Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen - Killing Daimon With CASH MONEY
Channel: Boy Howdy
Date: 2021-05-31

This is a great strategy to use against Daimon once you have acquired some good cash from Bitterblack Isle (BBI), ESPECIALLY if you are trying to level up in the sorcerer vocation (Daimon's 1st and 2nd form are fairly resistant against magic). Here is what you need:

Coin Purse of Charity - You need tons of them, Fournival sells them in the Noble Quarter in Gran Soren. You can also find some in a couple of the lower rest rooms in BBI.

Vandal's Ring - 2 of them, purify Bitterblack Gear lvl 3 and hope to get lucky (fortunately, you get a lot of gear lvl 3 items as you get further into BBI). These rings are ESSENTIAL, as they massively boost the damage of thrown items. Also, if you are going for a pure magic build like I was it makes up the shortfall in any strength scaling for thrown items you may lack. 

Martyr's Talisman - As many as you can get, sold by Barroch in BBI. Double exp for 5 minutes, good to use right before slaying the 1st and 2nd form to maximize your power leveling sessions. If you're fast, you only need to pop one right before slaying his first form.

The Strategy:

Have your pawn carry most of the Coin Purses. If you think you need more, carry a dozen or so, nothing that weighs you down too much. The important thing is how quickly The Arisen can dash through. Run to the bottom of BBI, making sure to keep track of your pawn. If they are downed, make sure to bring them back from one of the riftstones you set up along the path. 
NOTE: If you have a guest pawn along, DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY COIN PURSES. If they die and need to be brought back at a riftstone, you will lose the coin purses you gave them. Save once you reach Daimon's boss room.

1ST FORM:
Once you begin the fight, equip coin purses one at a time. Jumping while throwing seems to work best, and a good throw can deplete a whole health bar on his first form. Pepper him with purses until he begins his rift attack. Once he needs to rest, finish the job. 

2ND FORM:
Do not be discouraged by how little damage the coin purses do to his legs. It takes about 3 throws to a health bar, and we need just 3 health bars to be depleted before he begins his rift attack. Once he does, LET YOUR PAWN DIE. This game works off of "rubber band leveling", which means whatever levels you gain ahead of your pawn, they will catch up with you while requiring waaay less exp. Plus, once they are dead you get way more exp for the kill. After he finishes his attack, he will go into rest mode, but is still too high up to do any real damage. This is where you hit him with a high stagger skill (I used High Gicel) to knock him down, mouth open. Finish him off with coin purses to the back of the throat (should do like 3 health bars per throw), and you're done! Claim all the treasure, rinse and repeat.