HELP! Trying to get Phoenix,but King says he needs magicians

[Yet One More Idiot]

Freedan, the Dark Knight wrote:

I never had much trouble with the sliding. It isn't too difficult to avoid damage, it's just tough to actually hit him. It's much more likely that you'll just pass through him, both of you unharmed. Tedium sets in before either of you is in danger of dying.

I would keep attempting to do a Psycho slide, and a large proportion of the time would simply run up to him and uselessly strike his arm with my flute; the controller couldn't keep up with the continual back-and-forth slides (and then I would get smacked upside the head for my troubles). *Le shrug*

[tay120n64]

NO! Misinterpreted!

I meant Psycho Slider in the dungeon, not against Solid Arm. It's a good way to make it to Solid Arm taking little to no damage.

The best way to take out Solid Arm is just with normal attacks. It's fairly easy.

[Yet One More Idiot]

tay120n64 wrote:

NO! Misinterpreted! I meant Psycho Slider in the dungeon, not against Solid Arm. It's a good way to make it to Solid Arm taking little to no damage. The best way to take out Solid Arm is just with normal attacks. It's fairly easy.

Oh. Well yeah, for getting through the bonus dungeon TO Solid Arm, Slider can't be beat, you're for all intents invincible while you slide. But I could never hit Solid Arm unless I used the Slider attack on him repeatedly. (Maybe I'm just doing it wrong? )

[tay120n64]

Yomi's Evil Twin Intern wrote:

tay120n64 wrote: NO! Misinterpreted! I meant Psycho Slider in the dungeon, not against Solid Arm. It's a good way to make it to Solid Arm taking little to no damage. The best way to take out Solid Arm is just with normal attacks. It's fairly easy. Oh. Well yeah, for getting through the bonus dungeon TO Solid Arm, Slider can't be beat, you're for all intents invincible while you slide. But I could never hit Solid Arm unless I used the Slider attack on him repeatedly. (Maybe I'm just doing it wrong? )

Coax him to the left, then run to the far right ramp. Coax him over whilst using L/R to block Fireballs. Hit him twice, then run to the other side. Rinse and Repeat.

If you time it right, you should be able to avoid his Fireballs, and if you hit him as soon as he's in range, you won't get swiped by his arm as long as you move away after your second attack.

[Yet One More Idiot]

OK.....after reading that - and I believe I have tried that method on him in IoG before - repeatedly Psycho Sliding for all I'm worth is much easier, if rather more tedious.