my rama play is terrible but here is how rama special is good https://youtu.be/rmhtoYSJhFI?t=72
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rama would share all the targets doom damage right
no
shared suffering is only for attack damage
the white number your attack deals
it will also not share like
zeus attack
effect
or other flat damage
that’s so cringe I would’ve thought it was all damage
its still good
not as good as it could be
and that way is intuitive
could not agree more
if it had some damage but not other damage then you would be like "well does it do this or this or this or this or this"
and there would be like 3 random ass exceptions id need to explain every time
morbing out rn
even without applying to literally every possible sort of damage, rama mark is still very effective
anyway just remember to have a respectful discussion in this channel and the server in general, whether in regards to gameplay or something else. thanks ✌️
chunking an enemy twice with both rama attack and the rama mark is always funny
can I post entirely unrelated gifs
its preferable to keep it on topic
I don’t know, considering that some of them wanna throw shade at people for having fun instead of being optimal
i think imma throw it back
i think its fine if u do it within reason
nice automod
rip shrimp, instantly slammed down by the bot
Drowning 😔
I will cuss without a second thought and then my whole message gets lost as soon as I click send and forget about it
it wasn’t even like a message the gif just had the forbidden s word
slim shady
the law forgives none
The 3rd weapon to clear max heat.
With monodash.
Unseeded, modded world record.
No hit in Asphodel, 5 acorns left in Heroes fight, and no hit in Styx!
Again, huge thanks to Mysterra for the best thumbnail.
rama cool
Bro thinks he's jesus
going through old pics is so fun
reached the part where i get hazard bomb 5 times in a row
😄
Ok I’m doing the 32 hear run
What aspect?
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How does pierced butterfly keepsake work? Does it reset if you take it off, does it stay even if i take it off, or if i take it off and put it back on later it stays at same level?
You can't equip a keepsake twice during a run. You'll lose its bonus if you take it off, which is frankly fine because a 1 to roughly 30% additive bonus isn't worth very much at all
Ah
Tmw you have 545 health and 3 death defiances and still lose to extreme measures hades 🥲
I really love Zagbow and Hestia
Bow/rail/shield lul
Ok
I started playing hades like 2 weeks ago and I'm not too bad at this game I beat the final boss twice
I will neither confirm nor deny if I used god mode or not
Zeus shield
Yall got a favorite character? My is thanatos he cool as hell bro
Get it
Cause the game takes place in hell
The game is literally named after hades God of the underworld (well death but he doesn't control heaven now does he)
Beo, Beo, and Beo :)
What is beo?
Beowulf, it's a shield aspect
I said weapon not aspect
I got like a keepsakes thing to help me beat the game || first I use thunder signet to get a zues upgrade since those are really good then I switch to chthonic coin purse for money and then I switch to old spike collar to tank alot of damage and then finally I use lucky tooth for another death defiance against the final boss ||
Also you guys can ping me I don't care it doesn't annoy and I will more likely see your reply but don't like mass ping me

I'm pretty sure bone hydra is the only character in the game without voicelines
Erm ackshually 
He’s just the god of the underworld and wealth
Than is the god of death
Bouldy
Did the Greeks even conceive of a heaven?
Just less bad hell, I think
Yeah. I feel like even the Israelites didn't really consider heaven
Huh! I guess Hades is quite anachronistic in that regard: my understanding is that even by the time of the Romans, nobody would really consider coming back to the material world
No he has a voicrline technically
He's labeled as God of death in game
*within european/middle-eastern mythologies sure but Buddhism was a thing 2500 years ago (around the founding of the roman republic), and Hinduism/other reincarnation based religions existed thousands of years prior to that too.
mmhm!
Though I feel like for a lot of those too the idea was to not return to the material
to be fair the underworld itself is Also referred to as Hades, it doesnt simply mean the god himself
theres several instances in mythos where a name refers to a space and also a god of the same name
Oh really?
I did not know that
I more of a science and astrology kind of person mythology is something I don't really pay too much attention to
yes! the house of hades is not just the literal dwelling hades and the others reside in within the game but the realm as a whole
Hm
So did hades have a different name before he moved to hades
How do I get the last regular keepsake?
Or was this just like a really good coincidence
The last one that shows as a missing keepsake is from Mom
The actual last one in the list is from Dad
How do I get it?
I beat the game twice and still haven't got it
Same way you get almost every keepsake
Gift nectar to that person once
If you’ve only cleared the game twice you cannot do that yet
Ok how do I gift her nectar got to her twice with nectar and still didn't get it
Oh
How many times do I need to do it
Become faster
Or don’t, if you’re enjoying the game it’ll happen before you even realize it
Become...jazz
Do not
Do it!

Ugh
I'm trying to get either Thanatos, Achilles, or Sisphyus secret stash thing I got max hearts with sisphyus and Achilles but for some reason it's still not giving me the quest
I'd guess within the story they both had the same name since they were "destined" by the fates to be connected, hence Hades always had the name of the underworld. Although that being said you could just as easily refer to the underworld as "the underworld" since there weren't any mortals around when he was born (if I remember correctly).
Within actual etymology "Hades" seems to have a similar meaning to "unseen" hence Hades' the god was the unseen god and "Hades" the realm was the unseen realm (although this is contested). Many ancient greeks would also be fearful of saying Hades' name so many referred to him by other names also.
Achilles companion requires you to have nulled all the other contracts first im pretty sure
Achilles is also pretty notorious for having tons of dialogue, and more are added to the pool every time you accomplish just about anything
And it’s random which eligible conversation you get
Really?
... flip I just died to a secret boss
Congrats! Please enjoy the scenery!
gamer
Shi was beautiful
lowkey sad though
Few tales are told o- 
congrats!
yeah the god and the realm both being called 'hades' is a bit confusing
but usually i just hear it as 'the realm of hades' specifically to avoid that confusion
How do I get this kind of power
Gg
beat my best time but it was a far cry from some runs i see. how are people beating this game in ten minutes?
through vast self hatred
understanding builds and game mechanics
If I can run sub 10, most people can too!
Taking all free rooms, using meta builds and aspects, learning the game mechanics better so they can clear rooms faster etc
I don’t hate myself I swear
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I’ll show my boons whne I’m home
It was 3 of the hammer things
Ok
Most speedrunners don't hate themselves or the game, it's just jazz
that is my only exposure of speedrunners 
Speedrunners are alllll around youuuuu
keep it up king
Bananas is a heatrunner
Tbf I haven't really been playing the game in general a lot
Spheatrunner
speat
am i a speedrunner
Speat kinda cursed tho bc of ap
If you want to
Or heedrunner!
Heed the speat
my first 50 sub10 attempt was a 10:38 and i never got close again

all my homies hate ap
Real
this means you are my homie 
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Based
I believe it doesnt but does attack speed from hermes affect spear spin charge up?
I don't think so but no clue lmao
Yes but actually no, it affects to initial "attack" prior to the charge but doesn't affect the spin charge speed. Also if you haven't already you can learn pseudo tech to speed up you spin charge (best done with dashstrikes but I didn't have enough hands - do an dashstrike then immediately press special to animation cancel): #1218621071775764530 message
Wow, thanks for such a detailed response!
no worries
I’m a speed runner 
Most of the people who are active here can be considered speedrunners in some sense
I got a question why is herme's keepsake the only god keepsake that doesnt guaranteed them to spawn and increase their boon rarity (I guess except for our character's mom doesnt have one of those but I did say God not goddess)
He works differently to the other gods so no reason to make his keepsake force him
Because he’s not a standard Olympian
Imagine forcing c1 Hermes
(It would be bad probably)
You only get 2 hermes per run and a 50% for a 3rd at styx
C1 plume rush delivery pog
And not only that but the game really wants to make sure you get your hermes
So even if you avoid it the game will keep pushing him tonyou
Same applies to hammers
If plume forced hermes then it would lose the speed bonus and thus the rd pre req probably
Huh I didn't know Hermes and hammers worked like that
I guess I never really considered that being why plume is a prereq
I just figured it was Like That
Like how conch is a prereq for huge catch
I'm a speedrunner in denial, challenge-running is much more fun 😔
Same, although the reason I don't really call myself a speedrunner is because I don't really have the mindset for it. Much prefer heat because it's "beat this challenge, doesn't matter how long or what process it takes you to do it".
Mad respect for actual speedrunners though.
Sun Wukong: "I cheated death!"
Puss in boots: "I fought death."
Zagreus:
that took me a second, lol
just finished a run and the best thing about it was finding both a voidskate and a sturgeon
build? damage? nah, fish
Starting a new save file and crying bc the sword is horrible. I try to save it by spamming the special rather than using attack
i fw zag sword heavy 🙏🏿
stack flurry strike with hermes atk speed
for mediocre damage
we getting out of tartarus with this one
couldn’t anyway cause it has requirements
plume itself opens up RD

Try doing special and then two dash strikes, and repeat
Good combo to avoid the issues that pure dash strike spam runs into
FR :
C'EST FAIT ! 10 mois après le dernier WR en 18:08, j'arrive enfin à mon objectif ultime en passant sous la barre des 18 minutes !
Que ce fut long !
Le plaisir est immense, la run est légendaire. Je n'ai rien d'autre à dire à part merci à celles et ceux qui m'ont soutenu sur twitch pendant tout ce grind.
PS : La run peut être améliorée a...
Namely, the standing strike combo working its way into your rotation
Which is bad because the thrust makes your movement weird
the same build will give you pretty good result
We’re falling flat on our faces after we jump out zag’s window with this one
Should I buy this game?
like any good roguelike
Only don't buy it if you don't know how to like persist
i got all achievements, 100%ed the codex, and beat EM4, do i keep going and try to get the third statue or should i move on for now and play something else
alternately do i keep pumping up the heat just to see where i tap out
32h ain't that bad if you know what you are doing so I say go for it
If you need more specific help there's the guide pinned in #h1-high-heat-strategies or can always ask here
yes
how do i see the requirements for duo boons for gods
Codex
Codex upgrade from the contractor
I believe you need to have seen all gods except dem/reach styx/have obtained a duo
https://cpecific.github.io/hades-wiki/ can use this in the meanwhile
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Anyone else having problems completing Demeter's boon list?
What’s your issue?
I’m pretty sure that the “all Demeter boon” prophecy is unlocked by you gifting nectar and receiving her keepsake so it should be fairly straightforward to use her keepsake to force seeing her, then it’s just a matter of making sure you fulfill prerequisites
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even with the keepsake her boon's don't appear as much as the others do with thier keepsakes
the keepsake only guarantees 1 appearance
do you know how the god pool works?
and do you have dark foresight on the mirror
all mirror aspects are maxed
but are you using dark foresight or olympian favor
there is only a 20% chance, but it seems more like 10%
currently running with Olympian Favor
when you take a boon from a god they are added to a pool
once 4 gods are taken they get locked in and the rest are removed from the run (exceptions apply)
whenever a boon shows up then you have a 1 in 4 to be the god you want instead of the 1 in 8 of a not closed pool
hermes and chaos ignore this cuz they work on their own way
thank for the tips, I'll keep that in mind
funny I started a file just to see if I can get a 0 Meg casualties file
I think this is just diologue variations and not cuz I only fought her twice ever before being able to gift her but her diologue went from that rlly grumpy
"What are you doing? We're not supposed to have this here!" at first nectar to just directly going
"...I will take this contraband away now" at first nectar
Idk if this is a bug or feature but the keepsakes do let you call on a god even when you're full
but I've only been able to do it by having 4 gods in tartarus and keepsaking in asphodel
so I had like 5 gods once, zeus, ares, poseidon, demeter. Then keepsaked for Artemis and actually did get her
It's a feature
Yes
huh
havent tried that
You can get all eight iirc
but why would you want to do that
can't argue with that
sometimes I do it when I get 4 gods and I dont like any of their casts
how do you get all eight?
5 in Tart
that one dem, dio, aphro, ares run and I just
didnt want any of 'em
3 gods into styx and pray you get all 5
Take keepsake for the rest
or yeah 5 in tart, keepsake the rest
how would you get 5 in tartarus though
done through, 3 gods into mid shop, buy 4th, door offers the 5th
oh
so wait can you keepsake in styx? i've never actually tried that
yeah but is weird and I think sometimes it just doesn't work iirc
if you do this before dem is unlocked you can get all gods by Theseus and thus check the failsafe for that 
or get all gods in the 1st run
nah
aww it'd be cool
https://hades.antifandom.com/wiki/Run_Clear_Messages here's all the titles
"Olympian Collector"
brb, doing an aspect of poseidon run
Nitro got that one in a 50 heat run lmao
Hera
checks out
i don't know enough about hades to question it
ig at high heat there's more chances to see funny clear titles cuz there is no prioritized one
unlike zooming where you only ever see hermes would be jealous
also for speed, technically speaking you want to hit the cast button as little as possible lmao
that's why I said it checks out that it was hera heat that got it lmao
lmao true
my goat beo would never
hera can't kill anything
Hera heat kinda sucks
shouldn't have left EM4 on 🤷
ALWAYS leave em4 on
I learned something today 
Was wondering how Steam achievements work if I buy the game and then transfer the save from my Switch version ?
Story stuff will sync automatically but stuff that can be done again in a run will need to be done again
So stuff like the epilogue will sync, selling a legendary won't
gotcha
A journalist 
Does hades give you the free fight on the 10th run?
Yeah
How hard would 32 heat be on a new save file?
Wdym
tbh depends on how developed the save file is or how experienced you are at the game
Not that good and the save file is at like 17 runs
😭
welp it'd probably be pretty difficult then lmao
But i would just need to get to hades and not beat him but that would still be a challange
did you do 32 heat before if you're working on a new save rn?
No i wasn't too focused on heat
okay yeah then it'd probably be somewhat difficult lmao
hades isn't really the hard part for 32 heat either most of the time
still a roadblock fs but not the hardest thing imo
whichever one you like really
also if you only have 2 clears then you can't do 63 heat
there's a guide pinned in #h1-high-heat-strategies if you wanna take a look at that
would help
Is dio or poseidon better for beowulf?
Poseidon is more consistent
it doesnt have to be a new save to beat him on the 10th clear
I know but i started a new save file.
you could have a maxed acc by 10th clear im sure
Yes you could.
10th clear 32 heat shouldnt be hard at all, go for it
i had my friend do 40h for 10th clear
32 for 7th
🤫 🧏
Oooh, you're also playing 1 now ?
Don't have it on PC, so I'll have to boot my Switch for it
is it rly
i haven't really tried the mods.
I don't care for them.
But the ones i have used were fairly fun.
OlympusExtra looks really good
i havent tried it
Play Sbeve
h2 is olympusExtraExtra anyway
Speve ?
😭
is that src legal
are the devs still working on it? Last I checked, they wanted to add a new weapon or something
idk havent opened that game in months
Is it not only modpack stuff
And colorblindness mod for unmodded
hi mynt
I have 3 achievements left
The Thanatos and Hermes ones and max ranking every keepsake

Nemesis aspect #1 all i gotta say.
Holy, I got an insane setup for gauntlets
I made it to the last part of second phase
On em4
I had 350 hp and 3 death defiances

I’m so bad at this game
such is em4
same
same, except my aspect is broken
NO WAY!!! YOU LIKE GAMBLING TOO??!!!!!
I beat my personal difficulty goals tonight (25 heat with all the unique aspects, 15 heat EM4 Dad). I still haven't gotten the dialogue for epilogue though 🙃
Also don't have the dialogue to release Achilles.
I tried 16 heat em4 today
I was close to winning
Just not skilled enough
Lol
WE GOT ANOTHA ONE BOYS
I BELIEVE IN YOU, YOU'LL BEAT HIM SOON
how do you get your victory screen to look different??
Contractor stuff
literally just got it now thanks

I went straight from 8 to 16, no in between or even trying lower heat lol
what is this item in charons shop?
its like a money bag with gold decorations on it
its 125 coins
I want the statue
Its a random boon
It is a bag that will give you a random boon
should i do that? or the pomegranate
A pom is probably better unless you already filled your god pool
i dont think so
ill buy that then
what if i gift charon my little thing
its like honey looking
what does it do
It just increases friendship level
For the charm
Its kinda good
Though other ones are better
Youll get a lot of honey so you can spend it if you want
i bought the game like when it came out but i was 13 and it was too complicated for me
You get a keepsake
so im trying to learna gain
who should i spend it on
Probably the gods or your mom in the late game
so not charon?
Nah, you only get like extra 100 coins at the start of the game, which kinda sucks
If you use it on a god its easier to go for builds
what if i use it on gods? what does it do?
That's from Hypnos, Charon is for wells
does it just start me with 2 extra upgrades instead of one?
It gives you a keepsake for that god, an if you use it the god will spawn in the next boon instead of a random one
Oh
It depends on what weapon you are using
That too
also chaos seems like horrifyingly cosmically sinsister lmao
whats the lore around chaos
i got something to do with it and it just like freaked me out
im using a shield rn
Shield just wants cshot hammer lmao
the run im on rn i got dionysus
i like his stuff
it does a ton of tick damage and has nice ranged aoe stuff
maybe? idk it does 20 damage a second where im at rn
im like not far in at all
im like maybe 10 mins in
Just keep playing and playing, you’ll eventually get a good run or a bunch of stuff
is this game well regarded?
The mirror is important
Really well
Seems easy enough
who da hell is megera and whyh is she talking to me
Shes a fury, shes a boss
May i recommend windette
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Bruh what
bruh i died ;-;
Aside from Chiron aspect only good at high blood
Damn
this does not look like a good video 🗿
Lol
The vid was eh yeah
ill do way better this time
i cant believe how stupid i am
i didnt realize until now i can block with my shield
...
Get more health second dash and 1 death defiance
Youll get better, just keep playing
i had 1 death defiance
i have 6 keys should i get the bow and trident
Thats a spear
it says my farthest chamber reached is 15
is that good
i have like 3 hours on this game
it's aight
don't worry about comparing yourself before you've beaten a few runs. if you're competitive like that, there's plenty of ways to scratch that itch
should i gift him
Sure
can i still gift him if i already clickec accept
No
bruhhhhhhhhh
Lol
It was nice knowing you 
or keep going
Not this god damn video 
Haelian is a good hades youtuber
ares boon, chaos hole thing, or the +25 max health
Though i got banned from his server for some random ah reason
Ares
It should be good with dio
hangover zeus 🤮

i bet it wasn't a random reason
haelian is marginally better at the game, same quality of build advice though
P-pancakes is evil? 
ima gift ares!!!
this time i will do it before i click accept lol
whats a blood filled vial
Haelian is good for beginner tips and funny builds, but he does not hold up at the top level lmao
curse of vengeance, slicing shot, or blade dash?
? he gave me it its a keep sake
Is a tasty snack. Or you can equip the vial to force an Ares boon
is it gone forever if i eat it
The first half was a joke: you can't eat it
Bro all i said was some stuff about hollow knight path of pain being easy and the next thing i saw was a ban
oh
curse of vengeance, slicing shot, or blade dash?

Those are all bad
lmao
what is this guys obsession with cuese of vengeance
You 🦦 experiment a bit more
otter lol
yeah i can see that. should've talked down 64 heat instead
i just went with CoV
You'll learn Hades best if you spend some time exploring your options a bit more organically. Right now you're turning yourself into Twitch Plays Pokemon
what does this mean
It means you're asking for inputs for just about everything
ill do it the organic way 🦦
🦦 
That said, a lot of the tooltips are misleading and some of the mechanics obtuse, so you'll eventually benefit from chatting! But for now the underworld is your oyster!
am i still allowed to ask questions
Buffs
OOH!! i found a zues boon icon entrance to an encounter with a miniboss in it
lets see what it hold
of course, but finding stuff out organically is usually the best option
Sure. Have some free answers while you're at it:
• Dashes give you iframes
• Dash-Strikes are super important for doing damage quickly on most weapons, but they remove your iframes
ill do 85% organic 15% questions
oh interesting thanks 🦦
This, and stuff like "What does the mirror do" are very easy to discover just by taking a sec to look at the objects in question
You can do it!
oh cool i found zeus aid im gonna see how good it is
Minus aspects selection and upgrades UI LOL big sticking point for many players
wdym
I wonder whether columns for the aspects menu would've worked better than rows 
There's a certain menu which you'll encounter later which many people seem to find unintuitive
It do be kinda confusing
can i save and leave and continue my run? or nah
should hades 1 be finished first before playing hades 2
like leave the game
Yes
i dont have either but if hades 2 is fine by itself id do it
cuz both of them together are expensive
Just don't press "Give Up" since that puts you right back in the courtyard before the start of your run
ohhh okay
does the thumbs up imply it is fine
when u pick up a boon
and there are the 3 options
does like lets say one being epic and the other two being like common mean inherintly the epic one is better
is see websites saying battle rage is really good on ares but i got an epic blade dash and im wondering if that means its better
No
Rarities should only be considered
within the boon itself, not for comparisons
with other boons
And often
Rarity doesn't matter for a lot of
Important boons anyway
Also don't pay attention to most websites: their information about Hades is just really, really, really bad. This includes a lot of YouTube and Reddit
Im more of a fan of bow myself
Oh my gosh typing in short phrases + newline feels horrible
Beats me all Gods are pretty i would guess
bro i have to fight meg with 38 health? are you kidding me rn
Yeah that's a tough ask! Is doable though if you dodge very carefully and deliberately
That said, it was nice knowing you 
so uh i have 7 health now
shes 60% hp
nice knowing you pwabito
OH I HAVE DEATH DEFIED
LETS GO
have you tried not dying?
Darn your quick edit! I was gonna make a joke
wait ur right omg let me try that
Oh you'd better bet it was bad 
DUDE I KILLED HER LIKE INSTANTLY WITH Zues' aid and the animation of her dying scared the poop out of me
i thought i died 😭
all the way in olympus they saw that one coming
well let me be a bit kind to pwabito and give a small bit of usefull advice
should i sell one of my boons
curse of vengeance, epic drunken strike, rare zeus' aid
if you happen to encounter athena take her dash if you dash into procetiles with that one they bounce back to enemy
I'd not sell the latter two
ill sell curse of vengenace
its not good anyway
i just took it because it was the only option pretty much and it seemed cool
not sure diyo atk isnt that good i think
then again what weapon are you using?
shield
Oh you know what? Given it's probably sword, you're right
Eh, same goes for shield
We almost always take Chaos: Chaos boons are really good most of the time
cosmic egg
on most weapons
Chaos really offered you an egg in these trying times 
feel like they chaoss doesnt do too much for bow though (not that it needs it)
excruciating soul, flayed lunge, or addeled ambush
im guessing flayed lunge based off what you said before
oh wait he doesnt have set boons
I...don't know how to interpret those unlike most of the speedrunners here. Could you tell me which (temporary) debuffs and which buffs those are?
its like a combo of the two
how many keepsakes do you have anyway?
feel like to start of with you want the olympian ones and skelly actually maybe cerberus helps at the start too
(1) For the next 3 encounters, you take +28% damage, afterward, gain +39 🆙 ❤️
(2) For the next 4 encounters, each time you special, get hit for -3 💔 , afterward your dash-strike deals +42% more damage
(3) for the next 4 encounters, each time you cast, get hit for -4 ❤️ , afterward you deal +70% damage striking foes from behind
All the cool kids start their runs with an Olympian's keepsake (unless Shackle)
I would take number 2
i was right LOL
Good intuition. The baby Zagreus is learning
what do keepsakes even do
Depends entirely on the keepsake. Take a moment to read their descriptions while you're in the courtyard
They tell what they do 😌
holy flip
i didnt know i could go into lava, im on 3 hp.
oh he dropped a burrito thanks
or whatever it was
now 14 hp
Hah, you're more familiar with Greek food than I am
I had no clue what the food was supposed to represent for quite a while
maccie d's
1 HP is all you need 😎
i went from 3 hp to 1hp because i accidentlly used my Q so now -3 hp but since i had only 3 hp it didnt take anymore away and i just started spamming it
artemis boon? cool
Oh right. Chaos debuffs can't actually kill you. They'll only reduce you to 1 HP
heroic exit wounds
good?
nah jk lol i wish, i got heroic deadly strike, rare true shot, and rare pressure points
itll replace drunken strike tho
its just my advice but a big part of the experience of the game is trial and error on your own, i recommend doing some runs before coming here to optimise
try and see which boons you like!
They found us! Everybody scram!
Welcome
tbf attack and dash strike boosts are pretty universal on a lot of aspects lmao
most aspects want either attack or special, and the ones that want special damage benefit less since it only wants 1 thing from chaos compared to 2
the ones that want casts also have 2, technically 3 if you want to count the attack, although that matters at varying degrees with the aspect
the only weapon that doesn't really care about chaos is like fists lmao
dem fists for a chunkier special sure but you never really roll on chaos for fists bc it's not the main focus of your damage
unless you're doing super high heat and doing the explosive upper strat lmao
The flayed lunge should probably be your best option, I just can’t remember which action flayed hurts you for
bow absolutely wants chaos lol dash strike damage and just regular strike damage is crazy

ok
Man... I was going for the achievement to sell a legendary boon. I had 3 legendary going into Styx and I never got an opportunity to sell them, even with running into 3 selling pools.
Yes
no i mean which should i do
-house
-themes
I personally prioritized house because I didn't bother changing my themes
Yes
Lounge is a prerequisite for some dialogue and relationship gates.
I think, at least.
It is but already did that
I think the themes are fun
But either way you’ll be in for a lot of resource grinding to finish either of your two options
Might as well finish all the decorations first though, if you focus on all themes first (which is going to involve converting a lot of gems into keys and nectar), you’ll end up wasting some gems since once the themes are done any keys and nectar you find will be totally useless
anyone have demeter fists tips?
hate playing fists, and my current build is pretty bad
Does anyone have the link to haelian’s server?
It says expired for me
Just wondering if it might work if someone sent it to me
Nvm
Im still banned

💀

bans dont undo themselves over time lol
Yeah they do
Just not permanent ones
And i cant make a new account either
Cuz like my settings wont let me
Heylo, new to these channels; I normally chat in the h2 channels, but I've been back in this game and am having a blast. Nice to meet y'all
Bro
yes'
What's up my new friendo (maybe)

Oh!
Nvm, i got a second account running
Though the channels in the server are kinda dead lol
why do u even want to go there
Idk
Cool server ig

Just wanted to find a community for hades
Like a small one
Yk
join speedcord then
Idk what that is
we're lunatics, although please join you're more than welcome and it's a very friendly community
This bot is getting on my nerves /hj
although we're more focused on gameplay rather than story so we'll probably not be great at theme analysis
same
haters
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what do you have against us
We're usually chill
Although if Jazz is your main experience with speed runners, I could understand
technically everyone a speedrunner
there are just good speedrunners and bad speedrunners 
Bro why did no one tell me there was two exits in the dining room
I have to walk around every time

There’s only one door until you add the other
But ngl I never even remember to use it
It’s hard to even see
Goofiest shortcut ever
Tbh I would remove it if I could
Makes the lounge look worse
what do keepsakes do
Keepsakes give different effects, you can mouse over them in the Keepsake Case to see what they do!
thank
Early on, the ones from Cerberus and Skelly will help you survive longer so you can discover more boons and resources
Eventually you’ll find the best results using the keepsakes from the Olympian gods to force seeing them in Tartarus and asphodel so you can shape your build
And for the third and fourth bosses the acorn from Eurydice is very helpful for survival
im using the gg
egg
from poseidon should i get sunken treasure, or flood shot, or tempest flourish
Egg is very meme but not terribly helpful
iwhich one
i l ike chaos
Everyone likes chaos
What weapon
shield
Flood shot is prob best
the q?
i spam it lol
i use it all the time
how.. the right click does like no damage
It does more damage than the shield special 
yeah but you have like 1 shot and you have to go collect it after wards so its at least 3 seconds per
the shield q you can spam
Shield special disables your attack until it comes back
Which also disables your block
So you lose actual dmg and defense through blocks and bull rush
Pos cast is a solid extra for AoE
- the passives are nice
Namely razor shoals (enemies take dmg while moving for a while) and breaking wave (slams create a water explosion)
how do u slam
Use a Poseidon attack to knock enemy into a wall
Slamming enemies into walls
ohh
bro i have 7 heat on shield, using egg, and STILL no hidden aspect
Do you have the hidden aspect of the spear
all hidden aspects
70 hours
shield is my HIGHEST heat
but still no beowulf...
i dont get it
Have you gotten the dialogue of chaos mentioning that you are using the shield?
dont think so, but im only 60% sure
That may be the only blockage but even if you have it and don't remember the only answer is just keep visiting chaos
Just might wanna keep the shield on to make sure
yeah it just makes me very sad
I assume you are done with main story?
yeah
Or the nyx/chaos story line
ive beaten mainstory, i think im done with nyx/chaso
Have you reunited them?
Reveal the Aspect of Guan Yu (does not need to be unlocked with Titan Blood)
Have a total of 5 Titan Blood or more invested into Shield aspects
If you have not previously received the following dialogue from Chaos, talk to them with the Shield equipped until you do:
“ You come to my domain bearing an all-seeing artifact that sprang from me after the dawn of time. It is considered a defensive instrument, I do believe. Though, I suspect you have discovered, or soon shall discover, it is nothing of the sort.]
reqs
If you have done this recently you may still have some prioritized dialogues for that
If you have but was done a while ago
Oh yeah you prob are getting that prioritized by the game atm then
ive been skipping dialogue a lot
Check their codex page if either of them still have the lock in the hearts
ahhh forgot bout this
is furthering their relationships necessary tho for beowulf
Nope
hm ok
Is related to this
js praying for chaos to give me the waking phrase
reqss to unlock beowulf
Basically the game has a pool of dialogues, meeting certain pre reqs puts them into this pool
But some are more prioritized over others, for example main story stuff or their story lines
If you haven't finished their story line is prob better to just not give then more nectar to either si more dialogues about that aren't added
done all this, just waiting for waking phrase D:
Outside of that is just luck
yeah ok no more pollen for these nerds
If you really wanna push it just rush through tartarus for chaos, get whatever dialogue for that run then instantly commit die at the nearest enemy or trap and try again
Can push it farther by using enemy dmg heat + trap dmg
Swapping to stubborn defiance also good so you can die faster (or just turn off revives entirely)
wait i forgot that the mirror has stuff outside of the dark options
forgot entirely bout the light side stuff
good idea
If you want to check the optimal mirror in general there's a guide pinned in #h1-for-new-players
(written guide, not video guide)
my small ego cant bear the fact i must go to a new players channel while i have 70 hours D:
my mirror is basically all dark, last 3 are light tho
Is just pinned there cuz it was first posted there lol
yeah i see it, looks like most people's i think
i just need to switch up a couple things
They have it already at least
Prob just swapping shadow to fiery lol
And dds to sd if they wanna rush the beo unlock
yeah ive been using that one so im good
Oh and legacy to pride ig
Legacy is a scam anyways 😌
How do i check what boons i have
i accidentally chose a boon from chaos and didnt even read the options
how do i check what it is
oh b
Egg isn’t doing anything for you here other than making it cheaper to enter
Better to use a god keepsake so you can form a better build, typically
ive been using egg for like up to asphodel, then switching to acorn keepsake
i havent been using egg to win, i dont care bout beating a run, i just want beowulf D:
i like to enter as much as i can without dying
I can’t understand that mindset at all, winning means more bounties means more progress on strengthening weapons and buying contractor jobs
But play how you like
k
Egg doesn't matter just don't get hit after entering chaos
/j
if anything i'm pretty sure egg reduces the chances of getting the beo dialogue bc he might comment on the egg
something something dialogue rng lmao
uh say u swear RIGHT NOW
perhaps
i mean i'm not entirely sure but i wouldn't take the chances tbh lmao
it's not like egg forces a chaos encounter anyways
That part
so it's not worth taking to begin with
Is the main thing I’ve been getting at
if it did force a chaos encounter then it'd be worth it but it doesn't so there's no point lmao
I actually don't know how useful it would be tbh
for speed
God keepsakes are just stupid
for speed you'd take it on aspects that don't care about another god tbh
mainly the shackle aspects probably
it'd also be an option on beo if you already get mirage on tart, however often that occurs lmao
bc there's nothing really worth taking into aspho at that point
hourglass for well items if they're good
I should do that true 😔

Wait if you don’t die and give up, does the seed reset? You will have the same dialogue? Unless I’m misunderstanding
Seed only gets generated upon death, win, or save file creation. Pressing "Give Up" at any point during the run will not randomize the starting seed of the run.
😌
Im glad
the hades guidlines
well there is also thou should pet the 3 headed dog before every run
another niche qeustion, but do either bouldy boons or hades' call count toward family favorites? I just had a run with 30% where I had 4 gods, hermes, a bouldy boon and hades' call, of the latter 2 im not sure which counted
Nope
Dad ain't an olympian
im very confused then
lemme double check the victory screen
ah apparently I did get a 5th god by accident and im just blind
my apologies
the who
your only fan
Kill the heroes then go to the left of the arena
There's a red shade with your banner
which means there are now 2 people in elysium that dont wanna murder you
This science is so weird to me lol
I noticed that I play way better and is more likely to beat hades if I have at least 200 hp.
Something about having high health just makes things a little bit easier I swear
you will love aspect of arthur then
either the subconscious recognising there’s a safety net or just 200 hp is the threshold for how much you need to tank to succeed



