Speedrunning Tips

Unlock the fastest routes and strategies for beating Judas. This guide offers expert speedrunning tips, advanced techniques, and essential advice to shave seconds off your best times.

Alright, so you're looking to get fast in Judas, huh? Awesome! It's a blast once you start shaving off those seconds. Think of me as your co-op partner, just guiding you through the quickest ways to conquer Hell. We'll focus on efficiency, knowing the routes, and mastering those key moves. Let's dive in!

Surface - Citadel of Acre

You'll start off in the Citadel of Acre, and honestly, the first wave of civilians is more of a tutorial than a real threat. The game even gives you an achievement for a 200-hit combo here – that's how easy it is. Just get comfortable with the basic light attack ([X]/[Y]) and heavy attack ([Y]/[Triangle]) combos. Keep an eye out for the occasional fireball, but they're slow and easy to avoid. The main goal here is just to get a feel for combat before the real action starts.

After you clear out the crowd, a flaming boat crashes in. You'll need to double jump ([A]/[X] twice) onto the bow and then hop up to the ledge. This leads to a cutscene where Dante meets Death. This is your first real boss fight, and it's crucial for learning some core mechanics.

Boss Fight: Death

Death has a few moves you need to learn to counter. His basic scythe combo is three hits – block all of them using the [Left Trigger]/[L2]. He also has a wide-range attack where he teleports away first; blocking this is safer than trying to dodge. If he throws his scythe, block and keep holding [Left Trigger]/[L2] as it returns.

He also throws fireballs, which you can block, and has an unblockable grab. If he grabs you, mash [B]/[Circle] to break free. For the first half of the fight, Death stays close, so just block his attacks and counter with light attacks. Don't worry too much about distance here.

Once he's at half health, he starts floating. You can still attack him from the ground, but aerial attacks (jumping with [A]/[X] and attacking) are also an option. Just be mindful that jumping can make you more vulnerable. The strategy remains largely the same: block, counter, and stay aggressive. When he's almost dead, a button prompt will appear. Press it to grab his scythe and finish him off. Mastering this fight early sets a good pace for the rest of the game.