#h1-builds-and-combat
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I don't disagree with you. I think shackle is a meme outside of challenge runs. I don't see a place where it's all that useful tbh
i like my runs like i like my pizza
is there like a punch line after that?
do %'s add or multiply on top of one another? for like damage resistance, is there anywhere in game that describes mechanics in detail or should this be on a wiki somewhere?
they add together, except for crit, which is a x3 multiplier of the total sum
@onyx silo damage resistance is multiplicative, but all damage sources except crits are additive. Crit chance and dodge chance are also additive
This means if you have a +20% attack boon, +20% chaos attack boon, +20% backstab damage, and +20% global damage bonus, and +20% damage keepsake, you have a 100% damage increase on attacks when backstabbing.
is there like a punch line after that?
@dry ember b(o)onless
uhm yes hi i joined the server cuz i got to (and almost killed) what i think is the final boss with a build on my third ever run of this game and i wanted to ask about this and whether its real good or if i just got lucky (or if the game isnt as hard as i was led to believe)
i had the shield and a boon from zeus that affected the special, giving it 38 extra damage per hit with the shield special, when normally the shield special does only 15 it did over 50 with one hit. i also got a Dionisius hammer that did 50 damage on shield return, as well as a pom on the zeus boon i said earlier.
You know
I have
A single critique of Hades overall
The fact flamewheels exist in Erebus
congrats on almost killing the final boss! shield + zeus special is also a pretty powerful combo. It's fast and safe-ish. You might have gotten a combination of both lucky, and be good at the game
Flamewheels are a warcrime, change my mind.
Hades the game honestly isn't hard
Like really that's the only thing i feel legitimately hurts the game
if you are any good at hack'n'slash, it probably isn't
Yeah, it seemed extremely good considering how safe it felt and how much damage it did
and ah alright fair enough i suppose
I'm not but since I am fairly confident at sub 16 heat it's probably isn't hard at 0
Well it's just my problem
but i feel a not-so-small portion of the playerbase agrees
yea flamewheels not fun
Flamewheels are obnoxious in Elysium, that's fine
But in erebus?
They legitimately suck the fun out of the game
the majority of hade's difficulty comes from pacts, and the learning curve imo
Yeah I was clueless when I first played the game
Like Erebus, if you're not using a ranged weapon, Flamewheels are pretty much an instat loss
Once you get over the learning curve, it's not so bad
absolutely awful
Because they explode the second they die
I mean Hades is not hard if you turtle behind a shield for eternity
My point is, it's bad design to have an enemy like that
on the other hand, athena dash clowns on flamewheels
IMO if the explosion was larger / stronger, but with a delay
but the simple fact that Tight Deadline exists means you need certain level of finesse to get through the game consistently.
^
It wouldn't be as infiurating as it is
That's what I find the most fun about hades currently, attempting to push my best time
My problem is that they just like
also id like to ask on any tips for the champions of Elysium cuz i didnt feel confident with the fight even though i had some really good stuff, and i feel like i wouldnt be able to consistantly kill them
I can no-damage flamewheel chambers with melee weapons sometimes
speed is a helluva drug
Slap flamewheels everywhere like it
But say
Do you have fun with that?
Or is it non stop stress
@pastel hamlet they're pretty annoying tbh and i hated heroes more than i hated final boss for a really long time
Not if you have tight deadline maced
fists is.. problematic
also id like to ask on any tips for the champions of Elysium cuz i didnt feel confident with the fight even though i had some really good stuff, and i feel like i wouldnt be able to consistantly kill them
the usual approach here is to kill the cow first then theseus, try not to trigger his phase 2 too early.
yikes alright
basically you want to focus bull until he's low and leave theseus alone
listen to audio cues for spear dodging, learn to play arounf pillars
and then once you deal with bull you have enough time to deal with chad
alrighty cool
Yeah, once asterius is down, theseus becomes much easier.
from what I gathered, many people die at phase 2 theseus
and the spear throw
once you figure out the tells for each he becomes very predictable
the screen is chaotic which makes it difficult, just... keep calm, I guess
also how do you get the bull to stop charging? i got pretty lucky to have hermies +100% speed after dash boon so i could simply out outrun it, but if i dont have that what would i do?
Use the pillars
so run around them?
pillars/walls
is the bulls turning circle not that good?
run him into them
dash behind the pillar, stand next to wall
yeah, his turning is bad
bull rush is the most bs part of the game tbh
and you can dash through him btw
his turning circle isn't great so if you can bait him into a wall that's pretty good
make sure he collides into the pillars, or if you are on shield, you can block his charge
@dry ember yeah im pretty sure a good 60% of my runs have been ended by FO2 EM3 HL5 bull rush
sort of but he can circle around you during that
he just tracks you so damn quick
oof yeah
his turning circle isn't great so if you can bait him into a wall that's pretty good
ik we are talking "vanilla" cow here, but i swear FO2 EM3 cow is a heat seeking missle
that combo makes for a scary bullrush
FO2 EM3 cow finds your last bit of hope and rips it out
im very salty when he does that, and it's 72 damage per, yikes
How fun/useful would a poseidon chaos shield run be?
how much is it on a hit? over 100?
oh fair enough I'm not good with FO
I recommend 1 level of FO to get used to it
he does 72 iirc on HL5
oof
so 36 without?
so, close
With the special knock back and the one where the water pulses when an enemy smacks into a wall...
ive just gotten used to FO2
once you get to asphodel elysium the stage is too big for that
and styx is just a fraction of the game
Ah who am i kidding
Poseidon focus def works better if you get Sea Storm
Idk about code i can't mod at all
otherwise it's kinda meh really
tidal dash is very good but every other poseidon core i find there are usually better options on your build
Guess i'm here
@torpid abyss I think it's just a mental block.
Huh?
I hate them when I run fist or sword
love getting flame wheels with hyper sprint
If you have Athena dash you can deflect the explosions
like what are you gonna do? hit me?
They can explode themselves on Erebus pillars too right?
i just dash back and forth between a pillar
Now idek about erebus... still haven't unlocked those holes
I faced them once or twice in Erebus
many things in Erebus just seem unfair
butterfly balls
seeker witches
cloners skulls
Oh yeah I'd probably argue that butterfly balls in Erebus is a bigger problem
Man, I always end up with armored splitters who have the speed buff
speeder slugger superelite chariots have entered the chat
also BB are the worst in erebus
athena dash is good against butterfly balls
I suppose, yes
to a certain extent elysium will simply test how easily you tilt
that sounds about right
I just have a personal vendetta against anything resembling "don't get hit" philosophies
I'm ALWAYS tilted by speedy archers
You see, there's a difference between enforcing and rewarding something
I'm ALWAYS tilted
by speedy archers
also true
well
It comes in several forms and ways
this whole game is kinda "don't get hit"
inb4 revenge builds
So they tried to reduce XP after several hours of play
This was detrimental to the playerbase because they punished them for playing
i dont really see how those are similar but go on
However, what they have now, the rest system, rewards them in order to achieve the same purpose: Take a break
Now look at Hades
There are these 2 optional challenges i'm gonna take as an example
Troves and Erebus
Troves have a set reward, which goes down the longer you take to complete
So regardless of what you do, well, you get something unless you fight through the full loot, which is unlikely
In Erebus, however, you outright get nothing, arguably less than if you had taken another route
I mean that's kinda how Double or nothing works?
completely optional
One rewards its challenge, while the other enforces it
completely optional and you enter knowing the consequences
I could be wrong though
you get double rewards, or you get nothing
they do
i think im not too sure
My point is
otherwise it would be quite strong
technically you get 1hp 😛
I understand how Erebus is not the perfect thing
The idea behind enforce and reward are complex
but what you mentioned is simply the double or nothing mechanics, which isn't new
Some things should be forced to meet
But there's a factor here, you see
If a game just "forces" you to play in such a way
erebus isn't perfect, neither is pact
the best thing is that the game doesn't force you to take either
KEK
I like the concept of a high risk/high reward room personally
^
sometimes a +2 pom/money/higher rarity boon is all you need
And yeah it could be tweaked (i.e. butterfly balls...)
Why do you think SGG forces your hand?
But point is, i simply dislike demanding perfection from the player
Look, the matter is not whether or not i must take Erebus
Well, then erebus rooms aren't for you
They're a way for a player to shake up a run and see if they can play REALLY well
It's too cheap to simply say "it's not for you"
well
well
they are also heat gated
or if they have to lame it out against an armored seeking speedster splitter
clearly they are intended once you've reached a certain level in the game
what heat do you play on?
But you still need the heat?
the deeper you get, the harder they are
No like
it's at least 5 heat to enter
per biome
Why do they spawn if you can't get it
It's not like you can change the heat mid run
heat is a way of trying to make sure the player is probably up to par
Why do they spawn if you can't get it
Ease of coding, I assume
Yeah, i suppose that makes sense
But i'm sure there's also a way to hide them when the heat req isn't met
probably
Since the req is literally a "if runHeat => 5"
well, if it doesn't show up, players will have trouble understanding how to access them
where as if they DO show up, players can access them and see what they need
I mean we are not the devs
yeah i don't really understand the gripe here tbh
but eh
wym stubborn defiance + earrings?
nothing wrong with that
Hades is fun because the gameplay loop is one of the best game designs: Simple
but honestly i don't share your sentiment with Erebus, which also has nothing wrong witht that
You hit stuff and get upgrades
foxhope does the skull earring not work with SD
wym stubborn defiance + earrings?
@opal lodge Earrings should be active on 30% health or less. SD revives at exactly 30%.
ah so it doesn't work immediately AT 30%?
but HP restored rounds up
that sucks
Roguelikes can be hit or miss, since the roguelike mechanic lives and dies by its second mechanic
but HP restored rounds up
@pliant anvil probably, but the wording is confusing
i was using meg earring for a bit on an experimental 32 heat speed trial and was wondering why it sucked so bad
Uhhh what i mean is
afaik the dev is aware, so hopefully this interaction will be fixed
I love Hades! But saying the game is perfect feels disrespectful
would be a nice buff to a lesser used keepsake tbh
I don't think anyone was saying it's perfect
i wouldn't say it's perfect either
i just don't really understand your erebus critique
I personally think it's very close. Almost as close as one could get really
Speaking of lesser keepsakes, what about Sisyphus'?
huh? i mean. I wouldn't know that i need 5 10 15 heat respectively if they didn't do this.
the game is teaching that to you
I never knew how to make it work
I don't have any major complaints really. Some minor ones like erebus and butterfly balls and flamewheels
I personally think it's very close. Almost as close as one could get really
@pliant anvil say what you want, I think Army Men RTS is the perfect game
Sisyphus's is just don't have boons
it's perfect in my eyes when I was 6
@dry ember I can't argue with that. I think I also played a (pirated) version when I was young AF
Speaking of lesser keepsakes, what about Sisyphus'?
@torpid abyss it's used more than errings, for sure
see boonless runs
does anybody know if you have to unlock codex prereqs for duo boons?
cuz my friend and I have different pre-reqs listed and we are on the same build of Hades
eh? the prereqs should be the same
which specific duo do they differ on?
oh i get your question now "unlocking the prereqs to display"?
I don't think so, I think I had them all listed very early on, but am not 100% certain.
yeah I was trying to post both links, but I was having server issues, it thought I was spam
I've been sorting it out with a Heartful Peach, who has been super helpful
but it still won't let me post the second picture
@solid hazel 2nd picture for comparison https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/716850148348788769/777081636386111498/20201114030421_1.jpg
thanks @naive tusk
Peach came in clutch
So anyway, we didn't know if it was a bug or if you like you have to unlock somehow
you can see divine dash and tempest dash both missing from the bottom pick
My friend only noticed it cuz he got Unshakable mettle without apparnetly having any pre-reqs but he actually had divine dash
which in my codex shows up as a preqreq
that does sound like a bug? I just open my codex and it isn't there either 🤔
the dashes
he's submitting a bug report now anyway
So I just tried Zeus special on a maxed out Chaos Shield, and it felt extremely underwhelming. Am I missing something?
a lot of people seem to swear by it
I do'nt think so? I use it and it seems pretty strong
there's a cooldown on zeus special.
like things don't live very long when you hit them with the discus
oh ...you mean chaos
lol sorry I thought you meant zeus aspect
I swear by Zeus special on Zeus aspect, but not Chaos
it's pretty bad oh Chaos
zeus on zeus is really good. the hit rate fits the cd very nicely.
but a lot of people say it's extremely good on Chaos as well, and I just don't see why 🤔
Ares special is really good for clearing out rooms. with chaos
You're probably reading old advice.
zeus special bad on chaos 
People don't adjust to patches, but patches do adjust the game significantly.
In every bloody game, I see sixteen articles telling me the same metagame for something that was valid on day 1 (and, mind you, not necessarily even really optimized then), and then it was slightly nerfed while something else was buffed, but do those bloggers ever submit an edit? Maybe write another article as an addendum? Even just make a note in the comment section, eh? Naw. They just want clicks for ad revenue. Post obvious copy pasta advice for a hot, new game, get easy money, repeat.
yeah you're probably righ @spare flare Chaos used to be king, and now it's like mid-tier
It's just a really safe option for beginners I think
Aspect of Chaos? Not any safer than any other Aegis aspect.
pre 1.0 Chaos Aspect was incredibly safe
Actually, I'd call Beowulf the safest and Zeus the second. Zeus because you still have a local copy of Aegis with which to shield yourself while your special Blitz Disc is out and about, and Beowulf because things can't hit you if they're already dead.
I think chaos pushes you into a safe style of play
cuz you can sit there and block until it's done, missing with the bull rush barely matters and then throw your special from anywhere
beowulf if you block too long, you'll miss your flares
Aye, it's pretty mindless.
I find that Chiron with Artemis special is so-so
I switch to Dionysus special and find that it's better
Lucifer with Zeus special is also so-so
Dionysus or Athena is much much better
I do the math and find that Artemis is like +some% to attack/special
For this, Aphrodite is much easier and better
+20% dmg with 15% critical chance means: 1.2* (0.15*2x + 0.85x) = 1.38x. It means you have +38% dmg on average.
Deadly Flourish is the best single-target DPS you can get on Chiron.
already tried that
too slow
Dionysus has stacked effect
"I tend to steer clear from Artemis, because her Boons rely far too heavily on the RNG of critical hits."
from https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/09/30/hades-boons-guide-the-best-boons-and-gods-to-choose/
I sometimes choose Artemis when I can deal 150+ dmg
like Arthur or Cluster Bomb with Rocket Bomb
That's kinda a bad guide tbh.
using a guide from someone who doesnt play high heat isnt the best idea
so your suggestion is... ?
Drunken Flourish is strong, but don't dismiss Deadly Flourish. It's incredibly powerful, too. You can delete Hades in seconds with that.
Some math for Chiron here: #h1-high-heat-strategies message
I mean on Chiron specifically.
Speedrun record for Chiron uses Deadly Flourish.
That's mirrorless, and he still dies that fast. 
staying away from artemis? thats just blasphemy
i mean the fact that she can add crit to any build even if you dont go for her attack or special is increadibly good
i actually like demeter call

"huh i'll go for ares and aphrodite that seems llike a fun combo" gets multiple good duo boons https://i.imgur.com/zlVwmbH.png
i feel as aphrodite is just like the convergence of good duo boons
her duos are so good
Wooooow
Only way that could've been better would be the inclusion of the Dio Legendary and the Ares-Zeus duo.
World spliter hmm
Hmm, ahh, yeah. The Chaos attack boost is pretty nice here tho'.
I am about to burst a vessel.
Perfect AchilleSpear BladeSpin Cast run. Artemis duo, Ares Legendary, extra cast damage, errryyyythang!!! Even got the Athena Attack and Dash and the Snow Burst on the cast.
And my laptop hich-ups, framedrop meaning I am stunlocked in the phase 2 lazer and it pierces through my DD and kills me. SCREEEEEEEE!!!
And it crashes.
And I lost the run.
F that.
new run.
world splitter was me getting prophecy hammers
didn't actually care if it helped lol
Just finished an ares run with the rift cast, call and dash
that was pretty fun
Just need aphro's last boon and then I only have to focus on hammers and legendaries
But legendaries I'm not too worried about. If I gettum I gettum
hi does demeter's boon for boosting life regen apply for ||guan yu|| spin attack regen?
no, it will still regen 1 hp
aight thanks
oh but
does it work better with mirror trait
that heals you for 60% of that black essence?
I'd imagine it will.
alright ill check that
afaik, demeter's boon does work with hidden, it's just that the increase is too low to survive the rounding down since the minimum heal is 1 point
is the boon upgradeable?
it's not upgraded with poms. only through rarity
I feel compelled to also reiterate how insane Artemis is for upgrading your damage
A completed Arty-centric build is basically unparalleled in terms of dps
especially with Chiron, the high number of hits combined with Hunter's Mark alone
starts shredding
any build on chaos shield that isnt zeus special? sometimes i cant find his boons until elysium
Dio special can work with Aphro strike best, Demeter can work, I've even seen Ares on special if you can get Merciful end (with Dire Misfortune?) and Divine Dash, so kinda a highroll build
thank
I feel like I am relying super heavy on arty rn
Super consistent compared to other builds that need a specific duo or whatever
any build on chaos shield that isnt zeus special? sometimes i cant find his boons until elysium
@midnight scaffold Thing with Zeus special is that it is absurdely good once you max chaos. If you wann try something new you can always go the Art + Dio
Crits, arrows, hangover everywhere
i know zeus is good, but i think it's a little unreliable since i need 3 of his boons to deal real damage
Although I don't like it personally, but it is fun
Personally my two favourit combos in the game is Dio + Zeus and Demeter + Zeus
Always if possible with an Athena dash
Dio + Demeter is also great
Tbh if you like arty keep going arty if it's working for ya. I'm trying to expand my comfort zone outside of Athena lol
I hear you liked support fire arrows, https://imgur.com/HX1l67I.gif
What does Targeting System do with Rocket Bomb?
Support fire is legit great on Zeus shield
Zeus shield looks fun
It's definitely one of the more unique aspects in this game
Tbh anything you can just throw out and just dodge around is pre great
Not all are created equal qwq
I'm at the locked heart for most gods and Achilles still hasn't talked about it
Feel like me winning all the time is making the dialogue not come up lol
Yeah, maybe after his story.
Honestly, I started a new save and got a ??? really fast
Not sure if that would help
anecdotal evidence and all
(because my old save was like, really old)
Does Scintillating Feast benefit from cast damage bonuses?
the lightning strikes? no, they shouldn't. they will benefit from double strike/high voltage/splitting bolt though
Noted, thank you!
Could I get a hint at how to unlock the other 5 weapon aspects? ||I have the secret spear one, and I want to know if I have to beat the game with it or if I can focus on other stuff||
friendship and dialogue
Could I get a hint at how to unlock the other 5 weapon aspects?
spend more blood
Spill more blood
Does splitting headache require the attack to have some critical chance for it to add on top of it?
splitting headache is just global crit chance, like pressure points
Nice thanks
👍
Oh how about hunter's mark?
also global crit chance, but you need something with crit to activate it anyways
Yeah I get it, thanks again
no problem!
Is there anything that straight up cannot crit? I've heard Zeus' lightning can't.
i'm dubious about lightning not critting, as nothing else seems to work like that
but ig i can't be sure until i do some testing myself
(also, like... why make it not crit?)
This is according to Haelian, at least
Though it's perfectly possible he's just being daft; I know I can be 
what's the best build for aspect of Zeus (shield) ?
Depends on your heat setup
But you want to build around the special
Zeus boon on the special and digging into it for boons like Double Strike is a good strat, assuming your mirror's good
Artemis boon on the special is the most consistent source of damage, as far as leveling with poms go, and opens itself up to some nice duos (Deadly Reversal with Athena, Heart Rend with Aphrodite, Splitting Headache with Dionysus)
You can also go for the Merciful End duo boon with Athena and Ares on attack and special. Ares on special works best for bosses, while on attack, it will be better for rooms. Do note you need Athena on Attack or Special, and a doom effect of Ares to get the duo
thanks, @turbid needle
The strongest trait of shield
Is that you can stick to the mid-range and still be safe
Zeus' Aegis is very good with on-hit damage
mid range point ?
Lightning and Drunken Flourish, perhaps Curse of Agony with the requisite Doom-stacking buffs
Range should have been what I said
Instead of point
But being able to stay almost near the bosses' melee range constantly is great for not missing out on DPS as much.
Pretty much LOL
I'm in a middle of a run (styx I believe) with that kind of build too
I have the double strike and dio attack, funny one
I'll see if I'm able to first try that sweet 32
Good luck!
Oh, and side note for Dionysus on Zeus shield special : It's alright. If you are going for speed, it's not ideal, however
Most specifically, rooms. Having your special hit for more than say, 3 times, can be hard if you want to go fast
And you only really get the base special damage by that point, takes a while for the Hanghover stacks to deal damage. By the time you build it up, other gods' special would have done the work already
For bosses, it can work fine, but it's about the same, if not worse, than the other options
Hey, when you have Chain Shot with Chiron Bow, does the initial target still get marked?
By that same token, how does Chiron interact with Triple Shot?
the last target hit with chain shot is the marked target iirc
not sure about triple shot
Idk how to make hangover builds work
I get the tipsy shot is a glorious blessing but hangover is just....
It stacks almost linearly with Poms of Power, and Ares and Aphrodite alike crank up his power quite spectacularly
Either through 30% more ticks or 60% more stacks
Ahhhhh
Whenever I find Dion I usually get zeus or poseidon after.
Not by my own will
Ignoring boon rooms in favour of Poms is a legitimate strategy for Dionysus tbh
There's also Dio's legendary but keeping bosses in Festive Fog can be a bit of a pain in the neck
Generally you're better off focusing on either Trippy Shot or Hangover instead of both, in my meager experience
Had one run in my 50 heat attempts where I tried out Dio special on Zeus aspect of shield. Had to natch the Trippy shot, got the legendary in Asphodel. It actually wasn't all that impactful
Guys, does Aspect of Hera work with Triple Shot?
Like, will I send out three cast-blasts?
Still more hits
So between Point Blank Shot, Triple Shot and Piercing Volley...
Shotgunning peeps with bow attack is still great
I was leaning towards Triple
Point-Blank imo
Point Blank or Triple
I do have the Poseidon Dash
But I like single target damage
Honestly, up to you. I'd go Triple
triple it is~
If you get close enough to enemies (most notably, bosses), you can land all three hits
Triple gets you 300% da-- yeah that
Ah, Tidal Dash makes PB a bit difficult to use for normal fights
My recent Hera run actually had three Stygian casts of a very cranked-up Trippy Burst
in hindsight PB might've been the best choice
I seem to be unloading in the faces of enemies with by Aphro Cast Blastr
Lv5 Heroic with two Casts and a Grasp boon from Chaos
And then the cast consumable for Hades
Seeing 2k damage pop up every 3 seconds was cathartic
My only regret was that Demeter didn't want to give me Ice Wine
Guessing the delay makes it a bit difficult
When Ice Wine is used with Hera, there's a bit of a delay before the cast comes out, yeah
You do get a damage up, so there's that
I know I ran into that issue with my Beowulf prophecy run
Scintillating Feast was neat, at least.
Feast is fantastic
Especially if you get boons like Double Strike and Jolted
or the Splitting Bolt legendary
It didn't pan out like I wanted it to
But it still tacks on damage
The dream was Scintillating Ice Wine
I seem to remember reading that the two can work together
I need an "I Survived The Witches On Forced Overtime" T-Shirt
Denied. Next!
Says Hades, having heard the plea of a worthless shade, wishing for a T-shirt.
It's what he'd do, tbf
in fairness if some random shade named "WiseguyD" beat his witches he'd probably fire them
Perhaps that shade is just better at magic than them
Witches aren't that bad on Forced Overtime
Bizarrely, they're easier with Middle Management
I had no deflect.
Welcome to my most recent spear run
They eschew some of their bullet hell in favour of shots you can't just slice through
Deflect makes them a joke but it's still reasonably easy, especially if you can quickly burn one or two of them
I'd much rather fight the Witches than the Megagorgon and Cyclops
Megagorgon is fine, I'd say
Then again, I didn't do Middle Management or Forced Overtime yet
I FORGOT TO SAY HI TO THE SUPPORTIVE SHADE
This run basically doesn't count
I just hate having to play defensively, honestly. I can simply react to Witches, but I have to wait and see what shot pattern MegaG is firing at me, and my patience is not good
Athena Dash helps
Divine Dash makes them incredibly easy, especially if you happen to have Brilliant Riposte
I've killed them with nothing but Divine Dash, it's funny
It's even better if you enabled Hard Labour, since all that extra damage still applies to them
Nice pro tip. Max out hard labor and go for a deflect build
Just saying, Deflect goes from good to great under Hard Labour
I for real might try that out for laughs
Splitters blow themselves up too, it's grand
I go out of my way to Deflect the projectile clusters, since it's a quick kill
aaaaaaand I died while one shot away from victory by dashing into an exploding vase ;-;
Ah, those 150 hits are chunky
I'm just assuming you're talking about the ones summoned by ||redacted||
So, Beo-run, how bad an idea is Athena-Cast?
It's not bad but you'd probably be better off with something else iirc
It's good, Artemis/Aphro are usually better though
You want casts with high base damage
https://i.imgur.com/aA4myVr.png Demeter and Dionysus was fun.
Ice Wine is a fun time.
Mega burst damage
I just had a thought, wouldn't Demeter's Ravenous Will boon be active when you fully load your BeoShield or HeraBow?
Ohhhhh
Why, I think I might have to try Athena-Cast, can always sell it and try to force an Aphro one.
At that point I'd stick with Athena and level it, honestly
Well, just got offered an Erebus gate with a pom in, took it, and one of the exit was a Duo Demeter-Athena room xD
And Demeter gave me Snow Burst
It's happenen!!!
Trials of the Gods can't give Duo Boons, btw
Yeah, it's risky but potentially rewarding
I know. I actually don't want the Athena-Demeter duo since I'm not running the Worst DD.
So fun combo I noticed between Snow Burst and Beo, if you're doing the "Loading Cast After Rush is Starting"-tactic, you both proc the burst where you land AND get the benefits of 3 casts xD
And Deadly Reversal on 5-Pom rare Athena Cast = Get!
I've found Stubborn Defiance to be useful at high Heat, where normal Encounters start being more dangerous than bosses
if i get 2 herme boons if the first 2 stages
if i equip his keepsake will i get hermes again? or will i only get him at the end
Fair Point. I guess that's where the Regenerating DD would be better too, right, JuliLynx?
Ahh, Hermes Keepsake does not force boons like the other Olympian God keepsakes do.
So I found something amazing about the Athena Attack+Cast combo on Beo and the "Deflected Attacks Deal More Damage" boon she gives. Due to the Cast Pulsing at the end of the bullrush, that's a LOT of deflect opportunities.
That's a lot of damage!
Stubborn Defiance, yeah
If I get knocked to 0hp more often by normal enemies than bosses, then Stubborn Defiance becomes far more worthwhile
I have little problems with normal enemies to be fair
Noticed it when I was dying in Asphodel and Elysium when having Stubborn would've kept me going
Anything less that two DD's on Hades is suicide to me
I can fight bosses just fine
At least with some of the weapons
I pulled out all the cheese on Hades, especially since I had EM4 on.
I was doing 32 Heat for the last statue
Tbf I have yet to do 8
16 can be a bit spicy but I'm still comfortable with Death Defiance
32 made me use Stubborn Defiance instead
There are some weapons that I just can't beat Hades with without at least 2 DD's yet
So I have a Verdict.
Spear, Rail and sometimes bow, for example
Well, Stubborn Defiance and Lucky Tooth is two, heh.
Athena Attack+Cast is pretty good on Beowulf. Especially when you manage to snag Aphro Dash and Arty Spec and then get their duos with Athena
At least on my heat levels
Tooth goes after Stubborn, just put it on at Styx
Especially since Phalanx Flare and Passion Flare have the same Base damage.
Nice
Phalanx Flare has a smaller AOE delivery.
But it deflects
Which, with Brilliant Riposte, makes for STUPID single target dps on bosses.
Nice!
My Poseidon Sword strategy in a nutshell
I had Poseidon Sword with Arty Attack, Athena Special, some cast I don't remember, and Arty's Exit Wounds a while back.
That, that chunked quite a bit.
Phase 3? What phase 3?
I like Athena cast, status curse attack, status curse special, exit wounds and crit chance on Poseidon sword
xD
I abuse that 40% damage buff from the mirror heavily
18 seconds of invuln gooooo
Meaning my builds involve two curses most of the time xD
Family Favourite is pretty decent tbh
Family Favourite is great for Crit-Builds
Since you usually end up with at least 4 gods, so an always-on 20% buff
I won't watch the vid to protect myself from phase 3 spoilers
Fun part, Pidge? Far as I can tell Hades didn't have enough time to use any of the Phase 3 specific attacks.
I could tell from the header
Propably that deflect build you've talked about before
What was the rarity on your Aid and your Brilliant Riposte?
Aid was Epic
mmmmm
Had it at 3.12s base
Times six for a Greater Call, so...
I didn't have Riposte
Just deleted him with volleys
1300-1400 damage per Special thanks to Poseidon and double Volley
Oof
There's always the archive
Yo does achilles buff apply to lightning rod? I don't think so right?
"Hey this run looks like it'd be pretty goo-"
No attack boons
You mean Jolted? I don't think so since it's Curse damage, not Attack or Cast
Oh
I forgot that's the Artemis/Zeus duo
Never see it since I'm hooked on Stygian Soul
Same
Unless I'm doing casts
Not sure, probably not?
One hand it's cast based
On the other it only applies after the cast has dropped
That's my conundrum
I'm guessing it's like Scintillating Feast, where only global damage boosts would work
Yeah it's not cast damage.

So you guys know that moment when you beat Charon in Tartarus, 10 HP and 1 DD left, and manage to beat the following room which gives you a heart?
And then you get 2 infernal chests with Gold Rewards in the remaining 3 rooms before the floor shop?
I have never felt this filthy rich xD
700 Gold as I strolled in.
lol money for days
Oh, I forgot to mention that the non-chest room was Sisyphus and Bouldy!
hah I guess you could take every store for until you get to Styx
Yup. All the boons.
well depends if you have that pact on though
Nope
Not playing with it yet.
Trying to complete a run for each pact before I hit the real high heats.
Oh, also, started out with Artemis. Now I have Athena Attack, Artemis Special, Dio Cast lvl 2, Zeus Aid, and Scintillating Feast xD
This is Chiron Bow, btw, the hell is this run?!?
Still got lots of heats to go before high heats strats ^^
I just had a run with way too many buffs to apply
Yup still ways to go xD
Not nearly enough mental RAM for this hestia build, had Chaos Lunge + Hunter Dash, Artemis strike, Heart Rend, Crush Shot (boiling blood), smoldering Air, Billowing Strength, Divine flourish with exposed, targeting system
I'm trying to learn the patterns of EM1-3 bosses so that I can try and have them and Tight Deadline.
And then add Forced Overtime too for high-value heats.
so to get max damage, I need to hit them with the special, hit them with crush shot, mash call for billowing strength, then reload and dash strike a backstab hestia shot and it needs to crit
Why didn't you just take aphrodite flourish?
Aphro didn't come until much later
what's you guys' favourite aspect of the stygian blade?
like middle of asphodel, athena came by and I thought deadly reversal was good enough
Arthur
which I did get, but it's no good to keep up on hestia, duration too short
Aphro is always better
I mean I've played so many runs, I'm just looking for fun new things to do
I know what is optimal, but it's boring to always play those things
no worries, assuming you just trying to help
Idk I'm 150+ in and still repeat some builds "optimally" since I want to have a "perfect" run with em
@primal hazel what are your go-to boons with Arthur?
Yk that god run feel where you get everything xD
@fathom violet I like poisedon a little more than arthur to be honest, but it's not for everybody
Poseidon is awesome too!
For Arthur, it's basicalyl any combination of the triple AAA raw damage goddess boons
Arthur artemis attack, heart rend, hunter dash, double edge/curse slash/shadow slash/greater consecration/breaching slash
Athena/Artemis/Aphro
Core hammer would be double edge for me
I'm trying poseidon now, I'd like to get Artemis' boon where it deals dmg when cast crystals exit but no luck...
really on arthur? I barely use dash strike on arthur, the three hit combo seems much stronger
If you're experienced you can also play for the third combo strike and buffer
Combo is way too slow in most cases
Usually you just buffer for the third hit
your dash strike can continue the combo instead of interrupt it
I find that an extremely safe way to play Arthut that sacrifices dps, is just go divine strike
Dash striking works well and is easier in most cases
so you could do the first two and dash strike the third
Also double hits, double triggers and damage boost through hunter
Dash strike doesn't really sacrifice dps
that doesn't count as a dash strike for double edge though @dusty ridge N
Full Attack combo is fine. 
What you lose in raw damage you make up in attack speed and mobility
Yeye I just like dash striking too much
Dash-Strike > Attack x3 is really good.

You can dash between Attacks.
what does it count for double edge...I guess I've never tried
Also going for dash strike doesn't mean you have to only use dash
it'd be stupid good if you you can 3rd hit x2 with double edge
No lol.
yeah that's what I figured
Double edge is usually one of the strongest sword hammers imo
(Well aside from poseidon)
Just take Heartbreak Strike and try to stay within your Holy Aura when possible. Your eHP will be super high.
Then just throw in any damage reduction or dodge you see on the way.
Dashes are better, of course.
So my Chiron Crit Run became a Caster Run. Scintillating Feast and Lightning Rod @.@
sounds like you picked the wrong aspect at the beginning haha
I mean
that's what hera runs usually turn out like...asuming everything goes well haha
I also have Divine Strike, Deadly Flourish, and Deadly Reversal xD
AthenAttack, ArtySpec, and AthArt-Duo
ArtySpec at Epic Rarity :V
Don't i wanna get my stones back for scintillating again?
Instead of letting them lie around yk
I mean with that going, your chiron is way better than scintillating feast...you might as well just leave them on the ground for lightning rod
Yeah but I'm more so taking about Hera
Oh, yeah, def for Hera.
I mean I was joking for comedic effect, on hera lightning rod is obviously a minor upgrade at best
Ok, here we go, Elysium.
I usually run stygian with hera anyway, I just find that dashing into enemies to pick up bloodstones is not worth the extra burst damage
Later on it is
But yeah usually i run stygian with scint too
I don't get your "that's how a hera run usually turns out" statement then
I've heard good things about Beo/Hera and Ice Wine Scintillating Feast on Stygian
and getting bad news is way more exciting than getting greater recall
Def
Although greater recall feels smoooth
Some people like the beo/trippy shot, but I prefer passion
the trippy shot thing you have to wait for bloodstones to pop out
I like em all xD
Nate, you gotta try Phalanx Flare
which on beo is kinda annoying
Divine Strike and Phalanx Flare
I've tried that, it's alright
Even if Lightning Rod only hits once before you pick it up, that's just straight +70 damage to your Cast.
I actualyl liked tempest flare too, cuz you don't have to aim as well haha
which is a problem for me haha,
Auto aim
and you get to yell get wet!
well like it's not so much the direction as the timing on beo
like you often have to decide if you want to block a bit longer but then your bull rush is going to overshoot
or just let it rip at right distance and hope you don't get hit afterwards
I mean, my run may have been carried really hard by the fact I had AphroDash and ArtySpec and got all 3 Duos with that too xD
yeah heart rend is probably worth way more than deadly reversal
And then, Snow Burst (common, but still) and a rare Ravenous Will from Demeter
cuz like..it's probably not easy to be deflecting things on your build
I thought you were scinitllating feast?
Oh, yeah, that's the current build.
One moment, I'mma link what I'm talking about
Hey guys, i got a question, this is about boons.
you know guys, how works boons and their obtaining?
I think that less we take god, better boons we have, am i right or no?
Thanks
Nope
so how can we upgrade our droprate for legendary boons ?
this is completely random ?
Mirror of Night as a perk for it
yep yep i know this point but in game, how can we play to got easier legendary
also; you should know that legendary boons have prerequisites
the same goes for duo boons
Check codex for prereqs
Reroll
the same goes for duo boons
@proven osprey ya mean the chaos boon?
Also the chaos boon works right?
@primal hazel sure thing
Noice
arf yep, didn't remember this fact lmao
Thanks someone told me yesterday and I couldn't quite believe them
Is there any in game confirmation aside from just "feels"?
ok thanks guy for answer, i have an other question
Is it that the fewer gods we take, the more chance we have of crossing those we have taken?
well I did not datamine or anything but the wiki says so
(sorry about my english, isn't good af :s)
And I can confirm it with my little experience
which is nothing of value but yeah
The game will usually force until you have for
I doubt it @untold otter,it seems like the game will try to always to force you into taking 4 gods + hermes at minimum
you can force a 5th with keepsake I think
If you have less than those for your chance to see other random gods will prolly be higher
Hermes is like dudeulus hammer though.. you will always get at least 2 hermes and 2 hammers
I swear somebody showed me a run where they got 5 without keepsake also...
Obvs but you'll kick one out
but I don't have any proof haha
It's rare but possible (I think ?)
I think it might be possible thru shenanigans around mid shops
like if you already have 3 gods, it might possible you walk into a mid shop, it's already determined a new god for you in the shop, but also theres a new god in the next room too
yeah
always take hermes and dud hammers... but otherwise the game will try to direct you into a build.. but by late game.. you can completely do a 180 when you get presented with heroic boonx.. even if you don't want to change.. follow the heroics... good chance to get legends then
I've probably seen four in Tartarus once in a while, and Hermes has a habit of showing up in Asphodel
Hermes can't show up before end shop in Tarturus I believe
so it usualyl means he shows up in Asphodel
you will always get at least 2 times to get hermes.. so I don't really use his keepsake.. but trust me.. his +3 dashs are awesome... and I do like other skills of his
oh btw...this was weeks ago, but somebody was asking if FF caps at 25% even if you force 5 + hermes
and the answer was definitely, no. I have a screen shot
Didn't think that needed an answer xD
why would it be capped ?
well somebody asked and I never tried it
I try to reserve judgement unless I see proof
there's plenty of hidden mechanics in the game that aren't stated
Yeah but on the other hand a lot can also be pinned down to wording
even @cunning urchin wasn't sure at the time

she knows everything haha, don't question her
I dunno @RollingStone, the hidden mechanics I'm referring to are never stated
like icd on zeus special
additive dodge vs multiplicative damage reduction
we think so...lol I'm gonna be honest and say I've never tested that either
pepole thought dodge was multiplicative until like a month ago too
Good one
thanks man I'm trying so hard
Also the term is reductive multiplicative afaik
Since multiplicative would mean exponential raises
I'm gonna have to go full hipster on this story:
i was saying dodge was additive and broken back in blood pact, but ledger told me it wans't, so I just believed him
As far as we know it was shadow changed
I don't trust Ledger either
Also you'd have to @ ledger for the i told you so
hah, he probably doesn't even remember
cuz I was only on the hades discord for like 3-4 days during blood pact, before I decided to stop playing until full release
so I doubt anybody even remembered me from that time
I do
Do it for the feeling
Nothing better than an "I told you so" that's been a long time coming
Oh hell yeah
Parting shot, greater recall, fully loaded, 1 stone from chaos
oh, that's my time for 40 heat GY 
Living the life bois
I'm improving

I've got a hack to go faster
Used to struggle getting sub-20
I think it's great @waxen comet, ignore all these haters 

It is great
Big simping
But I never get to flex
Jk Astaos is jking
so when no one's watching I do
lol we always watching @proven osprey

it's like the truman show, but just for you
I know the speedrun WR is like 6:30
But I'm not that skilled. I'll be surprised if I belt out a sub-10 in my lifetime
it's 5:56 actually
Damn
the WR is pure fire
Not like we aiming for WRs here
so it looks like we're not even aiming
... So remember how I said that my Crit Build became a Caster Build?
It is now a Call Build 
rip
Criticallster build
It is the former two as well xD
Oof 1.3 k athena casts let's gooo
Builds that use everything are fun tho
Zeus Call, Lightning Rod, Scintillating Feast, lvl 3 common Double Strike, lvl 2 common Billowing Strength, common PP, rare Hunter Instinct, lvl 2 rare Static, and Splitting Bolt.
Everything and the kitchen sink, I see
Yup.
24 boons 
Anyway, lvl 3 Epic Trippy Shot or lvl 3 Deadly Flourish?
I do not have any external dmg boosters on the special that aren't global.
Nah, that's Ice Wine
No, that's Ice Wine.
ah ok
Well, Ice Wine technically has travel time
Scintillating increases radius and adds zappies
yeah, I thought it also teleported it
Ice Wine shouldn't have travel time, but it do.
but that'd be too much 😛
it's not a call build without smoldering air
and then it's a call build, and everythign else is irrelevant haha
Oh, right, don't have that.
So, how are you all?
Hungry.
But yeah, this build does everything 
wat even is this run 
A winning run
Yo i like Arthur. I've finished the Thunderdome build and its lit
Hopefully.

