If bombed, he will teleport immediately without taking damage, but if dug out, he will remain in place. Destroying the stage tile underneath the Necrodancer (but not the Golden Lute) starts the second phase immediately. The stage tiles have the same durability as shop walls, and can be destroyed using methods that destroy shop walls, such as bombs or the blood shovel. Note that this Dorian does not have a shovel, nor does he have the boots of leaping, and also cannot equip the Golden Lute weapon in this fight. The Necrodancer will only take damage from the Golden Lute at this point, and teleports each time he is hit. In the second phase, the Necrodancer will summon a miniboss and wander the room, summoning more minions and blasting horizontal cones of ice or setting off a 5x5 explosion, which does 3 damage to the player and teleports the Necrodancer.

The first pair opens the door to the Necrodancer's main room, and the next four progressively bomb the Necrodancer's stage, releasing more minions until the Necrodancer and the golden lute are released from the stage, starting the second phase. In the first phase, a number of traps consisting of a circle surrounding a dot will need to be triggered - they will spawn in groups of two, and must be pressed at the same time to trigger. Button presses from here on out will control both Cadence and Dorian simultaneously. After defeating Dead Ringer as Cadence, you will meet Dorian and be transported into the Necrodancer's lair.

Crypt of the necrodancer