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Cuphead Guides — Beat Every Boss in the Inkwell Isles

Cuphead guides and databases built from the wiki: every boss, every character, and how the run-and-gun fights work.

Where the numbers come from. The tables below are built from the game wiki's own data, not from memory. Where a page needs an exact figure, we mark it and check it before we call it fact.

Start here

Cuphead is a hand-drawn run-and-gun where almost every fight is a boss with telegraphed patterns. These guides walk the Isles in order and the tables list all of them by name.

All Cuphead guides

Start Beginner Guide

Your first contract and how to read patterns.

 Bosses Bosses Guide

Every boss and how the phases work.

 Run & Gun Run and Gun Guide

The side levels between bosses.

 Weapons Weapons Guide

The six shot types and when to swap.

 Charms Charms Guide

Passive perks and which to carry.

 Parry Parry Guide

Building super meter from pink objects.

 Co-op Co-op Guide

Two-player tips with Mugman.

 Expert Expert Mode Guide

Harder patterns and how to prep.

 Isle One Inkwell Isle One Guide

The first five bosses in order.

 Isle Two Inkwell Isle Two Guide

The second isle and its tricks.

 Isle Three Inkwell Isle Three Guide

The toughest base-game isle.

 Isle Four Inkwell Isle Four Guide

The King’s Leap and the DLC.

 Avoid Common Mistakes

Wastes that cost you a contract.

 Edge Tips & Tricks

Habits that clean up your runs.

Reference tables

Two reference tables sit below: all 41 bosses grouped by isle and all 74 characters, both wiki-sourced rather than guessed.

Reference Boss Database

41 bosses grouped by isle.

 Reference Character Database

74 characters of the cartoon world.

Data notes

The tables above are built from the game wiki's own pages. Where a figure matters, we mark it and check it before publishing it as fact. Pages with incomplete source data are marked rather than filled with guesses.

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Sources

Figures and item data on this site are read from the game’s own reference wiki before publishing. Where a value could not be confirmed there, the page says so instead of filling the gap.