how to use great sword:
1.get lucky and get both of these upgrade in the blood altar and get a lot of atk up item(aim for more than 10 atk stat)
2. practice parring against flower and hyena(dagger thrower) attack
3. always attack from the back for backstab damage
list of enemy that have easy parry(good-okay-avoid at all cost)
-flower, hyena, slug, maggot, green goblin, undead swordsmen(1st stage)
-black dog, plant boss, miner, farmer, whipman, muscle man
-shield goblin, snail, tentacle pillar, red goblin, fly, spider
general atk up item:
-star crown +2
-skeletal umbrella tip +1
-artanis umbrella tip +1
-rusty brass umbrella tip +1
holy build:
-hymen's bargain
holy build is easier since you only need to maintain your virginity for the entire run
slut build:
-milk build = milk pact, opal ring of lactis, nipple cover
you need to consistently maintain your milk by giving birth to guardian
-creampie build= deactivated slime, succubus tail severance
sex, a lot and I mean A LOT of sex but you don't need to get preggo (you can kill your baby with parasite right after)
-heals = dilapidated statue, self operated milking device, suffocating bets
not good on it's own but good with other slut build
CAUTION
-for those who's about to use the sword please MANAGE YOUR HP, I know that maggot can easily give you that quad kill and make daddy proud but please if you have hp below 10 I think it's not worth taking that risk
-you would notice that the altar skill that would increase your max hp did not heal you and only extend your hp bar, I hope this is just a bug and dev would fix this soon
most enemy in the game will not suddenly turn around when attacking so you can easily dash/walk behind them, the only enemy that you can't would be spider and shield goblin since the spider will only attack you when you have the lust effect and shield goblin have insanely unpredictable move set.
sword combo would be:
j>j>k>j>j = two sword strike, block cancel and repeat
if you do them fast enough you can take down most big bosses with ease
this is the first stage and I already have 77 hp with no hp item and it's somewhat addicting when you get 3 kill with the parry
edit
I tried doing another run and died with 200+ max hp but I can't heal as fast since I got 0 damage up item for consistent 36+ backstab damage
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incomplete item list:
https://f95zone.to/threads/thornsin-v0-7-5-scarlet-paper.116743/post-17944356
boss guide:
https://f95zone.to/posts/17437917/
guardian tier list:
https://f95zone.to/posts/17404052/