Toy Maker | Boss Battles Castlevania: LoS 2 Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Toy Maker
This boss fight is unlike any other, as you will spend more time fighting with Toy Maker's summons than the boss himself. The fight starts with an encounter with a knight wielding a shield (which is purely cosmetic, as he doesn't seem to use it at all) and a long lance. This fight is fairly easy, but most of knight's attacks are impossible to block - you have to either jump sideways or up in the air, depending on the type of his attack. When his health reaches zero, the proper boss will emerge.
Toy Maker is easy to defeat, if you follow a simple scheme - run up to him, hit him a few times (remember that you need to hit him in the head, as other places are invulnerable) and after that jump back. A simple hit & run tactic is necessary for him, as the boss frequently uses a grab attack, which cannot be blocked and which deals a decent amount of damage, before you can free yourself.
Besides the grab, Toy Maker uses both his long arms to attack - those attacks are easy to block, but there is still a risk that instead of simply smacking you with them, he will try his grab attack, which is why you should concentrate on hit & run tactics, instead of going all in. Every now and then the boss will smash the ground with his arms, creating giant shockwaves - you've seen this type of attack before, so you know how to countermeasure it (jump over them).
When his health reaches 2/3 value, Toy Maker will summon another helper, this time resembling a giant snake-like dragon. Its typical attacks are:
- Throwing shuriken-like projectiles - you have to jump over them to avoid getting hit.
- Spinning attack with his tail - you cannot block this attack, so just get away from it.
- Fire breath - again, you cannot block this one. The attack itself is preceded by a whistle-like sound and waves of sparks coming out of its mouth - this should give you enough time to get back and avoid any damage.
Aside from the above mentioned, the dragon uses "normal" attacks by using its tail, but they are easy to block. When its health drops to zero, you have to finish it with a Chaos Bomb, which should lure out Toy Maker.
Compared to you earlier experience with him, he gained one additional attack. It allows him to ignite a selected fragment of the arena - if you find yourself in the ring of fire, try to carefully jump out of it to avoid taking damage. When his health goes down to 1/2 value (he will lose one whole health bar), he will "transform" - he will now be standing on his arms, as if they were legs.
At this moment, the fight is basically over - all you need to do is to hit him with Void Projections. It will make him go down on the ground, stunning him for a few seconds in the process and allowing you to freely attack him during that time. After he gets up repeat the whole process until the fight ends.