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Discover tips and strategies for speedrunning Cuphead's DLC, including achieving S-Ranks, mastering boss fights, and utilizing Ms. Chalice effectively.

This guide focuses on achieving high ranks and speedrunning specific challenges within Cuphead's DLC, The Delicious Last Course. It details the requirements for various achievements related to boss rankings, character usage, and secret objectives.

Key Speedrunning & High-Rank Elements:

• Ranger: Obtain an A-Rank or higher on all Inkwell Isle IV bosses. This requires defeating bosses in under two minutes on Regular difficulty with at least 3HP remaining, three parries, and six special attacks.
• Cooked To Perfection: Achieve an S-Rank on a stage in Inkwell Isle IV. S-Ranks are exclusive to Expert difficulty and share the same criteria as A-Ranks.
• The High Hat: Defeat a boss on Inkwell Isle IV without killing any of its minions. Esther Winchester's "High Noon Hoopla" is suggested, focusing on avoiding the mini-cow henchman.
• Alive And Kicking / Decadent: Defeating bosses with Ms. Chalice is crucial for several achievements, encouraging efficient boss takedowns using her unique abilities and new DLC weapons.
• The Golden Touch: Utilize Ms. Chalice's Super Arts for boss defeats, highlighting specific Super Art I applications against bosses like the Announcer Snail.
• The Latest Sensation: Employing new DLC weapons like Converge, Crackshot, and Twist-Up is recommended for efficient boss clears and trophy progression.
• Checkmate / A King's Admiration: These achievements involve defeating the King Of Games' Champions and The Gauntlet, emphasizing parrying and sequential boss challenges, where Ms. Chalice's dash parry is particularly advantageous.
• A Horrible Night To Have A Curse / Paladin: These secret achievements involve using the Broken Relic and Cursed Relic, which introduce unique gameplay modifiers (reduced HP, random weapon assignment) that can impact speedrunning strategies and require mastery of the Divine Relic for advanced play.