Dante just can't stay out of trouble it seems and within only a few steps of being in limbo he will be in for another fight.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | |
| Normal Difficulties | Lesser Stygian x2, Stygian x5 | Ravager | - |
| Enhanced Difficulties | Lesser Stygian x3 | Elite Stygian x2, Witch | - |
| Dante Must Die! | Stygian x3 | Stygian x2, Elite Stygian x3 | Shielded Pathos x2, Ravager x2 |
| The beginning of this fight is a great place for style points, as the Stygian enemies have health but pose little threat. Once the Ravager shows up you will need to dispatch of it. If you want some advanced tips: launching a Ravager and then attacking it, Angel Lifting back to it when it is tossed out of range, will tear these guys apart. | |||
After the fight, check the area for breakables and make sure to the the Lost Soul #19 in the front right corner of the building's archway. Now head down the left alley to Demon Pull and then Angel Lift up to a ledge. The buildings corner has the Lost Soul #20 above you on the right which can be damaged through the use of a simple jump.
Return to the platform you were just on, if needed, and use Demon Pull and Angel Lift on the ledge across the street to reach the camera eye with another Demon Pull and unlock the area for advancement. Head down the path for a scene.
Instead of following Kat, turn around to a small alley with a Small Vital Star and the Lost Soul #21 above the archway. Now continue to follow Kat's path.
Argent Key #2
As you reach the bottom of the steps, turn right down an alley to find a door with a Eryx door that is protecting another Argent Key. Once again, you will need to come back later to get this.
Now, return to the main path and follow Kat to a tutorial about demonic shards and then continue again to a fight.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |
| Normal Difficulties | Shielded Pathos x2, Stygian x2 | Shielded Pathos x2, Ravager |
| Enhanced Difficulties | Shielded Pathos, Ravager x2 | Harpy x2, Frost Knight x2 |
| Dante Must Die! | Shielded Pathos, Death Knight x2 | Harpy, Hell Knight |
| Shielded Pathos, like Shielded Bathos, are not much stronger than their original version. Using Demon Pull, grab the Shielded Pathos and pull them to you and finish them off before working on the Stygian. When the Ravager shows, take out the new Shielded Pathos before launching and killing the Ravager. | ||
After the fight, jump on the top of the fountain and search the area to spot the Lost Soul #22, which requires you to Angel Boost across to perform a mid-air combo. Return to the fountain and face the direction you entered from to spot and Angel Lift that you can boost to. When you land, look right to get the Lost Soul #23 and then return upstairs and follow the path to a Gold Key #1.
Return to the fountain and continue along the only path available to be surprised by a crushing possibility of death. Using Angel Boost, glide through the claustrophobic trap and out the other side for a fight.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | |
| Normal Difficulties | Frost Knight | Stygian x2, Frost Knight | Shielded Pathos x2, Stygian x4, Ravager | - |
| Enhanced Difficulties | Frost Knight | Shielded Pathos x2, Tyrant] | - | - |
| Dante Must Die! | Frost Knight | Stygian x4, Ravager x2 | Shielded Bathos x3, Death Knight x3 | Butcher |
| The Frost Knight is immune to all attacks except angelic weapons, so bust out the Osiris and get to work. When the Stygian's appear, keep using the Osiris as an AOE weapon and make sure to avoid the Frost Knight's ranged attacks. On the final wave you want to focus on taking out the Shielded Pathos asap and then work on the Stygian while avoiding the Ravager's attacks. Finally, launch the Ravager and give it a kiss goodnight. | ||||
There are three paths in this area, but you'll want to take the right one first. Just past the Divinty Statue, on the left, is an Angel Lift on the right. Use this to reach a higher platform and then make sure you can look down the alley to spot the Lost Soul #24, which can be reached with Angel Boost. Once the Lost Soul is dead, return to the platform and jump across to cut through the blue vines and reach a Copper Door - Simple Traversal. Leave the room and Angel Boost across the gap to another platform where you can Demon Pull the camera down from.
Silver Door - Flawless Conquest
Instead of dropping, look across the area to spot an Angel Lift in the distance. To reach this, you will need to double jump and then Angel Boost as far as possible to start the Angel Lift and reach the door.
You can now continue down the farthest left path to continue, but make sure to get the breakables in the middle alley first. After the cutscene, Demon Pull the steps and surrounding structures to reach the glowing wall that can be broken with Arbiter and collect the Lost Soul #26. Now exit and spot the Lost Soul #25 directly across the way. Now drop down and destroy the final camera and pick a fight.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |
| Normal Difficulties | Shielded Pathos x2, Lesser Stygian x3, Death Knight | Lesser Stygian x3, Ravager |
| Enhanced Difficulties | Harpy, Lesser Stygian x3 | Rage, Blood Rage |
| Dante Must Die! | Shielded Pathos x2, Elite Stygian x3, Death Knight | Harpy x2, Witch |
It's getting to the point where you should know how to take on most enemies, so I will only mention strategies on new enemy types.
The central alley is the only way to go now, so head forward and watch as limbo begins to crumble around you. Using Angel Boost, make your way through the area as best you can. Be prepared to fire Ebony and Ivory as a set of Demonic Shards will be in your way. Defeat it and then continue through the area to a chapel.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | |
| Normal Difficulties | Shielded Pathos x2, Stygian x3 | Frost Knight x2 | Shielded Pathos x2, Ravager x2 | Tyrant |
| Enhanced Difficulties | Shielded Pathos x2, Elite Stygian x3 | Shielded Bathos x2, Frost Knight x3 | Tyrant x2 | - |
| Dante Must Die! | Shielded Pathos x2, Elite Stygian x3 | Frost Knight x2, Tyrant | Shielded Pathos x3, Stygian x4, Butcher | - |
| As always, focus on taking out the Shielded Pathos first to ensure no ranged attacks will hit Dante. When the two Frost Knights appear, use Osiris lauch attacks to perform a mid-air combo and avoid the ranged ground attacks by the other Frost Knight. The Shielded Pathos and Ravager wave can devastate Dante, since the room is small and leaves Dante with little room to avoid being hit by one Ravager while the he attacks the other. As usual, the best idea is to lauch a Ravager and use Angel Lift to stay away from the other Ravager. Be carful and take your time, since the real fight is the Tyrant that follows. | ||||
| The Tyrant is easy, once you understand how he works. Consisting of two phases, the Tyrant will always charge Dante and expose it's back, which is weak to either Demon Pull or Angel Lift (the correct one will cause an icon to shine). Continue to avoid Tyrant's charge and pulling the Tyrant to it's knees and get a few attacks in. Be careful, as the Tyrant will get up attack Dante quickly. | ||||
After the battle, and a cutscene, use Angel Boost to cross the collapsing chapel. Just as you think you have reached the end, the platform will pull back and you will need to Angel Lift to exit the chapel through the rose window.
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