Exorcising Demons

A complete walkthrough for the Exorcising Demons quest in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, detailing the final boss fight against Dominique and strategies to win.

You’ve reached the end of the game. Aside from confronting the final boss, there’s no more story progress to be made. You should now have access to everything, including completing side activities and obtaining all items and shards. It’s recommended to do these before the final boss fight to make it easier. Have a few big healing items on hand.

I’ll Make This Your Grave

The Final Boss is located two rooms left of the Save Room on the left end of the region. Make sure to save before proceeding.

Directions pick up from the tall room just outside the 2x2 area, which has a door on the upper right and three doors down the left side. Take the lower-left door to enter a room where you must use Dimension Shift to teleport between small empty spaces to progress. Teleport through this room and go through the door on the left.

In the next room, use Dimension Shift to teleport through the small space you would have otherwise used Reflector Ray for. Go down and watch for a weak wall on the right side as you descend. Break it to obtain a Capacity Up. Continue to the bottom of the room and drop through the platform. Proceed to the bottom of the next room and go through the door on the right to find a Save Room. Save your game before continuing, as the upcoming fight is quite tough.

Go through the door on the left when you’re ready to face the boss.

Boss: Dominique

Level: 42

HP: 4989

XP: 4212

Item Drops: Resist

Resistances: Slash: 25, Strike: 25, Thrust: 25, Fire: 50, Ice: 50, Lightning: 50, Light: 75, Dark: -25, Poison: 0, Curse: 80, Stone: 100

Shard: Glacial Tomb

Dominique is a highly agile enemy who dodges frequently. She uses a variety of attacks that cover large areas of the screen.

Phase 1

• Holy Whip: A basic attack with extended range. Jump or dodge when she coils up to throw it.
• Inferno: Creates columns of fire on the ground. Find gaps between the columns to attack, but be ready to dodge as the first column dissipates.
• Light Bolts: Creates a sigil that fires two homing bolts of light. Move away to create space and dodge them.
• Flame Barrage: Creates sigils in an arc and fires fire from each. Attack her near her to avoid damage from the forming flames. The best way to dodge is to move in the reverse direction of the attack, very close to Dominique, or dodge through her.
• Double Beam: Fires two beams of light that converge. Invert to stay between the beams and avoid being crushed.

Phase 2 (Below 50% Health)

• Elbow: A close-range upward elbow strike that launches you. Avoid getting too close.
• Summon Dragon: Summons a dragon that performs a large, fiery swipe. Get behind her to avoid this attack.
• Ice Drop: Raises her hand, creating sigils in the air that release ice chunks.

Strategy

Landing hits on Dominique is difficult due to her dodging and teleportation. Most attacks must be squeezed in between her powerful spells. If she is susceptible to poison, it can be helpful. Early on, Light Bolts is too fast to react to, and Flame Barrage and Double Beam are complex for easy hits. If she uses...