Part 15

Learn how to defeat Baz, a boss in Shovel Knight Dig, in Part 15 of our walkthrough. Includes Baz's attacks and strategies for victory.

You'll get the "Hey Big Spender" Feat here.

If you bought all the shovel upgrades, you will get the "Master Shoveler" Feat here.

ENCOUNTER: BAZ

Playing: 'Fighting with all of Our Might'

Exit the village and you should see another human icon on the map. This is another boss battle. Once you are ready, go meet it head on!

Boss Battle - Baz

General Information:

Baz wants to be in the order of knights and thinks defeating you will achieve this. Baz attacks with a rope in a whip-like manner and uses the rungs hanging from the ruins up above to swing from. If you bought the shovel upgrades, you can launch sparks from where you are at full health. Use this and avoid the whip. After that, use either the Anchor or the Flare Wand. Baz isn't too tough.

Whip Attack:

This is Baz's standard attack. Jump over it and you should be safe. He'll use it to swing around, which is more annoying than dangerous.

Lightning Slam:

Sometimes after swinging around, Baz will jump down and punch the earth. This causes lightning to shoot in both directions that you have to jump over. Not too dangerous.

Dark Lighting:

This is the most dangerous attack. Once you've hurt him enough, he'll cry out and cause the sky to go dark. He'll then start getting hit by lightning automatically. When he gets hit, the shot will splinter off in the NW, NE, SW, and SE directions. This isn't hard to avoid, but when you combine his swinging and tendency to at times be in close proximity, it can be dangerous. The Phase Locket is a good idea here, or just press on the full attack and bring this battle to a close!

Time to go to a new knight stage. Next up: Plague Knight!

EXPLODATORIUM

Playing: 'Flowers of Antimony'

The first thing to note here are the yellow tiles on the ground. These sprout flames once you step on them. Run to the right and jump up to the gems quickly, then circle back to safety. Jump up and take the dirt down. Wait for the beetle to come to you, then run on. Down below, jump the beetle. The rat here is green and will EXPLODE after being hit. Keep it away from you and continue.

Dig up the deposit and USE the dirt to hit the upper left wall to reveal a [_CHEST_]. Head down now and defeat the exploding rats. To the right, you'll be bombarded by a flying raven dropping explosive vials. Just ignore it and dig up the dirt to the right. You can dig up the dirt higher up if you want, although it is more dangerous thanks to the flame urns. Make your way to the right and you'll see a SPARKLE. Fish up a [_GOLD FISH_] here, then use the platforms going up and down. The down ones are SLOW, but use them to get the gem down below before going on.

Ah, our first checkpoint.

This room is full of breakable walls and exploding mice. Go to town. You should uncover a ladder to the upper right, a hole to the left, and a platter to the lower right with some health in it. Head UPWARD first. You'll find a room with a chest in the distance. Stay high on the ladder, then drop down and run when the left platform starts its turn. Jump on it, then jump on the next left platform that comes by, and you'll reach the [_CHEST_] with ease. You will find a [_MUSIC SHEET_] in this chest. Returning is easy, so do so and take the hole to go further down.

Down here, you will find a new enemy. He dances around and throws out vials that explode. Take him out and destroy the dirt. There's a gem deposit on the right wall as well. Gather everything before continuing.

You'll see some barrels in this next room with a new enemy: the Spirit Bunny. They do die in one hit. Get close and they'll try to bite you a ton. Use the barrels here to