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NG Nero / Dante Mission 20
Target LRT - sub 1:10
Final mission of the run. One of the easier missions of the run but has plenty of things to mess up though. There are many varied cycles for Sanctus Diabolica but overall, it is a straightforward fight.
Before you start, buy a Holy Water and a Small or Large Devil Star. These items are required for a smooth cycle of Sanctus Diabolica and the Holy Water is great for instantly breaking his shield.
Sanctus Diabolica
- At the start of the fight, immediately Taunt for some DT and Roulette Spin his shield to break it.
- Right after breaking the shield, shoot Blue Rose to stop Sanctus Diabolica from moving, Buster him when he's blocking, DT and proceed to attack him. This will always set up your first cycle of damage.
- Use Holy Water at the same time with Devil Star to save menu time and be in air when using Holy Water to skip the animation.
- When using Holy Water, make sure to give Sanctus Diabolica some time after the 1st cycle. If you use a Holy Water during the teleport, Sanctus Diabolica won't get staggered and will proceed to attack you like nothing happened.
- If Sanctus Diabolica starts charging up his Sparda Stinger, you need to either time a Buster on the attack or wait for him to finish it and hit him.
- The Safe 2 Buster cycle - Most straightforward cycle. Break the shield, DT, Snatch and Showdown to Buster. The second cycle will be exactly the same.
- The Good 1 Buster cycle - A slightly harder cycle. Perform 4 Roulette Spin and some Aerial Combos for 1st cycle. After the Holy Water, perform Roulette Spins until he is below 2 bars of HP, Buster and he should be dead. Missing any Roulette Spin might require for you to do a 2nd Buster.
- The Optimal 0 Buster cycle - A recipe for disaster since almost perfect damage is required. Only Roulette Spins basically with a CS3 mixed in there too. The first cycle has 4 DT Roulette Spin and 1 normal Roulette Spin. After the Holy Water, perform 4 Roulette Spin and some Aerial Combos if he still has some health left.
