#h1-builds-and-combat
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And if you have the Cthonic Companion from ||Meg||, make sure to use it as soon as you gain control over the game again, it deals huge damage to both Asterius and Theseus
beo with trippy flare(dio cast)
And with mirage shot I guess
Yeah
Trippy bei is bigger numbers at the cost of less consistency
Need to find at least 1 mirage god in tart/get at least +1 cast + your usual stuff
Does mirage shot with with crystal beam?
Also does the Artemis Athena duo trigger with divine dash like merciful end? how to make it work best?
Yes and yes but keep in mind that deadly reversal's wording is that you need to actually deflect something
Not just hit smth with deflect skills
Is a good support boon for ME builds
For mirage shot, does that mean I have 6 beams?
Yeah
I didn't notice I had to cast 6 times
No, mirage creates the 2nd beam along with your og cast press
Not add more extra casts
Oh ok
For deadly reversal as a focus ig you could do either zag bow/spread fire rail
So deadly reversal not as good as merciful end, does that mean going merciful end for nemesis is better?
Cuz setting up heart rend is slightlyore awkward on those
ME is def better but you can do reversal if you want
Athena on attack?
If its epic I'd take athena atk
I found difficulty surviving in nemesis without relying on casts
Sword hard
In a normal ME build you can take true shot after you have ME and get deadly reversal, it’s a lot to aim for but it’s good damage if it comes
Most of my successes on nemesis have been cast builds. Lightning rod, lightning phalanx, hunting blade, crystal clarity. Simply because close quarters combat gets me hit a lot
Think you’d enjoy aspect of Poseidon then
Yeah if you want sword wins w/o touching the actual sword go for pos
I can dash strike here and there but I can't do it continuously as I get hit
Also I did a shackle run with arthur sword! It was pretty nice
Barely scraped through nemesis run with merciful end
I've yet to do a shackle run, how do you manage that with the requirement to sell a boon every level?
Does the arte-dio duo only increases crit chance on crit boons or does it crit chance to everything?
I didn't get any boon at attack, cast or special! Only at dash and boons like artemis' pressure points
Only on things that have crit chance
So if you want to have it work on non arty stuff you need pressure points first
how do i build for arthur?
basically two ways :
You become a meta slave and use the ubiquitous sword build of double edge + Merciful End, never do something else than dash-strikes (I think you can't even weave special between dash-strikes because of the animation ? idk)
You decide to BALL and go for a big %dmg on the strike (aphro, athena, shackle), shadow slash, and hopefully tidal dash or zeus cast for AoE
Do attack speed effects boost the charge rate of coronacht?
Only on standing attacks
So not worth it
Doing a run with aspect of lucifer, using ares' keepsake to try and go for a dire misfortune build. Never get offered an ares boon after the first one...
Nice. I finished my first shackle run. Arthur and unhealthy fixation. Thinking it's also good to get the Aphrodite revenge boon for that. Or go Ares Zeus revenge or smoldering air
Doesn't Aphrodite on strike mean shackle is not useful? Or Aphrodite out paces shackle?
I would take rare or better aphro attack because it does quickly outpace shackle
the commas meant "or", not "and". Aphrodite OR Athena OR shackle
and yeah aphro attack can get over 100% relatively quickly
but shackle absolutely deserves a mention
I found Arthur aspect seems more durable and hard hitting
kinda
The dash strike doesn't seem to hit as hard though
except that "hard hitting" implies it has good DPS. Which, it doesn't really have. Too little range, too slow.
The dash strike sucks
the hitbox is a massive scam
if I had an obol for every time an enemy didn't take damage from my arthur dash strike despite being clearly shishkebab I'd be able to buy Styx. Like, the whole river.
and damage wise I think it's only 30 damage ? Compared to other swords which have 25 base damage. With a much better hitbox and speed.
The special aura is nice though. Easier to dodge things
I can't say I'm great with dash strikes so I miss a lot when I do so I just swing with Arthur and hope it hits
you'll have your little zone for 2 enemies then you're gonna have to leave it behind because you moved to another part of the room
if you need to hit arthur dash strike to be great, every Hades player sucks 
is it widely accepted in the speedrunning community that Demeter is the best fists aspect for speedrunning
yeah
yes
thats what I thought
dk why I heard something about gilgamesh being better
cause its not
Cherry probly said it
even local gilga apologist cherry says gilga is worse than demeter
if you play it perfectly
if you don't play it perfectly, the gap widens
quickly
Does Gilgamesh maim make damage over time stuff increase?
yeah
is "true" global as it also increases dmg from non zag sources
so you get funny boosted meg dmg
I don't think there's any damage maim doesn't increase
funny thanatos crit on maimed enemies
So Gilgamesh is all about applying maim and say doom?

no lol
How do you get level 50 boon? I never see that many pom
you could probably ask cherry for an indepth take of every gilga skill every realized
Gilga is about unbinding everything except dash, using fated authority, and starting tdash+everything from Poseidon
I'm not even sure how ME gilga plays
You can dash strike to tag everything with doom once
but after that..?
get sweet nectar as early as possible, have mom's pom the entire run, have fated autorithy
but I said it as a joke
Like, you could do special or strike, but it's so sad
The idea is that you just game hard enough with the extra dash
haelian has a video on everything
true
gotta be a gamer for those RR procs
just get caustic curse everytime
Caustic is so good
"Hey master Chaos, could I get your curse ? Like, not while waiting for a blessing, just the curse. For the whole run. Please ?"
I'm absolutely positive Chaos would say yes
I unironically love caustic
caustic is the bomb one ?
I always take caustic because it's almost free
Just don’t get hit
Then I hit the cloner numbskulls
or cloner+red eyeballs exalted
my fav RR proc is lernie's roar
Goated
wait you can't I'm stupid
cloner is tart only
oh my god could you imagine cloner+red eye exalted ?
💀
ew
THAT WORKS ???
yes lmfao
Imagine in the code it does like 1000 damage
near misses were clearly made a friday afternoon at 6pm lol
Near misses are Goated
these are also funny cuz you don't near miss the explosion
you near miss the bomb itself (even if it's midair)
If you think about it, there’s no reason to play GR over RR because you’re going to be playing monodash at 64 anyways
lightning reflexes my goat
Yeah

none of the 64h clears have +dashes right
Poshboys doesn’t. I’ve played his savestate
Yeah weve been gently trashing it
Poshboy's is... The rama one?
Ah
I think his guan yu was also
No yeah I knew rama was monodash too
at least its gentle this time
everything
Do you gamble in tart ME or go the zeus route
hyperdelivery, hunting blades, lvl4 epic athena call
ZAP surely
maybe if you hypermodded tart ME
+dashes too right
yeah
Don't wanna melee super dad
Long knuckle then breaching cross ig?
yeah
I wonder if dem could do it routed
or no
plume zagfists routed
to get a bunch of dodge
What's with the wreath around the boons above the door? Sometimes I don't see it with a skull and sometimes I do. Also how do I tell which doors to choose to get say the Patroclus door or Arielle?
what npc is behind ! depends on biome
is tart/eury is aspho/patty is ely
a miniboss room always have a boon + skull
Is there a way to make them appear?
I just took down Hades a lot faster than I'm used to with Exagryph, and I think it was in large part because of Zeus' Aid, Smoldering Air, Quick Favor, and Clouded Judgment. What do yall think of the build?
Also what's the point of those titles you get from the ghost in the Hades room?
I don't get how to safely use the call in smoldering air without getting hit.
i doubt clouded judgement or quick favor did anythintg
zeus call with smair is obviously good
but more impactful would be a good rest of the build
You mean they don't stack?
Well ty
they do
it's just useless
compared to 5% per second
i actively take caustic for RR procs tbhtbh
i have plenty of vods if youre curious 
Smouldering air with the best dps call in the game would go a fair bit
The other boons are putting in less work
Quick favour is almost always doing next to nothing when you have smair
and
Clouded judgement’s effectiveness only matters less than it reads with other sources of global additive
in practice yeah, but IMHO i think gilga has a skill ceiling even i haven't reached
and also nobody's ever played gilga "perfectly" because the dang thing is too easy to make mistakes on
like.........being able to use gilga cleanly (lol) i could see it having a similar ceiling to dem
Even best case (in terms of boon rarity) of heroic quick favour is getting you another zeus call like 1.5s down from
So has the demeter skill ceiling been reached or
looks @ ananke

its also the matter of developing something nobody else plays 
and gilga and dem are still fists
so gilga at its best might have maybe just barely close to the potential of the worst weapon in the game
chiron isn’t a weapon
ohhhhh
fists are so crazy to me
you reset for hours to get like only some of the build components and even if you get perfectly all of them the damage still is just complete garbage
every aspect that isn’t beo or hera
Oh wait Rama
Too tired for this
Have a good night
Btw that was in terms of
Resetting
i mean, rama has its own reset points and build components. twin shot, arty dash/good attack boon, attack chaos, rod pre-reqs
Ye
but like
Is it as heavy as fists?
I can’t imagine
rod prereqs hold up
tf
U mean R O D or am I
Why would rama take lightning rod
I need to watch a rama speedrun @ somepoint
another thing about rama is that it sucks

and basically nobody speedruns it for a reason
rama world record just didn't get rod but he built towards it lol
it’s one of the hardest aspects in the game and it also is like not very fast
so not a great or compelling combination to run
yeah I just couldn’t think of much rng going jnto peak rama
and then there's ocaml's 50 heat run
it scales well with heat
but at low heat the damage is 0
you can get like a decent furies and maybe lernie or maaaaaaybe heroes
rama dad fights 
but like i don’t think it’s even breached 30 seconds on dad
most things suck
gilga can sub-30 i just haven't yet 😌
i've like, skill issued or gotten unlucky any time i've had a build good enough
on the one good aspect you can sub25 pretty easily and it’s downhill from there
hey im new to the game and I've seen vids on yt with builds, telling you what boons you should use
now how do i get the boons that i need?
is there a way to plan the next boons/chamber
or is just all luck of getting what you need
Use god keepsakes to get their boon from the start/know what opens what boons (can use codex upgrade for this or wikis)/use dark foresight and fated persuasion on the mirror
There's a site with builds pinned here that also goes in more detail about this
i would not trust builds from youtube
so...... For my Normal mode playthrough, I haven't reached 3 stars for the GOD Keepsakes, should I?
Yeah
ok thanks
is chaos dash strike worth it on fists
yes because it also adds to dash upper
epic
explosive dem upper amen
why?
not gonna be good advice
Yeah most YouTube builds range from painfully mediocre to just bad
Sleeps souls beginner speed run guide has a lot of strong builds in it, even if you’re not speedrunning
oh
and is it normal that i've never got any hera boon?
yes because there is not a hera boon in the game
there is a bow aspect called hera tho
so who is the white goddes?
maybe is demetra
yes
well never got her boon
you need to reach the final boss once to see her
ooooh
thx
does someone know a yt video that explains well the boon system?
still trying to understand how to get the right ones
to create builds
rn i like a doom build
but cant find any ares boon that makes my attack inflict doom
just experiment with boons and see what works for you
there is one, it must be just bad luck to not get it
if you get a boon and you don't have an attack/special/cast/dash boon already there's a high chance you'll get a boon for that slot
if you dont have any attack boons and you get ares you should be able to get the doom attack most of the time
yeah
Yeah
If everything is empty the first boon will offer 3 of the 4 cores
(cores being the boons to your left of the UI, atk/special/cast/dash/call)
But call is different in that it doesn't get that priority
triple shot & point blank shot is absolutely disgusting on rama
That do be the meta
the damage was NUTS
wait till you get hunter dash too
ooooooooh
so thats what these things represent
i thought i could get 2 boons that inflict an effect on attack
was super hyped to try doom + the dyonisis effect
hangover
i got Zeus for the first boon while using stygius....... any advice?
use god keepsakes to guarantee a boon
other than that, idk. Zeus is not the worst, if you're unlucky and don't get double edge
but it's pretty mediocre
good cast and ok-ish dash though
whoops took thunder dash lmao oh well
this is run 2 we aint got all that yet
Ah, RIP
Recommended builds for spear?
Recommended builds for spear!
https://www.leereamsnyder.com/hades-build-guide#eternal-spear
I'd rather have personal opinions than an article
So personal favorites for spear pls

Like base spear aspect?
Whiever one is best
Lol what aspects have you unlocked though
All of them?
achilles normally regarded as the best if so, and it's very fun to play
The thing is the best build we'll prob share are already on the site lmao
The site is by someone who actually has experience
Also explains mechanics on how to build
soo yesterday i discovered the keepsake method to get certain boons, but now i cant get the upgrades that i want
why?
anyone have an interesting (non-timed) challenge idea?
Looking for a bit of variety in my next few runs as I work on the rank and blood upgrades.
Any particularly fun builds would be welcome as well
As in not getting the boon you want?
some boons prevent other boons from being collected, which are you after?
beyblade runs are always fun
like im going for an ares build but it's been 3 runs that i cant find the upgrade that whenever i attack it marks with doom
or the hades call
like full send ares blades?
or the cast
yup
plus arti duo
(hunting blades)
super fun
sounds like a good time, maybe throw some artemis in there for more beyblade action
Up to what point do you have your mirror
same for athena, i still cant find the dash deflecting skill
esp on eris or achilles
yup yup!
i need 20 keys now
Ah yeah that's gonna hurt a bit
Cuz you don't see as many boons as you could
The most you can do if you want a specific core is filling the others
So if you want like ares attack/athena dash you can fill up special and cast
If i do achilles, what boons should i take
mm alr
thx
zeus or arti attack
splash dash is always fun
why you asking where i am w the mirror
But yeah once you get darkness, u lock the rest of the mirror
athena dash should be easy to get, just pick keepsake and fill every other skill, with athena when possible
try to get three other gods early to limit the god pool
Next set has dark foresight, which boosts how many gold laurel chambers you see (aka run only boosts = boons, coins, etc.)
one mirror skill can increase boon room chances
The last set of skills has fated persuasion, which lets you reroll boons
if you get flurry jab it's really fun
(also expensive)
cool
how much?
10k total
i got my second death defiance
1k, 2k, 3k, 4k
Equip best weapon, ideally one that can add poseidon w/o issue
Get his darkness boosting boon and visit chaos for the same
Also should beat the game first
Cuz bosses drop big amounts of darkness after you claim their bounty
(if you unlock fated keys you can still get some persuasion rolls w/o upgrading the actual skill)
Idk what im doing wrong but spear seems so underwhelming compared to any other weapon
Tried most builds that the site suggests but my damage seems nonexistent
What aspect?
achilles
what achilles build did you use
i tried the artemis and zeus build
hm dont remember that being one lmao
try hunting blades or lightning phalanx
ares-artemis duo and athena-zeus duo, respectively
game should play itself once you get those
53 heat zag shield with the speedrun modpack
thats why i asked people for their own builds but they told me to follow the sites
thanks for your answer though
the site told me to use zeus and artemis build tho
anything i would recommend would just be on the site bc the author is good lmao
lemme take a look, i haven't read it in ages
oh i see
artemis is less important here and is more like
support lmao
Man I'm dead 💀
the zeus build on achilles is more like, just grab every zeus boon you can lmao
it's not particularly strong and is kinda lightning phalanx at home lmao
why lmao
let me try this one
I have just unlocked the second ||Skelly statue||
Like, 53 heat? 😭
if im going hunting blades, should i start off with ares or artemis?
ares i guess so you can get early poms onto your cast
My max heat is pushed by the spear, always, it's the lead weapon for me
okay gotchu thanks
And I've finally beaten extreme measures 4 🔥
well achilles is just good in general but guan yu is solid for heat
150% atk/cast boost strong
yeah
it's easy to cycle it
raging rush -> 2x dash strikes -> repeat
that might be why you dont get the achilles aspect lmao
That's exactly why
compared to achilles, hades spear is generally considered a lot worse lmao
I mean, beating him like 17 times with his own weapon is hilarious
true
I like that it provides a somewhat long targeted damage boost
i mean on achilles you'd essentially have the boost 100% of the time if you played it properly lmao
however, hades spear is pretty fun to spin attack spam with if you get lucky with quick + massive spin
Like I just spin up between a wave and bam, those blasted fools are marked for death
but since you dont use the special then you're basically not benefiting from it
Quick spin my beloved
If I'd only get it more
i should try quick spin guan yu sometime ive been meaning to try but am too lazy to learn it
i also dont like using the special for the spear usually, but achilles spear's thing is so good that i gotta use it all the time
But what is amazingly fun is the triple dash strike, massive spin and Artemis support arrows
triple dash is fun, though the range decrease is smelly
serrated stinky
serrated + achilles spear is less of an issue if you use the raging rush to get out, but a lot harder to pull off than just dashing normally
its so much fun
the room clear is great
The satisfaction from vanquishing someone with the last charged attack...
stinky because i dont like the slow swings for eh damage lmao
crit + the ares kill buff is great
It deals at least 700+ damage in the end
pro tip, dashing in between keeps the combo
it's like 200 base damage
Yeah
i know but it's still slow
that's true
I did such nasty combos on Hades that bro forgot that I beat him 🔥
just means u gotta be more careful
the +50 hp is great too
means i can take high confidence with no fear
nah i just dont play arthur lmao
my speedrunner ass is already always taking high confidence lmao
I'm not gonna sugarcoat it.
Atck, Atck, Atck + 2 Dashes
fair enough
yeaa that's understandable, i havent gotten to that level of expertise yet
if i want big damage number, there's plenty of other aspects that do it a lot easier and much faster lmao
really don't like FO2
I hate the wave makers on Arthur's Aspect
ehhh i dont think there's anything else that can reliably get 2k+ numbers
except maybe eris with 5-rocket
What's your most hated god?
arthur isn't reliably hitting 2k numbers
it is if you build it for that
It's just fun, it's not optimal, but fun
base 200 swing, you'd need 2000/3 damage before crit?
+250% or so atk buff isn't easy to come by lmao
aphrodite can get you to like 150 or so
that last 100 is gonna be from at least 2 chaos buffs
or battle rage from ares but that's not consistent technically
and neither are crits
No way lmao, I got a Vsauce notification with a name Spin Blow
rush delivery would work but again, you'd be relying on crit
I'm going to [Quick Spin, Massive Spin]
it's really easy depending on what you get
beowulf can get 2k+ damage pretty easily
that still doesnt hit the reliability factor bc you're relying on crit
My spear easily gets 1 damage
and backstabs arent consistent either
But that's only on a good build
mb i meant seeing 2k pop up every now and then
that's prob more accurate lmao
i didnt think you'd get pedantic abt it lmao
roughly 15% of the time if you're using artemis atk and have additive elsewhere
i mean reliable 2k damage is extremely hard to come by
like you said, clockets is one of the only "reliable" way to get it
beowulf is the only other aspect that can hit 2k somewhat reliably
ive never really used beowulf, how is it?
beowulf doesnt need crits
strongest aspect in the game lmao
best for speed, one of the best for heat
i am very doubtful of that claim
i mean be doubtful all you want, wont deny the 5:04 unmodded in game time record
modded it has a 4:30
and has a 60 heat clear, falls off past that but kinda starts to suck at like 55ish
but before 50/55 its one of the best aspects for heat bc it has a lot of damage
and is a shield
big boom good
Feels amazing to use
Truer words have never been spoken
there's also like over a thousand sub6 runs, and the vast majority of them are beowulf lmao
damn i see
ive mostly heard of eris rail speedruns tbh
eris is the most popular from a casual/entry standpoint
it's a lot easier and straight forward
Eris hasn’t been the top aspect for awhile, but yeah
It is easy to get into
i mean it's still good
mmm that makes a lot of sense
it's just that compared to beo it's kinda stinky lmao
Of course
Lol
Also there’s been a lot of hestia love
hestia and eris are about equal tbf
And croven getting a top time with hera
croven be crovening
Because croven
yeah im ngl as a casual player who's only spoken to other casual players, this is legit the first time ive heard anyone say good things abt beowulf lmao
Really
Even as a casual player beo was my favorite
I used it to get my first 32 heat
when i was a casual player i realized aphrodite on hera was good and then realized beo is basically hera but with more aoe and a shield lmao
I started speedrunning with eris and then moved to beo
This lol
universal experience I guess
i think your definition of casual is different than mine lmao
But yeah, Beowulf is very fun casually
I mean, maybe lol
32 heat is still like
A think you are encouraged to do
imo every casual player can clear 32 heat if they wanted to
In game
Mhm
Although you definitely don’t have to
i think i maxed out at 24 before stopping
i've burnt out from anyheat a while ago so i've been doing high heat for a bit lmao
when time allows at least
super fair
turns out heat is hard tho which is kinda stinky
The sub6 grind was getting to me so I did my usual thing and left for a few months
turns out i have to actually work for my wins instead of clearing on my first 1-2 tries
Then hades 2 tech test was announced LMAO
Wild
lmao it do be like that
yeah 51 and 53 were basically first tries for me on zag shield, then i couldn't get 55 on my first try for some reason which doesn't make sense considering the trend clearly
Of course
game weird
i mean it did take her less than an hour
ah nvm just checked (havent played in over a year i think lol) and did 32 heat once and never bothered again
Pff
took her like 25 mins to get the seed so it cant be that hard
Yeah
learning that was wild
good for her tbh
deeply funny tbh
Mhm
she's just built diff
She deserved it after all the grinding she put in
she did unmodded as a joke and then accidentally cleared lmao
doing things as a joke gives you higher odds of managing it
scientifically proven
the bit will lead you
Something something watched pot experiment
Theorem?
Who knows
Probably Wikipedia
It has one citation and it’s to a retracted graduate thesis that was plagiarized from the student’s advisor
Don’t ask how it got accepted in the first place
I’m making all of this up (I mean the theorem is “real”)
As real as moke theorems are
oh lol
it's 3am for me, joke went over my head
I do know someone who had a student who plagiarized their own work though
It did not get through lmao
"hey these words look pretty familiar"
Hunting blades or crystal clarity for cast build like Achilles?
Hunting blades is stronger but both are fun
Meme beam funny but hunting blades is actually good, so which ever one you’re going for
opened the game for the first time in like a week or more, i am greeted with an explosive shot rama run right at the hydra
awesom
i won it with a lv 11 common aphrodite attack LOL
Nice epic aphro attack
lmao it did so little damage comparatively
is Adamant Rail a good weapon to use?
yes
i've seen the bow being pretty boring to use and too plain so i want somethings to spice it up, btw, is leech build of the starter sword good?
what is a leech build
the build i used (which failed at minataur) is
cursed ???: -60% max hp but heal 2hp per attack
+??% attack and your attack can deflect
special is wider and deal 20% more dmg
when taking dmg, deal ??? dmg and inflict weak
no
cursed slash sucks
and you cant reliably get all that
but mainly cursed slash sucks
ik pretty much of it as not a reliable build, since it only take 1 step to die tragically
but that was a fun game
the way the sword perform combo looks way better than the bow despite being weaker
nice, its special deal very heavy dmg
meanwhile the m1 is just a support
hmm, strange, i spam the special more than the m1
get zeus attack
Do crit chances from multiple sources get rolled into one or checked separately from each other?
additive
nice
does curse of longing stack with dire misfortune to essentially allow me to boost my doom damage over multiple procs?
yeah curse of longing kind of sucks
oof
doom works best on fast attacks which col has antisynergy with
I really like dire misfortune, it can push huge numbers with lucifer or chiron
yeah if you want to get some value of CoL you need your doom source to be applied as slow as possible
is just to supplement dmg
doom best dps is from Merciful End which also causes CoL to do nothing lol
I just like pelting hades with 3 chiron barrages and then seeing the doom pop for 700+ damage
It gets pretty funny with Rama and relentless volley
Not unreasonable to get the procs up to 2k
I DID clean house with EM4 hades with a dio rama build a few hours ago
didnt even lose a DD if I recall correctly
Wait the duo auto applies doom? I thought I had to manually apply the doom after the weak
you do, what I mean is that you hit an enemy with your own doom you'll reset it
so if you had 100 dmg doom, CoL procced twice and doom is at 25 dmg, if you hit them with your doom source doom will go back to 100 dmg
It seems to halve everytime, so maybe reapplying doom boosts?
Kind of sounds like a nice Rama build though I am unsure how to apply it in practice. I normally just use Dionysus for Rama
tag enemy with special, hit them with aphro atk
then you get some extra dmg from CoL before shared suffering runs out
once it runs out you get to refresh doom dmg
Doom is higher damage than Dionysus?
higher base dmg at least yeah
I still enjoy hangover more
cuz you also get call charge
Ah ok. I would like to try Rama Dionysus with peer pressure, I think that's the one that spreads hangover to others and the other one that boosts damage when there's 3 hangover affected
Though also curious to explore curse of longing build
peer pressure isn't that great since special hangover is higher number
rama spreads hangover well on its own
thanks to the special ricocheting
also yeah peer pressure can mess up your special hangover stacks
spreading hangover via peer pressure is just going to override your regular special damage to worsen your dps
What builds do you like for malphon?
I like the special cutter/uppercut (I think that's the aspect of Demeter?? no clue) and any effect that stacks, since you have to land continuous hits with them. I usually try to go for Dionysus or Demeter boons on attack, then Ares/Zeus/Poseidon on special since it already hits harder with that aspect, and then whatever else I can get tbh lol
Then again my playstyle is kinda aggressive so the fists are my favorite :') I also try to get a good damage dash since you have to be fairly close to hit with the fists (like Ares or Dionysus, maybe even Aphrodite since her debuffs are rly good)
ok yea I just checked, it is aspect of Demeter
do not do most of that
for attack you want zeus or dio, or ares if you go for merciful end
on special any % will be fine
other than poseidon
on dash you want either divine dash for merciful end or tidal dash for other builds
Doesn't poseidon special have great numbers though?
Do all aspects scale for higher difficulty? Or only some?
For what sgg intended (32heat) yeah
The higher you go you'll notice a lot of stuff falling off
Not that you can't clear w/o it but it will be way more of a pain
Everything gets to 55. After that stuff like Arthur, Poseidon, etc gets rough
i need a silly build
i like
Your favorite exagryph builds?
lucifer super soaker (poseidon plus zeus) or dionysus+artemis
Should I just focus on using one to two weapons until I beat the game?
I highly recommend aegis (the shield)
And why is that?
the block mechanic can block like literally everything if used properly, and certain hammers allow the zagreus aspect to do a quite respectable amount of damage as well
mostly the block mechanic though
depends what your playstyle is ofc
From the 20 runs I've done so far, the bow and the gloves have been the most effective weapons
focusing on a couple weapons until you beat the game is what most people do
work with what you're good at and expand later once you get better at the game
use whatever weapon you want then, I was just recommending shield because I had been trying with the rail for a large amount of attempts but won the first time after switching back to shield
I wish it blocked everything 🙏
try not to pigeonhole yourself into one weapon but yes once you find something youre comfortable with it can be good to use that until clearing once and then you can work on learning the other weapons
oh yeah I forgot to mention specifically the greatshields always find a way to pierce the shield
worst enemy to ever be created, shouldve been scrapped in early access
ruined multiple of my sub 10 runs
Pidgeonholing is completely fine imo. Every weapon (not aspect) has its upsides and downsides and shined in certain ways
So if some of those elements call to you, go wild
Like anatole has played 99% fists runs and he’s doing fine
Part of the fun of Hades is mastering an aspect you haven't really tried before
That’s not to say you’re not missing out if you only play one weapon: the beauty of this game is the variety
Ehhhh
But don’t be afraid if you find the other weapons not worthwhile to play
That's what I was asking. Thanks
I struggle with close quarters builds like fist. I got through because of the cast
i mean its fine to focus on one weapon
but dont decide 5 runs in that you only like one weapon and never try the other ones
which is what i did
Oh never sure
i unlocked spear and didnt use anything else for 30+ runs
Oof
and then i tried shield and cleared in like 2 tries
I mean 30 runs isn’t that long in my scale but fair enough
that was my experience as well lol
Agreed
I just had the most disgusting demeter cast build, with 2 cast damage chaos boons too, absolutely shredded hades HP
Duo with Artemis and killing freeze?
I always found it hard to get Demeter chill secondaries
if i have a question about how to do something in the game, is this the right channel to ask it in? 🥲
ok cool
so i have 6 hearts with hermes (the heart lock is next), and online it says his favor is to talk to him with his keepsake "Lambent Plume" upgraded to 3 stars but ive talked to him multiple times while having his keepsake at 3 stars equipped and i havent gotten his 7th heart.
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theres me with his keepsake equipped talking to him and he doesnt mention it and i dont get the heart
i have a tendency to be stupid so sorry if im missing something obvious lol
I think just try multiple times, it doesnt give you the right dialogue always
I mightve gotten mine in like 3rd attempt or smth
okay ill just run with his keepsake until i get it
thanks ❤️
Can anyone give me a good eris build? 
zeus attack, artemis/aphrodite special, poseidon dash
look for rocket bomb and cluster bomb as hammers
one of the strongest builds in the game
Ty
just got it lol
I should def remember this at like 450 hours lol but do keys in charons shop also give rerolls?
Probably won't take it even if they do but just for future note 
no
How would you best take advantage of talos special? I've had success by just playing talos like regular fists with ME but I'd like to try something different
Good question, you kinda don't
yoo the famous zap clockets eris
iconic for anyone that's played this game for a bit
How is the % damage calculated on the rail is it that low that like dio or Zeus is better
Or even ares doom effect
What are Clockets?
Go zeus yeah
Cluster + rocket bomb
Make enemy go boom
Gotcha ty ^^
X5 special -30% dmg/missile turns into rocket
I just managed to beat Hades with Eris on Zeus attack
Rocket for whatever reason deletes the dmg downside of cluster
Ooh have to try clockets.
So you have base 400 dmg if all 5 hit
Hard to get no? 2 hammers?
Yeah
But worth
Is it always best to pom static discharge over the lightning attack?
Pretty much
Yeah most of the time
Or once you see the pom fall off go for dash
1 pom on atk ain't exactly bad but often there's better stuff
Lightning dash?
Tidal dash
Depends on other options
Shoals is good but def my last option to pom
Enemy moves/is moved > take dmg
I tried dashing stuff to death but I was taking too long and the timer thing started to kill me
It does a lot but w/o dps meter is hard to notice
Static discharge does the same no?
Discharge is on enemy atk
Oh. What about hangover?
Would tidal dash be worth on Achilles too?
Yup
Speedruns usually start with it
Cuz the AoE/dmg helps before taking flurry jab
And breaking wave makes styx a joke
Oh I'll have to try breaking wave
I think I usually take the typhoon one.
Idk how good typhoon is tbh but it def feels weaker
Raw wall slam dmg is kinda (?)
just had aspect of achilles, level 7 blade rift cast, hunting blades, black metal and englufing
it was very good
Ok. I have to learn how to tidal dash
I miss a lot
Wait, hunting blades works on the Ares dash?
i didnt have ares dash
Ares call, manual hunting blades
i need a silly build
Arthur
Yo-yo talos
What's the best special for chiron I've prob been using a bad one but I've been using arts
Oh im not that high I'm heat my data got reset lol
It's on console lol
Oh rip
Which bow is the best to play with on higher heat? Hera?
Rama
Ty for the info
And btw you don’t have to play every heat, you can just jump to 16 or 32 or whatever
No penalty
I'm farming items from em
Hangover unmodded I'd say
Unless you wanna add conc volley resets
There’s no penalty to bounties but if you’re looking for easy runs fair enough
conditions?
yeah
probably something like td2, fo1, em2, bp1, mm
then add one more level to one of td/fo/em
thats 16 i think
what
Abbreviations in #h1-high-heat-strategies pins
start with ares keepsake and get his attack (ideally high rarity)
then get athena special
that unlocks merciful end, get that asap
get divine dash asap as well, merciful end requires athena on attack or special to get it but it triggers doom instantly off any deflect which includes the dash
then use attack and dash really fast to apply and trigger doom over and over
lots of damage
ideally get impending doom as well which makes doom come out slower but do way more damage
and the time it takes to come out doesnt matter bc theyre triggering instantly
use a weapon that has fast attacks like fists or sword (not arthur)
put all your poms into the attack bc special and dash and whatever else dont matter at all, maybe a couple on impending doom
i really liked that build on coronacht in chiron aspect
🗿
Zeus shield ME for funsies
ok👍
what are the best mirror upgrades?
#h1-for-new-players pins
I hate the rng in this game
had a sub 10 run until I had to go through 5 tunnels for the sack
didn't even bother with the final fight ugh
It do be like that
Sack moment
yeah
I set a goal to try and get a sub 10 run before ea but idk if it's even worth it
it's so frustrating
u can do it
my lowest is like 13 right now? having the timer display has really cut my times though
What do you play on?
Which gods attack boon is best for lucifer
zeus atk + jolted, tidal dash, big special
Kk ty ty
Ugh I can't seem to clear fast enough in tight deadline, theseus and minotaur taking me too long
other than zeus shield, which other aspect is good for zeus's special
?
I wish it worked with chiron
rama uses it
Woot cleared it with Rama and Dionysus, also with Talos using Zeus Poseidon and 6 cast lightning rod
anyone got funny zag spear builds
Poseidon special chain skewer with sea storm + static discharge + razor shoals?
Stepped away for lunch and accidentally forgot I was playing hera bow and just didn't load my cast for basically all of Asphodel and Elysium oops. Only realized why the rooms were slow when I hit the cast button 
At least the next run will go better lol
I feel like a shield em4 run. What build should i do
dionysus zeus - dio on call and trippy flare (plus legendary) with scintillating fog and smoldering air for faster gauge reloading?
if you wanna do trippy flare you could aim for mirage shot instead
abuse the double dmg bug along the double pom bug
Zeus on special with static discharge
Does every arrow with chirons special proc zeus's special
What's the best special to use with it if u don't mind me asking
hangover usually
if you wanna reset for concentrated volley you can do arty
or modded where you have guaranteed hammer
everyones a pos spec hater
Aw, never got merciful end. 😭
Is this with the hidden shield?
yeah
mirage doesn't reduce dmg of the 2nd cast on flares
and trippy beo gets double poms because
Okay I’ll try that next time
Trippy beo goes with the regen cast stones right
Yes
How does critical chance get calculated with artemis attack and cast for Hera aspect?
Attac/cast do their own crit calculations
Ah ok I was thinking it stacked. I noticed the aoe from crush shot doesn't hit when I aim Hera past the enemy, I hit them with attack but the flare blows up behind them
Did you have blown kiss too
is zeus cast that good for cast run ? like with poseidon sword
if im using exagryph does swift strike also speed up the reload?

Oops
No I don't think I've ever tried that boon
Honesty from the times I’ve tried it it’s pretty good
Lightning phalanx is one of my favourite cast duos
Same
What are some good gauntlet builds with the the non || hidden aspects ||
Is lighting rod worth it if I’m constantly picking up my casts?
Should I just be leaving my casts
If you aren't doing a cast build just stick one for boiling blood on big enemies and throw 2 the other at a wall for free dmg
If you are doing a cast build then don't take it
Rod reduces pick up range
Ah okay
It’s cause usually the most likely duo I’ll get since I use hunters dash and lighting strike
So I might just sell it each time I get it
No yeah rod is just really free dmg
And it gets better the more zeus boons you get
but I’m often just picking up my cast so I feel like I don’t use it
I’m going to try what your saying tho
You usually run achilles spear?
Ya
Achilles spear is so fast fr
Grinding that Titan blood
It’s epic rn at 100%
*shot
It’s really great with slicing shot cause you can keep spaming the throw and reach like 40-60 dps depending on lvl and rarity
Then do 60 X 3 dos
*dos
*dps
Like 180 dmg per second
Crazy with the Artemis pressure points too
Huh, does hunter's dash open hunting blades
Oh it does
Then why doesn't it open mirage 

The seeking blade cast duo is super great too
Tho it’s annoying when it runs into a wall for some reason trying to track the other foe
hunting bladder
best aspect for blade?
Nemesis
Difficulty modifiers
You know how beating a boss for the first time with a weapon gives you blood/diamond/ambrosia
easiest one?
Then doing it again gives darkness
yeah
got the armored one
Put enough modifiers to fill the gauge and you can get them again
armored enemies have a perk