enemies off 
the stage or your combo score will suffer.


C04V03 - Continue left across the clock tower. 
3C - ?x Compassion, 1x Shield Accolade
IC - ?x Compassion, ?x Acceptance

00:50, 4820

If you have a Spear Accolade angel weapon you can finish the stage in seconds. 
Otherwise use Alruna PKP to kill everything quickly.


*C04V04 - On the wall of the church foundation (walk sideways), before going 
through the doors. Muspelheim: Single combo challenge.
3C - 2x Acceptance, 1x Shield Accolade, ?x Compassion
IC - 2x Shield Accolade

01:00, 1230

Use hammer charges and weaves to break the Shield Accolade's guard, then 
Counter and finish them off. 


C04V05 - Go through the church doors.
3C/IC - 1x Urbane

01:20, 17190

Can dodge during cutscene for starting witch time. It's an Urbane. If you're 
on IC you've fought many of these before, take it out with the usual high 
damage weapons (Salamandra or Chernobog P charges).


*C04V06 - After the cutscene with Loki, turn right into the alcove, then go 
back onto the main street.
3C - 2x Fidelity
IC - 2x Fidelity

00:40, 1230

Another filler verse against some Fidelity angels. Use different weapons for 
style points and keep things interesting.


C04V07 - Jump down and walk up the church wall.
3C - ?x Compassion
IC - ?x Compassion

00:30, 1290

Filler verse against some Compassion angels. Use Handguns or something to make 
things more interesting.


*C04V08 - Jump down onto the city street, then turn left and destroy the bench 
with the two lovers on it.
3C - 2x Shield Accolade
IC - 1x Sword Accolade, 1x Shield Accolade

00:30, 3090

Start with a hammer charge then kill the Sword Accolade first. 30 seconds 
likely isn't enough time to finish the Shield Accolade, so Torture Attack it 
if possible.


C04V09 - Continue forward into the square.
3C/IC - Masked Lumen

04:40, 43130

Lumen is one of the fastest and most dangerous bosses in the game, especially 
if you're trying to avoid taking any damage.

Lumen has lots of blade slash combos both on the ground and in the air. At 
range he launches fireballs, erupts the ground under Bayo, summons angel 
attacks, and transforms into a wolf to chase down Bayo. Up close he tends to 
spam his blade slash and occasionally summon an angel attack.

Phase 1: Easiest strategy is fire Kafka or Y Gun while dodging or parrying, 
then use Alruna to lasso him during Witch Time. If he turns into a wolf dodge 
the attack then counter with chainsaw.

Phase 2: Lumen summons a Fortitudo to fight alongside him. Occasionally he 
charges up a Fortutido lava attack that hits the entire screen. Attack him to 
break him out of it. If you have the Gaze equipped on IC, it's very hard or 
impossible to break him out of it, so be ready to dodge the lava wave.

Phase 3: The fight goes airborne. Alruna can't lasso while Bayo is in the air, 
so it's not very useful here. Play keepaway using Y Gun ranged damage while 
dodging. Lumen still charges up angel attacks but they're easier to dodge on 
this phase.

Phase 4: You briefly control Madama Butterfly to punch the crap out of the 
enemy angel. Dodge its punches and beam attacks.


Chapter 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNeDJEZIHY

C05V01 - Move forward underwater.
3C - 2x Fidelity
IC - 4x Fidelity

00:45, 5880

Many Fidelity enemies underwater. If you don't kill them quickly they spread 
out and lay mines everywhere. Use hammer charge + Alruna for high damage, long 
range, and area coverage.


*C05V02 - After crossing past the large arches underwater, turn right. 
Resurface on the other side and jump onto the small island. Muspelheim: Witch 
time disabled.
3C - Compassion, Fidelity
IC - 3x Shield Accolade

01:20, 10500

Even with 3 Shield Accolades, the strategy is generally the same. Use hammer 
charge/weaves to break their guard, Counter them, then finish them off while 
they're knocked down.


*C05V03 - Move forward underwater then swim down to the dead end.
3C - Fidelity
IC - 3x Fidelity, 3x Acceptance

00:45, 5880

Underwater Fidelity are slightly more annoying, but still not much of a 
threat. Finish these guys with whatever weapons.


C05V04 - Jump out of the water, move to the center of the arena and activate 
the device.
3C/IC - Pain

01:20, 17190

Get used to fighting Pain/Pride, there's a lot of them on IC. Use a high 
powered weapon like Chernobog/Salamandra to kill it quickly while dodging its 
melee attacks.


*C05V05 - Once the arena is filled with water, swim up midway then enter the 
small side passage. Muspelheim: Don't touch the ground.
3C - ?x Compassion
IC - 2x Cachet, ?x Compassion

01:00, 1680

Stay airborne by leaping off enemies' heads and hitting P to charge upward 
mid-air (requires a purchase of Witch Strike and/or Witch Twist at Rodin's 
Shop). Use a high powered weapon with good area coverage to kill the Cachets 
quickly (hammer or chernobog).


*C05V06 - Exit the water, then jump back in and swim to the bottom of the 
arena.
3C - Fidelity
IC - ?x Fidelity, ?x Compassion

01:15, 8750

Another filler fight against angels you've killed a dozen times before. Use 
whatever weapon to make it stylish.


*C05V07 - Exit the water then turn right into the corner.
3C - Compassion, Cachet
IC - 1x Enrapture, 3x Hammer Accolade

00:40, 12480

It's easy to beat down the Hammer Accolades and ride one of them for a free 
hammer.


*C05V08 - Move up to the top of the stairs. Muspelheim: Timed battle.
3C - Compassion, Enrapture
IC - 1x Belief

00:26, 5880

Equip Evil Harvest Rosary and use high powered weapons to kill the Belief 
quickly.


C05V09 - Walk towards the device with Loki.
3C - Enrapture, Acceptance, Compassion, Cachet
IC - Acceptance, Compassion, Cachet, Allegiance

02:50, 23000

A fight on a rotating orb. Try not to get disoriented or lose track of enemies 
or you'll drop your combo. The Allegiance at the end is fast and dangerous as 
usual, but an angel weapon or UC can kill it quickly.


C05V10 - Finish Verse 9
3C/IC - Run from the enemy.

00:45, 20

Run away, dodge when the Veritas attacks, and press L1 to fire an attack when 
the magic gauge is full.


C05V11 - Finish Verse 10
3C - 1x Gravitas, 1x Urbane
IC - 1x Gravitas, 1x Urbane, 1x Belief

03:20, 406350

A royal rumble against 3 big angels. Use strong weapons + Umbran Climax and 
maybe Evil Harvest Rosary to finish them quickly, so the fight doesn't drag on 
too long. You can get a huge combo score from this verse w/ Gaze equipped.




Chapter 6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sStdJ204xyg

C06V01
3C/IC - Valor

03:10, 26360

Phase 1: Valor will mostly swipe and charge at Bayo. Sometimes he moves 
outside the tunnel then stabs at Bayo. The stab can be dodged. If it's not 
dodged you have to perform a QTE to survive. Use Chernobog P charges and Y Gun 
to keep up the damage.

Phase 2: The fight moves underwater. Valor swipes and charges, throws his 
shield like a boomerang, and puts his shield up as a parry guard. You can 
break his parry guard by using UC attacks. Once its health is almost gone, it 
will swing at Bayo with a X+A climax prompt to finish it off.

Overall a pretty short and easy fight that probably shouldn't be its own 
chapter.




Chapter 7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sStdJ204xyg

C07V01 - Right after starting the chapter.
3C/IC - Insidious

03:50, 72750

Insidious uses a combination of laser beams, whip lashes, missile swarms, and 
bites. If it pushes Bayo away, use Y Gun while closing back in. Beat up each 
eye while dodging missiles in between. The laser beams and lashes can be 
unpredictable and difficult to time, especially in the last part of the fight.


C07V02 - Keep moving forward.
3C - 1x Hatred, 2x Shotgun Hideous
IC - 1x Hatred, 2x Shotgun Hideous, 1x Resentment

01:05, 17190

Your first fight against Hatred and Hideous, with a Resentment thrown in for 
fun. Kill one Hideous quickly, then dodge the other Hideous' shotgun blasts 
while using the WT to finish off the Hatred. Use Alruna's lasso to crowd 
control and keep from being overwhelmed. Kill the remaining Hideous then deal 
with the Resentment.

I executed the Resentment because the Hideous and Hatred were annoying enough 
on this verse. Otherwise, attack it from the air to reduce the risk of being 
grabbed.


C07V03 - Keep moving forward.
3C - Fury
IC - Fury

00:25, 880

Furies are like compassions or dears. Weak flying enemies that die easily.


*C07V04 - Right after finishing Verse 3, turn around and take the (left) side 
passage to a dead end. Muspelheim: Use witch time.
3C - Hideous
IC - 2x Shotgun Hideous, 1x Hatred

01:50, 2240

You start out against a Hatred. Get its health low enough and two Shotgun 
Hideous join in. Finish the Hatred quickly, execute one of the Hideous, then 
finish the remaining Hideous.


C07V05 - Keep moving forward.
3C/IC - Masked Lumen

03:40, 17190

Phase 1: Another fight against the Lumen. He's more annoying than last time 
because he sometimes leaps back from melee range instead of spamming blade 
slash combos. He has a few new moves like time slow circles, more projectiles, 
and stronger angel attacks. Again use Kafka or Y Gun outside of WT, then lasso 
him with Alruna during WT.

Phase 2: Once again he summons a large angel to attack alongside him, and 
starts charging up angel attacks against Bayo. Hit him to break him out of it. 
Occasionally he charges at Bayo with a Y Counter prompt. Hit Y in time and 
Bayo will deal some free damage to him.

This is one of the most difficult verses in the game to avoid taking damage 
due to Lumen's extremely fast and unpredictable movement and attacks.



Chapter 8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXBfrRV9Nbk

C08V01 - Follow Loki.
3C - 1x Greed
IC - 1x Greed, 2x Hideous

00:55, 5880

Greed is accompanied by two Hideous. Chainsaw Greed then switch to Alruna for 
crowd control once the Hideous arrive. Finish the Greed then deal with the 
Hideous using the same weapons.


*C08V02 - Move halfway up the stairs. Jump onto the ledge to the left just 
before the giant arch, then enter the small storage room. Muspelheim: Use 
enemy arms.
3C - 3x Hideous, 1x Greed
IC - 1x Pain

01:20, 1680

Another enemy arms verse with little room for error. Dodge Pain's constant 
attacks while picking up and firing weapons. Some arms like the Pain wheel may 
fire faster from the air.


C08V03 - Keep following Loki.
3C - 4x Hideous
IC - 1x Hatred

00:50, 1230

1x Hatred is way easier than 4x Hideous, especially on IC where Hideous 
attacks relentlessly. Deal with the Hatred any way you see fit, it's not a 
huge threat on its own.


C08V04 - Keep following Loki.
3C/IC - Golem #1

02:10, 38400

Golem continually changes forms, although it doesn't have any particular 
special attacks.

Phase 1: The golem spins around, charges, and fires lasers. The laser fire is 
very fast and hard to dodge on reaction.

Phase 2: The golem changes shape into a sword weapon of some sort. It swipes 
and thrusts at Bayo pretty quickly. Keep dodging and finish it off.



C08V05 - Keep following Loki through the portal.
3C - 1x Enrapture, ?x Compassion, 1x Allegiance
IC - 1x Sword Accolade, ?x Compassion, 2x Allegiance

01:35, 26730

Start with a hammer charge to clear out the compassions, then finish off the 
Sword Accolade with the charged hammer.

Next you're up against two Allegiances. This fight can get out of control very 
quickly if they start throwing shield fragments and spamming ranged attacks or 
ground eruptions. Easiest strat is hit UC with the hammer and beat them down, 
then finish them off with Alruna while crowd controlling.


*C08V06 - Follow Loki through the portal out of Paradiso, then backtrack to 
the start of the chapter.
3C - 2x Hatred
IC - 4x Fury, 1x Hatred

00:50, 4730

Use Alruna or Chernobog PKP to clear out the Furies quickly, then deal with 
the Hatred however you like.


C08V07 - Keep following Loki to the large circular area.
3C - 2x Hideous, 1x Greed
IC - 4x Fury, 1x Sloth

01:10, 7220

Use Alruna or Chernobog PKP to clear out the Furies quickly, then deal with 
the Sloth. Sloth is most easily dealt with by firing Kafka or Y Gun at range, 
then lassoing with Alruna during WT, and maybe Torture Attacking at low HP for 
good measure.


*C08V08 - Move towards the next portal but don't enter it. Instead jump to the 
right then float to the left to land on the ledge behind the portal. You can 
also reach it by using Crow Within from the floating rock with the coffin on 
it.
3C - 1x Greed
IC - 1x Sloth

01:10, 2240

Y Gun is especially effective against Sloth on this verse because it has very 
little room to dodge in closed quarters. Pelt it with Kafka or Y Gun, dodge 
and lasso with Alruna during WT, and TA it at low HP if you feel your combo 
score is already high enough.


C08V09 - Keep following Loki.
3C - 1x Shield Accolade, 1x Hammer Accolade
IC - 2x Gravitas

01:20, 38400

Two Gravitas to beat down with the usual methods. Throw Sloth's swords at them 
for extra damage. Take the Gravitas angel weapon and save it for the last 
verse against 3x Resentment.


*C08V10 - Head underwater and turn right, it's sideways on the wall. 
Muspelheim: Don't touch the ground.
3C - ?x Compassion, 1x Cachet, 1x Fidelity
IC - 2x Fidelity, 2x Cachet

00:50, 1230

Use powerful weapons like hammer or Chernobog while jumping off enemies or 
hitting P mid-air to move upward. Don't rely too much on the platforms, they 
almost always get destroyed.


C08V11 - Keep moving underwater.
3C - 3x Fidelity
IC - 3x Fidelity

01:00, 2930

Another filler fight against some Fidelity angels. It's not even different 
between 3rd climax and infinite climax difficulty. Use handguns to keep from 
getting bored.


*C08V12 - Follow Loki through the portal, then check under the stairs. 
Muspelheim: Single combo challenge.
3C - ?x Hideous, ?x Fury
IC - 2x Fury, 1x Malicious, 2x Fury, 1x Resentment, 4x Fury, 1x Greed

01:40, 38400

Chainsaw up the Malicious and Resentment while using Alruna to crowd control 
and keep the Furies at bay. If you don't feel confident enough fighting Greed, 
you probably have enough magic built up to Torture Attack it and then finish 
off the remaining furies. Or you can hit Umbran Climax and beat up Greed + 
Furies instead of TAing.


C08V13 - Keep following Loki.
3C/IC - Run from the enemy.

00:25, 0

Hit Panther form and run away. You don't have to hit anything.


C08V14 - Keep following Loki.
3C - 1x Pride
IC - 3x Resentment

01:30, 17190

3x Resentment can get out of control very quickly. It's easiest to hit UC and 
bash them with the hammer, then finish them off with the Gravitas angel 
weapon. Otherwise get ready for a ridiculous stream of grabs, whips, claws, 
and de-ageing beams.




Chapter 9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjVFAK54x3I

*C09V01 - As soon as the chapter starts, turn right and jump onto the bridge 
fragments.
3C - 3x Hideous, ?x Fury
IC - 1x Greed, 4x Fury

00:55, 5880

Use Alruna to clear out the furies and crowd control, and chainsaw the Greed. 
Stay very close to the greed and/or flank it so it uses its grab attack less 
often.


C09V02 - Follow Loki.
3C - 1x Malicious, ?x Fury
IC - 1x Malicious, 2x Greed

01:05, 10500

Another fight that can get out of control very quickly. Alruna + chainsaw 
works well. Hit UC if you're feeling too pressured.


*C09V03 - Run up the steps into the temple, it's on the floor to the right. 
Muspelheim: Defeat enemies to earn time.
3C - 2x Hideous, 1x Malicious, 1x Greed
IC - ?x Fury, 1x Resentment, 1x Pain

01:10, 59640

You don't have much time on this verse, so equip Evil Harvest Rosary and focus 
on the bigger enemies. Hammer charge the resentment, then finish it with 
Alruna/chainsaw. Immediately switch to attacking the Pain. Use UC with Hammer 
+ Alruna to beat up the Pain while also hitting the Furies.


C09V04 - Follow Loki through the portal.
3C - 1x Allegiance, 2x Acceptance, 1x Gravitas
IC - 2x Shield Accolade, 2x Belief

02:10, 113750

Two Shield Accolades to start. Break their guard, counter, then finish them 
off quickly. Two Beliefs is a new one, but the fight is largely the same as 
two Gravitas/Urbane. One of them will hang back while the other attacks you, 
they generally won't attack at the same time. Use UC + hammer to kill them 
both quickly because 2:10 isn't a lot of time.


*C09V05 - Shortly after exiting the portal, jump on the floating rocks to the 
left.
3C - 2x Malicious
IC - 1x Malicious, 3x Hideous

00:38, 5880

38 seconds isn't a lot of time for this verse. Use Alruna + chainsaw and UC if 
you feel pressed for time.


C09V06 - Follow Loki.
3C - ?x Fury
IC - ?x Fury

00:40, 1230

A couple weak furies to mess around with in whatever way you want.


C09V07 - Follow Loki.
3C/IC - Golem #2

02:50, 59640

Cherno P shotgun blasts are very effective as usual.

Phase 1: Takes the shape of a bird that dive bombs, sends out shockwaves, and 
charges.

Phase 2: Takes the shape of a beast that charges, swipes, fires a tail gun, 
and fires lasers.

Phase 3: Takes its previous sword-like shape with the same thrusts and swipes.


C09V08 - Finish Verse 7
3C/IC - Prophet

03:30, 38400

Phase 1: Both phases of the fight are in the air. It's safest to pelt Prophet 
with the Y Gun while dodging anything he throws at range. His attacks are hand 
claps, punches, swipes, or tornadoes, along with eruptions under Bayo, laser 
blasts, and dual shockwave projectiles. After dealing enough damage Prophet 
throws a tower at Bayo, QTE to counter it.

Phase 2: Prophet starts throwing debris at Bayo among his other attacks, the 
fight is otherwise the same. Keep pelting him and dodging for the easiest win.



Chapter 10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij1A8B4M5_M

*C10V01 - Walk forward a bit, then turn left across the narrow ledge. 
Muspelheim: Witch time disabled.
3C - 1x Malicious, 2x Hideous
IC - 1x Greed

00:50, 1230

A single greed is easy to deal with at this point, you should be used to 
dodging its attacks even without WT.


C10V02 - Advance on the floating rocks.
3C - ?x Fury, 2x Hideous
IC - 2x Hatred

00:50, 5880

This fight is complicated by the fact that you might accidentally lasso one of 
the Hatreds off the rock. This sounds good but it hurts your combo score and 
you won't gain as much magic. Magic is something you probably want to build up 
for the fights ahead. With that in mind, it's safest to kill them with the 
chainsaw instead.


*C10V03 - After clearing verse 2, take a U turn past the floating rocks with a 
crow and coffin nearby, then continue to a dead end. 
3C - 2x Greed
IC - 1x Pain, 2x Hideous

00:55, 5880

Another Pain fight with a very short timer. Equip Evil Harvest Rosary and 
focus on the Pain, the Hideous will get killed eventually by the Rosary bombs 
or other attacks. Pick up the Pain wheel and save it for verse 6.


C10V04 - Jump onto the small floating rocks past the verse 2 area.
3C/IC - Avoid any obstacles while falling.

00:38, 0

Drop through the air while avoiding any uglies in the way. You don't have to 
deal any damage.


C10V05 - Finish verse 4.
3C/IC - Phantasmaraneae

02:00, 23000

A spider boss that claws, swipes, and spits webbing and fireballs at range. It 
can burrow underground and attack from below, and summon spiderlings that 
explode when too close. Chernobog P charges are great here.


C10V06 - Continue along the path.
3C - 2x Hideous, 1x Greed, 1x Resentment
IC - 1x Pride, 2x Shotgun Hideous, 2x Resentment

02:20, 95870

You start out against a Pride and two Shotgun Hideous. To make things easier, 
immediately UC and kill one of the Hideous, then finish off the remaining 
Hideous and Pride normally.

Next you face two Resentment. Dodge the incoming de-ageing beam then jump and 
throw the pain wheel (the pain wheel fires much faster when Bayo is mid-air), 
or just hit UC and go to town. Finish them off normally using Alruna + 
chainsaw.


*C10V07 - Before moving on the next appendage walkway, turn right and jump up 
the hill towards a coffin, then continue on to a dead end.
3C - 2x Resentment, 4x Fury
IC - 4x Fury, 1x Sloth

01:45, 7220

Use Alruna to clear out the Furies, then focus on the Sloth using Y Gun/Kafka 
+ Alruna.


*C10V08 - After reaching the verse 9 Muspelheim portal, take a U turn past the 
coffin to a dead end.
3C - 1x Pride
IC - 3x Malicious

01:20, 2930

3x Malicious isn't as dangerous as 3x Resentment, but they can still cause a 
nusiance. Pretty much any weapon works here.


*C10V09 - On the main path. Muspelheim: Don't get hit.
3C - 1x Greed
IC - 1x Sloth

01:00, 2240

Again the easiest method of dealing with Sloths is Y Gun/Kafka at range then 
Alruna lasso during WT. That's also the easiest way of killing them quickly 
while keeping your combo score.
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It's all fine and good to kill them with other weapons than the Y Gun/Kafka, 
but your combo will probably drop and you'll probably take too long even if 
you take no damage.



C10V10 - Continue on the main path.
3C - 1x Sloth
IC - 2x Sloth

01:25, 12480

Uh oh, two sloths. That's twice as many sloths. The strategy is largely the 
same, though. Pelt them with Y Gun/Kafka at range, Alruna lasso during Witch 
Time, and run like hell if they close in on you. If you get cornered and they 
start spamming attacks and getting out of control, you're probably going to 
take damage. Keep at it, don't drop your combo, and finish one of them off.

Pay attention to the sloths ranged attacks. It's best if one of them uses it's 
"jump in the air and send multiple shockwaves" attack, because the witch time 
off the shockwave projectiles is lengthy, and you can dodge off the shockwaves 
back to back multiple times, giving you consecutive lengthy witch times to 
attack and lasso with Alruna nearly unimpeded. This does a ton of damage and 
basically secures your combo score.

After only one sloth remains, use whatever time you have left to bolster your 
combo score then kill it. Depending on how much time remains, you might have 
to TA execute it because 1:25 isn't a lot of time to fully kill two sloths.



*C10V11 - After verse 10, take a U turn past a transparent coffin to a dead 
end.
3C - 2x Malicious, 1x Sloth
IC - 1x Pain, 1x Pride

02:20, 59640

This is a nice breather after the last couple verses. Beat up Pain and Pride 
using Chernobog, hammer, chainsaw, or whatever. As usual with two large sized 
enemies, one of them tends to hang back while you solo the other one, which 
makes the fights much easier than they would have been. It's easier than the 
3rd climax 2x Malicious and 1x Sloth.

I suggest building up some magic for the next verse. Pick up a Pain wheel too.


*C10V12 - After clearing verse 10 (and maybe 11), Backtrack to 
Phantasmaraneae's area.
3C - 2x Pain, 1x Malicious
IC - 4x Greed

02:30, 113750

Four Greeds can get out of control in record time. They won't hesitate to 
attack Bayo all at once and swarm with bites, grabs, swipes, charges, 
fireballs, and frost breath. It's almost impossible to avoid taking damage if 
they get out of control spamming attacks everywhere.

Start by chainsawing the nearest Greed while the other 3 slowly approach. You 
can bring its life down to 1/3 by the time the other 3 close in on Bayo. Once 
the other 3 catch up and start attacking, hit UC with Alruna and slap them 
around with the whip, then throw a mid-air pain wheel. Or if you're feeling 
brave, don't use UC and try to finish them off normally.

Either way, soon afterward the low HP chainsawed Greed should be dead, leaving 
you with 3 greeds which is still very dangerous but a little more manageable. 
Keep using Alruna to crowd control, chainsaw up close, and Y Gun at a safe 
distance. 2:30 is tons of time to safely deal with them at range if you want 
to play keepaway. It's safest to keep your distance from their grab attacks on 
this verse.


C10V13 - Continue on the main path.
3C - Hideous, Hatred, Greed, Pain
IC - ?x Hideous, ?x Hatred, 3x Greed, 2x Pride

02:10, 3750

Get in whatever combo points you can while avoiding enemy attacks. They mainly 
focus on attacking Rodin but you can still get hit, of course. Rodin tends to 
one shot all of the enemies on his own, because he's oh so overpowered and 
could probably swat away the final boss like a fly or whatever.






Chapter 11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX2cU9DfOLE

C11V01
3C/IC - Alraune

05:40, 72750

Phase 1: Alrunae has the usual assortment of fast swipes and charges, along 
with her signature whip, and the ability to summon oversized roses that can 
lock Bayo down with spit attacks. She has a dangerous lunge grab and whip 
grab, both of which are fast and hard to avoid. If grabbed, immediately use UC 
to break free without taking any damage.

As usual the safest strat is use Y Gun/Kafka at range, then lasso her during 
WT. You won't be able to stay out of melee range all the time, but it greatly 
cuts down on her opportunity to use grabs.

Phase 2: Alrunae changes form to a large sized demon. Despite its size, her 
swipes are very fast and she attacks relentlessly. She swipes and stabs with 
her claws and tail, and sometimes leaps up for a ground slam. The camera makes 
it hard to see what she's up to. Sometimes if hit by her tail stab you enter a 
QTE to survive, but if you succeed you take no damage.

She has an inhale attack (similar to Gomorrah) that is extremely hard to run 
away from unless you UC to break free. Save a full magic bar or two in case 
she uses it. If she fails the inhale attempt she resorts to a blast of fire, 
watch out for that too.



Chapter 12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX2cU9DfOLE

C12V01
3C/IC - Climax Horse

02:25, 450

Jump/dodge obstacles and hit UC to slice up any enemies that approach. Very 
easy and short verse compared to the lengthy motorcycle section in Bayonetta 1.


C12V02
3C/IC - Balder

04:40, 8750

As usual, the safest method is use Y Gun/Kafka, keep your distance, then use 
Alruna to lasso him during WT. This final fight with Balder is slightly easier 
than the last two encounters, but still no joke.

Phase 1: He now has a series of giant golden sword swipes, or he can send the 
giant sword erupting from the ground or flying in from above. His sword 
attacks are a bit slower than his twin blade, but still very fast. He retains 
many of his projectile attacks, the slowdown attack, ground eruptions, dive 
kicks, etc. He no longer summons angel attacks, though.

Watch out for the 3x huge golden sword swipe. It swipes sideways twice, then 
once more from above. the sword is its own entity and even if you dodge the 
first swipe and hit Balder during WT, the second swipe may come out 
regardless. That means if you dodged the first swipe, even if you hit Balder 
during WT, the second swipe might be ready to hit you as soon as you exit WT. 
Pay attention and dodge the 2nd swipe as soon as you get out of WT if you know 
it's coming.

Phase 2: He gains a few new attacks, all of which are slow and easy to dodge. 
He sends a wall of angel feathers, slams together two large swords, or swipes 
a single large sword across the field. This makes the phase easier since he 
doesn't use his faster attacks as much.






Chapter 13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujXBAEMW2s8

C13V01 - Continue down the hallway instead of turning left, then destroy the 
coffin.
3C - 3x Affinity, 3x Applaud
IC - 1x Grace, 1x Glory

00:55, 3750

Grace and Glory are back for more punishment. With the Gaze equipped they're 
pretty relentless and spam their attacks often. Chainsaws seem like the best 
way to deal with them, since the WT they grant is usually too short to lasso 
them.


*C13V02 - Move into the main area and step into the lit gazebo, the portal 
will appear. Muspelheim: Timed battle.
3C - 1x Applaud
IC - 1x Fairness

00:17, 1230

Just like Chapter 1 verse 1 way back when, open with a Hammer charge + PPPP 
and then dodge w/ Evil Harvest Rosary equipped for extra damage. If it parries 
too many of your attacks, try again.


C13V03 - Advance into the main square.
3C - ?x Affinity, ?x Applaud, ?x Decoration
IC - ?x Affinity, ?x Applaud, ?x Decoration

01:05, 12710

This verse shows how much more powerful Bayo's new weapons are vs the older 
set of angels. They simply don't stand a chance against the hammer, whip, 
chainsaw, etc. Hammer charge and alruna PKP can effortlessly decimate the 
entire crew.


C13V04 - Complete verse 3.
3C/IC - Fortitudo

02:10, 17190

Fortutido will bite, lunge, and cause lava to erupt underneath Bayo, just like 
the first game. It's hard to see what it's doing sometimes, leading to some BS 
hits. Just swing Chernobog at it until it dies.


C13V05 - Keep moving forward.
3C - Affinity, Applaud
IC - Affinity, Applaud

00:18, 1230

Hammer charge can absolutely decimate the angels jumping through the window in 
this verse.


C13V06 - Avoid the fireballs and explosions on the bridge then keep moving 
forward underground.
3C - 2x Affinity, 1x Applaud, 1x Fairness
IC - 3x Applaud, 1x Beloved

01:30, 43990

This fight isn't a complete pushover. The Applauds can live long enough to use 
their signature charge move, and they can do it from off screen in Bayo 2.

The Beloved uses axe swings, backhands, and punches. His punches are a bit 
hard to spot, look for him raising his fist in the air. It might be partially 
obscured by the camera.


C13V07 - Keep moving forward.
3C - 1x Fairness, 1x Fearless
IC - 3x Grace, 3x Glory

02:10, 17190

A gauntlet of multiple Grace and Glory. Equip the Evil Harvest Rosary to keep 
the pressure off while using Alruna and chainsaws to carve them up.


C13V08 - Keep moving forward.
3C/IC - Huge Beloved

00:40, 390

The Huge Beloved shows up swatting its hands inside the room. Dodge and fire 
Chernobog at it.

C13V09 - Keep moving forward.
3C/IC - Huge Beloved

00:38, 1230

Run to the far side of the bridge, then fire Chernobog at its hands while it 
tries to tilt the bridge. Once its health is low enough, perform a QTE to 
counter its punch. It will fall into the lava, then witch time activates, then 
you can run up its body and jump off its head to end the verse.


C13V10 - Keep moving forward.
3C - 1x Grace, 1x Glory
IC - 1x Fairness, 1x Fearless

00:45, 5880

Fairness and Fearless still have their annoying grab lunge. Try to flank them 
at all times and be ready to dodge at a moment's notice. Chainsaws seem to 
work pretty well against them as well.


*C13V11 - Continue through the lava cave into an underground area. Go past the 
doors. In the long hallway with gates on either side, turn right and behind 
the gates and keep running to the end. The portal will appear. Muspelheim: Use 
enemy arms.
3C - ?x Affinity, 1x Applaud, 1x Fairness, ?x Decoration
IC - 2x Fairness, 1x Gravitas

01:30, 1680

This is the most difficult verse of the chapter. You have to pick off Fairness 
and Fearless in record time while they constantly lunge, bite, and grab at 
Bayo, then take out an entire Gravitas again with no dallying.

The key to clearing this verse quickly is using the bow's charge. Hold Y to 
charge up the bow and fire 3 bolts instead of 1. You can hit both Fairness 
with it, and fire all 3 bolts into the Gravitas at close range.

Starting off, immediately grab the bow, dodge backwards, then fire 3 charge 
shots at the Fairness. Both of them should get hit with a bolt each, bringing 
them to about half HP. Run for the staff or claws to finish them off, and pray 
they don't start dodging like crazy or spamming grab lunges.

Once they're dead, pick up the bow against the Gravitas. Try to fire a charged 
bow shot at the Gravitas at close range, so it gets hit by all 3 bolts each 
time. Dodge one of its attacks, run between its legs behind it, then start 
charging the shot at its hind legs. By the time he turns around to face Bayo 
and readies another attack, she should fire off the charged bow. Right after 
he does his leap + downward arm cannon is also a good time to start charing.

Use the claw and staff quickly (basically waste them by dodging out early) so 
you can pick up another bow and charge shot again.



C13V12 - Keep moving forward.
3C/IC - Huge Beloved

02:00, 72750

It's like a normal Beloved, except Huge. Pretty slow and easy to beat up like 
most large sized angels. He does a surprising amount of leaping back and 
keepaway. Be ready to Y gun to keep the combo and Panther to catch up.







Chapter 14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcLfMaKRoT4

C14V01 - Keep moving forward.
3C - Beloved
IC - Gravitas, Urbane

01:00, 876750

The most damage while in the Umbran Armor, as far as I know, is PPP-dodge 
cancel-PPP-repeat. Just keep spamming that and you get a huge score with some 
dodge protection built in. The enemies here are basically pincushions for your 
OP Umbran Armor to knock around.


C14V02 - Keep moving forward.
3C - Affinity, Kinship, Gravitas, Urbane, Huge Beloved
IC - Affinity, Kinship, Huge Beloved, 2x Belief

01:20, 745150

Dodge past the Kinships or use your guns to take them out. They can be 
annoying to hit, but it's easy to dodge past them. In the main square, use UC 
and take out the Beliefs first, then take out the Huge Beloved. Zoom the 
camera out and be careful of surprise offscreen attacks.


*C14V03 - Keep moving forward. Before moving up the stairs and opening the 
door, the portal is to the right. Muspelheim: Defeat enemies to earn time.
3C - Affinity, Applaud, Grace, Glory, Huge Beloved
IC - ?x Decoration, ?x Fairness and Fearless, 1x Beloved

01:15, 876750

Spam PPP-dodge cancel and maybe some 360-P gunfire barrages for good measure. 
This verse probably offers the highest possible combo score for a single 
verse. You can easily get 20+ million combo points and rack up hundreds of 
thousands of halos.


C14V04 - Keep moving forward onto the bridge.
3C - ?x Affinity, 5x Belief
IC - ?x Affinity, 5x Belief

01:00, 168000

You have to kill all the beliefs to end the verse, otherwise it counts as 
skipped. It's fastest to knock them off the bridge although you get a lot more 
points killing them normally.

If trying to kill them normally, use PPKPPKPPK-repeat to avoid accidentally 
punching them off the bridge. You might want to punch the first set of Beliefs 
forward a bit to make chaining the combo into the second set easier. The 
camera is pretty fidgety in this verse and the Beliefs will frequently attack 
from offscreen. Again be careful of surprise offscreen attacks.


C14V05 - Keep moving forward.
3C/IC - Sapientia

01:40, 555000

Sapientia has an assortment of bites, lasers, ground pounds, fireballs, tail 
lashes, and claws. Sometimes he'll leap away from Bayo and fire a missile 
barrage. Dash towards him to catch up while dodging through the missiles, and 
use Y gun once or twice to keep up combo.

When he uses his quad laser attack, you can't deal damage by punching the 
lasers. Use P hold attacks for gunfire and wait for his face to reappear.


C14V06 - Finish verse 5.
3C/IC - Worship

02:10, 1304000

Dodge the initial missile salvo, orbs, and laser blast from the front of the 
ship. You'll auto-move to the sides. Beat up the small angel heads on the 
sides of the ships. Dodge the face lashes and missiles, and close in with Y 
gun if you get pushed back. After doing enough damage you take on the front of 
the ship. Keep punching the face and dodging any lasers, missiles, or orbs.


C14V07 - Finish verse 6.
3C/IC - Iustita

01:20, 323750

Iustita has its usual lashes, flower spit, psychadelic laser shows, headbutts, 
etc. Its attacks are pretty fast for such a huge creature. Use Y liberally as 
combo has a high tendancy to drop.

I got a ridiculous 49.4 million combo score for this chapter.



Chapter 15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TD0P64XAeM

C15V01 - Start of chapter.
3C - ?x Affinity, ?x Applaud, 1x Fairness, 1x Fearless, 3x Kinship, 1x Grace, 
1x Glory, 1x Beloved
IC - ?x Affinity, ?x Applaud, 1x Fairness, 1x Fearless, 3x Kinship, 1x Grace, 
1x Glory, 2x Beloved

04:40, 95870

A gauntlet of angels from Bayonetta past. The Kinships are annoying because 
they can fly in unnoticed and fire at Bayo from offscreen. Pay attention for 
their arrival. Even if you don't kill them, try not to get hit.

The Alruna + chainsaw for small enemies and Chernobog for large enemies is 
enough to reliably clear everything out. The hammer isn't very useful because 
you can rarely surprise anything with a charge attack. If you want to clear 
out a mess of uglies, hit UC and spam Alruna PKP. I suggest saving UC for the 
Fairness and Fearless because grabs suck.

Try picking up one of the Beloved weapons before the verse ends.


C15V02 - Finish verse 1
3C/IC - Temperantia

01:50, 17190

Temperantia has a variety of punches and ground pounds, laser fire, finger 
projectiles, and ground eruptions. You can parry the projectiles for extra 
damage, otherwise stick to spamming Chernobog P charges, or just equip the 
Harvest Rosary to kill it faster. It's probably best to use the Beloved weapon 
on this verse if you picked it up.



C15V03 - Finish verse 2
3C - ?x Affinity, Inspired
IC - ?x Affinity, ?x Inspired, 1x Grace, 1x Glory, 1x Applaud

02:00, 17190

You're on a falling piece of debris fending off angels, and there's not much 
room to maneuver. Inspired snakes will occasionally dash at Bayo from 
offscreen, hard to avoid unless you see them coming from the front. Evil 
Harvest Rosary is a good idea to keep the pressure off.

The best way to avoid the Inspireds is stay in the air as much as possible, or 
at least jump around a lot. There's a good chance it will pass under Bayo as 
she's airborne.


C15V04 - Finish verse 3
3C/IC - Loptr

04:10, 17190

Phase 1: Loptr fights much like Prophet. He has similar fist punches, 
tornadoes, pushes, claps, and dual shockwaves. His new attacks include a 
ground eruption that can slow Bayo (no damage), more ground eruptions, orb 
projectiles, rains of ice on the ground that can freeze Bayo, and a pulling 
vortex on the ground.

Much like Gomorrah and Alraune's inhaling attacks, the vortex is hard to get 
away from. Either be far away when Loptr starts casting it, use UC to break 
free, or use Crow Within to stay in the air longer.

As usual it's best to pelt him with Y Gun or Kafka at range, then Alruna lasso 
him during WT. The Y Gun has the benefit of clearing most of the ice on the 
ground.

Reduce him to about half health and he throws a meteor at Bayo. QTE it and 
continue to phase 2.

Phase 2: Loptr gains the ability to rain meteor debris from the sky, along 
with his other attacks.




C15V05 - Keep moving forward.
3C - ?x Decoration
IC - 1x Grace, 1x Glory

00:50, 3750

A lone Grace and Glory waiting to be dismantled in whatever manner. Chainsaws 
seem to work pretty well on them. Easy verse. Build up your magic for verse 7.


C15V06 - Keep moving forward.
3C - 1x Grace, 1x Glory
IC - 1x Huge Beloved

01:00, 10500

A random Huge Beloved shows up with his usual assortment of axe swings, kicks, 
punches, etc. Not much of a threat at this point. You only have a minute to 
kill him so equip Harvest Rosary, dodge his attacks perfectly to trigger lots 
of Rosary Bombs, and don't let up on the Chernobog P charges. Or try hitting 
the weak spot on his upper back.


*C15V07 - Take the left stairs/path up instead of the grated door.
3C - 1x Fairness, 1x Fearless
IC - 2x Fairness, 2x Fearless

02:20, 38400

A gauntlet of Fairness and Fearless in a small arena, and you fight 3 at once. 
A single grab can end your no damage attempt. 2:20 is plenty of time, but the 
fight can get out of control as quickly as 4x Greed.

Like the 4x Greed fight, open with a hammer charge + PPPP on the nearest 
enemy, then chainsaw it until the other enemies catch up. At that point switch 
to Alruna and lash them with PKP at range while staying mostly out of grab 
range. Use UC if you want to make the fight easier.



*C15V08 - Keep advancing on the verse 7 path, the portal is to the left. 
Muspelheim: Don't touch the ground.
3C - ?x Decoration, 1x Beloved
IC - 3x Decoration, 1x Huge Beloved

01:50, 13100

Immediately wipe out the Decorations, then keep jumping off the Huge Beloved 
while hitting it with the hammer. Hammer charges on the weak point on its back 
can do a ton of damage. Don't rely on the lone pillar, it will probably get 
destroyed in seconds.




Chapter 16

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5SOEDNh2jE

C16V01 - Jetfighter Assault #1

03:00, 5880

Lockon and kill angels with Bayonetta's fire, then hit UC during bosses and 
spam the lockon punch attack to kill them quickly.


C16V02 - Jetfighter Assault #2

02:40, 2240

Keep using Bayonetta's attacks until you reach the final boss, an Insidious. 
Up against the Insidious, switch to Balder's melee attacks. Again hit UC and 
he'll make quick work of it with his slashes.

You can keep any magic built up during verses 1 and 2 for verse 4. Might be a 
good idea to save up.


*C16V03 - On the ledge just after finishing verse 2. Muspelheim: Don't get hit.
3C - 1x Allegiance
IC - 2x Acceptance, 1x Sword Accolade, 1x Shield Accolade, 1x Hammer Accolade, 
1x Allegience

02:00, 39200

3 types of Accolades and an Allegiance at the end. Build up your magic on the 
accolades and then dump it on the Allegiance. 2 minutes isn't very stressful 
in terms of time.



C16V04 - Keep moving forward.
3C/IC - Prophet/Aesir

07:40, 30030

Phase 1: You start with a rematch vs the Prophet. Its attacks are basically 
identical to Loptr in Chapter 15.  Unlike Loptr he can fire a laser blast 
similar to the Chapter 9 Prophet fight.

Phase 2: Afterward you fight Aesir. He has several very fast punch and kick 
combos, the usual fist/palm strikes, ground eruptions that can slow Bayo, body 
charges, lasers, large and small orb projectiles, dual shockwaves, and he can 
turn the entire screen red which slows Bayo. He's very fast, aggressive, and 
unpredictable, similar to Lumen in Chapter 7. This is the most difficult phase 
of the fight.

Reduce about 1/3 of his health and he summons warplanes to bomb the stage. If 
you dodge an exploding bomb you enter WT, and you can see some of the 
unexploded bombs in the process of falling. If you hit those falling bombs 
during WT you can deflect them back at Aesir and damage him.

Aesir has 5 health bars (white, purple, blue, green, yellow). You have to 
reduce approximately the first 2 1/2 bars to reach phase 3, or half his health.

Phase 3: Lower Aesir's health enough, and he summons a giant sattelite that 
destroys the stage and takes Balder out of the fight.

The remainder of the fight is airborne. Aesir still has very fast punches and 
kicks, but he's not nearly as aggressive, making this phase much easier. 
Occasionally he fires the sattelite cannon at Bayo, very easy to dodge. Some 
time into phase 4 he throws the sattelite at Bayo, perform the QTE to counter 
it. As usual for airborne fights, playing keepaway while firing the Y Gun is 
the easiest strategy.

Phase 4: After depleting Aesir's health, you get an opportunity to freely beat 
him up for a bit and end the verse. That's not the end of your scoring for 
Chapter 16, though. You get to carry your magic from V4 to V5-V9, try to save 
as much as possible for the credits fights.


C16V05 - Credits fight #1, guns on arms/legs
3C/IC - 2x Spear Accolade, ?x Acceptance, ?x Compassion

00:25, 390

There's not much time to screw around on the first credits fight. Attack the 
angels relentlessly with PKP or other short, damaging combos.


C16V06 - Credits fight #2, rakshasa on arms and legs
3C/IC - Masked Lumen

00:25, 390

This is obviously the most difficult credits fight both to complete in 25 
seconds and to avoid taking damage. Especially on infinite climax where Lumen 
is almost unhittable outside of WT.

Fire at him with Y gun, dodge perfectly into WT every time and slice him up, 
then resume Y gun. Do that perfectly and you might do enough damage in time. 
You could also try saving up and using UC, then spamming attacks and hoping 
some of them land outside of WT.


C16V07 - Credits fight #3, guns on arms/legs
3C/IC - ?x Affinity, 1x Applaud, ?x Decoration

00:25, 390

Relatively easy fight against the old cast of angels. Focus on the Applaud 
first so it doesn't do an offscreen charge, then clear out the rest using 
PKP and other fast high range combos.


C16V08 - Credits fight #4, in Umbran Armor
3C/IC - ?x Belief

00:25, 3750

Very easy fight beating up some Beliefs in the Umbran Armor. It's hard to not 
PP this one.


C16V09 - Credits fight #5, guns on arms/legs
3C/IC - ?x Acceptance

00:25, 1680

A fight against Acceptances on Enzo's plane. Watch out for the combo score, 
it's higher than most other credits verses. Don't punch them all off the 
plane too soon, but don't spend too long beating them up.





I06 - Witch Trials

Witch trials send Bayo through a gauntlet of Muspelheim stages with a pre-set 
difficulty. Like all Alfheims/Muspelheims, items can't be used. There are no 
autosaves, you must play through all verses in one attempt.

Most players get through the Witch Trials using powerful accessories.

You can open every verse with a hammer charge if needed.


Witch Trial I (2nd climax)

W01V01 - ?x Compassion

00:15, 390

A few Compassion as a warmup.



W01V02 - ?x Acceptance

00:55, 8910

A few Acceptance as a warmup.



W01V03 - 2x Acceptance, 2x Spear Accolade, 1x Urbane

01:30, 79980

Take out the Spear Accolade and Acceptance, then Urbane shows up. You've dealt 
with all of these guys before.



W01V04 - 4x Acceptance, 1x Sword Accolade

00:50, 6130

Sword Accolades are still fast and annoying, kill it first.



W01V05 - 2x Acceptance, 4x Spear Accolade

01:10, 30030

Use Alruna for CC or UC w/ hammer to wipe out the Accolades.



W01V06 - 1x Valiance

01:10, 23000

The Chapter 1 sword boss returns for a rematch. He's still rather predictable, 
mostly swiping in front of him and to the sides.



Witch Trial II (3rd climax)

W02V01 - 2x Cachet, ?x Compassion

00:35, 1870

Watch out for Cachets erupting from below.


W02V02 - 2x Acceptance, 3x Shield Accolade

01:10, 10500

Shield Accolades. Use Harvest Rosary + smashes to break their guard, then 
Counter with Y, then finish them off.



W02V03 - 2x Shield Accolade, 1x Belief

01:30, 59640

More Shield Accolades with a Belief. Harvest Rosary is again good, both for 
breaking Shield guard and killing the Belief quickly. Just don't drop your 
combo.



W02V04 - 1x Sword Accolade, 2x Acceptance, 2x Enrapture

00:40, 3940

Sword Accolades, everyone's favorite kind. Probably best to pick off the 
Enraptures first.



W02V05 - 3x Hammer Accolade, 2x Enrapture

01:00, 14710

Hammer Accolades, the easiest kind. Pick off the Enraptures first.


W02V06 - 4x Enrapture, 1x Gravitas

01:40, 34040

Pick off the enraptures first, they can get in cheap offscreen hits while 
you're focused on the Gravitas.


W02V07 - ?x Compassion, 3x Fidelity

00:45, 7660

Compassion and fidelity, Alruna PKP can tear through these enemies.


W02V08 - Masked Lumen

01:30, 3750

Lumen is back for more. He has much less health than before, making the fight 
pretty quick. As usual use Y Gun then Alruna to lasso during WT.



Witch Trial III (3rd climax)

W03V01 - ?x Fury

00:50, 4730

Some furies to pick on with whatever weapons.


W03V02 - ?x Hideous

00:55, 10500

A bunch of Hideous carrying different weapon types. Alruna works great for CC.


W03V03 - 2x Pain

02:00, 123480

Chernobog P charges for large enemies like Pain. These two Pains seem more 
willing to attack simultaneously than in story mode.



W03V04 - 3x Hideous, 1x Malicious

00:50, 5880

Malicious is easy to kill quickly, target it first then deal with the Hideous.



W03V05 - 2x Fury, 2x Resentment

01:10, 8750

Resentments love to spam tail grabs, stay airborne as much as possible and use 
Alruna/chainsaws on them.


W03V06 - Phantasmaraneae

01:30, 23000

The big spider boss is back. Like all former bosses in Witch Trials, it dies 
much faster than story mode.


W03V07 - 2x Hideous, 1x Hatred

01:00, 5880

Hideous are still a priority target over Hatred. They're about as dangerous 
but die faster.


W03V08 - 1x Malicious, 1x Greed

00:45, 2930

Chainsaw the greed first, be ready to dodge its grab lunges at a millisecond's 
notice.


W03V09 - ?x Fury, 1x Sloth

01:05, 5880

Everyone's favorite Sloth is back. Use PKP to clear out the Fury first. Safest 
way to dismantle it is Y Gun/Kafka at range followed by Alruna lassos during 
WT. 


W03V10 - Alraune Phase 2

01:00, 10500

The transformed Alraune is back with its giant claws/nails, tail lashes, etc. 
You'll probably kill it before it can use an inhale attack, but keep an UC 
ready in case.



Witch Trial IV (3rd climax)

W04V01 - ?x Compassion, ?x Decoration

00:25, 960

We're getting into Bayo 1/Bayo 2 crossovers. Compassion and Decoration 
together are a massive threat, you probably won't survive past this point.



W04V02 - 3x Acceptance, ?x Affinity, 1x Sword Accolade

01:15, 23580

Affinity and Acceptance are again a massive threat, especially if the Harp 
Acceptance and Horn Affinity gang up on you with ranged attacks. Not sure what 
the developers were smoking!


W04V03 - 2x Cachet, 1x Beloved, 1x Huge Beloved

02:30, 237370

Kill the Cachets first, they die much faster and their ground eruptions are 
annoying. Beloved are slow and dumb as usual.



W04V04 - 1x Affinity, ?x Applaud

01:00, 20480

A group of vicious Affinity and Applaud. About as difficult as they were in 
Bayonetta 1. Which is not much.



W04V05 - 1x Malicious, 1x Pride

01:15, 17190

Malicious dies much faster than Pride, target it first then kill the Pride 
quickly with Chernobog.



W04V06 - Alraune Phase 1

01:30, 10500

Alraune's humanoid form. Fast, deadly, and annoying flowers that spit crap at 
Bayo. Deal with her with the usual Y Gun/Alruna strat.


W04V07 - 2x Enrapture, 1x Fairness, 1x Fearless

01:00, 8750

Fairness and Fearless getting friendly with Enraptures. Pick off the 
enraptures first then deal with the heavenly hounds as usual.


W04V08 - Golem

01:30, 59640

Deal with the golem with Chernobog, don't drop the combo as 60k is steep 
considering its low health.


W04V09 - Loptr

01:30, 5880

Loptr is one of the easier humanoid bosses, along with Prophet. Deal with him 
with the usual Y Gun/Alruna strat.


W04V10 - 2x Shield Accolade, 1x Allegiance

01:00, 5880

Shield Accolades and Allegiances. Use Harvest Rosary and drop hammer charges, 
and then UC with the hammer to knock some sense into them. Otherwise you're 
going to get parried and blocked all over the place.



W04V11 - 1x Grace, 1x Glory, 2x Fidelity

01:30, 12480

Use Alruna+chainsaw and possibly Harvest Rosary to keep the pressure off. 
Target Fidelity first.



W04V12 - Balder

02:30, 2930

Balder is just as threatening as before. He has no small amount of health 
either. Deal with him with the usual Y Gun/Alruna strat.




Witch Trial V (infinite climax)

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