Doable, but I honestly found the 2nd Colosseum trial to be easier than the final boss. What charms are you using?
You only need to beat two of the three challenges in the colosseum. Are you having trouble with the first one?
I don't know of any ideal or cheese methods, but charms that give you range and soul on hit are extremely useful in most situations. Quickslash is also a personal favorite. That way you can hit most things before they hit you. There's usually enough time to heal between phases so you don't need to worry about stuff like Quick Focus.
All of the spirits in the glade, some of the spirit NPCs you can find around the game world, some of the regular NPCs (like Cloth), and all of the warrior spirit bosses were designed with input from Kickstarter backers. Some Kickstarter backed content isn't in the game yet, but should be added along with playable Hornet and the last content pack.
Speaking of that place, can you actually kill the guardian? Of course I tried, and I got fucked up.
You can pogo the crystals.Most obnoxious regular enemy award goes to:
Primal Aspid
Though, only because there is no upgraded version of these bastards:
Crystal Hunter
The triple-goo attack from Aspids, with the center ball always targeted directly at you, makes it impossible not to get hit if you go for an attack while they're shooting. At the same time, with their high firing frequency and tendency to keep you on distance it's hard to find some timing.
At least they die in 1-hit to Shade Soul with Shaman Stone charm or Charge attacks (with maxed Nail).
Meanwhile, Crystal Hunters are just pure bullshit in platforming areas already filled with spikes. That path to the Descending Dark upgrade in Crystal Peak is just the worst. On my first playthrough, I immediately attempted this after getting the Crystal Heart and, boy, did it cost me a bunch of lives.
I love how you can actually reflect their projectile...only for that to barely matter because they don't get hit by it and you still can't jump into the crystals it creates.
You need to get rid of every other spirit in the garden first, then leave and come back to do this. You'll probably die a bunch of times in the process and you can get more than enough essence elsewhere, I don't think it counts for completion either.
Hey I got that ability but since I haven't played in a week or so I totally forgot haha. Finished the fight right after that post but thanks for reminding me :D
