So I can't do the Sword Route I've beaten Tenna, I need tips because all i have is TVDinners and The Items from the Vending Machine so any tips from people who have completed the fight without the Mantle?
I would just replay the whole chapter. If you have a Chapter 2 completion save, you can still use it.
You could just keep fighting until you've learned all the attacks enough to dodge them consistently, but that would mean going to the next chapter without the Shadow Mantle. The Shadow Mantle is useful for more than just this fight.
Might as well be cooked but I need to learn to PERSEVERE