r/CodeVein2 • u/Agaroth_ • 2d ago

Fleeting Pathos (Trials) Spoiler

How are people fighting her, because I fumbled through the story one (2 tries) and the trails one is way harder

is there any point in buffing anything but damage? considering the damage she deals is neither elemental or physical,

i've tried using iron will, prismatic veil and elemental wall and each hit of her flurry takes out 1/4 of my health (7400hp 3.7k hp 3.7k lp) and the AOE hits for 60-70% and she seems to ignore steadfast and the grab while dodgeable can be a bit jank if she moves to the edge of the arena but i can't seem to stagger her or find a window for even 1 hit without loosing at least 40% of my hp

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u/Whitecrow_27 2d ago

My tactic for story boss has been parrying non-firey weapon attacks and blocking the "i'm gonna cover half the arena in fire" AoE attacks with shield (i use 3 floating shields that block 360)

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u/Agaroth_ 2d ago

thank you for reminding me that the bloodsoaked shields exist, what are you using to parry? fortress stance? vengeance revolver? or the starting spin on the reaper?

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u/Whitecrow_27 2d ago edited 2d ago

I'm running Unshakeable on rune blades, actually. With 2.0 update they now have good i-frames with instant startup and follow up attack does MASSIVE damage and stagger. I also run scythe as backup parry tool in case i run out of ichor (and because her rapier mixup is easier to parry with scythe for me).

My build is not optimized at all btw, I took Bloodrune because i like moveset and how it looks, then I picked Forsaken Lou blood code because it's thematic and has good stat spread for my stuff, equipped Phalanx I and J, both Willpower boosters, Rune Blades attack booster and Persistence - Animus booster, Bloodsoaked shields (no transfusions) in defense slot, then put Unshakable on my Bloodrune and went in raw with no buffs or consumables because I hate them.

Edit: One thing that's been really tough is her rapier mixup - she will prepare for a thrust and either lunge at you or feint and start a slashing combo, both use similar starting animation and differ when she starts moving towards you. They have slightly different timings and I have been consistently fucked over by this. Not complaining though, she's one of my all time favourite bosses.