#h1-discussion

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static wadi
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and more dashes

rapid forum
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I completed a run with adamant rail

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and wow

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I don't like that weapon

static wadi
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i like it

rapid forum
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it's just not for me I guess

static wadi
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u dash like mad firing all this staf with poison or lightning

rapid forum
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considering my last run was utterly terrible

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there are barely any boons that synergizes with one another

verbal violet
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I found a rapid attack and defelct for the bow. Quite fun.

rapid forum
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yea, I just need to finish a run with bow

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then one list down

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fav run probably, hades's spear and magnet fist

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why run to the enemy when you can be scorpion?

verbal violet
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Still have to buy anything other than the bow. Just got it today.

rapid forum
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welp, haven't really experimented with bow

verbal violet
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I found that a Q build works almost better than doing left clicks with the bow.

unkempt sleet
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All bow aspects have something to go for them

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Shotgun bow is best bow, absolutely

rapid forum
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you had me at shotgun

static wadi
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disagree

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all bow aspects are good

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even basic

unkempt sleet
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Just dash in people's face with the longest range weapon in the game

verbal violet
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Whoops, I just learned not to spurn Aphrodite.

static wadi
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Hera great for cast

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Chiron for burst

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Zag with artemida boon can be fearsome

verbal violet
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Dusa is bae.

rapid forum
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I'd pick Nyx anyday

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but yea

unkempt sleet
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I can't remember if the crit chance from bow stacks with Artemis

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I'm pretty sure it does

static wadi
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ofc it is

unkempt sleet
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I haven't experimented a lot with it due to my love with Chiron and Rama

verbal violet
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Yeah I saw there is basically a quest list for getting each different thing from the gods, but I kinda already have favourites :D

tawdry flower
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RNG is against me tonight. I’m trying to get the gun’s 4th aspect, and I’ve done 5 runs with the gun. ||Zeus|| showed up in only 2 of the runs and didn’t bring it up at all.

unkempt sleet
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Rng be like that sometimes

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You'll get to upgrade your gun eventually

verbal violet
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I'm not sure getting knockback on sword was a good idea. Now I'm dashing after enemies non stop :D

tawdry flower
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Is your dash also doing knockback?

verbal violet
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Oh that would be fun :D

tawdry flower
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And are you doing extra damage for slamming into walls or applying Rupture to knocked enemies?

verbal violet
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Oh wait, if I have the festive fog rightclick, can I not put the mark thing on enemies?

unkempt sleet
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No, but the fog deals a lot if damage on impact to compensate

verbal violet
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Something to keep in mind I guess for the future.

static wadi
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@verbal violet same for Ares And demetra cast

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they do not stuck in your enemies

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and zeus cast can stuck in another)

verbal violet
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Should I for a while just go with the "fated choice" options to get that done?

formal leaf
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I pick fated choices if I feel like the run is already kinda botched.

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You'll get it done eventually anyway.

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Only exception was picking new duo boons when offered coz idk when I'll get the same combo again

static wadi
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what is fated choice?

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ah

verbal violet
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Basically achievements that give rewards for completing certain tasks.

static wadi
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understood

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well yes if i have all boons i need i can take some other for prophecies

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but usually i try to avoid rooms i dont need

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some boons seems pretty rare for me to ignore them

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even if they are basic

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for example it was rly hard to find exit wounds

dull lotus
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Saw a tiny patch? Anything changed or just fixes?

static wadi
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@dull lotus devs on a break iirc so no changes soon

dull lotus
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Yeah it was only a 22mb patch so figured probably something backend

static wadi
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localisation error mb

verbal violet
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Hate hydra.

cinder lichen
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Maybe they updated the Localization Files

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snrk

static wadi
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@verbal violet lerni is cool

brisk trail
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I finished the game and maxed all aspects but the 4th one isnt unlocked

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Lernie is cute @verbal violet

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Yea, Lernie is good. Can't stand the trigger-happy witches on Asphodel though

verbal violet
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Uuuh, I'm really tempted by cursed slash.

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Does the health reduction count for all future upgrades or just the ones you have on pickup? If the ladder then I guess picking it early is a bit better.

static wadi
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@verbal violet u mean secret spear aspect or what

verbal violet
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I mean the cursed slash. you gain HP per attack but max HP is reduced.

supple pond
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reduces both what you have and what you pickup iirc

static wadi
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yes centaur hearts become weaker

verbal violet
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Ok, then it doesn't matter when you pick it up I guess.

static wadi
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yes

verbal violet
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But it's pretty strong so far, specially combined with the shield call.

static wadi
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not big sword fan

verbal violet
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I pick whatever is glowing purple.

static wadi
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dark thirst?

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i do not need much darkness now

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so i focus on bounties

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it's kinda boring

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but why not

verbal violet
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I think I lucked myself into a really strong sword build. Pretty fun

static wadi
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beat 32 heat with it?

verbal violet
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Not sure what that is.

static wadi
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do u have pact?

verbal violet
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What's pact?

static wadi
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ok nvm)

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i wont spoil the fun

verbal violet
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I'm currently struggling with plague rats as a sword user. now those are pain.

static wadi
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use q ti hit them to the wall

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or 3rd attack to throw waway from goo

bright lance
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guys how is hades so good
its the best roguelike game ever made
i've played a lot of roguelikes, and even with the better ones like Dead Cells I end up getting bored after 5-10 hours max
Hades is the only one where every run just feels so different and my playstyle drastically changes with the different boons and weapon choices, and sometimes it's so different I feel like I'm playing an entirely different game
I can never get bored of this 🥳

static wadi
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hades is much easier

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and story there is much more important

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and so - intresting

verbal violet
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Ah, didn't manage it :<

static wadi
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rip

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i tried to find HuntBlades(

verbal violet
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So, the keepsakes you can get from the gods, they're basically to make sure which boon you get first and then they are useless and you have to change them out on your way up?

static wadi
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@verbal violet well almost

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they still add rarity chance if u find anothe boon from this god

verbal violet
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Oh yeah I guess that is true.

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Just not sure what to pick there.

static wadi
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usually i start run without god trinket

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see what boons it gives

supple pond
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You could take a look at the codex and pick keepsakes based on a duo you wanna try getting

static wadi
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and surrender

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and choose weapon and trinket i need

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to make proper run

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collar can be better

magic onyx
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What are good contractor upgrades to prioritize with diamonds?

static wadi
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lounge i guess

magic onyx
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I skipped Erebus gate cause it’s expensive and im only at 2 heat atm

static wadi
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well of course u finish basic first

magic onyx
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What about the ones that help enable gemstones vs the ones that upgrade room rewards?

static wadi
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even erebus

magic onyx
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Yeah

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Oh even Erebus

static wadi
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u will have 5 heat sooner or later

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u need those bounties

verbal violet
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I like demeter but her buffs are kinda unimpressive :<

static wadi
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she is cool with cast builds

carmine ravine
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stuff like demeter and aphrodite is mostly for the base dmg

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and status curse for dat extra 40%

static wadi
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y mb for status

verbal violet
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I got the one that makes my boons common and now they upgrade every 3 encounters. seems nice if I didn't get it super early.

carmine ravine
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it makes them heroic if u got them before styx

static wadi
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@verbal violet if u lucky she will ubgrade boons u need

magic onyx
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Does the lambent plume effect go away if you switch it out during the run?

carmine ravine
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yes iirc

static wadi
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yes

magic onyx
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Awkward

static wadi
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not at all

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u carry it all the game to have it buff

magic onyx
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I took one all the way through a run

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And then switched it out for acorn right before the final boss

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Whoops

carmine ravine
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the base dmg and dmg boost from status curse is better than stuff like hangover and doom, unless u got certain respective boons

static wadi
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well if u play through poison u stack it and pom it up

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and if u keep it only for status

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better take weak or freeze or even

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how does athena status called

carmine ravine
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deflect/exposed

static wadi
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ye exposed

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at least they doing something usefull

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uff i go try EM4

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wish me luck

carmine ravine
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em4 isnt that hard

static wadi
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i never tried it

pliant mountain
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Anyone else on steam who received a patch?

static wadi
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yeah a little

carmine ravine
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thats normal

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sometimes theres small patches

pliant mountain
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Minor bug fixes I'm guessing?

static wadi
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just some fixes i guess

carmine ravine
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not enough to put in a full patch notes probably

static wadi
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28 mb

brisk trail
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Fantastic game!

static wadi
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yup it is

verbal violet
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"Foes drop bloodstones stuck in them faster" isn't that a negative?

static wadi
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no

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u can take them and use ur cast again

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it good when u make cast build

granite ether
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Not really, means you can pick em up faster and reuse them either on the same enemy or others

static wadi
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and u want to use cast more often

granite ether
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Also faster procs of exit wounds

static wadi
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but if u want to hit them with ur sword u mb ignore that

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exit wounds is hard to findshadedisgruntled

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does aphro still have best scales?

granite ether
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Nowhere as hard to find as fully loaded in the nighty night update

static wadi
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i didnt play this

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i quit soon after long winter

muted valley
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aphro still best scale for dmg

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took me yrs to get fully loaded in nighty night

static wadi
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thx

granite ether
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There was a time fully loaded had prereqs of both exit wounds and dual shot (now mirage shot)

muted valley
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thank gods they changed it

granite ether
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Yeah, I had to ask for help in order to finally get fully loaded then (based Peach bittieCozy)

verbal violet
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Survived hydra with 1HP. who needs more?

static wadi
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redacted need more than 1 hp to be beated)

sharp fossil
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i mean, you don't really need more than 1 hp to beat redacted

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i'd usually recommend it, but its not required

static wadi
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yeah

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but it's kinda hard)

sharp fossil
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i think i've done hitless redacted precisely one (1) time

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had more than 1 hp tho, which was a shame looking back

static wadi
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well if u have shield acorn and athena dash

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everything is possible)

sharp fossil
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yes to all three lol

static wadi
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anyone knows

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why throves nectar is not vintage?

sharp fossil
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ngl that kinda annoys me

static wadi
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i thought it's mistake

sharp fossil
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its been that way for a while, so i presume its intentional, but its weirdly inconsistent

static wadi
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y

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i played year ago

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and this was in the game

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i was sure it was fixed

sharp fossil
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yeah idk

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presumably a balance thing, but i don't think it would be ridiculous if they allowed it to work

static wadi
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oh come on

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u have nectar in the throve so rare

granite ether
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what's the exact wording on premium vintage?

static wadi
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?

sharp fossil
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don't have the wording in front of me, but it probably calls out room rewards specifically, yeah

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still don't think it would be unreasonable to expand that

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also they don't grant levels ofc

static wadi
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well it's not oly room reward

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if u buy dio boon for nectar

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he give you vintage

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not usual

sharp fossil
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that's kind of a room reward tho since it comes from a boon

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but i don't disagree; it ends up feeling inconsistent, even if it technically isn't

granite ether
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it sounds like an ever persistant bug to me

sharp fossil
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nah i'm pretty sure its intentional; its like how keys bought from shops don't grant fate

granite ether
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as the wording is "Max hp up whenever you pick up Nectar. Receive 1 Nectar now"

unkempt sleet
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It should be any nectar, since the nectar dropped by picking up the boon works

static wadi
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VintageNectar.png
Vintage Nectar

Underworld Renovation: Collecting Nectar gives a random Boon +1 Lv.

unkempt sleet
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Oh that one

static wadi
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nothing about reward nectar or something else

unkempt sleet
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Those only affect room rewards, yeah

sharp fossil
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yeah same with the health boost from darkness and gold from gems

granite ether
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those only affect room rewards

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the wiki is wrong

floral shore
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I am fairly certain that since 1.0 I've seen the Nectar from Dio give my boons a rank up.

unkempt sleet
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Gotta watch out to not confuse vintage nectar and premium vintage

sharp fossil
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yeah the dio nectar works for some reason

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its other nectar, such as from troves or bought at shops that doesn't

static wadi
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u can buy nectar in shop?

granite ether
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most likely because things resulting from boons are treated as room rewards

unkempt sleet
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Guaranteed nectar works but random nectar doesn't, basically

sharp fossil
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i guess

granite ether
dusk hawk
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does anyone have an idea of the formula behind the sack spawning chance per chamber in Styx?

static wadi
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yup

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20% of any passage

dusk hawk
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except that it can never be the 1st one

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so it's not that

distant lotus
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It'll be 25% then

granite ether
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it's neither of those things (I don't know exactly how it works either unfortunately, but I know it ain't that)

static wadi
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well not sure it cant be found instantly

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but whatever u say

verbal violet
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Aaah, I'm starting to feel the RNG, just questionably useful aphrodite upgrades.

granite ether
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from having a quick search ||it only appears after having cleared 7 chambers (it being the saytr sack) from there it's RNG||

verbal violet
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Zeus has become super rare for me it seems.

pulsar nymph
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I'm imagining that meme with euridyce and orpheus:

Me, my husband, and his 4 foot tall zagreus body pillow

verbal violet
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I feel like 200 gemstones for 1 titans blood is not a good offer.

static wadi
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yes

rough token
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As in, give Blood --> get gemstones?

verbal violet
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Yes.

rough token
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Yeah that's a bad deal until you don't need any more blood xD

verbal violet
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I haven't even gained the ability to put blood in my weapons, which the game has been talking about for a while.

hard pawn
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You’re gonna need all you can get your hands on

rough token
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You need to || unlock all 6 weapons ||

static wadi
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yay i made bond with Tomatos!

hard pawn
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I started unlocking || the companions ||and I’ve got nothing to upgrade them with cause I turned every single bottle of ambrosia I’ve gotten into blood

rough token
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@hard pawn || companions are a spoiler, please ||

hard pawn
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my bad

static wadi
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@hard pawn u still able to harvest more bottles

granite ether
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no worries ^_^

rough token
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I gotchu Agg :3

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(won't for much longer though, I need sleeeep)

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XD

granite ether
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sleep is important so I hear

rough token
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Hypnos certainly thinks so

granite ether
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I agree with Hypnos on that
Zagreus doesn't seem to think sleep is important however

rough token
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He takes a nap every once in a while, so I've heard

meager barn
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decorative seats are all he knows

rough token
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Maybe it's because he can never get eternal rest, so what's the point of temporary rest?

granite ether
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maybe thanthink

meager barn
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hes just dtf (down to fight)

static wadi
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i rly love dev's idea about all Zagreus myths

rough token
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Right? They took an almost forgotten, minor hunting deity and spun a tale about his grand escape from the depths

static wadi
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nah

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i do not talk about the game

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game is pure devs fantasy

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i talk about hymn

meager barn
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they took an obscure god and made him a hottie and an interesting character

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bruh what

rough token
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Wdym? Zagreus was a real deity

static wadi
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yes but he wasnt hades son

meager barn
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'real'

static wadi
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and he didnt escape and so on

meager barn
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actually its debated on what their identity really was, but one of the conclusions was that they were the son of hades

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its pretty well documented

static wadi
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yes

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and sometimes he was hades

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and sometimes dionysus

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and lots and lots of version

rough token
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Not really, there're I think 3 or 4 versions?

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Which is a small number for the greeks

static wadi
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and all this inconsistencies very funny embodied by devs in hymh

meager barn
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theres a few big interpretations but theres other small inconsistencies after that

rough token
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Yes, the devs did throw in references to some of the other versions of the myth

static wadi
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they very gracefully passed this question

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i must say i admire their fahtasy

wicked ingot
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Keep in mind that ancient Greece was a bunch of small towns each with their own dalects and gods, always arguing and fighting like a big happy disfynctional family

meager barn
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they adapted a several thousand year old story into a video game it doesnt have to be accurate lole

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im just happy its not disney's hercules all over again

static wadi
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well it doesnt but it's still very funny idea

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they even made Demeter not relative to most olympians to avoid some unwelcome question

meager barn
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"i do not talk about the game
game is pure devs fantasy" sounded like you were unhappy with it to me

static wadi
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no

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i wanted to say that all my speech was about song

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not the game

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sry my english is bad and sometimes it's hard to explain what i want

meager barn
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thats fair

rough token
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No worries ^.^

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Which song were you talking about?

meager barn
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theyre all bangers

rough token
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True

static wadi
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hymn

rough token
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Ah, right

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Yeah, that one's good

brisk trail
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and sometimes dionysus
@static wadi It'll get addressed at one point in the game by both Zagreus and Dionysus.

static wadi
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@brisk trail that what i was talking about

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they explained all inconsistencies of all myths with simple way

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it was just some gods joke

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most funny should be Zag reactions when he will know consequence of that "little joke"

meager barn
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when i hear the beginning of in the blood, good riddance, lament of orpheus and hymn to zagreus its like "hm yes the next 3 minutes are gone now"

brisk trail
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Btw few days ago I couldn't even make it past Champions on Elysium using spear, but now have escaped twice using ||Aspect of Hades||, this aspect is realllllyyy good, especially with flaring or massive spin. Still not sure ||Aspect of Guan Yu|| will be as good as this, as the reduced health really detrimental

static wadi
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well for me GY is good but usually i played it with spamming Q

brisk trail
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What boons you went for the Q? I almost never use Q on Spears, because of their very limited AOE.

static wadi
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GY is much stronger and wider Q

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so Artemida or Aphrodita

verbal violet
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Hmm how rare are calls? Seems like I had a few runs where at hydra I had no call.

spare ridge
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not that much

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i usually see at least one by the time i get to hydra, theres just a better boon usually so i don’t take the call

meager barn
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yeah, i feel like theyre the same as any other type theyre just overall less useful

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only one i really instapick is zeus

spare ridge
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yeah it’s pretty strong

meager barn
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its disgustingly good lol

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with jolted for privilege its 👀 💦

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esp with a fast weapon like fists

spare ridge
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God jolted

granite ether
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and with aphro on something else, smoldering air 👀

static wadi
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usually i kill bosses before i charge call

verbal violet
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I had the invulnerability one + faster charge + charge on getting hit + recover life on left click with sword. that was a brutal combo.

meager barn
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#humblebrag

static wadi
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lol

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sometimes Tomatos can stuck into falling stones

spare ridge
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wha

static wadi
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u know when u hit columns

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there are stones falling on the floor

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and Tomatos can stuck among them

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wow no dmg charon!

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ofc if i have 3 boons euro will upgrade 2 i need less(

alpine perch
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beat lernie yesterday and then went all the way thru to almost beating theseus. pain

static wadi
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lernie can be rude sometimes

meager barn
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i dont know what qualifies as spoilers anymore lol

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ive beaten the game several times and ||theseus|| is still the most irritating boss for me to fight

static wadi
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em hydra

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for me is the worst

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didnt see em4 yet

wooden sluice
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man this game is tough, can't even get to final boss

meager barn
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took me 20 hours

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i getchu

verbal violet
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Hydra can be annoying because there tends to be a lot going on in a quite small arena.

meager barn
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😔

wooden sluice
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i'm at 19 now

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lol

meager barn
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are you using death defiance or stubborn defiance

wooden sluice
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yeah i'm using dd

meager barn
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bc once i stopped using stubborn i started winning way more

verbal violet
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The furthest I got was with that OP sword build, but I'm not sure I can get that lucky again.

wooden sluice
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maxed it as well

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do you always go for boons

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or poms

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depends right?

verbal violet
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I found the Daedalus Hammer to have consistently the strongest impact.

meager barn
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yeah daedalus definitely feels like the thing your entire build revolves around early on

static wadi
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not always

opaque nexus
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Poseidon sword basically gets nothing from hammers

verbal violet
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Spear with tripple attack, bow with rapid fire, sword with life leech. It's pretty good.

static wadi
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when i play Chaos shield with Dio Q i do not need any hammers

opaque nexus
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Having double edge can be nice on poseidon as a backup

meager barn
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the only time it doesnt for me is when i keep getting the extra damage to armor ones 😔

verbal violet
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I put Q on mouse4. So much better.

static wadi
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it can be good but i dont need them much

opaque nexus
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But in elysium pretty much every room will have a hammer as a choice until you take it so it’s better to do that to free up other choices

static wadi
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well ofc if i have no choice i can pick hammer

opaque nexus
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Also I never take cursed slash

static wadi
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other way i prefer poms hp or money

opaque nexus
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Double edge is the hammer with the strongest impact on the sword

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On nemesis you’re dash striking anyway so it’s basically double damage

meager barn
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sword has insane hammer privilege

opaque nexus
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Not really

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Spear and bow have stacked hammers

meager barn
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hoarding slash, cursed slash and double edge are disgustingly good

opaque nexus
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I don’t like cursed slash

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Hoarding slash ends up not really doing much

meager barn
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spear has serrated point and... uh...

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exploding launcher is neat

opaque nexus
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Exploding skewer, flurry jab, charged skewer for guan yu

verbal violet
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Say, if I have 3 things from say Aphrodite and meet her again, will I only get level up options from aphro? Should I sell what is terrible? What effect does it have on other gods?
I barely ever sell boons I have and I'm not sure if I should.

opaque nexus
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Quick spin and massive spin also great on guan yu

verbal violet
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cursed slash can be great in the right combo to make you into a tanky monster.

opaque nexus
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You need to completely build your run around it

meager barn
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i dont know how i feel about rail hammers tbh

opaque nexus
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If you get it in Tartarus that is possible, but if it shows up in elysium yeah that’s not happening

meager barn
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i won with delta chamber + seeking fire + demeter attack recently

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but it felt like a complete fluke

unkempt sleet
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Delta chamber is widely regarded as the worst hammer upgrade

verbal violet
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I said earlier, I got lucky with the cursed slash and got athena's aid as well as a bunch call generator upgrades, so I could go invulnverable whenever I got hit and heal full.

meager barn
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cluster bomb is a banger hammer tho

verbal violet
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A lot of good combos feel like flukes. Flurry bow + left click deflects was really good too but felt fluke-y

meager barn
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thats a sick combo with the cursed slash

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never would have thought of that

valid canyon
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whats cursed slash

unkempt sleet
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Flurry slash is also good with cursed

verbal violet
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cursed slash is life leech.

meager barn
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60% health, gain 2 hp on hit

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i think

valid canyon
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oh nice

brisk trail
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just used the fisticuffs for the first time. bangin' weapon

unkempt sleet
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I think it's -60% health

verbal violet
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Yes I was hoping for flurry on top, but I never got it Thunder.

meager barn
#

or is it 60% less health

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ah

verbal violet
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But with that combo I ended up doing 4 bar calls multiple times a fight.

unkempt sleet
#

I recently got the next best thing which is flurry and hoarding

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100 damage per swing with fast swings is pretty good

verbal violet
#

Btw, I was wondering how relevant are dots at all? 8 damage every 0.5 seconds seems kinda... bad when you can deal many times that with regular attacks.

meager barn
#

doom can be extremely good

unkempt sleet
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Dio stacks 5 times

meager barn
#

ive had less success with hangover tho

unkempt sleet
#

I've had a lot of success with Dio, and it's especially good with duos

verbal violet
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Yeah I think I got tripple spear attack and "your attacks cause hangover" and was just super underwhelmed.

valid canyon
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the only time ive killed ||hades|| was with hangover

verbal violet
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I thought it would be dot central now but it really wasn't.

unkempt sleet
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Triple as in triple poke or triple dash attack

verbal violet
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Tripple poke.

meager barn
#

monkfish you should probs change that to redacted

valid canyon
#

my bad!

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forgot which channel we were in

unkempt sleet
#

Triple poke is underwhelming imo

static wadi
#

i wish i had Dio/Ares Dio/Aphro duos with Chiron or Chaos aspect

meager barn
#

yeah big agree

verbal violet
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I dunno if that's a spoiler, it's like.. pretty obvious it's gonna happen? But oh well.

unkempt sleet
#

The final boss is better if you discover it on your own

meager barn
#

i wish it targeted a little better

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very rarely would you need the close range aoe compared to what other hammers give

verbal violet
#

Also: Weird thing that happened to me: I had conversation with Nyx where she talked about ||my mother || BEFORE the events where you go to bed and make certain discoveries and confront nyx about it. Made the situation very weird.

unkempt sleet
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Happens. The whole bed cutscene has a wierd trigger imo

verbal violet
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Also I think the game didn't expect me to go from beating the first boss to dying somewhere after the first boss to going straight to redacted because some of the conversations got odd. :D

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So what's the deal with selling? Should I be selling boons? Is that a thing you should do? Do the slots "Keep" you from finding better ones?

cinder lichen
#

Zagreus himself is now a selling point
Thanks SGG design team
He has obtained a simp

unkempt sleet
#

If you have all core boons (the ones that show up on the right) and you don't like one of them, having it actively prevents other core boons from showing up

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T2 boons and beyond (the ones that have requirements) usually help you in the long run and you should keep those

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No, not that right, the other right.

static wadi
#

wow em4 SO COOL

brisk trail
#

Can someone help me me with the dark reflections quest?

static wadi
#

?

brisk trail
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There are upgrades i cant get

distant lotus
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What's the quest?

brisk trail
#

You need to get all of the mirror upgrades

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There are upgrades i cant get
@brisk trail like ||fiery presence||

static wadi
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@brisk trail talk to nyx

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she can help u with alternative mirror upgrades

distant lotus
#

OH that one

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Yeah I believe it either lies behind dialogue or keys

wheat fiber
#

what was the update for?

distant lotus
#

They wouldn't have added anything more to story anyway

coarse sierra
#

I have a question. Where || can I catch first three fishes? || I have every other except of those 3

unkempt sleet
#

Chaos

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And good luck, those things are very rare

coarse sierra
#

Ok, thank you ^^

static wadi
#

and all they gives is darkness(

spare ridge
#

wow i didn’t even know they could show up there

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crap

static wadi
#

tell me people

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wdim "Wouldnt fly"?

brisk trail
#

quick question: how do i take a screenshot ingame?

unkempt sleet
#

F11

brisk trail
#

thanks!

modest lark
#

wdim "Wouldnt fly"?
@static wadi Like in general English language? It just means something won't work.

static wadi
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like it cant happen?

modest lark
#

Won't be effective

static wadi
#

ok ty

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they rly translated it like fly somewhere lol

spare ridge
#

well

void vigil
#

wdim “Wouldnt fly”?
@static wadi it depends on the context, maybe it just means “wouldn’t fly”

static wadi
#

it was moment when Zag ask what if he bring skelly to the lounge

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skelly answered that wouldnt fly

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i dont think he was going to fly anywhere

brisk trail
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hmm

sterile peak
#

that means it wouldn't be allowed

void vigil
brisk trail
#

yea

sterile peak
#

verb: When something won't go over well, won't pass muster, or won't work in a given situation, it is dismissed with the words "not going to fly" or "ain't gonna fly."

static wadi
#

yup i already wrote in pm for some girl who works on that ty

sage marten
#

yeah, events and convos are all over the place after 1.0

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i got the nyx tells dusa not to speak with you convo again

fallen violet
#

Is that

#

Duwang

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Duwang gang?

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@sage marten

sage marten
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waddup

fallen violet
#

Duwang gang?
@fallen violet @sage marten

brisk trail
#

Just paused the game and wanna say that holy crap, Cluster Bomb, Seeking Fire and Support Fire, Glacial Glare, Crystal Clarity, Crystal Beam = auto aim fiesta

mighty coyote
#

on lasting consequences 1, anyone know if the healing hammer for sword heals 1 or 2 hp?

flat vapor
#

i'm pretty sure the healing from cursed slash (and guan yu) are unchanged with LC

sinful pine
#

how/can i interact with ||the fan shade after beating theasterius?||

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can't find a prompt

flat vapor
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go near them

sinful pine
#

the ||red|| one?

flat vapor
#

you don't actually talk to them, zag just says a voice line when you walk next to them

sinful pine
#

a

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ok

cyan warren
#

I don't understand whats the point of having no checkpoints options at all

#

thats incredibly annoying

static wadi
#

it's part of the game

sinful pine
#

if you fall off a mountain you're climbing you won't conveniently drop at a nice ledge

#

imo it makes passing a run that much more rewarding

cyan warren
#

lol

unkempt sleet
#

If you quit and not give up it saves at the start if the room you're in

floral shore
#

It's a Roguelite. You die, you start over, that's essentially how the genre works.

unkempt sleet
#

But other than that ^^^

floral shore
#

Thanks to some fairly generous meta progression Hades is even nicer about it than a lot of other games in the genre.

brisk trail
#

I have to gush. This game made hella progress from 2018 to 2020

hidden oasis
#

i found bug where i can report it ?

brisk trail
#

gameplay, environs, characters, and mechanics

unkempt sleet
#

There's a bug reporter in game, press f10

brisk trail
#

I dunno how much this gets talked about but I really dig how the narrative and the gameplay conceit/mechanics are so tightly connected and complementary

unkempt sleet
#

Welcome to Supergiant Games

brisk trail
#

yeah

#

imo its how storytelling in games is supposed to be done

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vs. the semi-interactive-movie thing a lot of AAA games seem to be aspiring to

hallow gulch
#

just wanted to say that you guys did good making hades. im having alot of fun with it. It has that good rouge like elements but still very forgiving for beginners.

cinder lichen
#

Roguelikes are completely randomly generated every time you play them.
Roguelites are the same, but you somehow grow permanently stronger the next time around.

hallow gulch
#

I see

#

just out curiosity is there any plans in the far future to add more content to hades?

static wadi
#

i do not think tbh

hallow gulch
#

I guess so i just wanted to ask.

void vigil
#

"Now that Early Access is over, what's next?
Once we're sure our v1.0 launch has settled, our small team will be taking a break to recharge, and plan what's next. We'll be excited to say more about what's in store for us just as soon as we're ready."
from #hades-faq

hallow gulch
#

ok thxs

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I got to get back to my run.

static wadi
#

gl with that

barren ocean
#

I like that when I try to set a new PB it never works

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but when i just do a normal run i manage to beat my PB by 2 min

rocky flicker
#

I see a lot of people discussing how many runs it took them to beat the final boss for the first time. My question is: how many time did you reach him before you finally beat him?

fresh cloud
#

Hello. I want to buy Hades for a friend. But, I am currently region-locked in Taiwan. Is there a way to buy the game for my friend?

dusty spade
#

You can send him a steam wallet code

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or ask for his account to buy for him from his actual account

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the second is what I did

arctic umbra
#

I probably reached him a dozen times. beat him on 28th try

tawdry flower
#

I beat him on my 28th run, third time reaching him

barren ocean
#

I think i reached him like 5 times before beating him on 32

summer geyser
#

I reached him on 20. Beat on 21,22,23 Pepega'd from like 24-29 and am now on an 11 win streak

brisk trail
#

I have a porblem with Control key setting
I'm playing hades in epic games launcher.
here is the problem.
I can't change my key. it's just suddenly stop
and I can't click cancle or whatever button on the screen
anyone who knows this problem?

unkempt sleet
#

I need to do a fresh file run so I can say I beat him on 7 or something

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Otherwise I beat him on my 150th or so attempt

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Tho I did a lot of runs when he wasn't implemented yet

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And it took me around 6 tries to beat him

#

I have a porblem with Control key setting
I'm playing hades in epic games launcher.
here is the problem.
I can't change my key. it's just suddenly stop
and I can't click cancle or whatever button on the screen
anyone who knows this problem?
@brisk trail probably better to go to #h1-tech-fixes

brisk trail
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oh thanks

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So, I've maxed my bond with Ares, gave him Ambrosia, and a chibi logo of him and additional words appear on his Keepsake. what does it mean? Will it have effects on his boons?

hard pawn
#

The chibis are just a bonus for maxing their hearts, they don’t do anything mechanically

flat vapor
#

it's just cosmetic

#

they're there to be cute

brisk trail
#

Oh I see. Thanks!

unique stirrup
#

Anyone know any tricks to unlock the final aspects? I've completed 100 runs, seen the full ending, but still don't have the final bow or shield.

brisk trail
#

||you need to max out and spend 5 titans blood on one aspect of each weapon to unlock the hidden aspect. For example to get bewolf you need to talk to chaos||

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@unique stirrup

unkempt sleet
unique stirrup
#

Thanks!

#

Sorry to post in the wrong place.

unkempt sleet
#

It's fine

dusky wagon
#

EM3 boss seems easier than the normal version lol.

unkempt sleet
#

What you just said is heresy

brisk trail
#

EM is real nice

unkempt sleet
#

How do you beat EM3 easier than normal T&A

brisk trail
#

its my favorite ||heat|| booster.

dusky wagon
#

He just drives around and drops bomb. That is infinitely easier than his typical "I block everything and spam snipe shot".

brisk trail
#

I just dont notice any change.

dusky wagon
#

taurus big swings are the only thing that is truly enhanced in this version.

unkempt sleet
#

And the slam explosion

brisk trail
#

hydra honestly isn't that bad with em

dusky wagon
#

That said, I got Hunter DAsh early, and got 2 chaos things for increased dash-attack damage AND got the "-25% dash range but 3x dash attack"

brisk trail
#

but I also use shield, so take me with a grain of salt.

dusky wagon
#

everything melts. It's the most broken thing I've seen as of yet.

#

Dash attack for over 600 damage? Yes please.

tawdry flower
#

Added to Poseidon dash?

brisk trail
#

artemis cast builds tho

#

those things scare me

unkempt sleet
#

With spear? How did you get close to T?

hard pawn
#

Artemis builds tho

tawdry flower
#

Oh, you used Artemis

dusky wagon
#

@tawdry flower hunter dash

frosty thistle
#

@inland lake Do you use a wireless controller? That might be the reason you cant catch fish as well

barren ocean
#

Demeter Cast builds residentzag

frosty thistle
#

emphasis on might

dusky wagon
#

Just dash to him?

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I do nothing but dash-attack- dash attack the entire run

brisk trail
#

zeus and drunk uncle cast builds

#

now those are fun

hard pawn
#

Multiple dashes + Hunter Dash + || aspect of gilgamesh dash attack || = too much damage

dusky wagon
#

My fav cast is Dionisus AoE. Super damage and with the "3 sec automatically cast again" you can just spam it whenever it'S up

hard pawn
#

I love Poseidon cast with the 3 sec cd

limpid root
#

Lernie

#

he called it lernie?????

barren ocean
#

lol

limpid root
#

vanquished lernie

dusky wagon
#

Does EM full also alter hades fight or did I just clear it first try?

barren ocean
#

depends on EM level

dusky wagon
#

full

barren ocean
#

Full EM4?

hard pawn
#

You have to unlock that level

barren ocean
#

^

inland lake
#

@frosty thistle no, im on PC, KB + M

dusky wagon
#

How?

inland lake
#

im just slow 😦

brisk trail
#

its ok

barren ocean
#

@inland lake Are you waiting for the bobber to actually sink?

frosty thistle
#

Then sorry, cant help you, modding community might be able to help you somehow tho

brisk trail
#

if you want an invite dm me

inland lake
#

@barren ocean im looking for the visual effect + sound cue

barren ocean
#

It will vibrate and move but you cant hook it until the bobber goes under

inland lake
#

i got over 100 hours in this game now i cant do it 😔

barren ocean
#

Like theres a bunch of false pulls

brisk trail
#

F

inland lake
#

ye i know

barren ocean
#

Ah rip

#

Hopefully you get the hang of it!

#

Keep trying

#

I believe in you

inland lake
#

no other choice i guess 😂

#

ty

hard pawn
#

I caught my first || legendary fish || yesterday and was all excited and then it sold for 30 gems

tawdry flower
#

There’s a list somewhere of what everything sells for

hard pawn
#

Yeah I had looked at it before just didn’t check then

tame sigil
#

any tips for sword bow or railgun run?

covert glen
#

been a while since i've been here

#

this place has grown quite a bit since last i played, damn

tawdry flower
#

First area is gems, second area is keys, third is nectar, fourth is a lot of gems, chaos is darkness, and ||surface is diamond/ambrosia/blood||

hard pawn
#

I’ve only caught like two of the areas common fish cause I go too fast and get guaranteed rare smileWeird

rigid fossil
#

Anyone have issues unlocking final aspects? I'm 46 runs in on hell mode with 13 clears and always talk to everyone. On normal mode I've unlocked 3 of them after 33 runs. I also can't seem to progress Sisyphus quest. I'm really that unlucky?

tame sigil
#

everytime i go fishing i mess up

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like it says too early

#

when it sinks

hard pawn
#

Yeah Chaos refuses to tell me the phrase for the shield

umbral flame
#

Is there a way to force Daedalus hammer to be your first boon?

hard pawn
#

Nope

tame sigil
#

luck

tawdry flower
#

It dips 0-5 times, then there’s a splash with a white effect

umbral flame
#

ah, darn

tame sigil
#

when it splashes with the white effect i pull?

tawdry flower
#

You’re probably hitting the button on the first dip, not the actual bite

#

Yes

tame sigil
#

yeah i do that

unkempt sleet
#

It will fake you out 3 times tops

tame sigil
#

dang good to know

hard pawn
#

like it says too early
As ginge said that means you’re pulling on a bob not a bite

tawdry flower
#

If it’s not a bite at the very beginning it usually comes immediately after a nibble

#

Like within half a second for me

#

So if you’re going a few seconds without a bob/nibble, it won’t be a bite on the next one

tame sigil
#

got it thanks

tawdry flower
#

It just takes practice ((it’s very similar to Animal Crossing fishing))

tame sigil
#

ok nice i know that

hard pawn
#

Timing is a bit more harsh than that but otherwise it’s similar

tame sigil
#

finished clears on shield spear and fists only left is sword railgun and bow

#

anyone familiar with those weapons and can give me tips?

tulip ocean
#

what does everyone use for priority in picking rooms? Boons>hammers>poms>health>money>darkness

flat vapor
#

don't really have one

#

i just check what i need in the moment

tulip ocean
#

bow is awesome with the ||hera ||form, it's my favorite weapon, get a good cast (I like poseidon or artemis) and shoot for hermes/artemis rooms.

maiden copper
#

For boons, I avoid the door if it doesn't synergize well with my build

unkempt sleet
#

Hammers, boons, health/coin depending on biome, poms

tulip ocean
#

the faster you get cast to fall off enemies the better with that bow. So hermes instant pickup and hermes faster drop off are key

tame sigil
#

bow is awesome with the ||hera ||form, it's my favorite weapon, get a good cast (I like poseidon or artemis) and shoot for hermes/artemis rooms.
@tulip ocean thank u will try it out

tulip ocean
#

and if you can get the damage on falloff from artemis I believe, even better

hard pawn
#

its far better to just uses 3 sec recharge cast with Hera

stiff nexus
#

not sure where to ask but the hades merch has the lowest shipping option at 37 USD ? is there gonna have other options later on ?

tame sigil
#

wait it stacks???

tulip ocean
#

it does stack, faster falloff makes it fall off faster, instant pickup makes it fly to you

#

so you can remain in cover and still get your bloodstones back

tame sigil
#

woah thats busted

#

what should i got for hammer?

tulip ocean
#

for sword I did a similar build, as there's the aspect of ||Poseidon||

hard pawn
#

also ez bow wins is Chiron aspect + daedalus hammer 4 extra special shot

unkempt sleet
#

Note: Hermes legendary is hard to get. Plume usage recommended

tulip ocean
#

hammer on bow? You don't really need anything but I like the +4 to special for big enemy nuking

tame sigil
#

il try it out this run thanks !

tulip ocean
#

your cast will follow your main shot in 3 way shot btw if you get it, not all 3

hard pawn
#

bow has really good aspects which makes up for || aspect of rama || being physically painful to use

dusky wagon
#

That dash-strike guan-yu run was the easiest ever. And that on EM3.

tulip ocean
#

I haven't unlocked ||chiron ||aspect yet, need to do that

hard pawn
#

imo its the strongest non-hidden aspect in the game

tulip ocean
#

I'll look into it, I need ||blood|| though...

#

for railgun, I find that I can't really enjoy using it unless I get a change to the special. That lob is too slow

#

but if you can get the hammer for never needing to reload, and attack speed up with like chain lightning or stacking doom then you don't really need special at all

tame sigil
#

yeah i tried it

#

really good

hard pawn
#

i use maxed Zag aspect for exagryph, or || aspect of lucifer || occasionally

#

i'm working on upgrading aspect of hestia though

tulip ocean
#

that's the one I unlocked, but it still feels subpar

tame sigil
#

@hard pawn what would u recommend for the ||chiron ||bow build?

tulip ocean
#

bit of a tip, even if you get never needing to reload, you can still reload to boost that aspect

#

+4 special, gg apparently

tame sigil
#

i need blood to get the ||hera ||bow

tulip ocean
#

from what I'm reading on ||Chiron|| bow

#

pair that with a status affect special I guess

hard pawn
#

prioritize +4 special daedalus, i usually end up with Artemis or Aphrodite special (though Dionysus or Ares (with the stackable doom boon) would also be good)

tame sigil
#

yeah maybe chill?

tulip ocean
#

I mostly avoid Demeter rooms

wind nest
#

I like dionysus special or zeus special on that bow aspect

coral verge
#

Posideon Special + Sea Storm on Chiron

hard pawn
#

Ares main attack is nice cause you'll set up the doom while setting up the lock-on

dusky wagon
#

Ok unlocked EM4. Now onto that. Maybe EM3 is harder without that ludicrous dash-strike setup.

tulip ocean
#

btw, IMO, any melee weapon gets a big improvement if you get the Poseidon call

tame sigil
#

btw, IMO, any melee weapon gets a big improvement if you get the Poseidon call
@tulip ocean I feel like athena gives them

hard pawn
#

the first run i did with Chiron aspect i got Ares attack with Aphrodite special plus their duo || (weak targets get hit repeatedly by doom) || , all in like the first 5 rooms

tame sigil
#

her call is too strong

#

even in level 2

hard pawn
#

it was gg like 6 rooms in lol

tame sigil
#

lmao i see so il try to get their duos using keepsakes

#

thanks mate

tulip ocean
#

my first win with fists was ironically lob fog grenade cast with lightning hangover enemies repeatedly duo skill. I just hid behind walls most of the time

tame sigil
#

oh mine was lightning attacks with ||dio ||special and have ||athenas|| call so busted

tulip ocean
#

athena call is good, but when you are right on enemies like you will be with sword or fists, poseidon lets you go invincible, hit an enemy 2-3 times for 600 damage each

hard pawn
#

my first win was just some weird fist run with a stupid amount of special damage ups

#

poseidon call is good, but significantly harder to use on kb+m lol

tulip ocean
#

honestly in love with this game, so many options. Lack of ||blood|| makes me sad though as I want to try all the builds

hard pawn
#

thankfully most aspects don't need to be upgraded a bunch to be good, plus || i just trade all my ambrosia anyway ||

dusky wagon
#

How can I ever give someone Ambrosia? I have Achilles on a "heart with a lock" for like 4 runs already and I never get the chance to use it.
That's an aspect of the game I heavily dislike. Progression often feels super RNG.

coral verge
#

that's the entire game, Hades: RNG conversation

tulip ocean
#

yeah, same place with Achilles here, where do I trade ambrosia? I may do it

unkempt sleet
#

You'll need to unlock his quest to hnlock his heart

coral verge
#

how do you unlock X? RNG chat

dusky wagon
#

I just want a damn pet for once.

unkempt sleet
#

Generally, ||talk to Pat||

dusky wagon
#

I don't even get a quest from him.

coral verge
#

ambrosia is normally given after a certain point, heart with lock just means talk more to progress or story

hard pawn
#

Achilles and || Patroclus || both use the same questline to unlock their hearts, its one of the longer ones and requires completion of either || Orpheus+Euridice or Sisyphus' || quest beforehand @dusky wagon

tulip ocean
#

ah, nice to know

#

I think I'm close to done with ||orpheus/euridice||

hard pawn
#

ez ||companion || is just spam Dusa with nectar and || buy lounge upgrades || @dusky wagon

tulip ocean
#

what does ||companion ||do? just follows you?

hard pawn
#

|| they give you a summon ability (once per run by default can be upgraded for up to 5 per run using ambrosia), can be used with the summon button to summon the related character to help you in combat for a while (also, Sisyphus' drops some currency and health after he attacks so its especially useful to get first) ||

dusky wagon
#

@hard pawn Thanks. Doesn't seem like I'll ever get one then lol. Maybe from Sisyphus then.

tulip ocean
#

where do I trade ||ambrosia||? Or should I hold it? I've gotten ~12 so far

#

I'll definitely get them all, the amount of time I play this game I'll get them eventually

dusky wagon
#

@tulip ocean You can trade it for blood. Depending how early you are, you might want to rather use the blood.

hard pawn
#

depends how much you care about || companions as it costs like 15 to max one out || though imo fully upgrading them isn't super important, at least when compared to weapon aspects

tulip ocean
#

where?

hard pawn
#

you trade it in the lounge

tulip ocean
#

I found it, I did not know it was there. I have been playing this game for days and missed that

#

maybe I'll trade in all and try ||Chiron ||bow

tawdry flower
#

The last trade on the list is a one-time purchase that changes each run. Make sure you don’t trade down

hard pawn
#

check him after each run, he has special deals that can let you trade gems for blood, get better trade ratios, etc

tulip ocean
#

gems for blood would be nice, I don't really care about lounge stuff atm

tawdry flower
#

Yup, that would be a great one

hard pawn
#

i'd recommend avoiding that one until you've upgraded enough lounge things for || Dusa's quest || cause it is like 200 gems for a blood or something

tawdry flower
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Cause it’s 10 gems for a key, 5 keys for a nectar, 10 nectar for a diamond, 2 diamonds for ambrosia/blood

tulip ocean
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I've bought no lounge items, sitting on 1500

hard pawn
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well maybe don't avoid it since its useful, but it is a setback for that quest

tawdry flower
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Which would be 1000 gems

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If you like Dusa, specifically but items for the lounge category

hard pawn
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never forget when i traded all my gems and stuff in to get enough keys to trade up to a diamond, then i walked in my room and had a 30 key prophecy finished mendoHands

tulip ocean
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glad to know this is here, I don't need keys anymore

tawdry flower
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You will for ||titles||

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And ||themes||

hard pawn
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|| bruh the title guy refuses to show up for me, i'm post-credits, pre epilogue, which from what i've seen is when he appears ||

tawdry flower
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But they’re easy enough to come by in base difficulty

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@hard pawn have you maxed your relationship with ||Hades||?

hard pawn
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yeah and once you get the || fated keys || upgrade, you'll go for key rooms a lot in normal runs

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have you maxed your relationship with ||Hades||?
didn't know that was required, i've gotten him to two hearts so far lol

tawdry flower
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||Hades also gives you back all 5 nectars that you give him when you finish||

summer geyser
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Random and silly question. How tall do you reckon Zag and Hades are Thonk

tawdry flower
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Zag... 6 ft?

hard pawn
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Zag is slightly shorter than an average male human afaik, Hades is a tall lad

tawdry flower
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Compare zag to standing humans like Achilles.

summer geyser
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Zag looks pretty short imo

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He's shorter than Achilles who I don't usually think of as a tall boi

indigo nest
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hades is the tall boi

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Toll

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how tall is the edgelord?

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the one with the purple

tawdry flower
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Hypnos?

indigo nest
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no

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the other one

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the one you can romance

tawdry flower
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Thanatos?

hard pawn
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|| than || is probably just a little taller than zag, gotta remember he floats most of the time

indigo nest
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yah I was avoiding saying it so I didnt have to spoiler tag

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Listen Im happy I get to romance death

tawdry flower
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I’m mad Nyx is trying to interfere with my best girl

hard pawn
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assuming you mean || Dusa ||, she interferes with herself anyway

neat crown
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hi how do i get 500 gems easyly for diamonds from trade shop???

snow shore
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Easier just to fight the boss...

plush chasm
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@neat crown fight the boss for diamonds the crystals take some time if you dont play with the 20% bonus etc

brisk trail
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Finally, could escape using Bow >_>

arctic umbra
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Is there a benefit of maxing out (but not giving ambrosia) to anyone who doesn't have a summon? Like Skelly?

tawdry flower
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I did mean ||Dusa||. I maxed out the romance and then Nyx ||told her she’s not allowed to speak to Zag and to know her place||

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Skelly ||has a summon||

arctic umbra
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Oh. It appears the wiki is outdated then or somethin...

plush chasm
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i have found no use of ambrosia yet, do i need to give a lot of nectar before they take ambrosia?

tawdry flower
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Yes

arctic umbra
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like 5-6

tawdry flower
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You eventually get to a locked heart with someone

arctic umbra
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then perform a favor, then ambrosia

tawdry flower
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That will require a favor

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And then anything after that is ambrosia

brisk trail
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I've just given Ambrosia to Meg, got ||Companion||, but it appears there are still 3 hearts left to fill. Is it Ambrosias onward, or back to Nectar? And what purpose for maxing out?

hard pawn
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@brisk trail || romance ||

tawdry flower
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Ambrosia onwards. That is ||romancing her||

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Meg is pretty cheap. One ambrosia per heart.

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Dusa got expensive. It went up each time how many I needed

brisk trail
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Oh wow. I see. The benefits of it? For narrative purpose, or will it affect during boss battle?

tawdry flower
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Mostly narrative

brisk trail
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Just spent 2 Ambrosias on ||Companion||, but gotta rest now. Can't wait to try tomorrow. This game is addictive.. x)

arctic umbra
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this game is so complicated lol

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it bothers me not knowing how to be most efficient XD

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I have Hades at a key hole heart. do I need to give him abrosia now or figure out what the favor is yet?

woven moon
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If it's a keyhole that means you gotta advance the story before it unlocks

hard pawn
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Dusa got expensive. It went up each time how many I needed
she || offers to give them back ||

shell ice
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you physically arent able to give ambrosia/nectar if their hearts are locked

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just have to progress the story.

woven moon
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Yeah

hard pawn
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this game is significantly less complicated than most roguelikes

arctic umbra
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the wiki states ||companions ||are once per encounter.. that doesn't seem right

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it's once per run unless upgraded

hard pawn
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once per encounter, number of times per run depending on level

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also spoiler mark ||companions||

bitter valve
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The wiki is correct in that regard

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Even when it is upgraded you can only use it once per encounter

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but it is also limited per run

arctic umbra
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sorry I don't see anywhere in faq/readme how to spoiler tag and i'm a newb

void vigil
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||like this||

bitter valve
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If you are on pc ||you can highlight it and select it as well||

arctic umbra
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thanks!

tawdry flower
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Same for mobile ||spoiler||

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Won’t let me post pictures. Oh well

bitter valve
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Yeah you can't upload directly

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but you can link them

stark plinth
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How the hell do I get a bond with ||Persephone||? I've exhausted all dialogue options and done pretty much everything afaik - will not advance past the locked heart.

hard jasper
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it's a waiting game

tawdry flower
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Just work on everyone else in the mean time

brisk trail
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Anybody else think this would work great with Zelda? Given Nintendo collaborating with studios who do well on the Switch, I'd be extremely hyped if they got in touch with Supergiant for a Hyrule (Hades with Zelda skin). Maybe every time link dies he's sent to the past and every region is a day or something, and Ganon can be the final boss. Lots of enemies, mechanics, characters, honestly there's a lot up for grabs that they could use.

hard pawn
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How the hell do I get a bond with ||Persephone||? I've exhausted all dialogue options and done pretty much everything afaik - will not advance past the locked heart.
|| pretty sure Persephone lock requires Epilogue completion, not just post-credits ||

stark plinth
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I have that done already as well

tawdry flower
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How about ||Hades|| relationship?

brisk trail
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Whys everyone is the game hot?

tawdry flower
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Bisexual/Pan fantasy fodder?

smoky wharf
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@tawdry flower as far as i know ||Hades will just pull you over sometime after true ending to talk about something. (Not going to say exactly what for the sake of you haven't reached it) but I dont know exactly what triggers the dialogue||

tawdry flower
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No, I meant is ||Hades relationship|| needed to unlock ||Persephone|| further

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I’ve maxed out ||Hades|| and almost done with ||Persephone||. Almost all of her stuff after the lock deal with their relationship together

smoky wharf
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Oh well idk then i've only just recently ||unlocked the Hades relationship||

hybrid arch
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So I have 4 titan blood and can unlock my first aspects. What's a good one to focus on first?

dusty path
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Hey everyone!

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Nice to meet you guys!

brisk trail
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@hybrid arch Hi there. Personally, I suggest getting 1 into every aspect first, just to fulfill the prophecy.

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that gives you more bloods to work with iirc, which can be put into aspects of your choice

dusty path
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I’m a 400 hour Dead Cells player that just found this game for the first time. I’m smitten

brisk trail
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I personally dumped all of my bloods into Zagreus's aspects because they're inexpensive to max out. Then, I worked towards others

fair dove
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that gives you more bloods to work with iirc, which can be put into aspects of your choice
@brisk trail how many blood does it give u for having all aspects?

brisk trail
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IIRC a lot

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12? 13?

fair dove
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No way

hard pawn
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depends on your favorite weapon, i'd say Nemesis for sword, Zagreus for spear, Zeus for shield, Chiron for bow, Zagreus or Talos for fists, and Zagreus or Hestia for rail @hybrid arch

arctic umbra
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dead cells is awesome

brisk trail
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5 for Zag
15 for 2nd aspect
16 for 3rd
15 for 4th

arctic umbra
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dammit I wish I put one blood on each weapon first

fair dove
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depends on your favorite weapon, i'd say Nemesis for sword, Zagreus for spear, Zeus for shield, Chiron for bow, Zagreus or Talos for fists, and Zagreus or Hestia for rail @hybrid arch
@hard pawn Chiron sucks at level 1

arctic umbra
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i just maxed out an aspect on my fave weapon instead

fair dove
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Go for hera bow and slowly level up Chiron instead

hard pawn
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Chiron is fine at level one, it still nukes with any special upgrade and if you get lucky and get the +4 special hammer you're op

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Hera requires more specific builds to be useful, or at least Stygian Soul

tulip ocean
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I really like hera

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using hera I cleared normal, ||heat 1-3||, all in a row

plain cliff
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Hey, trying to buy a copy of Hades for my brother on Nintendo Switch that he can enjoy it while he's in college, however I already own it on Switch so I can't see if it's still on sale in the eshop. Can anyone with a Switch tell me if it's still on sale for $20?

brisk trail
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nope

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its 25 now

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@plain cliff

plain cliff
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ty for the quick answer 🙂

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I'll have to hold off getting it for him because digital eshop card denominations are 20 & 35. Wish they had a gifting system.

digital gale
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Is there a guitar tab available of God Of The Dead OST?

hybrid arch
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I tend to like the sword the most so far, but Ive got the furthest with the spear haha

smoky wharf
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My top 3 is Sword, Bow, and Gun

hybrid arch
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Managed to beat the hydra for the first time and make it to the Minotaur and got wrecked.

arctic umbra
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i get furthest with shield

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and beat it first and 2nd time with shield

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gotta start the other weapons tho since i have better mirror upgrades now

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need blood...

brisk trail
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Whats the average number of attempts for finally beating the game. I'm just past 16

stark plinth
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I think I did it on like 30 but I was playing hell mode

smoky wharf
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i beat the game for the first time on exactly my 25th run

brisk trail
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I feel like I'm getting close

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First time for me, it was my 5th run

smoky wharf
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look out gamers we have a god here

grand summit
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36th here. But it was Hell Mode. Not sure how much of a difference that makes. XD

stark plinth
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huge difference

solar scarab
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I beat the game on default on my 11th

brisk trail
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I don't know what hell mode is

solar scarab
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Shield is a cheese weapon

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300%

storm jasper
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7th 🤧

solar scarab
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Sea storm + Chaos aspect = a wave of storms

brisk trail
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where is this "hell mode" in the options?

storm jasper
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||First time I met hades I was not expecting the damn beams||

stark plinth
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you have to start on hell mode

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if you don't, you can't turn it on

solar scarab
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game's harder

brisk trail
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...Dammit

solar scarab
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more 'hellish'

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but its ok because dusa exists

brisk trail
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I wish I could change that now in retrospect

storm jasper
grand summit
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Dusa is top tier

void vigil
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@storm jasper ||final boss|| is a spoiler in this channel, please spoiler tag your message!

stark plinth
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it doesn't really matter, once you get to a certain point in the game you can basically set your future runs to being hell equivalent if you really wanted to

storm jasper
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Ops sorry

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Fixed

void vigil
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thanks shadesmile

grand summit
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Only big difference looks like hell mode takes away i-frames after taking damage altogether.

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Plus minimum 5 heat that you can't turn off.

stark plinth
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Yeah, it's 25% monster damage, 20% more monsters, 15% more monster health, -25% to healing, and the iframes.

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And then the implications of basically your base game being heat 5, which means having to go higher heat for new runs

vapid narwhal
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20th run and only saw redacted once

gaunt totem
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question

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if you take either the porridge from eury with only one boon could it level up four times? or just once

quiet gull
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I assume it levels only once, but never tried it

shut geyser
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i had three one time thinking i'd get a double an i only got one level on each

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i haven't tried with less then three

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and as such want to encourage you to just to tell us but that's not in good faith

stark plinth
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just once

quiet gull
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Similarly, if you only have a single boon, taking the first option doesnt boost its rarity twice

gaunt totem
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so I'm better off getting the nectar then

shut geyser
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what spells do people like with Hera? I've been playing it a few runs in a row

quiet gull
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I imagine Dionysius cast does wonder with that aspect, but havent really tried it

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tbf, Dio's cast goes with everything

stark plinth
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Artemis cast, Artemis legendary, exit wounds, and greater recall from hermes lol

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that also works on poseidon sword

shut geyser
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Hmm. If I Artemis Cast and Attack does it stack

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on Hera

stark plinth
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yes

brisk trail
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btw

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it is clear as day to me that we should be able to fight the strongest and most noble character in a brutal boss fight

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that being Bouldy

stark plinth
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that's a funny way of saying Head Chef

shut geyser
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tbh I'd rather have Meg as a playable

brisk trail
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Or have Dusa tagging around Zagreus like Warframe and its Sentinel.

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In all honesty

shut geyser
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if we get a buddy i'll Hypno tagging along

brisk trail
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with the running gag that Heracles would be more fun a fight for Zagreus than Theseus would ever be, I'd love a bonus boss against Heracles

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with the running gag that Heracles would be more fun a fight for Zagreus than Theseus would ever be, I'd love a bonus boss against Heracles
@brisk trail with Twin Fists, to relive that boss fight in GOW3.

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I mean

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I never played God of War

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I still would love to fight off against him or one of the titans though

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like Prometheus would be an interesting concept

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Yea, fighting Titans sound dope.

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Though I think Sisyphus said something akin to Prometheus already undergoing his punishment for his sins in the original myth

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so there goes that

brisk trail
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You need to reach 69 chambers in order to escape

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Nice

tame sigil
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can i see ur guys best setup for ||mirror of night||

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i want to switch privilaged status for family favorite

quiet gull
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All purple except gold and rerolls

tame sigil
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I want to know if ||family favorite means that each boon i get no matter what gives me damage cuz if it is that would be way stronger wouldnt it?||

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with the running gag that Heracles would be more fun a fight for Zagreus than Theseus would ever be, I'd love a bonus boss against Heracles
@brisk trail i said the exact same thing to my friend the other day

stark plinth
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It's flat damage per different god boon you have, but PS is 40% for 2 debuffs

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So realistically you might get to 20 or 25% flat damage, but at that point you'd easily be able to stack 2 status effects

tame sigil
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got it

raven meteor
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Depends on your playstyle. If you rely on one source of damage, getting two debuffs on one target may be too unreliable compared to a consistent damage up

tame sigil
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and golden touch? it makes me want to save my coins till the very end

stark plinth
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Yeah that's a personal preference thing

raven meteor
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Wait, does having a cast stuck in them with boiling blood count as a debuff?

stark plinth
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No

raven meteor
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Darn...

stark plinth
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It's a status effect from a god

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weakened, hangover, etc

raven meteor
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So i assume the hades spear thing also doesn't count, then

stark plinth
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no. it's only status effects you get as a result of boons

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exposed, chilled, hangover, weakened, doom, ruptured, jolted

raven meteor
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I guess some duo boons could result in one type of damage applying two debuffs...

stark plinth
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Some of them do, yes

unkempt sleet
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Sea Storm is the best one for that. Autorevenge is also a good alternative

raven meteor
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Yeah, my playstyle suits a flat damage up more than a damage up reliant on taking specific boons

tulip ocean
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may have just accidently made my best build ever

dusty path
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coolk

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i do that in dead cells alot. lol

tulip ocean
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I got ||the Ice Wine duo buff (dio, demeter) and I already had fog grenade, basically I was nuking areas with instant fog casts, I also had fogged enemies get zapped, zapped enemies get jolted, jolted doesn't expire. I was running fists but I wasn't even punching at the end.||

unkempt sleet
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Cast builds: when the weapon you're using doesn't even matter anymore

hard jasper
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Well, ||Unless it is the Hera bow||

tulip ocean
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what's best ||fist aspect||?

stark plinth
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i hate them all equally

tulip ocean
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I'm using ||12 hits more special||