#h1-builds-and-combat
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@half crater i tried that build but it's a bit hard when zeus only gives you 2 boons throughout the entire run lol, still absolutely destroyed as i got sea storm and Poseidon on my attack, also got jolted so always had 2 curses up
oh, and i also got pp up to a 7% chance
yeah, did get support fire from artemis though, it helped out a bit too
thanks mate!
my pleasure 
i got gilgamesh and wow this aspect feels weird to use
is "heavy attack" a common thing with these hidden aspects?
Well
It's funny because I did not really notice before but yes actually lol
GY Rama Arthur Gilga are slow indeed
is Hades' Aid any good?
does draining cutter still proc if maim is actually what kills the enemy?
for Rama: Repulse, Chain, or Point Blank?
Nope
Repulse is garbage, chain should be usable, Point blank is good
but a bit risky
GUYS I KID YOU NOT I GOT DOWN THE BONE HYRDA NOT COUTNING THE MINIONS IN ABOUT 8 SECONDS WITH MY CAST BUILD
lol nice
k done Rama heat 6 run with mish-mash of a build 
zeus attack, dio special, demeter cast, arty's call
nice
omg
perfect cast build for hades i got
if u wanna ask what any of the boons are ask me
Good damage buff, mainly used in speedruns tho
also a nice 'get out of jail free' card
at least from my experience, apparently you can still get hit
good to know
so i just finished a run with aspect of gilgamesh and yeah i like it
the slow attacks are hard to manage but deal a lot of damage and the main ability is really nice, the downside is pretty hard to notice since your dash is also basically a 'get out of jail free' because of how long it is
heavy and slow attacks are generally hard to control but if you get it right you can do some real damage with it
for 16 heat would i be best using chaos or Beowulf shield? and companion battie or shady?
how many hours you have in game till you guys unlocked your first companion?
im at 55 have yet to unlock one
I got mine at 30 hours but that’s becuase I was ||pumping dusa and megaera full of as much nectar as they could drink|| to try and ||get the romance option||
i got battie first at around 40 hours
16 heat is not a big step, really. Play what you're more comfortable with
ok thanks man
Since the heat affectation is kinda free you won't feel a gap like for 32.
I would just say : No EM4, no FO, no AP and no RI
Is there a limit to how much heat you can get?
63 or 64 in hell mode
current record is held by Tailesque with 60 heat Rama (he is a legend)
So no-one’a beaten 64 heat yet?
nope
The thing is RI is a huuuge problem
Revives are what heal you at high heat
You have to be fast while not getting hit
It's super hard
Also, you'll need at least 2 dashes
Oh I can imagine. I can barely beat 3 heat SMH
haha
Don’t you start with that, from the mirror?
You'll get better, I was really awful in the beginning
The thing is that RI4 disables your mirror
RI stands for Routine Inspection
Ohhhh right. I forgot about that one!
It's the main problem yep
Mirrorless runs are already difficult, but combined with maxed things beside it's just hell on hell
It's really bad because you'll lose your build control for only 2 heat
You will lose rolls, encounter less gods and get less rarity/duos
much less gods
It hurts a lot. Of course, alone it's ok
its very bad
would doing ri1 on heat 3 be
like
easy enough cause i need to beat the game with all the punishments for that prophecy
You'll probably clear anyway
But if you're just chasing heat, don't bother
Have you figured out Theseus fight yet?
ive cleared all the weapons with heat 2 now so probably gonna aim for like
higher heats with a few weapons
like get to 8
figured out theseus in what way
i havent done em3
nvm I thought you were the one having trouble with it
also is benefits package like generally a good one to gain heat
got my EM4 clear on rail
because you can get 5 heat solely from it
still having a lot of trouble with fists and sword
and it doesn't seem to be able to do too mcuh
Well it's hard but not too bad without other pacts such as Forced overtime / Hard Labor
on its own BP1 and 2 are not hard
but once you get to JS, FO or HL combined with BP, it's very oof
my first heat 3 run is gonna be em1 and bp1
eh, EM1 and TD1
(what does js and fo mean)
Jury Summons, extra mobs spawns
oh jury summons
EM2 is very doable
yeah that sounds annoying
Forced Overtime, faster attack and movement
EM1 and 2 are free heat
take them first
then add TD1 which is also free heat
EM2 is basically the same, just smaller arena
The problem is lava, but you get used to it
Well lava is not a problem at low heat anyway
as long as you dont have Heightened Security EM2 is not an issue
thats the trap one right
I used to genuinely lose runs to lava becuase of controller drift.
yeah, HS adds 400%
athena trap boon is clutch
i lost the first run with it probably in part due to the extra damage
Yeah, guillotine time
did 120 damage
it nullifies HS almost entirely
got it
Oh, I've lost runs to lava too. Even without HS or controller drift, don't worry lol
gonna do zagreus rail for first heat 3
epic one is 90% trap damage reduction
which means it literally reduces HS trap damage to lower than the original damage
which blade aspect is the best?
Arthur at low heat I'd say
zag is arguably the weakest but still quite strong
Not an easy weapon in general
i dont even have any of the hidden ones unlocked 
If you don't like sword, you can go for Poseidon aspect
i just got arthur
form nyx just after last run
as in nyx gave me the revealing thing
i havent unlocked it
It’s easy to get them once you know how. Just ||put 5 titan bloods into any non-zagreus aspects on your weapons|| and then ||talk to Achilles until he gives you the code-phrase||
hmm are poseidon's boons good at all?
YES
Its annoying if you combo attack them and they get knocked away
Yes Poseidon is really good
Putting knock back attacks on your melee weapon is largely a bad idea
But....rupture and bouncing multiple times means you can deal thousands of damage in one hit
poseidon shines once you get wallslam and rupture
insane damage
a bit weaker against bosses but you kill every non boss enemy so fast it's irrelevant
Even against bosses if you get Wave Pounding and Posideon Attack you can outscale other gods' attack boons
Since Wave Pounding and Tempest Strike at common give you a total of 56% increased damage while even Aphro's attack boon gives you 50% increased damage at common
it's also very safe for melee weapons as you are pushing enemies away while dealing damage to them
would poseidon be good for magnetic cutter against close range enemies?
Except you need two boons and Aphro pom scaling is much better
But yeah, wave pounding, sea storms can make you deal damage for sure
The slamming effect helps a lot with clearing basic rooms on its own probably more than aphro's raw damage, Wave Pounding helps supplement it with boss damage
although I guess the same could be said for Aphro attack giving strong single target damage and Dying Lament giving good basic rooms clearing
Maybe a good comparison would be Posideon attack + Wave pounding vs Zeus attack + Jolted
Well, Poseidon cannot compare sadly
😔
what are some good builds with hidden spear?
Classic skewer build : Heartbreak strike, Deadly Flourish to get Heart Rend. The other way around is fine too even though a bit less powerful.
Any special % boon is good with charged skewer, Artemis being the best since the crit scaling is amazing.
Optimal dps rotation : Special > Dash strike > Dash strike. You can input a cast sometimes (mainly for infernal blood) but the lag can be risky and get you hit so be careful.
The cast would be after the double dash strike
Or after the first dash strike to wait for the special cooldown time
There a lot of possibilities, if you more in depth advice, tell me
Also the hammers you're looking for are : Charged skewer, Quick Spin, Massive Spin. Serrated point is powerful but riskier
this is a lot to start with, thank you!
any tips on fast runs? i average like 25minutes per run, doesnt have to be heat specific
Spread Fire Hestia or Piercing Fire Hestia?
You're welcome. Eternal rose it's a really good start since the weak effect will offset (a bit) your hp pool, forgot to mention that!
Piercing is one the best hammers on Hestia. Spread fire only gets one bullet to get buffed and you lose range advantage : garbage
I would say to be comfortable with your aspect first, knowing your dps rotation that kind of stuff. this video has lot of tips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Mmoo4oTKU
I hope you found this guide useful. I intend to put out other more advanced guides, including ones for specific weapons such as Beowulf. All links mentioned in the video are listed below, as well as timestamps. Any questions I'm happy to answer in the comments or on Twitch!
This was streamed at: https://www.twitch.tv/wriste13.
A written version...
thank you
Even if you don't aim for speedruns ofc, it covers a lot of things
what boons are good for chiron bow?
the artemis boon that increases special damage and gives crit % is the best afaik
Heartbreak strike / Deadly flourish for Heart rend or Heartbreak strike / Drunken flourish for Low tolerance
HR is probably the best but dio build is fun to me
yep
wait is drunken flourish good
because the special focuses on one foe
so you stack the hangover instantly
yeah that's the spirit
for the room clear, you should focus many foes and let them die from it
i was gonna do dionysus run next with chiron but that sounds cool
going for ice wine i think
my chiron is only level 2 but its the one with darkness thirst and its one level higher than the last chiron run
so might as well have some fun with it
i think pure rng
so like the room with the satyr bag can spawn anywhere?
think so
the sack cannot be in first tunnel
but can be in 2345 so just pray really hard for 2sack
:(
phew
Lul
ah yes, sd: skelly defiance
wish me luck
good luck
gl
what
you just stand in him right
what's hug dad startagy
hug
you hug your dad obv
When I have chiron I try getting an attack off before I have to go into cover so I can just go to the closest cover, regardless of it is hugging dad or a pillar
hugs 4 dad
During the laser attack
WOOO
You can hug your dad to avoid the lasers
BEAT HADES 3RD TIME 1ST TRY OF HEAT 2
What is his pulse do on EM4?
NICE
knockback or/and damage?
His pulse push you out so hugging dad isn't an option
just a lot of knockback
Knoback that stuns
Can even throw you in an urn
Which means instant death with HS for me
wonder if it considered as stun?
I recall there are Poseidon + Athena Duo
how can you get static discharge? On the wiki it lists multiple prerequistes, so is it like only of of the listed boons or do I need all of them
check upgraded codex
alr
codex = wiki?
gotcha
Too bad the in game codex doesn’t show incompatible stuff
How does piercing volley work if you use Aspect of Chiron?
Or does it just not, beyond the extra armor damage?
i think the volley can pass through enemies
i fear no encounter, but that thing https://i.imgur.com/FR5aGLV.png, it scares me
pick aphro
Athena, Demeter, and Poseidon are all pretty easy to deal with.
ive got 2 brain cells so i end up running into poseidon's stuff a lot
Do aspects affect your boons from Hammer ?
sometimes
Like the chance of dropping some others or smh
some of them change with aspects
but i dont think it changes the rate at which you get certain ones
Some hammers are incompatible with some aspects
the hidden ones all have unique hammers
what aspects are best for each weapon? I just unlocked aspects
I know I can't get the hidden ones until after I meet the final boss
there isnt really a "best". while there are a few that are objectively worse (spear zag), most of the time it boils down to playstyle
oh and some aspects are amazing at lv1 while others need to be upgraded to max to see their true potential
i just recently unlocked aspects for the shield and the adamant rail. i'm using aspect of zeus and aspect of hestia respectively.
I can relate lmao
i need to upgrade my chiron
last run was good though
unintentionalyl got deadly flourish
so i just stuck with it while getting ice wine
and i got it in the end
welp, beat it with 20 heat on bow, guess I need to change up the weapon
one thing i liked about ice wine
its easier to hit foes with than normal trippy shot
only had it for the final boss but sitll
It's a good boon ye
has anyone got any enjoyable builds (no hidden aspects pls)
Chiron bow + Aphrodite attack + Dionysus special pretty much wrecks anything
tidal dash + poseidon boons that buff knock-away effects is pretty funny
clear rooms without pressing attack
What does the rails Eris aspect mean by "absorb your special"?
tidal dash is always fun
stand in the range of the explosion
get hit by your special
Like, when an enemy gets hit by it? When you hit yourself?
hit yourself with it
Gotcha. Thank you 💛
and dont forget to combine it with Hazard Bomb 
lol I did that once to complete my Fated list. It was an ... interesting choice
its the only way to really feel the power
same, ended up getting ice wine and just staying 300 meters away from the enemies at all times 
i forget i have a cast too often
ill take boons for my cast and then forget it exists kek
i find the swords better as a dash
Pick and sell either
demeter cast is my fave
if you like it then take it
what hidden aspect should i get first
Slicing shot basically reads “lose 50% damage output from Boiling Blood. Congratulations.”
iirc you have to unlock guan yu (spear) first
ill probably do excalibur for the defence
although i end up dying at the end too much from it 
maim increasing enemy damage be like
wait do i need to actually unlock the aspect or have guan yu to be able to unlock other aspects
i think you need to have unlocked guan yu to unlock the others
heartbreak flourish(epic) or dionysus special(rare) for chiron?
okay ty
but i dont think heartbreak would be bad at all
its a shame flame wheel release or whatever its called isn't so common
i got that once
not knowing what a flame wheel
was
as it was one of my first times going into elysium
but i wish i it again
flame wheel release is the only chiron well item i havent bought - i just never find it useful
what daedelus hammer upgrades are good for eris?
cluster, rocket, triple
the one that fires off 5 ombs
breaking wave is so funny for tower of styx
knockback is so good in styx
i powered through it last shield run with tempest strike and wave
trying my first boonless run
think Arthur sword probably best no? Also shattered shackle
How 2 unlock secret style of weapons? I unlocked only 2 for spear (guan yui) and sword (arthur)
various npcs give you the unlock
Ok ty
zeus gives rail
which one, i have hangover for my special and weak for my normal attack (weapon is chiron again obviously)
i also have artemis' aid and true shot
Splitting Headache
ill take splitting headache actually
yea
its pretty op for chiron i just realised
Pretty sure that's the combo you're working towards with Dio special Aphro attack
I was gonna say
Taking a whole duo boon just for your call and cast doesn't seem like the right choice
Sure but I did not even consider anything else than deadly flourish on Chiron lmao
LMAO
splitting headache is the right call for that situation, yeah
I JUST GOT THIS
welp
Interesting
Both then
Yea Heart Rend stronk
NOW THAT IS A GOOD BUILD
Well played
That's called playing optimally
when i chose boss aphro boon
The thing is heart rend won't really matter lol
I mean more call damage is pretty neat
my chiron just did like 250 for a single crit
i just almost one shot theseus with my call(hit him about 3 times)
I imagine this has been posted somewhere, but can boons be accessed outside of randomly getting one from a random god? I favor the spear and the three prong attack no longer pops up when I find the daedalus hammer. Any pointers or website links would be appreciated. Thanks!
If every run means I have to use whatever is doled out to me from a random god, that's gonna get old (and has gotten so already, hence why I'm here inquiring...)...
What are some good boons for the Spear (Aspect of Achilles)
I was thinking Athena on the special to just dash around deflecting everything
which chthonic companion should i max out first? im split between battie and mort
imo || Shady || for those resources
ah yeah i have that one too 
The damage is good but I like getting paid 
actually i have enough ambrosia, i should just max shady and battie and go from there
only 3 keepsakes until i've maxed them all out and i can go back to only using broken spearpoint 
Oh damn. Nice
Worth it. Just get it back later
can someone explain to me how the zeus and demeter duo boon works please
like do they take jolt damage every second for 10 seconds or
jolted has a duration instead of disappearing after the enemy attacks i think
Whenever they try to attack
jolt damage is done whenever THEY do an attack -- with the duo jolt stays on for 10 seconds, instead of being removed on their next attack
mfw flame wheels in erebus
hey
What should I invest my titan blood into?
can i add a change suggestion here ?
for a certin aspect
my issue is that aspect of hera feels very clunky with certain casts
like demeter and ares
managed to get my first escape today mostly using icy wine and demeter's snow burst
does crazy passive damage
What's the max amount of gods that you'll go with for 1 run typically? About 3?
3 + hermes for me usually i think although i dont typically keep track
I see 🤔
What's a good combo with Chiron + Dio Special ?
🤔 i love this emote
aphro attack and aphro + dio duo
Nice, gonna give it a try! Thx
Yeah, the wine's god, not the metal one xD
if athena would please give me her legendary ffs
I was so excited for a split second because I thought there was a secret god named after the antagonist of part 1 and 3 of jojo's bizarre adventure
Trial of the gods where its dionysus and ares walking towards each other like that
Zagreus is just in the middle all confused
i got a hermes legendary before athena
ffs
now i still needed the hermes legendary but still
@short vapor zagreus could be either one of the people in that scene
So true
Side hustle isn't bad at all
Everyone's thoughts on Ambrosia Delight vs Refreshing Nectar?
diferent uses
refreshing nectar helped me massively on a run when in asphodel i had barely any boons
but if you have enough boons and want to up some rarity delights gonna help way more
Depends on how my run's going by the time I reach Eurydice. If I’ve only got a few boons but they can really benefit from a rarity bump I’ll take the first option. Otherwise I go for next 3 boons 99% of the time. Then again, I usually chase specific legendaries/duos so YMMV if you’re just going with the flow.
23 heat and managed to do my fastest time so far, 23:01! Good build indeed
@wispy fossil Congrats!
thanks!
Congrats boyo
Bow was my first succesful run too
If you are trying Aspect of Rama for the first time, what hammer upgrade would you pick of these three to start?
Sniper - Point blank - Chain shot.
Does Aspect of Rama and Chain shot work well? Like, maybe with Ares attack?
right now I have zeus on special and it's amazing
Chain is good for mobs, not as good for bosses. I’d personally go with Point Blank in the hopes I get Triple in elysium. Wouldn’t recommend Sniper almost ever unless you’re using Orphy's keepsake for whatever reason.
I'll try PB shot - thanks!
finally ffs https://i.imgur.com/N5mSsvM.png
Does upgrading the decor progress anything?
dusa favor requires 12 lounge items including a rug + cleaning up the lounge
so there's that
i mean you get alot of gems
from just
doing prophecies naturally
so i think you can lounge stuff
not too hard
Ah perhaps I phrased that wrong I meant my first bow clear as it was the 5th in my total clears.
should I use triple bomb or cluster bomb upgrade?
mine was like
my first clear was with fists today
42 minutes shield?
32 mins I think
I got really lucky with my boons
my cast did 380 with 30 tick damage every 0.5 seconds
that may be an exaggaration but it was OP
My only clear with sword is 30 min 4 seconds
so close
How many clears do I need before I'm gonna start seeing real changes to the game?
I've seen quite a few major changes at 5 so far
easiest way to save time in runs is pause the game when you’re making a decision of which room to enter
or which boon to buy
timer pauses when choosing boons
i said buy
after 9 (or 10 technically) is the ending so you can get pom blossom and sigil of the dead
It's funny that halfway through my completion, with how my build was going, I trolled at the bone hydra and wasted 2 DD because I didn't think I had enough to complete the run
Odd how the fates work
yeah you gotta
i screwed around and died on hades EM4 with 400+ health and 3 DDs with arthur sword
save your run then
anything's possible kek
ive had multiple runs ive clutched from thejaws of death
with a few boons or hearts
I got lucky at Styx when I landed Stubborn Roots
that have like turned the direction around you know
epic
i got that once idndt need it
at all
but im glad i got it
But it is funny that on my serious attempts I got destroyed each time, and on the halfassed run, I go all the way XD
yeah
on my all runs that have failed like after
my first run
its felt
bad
early on and ive made a series of bad mistakes
for example one run
in th emiddle of asphodel
i took chaos boon that reduced movement speed
with no egg
and the trap heat on
Oh no
i then made another blunder when i went intoa trial of the gods
that i knew could end bad
against all shields with no way of dealing with them easily
i lost multiple dds to that
trial
basically run fell apart
at least i don't have to pick that movement speed debuff anymore for my prophecies
cause i already picked it
Elysium trials are definitely something that I have to make the conscious decision to join, knowing that my run could be screwed if it goes poorly
yeah
i lost a run to an elysium infernal trove
once
wasn't gonna win it it was
the furhtest run id got into elysium at that time
luckily havent encountered anymore shield people trials in elysium
since then
Oh god, I’m having flashbacks to a room full of flamewheels throwing inferno bombs at me. Sooo many explosions. Never again.
i love inferno bombs lmao
It’s not too bad usually, actually one of the ones I mind least, but man, it’s not a good combo with flamewheels.
oh yeah
it was
demeter with greatshields
that exact same combo
it was artemis or demeter
or i could do a solo artemis room
in hindsight
take the artemis room
artemis isn't too bad
I got Triple shot with my Point Blank shot with Artemis attack. :3
aphrodite and demeter are by far the worst imo
yeah
or um
poseidons can be annoying
with the waves
i find also dionysus takes a bit of getting used ot
you know the first trial i went into
i didnt know you could get both boons
so i picked one
then a hoard of witches appeared and killed me
this was in asphodel
ok done with achilles questline
i'm currently working through that
im pretty close to being done with maxing keepsakes too 
i need to probably do that
and not only use god boons and lucky tooth
i used the acorn for elysium last run
broken spear is pretty nice
avoids the double hits
and shackle is actually pretty good too
ive forged bonds only with people ive barely used their keepsakes
anybody have any tips for the elysium boss?
be patient
I'll try that
theseus turns his back to you after he throws his spear
usually target the bull
I am using the rail at the moment
and yeah kill asterius first because he's the bigger threat
and he will hit you if you dont dodge it
demeter is the worst to get with theseus i feel
yeah I usually just hide from that attack or try to deflecrt
the stupid aoe whenever he throws the spear
He’s not necessarily the bigger threat, you just don’t wanna deal with Theseus' second phase when Asterius still in play.
i have heard that multiple times
yeah
sometimse i get them both downt o half at the same time
accidentally
i got theseus down to half first once before
probably aoe
ill use hermes keepsake to hopefully get his other legendary
Zeus is annoying with Theseus - sooo many thunderbolts that you barely have time to attack him
also is the
because for some reason hermes keepsake counts as a requisite for his legendaries
sispyhus companion a good first companion
yeah its nice
I seemingly always get zeus
battie/mort are also nice
yeah ive got meg
on just need to do favour
and im working through thanatos
hes on 5 hearts rn maybe?
idk
im waiting for nyx questline to progress rn zz
in what way
already have both nyx and chaos at 6 hearts just waiting for nyx to have dialogue
whats a good cast build? i've been trying out shield of chaos with demeter and artemis
i know its not as good as the bow
i have nyx at 6 hearts too
but other questlines got in the way
i need to get chaos more hearts
theyre only at like 3 ? or 5
4
but i need to get more chaos stuff anyway
but now that i'm done with sisyphus, orpheus, and achilles i should have no more to get in the way
for gun, aspect of hestia or aspect of lucifer

i have eris maxed
to use
im probably going to have enough spare titan blood to max everything here im just picking an order
@fair tree Poseidon with Crush Shot, Achilles with the Ares/Arty duo, and Hera or ||Beowulf|| with Trippy Shot all come to mind.
achilles? which one is that
For the spear.
and i dont have any hidden aspect available besides Guan Yu
i'm basically looking for a max damage 1-shot style build
Oh definitely Hera w/ Trippy Shot then. You can hit for 3k+ if you do it right.
Without crits.
i assume that requires good luck?
also how would i build that
also is trippy flare any good
Yeah Trippy Flare is what it’s called when you use it with Hera. It’s arguably better than Trippy Shot because it detonates instantly instead of flying in an arc.
hm
ohhh
ok
im dumbv
how many of those have new names?
and how should I build that
I think it’s only TS that gets replaced on Hera, but it’s been a while since I used it so I might be remembering wrong.
what about blade
Point Blank, Flurry Shot, or Armor Piercing Shots
no the flares are for beowulf
the casts are the same for hera
hera only changes the delivery mechanism
hm
Pretty good yeah. Once you get a couple poms into it rarity doesn’t matter all that much.
already up to around 600 per shot i think?
Anyway you’re gonna want the legendary from Artemis and Dio/Demeter duo.
how do i get arti legendary?
you need two out of the three
Two of these three: Support Fire, Exit Wounds, Pressure Points.
I swear Artemis has the most difficult-to-acquire Legendary Boon
And it isn't even that impressive
well i just got free demeter
No way, Hermes is the hardest IMO.
@opal lodge its trippy flare ik cuz i have it
oh hm
Thought so
Depends on whether you have a Lambent Plume
it should be identical damage to the shot
oh you know what
i think it changes for some hera casts and not others
Without Lambent Plume, Hermes definitely has the rarest legendary boon
what do i want from Demeter
because you need to get another rather rare one from him first
any core boon if youre trying to get ice wine
frost strike is fine
Go for strike or aid
so is aid
you take boons on hera to open up duos
Do Boons have weighted odds of appearing?
Or are Boons equally likely to appear if you meet their prerequisites?
depends which boons youre talking about
hermes legendaries are the hardest to get on a natural roll with no modifiers
1% base chance
even with the prereqs met
Holy crap my luck is weird then
and you can only get 3 hermes boons total in a run
On paper, Divine Protection shouldn't be that hard to get. In practice, it seems spectacularly rare.
are you running legacy?
Yes
taking yarns and nectar and all that?
I think Chaos legendary usually takes the longest for people to get the first time
Nectar shouldn't have an effect, should it?
filling out your core boons?
Do yarns affect Legendary spawn rates?
Ah
and so do yarns
as does filling out your core boons
if you fill out your core boons and meet the prerequisites you have something like a 50% chance without god's legacy
that's because in order to get chaos legendary you need two pre-requisites
So Boons that fill empty slots are more likely to show up?
you need to have a chaos boon already, and you need to be running death defiance
I swear that isn't true
Ah, that's what you meant
you can get it with stubborn
...understandably, I don't know too many players, if any, who don't use death defiance
What does it do?
it gives you a death defiance
Is there a reason that Athena's Legendary would feel less common than Legendaries from other deities? I am inclined to write it off as being in my head, but…
under your stubborn
Oh
theres not
you are picking up the prereq right?
its just brilliant riposte
Brilliant Reposte, yes
but his one doesn't come back every room, right
right
Divine Protection is basically a regenerating one-charge Evergreen Acorn that works everywhere.
its very hard not to
So I almost always take Brilliant Reposte purely for the chance to get it
dont take boons from gods that'll open up duos
I imagine this would be easier if I maxed Fated Persuasion.
since duos + legendaries are rolled from the same pool
yeah hera with dio cast can be good
what arti do i wanrt
What choices do you have?
dont know yet
i did get a chaos boon that gives another huge buff to my cast tho
i mean 1000 damage a shot isnt bad
how good of an idea would
going hermes keepsake in styx be
like no other areas but getting it right before hades
Pretty bad idea
Plume only works in the last room of each branch.
The Lambent Plume doesn't count rooms without rewards as Encounters
pressure points, hunter dash, artemis aid
Same with Butterfly.
would you still get points towards levels though
It technically says it does, but it is wrong
which should i take
Depends on your other skills
@fair tree PP is a prereq, also just good in general. I’d take that.
Artemis has a very good Aid, and Pressure Points is always good
Hunter Dash is much more situational
hermes or a centaur heart
Hermes
centaur heart
I’d say Hermes for the chance to get Greater Recall. Super good with Hera.
That's way better than my reasoning, which is "Hermes good"
I mean that too. Extra dashes or hyper sprint are always welcome.
is a dio/dem trial worth it
probably
take dem and yes
Trials are two Boons for one room, so if you can take it they're almost always worth it
it might kill me
i changed it
The bot scanned it first, apparently
Proxied
well i think demeters stuff will be harder to deal with so
One thing to note is you can’t get Ice Wine from it. Trials can’t give you the duo for the two gods in the trial.
shop then
if you do it maybe don't pick dionyuss first
Trials don't give you Duo Boons, but they do thin out the pool of things that aren't Duo Boons
You want to be applying Status Curses with it. Also, use the Special
go for trials unless it goes against your build intensely or will make you lose dds or kill you
im using eris im practically spamming the special lmao
The basic attack pattern for Exagryph, at least with Aspect of Zagreus, is "Attack + Reload + Special"
The basic attack pattern for Aspect of Eris is "Special + Dash + Attack + Reload"
The other two are a little weirder.
I can never get auto-aim to behave while trying to detonate Packets Hellfire from Load() the Aspect of Lucifer.
oof
im about to complete the prophecy that requires clearing with all of the conditions of the pact at least once (gives 15 blood)
which hidden aspect do you all think is best to invest it into?
Don't jinx it
The increased trap damage one is hard
well that question kinda relies on knowing which aspects you already have maxed
put most of my blood into the sword, maxed the zagreus aspect for skelly and have arthur at level 4
also put some blood into the spear since it was my favorite weapon
@hushed snow Beo or Rama would be my top picks.
but i haven't dealt much with the other weapons
So far, I've been super-cautious about investing Titan Blood. I'm floating 50, since I don't want to blow it on maxing something I end up not using.
Rama is busted
achilles spear
Guan Yu great
eris rail
People really like Crackling Skewer
Guan Yu has a good special and decent spin attack but it’s not worth the downside IMO.
Kinda up to you
i already have all of the gods i want what gift should i use
going to alysium
*elysium
Having used all the aspects and found niches for pretty much all of them, I've started just investing one level in the Aspect I'm using before a run
Patty
how does the shared suffering thing work on rama?
patty?
Patrocles?
You put the Rama special on as many things as you can
Yeah, I call him Patty for short
im not sure i have that
interesting
It's super good. Basically a status curse (not really, though) that applies damage equal to a portion of the damage inflicted by your attack
so kinda like zeus special but even stronger
At max rank it deals 60% shared dmg
ooh does that shared damage work with artemis crit on attack
Each hit from Celestial Sharanga's attack causes damage to everything afflicted with Shared Suffering.
@manic hull what gift should i use in elysium? i have every deity i want
wait that's amazing
Potentially including what was just hit with the Attack
so you're saying you don't have to actually land a attack on an enemy but if they're marked with the curse, they'll take damage anyway?
Yeah it procs on the thing you shot
Also, the special is independently really good
Correct, Echen
You have to land an attack on an enemy
that's crazy good
Not the enemy
yeah i thought as much
otherwise it'd just be broken lol
how many hidden aspects do i need before i can get the aspect of lucifer?
Sort of like Storm Lightning: it doesn't bounce unless it hits something and deals damage
@fair tree Oooohh, you were referring to keepsakes. Sorry, I thought you meant who to give a gift to. I’d still say the spearpoint, or the acorn if you prefer that.
One: Guan Yu. And you don't need to unlock it, just reveal it
Patrocles
Oh. You get that from Patroclus. That’s why I suggested him.
oki, i have that bc i needed it for arthur
the corporate shill in elysium?
hmm, do reveal rama, do i have to invest 5 blood into the bow first?
@fallen lagoon The rule for everything besides Guan Yu is that you can't reveal it until you spend 5 Titan Blood on the Infernal Arm in question
ahhhhh gotcha
and then maybe die early and hope to get artemis's words
So just unlock all the Aspects and upgrade Aspect of Zagreus to Lvl. 2. That's enough
Don't waste your time on suicide runs, there's plenty of things to do
imma go try that and then do a run so that i can see who i need to talk to for the aspect unlock
Just to be clear: Hidden Aspects are not "best aspects"
@fair tree Uhhh, I guess? He’s the guy in the exclamation mark room.
Supergiant Games doesn't really do "best". Unlocks are different, not better or worse
ik, just wanna get them for the sake of getting them
see: guan yu yeah its all pretty balanced
Talk to everyone, and you'll get there eventually
thx 😄
hermes or daedelus hammer
dang the guan yu hate is real
i might have to max it out to see if its usable
depends truffle
Forever
No. Hammer.
Hammers aren’t super important with Hera. I'd say Hermes
i mean hammers are always good but it depends on how many hammers he got before
and what weapon
imo
hera bow and 1 hammer
hammer then lmao
Guan yu is just fun. It’s not the best blah blah, but winning with it is very satisfying.
also is there damage scaling on multiple cast charges?
1 charge does about half the damage of 3 charges
Lightning Strike
twin shot, chain shot, or triple shot
TRIPLE IS SO GOOD
Frost Strike?
f i forgot i stopped a run literally as im abt to fight|| hades||
Wait nvm I forgot this is Hera. Absolutely don’t take Triple, it’s weird and unpredictable.
Maybe save-scum for when you inevitably are slightly rusty with the build
That's not that uncommon. Just look at Hazard Bomb
i assume chain then?
Aspect of Zag rail? Gross.....
I'd go with Chain personally
lmao it was literally in the middle of the cutscene (i play on switch so i can just close things when i totally should lol)
It's actually really good
That’s fair
I'd go with Twin for a little extra boss damage but Chain is never bad.
I mean, it’s not good bc the button exists?
@turbid needle No, we’re referring to the bow. Separate conversation.
Aspect of Hestia would be a lot easier to understand if they actually spelled out the range increase on the first strike
It's basically a sniper rifle with additional suppressing fire
whats a pom slice do
Random upgrade on a Boon
Try and find out
Like a Pom of Power, but you don't get to choose
YOO I GOT ICE WINE
The best sniper rifle in the game, of course, is Aegis with Charged Shot and Minotaur Rush
omg my build was so bad on this run 😄
LETS GOOOO
Obols are basically the default option. That is, you take it because you don't like the other options. I'd say go with the Boon.
How much money you got?
244
eris works its just slow zz
i just spent 200 on demeter and pom slice
Heartbreak Flourish?
the pom slice upgraded my trippy shot (lets go)
Wouldn’t ever take 100gold over an upgraded boon unless you want to pass on the miniboss to get a shot at a different upgrade from another God
i would rather arti but i think its too late for a legendary
Probably coins. Not too much worth picking up from Demeter unless you want to go for Rare Crop.
i wanna try and save gold for the ending though
I always save my Obols for the Artifact anyway.
time to waste some darkness on nyx/chaos questline
isnt that like 3K darkness lol?
yeah
3142 or some weird number like that.
i havent finished my mirror yet
it's pi
@fallen lagoon Still working on Fated Authority/Persuasion?
no, i havent gotten the last 30 keys to unlock the rest of the skills lmao
i keep using those keys to buy nectar instead lol
Oh whoops. Yeah, you’re gonna need a lot for the final tier if you wanna max out both skills. Thankfully the better of the two (IMO) is cheaper.
i might do some gem and key grinding tho to get those skills unlocked 😄
its funny to listen to chaos when i use aspect of chaos 

how do you get a 4th death defiance