Talk:Strider/@comment-64.237.229.186-20150424012142/@comment-24458380-20150424024057

That's a lot of questions in a single comment, but here we go : Assuming this is your first playthrough, you might have to face Grigori with Bardiche Daggers, Kunai or Crimson Teeth.

I believe Pleached Limbs is the most powerful Pre-Game bow accessible to you going in to face Grigori. But one of the best beginner tips I can offer is to buy a Rusted Bow from Reynard as soon as possible and upgrade it as high as you can. Fivefold Flurry with a Goldforged Rusted Bow inflicts Torpor on almost every enemy in the game, giving you a significant tactical advantage even in the toughest battles.

Against the Post-Game Hellhounds you'll need Cutting Wind and Instant Reset, Skull Splitter against the Succubi. All Post-Game enemies in outdoor Gransys can be Torpored with the Rusted Bow (Griffins, Cockatrices and ghost enemies are the only exceptions in Post-Game outdoor Gransys).