I have two death defiance now, and a third from the Skelly keepsake. Should keep me going for a while.

I had my best run yet, got all the way to the boss of the third area. It happened to be with bow, which I didn't like at first. Bow can be pretty good if you power it up, I had a three-shot attack and also a power up that made each shot an AOE for big damage. And of course water dash, easily my favorite boon at this point.