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Ranged Playstyle so u keep out of the poison pools maybe?
Lel.
I remember absolutely obliterating Styx with a BeoBuild so that’s another option.
Is there any specific advice u want btw? Like boons or keepsakes or something?
Truuuuuuue, didn’t think of that.
i think i just need to fill my mirror
i dont have all the upgrades and temple of styx is very hard because of it
beobuild as in beowulf shield?
im using basic items
no upgrades, or just 1 😛
What mirror mods do you have?
Ah…
i was using the basic fists
Zagfist Plume Gaming.
will try again, i have success with the shield and the fists mostly
those are the only items i managed to beat theseus with
Just Blitz it.
the hermes item?
+2 because you’re a fellow fists/shield user.
Ye, if you go fast enough you’re essentially invincible.
i had triple dash + athena deflect on dash + the after-dash speed up from hermes
so that was fun
speed demon
Nooooice.
Oh yeah, rush delivery is a pretty good boon to get if you wanna use my strat btw.
Just try it out, I can at least promise it’ll be fun.
what about sword + nemesis?
That's not how it works at all lmao
Zag fist plume is an idea but not one I would recommend unless you have fated persuasion from the mirror
And also not having any good control of your build just kinda sucks in general
You have dodge but no damage
whats nemesis?
like, the nemesis aspect? i did try but got a weird daedalus upgrade and it felt clunky
sword is cool, yeah
i like fists->shield->sword->bow, spear and the gun thingie i dont use
you need a crit build
Like 95% of sword hammers suck lmao
i beat the hydra with all weapons
The only good one is double edge
and im just running random runs with fists to get essence for mirror
I think they meant crit build
So heart rend or deadly reversal duos generally
so i need to pick certain boons for the duo boons?
im just picking whats best
in each case
Generally yeah
Most builds revolve around getting a duo
But none of them are really make or break for the most part
Even if you don't get the duo, it's still a relatively strong core that you should be fine
it's better to start with artemis keepsake
im usually running the cosmic egg
B)
im not min maxing, just found the chaos boons cool
and im not spending 20 health for them 😛
ok
I mean that's fine and all but having a proper build would likely make Styx a lot easier
True, but didja have any hammers on it or sumn?
I mean it’s worked pretty well for me as my go to strat for whenever I had any issues. Damage was never an issue especially with Rush Delivery.
Invincible is an exaggeration but I said it cuz it cut a significant amount of damage that I took in a run.
what is up lads it is time for sum more hades
alriiiight so! i have 500 coins and have obtained the Sack, so i dont wanna go down any of the other tunnels and risk losing health
my options areee
athena boon 150
centaur heart 125
better? athena boon 450
pom 300
whatchall think, should i send a pic of my build too
yes send a pic of build too
depending on the build, more athena could be useful but could be useless
Do you think you'll need another DD for the fight
i might...but 3 is still pretty good
If you think you'll need it buy the 150 Athena
Actually
Okay so both ideas would buy the pom
If you think you need another DD, get 150 Athena after the pom
If you don't think you need the DD, buy pom and heart
ooh got to weigh my options here
hammers? whatcha mean
oh yeahh
lemme check rq
HP and double pom sounds good.
got my 7th clear. now i escaped with every weapon!
flurry shot and chain shot
Double pom on Attack or Call.
Anvil odds aren't great, too many special hammers in the pool. I am more concerned with your low max HP and no Acorn anyway.
damn i died at hades phase 2
Anvil is funny tho
hell no i am not goin w anvil
i like my flurry shot quite a bit
aight so pom time! and then heart
Double pom on Attack or Call would be great. Anvil is a gamble for Twin or Triple Shot.
awesome, call is one of my pom options
Yeah, but Artemis' Aid pom scaling is great.
well the other options are dash deflect and wave of despair
When you use your Call in the boss fight, remember to use it at max gauge and stand right behind the boss to ensure all the arrows hit and you get backstabs.
Well, especially to make sure the Call doesn't end up targeting anything else. 
But yeah, can get guaranteed backstabs on all the arrows by standing right behind the boss.
And doesn't hit the invulnerability bubble
orpheus is singing yessss
Build is a little weak and max HP is low, but Flurry lets you attack pretty safely, and you have Weak and Hyper Sprint for damage reduction, so that's good.
And chunky Call at least.
Nice Aphro build.
graaahhhh
lost again
ty
F
You’ll get there.
Is there a specific thing you’re having a problem with tho?
its mainly the ||second phase|| thats really giving me trouble
not to mention i somehow end up taking too much damage during the ||first phase||
both tbh
Taking acorn instead of lucky tooth could help.
just takes practice is all
ohh i see
i just gotta make sure i dont waste one of my revives on smthn stupid like the elysium boss fight
keep in mind dash attacking doesn't have iframes and constantly think about when it's safe and when it isn't
True
sometimes you have to slow yourself down, it's a first clear so just look out for seams to get attacks in safely
Yeah, that one’s a toughie early game, I assume you focus Asterius and then deal with Theseus after?
spear 
Taking Acorn into Elysium will help a lot.
And then keep it on for the rest of the run.
The Nacho Spear is an option.
OH YEAH, damn, I actually forgot I used to do that.
I didn’t 
what is ambrosia used for? i kiiinda wanna trade one in for titan blood but if its too valuable i wont
indeed
Is there any reason why I can't max out extreme measures
also can i undo any power ups ive done w titan blood and get the blood back?
hmmm. spear time methinks
Same as Nectar, but at high affinity.
Trading in a few for Titan Blood isn't a bad idea.
hm i see! ty
usingn spear now, attack focused
Misery, otherwise go for it.
Try to get extending jap, you can cheese a lot of stuff without getting hurt with it.
Spoiler tags for ||the Pact of Punishment|| in this channel. As for your question, ||EM4 unlocks a bit after the ending (10 clears).||
should i take a boon from aphrodite or go to charons?
ooh where do i get that? the hammer?
Always Lady Aphrodite.
Ye, it’s my fave hammer.
Best spear hammer is Flurry Jab.
nice
i love the flurry attacks lol
By a decent margin.
Always
should i take wave of despair or different league?
Different League
kk!
took athenas keepsake into tartarus, whose should i take into asphodel? aphrodite, artemis, poseidon, ares
Poseidon, knockback goes crazy in Asphodel.
kk!
why did i just lose a life to some random asphodel chamber. this is so EMBARASSING!!!!!
chaos gate but im low on health.....urggg
wooohooo, it's my first time defeating the Bone Hydra!!! Elysium is beautiful O.o
good job!
I wouldn't worry too much about it, some enemy combos in some chambers can just be a lot harder than others.
And sometimes early on you don't find a lot of max HP yet or your build is still lacking etc.
ty u_u
Plenty of opportunities to maybe get your DD back still.
hoping i run into ||patroclus|| eventually
should i check out the chaos gate even tho im low on health?
i hate theseus
me too
Fear is for the weak. 
eeeee
If it doesn't work out, you at least can say you tried.
Chaos Gates can be very high value.
there goes another DD 
You were already hoping to see Patroclus anyway.
oh well
one thjng i like abt this game is even when you die, whether stupid deaths or not, you still feel like ur making progress
yea tru
Yeah.
ooh support fire nice
You also notice you're getting better over time.
Oop, was that my fault?
I say do it cuz it’s fun but if you really wanna win, prolly not.
One of my fave boons.
escaped for the eighth time! ||im getting close to the true ending!||
How do I use ||Raging Rush? I'm recalling my spear and no dash happens||
Are you in the skelly test room
Yes
do you see the instructions at the top of the screen
WOOOOOOOOH!!!!
Get em, do it for Artie.
I think that’s just on shield?
That's Achilles spear
You don't recall the spear
You hit the other button
Idk which button is the recall but press the other button
the attack button right
I do ||but it just says press Q to skewer and recall||
Well don't recall
Just attacking provides the same result
It most definitely has more up there
I could send you a screenshot
please do
nope, i had zeus boon striking thunder + a chance for double strikes
Kk, I was wondering if you had sumn special on it.
starting a new run w flurry shot hell yeaaaaa
How did the last run go?
@leaden whale you don’t have the achilles aspect selected in the image you sent me
Raging Rush is achilles only you have zag spear set up
Dude my Aspect Of Achilles is LV1
yeah but you asked how to do raging rush
Lv1 achilles is also better than zag spear anyways
Wait can you only choose one
yes
Oh I thought all of them applied to your weapon
nope
there is a mod that combines all the aspects into one
Bad
but this one is going awesome im shredding thru enemies like theyre paper
Also ||Does the Daedalus Hammer Augment for Malphon where it makes your special do damage when you land apply boons?||
lemme send a pic of my build
no clue, but it might considering explosive return does
but also i'm fairly certain that hammer sucks for fists
quake cutter?
hermes for swift strike would be funny but not necessary, shop is better
hope for zeus to get static discharge
if not, then storm lightning to open up the legendary
you might get offered lightning rod tho lol
Damn, Extending Jab was that bad?
i dont think i had extending jab last time
Zamn.
O, well it looks like u’ve got a good Bow build going.
Tho tbh, I’m so garbage with bow I can’t tell.
Lel.
oh side note, dark foresight is much better than olympian favor
your very last mirror upgrade there
When you can’t afford Rail:
Yep, u get more hammers and other stuff, I personally like the Damage buff of Olympian Favour, but my playstyle should never be an example.
rail but i dont have ta reload ;3
rarity doesn't matter much in most cases except ares and aphrodite atk/special and static discharge
get delta chamber then lmao
TRUUUUUUUE
flurry strike bow and delta chamber rail both rely on a hammer anyways lol
and delta chamber is bugged to give you full iframes during dash striking
but bow is so fuuuuun
just go crazy
so delta chamber is much better than flurry bow
Wait… Olympian Favour is the 5% damage buff for each god rii?
Rail’s hella fun tbh, I like Hestia build.
hestia huh
is that an npc i havent met yet
aspect
Ahhhhhhh, so Dark Foresight is the Duo/ Legendary one?
no
ohhh oop
that's 20% more likely to get gold laurels
you literally had it right the first time
Hold on… so why’d u say this?
because dark foresight is not the duo/legendary one?
this is dark foresight
this was family favorites
I get that but aren’t they on different positions of the mirror?
this was gods' legacy
"get more hammers and other stuff" is dark foresight
Have ya beaten the game yet?
Ye.
have not, still trying to get past ||hades||
Ahhhh, well you’ll find out after you beat him.
what
how is knowing what aspects are tied to beating the game
you just need to unlock the rail and go on a run afterwards
to get aspects
I meant ||Titan’s Blood||
oh i see
spoiler text....i want to click but i Shant
Yes, good.
You'll find out in good time.
aight back at it fellas! just beat hydra
should i go w hammer or zeus?
thx!!
Show build first.
here be
Zeus Special.
woooo ok
(Even though I hate Zeus)
wait im not really focusing on special
mostly attack

Eh, go for hammer.
It’s fun.
On Zag bow I almost never use the special ngl
alrighty lets go hammer
Completely clueless on bow, just winging it tbh.
got a zeus boon at shop! electric shot, lightning rod, and heavens vengeance!
think im gonna go lightning rod!
lightning strikes your bloodstones on the ground
Watch videos made with Clipchamp, the best video maker for everyone.
Love 'Dice.
Ayo?
NO LIVES LOST AGAINST THE HEROES AYYYYY
That's hype af. 

Send pic of boons.
Damn, I just left Eurydice's room on my end.
lemme look!
and is there athena and/or artemis in the shop
nope
okay well there goes that idea
was gonna hope for deadly reversal
no artemis door either?
there is one!
oh neat
take athena door first
take her special
will be guaranteed btw
and then artemis
hope for deadly reversal
mmm....shouldnt i take something for attack instead? since this is an attack based run
the duo will give you a global 40% crit chance for 2 seconds whenever you deflect
you just need her special to open up the duo
ohhh!
welp, off to athenas door!
if there's any zeus doors or zeus boon in the shop, get those too
static discharge and/or splitting bolt
no special from athena 
divine strike, blinding flash, bronze skin
i see no point in divine strike as i already have lightning strike
idk! guess not
zamn...oh well
bronze skin or blinding flash?
welp probably blinding flash i guess
heart
kk!
ugh, damnit, lost a life and a good chunk of health
stupid snakestones
alright got the sack and an artemis boon
thank god for the fountain
alright i have a little over 500 coins, lets see my options here
zeus 450 pom 100 and 300 hermes 500
whats yalls onions
Hermes
Greater Evasion.
U got good reflexes?
mmmm....theyre ok
Quick Recovery can be good, but u need to dash when hit.
evasion it is!
abt to head in but i may take a quick break to eat dinner first
LETS GOOOOOOOOO I BEAT HIM AND ||MET PERSEPHONE||!!!!! ||IM SAD I HAD TO LEAVE HER BUT IM STILL HAPPY!!!||
first win or
yes!!!!!
nice job
tyyyyyy!!
trust me it gets way easier for the next few after my first win I’ve won like at least every other run since then lmao
good to know!!
but even if it’s not like that
dw everyone plays games at their own pace
my pace being obsessing over it like a madman for several days straight
awesome that was me too
I’ve only had the game a month and a half and I’ve recently past 20 clears
very nice!
||wow hades is an absolute douche. pretending it straight up didnt happen||
||pact of punishment huh...|| are the rewards worth it?
||you can reclaim the first time per weapon rewards for each heat up to 20, so yes it is bc you will need the stuff, btw if you want check #h1-high-heat-strategies pins for a heat guide||
Considering you probably want more titan blood, yes
ok!
btw, how far thru the story am i at this point? the story (and characters) is like the main thing im playing the game for
^
“Forevermore”
im gonna have to juggle between this game and splatoon 3, my other current game obsession
also this is kind of a subjective question but does the rest of the game have this sort of "uphill battle" type feeling? or do things get easier after a while
Depends on you tbh.
Pact of Punishment
Just depends on what u choose.
im prooobably not gonna do that. probably
can do!
things get easier in the sense that you learn from every death and get better at the game
also ||you dont have to use the pact of punishment at all if you want to clear runs. yeah you dont get the titan blood and whatever, but still possible lol||
just get 1.2k lul
that's not exactly a reliable way to get titan blood
i wish i could give ||alecto|| nectar
Yeah, her and Tisi.
It’d be so fun progressing with em.
Tisi eventually speaks coherent sentences, Alecto warms up to us and mortals in general.
Alecto is perfectly perfect just the way she is. Sweet, caring, kind. 
Also, I don't know about "coherent sentences" for Tisiphone, but I do love that she adds a certain name to her vocabulary
Lel.
Indeed, and a certain emotion.
How do people call for cerberus? I've seen some videos but idk what that's from
You can't unfortunately
It's ||in the final boss harder version (extreme measures 4)||
Spoiler tags. 
Thought it'd be vague enough but eh doesn't hurt
Fated Persuasion or Fated Authority
persuasion
Authority.
Persuasion.
Usually you can get the gods you want with the keepsakes and having more precise control is more useful
Is it rare to get rushed delivery
So I've made my way to the end of Elysium, and now have to face the boss. I have the spear and Divine Dash, as well as some other stuff that I can't remember the names of. Any strategies I should implement into my movement or combat to beat the boss?
Or is this a better question for #h1-builds-and-combat ?
if you focus down the bull first theseus is a piece of cake afterwards
just be wary of what theseus is doing
a stunlock from a spear toss while the bull is going at it could ruin your day
Often good to fight Asterius behind the pillars a good distance away from Theseus.
Although you'd want to try to keep Theseus on screen at least so you know from where he's throwing his spear, so you can get on the other side of the pillar from him.
If he's off-screen, headphones help. 
I'll pay attention for sound cues next time then
He puts a pink target icon on you when preparing to throw, but it can be easy to miss when you're focused on other things
I noticed the pink target icon a lot, if anything I found the fight was easier the further I got
even his last zeus phase felt pretty easy, but that's not saying much considering I walked out with 17 health
is there a way to force trials? the rooms where you pick 2 boons and fight one?
No
damnit, it's the only achievement i'm missing, to use a call during one of those
Just do a few runs, they're not that uncommon
has to be great call fyi
ive had almost 70 hours in this game and im somehow still not tired of it
i still haven't even gotten the true ending
Best part of a roguelike.
i have been palying hades for quite long but i can't beat ||hades|| or even the heros with the railgun i really want to try the secret aspect on but it's tough
What Aspect are u using?
i am using diffrent aspects in diffrent runs,
Okay, so is there something specific that’s a problem why u can’t beat the Heroes/||Hades||?
Also spoiler that.
Have you tried Lucky Tooth or Acorn?
i tried acorn
u tried some op builds?
i don't know op builds specific for the rail
i see, i'll try it any other gods i need?
ig for dash poseidon or athena
Basic rail run is zeus attack, percent god on special, poseidon dash for damage
What are some solid builds I can use, and how exactly do you get bonds with some characters?
Made it to Styx with pretty much luck with a duo boon, so how do I get good again?
Get shield, get Splash Dash, profit.
yo guys question
so pretty much
im thinking abt buying hades
but the thing is ik its a rougelike and i dont like games where u loose everything when u die cuz i enjoy progression
does this game have any perma upgrades
cuz for me some of the best parts of gaming is gaining strength in the game
Yes, it has perma upgrades.
Get the game, join us.
Seriously, a good build would be Zagfist and Lambent Plume with Rush Delivery and Greater Evasion to supplement it and Heartbreak Flourish with Deadly Strike for damage.
Did have Heartbreak strike with Zagfist
I just never got a pom to upgrade it
so most if not all of my damage relied on that uppercut
had exposed with athena's dash, so I did get that double effect damage.
but even then; that does not deny the Lv 7 special from Posiedon
Errr... language. Bot most be down. 
It’s cool.
Can just edit your message.

eh screw it, I'll keep playing Hades later. I can take notes on OP builds once I take a good nap
Adios, will come back in a bit
it's not a roguelike, else there would be no perma upgrades
sometime's there's the distinction of:
roguelike - no perma upgrades
roguelite - yes perma upgrades
but some people just like use the term roguelike to describe all of them which is a bit confusing
Yep, a good way to think of it is that Roguelite’s are a subset of Roguelikes but there’s all roguelikes in the end.
Eh Issac’s still a monolith.
what is rougelite
what even is rouge
sry lol im new to this style of game
im a big souls fan and also enjoy open worlds
it was an old retro game, so games similar are called rogue-like
rogue like/lite is basically, every time you die you restart from the beginning
depending if it's like or lite, there would be external upgrades i think
ok
cuz i can enjoy games where u do alot of runs and evantually make it
but i like perma upgrades
having randomly generated rooms is also part of it (so like mario isn't a roguelike)
oh yeah the random rooms that's important lmao
"mario is a roguelike" was not a take i was ready for today and thank god it's not accurate
this game is like
i mean 89 gb free rn
10 gb or something
ik that u need like 15% or smth
free on ur pc
so im just askin does anyone here know is 68gb free on a 500gb hard drive is alr
i luv hades
Huh?
yo
i just got a option
at the beginning of the game
do i pick divine strike as my boon
Get Divine Dash.
Basically everytime you dash you’re invincible and u fling everything back at the enemy.
It arguably the best boon in the game.
so its just like hollow knights shade clock but no cooldown
Yep.
oh yeah thats def op
How’s it feel?
You can sell them
Nah, they only last for the run, you unlock the perma stuff after u die.
See you’re already invincible when you dash regardless, it’s just that most people don’t know that only dashes have iframes, not dashstrikes, and they’re not very deliberate and aware when using them 
me just died
Ah, true. Mb.
what does it do then
uhh
idk i just got the game 3 minutes ago
bro im 10 minutes in
oh
i got 6 chambers in'
Oh cool.
yo
the purple stuff is perma and the keys too right
what weapon do i unlock first
what is good
Shield.
There’s a couple others but you have to unlock everything to get em.
ok
bro big w
lets goo dude
just killed 1st boss i think
and i just died
should i upgrade greater reflex
Wh-
Wait… How many attempts are you on?
Yep.
so is shield good
3
my farthest gotten is 12 rooms i think
and i have 75 purple thingysd
btw
i also have 3 keys now
should i get shield
is that rly good or smth
I think it is, but I also play really weird. Still you’re definitely above average.
Ye.
shield kinda funky
Where u at now?
wdym where am i ad
i just got shield so ye
now the game is wayy to easy
litterialy got hit once and thats cuz my game froze for a sec
unless the later floors get wayy harder
ima stop using shield
cuz its laughable how easy it feels now
i just got gemstones
wth
bro what the heck
the game is SO MUCH MORE EASY
Lmao wait a bit
U reached the second boss yet?
yeah just did 20 seconds
ago
lol
does she have purple hair
or like
idk what the hair is
kinda purple
name is
mcgaca or smth
the first boss are the monkeys right
Bro, that’s the miniboss.
oh my bad
You just met the first boss.
sorry lol
Nah, that’s fine, you wouldn’t know.
Ai, tell me how it went after.
k
ima prob die
shes around 35% hp but im very low
dude
shes 5% hp but im on 1 health
did it
aww i died nopw
is there a way to predict how to find sisyphus and the other NPCs that appear during runs?
Nope.
Just luck.
damn, the amount of times you gotta talk to NPCs in this game to progress their story seems kind of overwhelming
can i just give them an ambrosia, or do i really need to do 15 runs to progress the relationship
15 runs minimum, dw u'll get used to it.
Just try to have fun in the meanwhile.
i clutched
yea, i need to teach myself this. i think too much about 100% a game, instead of just playing till i no longer have fun. its good to know that runs wont take as long. my runs are like close to 30 min right now
Ye, just enjoy the game in your own way, everything will come in good time.
yea, im just not good with sticking to things, so i am worried that i willl get bored and quit the game after i "beat it" a few times and before i finish the characters storylines. i guess i can just look them up on YT if it comes to that
I’m quite the same, so I can at least say there’s a decent chance you won’t get bored.
alright, imma try not to worry about it. thank you!
Aye, np.
a few more runs
question
so
death defience is perma right
yo
just found the boss again
time for attempt 2
lets beat her again
aww i died
she was so low but its alr
Who you fighting
first boss
Ye.
ngl
just cuz i can rage rly bad if i struggle
ima turn on god and get that percent up to like 50
just in case i get super mad i will turn it on and cheese hard
you mean
honestly i've always had thick skin on my mirror, makes tartarus less dangerous if you don't get enough centaur hearts
I find it better for beginners/mid game
how is it not build based
the other option just isn’t that viable when you get hit a lot
it’s a mirror option for more health
is there even any reason to pick high confidence?
It’s skill based
wdym skill based
cant u only use a few speciifc upgrades
cuz ppl saying like
they dropped death defience
for like
smth else
High confidence gives you a damage boost if you have 80% health
The moment you dip below that you lose the benefit
Without thick skin you have like 50 health
The moment your health dips below 40 it goes off
question then btw
so
u can only have a few specific things equipped at once right
you can’t have both sides of the mirror active at a time yes
To flex.
lmao never gonna be above 80% on 32 heat
Just don’t get hit smh
Yes SD
thanks im cured, bouta do perfect run
you can have every row active at the same time, iirc you haven't gotten that far in so later on there'll be alternate choices for the mirror
It’s really fun, u respawn once every encounter.
wdym both sides
mirror has green and purple sides
You can switch from Death Defiance to Stubborn Defiance.
Just keep on playing mate
If you don’t have the option yet then it doesn’t help you
ye but i dont wanna waste me keys on bad stuff
the mirror and weapon unlocks are the only things you can use keys for, just spend it when you can
you can't make a mistake and put them in the wrong place
You just have to spend one key to reset and it’s only when you think what you have isn’t optimal.
Mostly you don't have to worry about it, just try things out and have fun
ok
i guess ima prob just save to 500 darkness to get another death defience
cuz ik its really really really good
I think earlier on, I benefitted from stubborn defiance more
what does it do
Cuz I was taking dmg and almost dying every room
I think that’s because earlier you die everywhere but later it’s mostly bosses
Exactly
Stubborn gives you one respawn per room
Stubborn defiance gives a life every room
Eventually Nyx will talk to you and let you switch to the other option
also
another thing
so im getting god more to a high % cuz if i rage i dont wanna have to still struggle
but im realing
everything does like 2-3 dmg
so it doesnt rly help
cuz everything already deals barley any dmh
dmg
btw question
i dont think i will but if i still struggle with god mode at 80% are there invinciability mods just cuz i dont like thinking i cant get over something or theres no workaround
not that i can see, but if you ask on the modding server which is pinned in #self-promotion they could possibly help you if you are still struggling
there are also boons that give you more damage reduction and dodge chance so that will reduce your chance of taking damage even further
alr
Hey! I just beat hades for the first time ever, and I was wondering how many attempts does it take for the average player to beat hades?
I agree with those numbers
can you have tripple shot and cluster at the same time?
As in hammers for the rail special? No
You can see if hammers are compatible in the weapon wiki page https://hades.fandom.com/wiki/Adamant_Rail
Cool thanks! :)
Depends on whether or not you're using eris
I think it's generally kinda meh
If you're using eris don't pick it at all
good to know
aight bet
and with ||beowolf|| is trippy or crush shot better??
Flood flare
I'd take aphro over trippy unless you already are using stygian talent, but I'd take flood flare over either
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does minotor rush effect the cast charge on ||beowulf||
it'll effect your rush itself but the casts are separate, they're only triggered by the rush
is the dmg buff from ||pierced butterfly|| removed if I unequip it mid run
yes
does the plume dodge% effect remain after we replace it?
I started hades yesterday but i've been struggling to reliably get to ||hades||. ALmost beat him once. Is there some general advice to get good?
I have mainly played with the bow thus far
If you started yesterday don't sweat it, just keep playing
it's pretty much impossible not to beat him at some point once you get enough upgrades
Is picking health upgrades or that pommegrenade for weapon upgrades generally better?
Spoiler the boss name in this channel
It depends on where you are in the run and what your build is, you need both
For the bow get used to dash striking
Every single shot you take should be a dash strike
It’s faster and scales better
Ignore the Special and pay attention to where you’re dashing, dashes have full iframes but dash strikes strip them, so you want to empty dash when trying to avoid attacks
I didn't try that. I'll try to get accustomed
What keepsake do u bring into the fight?
Didn't have to many so I just took the +10% Damage to distant foes
Do u have acorn or lucky tooth?
no sadly not
try to get some more nectar and give them to characters you haven't given it to yet, some keepsakes can be huge help
I will. THough some (I saw others give nectar to) I cannot give yet... Like ||cerberus ||||the dummy|| or ||sissyphus||
you can track characters in codex, if they have empty first heart you haven't given them yet
Like there isn't a button pop up
button will only show if you have nectar on you
Don't have the codex either :/
Just keep talking to them and progress the story
I do have two nectars
if you don't have codex yet you are very early on
Talk to Achilles.
hey, for your average joe, how long it usually takes (hrs played, maybe) to beat ||hades||? just wondering whether its indeed hard or i just need to gitgut
Honestly, couldn’t give u an exact time.
Like outside of dungeons? In dungeons he's just spitting flavor text as of now
kinda depends how good you are, from what I've seen it can be anywhere between 10 to 50 runs
I am 5 hours in and almost beat him once (15% or sth). Maybe ||he has a second phase once bar hits 0 though i don't know||
Ye.
Where is he?
Do u wanna know?
I’ve seen people who haven’t beaten final boss 100 runs in, so don’t give up! everyone at their own pace
He’s just turn the corbels near Hypnos.
im 8hrs in 
yeah you're right, at my own pace. but wondering if i miss something fundamental
tbf i only met him twice. on my 14th run. so im fine, i guess?
definetly fine
That’s very normal
👌
What would you say is the easiest weapon to beath the game with?
Shield.
And mouse+keyboard or controller?
What playstyle would you recommend with the shield?
I only know keyboard, but I haven’t had any problems with it.
It’s more about the build and combos that you get
If you get lucky and come across good things in a run like a strong hammer you’ll have an easier time
oops
So I'll just jump in and captain america the cuteness out of the underworld folk
Try to get Pos Dash.
For new players in my experience, it's actually spear or Eris that's the easiest to get their first win with.
Rly? Fists were mine.
Fists are also easy to play
spear: Tidal Dash start > Lightning Strike + Static Discharge OR Deadly Strike + Hunter's Mark. Lots of poms on Tidal Dash and Static Discharge/Hunter's Mark.
Eris: Lightning Strike > Static Discharge and Tidal Dash. Lots of poms on Static Discharge and Tidal Dash. Also pick up a decent % Special along the way (but not Tempest Flourish).
In Elysium, switch to Acorn and keep it on for the rest of the run.
My first clear ever was Spear but Shield can be played incredibly safe if slow, where you can kinda just walk through the game
Yeah, but even though I've been helping new players for a couple years, I can't say if my experience is representative of new players in general.
The thing with the shield is that new players tend to struggle to get any good DPS with it, so the boss fights especially are very slow and there's a lot of room for error.
Fair.
Easier if you can just mash buttons and everything dies before they can kill you. 
Weird to me tho, cuz funnily enough shield’s pretty offensive.
shield's bull rush can block any attack?
yep
not sure about AOE stuff
but if it's a direct attack and it hits you in the front then it gets blocked
oh cool
you think its wise to spend my first 5 titan bloods for zagreus' shield? fist is pretty fun but so does shield
i guess what i meant to ask is do i max one first or how?
I mean it kinda depends on you, what I did is unlock most of them to try them out and then started maxing stuff out, Zagreus aspects in general I'd say have the least amount of difference between lvl1 and lvl5, but also they don't take much to max out so it's about preference
the other aspects take much more blood to max out
but certains aspects can be incredibly weak until you get them to lvl 4/5
alright
Charging a Bull-Rush blocks attacks. During the actual Bull-Rush, Zag doesn't block; he's fully invincible during the duration.
Zag Shield is a good aspect to max out. My aspect leveling guide is pinned.
yessir
i managed to almost beat him ||yes, his 2nd phase too|| by cheese strat... shield, special doom, doom stack. but got panic'd and unpatient at the end, spamming too much shield throw i dont have enough time to block. realized it too late
Ah, got greedy.
Happens to the best of us:
Is he also invincible if you get the hammer where he shoots out a beam instead?
i really thought that was it man. i mean, curse of agony, curse of pain, dire misfortune and shield.
looking back i shouldnt have spammed throw but just attack lol
Charged Shot. No.
You wouldn't want two different sources of Doom because they don't stack.
oh? will the reset eachother?
Pretty sure just the first one you inflict will apply.
So it's not like hangover
no, the first one applied stays. Dire Misfortune adds extra damage for each additional doom applied, but it is very little damage
Wich just applies the latest one
Yeah, I think so. Mind you, I haven't taken two different sources of Doom in like a couple years so I could be misremembering.
Not like it really matters, conclusion is the same: get only one source of Doom. 
Do revenge boons work when you dodge the attack with hermits keepsake/boon
Nope.
the heck is that
i got a diamond
just died to miniboss of level 3
yo
so
how do i make my shield do more dps btw
cuz its doig like
none
Keepsake, u met ||Eurydice|| yet?
what is a keepsake and how do i get one like i see ppl talking about em idfk what they are do
tho
do i get them by gifting the orange juice stuff
Ye
^
You can gift everyone you can talk to
Also gift to Skully
Except the bosses
Well… there’s one boss…
I'd say gift it to the gods first
Eh, up to u.
Acorn is best shield keepsake imo
who gives u acron
Eurydice
also where do u get it
Asphodel
She’s in a special room in Asphodel
is that level 2
Ye
||2, actually (Hades and Meg)||
Skelly If you want extra life
Gods if you want to guarantee starting with a specific one
Truuuue
The keepsake does
Only if it's equiped
is it a good keepsake
do you need to beat hades to get more diamonds and titan blood for all this last stuff?
also
First off
Spoiler the name
Door with an exclamation mark as a room reward
ok
btw
should i level death defience to lvl 2 rn
also what do i do with my 22 keys
all i have is shield
Do you have the extra dash?
Depends, where do u usually die? Boss or Mob room
no mirror upgrades or anything
boss
Unlock kris weapons or mirror upgrades
what is better to unlock for now
ima probably stick with shield
cuz its good and fun to use
Death Defiance
Or save for trades with the Broker or resets.
ye ima just go for it because i can just use a key to reset
and its very helpful for now
The go to mirror upgrades are extra dash and death defiance
what about that shackle? does any bioon at all shut that thing off?
should i upg cthotic viatality
ye i did
Nah, Dark Regen
I think it’s better but u can tell me what u think.
I like cthonic viatality
Only boons for the special,attack or cast
Not sure, hold on
I don't think chaos boons shut it down
i got a question, i bought hades yesterday but steam says i only have 7 minutes of playtime even tho i played multiple hours
like passives are fine?
Yeah it doesn’t affect anything
This I mean.
Yep
Ye
You’re likely playing it offline by just clicking the hades icon instead of going through steam
It's a great keepsake for no boon runs
i thought i won and this guy jas two phases and i need diamonds and blood 😦


