Which Cuphead Bosses Are The Hardest To S Rank? (DLC Included)

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[@MichaelJacksonRobloxGamingCH]

4:49 - Section I: LIGHT WORK BABBYYY 11:06 - Section II: Didn’t Break A Sweat 16:45 - Section III: Not Too Hard 25:18 - Section IIII: Test Your Mettle 29:46 - Section V: THERE ARE THINGS EVERYWHERE

[@jonathanjustplayin1923]

You forgot 36:35 -- section VI 8 ball

[@MichaelJacksonRobloxGamingCH]

@@jonathanjustplayin1923 thanks so much

[@shardofglass]

4 as a roman numeral is IV, not IIII

[@MichaelJacksonRobloxGamingCH]

@@shardofglass ok but that’s how MrKap putted on the video so I’m just copying what he wrote

[@MrKap]

Lol, I didn't even realize that the comment put IIII instead of IV for the 4th section. I put it as IV during that part which is correct, so if you want to correct that it's completely up to you.

[@BonazaiGirl]

One notable thing about Grim Matchstick is that a number of people find him _easier_ on expert than on normal due to the fact the clouds are going the _opposite_ direction. This, surprisingly, makes a world of difference, especially for his second and third phase since you’re moving further away from his attacks rather than into them.

[@JJGB2077]

I think the hardest part of grim matchstick is definitely trying to get the parries since they only appear in the first phase

[@juuj4493]

It's a lot easier on expert. Or i just got better during the time I beat the game and came back to him

[@kvj1989]

Yeah on expert hes a cakewalk.

[@vipregoaiutatemiariavereil7390]

@@JJGB2077 but they are easy to get (sorry but i'm very good at parrying)

[@BouncingKetchup]

Yeah, grim's one of the hardest for me on regular but the expert footage in this video looked really easy. I think it's because in the 3rd phase I have to split my attention between avoiding his attacks and actually shooting him (and chaser isn't an option because of the fireballs) and constantly change directions, while expert only has me facing one direction so I can do both at the same time more easily

[@antkmans7186]

A tip for anyone struggling to get parries in Moonshine Mob: Don’t worry about trying to get them in the first 3 phases at all, just try to do it as fast as possible. You then should have enough time to just wait for the snail to give you your parries as it’s super easy to dodge his projectiles

[@MrKap]

That's true. Good advice!

[@tem4ikfail]

Or you can parry his tongue 3 times in a row. For some reason, those count towards S ranking.

[@MrKap]

@@tem4ikfail Are you sure? They count for Heart Ring for sure, but usually attacks like that don't provide the parries for the S Rank. I'll try this and comment if it worked or not.

[@MrKap]

@@tem4ikfail Holy crap they do count! Why? Well that makes the parries much easier!

[@epicy0shi737]

@@MrKap Wait what? This changes everything!

[@travismaurice6308]

Im glad you put 8 ball where he was placed. He was unbelievably easy 😂

[@orange33340]

When I first watched this video٫ I completely forgot about Mangosteen

[@bitgaming-ye5ww]

Yeah

[@ExcaliburSonictheKing]

Mangosteen is so relatively easy to beat. No wonder I forgot he existed watching this video

[@Jansebach10]

Me who has beaten every boss without trouble but the 8 ball kills me even with 6 hp

[@orange33340]

@@Jansebach10 Bro٫ u sure you're good at cuphead?

[@TheAlienHasArrived]

My favorite part about Cuphead is that it’s extremely hard yet it’s still fair, every time you die it’s your fault and you have to learn to not make the same mistake again, so it makes me happy that the game doesn’t do much to make things easier other than a simple mode, and you can’t even beat the game unless you beat every boss in regular so your pretty much forced to play in regular mode to beat the game, there are no checkpoints so if you die you have to go back to the beginning of the boss or level, and that’s a good thing because it means your not getting too much help and you’ll actually learn how to play the game rather than just being handicapped the whole time.

[@MrKap]

I 100% agree with everything you said! It's really why I think Cuphead is one of the best in its genre, and so unique too! It's a game that really anyone can play, because Cuphead offers something for everyone. I appreciate the comment!

[@TheAlienHasArrived]

@@Lightmetal. I don’t play as Ms Chalice so I’m not bothered

[@StoutShako]

Have you ever heard of a little thing known as "punctuation"? 😂

[@solouno2280]

Nintendo hard

[@Evinex_0]

@@StoutShako Ok so uhhh, theres something called NO ONE CARES ABOUT PUNCTUATION

[@SP_Shortcake]

I am literally HORRIBLE at this game. I don’t game often and even though I’m really bad at the game I absolutely love watching others play. It’s amazing to me that you were able to clear these bosses so easily. Honestly hats off to you! Thank you for the quality content and voicing your cuphead experience :)

[@MrKap]

Ah man I really appreciate it! I mean even after many years of playing this game, I was still hesitant to try S Ranking every boss. Without Heart Ring this would've taken more much longer but luckily most of the bosses I didn't absolutely need it. Thanks for the comment!

[@orange33340]

I almost finished Chef Saltbaker on expert 3 times, and 2 of those almost finishes were back to back and I now I hate expert mode

[@fmgaming8695]

i axedently S ranked chef sult

[@orange33340]

@@fmgaming8695 I accidentally s ranked mortimer freeze

[@Ominoussmile]

I terrible at all of the bosses

[@josobacana5235]

I recently S-ranked every boss in the game and I can easily say that the ******* ice mage from the DLC was absolute the hardest one. To get all the parries in time it was required a LOT of rng, taking me many and many restarts due to it, and one thing I did to make the parry issue "easier" was stop firing on the first phase and holding it at the point where he throws his 2nd pink card. It worked for me but it was not funny at all. The worst 11 hours of my life.

[@MrKap]

Finally, someone on my side! lol

[@Prestonthefox]

His name is mortimore freeze

[@alptugraakan7490]

Expert chef saltbaker and devil>>>>>>>>>>>all

[@BigBossMan538]

Whoever designed Mangosteen went way too far. Clearly the desinger's mother didn't hug them enough as a child so they took it out on us with such a daunting fight. Chef Saltbaker has nightmares of Mangosteen!

[@silas0757]

I think a fair point about the perceived difficulty of the bosses, is that they were also first experienced without the crackshot. Which in my own opinion actually makes a lot of the bosses from the base game A LOT easier. And there also wasn't heart ring back then... I remember using ages to s-rank the bosses before the dlc

[@MrKap]

Definitely true, which is EXACTLY why I decided to make an "up to date" tier list to take those into account, ESPECIALLY with Heart Ring in the picture now. I appreciate the comment!

[@matthewgillis2617]

I love the ending comment from this one youtuber who ranked the bosses from worst to best normally, and he asked "On a scale of yes to very, how busted is the crackshot?" And it was hilarious

[@TheChampionLion626]

Imo Grim is one of the few bosses that gets easier in expert, and it’s all because you are not restricted to roundabout/chaser (and if you have the DLC crackshot) to being able to hit him consistently in phase 3. Being able to use lobber makes it so much easier to get a quick kill and (more importantly) not blow up his fire bubbles

[@Cinnamontoastcoughdrop]

People use roundabout and chaser for grim?

[@yoshikid27]

@@Cinnamontoastcoughdrop Roundabout is always Op but chaser just attacks the little bubbles so I don't see that.

[@Cinnamontoastcoughdrop]

@@yoshikid27 i personally only used roundabout for the first phase. It's weird to aim at grim in the second phase and trying to not hit the fireballs he sends out with roundabout sucks. I always used lobber for grim in the 2nd and last phase. I do agree that roundabout is always op tho

[@atomix4317]

@@CinnamontoastcoughdropThe i\only time that I use charge is in grim's last phase.

[@InvaderBB]

I thought people used Lobber and Roundabout on him

[@NightYoshi]

I gotta say this is probably the best list I've personally seen. Very fair and well made.

[@MrKap]

I appreciate it! Sadly it's not aaaassss fair as I would want it, but I was already taking like a month to finish the video so had to finalize it at some point. I still think everyone is generally where they should be, but getting their exact or close enough placement is extremely difficult 👍.

[@victorsantos5013]

I’m I gf jogging in Kiki Kiki if de r r r tree u to u no thick smoke Hiiii hi

[@orange33340]

@@MrKap luckily it's not the WORST. TIER. LIST. IVE EVER SEEN

[@jacobg6299]

@@orange33340 was it the one Nathan bandy made

[@orange33340]

@@jacobg6299 yep

[@nikborovik]

I S-ranked every boss in the game recently and I would say this ranking and descriptions are pretty close to my experience. In fact, any boss is difficult during the first encounter. But spent some time and they will be miraculously easier with every run. The bosses from the top tiers are the ones that require complex tactics and muscle memory, which can only be achieved with practice and patience. From the very beginning, Saltbaker seemed like a nightmare to me, but after spending an hour on him, I literally trained to dodge things: I got to know where better to do a single/double jump, where to roll, how to parry this damn sugar, etc. (I would recommend Ms. Chalice with II Super for this fight). Train yourself to get past the first two phases with 1 or 2 hits, and the remaining two are quite simple. In this respect, Wally Warbles, Esther Winchester and Hilda Berg were equally the hardest bosses of the game for me to S-rank, as ALL of their phases are pretty hard and require maximum concentration and training. The Robot is certainly hard too, but look for good tactics against him and he will be quite simple, probably the easiest plane boss to S-rank. Also, I want to mention 1 more tip for those who are struggling with the plane fights, as they are the hardest: get the damn Divine Relic and learn to use it. It is really a blessing for the plane bosses (and also P-ranking Run and Gun levels). The weapon swap is controllable and the benefits it gives you outmatch everything. Cheers!

[@MrKap]

Wow... You explained so well and so accurately what I was basing the tier list off of that even I didn't know how to articulate it and you did it perfectly, and it's scary 💀. I'm straight up just going to reference this comment whenever someone asks me ever how I ranked this tier list. What a great comment! Edit: I went back to read this comment and still I'm amazed by it. This is probably the best comment I've ever seen on one of my videos, like really. I'm definitely gonna pin this lol :)

[@nikborovik]

@@MrKap haha, thank you! I just needed to express my thoughts after completing everything in the game, and your vid is definitely the best place, because it is so well done and so close to my experience during those fights.

[@jimthescrub]

I just managed to S rank Hilda Berg yesterday, it was absolutely dreadful. But for some reason, after 5 minutes, I managed to get used to the first and second phase. But now it's just a matter of trying to dodge the cheap movement of the eggs and then the final phase. But the weirdest thing about my attempt to S rank all the bosses is that I ACCIDENTALLY got an S rank on the devil boss, and I find king dice to be one of the easiest. I'm extremely glad I used the P-sugar charm otherwise I'd probably still be trying to S rank the devil boss.

[@Yawn-in9ee]

@@MrKap I agreee, DOWN WITH CALA MARIAS SEAHORSE! I know a secret to beat him, Shrink your ship. And spin around and the horse will be out of your hair. And thanks for the tip. Now I beat Captain Brineybeard without any probelom.

[@lapinajustleft]

The Devine relic is in the DlC, and I doubt everyone has the money for that. Wasn’t it like 30-40 bucks?

[@KayzIdeas]

Wally Warbles was an absolute nightmare for me because off the eggs in the first phase splitting in 5 instead of 3, and the baby bird chains cutting off all the appropriate space needed to dodge the eggs. I don't even know how I got passed that bird house from hell.

[@InvaderBB]

Bro both him and Dr Kahl took some years off my life/hj

[@KayzIdeas]

Wally Warbles, Dr. Kahl's Robot, Hilda Berg, I've noticed a pattern. It's literally every aerial fight that feels/is unfair when S ranking. Players are just so restricted in air fights, especially without smoke dash. The next best charm for me was Twin Hearts, and that didn't help all the time because while my survivability increased, my damage-output got drunk and went home.@@InvaderBB

[@PotatoKing223]

Firstly, great video. Secondly, glad the public is finally realizing just how much of a nightmare Wally is. And thirdly, in my personal opinion, I’d put Rumor in Tests Your Meddle. For me the main reason I hate her so much is because I could never truly find a great weapon kit to fight her, seeing as both she and the stage move around so much. But overall good rankings!

[@MrKap]

Thanks for the kind words! The thing with Rumor is that time is like NEVER a problem, so before DLC you really could just use Chaser and like Spread for her 2nd phase and it would be fine. Now I'd replace Chaser with Crackshot tbh because you get more versatility that way and also the EX is much better. So the weapon kit I would use against Rumor is just Crackshot/Chaser and Spread. Maybe there is a better weapon combo, but that's what has worked for me 👍.

[@silasboland650]

@@MrKap I personally use charge and chaser. Charge blasts through the first two phases, while not requiring me to get too close, which with the rng platforms is nice. Chaser I find deals damage more consistently than crackshot. I can get 1:30 times consistently with this. Spread and crackshot seems like a really good combination too, but this one suits me more.

[@orange33340]

Dude just use crackshot٫ it makes phase 3 a cake-walk

[@informationnotavailable6433]

I used lobbed with ease.

[@jairoborer6404]

@Information Not Available I also used lobber. Rumor Honey bottoms is one of the few bosses where lobber works really well in compared to other weapons. And I'd also say the best weapon combo for rumor would be lobber and crackshot

[@metallord6960]

Something I picked up on Cala Maria is that during the second phase you could avoid her petrification entirely just by chilling over her head and it's easy to avoid the eels attacks with the mini.

[@flamingpaxtsc]

Mortimer Freeze is an underrated challenge. His first phase is the hardest in his fight just because I can’t figure out those little icicle guys, and the parries are annoying to get while S-ranking.

[@MrKap]

I 100% agree. The small ice guys are quite weird tbh and the parries are extremely annoying to get.

[@orange33340]

@@MrKap mortimer freeze was my luckiest s rank cuz it was an accident, but im not complaining

[@DesignFrameCaseStudies]

The icicle guys work by popping out of the ground from damage instead of being destroyed. It's ridiculously unintuitive. I'm going into more detail on that soon, but I was definitely confused by them at first. If you want any tips, ignore them until they pop out then shoot them.

[@spongebobtoaster6638]

@@MrKapdang is it bad that I thought Mortimer freeze was very easy for me? Crazy how much people’s rankings could change! Nice list btw. Wally warbles was the worst for me 😭

[@springdude1165]

Yeah I remember when I was going through my S Rank run, Mortimer Freeze surprised me and probably put me through the absolute worst hell out of any of them, except maybe Saltbaker who I haven't beaten yet but shrug. Regardless, I had a lot of trouble just trying to deal with that dude's parries and dodging, especially in phase 2, considering how fast that Snow Golem moves, giving me little time to actually figure out if he'd roll or jump, on top of everything else going on. And, yeah, parries were unreliable across the whole fight and didn't make the already hard challenge even harder. When I finally beat him I was ready to never see that stupid cultist another day in my life. Definitely the biggest surprise out of any of the bosses.

[@rebeccarosado7483]

Best cuphead boss ranking tier list in my opinion, really fair and has good explanations on why the bosses are ranked where they are. Honestly i think Cuphead's all about choosing the right weapon kit and having good reflexes to dodge whatever attacks come at you.

[@MrKap]

100% true! Thank you for the kind words first off! But yeah Cuphead it's really about having the right loadout. A lot of people sleep on the loadout choice, especially when you're newer at the game, but you learn after a while how incredibly important this is. That is exactly why I'm gonna try to start an S Ranking Guide for some bosses, with the first video coming out in like 20 minutes lol.

[@gengaraproved8435]

The irony is that when trying to beat the game on regular mode, Grim Matchstick was so infuriating it nearly made me quit the game. But it was one of the easiest to S-rank with a similar set-up to yours. Mainly because I didn’t have to worry about the time requirement. So as someone who thought Grim Matchstick was infuriating the first time around, I totally agree with Grim Matchstick being light work.

[@MrKap]

So true. Grim Matchstick when you first play Cuphead is usually a NIGHTMARE for people, including myself, but once you understand how to play the game Grim Matchstick is super easy compared to other bosses. That's honestly why when I ranked him where I did on the tier list, people were like "Oh no he's definitely harder than that". Where I ranked him in the video was me being pretty generous and unbiased with what the difficulties of the boss were and how you could overcome them. With everything considered, I thought where I put was a pretty decent spot and could be lower honestly. I personally think he's light work, but to generalize the difficulty, I put him where he stands in the tier list. Thanks for the comment!

[@DesignFrameCaseStudies]

@@MrKap Honestly though, it seems like a big part of that is how the platforms move in more favorable directions on Expert. I don't think that was playtested lol

[@UnknownUser-vw1ty]

For Captain Brineybeard's final phase, you can parry off of the laser the tongue shoots out. You'll have to time it right, but with the Heart Ring it can recover all health back. (You get 5 or 6 parries from the laser)

[@jomarcato4894]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@Enelnuts7333]

Wait WHAT?

[@chance1774]

@@Enelnuts7333yeah, it’s pink!

[@curryt4]

For dr. Kahl go for the laser thing first since the gears he shoots aren't annoying, you can also skip second phase by saving your super and positioning yourself in front of his head during phase transition and blow him up :).

[@KkingT]

I found most of the bosses fairly easy to beat BUT king dice absolutely destroyed me, he’s the one boss that genuinely made me feel like smashing my monitor

[@MrKap]

I can admit now after reviewing and playing against him that he is more troubling that I led on in the video. I still think the King Dice boss fight is not too difficult if you pick your bosses correctly and learn them, and since people have been constantly saying Dr Kahl's Robot is easy once you know how to beat them, I think my statement is fair. Go against Chips Bettigan or Tipsy Troop, then Phear Lap, then Mangosteen, then King Dice. Chips Bettigan can be a bit tricky to go through the gaps, so sometimes I genuinely prefer going against Tipsy Troop because I think they're easy to beat, Phear Lap is not very hard, just dash whenever the ghost rider is about to go upwards so it doesn't hit you and the rest is not very difficult, and Mangosteen is literally the easiest boss in the game. With King Dice it really is just getting good at the parry timing. The farthest I would readjust King Dice to is the beginning of the Not Too Hard tier for me.

[@atomix4317]

@@MrKap Bor the final phase absolutely destroyed my life

[@WRMGRLS]

Im glad someone finally agrees that captain is easy! Even on my first playthrough I found his attacks easy to learn and hes honestly one of the most fun bosses for me

[@MrKap]

I agree!

[@ThatDudCoachGum]

Tbh I think either Wally Warbles, King Dice, Or Dr. Kahls Robot is the hardest to S rank

[@CheeseAnimationsOfficial]

Captain Brineybeard is a joke if you use Miss Chalice

[@dream_walker9726]

I haven’t been playing cuphead for very long, but I’ve almost beaten the game. I’m not joking when I say Brineybeard took me two weeks to beat. I found him so hard and I don’t know why, buts he’s a pirate and I love pirates so all is forgiven.

[@ZA-en4bb]

Brineybeard is a fun designed boss, and I love how more things are added as the fight goes on and the mechanics of the fight are expanded upon, and how you fight the freaking uvula of the ship. But MAN do chalice and heart ring make him way easier. Especially since you can farm hearts with the ring on the laser.

[@arne2231]

Getting a S-rank on the chef was the worst and most difficult thing in my entire life. The first phase was an absolute mess and even if you passed it it was guaranteed that you’ll lose a life on the next one.. hell na bad memories, it took like 3 hours for me

[@dr3amy3ditz]

I feel very blessed that I don’t struggle with Chef Saltbaker. I just beat him a bunch of times on regular mode until I got familiar to his attacks. And when I tried to do Expert mode, it was a breeze. I got S rank accidentally.

[@MrKap]

Props man!

[@yourboikermit5074]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO AGREES THAT TIPSY TROOP IS NOT THAT HARD

[@UglyPotato34]

People think tipsy troop is hard..?

[@Eagle-Mit-YT-Lucas]

You Guys Get It The Tipsy Troop Are A Breaze I Actually Didnt Know People Thought Tipsy Troop Were Hard Before This Video

[@MrKap]

I KNOW RIGHT?!?! Like I literally spent less than 3 minutes just seeing what they did since I haven't played against the Tipsy Troop for a HOT minute, and I now I never take a hit on the Tipsy Troop lol. Really appreciate the comment, mainly because you're speaking fax ha

[@MrKap]

@@UglyPotato34 Surprisingly yes. I guess a lot of people can't, like, multitask or prepare for multiple moves threatening them even though that's kind of this whole game? lol

[@UglyPotato34]

@@MrKap they just have skill issue

[@PhantomAarantula]

Trying my hand at S ranking these bosses. Not using any DLC before Isle 4 though because I wanted to do it old-school and without Smoke Dash. And I'm... extremely surprised to see Mangosteen not in the lowest tier.

[@MrKap]

I see you didn't watch all the way through the video 😂. All good man, but spoiler alert he is in the tier lower than the supposed "lowest tier". By far the easiest boss in the game outright.

[@MrKap]

Also, respect for going for the now extra hard version of S Ranking each boss with no Heart Ring OR Smoke Bomb. I used to ALWAYS use Smoke Bomb cuz ya know... Smoke Bomb, but now having not used it for so long, I almost prefer NOT using it surprisingly lol. I appreciate the comment!

[@PhantomAarantula]

@@MrKap Yeah I since finished it. Was at the middle tier when I posted that, lol

[@MrKap]

@@PhantomAarantula I appreciate you coming back and finishing the video!

[@megaedge2762]

@@MrKap still have no idea why nathanial bandy thought he was the hardest casino boss.

[@IkeFanBoy64]

Of all the Cuphead bosses to use a Meet the Pyro meme on, Saltbaker is just as fitting as Pyro himself.

[@NightmarenovaG]

Here’s a trick I learned that made it defeating Wally warbles last Phase risky but easy once you know how work around it. When there’s the open between you and the first blue bird. If you go all the way down and shoot the bottom part of the nursing hammock. That actually counts as you damaging the boss. The only time you’ll have to be careful is when the space closes up and your up to damaging the boss from Above while dodging everything coming at you.

[@PhantomPuppetOfficial]

The fact that people think captin brineybeard is hard. LIKE IT'S SO EZ YOU SHOULD JUST PUT IT IN LIGHT WORK! I got the S rank second try

[@anijay64]

This is one of the most accurate cuphead tier lists I ever seen. I agree with almost all picks. I personally found Wally warbles the hardest to S rank but Chef Saltbaker is a tight number 2 spot.

[@MrKap]

Damn man thanks so much! I can definitely see how Wally Warbles could be the hardest boss to S Rank. The top 3 were all so hard and annoying to S Rank so picking the hardest was definitely a hard task to pull off. Thanks for your comment!

[@olllloJEEPollllo]

Okay

[@anijay64]

@@MrKap Thank you! Cuphead was a fun adventure to S rank because it would be over and one of the greatest video game accomplishments of my life once I finally do it. And after doing it, I can definitely relate to this one more than justoallday (*cough* *cough* he said dr kahl is easy.) or any other tier list. And finally someone who said rumor honeybottoms is not that hard!

[@yitraboom]

In the Hilda berg fight, if you draw out the 1st phase so that she sends out the purple enemy a 2nd time, it shoots a free parry shot

[@BENNY_MAC]

The Esther Winchester dancing part you put in was hilarious!!!! I finally S Ranked her earlier this week!!! Took me sooooo many tries! I had to put the video on my channel, I was just trying to eventually beat her on expert because that was my last expert boss for a 300%. When I did it I was so excited and couldnt stop cussing in delight 😂

[@NotHappernot]

I’ll be honest for a moment, when I first saw this video, and checked MrKap’s subscriber count a considerable amount of time after the fact, I was surprised at how low it was, because to me at least, this comes off as the type of content you would get from a channel with WAY more subscribers. This is a great video on the whole, and I’m eager to see what’s coming in the future.

[@integrated_Plack2022]

Dude why does this guy not have more likes and subscribers

[@MrKap]

Man dude I'm blushing! I'm surprised I even got this many views because I made literally just cuz I could ha. I really appreciate the comment!

[@bensmash0330]

For real

[@BigBossMan538]

When I first fought Esther, I was scared. After fighting her, she’s so much fun! I didn’t get frustrated like other plane fights. Fun to fight and watch in action! I’m actually looking forward to fighting her on expert. And the music is godly!!

[@alonsomoyano9278]

x2! It’s hard to ragequit from this boss, because it’s so much fun! Even though it may have taken up to 100 tries, you are constantly coming back for more, and it’s STILL fun, and that’s why it’s my favorite boss from the entire game! (Replayibility and the overall aesthetic of it)

[@Orange840]

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who did not understand Nathaniel Bandy's tierlist at all. This is a much better and fair tierlist that I've seen. Nice job displaying both your and the communities opinions on these.

[@MrKap]

I appreciate it! I tried being as reasonable as possible and my opinions/experiences are always changing, but overall I think this tier list isn't very far off from a great tier list! Some slight movements here and there, but overall for the time this tier list isn't bad 👍

[@un-inkpressivevideos9541]

honestly, id say most of the list is pretty fair though personally'd put Cala just under Devil or above Grim cause it can be a bit of a bullet hell in the second phase even if you get somewhat lucky in phase 1 but that's just personal experience, even the controversial Grim seems fair cause I think most people find expert easier cause the clouds going in the opposite direction make phase 2 and 3 sooo much easier, it's just a nuisance getting all three parries, also fuck Salt baker, he's the only boss so far I've yet to s rank, the others after a few tried and rng but that guy? Almost feels impossible sometimes even if I have the ring equipped or ms chalice, I've lost count of how many times I've retired him, still very fair list and great video

[@MrKap]

I just wanted to say thanks for your comment before continuing! Now you make a lot of good points about Grim and also Cala. Cala Maria was a bit tricky to rank which I mentioned in the video. It really does depend on how well you do overall so she can jump around a bit when it comes to placement in the tier. Grim its really just the parries that are sooo annoying, but just straight up beating him is easy as hell, with or without his cloud movement changes (which I actually didn't notice somehow 🤣). Now Saltbaker just sucks man! Expert mode definitely amps up his difficulty tenfold. There's just something about Saltbaker that makes me fold every single time I fight him lol. I can get far without taking any hits, and then my brain just turns off ha. I really appreciate the comment!

[@cjk51]

Esther is definitely my favorite boss battle! I love her mechanics and I think she's so much fun to play.

[@curllum]

I have a very strong ‘no homing weapons’ rule that I apply to myself. And let me say that when you’re required to aim as well, a lot of the bosses go up a notch in difficulty. For the moonshine mob, you are pretty much unable to kill any of the fly-ball thingys in the anteater phase, for the howling aces last phase it becomes so much more difficult because now you have to manage the screen flipping, dodging the projectiles and dealing enough damage in the time limit, and don’t even get me started on saltbaker. There are even more examples but if I named them all this comment would go on forever.

[@atmatey]

I highly suggest S-Ranking all bosses with only Peashooter and Coffee, it’s very satisfying.

[@sm00thgames63]

I was about to quit watching on that 8-ball section you did hahaha you got me good!

[@dimitridionissiou1000]

My main change is putting Pip and Dot way lower. They’re free parries and as long as you know to jump over the shorter patch of spike floor and dash over the longer one.

[@MrKap]

Honestly all the King Dice bosses are easy but I had the most trouble getting past Pip and Dot and not taking a hit. I probably should've mentioned more in the video, but I was really ranking the King Dice bosses based on how hard they are to get past and still be able to S Rank King Dice. This is why while some people might not think Mr. Chimes is hard, to still be able to get the S Rank after going against him is I would say near impossible since you have to already have gotten past minimum 2 mini bosses before him and you still have to have time to actually defeat King Dice himself. For that reason and of course my own issues with Pip and Dot, they are higher in that tier. At the very least I would say they prove to be more of a challenge than like half the other mini bosses.

[@return4887]

@@MrKap charge makes pip and dot way easier, you dont have to focus on shooting very much and you can land every shot

[@orange33340]

I would've put King Dice in the Tests Your Mettle because the die block isn't as easy as this video shows٫ its really easy to choke the dice block since you're under pressure and will probably mess up and either get a hard boss٫ two bosses in one stage٫ or a start over.

[@return4887]

@@orange33340 its kind of a you can do it or you cant, i struggled with king dice so much but as soon as i figured him out he was one of the easiest bosses

[@silasng6941]

Just bought the DLC 2 days ago and restarted the whole game including the DLC. Literally the best game I have ever played, the music, animations, nostalgic feeling. Bes

[@MrKap]

Sick!

[@animatingangel7946]

Personally, I think Djimmi is hard SOLELY because of the time requirements, it took me multiple days because I was taking too long. I eventually won but still took a while. I remember when I S-ranked Glumstone, it was the day the DLC released, I was angry and confused, on normal, because I couldn’t get his attacks, but I eventually beat him on S-rank the same day.

[@MrKap]

Djimmi's time requirement is really difficult, but after that it is definitely feasible to S rank Djimmi, and easily too after some time.

[@Crucialtooth7]

I accidentally S Ranked Howling Aces through the secret phase. Wasn't even trying to activate it. I even said "alright we ain't doing the special phase this time", since I accidentally activated it once before this. And then I accidentally did the special phase. And won. Was an extremely funny experience. 300%-ing the game was a real pleasure.

[@terryspencer9620]

Good job on one of your first video's.

[@MrKap]

Thanks man! I know there are some rough spots still but I think I overall did well for my first time editing. Wasn't looking for anything fancy, but I did want to make it educational and entertaining, so hopefully I achieved some of that. Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it!

[@vivianthegeek]

Bro you deserve like 100k subs AT LEAST

[@MrKap]

Man you're making me smile 😁. I appreciate the comment and love ✌️

[@county_bear9509]

I came to this channel just cause cuphead is fun, I really enjoyed this video and couldn’t believe the quality for 2.4k subs. Exceptional! Great video and instant sub

[@MrKap]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@hydropump8731]

As the list goes on you can tell the bosses that most find hard are easy in this list solely because of the parry ring. If you want them to be easy, aka honey bottoms, ghost express, and others. Use parry ring, if not, they become so much harder

[@fnawfan]

Fun fact: when I beat salt baker on expert for the first time I accidentally got the S rank. It’s quiet hilarious how that happened even tho I wasn’t even going for the S.

[@orange33340]

I did the same with Mortimer Freeze

[@Eagle-Mit-YT-Lucas]

FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT Grim Is Not That Hard In My Playthrough It Only Took Like 15 Attempts

[@MrKap]

Now I'll be 100 with you chief, when I first played this game? It took me like close to 1 and a half hours to beat Grim, but that was mainly because I was a scrub not using Lobber and just generally being bad. Nonetheless, people are still crying about Grim even after beating the game and having much more experience! People just need to play Grim again to see how easy he is. Thanks for the comment man!

[@springdude1165]

They could be worse.

[@marchu-]

sadly it took be 8 months

[@JoshuaWebbb]

How the fuck do you only have 1.5k subs? You are literally one of the best. So funny and correct

[@MrKap]

I really appreciate it! Especially considering some of the negative comments lol

[@BigBossMan538]

I’d like to see you make a Chalice tier list for Expert. Which bosses does she do better and worse against?

[@PorkyMinch]

I knew that you were missing mangosteen and that it was the hardest boss

[@MrKap]

Ha, really wanted to throw people off and wanted to make some janky but funny edits. Thanks for the comment!

[@diskgamer4768]

I know I was counting to see if all the bosses were there and I was missing one so I rewatch the video again and see that mangosteen is missing

[@RgalGae]

The channel needs some goddamn respect

[@MrKap]

Bro thanks for the love and comment man! 😁👍

[@bensmash0330]

Fr, I decree this channel get to 100k minimum😂

[@Lulu-it6vv]

I did struggle alot with Captain Brineybeard on my first play, especially on the boat, but when you learn how he works he's a fun boss to go against, I went against him recently two years after my first play and he's still fun

[@cinimini4854]

Been a few years I've properly played Cuphead, and I S-ranked every vanilla game boss, and I feel like I've had a way harder time with everything on this list. Almost all flying levels were pure hell to S rank, the djinn was my last S rank I got, and generally from the not too hard list up I always needed at least an hour to get the S rank. I didn't use the parry for hearts card, don't remember why but maybe that would've made it much easier.

[@modulu]

Holy shit bro's production quality is insane i thought for sure he had like 100k

[@MrKap]

Damn thanks man!

[@PassTheSnails]

One of my favorite things about cuphead is the wild subjectivity the game’s difficulty is subject to. Literally EVERYONE has a boss they struggle on that most others find easy. For me, Mortimer Freeze is by and large one of my better fights, while I simultaneously cannot wrap my head around that stupid Glumstone the Giant fight.

[@MrKap]

Lol very true comment!

[@CoolCow5628]

and the one boss that everyone struggles with is dr kahls robot

[@PassTheSnails]

@@CoolCow5628 I’m pretty confident in that fight! I cannot S-Rank Wally Warbles However

[@Plants10000]

Most amazing thing here is you know exactly the names of even the mini bosses for Baroness. Good stuff!

[@MrKap]

Lol. It's crazy the number of characters in the game that actually have a name, or at least a given name by the community. It gets you more involved in the community knowing names of, well, no-names!

[@bradleygladley]

This for sure lines up with my thoughts on Each boss

[@MrKap]

Glad to hear it :)

[@jairoborer6404]

btw Mr.Kap, I did want to point out that while parry ring is still a really great charm, the one downside to it is that parrys won't give you cards (for EX moves and supers) anymore, meaning that you'll have to make up for the extra health with faster clear time. This isn't a deal-breaker for the charm by any means, but it's still important to know, especially because the game doesn't tell you about it for some reason. (& as someone who's also S-ranked everything on expert mode I agree with your tier list A LOT and I definitely find it the best one of out all the ones I've seen. I basically agree with everything & The only seldom disagreements I have with it are really just minor nitpicks from my personal experience.)

[@MrKap]

I wonder why the game doesn't tell you that you can't get EX cards while using Heart Ring. Even so, it's really not a big deal at all since you'll always get enough cards to get the bonus, no matter the boss, so it's more up to the player to use them. It can make some bosses take a bit longer, but not really at the same time XD. I'm glad you found the tier list to be fair! It's surprisingly difficult to make these tier lists because there will always be things that you might struggle with that others find incredibly easy (EX; People find Dr. Kahl's Robot super easy, while I find his last phase to be hard to pass while retaining all the bonuses for the S Rank). Since I'm a very seasoned player at Cuphead, I figured it was best to add my own input/reasonings on why a boss was either difficult, or easier than people think it is. It's also why I've created S Rank Guides for some bosses that people think are difficult, but in reality can be mastered quite easily. I really appreciate the comment!

[@BennyLennyGaming]

Summary: None of them are too hard. Y’all need to just get good.

[@Man-of-peppers]

😊🔫

[@Pandalikious]

Keep doing what ur doing! ( I love your vids❤ )

[@MrKap]

Thanks man!

[@MacNava]

Never though Nathaniel Bandy of all people would make you make this video. Great tier list!

[@MrKap]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@SimplyMyths]

for phantom express 1st phase i use converge because it allows you to not move while shooting the eyes and doing the occasional parry.

[@demonarcher1661]

Right now I'm doing my own journey of S ranking myself. And I can see why this list is what it is. My personal hardest for me was a lot of the plane levels. Wally, Hilda and Esther. Then there's Ribby and Croaks and Mortimer. Thanks for some of the tips for them. Hopefully soon I can finally fully S rank the game (most likely not cause Saltbaker S Rank makes me wanna cry)

[@cherrydeli4525]

i'm sorry i think heart ring makes it so much more dull with the ease, as someone who s-ranked the game twice within the year i had the game before the dlc came out. that being said, it adds another element of fun for the dlc bosses, but takes away a lot of the challenge and fun for base game bosses imo. same goes with crackshot honestly, but man that thing is fun to use haha. my favorite will always be roundabout tho muehehe. i love the updated tier list taking these into account, and thanks for not abusing chalice i feel like that's super lame for like half the bosses lmao. this video was so fun to watch! :)

[@illuminated201]

This games makes me feel so nostalgic and makes me wanna go to the 50s ,60s specially the main title screen and the intro song damn 🥲

[@hibbs3180]

I just downloaded the game two days ago and been having a blast at it! so far the bosses haven't felt too bad, which to be fair I am only at the bee boss, but it has been very enjoyable.

[@MrKap]

I'm glad you enjoy Cuphead!

[@Flymonster0001-ct5ue]

i s ranked every boss in the game and got 300 pecent but a great video and i respect your tier list and your opinion

[@MrKap]

I really appreciate the wholesome and respectful comment! I don't get many of those now tbh lol.

[@mrpooptheiii3444]

I am driving from Oregon to Washington while watching this. I have never seen cup head before, but i like how long the video is.

[@jorgeperdomo9158]

What a good video quality I have to give you credit, for just passing all the bosses with the s rank!

[@MrKap]

I appreciate the nice comment!

[@timothykammerer7622]

I think with honeybottoms it's even easier to fight when you use the energy beam right before the last phase starts when she reads the book, you can slow her animation down and basically skip the final phase when you use the spread right against her head

[@MrKap]

This is a very good point. Again, I don't think Rumor Honeybottoms is very difficult to fight, although I can admit she has a very different way you have to fight than other 'on the ground' bosses. I tend to do what you said to make her last phase basically nothing.

[@orange33340]

@@MrKap With crackshot٫ Rumor is a cake walk

[@sonnytapman]

I don’t see many people bring this up, 8-Ball is in fact a reference to a boss in Gunstar Heroes, Melon Bread. Who’s also extremely easy and looks similar to 8-Ball.

[@MrKap]

OH YEEAAAAH! I totally know what you're talking about! Man, I never made that connection till now, and I even watched a video where one of the developers mentioned it was a reference. Thanks for letting us all know man! :)

[@BappO-is-me]

Im so glad Im not the only one who struggled immensely with Wally and Mortimer. I almost cried when I beat him, but didnt get the parry requirements requirements.

[@AlbanianThrash]

great one i learned for phantom train is that aiming converge at his hands in the first phase completely trivializes it. eyeballs are killed immediately as they spawn, you pick up a lot of meter and can spam converge ex to just completely melt him. legit all you have to do is stand there and parry chocolate like twice and then it's off to the next phase. converge also trivializes the 3rd phase since you can do the same thing but aiming up instead of forward.

[@cheechunlimited]

Totally agree with Hilda Berg, she's such a pain, especially if you're new to the game

[@daniamcbasilgopher7187]

King Dice weapon tip: Twist Up is by far the easiest weapon to use on nearly all of his mini bosses, and on King Dice himself. Extremely underrated.

[@MrKap]

I'll try it!

[@YourFeelingsSucks]

An interesting thing is few of those bosses didn't wanted to fight, Grim Mashstick was too kind. The other were eager to get in a fight, even if their contracts would be taken from them.

[@d4n737]

MrKap the type of guy to beat Mike Tyson to a pulp with little trouble and explain his strategy with "It's very easy, because it is simple" and then get beat up by a preeschooler right after

[@anthonyoliver418]

The first phase of phantom express is a joke with Converge, since it pierced enemies, it destroys the eyes while attacking the boss!

[@MrKap]

Yeah, someone enlightened me to that yesterday and it's sooo much better and everyone should 100% bring Converge everytime to fight Phantom Express. I tend to then use Crackshot as my secondary for it's versatility. Thanks for the comment!

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

You can literally do phase one standing still the whole time with converge

[@darkknight372]

This video has inspired me to finally beat every boss on expert like I’ve been putting off for so long.

[@MrKap]

lesssgoo

[@chasecarlson4900]

The time bonus for Wally was so hard to achieve especially during the phase with the ring of eggs around the boss, that phase would always run me over 2 minutes; heck on normal I learned if I heard the March of the Valkyries motif in the song I took too long and had to restart

[@TruckCoast]

Congratulations on getting 1M views on your very first Cuphead video. Keep it up! 👍

[@I-am-on-fire]

This guys too underrated, he has good content.

[@MrKap]

Damn man, thanks!

[@I-am-on-fire]

@@MrKap :)

[@bensmash0330]

Agreed lmao

[@orange33340]

@@MrKap You should do a list of best to worst cuphead bosses

[@michaelschriver1229]

I’ve always found Dr kahls robot to be one of the easiest to S rank but I do understand why most players have a lot of difficulty getting it or even beating him on expert.

[@MrKap]

Like I mentioned in the video, once you get good at him and know tricks to fight against him, it becomes muuuuuch easier. You could say the same thing with Phantom Express on what shots you bring, like bringing Converge and Crackshot are very good against Phantom Express. Also his Bullet Hell Phase is just all about skill and replaying it over and over again until you get really good at it imo, which of course means spending a lot of time on it and that would then translate to it being a harder boss. With everything considered, people aren't gonna know how to efficiently/effectively beat Dr Kahls Robot, thus the high ranking. Thanks for the comment!

[@postonian425]

he was one of the longest bosses it took me to beat on normal on my first playthrough

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

If you play touhou Dr Kahl would prolly be easy, but i dont play touhou...

[@the_godbodor7026]

Honestly, I feel if they did make an Expert difficulty for the Angel and Devil fight it would be up there with Warbles and Saltbaker with there being a lot of stuff on the screen plus having to turn to make the attacks switch.

[@user-ox9me6pn1l]

your youtube videos are very cool you know have lots of fun

[@Based4Life]

For King Dice you can stand behind his hand and it’s a safe spot. This would make the fight last longer but it would be very easy.

[@MrKap]

I thought that was patched out or you weren't able to do that anymore? I'll try that soon for sure. Thanks for the comment!

[@Based4Life]

@@MrKap I haven’t played in a long time so I don’t know if it has been patched or not. Either way good luck bro!

[@michaelohear8752]

@DarkCoreX It actually speeds the fight up if you are using converge.

[@ehdggaming]

Keep growing!

[@MrKap]

I appreciate it man!

[@RazrrrrOCE]

First time viewer, the bo2 reference was perfect love this

[@Hesh_NC]

Awesome!!! The Grimace Shake is a berry-flavored milkshake sold at McDonald's restaurants in the United States during June 2023. It was released as part of the Grimace Birthday Meal promotion which celebrated the character Grimace's 52nd birthday.

[@abitgoober]

Surprisingly, for me, the Inkwell isle 1 bosses (besides the root pack) are pretty hard for me to S rank. But I’ve S ranked Cala Maria and Captain Brineybeard

[@MrKap]

Ribby and Croaks can be quite tricky at first, but if you take your time to learn each phase they become much easier from that point forward. Hilda Berg kind of falls into the some boat, and Cagney just has a lot of things that try to get you all at once, and with the surprisingly little amount of space, makes dodging hits a bit harder than usual. Thanks for commenting!

[@Andreguayta]

@@MrKap and goopy? He don't mention that goopy is easy to s rank. Don't understimate goopy le grande b¡tch!

[@tammietarver8254]

Finally mugman gets some respect.. Also great video.

[@Eagle-Mit-YT-Lucas]

Ikr

[@MrKap]

Yeah Mugman needs some love. Always playing Cuphead since he's the character you start using right away made me want to switch it up a bit, so I did this whole challenge as Mugman lol. Thanks for your comment and kind words!

[@Eagle-Mit-YT-Lucas]

@@MrKap Yeah I Have Only Played As Cuphead Once And It Was For A Different Saltbaker Ending

[@AmongBonnie]

@@MrKap I only played cuphead once and died, on a deathless run...

[@tammietarver8254]

I got a few S ranks on isle 3. I did Werner, rumor, and briny beard.

[@ejakaegypt]

Cup head always had these Disney vibes to it. And gosh I love most of the villian designs

[@MrKap]

Fax man

[@Ly..]

Hey, someone with every S rank and achievement in the game, I already thought Cap'n Brineybeard was one of the easiest bosses in the game, but the fact that you can dash to avoid the barrel during the laser makes him so piss easy. I thought that was to punish people who didn't plan ahead but now it's just litterally free

[@findaily2777]

This is great

[@MrKap]

I appreciate the support!

[@buzzco3811]

I wonder why this guy dropped some random music and then a absolutely amazing cuphead list

[@MrKap]

Well, I'm in college right now for Music Production and should be getting my Associates in it soon. I haven't been able to make music really until 2 years ago, so the KZbin channel was simply just a porfolio of anything I made and produced, good or bad. It was also to share anything I made to people. Anyways I was playing the new DLC with my cousin and wondered what a tier list of the hardest bosses to S rank would be because I was considering making a tier list just for fun. Came across Nathaniel Bandy's tier list from the easiest to hardest fights on Regular, and my cousin and I were laughing and were jokingly mad at how bad the tier list was, especially considering the atrocious gameplay in the background XD. Literally got us so heated that we decided to S Rank every. single. boss. Mid way through the idea popped up to make an actual KZbin video of a tier list rather than just making a tier list on TierMaker; So, that's what I did lol. S Ranked every boss and spent hours S Ranking everyone and learning how to edit. Annndd that's pretty much it! Learned a lot of things during the process of making the video. I NEVER expected this to blow up at all, and I've gotten considerably better at editing, so I decided to just keep on making videos for a bit. Still a long process to make the videos but let's see where this takes me!

[@buzzco3811]

@@MrKap congrats this is a great video and I hope your carrier will go well

[@orange33340]

Its crazy that Nathaniel bandy thinks that Grim is the hardest boss🤦

[@Mona-by8qq]

I apreciate the part of the video devoted just to listen to high-noon hoopla 👍

[@A.piece.of.fur123]

Quick tip, when using crackshot use your EX when have heart ring enabled or have the divine relic, after that just parry the P. Turret and you get health back