Bastion/Pyth Orchard

A new game element is added in this stage. At a shrine, you can pray to a god, and doing so will increase the difficulty of enemies in the map.

Pyth Orchard
This area is calm at the beginning, with no enemies. Head to the right. At the first branch, you may head to the right to get a Plush Pith trinket. Otherwise, continue to the left. On the path to the shrine, you can see Something Coarse to the right of the farming platform.

You will eventually reach the Pith, who is the first enemy. Block his attacks with your shield, and attack during the pause in the attack.

Once Pyth is defeated, enter the shrine. You may pray to him, for a 10% XP and fragment bonus at the cost of making enemies move and attack faster. If you pray and exit the shrine, enemies will appear and attack as normal. There is a second Pyth bull at the junction near the start, and defeating it with the Pyth prayer active grants +2 max health.