#h1-for-new-players

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gray haven
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Shadow Presence is global though. You're thinking of Boiling Blood, which only buffs Attack and Special.

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Happens lol.

acoustic garnet
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big poisonous rats in temple of styx wreck me

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any tips?

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Lel.

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I remember absolutely obliterating Styx with a BeoBuild so that’s another option.

sweet brook
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Tidal dash with breaking wave helps a lot

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Or having a high dps build

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acoustic garnet
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i think i just need to fill my mirror

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i dont have all the upgrades and temple of styx is very hard because of it

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beobuild as in beowulf shield?

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im using basic items

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no upgrades, or just 1 😛

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Tell ya what

acoustic garnet
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i was using the basic fists

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Zagfist Plume Gaming.

acoustic garnet
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will try again, i have success with the shield and the fists mostly

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those are the only items i managed to beat theseus with

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Just Blitz it.

acoustic garnet
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the hermes item?

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acoustic garnet
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i had triple dash + athena deflect on dash + the after-dash speed up from hermes

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so that was fun

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speed demon

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Oh yeah, rush delivery is a pretty good boon to get if you wanna use my strat btw.

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Just try it out, I can at least promise it’ll be fun.

tacit kite
sweet brook
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Zag fist plume is an idea but not one I would recommend unless you have fated persuasion from the mirror

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And also not having any good control of your build just kinda sucks in general

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You have dodge but no damage

acoustic garnet
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whats nemesis?

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like, the nemesis aspect? i did try but got a weird daedalus upgrade and it felt clunky

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sword is cool, yeah

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i like fists->shield->sword->bow, spear and the gun thingie i dont use

acoustic garnet
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like, to farm?

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thats what you mean?

sweet brook
acoustic garnet
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i beat the hydra with all weapons

sweet brook
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The only good one is double edge

acoustic garnet
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and im just running random runs with fists to get essence for mirror

sweet brook
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So heart rend or deadly reversal duos generally

acoustic garnet
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so i need to pick certain boons for the duo boons?

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im just picking whats best

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in each case

sweet brook
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Most builds revolve around getting a duo

tacit kite
sweet brook
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But none of them are really make or break for the most part

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Even if you don't get the duo, it's still a relatively strong core that you should be fine

tacit kite
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it's better to start with artemis keepsake

acoustic garnet
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im usually running the cosmic egg

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B)

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im not min maxing, just found the chaos boons cool

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and im not spending 20 health for them 😛

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ok

sweet brook
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i beat bone hydra!

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Shield throw op!

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Invincible is an exaggeration but I said it cuz it cut a significant amount of damage that I took in a run.

slate pecan
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what is up lads it is time for sum more hades

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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

sweet brook
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yes send a pic of build too

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depending on the build, more athena could be useful but could be useless

slate pecan
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aight just a moment

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here be

sweet brook
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Do you think you'll need another DD for the fight

slate pecan
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i might...but 3 is still pretty good

sweet brook
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If you think you'll need it buy the 150 Athena

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Actually

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Okay so both ideas would buy the pom

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If you think you need another DD, get 150 Athena after the pom

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If you don't think you need the DD, buy pom and heart

slate pecan
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ooh got to weigh my options here

sweet brook
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What are those hammers btw

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Looks like chain and something else?

slate pecan
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hammers? whatcha mean

sweet brook
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Hammer upgrades you already have atm

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You have 2

slate pecan
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oh yeahh
lemme check rq

gray haven
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HP and double pom sounds good.

polar isle
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got my 7th clear. now i escaped with every weapon!

slate pecan
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flurry shot and chain shot

gray haven
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Double pom on Attack or Call.

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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.

acoustic garnet
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damn i died at hades phase 2

gray haven
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Final boss fight is spoilers here.

sweet brook
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Anvil is funny tho

slate pecan
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hell no i am not goin w anvil
i like my flurry shot quite a bit

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aight so pom time! and then heart

gray haven
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Double pom on Attack or Call would be great. Anvil is a gamble for Twin or Triple Shot.

slate pecan
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awesome, call is one of my pom options

sweet brook
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Atk pom would be better here wouldn't it

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Lvl 1 atk lol

gray haven
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Yeah, but Artemis' Aid pom scaling is great.

slate pecan
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well the other options are dash deflect and wave of despair

gray haven
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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.

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Well, especially to make sure the Call doesn't end up targeting anything else. tizomg

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But yeah, can get guaranteed backstabs on all the arrows by standing right behind the boss.

sweet brook
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And doesn't hit the invulnerability bubble

slate pecan
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gotcha, thank uzaggrin

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ok got everything! time to head in!

polar isle
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orpheus is singing yessss

gray haven
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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.

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And chunky Call at least.

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slate pecan
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graaahhhh
lost again

slate pecan
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You’ll get there.

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Is there a specific thing you’re having a problem with tho?

slate pecan
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its mainly the ||second phase|| thats really giving me trouble

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not to mention i somehow end up taking too much damage during the ||first phase||
both tbh

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coral yoke
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just takes practice is all

slate pecan
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ohh i see
i just gotta make sure i dont waste one of my revives on smthn stupid like the elysium boss fight

coral yoke
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keep in mind dash attacking doesn't have iframes and constantly think about when it's safe and when it isn't

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coral yoke
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sometimes you have to slow yourself down, it's a first clear so just look out for seams to get attacks in safely

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coral yoke
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spear sholthink

gray haven
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Taking Acorn into Elysium will help a lot.

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And then keep it on for the rest of the run.

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The Nacho Spear is an option.

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I didn’t shadesmile

slate pecan
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what is ambrosia used for? i kiiinda wanna trade one in for titan blood but if its too valuable i wont

leaden whale
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Is there any reason why I can't max out extreme measures

slate pecan
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also can i undo any power ups ive done w titan blood and get the blood back?

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hmmm. spear time methinks

gray haven
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Trading in a few for Titan Blood isn't a bad idea.

slate pecan
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hm i see! ty
usingn spear now, attack focused

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gray haven
slate pecan
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should i take a boon from aphrodite or go to charons?

slate pecan
gray haven
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Always Lady Aphrodite.

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gray haven
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Best spear hammer is Flurry Jab.

slate pecan
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nice
i love the flurry attacks lol

gray haven
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By a decent margin.

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slate pecan
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should i take wave of despair or different league?

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slate pecan
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kk!

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took athenas keepsake into tartarus, whose should i take into asphodel? aphrodite, artemis, poseidon, ares

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slate pecan
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kk!

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why did i just lose a life to some random asphodel chamber. this is so EMBARASSING!!!!!

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chaos gate but im low on health.....urggg

dark fog
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wooohooo, it's my first time defeating the Bone Hydra!!! Elysium is beautiful O.o

slate pecan
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good job!

gray haven
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And sometimes early on you don't find a lot of max HP yet or your build is still lacking etc.

slate pecan
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ty u_u

gray haven
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Plenty of opportunities to maybe get your DD back still.

slate pecan
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hoping i run into ||patroclus|| eventually

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should i check out the chaos gate even tho im low on health?

polar isle
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i hate theseus

slate pecan
gray haven
slate pecan
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eeeee

gray haven
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If it doesn't work out, you at least can say you tried.

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Chaos Gates can be very high value.

slate pecan
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there goes another DD zagcry

gray haven
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You were already hoping to see Patroclus anyway.

slate pecan
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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

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yea tru

slate pecan
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ooh support fire nice

gray haven
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You also notice you're getting better over time.

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polar isle
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escaped for the eighth time! ||im getting close to the true ending!||

leaden whale
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How do I use ||Raging Rush? I'm recalling my spear and no dash happens||

modern briar
leaden whale
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Yes

modern briar
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do you see the instructions at the top of the screen

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Get em, do it for Artie.

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sweet brook
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That's Achilles spear

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You don't recall the spear

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You hit the other button

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Idk which button is the recall but press the other button

modern briar
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the attack button right

leaden whale
sweet brook
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Well don't recall

leaden whale
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Just attacking provides the same result

modern briar
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It most definitely has more up there

slate pecan
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the run has died T_T
oh whale

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damn butterfly ball

leaden whale
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I could send you a screenshot

modern briar
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please do

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slate pecan
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starting a new run w flurry shot hell yeaaaaa

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modern briar
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@leaden whale you don’t have the achilles aspect selected in the image you sent me

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Raging Rush is achilles only you have zag spear set up

leaden whale
modern briar
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yeah but you asked how to do raging rush

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Lv1 achilles is also better than zag spear anyways

leaden whale
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Wait can you only choose one

sweet brook
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yes

leaden whale
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Oh I thought all of them applied to your weapon

sweet brook
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nope

modern briar
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That would be funny

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also probably impossible for it to work well

sweet brook
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there is a mod that combines all the aspects into one

slate pecan
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but this one is going awesome im shredding thru enemies like theyre paper

leaden whale
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Also ||Does the Daedalus Hammer Augment for Malphon where it makes your special do damage when you land apply boons?||

slate pecan
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lemme send a pic of my build

sweet brook
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but also i'm fairly certain that hammer sucks for fists

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quake cutter?

slate pecan
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btw hermes or shop

sweet brook
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what hammer is that btw

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flurry?

slate pecan
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ya

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orrr pom ig

sweet brook
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hermes for swift strike would be funny but not necessary, shop is better

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hope for zeus to get static discharge

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if not, then storm lightning to open up the legendary

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you might get offered lightning rod tho lol

slate pecan
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aight shop it is

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storm lightning nice

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break time tho. switch has to charge

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slate pecan
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i dont think i had extending jab last time

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Tho tbh, I’m so garbage with bow I can’t tell.

sweet brook
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it's

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certainly interesting for a bow build lmao

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it's like

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budget rail lmao

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sweet brook
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your very last mirror upgrade there

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slate pecan
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rail but i dont have ta reload ;3

sweet brook
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rarity doesn't matter much in most cases except ares and aphrodite atk/special and static discharge

sweet brook
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sweet brook
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flurry strike bow and delta chamber rail both rely on a hammer anyways lol

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and delta chamber is bugged to give you full iframes during dash striking

slate pecan
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but bow is so fuuuuun
just go crazy

sweet brook
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so delta chamber is much better than flurry bow

slate pecan
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i may have to check out the rail then

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if only for extra boss rewards

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sweet brook
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no

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that's 40% chance for rare

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slate pecan
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hestia huh
is that an npc i havent met yet

sweet brook
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aspect

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sweet brook
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no

slate pecan
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ohhh oop

sweet brook
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that's 20% more likely to get gold laurels

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you literally had it right the first time

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sweet brook
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because dark foresight is not the duo/legendary one?

sweet brook
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sweet brook
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Okay, I get it now.

sweet brook
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slate pecan
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sweet brook
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what

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how is knowing what aspects are tied to beating the game

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you just need to unlock the rail and go on a run afterwards

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to get aspects

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sweet brook
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oh i see

slate pecan
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spoiler text....i want to click but i Shant

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You'll find out in good time.

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OH YEAH!!!

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My b.

slate pecan
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aight back at it fellas! just beat hydra

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Build pic?

slate pecan
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should i go w hammer or zeus?
thx!!

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slate pecan
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the same as earlier!

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"budget rail" someone said lol

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Oop:

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Hold on.

slate pecan
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slate pecan
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woooo ok

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(Even though I hate Zeus)

slate pecan
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wait im not really focusing on special
mostly attack

opaque scroll
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Eh, go for hammer.

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It’s fun.

eternal warren
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On Zag bow I almost never use the special ngl

slate pecan
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alrighty lets go hammer

opaque scroll
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Completely clueless on bow, just winging it tbh.

slate pecan
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got a zeus boon at shop! electric shot, lightning rod, and heavens vengeance!

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think im gonna go lightning rod!

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Where u at btw?

eternal warren
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lightning strikes your bloodstones on the ground

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Love 'Dice.

slate pecan
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NO LIVES LOST AGAINST THE HEROES AYYYYY

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Damn, I just left Eurydice's room on my end.

slate pecan
sweet brook
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is there an athena door

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by chance

slate pecan
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lemme look!

sweet brook
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and is there athena and/or artemis in the shop

slate pecan
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there is an athena door!

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no athena boon tho!

sweet brook
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take that, her special boon will be guaranteed

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wait

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is there artemis in the shop

slate pecan
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nope

sweet brook
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okay well there goes that idea

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was gonna hope for deadly reversal

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no artemis door either?

slate pecan
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there is one!

sweet brook
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oh neat

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take athena door first

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take her special

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will be guaranteed btw

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and then artemis

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hope for deadly reversal

slate pecan
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mmm....shouldnt i take something for attack instead? since this is an attack based run

sweet brook
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the duo will give you a global 40% crit chance for 2 seconds whenever you deflect

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you just need her special to open up the duo

slate pecan
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ohhh!

leaden whale
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Disappears

slate pecan
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welp, off to athenas door!

sweet brook
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if there's any zeus doors or zeus boon in the shop, get those too

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static discharge and/or splitting bolt

slate pecan
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no special from athena zagsad

sweet brook
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huh

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shouldn't it be guaranteed since you dont have a special boon

slate pecan
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divine strike, blinding flash, bronze skin
i see no point in divine strike as i already have lightning strike
idk! guess not

sweet brook
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oh bruh divine strike replacement that's why

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that's actually unfortunate

slate pecan
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zamn...oh well
bronze skin or blinding flash?

sweet brook
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welp probably blinding flash i guess

slate pecan
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kk!

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alright, what next? theres coin, artemis, pom, heart

sweet brook
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heart

slate pecan
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kk!

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ugh, damnit, lost a life and a good chunk of health
stupid snakestones

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alright got the sack and an artemis boon

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thank god for the fountain

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alright i have a little over 500 coins, lets see my options here

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zeus 450 pom 100 and 300 hermes 500

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whats yalls onions

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slate pecan
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aight hermes it is!

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ooh! greater evasion, quick recovery, or greater haste?

opaque scroll
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U got good reflexes?

slate pecan
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mmmm....theyre ok

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slate pecan
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evasion it is!
abt to head in but i may take a quick break to eat dinner first

slate pecan
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LETS GOOOOOOOOO I BEAT HIM AND ||MET PERSEPHONE||!!!!! ||IM SAD I HAD TO LEAVE HER BUT IM STILL HAPPY!!!||

bright harness
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first win or

slate pecan
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yes!!!!!

bright harness
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nice job

slate pecan
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tyyyyyy!!

bright harness
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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

slate pecan
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good to know!!

bright harness
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but even if it’s not like that
dw everyone plays games at their own pace

slate pecan
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my pace being obsessing over it like a madman for several days straight

bright harness
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awesome that was me too

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I’ve only had the game a month and a half and I’ve recently past 20 clears

slate pecan
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very nice!

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||wow hades is an absolute douche. pretending it straight up didnt happen||

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||pact of punishment huh...|| are the rewards worth it?

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||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||

sweet brook
slate pecan
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ok!

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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

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^

slate pecan
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BRUH

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h...how long am i gonna be playing this game.......

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slate pecan
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im gonna have to juggle between this game and splatoon 3, my other current game obsession

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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

opaque scroll
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Pact of Punishment

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Just depends on what u choose.

slate pecan
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im prooobably not gonna do that. probably

opaque scroll
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Just have fun tbh.

slate pecan
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can do!

sweet brook
heavy anchor
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just get 1.2k lul

sweet brook
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that's not exactly a reliable way to get titan blood

polar isle
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i wish i could give ||alecto|| nectar

opaque scroll
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It’d be so fun progressing with em.

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Tisi eventually speaks coherent sentences, Alecto warms up to us and mortals in general.

gray haven
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Alecto is perfectly perfect just the way she is. Sweet, caring, kind. squirtnya

leaden whale
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Also, I don't know about "coherent sentences" for Tisiphone, but I do love that she adds a certain name to her vocabulary

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opal tiger
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How do people call for cerberus? I've seen some videos but idk what that's from

eternal warren
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You can't unfortunately

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It's ||in the final boss harder version (extreme measures 4)||

gray haven
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Spoiler tags. tizomg

eternal warren
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Thought it'd be vague enough but eh doesn't hurt

tacit kite
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Fated Persuasion or Fated Authority

plucky urchin
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persuasion

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Authority.

eternal warren
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Persuasion.

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Usually you can get the gods you want with the keepsakes and having more precise control is more useful

opal tiger
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Is it rare to get rushed delivery

feral veldt
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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?

coral yoke
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if you focus down the bull first theseus is a piece of cake afterwards

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just be wary of what theseus is doing

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a stunlock from a spear toss while the bull is going at it could ruin your day

feral veldt
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okay, noted

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okay so I had to use my last death defiance but I beat 'em :D

gray haven
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Often good to fight Asterius behind the pillars a good distance away from Theseus.

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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.

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If he's off-screen, headphones help. tizomg

feral veldt
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I'll pay attention for sound cues next time then

eternal warren
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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

feral veldt
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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

sullen imp
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is there a way to force trials? the rooms where you pick 2 boons and fight one?

sullen imp
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damnit, it's the only achievement i'm missing, to use a call during one of those

viscid notch
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Just do a few runs, they're not that uncommon

pallid cypress
polar isle
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ive had almost 70 hours in this game and im somehow still not tired of it

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i still haven't even gotten the true ending

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summer zenith
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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

summer zenith
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i am using diffrent aspects in diffrent runs,

opaque scroll
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Also spoiler that.

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Have you tried Lucky Tooth or Acorn?

summer zenith
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i tried acorn

pallid cypress
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u tried some op builds?

summer zenith
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i don't know op builds specific for the rail

pallid cypress
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ah for rail go zeus attack with jolted

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thats the best i think

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for normal rai

summer zenith
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i see, i'll try it any other gods i need?

pallid cypress
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ig for dash poseidon or athena

modern briar
short hawk
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What are some solid builds I can use, and how exactly do you get bonds with some characters?

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Made it to Styx with pretty much luck with a duo boon, so how do I get good again?

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upbeat trench
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yo guys question

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so pretty much

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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

opaque scroll
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Get the game, join us.

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short hawk
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Did have Heartbreak strike with Zagfist

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I just never got a pom to upgrade it

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so most if not all of my damage relied on that uppercut

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had exposed with athena's dash, so I did get that double effect damage.

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but even then; that does not deny the Lv 7 special from Posiedon

gray haven
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Errr... language. Bot most be down. tizomg

opaque scroll
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Lel.

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Did we finally break it?

short hawk
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ah

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I say bad word

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sorry

opaque scroll
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It’s cool.

gray haven
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Can just edit your message.

short hawk
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eh screw it, I'll keep playing Hades later. I can take notes on OP builds once I take a good nap

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Adios, will come back in a bit

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eternal warren
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sometime's there's the distinction of:
roguelike - no perma upgrades
roguelite - yes perma upgrades

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but some people just like use the term roguelike to describe all of them which is a bit confusing

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restive briar
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Pure roguelikes like Isaac aren’t as popular as roguelites

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Not anymore

opaque scroll
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Eh Issac’s still a monolith.

upbeat trench
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what even is rouge

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sry lol im new to this style of game

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im a big souls fan and also enjoy open worlds

eternal warren
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it was an old retro game, so games similar are called rogue-like

upbeat trench
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ok

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ohh

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did it have no perma upgrades

sweet brook
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rogue like/lite is basically, every time you die you restart from the beginning

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depending if it's like or lite, there would be external upgrades i think

upbeat trench
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ok

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cuz i can enjoy games where u do alot of runs and evantually make it

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but i like perma upgrades

eternal warren
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having randomly generated rooms is also part of it (so like mario isn't a roguelike)

upbeat trench
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ye

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i get it

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btw

sweet brook
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oh yeah the random rooms that's important lmao

upbeat trench
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do yk if 68gb free on a 500gb hard drive is k ik this is random but

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i got it

sweet brook
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"mario is a roguelike" was not a take i was ready for today and thank god it's not accurate

upbeat trench
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but i only have 68gb free rn

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cuz i have a bunch of big games on my pc atm

sweet brook
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this game is like

upbeat trench
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i mean 89 gb free rn

sweet brook
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10 gb or something

upbeat trench
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ik that u need like 15% or smth

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free on ur pc

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so im just askin does anyone here know is 68gb free on a 500gb hard drive is alr

ebon sable
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i luv hades

upbeat trench
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wth

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vulkan hades

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what

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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yo

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i just got a option

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at the beginning of the game

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do i pick divine strike as my boon

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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oh

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alr

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why

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is it good

opaque scroll
# upbeat trench why

Basically everytime you dash you’re invincible and u fling everything back at the enemy.

upbeat trench
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.

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oh

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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so its just like hollow knights shade clock but no cooldown

upbeat trench
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oh yeah thats def op

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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very good

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btw

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question

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are boons perma

hushed cape
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You can sell them

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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aww

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that sucks

viscid notch
upbeat trench
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me just died

upbeat trench
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what does it do then

opaque scroll
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How’d u die?

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Miniboss?

upbeat trench
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uhh

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idk i just got the game 3 minutes ago

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bro im 10 minutes in

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oh

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i got 6 chambers in'

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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yo

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the purple stuff is perma and the keys too right

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what weapon do i unlock first

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what is good

opaque scroll
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There’s a couple others but you have to unlock everything to get em.

upbeat trench
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ok

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bro big w

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lets goo dude

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just killed 1st boss i think

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and i just died

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should i upgrade greater reflex

opaque scroll
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Wait… How many attempts are you on?

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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so is shield good

upbeat trench
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my farthest gotten is 12 rooms i think

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and i have 75 purple thingysd

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btw

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i also have 3 keys now

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should i get shield

upbeat trench
opaque scroll
opaque scroll
sweet brook
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shield kinda funky

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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wdym where am i ad

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i just got shield so ye

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now the game is wayy to easy

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litterialy got hit once and thats cuz my game froze for a sec

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unless the later floors get wayy harder

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ima stop using shield

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cuz its laughable how easy it feels now

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i just got gemstones

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wth

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bro what the heck

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the game is SO MUCH MORE EASY

sweet brook
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Lmao wait a bit

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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yeah just did 20 seconds

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ago

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lol

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does she have purple hair

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or like

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idk what the hair is

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kinda purple

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name is

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mcgaca or smth

opaque scroll
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Wait…

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😆

upbeat trench
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the first boss are the monkeys right

opaque scroll
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Bro, that’s the miniboss.

upbeat trench
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oh my bad

opaque scroll
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You just met the first boss.

upbeat trench
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sorry lol

opaque scroll
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Ai, tell me how it went after.

upbeat trench
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k

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ima prob die

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shes around 35% hp but im very low

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dude

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shes 5% hp but im on 1 health

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did it

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aww i died nopw

opaque scroll
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Or nah?

wise sphinx
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is there a way to predict how to find sisyphus and the other NPCs that appear during runs?

wise sphinx
# opaque scroll Nope.

damn, the amount of times you gotta talk to NPCs in this game to progress their story seems kind of overwhelming

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can i just give them an ambrosia, or do i really need to do 15 runs to progress the relationship

opaque scroll
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Just try to have fun in the meanwhile.

upbeat trench
wise sphinx
opaque scroll
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Ai, so whatcha doin now?

opaque scroll
wise sphinx
opaque scroll
wise sphinx
opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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question

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so

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death defience is perma right

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yo

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just found the boss again

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time for attempt 2

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lets beat her again

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aww i died

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she was so low but its alr

hushed cape
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Who you fighting

upbeat trench
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first boss

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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ngl

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just cuz i can rage rly bad if i struggle

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ima turn on god and get that percent up to like 50

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just in case i get super mad i will turn it on and cheese hard

upbeat trench
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is thick skin good for any builds

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any build

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ima prob do a shield build

modern briar
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you mean

bronze lark
modern briar
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The mirror option?

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that’s not really a build based thing

upbeat trench
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it isint

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wdym

modern briar
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I find it better for beginners/mid game

upbeat trench
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how is it not build based

modern briar
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the other option just isn’t that viable when you get hit a lot

modern briar
bronze lark
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is there even any reason to pick high confidence?

modern briar
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It’s skill based

upbeat trench
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wdym skill based

modern briar
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thick skin gives you more health

upbeat trench
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cant u only use a few speciifc upgrades

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cuz ppl saying like

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they dropped death defience

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for like

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smth else

modern briar
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High confidence gives you a damage boost if you have 80% health

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The moment you dip below that you lose the benefit

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Without thick skin you have like 50 health

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The moment your health dips below 40 it goes off

upbeat trench
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question then btw

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so

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u can only have a few specific things equipped at once right

modern briar
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you can’t have both sides of the mirror active at a time yes

opaque scroll
bronze lark
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lmao never gonna be above 80% on 32 heat

modern briar
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Just don’t get hit smh

opaque scroll
bronze lark
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thanks im cured, bouta do perfect run

eternal warren
opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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wdym both sides

bronze lark
opaque scroll
modern briar
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Just keep on playing mate

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If you don’t have the option yet then it doesn’t help you

upbeat trench
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ye but i dont wanna waste me keys on bad stuff

eternal warren
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the mirror and weapon unlocks are the only things you can use keys for, just spend it when you can

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you can't make a mistake and put them in the wrong place

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
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k

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i just want to not waste darkness

opaque scroll
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Fair.

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Just pick what u find interesting.

eternal warren
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Mostly you don't have to worry about it, just try things out and have fun

upbeat trench
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ok

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i guess ima prob just save to 500 darkness to get another death defience

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cuz ik its really really really good

restive briar
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I think earlier on, I benefitted from stubborn defiance more

upbeat trench
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what does it do

restive briar
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Cuz I was taking dmg and almost dying every room

heavy anchor
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I think that’s because earlier you die everywhere but later it’s mostly bosses

restive briar
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Exactly

heavy anchor
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Stubborn gives you one respawn per room

restive briar
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Stubborn defiance gives a life every room

upbeat trench
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how does it work

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like

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does it reset

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and how do i unlock it

eternal warren
#

Eventually Nyx will talk to you and let you switch to the other option

upbeat trench
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also

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another thing

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so im getting god more to a high % cuz if i rage i dont wanna have to still struggle

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but im realing

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everything does like 2-3 dmg

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so it doesnt rly help

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cuz everything already deals barley any dmh

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dmg

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btw question

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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

faint umbra
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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

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there are also boons that give you more damage reduction and dodge chance so that will reduce your chance of taking damage even further

upbeat trench
#

alr

cold ice
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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?

jagged stump
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Differs a lot from player to player

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Around 20-60 depending on skill I think

eternal warren
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I agree with those numbers

raw vessel
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can you have tripple shot and cluster at the same time?

eternal warren
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As in hammers for the rail special? No

raw vessel
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thanks

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is hazard bomb worth the risk?

cold ice
jagged stump
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I think it's generally kinda meh

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If you're using eris don't pick it at all

raw vessel
jagged stump
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Rocket bomb + cluster bombs is op

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Got a new pb twice with it

raw vessel
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and with ||beowolf|| is trippy or crush shot better??

jagged stump
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Flood flare

pastel mica
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I'd take aphro over trippy unless you already are using stygian talent, but I'd take flood flare over either

raw vessel
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k

raw vessel
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does minotor rush effect the cast charge on ||beowulf||

pastel mica
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it'll effect your rush itself but the casts are separate, they're only triggered by the rush

sharp abyss
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is the dmg buff from ||pierced butterfly|| removed if I unequip it mid run

sweet brook
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yes

summer zenith
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does the plume dodge% effect remain after we replace it?

cloud cedar
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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?

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I have mainly played with the bow thus far

upbeat spoke
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If you started yesterday don't sweat it, just keep playing

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it's pretty much impossible not to beat him at some point once you get enough upgrades

cloud cedar
#

Is picking health upgrades or that pommegrenade for weapon upgrades generally better?

viscid notch
viscid notch
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For the bow get used to dash striking

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Every single shot you take should be a dash strike

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It’s faster and scales better

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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

cloud cedar
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I didn't try that. I'll try to get accustomed

opaque scroll
cloud cedar
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Didn't have to many so I just took the +10% Damage to distant foes

opaque scroll
cloud cedar
#

no sadly not

upbeat spoke
#

try to get some more nectar and give them to characters you haven't given it to yet, some keepsakes can be huge help

opaque scroll
#

No lie.

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Give a nectar to Skully.

cloud cedar
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I will. THough some (I saw others give nectar to) I cannot give yet... Like ||cerberus ||||the dummy|| or ||sissyphus||

upbeat spoke
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you can track characters in codex, if they have empty first heart you haven't given them yet

cloud cedar
#

Like there isn't a button pop up

upbeat spoke
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button will only show if you have nectar on you

cloud cedar
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Don't have the codex either :/

viscid notch
#

Just keep talking to them and progress the story

cloud cedar
#

I do have two nectars

upbeat spoke
#

if you don't have codex yet you are very early on

opaque scroll
#

Talk to Achilles.

gray remnant
#

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

opaque scroll
cloud cedar
upbeat spoke
cloud cedar
cloud cedar
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Where is he?

faint umbra
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I’ve seen people who haven’t beaten final boss 100 runs in, so don’t give up! everyone at their own pace

opaque scroll
gray remnant
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im 8hrs in zagsad
yeah you're right, at my own pace. but wondering if i miss something fundamental

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tbf i only met him twice. on my 14th run. so im fine, i guess?

upbeat spoke
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definetly fine

viscid notch
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That’s very normal

gray remnant
#

👌

cloud cedar
#

What would you say is the easiest weapon to beath the game with?

cloud cedar
#

And mouse+keyboard or controller?

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What playstyle would you recommend with the shield?

opaque scroll
viscid notch
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It’s more about the build and combos that you get

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If you get lucky and come across good things in a run like a strong hammer you’ll have an easier time

cloud cedar
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oops

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So I'll just jump in and captain america the cuteness out of the underworld folk

opaque scroll
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Try to get Pos Dash.

gray haven
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For new players in my experience, it's actually spear or Eris that's the easiest to get their first win with.

viscid notch
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Fists are also easy to play

gray haven
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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).

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In Elysium, switch to Acorn and keep it on for the rest of the run.

upbeat spoke
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My first clear ever was Spear but Shield can be played incredibly safe if slow, where you can kinda just walk through the game

gray haven
gray haven
opaque scroll
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Fair.

gray haven
#

Easier if you can just mash buttons and everything dies before they can kill you. tizomg

opaque scroll
#

Weird to me tho, cuz funnily enough shield’s pretty offensive.

viscid notch
#

It is but it’s not intuitive

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When you get the hang of it it’s pretty gud

gray remnant
#

shield's bull rush can block any attack?

upbeat spoke
#

yep

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not sure about AOE stuff

#

but if it's a direct attack and it hits you in the front then it gets blocked

gray remnant
#

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?

upbeat spoke
#

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

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the other aspects take much more blood to max out

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but certains aspects can be incredibly weak until you get them to lvl 4/5

gray remnant
#

alright

gray haven
#

Zag Shield is a good aspect to max out. My aspect leveling guide is pinned.

gray remnant
#

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

opaque scroll
#

Happens to the best of us:

jagged stump
gray remnant
#

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

gray haven
gray remnant
#

oh? will the reset eachother?

gray haven
#

Pretty sure just the first one you inflict will apply.

jagged stump
#

So it's not like hangover

upbeat spoke
#

no, the first one applied stays. Dire Misfortune adds extra damage for each additional doom applied, but it is very little damage

jagged stump
gray haven
#

Not like it really matters, conclusion is the same: get only one source of Doom. tizomg

jagged stump
#

Do revenge boons work when you dodge the attack with hermits keepsake/boon

gray haven
#

Nope.

upbeat trench
#

i just got to 2nd boss

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bone hydra

#

wish me luck

#

just killed it lets goooo

opaque scroll
#

U have acorn?

upbeat trench
#

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

opaque scroll
#

And what boons u got on?

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
#

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

upbeat trench
#

best shield keepsakes

#

and who do i gift to get thoes

opaque scroll
jagged stump
#

You can gift everyone you can talk to

opaque scroll
#

Also gift to Skully

jagged stump
#

Except the bosses

opaque scroll
jagged stump
opaque scroll
upbeat trench
#

what does each person give

#

cuz i want a good shield build

#

shield so fun

jagged stump
#

Ares

#

All the gods give the same kind of keepsake

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
#

who gives u acron

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
#

also where do u get it

jagged stump
#

Asphodel

opaque scroll
#

She’s in a special room in Asphodel

upbeat trench
#

is that level 2

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
#

oh alr

#

uhh

jagged stump
upbeat trench
#

should i gift to anyone else before that

#

cuz like

jagged stump
#

Skelly If you want extra life

upbeat trench
#

oh damn so its just a free extra life

#

does it stack with death defience

jagged stump
#

Gods if you want to guarantee starting with a specific one

opaque scroll
jagged stump
#

Only if it's equiped

upbeat trench
#

is it a good keepsake

jagged stump
#

And yes it stacks with death defiance

#

If u suck like me, yes

upbeat trench
#

k alr alr

#

uhh

#

where is she

#

cuz i can go and speedrun wr to level 2

verbal pewter
#

do you need to beat hades to get more diamonds and titan blood for all this last stuff?

upbeat trench
#

also

opaque scroll
upbeat trench
#

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

jagged stump
opaque scroll
upbeat trench
#

no mirror upgrades or anything

jagged stump
upbeat trench
#

what is better to unlock for now

#

ima probably stick with shield

#

cuz its good and fun to use

opaque scroll
jagged stump
#

More weapons

#

U wanna unlock the last weapon asap

opaque scroll
#

Or save for trades with the Broker or resets.

upbeat trench
#

and its very helpful for now

jagged stump
#

The go to mirror upgrades are extra dash and death defiance

verbal pewter
#

what about that shackle? does any bioon at all shut that thing off?

upbeat trench
#

should i upg cthotic viatality

opaque scroll
#

I think it’s better but u can tell me what u think.

jagged stump
#

I like cthonic viatality

jagged stump
jagged stump
#

I don't think chaos boons shut it down

analog pond
#

i got a question, i bought hades yesterday but steam says i only have 7 minutes of playtime even tho i played multiple hours

verbal pewter
#

like passives are fine?

opaque scroll
#

Yeah it doesn’t affect anything

opaque scroll
opaque scroll
jagged stump
restive briar
jagged stump
#

It's a great keepsake for no boon runs

verbal pewter
#

i thought i won and this guy jas two phases and i need diamonds and blood 😦