This achievement is easier than it sounds with the right strategy.
Conditions- The boss needs to be defeated without being hit (not just without losing health). Meaning if you have bonuses like shields or extra health, as soon as that goes down, the achievement is void.
- The achievement is missable. You can only fight each boss once per playthrough. If you've already defeated it, you need to start a new game (or continue on into NG+ for a slightly tougher fight)
Preparations- Get the strongest
Sword & shield AND
Big sword (and fully upgrade them to make the fight go faster).
- Get to the room before the boss room in the Golem dungeon and warp back home with the Merchant Emblem
- Quit to the main menu, and make a backup of your save in case something goes wrong
- Warp back to the boss room and get ready to fight
Boss breakdownThe fight has one perilous part for each phase:
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First phase: Start out with the
Sword and shield, move in close and start swiping. As the right hand drops, you'll need to dodge (can't block this attack), and then avoid the dropping rocks (telegraphed by shadows) as you continue wailing.
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Second phase: You can get a good amount of swipes in before it shoots its ray. Block the first shot (dodging it requires really good timing), then dodge the next two swipes (they're unblockable) and continue wailing off to the side.
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Third phase: Now switch to the
Big sword, and as the hand flies off start charging the special strike (holding
). As the hand is about to drop, unleash the special strike, then charge again and repeat. You're invincible during the special strike animation, and this allows to to deal damage and be defensive at the same time. The hand drop is unblockable anyways, so it would require well timed dodges if not for the Big sword.
- If you've upgraded your weapons, the boss should go down a bit into the third phase.
The achievement pops as soon as the boss is defeated.
In case you get hit/die/defeat the boss after taking a hitJust immediately quit to the main menu and choose "continue". You should start off in bed before going into the warp. But in case something goes wrong, you have the backup save to restore from. Because you did make a backup, right?
Video of the above strategy: