#h1-builds-and-combat
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Why?
Why not? It's an upgrade, potentially a big one
I'd rather avoid risking cursed slash on 32 heat ngl
Take the other options?
What would force you to take it?
I've found most sword hammers are just bad ngl
thats just sword
Sword hammers can be bad but the chances of you being locked into a bad one are practically very very low at 32 heat
But I can see why you might think that
And sword has double edge which is amazing
I've not memorized the list of hammers so I was kinda assuming the others had the same ratio of bad hammers as sword
what group of 3 can you roll that would only have bad options
No, sword is the outlier
Flurry Slash, Cursed Slash and Dash Nova
That's 3 harmful sword hammers on 1 screen
But this is also Tartarus
So just reset
Sword is the outlier
I see, good to know
you only want to avoid hammers when AP2 moment (or AP1 on sword)
Wdym those are definitely run winners
and even on AP2 you shouldn't really avoid hammers, just don't take them preferentially because they're unlikely to help you unless you're desperate
{should be clear that this is a joke}
I mean at low heat flurry + cursed wont be a jokr 
Plus demeter attack to keep them in your range 🧠

Hoarding slash is too little of an increase to ever be worth picking up unless you have a stupid amount of obols
like
325786542247800321.7^38 obols
at least it doesn't hurt your build like other hammer upgrades
any guan yu builds worth trying?
never found spear any good but wanna get teh bounty for the 2 ambrosia
aphrodite attack, hope for charged skewer hammer
then slap athena on dash and maybe attack
then waht on special?
yeah that's good too
athena demeter zeus dio are all good on attack for the spin
if you don't get charged skewer you'll want to special -> dash strike -> dash strike for extra damage
if you get quick spin you can use it offensively, otherwise use it on spawning/phasing/unthreatening enemies for a quick heal
if i get charged skewer then what?
you can still dash strike but you should mostly special for dps
build so far
meh poseidon bad on special
general rule of thumb is that poseidon attack and special are bad
Pos attack, zeus anything, get jolted+sea storm
ultimately sea storm for attack/special is almost always inferior to just putting zeus there instead
sadly
then wahts a good duo bon or legendary for fast fire rate like chiron or gun?
On chiron depends, pos special is legit and yes you want sea storm, artemis wants heart rend, dio low tol/CoN
Rail doesnt care about duos
But cant go wrong with Smair
I back up Poseidon Special + Zeus Dash/Aid + Sea Storm + Static Discharge
Artemis is really fun for Support Fire
For chiron?
Yes
Idk if it does or not but I still enjoyed it
smair is bad because nerfs arty call
dammit you're right
Zeus attack + artemis for pressure point/hunters mark/ support fire is fun
On adamant rail
Nerfs worst call 
I want the special before support normally but yes is fun
I was gonna say Ares but he doesnt have a call
aphro special, get heart rend up in there
From what artemis core (this is rail right)
At least you’re invincible the entire time you’re a beyblade
At the cost of doing no dmg 
this is rail, it’d be cast then
😎🔫
Now your next pom isnt gonna have jolted/dash cuz you took cast 
I barely take casts on eris
Tho phalanx for LP sounds fun
?
You really want to pom static discharge/tidal dash normally
So i mostly avoid boons that can be pommed that arent really helpful
Just remembered my drunk strike eris run it was bonkers
Try resetting for drunken strike and do some memes with mom's pom
Lvl 15 drunken strike funny
Works with fated authority too 
it wasn’t that high but it was pretty high level epic drunk strike plus curse of nausea and low tolerance
Thats the common way to build ye
Lucifer best rail
Funny rail but not my fault eris and hestia exists
Artemis' Aid is good.
Really? It feels really lack lustre whenever I use it
A few poms helps/having Hunter's mark
if I proc Ruthless Reflex and Eris do I get 125% global damage
Math says yeah
Ye, for 2 secs you get red hyper delivery
stonks
It's bad without poms, but the pom scaling is really good. When you're not willing to pom it, don't take it. The burst damage at higher levels is great for boss fights.
poseidon has second highest special i think lol
aphro is 80%, poseidon is 70%
How good is pos rarity/pom scaling?
rarity same as everything else, pom scaling isnt bad iirc
If I have lambent plume and then ditch it for another trinket what happens
lose your buffs
You lose the buff from the plume
aka don't use plume or butterfly lol
Nah bro butterfly goated
😃 👍
🤣👍
Flash fire, concentrated beam or greater inferno?
Flash fire
200% aphro rocket on eris 😎
Delta chamber, explosive fire or piercing fire
- why?
I’ll just take delta chamber I guess
def delta lol
Delta Eris lets you keep iframes when dash attacking
How much better does the rails attack with eris aspect get on max upgrade cause rn I'm on level 2 or 3, even with boons like Zeus attack and Artemis support arrow the atk still feels like chip damage even with that enhanced atk from special
Bonus Damage
(+15% / +30% / +45% / +60% / +75%)
iirc others have said that clockets is the way to go for eris with a large special% modifier
Clockets is cluster bomb and rocket daedelus upgraded I'm assuming
Also for that % modifier would something like deadly flourish work?
too highroll
you can't ever count on getting two hammers you want, better to build safe by just spamming zeus and all his scaling shenanigans
For Lightning Strike, the number 1 boon you're looking for to scale your damage is Static Discharge and then put a couple poms on that. You'll also want Tidal Dash and pom that + maybe a decent tier 2 boon from him like Breaking Wave or Razor Shoals.
Does achilles spear boost mirage shots damage as well?
Or is it just the first cast that gets the buff
Mirage Shot gets all the bonus damage you have.
is there a helltaker mod for hades
where instead of Gods there are Hell girls
Not to my knowledge
whats a good strategy for beowulf shield?
Start with Poseidon and take Flood flare, pom it as much as you can, look for Artemis and try to get attack, if not offered take her Special, this opens up Mirage shot which is bugged on Beo and does 100% instead of 30% so it’s a staple for all high damage builds, after that scale from wells and chaos and potentially Hermes
Make sure you don’t open up other Duos until you have Mirage
Charged Shot is your top hammer
Followed by Sudden Ferocious Breaching
Note that even if you find Artemis in Tartarus you should still force her in Asphodel because you need Mirage asap
tytyty
A different build can start with Passion Flare from Aphrodite, less reliant on Mirage Shot due to Passion Flare’s big base damage, you can pair it with Pstatus on the mirror and look for Snow burst from Demeter
Dio Beo is a very inconsistent build and most people wont pilot it well, it's mostly just a fun big damage build but Flood and Passion are clearly superior
just run it with stygian and get casts from everyone
Stygian is very cool
I've grown to like it a lot more but if chaos doesn't help you out it can be rough
I had a really fun hera run with dio cast
Wave pounding
kinda op boon tbh
Pos cast+Rupture+sea storm+ jolted + demeter/pos duo to make your cast give more status effects than privledged status needs 🧠
is triple bomb a good substitute for cluster bomb when you have rockets
It can be if you pilot it well enough
For most people it’s just awkward
It takes a lot of practice to use it well
Triple shot, pointblank shot or flurry shot? Zag bow with aphro attack
I think it really boils down to triple shot or flurry shot but I’m not used to non-chiron/rama bows
Usually Triple is the pick there
Flurry and Point Blank are very good for the second hammer
How does one effectively use and build chaos shield?
Switch aspects
I don’t like it compared to the other shields but I’m trying to complete runs with every aspect on every weapon
I want to complete a run with it atleast once
Anything to throw on special for duos?
Flat dmg is quite nice on the shields at lower heat
I just launched into a run with it and I have explosive return, empowering flight and sudden rush as hammer options
I want to go sudden rush but I’m not sure
Iirc explosive return can be used and then try to get close to high health targets to hit them with as many shields as possible
so sudden rush it is? Or explosive return?
Either could be good
Probably depends on what you're building towards
If you have a good % attack then sudden rush, otherwise exp return
That's what I'd go with anyway
🗿
Angel go to sleep
Explosive Return is best.
Is pom scaling tied to boon rarity?
No
Common Lv.1 is essentially the base value. Any rarity and level bonuses are based on that and just added on top.
Rebind cast to bumper
Dash strike to start the bullrush/shot
Dash attack before bull rushing
No standing attacks
Load casts mid rush
Learn breakpoints
Only load the proper amount needed
For each enemy
What build are you trying to do
Already done
What are breakpoints
Flood shot mostly
You mean no standing rushes
like if an enemy dies to a bull rush and 1 cast don't load 2 casts just to kill it
In my first run I lost to Hades due to me not being familiar with it, in second run I lost because of my awful luck
You rarely attack in Beowulf in general
If an enemy needs 1 cast to die, you should only load 1 cast etc
But yh I have learnt never stand strike on any weapon any aspect
You have to attack before you cast
yeah but flares are op and dstrike lets you discharge flares sooner
Are you looking for Mirage shot
Afterwards
Because if not I wouldnt recommend Flood
Like the spear spin?
Yh
Kind of? It’s more so that bull rushing just makes you attack first anyway
what do y'all mean kind of
they're like the exact same in that respect
I never thought of that
The game doesn’t know you want to bull rush when you initially press attack
So it does one
So yeah it is the same
but the game doesn't know you want to spin either
Then what do you recommend
I thought that Aphrodite is mainly used with Hera not Beowulf
both works with it
So why is aphro better
Also won't it be hard to get mirage shot without flood shot
Just stick to Flood
very so don't rely on it
Getting Mirage is easy
yeah mirage is close to the easiest duo to force
And it’s more damage
since second god of arty can go on everything but dash
Just don’t open up other duos
And keep pomming your cast
Watch some vods
Of good beo players
and if you don't get mirage the aspect still functions which is really nice
unlike crap like ME fists
Well yea, filling your god pool early helps with seeing Mirage gods
So you’ll easily get it, sometimes late but better than never
I would not
I’d argue the opposite
Pride is good for when you know what you’re doing and you’re highrolling for Hermes and Chaos
When you’re new all you want is Mirage
yeah figured
Pride is also good if you’re just playing classic High heat beo with Passion Flare Snow burst
Because you don’t care about Mirage
man I remember my first 50 attempt getting passion mirage c2 ely
that was wild
imagine choking that
Sooo, I shall stick to flood shot and use god's legacy?
Yea that’s fine
Btw what are builds do you recommend using legacy with it
I pretty much only use it only Beo when lookin for Mirage
Pride on everything else
You can use it on Zeus shield with ME
I feel like I haven't had too much issue getting dues with gods pride and the epics are way too good to pass up on imo
Got 3 epic eclipse boons and epic oceans bounty in one run, 1.5k darkness from dad lol
@hallow geyser about the cast build
Is memeing that fully loaded for whatever reason refuses to appear on cast builds for most people
But it always appears on non cast builds
best weapon?
Not essentially appearing in other cases but always refusing to appear
Btw I used legacy, and I got both mirage and fully loaded from refreshing
it's very strong, fast, and easy
and safe
beowulf shield specifically, not any of the other shields
but all of the weapons are viable until you start pushing for things like sub7 speedrun times and 50 heat
with canon i almost killed|| hades|| at first encounter
canon?
exagrifo?
ah, the rail
try holding attack and blocking all of the hydra's damage, it's pretty easy with shield
are you a new player, have you unlocked aspects yet?
Check pins in #h1-story-discussion, it might be a bit early
Is not the rarity problem, is the requisites
Instead of having 2 out of 3 you need 2 of 2 on Beo for example
While you also my want other boons first from artemis/may not see her at all
luck
i have had a bunch of runs recently where i dont get oceans bounty OR eclipse
so i get unlucky too
hestia tbh
eris tbh
eris or chiron
Hey does higher heat equal more darkness after a boss?
nope
rewards are always the same, the only thing you get from higher heats is pain and bragging rights
and like... the one time rewards
bounties cap at 20 but up until then yeah
Arthur
lol
Based
I agree
Arthur without a doubt
Eris rail with Hazard bomb
chaos shield is pretty good
Gilgamesh+pos dash= good, yes?
Yes
arthur
I thought I read somewhere that peer pressure was glitched, is it?
Bug doc
one just has to wonder how this even happened
someone just accidentally left an 8* in the code???
not exactly
iirc some non zag sources (mostly traps) have some dmg multiplier to them or smth like that
so by peer pressure being the only dmg source ig is not counted as zag dmg source so it gets the multiplier
if bosses didnt have their shield per phase they prob get 1 shotted
rama has a way to skip Lernie tho
well not skip but bypass the shield and do huge dmg
does the shared suffering still hit when there's a shield?
Im not bothering explaining so
https://youtu.be/zx4S1W8NWkk
Skip the final Lernie phase using Rama Bow.
Unlike direct attacks on the boss, the Shared Suffering effect from Rama bow is not capped, so you can kill the boss without triggering phase 3.
Boons are typical for a routed speedrun:
Perfect Shot
Artemis Attack
Aphrodite Special
Heart Rend
Clean Kill (Level 2)
4x Dash Strike Damage from Chaos (117...
that gameplay is so cursed
Oh
Did you crit on the shared suffering?
so he just died?
Also
Is that pc gameplay? That looks so annoying to play
that looks like console with the directional aiming
Fiery presence or shadow presence
shadow for newer players struggling to win, fiery for speedrunning/tight deadline usually
You can though. 
also based third aspect in your pfp
second best aspect ngl
Ima have my first finished run with stygius Mirror builds?
lmao thanks
at this point I'm just putting all my 50s in profile picture
cant wait for 24 aspects in 1 pfp
i wonder which one will be the last
Do all your 51s in your pfp. 
I'd be lucky to get like 5 tbh
lucifer, zag shield then idk
guan yu?
I'd use something good instead.
zeus shield is a train wreck for me
but maybe im wrong
I tried ME 40 and got clapped hard
No, you're correct.
try just normal zeus build
lightning flourish + zeus boons
youre much better than you were a month ago
I guess
Yeah, don't worry about Merciful End.
anyway yeah zeus shield is hard but its pretty resistant to pact
Becomes a one boon aspect along with charged skewer so not so bad until you can't get these reliably
I'll give zeus special a whirl on 40 then
guan yu can rank RI1 I'm sure
RI2 maybe but 25hp sus
youd get one shot by literally everything lmao
Guan Yu is tough but probably at the top end of high heat Spear
with sd youd be at like 7 hp the whole time lol
over achilles?
Hell yea
oh damn
At 45+
whys that?
oh i always forget gy has healing lmao
Although you have low hp the aspect is pretty safe with a Special boon and the hammer and that is all you need to beat the whole thing
The healing is not usable, it’s not the reason
Atleast not reliably
If you’re playing modded it can be very easy to deal with, if not then Hammer odds are not the best
In Styx yea you can heal up but it can waste your time
knowing my luck I'm gonna get obliterated in aspho a few runs in a row then AP2 into cskewer + quick spin and ddash
hm yeah guan yu isn't the fastest
so is achilles just not as good because it needs more for a good build and is harder to get at high heat?
Guan yu usually doesn’t check second hammer on Ap2
serrated moment
Because serrated exists, and there isn’t an amazing second hammer that you really want
Like Breaching is good
But not needed
let me look at pact
Should probably move to #h1-high-heat-strategies.
bet
Melee aspects have it rough yes, Achilles til around 50 is pretty good, I’m not saying it’s bad, I’m just saying Guan Yu is quite easy compared to it imo, something Achilles has is easier DC than Guan yu, but yea in terms of build most people just opt for Hangover and poms, on a melee wep…. It’s just hard
You do have less room for mistakes tbf
And spamming special from a distance won't always cut it
Yeye
I remember my first Guan yu attempts
At 50
I think I died like 20 times in Tartarus

Once it gets going it feels pretty gud
Shared suffering cant crit but the attack crit helps for the huge dmg for SS which bypass the shield, also vid isnt mine
From Pseudo (speedrun-modding server)
If i sell Athena special after getting merciful end, will my divine dash still trigger doom?
Yes
Your deflect abilities trigger doom, not specifically the special
its just that athena attack or special are prerequisites to pick up the duo
Thanks
piercing, ricochet, or explosive fire?
kinda feeling explosive, yeah
If you get explosive and take flat dmg on attack, does every victim of the explosion proc the flat dmg, or just the target aimed at?
depends on the flat damage I think
think doom and dio would
but zeus attack kind of already does that by itsself anyways
The correct choice
Explosive stuns enemies. Stunned enemies don't attack. Enemies that don't attack don't take damage from Jolted. 
Slowed enemies attack less. 
Practically it's not noticeable
Atleast not enough to make any significant impact on your overall dps
What are the best boons for aspect of Achilles varatha?
Aphrodite special and artemis attack + heart rend duo boon worked well for me but something else probably works better
What about Daedalus hammers?
Flurry jab is one of the recommended ones I think?
yeah
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How does the cycle work if I have 5 dashes?
Imagine if Arthur had access to long knuckle. Obviously what it needs is even more range right?
Artemis attack, Demeter or Ares on cast, get hunting blade or crystal clarity duo, Aphrodite on special is good
The Special is irrelevant
You use it as a duo opener not something you shoot for
Artemis Attack is stronger with either of those builds
And overall it’s better to just start Tidal dash
I meant attack put special by mistake
does anyone have a build for lucifer or suggestions on how to play the weapon. can't deal with it.
Build it like Eris
Or… grab pos attack, zeus whatever, sea storm, water gun, much splooshing
what's better at high heat chaos or zeus aspect?
I’d never take chaos over zeus
Ever
personal preference but also just zeus is better so
oke thanks
Any god recommendations for zagreus fists? im thinking zeus might work nicely
Ares attack + athena special + merciless end comes to mind
Zeus works well ye
More for fun than recommended but I do like using plume with zag fists plus hermes boons to gain extremely high dodge chance.
Becomes effectively a multiplier for your max health
cool im gonna try all of them as all sound fun, thanks people
Hey folks
For those of you who like to play with the Chiron bow, which Special do you prefer?
I have decided to go with Aphrodite on Attacks since it doesn't benefit from multiple applications but for the special I'm not so sure.
Both Dionysus and Demeter sound great with the 40% status curse effect whereas Artemis has a ton of crit which does 300% damage instead of 100%.
Dio works well, artemis works well, poseidon is nice (but sea storm helps a lot here)
On artemis you dont use priv status
Swap to the alt skill
What about Demeter on the Special?
1-tap nearly completely slowed bosses is really easy to play with from my experience
But the other boons don't offer much
Also, what Keepsake do you start with ?
Dio or Artemis
Weak compared to other options
Alright
The issue with Artemis is that it's hard to get a second status curse effect
What Keepsakes do you pick?
I'm still inexperienced but, from what I see it's a good idea to pick Aphrodite or Dionysus as a first Keepsake to guarantee one of their buffs, right ?
That depends on a lot of things, it's not always correct, sometimes it's not even viable
Well RNG can always screw you over but I guess picking either one leads to more consistency.
That is true but it's not likely in the scenario in question here
It's a literal priority boon
You're very likely to get it
And if not you can roll once
I see
And back to the pstatus thing, it forces you to go out of your way to get curses to proc it, it's not worth it on a lot of builds, Family Favorite is an unconditional substantial boost that you can get consistently every run
I can almost always get status curse effects with re-rolling
For Chiron specifically?
yes
Start with Dio then take Aphro in Asphodel, Acorn for Elysium and Styx
Over Spiked Collar ?
what are the most viable aspects for high heat?
I'm still relatively bad at the game so I get hit pretty often.
30h playtime, 80% of that with Chiron and having beaten heat 8
avoiding 5 hits is better than 50hp?
5 hits from heroes/dad is gonna be a lot more hp than 50
Yes
Define "high heat"
as high as possible
That doesn't really help, when people here refer to High heat they are usually talking about 32 or more, up until 40-45 heat everything is quite viable, not equally
Each weapon usually has 1 or 2 that are superior to the rest at that point
Sure but the 50hp is actually 50+3x25=125hp
which ones then
I never proc death defiance prior to daddy
It would probably be something like Nemesis, Zeus Shield, Beowulf, Rama, Zag Bow, Demeter Fists, Achilles, Guan Yu, Eris Hestia
tenkiu
Again, not to say that the rest is bad, those are just regarded as the top end, usually around the 45-50+ mark
Acorn will just help you do that more consistently, and at higher heats where the hp from Collar isnt a lot, Collar might still be viable for you, but Acorn is considered the best tanking keepsake for Heroes and non-EM Hades
Tooth also a very nice option, and can get usage in rooms if they're difficult enough
glhf
No Chance with this Aspect. Finished with all weapons but this one is no Fun for me 😩
And suffer when sea storm doesnt appear
absolutely chaos. chaos is by far the best shield aspect and dont let anyone tell you otherwise. chaos has no downsides, while zeus does have a downside, and its that your special moves slower. being able to actually deal damage with your special is completely irrelevant if its slow and impossible to use, but having more specials is clearly better. what even is a "blitz disc" anyway? what a terrible name. "bonus shields" is the stuff im after. just think how much cooler it is to be able to throw 6 shields at once like captain america compared to just lazily sliding your shield along the ground. and dont even get me started on the design of the shields. the aspect of chaos' design on the shield is clearly surperior, because it is one big eye, while zeus has two small eyes. who doesnt like big eyes? not me! and also, chaos (the character) is just objectively cooler and more egg than zeus, who is neither cool nor egg. this is why the aspect of zeus on aegis, the shield of chaos, is clearly worse than the aspect of chaos on aegis, the shield of chaos. i mean, the aspect is even named after the original owner of the shield! it clearly gets bonus points for that. beowulf is even worse. its way too slow and doesnt deal any damage whatsoever. i tested the dps of beowulf vs chaos shield on skelly and determined that chaos shield was actually way faster and was clearly easier to use. and realistically, the size of beowulfs cast makes it almost impossible to use. its so small that youd never see any real use of it. chaos shield on the other hand is so versatile with its shield throwing ability that goes much farther. the special on beowulf is absolute trash in comparison, and thats something you should really consider when choosing which aspect is better. the best cast, normally (slicing shot) is somehow terrible on beo and i dont even want to try any of the other casts for fear of how bad they are. zagreus is just boring. who thought adding more damage would be more fun?
Hmm
I’m sensing bias based on your name
also calling zeus shield impossible to use 
I do enjoy the chaos shield mechanic, I just wish it were stronger. Maybe if it came with something like built-in sudden rush or charged shot
And Chaos talking to you occasionally while using chaos shield is S rank flavor
my name is based on the objective fact that is in my name
I’d say it’s a very, very subjective and incorrect piece of info
incorrect? im not sure where you are getting your information from
add something about beo being way too slow to use and dealing no damage
And zag shield being boring and not adding anything cool to the weapon
Maybe Chaos Aspect would be better if the shields spread in a star shape instead of a v shape. 
For reference, that's how it behaved in Early Access when it was #1 on the tier lists.
thats a good point
ok i added more information to the paragraph
beautiful
im glad i can educate misinformed people
zagreus aspect is just boring. who thought adding more damage would be fun?
Could change that to "zagreus aspect is just boring, what's the point of adding damage resistance on a shield?"
Since that's what it did for a while in Early Access.
well i mean it doesnt do that anymore
Exactly.
See? That's why you should change it. 
Is Beowulf a joke for you?
+Zeus is much better than chaos
Chaos feels like you don't have an aspect
have you even tried all of the shield aspects? chaos is the best in nearly every way imagineable
i didnt mention it earlier but beowulf has another downside and its that you cant get a damage boost from boiling blood like you can with other aspects
With all aspects boiling blood isn't used that much
Like nearly only sword
That isn't really a downside
I use it on every weapon
You should actually use it on every weapon
Almost every weapon has something that can scale pretty well off of it
||It's a meme post.||
Sounded real for me
I use it but mostly on bosses where I can have a chance with no crowds, use it like not so often in normal encounters because I feel like I kinda ruin my attack sequence
Depending on the enemies and the situation
its good on beo
I think abyssal is better
Both are as useless
oh damn really
nah boiling blood is very useful, especially when you can cancel it into something else
wtf I'm shaking and crying
Don't worry it's memeing
no it's not I just used beowulf at 0 heat and lost in tartarus
this would never happen with chaos shield
Happens to everyone away from the joking
Because like Beowulf is really different that you will die when you use it at the beginning
But not 0 heat tbh
semirelated but why is the modded quick reset thing so hard to do
I swear it takes me 10 seconds of pressing the key combo
keys will ghost you if they are pressed at the same time and are close together
i always forget what it is when i need to reset and cant find it anywhere so i just reset the normal way lmao
It's not active by default
They added delay to the quick reset mod because there was some kind of glitch without it that could happen sometimes, I don't remember the details.
I just mash every button on my controller
Bruh.
whats the best build for arthur?
aphrodite attack, shadow slash and/or breaching slash, either hyper sprint+rush delivery or swift strike
ok ty
What should you be using on the aspect of lucifer exa?
Also would like to know if there's a site of some sort for these things, or is my best bet just asking here?
This a very decent general guide for all the aspects. https://www.leereamsnyder.com/blog/hades-build-guide
ive been using this as a guideline, very helpful!
Good understanding of meta builds and some off-meta ones.
Merciless end is good on any malphon aspect yes?
ye
Which hammers = good on gilgamesh
breaching is still the best
and as secondary hammers which ones are good?
Rush kick I think
And I am at a loss as to what to build, merciless end comes to mind but I also want weaken so I don’t die upon getting hit
ME works on gilga since it has built in +1 dash
I'd say it's the best ME fist if you get it, if you don't get it then dem wins due to beefy athena specials
your other option is aphro attack
so doom strike deflect flourish?
and ddash of course
it's a highroll build by definition and if you don't get ME you're kinda screwed on gilga
*+2
but is gilga dashes so might as well be 1 
yup
so it's effectively +1
ye ye
Ruthless reflex it is then?
yup
always
+1 but you also get common rd
and dodge chance
but RD sucks
Priviledged status or the other one
fam fav
Rd epic
on ME the build is so stupidly highroll you should FF up
unless you wanted to roll for blinding flash lol
Is what you get from rerolls seeded?
Yes.
On my way to kill the most annoying spear user without doom strike because I can’t bloody find it
I’ve found it… but its common
Everything is dying really fast regardless
With the little caviot that this is 1 heat because darkness run but
Hehe chamber 4 and I already have aphro attack, purple artemis flourish and relentless volley on chiron
So +90% damage
ended up getting rare crop on my special right before furies so it wasn't at peak efficiency but my luck this run is through the roof
strolling up to lernie with a level 8 artemis flourish on chiron
tbh poms on arty special for chiron are obviously good but also kinda meh
yeah level 8 red arte flourish being +151% damage is kinda underwhelming
although
with concentrated and relentless volley
everything is dying either way
more movespeed more damage
hyper sprint 100% movespeed
common rd 50% damage based on movespeed
For half a second
I guess it just sounds lacklustre then
its pretty decent
And makes ichors an amazing thing to buy
movespeed may or may not be multiplicative
so buying ichors and other movespeed items might be good
also sturdy effect is also very good
30% damage reduction + uninterrupable attacks is nothing to scoff at
sturdy sucks because I accidentally sturdy myself while trying to kill myself with elysium eggs
what
to reset sd
killing yourself in elysium?
I kill myself at the start of every encounter to proc blood frenzy smh
lmao
killing yourself before you exit the room is pretty standard when using sd lol
if you're using lc4, your only way to "regen" health without any aspect gimmicks is by sd
guan yu and draining cutter also allows for health regen iirc tho
guan yu, cursed slash, draining cutter, hearts, darkness, stubborn roots
I think are the only health sources otherwise
oh right i forgot about actual run related things lmao i was only thinking weapons
I actually randomly picked up stubborn roots early in my lucifer 50 attempt
it's less impressive than I thought it would be
indeed
probably makes up like 1 hit in bosses
so not terrible but certainly not game breaking
you might as well grab it if the other 2 options aren't great lol
what are some tips for going faster on chiron? in my last run i nearly timed out on the furies and finished elysium as soon as the time hit 0
i ended up going into hades with 2:40 remaining but since i had to go faster in the rooms before i had used most of my DD's already and promptly died on the 2nd phase
feels bad throwing the run with low tolerance, sweet nectar, and curse of nausea
aphro attack dio special is one of the ways to speed up chiron
very easy and not luck dependent at all, definitely
that's what i was running
were you using 2-3 specials per mark usually?
granted i wasn't able to get PS running until asphodel so that's why my tartarus was slow but i did have curse of nausea for the furies fight
yes
with dio special you want to do 1-2
i didn't get a lot of poms tho and only had lvl 2 special for most of the run
would 2 shots still be able to clear most enemies?
yep that's the issue, dio chiron needs poms
great i got slapped by no pom rng
lol yep
just get a feel for when to 1 special and when to 2 special
assume you were marking via dstrike always
learn break points and get better rng with poms
fair enough
any good hammers?
not really
piercing shortens special distance doesn't it
point blank, forgot the second one i got
bought the anvil hoping to get something useful then got slapped by exploding shot and piercing
and lost point blank from that lol
if you're unethical like me you can save scum anvil
not on modded tho that corrupts your save sometimes
i thought about it lmao
save scumming can corrupt your save who knew
then i figured "whatever piercing isn't that bad" and then i realized that exploding shot is really bad
on unmodded it never gives issues
something about speedrun mod causes problems though
you can save scum if you forget a fish lmao
eh I'm actually somewhat partial to exploding chiron
it gives some aoe which is always appreciated on the single most aoe lacking aspect in the game
well i dont think it's bad the issue was that the hades fight was next so i didn't have any time to get used to it
oh yeah exploding isn't the best vs dad
one trick with dio chiron is avoid/purge/take unpommable boons
dio chiron doesn't need much and scales mostly from low tolerance/curse of nausea/poms so that helps you with more levels
true
benefit packages probably hurt a bit
wait not that one
middle management
mini boss buff thingy
meh
chiron doesn't have issues with MM really
in fact EM4 is valid for chiron 32+
bosses and minibosses are its specialty
i dont know the meg placement for the tartarus explody miniboss
so that took a lot of time
the mini boss in styx with the giant satyr and big boi crystal sucked because they dodged meg
lost a dd there
yeah
tight spaces wreck havoc on wide arrow spread
i had tidal dash but no breaking wave because i didn't see poseidon at all lmao
well tidal dash better than nothing, excellent on chiron imo
yeah it was good
man now I'm tempted to try 50ing chiron
lmao do it
I'll probably try it for a few runs then remember why I don't play chiron anymore
fair
i'm trying to work up my way to 32 heat bow so i'd have more than 1 weapon at 32 heat but chiron is going poorly lol
what's your other 32?
might give hera a go instead of chiron even tho i like chiron more
hera's not kind at high heat from what I understand
It’s fine at 32
it isn't but i think it'll be more well rounded for me
At 45+ it starts to feel awful
Yeah
tbh just run gun
eris 32 is a big joke
no thinking required just hold down button
i've never played eris lmao i'm still working on bounties with the rail and hestia is just the most mindless so i've been doing that
Eris with delta chamber might be the easiest 32 heat weapon there is
well i know that hestia is one of the easier ones so i'm not gonna do that
i already got an easy one with beo so i want a harder one
so bow
lmao already cheesed too much with beo?
nice
arthur 32 is really fun tbh since it's low enough heat that arthur's strengths can shine
i've only beat 32 heat with beo twice but that's only because i dont crank it up that high that often i just try to go fast with beo instead
try 40 beo, it's a good learning experience
at high heat most aspects start to take on JS and beo is a great introduction to the marvels of JS3
man 16 rama wasn't fun for me lmao i have no idea how triple shot works
that reminds me I'm about to be really stupid https://i.imgur.com/okRvGXM.png
let's see how this goes
twin gaming tbh
when i first got my pacts i thought JS looked the most easy after DC because it was just more enemies i already knew how to kill lmao
granted DC wasnt too big of a deal because i was using a lot of fists back then but JS hurt a bit but i was still pretty consistent
oh my god I just tried to beat chamber 1 with arthur and attack at cursor off
what is this trainwreck how do console players use arthur
press and pray
lmao amazing
I’d recommend divine strike
huh really
Unmodded record starts with it
bet
Quick Recovery.
Win.
bet
Just hit things and they’ll die idk
citation needed
I just hit something and it didn't die
also how stupid is it to run abyssal
Do the lightning rod ap1 td3 highroll
oh you know me and my love of highrolling
True
I think Abyssal Blood is very underrated. But you'll notice missing the +50% boss damage on Excalibur.
Abyssal blood is insanely good on beowulf
I think it's interchangeable honestly
Sounds like a you problem. Can't relate.

My preferred Excalibur strategy is Crush Shot start.
Can't relate.
I can't enjoy Excalibur when I turn on FO2.
I just don't enjoy it.
based
based
On a scale from 1 to 10 how 4iq is doom attack on lucifer
doesnt sound particularly appesling
10
its like -9iq
way worse than lightning strike and theres no good way to proc ME lmfao
Curse of Agony + Dire Misfortune + Infinity Chamber = infinite Doom damage
+impending doom to make sure you get extra dire misfortune stacks
Infinite doom damage = never procs doom = enemy doesn’t die 
- curse of longing
still havent got curse of longing lol
Didn’t end up going for it, ended up with zeus attack, I’ve tried to dodge athena so hard and it finally cornered me with athena in a room with no exits
athena special is good
Hmm
I’ve ended up with the option of purple deadly flourish or purple true shot and I’m not sure which I want
Luci?
lucifer
Flourish
yeah
take the third option
common arte aid
Common arte aid was third option
🗿
hmm, common electric shot, common zeus call, lightning rod or reroll 🤔
Rod
rod
Should I force anyone for fourth god?
if you dont have a dash yet get poseidon
Infinity+1, I like the way you think.
Purp athena dash
poseidon for heroic replacement 
That was my idea with asking about doom strike lucifer
But you did use caps. 
rmacinty is a LIAR. 
Would I have good odds for it?
No.

i was joking 
Crocodile tears.
alright
How does it feel that my new pb doesn’t have aphro
Oh god
Wow
High roll hermes
Purple greater haste, purple greatest reflex, or purple flurry cast? Greater haste right?
reflex
Dashes
haste is ass
so no go for rush delivery with it?
getting rush delivery with haste is some massive copium tbh
rare+ Greatest Reflex > Hyper Sprint > common Greatest Reflex > anything else
40% maximum rush delivery isn’t anything to shout about
It's nice enough, but something you settle for when you can't get Greatest Reflex or Hyper Sprint.
greatest reflex it is then… just remembered I have athena dash so might as well grab more dashes
Greatest Reflex > Divine Dash
:pogofgreed:
this run is so high roll
best way to play hades the video game
Speedrunners went from ultimate highroll to scraping the low roll barrel
“Beowulf needs trippy flare to sub 6”
“Lmao just use the shackle the whole way”
beo needs thunder flare and more zeus boons to sub 6
Got my hypersprint anyhow
from a seperate boon*
I might as well have exclusive access with how much purple I’m seeing
whats a y dash
not zeus dash on sword
Sth like Beowulf it is kinda useless to take dash that you can even use ruthless reflex
I mean extra dashes not god dash
I use it tbh because I can't handle one dash

