FakePlasticGooner Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Hi All Any tips on how to defeat the Sphinx? I have the Legendary Armor and Shield with the Great Sword. My best strategy is to try and jump his lightning bolts and hit him as I go over them, but successfully doing this without getting hit doesn't happen very often Is Magic the only viable way to beating him? Is it best to just plan a playthrough where you buy as much magic as you can before you get to him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinYagami13 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 magic is what i used to defeat him planned my playthrough and saved before each enemy that was more likely to drop magic and if i didn't like what he dropped i loaded and beat him again if you want to defeat him legitimately there are 2 ways 1. jump towards him and strike after you deflect his lightning as you drop (you ll know when cause you ll hear it as it strikes your shield) 2.keep some distance and jump towards him and over his lightning attack and strike before you land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakePlasticGooner Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Legendary Boots is the answer! It's pretty easy once you get those, you can jump over his lightning bolts without any hassle. The biggest threat will be time. I had a about 10 Whirlwind / 1 Lightning to help with the fight which I had accumulated from monsters on the way, I didn't buy any magic. So yes, the main thing you need is Legendary Boots. Save before you go in and you should get it after a few tries. Killing the Sphinx means I have 100% the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinYagami13 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 got so many spells on my way there that i didn't have to raise my sword once anyway congratulations hope my tips on how to beat him legitemately helped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickotin Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I killed him the normal way, without any magic and I even forgot to pick up the sword that the giant Kong drops in round 5, so my attack was weak. Had to stab the Sphinx like 30 times to kill him. Anyway, what you need to have for sure is the Legendary Boots and it also helps alot of you have Wing Boots (they won't last the whole fight though) Then its a matter of positioning and timing. Position yourself close enough to the Sphinx so that you can reach him with your sword when you push the directional controller towards him when you jump and jump immediately at the moment you see his lighting materialize. It will be a small cloud first (don't jump then) and then it turns into a lighting bolt and hurls towards you. Jump at the exact time when the little cloud changes into a lighting bolt and you'll hit him almost every time without getting hit yourself. The only times he hit me was when he spawned on top of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisapo80 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I have managed to save myself into a corner with only two hearts and crappy armor to face the sphinx I think I had better start the game over as this is just futile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TmF1979 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I beat him last night. I just started from the beginning, kept all of the magic that had dropped, saved before entering his door and then unloaded on him with about 20 magic attacks. After that, I just wailed away with my sword until he died and even then I barely beat him. He's tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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