Cult Of The Lamb - How To Beat The Silk Cradle Heretic

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Shamura is likely the last of the Old Faith Bishops that you end up facing in Cult of the Lamb, as they're the surrogate "leader" of sorts. Massive Monster, the game's developer, really did an amazing job of making all four Bishops feel unique and also terrifying. Leshy is a chaotic tree monstrosity, Heket is a gigantic eldritch frog, Kallamar has his multitude of weapons, and Shamura is a terrifying mystery.

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So, let's take a look at who exactly Shamura is in this setting, what they represent in the Old Faith, what their importance is to the story, what their attacks are, and finally, the easiest methods to beat them.

Shamura, in the "lore" of Cult of the Lamb, is a spiderlike entity described as a "god" who is one of the four Bishops of the Old Faith. In the battle that sealed away The One Who Waits, Shamura had their skull split open and now suffers from fragmented memories as well as sometimes repeating themselves. And, as seen when the bandage comes off during their boss fight, Shamura's godly brain is bulging out of their skull at all times.

Now, as a boss fight, Shamura is actually a bit easier on average than Kallamar, the Bishop directly before them, but that doesn't mean they're easy, as Shamura has a lot of different attacks - many of which have deceptive hitboxes.

Compared to other Bishops like Kallamar or Heket, Shamura actually has a bit less going on in their attacks. That said, that doesn't mean this Boss should be taken lightly, as that's an easy way to get killed and sent back to the Cult with nothing to show for your efforts. So, let's look at all the attacks this Old Faith god can use:

Shamura, unlike some of their siblings such as Heket or