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[Ichabod]

And here I am, proud that I could beat the first boss.

[BRickAstley]

Yeah I just beat the first boss too.

woohoo

[Gustaran]

Nice! What level did you have when beating him? What class did you use?

[Ichabod]

I didn't observe the level, but my guess is that I was between level 20-25. I used the Hokage (shinobi upgrade). The high damage and teleport ability helped a lot.

[Lewwyn]

Hokage is the best. I've already put 4+ hours into this.

[Sian]

also just beat the first boss ... at level 57(!) ... my favorite classes as of yet is probably Lich (got the promotion to Lich King but that doesn't really do anything worthwhile IMO) or Spelunker (can see where chests and bosses is), with Hokage as a close third

[Ichabod]

Just beat the second boss, at level 46. Used a lich king, with Alzheimer and Far sighted traits (the second is harmful, not sure what the first one does). If anyone wants to read the strategy, read below.

I had a very good run through the castle and forest, managing to get full health and mana with the lich trait. My spell was the one with the crows, so I thought that, with a lot of mana, I could recover loads of health when fighting the boss, since the spell hits everything on the screen and the boss summons those annoying minor skulls (I was using the first row of boots with vampirism to get life leech - I had other blood items, but couldn't equip them due to overweight and loss of meaningful stats - boots give mana, so equiping blood boots isn't that big of a loss - the helm, plate and specially sword gives boost that I didn't want to get reduced).

Runes were mostly mobility ones, with double jump and sprint. I also had one that gives more gold (useless) ad another one that I can't remember - no Vampire runes, which would make things easier - I was just short of having the money to buy one from a previous rune.

I entered the boss chambers with a bit more than half health. But using the crows to recover health really helped a lot - I ran away from the boss from time to time, waiting for the screen to fill with skulls, then I'd use my spell and recover health. If you manage to get the boss to start shooting the big orbs a little above the ground - where the orbs don't reach you, but you can still beat the boss while standing - you can dish loads of damage very fast - it helps if you clean the screen with your crow spell. I did this twice and that took most of the boss life. In the end, I managed to kill him when I was 1 hit short from dying - I made a mistake and got myself stuck on the side of the screen when the boss started shooting the orbs, which took a lot of my health. I'd have died earlier if not for the crow-vampire thing.

I imagine it'd be way easier with the mana recovering runes, now that I think of it. You'd be able to recover health and mana with the crow spell, while still damaging the boss.

I tried to take screenshots, but they didn't work, for whatever reason.

[antisocialmunky]

What classes does everyone like?

I think the Barbarian is just OP because the shout just demolishes bosses by erasing projectiles. Hokage is really good for clearing the map quickly and Spellsword is amazing for boss fights with the flame shield.

[Sian]

Spelunker is great for simple farming (both gold and blueprints) since they both have +30% gold income and knows where the chests is (hence giving you a good clue in which directions you should go to get to chests)

[Gustaran]

also just beat the first boss ... at level 57(!) ... my favorite classes as of yet is probably Lich (got the promotion to Lich King but that doesn't really do anything worthwhile IMO)

If I understand it correctly, the Lich Kings abilty to switch Hp/MP is great once you hit the HP cap for the first time. You can just switch and keep maxing your stats further, switch again, etc. There is still a hard cap at some point though.

Just beat the second boss, at level 46. Used a lich king, with Alzheimer and Far sighted traits (the second is harmful, not sure what the first one does).

With Alzheimer you lose the ability to access the big map, but your minimap will still work. 46 is pretty good, I am at 50 and still haven't touched the 2nd boss, I keep farming for some upgrades. I have all these runes, but need the money to unlock them. What's also bothering me is the fact that the Charon and +Gold skills are so expensive. I would love to upgrade those further, but I can't get enough cash on one run.

Some interesting facts you may already know about, but I just found out:

1. The Paladin not only has his shield special, but can turn into an invulnerable statue if you press "special button" + "down".

2. There is the possibility to unlock the dragon class in the manor screen that is somewhat hidden: "There's a flag pole barely visible at the top of the castle screen, press Up below it to select the Dragon class." Supposed to cost around 5000 gold.

3. There is also a list of all special items you can get at the altar:

http://rogue-legacy.wikia.com/wiki/Special_Items

Got the Hermes' Boots once and had no clue what they were doing.