Core route
Build Steel Greatsword into Bone Gearblade and Creaking Spine, then use Guardian, Wind Song and Bloodstone Earrings to support long Reassemble windows. This route favors a forgiving clear over peak burst.
- Talent split: 20 Endure and 20 Willpower
- Fruit Skewer: Guardian +3 and Wind Song +3
- Primary targets: Guardian 10, Wind Song 10, Bloodstone Earrings and Rock Elephant
How to assemble it
Upgrade Bloodstone Earrings early enough to soften its defense drawback. Finish Guardian and Wind Song before spending spare inventory on optional Mystic or Firmness support; the route works without chasing a long list of rare damage pieces.
How to pilot it
Creaking Spine replaces the Greatsword whirlwind with Reassemble, whose attack speed ramps while the attack continues. Let the defensive package buy time for that ramp, then disengage when a boss pattern makes sustained contact unsafe.
Hard Mode warning
Do not enable Hard Mode boss life steal: low burst can leave both the player and boss healing faster than the fight progresses.
Opening items and MP
Start with Bloodstone Earrings and Cloth Armor. Seek Rock Elephant for damage; Pan Lid helps MP regeneration and White Cape extends buff duration. Keep these upgrades ahead of unrelated damage pieces.