#h1-discussion

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fiery zealot
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ok so dionysus or aphrodite

potent falcon
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Either

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Choose one

fiery zealot
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which is better for spear

potent falcon
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EITHER

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BOTH ARE GOOD

fiery zealot
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OK

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IM GOING WITH

raw herald
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It’s too broad of a question to ask

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Depends on what you already have

thin bramble
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^

fiery zealot
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cough

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i have

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tidal dash

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ill just pick aphrodite f this

potent falcon
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Ye

fiery zealot
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so do i go

crush shot
dying lament
life afirmation

potent falcon
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ANY OF THEM

fiery zealot
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r-really

gray apex
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lmao this is great

twin thistle
potent falcon
fiery zealot
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is the icon with the exclamation mark good

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ive never been there

twin thistle
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bouldy why dont you see what it is then

potent falcon
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Yes

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Observer

fiery zealot
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because maybe its poop

thin bramble
potent falcon
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It could be! But you gotta play the game to see

fiery zealot
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did i just find

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the emote

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you guys are sending all over again

astral walrus
twin thistle
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bouldy probably to the bouldy part

oak gull
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You have a higher chance of getting gods you already have.

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AFAIK.

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So you can just roll for it again later.

fiery zealot
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for that gamer build you said

astral walrus
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rolls are one of the last mirror perks

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i'm sure he didn't get there yet

twin thistle
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by roll again doesnt mean use a fated persuasion

fiery zealot
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SHOULD I BUY ATHENE BOON OR NOT

twin thistle
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just have rng 'roll' him a life affirmation

oak gull
twin thistle
oak gull
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Maybe.

fiery zealot
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i want to kill the final boss

gray apex
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What chamber is this

thin bramble
gray apex
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It's 12 isnt it

potent falcon
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OH MY GOD DUDE JUST CHOOSE YOURSELF

astral walrus
twin thistle
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maybe just midshop

gray apex
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Oh

oak gull
# astral walrus oh, sorry

I don't mind. It is RNG every time you pick up a boon and that's what I meant, but re-rolling is indeed a late mirror thing.

fiery zealot
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ok ill put it this way

verbal estuary
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Hello, everyone! I did not until now know that Supergiant had a Discord server. Happy to be here.

potent falcon
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Ye

fiery zealot
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is it more likely for me to win if i buy athena boon or not

gray apex
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Such decisions wont be the reason you win or lose at this point

fiery zealot
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:(

brisk trail
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Well I mean

astral walrus
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what the hell man

brisk trail
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Every boon makes you more likely to win

astral walrus
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are you joking

twin thistle
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how far even have you gone so far

fiery zealot
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exploring the game and all

oak gull
astral walrus
gray apex
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You could pick up boons that dilute your pomming pool or duo pool making it less likely to get what you're actually aiming for and instead getting side stuff that doesnt matter too much

potent falcon
oak gull
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@fiery zealot I think you'll just need to do some runs and test things. What you are comfortable with, what you like and what works out for you.

fiery zealot
twin thistle
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dont ask for every decision then

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ask for a general build

fiery zealot
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i asked for a build

verbal estuary
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Thanks for the welcome. I'm actually doing a lot of research on the reception of Classics (Ancient Greece and Rome) in modern entertainment right now, with Hades as my primary focus.

potent falcon
fiery zealot
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did they tho?

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they said poseidon

potent falcon
astral walrus
fiery zealot
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f this off to youtube it is

oak gull
verbal estuary
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@fiery zealot The best build to play is the one you have the most fun with.

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Just play around with stuff until you find builds you like.

lone kernel
# fiery zealot f this off to youtube it is

In the first few runs, it’s best to just yolo it and let the cards fall where they may, but yes, getting athena boons is almost always a good choice. Divine dash will literally double your survivability early on

lone kernel
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Starting every run divine dash is not a bad early game approach at all

brisk trail
verbal estuary
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Hell, I've got like 150 hours in Hades now and I still take Divine Dash a lot.

gray apex
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It's fine but you kinda become dependent on it

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Eventually you'll drop it

verbal estuary
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For melee builds, anyway.

potent falcon
brisk trail
astral walrus
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well unless it's merciful end

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and i'm not playing high heat, so

brisk trail
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ME my beloved residentzag

astral walrus
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no reason for any more survivability than i already have

brisk trail
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Been experimenting with hunters and pash dash a lot lately

astral walrus
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also you don't need need divine dash with zeus shield merciful end

potent falcon
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Yknow what's something I'm super disappointed by in this game tho?
Not enough Hypnos

astral walrus
brisk trail
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Including death by hazard bomb

raw herald
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Divine dash is good

potent falcon
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LMAO I shall attempt

verbal estuary
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I've been half tempoted for a while now to just make a list of every enemy and have each one of them kill me so I can see more Hypnos dialogue.

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*Tempted

brisk trail
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Do, it's a blast

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Hypnos is great

astral walrus
brisk trail
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And the enemy hunting can be fun sometimes

brisk trail
potent falcon
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I die to like the same couple things a lot cause I have bad habits, so ig I ran dry on him for a while

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Also gave him every single Nectar I found in the early game cause I thought he was the coolest

astral walrus
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i killed myself in magma once right after battling giant gorgon head in asphodel, and he still said that gorgon killed me

potent falcon
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Also very sad he is not a romance option. I heard they added Dusa as a romance option but idk. Still tho I wish the blue boy was an option as well lol

twin thistle
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obviously they hypnotized you into standing on that lava

astral walrus
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yeah i decided to do suicide cause i barely killed that skullcrusher, was disappointed in myself and the rng

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and skullcrushers are pain in general with fo2

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with slow weapons especially

potent falcon
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The only times I really consider doing that is when I waste all my death defiances on Charon

astral walrus
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like beo

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calling beo slow, look at me

twin thistle
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beo slow thanthink

astral walrus
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well it is sometimes

raw herald
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Dash and slide

astral walrus
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It is!

raw herald
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It may be clunky but it is anything but slow

astral walrus
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it's not fast until you get mirage shot

twin thistle
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nope

potent falcon
astral walrus
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and with trippy flare it's even slower

raw herald
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Charged shot or a few poms solves that

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And fiery presence

calm zenith
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Nah lots of ways to make it fast

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You can point blank casts directly into groups

potent falcon
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Is charon even worth the fight?

calm zenith
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You can get fast rush

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Charged rush

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Sometimes

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Best off in Elysium

twin thistle
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charon is just a win more thing

potent falcon
brisk trail
twin thistle
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if you can beat him without losing too many death defiances youll probably already have no problem winning the run

calm zenith
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Yeah

thin bramble
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A test of strength I guess...

calm zenith
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He is harder than the final boss kinda

astral walrus
potent falcon
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See that's my problem. I am really bad with his boss fight so I always lose my defiances

astral walrus
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there's usually enough money

potent falcon
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So ig I just shouldn't lol

calm zenith
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Ok

whole comet
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Well his pattern is easy to read

calm zenith
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His fight is more of a mess the longer it goes on

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Yeah

brisk trail
calm zenith
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It just adds more stuff to dodge

whole comet
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But u barely have chance to learn the fight

calm zenith
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Dad is too. But his adds are messy

whole comet
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So it could feel hard

calm zenith
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So messy early

brisk trail
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I just noticed ur nickname

whole comet
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At least hades u can keep trying each run

brisk trail
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I

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What

twin thistle
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most annoying part is how much stuff is on the screen at later charon phases

astral walrus
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the problem is i think is you get to fight him before your build is ready

calm zenith
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Charon also has a bunch of hp

potent falcon
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The oar whack always gets me

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Unless I have divine dash ofc lol

twin thistle
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charon in tart is a pain. but in elysium you can melt him a lot easier though youll get less use of the discount

calm zenith
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Yeaah

brisk trail
calm zenith
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At least you get it and the gold for styx

brisk trail
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Just learn the timing or get away very quickly when you see it coming

calm zenith
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Lets you buy nice stuff and still keep good time

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Buying the 420 Hermes is so nice

brisk trail
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nice

potent falcon
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OH hey here's a question. If they added dlc or something for a new story or campaign, who would you want as another playable character?

brisk trail
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Cerberus bouldy

calm zenith
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Gardening minigame as mom

devout terrace
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Dusa

calm zenith
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Yes

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Destroy dust every pot in Hades as Dusa

brisk trail
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So what kinda aspects we putting on the feather duster 👁️

calm zenith
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Some bloons like upgrades

potent falcon
calm zenith
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Upgrade 1 is a feather duster where every feather is a smaller feather duster

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2 has spikes and a skull

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3 is divine

potent falcon
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In all honesty I think they would probably use Meg

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You could design some cool mechanics around the one-hit kill for Than but ehhhhh

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YO imagine the final boss is Zag

astral walrus
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zag with eris rail

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i'd shat my pants

potent falcon
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Rng, every boss fight he has a different weapon

astral walrus
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that would be the hardest boss ever

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you can't learn his patterns

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that's actually something that was pointed out by Minos

potent falcon
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Well ig you could if you fought him... five or so times lol

astral walrus
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he said that he's so hard to beat because every time he uses a different weapon

potent falcon
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Minos?

astral walrus
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the bull

potent falcon
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OHHHH

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Asterius

astral walrus
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that's right, why'd i call him minos

potent falcon
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That's the king

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Not Theseus tho

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Different king

astral walrus
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yeah, Minos was his master or something

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of Asterius

potent falcon
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OH it would also be really samey to play as Theseus but I can see him being a playable character

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Like a different skin for Zag

astral walrus
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and he would use both varatha and aegis?

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nice

potent falcon
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Dual wielding is his mechanic, you get two weapons but your dps is halved at base

whole comet
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Or u could ride the chariot

potent falcon
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That's his cast lol. Instead of throwing a bloodstone he sends a chariot after you

calm zenith
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Hades mobile game as Thanatos

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It's an idle rpg and you just one shot and collect souls

potent falcon
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Honestly I would love any other kind of game in this universe I really like it lol

calm zenith
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You use souls to make more complex attack patterns

potent falcon
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What would the title be I wonder? thanthink

stuck topaz
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Nyx

calm zenith
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Thanatos: Child of Nyx

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Fight Them Into Hell

gray apex
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@twin thistle ngl I have no idea what mep is

twin thistle
gray apex
twin thistle
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idk

signal aspen
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mep

twin thistle
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i bet it means mep

astral walrus
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are you using mods?

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if yes, which ones, what do they do, etc?

gray apex
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I just use the official modpack

twin thistle
gray apex
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and removes some minibosses

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all configurable

twin thistle
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pretty much just improves run consistency

gray apex
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guaranteed sub10

raw herald
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Pretty much

gray apex
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even on 50 heat

raw herald
astral walrus
raw herald
twin thistle
gray apex
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yea either of those

twin thistle
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speedrun.com has ver 1.1.0 but 1.1.1 is in the discord which has a couple extra features

astral walrus
twin thistle
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mainly for really high heat

raw herald
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AP2 zone basically

twin thistle
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yep

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and can toggle hellmode

raw herald
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Oh nice

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I didn’t know that

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Welp, back to 52 grind I go

gray apex
raw herald
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🤮

gray apex
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The disrespect

raw herald
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I’d prefer level 1 flood flare

devout terrace
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Flood stinky in high heat

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Passion flare priv stat is the way

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Just get demeter attack or snow burst

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Even dio can workbouldy

gray apex
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I kinda like 1 Cast Dio ngl

whole comet
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Dio cast with beo?

gray apex
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Yes

whole comet
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I try it out, it feels a bit slower since u gotta wait for the cloud to disappear

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Not sure if it’s really on par with passion flare

astral walrus
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it deals a lot more damage than passion flare, believe you me

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over 1000 damage with just one cast, i kid you not

twin thistle
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yeah it has double pom scaling, problem is mainly how much you need to get it to outperform passion

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or floodflare more importantly

astral walrus
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mirage shot + epic rush delivery

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easy 1000 thousand damage with one cast

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but yeah, the toughest part is one cast

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not always can you get you that +1 from chaos

twin thistle
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yeah with mirage shot and rush delivery and a couple poms you can do similar damage with flood flare except you have three casts you can keep picking up and spamming

astral walrus
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that's why flood flare is considered to be the best i guess, but trippy has more damage potential still

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sometimes you are lucky enough to get +2 casts from chaos

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it's inconsistent, but does well for fun factor

twin thistle
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yeah but with two extra chaos casts, rush delivery, and mirage shot youve already won either way. trippy can be fun though i agree

astral walrus
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i've done my best times on beo with trippy actually

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doesn't matter really since the difference is about 2-3 minutes, but still

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and anyway it's not even sub 15

gray apex
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I think mine is on Flood

twin thistle
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btw have you rebound cast to a shoulder button for beo?

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if youre using controller

astral walrus
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now i've noticed some more bugs with beo, i remember someone was saying that you shall never sell your attack otherwise it bugs and your aoe is smaller

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it happened with me, but i sold boon on special

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not only did aoe got decreased, but damage as well

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it was some frustrating experience

twin thistle
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yeah beo is messed up bouldy

astral walrus
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so don't sell not only your attack, but any of boons on core slots

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similar happened when i sold a call

mint coral
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truly the most broken aspect bouldy

astral walrus
twin thistle
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mhm nvm then

gray apex
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kbm supremacy

astral walrus
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i mean what if i NEED to sell that useless boon on special

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i need money

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i'm poor

gray apex
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idk if there is anything known about that

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Special Call stuff

astral walrus
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all in all beo is my favorite weapon no more

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however sad i am to say that

abstract shuttle
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damn I defeated Hades 4 times in a row, died once now

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sadge

astral walrus
gray apex
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I doubt any of those bugs will get fixed, they’ve been known for a long time

strong ridge
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beo mirage is a feature

raw herald
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There are about 5 beo bugs that are known about and haven’t been patched in months

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They aren’t going anywhere

twin thistle
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i like that slicing flare exists and doesnt work with anything bouldy

steep elm
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i have no clue why but i don't think i've been offered greatest reflex in, like, 10 runs
even with rerolls, it's crazy

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maybe it's a sign i should start taking +1 dash instead of the alt mirror talent

astral walrus
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ahahah

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yeah

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if you're using ruthless reflex, i can tell you plain and simple without any signs that it's not worth it

raw herald
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It’s very strong

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Just hard to get used to

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I like it on high heat shields

whole comet
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if u ask me

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i think it's just very hard to go back and play single dash lol

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once u get spoiled by double dash for too long...

oak gull
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almost double the I-frames

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and imagine having 3, 4 or 5

dusky wedge
raw herald
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Trippy flare poms, slicing flare vicious cycle, selling attack boon affecting flare size, wide block angle

dusky wedge
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thanthink alright

raw herald
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I don’t think the wide block angle is a bug, but it is interesting

mint coral
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on one side rare crop picked my aphro flare, on the other side i got the AoE bug

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this is pain

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oh fixed itself after heroes fight

clever thicket
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In the room where you have the choice between 2 boons, and then you have to ''fight'' the other god you didn't select, besides fighting a different god, does it matter which you pick?

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as in will the first/second one I pick have better chance of higher rarities etc

calm zenith
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I love beo

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But it does kinda feel restricted cast wise

mint coral
clever thicket
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thanks

calm zenith
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Like you can use anything with Achilles or Poseidon

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Achilles leaves open other avenues of damage even if you are going for a weird cast duo or just dont have a cast yet

mint coral
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why is my cast stuck to base AoE again aaaaaaaaa

calm zenith
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why cant cod work with beowulf huh

mint coral
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pretty sure you can get it? unless you mean to work like the other casts

twin thistle
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cod beo bouldy

high island
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Call of Duty Beowulf?

twin thistle
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curse of drowning smh bouldy

high island
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Smoldering Heir?

last veldt
lone kernel
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This is anecdotal but when I don’t pick Artemis and her dialogue indicates she’s still kinda tilted you didn’t pick her, she tends to not show up again

modern pollen
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i was fighting the hydra and now he's floating

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im scared

twin thistle
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em2 moment

modern pollen
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wait theres a rank above epic for basic boons bc i just found a red one

modern garnet
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Yeah heroic boons appear only as replacements for other boons

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You can also get them by upgrading an epic boon's rarity

twin thistle
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yeah from eurydice or rare crop

modern pollen
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oh i got it for deadly strike replacing lovely strike

twin thistle
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replacement boons are one rarity above the boon it replaces

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actually wonder if heroic boons are offered to be replaced thanthink

mint coral
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once it hits heroic it cant be replaced

whole comet
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hey, i wanna ask something about Charon Shop

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can Charon shop appear a god boon that you never pick up b4?

grizzled barn
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i have a confession to make

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i dont pet cerberus every time i come home anymore 😭

whole comet
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that's a serious crime...

slim cove
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Apparently theres another combat ability similar to chthonic companions what is it? And how do i get it?

modern pollen
grizzled barn
pliant cliff
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What companions do y'all use? I just always use the Thanatos one and use it at the beginning of the minotaur and co. boss fight

high island
lone kernel
chrome wharf
whole comet
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then, would Zag use the "first time" quote instead of the Charon one?

chrome wharf
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iirc no, it's saved for the first time he picks her boon through a room reward

whole comet
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some people theorize that

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well for fresh file run anyway

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that if they only pick Ares boon in Tartarus and skip all Dio and Art

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they would have a 100% chance of getting Athena and Ares boon from Charon shops

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which increases their ME chance

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of course, assuming they have Ares atk

high island
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That's true for first run.

rapid forum
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man, most of my runs have aphro in it. Time to do one without her.

tropic arrow
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FO2 makes dad quite a bit harder

rapid forum
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It is

chrome wharf
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FO2 + EM dad

rapid forum
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I've done that

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Very fun

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Highly recommend

twin thistle
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fo2 em4 is bouldy

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going into that with 145 max hp is also bouldy

calm zenith
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Anyone else feel like the Cairon fight is almost inspired by the Manus fight in DS1?

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In the DLC

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Heavy hitting black fire balls that surround you

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Massive melee hits and cleaves

potent falcon
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Guan Yu kinda stinky ngl

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Oop sorry, kinda interrupted lol

calm zenith
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Why do you think that? Its great

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Nah that's my thought

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I think it just kinda relies on knowing enemy attack speeds and stuff if you want to spin

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Otherwise you lose more hp than you gain

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But just charged skewer special is ridiculously good and effective and safe

potent falcon
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Idk the reduction of the range on the sweep isn't something I like very much. Also projectile is ehhhhhh not so good and the slower attack speed I don't mind but it doesn't feel as chunky and cool as Arthur

calm zenith
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You want to use the dash strike

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Serrated point gets really good

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But that's a difficult build

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Try just the special

potent falcon
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I'll give it a run or two over to see if I can do okay with it

calm zenith
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Aphro special Artemis attack. Just use special and hope to get heart rend. Get pressure points and mark

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Just shoot it at marked targets and even before heart rend you'll crit for like 2000

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Like 3200 vs bosses that you can hit with weak before they just die

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People have used it for no hit runs

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So in a way its safer than even bow

twin thistle
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its good with charged skewer

calm zenith
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Yeah

twin thistle
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but when you dont get charged skewer the special does like half the damage bouldy

calm zenith
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That's what really makes it feel good

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Your 2nd hammer barely matters at least

twin thistle
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can also just run merciful end or smouldering air on it like every other weapon lol

calm zenith
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Yeah

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I've done silly stuff like full doom attack

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So Impending and dire

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Athena special

twin thistle
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dire misfortune bouldy

calm zenith
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And dash

potent falcon
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Hand feel is also a big thing for me if you couldn't tell lol and tbh I like the hand feel of guan yu, maybe I just had some bad luck with my runs with it and never gave it another chance

calm zenith
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Guan yu has good hand feel imo

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Like spin into special feels good

twin thistle
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yeah it feels nice to play imo

tropic arrow
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Any build that centres around spin attacks, no likey

calm zenith
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It's almost like the zeus aspect of spears

tropic arrow
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Vulnerable against dad

calm zenith
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You can just use special

tropic arrow
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And 3rd boss too

twin thistle
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thats hades not guan yu

calm zenith
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And quick spin makes it easier

twin thistle
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you dont use the spin attack against bosses

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only on spawning enemies or bunched up groups with guan yu

calm zenith
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You can it just depends on heat and openings

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Fo2 makes it much much harder

twin thistle
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using it on bosses is just a waste of time even if you get it off

potent falcon
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Also, I did talk abt this before but does rail feel kinda gross to use? I'm on switch and maybe the controller is hampering it

twin thistle
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well other than lernie

calm zenith
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Depends on its damage output

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Like it's as wasteful as using Zeus special

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Except it's a bit stronger but leaves you vulnerable

twin thistle
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like just dash strike dash strike special instead of spin attacking against dad and champs

calm zenith
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Fair

twin thistle
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half the spin will just be wasted tbh

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rail is kinda easiest to play on controller

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like

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it aims for you

calm zenith
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I mean with quick spin you can get one out really fast

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Yeah you need to rebind

abstract forge
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i cant use malphon or else i'll have carpal tunnel

potent falcon
calm zenith
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I play on switch and have dash on r reload on zr

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Attack y special b cast x

twin thistle
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eh whats the problem with the auto aim though

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like youre still hitting the entire room because of zeus attack

calm zenith
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Yeah it works fine once you get used time it

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It just probably has a higher initial learning curve

twin thistle
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and you want to shoot whatever enemy is closest to begin with

twin thistle
potent falcon
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For me personally it feels like the game flow and fluidity of the movement just kinda halts and you stand there for a bit to shoot

chrome wharf
#

The special is the one that's fiddly on controller

twin thistle
#

you can dash though

calm zenith
#

You can dash strike attack

#

You can hold attack and dash around

#

Like the last aspect

spare tiger
calm zenith
#

With infinite ammo you can literally hold it for the entire run basically

#

And just tap dash

chrome wharf
#

Hestia has a tighter movement loop iff that's better for you

twin thistle
#

that guy apparently bouldy

spare tiger
#

Those poor poor souls

calm zenith
#

Yeah Hestia is just reload pop reload pop

potent falcon
#

Well damn. Just beat the game and have yet to figure out you can dash mid-shoot

calm zenith
#

Dash whenever its relevant

#

I literally didnt know either

#

Because switch controls

#

I have like 350 hours

twin thistle
#

might be easier if you put dash on a bumper

potent falcon
#

Tru

calm zenith
#

Yeah. That's why I put it on r

twin thistle
#

i have dash on a trigger because my bumper died dusa

calm zenith
#

Thumb manages offensive buttons index finger manages dash or reload

twin thistle
#

rip left xbox bumper 🙏

calm zenith
#

I actually put call on joystick

potent falcon
#

I like dash on B for most weapons but if I must change for the gun then i shall change

calm zenith
#

It feels better trust me

#

It's better for dash special and dash cast too

#

It'll just take a bit to adjust to

potent falcon
#

ALSO have not yet unlocked final aspect for rail but i think it would be funny if it was just a modern assault rifle

calm zenith
#

Dont dash and attack with the same finger

twin thistle
#

lol same. i have call on left stick because i had to move it from trigger when my bumper broke

calm zenith
#

It's still better than default. Which is reload

#

Because reloading has to be tighter than calling even with smouldering

#

And that isnt a tight trigger

potent falcon
#

OH BTW what is rail's final aspect? I have all the others and idc about spoilers for this

twin thistle
#

laser beam

potent falcon
#

...who had that?

calm zenith
#

Laser and it shoots fireball mines on special

twin thistle
#

but tbh eris and hestia was just way better

calm zenith
#

Satan

twin thistle
#

lucifer

potent falcon
#

Aspect of Han solo?

#

AH THAT'S WAY WORSE

calm zenith
#

It's fun honestly

#

If you want it easy

#

Get Zeus special

#

The lightning turns them into proximity mines

#

To be clear, they are like radiating mines default

#

You gotta trigger them

twin thistle
#

but like you kinda want zeus on attack first

calm zenith
#

Damage them

#

Zeus on attack isnt always the way on rail

#

It just works

twin thistle
#

kinda the best option though

potent falcon
#

It will never be satan in my head for a multitude of reasons, the main one being that satan never used a laser gun. I shall headcanon it as Han

calm zenith
#

Fair

#

Like I said, you can literally not stop shooting it for entire chambers

#

With the right hammer

twin thistle
#

the special isnt even any good without triple bomb tbh

calm zenith
#

It's actually not an amazing hammer

#

But it let's you do some stuff that might be good

#

Like sea storm

twin thistle
#

eternal chamber kinda sucks outside of the meme yeah

potent falcon
high island
#

Lucifer's Special is decent even without Triple Bomb.

#

Eternal Chamber is pretty good.

#

The aspect is just really good, all the hammers are good.

twin thistle
#

the lack of ramp up tho residentzag

calm zenith
#

It gets better with like, support fire tbh

twin thistle
#

ig

calm zenith
#

Sea storm will actually do some funny stuff with aim assist

twin thistle
#

like without triple bomb youre just getting so much more damage from your attack

calm zenith
#

Like constantly toggle through nearly targets

#

I've only seen that happen with poseidon and eternal

twin thistle
#

well if youre pushing one away then dashing makes sense

calm zenith
#

Yeah you can push groups into walls

round turret
#

Is it just me or are Zeus and Demeter boons lame

#

The only Demeter boon I like is the cast crystal

#

And the only Zeus boon I kinda like is the dash

twin thistle
#

zeus is probably one of the best gods

#

he synergizes with fast attacking weapons like the rail and fists

#

and getting static discharge or his legendary increase your dps by a lot

round turret
#

Wtf

#

Why did a trove just drop a nectar along with gold

twin thistle
#

theres a small chance

round turret
#

ah

slim cove
twin thistle
#

not a thing

#

calls are the ones you get as boons from gods

slim cove
#

Weird... I saw a youtuber called haelian he used a kind of call but it was cerberus during his no boon run

twin thistle
#

that was probably dad doing it

#

em4 dad summons cerberus phase 2

slim cove
#

I see. So it was em redacted. legit thought it was zag that summoned cerberus

rapid forum
#

you have no idea how gutted I was when I found out I can't summon cerberus

slim cove
#

I think i do probably even worse

oak granite
#

🦵

tiny flume
#

What’s up everybody I’m brand new to Hades I’m about 35 runs in, and i straight up forgot that you could trade jewels at the broker for things that are actually useful. I just spent over 200 jewels on remodeling the lounge area before I finally remembered lmaooo

rapid forum
#

happens to the best of us

tiny flume
#

I may not be leveled up but at least my house looks pretty

rapid forum
#

well you get some lines for remodelling the house so it's cool

jade lagoon
#

I FINALLY DEFEATED HADES

#

I accidently got like a million lightning bolts when I dashed so I never hit him and only dashed

rapid forum
#

congrats squirtnya

gray apex
#

Gilgamesh strats squirtdevious

mental iron
#

god the art in hades is so good

#

i love it so much

timid mortar
#

quick question
if you purge a requirment boon for a duo boon after getting the duo boon
does the duo boon deactivate

mental iron
#

i dont think so

devout terrace
#

Doesn't deactivate

spice hearth
#

It does not deactivate

timid mortar
#

catch me replacing divine flourish with curse the moment i get merciful end

slim cove
#

Is the favor of poseidon RNG? Ive already caught 209 fishes and i still cant unlock his locked heart even though i unlocked it really fast on my first save file

gray apex
#

There is still rng probably, due to the big dialogue pool, but it shouldnt take too long

north needle
abstract shuttle
#

deepening a relationship with a character = giving more nectar?

gray apex
#

Yes

#

And eventually doing their quest and giving them Ambrosia

slim cove
#

Its taking long because i always finish my runs, maybe im just unlucky

brisk trail
#

A run only takes 20-30 mins tho

#

Or like, 8, if you use Eris 😎

rapid forum
brisk trail
#

Eris disrespect 🚨

rapid forum
brisk trail
#

Pls don't insult me and my 70% global damage increase bouldy

thin bramble
#

Eris gang rise up

rapid forum
#

You can have your 70% global damage, I'll stick with my dakka dakka boomstick

full nexus
#

75 zagPls

silent arch
#

I've gotten to the final boss 6 times, got him about halfway down the second health bar, but have yet to beat him.

#

I'll be doing run 52 this afternoon

rapid forum
#

I believe in you squirtyay

thin bramble
#

Good luck gamer

brisk trail
thin bramble
#

It took me about 60 attempts to beat him so keep your chin up

brisk trail
#

Damn for real?

silent arch
#

this game has me hooked

brisk trail
#

I got him on my 18th

dusky wedge
#

I took more than 60 lol

silent arch
#

I'm pushing 40, so my reflexes aren't what they used to be 😄

thin bramble
#

After that first win you will most likely beat him every time you reach him

slim cove
#

Never tried Eris tho

slim cove
#

Legit havent spent a single titan blood on it

brisk trail
#

It may be the most busted aspect

#

Maybe

#

A lot of the speedruns rn are eris

slim cove
#

Should i max it?

brisk trail
#

Nah, it's functional even at lvl 1, but I recommend going to at least 3

fast willow
thin bramble
#

Even at level one it’s better than zag

silent arch
#

And ya'll lost me

thin bramble
#

I think Eris has the most documentation on it for guides because of how busted it is in general

brisk trail
#

Flow of the conversation bouldy

silent arch
#

all good

brisk trail
#

Do you have all 3 death defiance?

thin bramble
#

Oh that’s a big thing.

#

I used to rely on stubborn and using lucky tooth in Styx until I realized that wow... 3 death defiances in one fight is pretty useful

silent arch
#

LOL, I've been relying on stuborn

thin bramble
#

If you notice you stop needing it for normal chambers then I’d switch to death

#

Using stubborn also lets you get into the mindset that you can always play risky which will hurt your skill in the long run

silent arch
#

I'll try it out

mint coral
#

if you want to keep using stubborn have an useful thing, if you lost your SD then pick up one of the death defiance refills from athena (deathless/last stand) you will gain a death defiance then next chamber your stubborn regenerates

silent arch
#

good to know. TY

devout terrace
#

lmao

#

Guan yu just kinda dies in 3 hits on high heat

#

Its pretty funny

#

You have to take acorn basically

manic bobcat
high island
#

I don't think that hypothesis would hold up, anyway. thanthink

full nexus
bright dome
#

Guys, do i need to befriend all olympians for the epilogue? Or just some of them

mint coral
#

6 of them (demeter counts when you reach the heart lock)

bright dome
#

Thanks nectar shadesmile

potent falcon
#

Yknow I thought the eye thing on Zagreus was a shading effect for the longest time. But nah his eye is just like that

stable dagger
#

its that time of day again

#

Daily reminder that Artemis is best girl and cutest Goddess

polar marsh
#

Aphrodite is the main character of this story dusa

lone kernel
#

It’s obviously the new secret spear aspect of Shaq

lone kernel
#

fist aspect of chuck norris

#

roundhouse kick special

brisk trail
#

Actually good rush kick

#

Maybe that's too much to ask

smoky vigil
#

Precious salad hobo girl

polar marsh
fast willow
#

I love trying to roll for Athenas dd boons on lc4 stubborn and getting useless parting shot instead bouldy

brisk trail
#

Everyone's favourite duo boon!!

#

Parting shot yay!!1

#

Thanks Athena!111one

fast willow
#

but then when I play phalanx hera partingshot won't show up until styx

#

well atleast green boon= 450gold for UC

vital nacelle
#

hello

brisk trail
#

heya!

#

welcome to the house of hades

#

glory in death!

vital nacelle
#

thx

#

i have a question

brisk trail
#

ye

potent falcon
#

And that was the end of that

devout terrace
twin thistle
vital nacelle
#

sorry lol

#

my internet is kinda bad

charred hemlock
#

Is there a rank above gamma warden

#

nvm there is

#

heck 1 titan blood and 3000 darkness time to grind the darkness again 🙂

potent falcon
#

OH btw is there any point to resetting the mirror? Like what benefits does that give me?

gray apex
#

If your mirror is already maxed there are no benefits

potent falcon
#

Oh okay

#

That IS what the cthonic key icon on the bottom does right?

charred hemlock
#

you do it for enabling nyx to go see chaos if u dont want to grind the darkness

#

yes it resets it

vital nacelle
#

lol

#

i didnt know that

twin thistle
#

wait you still havent asked a question....

gray apex
#

Everyone is waiting to know the question

whole comet
#

Well then, I wanna ask about dio and ares boon

#

How’s dio stacking work if u have atk special and call all can hangover?

#

Same for ares if u have dire misfortune

mint coral
#

new stacks override the older stacks of hangover

#

so, dont do it bouldy

whole comet
#

Ic

#

Dire misfortune the same?

twin thistle
#

dire doesnt override

mint coral
#

dire misfortune just lets you stack until doom procs

twin thistle
#

it just adds to the damage of the current doom effect

whole comet
#

So chiron bow if I have lvl5 atk and lvl1 special

#

I hit enemy with atk then special

modern garnet
#

Both are ares?

whole comet
#

I would get a stack of lvl 5 atk doom?

#

Yes

#

Just an example

modern garnet
#

You'd get 1 level 5 doom, and 4 stacks of dire misfortune

#

The level of dire misfortune matters and the level of the special doesn't, in this example

whole comet
#

Hmmm ic

modern garnet
#

And by level of dire misfortune I mean rarity

whole comet
#

There’s no stack limit, right?

modern garnet
#

Probably not on dire misfortune

twin thistle
#

nope

whole comet
#

Ok

twin thistle
#

for example

whole comet
#

Lol lvl 100

twin thistle
#

this is obviously unmodded

gray apex
#

lv2 skull earring

#

Looks totally achievable

whole comet
#

I forgot what’s the highest lvl u could get for a boon to in a run

#

Realistically speaking

twin thistle
#

hmm think ive seen up to like the 50s? unmodded/seeded

#

over 20 isnt that hard if youre specifically doing a run to get a boon as high as possible

whole comet
#

Not a bad idea for Chiron with Zeus special lol

twin thistle
#

tbh youd want to spread the lvls between the special, jolted, and double strike

#

a cast makes a lot of sense since they have the best pom scaling

whole comet
#

But I thought at the point u reach 50

#

The scale would already got slowdown

twin thistle
#

yep. by a lot

#

but like ig casts slow down in scaling slower

raw herald
#

Hangover?

#

Not as easy to get sweet nectar but the Pom scaling is linear

gray apex
#

Sounds fun

whole comet
#

I dunno, hangover lvl 50 on its own?

gray apex
#

lv50 Dio Special doing 59dmg per tick lol

whole comet
#

Oh well

#

In Zeus special case

potent falcon
#

HANGOVER IS SO COOL

whole comet
#

Each hit will do dmg

potent falcon
#

Sorry just gotta give some props to my fave boon-giver lol

whole comet
#

But hangover still only applies 5 stacks

#

So not sure if hangover works as well

potent falcon
#

You can get a boon that let's it do more but ye it doesn't do it normally

whole comet
#

Well the other boon cannot have lvl

#

Or mom keepsake might hit that

#

At least, if u try to go for lvl 50 boon

mint coral
#

just use eris

#

free global dmg

twin thistle
#

thanthink that actually sounds kinda stonks

potent falcon
#

Hey can I get past the first heart lock on Hades or nah?

mint coral
#

yup

potent falcon
#

Oh how I do that

full nexus
#

Takes a while iirc

mint coral
#

keep escaping and it will open itself

potent falcon
#

Ohhh okay

#

I can repair my daddy issues

#

WAIT okay I hit a heart lock with Hypnos, is there a way to get past that?

mint coral
#

keep talking with him and thanatos

#

idk if than needs nectar tho

#

(also all favors are on the wiki)

potent falcon
#

Oh oki

#

Wait so I got Than in my big ole polycule already and I got to the point where Hypnos is like "Hey you're my bestie" did I just hit the end there?

twin thistle
#

well should be where the heart unlocks so if it did yeah

potent falcon
#

I gotta look at my console again lol

modern garnet
#

All heart locks require more conversation to unlock. Some of them require that you do stuff other than talk to them

potent falcon
#

Aha, so just like everything with Hypnos it relates to dying. And HE'S not even the god of death

fiery zealot
#

is smoldering air good

#

the duo boon

gray apex
#

yes

#

It can depend on the call you have, it's bad on like Artemis

fiery zealot
#

i have zeus

gray apex
#

It's one of the best calls for it if not the best

#

So that's good

fiery zealot
#

oh thats great

#

thx

twin thistle
#

smouldering air is probably one of the strongest boons in the game

high island
#

"Probably"?

twin thistle
#

is* residentzag

high island
#

That's better, you were about to be fed to my sacred crocodiles.

twin thistle
#

good idea imma do smouldering beyblade

high island
#

Lord Ares doesn't have a Call.

gray apex
#

He has a panic button

fiery zealot
#

whats best hamer for rail
triple bomb
explsive fire
or hazard bomb

gray apex
#

Hazard

#

Unless it's Eris

twin thistle
#

eris rail then triple

fiery zealot
#

i have the normal rail

mint coral
twin thistle
#

hazard then

fiery zealot
#

but it can hurt me

twin thistle
#

also best hammer combo for eris is spread fire hazard dont @ me

gray apex
#

That's the good part

fiery zealot
twin thistle
fiery zealot
#

oh ok lol

twin thistle
#

its slow to land so it should be easy staying out of the radius

fiery zealot
#

also is aphrodite dash good

twin thistle
#

yeah its pretty good damage and good as a weak applicator for melee weapon

#

tidal dash or athena's are usually better tho

#

ares dash actually is probably better damage and stunlock too thanthink

gray apex
fiery zealot
#

never got the chance to get them

twin thistle
#

or zeus dash with a bunch of tier twos thanthink

gray apex
#

If you have Aphro does it apply weak to you

potent falcon
#

I've never been afflicted with weak before. I don't even remember Theseus using it. I might have ig

#

Actually yeah I do remember theseus using aphrodite. so ig he must have inflicted weak

mint coral
gray apex
#

What if I have Poseidon and it slams me onto some wall

fiery zealot
#

is crystal beam good

chrome wharf
#

not on its own, but pretty powerful if you get Glacial Glare and Crystal Clarity and + casts on Stygian Soul

fiery zealot
#

uhuh

chrome wharf
#

a lot of ifs.

#

would highly recommend trying it at least once

twin thistle
#

best with achilles spear

fiery zealot
#

finally

#

i won for the first time

abstract shuttle
#

nice

chrome wharf
#

been watching Chinese high heat vods and the word for having a build really come together is the one for winning in mahjong

#

which coming to think is pretty fitting imo

patent brook
#

Does anyone else feel like they go a million years without running into Than? Is he avoiding me?? thanthink

remote lily
#

Kill less monsters, he will have less work hehe 😎

cerulean bough
#

holy crap
I just got this game and it's so good, everything I loved from Dead Cells, Enter the Gungeon, and a few other games in one tremendous bundle

twin thistle
#

i have too many hours in this game residentzag

rapid forum
#

My friends constantly try to stop me from playing this game squirtnya

rapid forum
#

they got me to hades

#

it's just they didn't anticipate how much time I'd pour on it

lone kernel
#

Aphrodite is your friend

full nexus
#

AphroditeSticker is so good

rapid forum
#

I would never betray Lady Artemis

full nexus
#

Yes but the emote

verbal estuary
#

Finished getting every Hades achievement. First time I've ever done that in any Steam game.

high island
lone kernel
calm zenith
#

I only did that for boi afterbirth+

#

I haven't played repentence yet

#

I dont play Hades on pc anyway. No achievements for me.

plush eagle
#

Omg guys you gotta see this lmaoooo my reaction was priceless

#

Run #28

#

I’m slowly getting better

#

But that fight took me off guard

rapid forum
#

well

#

you prob should've expected that dusa

#

good attempt tho

plush eagle
#

Ikr lmao he was only kneeling but for some reason I had expected it wasn’t possible to actually slay Hades and he would submit to defeat or something

#

Those green things though…

#

I was so dumb running straight into them over and over

#

It was my first time encountering anything like it

chrome wharf
#

yeah they can be hard to dodge

plush eagle
#

I shoulda just used my special then dash strike to retrieve it and rinse / repeat

#

I might have had a cast too

#

Whoops

#

Dionysus call is OP*

#

What’s the easiest way to farm Titan’s Blood after beating the first boss with every weapon?

chrome wharf
#

beat the last boss with every weapon

#

Save 15 keys on you and look out for the broker's deal

#

or save up money to shop at Styx

#

the most consistent way gets unlocked after you get a full clear

twin thistle
plush eagle
#

That last part is what I thought

#

Thats why I said “what? I thought you’re supposed to hug him???”

#

Because I remembered hearing “hug your daddy” as a rule of thumb for the 360 lasers

#

But I still took dmg

#

I guess I wasn’t close enough to the middle??

twin thistle
#

you were initially in the right spot then you dashed away into the pillar and ended up too far

plush eagle
#

Is Divine Flourish any good for spear?

plush eagle
twin thistle
#

achilles doesnt care about the special much

plush eagle
#

I have the option between divine flourish and holy shield rn

twin thistle
#

better than holy

plush eagle
#

I use my special all the time like it’s a third dash without iframes

#

It’s generally my gap closer

twin thistle
#

mightve been using it too much

plush eagle
#

I just wasn’t sure if it would be better to try to get a different special boon

#

The other option is sure footing, and like, if I’m not trash, I’ll take 0 damage from traps anyway

#

I think of the options flourish is best

twin thistle
#

generally you want to special into raging rush to get the buff then use your attack/cast till it runs out before using it against

plush eagle
#

I already have athena’s dash so this run is shaping up to have potential

twin thistle
#

with divine flourish you can get doom attack and do merciful end

#

also dad's pots count as traps btw

plush eagle
#

But wait

#

I already have crit attacks

#

So it’s unlikely Ares will give me an attack boon, no?

#

Until I fill out my other boons

twin thistle
#

yeah. artemis attack is good on achilles though

plush eagle
#

I’ve noticed I tend to get boons for slots I haven’t filled first

twin thistle
#

and deadly reversal is decent

#

which is the arty/athena duo

plush eagle
#

Yeah

#

I think I’ll shoot for that

#

I’ve wanted a merciful end run for a while, but mainly for sword.

#

Glad to know it’s viable on spear too tho since it’s prob my favorite weapon

#

Just got an arty+athena chamber

#

Let’s gooo

#

Which one should I take first? I’m lacking the cast and the lightning bolt thingy below dash

twin thistle
#

artemis i guess

plush eagle
#

I don’t think I’ve used her cast much

#

Is it viable?

twin thistle
#

guessing you dont have much titan blood in achilles so your cast wont matter as much

plush eagle
#

Honestly I think I’d rather have clean kill

twin thistle
#

but athena cast is better

plush eagle
twin thistle
#

artemis has stuff like hunter's mark and support fire which should be useful

plush eagle
twin thistle
#

its good aoe damage

plush eagle
#

It’s like my last resort if I don’t have a deflect yet

twin thistle
#

usually you want to use it closer up

#

its more for the damage than deflect

plush eagle
#

Although, the last time I used it I was pretty poor at the game and still wasn’t using casts efficiently

#

I’ll give it another shot sometime

#

I def prefer Demeter and Ares casts as my favorites atm

#

But I’d like to learn to use trippy shot since it seems like a cool mechanic, albeit maybe a bit gimmicky

twin thistle
#

trippy you usually want to pair with demeter

plush eagle
#

I don’t think I swore there

twin thistle
#

their duo boon makes it not lob and just instantly detonate where you aim it

tender pelican
twin thistle
#

ever heard of ares call thanthink

#

or demeter thanthink

tender pelican
#

His isn't great either but I'd rather be immortal for 5+ seconds and kill things than a call that does similar damage while not doing that

twin thistle
#

guess zeus call must suck then thanthink

tender pelican
#

Zeus does his damage quickly so that edges him ahead of the others like it for me

#

I put it as:

Aphrodite
Poseidon
Athena
Demeter
Ares
Zeus
Artemis

plush eagle
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Idk I was absolutely melting Hades with that hangover. It was upgraded a good amount tho. Doing like 25 dmg per tick or something ridiculous

potent falcon
plush eagle
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I’ve never gotten Ares call but it looks so cool

twin thistle
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its really only decent if you have vicious cycle

potent falcon
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It's not the best but It's okay

tender pelican
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Ares call is also one of the only ones that can be boosted with his other boons

plush eagle
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Anyway I got Athena cast so I’ll give it another shot

potent falcon
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My favorite is actually Aphrodite cause it literally does nothing other than a butt ton of damage to bosses

tender pelican
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Oh I forgot athena call

twin thistle
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calls that are only any good at full gauge are just a waste tbh

potent falcon
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Fair

twin thistle
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unless your build has no dps then half the call ends up wasted to immunity phases

tender pelican
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I mean, I never fill it up worth anything in normal fights to begin with

potent falcon
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For me most of the time I kinda forget the gauge is there so I'm like "oh hey I have my ultimate"

plush eagle
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Zeus’ aid, Heaven’s Vengeance, or Lightning Reflexes?

twin thistle
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aid

plush eagle
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Sorry I should be in beginner chat lmao

twin thistle
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nah here is fine

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anyways cant really talk about the hades fight there

plush eagle
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True

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Onto asphodel

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PAUPER’S LUNGE zagluv

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This is it boys

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This is the run

brisk trail
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does Hell make the game harder in any other way than making the game start on Heat 5?

plush eagle
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Oh boy, breaching skewer or serrated point? On the one hand, I’d love to be able to shred through armor, but on the other hand, I literally have pauper’s lunge….

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And dash range doesn’t even matter anyway because my special is a longer dash

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Serrated point it is

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Okay, this damage is broken

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And I haven’t even gotten my pauper’s lunge yet

rapid forum
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By minimalized

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I mean just gone

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Reduced to ashes

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Just like you when you get hit by that big ball from the witch

plush eagle
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DEADY REVERSAL LET’S GOOOO

twin thistle
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its just the shield you get from being hit a ton at once aint it

plush eagle
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THIS IS THE RUN

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First time taking cyclops jerky

modern pollen
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Is there anyway to get artemis to talk about callisto