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Entering the sunrise, lost in the horizon
A bitter light of sorrow, a better tomorrow
Voices start to vanish and it's all transparent
Waiting by the sea, thoughts of you and me
Creating a new self, one to be explored
Tells me you're not here, soon I will be bored
Sadly love hurts, I better leave it be
I wish I could be in that everlasting sea

Time is what you leave behind
In a life you'll never find

Overall Meaning

In the first paragraph, the lyrics depict a person standing on the shores and watching the sunrise. They feel both a sense of being lost in the vastness of the horizon and a conflicting mixture of sorrow and hope for a better future. As the voices around them fade away, everything becomes transparent, leaving them alone with their thoughts by the sea. This momentary solitude allows them to reflect on the memories and connection they once shared with someone.

Moving into the second paragraph, the lyrics suggest a desire for personal growth and self-discovery. The person contemplates creating a new version of themselves, one that is yet to be explored, perhaps in an attempt to move on from the pain caused by the absence of the person they crave. However, the mention that the person is not here implies a longing for their presence, and hints at the inevitable boredom that may ensue without them.

The third paragraph speaks to the dark reality of love sometimes causing hurt. The person acknowledges this pain and contemplates leaving it behind, perhaps because they believe it is better to let go than to continue experiencing the hurt. They express a wish to be immersed in an everlasting sea, which can be interpreted as seeking solace in an eternal bliss that love has failed to provide.

The final paragraph echoes the theme of time and its significance in human experiences. The lyrics suggest that once time passes, it cannot be regained or relived. It signifies a lamentation that the life they long for, one where they find fulfillment and a true connection, may remain elusive. It conveys a feeling of longing for something that may never be attained, and the realization that these unfulfilled desires add to the overall melancholy conveyed in the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Entering the sunrise, lost in the horizon
Embarking on a new beginning, uncertain of the future

A bitter light of sorrow, a better tomorrow
Through the painful experiences, a brighter future awaits

Voices start to vanish and it's all transparent
The noise fades away, revealing the truth clearly

Waiting by the sea, thoughts of you and me
Reflecting upon memories and longing for companionship

Creating a new self, one to be explored
Discovering and embracing the potential for personal growth

Tells me you're not here, soon I will be bored
Realizing your absence, foreseeing future monotony

Sadly love hurts, I better leave it be
Acknowledging the pain caused by love, deciding to avoid it

I wish I could be in that everlasting sea
Longing to immerse oneself in an eternal sense of peace and tranquility

Time is what you leave behind
The moments that pass become a part of your past

In a life you'll never find
In a pursuit of life's purpose, something elusive is sought

Time is what you leave behind
Every passing moment becomes a part of your history

In a life you'll never find
Searching for something unattainable within the constraints of existence

Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: David Pinheiro

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MrKap

2y↑1

Considering you said you are someone that's only beat all bosses on Regular so far except for Saltbaker, I take it that you (relatively of course) are a bit newer to Cuphead and don't have like a LOT of experience. This is why I wanted to make it clear that this is a tier list for S Ranking each boss, which means beating the game to unlock S Rank and having the experience to S Rank these bosses. I don't mean to offend at all, really, but I truly do think once you become comfortable enough to beat all bosses on Regular relatively easily (so at least being able to beat a boss within a few tries regardless of HP left) that your opinions on Grim especially and Phantom Express will change for sure. I actually find it quite surprising that you find the 2nd phase of Grim presumably the hardest and harder than his 3rd or even first. I might need to replay Grim on Regular and repeat his 2nd phase because many people have stated that the way the clouds move in Expert make that phase easier, so that's something you could try as well.

I was actually quite surprised on your opinion about Phantom Express. When I first played this game, Phantom Express was quite a challenge to beat, which is why I made the assumption that you are a bit newer to Cuphead than maybe this tier lists like intended audience is for I guess? The thing with Phantom Express is that there are MANY tricks you can do in order to make each phase at least a bit easier. First phase, it's all about the Roundabout baby. You should try to jump and shoot backwards with Roundabout which will 9 out of 10 times destroy the eyes Blind Specter shoots, and of course parry the pink bricks/ingots that drop down. For the Second phase, try to stay in the middle of the stage in order to easily move the cart in order to not get hit by the hands, and like I mention in the video, you can always stand between the 2 hands slapping down in order to not take damage. I would also recommend you try to parry the pink ingots as quickly as possible to prevent them from cucking you and moving the cart while the Conductor attacks. The third phase is really easy mainly because even if you're on the side when one of the Lollipop Ghouls makes their attack, if you just stick to the wall of the side you're on you WON'T get hit. The 4th and final phase is the only one that could really trip me up at least because you really just gotta dodge everything and make sure to dodge the bone ring that the Head of the Train shoots out. That's what I have to say to make Phantom Express easier, and I would make sure to use Roundabout and Spread because Roundabout makes the first phase much easier and it's just a good weapon and Spread is very effective for all the other phases.

I'm quite sad you don't like Esther Winchester :(. I think it's a very flashy and cool boss fight, is fun to play, and is not a pushover. Also the music matches the boss fight very well.

I think Wally Warbles is pretty cool and a bit underrated, although he's not my favorite to fight and almost everyone agrees that he is a B*TCH to fight. Mortimer Freeze is definitely not something I want to fight again right now after the amount of time it took to S Rank it lol. Mortimer Freeze just gave me NO breaks and put every obstacle in the way to make S Ranking him very difficult. That could've just been me, but even without my possible bias the obstacles and requirements you have to meet in order to achieve the S Rank made him appropriate for being one of the hardest to S Rank or to do it consistently.

8 Ball is 8 Ball lol :)

MrKap

So I replayed Grim and Regular and Expert and I can admit that the way the clouds move on Expert makes dealing with things slightly easier, although I found basically no difference in difficulty when it comes to the clouds movement during the second phase from Regular to Expert. If anything the Expert version of the second phase would be harder since the flames jump a LOT more while the flames on Regular don't jump up much at all. I just tend to always jump up and dash in the direction that would be the most safe, so maybe that's something you could try if you haven't already?

I did the same process on Phantom Express and omg idk why I haven't been using Converge because it is DEFINITELY the best weapon for the first phase hands down. You literally don't even need to move and you will ALWAYS destroy the eyeballs unless you're like jumping to parry the pink bricks. Speaking of which, the bricks are really the only thing that make Phantom Express more difficult than it should be. I personally brought Crackshot so I could preemptively shoot the pumpkins before they made it to the cart during like the second phase since that's where they are the most annoying in my opinion. I also typically used Crackshot for the last phase so I don't have to worry about aiming at the heart of the train and focus on just not getting hit. Another thing to consider is you can definitely take your time with each phase. The time requirement is almost if not ever the issue with Phantom Express so just make sure to keep your HP Bonus and not worth too much on getting a super high DPS (damage per second) unless you can.

We just have a difference of opinion on Esther, because I basically have the opposite opinion of you about her.

I replayed Wally on Regular and Expert, and I think he's fun to play for sure on Regular and is so much easier to beat and not get screwed on, but Wally on Expert almost reaches unfun territory, like really. Mortimer Freeze is definitely not hard to beat on Regular but I don't think he's that fun to play and it's a bit bland to play against, although I really like his music.

8 Ball :)

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MichaelJacksonRobloxGaming, Gaming & More!

45w↑32

4:49 - Section I: LIGHT WORK BABBYYY
11:06 - Section II: Didn’t Break A Sweat
16:45 - Section III: Not Too Hard
25:18 - Section IIII: Test Your Mettle
29:46 - Section V: THERE ARE THINGS EVERYWHERE

JonathanJustPlayin

45w↑1

You forgot 36:35 -- section VI 8 ball

MichaelJacksonRobloxGaming, Gaming & More!

45w

@JonathanJustPlayin thanks so much

So Majesticals

1y↑728

One notable thing about Grim Matchstick is that a number of people find him easier on expert than on normal due to the fact the clouds are going the opposite direction. This, surprisingly, makes a world of difference, especially for his second and third phase since you’re moving further away from his attacks rather than into them.

JJGB

1y↑68

I think the hardest part of grim matchstick is definitely trying to get the parries since they only appear in the first phase

km

1y↑17

It's a lot easier on expert. Or i just got better during the time I beat the game and came back to him

kvj1989

1y↑5

Yeah on expert hes a cakewalk.

vi prego aiutatemi a riavere il mio canale youtube

1y↑5

@JJGB but they are easy to get (sorry but i'm very good at parrying)

BKetchup

1y↑8

Yeah, grim's one of the hardest for me on regular but the expert footage in this video looked really easy. I think it's because in the 3rd phase I have to split my attention between avoiding his attacks and actually shooting him (and chaser isn't an option because of the fireballs) and constantly change directions, while expert only has me facing one direction so I can do both at the same time more easily

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AntKMans

2y↑831

A tip for anyone struggling to get parries in Moonshine Mob: Don’t worry about trying to get them in the first 3 phases at all, just try to do it as fast as possible. You then should have enough time to just wait for the snail to give you your parries as it’s super easy to dodge his projectiles

MrKap

2y↑68

That's true. Good advice!

Tem4ikFail _

2y↑26

Or you can parry his tongue 3 times in a row. For some reason, those count towards S ranking.

MrKap

2y↑22

@Tem4ikFail _ Are you sure? They count for Heart Ring for sure, but usually attacks like that don't provide the parries for the S Rank. I'll try this and comment if it worked or not.

MrKap

2y↑42

@Tem4ikFail _ Holy crap they do count! Why? Well that makes the parries much easier!

Epic y0shi

2y↑11

@MrKap Wait what? This changes everything!

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Zie

2y↑287

I am literally HORRIBLE at this game. I don’t game often and even though I’m really bad at the game I absolutely love watching others play. It’s amazing to me that you were able to clear these bosses so easily. Honestly hats off to you! Thank you for the quality content and voicing your cuphead experience :)

MrKap

2y↑35

Ah man I really appreciate it! I mean even after many years of playing this game, I was still hesitant to try S Ranking every boss. Without Heart Ring this would've taken more much longer but luckily most of the bosses I didn't absolutely need it. Thanks for the comment!

OrangeBoiiiiiii

1y↑4

I almost finished Chef Saltbaker on expert 3 times, and 2 of those almost finishes were back to back and I now I hate expert mode

FM Gaming

1y↑4

i axedently S ranked chef sult

OrangeBoiiiiiii

1y↑5

@FM Gaming I accidentally s ranked mortimer freeze

Ominous smile

I terrible at all of the bosses

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Night Yoshi

2y↑431

I gotta say this is probably the best list I've personally seen. Very fair and well made.

MrKap

2y↑21

I appreciate it! Sadly it's not aaaassss fair as I would want it, but I was already taking like a month to finish the video so had to finalize it at some point. I still think everyone is generally where they should be, but getting their exact or close enough placement is extremely difficult 👍.

Victor Santos

2y↑1

I’m I gf jogging in Kiki Kiki if de r r r tree u to u no thick smoke Hiiii hi

OrangeBoiiiiiii

1y↑1

@MrKap luckily it's not the WORST. TIER. LIST. IVE EVER SEEN

Jacob G

1y↑1

@OrangeBoiiiiiii was it the one Nathan bandy made

OrangeBoiiiiiii

1y↑1

@Jacob G yep

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The Champion Lion’s Den

2y↑237

Imo Grim is one of the few bosses that gets easier in expert, and it’s all because you are not restricted to roundabout/chaser (and if you have the DLC crackshot) to being able to hit him consistently in phase 3. Being able to use lobber makes it so much easier to get a quick kill and (more importantly) not blow up his fire bubbles

Panja

1y↑2

People use roundabout and chaser for grim?

Yoshikid27

1y↑3

@Panja Roundabout is always Op but chaser just attacks the little bubbles so I don't see that.

Panja

1y↑1

@Yoshikid27 i personally only used roundabout for the first phase. It's weird to aim at grim in the second phase and trying to not hit the fireballs he sends out with roundabout sucks. I always used lobber for grim in the 2nd and last phase.
I do agree that roundabout is always op tho

Atomix

@PanjaThe i\only time that I use charge is in grim's last phase.

nikborovik

1y↑137

I S-ranked every boss in the game recently and I would say this ranking and descriptions are pretty close to my experience. In fact, any boss is difficult during the first encounter. But spent some time and they will be miraculously easier with every run. The bosses from the top tiers are the ones that require complex tactics and muscle memory, which can only be achieved with practice and patience. From the very beginning, Saltbaker seemed like a nightmare to me, but after spending an hour on him, I literally trained to dodge things: I got to know where better to do a single/double jump, where to roll, how to parry this damn sugar, etc. (I would recommend Ms. Chalice with II Super for this fight). Train yourself to get past the first two phases with 1 or 2 hits, and the remaining two are quite simple. In this respect, Wally Warbles, Esther Winchester and Hilda Berg were equally the hardest bosses of the game for me to S-rank, as ALL of their phases are pretty hard and require maximum concentration and training. The Robot is certainly hard too, but look for good tactics against him and he will be quite simple, probably the easiest plane boss to S-rank. Also, I want to mention 1 more tip for those who are struggling with the plane fights, as they are the hardest: get the damn Divine Relic and learn to use it. It is really a blessing for the plane bosses (and also P-ranking Run and Gun levels). The weapon swap is controllable and the benefits it gives you outmatch everything. Cheers!

MrKap

1y↑17

Wow... You explained so well and so accurately what I was basing the tier list off of that even I didn't know how to articulate it and you did it perfectly, and it's scary 💀. I'm straight up just going to reference this comment whenever someone asks me ever how I ranked this tier list. What a great comment!

Edit: I went back to read this comment and still I'm amazed by it. This is probably the best comment I've ever seen on one of my videos, like really. I'm definitely gonna pin this lol :)

nikborovik

1y↑6

@MrKap haha, thank you! I just needed to express my thoughts after completing everything in the game, and your vid is definitely the best place, because it is so well done and so close to my experience during those fights.

Mr. Doodle

51w↑3

I just managed to S rank Hilda Berg yesterday, it was absolutely dreadful. But for some reason, after 5 minutes, I managed to get used to the first and second phase. But now it's just a matter of trying to dodge the cheap movement of the eggs and then the final phase. But the weirdest thing about my attempt to S rank all the bosses is that I ACCIDENTALLY got an S rank on the devil boss, and I find king dice to be one of the easiest. I'm extremely glad I used the P-sugar charm otherwise I'd probably still be trying to S rank the devil boss.

Yawn 1001

48w

@MrKap I agreee, DOWN WITH CALA MARIAS SEAHORSE! I know a secret to beat him, Shrink your ship. And spin around and the horse will be out of your hair. And thanks for the tip. Now I beat Captain Brineybeard without any probelom.

LapinaJustLeft

45w↑1

The Devine relic is in the DlC, and I doubt everyone has the money for that. Wasn’t it like 30-40 bucks?

Silas Hedeboe

1y↑41

I think a fair point about the perceived difficulty of the bosses, is that they were also first experienced without the crackshot. Which in my own opinion actually makes a lot of the bosses from the base game A LOT easier. And there also wasn't heart ring back then...
I remember using ages to s-rank the bosses before the dlc

MrKap

1y↑3

Definitely true, which is EXACTLY why I decided to make an "up to date" tier list to take those into account, ESPECIALLY with Heart Ring in the picture now. I appreciate the comment!

Apache the attack helicopter

1y↑20

My favorite part about Cuphead is that it’s extremely hard yet it’s still fair, every time you die it’s your fault and you have to learn to not make the same mistake again, so it makes me happy that the game doesn’t do much to make things easier other than a simple mode, and you can’t even beat the game unless you beat every boss in regular so your pretty much forced to play in regular mode to beat the game, there are no checkpoints so if you die you have to go back to the beginning of the boss or level, and that’s a good thing because it means your not getting too much help and you’ll actually learn how to play the game rather than just being handicapped the whole time.

MrKap

1y↑5

I 100% agree with everything you said! It's really why I think Cuphead is one of the best in its genre, and so unique too! It's a game that really anyone can play, because Cuphead offers something for everyone. I appreciate the comment!

metallord69

1y↑47

Something I picked up on Cala Maria is that during the second phase you could avoid her petrification entirely just by chilling over her head and it's easy to avoid the eels attacks with the mini.

Travis Maurice

1y↑615

Im glad you put 8 ball where he was placed. He was unbelievably easy 😂

OrangeBoiiiiiii

1y↑47

When I first watched this video٫ I completely forgot about Mangosteen

8 bit gaming

1y↑10

Yeah

Aarkus Buddy

1y↑20

Mangosteen is so relatively easy to beat. No wonder I forgot he existed watching this video

JanSeBach

1y↑19

Me who has beaten every boss without trouble but the 8 ball kills me even with 6 hp

OrangeBoiiiiiii

1y↑13

@JanSeBach Bro٫ u sure you're good at cuphead?

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Potato King

2y↑130

Firstly, great video. Secondly, glad the public is finally realizing just how much of a nightmare Wally is. And thirdly, in my personal opinion, I’d put Rumor in Tests Your Meddle. For me the main reason I hate her so much is because I could never truly find a great weapon kit to fight her, seeing as both she and the stage move around so much. But overall good rankings!

MrKap

2y↑13

Thanks for the kind words! The thing with Rumor is that time is like NEVER a problem, so before DLC you really could just use Chaser and like Spread for her 2nd phase and it would be fine. Now I'd replace Chaser with Crackshot tbh because you get more versatility that way and also the EX is much better. So the weapon kit I would use against Rumor is just Crackshot/Chaser and Spread. Maybe there is a better weapon combo, but that's what has worked for me 👍.

Silas Boland

@MrKap I personally use charge and chaser. Charge blasts through the first two phases, while not requiring me to get too close, which with the rng platforms is nice. Chaser I find deals damage more consistently than crackshot. I can get 1:30 times consistently with this. Spread and crackshot seems like a really good combination too, but this one suits me more.

OrangeBoiiiiiii

Dude just use crackshot٫ it makes phase 3 a cake-walk

Information Not Available

1y↑2

I used lobbed with ease.

Jairo Borer

@Information Not Available I also used lobber. Rumor Honey bottoms is one of the few bosses where lobber works really well in compared to other weapons. And I'd also say the best weapon combo for rumor would be lobber and crackshot

Unknown User

1y↑24

For Captain Brineybeard's final phase, you can parry off of the laser the tongue shoots out. You'll have to time it right, but with the Heart Ring it can recover all health back. (You get 5 or 6 parries from the laser)

jomar cato

45w

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Yipee!

2y↑56

Best cuphead boss ranking tier list in my opinion, really fair and has good explanations on why the bosses are ranked where they are. Honestly i think Cuphead's all about choosing the right weapon kit and having good reflexes to dodge whatever attacks come at you.

MrKap

2y↑3

100% true! Thank you for the kind words first off! But yeah Cuphead it's really about having the right loadout. A lot of people sleep on the loadout choice, especially when you're newer at the game, but you learn after a while how incredibly important this is. That is exactly why I'm gonna try to start an S Ranking Guide for some bosses, with the first video coming out in like 20 minutes lol.

K'zIdeas

1y↑14

Wally Warbles was an absolute nightmare for me because off the eggs in the first phase splitting in 5 instead of 3, and the baby bird chains cutting off all the appropriate space needed to dodge the eggs. I don't even know how I got passed that bird house from hell.

𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙝

2y↑39

Im glad someone finally agrees that captain is easy! Even on my first playthrough I found his attacks easy to learn and hes honestly one of the most fun bosses for me

MrKap

2y↑2

I agree!

ThatDudCoachGum

2y↑1

Tbh I think either Wally Warbles, King Dice, Or Dr. Kahls Robot is the hardest to S rank

Cheesy Breezy

2y↑5

Captain Brineybeard is a joke if you use Miss Chalice

Dream_Walker

1y↑1

I haven’t been playing cuphead for very long, but I’ve almost beaten the game. I’m not joking when I say Brineybeard took me two weeks to beat. I found him so hard and I don’t know why, buts he’s a pirate and I love pirates so all is forgiven.

ZA

47w

Brineybeard is a fun designed boss, and I love how more things are added as the fight goes on and the mechanics of the fight are expanded upon, and how you fight the freaking uvula of the ship.
But MAN do chalice and heart ring make him way easier. Especially since you can farm hearts with the ring on the laser.

Angry ostrich

1y↑1

Honestly I agree with the howling aces placement. Somehow the first time I beat them in expert I got an S rank just showing their difficulty, although it did take a while.

FlamingPaxTSC

1y↑15

Mortimer Freeze is an underrated challenge. His first phase is the hardest in his fight just because I can’t figure out those little icicle guys, and the parries are annoying to get while S-ranking.

MrKap

1y↑1

I 100% agree. The small ice guys are quite weird tbh and the parries are extremely annoying to get.

OrangeBoiiiiiii

@MrKap mortimer freeze was my luckiest s rank cuz it was an accident, but im not complaining

Design Frame: Video Game Case Studies

The icicle guys work by popping out of the ground from damage instead of being destroyed. It's ridiculously unintuitive. I'm going into more detail on that soon, but I was definitely confused by them at first. If you want any tips, ignore them until they pop out then shoot them.

Gengar Aproved

1y↑15

The irony is that when trying to beat the game on regular mode, Grim Matchstick was so infuriating it nearly made me quit the game. But it was one of the easiest to S-rank with a similar set-up to yours. Mainly because I didn’t have to worry about the time requirement. So as someone who thought Grim Matchstick was infuriating the first time around, I totally agree with Grim Matchstick being light work.

MrKap

1y↑3

So true. Grim Matchstick when you first play Cuphead is usually a NIGHTMARE for people, including myself, but once you understand how to play the game Grim Matchstick is super easy compared to other bosses. That's honestly why when I ranked him where I did on the tier list, people were like "Oh no he's definitely harder than that". Where I ranked him in the video was me being pretty generous and unbiased with what the difficulties of the boss were and how you could overcome them. With everything considered, I thought where I put was a pretty decent spot and could be lower honestly. I personally think he's light work, but to generalize the difficulty, I put him where he stands in the tier list. Thanks for the comment!

Design Frame: Video Game Case Studies

@MrKap Honestly though, it seems like a big part of that is how the platforms move in more favorable directions on Expert. I don't think that was playtested lol

Animating Angel

1y↑9

Personally, I think Djimmi is hard SOLELY because of the time requirements, it took me multiple days because I was taking too long. I eventually won but still took a while.

I remember when I S-ranked Glumstone, it was the day the DLC released, I was angry and confused, on normal, because I couldn’t get his attacks, but I eventually beat him on S-rank the same day.

MrKap

Djimmi's time requirement is really difficult, but after that it is definitely feasible to S rank Djimmi, and easily too after some time.

Owen Gonzalez

1y↑13

Only after watching this did I realize how weird NB’s list is. I feel like Cuphead gives each player a different experience somehow. I found Sally to be very hard, especially since I was doing secret phase. That or I’m bad at Cuphead.

nonbasicz

Idk the bosses names but most bosses excluding the bee I beat wit relative ease (a few attempts)
But that sunflower took me days idk why I can do it no trouble now but it pained me.

ZA

47w

He's a talented youtuber but he had some really bad takes in that video.

Cuphead fan748

1y↑4

Here is a tip for wally warbles if your trying to beat him for the first time. This boss is one of the easiest to me. So what you wanna do is for the first phase, stay against the wall. This is because when he barfs up his egg and when it breaks it can't hit you. All you need to do is avoid the egg itself. For the 2nd phase when he throws his feathers all over the place, turn tiny if you need to and focus. In the 3rd phase stay far away from the baby birds egg shells while also damaging him. When you have the chance, GET UP TO HIS FACE AND KICK HIS A- sorry I got carried away. In the final phase switch to the mini bombs, FOCUS, and turn tiny when you need to. Also do not be afraid to use your ex's.

SaltyPopcorn

2y↑12

I found most of the bosses fairly easy to beat BUT king dice absolutely destroyed me, he’s the one boss that genuinely made me feel like smashing my monitor

MrKap

2y↑1

I can admit now after reviewing and playing against him that he is more troubling that I led on in the video. I still think the King Dice boss fight is not too difficult if you pick your bosses correctly and learn them, and since people have been constantly saying Dr Kahl's Robot is easy once you know how to beat them, I think my statement is fair. Go against Chips Bettigan or Tipsy Troop, then Phear Lap, then Mangosteen, then King Dice. Chips Bettigan can be a bit tricky to go through the gaps, so sometimes I genuinely prefer going against Tipsy Troop because I think they're easy to beat, Phear Lap is not very hard, just dash whenever the ghost rider is about to go upwards so it doesn't hit you and the rest is not very difficult, and Mangosteen is literally the easiest boss in the game. With King Dice it really is just getting good at the parry timing. The farthest I would readjust King Dice to is the beginning of the Not Too Hard tier for me.

Atomix

@MrKap Bor the final phase absolutely destroyed my life

X4ndss

1y↑7

For dr. Kahl go for the laser thing first since the gears he shoots aren't annoying, you can also skip second phase by saving your super and positioning yourself in front of his head during phase transition and blow him up :).

BigBossMan538

1y↑5

When I first fought Esther, I was scared. After fighting her, she’s so much fun! I didn’t get frustrated like other plane fights. Fun to fight and watch in action! I’m actually looking forward to fighting her on expert. And the music is godly!!

Alonso Moyano

1y↑1

x2! It’s hard to ragequit from this boss, because it’s so much fun! Even though it may have taken up to 100 tries, you are constantly coming back for more, and it’s STILL fun, and that’s why it’s my favorite boss from the entire game! (Replayibility and the overall aesthetic of it)

Phantom A

2y↑71

Trying my hand at S ranking these bosses. Not using any DLC before Isle 4 though because I wanted to do it old-school and without Smoke Dash. And I'm... extremely surprised to see Mangosteen not in the lowest tier.

MrKap

2y↑14

I see you didn't watch all the way through the video 😂. All good man, but spoiler alert he is in the tier lower than the supposed "lowest tier". By far the easiest boss in the game outright.

MrKap

2y↑14

Also, respect for going for the now extra hard version of S Ranking each boss with no Heart Ring OR Smoke Bomb. I used to ALWAYS use Smoke Bomb cuz ya know... Smoke Bomb, but now having not used it for so long, I almost prefer NOT using it surprisingly lol. I appreciate the comment!

Phantom A

2y↑9

@MrKap Yeah I since finished it. Was at the middle tier when I posted that, lol

MrKap

2y↑5

@Phantom A I appreciate you coming back and finishing the video!

Mega edge

2y↑3

@MrKap still have no idea why nathanial bandy thought he was the hardest casino boss.

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Lockirby2

1y↑1

Maybe I'm a bit weird for saying this, but I feel like almost every boss in the game took me a similar time to S-Rank. Weirdly enough, Djimmi gave me the most trouble out of every boss, but that's partly because I didn't use DLC content like the Heart Ring to S-Rank non-DLC bosses.

BigBossMan538

1y↑4

I’d like to see you make a Chalice tier list for Expert. Which bosses does she do better and worse against?

NightmareNovaFreetime

1y↑5

Here’s a trick I learned that made it defeating Wally warbles last Phase risky but easy once you know how work around it. When there’s the open between you and the first blue bird. If you go all the way down and shoot the bottom part of the nursing hammock. That actually counts as you damaging the boss. The only time you’ll have to be careful is when the space closes up and your up to damaging the boss from Above while dodging everything coming at you.

yitraboom

1y↑7

In the Hilda berg fight, if you draw out the 1st phase so that she sends out the purple enemy a 2nd time, it shoots a free parry shot

Orange

1y↑3

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who did not understand Nathaniel Bandy's tierlist at all. This is a much better and fair tierlist that I've seen. Nice job displaying both your and the communities opinions on these.

MrKap

1y↑1

I appreciate it! I tried being as reasonable as possible and my opinions/experiences are always changing, but overall I think this tier list isn't very far off from a great tier list! Some slight movements here and there, but overall for the time this tier list isn't bad 👍

Hydro Pump

1y↑1

As the list goes on you can tell the bosses that most find hard are easy in this list solely because of the parry ring. If you want them to be easy, aka honey bottoms, ghost express, and others. Use parry ring, if not, they become so much harder

MrFlyingAce

1y↑1

Totally agree about Grim being easy. I struggled for 30 minutes to even get halfway through the last phase... until I finally stopped being stupid and switched from Chaser to literally anything else. I was one of those people who would always use the argument "Chaser guaranteed hits therefore it must be the best and fastest" but then I switched to Lobber and Roundabout for Grim and each phase lasted for what felt like less than half of what it did previously and I beat him in like 3 tries. I also later beat him on expert in 1 try and S ranked him in about 3-5 tries.

Jairo Borer

1y↑3

btw Mr.Kap, I did want to point out that while parry ring is still a really great charm, the one downside to it is that parrys won't give you cards (for EX moves and supers) anymore, meaning that you'll have to make up for the extra health with faster clear time. This isn't a deal-breaker for the charm by any means, but it's still important to know, especially because the game doesn't tell you about it for some reason. (& as someone who's also S-ranked everything on expert mode I agree with your tier list A LOT and I definitely find it the best one of out all the ones I've seen. I basically agree with everything & The only seldom disagreements I have with it are really just minor nitpicks from my personal experience.)

MrKap

I wonder why the game doesn't tell you that you can't get EX cards while using Heart Ring. Even so, it's really not a big deal at all since you'll always get enough cards to get the bonus, no matter the boss, so it's more up to the player to use them. It can make some bosses take a bit longer, but not really at the same time XD. I'm glad you found the tier list to be fair! It's surprisingly difficult to make these tier lists because there will always be things that you might struggle with that others find incredibly easy (EX; People find Dr. Kahl's Robot super easy, while I find his last phase to be hard to pass while retaining all the bonuses for the S Rank). Since I'm a very seasoned player at Cuphead, I figured it was best to add my own input/reasonings on why a boss was either difficult, or easier than people think it is. It's also why I've created S Rank Guides for some bosses that people think are difficult, but in reality can be mastered quite easily. I really appreciate the comment!

Anijay

2y↑13

This is one of the most accurate cuphead tier lists I ever seen. I agree with almost all picks. I personally found Wally warbles the hardest to S rank but Chef Saltbaker is a tight number 2 spot.

MrKap

Damn man thanks so much! I can definitely see how Wally Warbles could be the hardest boss to S Rank. The top 3 were all so hard and annoying to S Rank so picking the hardest was definitely a hard task to pull off. Thanks for your comment!

L l a m a c o r n

Okay

Anijay

@MrKap Thank you! Cuphead was a fun adventure to S rank because it would be over and one of the greatest video game accomplishments of my life once I finally do it. And after doing it, I can definitely relate to this one more than justoallday (*cough* cough he said dr kahl is easy.) or any other tier list. And finally someone who said rumor honeybottoms is not that hard!

Phantom A

Well I finally finished S-Ranking the DLC and achievement hunting. This game was beautiful and super fun. Also I'm surprised that some of the Isle 3 bosses like Brineybeard and King Dice ended up taking longer for me to S rank than Chef Saltbaker. That one I ended up beating in less than half an hour.

BigBossMan538

1y↑6

Whoever designed Mangosteen went way too far. Clearly the desinger's mother didn't hug them enough as a child so they took it out on us with such a daunting fight. Chef Saltbaker has nightmares of Mangosteen!

Crucialtooth7

47w

I accidentally S Ranked Howling Aces through the secret phase. Wasn't even trying to activate it. I even said "alright we ain't doing the special phase this time", since I accidentally activated it once before this. And then I accidentally did the special phase. And won. Was an extremely funny experience. 300%-ing the game was a real pleasure.

Korbbles

its interesting to see the difference in how i find bosses in cuphead difficult vs what others think, considering i have S ranks on every boss except for the dlc ones

I never found hilda berg to be a specifically hard boss to S rank, and a few other discrepancies are cool to see

Happer

2y↑4

I’ll be honest for a moment, when I first saw this video, and checked MrKap’s subscriber count a considerable amount of time after the fact, I was surprised at how low it was, because to me at least, this comes off as the type of content you would get from a channel with WAY more subscribers. This is a great video on the whole, and I’m eager to see what’s coming in the future.

Hibbs

1y↑2

I just downloaded the game two days ago and been having a blast at it! so far the bosses haven't felt too bad, which to be fair I am only at the bee boss, but it has been very enjoyable.

MrKap

I'm glad you enjoy Cuphead!

\\Cheech Unlimited\\

Totally agree with Hilda Berg, she's such a pain, especially if you're new to the game

josié

2y↑11

it's always crazy to me how everyone finds different bosses the hardest for this game.

MrKap

2y↑3

I mean that's why tier lists exist I feel. It's just for fun and to start a discussion to explain our viewpoints and learn stuff on the way. I've learned A LOT of tricks or just fun facts that I didn't know from the comments section of this video. In the end I feel I achieved the objective of the video, but it really is subjective what is hard and what is not. The amount of people that have said Dr Kahl's Robot is LIGHTWORK to S Rank has really bamboozled me tbh lol. Last phase is an absolutely nightmare to not take a hit on, so for that reason solely he feels at least mid difficulty, but I think hard since really all the other bosses before him have tricks to beat them or just have less complicated attacks to deal with.

josié

@MrKap makes total sense. Cala María was hard for me to S rank. The doc was a breeze 😂

Atomix

@MrKap IDK why but captain brineybeard was BRUTAL for me and so was the devil

Cordyceps

Now rewatching this after S ranking every boss.

1. Djimmi the Great would absolutely go to the highest tier for me. If I’m not taking stupid damage, my time is always off by a few seconds. Definitely one of the hardest bosses for me to S-rank again.
2. Honestly, I’d have Ribby and Croaks switch places with Beppi.
3. I’ve played the game so much that I find Dr. Khal kinda easy to S-rank. He’s one of two plane bosses that I can S-rank in under 2 minutes, next to Cala Maria.
4. Salt Baker number 1, yes. Djimmi and Hilda are a pain in the ass to repeatedly S-rank but I can get it done after dozens of attempts. Saltbaker is to this day the only boss who I have never S-ranked twice . The first time was a lucky fluke that will probably never happen again.

Edit: Well I'll be damned, I S-ranked Saltbaker again lol

Dania McBasilGopher

2y↑4

King Dice weapon tip: Twist Up is by far the easiest weapon to use on nearly all of his mini bosses, and on King Dice himself. Extremely underrated.

MrKap

I'll try it!

Black frezia

1y↑1

Quick tip, when using crackshot use your EX when have heart ring enabled or have the divine relic, after that just parry the P. Turret and you get health back

Timothy Kammerer

2y↑1

I think with honeybottoms it's even easier to fight when you use the energy beam right before the last phase starts when she reads the book, you can slow her animation down and basically skip the final phase when you use the spread right against her head

MrKap

2y↑1

This is a very good point. Again, I don't think Rumor Honeybottoms is very difficult to fight, although I can admit she has a very different way you have to fight than other 'on the ground' bosses. I tend to do what you said to make her last phase basically nothing.

OrangeBoiiiiiii

1y↑1

@MrKap With crackshot٫ Rumor is a cake walk

Michael Schriver

2y↑6

I’ve always found Dr kahls robot to be one of the easiest to S rank but I do understand why most players have a lot of difficulty getting it or even beating him on expert.

MrKap

2y↑1

Like I mentioned in the video, once you get good at him and know tricks to fight against him, it becomes muuuuuch easier. You could say the same thing with Phantom Express on what shots you bring, like bringing Converge and Crackshot are very good against Phantom Express. Also his Bullet Hell Phase is just all about skill and replaying it over and over again until you get really good at it imo, which of course means spending a lot of time on it and that would then translate to it being a harder boss. With everything considered, people aren't gonna know how to efficiently/effectively beat Dr Kahls Robot, thus the high ranking. Thanks for the comment!

creb guy

he was one of the longest bosses it took me to beat on normal on my first playthrough

Raimizan razak

If you play touhou Dr Kahl would prolly be easy, but i dont play touhou...

Dimitri Dionissiou

2y↑14

My main change is putting Pip and Dot way lower. They’re free parries and as long as you know to jump over the shorter patch of spike floor and dash over the longer one.

MrKap

2y↑3

Honestly all the King Dice bosses are easy but I had the most trouble getting past Pip and Dot and not taking a hit. I probably should've mentioned more in the video, but I was really ranking the King Dice bosses based on how hard they are to get past and still be able to S Rank King Dice. This is why while some people might not think Mr. Chimes is hard, to still be able to get the S Rank after going against him is I would say near impossible since you have to already have gotten past minimum 2 mini bosses before him and you still have to have time to actually defeat King Dice himself. For that reason and of course my own issues with Pip and Dot, they are higher in that tier. At the very least I would say they prove to be more of a challenge than like half the other mini bosses.

return

2y↑1

@MrKap charge makes pip and dot way easier, you dont have to focus on shooting very much and you can land every shot

OrangeBoiiiiiii

I would've put King Dice in the Tests Your Mettle because the die block isn't as easy as this video shows٫ its really easy to choke the dice block since you're under pressure and will probably mess up and either get a hard boss٫ two bosses in one stage٫ or a start over.

return

@OrangeBoiiiiiii its kind of a you can do it or you cant, i struggled with king dice so much but as soon as i figured him out he was one of the easiest bosses

Demon & Archer

2y↑5

Right now I'm doing my own journey of S ranking myself. And I can see why this list is what it is.

My personal hardest for me was a lot of the plane levels. Wally, Hilda and Esther. Then there's Ribby and Croaks and Mortimer.

Thanks for some of the tips for them. Hopefully soon I can finally fully S rank the game (most likely not cause Saltbaker S Rank makes me wanna cry)

FNAW FAN

2y↑11

Fun fact: when I beat salt baker on expert for the first time I accidentally got the S rank. It’s quiet hilarious how that happened even tho I wasn’t even going for the S.

OrangeBoiiiiiii

I did the same with Mortimer Freeze

cameron reynolds

1y↑1

I actually S ranked baroness von bonbon first try and im surprised that others have a hard time with her. The heads can be a pain but most of the five minions are easy and I actually don’t find it too difficult to just dodge the heads

Sir Lamb Chops

I agree with you on Mortimer. I really thought “Oh, this old guy is the next easy boss to S rank” after S ranking Glumstone, but boy was I wrong.

MrKap

sonnytapman

1y↑1

I don’t see many people bring this up, 8-Ball is in fact a reference to a boss in Gunstar Heroes, Melon Bread. Who’s also extremely easy and looks similar to 8-Ball.

MrKap

OH YEEAAAAH! I totally know what you're talking about! Man, I never made that connection till now, and I even watched a video where one of the developers mentioned it was a reference. Thanks for letting us all know man! :)

Silas Ng

1y↑3

Just bought the DLC 2 days ago and restarted the whole game including the DLC. Literally the best game I have ever played, the music, animations, nostalgic feeling. Bes

MrKap

Sick!

Hayden

Moonshine mob is very easy with charge shot, during the anteater phase you can one shot the ball he throws at you with charge shot and its also really good during the first phase

Plants10000

1y↑1

Most amazing thing here is you know exactly the names of even the mini bosses for Baroness. Good stuff!

MrKap

Lol. It's crazy the number of characters in the game that actually have a name, or at least a given name by the community. It gets you more involved in the community knowing names of, well, no-names!

Кирило Мудроха

1y↑1

Use devine relic on plane bosses, because the random weapon is not a problem when there's only 2 of them and you get a bunch of benefits from it.

MrKap

Definitely true. Divine Relic on airplane levels mitigates the downside of Divine Relic greatly. I personally wouldn't really on it too much considering the work you need to put into actually making the Relic into the Divine Relic, but it's definitely something you can use if you have it already and want to just get a boss over with.

Avery_Razo

49w↑1

I could never beat Dr. Khal's robot. It will always be the hardest to me.

Queen’s Strongest Jellybean Soldier

1y↑5

One of my favorite things about cuphead is the wild subjectivity the game’s difficulty is subject to. Literally EVERYONE has a boss they struggle on that most others find easy. For me, Mortimer Freeze is by and large one of my better fights, while I simultaneously cannot wrap my head around that stupid Glumstone the Giant fight.

MrKap

Lol very true comment!

CoolCow5628

and the one boss that everyone struggles with is dr kahls robot

Queen’s Strongest Jellybean Soldier

@CoolCow5628 I’m pretty confident in that fight! I cannot S-Rank Wally Warbles However

Your Boi Kermit

2y↑143

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO AGREES THAT TIPSY TROOP IS NOT THAT HARD

Ugly Potato34

2y↑23

People think tipsy troop is hard..?

Eagle Mit

2y↑12

You Guys Get It The Tipsy Troop Are A Breaze I Actually Didnt Know People Thought Tipsy Troop Were Hard Before This Video

MrKap

2y↑21

I KNOW RIGHT?!?! Like I literally spent less than 3 minutes just seeing what they did since I haven't played against the Tipsy Troop for a HOT minute, and I now I never take a hit on the Tipsy Troop lol. Really appreciate the comment, mainly because you're speaking fax ha

MrKap

2y↑8

@Ugly Potato34 Surprisingly yes. I guess a lot of people can't, like, multitask or prepare for multiple moves threatening them even though that's kind of this whole game? lol

Ugly Potato34

2y↑1

@MrKap they just have skill issue

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the distinguished

1y↑2

The jumping cupcake is so unpredictable, hardest bon bon miniboss to dodge. Makes sense that it has alot less health

OrangeBoiiiiiii

1y↑1

His name is Muffsky Chernikov

the distinguished

@OrangeBoiiiiiii thank you

Sondra Covert

48w

For some reason I think sally stageplay is a bit harder cause of the parry requirement, it’s hard to get all 3 parrys without getting lucky at the last phase cause of the parrieable rose being quite rare, and if you take your time at the first phase for parrying 2 hearts takes a lot of wasted time

MrKap

48w

Since the time requirement is not an issue for Sally Stage play, you can just wait during the last phase to get a pink rose and parry it to meet your Parry Requirement. You should get one parry during the first phase, and another during the second. Then, just wait for the 3rd and you're good!

quas3

48w

I S-ranked original bosses maybe 2 years ago. Djimmi the great was hardest to me. I beat Robot and Cala Maria with twin heart charm (I attacked them aggressive). I was really not good at dodging Djimmi's attack in final phase.

MetronomeBattlr

Dragon is barely more difficult on expert imo. The change in direction of the clouds I feel actually helps out. Only the last phase is semi difficult

MrKap

Yeah, I've heard people mention he feels almost easier on Expert, which honestly I don't agree with. He does A LOT more in Expert mode considering his aggression on Regular. The clouds different moving direction on Expert kind of helps, but Regular mode and the clouds are easier in my opinion simply because it's ON Regular. Regular difficulty Grim Matchstick is absolutely no challenge, ESPECIALLY if you bring Heart Ring. I found the speed and amount of attacks on Expert to be wayyy more difficult than on Regular, and the last phase in general on both difficulties is like you said semi difficult. Overall, still easy but Expert definitely makes him harder.

Baylen Marston

2y↑1

As someone who also S ranked all of them, I can say this list is 98% spot on. I would move Ester into the Hardest tier, move Sally Stageplay into the “Light Work”tier, and Ribby/Croaks into the “Not Too Hard”

Other than that, everything is where it’s supposed to be.

MrKap

2y↑1

I am very glad someone went through the same journey as me and agrees with it too. Surprisingly, a LOT of people have been commenting that they S Ranked Esther Winchester first try and think she is super easy to beat. I mean I don't see that, and that's saying something, considering I actually didn't take that long to S Rank her. I put her where I did because I realize and understand the problems and obstacles, she poses are not the easiest to pass, ESPECIALLY considering other bosses like Sally Stageplay. Speaking of her, while she is a very easy boss to S Rank compared to all the other bosses, putting her with the likes of GOOPY seems a bit much. She does have things you need to worry about, and the parries are not the easiest to get (especially compared to Goopy's parry's). I would say your position on Ribby and Croaks is quite fair, but it's another case of once you understand how to beat each phase easily, they become well easy! I do plan on making a guide on Ribby and Croaks soon so hopefully I catch you on that video!

Baylen Marston

@MrKap As far as ranking Sally with Goopy being weird, I would simply suggest making an even lower tier and having Goopy/Root Pack all by themselves, the more I play the game the less I want them in the game hahaha. Sally was just…that incredibly easy that I couldn’t see myself ranking her anything higher than your bottom tier. For where she is in the game, it’s almost a joke.

Baylen Marston

SillySammy

2y↑5

Surprisingly, for me, the Inkwell isle 1 bosses (besides the root pack) are pretty hard for me to S rank. But I’ve S ranked Cala Maria and Captain Brineybeard

MrKap

2y↑2

Ribby and Croaks can be quite tricky at first, but if you take your time to learn each phase they become much easier from that point forward. Hilda Berg kind of falls into the some boat, and Cagney just has a lot of things that try to get you all at once, and with the surprisingly little amount of space, makes dodging hits a bit harder than usual. Thanks for commenting!

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Shockwave364

2y↑1

I agree with most of your picks but I feel like robot should be on the highest tier cuz back when you couldn’t use parry heart charm single and twin heart just were not an option cuz you can’t beat the time limit (you actually needed to pull off a no-hit with coffee charm or something). Cala Maria as well the rng is rough with the parrys sometimes she gives you way more than 3 sometimes no parrys at all, two last phases are also extremely rng heavy and sometimes you actually get un-dodgeable shit coming at you. Totally agree Saltbaker is insane tho, I did it with ms Chalice crackshot and chaser with the second super art that literally gives you an extra hitpoint.

MrKap

You have no idea how many people in the comments have stated they beat Dr Kahl's Robot first try or EASILY XD. Like you mention, the time requirement is generally harder to get and the HP requirement is still hard to attain even with Heart Ring for me. I just don't get how people think this boss is like LIGHT WORK territory. Quite literally makes no sense when he literally has a bullet hell section as his last phase that lasts FOREVER, with the foreground blocking some of your vision, AND the electric walls that appear so you have to rush in order to not get trapped and get hit. Without Heart Ring, Dr Kahl should 100% be in the 2nd or highest tier no doubt in my mind, but with Heart Ring it can make dealing with the last phase much easier which obviously is where most of the struggle is. That's why I opted to put Kahl's Robot in the Tests your Mettle because he REALLY does test your mettle with his last phase. His other 2 phases can also be difficult if you don't know any tricks, but once you do those phases become very easy to get past. Cala Maria is definitely RNG based with her first phase with what attacks she will do, but the 2nd and last phase I wouldn't say are RNG based just because she doesn't have a set time she does her petrification attack. She has a cooldown time before she can use her petrification beam during the 2nd phase, and frankly you can see it coming as well in the 3rd phase. Still not easy, but at least I can generally predict when she is going to eye beam so you can be ready for it. Regarding the parries, the time requirement is not a problem at all, so literally you could stall if you need parries. I think she is difficult for sure, but nowhere near the struggle the bosses in the highest tier give you.

Liam Thomas

2y↑2

FINALLY! Every thing in this I agree with. We must have similar skills. My honest opinion is Grimm is very easy. I struggled the most with Hilda and Wally on Expert. Wally having the eggs shatter into more pieces really messed me up.

MrKap

2y↑1

Exactly my opinion too. It is surprisingly difficult making a tier list, so placements of each boss specifically were really hard to do. I tried making this tier list as unbiased as I could as well as including my opinions and, I guess you could say "biased review?; So when I, a veteran Cuphead player genuinely struggled CONSISTENTLY S Ranking Hilda Berg, I just had to put it higher than maybe people would want to see. I'm glad a good amount of people agree with the tier list and some of the "hot take" placements. I do cut some slack now on tier list videos now that I made one, but like really Nathaniel Bandy's tier list video that I mentioned a bit is still a very amateur video and lacks credibility and experience, which bothered me for some reason. That's why I made the tier list in the first place lol.

AJ Gameguy

2y↑1

I swear, Hilda on Expert took me longer to beat than several other bosses in the later worlds. And mind you, I was just trying to beat her with a decent rank, I couldn't imagine trying to S Rank her. And egg breaking vertically meant that you couldn't hug the wall like you could in the Normal version, took me way too long to deal with.

Liam Thomas

@AJ Gameguy I didn’t find Hilda too hard in the end because if you hugged the top middle part of the screen and used the rockets, they ended up killing most of the mini blimp things naturally and Hilda’s attacks wouldn’t reach you (apart from the tornado)

JohnnoDwarf

1y↑1

I agree that Grimm should have been middle to bottom of ‘Didn’t break a sweat’. I literally S-ranked him on my first attempt playing through the game expert, and that was before the heart DLC

Blurrycruz

You know, if you use the Divine Relic and go to any ground boss, it makes it slightly easier because of the Smoke Dash and Heart Ring equipped, and you can change the weapon, which is a massive bonus.

MrKap

You know, I originally had a section explaining why I didn't use Divine Relic, and you basically said exactly why I didn't use it. Divine Relic is pretty good and can make bosses easier, but it's a very different experience from the normal Cuphead grrinnndd and alters gameplay a bit too much, so the same reasons I didn't use Ms. Chalice.

Blurrycruz

2y↑1

@MrKap I see because even though the Relic is very good, you decide to play normally on Expert. That is respect

OrangeBoiiiiiii

Instead of toggling the weapons with a button, just dash, and boom

Hayden

I also found the dragon fight easier in expert mode because the clouds switch directions so you're facing him during the last two phases

OrangeLake

2y↑6

There is this one bug that you can abuse, if you crouch and dash as Cuphead/Mugman, you won't take damage most of the time. Taking a chance of not getting hit on a certified hit is good enough for me

MrKap

😳 😳 😳. No waaaayyy! I gotta try this. Thanks for the comment!

Hayden

Also a trick I learned with the seahorse in the cala maria fight is that if you move out of the way when he starts shooting the water you can just move back and forth and the water will barely hit you, that shit is so annoying though especially if she does the ghosts at the same time

TheFuriator

Saltbaker is easy to S-rank, if you can beat him in the first place, I have a guide on my channel for an easy method. Wally Warbles indeed was the toughest one for me, along with Dr Kahl's robot. That was before DLC tho, without the amulet power. Unironically DLC's hardest was Moonshine Mob, I found it very tough to even find a method, and tried out different things. The timer is mental on that one. King Dice is sort of bad, but not too impossible to clutch 3 fights with the auto-parry for the finale. Phantom Express was very, very tough for me, no loadout was perfect for every phase (before crackshot lol). Also, Beppi is freaking ridiculously hard, I don't get how he flies under the radar. This was crazy, I lucked out, but this fight is traumatizing. Pirate Captain also underrated. I have all S-ranks, amazing game! For people who still try - 5 heart perk is your friend ;)

Jacko the average haunter

2y↑1

Tip to S rank Hilda berg: if you’re ever having trouble on the last phase of Hilda berg just know that if the spaceship is brown you go to the back wall and if the spaceship is red you go towards her

JaGamin 500

2y↑1

As someone who would never even attempt to beat most of these bosses on s rank but beat has beaten most on expert without chalice and heart ring I can say it’s a very accurate list but glumstone is underrated imo I just can’t do the first 2 phases of that boss I couldn’t even beat him in expert unlike Mortimer freeze who I just got to the last phase on full hp then damage boosted through and yes Hilda berg is that hard I’m glad someone else mentioned it was harder than Wally warbles even for me

George Giannoudakis

The funny thing between players is that all of your extremely hard bosses , for me wasn’t a big deal, without mean that they were easy . And on the other side , some of your normal difficulty category were a pain . It happens .

MrKap

It be like that lol. Using the right load out most of the time helps with the difficulty of the boss. The bosses that were in like S tier were bosses that, no matter what weapons I used I always had a hard time with them.

Un-inkpressive videos

2y↑16

honestly, id say most of the list is pretty fair though personally'd put Cala just under Devil or above Grim cause it can be a bit of a bullet hell in the second phase even if you get somewhat lucky in phase 1 but that's just personal experience, even the controversial Grim seems fair cause I think most people find expert easier cause the clouds going in the opposite direction make phase 2 and 3 sooo much easier, it's just a nuisance getting all three parries, also fuck Salt baker, he's the only boss so far I've yet to s rank, the others after a few tried and rng but that guy? Almost feels impossible sometimes even if I have the ring equipped or ms chalice, I've lost count of how many times I've retired him, still very fair list and great video

MrKap

2y↑2

I just wanted to say thanks for your comment before continuing! Now you make a lot of good points about Grim and also Cala. Cala Maria was a bit tricky to rank which I mentioned in the video. It really does depend on how well you do overall so she can jump around a bit when it comes to placement in the tier. Grim its really just the parries that are sooo annoying, but just straight up beating him is easy as hell, with or without his cloud movement changes (which I actually didn't notice somehow 🤣). Now Saltbaker just sucks man! Expert mode definitely amps up his difficulty tenfold. There's just something about Saltbaker that makes me fold every single time I fight him lol. I can get far without taking any hits, and then my brain just turns off ha. I really appreciate the comment!

cherrydeli

46w

i'm sorry i think heart ring makes it so much more dull with the ease, as someone who s-ranked the game twice within the year i had the game before the dlc came out. that being said, it adds another element of fun for the dlc bosses, but takes away a lot of the challenge and fun for base game bosses imo. same goes with crackshot honestly, but man that thing is fun to use haha. my favorite will always be roundabout tho muehehe. i love the updated tier list taking these into account, and thanks for not abusing chalice i feel like that's super lame for like half the bosses lmao. this video was so fun to watch! :)

Andre Blueboy

Honestly, most of the opinions on these bosses are pretty unique and definitely make sense, especially grim and captain brineary beard, I don’t think they are that tricky either to me honestly when I saw the footage:

MrKap

Thank you for the comment, and a respectful one too!

Andre Blueboy

@MrKap no problem dude! Also have to acknowledge this, the burn you made on Nathaniel Bandy is kinda hilarious but I completely understand that given that it’s your opinion, I can tell if he were to see this video he would have probably been something like “oh my god why haven’t I thought of that?! This dude’s full of himself.” Or something like that, but honestly it’s cause Nathaniel Bandy just struggles with him given that Briney Beard doesn’t give him an easy time. But I’m going to eventually go threw the bosses myself and see which bosses are the toughest and which are the easiest.

MrKap

@Andre Blueboy If I knew this video was going to get as much traction as it has gotten now, I would've not been so harsh against him. Although I still stand by it, I still would've done it differently in the video. I personally thought it was funny too, but some people have been really offended by it as well. I mean I could go on stating plenty of reasons as to why I mentioned Nathaniel Bandy as much as I did in the video, but the main reason is that it's what "inspired" me to make the video in the first place, so I was definitely gonna mention him once either way. I think if you go against each boss with the right mindset and loadout especially, most of the bosses people like Nathaniel Bandy have trouble with become much easier. I would recommend you actually check out some of my guides like the Grim Matchstick and Rumor Honeybottoms guide if you plan on going through all the bosses :D.

horrormanCZ

You could make a tier list about the time it takes to kill a specific boss with all the weapons WITH ex attacks

Mr. Sir

1y↑1

I beat all the main game bosses long before the DLC was released. So I didn't have the fancy heart ring and Chalice to make some of the bosses easier.
However, that does make me EXTREMELY salty that I didn't wait for the DLC to S rank all the bosses. I could've saved 3 months of my miserable existence!

MrKap

For real man, which is exactly why I thought it would be appropriate to create an up to date guide considering the DLC.

Rusty Fan

The only hard thing with the platforming in the Rumor boss fight was trying to parry the bombs in the first phase, because whenever I would jump up to parry them, I’d land on a platform instead of parrying, and end up getting hit.

MrKap

I understand that, luckily though I figured out that parrying the sphere and triangle spell attacks during the second phase count towards the parry requirement!

Connor Falkner

@MrKapyou can parry the triangle?

Atomix

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⚜️Based4Life⚜️

2y↑5

For King Dice you can stand behind his hand and it’s a safe spot. This would make the fight last longer but it would be very easy.

MrKap

2y↑3

I thought that was patched out or you weren't able to do that anymore? I'll try that soon for sure. Thanks for the comment!

⚜️Based4Life⚜️

2y↑3

@MrKap I haven’t played in a long time so I don’t know if it has been patched or not. Either way good luck bro!

Michael O'hear

DarkCoreX It actually speeds the fight up if you are using converge.

Bubble tea

2y↑1

Finally someone who gets that Tipsy Troop are pathetic and Pit and Dot are by far the hardest out of all King Dice's minibosses.

Also the pirate is harder than Dr Easy Kahl's Robot.

Lance Martinez

1y↑1

I S-ranked all the bosses before the dlc came out and MAN I must be missing out on the heart ring. If I were to make a list solely on my experience before the dlc it would look insanely different.

MrKap

Ah yes, it would DEFINITELY be different without Heart Ring, thus why I made the tier list in the first place. Things have changed a LOT since Heart Ring is now an option, so placements of bosses have drastically obviously. I did also try to rank most of the bosses at least objectively, looking at what the problems were and how you could fix them if you could, just so you know :)

Lorenzo Rafael

25:32 For me,

The devil is the hardest boss in the game with grim matchstick too.

Aeisthetic

2y↑1

Suggestion: Make a separate tier list for S-rank difficulties without heart ring, Chalice, or invincibility super. I'd like to see what you think.

MrKap

2y↑4

I feel like that would make the tier list a bit more niche than people would want to see. I mean I already based this tier list on only using Heart Ring, but I thought that was passable since charms are like always used, but if I didn't use Heart Ring or Chalice it would basically just make it a Smoke Dash only run XD. Also unnecessary getting rid of invincibility just makes the tier list more complicated than it should be because it's not even that good imo and also didn't really affect any of the tiers on the tier list.

Elijah Hakobian

Great video Idk why but for the main game I had the most trouble with the genie because I couldn't beat him quick enough to get S rank and wally warbles sucked. Medusa, Robot, and Grim especially were easy on experts they only max took me 15 tries they were light work for me but although easy sally and brinebeck took a couple of tries to beat either not getting enough parries or messing up. I'm right now on the DLC wish me the best of luck.

Myth

2y↑3

for phantom express 1st phase i use converge because it allows you to not move while shooting the eyes and doing the occasional parry.

fn2187mason

1y↑1

I recently rejoined cuphead and I have embarked on my journey to get all S ranks. Not using ms chalice for the first three isles but I feel no shame abusing heart ring 😂

MrKap

For reeeaaaallll

Rusty Fan

1y↑1

After seeing this video I decided to try and S-Rank every boss as well. Just finished Isle I and have beaten Baroness Von Bon Bon in Isle II, and so far Hilda Berg was literal HELL to complete on S-Rank. The guy shooting arrows, the parries only coming out while the constellations attack, and the fact that in the 2nd to last phase the only parries show up when a blue zeppelin and a green zeppelin show up was really annoying.

MrKap

Ah, I am very relieved that someone had like the SAME EXACT PROBLEMS that I had. Everything you mentioned happened to me too, and I did mention some of that in the video as well. I truly think Hilda Berg is definitely not a boss to scoff at, but everyone has slightly different experiences, so I was genuinely hesitant to rank Hilda Berg where I did. But, had to post the video at some point, right? So there she goes lol.

Rusty Fan

@MrKap Thanks for replying to my comment. Anyways, I beat all the main bosses and only have the DLC left to S-Rank. And to be honest, the only placement here I truly disagree with is pip and dot. Now don’t get me wrong, I agree with them in the “LIGHT-WORK BABY LETS GOOOOO” tier but I actually found them to be SIGNIFICANTLY easier to beat than most of the King Dice Mini-Bosses. My main reason for this was my use of charge shot I believe, as I usually just dash over the big pits, and that ends up releasing the charge shot. I also didn’t find the bird hard at all either and it only tripped me up ONCE in all my attempts. The dice that pip and dot shoot also was not an issue as they usually line up with the spike pits I dash over.

Dark H

Hilda berg is a lot harder in expert mode, so this explains why she is so high in the list.

Zane Ravalin

Hot Take: Dr. Kahl was actually pretty easy if you have the right strategy

MrKap

Before learning how to properly beat his first 2 phases, he was still a struggle to me. Now though, it's just the last phase that really gets me. Especially without Heart Ring? You essentially have to be PERFECT to not get hit and I just can't go through what seems like 5 minutes of constant dodging. It's very tiring moving constantly while the foreground blocks some of your vision AND the walls that force you to move ahead of them and maneuver very riskily through the air. The thing is I've heard and seen so many people share the same sentiment that he is like LIGHT WORK easy and I just don't get it with that last phase. Sure, everything before that once you get it down is easy as pie, but that LAST PHASE is the deal breaker for me. Maybe I'm just built different, and not in a good way lol.

\\Cheech Unlimited\\

Doing these s ranks before the parry health charm was released was a nightmare

FirstWaddleDee

2y↑3

Here are some random thoughts I have as someone who currently has beaten every boss in Cuphead on regular bar Saltbaker (not because he was too hard, but because I haven’t figured out a time to do so yet):
I have the exact opposite opinion on Phantom Express, I think it’s a decently difficult fight that gets easier the farther it goes.
Grim Matchstick right now is by far the most difficult boss for me. It was so annoyingly difficult that it’s the only boss I don’t want to refight. That second phase is hell.
Is there some sort of Ester Winchester propaganda going on? Surely you guys don’t actually like this boss, let alone that much.
Funny that my two favorite fights, Wally Warbles and Mortimer Freeze, become beasts on expert.
8 ball.

MrKap

2y↑1

FirstWaddleDee

@MrKap so, I literally beat Saltbaker last night. Not too terribly difficult. Though for some reason I went back to sow my dad isle one bosses, I was playing the entire game with him watching isle two onwards, and struggled with Ribby and Croaks and Cagney Carnation for as long as I did Saltbaker. Couldn’t tell you why.
And as for my Cuphead experience, I don’t play it too often, but I’ve been watching videos of it ever since it came out so I have an approximate knowledge of how things should go.
Yes the regular version clouds on Grim are harder than the expert version but my problem with the second phase is that the fireballs either jump to where you are or where they think you’re going to be. So trying to dodge them one way often leads me to get hit if they attack the other way. I’m pretty sure their teeth are a tell, but it’s such a small detail to look for when I already have to focus on platforming.
The biggest issues for me on the Phantom Express is that I suck at parrying things above me, like the bricks, and that, while I know I can avoid the skeleton’s hands without moving the cart, I find the spacing to be very unclear and the head’s hit box gets in the way all of the time. I found the roundabout trick for phase one, I’ve heard that converge is even better for this, but the bricks were the biggest problem in the first place so it didn’t help too much. The final phase has nothing on regular that can mess with your cart, so moving side to side and jumping are all you have to do in that phase.
Ester is by far my least favorite boss in the game and it’s not even close. I didn’t even find her that difficult, but every death still felt unearned. Can someone please give a full explanation as to why people like her? The music is good but I wouldn’t say it’s anything standout and I would say the same for the sausage bit, dark and funny but nothing standout.
What did you think about Wally and Mortimer on regular before your opinion was tainted by s rank? Just curious.
8 ball

MrKap

FirstWaddleDee

@MrKap it’s just the nature of the fireballs on Grim. I can deal with things jumping where I am and where I’m going but it destroys me when the same attack can be either without a large tell of witch it is and without that much time to react to their trajectory.
I feel like I’m missing something about Ester that everyone loves sense it’s such a beloved boss, very little explanation has been given to me that doesn’t seem factually untrue besides the music. Yes, fun is subjective, but this fight is full of things people typically hate. I literally broke down every aspect on this fight and found so little to like about it, I feel like I’m going insane! What am I missing?
I love Mortimer because his concept as an ice cultist is really interesting and fitting, and I think his execution was really well done. I believe his transformations were thematically appropriate and still have a lot of charm to him. And finally, I think that this fight, at least on regular, is one of the fairest in the game. Everything has a good telegraph (even the popsicle minion spawn has a large telegraph) and are done at a good distance to react to.
8 ball

MrKap

@FirstWaddleDee Just like how you mentioned Mortimer Freeze is interesting and fitting, Other people think about Esther Winchester. Also it's not just about the gameplay that can make someone like the boss, it could be how flashy and interesting their animations are, the creativity of each phase, and the boss being difficult enough that you can't beat them with your eyes closed but also isn't hell to fight against. The music really is what makes this boss fight fun really. It really fits with the boss and the transitions between phases are cool and make each phase more interesting. I found each phase to be cool and interesting to fight, maybe except for the second phase because it just feels like Djimmi the Greats first phase when he can shoot all the treasure out of his treasure chest. But the third and last phase are definitely something you don't expect to happen and provides a different type of challenge of avoiding the obstacles that hasn't really been done yet, at least not to the the degree of the third and final phase. But other than that, I'm not sure what you mean that the boss "fight is full of things people typically hate". I mean other than the second phases "bullet hell" like section which I don't even mind, I didn't really hate or dislike any of her other mechanics.

I feel like you're more attracted to the fairness of the moves of each boss fight, because although I do agree with you that Mortimer Freeze on Regular is quite fair and balanced, he can be almost boring for that reason. I find Mortimer's last phase quite boring to fight on Regular, and really the same with his first. The only really interesting and unique part about the boss fight is the second phase with the Snowman. This phase is quite unique, fun, and you have multiple options for attacks that come at you so it doesn't get too predictable/boring. I would actually argue that the phases get uninteresting as well in Wally Warbles second and third phase. There's just not much to them and it's a pretty static fight during those phases really. I still like Wally because he proves to be a bit challenging on Regular and he has a lot of stuff to go through unlike Goopy, but nonetheless more phases doesn't always equal a fun boss fight.

You gotta have some challenge, unlike 8 Ball ;)

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jose andres

47w

I honestly think the bird should get its own tear XD I just hated that boss I needed to take a break before being able to complete it. It felt like the time I got to farewell in Celeste and needed to take a 3 months to break go back and finally get back and beat it.

Lighted

Fact: In phantom express, if you use converge in phase one and use the lock function, the eyes will die the instant they appear, just a tip for you guys struggling on regular or expert

Edit: Btw yeah, Grim is overhyped in difficulty, I murdered and S ranked him in 1:38 first try

MrKap

Check out my Phantom Express Guide for more tricks!

Bluelore

2y↑1

Man I saw that video where he said that Mangosteen was the hardest miniboss and when you joked about him being the hardest I was seriously beginning to question my sanity and why everyone thought he was so difficult.
Great video overall :)