I'm towards the end of new game plus now. Have all the vigils except these two:

• The Cinders (Fire Bellows - Defeat 20 foes with one continuous attack, without taking damage.)

I read somewhere that this is easy to do on the trial area for the fire bellows, but i already got first prize there and can't go back in. I tried it on the arena levels that have enemy generators, but i can't seem to get it, even when i'm torching a ton of small enemies quickly. The weapon is upgraded accordingly.

• The Menders (Bullhead Shield - Defeat a foe by counter-blocking its melee attack while at less than 20 percent health.)

The wording on this is not clear if it's the player or the enemy that needs to be lower than 20%. I think it's the latter. I'm pretty sure i did exactly what it says multiple times (drain an enemies health until it's almost dead, then counter it to kill it), but didn't get the vigil. What am i doing wrong?

Thanks.

@Bib:

Cinders: I played the first challenge in the pipe, let three popcorn machines spawn all their mobs, then just go to town. I had the weapon upgraded a bit as well.

Menders: YOU have to be below 20% health, not the mob. And remember that the mob must attack you with melee attacks. Just do it in the challenges, or during the last levels where a lot of the mobs are melee.

@CrazyChris said:

@Bib:

Menders: YOU have to be below 20% health, not the mob.

Are you sure? I saw a guy claiming the opposite.

I'll try it.

@Bib said:

@CrazyChris said:

@Bib:

Menders: YOU have to be below 20% health, not the mob.

Are you sure? I saw a guy claiming the opposite.

I'll try it.

Well, that's how I got it at least. :)

I'm quite sure the mob was even at full health when I counterattacked it and killed it. But I remember having a lot of issues with it as well, probably because the game have a hard time telling the difference between a melee mob and ranged mob.

The bellows one can be done on any level with a lot of squirts, just let them all spawn 
 
For the shield one, just go to the shield trials, get down to under 20% hp, then counter block a melee attack. Make sure you don't have leechade/thorns, or any kind of tonic like that on. It took me 5 minutes!

@CrazyChris said:

@Bib said:

@CrazyChris said:

@Bib:

Menders: YOU have to be below 20% health, not the mob.

Are you sure? I saw a guy claiming the opposite.

I'll try it.

Well, that's how I got it at least. :)

I'm quite sure the mob was even at full health when I counterattacked it and killed it. But I remember having a lot of issues with it as well, probably because the game have a hard time telling the difference between a melee mob and ranged mob.

You were right. I just got the vigil. Thanks duder!

Attempting the other one on the first challenge area now.

EDIT: LOL GOT THE OTHER ONE TOO. Kind of by accident. This thread is awesome.

@Bib: Grats! Glad I could help. :)