When facing a ton of cursed puppets, get your guns out...ready aim...fire until they are dead, they slow down when fired at, if they get to close slash them an knock them away then continue to pump them with lead until they blow up into pieces of rag doll! Also when you get alastor you will be begging to get at them! You will run them through....jab them in thier stomachs about 3-4 times...throw them up in the air and slice them up...what more can you want in a lightning sword?