#h1-builds-and-combat

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royal helm
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Splitting Headache would be like 7.5 * +200% average damage multiplier (+15%)

opal lodge
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? splitting HA is an average 15% global damage multiplier assuming max hangover stacks

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they do different things imo

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splitting headache lets anything crit

woven delta
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It's like Pressure Points

cosmic hornet
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just looking at attack, its 7.5% difference

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can hangover stacks crit

woven delta
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Though honestly, between Heart Rend and Splitting Headache, you also qualify for that Aphrodite/Dionysus duo boon too

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Which boosts the amount Hangover can stack on weak enemies

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So really, between all three of those duo boons, why not get as many of them as possible?

rare kindle
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yeah, but it's hard to get multiple duos even if you qualify

cosmic hornet
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yeah

opal lodge
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getting all of them? pretty hard

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gunning for all of them isnt a bad idea though

woven delta
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Hence "as many of them"

opal lodge
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usually when you go for one duo you should have another secondary one in mind

cosmic hornet
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and if you want the combo you need dio or aphro on dash

woven delta
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Or on cast/call

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Though Dio works best on attack/special

cosmic hornet
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yeah and you want artemis on your main damage

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so i could imagine this working on rama
or demeter with artemis special

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though if we're going to go for mad combos might as well just go ME

opal lodge
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well if this is really what you want to go for

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you coudl just do dem fists with drunken strike, deadly flourish and passion dash

woven delta
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NGL this entire discussion my mind has been using Chiron bow as a reference point, make of that what you will

opal lodge
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but you might as well just do lightning strike and not require 3 duos for your build

cosmic hornet
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yeah lmao

opal lodge
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chiron you could run as a low tolerance build with true shot since your cast doesn't matter

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but i wouldnt force artemis

woven delta
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You can just throw Artemis on cast or call in that situation

river wing
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hmm. looking at some numbers rn. deadly reversal with divine strike looks much more tempting compared to heart rend with deadly strike.

opal lodge
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in what way

river wing
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damage output is similar. you get free deflect tho.
assuming 100% uptime for both

opal lodge
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oh on arthur?

river wing
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on everything

opal lodge
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but nemesis exists

river wing
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u know what i mean 😐

opal lodge
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i actually do not haha

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rama and chiron too probably both prefer heart rend

royal helm
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100% uptime is much harder to get on Deadly Reversal

river wing
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ofc i mean everything like "everything". i know coronatch, nem exist etc

opal lodge
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heart rend is probably better for the fist builds that run it too

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spears

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GY in particular

sonic mural
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Beo shield heartrend is better i think?

royal helm
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It seems like it'd be hard to set up guaranteed deflects on Beo for Deadly Reversal... sounds like a not great build...

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So yeah, Heartrend is better, I think

solid cairn
river wing
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lol i barely know half the icons

opal lodge
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THATS WHAT I SAID

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cin you see

pliant anvil
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Half? Damn, that's like 30% more than me 😛

river wing
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the more outstanding ones, i'd know. but others are just so similar

pliant anvil
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I know maybe 20%

opal lodge
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i would not recognize spear hammers to save my life

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i know shield and eris because anyheat lol

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but the others

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ew

solid cairn
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@opal lodge die

dry ember
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I play bow a lot, can't recognize any of the special hammer xD

solid cairn
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listen once you play RTA enough you pick up these things

opal lodge
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RTA gamer btw

solid cairn
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I still dont know bow hammers

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just use the wiki

opal lodge
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i only recognize the hammers i pick bouldy

dry ember
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some one should make this a quiz

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rather than a tier list

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I would do that quiz xD

solid cairn
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guys come on

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I did this to keep things neat

dry ember
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lmao I appreciate it. I'll have to learn the hammers though

solid cairn
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if you want I will list every name in order in the description

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you are so right the bow hammers are so indistinct

river wing
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yep a quiz would be intersting 🤔

dry ember
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no worry

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I finished the tier list

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yw

river wing
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what's that

dry ember
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guess

river wing
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hmmm

solid cairn
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no cheating

dry ember
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oh god

river wing
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explosive?

solid cairn
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Foxhope, your guess?

dry ember
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sniper shot?

solid cairn
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It was explosive

dry ember
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damn

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one more

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I like this

river wing
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i guess fox's one was the projectile that does 30 damage thingy?

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whatever it's called

dry ember
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Oh why

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Perfect shot?

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This is hard

solid cairn
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it's like, all the other weapons I can pretty much tell what they are

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the god damn bow though

river wing
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he looks like he is pulling the bow really hard, hmm

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maybe triple?

rare kindle
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I don't look at the icons that hard

dry ember
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Nah triple is different

river wing
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ohh easier poewrshot

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it has to be right

dry ember
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Aka perfect shot?

solid cairn
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wrong, it's charged volley dusa

river wing
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D: D:

dry ember
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Kidding

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See, no one knows what the hammers are

solid cairn
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for most of the other weapons it's way easier

river wing
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spear is hard too...

dry ember
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Fists looks p hard to me, too

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And the Luci specific hammer

opal lodge
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is that mino rush

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i realize i literally sorted this 5 minutes ago

solid cairn
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gfdi you literally just used this

opal lodge
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i dont remember honestly

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is it?

solid cairn
river wing
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yea that one is more obvious with the horns

solid cairn
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I didn't even see that lol

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okay

opal lodge
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IS IT?

river wing
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yess

opal lodge
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do i win something 🙂

solid cairn
river wing
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that looks like charged flight

solid cairn
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nope

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it's dashing flight

river wing
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D: it's impossiberu

solid cairn
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I literally downloaded the bow images like 30 mins ago and I can't remember which is which

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the sword ones are easy

river wing
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fist and rail are easier

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spear is hard

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lucifer is hard too

solid cairn
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bow is

opal lodge
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lucifer is ez

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serve em up

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i bet i can get them

solid cairn
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impossible dark souls bloodborne Gaiden Mode

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not being able to directly paste images makes this a lot more tedious

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you have a 20% chance of getting this right

river wing
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i know what this is 🙂

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okay maybe lucifer isn't that hard

solid cairn
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it's called god devil thing shooting lasers

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BRIGHT
GUESS

frail schooner
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eternal chamber

opal lodge
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aight nvm

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🙂

solid cairn
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wdym

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nvm

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wtf

opal lodge
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is it flash fire?

solid cairn
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yes

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easy, pulverizing

opal lodge
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easy he says

solid cairn
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yes because it is literally pulverizing blow

solid cairn
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wallop

river wing
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but so is so many other shield hammers tho. they all look pulverizing

solid cairn
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see I am a beo veteran I know this stuff

solid cairn
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explosive return

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it said it in the link you posted

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lol

dry ember
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yeah don't cheat

solid cairn
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it popped up on my screen

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I couldn't do anything about it

dry ember
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I posted 3 very similar looking hammers

solid cairn
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I knew what it was anyway

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listen I am beowulf professional gamer

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I know these

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same with sword

dry ember
solid cairn
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a general boon quiz would be fun, just pick a random boon

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either twin shot or flurry fire

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I think twin shot comes from the left

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so flurry shot

river wing
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bet it's twin 😉

dry ember
solid cairn
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that one is twin

opal lodge
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is the last one piercing?

dry ember
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which one is twin, which one is flurry

opal lodge
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im lost

frail schooner
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have fun with hermes boons

opal lodge
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LOL

solid cairn
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first one is flurry

dry ember
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one is twin one is flurry

opal lodge
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i can do hermes boons i think

river wing
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i think hermes will be easier tbh

solid cairn
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second one is twin defo

river wing
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i see them very often

solid cairn
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but flurry cast and bad news have the same icon

dry ember
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cin is correct, first is twin second is flurry

dry ember
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but what the hell SGG

frail schooner
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Ive never gotten a hermes legendary in like 150 runs

dry ember
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did they swapped the two hammers?

river wing
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😐 flurry looks like twin

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1% chance dusa

dry ember
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did they goof?

solid cairn
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one is flurry cast

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one is bad news

frail schooner
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Is chaos 1% also

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I never got her legendary

weak violet
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Isnt that like cast succession or something?

frail schooner
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And i take chaos every run

solid cairn
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they look the same right

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but are they?

frail schooner
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does bad news just do almost nothing on blade rift/crystal beam

river wing
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idk chaos rates. but since you need at least one chaos boon first. seems pretty hard.

frail schooner
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or is it op because not lodging

opal lodge
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it should increase the entire thing

solid cairn
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the answer is yes the icons for flurry cast and bad news are literally the exact same

river wing
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it's good cause not lodging

solid cairn
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i don't know why, maybe they got lazy

weak violet
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Yo, whats the max lvl for each aspect?

solid cairn
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5

weak violet
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Ah ok

frail schooner
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you should try using aspects that are good at level 1

solid cairn
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oh god artemis boons would be hard if she wasn't used so often

frail schooner
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like GY

solid cairn
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I'd like to see a boon quiz where it just selects a random boon image

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including hammers

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and you have to guess

rare kindle
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I've gotten offered chaos' legendary exactly once but it doesn't count for the prophecy if you die before it transforms into the blessing

solid cairn
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"Oh you're a hades player? Name every boon"

rare kindle
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and that run was not going very well, so I died shortly after picking it

frail schooner
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Do you basically need egg to get the legendary

solid cairn
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I've gotten it no egg

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in some speedruns

barren otter
opal lodge
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chaos

solid cairn
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and like a chad I didn't take it

frail schooner
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was that with God’s Leggacy

opal lodge
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all of them on one tiermaker

river wing
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why is eternal chamber so low

opal lodge
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i am scared

dry ember
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based tier list

rare kindle
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yeah, an extra death defiance doesn't seem that good, I'd take extra damage first

barren otter
dry ember
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I took a glance but I mostly agree

river wing
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how else are you going to play super soaker

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:C

dry ember
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though triple shot should be always take imo

solid cairn
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where is rocket bomb

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oh

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always take

dry ember
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also dash nova tier xD

solid cairn
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colossus is solid

frail schooner
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Cursed slash should be always take

rare kindle
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any hammers that beowulf shield really wants?

frail schooner
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If you get hit it’s your fault

solid cairn
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I hate you

rare kindle
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the beowulf exclusive looks solid, at least

solid cairn
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so what's the point

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it's so counter intuitive

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also it doesn't even work on dash strikes

frail schooner
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it’s so you can take more chaos gates obv

solid cairn
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I-

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actually

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want to murder something

dry ember
solid cairn
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hold on

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making my own list

opal lodge
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cin zag sword 51 heat is with cursed slash it must be good

dry ember
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zag sword on 54 heat is with flurry

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automatic S tier

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same with Repulse Shot for Rama

solid cairn
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going to be very picky with always take

dry ember
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I mean hammer is aspect dependent. So hard to find anyone that is always take.

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The only one I can think of is Breaching Cross.

solid cairn
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take the bow special hammers

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where should I put concentrated volley

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or relentless

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they are great on chiron

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but pretty meh on all the others

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except maybe rama

dry ember
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hammer is aspect dependent.

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Maybe a separate tier called "Situational S"?

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instead of just S

opal lodge
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apparently breaching isnt a must take on gilga

river wing
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It's not?

opal lodge
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not according to people who play more gilga than i do

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it's still good

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but rending claws seems better

river wing
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Other than rending claws?

solid cairn
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I put targeting a tier above cluster because targeting is better for non-eris

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rocket is pretty nice even not on eris

river wing
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Explosive shot :(

dry ember
solid cairn
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explosive shot is absolute garbage

dry ember
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Double Edge isn't a must take on Arthur imo, you are better off with Breaching Slash (which is B tier at best for other aspects).

solid cairn
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you mean shadow slash

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also it's almost always take, being incredibly powerful on 2 aspects and a nice supplement to damage on the third is good enough

turbid needle
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dash nova isnt that bad honestly

solid cairn
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if you've been playing for a while it really is that bad

dry ember
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I mean it's also a meme target.

river wing
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Much better in beta branch

dry ember
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It's better now than it used to be for sure.

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Hell it's not even the same thing anymore

turbid needle
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its not run ending

dry ember
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Remember Snap Nova?

solid cairn
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I think it still does more harm than good

dry ember
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I member

solid cairn
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I don't like it

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but if you want to jump around and nova, go ahead

turbid needle
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I cant stand world splitter

solid cairn
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world splitter is... like the default sword combo but a bit better

turbid needle
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no arc

opal lodge
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world splitter double nova is very good if youre doing no dash zag sword 🙂

solid cairn
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I would put flurry and world splitter in does almost nothing but that would be boring

dry ember
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world splitter should be the third sword combo

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instead of the push away

opal lodge
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fun fact: world splitter activates breaking wave lmao

solid cairn
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sword is relegated to dash strikes

turbid needle
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1 2 special is better but spamming dash attack is better than both

opal lodge
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this is also something that is only relevant in no dash builds

dry ember
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and double edge exists

solid cairn
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double nova is pretty solid, since on a heart rend build you take aphro or arte special

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which both are good damage

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and not knocking enemies back can be good

turbid needle
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I willingly took explosive shot on rama and it was funny bc I basically just had a melee weapon at that point

solid cairn
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rama always is a melee weapon

turbid needle
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yeah

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but explosive shot removed the option

solid cairn
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power shots are massive damage, making them take longer is horrible

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also serving as a pseudo range down

turbid needle
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power shots on rama take 10 years

solid cairn
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even on the other bows explosive shot isn't very good since you dont have any business being in melee range

opal lodge
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power shots are the way on rama

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explosive shot is terribad on every bow

solid cairn
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yeah which is why I put it in the sabotages your run tier

opal lodge
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explosive shot takes away everything good about bow

turbid needle
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its like fully charging a spin attack then waiting longer

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how u not gonna get hit

solid cairn
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charged shot is shield's rocket bomb

opal lodge
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just get good lmao

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but actually its just about picking spots

solid cairn
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however it really only shines on beowulf

opal lodge
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charged shot is how you get value on rama

turbid needle
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I would much rather spam dashes like crazy

solid cairn
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I mean the hammer

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for shield

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charged shot

turbid needle
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I had charged shot with the +500% bull rush thing

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so I basically just had a bow

solid cairn
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minotaur rush is absolutely horrible

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it is one of the closest hammers to just doing nothing

turbid needle
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just time 4head

solid cairn
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I think the "does almost nothing" tier was a good addition

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it takes so, so long

turbid needle
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if u can time a power shot u can time minotaur rush

rare kindle
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minotaur rush looks useless

solid cairn
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and rush already does good damage

opal lodge
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no mino rush is good

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just not on beowulf

rare kindle
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who has the time to time power shots?

opal lodge
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mino rush is probably S-tier on zag shield

solid cairn
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only one other shield uses rush

opal lodge
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or at least A tier

solid cairn
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what

opal lodge
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yes

solid cairn
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oh

opal lodge
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ask bablo

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or look at speedtech lmao

solid cairn
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ok fine

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you win

opal lodge
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its ok it's only for zag shield

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small victory

solid cairn
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wait why isn't it as good on chaos

turbid needle
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ive never tried cursed slash w arthur

rare kindle
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I have

solid cairn
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it's less bad than the other swords

turbid needle
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shadow slash and greater consecration are my go tos

rare kindle
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I think it's one of the worse swords for arthur IIRC

solid cairn
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the only problem is arthur attack slow, so you need to hit multiple enemies to really stack the healing

turbid needle
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ye

rare kindle
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speed wasn't fast enough to beat final boss

turbid needle
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but it's hard to not hit multiple enemies

solid cairn
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but it does way better with cursed slash

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than the other sword

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s

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cursed slash + flurry is legitimately insane

turbid needle
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bc its usually less reliant on dash attack

solid cairn
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if you get cursed flurry, you win

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no questions

turbid needle
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my first time making it past the boys I had that combo lol

opal lodge
solid cairn
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true

turbid needle
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died to dad bc it was my first time fighting him ever

solid cairn
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zag shield seems really fun lol

opal lodge
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so sudden rush or explosive return are go to's

solid cairn
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I would use it if not for beo

opal lodge
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that is indeed a unique opinion i think

solid cairn
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wdym unique opinion

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it's a lot more aggro than other shields

turbid needle
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beo is the only shield I actually like

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have not used beyblade yet though

solid cairn
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truth be told I haven't done much with zeus shield

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actually I don't think I have done a single run with zeus shield ever

turbid needle
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I really wanna try out Hestia but I cant use rail

solid cairn
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in my over 300 hours

turbid needle
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ill probably start a new file or something

river wing
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😮 why a new file just to rail

turbid needle
solid cairn
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oh I know a speedrunner with like a 30+ minute best time on spear who refuses to touch it

turbid needle
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I am not a fan of spear

rare kindle
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I think spear is my least favorite weapon

turbid needle
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like every run ive had with it has been annoying/slow in some way

solid cairn
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agh

rare kindle
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the triple jab hammer is really awkward and I don't special much

solid cairn
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guan MF Yu

turbid needle
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not trying to trash on it

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just not my thing

opal lodge
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im angy

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i got a chamber 4 heart rend on GY

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and somehow finished with a 13 minute time after some stuff

turbid needle
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I wuv nemesis

opal lodge
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nemesis is just melee zag bow

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prove me wrong

turbid needle
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nemesis fits my playstyle of constant extreme aggression very well

solid cairn
solid cairn
turbid needle
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now u can see why I dont like spear

solid cairn
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rama is just chiron but reverse

turbid needle
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I had stacking+impending doom on rama special

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I didnt even need to use my main attack

opal lodge
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at least you have to time your dash strikes with zag bow bouldy

opal lodge
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LOL

solid cairn
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are you saying zag bow is better than nemesis

opal lodge
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im saying zag bow is just as engaging as nemesis dusa

solid cairn
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I actually... Why do I talk to you?

turbid needle
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I like to mash

solid cairn
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this is the definition of insanity

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doing the same thing over and over again and expecting something to change

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in this case talking to bright

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well rama is just better zag bow

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so therefore

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nemesis is rama

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but rama is also arthur

opal lodge
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im ok with that

solid cairn
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so rama is nemesis and arthur

opal lodge
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to hurt me youd have to insult beowulf

turbid needle
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so arthur is zag bow

opal lodge
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which i know youd never do

solid cairn
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Beowulf is horrible

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...

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ON OPPOSITE DAY

turbid needle
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I like using beo's normal attack to hit cornered enemies

solid cairn
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that is what special is for

turbid needle
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just bonk bonk bonk

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especially if it's the last enemy in a room

solid cairn
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attack beowulf is pretty cursed

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sounds like something haelian would do

turbid needle
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beo special does some damn good damage

solid cairn
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flashbacks to old charged flight

turbid needle
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like what 85?

opal lodge
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old charged flight was +400%

turbid needle
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oh 45

solid cairn
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it did over 2k damage

turbid needle
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nice

solid cairn
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now it's only 200

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well the % is only 200

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charged flight is still very viable, you can probably clear 32 heat real easy with it

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but imagine it twice as good

turbid needle
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charged flight on aspect of chaos would be so funny

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doesnt worl unfortunately

solid cairn
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well not really because the damage is additive and not multiplicative therefore the damage of pre-nerf charged flight is not actually double the damage of post-nerf, instead it simply just added +200% base damage over post-nerf

turbid needle
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its 1.667x better prenerf

solid cairn
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well it's 2 am on a school night I will be going to bed

exotic hatch
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Hi, if i choose bonus for like 2% damage everytime i clear encounter without dying, and then change it to something else on elisyum, does +damage stays with me?

turbid needle
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nope

exotic hatch
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So it's only reasonable to keep all the run?

turbid needle
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it's better to just use something else honestly

cosmic hornet
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its not without dying btw, its without taking damage

exotic hatch
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I usually use Zeus or Artemis first and then switch to Athena later

woven delta
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Am I the only one who honestly really dislikes Hestia Rail?

turbid needle
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its not for everyone

unkempt pagoda
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it’s eh for me personally

woven delta
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Like I can wrap my head around the concept of it fine, I just think it's how it works in practice that throws me off

unkempt pagoda
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i miss way more often than i need to

woven delta
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Mainly because none of the other aspects on any of the other weapons require me to actually rebind my controls to use it comfortably

turbid needle
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u should swap the gift and reload buttons

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if ur on controller

woven delta
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Keyboard

turbid needle
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oh?

woven delta
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Like I don't want to have to rebind anything just to use one particular aspect in general

turbid needle
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are you using arrow keys or somethin

opal lodge
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its not hard tbh

woven delta
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WASD

opal lodge
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just put reload on RMB or left shift

turbid needle
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reload on R doesnt bother me

opal lodge
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you have to change attack at cursor for rail anyway

woven delta
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I reiterate my previous statement

turbid needle
#

I have auto aim off and attack at cursor on

#

no problems w rail

opal lodge
#

i have autoaim on and attack at cursor off

#

also no problems w rail

turbid needle
#

whatever floats ur boat

woven delta
#

Like, maybe if Hestia kept the empowered shot but instead had the mag size automatically set to 1, I'd feel more comfortable with it

#

IDK

turbid needle
#

I might be at a disadvantage but I like having full control over my inputs

woven delta
#

I do too, but I also don't want to have to rebind some stuff just to use one particular aspect somewhat comfortably

dire kelp
#

Is it possible to get a 100% dodge build?

river wing
#

yes

unkempt pagoda
#

yes

river wing
#

smoldering air second wind

dim bobcat
dire kelp
#

Oh my god

#

I need to try that

dim bobcat
#

how do you even get that much dodge

river wing
#

zag fist, plume, greater evasion, second wind, smoldering air.

#

that's way more than 100%

dim bobcat
#

wait, how does smoldering air help

river wing
#

you can call every 5 seconds

unkempt pagoda
#

constant second wind upkeep

dim bobcat
#

ohhhhhh

river wing
#

second wind gives you 6 second of evasion after using call

dim bobcat
#

alright I see then

#

cool beans

turbid needle
#

I love second winds boon icon

#

all of hermes boon icons honestly

dim bobcat
#

hermes is probably my favorite

#

him or dionysus or poseidon or artemis

unkempt pagoda
#

athena special effects are top tier though

#

like, divine flourish on bow? one of the prettiest things in the game

dim bobcat
#

deflect > everything

river wing
#

divine strike on GY's spin

dim bobcat
#

(except chill if you have decay)

brisk field
#

Does Greater Recall proc Exit Wounds instantly?

turbid needle
#

Divine strike on arthur is soooo pretty

river wing
#

greater recall doesn't interact with exit wounds per s ay

unkempt pagoda
#

greater recall only works when the bloodstones are already on the floor

turbid needle
#

you'd want something like quick reload

brisk field
#

Oh, its the return timer on the floor, i see

unkempt pagoda
#

you still need the stones to get out of the enemy first

river wing
#

Greater recall moves your stone towards you when they're ready for pick up

turbid needle
#

big fan of side hustle

brisk field
#

Ah but Quick Return is one of the prereqs anyways so i guess that might be a thing to go for

river wing
#

side hustle is kinda sad

turbid needle
#

its good

brisk field
#

Love side hustle for stacking with golden touch

unkempt pagoda
#

who needs quick return when u just kill the enemy instantly :pppp

turbid needle
#

ive gotten so much blood+diamonds from styx bc of it

river wing
#

i mean. it depends where you get it.

turbid needle
#

if you get it early it's basically a free 500+ coins

#

yeah

#

one time I picked side hustle from the 500 Hermes boon in styx

unkempt pagoda
#

just go flurry cast -> greater recall with something like crystal beams

turbid needle
#

then I realized what I did

unkempt pagoda
#

then you don’t have to worry about dislodging

brisk field
#

But if i go crystals i cant spam true shot shadefear

turbid needle
#

I am not a smart person

opal lodge
#

cant get flurry cast with the superior mirror option

unkempt pagoda
#

go crystal clarity and pick up fully loaded :p

dire kelp
#

We all make mistakes

brisk field
#

To be fair artemis crystals got me my first win

#

You could say im a camper

turbid needle
#

lol same

zealous light
#

Does the legendary Hermes boon for doing more damage to enemies with no gems stuck in them work for casts that don't even get stuck?

#

Uh... "Bad News"?

cunning urchin
#

Yes.

zealous light
#

No wonder I was doing so much damage with Ice Wine...

dire kelp
#

Do y'all prefer ice wine or electric wine?

proven osprey
#

Red wine

#

(I like electric)

unkempt pagoda
#

you can get both so bouldy

#

why settle for one, when you can have the finest

lime lynx
#

I've died 4 times in a row to Hades' second hp bar. I just want to progress for story sake shadegrief

#

What is the easiest to clear with generally? I am most comfortable with Twin fists (talos) but I am still unsure what the easiest to mess up build for it would be.

tribal iron
#

I think chiron bow is the easiest

#

literally any boons work

lime lynx
#

I've only tried coronacht I think but I got a broken combo, would've lost otherwise.

#

Some type of curse on the cast or attack?

cunning urchin
#

Flood Shot with Blizzard Shot and Mirage Shot if you want to use Talos.

lime lynx
#

So its a cast based build?

cunning urchin
#

Probably with Deadly Strike and Frost Flourish to unlock the Duo Boons, but might work out well the other way around.

lime lynx
#

Is this for Talos or Chiron?

cunning urchin
#

Talos.

lime lynx
#

But it sounds like a lot to get. Do you mean either of the two approaches?

cunning urchin
#

No, I mean all of it. But getting just one out of Mirage Shot or Blizzard Shot would already be good.

#

You can also sidegrade to Sea Storm if you see that instead.

lime lynx
#

So I'd need to start with poseidon keepsake, get flood shot first and then switch to either demeter or artemis?

cunning urchin
#

Or Curse of Drowning if you want.

#

Yeah.

lime lynx
#

t_tythankyou I'll give it a shot

cunning urchin
#

Lots of flexibility there.

lime lynx
#

And best hammer upgrades?

#

For aspect of Talos that is

cunning urchin
#

Breaching Cross, and if you go for Deadly Strike, Heavy Knuckle.

#

Explosive Upper is nice, too.

lime lynx
#

Makes sense, ty.

opal lodge
#

splash dash is also really good on talos since you can keep pulling them in range of your dash

#

but may be harder to control

cunning urchin
#

You could also start with Pointed Arrowhead for Deadly Strike or Flourish and take it from there.

#

Lots of good potential for casts: Mirage Shot, Hunting Blades, Crystal Clarity, Fully Loaded.

lime lynx
#

I've already gotten an epic flood shot, will see how it goes. I'll come back and read. Ty again both of you.

cunning urchin
#

She has Support Fire in her pool, which is great for Malphon.

opal lodge
#

good luck!

#

tbh i only use special to apply status and effect

#

i never actually uppercut

cunning urchin
#

Good luck! squirtnya

opal lodge
#

not sure if that's how you're "supposed" to play talos but since i only do zeus attack splash dash it work lmao

#

probably doesnt hold up at high heat at all

cunning urchin
#

Probably does.

#

I only really uppercut with Blizzard Shot.

opal lodge
#

i meant more the zeus attack splash dash

#

need my crutch

river wing
#

i tried blizzard shot. it's hard to play

#

it does so much when it connects, but i've problem connecting the blizzard shots

#

i used infernal, not sure if right choice

cunning urchin
#

It's not a problem with Talos.

river wing
#

what about bosses

#

i mean with talos. i tried blizzard shot talos

cunning urchin
#

Bosses get completely destroyed by Blizzard Shot.

river wing
#

D: not for me.

#

im bad

opal lodge
#

just do ice wine talos squirtyay

cunning urchin
#

It's easy to keep them within the AOE because they don't get knocked back very far.

opal lodge
#

i love blackout ice wine talos even if it's bad

cunning urchin
#

That doesn't sound bad.

river wing
#

sounds decent

opal lodge
#

too much work to get going

#

but once it gets going you press a lot of buttons and see some big numbers

river wing
#

i've never gotten talos. feels very awkward

opal lodge
#

i love it

turbid needle
#

Is it just me or playing a Special build with mouse+keyboard is painful for fingers?

river wing
#

r e b i n d

turbid needle
#

I tried Aspect of Rama and I lose lives in standard rooms in elysium

#

where

#

w h e r e

river wing
#

settings

turbid needle
#

nah i mean the keys

river wing
#

controls

#

oh..

turbid needle
#

everything feels weird

river wing
#

your mouse

#

i use right click special mouse wheel down cast.

turbid needle
#

ooh that's big brain

#

i have two spare buttons there

#

so i got cast on MB4

#

think is good

#

thank you

#

good friend

river wing
#

o sounds good. I've standard mouse so..

turbid needle
#

mine is glowing

river wing
#

also mouse wheel down is handy on hera/beowulf

turbid needle
#

so its gaming

#

who's hera

river wing
#

bow aspect

cunning urchin
#

I find playing games on KBM can get painful either way. Xbox One pads work best for me. The next Xbox pads look like an improvement, though, so I might try getting one.

turbid needle
#

also any way to get rid of the cat glitch?

river wing
#

what's a cat glitch.

turbid needle
#

um.. where can i upload a small clip?

#

what channel

river wing
#

im bad at controllers. I've so much muscle memories on kbm. :C

turbid needle
#

do you mean the flamewheel sounds in elysium

#

nah, the other cat glitch

cunning urchin
#

You can link clips if you upload it to gfycat or something.

turbid needle
#

same (1). i've only ever used a controller for fighting games

#

i guess ill just pm

river wing
#

lmao

turbid needle
#

she just killed me at hades when i had no extra lives

#

D:

#

just bumped her head in my mouse

#

she wanna play

#

she stinky

cunning urchin
#

Chariots just want to play.

#

They're just misunderstood.

wooden gyro
#

whats good from demetra

#

boon*

#

i tried the cast one and im not interested again xDDDDD

royal helm
#

Her curse is generally just nice for bosses... 40% slow (or 55% with killing freeze) to help learn the game especially
Or activate Privileged Status

wooden gyro
#

thank u if i meet these i give them a try

#

tyty

cunning urchin
#

Decay is really strong.

calm bluff
#

i did a stubborn defiance run at low heat with high confidence, but since i didn't just let myself die i'm at river of styx now

#

i feel dumb

wooden gyro
#

btw if you lowroll boons early is not that good

calm bluff
#

whelp time to see how this goes

wooden gyro
#

and i go for famring things than finish the run till the end

#

i went for a lightning thing sword and i didnt find anything about it xD

#

i have poseidon call passive electric special uprades and nothing else kekw

#

between sea storm duo and electric strike u choose seastorm right?

calm bluff
#

oh god

#

chaos just offered me a deal, -48 hp for special damage until i complete the boon

#

i have 50 hp

wooden gyro
#

feelsbad

#

xD

calm bluff
#

...i took it anyways

#

let's go

wooden gyro
#

yes always greed

cunning urchin
#

1 HP is all you need.

wooden gyro
#

Ambrosia for titans is worth to trade ?

river wing
#

yes no?

proven osprey
#

One ambrosia per run

river wing
#

it is worth it in the short run to play more aspects,
but not really in the medium run, when you still need ambrosia, but no longer need blood.
but doesn't matter anymore since you've excess of both in the long run

languid surge
#

hello! I have a few noobie questions:
1)does Aspect of Zeus apply multiple stacks of Doom?
2) does its damage (the shield special damage, not the doom damage) benefit from chaos boons?
I kinda wanna get a build that applies multiple stacks of doom and proc them with merciful end

river wing
#

doom doesn't stack on a single enemy.

#

don't understand second qn. which chaos boon, what?

languid surge
#

the chaos boon that increases special damage

#

does it work with the aspect of zeus ticking damage?

river wing
#

yes.

languid surge
river wing
#

yes? no.
You still have a single stack on the enemy. it's just due to deal more

languid surge
#

i must have misunderstood Dire Misfortune then

river wing
#

if you want merciful end, you really don't want to use dire misfortune

languid surge
#

uhm, i see

#

i am really trying to get this aspect working but i feel like i am doing the wrong thing xD

river wing
#

merciful end is really strong on it. doom on special, deflect on strike

#

Or you can go the classic zeus special.

languid surge
#

ye the thing is

#

Merciful end seems so strong on everything

river wing
#

it is. yep

languid surge
#

is there a build that plays really well into this aspect strengths?

river wing
#

it works esp well on zeus tho. since the special ticks well

#

you could just do special zeus on zeus shield, that never goes wrong.

#

if your aspect is maxed out, you could even do deadly flourish, it's decent too

languid surge
#

nah it's just lv 2

#

just another thing, since apparently i am misunderstanding doom's scaling a bit: does impending doom work with merciful end?

olive spruce
#

yes

river wing
#

it does, it's good

languid surge
#

niceee

olive spruce
#

I think merciful end isn't that good without impending doom

languid surge
#

how so?^^

olive spruce
#

it can almost double your doom damage (or more)

#

I mean merciful end is still a great boon

languid surge
#

honestly i am expecting a nerf

#

it's so good

#

Ares duos are so good, like, Poseidon/Ares and Artemis/Ares are busted imo

olive spruce
#

hunting blades is pretty incredible

languid surge
#

oh yeah, i used to hate his cast

#

then i got that duo xD

olive spruce
#

but it's hard to get the pieces together

#

which is why I'm not too worried about it getting nerfed

vale imp
#

Wasn’t ME nerfed already? It seems so hard to get now

proven osprey
#

Yeah you need Divine strike or Divine Flourish now

gloomy zenith
#

what's the best combo for aspect of arthur blade

#

to spam

#

for regular sword i go: dash>dash attack>attack>attack>special>dash>repeat

#

but that feels awkward on arthur

river wing
#

weave dashes between your attacks

proven osprey
#

First, on sword you want to special dash strike dash strike

gloomy zenith
#

i do

proven osprey
#

But on Arthur it won't work

#

Make good use of your special

#

Double edge is an amazing hammer too

gloomy zenith
#

so on regular sword: special>dash attack>dash attack>dash>special?

proven osprey
#

You're using you're special while your dash cooldown is refreshing

#

that's why Divine flourish is good tho

#

also don't spam too much either

#

it's easy to get damaged, observe before dash striking like a madman

#

but this is is the most damage yeah

gloomy zenith
#

i've been easily clearing the game by doing dash>dash attack>attack>attack>special>dash>repeat

#

while also mixing it up as to not get hit

river wing
#

everything kinda works as long as you're attacking constantly,

#

but there is always gonna be an optimal rotation

proven osprey
#

And the optimal rotation is not always optimal squirtyay

river wing
#

if you've more dashes, add in more dash strikes.

gloomy zenith
#

ty for the tips, i'll try to incorporate special dash strike dash strike into my gameplay, i'll just have to build up muscle memory

river wing
#

for arthur starting your attack before dashing can be very helpful.

#

allows you to easily lay down special.
And also lets you double poke with 110 base damage

solid cairn
#

arthur is one of my favorite weapons

river wing
#

yesss

solid cairn
#

dash strike build with double edge is horrible tho

#

why would you ruin a weapon

#

just for a speedrun

river wing
#

big swings is where it's at

solid cairn
#

yeah

#

spacing with it is satisfying

river wing
#

But at FO2, the double poke is important

#

not the hammer

solid cairn
#

just hitting with the very edge

river wing
#

just attack -> dash -> dash attack

solid cairn
#

greater consecration is one of the best hidden aspect hammers

river wing
#

i always pick it

solid cairn
#

I may pick shadow slash over it

river wing
#

me too. depends on heat

half crater
#

pretty sure it is literally the best hidden aspect hammer

river wing
#

lucifer tho

solid cairn
#

oh now that I think about it it definitely is

#

guan yu's is just okay

river wing
#

gilga's hammer is really good

solid cairn
#

if you get it with quick spin you have a lot of spins on screen

#

I once got quick massive spin with the winged serpent via anvil

#

rama's hammer is just underwhelming

half crater
#

some of the others are fine, but greater consecration is practically best in shot for arthur

solid cairn
#

same with beowulf

#

unfortunately

#

they did beo dirty

half crater
#

solid competition from shadow slash tho you’re right

solid cairn
#

only in that department tho

#

beo is god tier

half crater
#

yeah rip beo’s hammer

#

tbh it’s still better than rama’s tho

solid cairn
#

it's just bad colossus knuckle

half crater
#

true lol

solid cairn
#

colossus knuckle is practically constant sturdy

half crater
#

sturdy is useless if you don’t take damage

#

he says, while taking damage

solid cairn
#

why does rail get 5 hidden aspect hammers btw lol

unkempt pagoda
#

because if it didn't, it'd have like, 3 hammers max

#

most of the regular attack hammers don't really make sense for a laser

half crater
#

i mean, flash fire at least isn’t a hammer

#

it’s a baseline QoL feature they accidentally put in the wrong place

wooden gyro
#

any build for Heart-Seeking Bow and aspect of zagreus ?

#

and with what keepsake can i start the run

#

i wanna beat hades for one time i necer did

weak violet
#

Yo, is their any build for the Lucifer aspect?

solid cairn
#

zeus

weak violet
#

Yeah, i figured that

half crater
#

poseidon

#

those are the two builds

solid cairn
#

there's also the legendary super soaker build

ripe light
#

Poseidon is a lot of fun with Lucifer, too.

#

Yeah.

weak violet
#

Hmmm

half crater
#

actually there’s a third build which revolves around special, usually with artemis

#

dunno how good it is as i’ve never used it myself, but i see it crop up now and again

ripe light
#

I think Dionysus is good on Lucifer’s special too, actually.

weak violet
#

Hm, well imma try going for the thunder sig at tartarus than try the conch in asphodel and see how this works

#

Any daedalus stuff i should look for btw?

half crater
#

flash fire is just really nice

#

as is eternal chamber for zeus stuff

#

idk i’m no lucy expert

ripe light
#

The hammer that makes foes targeted by special weaker is pretty nice with Hangover or Doom. Probably Rupture, too.

half crater
#

targeting system?

ripe light
#

Yeah.

half crater
#

that’s one of the best rail hammers full stop, so presumably it’d be good on lucy as well yeah

ripe light
#

Fair

wooden gyro
#

charged voley>sniper shot ?

olive spruce
#

which aspect?

#

on aspect of chiron absolutely yes

#

how is the high confidence mirror option on aspect of arthur?

#

it seems like it could be good

wooden gyro
#

nope i have only zagreus aspect

#

available

#

charged volley isnt better tho i picked it and i guess is not

olive spruce
#

oh whoops, I confused it with concentrated volley

turbid needle
#

arthur is the freest high confidence

olive spruce
#

i don't think i would ever take it otherwise

#

i still don't with arthur but i might try it sometime

#

like ruthless reflex with gilgamesh fists

turbid needle
#

I like ruthless reflex with arthur

olive spruce
#

i accidentally did this once, and didn't notice until later

#

fortunately i had gotten extra dashes from hermes

#

so it all worked out in the end

weak violet
#

Well from first impressions from Lucifer is, meh

half crater
#

lol

#

sad but true

weak violet
#

Im just not well with having to aim something and wait for the enemy to be in its radius just for it to explode

#

But that would just be most of the rails

#

Imma just stick with Eris

half crater
#

lol you and 90% of the hades playerbase forgetting non eris rail exists

#

(me as well not judging)

river wing
#

achillis deadly strike spiny spiny is pretty fun.

#

i got 1440 crits 😄

ripe light
#

Nice

river wing
#

i really wish achillis buff refreshes whenever you do the rush

#

gimme moar qol D:

weak violet
#

Well from looking at hestia, really it only starts getting good when you invest in it tbh, and usually the Zagreus aspects are just there

olive spruce
#

I pretty much haven't invested in the zagreus aspects of most of the weapons and I don't feel like I'm missing out

#

except sword, spear, and fists

#

I think I will eventually when I get enough titan blood, but I'm in no rush

river wing
#

why does bow chainshot change the arrow. lol. that's so weird

wooden gyro
#

what boon or passive upgrade can i pick from demetra?

#

i play bow with zagreus aspect xD (lightning/doom) thing

#

should i ignore at all?

sonic mural
#

zag aspect is extremely meh but i would def build demeter boons - especially those that buff crit and those that give more crit chance to attack/dash

manic ruin
#

for naeling board, is cast damage up better or extra cast? Going for trippy shot infernal soul

opal lodge
#

extra cast is almost always better

manic ruin
#

doing the math, but the cast damage is coming out on top, 37% buff

#

301 trippy rn

opal lodge
#

flat damage scales better

#

another source of flat damage = good

manic ruin
#

okay ty

rare kindle
#

Yeah, extra cast

surreal wasp
#

is spread shot good

deep salmon
#

i just tried curse of longing and merciful end build

#

it actually only works, if you got dire misfortune

wooden gyro
#

i finally did it 😉 xD

wooden gyro
#

guys what you recommend to pick up? eris or chiron upgrade ?

teal juniper
#

chiron really benefits from upgrades but eris is really good

deep salmon
#

get both. get the one you like to clear more first though

wooden gyro
#

okkk thank uu

#

i imagine one build one guy said yesterday with poseidon/zeus and special upgrades

#

on eris

devout ether
#

Zeus attack, specifically

#

Poseidon dash, specifically

#

Not just any zeus/pos boons

mortal forge
#

Is Zeus boons really that good? like over Demeter or Hermès or aphro

sonic mural
#

depends on weapon

#

if its a fast weapon with low base damage, zeus is better => fists, rail

hollow schooner
#

Lightning strike is really good for the rail

mortal forge
#

also what would the best starting boon be the best for sword

sonic mural
#

which sword?

deep salmon
#

i kinda prefer dionysus on fist

mortal forge
#

Forgot the name but it is the 2nd Branch

deep salmon
#

but as it is right now it sucks

hollow schooner
#

Demeters crystal cast is so OP

#

Especially with the Artemis duo boon

deep salmon
#

so i just only do it for the PS amp

sonic mural
#

id go artemis dash strike

deep salmon
#

and then pick up aphro cast/dash

#

and then artemis special

sonic mural
#

yah but dionysis the problem is after 6 stacks you dont deal any more damage

deep salmon
#

you maintain the debuff after

hollow schooner
#

I usually always use Dionysius as support for health or something

#

Strong drink has saved me a lot in my runs

loud schooner
#

unless you get low tolerance

deep salmon
#

ye

loud schooner
#

I like dionysus a lot in general, but with low tolerance is even better

deep salmon
#

wait, i can't check browser nor game rn but is ares' call included in the requirements for curse of nausea

#

it's also great

opal lodge
#

no

deep salmon
#

lmao

opal lodge
#

curse of agony, pain or vengeance necessary for curse of nausea

deep salmon
#

ooh, vengeance

opal lodge
#

yeah thats the fun choice

deep salmon
#

i can take it on my next demeter fist run

#

i got enough fun with pepegamesh run just earlier

#

😂

#

i plan to do a 5 god dot/crit run

weak violet
#

Y’all know a good build for Hera?

undone anvil
#

Dio cast

weak violet
#

Well idk what the Dio cast is but ok

#

Might go for something Athena pr Aphrodite of some sort

undone anvil
#

Festive Fog

weak violet
#

Oooooh, nvm i know what Dio cast means bouldy

turbid needle
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have anyone a good build for the shield i rly like it but dont know how to build it probaly?

dry ember
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which aspect?

turbid needle
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tbh i didnt play it very long and did the mistake to put almost any blood in the Gun so without any atm i try to get more blood atm

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but i would play Zeus

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or can i somehow farm blood?

drifting vale
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Heat

turbid needle
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so only through complete Runs and new runs then ?

drifting vale
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Basically you can get it from prophecies and the broker but main way is raising heat level

turbid needle
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mhm ok understood

wraith schooner
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whats a good build for arthur sword ?

dry ember
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Deadly Strike + Heartbreak Flourish + Heart Rend. Divine Dash is fine if you get it. Hammer doesn't really matter. Breaching Slash is good. Shadow Slash is good.

wraith schooner
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ty

cunning urchin
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Dash Nova is good.

weak violet
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First impressions of Hera, its baller

tardy swan
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Concentrated Volley + Relentless Volley on the Charon Bow seems quite good. Thanks Daedalus. dontmindme

turbid needle
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What's the best darkness farm strategies.

rare kindle
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Do a heat you’ve already won, force Poseidon and hope for chaos farming boons

turbid needle
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That's a good point.

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What's the best weapon for poseidon?

tardy swan
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I think bow works well, if you get knockback+rupture on either attack or special and some other condition on the other like weak or hangover.

opal lodge
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shield benefits from the natural knockback boons

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wave pounding and sea storm both apply to shield attacks

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same with breaking wave

turbid needle
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The poisoedon Demeter cast duo boon cast is the worst.

plush crypt
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Nah, the worst is Aphro/Demeter. The dem/poseidon duo can wreck things pretty well.

cunning urchin
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Speedrun strats with Poseidon boons would be Flood Shot on Hera.

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Blizzard Shot is amazing.

wooden gyro
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one build for eris ? i have lightning strike and hazard bomb hammer rn

cunning urchin
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Get Tidal Dash on Eris.

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Lightning Strike + Tidal Dash and just double-down on all their t2 boons.

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Deadly Flourish is good, too.

wooden gyro
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lul i just god this deadly flourish xD

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so next keepsake i think i pick poseidon to roll a tidal

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ares aid or battle race ? i got a room of ares

cunning urchin
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What's the third option?

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Battle Rage is alright. Not a fan of his Call, that's a big DPS drop on Eris.

turbid needle
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@cunning urchin how do you make blizzard shot good? It doesn't seek doesn't implant and moves slow and the activation of the frost is slow.

opal lodge
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battle rage is quite good, just not really on eris unless you get rockets

turbid needle
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Is it best to just napalm and drag enemies into it?

wooden gyro
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KEKW this game is so free with this special

cunning urchin
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Blizzard Shot is strong because it moves slow and does massive AOE damage meanwhile.

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It's a boss killer for sure.

wooden gyro
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but it can dmg on you

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but no matter if u dash and hit and special and repeat it

plush crypt
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Pretty sure blizzard shot doesn't damage you.

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The only actions you can take that damage you that I'm aware of are hazard bomb, and actions linked to the damage-on-use Chaos curses

wooden gyro
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@plush crypt ye i got by mistake this hazard bomp with a hammer early

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is its wrong option ?

torpid abyss
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Fellas

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I have become master gamer

plush crypt
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It's not wrong if you do well with it

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It's not optimal probably, but who cares. Do what's fun and what works.