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It's been about 7-8 years since I last touched PCB so I've been trying to 1CC Normal. Marisa, in my opinion, is far tougher to 1CC normal with than Reimu or Sakuya since she only starts with 2 bombs (if you care about using them as death bombs) and has Lyrica as her starter for Stage 4. That being said, I have a few things that might help you with some of the stage 4 spellcards. As mentioned already in this thread, go for Lunasa for the first spellcard. Her non-card is simple to dodge (stand completely still at the bottom unless you absolutely have to move left or right) and you can clear out some of the bullets in her spellcard if you sit on a musical note before they burst (they won't spawn when you're on top). For Prism Concerto, I recommend staying in the middle and dodging carefully until Merlin and Lyrica move their lasers up to make a cross. Then move to the left or right to help dodge and give you a bit of breathing space. I usually clear the spell card by staying on the right hand side and shooting at Lyrica. Spirit Wheel Concerto Grosso actually isn't as bad since the bulk of the bullets in the second half tend to stray off into a particular direction, leaving space in between each group. Don't feel too bad if you're struggling to 1CC with Marisa B, anon. Her focus range is pretty narrow and stage 4 is probably the hardest stage to deal with considering how dense the bullet patterns get if you don't immediately wipe out the fairies as soon as they spawn. Stage 5 isn't nearly as bad in my opinion since you can more or less go in blind and follow the spirit trails. Practice stage 4 until you feel like you can deal with the prism rivers' spell cards and if that isn't enough, work on timing borders (kill borders as late as possible to collect cherry blossoms/clear out bullets and unfocus to help speed up collecting the 50K) and death bombing. Keep at it, Stage 4 is a rough ride for most people starting out.
>For the record I find Youmu easier.
Agreed. Hell, I find even Yuyuko easier than Prism Rivers.