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Blasphemous 2has11 bossestotal for you to encounter, withOrospina, Lady Embroiderer,falling in the middle as the game’sfifth,serving as the game’s halfway point of sorts.While she isn’t nearly as grueling as your previous bout,she has many tricks up her sleeves that can catch you off guard and spell your end.
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Nonetheless, if you’ve made it this far and emerged victorious against the likes of a Lesmes or an Afilaor, you are more than capable of taking Orispina down, despite her having thefastest tempofor a boss encounter by a long shot at this point in the game.
Orospina, Lady Embroiderer Overview
Orospinaserves as thefifth bossencounter in Blasphemous 2, but thankfully, it only hastwo phasesinstead of three, such as the last encounter. As a result, the rewards are a little less impressive, but getting alarge sum of Tears of Atonement and a Mark of Martyrdomis never bad. You can learn of the exact rewards in the table provided below!
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Orospina, Lady Embroiderer: Phase One Guide
Phase oneof theOrospinaencounter is thecalm before the storm,having her only utilizefour attacksinstead of the arsenal she pulls out in the second phase. But before we get to that, we must tackle this stage of the fight first, which you can learn more about in the sections below!
Lightning Dash
Lightning Dashis the move she willalmost always open the encounteroff with. This has hermove to the edge of the arena before imbuing her rapier with lightningand dashing to the opposite side of the stagein the blink of an eye.
The trick here is towait until she vanishes before jumping,asjumping too early will land you directly on top of heras she travels across the arena,resulting in you taking lots of damagein return.The moment you see her take off, jump slightly forward,and you will clear her entirely.
Upon landing,you canturn around and quickly reach her to land several attacksbefore she attempts her following action. Werecommend going for three to four hits here.Any more will be a bit too greedy and might be punished if she pulls out the ‘correct’ move.
Standard Jab
In addition to her lightning-imbued rapier,Orospinawilloccasionally toss out a standard jabwith her rapier without charging it up or anything. You cantell this attack is comingwhenshe cocks her arm back, causing her upper body to twist away from you slightly.
When yousee her take this stand,you canleap up and over her,placing you firmly behind her.If you do this, youcan land many uncontested hits on her,so we recommend doing this every time. Additionally, youcan also Evade through the attack, but that only nets you a couple of follow-up attacksin return!
Crescent Slashes
Orospina also has aCrescent-shaped Slash,which seems to be a theme amongst most of the bosses. Nonetheless, this attack istelegraphed by Orospina flashing her attack pattern on the screen briefly before she vanishesinto thin air andblinking back into existence to carry out the attack.
Wherever you see the ‘phantom slashes,‘she will spawn in and carry out the Crescent Slashes,so avoid those areas at all costs. There will bethree Crescent shapes that appear near the middleof the arena, sotry and make your way to either end of the stage before her attacks go off.
After she performs her final Crescent Slash,Dash toward the middleof the stage toget two or three free hits,then go back on the defensive for her next attack!
Twirling Leap/Lightning Arrows
Herfinal attack in the first phaseconsists oftwo parts.Thefirst is a harmless Twirling Leapthat willtake her from one end of the arena to the complete opposite end,having herland on a small piece of silkin the air.
Once she’s perched on her piece of silk,she willfire off three Lightning Arrows toward you simultaneously, covering a sizable range.To avoid this attack,make your way toward the center of the arena when you see her perform her Twirling Leap.
When you’rein the center of the stage,wait for her to fire the Lightning Arrows,thenEvade through the one in the middleto avoid taking damage entirely. You canget roughly two jumping hits in after this,and we suggest not going for more!
Orospina, Lady Embroiderer: Phase Two Guide
With the first phase out of the way, you might be thinking this encounter is pretty easy, and… you might want to hold off on that train of thought for just a moment. Whilethe second phase isn’t terribly grueling, it’s definitely more than a few notches higher than the last round.
This phase has a whoppingseven attacks and two passive actionsthat will crank the difficulty to much greater heights than what was present in the first phase. This is still far easier than some of the previous bosses, but it will still be a hard-fought battle!
High Tempo
After you’vewhittled Orospina’s health down to roughly half,she willhop onto a small silk foothold in the middle of the arena,andthe beat of the music will begin THUMPING faster and more intensely than ever before.We’ve made her very angry.
Thisentire second phase will have a blazingly fast pace,so be prepared to dodge like no tomorrow and get hits in whenever you can!
Enhanced Lightning Arrows
In addition to thesignificantly faster pace,Orospina willperform some of the same actions as she did in phase onebutslightly enhanced.TheLightning Arrowsare a perfect example, asshe no longer does her majestic Twirling Leap beforehand.Shejust leaps onto a silk foothold outside the arenaandlaunches five Lightning Arrowsat you.
To avoid this, we suggestattempting to make your way to the opposite end of the stage and quickly Evade back toward Orospinaandthrough the Lightning Arrowthat is about to hit you.
If youcan’t make it that far in time, you can try Guarding the arrows,butthey come out incredibly fast,so we don’t typically recommend it.
Enhanced Crescent Slashes
Anotherenhanced attackof Orospina’s in phase two in herCrescent Slashes,which has hercover a broader area that goes in an arc-like motion,leavingonly a few spaces safefor you to stand.
Here, youcan either crouch in the center of the arenato avoid the incoming slashes,or you can make your way to the far right or left edgesof the stage.We prefer the formermethod, asit puts you in the most optimal spot to land several attacks on Orospinawhen she lands!
Next up is anew attackfor Orospina, having her perform aWaning Slashcovering a Crescent-like shapethatstarts from the ground and ends above her head.This attack is tricky to get a read on, as sheperforms it blazingly fast.
If you seeOrospina run toward you,she willalmost always perform the Overhead Waning Slash.To dodge this, you mustEvade through her to get to the side where the Waning Slash fades,allowing you to avoid taking damage.
Youwill also be placed directly behind her, enabling you to land several uncontested hitsas a result, making this move extremely punishable once you know what you’re looking for!
Clone Creation/Clone Lightning Arrows
Once youwhittle Orospina’s health down roughly 3/4thof the way, shewill create two Clones in the center of the stagethatwill quickly perform an upward slash before jumping on a silk foothold high above the outsideof the stage.One Clone will be on the left, the other on the right.
When they’rehigh above the stage, both Clones will fire a set of three Lightning Arrows simultaneously,makingsix total for you to dodge.Make your way toeither end of the stage and Evade through the incoming arrowsto resolve this mechanic.
From here, theClones will drop down slightly lower and fire off three more Lightning Arrows simultaneously,giving yousix more arrows to dodge.Thespread is much tighter this time, but the previous strategy will also workfine here.
Finally, theClones will drop further down and will fire off five Enhanced Lightning Arrows a piece and simultaneously,giving you a whoppingten Arrows to dodge.This part is a nightmare, and the previous strategy won’t work here. Toresolve this,Evade toward the arena’s edge through the Arrows, then quickly turn around and Guard the other set.It’s an incredibly tight window, but that’s the best method we’ve found!
Orospina: Reappearance
After the Clones are done bombarding you with Lightning Arrows, Orospina will finally Reappear, allowing you to deal damage to her again. She will maintain the same attacks from the start of this phase, but her Lightning Arrows and Crescent Slash will be further enhanced. you may learn more about that below!
Ultimate Lightning Arrows
As mentioned above,Orospina’s Lightning Arrows will be further enhancedin the back half of this phase, having hershoot seven Arrows at you simultaneously.To dodge this,move to the opposite end of the stage and Evade or Guard the incoming arrows.This should have you avoid taking damage, allowing you torun up to Orospina and get a few hits in!
Ultimate Crescent Slashes
As for herCrescent Slashes, they are also enhanced even further,this timehaving her travel across the entire length of the arena.Toavoid thisattack,wait to see the flash of the pattern,thenEvade into Orospina after she performs her first Crescent Slash.
This will place you behind her,allowing you tofollow behind her.After shefinishes her final Crescent Slash,you canland several uncontested hits for considerable damage.Then it’s just a matter ofrepeating everything above until she’s defeated!
