Shanx

**Shanx** is a Guardian and a boss in the game.

"I'm sharpening my stabbing hands!"

"You have pierced my heart"

## Boss Battle

Boy, was Veyerals not kidding when they said that Shanx is one of the most complex monsters. Shanx, being a reskinned Sentinel, has the same 2 breakable arms and 4 breakable legs, and has many hard-to-dodge attacks. Shanx's arm attacks are as follows:

* Shanx raises one arm, and moves it up and down, releasing a stream of bullets. Dodging this requires you to wait until the bullets are aligned, then quickly move through the gaps.
* Shanx raises one arm high above her head, and then brings it down while shooting a radial burst of bullets. Stay still, and wait until the bullets pass for this attack.
* Shanx slightly raises both arms, and then aims a stream of large toxic bullets at your position.
* One of Shanx's arms moves rapidly around, creating exploding seed bombs that bounce around the sides of the arena before stopping and exploding into 3-8 bullets, depending on the level. (levels 5 and 6 create 3, level 7 creates 4, all the way up to level 11, which creates 8 bullets.)
* Shanx raises one arm and lowers the other. The arms then move back to their original spots while releasing a stream of bullets. (variant of attack #1)
* Shanx slightly raises both arms, and then shoots repeated shotgun bursts aimed at the player.
* Shanx raises one arm, and moves it forward. When the arm stops, Shanx shoots a sine wave of bullets that lightly track the player.
* Shanx raises both arms, and moves one forward. When the arm stops, Shanx shoots a sine wave of bullets that lightly track the player while the other arm shoots large toxic bullets aimed at the player. (combination of attack #3 and #7)

Shanx also has one Head Attack:

* Shanx raises her head, and shoots bouncing exploding seeds that leave a trail of toxic bullets in their wake.

Shanx's most infamous attack is also the most common one. During this attack, Shanx jumps around the arena, and every time she lands, exploding seeds appear, bounce along the floor, and then explode into a burst of bullets.

### Battle Tips

Shanx may well be the hardest Guardian to face, but there are strategies to make the fight easier. During the Shotgun Burst, move up and down in slight increments. This strategy makes the pattern much easier, as the bullets will be in mostly straight lines. For her exploding seeds, shoot as many as you can, and then move to the bottom of the screen. This way, the bullets will have thinned out, and you get to keep your combo. For Shanx's infamous jump attack, charge shot as many as you can, and stay at the bottom left. This way, the only time you will get hit is if a seed bounces all the way to the end of the screen.

### Achievements:

Falling From Her Grace Again (3/10)

This achievement is not hard, but it is confusing. This achievement tasks you with breaking 20 of Shanx's dropped seed balls. The only seeds that count for this achievement are the ones that Shanx spits out. The exploding bouncy seeds and purple exploding seeds do not count.

I Bet This Arm On A New Era (7/10)

Contrary to the previous achievement, this is not confusing, but it is very hard. To earn this, you have to break the flower crown and one of her leaf arms WITHOUT breaking any other part. Break the flower crown first, as it is the easiest to break. DO NOT gun down the leaf arm early, as then you risk destroying the other arm later. Instead, wait until Shanx is at low health, and then gun down the arm. After you have broken the arm, shoot the head and only the head for the rest of the battle. Don't worry about your combo; only worry about not damaging the legs and other arm.