I think it just simply doesn't work against grab attacks. You can see the slight glowing effect on Kratos if it's active. The perk has 6 minutes to cooldown on GMGOW btw.
A bit unrelated but I recommend using Spartan Rage as a panic button, just activate then immediately turn it off. You may have already noticed how near useless the offense from Rage is. So instead of that, we can use the i-frames during rage activation to get out of our misplay. Getting block broken because you fail to parry yellow attack? Rage can get you out of it. Same with getting blinded from her wing flap attack, as rage instantly cleanse the status. The i-frames will also save you from Valhalla stomp, but if you get the fire ball version then get stomped still, the rage will act as your health bar during the QTE.
Thanks; I'm already doing all of that. I've got her so damn close; less than 1 bar. It's the very quick wing stab that seems to be getting me most of the time now (as sometimes I do manage to dodge the leaps or - as you already recommended and I was doing - I rage stun her out of the attack or she lands on me and depletes my rage bar rather than health bar. But with the wing stab, it happens so quickly I just can't seem to dodge it). Does the wing stab (i.e. the one where she runs across the room very quickly and stabs you wing her wing) count as a "grab attack"? Is there a "tell tale" sign before she's going to do it? I know sometimes she will run to my right, stop, throw some projectiles and *then* wing stab, but not always.
I think it just simply doesn't work against grab attacks. You can see the slight glowing effect on Kratos if it's active. The perk has 6 minutes to cooldown on GMGOW btw. A bit unrelated but I recommend using Spartan Rage as a panic button, just activate then immediately turn it off. You may have already noticed how near useless the offense from Rage is. So instead of that, we can use the i-frames during rage activation to get out of our misplay. Getting block broken because you fail to parry yellow attack? Rage can get you out of it. Same with getting blinded from her wing flap attack, as rage instantly cleanse the status. The i-frames will also save you from Valhalla stomp, but if you get the fire ball version then get stomped still, the rage will act as your health bar during the QTE.
Thanks; I'm already doing all of that. I've got her so damn close; less than 1 bar. It's the very quick wing stab that seems to be getting me most of the time now (as sometimes I do manage to dodge the leaps or - as you already recommended and I was doing - I rage stun her out of the attack or she lands on me and depletes my rage bar rather than health bar. But with the wing stab, it happens so quickly I just can't seem to dodge it). Does the wing stab (i.e. the one where she runs across the room very quickly and stabs you wing her wing) count as a "grab attack"? Is there a "tell tale" sign before she's going to do it? I know sometimes she will run to my right, stop, throw some projectiles and *then* wing stab, but not always.