Jacob Stage

This is a classic Elevator fight stage. There are no other obstacles to worry about.

Your two best friends in this stage are Zero's spin attack (Mantis), and Zero's slam attack (Gravity).

The spin attack will clear most of the enemies. This includes the elevator moving sections, and the "floors" where the elevator stops. You can damage and destroy the shield enemies before they can set up to block.

If a shield enemy does set up and blocks, the slam attack is the simplest way to destroy them. If they are at close range, you may want to switch back to Sword to have a closer hit box than the Glaive. You can also use Pandamonium's attack to get past the shields if needed.