Phase Two: Lady Maria Turns to Blood
At half health, Lady Maria will stab herself in the chest. This causes her to go into overdrive and allows her to use here own blood as as a weapon. If it was just a bit of extra damage, it wouldn’t be such a big deal, but instead it gives her an entirely new moveset.
All of her previous attacks now have the added range thanks to her blades being extended by blood. She also jumps into the air and crashes down in an explosion of blood, and she can jump into the air in a different fashion to trigger a huge air explosion around her (the difference between the two is that the crashing down one creates a small cyclone below her).
She will also develop charge attacks that can reach across the entire room you’re fighting in. For the most part the sticking to her left will still work, but she’s capable of about twice the damage as before, making staying close a dangerous affair. She’s still able to be stunned for a visceral attack, just not on every attack, and knowing which ones will lead to victory.
You cannot stun Lady Maria when she goes into the air to lunge, starts pulling blood towards her, or is charging an attack. For these instances, you’ll want to dodge and get to her side as soon as possible in order to get some hits in before moving away. If you hit her enough times, she’ll dash away to create distance (giving you a chance to heal). Every other attack can be interrupted, though, so use those opportunities to deal major damage.
Continue the pattern until she’s at about 25% health, which triggers the next part of Phase Two, which is also the most difficult.
