#h1-builds-and-combat
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the mirror talent opposite of greater reflex
instead of a second dash you get +50% damage and dodge chance for 2 seconds after a "Near Miss!"
its nice to have
ohhh I forgot about that
ive been using it for the large majority of my play so far so im pretty used to not having 2 dashes
I'm might do that then
wow.. being offered 4 gods at styx tunnels... and I have the Elusive boon.. all will be Epic or better :D.. lol..
second wave tidal dash + a rupture boon is op
Does rupture plus Poseidon cast on Beowulf work still?
don't see why it wouldn't
Yeah it does. I figured but had a decent choice of Rupture vs Poseidon aid
im trying to do a build with rama
by spamming special
what olympian boon should I get on my special
to high stack damage and effects like doom
rama works best by focusing on your attack following shared suffering application but uhhh
if you really want special spam, go zeus or dionysus
ty
tailesque in shambles whenever the people ask for rama special builds
a little shard of me dies every time
Spam special, don't powerstrike
These are the advice I got first on Rama
lol
there was an incredible amount of comments even following 1.0 claiming that rama's power shot was too slow and never worth it, never use it
if i'm going for speedruns on fists, is there anything better than just spamming ares?
haven't found anything that works better yet
lightning strike and deadly flourish is another viable route for demeter fists speedruns
hmmmm deadly flourish does sound interesting
is lightning strike decent enough single target for the bosses though?
not on its own; ideally you also want the deadly flourish charged uppers to make up for it
and other things like jolted
yeah i might give that a go 🙂 early lightning strike would certainly make for a fast tartarus too. Thanks
seconding tail, zeus attack arty special is good on dem fists
if you can get a good dash like ares dash (requires a bit of support like black metal or engulfing vortex), Poseidon dash (can be a little weird since fists are short range but still good), or aphro dash
and some zeus tier 2’s, specifically jolted, you’ll be good
anyone have a recommended build for guan yu?
and is guan yu worth using when you first unlock it or should I level it up first?
you also want splash dash
but thats hard to control
if youre a gamer blade dash/pash dash also work
true, long knuckle is perf for that to work correctly
Level it up
Best hammer : Charged skewer (by far), Quick spin, Massive spin, Serrated Point (good damage, risky).
Classic charged 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.
Spin builds : Divine strike, Deadly strike, Frost strike, Heartbreak strike are good.
Frost strike is a strong option since it’s safe.
Divine strike and Deadly strike can lead to Deadly Reversal which is good. Divine strike is safer, you can play around your spin to stay safe while dealing damage.
Optimal dps rotation : Special > Dash strike > Dash strike
Alright I'll level it up first and check back at this
@mighty ermine I watched some of your videos and understood. I honestly wasn’t using it much until that tho
This was like 2 weeks ago
lol, i don't blame people for wanting to just focus special at first
quick, easy, no commitment compared to power shots
Yeah and it’s not immediately clear that you can proc Shared Suffering on one target
yeah, it's huge
Hey - wasn't sure if this should go here or new players, But I had unlocked guan yu a while back and hadn't used it, I've now got it nearly fully upgraded, but I was planning on giving it a shot.
I was going to go Dionysus for after party and the like, but I have no idea what I should get for attack/special boons.
I was thinking arte on the attack for big numbers, but the spin attack could be good for getting stacks, or even zeus might be good on the spin... any recommendations?
Actually that's fantastic - I had scrolled up a while back and skimmed, then scrolled back to the bottom and missed your post... 
lmao
Anyone have a recommended build for GY?
If you need more details, just ask
why laugh im new 😳
Sure sure
The laughter is because this is the third time in a row a guan yu build has been asked about @dry ember 
He was kidding
Ah thank you! I should have scrolled up
lmao
Ohhh - gotcha.
You damn Fox
Glad to know people are nice in this server instead of cyber bullying others.
...
xD
very good one ngl
Hey guys, how do I Gy?
I could use some help with Guan Tu also
Guys just scroll up. Astaos wrote a very helpful guide not too far up 
it is up to guan you to scroll up
Well, GY is deified in China for unifying China during the three kingdoms era, so fairly well?
You guys are impossible
hope you're proud of you on this one
yes
Understandable
I do wonder why they chose healing and reduced health for a guandao

Zag is jacked
It's just non sense
is delta chamber good?
It's not a top hammer but it's ok
what are the top hammer upgrades for the gun
Aspect?
I mean, what aspect do you want to play? Hammer will depend
eris
Then you'll want the awesome combo : cluster rocket cluster bomb
but u cant see the explosion with rocket
It's not hard really, Eris is already a lot of melee
Other than that Targeting System is ok
yeah just would i have to walk in front of the rocket or...
not at all
it just happens on its own then
Bewoulf + zeus cast didn't work as I expected
You should try it, you'll see it's really ok
sure
what are good aoe casts for bewoulf?
what happened
Poseidon Aphrodite
Poseidon's very popular nowadays
I expected the bull rush to cast different chain lightnings but it is only one lighting, so single target
Hunting blades + aspect of Zeus = Alecto/beyblade master build
I got such a broken build this time around. Artemis Zeus duo where my cast bloodstones cause people to constantly get struck by lightening. I legit killed Hades while running around doing nothing. It was great 😂
check victory boasting for a completely unintententional mix of duos
creating an incredibly broken trippy shot
I saw! You had the lightning rod duo I used
yeah
the lightning rod and deadly reversal were both new duos but like
trippy shot + high tolerance + scintillating feast + ice wine
the only thing that would have made it better
is if i had black out
which would have required a hangover boon
I usually don’t do duos but I thought “hey why not?” This time. I’ll definitely be experimenting with them more now
probably could have played against hades better that run but overall
i mean i had stubborn roots so i doubt it would have mattered
if i had lost all my dds
I mean, do you need to even play the game when you have lightning rod?
i didnt meant to get stubborn roots
i mean when you have all that stuff on trippy shot
you just fill the area with it
and it does damage from lightning
when its therea nd when it turns into astone
@runic kraken I used to be like that.. then hunting duo's is kinda what I do most now.. actually.. I hunt legendary boons now... getting them makes the run.. well.. just better.. hunt those duo's....
I’m definitely gonna be hunting more duos and I wanna try your run @regal garden. Just all duos
it wasnt intentional
See how AFK I can be with them
and i didnt even have the mirror upgrade that makes duos more likely
I know but still
ok
yeah
gl
i got like
loads of gods on my main attacks which probably allowed it to happen
True true. Variety helps
if you notice how i did the order of duos
its all so one god from the one above the next duo
is on the one below
etc
like demeter // dionysus
dionysus // zeus
zeus / artemis
artemis / athena
I’ll keep that in mind
Dio / Art... the elusive boon is amazing.. all future boons are then Epic
thats the crit
hangover
i think ive got that at some point
just enevr done a clear with it
don't forget to transition your playstyle....
depends on your build.. you may also need to change the way you play
it is
like more crits per hangover
Oh I’ve been maining Varatha a lot but picked up Malphon last night for a change of pace... boi, I was wrong to disregard it. Magnetic cutter is so good.
just completed my last fate.. which was defeat Chiron twice.. and it was with art/dio
thats just built for a crit machine that can easily apply hangover
oh arte
I’m trying to get all hidden aspects
i only need to
was thinking about Aphro there
yup
@misty turret run and cast.. lol..
yeah chiron is basically heart rend or low tolerance
remember to check your Codex.. and focus on what duo boons you want... and then run for those...
Posidon and Dio is also great
amazing boon... but there's a little trick.. only figured it out.. when you start a run.. if you are giving an Epic... for either attack, special or cast.. give up that run... and then plan your run... you will always get the same boon
if you get an epic Attack.. then restart the run.. choose your weapon and keepsake.. you will always get the same Epic when you start the run...
@misty turret what weapon you have?
im using chiron but w/e im already past the room
still.. I hate those flaming buggers
Which are yalls favourite gods
Mine are definitely Aphrodite for the big big big chunks of damage and Athena because. Yea
Athena, I’ve taken to Ares and Artemis a lot. Dionysus too. Zeus is useful but I usually hope for those three
Ooo i see
Artemis is good but the problem with crits is that like
When you have no attack to scale off of, a 90 dmg crit won't do much
Dio and demeter are doing it for me lately
dionysus always has something i'll take
I mostly like her for support fire. It’s pretty great and her cast is good too
She’s grown on me
I love Demeter
dio's aid is shockingly destructive/good for crowd control
there's never a point where i've said "meh all this stuff doesn't really help" with dionysus
plus his legendary is great
DC2 flame wheels are an affront to god
plus the serotonin of hearing "zag man"
Oh yea, Dio is super Useful
I love him so much but I've taken to slower weapons so yee
I LOVE HIM SM...
i wanna hug him
i just got the dionysus poster
Very good
aphro/dio duo boon and then just stacking that ish
i haven't seen flame wheel escape in like 25 runs
Omg my favourite build for the shield is like
grr
Artemis/Aphrodite/Dionysus duo trifecta
thats
heart rend
oh yeah thats amazing
that sounds like a deadly combo all three of those duso
It's so fun you have no idea
beowulf with festive fog is a treat
doesn't beat beowulf with aphro cast but still good
festive pog :>
ice wine is probably my favorite dio duo
festive has grown on me
after trying duo boons with it
even if i still prefer many other ones
while I'm not a big Ares fan I can't deny hunting blades
i need to get that
D:
Press cast to beat the game
^^^
:3
hunting blades bangs
let it rip
was good
Dash to turn into a beyblade
if you can snag the ares legendary too
though my favourite duo is probably sea storm because zeus and poseidon have so many tier 2 boons it's so funny
why not pick up the blade dash too
and the call 👀
EM theseus/asterius is easier than non-EM seriously
i feel like EM t/a is easier but takes longer
whats a fun build withchaos?
You haven't fallen victim to Asterius's spin attack enough times
i run ruthless reflex and still dodge that
*aspect of chaos
I’m about to do EM... wish me luck
Thank
there's like a 2 second charge up animation for the spin
alright
i've also heard of a very powerful aspect of lucifer build but it requires both a dual and a legendary bild
*boon
doom stacking lucifer is pretty fun
i was thinking of zeus/poseiden lucifer
dire misfortune + ares attack and tada 300 damage dooms every second or so
i had deflect on lucifer special once
that was fun
After a lot of trial and error
also what's the best possible build for hera bow
like best possible singleshot damage
Aphrodite cast is definitely good, big ole Chunks
so far what ive found is dio can consistently get 1000+ damage shots early on
For hera you just don't want zeus/demeter/artemis casts
Anything else is fair game tbh
Also I wouldn't go Dionysus attack because I'm not sure how consistently you'd stack hangover
trippy shot has the highest damage ive seenn
yeah it has the highest base damage and drops gauranteed
Trippy shot is never bad
And has some great duo boons
Esp scintillating feast because of Zeus tier 2s
does trippy flare count as a cast?
the flares are just casts for beowulf so yeah
I'm fairly sure? It's just the stygian soul version of trippy shot
ah
Fun as hell
so far dem/dio dual with arti is the best i've seen
can you have multiple duals?
You sure can.
A classic is Ice Wine, Scintillating Feast, and Cold Fusion
i got lightning rod with it
not cold fusion
so even after the fog is gone
theres lightning
that sounds like such a pain
i got it like
right before hades it was fun
basically
i think my opibion of trippy shot has changed after seeing waht a good few duos can do to it
what aspect should i get
33 streak pog
hidden
what hidden aspect
i mainly use spear and bow
im thinking of getting arthur or lucifer
otherwise kinda up to you but i like playing with arthur quite a bit
i wanna get lucifer cuz it gives me an excuse to use poseidon
i might get arthur as my first hidden unlocked
if you can put titan blood in guan yu then you're good
i still have to reveal the shield one
but i wanna get arthur because it looks cool
its annoying
i have that unlocked
im liking just playing with only lambent plume
usually i can clear rooms fast enough where at hades im usually around 20-25% dodge
yeah i got
20.1 percent dodge first run with it
obvioulsy it only level 1 at the start and i could have played better and got more so
but i did good i think
my best with it is like 32% after hades
Well then! Meg and her sisters are talking now I guess lol. But that was nice. Didn’t expect to see all three
yeah
what weapon are you on
demeter fists
ooh
havent used those
i own them
but only level 1
gl though
clearly a solid start to your build
ez
I think that goes in #h1-story-discussion
@misty turret what weapon are you using?
_ _
Snow Burst is kinda awesome
scintillating feast or cold fusion
i got both at once
im doing a bow of hera dio cast build
scint feast
battie + aphro call to eliminate theseus p2 is fun
he didn't even get to mention a god
"Lord A- y-you... monster..."
dio + aphro fists build... punch-drunk love
unsurprisingly that was my fastest run yet #h1-victory-boasting
i just got my worst best luck ive ever gotten
got dual boons insanely quick
got all 3 deities i wanted by sheer luck without room rewards visible only using one keepsake
didn't get the dual boon i wanted
had almost no attack damage
Dio Only Malphon.
Malphon - Demeter Aspect.
Considering boonless has been done many times, one god only is surely possible
I think that Demter is the best aspect of Malphon, imho.
i like it more than gilgamesh yeah
zag is better defensively but meh having 7x hit on special is strong
I personally prefer the reliable Zag-aspect; dodge chance is me friend.
The special is more reliable, imho.
try Demeter and love the burst
question 2 whats a good build for poseidon sword
exit wounds
Phalanx Shot with Lightning Phalanx
whats so good about phalanx shot?
i think these are my favorite aspects for each weapon rn https://i.imgur.com/RIIHnTJ.png
Nemesis/Hades/Chaos/Zagreus/Demeter/Hestia
beowulf close second on shield
Arthur/Aquilles/Zagreus/All of them/Talos/Hestia
ill finish maxing out the zag aspects on my spear and shield and then begin work on the last of the aspects i have yet to unlock
how does that happen
those being nemesis/achilles/zeus/hera/talos/hestia
have enough fights with her
there'll be dialogue about it
Mine's the following:
Arthur / Achilles / Chaos / Homing Special / Zag / zag
whats a good build with chaos shield?
homing special is chiron
Use spec with doom or lightning
Anything that works on zag really
i mean it could be better if the extra shields would actually bounce on walls
according to my stats my most used keepsake is lambent plume and/or broken spearpoint
i mean they dont even bounce on enemies but walls even?
i mean you can just get in an enemy's face and shotgun them with all 6 shields
its quite hard
you have to get rly close and be precise
why settle for this when you can have zeus special
and the dmg is not very convincing as well
yooooooooooooo, base zagreus bow maxed out is so fun
bull rush > special that's how chaos goes
yeah
bull rush is good in any shield
natural crit without going down artemis, hell ye
Wait, i meant charged attack. How was it called?
bull rush is the charge attack on shield
yeah
as i've thought it, the best way you can use chaos special is with athena
its rly wide so it can work..
tiny bull rushes and special spam in enemy's faces is how i get my damage with it
Right, almost confused it with minotaur rush
i understand you have to spam the special but the arc while firing is rly wide, cant rly hit much
you have to be close and precise each time
which i wont get into
as i said the big problem is that the extra shields wont bounce on walls and then lock on enemies like the basic shield
which makes it so strong
even with zagreus aspect, if you get the deadalus upgrade which allows extra bounces, you can get ares special and do the same job fine, even better i can say
for me, dionysus is a good balance, whether shottgunning the sheild or crowd controlling
Chaos aspect gets dread flight right?
yes
but it works only on the base shield, correct?
don't know if it applies to clone sheilds
.
It works but not on the extra shields i think
which is dread flight?
yeah it would be too op lol
The one that adds extra bounces to your special
it does effect the other shields i believe
Dread Flight is anti synergy on Chaos
honestly its more annoying than anything ^^^^^
You want to throw as many shield as often as possible
Dead Flight makes the down time longer.
true, the quicker it comes back the better
and you don't want to be vulnerable after bull rushing
come on if the extra shields can bounce more they can spam effects like crazy
athena attacks btw I'm guessing?
in my mind in theory it sounds great
dread flight does not impaxt the extra shields
well then
dread flight is quite bad on almost every single shield
or there are just better hammers
explosive return/dashing flight are amazing on chaos
dashing flight good
charged shot is amazing on every shield
Dread flight works great with doom
oh yeah dashing flght is good
^
and dashing flight is good but awkward to use
hades gives my left hand a workout i swear
piercing shot is its actual name as i recall
Charged shot is just bow but it makes Theseus cry
moving, clicking special, reloading with gun, dashing
yup xD
have you thought of binding special to right click?
it can help
eh i like the binds as they are
for me the worst with having special on q is having to use it on dash with fists
its like really awkard if u want to move left
just bind it to another mouse button
i have it on m4
i always forget i turn on underworld customs
got my “purge a legendary boon” today by purging hermes legendary
what did that do again?
auto returnns casts
ah yes
can I ask, does dash attack work with bow?
is that just the fast charge or do you need to 'videogame' it
by dashing at the ibnstant you attack again?
the fast charge is the actual dash attack
poggers
and that lol
is there swearing here?
base zag bow, but will take during the asphodel lift
the discussion above is all about that for hammers
as for boons, a lot of stuff works
for special
merciful end
stackers if you want to shotgun all of your shields into one foe
dionysus or demeter
flat damage like zues
In the name of Hades, thank you @rancid crag . avg crit was around 1600, max 2000. blitz through ||EM4||
sounds fun but id take an athena dash just for security xD
especially if you wanna go f a s t
purge a legendary for the achievement
do it for the meme
i was gonna suggest that anyway but had no idea if you would have agreed
its more useful with hera right
Rarity doesn't matter as much as usage
greater recall is fantastic on achilles/poseidon believe it or not
Anyway, Sea Storm build is terrible. Difficult to set up, and hardly worth it. That or Calisthenics Program is actually just the worst thing.
Barely managed to finish a 15 heat run with only EM3.
what sea storm build?
In my case, Zagreus Rail and the goal was Sea Storm, Rupture, Wave Shot (attack) with at least double strike. Took until Elysium to get Static Discharge and finally Sea Storm. And the damage is very unimpressive from what I can tell.
well tempest strike is terrible
so theres your problem
whoever suggested it was trolling you
No suggestion, just something I wanted to do.
I know its percentage is low, but yeah the knockback seems worthless
theres a reason super soaker is a meme category
I even had the enhanced knockback damage on. Having Ricochet shot was kind of cool for groups though.
I was not aware of this. What would be the best way to set up Sea Storm then?
its not really something thats "optimal" on most things now
tidal dash is still the main draw
i might start using a different sword aspect than arthur
I see. Good to know it's not just me then. It was agonizing.
divine strike or proud bearing? i'm using arthur and sigil of the dead
proud bearing + sigil of the dead is pretty sweet, but the Call doesn't last that long unfortunately
eh i'll just get another attack boon
imo hades' aid is really good anyways, especially with an already hard-hitting weapon
So, is the special ability on the knuckles supposed to be visible as a debuff? I feel like it's not procing
nvm, it's the dash upper
cool now there's only one aspect per weapon i have yet to unlock/max
So, I feel like arthur sword with aphro attack is one of the best weapons
Can anyone help me with Hera bow? I feel like I'm playing it incorrectly since I struggle with it compared to others. Are there builds that's viable for this aspect aside from Dio cast?
I have a zeus fists build i just saw the final boss for the first time now i got the seasons god what boons work with the build
Aphro cast is very good with bow
aphro cast is sick
Ohh im actually running that rn. What do i build around it? Currently have ares on attack, will see how this run goes
aphro cast is more viable than dio cast
you could pick up curse of longing
but snow burst is usually a priority
to give you aoe
parting shot is an option if athena is in your pool
Also, blown kiss never hurts with aphro cast
It does 40 damage (common) every time you load a cast into bow
Arctic blast is also quite good with snow burst
or killing freeze
For sure. Depending on how much freeze you have, you may not be able to arctic blast consistently, so killing freeze would be better in that situation.
How about daedalus upgrades?
Am I a simp for loving Pom blossom keepsake?
What's not to love?
Double Lightning strike chance works so good, especially with the Lightning dash.
Oh yeah, double strike is a solid boon
so am i a bonobo or does the hidden aspect of the spear suck
Why not both?
Just kidding, it's neither :D
Spear GY gets better with practice and upgrade
And you are great
So I used to think Tempest strike on melee was all bad, but I did a run recently that made me rethink a bit. I was doing a zeus cast build and wanted to get sea storm on splash dash (like the good ole days) and I also wanted to crank the dps a bit since I've found electric shot falls off pretty hard vs bosses. Tempest strike was offered at Epic and I was like "ya know what lets try it." Id picked up splitting bolt and breaking wave in tartarus and elysium respectively and I got sea storm just before Champions. I wasn't shocked that I cleared Styx easy but I was really surprised how effective it was vs dad. I think if you're already taking both uncles its worth for the extreme boon synergy created by sea storm.
idk how do u need to use it like
Whats wrong with bonobos.
🐒
Try Charged Skewer and Deadly Flourish
Don't even bother to spin
Spam special
Well that's a good start
Divine strike on spin isn't bad
Which weapon is this?
Poseidon aspect
I was experimenting to find ways to up damage for zeus cast vs bosses
idk sacrifing so much health and for what a slightly better special
Hidden spear is very powerful, but it is slow. Having Hermes boons is a nice thing to have for hidden spear
Also, Punishing sweep is quite good on hidden spear
Dash strike builds can be good on Guan Yu too if you get the hammer.
Serrated point is just a solid hammer in general
For sure. Probably my favorite spear hammer
I dunno. Chained skewer with a doom special is the dream 😍
zagreus aspect is just better i thinl
Nah, all the spears are pretty solid
Achilles is a lot of people's favorites.
All the aspects are showing their true colors for me now, so I don't really have a preference
I like them all too, but Zeus, Achilles and Lucifer are ones I am especially fond of.
I personally obsessed with the shield. Most versitale weapon for my playstyle.
Thats so funny i cant stand the shield
The fists work so so well for me though
Speaking of which
Does anyone know which cast boons work best for beowulf
aphro cast and poseidon cast both work very well with fairly little setup, poseidon is nice in particular because it already gives you one half of the prereqs for mirage shot which is great
dionysus cast is also fantastic but requires a bit more work (more duos and boons and stuff), once u get it going though its unstoppable
I recommend watching Haelian do a run with Beowulf.
It's a very aggressive shield
a good, complete beowulf build is just a literal nuke
punishing sweep is hades aspect's spin name and effect though...?
idk if any weapon can match the raw power a fully built beowulf has
True... I was just referring to the spin attack in general. My bad
Quick question (for bow users):
Faster Attack (Twin Shot), or Faster Special (Charged Volley)
Depends on your build
never take hermes attack speed on bow, generally
Sick
Twin shot tends to be a bit more powerful
b r u h
Well, dash strikes are fast as it is
With that knowledge, Special then. T-T
I'm assuming he means Hermes Attack boon doesn't affect Dash Strikes
Ohhh, you're referring to Hermes boons.
yes, but i'm just highlighting why you wouldn't take swift strike
Yep
That's fair, you never really want to do a normal attack on bow anyway
Shoot
Is lucifer aspect still worth the grind to unlock?
Thats why artemis dash boon is dash strike power
All aspects are
Instead of something like hangover or weak or blade rift
Because you dash strike so damn much with the bow
Ohhhhhhh
Congratulations! You found a curse word the bot doesn't care about
hunter dash is indeed one of the best dash boons you can get on bow
Oh for sure
I was so worried abt that actually
But I'm not allowed to say c*cky even if it's not a curse word :(
I’m like making a conscious effort not to say swears in this server bc its so nice to be here
lol don't worry, swears won't ban or suspend you
proxy just gets mad and removes the message
Proxy can time you out for posting links too quickly though
Learned that the hard way.
how much reliable crit chance can you get for an artemis build?
Does Urge To Kill stack with the Shattered Shackle?
Nice
dark foresight gaming
a lot
Nononono, you see-
I can have a Level 6 Different League
but a common Special and Epic Attack, no upgrades
Level 5 Call?!
yes
Level 3 Dash. I just need the utility I really don't need it's damage too much
I'm like
yeah i mean dio call is no joke in terms of damage
that bad boy is gonna hit like a DoT truck
I read that as taco truck
This is the jankest build I've ever gotten
I turned my bow into a Melee Build - Again, except the Special and Attack aren't upgraded
Time for bed
and everything else is
Jfc I just upgraded my Special and Attack for the first time after I complete all of the Styx tunnels
LEVEL 7 DIONYSUS AIGHT?
I'm in pain.
That was
the worst
Yessssss
Whats faster for grinding gemstones + darkness. Darker thirst ~18-20min runs, or eris rail <15min runs
if you're really trying to grind for gems and darkness, chaos eclipse blessings and ocean's bounty are what you truly want
darker thirst is a drop in the bucket by comparison
so egg or conch as the start keepsake?
yeah pretty much
it's nice if darker thirst lines up with what you want to use, but it's not that huge really
i assume from that, also run bouldy keepsake
is boiling/abyssal blood disabled if i'm using the ice lasers or trippy shot?
yes and yes
thanks mate 🙂
need a lodging cast for those to work
beams, trippy shot, slicing shot, and curse of drowning flood shot all can't lodge, and can't activate boiling/abyssal blood
Hm, Zeus Aid, Heaven's Vengeance, or Lightning Reflexes
All common, no modifiers other than jolted
Last boon before the final boss.
Eh, this boon doesn't matter at all to me tbh
but just want a suggestion
aid for sure
Aid is always nbice if you dint already have one
free extra burst every so often
Fair
Somehow, call definitely helped. Literally saved my last life.
Good choice!
seriously though, Arthur or nothing.
Never realized how good demeter's rarity boon is until just now
Attempts to use Companion on Skelly
Zagreus: "I wish."
I thought it worked like aphropdite's flower
Oh yeah no Rare Crop is pretty damn good, especially if it's Epic
I wish you could get it to Heroic somehow, though...
sup all, can somebody help me, im looking for builds, like top builds, can someone help me ?
something easy and good is Eris with the Zeus attack
nonono
i mean reaaly broken builds
something that you not expect
like gloves with multistrike
ares with staks and afro on mele
with theirs legs
there's not really a thing as a 'broken' build
Yeah
there's builds that are quite powerful, but no isaac level breaking the game builds
There's nothing really over-the-top-good in the game
I mean, the duo between Ares and Athena is pretty strong
🙂 =(((
and nothing really over-the-top bad either unless you're actively picking stuff like Rare Crop in Styx
the thin is i can pick anything from anyone
if you have doom attacks/specials on | fists | then athena dash through targets, they melt
that requires merciful end
and i found a little bug
and while incredibly powerful is harder to get than before 1.0
can you deliver it to gamedevs ?
if you're playing on pc you can report bugs in game
if it means anything
by pressing F10
cant 😦
what is the bug?
could try #h1-tech-support
I kinda wanna determine if it even is a bug first 😅
so the bug is: when you take gera bow and load 3 'rounds' you shoot skelly and while rounds in him
you take another weapon and again hera bow
ahh, the bug where you can effectively load infinite bloodstones into skelly?
it's known and quite fun to pull off :3
has no negative effect on the game as far as I know
oh huh, didn't know you could do that
yeah, I knew it was a thing, just wasn't sure how to do it
i found it like today and thru it i can say it is harmless
cuz you cant leave this room with 'loaded' gun
Poor Skelly
skelly is getting what he wants
🙂 kinda 2020 job didn't you think ?
that's true
Anyone know the interaction between hera bow and ravenous will? Do i instantly get the bonus damage if i load all my bloodstones into the bow?
my grammar is poor, sorry for that, not my language, but if there something that needed to be found in the game, that you can't find on licence, call me, i will help with pleasure.
english hard
yeah
are you russian then?
i know this isnt really the place but do you know Little Big and/or The Hatters?
cemetery is like 1\6 bigger then the city 🙂
hey, you guys should move to #off-topic-discussion 
Any Rama mains wanna tell me if I should get Chain Shot or Twin Shot?
Wait, if I get Twin Shot, would that just turn me into a melee build again?
Actually, the range reduction isn't bad!
Hm, Perfect Shot (Better Power Shot) or Relentless Volley (More Volley)?
Relentless Volley is the one i would choose
Repulse Shot
repulse shot imo
what are you building into now I think of it
I've got a really good Attack. Rare Demeter, Chaos Attack, Twin Shot...
Holy crap I don't have a lot of boons in Elysium.
repulse shot seems the best option out of the three then
the only thing I'm not sure on is how much faster perfect shots are on rama with the perfect shot hammer
I'm certain Tailesque would know though
The speed of the Power Shot time frame, right?
Hm, yeah I might go for Repulse Shot ig. I imagine Relentless Volley would also slow me down
plus the main guns is the Twin Shot Dem Attack, heehee
I ain't in the mood for science today.
relentless volley with zeus special seems like fun, since the internal cooldown is single target
Pfheh, ah well. Not focusing Special, that's my other excuse.
that's fair
I think if you're able to kill Theseus's Chariot in 3 Attacks...you're doing something right.
I just realized that the Macedonian(?) is the only Chariot to not make any feline sounds...I think.
I think I just scored a 1k crit on the Rat King
The classic would be Deadly strike for Heart rend (passion dash then)
You can also play a bit safer with an owl pendant strat and go for divine dash, and get a decent attack( aphro/athena/artemis)
Best hammer : Charged skewer (by far), Quick spin, Massive spin, Serrated Point (good damage, risky).
Classic charged 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.
Spin builds : Divine strike, Deadly strike, Frost strike, Heartbreak strike are good.
Frost strike is a strong option since it’s safe.
Build around the first hammer you get. If it’s not a good one, Zeus is a great way to deal damage (attack, call + jolted).
When not on a spin build, spin between waves spawn and vs slow melee foes or where terrain allows you to (i.e pits).
Also, optimal dps rotation : special dash strike dash strike
Don't forget to cast too, you can burst down enemies that way, the cast is strong in early game
Like you can one combo pretty much everything in Tartarus except for armored foes
But a charged spin before their spawn into the combo deletes everything
Later on the cast is boiling blood in general
It's always unfortunate when you're watching your friend survive their first Asphodel encounter, survive a Treasure Trove, and then get punked by the magma next to the lil boats.
(My dude had like, 6 HP out of 100.)
Is it possible to get duo boons in god trial ?
It's not possible, you can get legendary boons however
can i drop patrocle by doing a reroll in f3 ?
No sir
ty
is it still possible to get butterfly stacks post-elysium
or does the maze just not offer any
possible in the last room of a tunnel
eugh
snakes in all my last rooms
28% butterfly, all rooms cleared 
time to kill hades without taking damage i guess...
good luck
How viable the full Ares build?
For what weapon?
Shield or any ranged weapon.
Well, applying doom on the special is not a bad thing to do.
without duo boons he's very weak yeah, unless you get good rifts
GREAT rifts tho
and the legendary
The special is kind of weak on the shield, so the doom can counteract that with big damage
well ehhh kinda?
only on regular shield and beo
the other 2 shields its not that good, better to get either high damage or on hit on zeus
Doom on chaos seems pretty decent, but definitely not on Zeus
on the special?
Yes...
idk ive never used the chaos one but in theory it aint as good as damage
I also beat the last boss with full Ares build, thx for huge dot.
i know its a REALLY fun build
yesterday i got a bunch of things that worked well with it and beat his 2nd phase in 3 of his attacks lol
well actually a few days ago
not yesterday
Also, dire misfortune with impending doom is just a solid combination, no duo boons needed
what would you guys run for dio 8+ heat? i just honestly go for aspect of rama duo with ares but can't think of any other way, his DoT feels awkward to run smoothly
DoT?
just got hunting blades for the first time
would have loved to get the artemis legendary with it
For bow, chiron+hangover is a solid build
its so funnnn
yeah
now imagine that with ares leg
and the other duo that is a split shot
i got one ares boos to blades
and it was quite good
but i passed up on another one earlier on for the revenge so i could get the revenge boon
:c
overal very fun run i would go for hunting blades again
especially consideirng artemis and ares are two of my faves
yeah
That with low tolerance on chiron bow is easy game
even with black metal it was so good
they said rama
all worked well with nemesis the hunting blades
only 2 more duos to get for the prophecy now
Tbh most of the gods gifts are works dope, except Afrodite and Athena IMO
nah athena's is great with shield
you are garunteed to win even with a 0 damage build
but its just
so boring
No, they said dio +8 heat and they found rama bow is the only thing working for them
im probably an idiot and missread something then lol
sorry
No worries
If you can, try to get heartbreak strike on the attack. That makes it very easy to apply weak
There is also splitting headache, which is quite nice with pressure points
heartbreak strike is great in general for bow so yeah thats a great plan
especially with arte dash for the higher dash damage that can make the run devolve into a strike spam
I haven't done scintillating feast in a while, but that one seems fun
arte dash worked very well with my last build
so even if you dont get the duo you can do ok at least
Yep. It's also a decent idea to get extra special damage from chaos if you can
i see it can be used in specific circumstances to be very good
yup
like with a nemesis deadly strike build
Too defensive from my side. I prefer to keep distance and be in instant action.
So . . . every .5 seconds 5 times?
yeah fair enough, but im just sayin that its strong enough to where thats possible
wat ._.
and judging from the max hp this must be elysium at best lmao

