I wasn’t able to get a stealth kill but it still helped me sooooo much. I followed this and was finally able to kill her because I got so much of her health down without risking damage. Thanks!!
Another way to do it (and arguably simpler) is get behind him, use contact medicine, walk up to right behind him and use mist raven (dont press any directions, so u go up) and when u appear above him u can death blow.
Still works perfectly 8th April 2023. Got to pretty much spam the ash while the hand is still on the face . Bounced back like a charm right into position. Thank you .
Fistful of Ash and Shinobi Firecracker was enough. But unlike the tutorial states. Do not wait for animation to end. (Which if you pay attention to the video you can see he's not waiting either)
Thank you, wasted my last Gaichin’s Sugar after the Gun Fort, because I’ve waited for the animation to stop. Gave it a go, died, and then restarted all over - turns out you can sneak by even without popping Gaichin’s items too. So I did, she spawned and wasn’t aware or in combat.
Yep. This worked for me yesterday. Spammed the fistful of ash and fireworks before she walked back to her starting point. Took three tries to get the jump right for deathblow symbol.
Just did it on PC with the newest version, make sure when throwing the ashes, you step back a little bit, if you dont move the monk doesnt either, also you dont need to wait till the animation ends you can just spam throw them, but make sure you step back a little bit, i also thought it was patched as i did it on my 2nd try, but i can confirm it still works perfectly
still works as of February 18th 2022, im on xbox, you don't even need snap seeds, just make sure you hit ALL 10 of your ashes, my tip is do ash, slightly move back, firecracker, then ash, move back and firecracker until she's basically on/right in front of the bush by the stone pillar
If you’re struggling with this, stand in the bush at the bottom of the stairs and throw the ash from there and move back slightly with each throw. It will pull the monk MUCH closer than standing near her and trying to pull her back. That + a few firecracker throws and she’ll be more than close enough. :)
@@TheShmrsh I’ve done it on the most recent patch on Xbox (unless there’s been once since) and older versions of ps4. It’s doable but much more difficult in recent versions. I have a vid of it from Xbox on this patch I believe. The timing and appearance of the deathblow marker were very very short and very difficult to time correctly. It took me days of attempts.
Still works as of 11/14/2020. If you don't have the items but you do have the ceremonial tanto and long spark firecrackers. I had 17 spirit emblems and used the tanto BEFORE the fight. Also, you don't need the stealt sugar but you cannot sprint through the area or she'll see you. I also had one stealth talent so that's necessary. And be very careful as this method sometimes doesn't bring her close enough
for a quicker alternative, if you have mist raven, go behind her use contact medicine then use mist raven (don't press any direction keys) then death blow when you appear above. you need to be very close to her when doing this.
If it’s not working for you try to get right behind the monk when you throw your ashes and firecrackers when I did it that way I didn’t even need to use snap seeds.
Still works and just did on PS4 version 2/26/2022. Like others here have said get close to it and spam ash and/or firecrackers continuously (don’t pause in between). For the deathblow marker to show the monk needs to be parallel with the second rock to the right (closer one to the pillar you jump off of). Watch the video closely and pause to see what I’m talking about.
(September 2024) Anyone who has problems with this: The ash, Snapseed and firecracker are used to move he backwards! The stealth execution works only if you double jump of the medium tall rock in the back towards her. And it only works if you she is close enough to you. That's the actual trick.
I thought maybe they had patched the game because I tried four to five times and she still wasn't close enough to the stairs. Tired one last time and got the death blow. Thanks a million!
4-13-21 still works. First try he was stepping forward rather than backward. Thought maybe they had patched it. Second time i tried, (with only ash and spin fireworks) he came back far enough to get the kill. Thanks!
Can’t believe this still works. If anyone is looking for that one comment thats recent I can confirm it works on xbox and what I did was use 3 snap seeds, spam my fistful of ash while slowly backing up, then spammed some fire cracker for good measure. I didn’t even use all my spirit emblems she was basically right in front of the stairs lol. But if for some reason u need any more firecrackers u can use the ceremonial blade and cheese some more fire crackers. Also something I thought of is u can use mist raven from the top of the lil lantern if u pop a contact medicine it should give you some good height if u still need some.
11/11/21 can confirm this works. But do not wait for the animation to finish, spam what you have, and you do not need snap seeds, a full stack of ash and 16 spirit emblems worth of firecrackers was sufficient.
Astro_galaxy sumbo I noticed they did an update. I know for the real corrupted monk they patched that glitch. May be the same for this one as well. The update was about a month ago. Maybe a little more. Haven’t played all the way through sense then though.
Anyone who’s have a problem with this, don’t wait for her to turn around, then it won’t work. You have to spam the firecrackers, then the same for the ash. She will go back far enough
It does work as of (20/4/2023 Lmao happy 4/20) Just do 3 snapseeds, use all your 10 fist full of ash (while making sure you’re close enough so you don’t whiff any) and like 3 firecrackers. Make sure you don’t pause long enough in between
this didn't work for me because she kept moving closer but she was already about half health from the snap seeds and I first tried her I am in new game plus so I new her moves a bit but I was kind of scared bc she gave me hell last playthrough
Please can you explain to me how to do it, because all the time goes forward and not backwards to the stairs, I can't ether walk back when I through the ash. what and how I have to do
working 2023 XD, finally ffs his posture is something else TwT, try the double wall jump in the back as shown in the vid , u will eventually get a deathblow
Ver. 1.06, 2021/04/27, trying this technique with shinobi firecrackers and fistful of ash but boss won't move backwards, has this been patched or am I doing something wrong?
It should still work. Some of the words I used might have created some confusion here. When I say “wait for the cowering animation to end,” I mean just the part of the animation where the boss steps backwards. She follows that with a step forward, if I’m not mistaken. Don’t let her do that. You don’t have to wait much between each ash/firecracker use. Maybe half a second or so. Spam them if you have to.
@@nrreno I think I was either too close, or I was waiting too long in between throwing the ash/crackers. After I already beat her I noticed a lot of people saying to spam the ash and crackers and to not wait between animations unlike what the video was saying.
The boss doesn't step back as far as of March 25, 2024. She's still a good five steps away from the spot all the videos show her being killed. Consider this one patched.
yeah, this still works. I was speedrunning the game just spam fistful of ashe and firecrackers took me like 2 tries. (in the first one i forgot to use gachins sugar) (03/07/2022)
Still works today as of 12/9/21 😂. You don’t need snap seeds at all. Sit at the bottom of the stairs and just toss ash and your basic firecrackers. Just be very careful with your jump attempts though lol.
@@astro_galaxysumbo692 Hi! I didn't use any snap seeds, only Fire cracker and Ash. The timing of using these items is important: If you wait too long between using the items, the Monk returns to his original position (so doesn't really move towards the pillar). If you use the items too fast, the distance the Monk moves backwards is too small. Took me some tries though... Hope this helps!
Edit : It works ( 26/11/2021) I had to spam the Firecrackers and I mean kept pressing the L2 without waiting for the boss to finish the “cover the head “animation The same thing I did with fistful of ash Spam..spam..spam..spam Original comment: Tried snap seeds, firecrackers,fistfull ash She just stays in that spawn location and never get backwards I tried few times with the same problem She just covers her face but stays at that location where she spawned which is far from the deathblow location I uesd all my seeds now I’m frustrated
Thanks dude for the good explanation, because to me it was like asking to speedrunners: Me: how do you that? Speedrunners: That is easy. Check this out. Blam, boom, sack! See, it is easy. Me: 🤨
Didn’t work for me… she ended moving back once but then stops after the first snap seed. Had to use 2 divine confetti and slash once or twice when I could
Must be patched lately cause she doesn't move no matter what I throw at her, snap seed.. fistful of ash and firecrackers make her cower but the animation doesn't stun her back, she is just stuck in the same spot... Is there something in missing? Also it's 14\6\2020
Still Works After Free Update Nov 2020
I wasn’t able to get a stealth kill but it still helped me sooooo much. I followed this and was finally able to kill her because I got so much of her health down without risking damage. Thanks!!
Same here. After the snap seed she wouldn't come further back. But it was a lot easier for me this way (I'm with no charm accidentally 🥲)
The boss is easy, git gud.
@@shanevan413 your mom is easy, git facked.
Another way to do it (and arguably simpler) is get behind him, use contact medicine, walk up to right behind him and use mist raven (dont press any directions, so u go up) and when u appear above him u can death blow.
This didn't work for me is this because I only have up to the aged mist raven unlocked?
BEST COMMENT HERE!!! WORKS 5/19/21
Did it today and it works 🥵
@AERO QUINTANAR JABAY but these bosses aint fair...so you gotta do what you gotta do my guy
@@h3ncer doesn't work :(
Still works perfectly 8th April 2023. Got to pretty much spam the ash while the hand is still on the face . Bounced back like a charm right into position. Thank you .
Fistful of Ash and Shinobi Firecracker was enough. But unlike the tutorial states. Do not wait for animation to end. (Which if you pay attention to the video you can see he's not waiting either)
Thank you, wasted my last Gaichin’s Sugar after the Gun Fort, because I’ve waited for the animation to stop. Gave it a go, died, and then restarted all over - turns out you can sneak by even without popping Gaichin’s items too. So I did, she spawned and wasn’t aware or in combat.
Good advice
Yep. This worked for me yesterday. Spammed the fistful of ash and fireworks before she walked back to her starting point. Took three tries to get the jump right for deathblow symbol.
yeah I waited too long for each animation because thats what the voiceover said to do, fuck sake
Still works on 1.04. The boss must be near the end of the stairs to work.
Just did it on PC with the newest version, make sure when throwing the ashes, you step back a little bit, if you dont move the monk doesnt either, also you dont need to wait till the animation ends you can just spam throw them, but make sure you step back a little bit, i also thought it was patched as i did it on my 2nd try, but i can confirm it still works perfectly
Thank you, I knew this existed but had difficulty figuring it out. Jumping backward was the key for me. Well done for making this.
still works as of February 18th 2022, im on xbox, you don't even need snap seeds, just make sure you hit ALL 10 of your ashes, my tip is do ash, slightly move back, firecracker, then ash, move back and firecracker until she's basically on/right in front of the bush by the stone pillar
I dont believe it works on current 1.06 patch. After 10 fistfuls, 3 snap seeds, and like 6 firecrackers she was not even close to the steps. 4/9/2021
it does
1.06 still works
@@marcelothelo166 it doesnt lmao she doesnt move from the ash or firecrackers
Yup, doesn't work anymore. He doesn't move at all...
@@tanz707 he moved for me
If you’re struggling with this, stand in the bush at the bottom of the stairs and throw the ash from there and move back slightly with each throw. It will pull the monk MUCH closer than standing near her and trying to pull her back. That + a few firecracker throws and she’ll be more than close enough. :)
Doesn't work
@@TheShmrsh I’ve done it on the most recent patch on Xbox (unless there’s been once since) and older versions of ps4. It’s doable but much more difficult in recent versions. I have a vid of it from Xbox on this patch I believe. The timing and appearance of the deathblow marker were very very short and very difficult to time correctly. It took me days of attempts.
@@dashielllogan20i just learned how to kill him in ususal way
You're a legend thanks buddy!!
My fire crackers don't move him any help?
Still works as of 11/14/2020. If you don't have the items but you do have the ceremonial tanto and long spark firecrackers. I had 17 spirit emblems and used the tanto BEFORE the fight. Also, you don't need the stealt sugar but you cannot sprint through the area or she'll see you. I also had one stealth talent so that's necessary. And be very careful as this method sometimes doesn't bring her close enough
you also don’t need snap seeds
It's also not 11/14/2020 yet mate lol you got a time machine mate?
@@jamesbailey4211 first, silence you nitpick dork, second, my bad, I put the wrong date in
@@thefatherinthecave943 lmao I'm only pulling your leg mate hahaha who the fuck says nitpick dork get back in your box kid.. only banter son 😉😁
@@thefatherinthecave943 oh sorry and yep it still works I did it yesterday 👌👍
Still works. You won't need the snap seed but long spark seems to work better than the lower tier firecrackers.
for a quicker alternative, if you have mist raven, go behind her use contact medicine then use mist raven (don't press any direction keys) then death blow when you appear above.
you need to be very close to her when doing this.
my brother in christ you are a fucking legend. that was so much easier than the actuall glitch. thx homie
BRO THANK YOU GOD DAMN IT IT MADE IT SO EASY
@@Vyrion457mine still didn't work
yeah think they patched it
@@soulml03 you have to lock on to it
then it will
I did this on my last play through but now even after using 3 snap seeds, 10 ash and 8 firecrackers she still isnt anywhere near the stairs
it’s patched
@@chosenvoid3983 its not
I've tried 3 times today and it isn't working for me either :( gonna try the mist raven method next
So the mist raven didn't work either....
It still works
Sill works just don't wait for the animation to end
Still works although do NOT wait for the animation to end spam ash and then firecracker
Still works like a charm
If it’s not working for you try to get right behind the monk when you throw your ashes and firecrackers when I did it that way I didn’t even need to use snap seeds.
I just saw this on a speedruner video and had to try it... 2020/11/4 still works perfectly.
Still works and just did on PS4 version 2/26/2022. Like others here have said get close to it and spam ash and/or firecrackers continuously (don’t pause in between). For the deathblow marker to show the monk needs to be parallel with the second rock to the right (closer one to the pillar you jump off of). Watch the video closely and pause to see what I’m talking about.
Another input in the sea of responses, but as of 2021, the method works and you can still cheese Corrupted Monk
1.06 update, doesn't seem to work anymore. Firecracker make the boss move forward instead backward
I just did it like 10 minutes ago it works
This way still works as of 04/04/2020.
Just beat the boss right now!
that's a relief!!
About to fight him now🥶
@@Occupiie it took me a couple tries. I was able to get him. Just make sure you get that jump just right.
Patched
Heir to Roma it’s not patched, I just did it 👍🏻
Im wondering if NG+ changes the stats for backward motion cause im not able to do it anymore
(September 2024)
Anyone who has problems with this:
The ash, Snapseed and firecracker are used to move he backwards!
The stealth execution works only if you double jump of the medium tall rock in the back towards her. And it only works if you she is close enough to you. That's the actual trick.
I thought maybe they had patched the game because I tried four to five times and she still wasn't close enough to the stairs. Tired one last time and got the death blow. Thanks a million!
4-13-21 still works. First try he was stepping forward rather than backward. Thought maybe they had patched it. Second time i tried, (with only ash and spin fireworks) he came back far enough to get the kill. Thanks!
sick, i hope it still works rn
Can’t believe this still works. If anyone is looking for that one comment thats recent I can confirm it works on xbox and what I did was use 3 snap seeds, spam my fistful of ash while slowly backing up, then spammed some fire cracker for good measure. I didn’t even use all my spirit emblems she was basically right in front of the stairs lol. But if for some reason u need any more firecrackers u can use the ceremonial blade and cheese some more fire crackers. Also something I thought of is u can use mist raven from the top of the lil lantern if u pop a contact medicine it should give you some good height if u still need some.
2020/9/30 still working I tried it just right now
It works. Use snap seeds quickly before she walks to center, and spam seeds then ash. Ez mode
11/11/21 can confirm this works. But do not wait for the animation to finish, spam what you have, and you do not need snap seeds, a full stack of ash and 16 spirit emblems worth of firecrackers was sufficient.
Still works feb 20th 2020
You don’t need snap seed. Save it. I did it with 16 firecrackers and 10 ash and she was VERY close so probably overkill.
I can confirm this
how i keep trying but she still isn't close enough
I don't have any snap seeds ether
Astro_galaxy sumbo I noticed they did an update. I know for the real corrupted monk they patched that glitch. May be the same for this one as well. The update was about a month ago. Maybe a little more. Haven’t played all the way through sense then though.
It still works
you're literally a lifesaver dude
Bro thank you so much I didn’t actually think it would still work
Still works 12/11/2022. Does not need all these items, only firecrakers and ashes.
He doesn't move back he is just cowering without moving
Anyone who’s have a problem with this, don’t wait for her to turn around, then it won’t work. You have to spam the firecrackers, then the same for the ash. She will go back far enough
I have been stuck for a long time bro thank you so much
Yup still works to this day, sweet.
Still works. No geischin (stealth) sugar needed, just crouch. Spam firecracker, then lock on, spam ash, and hey presto!!
Stills works. If you wait for the animation to end then she takes the step forward so just keep it coming and she will come to the stairs.
This comment saved my ass. Still works as of 7/24/20!
Weebus when I wait for the animation to end and then hit her with ash she stays in the same spot, what did you do to fix it?
@@kazpya dont wait for it to end. Spam it.
@@kazpya if you wait for the animation to end before you do it again then she will never come to the stairs. Do it before she takes the step forward.
Trevor Scott yea I just killed her lol, thanks :p
It does work as of (20/4/2023 Lmao happy 4/20) Just do 3 snapseeds, use all your 10 fist full of ash (while making sure you’re close enough so you don’t whiff any) and like 3 firecrackers. Make sure you don’t pause long enough in between
This video has helped me so many times. Thank you so much for the video!
This still works thanks for the tip brother 😎😎
Just pulled this off yesterday on PC using just ash and fire crackers, it works but you’ve gotta spam it to prevent her from stepping forward again.
This has worked for me using 8 firecrackers and 10 ash, its still working guys so cheers !
Cheers babe. I was forgetting the snap seeds for range
this didn't work for me because she kept moving closer but she was already about half health from the snap seeds and I first tried her I am in new game plus so I new her moves a bit but I was kind of scared bc she gave me hell last playthrough
Please can you explain to me how to do it, because all the time goes forward and not backwards to the stairs, I can't ether walk back when I through the ash. what and how I have to do
Do I have to double tap jump from the ground and to the pillar ?or i can just jump carefully slow to the pillar and then jump toward her ?
working 2023 XD, finally ffs his posture is something else TwT, try the double wall jump in the back as shown in the vid , u will eventually get a deathblow
This way is the best out of all of the other ways it’s easy and simple
Ver. 1.06, 2021/04/27, trying this technique with shinobi firecrackers and fistful of ash but boss won't move backwards, has this been patched or am I doing something wrong?
It should still work. Some of the words I used might have created some confusion here. When I say “wait for the cowering animation to end,” I mean just the part of the animation where the boss steps backwards. She follows that with a step forward, if I’m not mistaken. Don’t let her do that. You don’t have to wait much between each ash/firecracker use. Maybe half a second or so. Spam them if you have to.
Still workong 4/3/21 u just need to focus and timing is very vital when doing this i wasted 10 ash luckily fireworks help me
I saw some people saying it doesn’t work but trust me it works like a charm.10/15/2023
Bro wtf thank you, I ran out of divine confetti and this saved me so much hassle
Still works, hardest part is getting the pillar jump right.
This actually worked, thank you so much!
10/04/2022 Works with just firecrackers and fist of ash also you can get up with contacr medicine + mist raven
This was so incredibly easy to do, thanks!
how did you get it to work? she doesnt move anymore when throwing crackers or ash.
@@syraxiis8692you dont need to get him too far back, a few ashes is enough
@@nrreno nah he wouldn't move at all for me. I ended up beating him by just using the snap seeds and spamming Mortal Draw.
@@syraxiis8692 weird, works for me
@@nrreno I think I was either too close, or I was waiting too long in between throwing the ash/crackers. After I already beat her I noticed a lot of people saying to spam the ash and crackers and to not wait between animations unlike what the video was saying.
The boss doesn't step back as far as of March 25, 2024. She's still a good five steps away from the spot all the videos show her being killed. Consider this one patched.
it works i just did it
yeah, this still works. I was speedrunning the game just spam fistful of ashe and firecrackers took me like 2 tries. (in the first one i forgot to use gachins sugar) (03/07/2022)
Don't like cheesing bosses and haven't so far but this deserves it
The real strat though is to just do this fight so you can do the real one's first phase without getting hit
Still works today as of 12/9/21 😂. You don’t need snap seeds at all. Sit at the bottom of the stairs and just toss ash and your basic firecrackers. Just be very careful with your jump attempts though lol.
thx mate how many fire crackers do you need ?
@@earloflonsdale9639 all of'em
still works Nanuary 2021 just dont let her finish the animation
January
Works as of 19th Feb 2021! :D The secret is to spam, then the monk keeps moving backwards. Thanks!
Do I have to have the snap seeds for it to work?
KliPP IT nope
All though i didn't kill it with a stealth blow this video was the reason i was able to kill it so thanks
nice!! still works on a PS4 Pro on the 12th of April (Version 1.04)...
Can u help me, i don't have any snap seeds and every time i tru it she isn't close enough
@@astro_galaxysumbo692 Hi! I didn't use any snap seeds, only Fire cracker and Ash. The timing of using these items is important: If you wait too long between using the items, the Monk returns to his original position (so doesn't really move towards the pillar). If you use the items too fast, the distance the Monk moves backwards is too small. Took me some tries though... Hope this helps!
Still works on Patch 1.06 on the 15 of July. Thanks
Just did this 6/29/21 on PS5 v1.06 - 10 ash and then 4-5 firecrackers and the monk was right up by the stairs/bush, jump and dead!
Congrats you just wasted all your items
Still works like a charm. Jan 2021 on ps4 1.06 patch
Thank you so much been on this boss for days
I am- shocked, that this worked... holy shit. Thank you, so much.
doesnt work as of 02/09/24
Can’t thank you enough I just bought the game and this boss is hard
Is they're anything else that makes her move back just a tiny bit more
Edit : It works ( 26/11/2021)
I had to spam the Firecrackers and I mean kept pressing the L2 without waiting for the boss to finish the “cover the head “animation
The same thing I did with fistful of ash
Spam..spam..spam..spam
Original comment:
Tried snap seeds, firecrackers,fistfull ash
She just stays in that spawn location and never get backwards
I tried few times with the same problem
She just covers her face but stays at that location where she spawned which is far from the deathblow location
I uesd all my seeds now I’m frustrated
sweet :) worked fine 08.07.2023, thanks alot
On 1.6 xbox version not working. Nothing from youtube works.
It works just did it today
You need to bring monk closer to the bush and perform deathblow
Works still as of today 09/01/23 (9th january.) good stuff!
Thanks dude for the good explanation, because to me it was like asking to speedrunners:
Me: how do you that?
Speedrunners: That is easy. Check this out. Blam, boom, sack! See, it is easy.
Me: 🤨
this is an amazing tutorial thx
I really struggled with this cheese, until I realised that she would slowly walk back so you had to do it in a certain amount of time
i’m on my sixth playthrough and just can’t do it did they patch it?
@@honyopenyoko7933 no, it took me a couple tries but I still did it
@@hwdhs919 couldn’t figure it out but it’s all good i just fought him normally and beat him
@@honyopenyoko7933 glad you could beat her!
@@hwdhs919 i’ve done it 5 times already i can do it a sixth
Still works in recent patch, 1.06.
22/11/2020
Awesome I’m doing this when I get off haha
Didn’t work for me… she ended moving back once but then stops after the first snap seed. Had to use 2 divine confetti and slash once or twice when I could
4/19/22 still works after using 10 ashes use like 3-4 Shinobi firecrackers ver 1.06
Must be patched lately cause she doesn't move no matter what I throw at her, snap seed.. fistful of ash and firecrackers make her cower but the animation doesn't stun her back, she is just stuck in the same spot... Is there something in missing? Also it's 14\6\2020
tried this method many times but the monk moves back a little and i used 10 ashes and 18 emblems, . .maybe its no longer working for PC.
Dont wait for the animation to end
@@ready2die723 i finally did it
Hell yeah bro
Used all my firecrackers and ash. Not happening. Doesn’t move her back far enough
It's not working anymore in the latest.. She doesn't move backwards after a safe distance
Its work on ps4 1.04 update????
PS4 or Xbox, does not work after latest patch. I have both consoles.
@@etherlords88 its working thank you! Ps4 1.04 patch
I couldn’t get the deathblow icon to appear but I did run around in circles for 10 minutes chipping it’s health little by little lol
Still working i did it today on PS4 ver 1.06
08/09/2023
France here by the way
I saw remnants doing this, and I was so confused. They were just walking up and stealth killing her though, so I have no idea what that is.
same lol
As of May 2021 doesn't seem to work anymore.
Stand corrected it still works it's about the timing.
Thank you. With your guide, first Try :)
Hell yeah works like a charm without snap seeds too
Doesnt work anymore. She just stays in the same spot, doesnt back up towards the pillar.
Still works guys, just did it, 10/11/2023
It’s not working for me😂 she refuses to actually step back, she will cower then take a step foward