14 — The Scratching Post

Risqué Terrain remixed at higher magnifications — no new enemies, but pretty difficult anyway. Crunchy Pillar's two buffed Shy Boys are the spike.

A remix of Risqué Terrain with raised strength magnifications and zero new enemies — and still pretty difficult compared to everything before it. Expect the usual suspects: Master A., Dagshund, Duche. The flagged stage is the fifth, Crunchy Pillar, where two extremely strong Shy Boys make anti-Red/Floating units close to mandatory.

A small flavor note: the stage names — Cardboard Corridor, Catnip Dream, Crunchy Wall, Wading Woodchips, Crunchy Pillar, Disapproving Giant — tell a little story from a cat's-eye view of a scratching post.