#h1-builds-and-combat
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Yeah
So an Artemis main build with support fire, and Aphrodite to fill in the gaps? Or would Zeus attack get the job done better?
Maybe
Wait
Hrm
I'd say
Dio attack
Arty cast/call
Aphro special
Then get support fire and pressure points from arty as support boons
And try to get splitting headache
Zeus attack with jolted is way better
Splitting headache would let you have an aphro special with better crit chance
And if you can get low tolerance, even better
Aphro special and a call for smoldering air is very good
Support fire is mid
Definitely don’t prioritize it
If it shows up, it’s probably about as good as pressure points
Support fire is one of the most overrated boons in the game tbh
Actually I think it’s is the most overrated. Can’t think of a boon that’s more overrated
Support Fire isn't so great? Are you kidding me? When was the last time you saw a boon with such an ability and damage with artemis? Support Fire puts the game in another level, and we will be blessed if we ever see a boon with its power and enhancement of the game again. Merciful End breaks records. Mirage Shot breaks records. Suppot Fire breaks the rules. You can keep your statistics. I prefer the magic.

Okay, I’ll try running this build and see how it goes
Aphrodite special/call, Artemis Cast, and either Zeus or Dionysus call
Honestly, if you're running artemis, can't see why it wouldn't help
It doesn’t hurt
It also does very little most of the time
And when it does something, it’s still nowhere near as good as people think it is
I didn’t say to avoid it
But definitely don’t use Artemis keepsake to force it
I heard that keepstakes only work once per attempt, i.e. they only force the gods once, is that true?
what if i sell the first and only boon i got from the god after tart, does the keepstake still work?
Artemis cast is really bad I don’t suggest it
Okay
What’s the aspect?
Yes that’s true and no
Demeter
The keepsake has a small 1 under it which indicates the uses left
Once you get the boon it’s used and that’s it
Artemis and Aphrodite are the best special boons but prioritize special after you get jolted and tidal
You only get rarity bonus
Or you can run merciful end
Yeah
how do people even do crush shot Hera bows runs? Give up at first instance when theres no crush shot at start?
Rerolls
Roll once
If it’s not there then just reset tbh
But you can roll again if you just wanna go for it
There’s a very good chance that you’ll see Crush shot
So get Zeus Attack, Jolted, Tidal Dash, and then either Artemis or Aphrodite specials?
Yeah
You can also go for Divine Dash
I kept getting the hades loading screen, its annoying tbh
Wym
the one where hades speaks to you
That’s not a loading screen
I do love me some divine dash
And I’m pretty sure it happens every third run
Divine Dash is pretty safe and unlocks DD refills if you see her again later
Good option
Yeah divine dash is good too
happened to me when i tried to reset by giving up
couldnt stand the few seconds loading time
If you give up, you just replay the exact same seed

Meaning if hades showed up, he’ll show up every time on that seed
And he’ll say the same thing
Dang, I started a new run and didn’t get the Zeus attack
And you’ll be offered the same things in the first chamber
Usually yes, sometimes he’ll change it up for no reason
Should I take Thunder Dash?
I wouldn’t recommend it
I guess I’ll take the cast then
You don’t have rerolls yet?
Swap it to the other reroll
Swap to the other side of that
Rerolling boons is way way better
Alright
so reset means go die?
The green side will help you aim for builds much more consistently
And rerolling wells/poms/purging wells is also very handy sometimes
I’d rather have fated persuasion with 0 rolls (can only get them from keys) than authority with 10 
I swear, Heart Rend feels like the second hardest duo to get
No?
It has two prereqs both of which can be core boons
What makes it so hard to get
Alright, I rebuilt my mirror
Easier to get than ME, DR, and Vengeful Mood at the very least
No luck with the RNG drop these past few attempts, that's all.
Fourth
Would Explosive Upper or Dash upper be better?
Huh?
For my build
Explosive
Okay

I somehow confused Flying cutter for dash upper
So explosive or flying, is the answer the same?
Lol
Explosive is quite strong on Demeter fists
Make sure you get used to dash uppering only
Okay
I am playing on switch so I have to do a weird thing with my thumbs but I dash all the time anyways
Big dash uppers are very nice
Yeah
That’s just bad luck, doesn’t make it actually harder to get
Should I go for Epic Pressure Points or Rare Deadly Flourish to replace Heatbreak Flourish?
pressure points imo
I GOT HIM BOYS
Zag shield?
what would be a good build for spear?
rn i am going for is stacking chaos boons, trying to get athena and hermes boons.
thanks!
Got a question - I'm trying to make Arthur build which is tanky and deals crit dmg. From my testing when I take Aphro attack and Athena dash it's a win game, but anyway after adding Artemis somehow I can get art-aphro duo, but RNJesus don't want me to get Athena-Art duo. Is there a way to consistently get athena-artemis duo in such combination of three gods?
Maybe instead of aphro start it's better to go athena?
Divine Dash doesn't unlock Deadly Reversal. You'll need Divine Strike or Divine Flourish.
Oh I see
That makes sense, but then I need to rethink the approach
Because with aphro attack and divine dash arthur aspect is so tanky
I mean you dont need any of those Duos tbh
But I would go for one of them only
Getting 2 duos is kind of hard sometimes
I know I don't need them - just aphro attack and athena dash makes build complete
Sort of yea
You can do Artemis attack and Athena Special + Dash and look for DR for more crit chance since Arthur swings are slow
Should be pretty good uptime on DR so you have a lot more effective crit chance
Can hit those nice numbers comfortably
Chaos + hammers for extra juice and you're set
With shadow strikes I crited for 4k dmg
I'd suggest Heartbreak Strike + Zeus' Aid and getting Smair over any of those.
Yeap, getting athena special did the trick
I love that Unhealthy Fixation is easy to get - quite practical on swords 
Unhealthy Fixation is great.

Is there like a good build for The Rama aspect bow?
I'm not really used to this type of playstyle
Heartbreak Strike, and whichever of Dio, Ares, Zeus, or Demeter on special. Ideal hammers are Twin + Perfect or Triple + Point-Blank. Tag a group with 1-2 specials, then dash-strike to build the beefiest charge you can against the biggest, slowest target or ideally a few in a line because the attack pierces
Everything dies. It’s great
most builds should do that
isnt it the minimum
I dunno I’ve had some bad builds
Same
Eris + artic blast memes flashbacks
That’s normal. You’re supposed to experiment as you learn the ropes
Hunter dash very good to aim for too imo
^
Deadly strike is also really good with the secondary attack hammers
what should i use with the beowolf shield
Flood flare and mirage shot
Find me a build for Zag sword that does that 
Crush Shot.
Mmm idk
Yup just yup
Not really though
What if an elysium enemy doesn’t die in 3
Now you have to wait 10 seconds to kill anything
Bruh.
It's obviously best on Hera, but Crush Shot still just works on anything.
IDK throw on Tidal Dash and some random boons on attack and special and Zag Sword tends to work out https://i.imgur.com/U7UB2lU.mp4
I mean it can definitely work out
I did 40 heat Zag sword with drunken sword, it was pretty good
What about on bosses. Unless you can phase a boss with your casts, they're gonna get stuck for a while
You still have a weapon.
less of a joke but even common qr is great
is like 5 seconds?
Yeah, just get Quick Recovery.
What are some good hangover builds on fists? I've been running ME for too long so I want to switch things up a bit.
alright, what goes well with zeus attack then?
any dashes or specials that would work well with it?
alright
Smoldering Rip Current 
Well… ok fair
When in doubt simply don’t play the aspect
what to seek for when going for hunting blades build?
Hunting Blades. 
no i mean what are the boons that synergize with hunting blades
Mirage shot pretty much
And chaos boons for extra casts and cast damage, Hermes legendaries, quick reload
yeah your right
what gods was that for?
Ares T2s and Legendary are nice addition
Engulfing Vortex, Black Metal, Vicious Cycle, anything that adds Cast damage, anything that gives bloodstones.
Arty and Poseidon
ty
You want Arty anyways for hunting blades
ty all you guys
m not a guy though.
The typical build is Artemis attack -> slicing shot -> tidal dash -> Hunting Blades -> Mirage shot
then thank all you
I wouldn't prioritize looking for Mirage Shot. If you happen to run into Poseidon, sure.
i see
i just had a run really fun with tidal dash
Splash dash kinda really good yea
It’s definitely cherry on top kinda material tho
Not really necessary for the build but definitely helps
i shared it in #h1-victory-boasting
You should adjust that mirror
i know
for now im just trying to max it out and then adjust it again
Also tempest strike is almost always bad

I wouldn't say that's typical. 

i was using bow so it kinda synergizes at least in my head
bow is ranged
enemies far
bow better
Bow wants Heartbreak Strike or Deadly Strike.
Tempest Strike has the worst % damage in the game and absolutely terrible pom and rarity scaling.
yeah but this turned out to be more of a dash run far more than a bخw run so i went for poseidon and hermes whenever i could
Well yea this is chiron
With a good special
Your attack was just for tagging stuff
It’s still really annoying
And you had no pstatus there so that’s kinda sad
FF is the go-to unless your build involves 2 curses
And Dark Foresight is way too good
Pstat can be good with Chiron
look man
i justed wanted to make water go brrrrr
nothing pro or like that
hell i only have 38 runs
Can be*
Epic Tempest Strike Lv.7 does as much damage as epic Heartbreak Strike Lv.1.
That's how bad it is.
For Sea Storm / Heartrend it’s hard to get going sometimes
i see
well i wont be choosing that again
Yea Poseidon attack has the same base damage as Artemis attack but you don’t get the added crit chance
The rest of his cores are good tho
Don’t know why they decided to butcher his attack lol
maybe cause they thought the knock back was worth the lost damage
Well, it balances out Tidal Dash and Poseidon's Aid quite nicely, I would say.
You say that but I can just take splash dash all the same
What?
Poseidon attack being bad doesn’t change splash dash being good
Then I don’t really see how it balances out anything
I feel like the large difference in quality between the boons isn’t what I would call balanced
Idk that’s just my opinion tho
Are they any really good builds for Chaos Shield i dunno if i like it or not yet
I like Zeus or Dio on special. Dio you want a lot of Poms on Drunken Flourish and you look for Aphrodite, Ares, or Artemis and any of their duos with Dionysus. Zeus wants more Zeus for Static Discharge, Double Strike, Splitting Bolt. Look for Aphrodite and a call for Smoldering Air. Explosive Return and Charged Shot are both excellent hammers.
and i can only get 2 hammers in a single run right excluding styx
Yea
Max 2 hammers, but the anvil can turn 1 hammer into 2 different ones so you’ll effectively have 3 but that’s a gamble
get cshot and play worse zagshield
what do I go for if I pick Dio cast for Beo?
Look for a Poseidon core (Special or Dash) and Artemis Attack and aim for Mirage shot
Make sure you have Stygian Soul on your mirror and try to get atleast +1 extra cast
For Hermes you can do Auto-reload -> Bad News or the usual Hyper Sprint + Rush Delivery
Pom your cast as much as possible
Charged Shot is your ideal hammer
I imagine exclusive access is also a very nice thing to have if I just casually get it
Yea it's nice to have if it's early on
And taking it also removes it from the Duo pool therefore it highers your chances of seeing Mirage
Exclusive Access is nice to have but not a priority to look for.
Yup
Idk man purple Hermes and chaos boons kinda good tho
Do you know about the pom scaling bug btw?
@gloomy cairn there are definitely some boons and hammers that are objectively faster than others
So in a speedrun context, there are definitely some builds to go for
For heat it’s more subjective, you have a meta but you also have very good players who seem to ignore that meta and still post incredible results (like Retrash)
so basically it's context specific
but essentially if you are going for a specific build you'll want to show clearly how well you were able to acquire all the little necessary pieces
What do you mean “show clearly”
with the boons you flag
The pin that shows the 5 boons in the victory screen
right the pins
Wait is that what you mean?
yup
Oh I totally misunderstood
no worries
Yeah no pin whatever you want to
Most people that know the meta wont need the pins anyways
You either know the name or the boon icon
I usually pin:
Aspect
Main attack/cast boon
Secondary dps/support/chaos boon
Hammer 1
Hammer 2/chaos boon
But it doesn’t matter what boons you choose to pin
cool
I pin whatever funny boons i got
i was just curious if there was some kind of convention that people generally used
Nah
nice
Like a lot of extra casts on trippy flare 
cool cool
yeah its funny two out of my three wins have been total accidents
thought i was farming like two thirds of the run
then boom
@long escarp @proper furnace thanks for giving me the lowdown 😄
@gloomy cairn the most important thing is that you pin boons from Lady Aphrodite.
@cunning urchin obv
Boons: Boon Bug Example Trippy Flare (Beowulf Only) Pom scaling is double what the boon itself says To calculate the actual amount of damage, do: ( (Displayed damage) - 50/60/70/80 (c/r/e/h) )*2 Common lvl 1 trippy flare does 100 damage. Common lvl 2 trippy flare does 220 damage although...
Hades has a couple of bugs
oh oh god so basically you have double effect of boons with cast?
Wym
nvm
Btw aoeui have any new bugs been discovered in the last few months that I should add? I haven’t updated it in a while
Not that I know of
Can't really think of anything rn I should probably go to bed
There's a bug with thunder flourish dealing random amounts of damage
You can get details from speedcord
I think
And there's a bug with Zeus shield special
I think it's when the special deals damage your block like stops working for a sec
Wait really?
What in the
52 52 54 55 54 

Could just be block being block idk
Hades block mechanics are pretty funny
Boons: Boon Bug Example Trippy Flare (Beowulf Only) Pom scaling is double what the boon itself says To calculate the actual amount of damage, do: ( (Displayed damage) - 50/60/70/80 (c/r/e/h) )*2 Common lvl 1 trippy flare does 100 damage. Common lvl 2 trippy flare does 220 damage although...
oh !! i didnt know that thunder dash was bugged like that
yup
to be honest my strat was so spammy that i wouldnt have noticed
i also had a really big thunder AoE so i prolly just couldnt have seen it with how much i was dashing
its more noticable on mnk
mnk?
Monk.
Keyboard and mouse
Nah, that makes no sense.
Mouse and keyboard
And doesn't begin with an N.

Manic Noble Knights
mouse 'n keyboard
My Nose Kills
meeting new komrades
Your nose dashes into Hades spins, I don't see it killing anything anytime soon.
i dash away from the hades spins because i am afraid
We’re still on this?
This is what she’s referring to
would ares special be good on chaos sheild?
Yeah.
coudl I combine curse of longing and merciful end to good effect, or do those two not synergize at all?
Yea also ME is strong as is and inconsistent enough, shooting for other Duos with ME will be rough
Especially with the limited core slots left
Impending Doom and Hermes are some of the best ways to scale ME
@tiny summit tl;dr hangover builds really want poms on it as the scaling is always linear past the first pom
also swap olympian favor to dark foresight
you will see more boons/poms/gold/heart/hammers
I see, i honestly never thought about adjusting my mirror depending on my runs, i only ever did that for the cast option
dark foresight is a lot better than olympian favor all the time
rarity will barely matter if you cant see boons in the first place 
Dark foresight means more gold laurels which means less reason to skip chaos which means less chance of seeing favour boons which means less rarity 
OF only affects chance to see rare boons ye
I see, sometimes i get normal rarity boons so i already thought, damn... i wish this wasn't the literal worst rarity in the game...
most things really dont matter on common
just pom it a few times to equal it or get another scaling source
whats the difference between gods pride and olympians favor?
Olympian Favor is 40% chance for an otherwise common boon to be a rare boon.
God’s Pride is a 20% chance for an otherwise common boon to be an epic boon.
God’s Legacy increases the odds of legendary and duo boons to show up by 10% (from 10% to 20%, or from 1% to 11% for Hermes legendaries)
- If all priority slots (i.e., Attack, Special, Cast, and Dash) are empty, fill all three slots with priority boons,
(2) if an exchange is possible, 10% chance to add an exchange to one free slot,
(3) if 2 fails and there are free priority slots, add one priority boon to one slot,
(4) 50% chance to add a tier 2 status curse (Jolted, Marked, Rupture, Exposed) to one slot if boon requirements are met,
(5) roll for legendary/duo for each remaining slot,
(6) roll for epic for each remaining slot,
(7) roll for rare for each remaining slot,
(8) fill all remaining slots with common,
(9) fill all remaining slots with whatever is available.
That’s how boon priority works
Credit to Nyaa (I think) for that explanation (the part with the steps)
Steps 6 and 7 are the only parts that are impacted by pride/favor (respectively)
And god’s legacy impacts step 5
I wrote that, yeah. Me and AbundantToaster were looking into it around the same time, but they incorrectly listed Call as a priority slot, so I win. 
Well, I didn't write this part.
Yeah I wrote that
Very sure Favor and Pride simply add +40% and +20% to the respective roll, so your explanation isn't quite correct.
Wait what did I say then
Olympian Favor is 40% chance for an otherwise common boon to be a rare boon.
If this was true, it would necessarily apply in step 8.
Oh yeah I phrased that poorly
Does concentrated knuckle have a cap on stacks?
Yeah it’s when the fist attack combo ends
It also resets on dash strike
That’s my post lol
lol yeah
i cant quite get the hang of Aspect of Guan Yu i dunno if i am just not doing something right any good builds for it or just tips for using it.
#h1-discussion message Nyaanyaa GY guide
thank you
Imo it’s just not very good. It’s not unplayable but it really just feels like bad Hestia with less health
mmm i see
i got as far as Theseus and Asterius with it
i think i could do it but i am not sure
Attack: Artemis or Aphrodite
Special: Ares, Zeus, Dionysus, or Demeter
Cast: Doesn’t matter (use for boiling blood or if you get something like flood then you can use it for Styx shredder + AOE)
Dash: Artemis, Athena, or Poseidon
Call: Doesn’t matter (Zeus, Dionysus, Athena are my favorites though)
Hammers: Twin Shot = Triple Shot > Perfect Shot = Point-Blank Shot > Everything else
Strike/lunge from Chaos good
And jerkies(i think thats what they are called) from Charon wells
One of my favorite things about Rama is how many great options you have for your special which means that every single god individually has a boon that you’re excited to see
For example, flood can help in Styx or with AOE
thanks :D
Phalanx shot can help with safety and bossing
My point is there's no alternative that's "like flood" lol.
Don’t prioritize getting a cast but don’t avoid it either, a good cast can help
Yeah true
Of course.
That isn’t the way I meant it though
athena call with rama is so much fun
has anyone ever gotten bad news vicious cycle mirage shot hunting blades and fully loaded in a blade rifts build
Yes
That sounds like a fun build
On Achilles I hope
that sounds almost impossible w/out mods to weed out rng
and by the time youd get everything ur like 2 chambers away from styx or in it
What? No it’s absolutely not???
I’ve done it a few times
Usually I don’t get the very last piece until Styx but that’s really not relevant
It’s not like the build is completely useless until I get fully loaded or vicious cycle 
i have really bad luck
i dont remember getting over like 3-4 duos/legendaries without exclusive access
Exclusive Access does not impact duo/legendary odds at all.
Do you have rerolls on the mirror? And god’s legacy?
maxed mirror
I have a question, how good is the Hermes Plume?
I once tried to cheese a run by putting it on in Styx, but the effect didn't seem to work
it doesnt proc in mini tunnels. its mostly useless other than dodge builds and has a niche use to open up rush delivery and his legendaries instead of getting other prereqs
well the meta is god keepsakes in tart/aspho then either acorn for the last two regions or hourglass/sigil for speedrunning
Makes sense
I usually did god for Tart and Aspho, then a third for Elysium and then Skelly tooth for Styx
It’s good but for a completely different reason than you might think
Some speedruns use it in Asphodel to increase their odds of getting hyper delivery because it allows you to get rush delivery first
You only use it when you don’t need any other keepsakes but that still does happen
As long as you know when to use it and when not to, it could be considered a great keepsake since there are situations where it is probably optimal
distant memory and black shawl because theyre so useful
pls
oh and i almost forgot harpy duster (or whatever its called)
Harpy feather duster
Especially in ch33 with a chaos nearby
My personal favorite is probably bone hourglass
who needs chaos when you have hourglass 
Wtf spearpoint is good
When you have a big hp pool and you're going into EM4 on some weapons
Ive seen a lot of people take it in styx
How? When are you ever gonna get hit twice within 1.5 seconds on EM4 (beside phase 1 summons)
Makes poison trvial
Also yea styx poison
Lasers,spins, shockwaves
phase 1 summons are no joke to begin with
Because they’re scared of poison. But it’s definitely not optimal since poison is extremely easy to avoid and you should just take a keepsake for Hades
Its much better for melee weps imo
They have such an ability to brick your run
They're very underestimated
They do very low damage though. The issue is that it’s constant (and eats acorn charges). If you take acorn and block a single spear with it, you have done more than spearpoint will pretty much ever do 
Yet skullcrusher is the only one that cant brick your run, any idea why? 
If you get hit by the first spin without spearpoint, you definitely have enough time to dash away from the second. Also even if spearpoint helps with it, you still just took 100 damage
Mike I didn’t say the summons are easy. They’re incredibly difficult, one of the hardest parts of the fight. However, their base damage per attack is low so using spearpoint does not raise your eHP by much at all
I just strongly disagree with the idea that spearpoint is ever worth using over tooth or acorn
Try rama butterflies/sneak without spearpoint
Hades hits way too hard for that
0 chance of not losing an sd in phase 1
Well the point is if you take a sneak or butterfly ball hit you're totally safe for a brief moment afterwards
as opposed to tanking another 2-3 sneak projectiles or tanking 20 butterflies
Thats enough time for a powershot
it is if you're aware of it
the moment you take a small hit go for a powershot
it's quite valuable
it also helps you get rid of said sneak or bball you dont have to powershot hades
I just have trouble believing that’s worth a keepsake slot over acorn since acorn has the ability to save you over 500hp in the fight
it also has the ability to be literally worthless
So does spearpoint? In fact is is completely worthless for phases 2 and 3
All it does is save you like 40hp and maybe a bit of time
At best
All acorn has to do to greatly outclass that is block a single attack from Hades. Even if you lose the other 4 to butterflies
spear good to not get murdered when block stops working https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/787779476888354816/910373816176349195/Hades_2021-11-16_19-35-39_Trim_2.mp4

Did you have splitting bolt
well looking at the damage numbers it appears so with the random 58s
Angel and I have the working theory that splitting bolt can cause block to not work
And by Angel and I, I mean Angel 

But yeah that seems to be it
It’s the most noticeable against attacks like that because a few frames of your block being down are less likely to be noticed against slower attacks
Yeah it lines up
So my theory is: when splitting bolt activates, your block is disabled for like a very small frame window every time. That seems to be the common factor for all these clips
no this one dont got splitting
This happens with zag shield too
The laser stuff is zeus shield only though
Does lightning strike work well with demeter fists?
@brisk pilot btw thunder flare is hella funky on Beowulf, the actual damage doesn’t come from a cast just a lightning bolt so cast bonuses do nothing
Like braids from wells, chaos cast damage boons, mirage shot
Thunder flare however has a weird bug where double strike makes it hit a lot more than two times so that’s basically what mirage shot is for thunder flare
Also it sometimes backstab

Hello, little question:
Does Sisyphus' keepsake stacks with chaos' boons where you gain bonus special/normal/cast damage?
apologies if it's not in the right channel
yes
yup
as long as the core is not filled it works
gotcha! many thanks 😁
so it also works with hunter dash
yea that was my reasoning, I needed confirmation 😁
thanks you both and have a good day (and good hades runs)
do i need to censor in this channel?
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Say it: Blood and darkness. It's a curse, lass. Say it with me. Blood. And. Darkness. Each available in high abundance here.
Until that little speech I was kinda confused about why zag kept on saying “blood and darkness” when he spends a DD
The Furies say it also.
Apart from Tisiphone
Actually, I’ve only heard Meg say it
I could just have forgor but still
Is Electric shot good on hera it feels nice but i dunno if the best
It’s not super. Crush Shot is the best on Hera, or Trippy Flare with Stygian Soul and extra casts from Chaos or the Well
I thought that Crush shot would be best but i didnt even think about Trippy Flare
It takes some luck to get more casts but if you do it’s pretty fun.
i got the casts that i wanted for these last few runs but i know how lucky that was so i am just very pleased
What’s so good about crush shot
For Hera?
Good AOE, optimal damage, stays close when you miss
It’s so many leagues ahead of second place for Hera
I find it very hard to justify using any other cast
I just don’t see that many boost for it
I feel like trippy better
U got bad news and icy wine
Trippy is way way worse
It’s not remotely close
It relies on chaos so heavily
Trippy Hera actually really sucks imo
Dang really
And ice wine is also very bad for trippy Hera
Makes your cast slower
Trippy Beo isn’t good either but at least it has the pom bug
Trippy beo isn’t good 
wat is then
has my whole life been a lie
this entire time i thought trippy was good
I think it’s very good
Good how
Flood Flare and Passion Flare
In what context is trippy flare a good option for Beo?
If you want extremely high burst damage
It has a 5:24, I don’t think that makes it bad
I mean it’s not exactly bad for speed, more just that it’s worse than flood. So if it’s worse than flood then why ever use it
Especially since it’s also way less consistent
It’s a lot of fun
That’s not the point
Trippy Beo is my favorite build in the game for casual runs
Still, it’s not good
Not top tier =/= not good
That’s not exactly what I meant
It’s bad in the sense that it’s outclassed so if your goal is winning then it’s just the wrong choice
It’s not bad in the sense that you’ll actually do especially badly with it
Trippy Beo is good when you get it running
Why would you just take the best stuff in a roguelike
You can win casually with anything
You can push low heat with anything
Like up to 16 even
You can do 32 with anything really
So in terms of what has the best dps or is most practical, sure you can argue just go flood flare
Even as a suggested starting build that's fine
But I've made awful stuff like Zeus cast work
Its shield too lol
Winning is generally pretty easy unless its higher heat
Can someone confirm that Bad News and Crystal Beam work together well? Not sure what "first-shot damage" really means here
I'm on a Hermes boon selection screen rn
I think it does (and the other options are meh anyway) so I'll pick it but someone lemme know if that's wrong
Bad News is Global Damage it’s bugged
So yea it’ll work for everything not just your casts as long as you don’t have casts lodged in
With crystal clarity it’ll be always active pretty much
I saw a mention of that somewhere but don't know what that means either -- is it bugged like that in all situations no matter what?
Yes
lmaohno
Again, if the enemy has no cast lodged into them
Right
That’s the only requirement
Achiles spear for beams and phalanx shot is 👌😩 too fun
Also, the most underrated moment in the game is when you win while stunned by an urn
Zagreus swaying for days until you interrupt him
so Hera has very quickly become my fav weapon aspect bc DAMN ITS SO CRAZY
In what way
I like that i can get so much damage off with crush shot and if i have curse of agony then its even more i think my last run i could kill the hydra heads in one shot but i dont have proof so you just have to take my word for it i really like the damag
no havent unlocked it yet
Beo is like better Hera tbh
i have heard its really good and i cant wait to unlock, but i must ask what is its ability
Your casts come out with your bull rush
And your bull rush does 50 base damage, 100 with casts in it
interesting
oooooh
thoughts on the Artemis ares duo boon?
Eh
Hunting Blades?
It’s good for Achilles
if you dont have black metal then its a bit lacking
The boon itself is amazing, the build it goes with it less amazing but still can be good
LMAO WHAT
You mean engulfing vortex?

SORRY YES
my first hades clear was hunting strikes and the hermes cast succession thing
HAHAHA
Black metal 
Ares legendary also really good 
Engulfing is very helpful when you don’t have hunting blades and moderately helpful when you do
what's y'alls favorite duo boons?
Mirage Shot, Smoldering Air, Merciful End
Ares legendary being bugged on all except call 
wait is it actually biased towards the right like that
Yeah
weird
so that would be zag's right side correct?
Think so
I think hera is better than Beowulf unmodded
You’re talking just about speed
huh what deflect do you usually have on merciful end
Also Hera is harder to play imo
I assume dash
Yeah dash
Dash for proc, special so you can actually get the boon
Uhh hello majima fan
ah ok
not surprised honestly
yakuza and hades both attract gay people
Not for heat 
Yep
Bad zag bow 
Unshakeable mettle
Same
Curse of longing
Cod
🐟
theoretically what's the most duo boons you could have in one run
I'm kinda new to this game so there's a lot I don't really get
I think I’ve had more
Wait what
But I’d have to go digging through old switch photos 
28
nah you can't have hunting strikes and cold embrace at the same time
I don't think
I think the bigger problem is getting at least 50 prerequisites

You can. Just sell the ares cast and pick up dem cast
Max duos route when
doesn't the duo boon go away with it?
Or hunting blades freezing vortex
Doesn’t do anything, but you keep the boon
I mean the dash rift could work I think
Or crystal clarity cold embrace
It doesn’t
No
It does
nvm
:croven:
I thought it would work as the duo boon doesn't specify casted ones
It does actually
It doesn’t
Oh
:croven:
yeah I was wrong
It does lmao
It doesnt
Oh ok



Spaghetti code bad news
on kbm for sure yeah
cant speak for controller
It’s only harder to play because you’ve played more beo
Hera took way fewer attempts for me to sub 7
Yeah on controller I mean
Time i pressume
ah
Maybe so
But I feel like I remember people saying that Beo and Eris are the best beginner speedrun aspects and then Achilles and Hera take a lot more practice
Achilles is just a bunch of resets
can confirm achilles is a lot harder than beo
in like 10 finished runs my achilles pb is 7:4x
Just hard on the wrists
i got beo sub 7 in like 5 finished runs
And thumbs
or something
Hestia is the hardest
Really? Achilles especially is notoriously difficult I thought
Just hold attack while dashing around
Idk
Special to go to a new enemy
Cast the bosses
Maybe it’s easy for like sub7
But I’d imagine it would get quite difficult when you’re trying to go lower
That’s just Achilles being bad tbh 
So reliant on Hermes
Compared to beo, hera, eris
Hestia is too but otherwise you don’t need as much of a build alongside it
Hesita besita
idk eris is p hermes heavy
you either get purp dashes or any HS first hermes
or reset
My eris pb has no hermes

Eris is so clockets reliant
proud bearing clockets 
Awful build 
185 sub 5 achilles with +1 dash 
Gods legacy lookin ahh build
Fair 
you can cope with targetign or triple if you have RD
i dont reset second hammer (but i doubt many people would since at that point you just play out elysium and hope for the skips)
whats 185?
oh i thought it was an in game thing
ACHILLES
0:00 Reset
0:30 Tartarus
5:30 Asphodel
9:20 Elysium
12:34 Styx
14:25 Hades
The Smoldering Air duo boon is pretty funny. Can basically charm bosses into oblivion
It’s so so busted
I mean
Not with aphro aid
But with good calls it definitely is

Poseidon aid + rip current + SA 
Zeus, Poseidon, Dionysus all work very well
does anyone pick some keepsakes specifically to make a duo boon, just curious
Most builds use keepsakes in tart-aspho so yeah
Easy example is beo
Poseidon start-artemis in aspho to unlock mirage shot
artemis is also pretty goof
Artemis SA is sad
Bone hourglass to increase duration of yarns from wells
Then you can get a lot of duos
mirage shot with what cast would be best?
No
Trippy, flood, passion
do yall think
On beo basically any cast that is not thunder flare
Hunting blades on beo pretty pogger
You cant get hunting blades on slicing flare
Not with that attitude
Slicing Flare with Vicious Cycle 🧠
for those who don’t know, vicious cycle doesn’t even work on slicing flare
You can get it
But it does nothing
Yes it does, all you gotta do is pray

no
lmao
😭
how do i upload pictures
upload it to another server and get the link but i am not sure if pictures are allowed here
Image links are perfectly fine.
i feel like poseidons call is so op
especially with that one boon that makes it last longer and suck people in
Does doom damage scale based on how hard the weapon hits?
dont think so
It does not
Hmm so like a doom dmg from bow special would do the same amount as a spear special?
Assuming same rarity and level
Yes
hey can someone help me with the weapon aspects? i dont know how im able to access them. i killed hades today and i wanted to go into the weapon aspects phase, but i cant access them. theres no reveal button when i go over to the shield when ive seen that there is supposed to be the button
Have you unlocked all the weapons?
yes
So you should be able to interact with the pedestal where a weapon was. Like hit Interact to equip it, then Interact again
yeah its still not letting me, nothing is showing up
am i supposed to complete the prophecy for the shield first?
Have you talked to Skelly? He says something about the weapons when you’re able to use different aspects.
is skelly the dummy in the weapon room?
Yes
i spoke to him and he didnt say anything about the weapons
K… I’m stumped. The answer to most things in this game is to do more runs and always talk to everyone in the house when you’re back. You should get access to the different aspects eventually
alright, i'll try everything i can, thank you for trying to help
i did one more run and died early and its working now
mightve been because this was my 30th, im not sure
Nice. Enjoy trying out the aspects
can someone help me out, i dont think i get rama.
- Tag a few enemies with special
- Dash strike power shot one of the enemies for 125 base damage
- All tagged enemies (including the one you attacked) take an extra 75 damage
This all scales very well with heartbreak strike
Attack: Aphrodite or Artemis
Special: Ares, Zeus, Dionysus, Demeter
Cast: Not important
Dash: Artemis or Athena (Poseidon is fine too)
Hammers: Twin = Triple > Perfect = Point-Blank > Everything else
Note: Triple becomes worse with chain shot, avoid this combo
Dem is decent on special, it's a lot better if you get killing freeze
Yeah dem is a tier below the other 3
How long those Achilles buff last for
Next 4 attacks or casts
Yeah meme beams/rifts are great on Achilles
Beams vs rift which is better
rifts better
Guys I’m pretty new to the game (Defeated hades once,) what’s the best weapon as I’ve been using the shield al the way through?
Shield, Bow, Rail > Sword, Spear, Fists
Also interesting that you zagluv’d your own message but ok 
It was an accident lol
clearly atremis special is the best so that the arrows can do 15 damage instead of 5 
smoldering air + lv 7 heroic poseidons aid = EZ
I think all weapons are good just depends on how u use them
All weapons are good casually
Have seen something along the lines of 4 God pool. What does forcing a 5th God mean? Does it mean accepting any of the 5th God's base boons (atk special cast etc), or non base boons are fine and won't trigger the 4 God pool rule?
If you’ve already taken boons (doesn’t matter if cores or not) from 4 gods not counting Hermes, you will only be offered those gods from that point onwards
Forcing a fifth means using the keepsake to force them to show up
So as long as they show up, even if we do not pick that route, the 4 god rule would been activated the some god would be out of the pool?
Or do we have to pick a boon from the 5th god, core or otherwise
If you get a boon they get added to the pool
You have to get a boon from them yea
If you choose another door then they’re not in your pool
Selling the only boon you have from a god also doesn’t remove them from your pool
Came across this article, was wondering how y'all think it aligns with current state of the game. I'm just starting heat runs and hoping to get faster at clearing rooms
Game Rant articles are never a good place for builds tbh
Google fu for "best Hades builds" lead me there. But which is why I'm cross checking here too
I’m saying that people who write those articles never know what they’re talking about
generally big article publishers rarely have good takes
Guan Yu: “The spin is lifestealing. Use it.” That’s like their entire piece of advice 
Also no mention of passion flare on beo
Lmao the eris one
"it boost your attack by 75%"
I mean not wrong but not true
And "combine with artemis"
So the sentiment is their suggestions aren't the greatest. I don't see a pin here of a good guide, is there somewhere with better builds you can point me towards?
There are a ton of speedrun guides
Can probably just do discord search "x weapon guide"
What’s your goal (a certain heat, maybe with a certain weapon)? I can help you find a build perfect for it
I have an all-aspects one https://www.leereamsnyder.com/blog/hades-build-guide
Ass
At least is not "tempest strike sea storm arthur" tier
Pretty adaptable to weapons, goal I guess is to complete a heat 16 run for Skelly's 2nd prize
Use thegamer builds
You can do this with any weapon, 16 is very very flexible. Do you have any preferences on weapons? Do you want me to suggest some good ones?
I favour the spear and shield, but regularly rotate the weapon based on what offers the materials bonus. Just starting to unlock aspects, only hidden one I have is Guan Yu so far
Achilles has some fun cast builds
Hidden shield is incredible but you said you don’t have it yet
Zeus shield is also great but it can be hard to play
That article's been made fun of plenty of times here.
Hence why m telling you lol.
theyre a good place to laugh at builds though 
also they dont really list builds but just list 10 aspects for some reason 
and then kinda just say "ideal gods" by apparently picking a random 3 out of the 8 and not explaining which boons to take
aspect of hera explosive shot lmao
That ones actually pretty good
Not as good as flurry/triple/twin, but still pretty nice
Explosive is cool yea
Well
It could be IGN
BESTLOS
The first two are good the rest not really
Except Zeus attack Eris
They forgot splash dash on that tho
Did they describe Talos as zany 
Also not mentioning twin and flurry for Hera 

This zany amount of damage is further assisted by any boons or upgrades
Oh my
Small amount of damage you never really try to scale
“zanny”
That guide is so bad
Oh yeah here’s an aspect and if you get the ideal boons on it it’s far from meta
OP
searching up for op builds kills the fun in my eyes
?
esp if you playing the story
Using a good build does not kill the fun
It makes the game more fun
That said, no article with “op builds” will have good builds
i mean if you got like 100 hours in the game i can see that but searching for them right off the bat
Yeah true it’s worth experimenting
I experimented a lot
evaded the filter