Talk:Radiance/@comment-34219852-20180327180021

How I beat The Radiance: Shaman Flukes? Nope. Defense-based build? Also nope. Balance of raw melee output and good healing? Yes! It requires all 11 charm notches, meaning you need to buy all the notches you can from Salubra, you also need to beat Grimm, Trial of the Warrior, and the 2 charm notch challenges in Fungal Wastes and Fog Canyon. But what is it? Simple; 1. Quick Slash, 3 notches. 2. Unbreakable Strength, 3 notches. (or Fragile Strength if you're confident you won't die, but then why are you reading this?) 3. Quick Focus, 3 notches. 4. Shape of Unn, 2 notches. Quick Slash and Unbreakable Strength essentially max out your melee output. Quick Focus and Shape of Unn make healing much safer as your speed is increased beyond normal (only whilst healing) and you heal twice as fast. I had Pure Nail, all masks, all soul vessels, and all 3 of the upgraded spells, and all the abilities. The Hollow Knight fight beforehand is not very difficult as you burn through the phases without him having much of a chance to damage you. Now, onto the actual fight. The secret is to heal when you're pretty sure you're safe, focus on avoiding attacks, and don't try to attack her when she's out of reach. The same tactic for the second phase, and for the love of god (no, not the one you're murdering), don't get hit in the final phase. This took me to my first Radiance win, just now. So maybe I'm not in the best position to give advice on this fight, but hey, it worked for my first time, so why not yours?