Reed Devil has three phases. Counter his opening attacks, destroy all five totems, then return to short attack chains.
Reed Devil: destroy the five totems
Reed Devil appears during Dance with the Devil.
The fight has three health bars.
Bring healing food
Bring cooked food before starting.
The fight has constant incoming damage.
Food lets you recover between openings.
Phase one
Use shield counters on his melee attacks.
Follow each counter with quick attacks.
Do not spend all Stamina on heavy attacks.
Phase two: the totems
Five totems appear around the arena.
Destroy every totem to continue.
Keep dodging between targets.
Do not run in a straight line.
Final phase
Return to the counter-and-attack loop.
When he fires red projectiles, dodge sideways.
Heal while you reposition.
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