#h1-discussion
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i haven't done heat in a while so bballs haven't been too annoying yet
Big thumbs + phone keyboard being weird so I'll rather just use short words lol
TRUE
What's ur fav?
i did this silly chiron run where i got zeus special and it was really insane and funny
90% of my boons were lightning ones
in other news: i am HORRIBLE at extreme measures lernie oh my god
i lost two defiances
Get lernie taxed
F. Ye, EM Lernie is lava hell.
@stone rune is full combo legitimately never used on speedrunning arthur lmao
go watch nalei
because i figured that'd be good for like general room clearing
shackle start means you use a lot of cast and speical
where
on arthur if you do it right you can infinitely dash strike
because it has a built in cooldown lmfao
i'm honestly surprised i got an 11:41 with like a typical arthur playstyle lmao
takes some skelly practice to get down
no need to record, i'll figure it out lmao
i already did lol
did you just have the game open or something
they rlly need to just give us image perms
it takes like 5 seconds to launch
i have it on my taskbar
i mean load time still
i guess
the bigger bottleneck is the upload time
cause im downloading something and on vpn
i'm not downloading that lmao
wait that's so funny
if you special and then immediately dash
zag cancels the animation
but still does the special
so he just slams it out of nowhere
this is why we need embed perms zagcry
but it's like
90 bpm
from my extraordinarily crude methods
and i assume u know about the dash strike holding m1 thing
ive been trying to get demeters legendary for so long
the games just not making things easy for me 😭
yeah needing two tier twos aren't helping either lmao
you need to see her minimum 4 times in order to have a chance at it lmao
i did not and i just tried it out, and you really just have to hold down m1 and spam dash huh
that's incredibly based
This might be obvious but gotta ask anyway, you using that mirror upgrade for better legendary chance?
yes 😢😢
aspect of hestia my beloved
Just started playing Hades again after putting the game off for two years, its still hella fun
90 runs, 40 clears, 1000 gamerscore and I’m DONE. Basically played nothing but this for a week. What a binge 🤪 see ya’ll for hades 2
I’m saying.
Just refreshed Hermes' offerings three times, got the same three boons each time, in a different order each time

Oh really? Dang, I didn't
Playing on the way to the airport, so I'm not streaming anything
The rarities were different, if that counts for anything
It was the dodge chance, the recovery dash, and side hustle money one
yo, any fun dash builds?
Zagfist Plume Divine Dash/Tidal Dash?
ok thank you
Np.
I just finished a run (a run not being the entire game, I died at the area 3 final bossfight)using the rail gun which was definitely interesting
I went in on Aphrodite like I usually do and got lucky and found Zeus, so I got Smoldering Air before the end of the run
imo, hades gets better the more u play.. like after uve maxed everything and completed storylines etc.. thats when u can rly focus on getting good
Ik for rail using the Zeus special Enhancement feels grwat
Especially when I got the rail upgrade that lets me shoot three grenades in succession
I love Lucifer with Athena special. I just can't get over how fun it is, especially in Asphodel. "Oh, yes, please throw things at me! See what happens!" 😈
Yes I am aware that us only the normal shots. But get rid of their armor then KABOOM
Lucifer? Which weapon aspect is that?
Rail
turn ur gun to a laser
It shoots little balls of light as its special. These balls pulse damage until they explode.
Oh gosh
With Athena, they become barriers.
OH NO
lucifer special can be rly tricky to get used to.. at least in my experience.. i still cant usualy make it go properly
but it can be awesome, especially with the hammer where u can shoot 3 in a row
I can find my runs with it and screenshot if you'd like.
That would be dope
i think the auto aim assist option maybe isnt ideal with the lucifer special bc its harder to shoot and trigger the special balls
Do people use rail gun and basically just use the special most of the time?
With Luci, yes.
typical rail mode is
zeus on attack
and somethin chunky like afro or arti on special
Gotcha
also general tip if ur using controller.. remap the reload button to anything that doesnt require ur right thumb.. I use left trigger
Turn off aim at cursor, let auto aim do the work
Honestly do that with every rail lmao
I use a controller
Ah
What range are you shooting at them then
Because the auto aim tends to not work at longer ranges from experience
Either that or it's the aiming function of like you need to look the direction you wanna shoot
I don't have a controller, but I'm assuming it's probably along those lines
Honestly, I probably just suck, lol.
lucifer super soaker build is so fun.. its rly great especialy at relatively low heat.. ive never killed the tiny vermin so quickly
but its hard to get it going to its full potential even on lower heat
and its not exactly like mega damage
its just super fun with poseidan on attack, and a a bunch of extra poseidan boons.. if u can throw in sea storm too. omg
probably , compared to more experienced players.. but not necessarily for where u are..
anyway.. its best to not compare urself to other players.. just focus on what ur doing and keep playing it will eventually come together
ive played like 1000 hrs in hades and i still suck in some ways .. its good bc i know where i need to improve
for example em4, im so bad at that 😫 or the charon fight
hades is so versatile
even guys like vorime.. incredible epic speedrunner legend.. he can do fresh file even.. but hes not good at high heat
or haelian for example.. like 3000 hrs in hades.. probably the most popular hades guy.. he can do like 54 heat but hes never done fresh file
it feels weird naming names.. im not tryna single ppl out or anything.. just tryin to show how even the best hades players ever have their weak spots and how hades has so many different ways to play
huh I could've sworn Haelian has done fresh file
I'm pretty sure he's done fftc but idk about ff
Tbf I haven't really tried looking lmao
What's fftc
Fresh file to credits
So get 10 wins as fast as possible lmao
Fresh file is generally first run
Could do 2nd or 3rd run but it's timed by real time, so most try to go for very first run
its not like vorime couldnt do high heat.. im sure he could.. or haelian cant do fresh file clear im sure he could with enough time..
they just dont rly have interest in it or patience for it
i dont wana speak for them but it's something like..vorime thinks high heat is boring . haelian thinks fresh file is too stressful
everyone has their style.. even the best hades players we have arent as good as eachother in specific ways
for me personally i just make my own little goals.. i did 32 heat with each aspect.. i try to beat my pb igt with each aspect.. im tryna get good with different mirror settings, tryna get good at em 4....
theres so many different goals u can make for urself
and always ways to improve
You make your own difficulty.
try asking for help in the modding server pinned in #self-promotion
thanks!
Im playing on switch and for wretched broker its stuck on the first one as the selection. No matter what way i turn the joystick it doesnt switch selections
On what to buy
If there was touch screen for the game it would be easier
Wait hold on
can I set it so the right stick doesnt move on menus
Cuz I think thats the problem
On my left joycon it has drift but the joystick doesnt even work
How is Hestia Rail?
very good
The hidden aspect for rail is very interesting. I like how the hidden aspects change up the whole feel of the weapon
all rail aspects are good
very good
super good
luci is fun
i got a furies pb off of it
why does it never embed man
its my best aspect by far. all u need is a good attack boon like artemis or aphrodite. and hopefully some chaos attack %.. maybe ricochet hammer if ur lucky.. remap the reload button to something good.. and just reload and shoot all day.. its kinda boring but its how i got my 43 heat
u need some kinda aoe too tho like tidal dash or something.. depending on hammers ur special can do the trick nicely
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I dont know if this is the right place to ask, but I want to gift a friend Hades for their birthday, but cant because of the region difference. Is there a reliable and safe place to buy Hades steam key?
Hello I have a question, I have merciful end, ares attack and Athena special, it says any abilities that can deflect activate doom effects, but that doesn’t happen when I tap special on an enemy
they have to have doom on them
it just procs immediately instead of the 1.1s, or 1.8 with impending
Ohhhhh
it's very strong if you get divine dash with it
Maybe a steam gift card or something?
It seems that will have to be. I have to wait 3 days since they only just got on my friends list ><
Hades is the reason I got a pro controller. Gonna send our joycons for repairs soon.
i need a build to do
How about one for the magnet fists? I like Poseidon special. Reel em in, and knock em back!
ok
uh, apparently nyaanyaa actually got banned, is there a way we can ask to like undo that or something
for any aspect that requires you to use to use multiple buttons, i like to use privileged status so i can get that 40% bonus dmg
chiron, talos
rama
pstatus is a worse option a lot, it’s better on chiron and on some beo builds and that’s kinda it
it can work
for instance on rama
assuming you have lightning special you’d need jolted and then maybe heartbreak strike to proc it
but that’s not permanent
and it also doesn’t work on first hit
same for poseidon dash with razor shoals
relying on more t2s is often not festive
i understand liking the challenge of trying to build it in but part of the reason it’s a challenge is you have to choose worse options to get it
if you want to though and you find it fun don’t let me stop u
whatever happened from here #h1-builds-and-combat message
Oh they both got banned
no anemone left recently
after claiming that modded is easier than god mode and saying arthur combo had better damage than dedge dash strikes
yea
Well they overreact at everything and wont take an inch of criticism from people who actually know how to play the game and have thousands of hours
Kinda unfair that she got banned but wcyd
yea i feel like she should be unbanned she was helpful to new players for like 5 years and then got banned because of one person
It doesn’t look like she’s in the wrong
yea
Oh shis nyaamyaa is gone?
hello, i have a question, what do i need to do to be able to use meg's doll against hades?
Just improve your relationship with him and the npcs that give you said companions. Eventually he'll allow you to use them. You can check the wiki for exact requirements.
i alrd gave him like 4-5 nectars and meg is maxed
and its been like this for quite some time
oh that reminded me something, i couldn't use aphro's call against hades while there were foes around but it didn't work too
Yeah that should be enough
4 heart with hades is the requirement iirc
Yeah it will happen eventually as you keep fighting him more
Reminds me how you need nyx for like 90% of the stuff
bruh i beat him like 30 times
lmao
i'm strict with my nectars LMAO
You're welcome
Bro I was giving out my nectar to the first person I saw
After skelly informed me to not expect anything after the first one, I said.
Well, now nobody gets anything
LMAOO bro idk ig i should start doing that
Now only bouldy is worthy of my nectar
I just got to that point.
That was a strange interaction
I've given more nectar to bouldy than the rest of the cast combined

Interesting that's the only currency worth after you're done
Would've been cool if the rest had a purpose
Gameplay purpose
Even if minimal
I still have use for all.
except keys, well, I still use to to buy nectar and other stuff
I'm in the 4 digits of everything 

I beat redacted a few times, now playing for the rest of the story, after that, heats
Enjoy the journey, you'll miss it
Man if I could I would delete hades off my brain and play it like it wad the first time
No other game has made me feel what this game did
I have good news for you.
whispering
hades 2
best 20 dollars i spent
I do wish I played hades after the release, but I don't think I can't wait with hades 2
would be even cooler if they kept releasing more story
This was the first game I got myself for switch.
Basically the main reason I got a switch 
but they'd need to introduce something like ingame currency to keep it profitable
Personally I would've preferred they kept updating hades instead of a whole sequel, but it is what it is, and I'm okay with it
Is called downloadable content
Do like an expansion
just do a full sequel at that point
I like radio silence.
Too many times you get exposed to content that will might be spoilers
i never liked those games where you have to buy the dlcs
Nah, as a roguelike, it'd be better to have more content in one, than half in two
Variety is the main selling point of the genre
give me
Trading when
lmao yea
As much as I wanted multi-player, I'm glad they kept it single player tbh
i can't wait for my exam to be over so i can play hades all day
mhm same
If the dlc is worth it (witcher 3 for example) I'll gladly pay.
withcer 3 dlcs are 
But when content is cut from the game and then sold as dlc, that's when I have a problem
Well is the same as buying a whole new game tho, you have the whole game cut
It just costs more
I'm just saying this as a roguelike player, I'm sure any other way a new game would be better
Hades is still a roguelike after all
Well lite, but that's another topic
This is my third rougelike/lite game so far.
An amazing experience at every step.
Honestly, the only other game that pulled me so much was
RDR2
That means red dead right?
Yeah.
That game will always have a special place in my heart.
If we talked about forgetting a game and experiencing it for
the first time, rdr2 would be for me.
But hades quickly gets there as well
do u live on this server
Nyaanyaa did 
About to start a new run and I want to put an aspect on the Adamant Railgun. It can be any except Lucifer. Which one is best?
I do not
this would be my first aspect on it
if you're asking about which aspect to start maxing, hestia is the best for the rail
Ok ik hestia is a burst shot but what does Eris do? I never got damaged by any of the special blasts
Theres a cross save option?
Does Hades support cross-saves between PC and Nintendo Switch?
Yes! Our Cross-Saves feature lets you transfer your Hades PC save data to and from the Nintendo Switch version. It's easy to use, and you can learn more about it from the Switch version's Cross-Saves submenu. Note: The Xbox and PlayStation versions of Hades do not support PC cross-saves like the Nintendo Switch version.
There's also cloud saves
+75% global dmg for some time after standing in special
Buy the weapons available before it
Gun is the last one so you have yo buy everything else first
I did
With the glove?
With whatever you want, it doesn’t matter. You just have to die in order for the seed to reset.
is it possible to get hunting blades when having beowulf?
No
rip
It would be something
How long does slicing flare last again
Like 0.2s
i was thinking along the lines of cshot with recharging casts
I’m just messing around. Slicing flare isn’t that great, it lasts a very short time compared to Slicing shot.
i wish there was a mechanic where you could test boons in the skelly room
códex mod can work although it’s kinda funky
Don't try it with Beowulf 🗿
le sea storm
hey so i saw some people doing hades monthly challenges online and i was wondering where i could find them. thought people in this server would know. i saw the monthly challenge rank but nothing else about it
maybe im missing something??
Pinned in #h1-builds-and-combat
they stopped doing them after they banned nyaanyaa
ohh gotchu
Reddit also had weekly challenges with random mirror-keepsakes-pacts too but idk if they do them anymore
I don't think they do lmao
I haven't seen one in a while
In the speedrunning discord they do an aspect of the week if you're interested in that, although it's geared towards speed
There's still heat of the week and a category of the week tho
Heat isn't time based, category might be?
i was like 2 hits of beating hades for the first time
It do be like that
TIL that you can recall Achilles spear, lol
the most useful feature ever invented
for when you really don't want that mobility and 150% bonus. shout out to sgg
it would be kinda cool if it still gave u the buff
because that might solve a few awkward styx situations where u cant special because it would put you out of the Good Zone™️
Recalling the spear like you would on the other spears don't give you the boost tho so it's pretty useless lmao
you can get multiple sunken treasures?
Yeah
So
I think I found my favorite weapon
Chiron bow
I liked the weapon already and then making your special a single-target HP nuke when you want feels great
I even got the Special crit chance bonus from Artemis so I am feasting
Noice!
It’s nice ta see some Chiron love.
Ye I really like it
Like dash strike special is very simple and effective and overall I am just really enjoying it
Artemis is definitely one of if not the best boon lost for it
eSPECIALly the special boon
Indeed.
You fire off. . .
Ten shots?
Each of which having a 20% chance to crit?
Sounds dope
Hell yeah, if I didn’t suck with bow I’d go for it.
Pos has shoals
I need help
hi
I maxed out my bond with dusa yet I didn't get the thing beside her keepsake
have you unlocked the locked heart
I will be honest
I don't care if something is meta
I like Chiron. And if I intend to stick with it, I shall
Ye
what
Gave her all the ambrosia as well
are you talking about the companion fidi?
Nope
8 arrows at max level
because all that you get from bonds and stuff is a keepsake and from some characters a companion
Just making out her bond
Oh
Did you mean poseidon the boons?
Because if you did I apologize, Poseidon was another one of the weapon aspects I saw (ik it is sword but still) so I am sorry
yea
One of the better ones yeah
Still
That's a lot of damage
It's good yeah
arty will work
I got all the hearts including the extra 3 after giving all the ambrosia but it doesn't show the bond thing
quick question : what is hermes' favor so i can get max affinity on him
it's all on wiki
let me see herm
You have to talk to her one last time iirc
I did
If I can get Artemis special and
Ares passive damage buff
Ooh I am already liking the thought of that
urge to krill??
Now she just says her basic dialogue
well off to do alot chambers with the plume
Have you considered heart rend
yea
Idk what's the wiki say about it
hunting blades chiron
I assume you are talking about Aphrodite's damage boosting weak-inflicting attack?
Ye I have that on the current build
Heart rend Chiron is one of the better builds for Chiron
Urge to kill is worthless
It's like a 10% passive lmao
On a base 10 arrow
You're not getting much mileage out of that
urge to krill moment
ye
Why would it not
heart rend applies to all crits on weak enemies
Well that’s the point of going for it
Inflict weak with attack and then have Artemis special
Oh
You mean the Artemis Aphrodite duo
Sry I thought you meant the one that just adds extra damage and weak to your normal
same principle as low tolerance
Ye I am hoping to get that duo soon
bananas i think i lied to you about the dad call
Why does it go down when the level goes up?
?
because thaat would be worse
starts at 4
Autocorrect screwed me, I meant does.
Bananas said it was 8 at max level.
Oh
I just need to get the dialogue
Maxed
uh i have a question, ||why my call's against hades isn't working? aphro and artemis didn't work against him but dionysus did||
wdym they all should work
weak has significantly shortened duration on bosses
but it still exists and at full call will do the 2500
also you don’t need to spoiler here
But what about the Artemis call?
i remember for aphrodite he immediatelly shielded up and said smth like 'no it won't work on me'
Ah, that’s just bad timing.
oooh
When his heath reaches a certain level he becomes invincible for a bit.
can’t hit him while he’s bubbling
Around 50%
or if he darknesses
Axshually, thats charm
Nah u gud, this a place to ask questions.
hades is my favorite dad killing sim
Pretty sure he also does this after shortly after a call is used
no
Maybe I'm trippin
Probably
you probably think that because you phase him soon after calling
in p1 each phase is 1/3 his health
in p2 1/2
that’s just an attack
Consulted the wiki just in case, they might be tripping as well then
"During the first phase, he will disappear and reappear if Zagreus uses a Call, removing all status effects."
oh
hold on
https://youtu.be/TNzQIlU-ZtI i used dad call a few times in dad fight and he didn’t darkness
My internet won't let me watch that at the moment
But was it it during first phase?
If so idk then
And was it em4? I know em4 changes things a lot
I dunno then
wiki is not always accurate since it is community driven and relies on the community to correct errors. idk much about the ganeplay side of things so I couldn't tell you with certainty if that's incorrect or not but like. something to keep in mind
do yall think that dad call just caused him to repeat a darkness and that was just asusmed
or does it only work with like
charm
and stuff
since ive never seen anyone talk about calls causing darkness
Idk I never really paid attention to this, since by the time I use call the first phase is over
Unless I got that duo
Dad call works the same as charm so yeah that should be able to happen
dad call makes enemies repeat the last attack or something like that
so that might be why
but also yeah i'm pretty sure i've had other calls before and he didn't darkness
notably, smair
yea
Favorite companion, ima start, shady
Ngl battie is the first one I've unlocked and the only one I've upgraded and used
I've not used anything else so far even though I've unlocked the others
I've used every single one once, stuck with shady
Too much value imo
The hades voiceline always gets a chuckle outta me
Was that a blasted boulder from the sky
Shady is the name of the companion
And yes, is sisyphus dropping bouldy on top of someone
Ill answer you here better @tepid plover
- Brightsword
- Swordman has an instant frame 0 attack without animation. Suddenly your hp gets reduced XD.
- He is also the only normal enemy in the game that can get out of the stunlock cycle for no reason.
- The last problem it has is that when you hit him, there is a chance that he will bounce off the screen for no reason, and he can hit you with no chance of reaction unless you are in dash Iframes.
- Longspear
- When he jumps with the spear to hit you it can happen that he falls in a non-playable area, either water, the void or a bush, in that case the enemy makes retracking and jumps to where the player is, crossing the entire map if necessary to fall on your head. This can happen even in situations where you are not even close to him. This is predictable and controllable once you know how it works, but if it happens and you are not in Iframes, it hits.
Btw those situations are not intentional 100% and happens in every game you play. But is less noticeable if you play range weapons
In No-hit community we have tons of videos of those kind of problems. Just dont let those things happens on the next game becase we love it but is not posible to make no hit challenge since the enemies are not consistent ton Elysium.
i just associated those with my skill issue, good to know they are bugs xD
No is not skill issue 😂😂
How can I use my companion in Hades fight?
If you have
or skelly you can use those while he grants you permission
This authority requires:
7 hearts with one of the following: Megaera, Thanatos, Dusa, or Achilles
7 hearts with another of those, or with Skelly or Sisyphus
4 hearts with Hades
Ah thanks
You're welcome
like said above, you can use shady or skelly while you get this
Also how I get the dialogue with dusa after I've given her all the ambrosia
keep talking to her
Rng
Ffs
welcome to hades
I wonder if how the dialogue system works will be changed for hades 2
Prob not but at least a bit more priority on this soecific events lol
probably not, is a fantastic system tbh, aside from the few issues
When will Hades 2 come out
they do have a priority system tho
soon
I wonder what weapons we'll have
their priority system is actually what makes it a problem, you might not want what the priority gives you
And you can see the millions of "X character ha all the requisites but they havent say anything in lots of runs"
Priority system is funny tho
well in most cases, they are just in queue waiting for nyx, shes in charge of like 80% of quests
Got the talk for escaping the first time with achilles after the credits
lel
Worst offender is Than tbh
Bc you need him for hypnos
dont you also need nyx in that one? xD
Yeah but nyx is a constant at least
If you dont have maxed Than yet
Have fun if you wanna finish hypnos
luckily for me i wasnt rushing to finishing anything at any time, so everything just came naturally
awesome experience
yeah i can see fists being a pain, also luckily for me, by the time fists was released i was done with everything else xD
Every weapon was unlocked easily for me, except the shield. It was just a result of playing. (I always go Dark Thirst.) I think I had about 130 runs before I came here and y'all gave me the key to the shield.
glad to meet another dark thirst enjoyer
I just beat Alecto with exactly 00:00:01 of spare time on the death clock 
ohh good to know, still I do find it funny nonetheless
I'm on heat 6 coming back form a long break so sorry for my lack of knowledge
the description in pact of punishment doesn't help with the or else so thank you lol
I didn't realize that either. Only did that one once, and I barely made it. 😵💫
imagine carrying a baby for 9 months inside of you only for you to name it greg
what happens if you get ambrosia delight and you only have heroic boons
Nothing
does the rank that you can upgrade in Hades' room give any bonuses besides the badge next to your health?
it does nothing
Resource sink
aigh, thanks!
why is 32 heat like THE heat that people talk about being difficult or a barrier
because it's the highest heat to have something tied to it in game
and 20 heat is just 0 heat
bounties stop at 20, so people don't really have an incentive to go much higher
32 heat gives a cosmetic reward, and the jump from 20 to 32 can be pretty difficult depending on the pacts you take
also some people jump to 32 heat when their highest is like 10-15 sometimes lmao
32 heat is extremely difficult if you take certain pacts too
and then at that point there's not really an incentive to go higher than 32 heat unless you want to i guess lmao
but most people stop at 32
which is why you'd hear a lot about 32 heat and no other heat level i guess
you also have 25 as the last bounty reward on hell mode
25 is like 32 but without two of the required secret ingredients
Does Hermes count towards the Family Favourite damage bonus?
And if I wash away all the boons of a particular Olympian, I'll no longer have their damage bonus
Ahhh, that was going to be my next question
So, let's say I want to avoid getting Athena boons. In Tartarus, I get 3/4 Olympians for the god pool (including 1 Athena boon I get forced into) then I sell the 1 Athena boon I received at the purging pool... Will Athena stay a part of the 4 god pool? @stone rune
yea
Once you pick the boon is set yeah
Ooft
so if you get stuffed into ares he will be taking that slot from an actually good god your whole run
i mean to be fair, you're generally only looking for 2 gods in your build
so leaving tartarus with a 3/4 gods isnt too bad
Yeah, I just want to avoid builds that give me Deflect or Impervious abilities at all costs
oh
you can use athena in damageless
True but I'm doing Hitless + Damageless
Oops
i mean only her core boons deflect right
I am in it
her supporting boons don't really deflect afaik
holy shield relies on getting hit so that doesn't matter lmao
What does damageless include
Chaos/traps/that well item?
it's hitless so if you get hit that doesn't matter
it's a revenge boon
yeah
What server are you thinking of?
Hades Hitless Sect
Oh cool, may I have an invite?
holy shield is kinda based filler for athena if you're doing hitless/damageless
it opens up brilliant riposte, which is more filler lmao
is divine protection allowed as long as you give up the run as soon as the protective shield disappears
or like
if the shield never gets procced lmao
but yeah athena kinda sucks as a supporting god for damageless/hitless
oh wait
no
you cant
Hitless Rules
– No deflect boons. This means you cannot use boons with the deflect mechanic from Athena. However, you’re allowed to pick one if you never activate its effect.
– No dodge chance (dodge%). This includes boons from Hermes, Zagreus keepsakes (Lambent Plume) or Ruthless Reflex skill available in the Mirror of Night.
– No damage nullifiers. Examples would be the Evergreen Acorn keepsake or blocking with the Shield of Chaos.
– No invulnerable calls. Specifically the ones provided by Ares, Athena and Poseidon.
– Taking damage from traps or lava is a hit; taking damage from Chaos gates is not a hit. Since you’re entering Chaos gates by your own account and the damage is not dealt by an actual enemy, it will not be considered a hit.
– Some Chaos boons have specific curses that will cause you to get hit, and as such, triggering them will result in an invalid run.
You should be aware of the following curses:
– Maimed: For the next 3–4 encounters, each time you Attack, get hit for 3–5 Health.
– Flayed: For the next 3–4 encounters, each time you Special, get hit for 3–5 Health.
– Addled: For the next 3–4 encounters, each time you Cast, get hit for 3–5 Health.
You’re allowed to take these boons as long as you never trigger their curse effect.
The Atrophic curse (which causes your life total to be reduced for 3-4 encounters) is not considered a hit.
– Price of Midas, much like Chaos gates, is not considered a hit.
– Staggers out of combat are not a hit.
SMAIR BETTER
yeah you dont say
"However, you’re allowed to pick one if you never activate its effect"
thats for defelct
you can pick up phalanx shot but just never use it
dp is a damage nullifier
or like i guess if it never deflects?
well that's kinda cringe
Damn it
i would simply not do that
big cast hit
i mean as long as it never deflects it's not nullifying damage
okay well
as long as it never deflects it's not deflecting (duh)
so it should be allowed imo but whatever
Kinda sad that my save from ps4 can't be transferred to ps5 but it's nice since I can experience it from scratch again
so uh any tips for reaching the end? I always get hand cramps fighting the big boss
Find a good build you like, practice it, don't be greedy.
You have time so no rush to get hits in.
Learn attack patterns
Dashes have iframes, any extra damaging input will cut off your iframes so dash strike and empty dash accordingly
Using weapons that put some distance between you
and the enemy will help, but not necessary.
I only use stygian so you can do it with melee weapons
always aim for good duo boons
the crystal beam boon from arty/demeter, hunting blades from ares/arty, mirage shot from poseidon/arty in combination with beowulf/hera
these are some of my favourite but there many more good ones
I can invite you, since im mod there
oh wait you are already here XD
You can use athena, but deflect is hit, so we dont play with her to avoid playing so slowly. Anyway we use some of her boons like starting with the call bar at 30% etc
but yes, we dont use to play with her on no hit
Before the game, do gamer hand stretches. (Can be found on the internet.) During, pause the game and put a hot pack on your hands for a minute or so to relieve cramping.
oh i forgot to add
you shouldnt be mashing buttons
you should try to save your dodges for redacted's attacks and go full in right after his attacks when he is in backswing
unless you're using the time limit pact, you should try to take it slow
and aim on dodging everything
smash buttons wins me everytime
i be accidentally dodging everything 
450+ hours played I still mash buttons
When you have 5 dashes...
Now that's a bit crazy
The amount of times I ended in lava was, a lot
madness
probably the only time i use my reroll is when hermes gives me extra dashes
skill issue 
gilga dashes are where its at
i love when my dashes have weird cooldowns and are shorter
gilga dashes with the chaos boon nerf 
I-frames begone
Is the daily isaac run ez today?
?
Lmfao
Got to theseus but he didn't say anything the whole time
Absolutely amazing
Best dialogue ever
Theseus got a curse put on him
😮 1,544 darkness from 1 run
i obtained the secret spear aspect and i think its dreadful
charged skewer makes it like weird hestia/bow so that's something lmao
quick spin kinda eh but can be fun if you like spin
other than that there's not much else going for it
its the best MEspect
i mean just because that's true doesn't mean it's more fun
man that sucked, like 80% of the boons that run were Dionysus 
Getting 80% boons from any God sounds like a good time
yeah but when it's dio who's boons have active antisynergy at times...
Afterparty is pretty good scaling for fog and for hang over damage. What anti synergy do you mean?
How is that?
I do not follow
I assume ME is merciful end
Right cool understand the statement, why is it the best for merciful end?
Is attack doom and special and dash deflect, like usual?
Are you sending out dooming spins and chucking deflecting flourishes through them?
no
that would suck
it just like
- actually deals damage before you get the boon
- is fun
not before the hammer though 
Hangover sources get overwritten by the most recent hangover applied
if you used dio call and inflicted the 5 stacks and next you use dio dash
now all your high dmg hangover stacks are replaced
(also why peer pressure is so bad)
you really only want 1 hangover source at any moment
theres only 1 lots of dio build that might be kinda decent
i think
and it would be like
dio atk dem special ice wine eris
otherwise you only rlly want 2 boons
the core
and the low tolerance
Which hammer
charged skewer
I am still confused on what the game play loop to trigger ME is on guan yu that is the best.
special -> dash strike x2
Because alternating between moves is faster than spamming one move over and over?
well like
the special scales less good
it'll stop doing superb damage in ely
you need something supplemental
because it's basically a lower damage hestia that you have to charge but it pierces and has mad aoe
and hestia scales into ely with the funny hammer
which GY doesnt have
Like, it erases all other stacks? If they're 5 call stacks and you hit them with dio attack they immediately are at only 1 dio attack stack and nothing else?
no it replaces as it goes
but also yeah
its just mroe dps
that would be 4 call stacks and 1 attack stack
to special -> dstrike x2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uimm3d9Ce_E heres the sub6 for it
The first sub6 for Guan Yu! Very very happy about this run.
So what makes it the best is that is has a good thing to do between the ME dash strikes?
because it's fun
im pretty sure its not actually the best
just way more fun than having to play a fists tart
it's a similar argument to why use dem fists too lol
some dmg before ME
Ah
bp breaching cross 👀
it's just that guan yu has better base damage so it can support itself better before you get ME basically
also charged skewer helps the damage a lot before ME is online
Does anyone actually use the special to trigger ME (maybe before the dash is gotten)?
probably, as you said, before the dash is gotten
also can you use GY spin as zeus lite
to spam proc ME with spec and dash
for zag fists, demeter, and maybe talos and gilga, you can proc ME with a dash attack and dash upper in the same dash
zeus shield doesn't need ddash for ME to work
with sword, your standard special -> 2x dash strikes -> repeat can proc ME
although the insta-drop doesn't really matter other than the bonus 40 damage i guess lmao
i would simply not do that
how
because the time for a dash strike, special, and then another dash strike is kinda long
prob more than a sec
or even 1.5 sec
yeah
you wouldnt get 2 procs off a rotation
i never said you would
you'd get a proc after your dash strike because of the special

im illiterate

true
I can't think of a reason why it wouldn't be? I'm not a dev so I can't promise anything though
dawg
https://youtu.be/TNzQIlU-ZtI?t=463 the bomber experience
if they dont release it on mac i will send you 5 quadrillion dollars
they have a statement about platforms in the #hades2-faq , and I'd also suggest having discussion about it in #h2-discussion instead of here ^.^
c22 moment
man
im gonna get so many sub6s this summer
like
at least 1
i rlly wanna sub6 nem
also i submitted my nem run
so somebody gets to watch my divine resolution
i think if cgull reviews it hed just decline it
have fun with that lmao
and make a rule "you cant play in that ratio"
i can't play the game longer than like 1.5 hours because i just get burnt out
esp if most of it is resetting
30 minutes at a time
except if im going for a Session
although
that might also be circumstance
i figured if you're gonna try for a sub6 you'd have to put in a lot more than an hour a day lol
i mean yeah after finals you can grind
mine end tmr
but that's a lot of grinding
I've put in 41 hours in the last 3 days 
except the worst one is also tomorrow
i feel like i also put in absurd hours at the start lmao
maybe not that much but a lot more than i do now
yea i did
oh yeah gl getting a seed for your sub6s lmao
getting shafted by bad rooms and boons is literally the biggest thing blocking low times at this point tbh
and also ely
well for sub6 it's mostly rooms at that point
well i still have to be decent to get the sub6
i mean yeah
im pretty sure that 630 i got would have been sub6 if i played it today
but gl getting the rooms lmao
i'm pretty sure the 5:32 i got should've been a 6:xx if i had to play another aspho room lmfao
did u not have hammer or something
or like an ely room
no i had a near full aspho skip
i mean
i just suck at aspho
or triple donut yeah
but it's less cope
because you have a hope of clearing it
just go up
i got triple donut in my pb
i've had aspho rooms take like 15-20 secs
i thought i did it awful and then in the vod review nnevic said i did it perfect
oh damn
i should get my 5:32 reviewed lmao
i would have just reset lol
15-20 seconds minimum
so do you basically need insane luck to get a time that low
i'd see if i could get it at the end before lernie
and then reset if i dont
or play it out because blue rd
at that point yeah
room and enemy rng are more important than skill at a certain point
i mean yeah ofc
my point still stands tho lol
yeah ofc you need to be good
but like
sub6 needs a lot better room/enemy rng than a sub7
or being ocke
dawg what was i doing
if it's hera or achilles then you'd need more skill
beo needs vague aim, hera and achilles are more precise
could have been 521 if i wasnt garbo
i mean
thats kinda only kbm
that's true
le 180 degree autoaim
mood
if my tart wasn't 2 minutes that would've been nice lmfao
WHAT
were you actually going for sub6
whenever i pick up beo i try for sub6 lol
why did u nto reset.......\
oh
it was my first run of the day lol
oh good urine it's 9 pm
then got near full aspho skip
whatever
2 min tart? just get a near full aspho skip
man that styx was cracked though
i got no spindle??
ngl im more proud of the achilles dad i did
i was actually kinda gaming
my styx was a little messy but mostly clean iirc
oh my second chamber of styx was bad lmao
apparently i got a short first tunnel
based
okay it was like in the middle of above average and big boi gamer
I FINALLY GOT THE DEMETER LEGENDARY