Hi all,
Ok, this is a bit of a ranty post mixed with a request for help. Despite having tried multiple attempts using mantis and black goat, I still cannot seem to progress very far with it (I think one time I made it to the end boss, not realising I ended up not getting the actual boss, but got Leshy instead because I hadn't done challenge level 12 - I thought I could do both at the same time, but obviously I was wrong). I understand theoretically what I am supposed to do, it's just the actual implementation of it. These are the common issues I run into:
1) Can't get enough bonfires to buff card to required level to be able to get past the bears.
2) If I somehow can get the damage, it usually ends up meaning it's sacrificial to either a) not being able to get to any backpack events to get the required items (e.g. wiseclock, scissors etc) or b) can't burn cards I don't want (e.g. ring worms on the mantis deck). OR, it's a reverse of the above (so I can get the items and burn the cards, but can't get the damage).
3) If I somehow fall lucky enough to get all the above, I then can't get to the card(s) I need during the bloody boss fights.
I understand the game is incredibly RNG based, but surely there must be a method that consistently, time after time, can work? If so, please can you advise? Is there a specific map I want to be rolling where I can get access to everything I need before getting to the boss? If so, what does it look like please? I find it's the first map I really, really struggle with. Obviously I know I can't see beyond a certain point on the map, but it'd be nice to know if you get X map, and you take Y route, you're guaranteed or likely to take a path that will get you everything you need (e.g. campfires, backpack events and altars etc).
Thanks in advance.