h2-builds-and-combat

[tacit mauve]

yeah, dont stand near the black line, dont get hit by the main attack

[lunar valley]

The line does explosions after

[green jewel]

So is the chaos embryo the best keepsake so far or what?

[split igloo]

i managed to get triple hammer from echo just now so i have hook knives, spiral knives, and concentrated flurry on pan blades. i was doing 2.5k per special to the third boss.

[glossy rivet]

pls elaborate

[tacit mauve]

I didn't like it until recently cause it took a ton of learning, but sprinting in the boss fights is basically a requirement for beating them

[glossy rivet]

ive been using evil eye on final boss, should i use skelly instead?

[tacit mauve]

I always use skelly, but i havent explored the keep sakes in full yet

[green jewel]

It gives you a random chaos boon every couple rooms and doesn’t expire

[glossy rivet]

also ye i have to unlearn mashing dodge from hades 1

[glossy rivet]

do their boons from the keepsake come with penalties or just bonuses?

[tacit mauve]

yeah, that sounds like why you struggled with chronos tbh, you need to be mobile

dont stand near things that it looks like hes about to attack at

sprint will be your friend

[green jewel]

Just the bonuses!

Unfortunately it only lets you have one. But I believe it will only give epics at level 3

[glossy rivet]

i know the final boss' funnel attack is my cue to sprint but idk what else to sprint from so i thought i'd just dodge and hope i get iframes

[tacit mauve]

wtf, that sounds like it needs nerfing lmao

[glossy rivet]

only the funnel attack is obvious enough to me as a sprint cue

[tacit mauve]

well, his orb attacks, get away from him, his scythe which leaves a black line, get away from, his scyth throw, sprint away from its trajectory

[glossy rivet]

does his scythe attack always go left to right? (relative to his facing)

clockwise to him i guess

[tacit mauve]

tbh, idk

[merry kiln]

should i run poseidon or hestia? i dont have hera item yet

[tacit mauve]

i just had a insane staff run of both so

like both of them in a run, i'd focus on posidon for attack tho

hestia has great supporting boons

[merry kiln]

spam special or attack\

[meager forge]

How can you dodge ||Cerberus's second phase aoe, it's so cluttering and confusing||

[potent moth]

basically just wait till the squiggly lines are about 80% the way to the edge then run out of them - until then though just whale attacks? idk it's gotten me through pretty consistently

i just keep following behind him and hitting from behind

[merry kiln]

what was your main form of attack? basic attack or special

[meager forge]

I just got to it the first time and died halfway, got an axe run with apollo

[potent moth]

and then sprint as soon as it looks like he's going to bring up the claws

[silent prism]

Anyone know how to activate the divinity card? seems impossible to do and I'm 1 more mind short to activate it

[tacit mauve]

Attack, but most my dmg came from selene, atleast for bosses. It was most of a cast mana run

[meager forge]

Is hestia boons good for torches?

I am thinking about doing a run with hestia for atk and apollo for special and cast

[merry kiln]

wait so you mainly ran cast?

[tacit mauve]

It was a mix depending on the enemy. All 3 of my attacks were gud. It was definitely a god run.

[merry kiln]

hmm i see

were all your attacks poseidon or were some diff? and what selene boon was it?

[feral isle]

This game is harder than the first one. Doing my 10th run so far and only reached the sirens the 2nd time.

[tacit mauve]

Laser beam, bottom path.

[surreal willow]

||does anyone have a good skull build yet, im using mels aspect to try and nuke things with the increased power.||

[tacit mauve]

But you ain't gonna be able to replicate my run perfectly anyways, I was extremely lucky. Just play about and you'll get lucky in your own way ❤

[tacit mauve]

I think they are extremely powerful, idk about specific gods tho

[surreal willow]

ive been going blast for bigger BOOMS

[ripe jasper]

the one that causes omega attack on pick-up was really good when i tried it

[surreal willow]

ive been leaning towards triple salvo omega builds.

with blast and triple salvo it usually deletes a minibosses armor

[steep heron]

any build suggestions for artemis aspect?

[desert shell]

Good gods for the axe?

[pulsar token]

hey does anyone one know whats considered "close" for aphrodites boons?

[pulsar token]

zeus, apollo, hephastus i think, oh and a phew aphrodite's boons

its a slow weapon so try to stick to burst and not DoT

[surreal willow]

scorch blast and blitz tend to be the best. Scorch really only works with psychic whirlwind

[pine stream]

I don't know if it's just placebo/dopamine but apollo attack is crazy fun with melee weapons.

[meager forge]

Love how devs name our lovely ||vermin "uh-oh"||

[pulsar token]

it is fun, but im my experience it fall out later, damage stays low

[fluid quail]

the starter boon choices are much less fun than hades 1 so far

I dont like the coinflip between special and attack

[ivory kelp]

is fire bugged or do enemies from second floor just take less damage from it?

[pulsar token]

man i hate nemesis

she just blocked arachne for me

[pine stream]

It could be, the most glaring example I've seen is zeus. They might've realized that chain lightning is really frickin good, but it's also way more fun than blitz, which is just "deal damage to deal more damage"

still cool that its in the game at all tho

[wet nova]

Tbh the chain lightning for magick is much nicer

Means you can have another random attack, like Poseidon and basicallly have the duo boon but without duo

[pulsar token]

the basic ones attack and special from him are worse but the lighting strikes from above are a lot of fun compared to lighting in my opnion

[desert shell]

||Hera|| cast is totally busted

[glossy rivet]

i just unlocked the skull, good with % boons i take it?

any hammers to recc for it? i get -1 ammo but returning skulls, onesided special, faster special

[low copper]

I like the returning skulls, lets you spam them as a one-shot stop

[foggy venture]

I tried to make the torches work ... It takes sooo much work to get something going and at boss number 3 I made it pass second phase but it felt like a slog

I think I did 5 of them. The only thing I loved so far was the hammer boon that bust up the armor for 80%

[lament spruce]

Alright, so I'm finding I seem to be best casting Omega Attack Axe. What's a good build for it?

I'm thinking Aphrodite, but I don't know how close is close enough

[oblique shell]

Hestia on everything but regen will do you wonders

[floral steppe]

The Omega Axe seems hard to use, I always get hit on the long chargeup given that you need to get relatively close to use it. Also it feels bad against later enemy spams where you would rather have the option to rapidly take out a bunch of mid sized foes instead of overkilling them slowly

[oblique shell]

it's a surprisingly Daedalus focused weapon because there are upgrades that mitigate the magick cost for the large flames, cast, and special, but once you get the right upgrades for your build you're set

[foggy venture]

Im not even sure what you meant. Sorry

[oblique shell]

Axe is weird. Try using it as a more zoning-focused weapon

[faint fjord]

Yeah the spin to win Daedalus buff with the axe immediately makes it AMAZING

[tired fulcrum]

Aphrodite gives much more % than others and also has a prime boon that increases base attack, demeter has a boon that increases omega attack for increased min cost

[floral steppe]

Using it at range preemptively to force enemies out, instead of going up to their face and then Axing reactively, you mean?

[oblique shell]

Hestia's attack, special, cast, and cast passive are amazing for everything and turn your O special into something to be feared

[faint fjord]

But honestly yeah you have to think way more about WHEN to swing or not. I love it.

So far the two wands are the only weapon I find underwhelming, the range and damage are both so mediocre

[foggy venture]

That or maybe some atk speed and Aphrodite

[faint fjord]

Yeah honestly Demeter also helps the axe a lot with the freeze

[foggy venture]

Oh yeah the spinning orb thing

[oblique shell]

block rougher dodges with spec, but always charge up O spec as much as possible. tapping enemies with Demeter ATK and finishing with O Cast and O Spec is a good strat

[foggy venture]

Also Apollo with twice strike chances. The crit card and Artemis can make the spin even more crazy

[oblique shell]

yep! it's wise to preemptively O Spec before rushing in and laying waste to everything in sight

[faint fjord]

Totally, I’ve been lucky enough to also get that build.

Honestly I think in terms of power the Axe seems like it’s in a great place. I wish the time between swings was a bit less but it’s not the weapon that needs love right now

[oblique shell]

although having either Poesidon or Appolo's Magick regen is crucial

depends on your playstyle tbh

[foggy venture]

I feel like I need good mana regen for that

[surreal willow]

serenitys regen is NUTS. none of the mana boons have anything on this aspect

[oblique shell]

whose is that?

[floral steppe]

I’ve been having trouble with O Spec timing, the vulnerable gap between the normal special shield and the O Spec hit always gets me hit

[surreal willow]

||https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1099395439972851802/1237621831087951902/image.png?ex=663c50a6&is=663aff26&hm=51daa95ce3a7f98f4962aee6b100179c64769a2c527da9c1bea47a7c7ffe3def&||

its essentially infinite mana if you attack fast enough.

[foggy venture]

The axe normal swings without speed buffs seem garbage outside of region 1. Just because of how much stuff you gotta dodge. But if you time it right you can keep the combo going after each dash

[oblique shell]

Ah, ||Surface|| shenanigans

explains my confusion lmao

[surreal willow]

||no its a weapon aspect. You can use those uptop or down below. Idk what prompts the unlock but after being hecate enough times she unlocks aspects for you at the cauldron||

[fluid quail]

|| how do you get hera ||

[oblique shell]

they already added those???

[faint fjord]

I mean the AOE of the axe is nuts, but I do think the health jumps of enemies in Hades 2 seem larger than in 1 between zones. So you can def fall behind in DPS with any weapon

[surreal willow]

||each weapon has three. Mels and then two random gods.||

[oblique shell]

ooooohohohohoho

[foggy venture]

I managed to land 1k in one spin atk on the 3rd boss and the fight would have been faster if it wasnt for all the scary stuff ur forced to dodge and respect. Still i managed to beat it pretty fast compare to previous and only failed attempts

[foggy venture]

I slap apollo atk on it and got Demeter buff omega atk

[fluid quail]

whats good on the staff after you go poseidon special?

[oblique shell]

just count in 3/4 time in your head; Axe and AOE should pop at 1

[surreal willow]

get the hammer that increases range. then try and get slip from poseidon

if you can also get the hammer that makes you attack twice. You're juiced. also hermes has x2 attack boons as well

[foggy venture]

They really do have more hp. But maybe more meta progression will negate that fact

[fluid quail]

seems like you don't go for duo boons in this game

[surreal willow]

duo boons are less common ive noticed. But something new that people tend to go for are elemental boons.

[pallid yacht]

what weapon should i use i can consistently get to boss 3 but cant kill them

[surreal willow]

the ones that require x amount of a specific element

[pallid yacht]

not a fan of the axe, really like the blades and staff

[foggy venture]

Duo boons so far didnt felt amazing. But the one with Poseidon dash and Apollo is really fun

[oblique shell]

Axe takes some getting used to

[foggy venture]

Spin to win

[oblique shell]

if anything i was surprised at how much i love the torches

[pallid yacht]

torches feel so weak how do u do it

[oblique shell]

those things are crazy fun

[foggy venture]

Mana regen. Pray to get the good hammer. Put cast. Assert Spinning dominance

[supple basalt]

good night guys

[oblique shell]

Double O spec, run in, hold down atk, prefferably have a regen boon

[dawn pilot]

I feel like a good cast ability makes this boss really easy, you just focus on dodge the abilities

[oblique shell]

Hammers are less crucial if you have App/Poe regen boon

[pallid yacht]

i wish i couid unlock aspects

ive sunk like 10 hours in havent gotten the prophecy for it yet

[merry kiln]

hmmm you guys think like a full sprint build would be viable?

like no weapon just sprint and maybe cast if you get the one that moves with you lol

[supple basalt]

would be damn funny

guys anyone know how to avoid the 9999 hit from the last boss?

[granite sierra]

maybe poseidon cast, since it has the highest base dash damage and his legendary would make it do extra damage to bosses

[granite sierra]

stand in the circle

[merry kiln]

zeus sprint was also pretty funky from what I remember

[supple basalt]

lol maybe i should turn the game on high settings

i can't see the circle

[glossy rivet]

how do i use dual torches man

[supple basalt]

talking about the torches i think that they need a little buff

[small wyvern]

everything should show regardless of graphics settings, you could always verify the game files just to check if anything is missing

[supple basalt]

k

[oblique shell]

maybe (maybe) Having Magick cost reduction round down when you stack buffs just right should play into that

[granite sierra]

the circle just has a low visibility, which is a fairly common issue with kronos. considering his small model and the amount of stuff happening on screen, especially in phase 2, it gets nearly impossible to tell what he's doing half the time

[oblique shell]

OKAY. Step one: Snag Poesidon/Appolo regen, Step Two: Grab as many Hestia boons as you can, Step Tres: Spam O Spec as much as you can before jumping into the fray

[supple basalt]

yeah but they need many specific boons to do the same as other weapons

when you get the right setup is great

[oblique shell]

they feel like a decent outlier weapon to have, kind of just something weird but powerful when the setup is done

a bit like Insect Glaive if youve ever seen/tried that in MH

[supple basalt]

for sure

[supple basalt]

you got the perfet example holy

fun but need the right setup

[oblique shell]

As someone who hard mains IG it makes sense why it clicked with me so fast lmao

[supple basalt]

yeah

i main lance so the axe is the perfect weapon for me xd

[oblique shell]

Block and counter

[supple basalt]

yes sir

[oblique shell]

but no funny schmovement like Lance

[supple basalt]

yeah, but you can slam everything

just nuking the map with the abilities

[wise wadi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUeShz_ObCw this cheese build is broken

[keen moon]

how do you unlock the skull?

[wise wadi]

u need

bronze and another ore iirc

[keen moon]

I mean like unlock the option. Do you need to have all the other weapons unlocked first?

[wise wadi]

yeah

[keen moon]

Ahh o

[cedar bloom]

Guys what does fine tuning do?

[glossy rivet]

noted
also what are the best gods for staff?

pos on special?

[meager forge]

do i need too defeat ||chronos|| to unlock weapon aspects?

[silent flame]

does anyone have decent builds for sister blades or the starter weapon? struggling with skill issue rn 😔

[orchid fog]

I feel like I'm stuck not being able to even control my build besides my active weapon

how far into the game until my runs don't feel 100% random?

I've made it to zone 2 but

[glossy rivet]

how does scorch actually work? the curse description says 40 damage but the boon card gives different numbers

[surreal willow]

i take back all the trash talking about umbral from before. It just requires very specific hammers

so still not in as good of a place as the other weapons

[safe bone]

is the 6th weapon already in the game

[surreal willow]

but umbral can really dish it out if you get specific hammer upgrades. Its a boss killer with dire candle

[wise wadi]

sister blade, yes get the special recall hammer put in aphrodite for the special and try getting charge special hammers after that. Its insanely broken and cheese

[silent flame]

got it, thanks :D

[wise wadi]

. could check out this vid for reference on how broken it is lol

[still flame]

No, they say on the "Coming Soon" screen that it will be added later

[wise wadi]

can dish out 700dmg per special charge. NOT sure if its the highest you can get tho

[glossy rivet]

how does scorch work? what does 40 damage accrued in 1 second mean? why is the damage different in the boon info?

[surreal willow]

lowkey hoping we get the rail from eris as the 6th weapon that way itd be balanced between three primary range and three primary melee

[safe bone]

rip. 6 in the game would mean theres 7 or 8 total

[still arrow]

is it me or is ||chaos|| boons pretty underwhelming? idk maybe i just dont like getting doing challenges just to get more resources

[plain marten]

Has there been any conversation (or anyone active right now) regarding some solid Arcana setups? I can't decide what I want to prioritize 😂

[surreal willow]

||i think you can technically get them all activated with the chronos one and circe.||

[wise wadi]

I've just been trynna fit everything lol. But i do keep deathdefiance, 200 gold start and cast slow mo always

[merry kiln]

what does dire candle do?

[plain marten]

I think I gotta throw in 200g like you are (haven't yet), planned to keep the other two. I think I like this new system but it's breaking my brain about as bad as the time the first big boss himself 😄

[surreal willow]

the omega attack does 1500% more damage. Its currently hitting for 1200

[crystal kindle]

any good staff builds? I have troubles finding good gods

[mint cedar]

legendary boons exist

[karmic violet]

any umbral flame lovers?

[bleak night]

anyone know where the other familiars are ?

[plain marten]

I kept meeting a cat earlier in the game but haven't seen it since I found out you can have familiars. I think it was in Oceanus both times I pet it

[meager forge]

Also duo boons

[surreal willow]

||you can only get the cat in the upstairs, once you get the treat toula moves to the rift of thessaly||

[mint cedar]

i know that one

[split frigate]

Cast builds are really strong and safe - I got hestia's "cast is a fiery projectile and binding circle appears at explosion location" plus demeter's "cast does damage over time and freeze" and "cast creates cyclone, doing damage in it"

No need to attack at all, just refresh the ranged cast and everything dies

[orchid fog]

the regular, non-omega cast roots enemies, right?

[quaint estuary]

does hitch just not work?

[oblique shell]

so how do I get more of those ||Familiar treats or whatever theyre called||

[tender flint]

hey can anyone give me a good build for axe I can never get late game with it

[vagrant talon]

Aphrodite

[tender flint]

i have but it doesnt get good dmg

[jaunty cloak]

With her attack boon? It massively increases attack to "close" enemies

My issue with the axe is I end up getting caught by dumb stuff during the long animations and some stuff can't be animation canceled (at least not with dash?)

[cinder palm]

You can brew them later ||After you beat chronos I think||

[bleak night]

You have the companion food yet ? (Witch's Delight)

[fierce dust]

Often a cat spawns just before getting on pirate ship to the left of the dock

[hollow jacinth]

Hey, does anyone know if Apollo's nova strike increases the blast radius of aspect of Moros' detonated bombs?

[heavy heart]

Didn't had to beat him to get access to the craft of some more treats

[tame silo]

What’s a good build to run on the sister blades? I’m struggling to get past the third boss

[shy summit]

I found myself leaning on dash strikes a lot with the axe

[granite sierra]

aphro special + sureshot flurry hammer

[shy summit]

anything except the actual attack combo and special lol

[granite sierra]

the daggers can snowball so hard if you get lucky

[tame silo]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[shy summit]

kind of interesting that the blades support both melee and ranged builds pretty well

[granite sierra]

i dont think the blades are that great for range, without aphro doubling the close damage, they feel a little weak to me

[heavy heart]

Hephaistus is pretty broken

Having the hammer for the technique straight or comin back at you is good too

[vast helm]

Staff handles melee/ranged much better than Blades

[granite sierra]

heph feels kinda lackluster to me honestly. those massive numbers sound good, but he doesnt have enough to support them, and other builds can outclass the big hit pretty easy

[vast helm]

Blades can do melee and melee chain casts pretty well

but I really feel their range/special attack to be lacking

[granite sierra]

blades do not do well at range. the best blades build involves getting upclose with the special...which is meant to be the ranged attack

[vast helm]

ehh, i'd rather spam ranged attack from Staff any day

[split frigate]

Do all weapons have the same cast (a binding circle)? I've only tried the cast damage build (both damage over time boons from demeter plus either hestia or zeus cast so you can aim the area at range) with staff but it should work just fine with any weapon as it's mostly weapon agnostic

[heavy heart]

Yes glyphe don't change

[vast helm]

it's much safer and if you get the ranged splash boon from Poseidon it's GG

[granite sierra]

honestly i hope they keep the blades as very melee focused. it's much more fun to run up on someone fire a 600 dmg aphro special directly into someone's face than stand off and take potshots at them

[thin lantern]

Pan aspect can use that as a ranged weapon with the Zeus or Hestia cast throws. It's just Aspect of Charon 2 then

[split frigate]

how do i even unlock aspects? do i need to win with every weapon? (i've been spamming the staff, just got my first clear but still don't have aspects unlocked)

[granite sierra]

you have to unlock it using the magic soup bowl, dont remember when it shows up though

[normal arch]

does the staffs upgrade "double wallop" (attack hits twice) work with apollos boon "extra dose" (attack has chance to hit twice)? Can these double up for 3 attacks?

[last gyro]

You get the recipe for aspects from hecate (boss), dunno about prereqs though.

[granite sierra]

that seems like. theoretically it would be possible to get 4 attacks

[normal arch]

im just wondering, because i have them both on right now and havent been seeing the x2 thing that usually activates with the extra dose boon. kinda worried i just picked a redundant boon. Since they both say attack 2 times, the effects might just be overlapping.

[thin lantern]

Wield each weapon at least once and reach her

[split frigate]

Ah I see, thanks! I still don't have axe or the other weapon that needs bronze, I'll do axe and then try to head up instead of down

[normal arch]

nvm i confirmed it worked. i saw the x2

[tough nimbus]

anyone know how i get revaal?

[opaque steppe]

do i need the pickaxe for bronze?

[opaque steppe]

nice pfp

[tough nimbus]

thx fr

man those wand things u can craft suck

[opaque steppe]

umbral flames?

[tough nimbus]

yea think so

[opaque steppe]

yeah they ass indeed

[tough nimbus]

i thought they would be good cus long range

[opaque steppe]

i wanna get the skull. idk if its good tho

[tough nimbus]

its so slow it dont anythiong

[tough nimbus]

yea revaal i was told u just gotta keep playing

i cant really say who gives it cus idk how to do that cover thing for spoilers

[shy summit]

with umbral wands the special is the main damage dealer

[tough nimbus]

imo its the worse weapon

[shy summit]

the attack is more for applying statuses imo

[opaque steppe]

i am allowed to purchase it, i just need to find 1 bronze. do i need the pickaxe for bronze?

[tough nimbus]

how did u get it btw? im tryna figure it out

[shy summit]

i would say give wands another go but spam special

[opaque steppe]

oh i really don't know. I just kept playing and i got it. beat the second boss if that helps u

[tough nimbus]

what characters should use the nectars on?

[opaque steppe]

everyone at least once imo

[tough nimbus]

yea but like who should i put first

[shy summit]

start with the non-god npcs

[surreal willow]

oh man, what cast do you go for charon build?

that thing is NUTS i just dont know whats the best

[tough nimbus]

so all the ones at the safe hold where u go when u "die"?

[opaque steppe]

they are not rly hard to get. Just give them randomly to all the gods. I have given already 2 to aphrodite because she is hot af

[shy summit]

also the ones out in the wild

[tough nimbus]

tbh i love the starter weapon u get

[shy summit]

it's very solid

[tough nimbus]

its so good and versatile

[mint cedar]

15 damage cap vs ||eris|| is really funny

[hot citrus]

does anyone have any sirens tips

[granite sierra]

try to focus down whichever one is causing you the most trouble first

[surreal willow]

typically i do drums singer guitar

[tacit silo]

My strategy is:
Focus on drummer first then whenever it goes into block mode, focus on the other two, rinse and repeat

[plain marten]

ty

[granite sierra]

i usually do drums guitar singer. there isnt a ton the singer can do if you arent near her since she's so slow

[minor garden]

is marauder slice (hold attack to slice repeatedly at the cost of losing your omega attack) on the daggers any good

[gentle ledge]

it's not very good imo, a good one is the one that boosts your third attack (+range and +300% dmg)

you can clear very fast while being safe

[minor garden]

alright

[tacit silo]

Also she blocks your attacks if you go from behind

[gentle hawk]

How do I use the torches? Do I just have to play really slow?

[granite sierra]

the best hammers for daggers are probably the ones that make the blades all shoot straight and the on that makes them pierce. those two together can snowbal into higher damage numbers than heph boons

[tacit silo]

Suggestion: someone should make a website in which you can make your arcana cards build

[royal skiff]

what weapon works best with ||hera||

I was thinking sister blades or the double torches

[still arrow]

is it possible to dodge ||Hecate||'s sheep attack?

or is it really mandatory

[viral zealot]

you can dodge it

[misty crest]

it's possible. You dodge through it instead of away.

[granite sierra]

it's possible if you dodge through the projectile 7 times or ||the frog familiar can take it if you're lucky||

[viral zealot]

if you avoid it long enough it will disappear

she'll even say something when you do it

[still arrow]

aight time to dodge it 7 times and get complimented by her

[glossy rivet]

whats the better keepsake for final boss, knuckle bones, skelly tooth or evil eye? there all lvl 2

[bleak night]

I haven't gotten used to the Sister Blades. What Core Boons should I be going for ?

[surreal willow]

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hestia/hephaestus

[bleak night]

Oh, Hestia for the Sister Blades ?

[granite sierra]

aphrodite is your friend. turning the special into a shotgun is very fun

[surreal willow]

no sorry, just posting duo boons bc people havent found them all yet

[bleak night]

Ooh, sounds fun

[hoary quiver]

Does anyone know if the keepsake that makes you impervious for 10 seconds after dropping to 0 HP works while you still have death defiances?

[ripe temple]

Ive never tried doing a sisters special run only ever down attack

[granite sierra]

the dagger special is the ticket to easy mode. get the right hammers and you can do more damage per hit than a hephaustus boon, twice per second, for the cost of 5 magick

[ripe temple]

Interesting

[hoary quiver]

ngl, aspect of ||artemis|| does nasty damage

[ripe temple]

Ive only ever down the like backstab or more dmg on omega attack. I might try that with the other aspect

You might wanna spoil that haend for people who dont know about those

[hushed harness]

uh-oh
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[surreal willow]

yeah, vermin got a new name

[granite sierra]

ive only used Mel aspect, that backstab damage is too good to pass up

[surreal willow]

i just wanna point out charon is such a nuts version of the axe.

[hoary quiver]

But have you considered, 50% crit chance + aphro attack boon + omega attack +400% damage hammer? I was critting for 1800

[ripe temple]

Wait where you getting crit chance?

Also attack sisters with demeter freeze on attack is so nice for qol

[hoary quiver]

||artemis|| aspect gives 50% crit chance for like 10 seconds when you do the parry thing w ith your omega attack

[granite sierra]

great googly moogly, that's a lot of damage. but i like the guaranteed backstab damage. it means i have to think less

[ripe temple]

Oh wow ok i forgot about that

Ive never had the parry proc because i dont like get up to enemies while channeling lol

Does that parry work on bosses?

[hoary quiver]

the parry is full invincibility on the next hit (as long as you channel the omega attack) and for like 0.5 seconds afterwards so you can get out of the way of further attacks.

[ripe temple]

So as long as im holding down attack even if the bar is fun and i see that shield around me im perfectly immune?

[hoary quiver]

Basically like euridice keepsake. It just deletes the next hit

[ripe temple]

Ok nice btw with your build if you can also get backstab hammer upgrade itll be even better

[hoary quiver]

Unfortunately my second hammer was "OOPS ALL SPECIAL UPGRADES"

[ripe temple]

Oof makes sense rng

[granite sierra]

dont knock the dagger special, it does work

[hoary quiver]

Well, I was already critting for 1800 with my attack, I doubt ANY special hammer could have topped that

[ripe temple]

You probably need the other aspect for the special

[granite sierra]

ive seen someone crit for 3600 on the special

[hoary quiver]

Does anyone know if there's a hestia boon that increases the rate at which the scorch damage is dealt?

[ripe temple]

Not that ive seen sadly

[hoary quiver]

dam

[timber fractal]

how does this whole priming thing work

[ripe temple]

You got less mana basically for what you gain

[timber fractal]

Like "flood control" from poseidan

[granite sierra]

reduction to total magick in exchange for some benefit

[ripe temple]

For example if it says in a location you are primed 30 you will be 30 less of your mana

[timber fractal]

so it says i prime 30 magic for a -4 damage reduction

[hoary quiver]

btw, if anyone has issues with the ||serpent miniboss, if you dodge into the multi-split projectile as it detonates, none of the followup projectiles will hit you, the original explosion point is a guaranteed safe zone||

[timber fractal]

my total was 49

[granite sierra]

means you have 30 less total magick, but each hit deals -4 damage

[timber fractal]

so now do i technically have 19? since 30 is primed

[granite sierra]

yep

[timber fractal]

damn, this sounds worth it then, -4 is a lot

[grand gale]

i keep getting hit by that so tyty

when do you unlock ||aspects?||

[granite sierra]

i believe stuff like the one Heph boon that scales off of total magick includes primed magic

[granite sierra]

||beat Hecate with every weapon, then use the magic soup bowl||

[hoary quiver]

get to hecate with each weapon once I believe. for me the dialogue triggered when I reached her with the 5th weapon

[grand gale]

huh ive done that already but nothing. maybe i gotta exhaust dialogue optoins

there's no way for me to confirm what weapons ive already used against her right

[hoary quiver]

I'm gonna call it the soup bowl from now on

[stiff locust]

anyone know a good build that will let me beat the game

[minor garden]

getting good

[ripe temple]

Playing till your eyes bleed

[hoary quiver]

MASSIVE CRITS

[stiff locust]

BUILD

[bleak night]

Psychic Axe build

[split frigate]

Without needing weapon aspects or specific hammers, i'd recommend demeter + hestia/zeus cast spamming from range

[stiff locust]

?what

[bleak night]

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[hoary quiver]

aspect of ||artemis|| sister blades, with aphro attack boon, pray you get the omega attack +400% damage hammer

[stiff locust]

boons?

[split frigate]

just take everything cast-related

[jolly mist]

Does Static Shock work with specials as well as attacks?

[grand gale]

the hammer that ||reduces magic cost for twin blades is kind of situationally bad since it can slow down your hex||

[jolly mist]

It says "Make your strikes emit chain-lightning" and doens't specify Attacks

[granite sierra]

daggers with mel aspect, Aphro on special, sureshot flurry hammer, boundless flurry hammer

[jolly mist]

But if I take it and I'm wrong and it doesn't work on specials, it hurts my build

[split frigate]

you want hestia or zeus' "hold to aim cast, the circle appears where you aim" and demeter's "cast creates a cyclone on its position" plus "cast does damage over time and applies freeze"

then you just run away from enemies while putting your cast down on them over and over, and the auto damage will kill everything

[bleak night]

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[hoary quiver]

I'm pretty sure it works with the special, if it was attack only, it would say so

[orchid fog]

May I advocate for a torch build that mixes Hestia and Demeter to be called "Twinrova" in honor of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?

[bleak night]

lol, mute the video, the audio will hurt your ears

[jolly mist]

Tested it. You're correct thanks 😄

[hoary quiver]

Did you read the comment?

[granite sierra]

petition to call the apollo cast + Zeus' target cast boon the "precision airstrike"

[stiff locust]

mb

[zenith bolt]

big fan of aspect of ||thanatos|| + weed killer omega attack spam

[stiff locust]

but i need help with 3rd and 4th boss

[split frigate]

just dodge

[stiff locust]

it will take forever but ill try it

[split frigate]

you should be dashing away/around them all the time, you literally never need to commit to attacks

every 3-4s when the cast circle disappears you press Q once, the rest of the time you're free to move - it's a slow playstyle but it is extremely safe

[hoary quiver]

boss 3 ||is like a dark souls boss, looks scary, but basically harmless if you stay in it's face. When it does a slam, just dodge through it to the other side||

[granite sierra]

run in circles, occasionally hit the enemy with your big number, repeat until demise

[ripe temple]

I found 3rd boss easier then 2nd honestly

[split frigate]

if you have aoe, you can group the trio on second floor up and do triple damage by hitting all of them

[granite sierra]

he is after an attempt or two. just stay behind him and almost nothing he can do will hit you

[normal scroll]

Maybe it's just me but does it feel harder to anyone else to figure out which boon combos are great

[tired fulcrum]

I mean game new

[zenith bolt]

yea this goes hard with the axe

[normal scroll]

I mean, I went into Hades 1 without guides or whatever and I feel like it seemed easer to figure out which boons from a god were worth grabbing compared to others. Maybe it's just me, I dunno

[tender flint]

||They need to lower the tracking on the bags of gold this so stupid how I lose just cause I physically cant dodge it like the moment it does laser your screwed and then it has armor so no stagger frickin stupid||

[zenith bolt]

just stand at drummer and spam omega attack ggs

[hoary quiver]

I didnt find 2 too difficult either. ||Take out the drummer first to disable the arena-wide blasts and the fight is way easier||

[stiff locust]

can you get that many cast related boons??

[split frigate]

yup

[stiff locust]

k starting the run now

[split frigate]

the only one that takes up your cast slot is demeter's "your cast does damage and freezes"

the rest are, like, modifiers to your cast instead of changing the core of it

if you want to minmax, use a weapon where you can hunt for armor-breaking hammer upgrades cuz armored enemies (with the yellow hp bar) are a giant pain in the ass, i used staff and managed to get the "dash attack breaks 60% armor" hammer which made my life a lot easier but the build should work without it

[stiff locust]

thoughts on grows to 40 percent wider until expires

[split frigate]

you want your cast to do damage - apollo doesn't let your cast do damage, you want demeter "does damage and freeze" or hestia "applies scorch"

[zenith bolt]

its hilarious how garbage demeter's magick regen boon is

[stiff locust]

he lets your cast grow bigger tho

[split frigate]

hm actually if it doesn't take up the cast slot then it's fine

[stiff locust]

i feel like it makes it expire sooner for some reason

[mental sierra]

too scared to search back through here cuz of spoilers but any boon suggestions on fighting Surface Boss #2? ||Eris||

[zenith bolt]

i've heard soot sprint completely deletes the boss

(hestia sprint boon)

[mental sierra]

really? interesting…

I’ll try that next time, I have her keepsake maxed out already

[wicked rivet]

glowing coals with anvil ring is kinda fun

if only i had the apollo to make the cast grow

it wouldve been so op

[mental sierra]

oh that sounds awesome

[wicked rivet]

yea you can just toss the cast onto enemies and it like does alot

[mental sierra]

yeah that sounds crazyyyy

[wicked rivet]

its aoe is small tho, so apollo would really help

[mental sierra]

is Apollo’s grow cast hard to get? I dont think I’ve seen it before

[wicked rivet]

yea i dont really see it often

i really dont see apollo often either

[tired fulcrum]

I dont think it has any prereqs

[wicked rivet]

i got to the cerberus and almost beat it using that setup, but it was my first fight with him so i didnt know everything he did and died

[mental sierra]

oof

yeah I went a REALLY long time without seeing Apollo or Aphrodite, like 10 runs at the least

[wicked rivet]

i kept getting clapped by the attacks where he sucks you towards him

the run i just had was the first time i saw an apollo in a while

didnt even get what i wanted ;-;

[mental sierra]

it’s very funny having Apollo as my name and the game keeps saying it lol

[wicked rivet]

amazing lol

whats the best way to get out of the cerberus moves that pull you in?

[mental sierra]

I just get out of his way lol

[wicked rivet]

i couldnt

[mental sierra]

like, I just move before he can get me, idk if there’s a better method

[wicked rivet]

hmmm

[mental sierra]

his moves are sorta easy to predict cause he’s so massive

[wicked rivet]

yea true

[mental sierra]

he still hits like a truck tho

[wicked rivet]

i didnt really have a problem with anything besides the pulling moves

cause i got pulled right into the circles a decent amount of times. i went from 100 -> 0 real fast

[vernal quiver]

Just dash away and sprint or dash behind

[wicked rivet]

oh yea i could try getting behind him

[safe moon]

I haven't gotten that far, but theoretical Burn attack build for the staff that I thought off:

• Hestia attack
• Apollo Double Strike
• Daedalus double strike
• Any Hestia boons that boost fire
• Dementer cast to keep enemies in place to keep stacking burn

I got pretty close to that build a few times and managed to get Hecate into low health, but was too greedy a lot of times that got me killed

[wicked rivet]

so trying as hard as you cant to get double hits?

seems interesting

[safe moon]

Mainly to increase burn stack, but yeah, that's the game plan

[mental sierra]

speaking of Hecate, I can’t believe I got to her on my first run 😅 she obviously struck me down, but I got her on the second run!

but then I experienced a ton of issues in the second area, as if to make up for my initial luck lol

[wicked rivet]

yea alot of mine fall apart on the 2nd area lol

[mental sierra]

I think the second boss has killed me more than Hecate

[wicked rivet]

sameeee

[mental sierra]

there’s just SO MUCH to avoid

[wicked rivet]

ive kind of figured out how the boss works, i got it dead last run and the one before that like 3/4 dead

[mental sierra]

I wish you luck in beating her!

[wicked rivet]

so hopefully it wont be a big problem anymore. so many attacks to memorize

i think i might try to get a more optomized build of my "YEET THE CAST AT THEM" build

thats what i shall call it

[safe moon]

I got her a few times to low, it's just that my greed got me killed more than once

[mental sierra]

it’s the greed that always does it lol

you see that 10% health or less and you just GO FOR IT, but hubris…

[safe moon]

Yep but that gave me some theory crafting for the what I like to call "Just hit M1 Pyro build"

[wicked rivet]

man the sheep is so hard to dodge that sometimes i just let it happen

[mental sierra]

when I faced off against Chronos for the first and only time so far, I think health is more of the factor that killed me than my build, but granted I only knocked off 1/5 of his health before he smited me lmao

[wicked rivet]

how many bosses is there between cerberus and chronos

[mental sierra]

||none||

[wicked rivet]

really?

[mental sierra]

mmhm

[wicked rivet]

damn so i was that close, nice to know

[mental sierra]

yeah though the ||Tartarus|| enemies are brutal, so be prepared

[wicked rivet]

fair, i guess ill deal with that when i get there

[mental sierra]

either a bunch of health or a very good build

[wicked rivet]

the yeet the cast is pretty good tho, cause you can kinda just sit back and toss

having the hestia boon that makes ur magick regen super fast is great too

[mental sierra]

mmhm it is

[wicked rivet]

with my yeet cast, i used sister blades and had the thing that makes ur special shoot fireballs

so i was basically a wizard with my cast being a fireball and my special shooting a fireball

[mental sierra]

wizard blast…

[granite finch]

is there a limit on how much you can raise your focus?

[wicked rivet]

fr

[vernal quiver]

Dawg it was awful my 3rd full clear didn't get me an attack boon until right before chronos

[mental sierra]

melinoë using fireball

[mental sierra]

oh god

[vernal quiver]

It took so long to kill any tartarus enemy

[wicked rivet]

oh yea witch with the fireballs

[timber fractal]

So i only keep the buff an armor provides aslong as the armor is alive right?

[mild phoenix]

scorch unfortunately doesn't damage more with more stacks

[mental sierra]

I remember having no attack boons for like 3 runs before the third area or something and just… losing my mind

[wicked rivet]

so what did you roll with to keep you alive?

the power of god and anime?

[mild phoenix]

it's always 40 dps regardless, and whatever excess scorch you have banked on an enemy is applied over time

[timber fractal]

Im noticing i am not getting much boons at all :/

[mental sierra]

yeah I thought the RNG was bad for me but it seems ubiquitous

I’m really glad to finally have my 3rd death defiance, that’ll def help with my runs…

[vernal quiver]

I didn't get many my first few runs either :/ feels weird with me sometimes barely getting a 3rd row on a clear when I've seen people with like almost 4 rows

[wicked rivet]

welll time to go to eep

adios

[mental sierra]

goodnight!

also, Plum, which run was your first clear?

[safe moon]

The 40 dps still melt health rather quickly, but if someone goes for the one where you get a burst of damage when hitting a stack count (I think that was 3000 damage), it can act as DPS but also a damage burst

[mental sierra]

I’m currently at 35 and it was like, my 32nd or something that I reached Chronos

[vernal quiver]

Uhhh 9 or 10 I think, I posted it in #h2-victory-boasting but that was a while ago since it was yesterday

[mental sierra]

god Damn

[vernal quiver]

From like 5 onward I always got to chronos

[mental sierra]

niceee

what kinda builds helped you the most?

I always have an issue of not focusing my boons into a build and just, getting stuff willy nilly

[hard musk]

It's probably because of path of the stars

[vernal quiver]

Idk tbh I feel like for me I just got a handle on the game pretty quickly, my builds haven't been anything crazy literally just getting aphro on attack or special and getting hammers to buff the omegas

My first clear was sister blades with 2 special hammers that made the omega all go in a line and the other that makes em return

[mental sierra]

ah so focusing on omegas then

makes sense

[zenith bolt]

27 runs in and i've ate it to the big man like 5 different times now 😔 at least i've gotten to him like 3 times in a row now

[vernal quiver]

2nd was staff with the double hit omega hammer, aphro attack, Apollo cast, and Zeus on special for blitz

And 3rd clear was axe with aphro attack and psychic whirlwind hammer

[zenith bolt]

struggling to find openings for the funny axe spin thing i'm going for

[vernal quiver]

Honestly I wish I could help ya more but tbh a lot of the game from my stance is knowing how to cc tf out of things with cast

[mental sierra]

nah that helps me a lot, you’re good

cc?

[vernal quiver]

Crowd control

[mental sierra]

ah

[vernal quiver]

Cast is your biggest friend in not getting overwhelmed

[mental sierra]

yeah I can crowd control pretty well thankfully, its just melting enemies that I gotta focus more on

I get good builds but dont work harder to make them a constant

of building synergy across runs

[vernal quiver]

Honestly imo not many of the boons have synergy rn

[random idol]

is there a way to see all the boons?

[vernal quiver]

Like aphro is just damage, Zeus is just damage checks, Apollo is the dazed status and damage, and the damage isn't done in a way that allows for a lot of synergy

My best runs have literally been aphro boons with the right hammers

[split igloo]

Not sure if this is a spoiler for me. The girl you play as in hades 2 is this the offspring of the guy you play as in hades 1?

[zenith bolt]

no, but she is his sister

[split igloo]

Oh okay

i was confused looking at the scroll in the bedroom area

becaues that looks like the guy in hades 1

[random idol]

that's him, he's her older brother

[split igloo]

So he had kids?

[vernal quiver]

Yea the pic in her room is hades persephone and zag

Hades and persephone had both zag and Melinoe

[random idol]

persephone is zagreus and mels mom

[devout jungle]

if you upgrade the ||aspect of charon|| you get "cleave-cast size and damage". what does cleave- mean here? sure the cast gets bigger and does more damage, but what about the cleave part

[granite finch]

What is the current limit on grasp if there is one?

[split igloo]

I thought scroll showed Zagreus holding a womans hands and a baby

[sweet gazelle]

so aphro seems to be the go to atk boon goddess?

[split igloo]

with hades in teh background

[sweet gazelle]

thats his mom lol

[split igloo]

OOOH

[devout jungle]

just like in h1, it depends on the weapon

[split igloo]

Apologies i only beat hades once so im kinda dumb when it comes to the lore

[vernal quiver]

Yep

[random idol]

yeah persephone is his mom and hades is his dad the baby is his sister

[vernal quiver]

Only one that I really haven't seen use aphro is like skull and torch

But every other one has no reason to not be close enough for aphros damage buffs

[sweet gazelle]

yea, i was experimenting and the only weapon that had a better feeling atk boon was the axe + hephastus

[split igloo]

Any reccomendations on first run weapons? I have the battle axe and sister's swords

[sweet gazelle]

love the chunks on that thing

[vernal quiver]

Oh I just used aphro on the axe lol

[split igloo]

I cant make it past world 2 yet

[vernal quiver]

I used the sister blades a lot but you gotta get used to being closer to enemies

[lusty heron]

tbh i just used what has the grave thirst bonus to get some more currencies

[random idol]

i think the easiest for me so far is staff and get poseidon special, ez spam

[split igloo]

What about rings?

[sweet gazelle]

aphro's kinda just really good compared to most other gods. lwk zeus and poseidon feel rather underwhelming

[lusty heron]

and just tried to learn more of the game

[split igloo]

last enemy who killed you ring seemed pointless since the bonus damage is so low

i gave the spider some fruit she gave me ring thats like. you start with armor and gain 2 armor after every room

[vernal quiver]

Uhhhh use one of the ones from the gods first to get your build started then I'd say switch to skellys for the death defy

[sweet gazelle]

your best will probably be aphro's ring and skelly's ring

[split igloo]

I do have skellys ring at least

Whats the current go to for buffs?

[vernal quiver]

Uhhh you'll want aphro for whatever you use for your
main damage, for cast you can use whatever but aphro Zeus and Apollo are some standouts, and depending on the weapon you can make your off attack smth like Zeus for blitz procks or heph for the big hits

[split igloo]

In hades 1 Daedalus Hammer
was pretty good

[glossy rivet]

whats the maximum grasp one can reach?

[mental sierra]

question: does Skelly’s death defy stack on regular death defy?

[split igloo]

I dont think ive met aphro yet

[sweet gazelle]

yes

[mental sierra]

WHAT, that’s wild omg

[vernal quiver]

Yep just like the first game

[mental sierra]

I never used it in the first game for some reason

[sweet gazelle]

he's my go to keepsake after the second region

[mental sierra]

I coulda sworn it didnt stack but idk

I’ve been using the Phial for a free Heroic boon a lot

[vernal quiver]

Tbf acorn was better since 5 hits in a boss was worth more than the 100hp from skelly defy but still

[mental sierra]

now I know to start using the tooth lol

[sweet gazelle]

wonder if any keepsake in h2 will have the acorn effect

[vernal quiver]

No an arcana already does

[sweet gazelle]

oh really

[glossy rivet]

can i unlock other weapon aspects beside melinoe for weapons?

[mental sierra]

mmhm

[glossy rivet]

also whats the maximum grasp possible

[marsh stirrup]

is there a way to see all the boons just like the codex entry in hades 1?

[tired fulcrum]

Yes

[split igloo]

so what do posideon's bubbles actually do?

I pick them up. is that like a temporary shield?

[glossy rivet]

how to unlock?

[mental sierra]

it throws a bubble down every so often that you can pick up to replenish magick

[tired fulcrum]

Its an incantation idk what causes it to unlock

[split igloo]

ngl i rarely use my magick which might be why im dying so much lol

[marsh stirrup]

i see

[mental sierra]

yeah uh pls use magick lol

[split igloo]

in hades 1 i didnt use it much at all

just auto attacked for the most part

It does slow down time which is a huge upgrade i think

[glossy rivet]

what does recover mean from the aspect of melinoe axe? what's faster recovery?

[mental sierra]

you dont take as long to hit your next swing

you attack faster, essentially

veryyyyy helpful imo I love using the axe

[split igloo]

might be a good upgrade for the battleaxe. that thing is super slow but deals so much damage

[lunar ether]

max Thanatos axe + artemis ring + ||ephaistos ||shield and dedale making your technique charge +50% faster

Give me unreal crit every time for 800 to 1k dmg per hit

[mental sierra]

yeah it’s the first upgrade you can get

[old totem]

any1 got some fun builds?

[split igloo]

how many hours did it take u guys to get a clear in the current game build?

[lunar ether]

Needed 7 to 8 hours, taking my times with story and dialogue

[mental sierra]

Plum here earlier said they got it in 9-10 runs

[split igloo]

wow i must suck

[lunar ether]

No

[mental sierra]

nah I’m at 35 runs and no clear

[split igloo]

im dying regularaly to haestes or whatever her name is

[mental sierra]

and I’m at 21 hours too lmao

[vernal quiver]

Yea so abt 8 hours

[lunar ether]

It's not a competition, enjoy the game, really, the story is the essence of it, no need to pressure

[vernal quiver]

At least for me but I also picked up on the feel really quick

[split igloo]

I do say the dodge recovery sucks compared to hades 1

in hades 1 u could spam dodge all day

[vernal quiver]

It's slower yea but nothing you can't adapt to

[mental sierra]

mmhm I got the feel quick as well, getting to Hecate on my first run, clearing her on my second, but the rest of the game has been a much slower crawl, though I’ve been taking my time to collect a bunch of materials, too

[lunar ether]

They nerfed the dodge to give us speed instead, really like that

You are basically usain bolt, on drugs

[split igloo]

I killed hactate with some meme upgrades from the blacksmith. he gave me exploding attacks

[mental sierra]

Hephaestus’ boons are very fun

[split igloo]

true 300 damage...

[lunar ether]

exploding attacks + Depressurization

[split igloo]

and they trigger other explosions too if u noticed!!!

[marsh stirrup]

i managed to the 4th boss (apollo cast w/ hestia fireball cast thingy carried me hard) but i can't even do anything against him lmao he hit me 3 times and thats it

[split igloo]

its like destiny 2 or some crap lol

wit theres FOUR FLOORS

So is the boss in the 2 nd area a siren? am i right?

[marsh stirrup]

there could be more tho idk didnt even beat him yet

[split igloo]

dont spoil but

[lunar ether]

(spoiler it)

[split igloo]

Idk from the dialog

[mental sierra]

which one is Depressurization?

[lunar ether]

From Hephaestus can give you a boom that explode after the exploding attack

[vernal quiver]

Uhhh yes and no

Scylla isn't a siren but the other 2 are

[lunar ether]

Basically an insane combo of 600 to 800 dmg free

[split igloo]

it triggers after 8 seconds

[vernal quiver]

I think at least >->

[split igloo]

which makes no spammable sadly

[mental sierra]

ah I think I’ve gotten it, it’s great

[glossy rivet]

yoo i just unlocked hera, is her attack good for axe?

[split igloo]

Prenerf g un in hades 1 was my go to clearing weapon i loved that thing

[glossy rivet]

we're going celestial sharanga on an axe edition

[lunar ether]

Did you ever get the ||queen of olympe boons||? Please don't read if you haven't reach the surface

[mental sierra]

YES I love their boons

[lunar ether]

BRO, her boons are insane LOL

[mental sierra]

I’ve gotten to Surface Boss #2, so you know my progress

[split igloo]

Why did the dead guy give me a card or item?

[mental sierra]

I came into this channel asking for help on it lol

[mental sierra]

you’ll see

[lunar ether]

||The tentacle guy?|| don't read if you haven't reach the surface guys please

[mental sierra]

no, I mean ||Eris||

[split igloo]

anyone know why i went to a spending room and the guy gave me an item after spending money?

[lunar ether]

Wait what

It's actually the 3rd boss no?

[marsh stirrup]

appreciate the heads up bro from me who havent cleared the underworld:)

[mental sierra]

no? ||there’s cyclops, then Eris||

[tired fulcrum]

||charon gives you that every 1000 gold which can be traded at crossroad for items||

[lunar ether]

Don't worry, I got massive spoiled like that last time

[split igloo]

I need to stop clicking these spoielrs

[split igloo]

for what?

[mental sierra]

yes do not click our spoilers lol

[tired fulcrum]

||stuff to upgrade arcana||

[lunar ether]

What the actual f is that, you spoiled me (not your fault), for me the second boss was the ||monster ||somehow

[mental sierra]

???? what

[split igloo]

SERIOUSLY

[mental sierra]

ARE THERE DIFFERENT BOSSES

[lunar ether]

Wait what the f

[split igloo]

okay wow thats pretty nutty @tired fulcrum

[lunar ether]

I sended you a dm galaxy

[zenith bolt]

isnt that a miniboss

i.e. ||the rat in oceanus. it has an hp bar and name but isnt a full boss like hecate||

[mental sierra]

oh you might be right, I’m still missing a ||Warden on my prophecy|| list

[zenith bolt]

ok so there is an incantation to see boons in the book of shadows

i think the unlock req is getting every god's keepsake

[stiff locust]

i tried your build but i got epic hestia further thruogh and decided to switch and only lost 100 health during 3rd boss fight wich for me at the time wasnt a death defiance

[sour sandal]

The main reason I had fun in Hades was using gauntlets and being able to dash whenever i pleased while having the dash on a shoulder button. I'm hearing the swords in Hades 2 are the most similar to the gauntlets, but you have to wait for the attack animation to finish first before being able to dash. I'm concerned intense frustration is in store for me if I play because of this. Does every weapon have to complete before you can dash in Hades 2?

[stiff locust]

recovered one in the shop anyways

[white steppe]

im playing an ygnium special build and maybe im just not used to it but it feels like you're forced to face tank to do good damage

I have a hammer that gives 50 power to the orbs but they go away after 1 hit so i have to keep spamming it

which means im slow as hell cause im always in the special animation

[stiff locust]

i love that tartar sauce is back in the game

[split igloo]

btw this game looks AMAZING in ultrawide. Im using a samsung g9 oled on oh my goodness. beautiful. the devs did a great job

[jade rune]

nova strike with the axe is overkill wtf

[glossy rivet]

referring to hera?

though i originally planned on using aphro attack but then hera made her debut the next run underground

used narcissus keepsake to turn hera attack to 93%

i imagine aphro goes way over 150%?

[mental sierra]

IT REALLY IS

getting the hammer that makes your Omega Attacks radiate outward + any Curse boon is just… insane lol

I think there’s a hammer that makes your general Attack swing farther too

I remember being able to swipe the entire battlefield in Erebus like crazy with that hammer upgrade

[white steppe]

i just want to bring it to notice that melinoe naruto runs with ygnium

[mental sierra]

also Nemesis Enjoyer, your name inspired me

Hecate has such a great design lol

[glossy rivet]

yuh, aphro-hera duo within hera' first boon debut

[white steppe]

my god id kill for an ygnium special movement speed buff

other specials make enemies flinch at least

[jade rune]

haha

I love your name too 👀

[white steppe]

bruh i cant believe i cleared chronos with ygnium before the axe

aphro special build, the hammer that makes the specials fire straight and gives them armor stripping and the one that gvies them +50 power but they go away after a hit

[tender flint]

I hated the axe until today due to just not getting boons but now I'm getting so many boons and it actually feels good about 26 hrs in haven't beat chronos

[smoky cairn]

How good is Judgment? the one that unlocks cards as you kill guardians, but limiting factor is that you can only start with max 3

It's probably meta if you upgrade it to unlock 5 per guardian, and strong at 4, but perhaps a bit meh at 3

[zenith bolt]

huh, ||eris||' keepsake sounds interesting

+0.5% damage per encounter (at level 1), but you take that same amount more as well

[bleak night]

Some of the keepsakes are meant for the final areas

Like ||Heracles'||

[smoky cairn]

whats this one again

[bleak night]

Get % bonus damage on equip, but slowly lose it as you go through encounters

I haven't touched this one, so it's only level 1

But I can see it being very good in the final area since it's only a few rooms provided you follow the numbers

[smoky cairn]

When do I get access to Eris?

[bleak night]

I randomly saw her in the home base one time and was able to give Nectar

This was pre-Surface runs, too

[proper cedar]

||Charon || axe is the best weapon in the game

Is there a way to get nightmare for upgrades or is it not available yet

[zenith bolt]

yeah but you have to beat the game first

it's from ||this game's equivalent to the pact of punishment||

[proper cedar]

Chronos?

[proper cedar]

Ohhh ok

Well im close anyway

[dim oar]

I had an incredible run with an heroic Héphaïstos boon, regular attacks made explosion every 2 seconds, shame that I got failed on the final boss, had the Hera boon that upgraded boons right at the end of the run so no issue with them being demoted in 7 fight

[paper tapir]

im a little new to hades2, is the dash being somewhat delayed after every attack normal?

[radiant holly]

Yes.

Dash waits for the last frame of attack animations now instead of interrupting like in hades1

[white steppe]

oh thats why dodging feels awkward that makes a lot of sense

[dim oar]

Any tips for the boss of the Second Région alternate path ||Eris? I'm getting pushed in, I guess I almost succeeded when she had a sliver of health but I got greedy. Probably the hardest boss for me so far||

[wet nova]

Same for me I struggle against her 😭😂

[dim oar]

At least there is the chaos trial that puts you directly in that region, so that can allow for some pattern training, but I find it quite hard to avoid

[ember parcel]

||Hestia Rush is the best thing against her I think, it just cancels any bullets||

[full bison]

trying to find a build to help defeat the 4th boss, currently having decent luck getting there with the blades but also with the staff however im seeing here that the axe is quite strong, is that true? i might not be understand how to use the axe properly in that case

[bleak night]

I enjoy the Axe a lot, what part of it are you having an issue with ?

[full bison]

to me it feels as though the slow rate of attack hinders me quite a bit although that may just be chalked up to a skill issue

ive not even been able to get past the first boss with it

[bleak night]

ah, I personally don't use the attacks much

I do a dash attack into charge and rely on the spins

You can easily do attack builds for it, just run an Aphro Attack and it should take care of the damage for you

[abstract glade]

Or apollo for masive aoe

[bleak night]

also, you might need to weave in Specials because it blocks in front of you

I almost never charge it, I see it as a parry button at this point

[bleak night]

That def works as well, yeah. My go-to for the Axe attacks are Aphro/Apollo/||Hera||

[bleak night]

should I do a run so you can see how I play it ?

[full bison]

that would be amazing if you can!

[bleak night]

I can stream after my AntiVirus is done scanning

[full bison]

might havee already screwed up my first run of the day with it by getting hell splitter

[bleak night]

Hell Splitter is that thing where all your attacks are that 300 damage smash, right ?

[full bison]

yeah

[bleak night]

Yeah, that's hard to master. It definitely hits hard, but I can't control it well

[worldly path]

yeh its so slow havent been able to make that work just yet

[full bison]

actually no, thank you for the offer but thinking about it now, would like to learn in my own time, feels more rewarding that way

[bleak night]

Oh

Alr then, sure

[wet nova]

The big chop of hades 2 but it feels so much slower😭

[bleak night]

I hate how she's doing a slo-mo

[mint cedar]

Does this game have the well of purging

[bleak night]

haven't seen that yet, no

[floral steppe]

What does that do

[bleak night]

in 1, it allowed you to sell God boons for gold

[mint cedar]

Could you rig ||echo|| by dying with only one boon in the previous run

[bleak night]

haven't tried

[warm junco]

None of the weapons I’ve tried so far have fully clicked for me yet, the range weapon least of all. The bow and gloves in the first game immediately felt satisfying to use so hoping something lands for me soon

[mint cedar]

I think cast builds are the safest builds so far

[marsh otter]

current best|| aspect ?||

[versed herald]

Devils advocate, it is in early access. I think I had the same thoughts with hades early access

[steep heron]

i haven't found a well of purging yet so it might be impossible
she can duplicate hammers though so that might be more useful for some weapons

[bleak night]

cheese your 32 heat runs while there aren't enough bosses going upwards, jfc I don't wanna go through that again ||https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/778505838003879938/1237732385957740667/image.png?ex=663cb79c&is=663b661c&hm=ff9b4709bb8be8aabcf83d13be614cdce753901374401d1cbe667a2253bd0dad&||

[marsh otter]

can someone recomend me a aspect cus i genuinely dont know which one to go

[bleak night]

aspect or weapon ?

[marsh otter]

aspect

[bleak night]

which weapon's aspect are you asking about

[lusty heron]

i have the choice between
double up ( Whenever you claim a Minor Find or similar resource reward, a copy may appear.)
and
oceans bounty (Any Minor Finds and coins are worth more)

does that mean double up would also work on hearts and magic while bounty wouldnt ?

[marsh otter]

any weapon with any aspect i just want a good one cus idk what to settle on

[desert cliff]

Currently have such a good run but can't post pics of the build until I beat it 🤞 my Omega Cast has: Solar Flare (on expiration deal 19 dmg/0.13s for 2 sec)
Enshrouded Chasm (deal +27% dmg)
Transcendednt Chasm (deal +28% dmg)
Lightning Lance (aim cast and deal 70 dmg),
and best of all Glorious Disaster (channel 30M to repeatedly strike foes w lightning 50 dmg/0.13s)

It feels SO GOOD I LOVE THIS GAME

[bleak night]

tbh I just use base Greataxe

[vernal dock]

Chad

[bleak night]

I mean the other two are very different is all

one is Cast into Omega Shield, the other is crit chance

[vernal dock]

I'm mid through a Moonstone Axe run with Furious Whirlwind and Physic whirlwind Hammers coupled with keen intuition for 45% dmg at 100% Magick its the best run I've had so far, 1k dmg whirlwinds clearing rooms.

Hopefully going to be my first clear.

Also Lucid gain for auto refill to keep Intuition constantly active. so fun

[bleak night]

That sounds amazing

[vernal dock]

Phycho whirlwind so good. if you are AA during whirlwind and need to dodge the WW continues while you dash around.

[long osprey]

What's y'alls favorite weapon? I personally love the axe

[desert cliff]

Axe defs

Big chop goes hard

[long osprey]

Big chop feel powerful

So far I love making Melinöe an absolute tank and decimating everything with the spin attack

[vernal dock]

Literally died with him on 10% ugggh

does big chop apply to whirlwind or only normal AA?

[rare brook]

So far axe seems too slow, on the other hand the default weapon (witch staff I believe) seems pretty solid

Also will I get a codex to see boons and possible combinations?

[halcyon lintel]

No, but you do get to see how far you've progressed in terms of relationships

[rare brook]

Damn Cerberus with Eris debuff... also I need to learn how to deal well with siren band

[olive turret]

Who should i give my nectar? In order to get the best item

[pearl lotus]

My two best runs (haven't been able to win, though) so far were both with Ax

[floral steppe]

Can someone help me with recognizing what telegraphs Chronos’ attacks? I can’t tell which attack he’s about to do, or if he’s about to do the dash-slash or circle-slash 1, 2, or 3 times in a row, and it’s making me take a ton of damage

[pearl lotus]

Apollo Attack Boon is amazing on Axe

[mossy summit]

can somebody tell me how vent interacts with blast that was pommed to low cd? since vent has a cd before it blows if i reduce blast below that do they stack? or the countdown for vent just restarts ?

[glossy rivet]

somebody recommend a build for first time clear pls

[pearl lotus]

Axe + Nova Strike (Apollo's attack boon) is a great start

[glossy rivet]

any hammers or other gods to watch out for? tips to control rng?
Or arcana picks

[rare brook]

What would be good for staff?

[glossy rivet]

i only got 29 arcana atm

[glossy rivet]

why apollo over aphrodite ? are there stuff to look out for other than just damage?

ive gotten to the final boss but never got him to 0 health

[trim jungle]

is axe the best meele weapon?

[pearl lotus]

Furthest I got was stsrt of second phase on final boss.

Apollo gives a ton of range to Axe

My meta progression is lower than yours so I can't recommend Arcana

As for the rest, I pretty much let rng guide my way. Apollo's attack range gives me a lot of comfort

[vernal dock]

Man the fact I havent been able to kill a second phase yet shows how far off i am

Can stomp everything up until him

[pearl lotus]

I think I will get my first win after 20 more deaths

[dawn meteor]

so which is the meta boon so far

overall who is the most solid

[lament spruce]

So I had some fun just spamming Posiedon Sprint. Does anyone else use it?

[bleak flame]

Yes! It's amazing

I also like the Zeus blitz boons. Those are super helpful when there are rooms with massive spawn groups.

[late kindle]

I saw a comment about Scorch/Hestia in #h2-feedback and it feeling "fine". Wondering what other people think of it?

From my experience, as long as I'm not using the axe (not counting spamming Omega Attack), it feels sufficiently strong? Arguably pretty strong if you're using the Sister Blades. I dunno how it compares to the other gods on average, though, particularly Aphrodite

[smoky cairn]

axe is a difficult weapon to do well with

you often have to dash between animations to not get hit

also, something that also can work well is to wind up the anim and then dash into the enemy

[glossy rivet]

is 30 the max grasp?

it has way more requirements than all before

[bleak night]

Yep

[glossy rivet]

and how do i get golden apple?

[vernal dock]

You'll have to complete a few quest lines which unlock another area.

[lusty hinge]

There's a Hestia and Demeter duo boon that bumps up the number of Scorch stacks if you apply Freeze to an enemy and that did wonders for me with Sister Blades that had Demeter's Attack boon to apply Freeze on Attacks and Hestia's cast boon to burn targets. Got very far with that loadout but the big bad had other plans for me unfortunately

[late kindle]

Might try to shoot for that sometime

[lusty hinge]

Unrelated, but I was using Witch Staff with hammer upgrade to make the omega attack hit in front of you twice (Double Moonshot I think it was called?) + blacksmith boon to cast to have smaller AoE but attack enemies periodically in it + Hestia's burn on attack. That combo hits like a truck. Nearly killed the boss of second ||surface|| area with this combo - it's really strong, but you need to place the cast at the enemy's position which is risky. Overall really feels like the that hammer upgrade is the only way to play with Witch Staff if you want to get to the end lol. But of course you need to invest into magick regen a lot, otherwise you're doomed. Luckily blackmisth "get magick on hit" is really really juicy for that

[rare brook]

So far I have too much memory muscle from Hades 1 and I tend to dash, not sprint

[lusty hinge]

yea I'm still rewiring my brain to sprint more now, I do kind of miss H1 Athena's protection on dash, wish there was something like that here to make the sprint even safer option to use to avoid damage when bosses spam AoEs in my face

[celest ermine]

what are some good boon combos with aspect of charon?

[tough pasture]

I hope there's more weapons added to the game. I'm kinda underwhelmed by the weapons...

/Am I alone in thinking this?

[celest ermine]

the game is in early access stuff is bound to change

[teal remnant]

i think the elemental boons are kinda rare

would like to play with them some more but

[tough pasture]

Oh for sure. Ex: I remember how chaos shield went through multiple iterations in h1.

[robust belfry]

I think people underwhelmed by weapons are not engaging fully with omega attacks, once I started utilizing those more pretty much every weapon felt solid. axe slow though

[untold zealot]

is it ok to stack Excellence (30~% chance to upgrade boon to Rare) and Divinity (15~% chance to upgrade boon to Epic)?

Would having Excellence mess with the statistical probability of proccing Divinity or smt?

[mint cedar]

Can echo copy chaos boons

[lament kestrel]

same i need to get used to not dashing around like Zagreus

[lament spruce]

Oof, yeah I feel you on that one. Took me a bit to remember that I can sprint

[robust belfry]

Does the Chaos trinket feel a little...off for anyone else? It is strong but getting the elemental infusion one randomly before a boss feels real bad when you're not built for any element lol

[rare brook]

Hmm... what would be good build for staff? Apollo attack and hestia special?

[thin lantern]

Fellas. Does Flood Control (Poseidon's prime to reduce damage taken boon) stack before or after the Earth elemental infusion that limits damage per hit to 15? Like, does it reduce the 15 all the time, or does it only reduce damage for hits that are naturally at or below 15 damage?

[teal remnant]

i'd presume its before but not sure

[oblique dew]

How do I unlock weapon aspects? I am at night 25 or so and still got none

[desert orbit]

I was literally about to ask the same, I’m very keen to see how they change things. I want to like the torches but man they feel so weak

[vague skiff]

same, im still using the staff, seems to be the best to where i am at

[desert orbit]

I flit between moonstone axe and sister blades but the staff gets the odd outing, feels like a good middle ground between all the ones I’ve got so far

[glossy rivet]

staff feels weak unless i get something like the forwards-only omega hammer

anyone have a good experience with aspect of ||thanatos axe||?

seems like dodging hits and axe dont go hand in hand but what do i know

[shadow yarrow]

I generally dont like the new weapons too much, they all feel kinda unsatisfying to play. They're either too short in range, too slow or too heavy-handed compared to the first game idk

but im sure they will fix most of the issues with time, since this is the first official release, so its their first real round of feedback they are getting

[wise knot]

It feels very similar to Excalibur in Hades 1

[shadow yarrow]

exactly what i thought when i played it the first time lol

[glossy rivet]

does the 4% crit chance from the spoiler aspect worth it vs maxing out melinoe aspect? not sure what exactly attack recovery is

[gritty sigil]

The daggers with the back attack boon that increases dmg is so amazing with the left click hold, melts things haha

[glossy rivet]

swing faster? dodge/move sooner after attack animation?

[shadow yarrow]

Faster attacking is named as faster attacking though (as seen in Hermes Boons), so i guess its cooldown after attack

[glossy rivet]

i see
also what boons go best on dagger for attack and special? flat boon on attack, percent boon on special? also hammer recs?

[jaunty cloak]

Wait a second. Can you animation cancel the long wind ups with the axe with the special? I cant test right now

[tepid token]

some help please, where can i find wood in game for upgrades?

[dim aurora]

on the surface

it's in the second section

[modern yacht]

The driftwood? ||If so it's on the ships on the surface||

[frail jasper]

How are you supposed to use the umbral flame weapon? It seems to me that the special is ill equipped to handle the tons of mobs that will group up faster than you can use your attack to kill them from range. Against bosses it feels like i'm too much of a sitting duck for too little damage. Then again, I am most certaintly not using the boons correctly, any good ones to use?

[jaunty cloak]

Your cast will be important for CC, so anything that can expand it's footprint like Sun boi's boons

[modern yacht]

I got the apollo attack boon and just started using omega attack. Though unless you get a good mana re-gen boon you are kinda screwed

[frail jasper]

Ight. Might try that out next time they get the increased bone modifier

[drifting raptor]

yea flames needs a bit to get setup

[jaunty cloak]

Honestly I found that the special was the real MVP for umbral

Especially with some daedelus hammers

[drifting raptor]

the hammer that reduces the cost of Ω attack is good, if you can get mana reduction from chaos or other means that's also good

[tepid token]

thx!

[drifting raptor]

also yeah spamming the special works pretty well

[jaunty cloak]

This too actually

[modern yacht]

My God I just got heroic volcano attack to level 4. Cool down is 2 seconds

[jaunty cloak]

Couple that with some kind of mana regen (e.g. standing in cast regen) makes it pretty consistent

[drifting raptor]

and if you didn't know, you can dash while attacking, definitely the most mobile weapon I think, aside from skull I guess

[tawny stag]

is that heph attack?

[modern yacht]

Yup

[drifting raptor]

damn that's good

[jaunty cloak]

Two seconds is wild. Was wondering about that.

[lusty heron]

what are they rallyable lone shades ? like how do they look

[modern yacht]

I got it on the axe too so charging omega attack gives it enough time to recharge

[delicate spindle]

does nova strike boon effect Omega Attacks as well?

[tawny stag]

Two seconds is amazing for that damage

I feel like Zeus was nerfed big time how do you guys feel?

[drifting raptor]

an easy combo is to go for zeus and aphrodite and try to get their duo boon with zeus attack/special with the flames

[devout jungle]

zeus is really not it

[drifting raptor]

since you can Ω attack/special and run around into enemies for easy damage

[glossy rivet]

returning dagger special is pretty strong

[jaunty cloak]

Depends how consistently you can hit blitz

[tawny stag]

Blitz is just really underwhelming I feel

[rotund timber]

I agree

[devout jungle]

all sister blades dagger hammers are crazy op, just got my first sub14 with ||pan|| 🙏

[modern yacht]

I think needing 120 damage to do anything is wild

[devout jungle]

special hammers*

[glossy rivet]

ok u gotta recommend me a build for first time clearing bro

[drifting raptor]

maybe I'm biased because I keep getting the zeus aphro duo, but blitz feels pretty solid to me

[jaunty cloak]

That's like a couple hits with the axe

[glossy rivet]

i mean ive gotten to the final boss but never killed it yet

[drifting raptor]

blitz scales really well

[glossy rivet]

need some tips to make it through that final stretch

[stoic ridge]

which move is the "cleave" on the axe?

[tawny stag]

How does it scale well? Isn’t the blitz damage the same unless you use poms

[devout jungle]

maxed ||pan|| with poseidon special, any special hammers and a lot of mana regen is literally auto clear, but since u dont have anything maxxed its tough

[swift gulch]

I got an interesting effect with Zeus, I don’t remember the name of the boons but it was the field one that’s strikes Lightning when you have like 10 mana and another one that also removed mana
I had all of my mana removed but I would have lighting hitting all the time and bouncing off, I think getting rid of mana can have some interesting applications for some builds

[modern yacht]

I wish they had a sandbox in the training room so you could try and make the best build

[drifting raptor]

oh yeah for sure

[tawny stag]

Yeah plus some effects have you front loading mana

[glossy rivet]

i only have default aspect, know something for that?

[drifting raptor]

no mana zeus seems fun, perhaps with something that doesn't really need mana like the axe

[glossy rivet]

i have aphro special and hook knives rn

[modern yacht]

When do we unlock aspects?

[drifting raptor]

unlock the surface first

[jaunty cloak]

Yea no mana zeus is fun as hell. Had it on daggers last night and no diff'd all the way to || chronos || before dying to dumb stuff

[modern yacht]

Do you have to beat charybdis?

[drifting raptor]

I don't believe so

[devout jungle]

u can go either aphro attack + demeter omega attack %amp or poseidon attack

[drifting raptor]

I don't recall what exactly triggered the ritual unlock for it, but iirc you need to fight/talk to hecate after doing stuff

[modern yacht]

I guess I'll find it when I find it

[drifting raptor]

yea pretty much

[jaunty cloak]

Is it lame that having || frenos || roll with you brings me so much joy?

[swift gulch]

I got it with the torch flames, had two hammers (but didn’t get a boon on the special lol) that breaks armor and becomes stronger the longer is our and Demeter attack, so alternating between attack and special made the enemies freeze and break armor fast plus all of Zeus bouncing lighting

[drifting raptor]

based

[errant thunder]

Is there any way to have brainless runs like in Hades 1 (gloves and poseidon for example) ? I kinda miss those and have not been able to reproduce it with the H2 weapons / boons

[swift gulch]

No, its dope

[jaunty cloak]

Froggy stans rise up

[drifting raptor]

no mana zeus

with hammers to get rid of omegas

[devout jungle]

i love having lil bro block the hecate polimorph 🙏

[swift gulch]

For real

[jaunty cloak]

I've got that poly sorted at this point. Just dodge left and right through it six times and you're good.

Honestly, the one boss I feel like I never clear clean is || sirens||. Too much going on for my squirrel brain to handle

[errant thunder]

Thank you I'll try that

[drifting raptor]

no omegas makes the game in general a bit more brainless since I feel like omegas in general sorta break the flow of things in that you need to think a bit

but then again I'm sure itll be brainless anyways once you get more used to it lol

lowkey hoping we get some aspect that gets rid of an omega ability for a weapon by default

[errant thunder]

Yes I agree that it breaks the flow

[jaunty cloak]

Even with the slow down it does hurt flow for sure

[errant thunder]

But some of them are very satisfying too

[drifting raptor]

oh what's everyone's thoughts on the skull?

[drifting raptor]

I feel like the slowdown occasionally breaks flow too tbh

[errant thunder]

Which weapon is your favorite for brainless runs?

[full bison]

quick question for if anyone knows, with the perk power shot, im not noticising any "flash" to indicate i have a stronger shot, is that a bug?

[jaunty cloak]

I havent ran with it yet just unlocked it after procrastinating last night

[frail jasper]

I just got that divine element incant, how tf do elements work

[drifting raptor]

with the staff I want to charge it up to hit enemies when they are spawning

but the slowdown means I wait 2 seconds instead of .5

[jaunty cloak]

Lol this happened to me constantly last night. I would fan constantly because my timing was wack from the slowdown

[wise knot]

Does anyone here feels like Nemesis' event is nigh impossible to win?

[drifting raptor]

though I will say that I'm happy that they aren't just doing hades but with different stuff and are actually making a different game with a different overall playstyle

[jaunty cloak]

1000%, I've only won a handful of times.

[ionic glacier]

lol yes, just search "Nemesis" in the #h2-feedback channel

[sharp trout]

God, getting the "Double range and 3x damage on the final attack in your combo" while I had Aphrodite's Flurry Strikes boon dealt disgusting amounts of damage. It was awesome

[drifting raptor]

wouldn't be much of a nemesis if she was easy I suppose

[fluid quail]

||who pairs well with hera|| ?

[jaunty cloak]

Agree with this completely. It feels fresh and I love it.

[drifting raptor]

||heracles|| is also hard

[ionic glacier]

are the dash boons worth it? I'm having a hard time figuring out how to use them since dash doesn't feel as useful overall as in OG Hades

[frail jasper]

Is it just me or are the armor-destroying hammers completely bonkers against minibosses? As soon as you pop their armor they can't do anything as long as you just keep attacking

[errant thunder]

even without the hammers honestly

[sharp trout]

The Hestia one has been good to me. Deleting incoming projectiles and dealing automatic damage is never a bad thing.
Even if I'm not super sure how exactly her effects work

[errant thunder]

once you've cleared the armor you spend 30secs mindlessly pressing the same button

[jaunty cloak]

Yea the stun lock isnt really all that satisfying

[frail jasper]

only gripe I have with this game so far (although my best run DID die to floor 2 boss) honestly

[jaunty cloak]

And then you run axe which cant even consistently stun lock some mobs lol