h1-for-new-players

[sterile solar]

Not to mention that was a very disappointing resource dump imo

[faint umbra]

im glad i got it over with honestly the most fun part was finally advancing. i saved up did them all at once (dying 1st chamber for 50 runs) LOL i did the same with weapons

[indigo gust]

whats better: aspect of nemisis or aspect of zagreus (stygius blade)

[sterile solar]

Nemesis has built in crit which can lead to numbers without needing artemis, however that doesn't mean is better, both are good

All weapons/aspects do really well

They did a good job at balancing

[indigo gust]

👍 . also, appreciate you for being so active

[indigo gust]

definetly

[sterile solar]

I like talking about the game 🫡

[pine pawn]

hi, where can i spend my diamonds?

[dusty vault]

Work orders (house contractor/shade next to dad)

[pine pawn]

nah

atleast not yet

when does it unlock?

[dusty vault]

Not sure tbh

The first diamond upgrade is releasing orpheus iirc

Then you buy the deluxe desk, which unlocks the other diamonds stuff

[pine pawn]

what happens if i give one more nectar to charon?

oh what i can also gift to chaos?

oh i just realized i cant send images

[sterile solar]

He will love you more, and yeah you can gift to anyone you can directly interact with

Which is pretty much everyone but some bosses

[frank plume]

What are ranks and how do I get them?

[sterile solar]

Late game cosmetic for resource dumping

[frank plume]

how do i get them?

[sterile solar]

No idea what's the unlock requirement, but I assume just progress the game

Since is just something to waste resources on

[dusty vault]

Is post credits

[pine pawn]

ahh

why do the bosses have to change every time

i just died to the hydra attacking me 3 times in a row

[sterile solar]

for variety

dont they all triple slam in phase 3 anyway?

[pine pawn]

idk i never noticed

[sterile solar]

pretty sure they all do

but yeah is just more variety for the roguelike experience ya know

[timid flame]

How many phases does hades have

[dusty vault]

2

[sterile solar]

2, ||3 with extreme measures 4||

[timid flame]

My friend said he has 4 phases

[timid flame]

Oh

[sterile solar]

He lied

||max is 3||

[timid flame]

Thanks

[stiff anvil]

What’s the most surefire way to get duo boons?

[hollow hull]

Get the prereqs, don’t open duos you don’t want, force the gods in the duo, take core boons from those gods when you don’t get the duos offered, run gods legacy

[somber frigate]

He’s wrong, there are 402827329 (2 ||or 3||)

[quiet coral]

how do you get the mirage shot duo boon bc my luck sucks

[cedar delta]

1. Obtain the prerequisites Boons
2. Keep getting Artemis or Poseidon Boons
3. Be luckier

[indigo gust]

everyone is wrong its actually 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460595508220172539540812848111745028410270193218521105559644622948954930381964428810975665933446128475648233786783165271201909145648669234603456264821339360726024914127372458700660631558817488152092096282925409171536467892590360011330504882046652138414695194151160943305727036575919509218611738193261179310511854724623799627495673518857527248912279381830119491298373632440656643086021394946495224737190702179860943702770539217176 phases

[cedar delta]

But but how 76 when most of the digits reside in non-integer space

[quiet coral]

what is a prerequisite

[dusty vault]

Duos/legendaries (and a few others) need you to have other boons already for them to have a chance to show up

[quiet coral]

oh

what does mirage need

[dusty vault]

Mirage shot for example needs you to have one of: Artemis' attack/special/cast/call and one of Poseidon's attack/special/cast/dash/call

[quiet coral]

oh alright thanks

[dusty vault]

There's an upgrade to the codex you can buy to get a list of boons with their pre reqs

But if you don't have it you can use
https://cpecific.github.io/hades-wiki/

[quiet coral]

do you have to beat the game

I’m on my 25th attempt and I still haven’t beaten it 😭

[dusty vault]

Meet all gods and have found at least 1 duo iirc

[quiet coral]

I did that

I think

unless there’s another secret god

[dusty vault]

I'm not sure on that part

(post meeting the final boss) ||idk if Dem is needed for that||

Do you have the minor prophecies list?

The side quests stuff in zag's rooms

[dusty vault]

And idk if hermes-chaos also count

[quiet coral]

yeah I got her only after I reached the surface

[quiet coral]

I met both of them

[dusty vault]

It should up show up soon then

Prob just do more runs or use the linked site in the meanwhile

Or see if you already bought it (open codex > go to a god's page and see if you see a button called offerings near the bottom)

[quiet coral]

what’s going to be in offerings

bc I just unlocked the codex yesterday

and am relatively new

to hades

[dusty vault]

The boon list

[quiet coral]

oh

okay

[dusty vault]

Ah if you unlocked it early then it'll prob take a while to unlock

[quiet coral]

okay

[quiet coral]

wdym by early

bc

I thought you unlocked it at a set point

bc it was random for me

idk what I did to unlock it

[dusty vault]

Wrong term
Unlocked it not so long sgo

[quiet coral]

oh okay

[dusty vault]

Just keep checking the work orders dude if the upgrade can be bought every so often

Is a 50 gems thing

[quiet coral]

oh alright

is there like a way that you can get boons from gods you want besides keepsakes

[dusty vault]

Nope

That's why their keepsakes are so good

If you still need to gift them nevtar for the keepsakes best you can do is avoid filling the god pool

(taking a boon from a god adds them to your pool, once 4 gods are added the rest dissapear)

Chaos/hermes work differently and are not counted for pool stuff

[quiet coral]

I know that, but sometimes I don’t have any options (mostly Tartarus)

sorry for the delayed response btw

[dusty vault]

It do be like that sometimes

[quiet coral]

fr

I remember one time getting an amazing flood shot run and getting the Ares and Poseidon duo boon bc it sounded really good and it was my first duo and that boon alone ended my run the very next chamber (Temple of Styx)

wait

if you purge all boons from a god does it remove that god from the pool

[polar finch]

Nope

[quiet coral]

oh

[pine pawn]

when will i see dementer for the first time?

[cedar delta]

After you see snow for the first time!

[barren forge]

||how do I get dad to give permission to use companions against him?||

[pine pawn]

is that when i escape?

[barren forge]

Kind of

[pine pawn]

How Can i make my builds better tho?

I got to the elysium boss fight but i got wrecked

[plush shadow]

tall question. leveling up your weapons, upgrading the mirror further, learning enemy patterns, learning about boon synergy, there's a lot! you'll get better over time

[pine pawn]

With a crap heal build

[sterile solar]

https://www.leereamsnyder.com/blog/hades-build-guide

[stiff anvil]

this is really helpful omg

[quiet coral]

how do you unlock aspect of Beowulf

[sweet brook]

pinned in #h2-story-discussion

[novel swift]

https://discord.com/channels/456889434672201729/521035166471159828*

[sweet brook]

oh

dammit lmfao

[somber frigate]

Do I shoot deadly flourish for hr or hunter dash just for consistent damage

I’m leaning hunterdash here

It’s zag bow with common aphro strike

In tart

[sweet brook]

are yuo doing like heat or what

[novel swift]

Also, which hammer you got

[somber frigate]

Heat

[somber frigate]

Don’t have one yet

It’s tart

[sweet brook]

are you doing ap?

[somber frigate]

No ap

[sweet brook]

do you care about tidal dash lmao

or ddash

[somber frigate]

Eh I have aphro, dio and arte in pool

[sweet brook]

where did your mirror go

[somber frigate]

It’s a new save file

Wait is this Hades for new players

[sweet brook]

oh lmao makes sense

[somber frigate]

Whoops

[sweet brook]

oh

yeah

[somber frigate]

Heading to builds

[quiet coral]

ty

[lethal estuary]

i just got to chaos for the first time. when it says "afterwards, (insert buff)" does that mean the buff is permanent? for every escape attempt going forward?

[cedar delta]

Absolutely not permanent

[lethal estuary]

how long do these bonuses last, then?

just for one escape attempt?

[cedar delta]

For the duration of your run

[lethal estuary]

oh i see, i was thinking about "encounter" meaning "escape attempts" for some reason lol

[somber frigate]

The buffs last the whole run after the curses are over

the curses are the ones with the durations

[lethal estuary]

i see, that makes more sense

[manic parcel]

wind

[indigo gust]

i gave skelly 6 nectar bottles and the next heart is a golden locket. i cant give him nectar anymore. need help :/

[sterile solar]

all characters have a favor that you need in order to further progress giving them ambrosia, you can find info on each of them in the wiki

[indigo gust]

i saw that i need to kill skelly with zag sword level five which i've done

so now i just need an ambrosia?

[sterile solar]

did you do this after you reached the locked heart?

[indigo gust]

ye

also hades has one but i dont think he gives a companion

[sterile solar]

like all said, all characters have one, companion or not

[indigo gust]

oh ok

thanks

[sterile solar]

and its still locked?

[indigo gust]

yes

i used AI to find out the favor so maybe im wrong

ima check the wiki

[indigo gust]

i was way off

[sterile solar]

for skelly, he specifically tells you what and when to do

[stiff token]

not exactly new, but just returned after a while

to get new rewards from run (e.g.: titan's blood, the diamond thing, etc), do i have to turn up the heat or just switching weapon's aspect on the same heat already give me fresh rewards?

i forgo

[sterile solar]

is per weapon and per heat, eventually you have to turn on the heat once you have claimed all weapons at that heat level

[stiff token]

so changing the aspect on the same heat and weapom wont give anything new, right?

[sterile solar]

if you claimed it already, no

aspects dont matter

[wet pumice]

Just started playing and trying to get the feel for what boons actually matter. Seems like some are near irrelevant. Any guides or help is greatly appreciated.

[sterile solar]

most guides might contain spoilers, but you can check out #h1-builds-and-combat message

it explains weapons and what boons are good with them

[wet pumice]

Thank you!

[smoky jackal]

if you're finding the game too easy, you can turn up the heat past the required with no worries. i.e. If you're at 10 heat req and you turn it up to heat 20.. you can still get all the rewards from heat 10-20 if you clear 10 runs at 20 heat.

[smoky jackal]

Do note that Boons from the same god complement each other. so it's smart to just stick with 2-3 gods per run if you're just starting.

[sterile solar]

the official max per run is 4 gods in the pantheon, tho this can be increased with gods keepsake

you dont really wanna do this however since you make it less likely to find the god you wantr

[smoky jackal]

TIL, I always use keepsakes to get the god I wanted. never really noticed

[sterile solar]

yeah once you have 4 gods, the game stops offering you others, you will only find the 4

keepsakes ignore this rule and increase to 5 and so on

[dusty vault]

yeah having builds around 2 gods is not bad advice but you def want to get 4 gods to lock the pool

better odds to see who you need like that

3 gods builds are already kinda and 4 gods is just lmao

[hollow hull]

1 god builds are the best

[smoky jackal]

I used to think the Zeus boons suck but then I tried a Fist+Zues build. you can delete chambers in less than 30 secs.

[sterile solar]

im not up to date, but eris zeus used to be the speedrunning build for a reason

[hollow hull]

yeah, flat damage soup is very strong on eris

fist is kind of a worse version of it

[smoky jackal]

oh Zeus+Eris huh. I'll try that

[fallow badger]

how do duo boons work? do i need both boons and then get another boon thing from either of the gods or do i only need one of them and then get a boon thing from the other god?

[sterile solar]

each duo boon has a requirement, typically a boon from each good (from a pool of a few) then once you meet the requirement they have a chance to show up

[fallow badger]

so i need 3 boon things to get a chance for the duo boon?

[sterile solar]

no, 2

[fallow badger]

well no i mean like

the duo boon can only show up on the third

[sterile solar]

well yeah, you cant yoink 2 on the second lol

and you need to have the 2 before it can even spawn

[fallow badger]

yeah thats what i was asking i didnt know how it shows up, thanks

[sterile solar]

is pretty hard to miss, theres even special dialogues between the gods when their duo boon first spawn

[pseudo glen]

apologies if you've already figured it out, but if one of the two gods doesn't appear a second time themselves during a run, buying one of their boons if you come across charon could also trigger it. you'd have to have met both, though. when i first played it myself it took me forever to figure out the particulars.

[sterile solar]

Isn't just about "meeting them" but about having the required boons

You can meet both 4 times each, if you don't have the required boons the duo won't show up

[pine pawn]

tf is even beowulf, hera talos and eris?

[mild gust]

anyone know what ambrosia does?

vaguely

[pine pawn]

raises the boon rarity far as i know

[mild gust]

the keepsake, you mean?

[pine pawn]

and also sry but im still not sure how i can get heigher teir boons, i have gotten a duo only once and a heroic twice nothing better

[dusty vault]

Nectar+ basically

You use it instead of nectar after a point with each character

[mild gust]

what would it do if i gave it to, say, thanatos?
can it upgrade my butterfly?

[dusty vault]

For most characters it just advances their relationship with zag

Certain characters will give you something else tho

[mild gust]

i gave my first ambrosia to charon lol

[dusty vault]

(hint: big locks in the keepsake cabinet)

[mild gust]

i just REALLY wanted those shop prices to be lowered (they never did)

[dusty vault]

You can make them lower in another way

[pine pawn]

ooooo how can i even get the ambrosias?

[mild gust]

by uuuh killing him and becoming the new boatman?

[mild gust]

3rd bobs

[dusty vault]

3rd boss drop

[mild gust]

boss

[dusty vault]

||somewhat||

[pine pawn]

oh yeah got my arse whipped byy that one last time

[mild gust]

oh okay

[mild gust]

....which one?

[dusty vault]

These are weapons aspects, unlocked by unlocking all weapons and titan blood

[pine pawn]

elysium bosses

[mild gust]

ouh uh also i got like 2 titanite shards and idk where to invest what do?!?!?!

[pine pawn]

yeah im not getting much titan blood anymore, i got a few at the start of my file but i rarely get any now

[mild gust]

i just look for that one deal that gives me one for every 15 keys

limited and rare but

its what i have to do

idk any other method

[dusty vault]

Heroic boons: highest tier for normam boons (think stuff like zeus attack)
To obtain: get a swap (when a god offers their boon at upgraded rarity)/use Eurydice's ambrosia delight to upgrade an epic/3rd method is a spoiler

[dusty vault]

How do I get more blood

• beating the first boss for the first time with a weapon will net you one blood.
• final boss drops another + after that you unlock the best way to farm blood.
  other sources:
  trading for it at the lounge:
• 1 ambrosia for 1 T.blood is always there.
• 15 keys for 1 blood which is super good
• list of minor prophecies.
• Charon may sell one blood for 1200 gold at the last area shop
  @mild gust

[mild gust]

you can obtain them naturally

but its ridiculously rare

[dusty vault]

Proof?

[mild gust]

rarer than legendary boons i think

[mild gust]

idk, i've gotten it once

[dusty vault]

[mild gust]

Actually

twice

i've gotten it twice

one was the attack boon for ares

and the other was the special

also from ares

[dusty vault]

Duos: requires certain boons as "pre requisites"
For example, let's do merciful end (ares-athena)
It needs you to have one of ares attack or special and one of athena's attack or special

[mild gust]

I didn't even have eurydice yet, letalone a swap, and i remember it being in the selection menu

[dusty vault]

Once you have both pre requisites any boon from ares or athena have a chance to offer the duo boon

[dusty vault]

Swaps are offered in the menu

[mild gust]

what?? so its not something you have to unlock?

[dusty vault]

Nope

[mild gust]

how did i miss it..

[dusty vault]

They are just rare (10% for a swap to be offered)

[mild gust]

huuuh

i have 22 hours and still havent beaten the game, is that bad

so real

[dusty vault]

Legendaries are the same but multiple boons from one god: zeus for example requires one of his cores (the boons shown to the left aka attack/special/cast/dash/call) and one of the following: double strike/high voltage/storm lightning

[pine pawn]

Yeah sadly i Once had Ares attack and athena special but nothing :'(

[dusty vault]

Happens

[mild gust]

???? i once got a legendary from poseidon on my beginning run boon

are you sure i need multiple boons?

[dusty vault]

That's an scripted event

[mild gust]

Ah

[pulsar frigate]

[dusty vault]

Happens soon-ish after you buy the fishing rod

[mild gust]

it was NOT soon-ish

it was like

20 runs after

[dusty vault]

Lmfao

But yeah is a one time thing

[mild gust]

oookay

so how many boons would i need

to repeat that?

[dusty vault]

2 of the following
Sunken treasure
Ocean bounty
Conch shell (his keepsake)

[pine pawn]

Yeah i suck too i never got to styx in about 20

[mild gust]

interesting

so its either i spec into duo boons

or i spec into legendary ones

by investing into multiple or one

[dusty vault]

At some point in the work orders should show up an upgrade to your codex that shows a boon list for each god

With the pre reqs included

[mild gust]

obtained, just was never in the mood to read all of that

its alot easier to talk to a person than read an encyclopedia

or a game integrated wiki page

[dusty vault]

It takes like 4 scrolls to go to the duos page lol

[mild gust]

its me not wanting to read the combinations

thats the problem

😭

[dusty vault]

Have you reached the final boss yet

[mild gust]

Multiple times

im chipping away at it

but i just cant get it down

[dusty vault]

https://cpecific.github.io/hades-wiki/ see if this is faster for you (post final boss stuff)

[mild gust]

account phished

its so over

[dusty vault]

Lmao

[mild gust]

so real quick

is there anyway i can upgrade the pierced butterfly

i just love this keepsake

[dusty vault]

max lvl is 3*

[mild gust]

and no way to get past that

whatsoever?

[dusty vault]

nope

[mild gust]

man watdahell

me so sad

cant get 10% dmg every room clear

frcryin

[somber frigate]

If only

It’d be actually worth considering atp

[mild gust]

one can only dream

[pine pawn]

Is it Bad that i reraly even clear something without taking damage?

[mild gust]

what do you mean worth considering? its great how it is right now

dare i say broken

[dusty vault]

I wish

[mild gust]

its also forced me to play better

[mild gust]

Yes

[somber frigate]

It’s kinda not enough of a damage boost to be worth the opportunity cost

[mild gust]

every other keepsake i have is insanely mid

i have all the olympian god ones

[somber frigate]

Those are some of the best

[mild gust]

most if not all of the cthonic ones

[mild gust]

im not really looking out for any boons

im in my experimental phase

maybe athena's dash

[somber frigate]

Being able to choose where your damage comes from goes a lot farther than a low amount of global additive

[mild gust]

what i've been asking myself all the time is

does the damage boost stay after i switch keepsakes

[somber frigate]

Nope

[mild gust]

screw u dyno

Curse you! Blast!

[mild gust]

so like

what do i run

im still fairly new

definitely not 22 hours trust

[somber frigate]

I mean which gods you’d want radically changes based on weapon/aspect

[mild gust]

oh speaking of which

i got 2 questions

[mild gust]

1. i run nemesis aspect sword because the crits make me feel like im skilled, is that good? if so, what should i run with it?

actually thats 1 question, i forgot the 2nd oops

oh yeah

[somber frigate]

I’m still fairly new (410 hours)

[mild gust]

why does the gun weapon feel so bad

it feels horrible compared to everything else

just skill issue?

[somber frigate]

Eg

Eh

[mild gust]

Dead cell pilled

[somber frigate]

It’s usually a skill issue, a build issue, sometimes a keybind issue

[mild gust]

...?

keybind issue?

whar?

[somber frigate]

Some people think reload’s default control is awkward

Hence why I mention it

[mild gust]

only thing that would be better than R which im already used to due to playing alot of shooters is R

next best thing would be F

my main gripe with the weapon is just

having a really bad special

and the reload itself being awkward

running out of bullets while attacking and just standing there like an idiot before you realize you're out

feels awful

[somber frigate]

Special can feel awkward

and managing your ammo gets easier to pay attention to (or rather pay less attention to) the more you use it

[somber frigate]

It can be really really potent though

[mild gust]

teach me the ways of god gun

[somber frigate]

note that specialing, casting and dashing all cancel the reload animation (iirc) so you can walk while reloading

[somber frigate]

One of the biggest things for rail are the special hammers.
Specifically, rocket bomb (changes your special into a forward firing rocket with more base damage and speed)
Cluster bomb (5* the bombs with 70% base damage)
Triple bomb (3* the bombs)

None of these are required for rail to be good, they just drastically improve on that part of rail

One big thing about rail is, unless it’s spreadfire zag, or hestia, anything other than zeus strike is going to feel meh in comparison

[mild gust]

if im being honest though

despite me thinking its just human defacate

in my opinion it was the most fun i've had

with a weapon

it was just so goofy that it worked

part of that was the characters' reactions to me having it

[somber frigate]

Making sure to manage your bullets and knowing when to reload is a bit important

Animation cancelling allows you to move while reloading which is huge for keeping yourself safe

[somber frigate]

Try it in the training room to get a feel for it, it should be pretty straight forward

[somber frigate]

Combining rocket bomb with either cluster or triple bomb either gives you a 400 base damage shotgun (rocket bomb ignores the cluster bomb damage reduction) or a 240 base damage burst rpg

[somber frigate]

Stacking +% specials on this goes nuclear

It is a bit rarer though due to the sheer amount of rail hammers

Combining zeus strike and aphro special with either zeus call or dionysus call will open smouldering air for you, a super valuable dps duo

while filling out your kit with cores that are valuable as it stands

[mild gust]

gog gun documentary

[mild gust]

I wish i had screenshoted it in hindsight, but i just completed one of those rooms where i had to choose between two gods, i chose aphrodite first and zeus 2nd and zeus gave me a natural heroic lightning dash

[sterile solar]

pretty sure this is impossible, or at least not intended

only way to get heroic boons is either trade, eurydice, or rare crop

[mild gust]

oh, well it WAS a trade for passion dash

my bad

what is rare crop?

[sterile solar]

ah that makes sense

[sterile solar]

demeter boon

[sterile solar]

yeah trades are always one rarity above, so if the passion dash was epic, then the trade would be heroic

[mild gust]

is it just me or is demeter kinda sucky btw

[sterile solar]

eh, i like her

[mild gust]

like her boons do not feel strong in the slightest

she just looks cool

[sterile solar]

slowing foes makes for safer gameplay

[mild gust]

and safe is booooring!!!!

[dusty vault]

She's certainly a top 9 olympians

[mild gust]

...are there even 9 olympians in this game?

[sterile solar]

yes

exactly 9

[dusty vault]

I was gonna say 8 then went, oh yeah hermes

[sterile solar]

yeah cant forget hermes

[mild gust]

😭

[mild gust]

honestly?

[sterile solar]

he does count for family fav after all

[mild gust]

hermes is

the dash boon is awesome when its epic rarity

but thats about it really

[dusty vault]

Hermes has two great boons but the rest is kinda meh

Well one of them is a combo but still

+dashes/hyper sprint + rush delivery

[sterile solar]

i like all hermes boons except extra dash

[mild gust]

i like none of the hermes boons except extra dash

[dusty vault]

You forget to use them or?

[sterile solar]

no i just dont like having extra dashes

[mild gust]

oh i didnt know that

im in a run rn ill try to go for hermes to get hyper sprint

[mild gust]

queue spongebob stink sound effect

[dusty vault]

Rush delivery increases your dmg based on movement speed

So with hyper sprint RD at common already increases all your dmg by +50%

Epic RD is +100% boost

[sterile solar]

only extra dash i like is dash nova

[mild gust]

ew

[dusty vault]

How

[sterile solar]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[mild gust]

that might be like

the worst daedalus for me

[somber frigate]

zany

[mild gust]

guys im fighting annoying prick and his pet dog

wish me luck

[sterile solar]

pet dog

lol

[somber frigate]

Idk if I will with that tone of voice

[dusty vault]

Smth smth sacred crocodiles

[mild gust]

He just

dashed into his spear

and took me to 1%

Ok

how come he wasnt doing that before

[somber frigate]

depends on which fight you’re talking about

[sterile solar]

yeah i thought you were talking about champions lmao

[dusty vault]

Same

[sterile solar]

hence the pet dog comment

[somber frigate]

given it’s Hades for new players I’m assuming it’s heroes but at the same time

[mild gust]

3rd boss yes

[sterile solar]

he doesnt dash to spear

[dusty vault]

Oh the yeet move

[mild gust]

also im winning

[sterile solar]

lmfao, the tag team attack

[mild gust]

ooooh okay

yeah no he did it a second time

[somber frigate]

I’m even more correct for not wishing you luck if you called Asterius a pet dog

[mild gust]

almost killed me just not quite

[dusty vault]

You'll see asterius kneeling and Theseus will walk towards him

[sterile solar]

ive used em3 for so long i forgot that attack existed

[dusty vault]

When they enter in contact > yeet

[mild gust]

asterius is cool

i just hate the other guy

[sterile solar]

we all do

[mild gust]

hate by association

hes using poseidon

[dusty vault]

Asterius is a homie

[mild gust]

im going to kill him

mark my words

[somber frigate]

Asterius is too cool for hate by association

[mild gust]

were my words marked

that was actually

really easy

why was that so easy

i usually dont even get him to 2nd phase

on a run this horrible too

[somber frigate]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/795659377755422742/1245351285738442872/IMG_8542.jpg?ex=66586f44&is=66571dc4&hm=987abda4fd168f48e1e40cc3db1c2481fcac41b399d23266650c2f19b9c0e033&

[mild gust]

funny enough i killed him with a crit

also is it just me or

is black shawl like top 5 keepsakes

[dusty vault]

Is a keepsake for sure

It exists

[mild gust]

im beginning to realize

i might have the worst takes in this entire server

listen man i just really like big damage numbers

[dusty vault]

Eh I've seen worse

[mild gust]

trust me bro

spiked collar?

[somber frigate]

It’s so good I can’t even remember what it does off the top of my head

[mild gust]

best keepsake

[dusty vault]

Is solid

[somber frigate]

Spiked collar is easy top 20 keepsakes

[mild gust]

10% damage when backstabbing

at base

[dusty vault]

I remember shawl cuz one speedrun wr has it iirc

[mild gust]

at 3 stars idk

[dusty vault]

Or pb idk

[somber frigate]

Probably 30%

[mild gust]

nah, just 13% trol

this run has a singular daedalus hammer

and im at the river of styx

[somber frigate]

Should’ve run dark foresight

[mild gust]

whats that again?

i got it upgraded to max

but i forgor what do

[sterile solar]

increased chance for golden laurel rooms

[mild gust]

what are golden laurel rooms..

[sterile solar]

basically less meta currency rooms

[somber frigate]

In run boost rooms

wherr blue laurels are out of rin currency

It makes it a 70:30 split instead of a 50:50

Which is significantly more

[mild gust]

what is rin currency..

why are you guys speaking in hades

[dusty vault]

Boons/poms/hearts/etc

[sterile solar]

so theres 2 types of room rewards, meta currency (nectar/darknes/gems/keys) and actual run boosts, like boons, poms, hearts

[dusty vault]

Meta currency is darkness/gems/etc

[mild gust]

yee

[sterile solar]

dark foresight increases the chances of getting run stuff

[dusty vault]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/520688402958516254/660997121406926849/hades_room_rewards_guide.png?ex=66586bca&is=66571a4a&hm=a0882c40337fdd933f6e4ff41b770c17ef0a8d5fb1981f14c07e4e2a27fa8a6c&

Always useful

[mild gust]

that s coo l

[sterile solar]

so youre going to see better room more often, instead of dakrness, keys and what not

[mild gust]

never even realized there was a difference in color if im being honest with you

[dusty vault]

Classic

[mild gust]

i have gotten 1500 darkness in the past 2 runs and you're telling me im supposed to be getting less

[dusty vault]

The point is, DF is so strong that you end up seeing like 5 blue laurel rooms across the entire run

[sterile solar]

hopefully, yes, since at one point you wont need darkness

[dusty vault]

Most of them being in tart

[sterile solar]

and even then, at that point, every boss gives darkness as a reward

[dusty vault]

Grinding darkness through the doors is really meh

[sterile solar]

^

[dusty vault]

You want to repeat boss kills for that

Or troves/buy at charon if available

[mild gust]

what im saying is

i have gotten 1500 darkness by complete coincidence while running maxxed out DF

and its supposed to lower my darkness gain

i guess you said darkness gain from bosses is

much better

[sterile solar]

yeah, once again, is to maximize run power

[mild gust]

so that explains it

[dusty vault]

Darkness doors are gonna be like what

50-80?

In total w/o DF

[sterile solar]

youre sacrificing meta currency for better runs

eventually you wont even need meta currency, so is a win/win

[mild gust]

sounds good to me

[somber frigate]

I mean run

[somber frigate]

The amount of meta currency you get from blue laurels is pitiful anyways

[sterile solar]

i know

[somber frigate]

Just get it from fishing and killing bosses for gemstones

[mild gust]

why is trippy shot so awesome btw

[sterile solar]

cause dio is a homie

[mild gust]

i just infinite stunned an entire room of sewer rats just because i didnt feel like playing the game that encounter

fighting john hades

on a run this horrible

wish me luck, actually this time

[sterile solar]

gl

[mild gust]

first phase

done

stubborn defiance already procced

its looking grim

[pine pawn]

ahh what do i do against theseus?

[mild gust]

GUYS HOW AVOID LASER PLEAASE

@sterile solar

[pine pawn]

i got into his 2nd phase but i got overwhelmed by dyinysus

[mild gust]

target minotaur theseus is annoying with his shield

[pine pawn]

and i cant damage him because of his shirld

[mild gust]

when theres a big hunk of meat following you around

[pine pawn]

yeah i killed him

[mild gust]

oh dionysus?

if you get him you're just dead

is what ive learned

[pine pawn]

oh well xD

[sterile solar]

columns

[mild gust]

yeah figured

they HURT

though

got him to half health

Not bad

im gonna run in there with zeus aspect and clobber him

[pine pawn]

when can i gift nectar to than?

i saw him in the house just now and i couldnt he just disapperaed lol

[sterile solar]

gift him before talking

[mild gust]

hey do i keep stubborn defiance or max out its alternative

[pine pawn]

yeah i tried to but did nothing

i guess only if i meet him while escaping?

[sterile solar]

was it the first time he appeared in the house?

[mild gust]

at a certain point you just cant gift than anything anymore

[sterile solar]

it depends on the build/heat and whatnot, generally death defiance is better

[pine pawn]

idk he was talking with hypnos

[mild gust]

he dissapears before i can atleast

[pine pawn]

also what does codex index do?

[sterile solar]

boon list

[mild gust]

dms

[pine pawn]

i have 24 escape attempts and i have been to the elysium bossfight twice how would you say im doing

[sterile solar]

theres not really a metric to say if this is good or bad

matter of fact, theres no bad

everyone progress their own way

[pine pawn]

is there a way to see which weapons i already got titans blood with?

[sterile solar]

once you clear

[pine pawn]

yeah im just not sure i already got it with malphon

[sterile solar]

gotta clear once

[timber flicker]

Ok I picked up this game a few days ago. I've unlocked the pain contract thing, and I'm looking to get 5 TB on each weapon for now so I can clear with each.

I got Zag aspect on fists and bow, now I need to do the others

What's a good "early" aspect to build around?

[timber flicker]

One better suited for newer players I guess

[pine pawn]

when can i unlock the big locks in the keepssakes?

[sterile solar]

refresh my memory, what big locks

[topaz dew]

Continue gifting to people, some unlock them

[sterile solar]

oh the bond

it forms when you fully bond with the character

[pine pawn]

yeah ik know i notices im one away with charon and dad but i cant give it to them anymore

[sterile solar]

gotta do their favor

[topaz dew]

Yeah each one has a favor, just continue talking with them for most. With some its more complicated

[sterile solar]

theres info on the wiki on how to do the favor of each characters

[pine pawn]

ah i see

lot to do still

also what am i supposed to do against shielded enemies? with greatshields its not that bad but when i get close to theseus i get whacked

[hollow hull]

Theseus has two main attack patterns. One is a spear throw followed by a walk during which you can target his back, and a spin, which you can dash through and target his back.

[desert totem]

how do i get quake cutter?

[novel swift]

Fist hammer?

[desert totem]

yeah

[novel swift]

Just get more hammers, it will show up eventually

[pine pawn]

hell yeah i beat theseus

[topaz dew]

Whats with Asterius?

[pine pawn]

whats the ambrosia for?

[topaz dew]

For the thing you asked before, lol

Nectar+ i guess

[sterile solar]

after you complete someones favor you can only gift them ambrosia, not nectar

[pine pawn]

how do i get enough diamonds to unlock the upgrades from the contractor?

[sterile solar]

||pact of punishment||, wretched broker, last charon shop, prophecies

[topaz dew]

||FISHING!!||

idk if spoiler or not

[sterile solar]

only in ||greece|| tho

but yeah youre right

[topaz dew]

Definitely not consistent so mainly stick to the other options

[pine pawn]

do i have to clear all of the styx rooms to get cerberus to let me thru?

[sterile solar]

no, at least 2, after that is rng

[pine pawn]

what are the chances?

[sterile solar]

on the second room would be 25% i assume

then 33% once 3 rooms are left

50% with 2

i dont think is weighted

[dusty vault]

Is like a 52%~ for a 2 sack

[sterile solar]

ignore what i said then

[mild gust]

guys help they're making me choose between unhealthy fixation and sweet nectar what do i do

[dusty vault]

What biome are you in

And are either of these needed for the prophecies

[mild gust]

idk ive taken sweet nectar before

im in asphodel

about to fight bone hydra

[dusty vault]

I'd prob take aphro's legendary just to get it out of the way?
Idk what poseidon core you have so poms may be useless

[sterile solar]

Special

A level 5 common special

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1245359319084695655/1245417417921007687/image.png?ex=6658acdb&is=66575b5b&hm=e31bb6d1da7a28ff5a91a83d65bb70aa9964f64978e52ffa964e8c2467abeca2&

Here

[leaden whale]

Hello

I am a new player attempting to complete my first play through, have gotten to || hades many times but can not clear his final form ||

[sterile solar]

should spoiler that, but i recommend taking your time in the fight, dont be so aggressive, he hits hard, but the attacks take a while, so you can safely dodge out

[leaden whale]

Btw I really like ares and his boons, but I heard they are weak so should I stop

[leaden whale]

Sorry, how do I spoil

[sterile solar]

you can def win with ares

[leaden whale]

How do I blur sorry

[sterile solar]

add || before and after whatever you wanna spoil

[leaden whale]

Ok thanks

But how should I go around making a build

I like using sword, gauntlets and spear of Achilles when I can get flurry jab

[sterile solar]

check the pinned messages, theres a guide for new players

[leaden whale]

Ok thank you

What is heat

Also is there a way to know when u get 100% completion on the game like not speed runs

[sterile solar]

after you win you can make the game harder

[sterile solar]

depends on what you consider 100% completion

some draw the line on the story, others on steam achievements, others on the prophecies, others on absolutely everything else

so have to be more specific

[leaden whale]

Oh ok thanks

[barren forge]

||is there any benefit to forging a bond for keepsakes? Or any other benefit?||

[sterile solar]

You get a cute sticker

[barren forge]

Nothing else? I've forged a bond with a few people but haven't noticed any difference

[sterile solar]

No

[cedar delta]

Need some bonds for story completion

[sterile solar]

By benefit im assuming run wise. And story completion does nothing for it

[somber frigate]

For the olympians it has relevance to the epilogue

[lament gust]

Wait... do I need to get a sticker for each olympian to get the epilogue?

[somber frigate]

||just 6 of them||

[alpine root]

@sterile solar i have 2 diamonds and i already have fishing rod and orpheus what do i buy

[sterile solar]

Idk what's available in your contractor

[alpine root]

the contractor new jobs and reobtaining access to the file room

btw the nem run os going horribly

elysium and still no merciful

[sterile solar]

File room is good, you need that for a lot of things story wise, as well good info like match history. I don't remember what new jobs did

[cedar delta]

Just read Toko's mind gosh

[dusty vault]

new jobs unlocks a bunch of diamonds required upgrades

[alpine root]

can i spend them to get thanatos to show up? been 8 runs where is my pookie

[dusty vault]

is stuff that buffs darkness/keys/etc

for example fated keys makes picking them give you a reroll

[alpine root]

ah i se

just got ares again praying to rngesus

still no merciful im ready to kms

I GOT THAN

LETS GO

AND I GOT MERCIFUL

LIFE IS AMAZING

[sterile solar]

No. I believe there's a mod for this if it really bothers you

[alpine root]

i feel neglected by thanatos

[mild gust]

how many phases does the final boss have

[alpine root]

5 i think

[sterile solar]

||by default 2, 3 with a certain optional modifier||

[mild gust]

the hell do you mean 5

i can barely get past the second

😭

[mild gust]

mmmmm

[hollow hull]

The first phase is ||sectioned into 3, and the second phase is sectioned into 2||

[alpine root]

||he has a second healthbar||

[mild gust]

well i know that, i thought each healthbar counted as its own phase

[sterile solar]

I assume people just mean health bars when asking this question in the new players channel

[mild gust]

hm

[alpine root]

mmm im thinking of every time his moveset changes

[hollow hull]

||if you take the optional modifier, the third healthbar is just one section||

[mild gust]

us plebians dont know any better

can you really blame us

[mild gust]

is this optional modifier god mode

[hollow hull]

||it’s normally referred to as p1.1, p1.2, etc||

[sterile solar]

It's more on the hell mode side

[hollow hull]

No, ||extreme measures 4||

[mild gust]

oh

[polar finch]

Well you dont need ||hell mode for it||

[sterile solar]

By hell mode I mean the pact of punishment, not to be confused with the actual hell mode

[mild gust]

there's an actual hell mode?

[sterile solar]

Yes

[mild gust]

tf is a pact of punishment

dont answer that

[sterile solar]

Clear a run

[mild gust]

IM TRYING MAN

[gloomy pike]

nah he'll show up eventually

[alpine root]

i got a full clear no than

[cedar delta]

After neglecting Toko for a bit

[gloomy pike]

started a new save, had a day or two filled with runs and no than

[alpine root]

wheres my pookie than

[gloomy pike]

until he came on the next run randomly LMAO

unsure whether he's supposed to show up more frequently in next lil runs but yeah

[sterile solar]

He has no ties to clears

[alpine root]

but im saying i went through enough runs to get my second clear and no than

[sterile solar]

You've won twice only?

Just saw victory boasting, very nice

And yeah hes a shy one

[alpine root]

i have 20 hours in the game im not good enough to win consistently

[sterile solar]

Hey that's not bad at all

[alpine root]

: D

[surreal pebble]

do fishes respawn

[sterile solar]

Like in the same spot?

[surreal pebble]

in general

like can I fish every run or the fishes run out eventually

[little flint]

Fishes don't run out in either game

[sterile solar]

Yeha fish are endless

[surreal pebble]

thanks

[dry cedar]

What a game, just had to say it!

[burnt ember]

Is this chat active?

I wanted to know what I should pick from ( I got two chambers one with diyonisus and zues and another is a deadulus hammer) I'm going for a caste run I have Beowulf aspect and diyonisus caste and zues special

[neon quiver]

ur special doesn't really matter with beowulf

[burnt ember]

I want to get zues and wine guy duo boon

[neon quiver]

well u shud take zeus

cus if u don't get the duo u can at least get good zeus tier 2s for when u do

like jolted or double strike

[burnt ember]

I'm sorry its trial of god's(YK where there are two god's together in same chamber)

[neon quiver]

ohh

i thought there was an erebus lol

[burnt ember]

Yes I have wine guy caste with 200 damage per caste

[burnt ember]

I'm sorry I wasn't clear enough

[neon quiver]

well u can't get the duo at all from the trial but if u want the duo then more lightning boons are always gud for it

u shud prolly be taking zeus anytime u can with lightning builds cus there's so many good tier 2s

[burnt ember]

Okay I agree on that

I was confused that if I miss the hammer won't show up again

Are there any good boons for bull rush which would work with Beowulf?

[neon quiver]

charged shot is the main one

sudden rush is good too tho

[burnt ember]

Ugh this is hard idk what I should go for

Tough choice

[neon quiver]

where are u in the run

[burnt ember]

Tartarus

I think it's like 6 or 7 chambers

[neon quiver]

id only worry about missing a hammer if ur near the end so id say it's safe to take the trial

tartarus trials r easier too but still

trials can still be hard tho so if ur worried abt dieing then just beware ykwim

[burnt ember]

Alright mate thanks

[neon quiver]

np

[burnt ember]

If I win this run I'll send the ss in victory boasting

[neon quiver]

[zealous anchor]

family favorite seems busted

2.5 percent more damage per boon?

[somber frigate]

Per god

Not per boon

[zealous anchor]

oh so

[somber frigate]

It’s still the stronger option

But it caps out at 25% unless you’re doing something kooky

[somber frigate]

Per Olympian God* (so chaos doesn’t count)

[zealous anchor]

privileged status is meh, idk if i have ever gave an enemy 2 status effects

[somber frigate]

Priv status is pretty much exclusively useful on things like hangover builds where you know you’ll be taking 2 status effects

hangover + weaken

[zealous anchor]

oh yeah that

eh i dont usually get hangover and weaken

family favorite it is

[somber frigate]

family favourites is just bonus damage conditionlessly, and it applies to your first and second hit so it’s more impactful

[zealous anchor]

true

[somber frigate]

5% *4 (the 4 regular gods you’ll have in your god pool) + 5% from hermes

[zealous anchor]

wouldnt be like

times 7

oh wait i didnt realize it caps at 25% lmao

anyway thanks for the help

[somber frigate]

Well

Your god pool caps at 4 naturally

You have to force in more via keepsakes or other ways that I don’t want to explain this early in the morning

[somber frigate]

As soon as you have 4 gods (aside from chaos and hermes) in your “pool”, the game will stop giving you other regular olympians that aren’t in it

[zealous anchor]

oh i didnt know every run you get 4 random gods

thats interesting

[somber frigate]

They’re only added to your pool once you pick them up

so you can get a pool of any 4 gods given they show up

It’s not a “locked in” four when you start your run

[zealous anchor]

oh i get how people do builds now

[somber frigate]

You force in gods via keepsakes in tartarus and asphodel and aside from that just pick up gods that won’t get in your builds way or have synergy

Ideally you keep your pool at 4 gods (so not getting 3 extra random gods prior to asphodel and needing to force in your 2nd build component) because each extra god is reducing your odds at seeing the ones you need for your build

[plush tusk]

Hello people, does anybody know what exactly does upgrading Stubborn defiance in the Mirror do? I feel like the explanatory text stays the same, or am I missing something?

[hollow hull]

It’s a binary, there’s no levels to it

[pine pawn]

what did i achieve by getting a bond iwth charon?

[sterile solar]

he loves you now and gave you a sticker

[pine pawn]

sticker?

oh yeah i see it

also reduced prices when xD

[sterile solar]

never

[sterile solar]

i lied, ||when you fight him||

[pine pawn]

hell yeah i funally got a merciful end

after countless attempts xD

[somber frigate]

At level 0 you don’t get the stubborn defiance. At level 1 you do a stubborn defiance.

[pine pawn]

holy sh1t i just beat hades with 24 hp remaining

[mild gust]

guys

i already have double edged

chaos gate or hammer

[novel swift]

Chaos

Look for attack or dash attack

[ebon aspen]

Sup, new guy and just beat the game for the first time

And yea, attack and dash from chaos tend to be a 50%+ increase

[hollow hull]

Genuinely avoid second hammer on sword bc the only good second one is breaching and you could brick your build with the others

[mild gust]

hm

[grave linden]

I just started hades a few days ago and I don't really get how or when to use cast? with the mirror buff I guess it can be mildly useful for fighting a boss but I don't ever find myself using it during a run whatsoever

[dusty vault]

if you aren't focusing on a cast build is pretty much a boiling blood applicator and that's it

you can take a cast boon to unlock a duo you want

stuff like pos/zeus can give you some AoE

[mild gust]

i ran into a chaos gate and i cant go in because my health is too low, thinking of taking a bath in the warm water so i can proc a death defiance and force myself in, do i go for it?

got 2 defiances left

im gonna do it

really banking on a kiss of styx premium when im in the 3rd layer

[hollow hull]

Stubborn defiance means you can do this and not lose something permanent lol

But yeah up to you

[mild gust]

sadly im not stubborn

@hollow hull you know actually i do have athena

right now

do i waste my 1 reroll

and try to get the boon that gives me a defiance use

[hollow hull]

I mean

What’s on the screen

[mild gust]

phalanx sure footing brilliant riposte

[hollow hull]

Take sure footing and just look for another Athena

[mild gust]

i dieded to bone hydrar..

[hollow hull]

Rip

[mild gust]

[mild gust]

lernie vanquished trollege

[mild gust]

ok this is quite literally

the perfect run

if i somehow lose this im quitting

guys im quitting

[mild gust]

we're so back

[pine pawn]

when can i fish?

[dusty vault]

You'll see a glowing spot in the water

You'll also hear a ding at the end of an encounter/at the start of a friendly chamber (shops/npc/etc)

[grave linden]

can I not quit the game in the area where cerberus is?

[somber frigate]

You can

However you can’t quit after having bought a boon or pom

[grave linden]

bruhhh I just did

that's a bummer

thanks

[sterile solar]

Just go to the next room, and save right as you enter

Be mindful next time you join tho

[pine pawn]

how much gemstones does vanquishers keep give you?

also which diamond upgrades should i prioritize?

[sterile solar]

which ones you have

[dusty vault]

10/20/30/50

[pine pawn]

erebus, vanquishers keep, pitch black, fated, vintage, brilliant, darker thirst

[sterile solar]

darker thirst if you use the dark thirst weapon

i dont find myself going got erebus much, but if youre into that sure

i guess vanquishers keep is nice for the gem grind as well, i forgor what the rest are

[dusty vault]

I'd do fated keys first tbh

vintage I guess is the nectar one?

[pine pawn]

also i can buy the administrative chamber idk if thats something importants

[dusty vault]

matters later on

[sterile solar]

oh those are the meta currency ones, i never reroll so ignored the keys one for last, i think nectar is the best

[dusty vault]

I'd do the run upgrades first (so fated and nectar first, other 2 don't mater as much) then stuff like vanquisher's and admin chamber

[sterile solar]

yeah i forgot those are that, would def focus on that

makes the meta currency rooms somewhat not a complete waste

[pine pawn]

also which pacts of punishments are easiest to start off with?

im on 2 heat with the blade rn

[sterile solar]

im a black sheep here, is best i dont give advice xD

[dusty vault]

[sterile solar]

been running ap2 ever since i unlocked the pact xD

[pine pawn]

bro how do you even build with that

[sterile solar]

i dont

[pine pawn]

ok 😂

[sterile solar]

just make do

[pine pawn]

skills are all you need

[sterile solar]

yep

[somber frigate]

There’s a heat guide pinned immediately in #h1-high-heat-strategies for low heat players

#h1-high-heat-strategies message

This message specifically

[somber frigate]

I mean you do almost completely cut yourself out of the entire building skill to do so

[sterile solar]

i dont understand why fated authority would be recommended for AP

i feel persuasion would help a lot more

[somber frigate]

I

don’t agree with that mirror guide entirely

[sterile solar]

i did mostly, except the fated authority part

[somber frigate]

I’m on board for everything but shadow presence and fathorit

[mellow cradle]

How to cast build?

I just need a cast build that I can work with, I've got Hera's aspect and Poseidon's aspect
Not Achilles' aspect though, I'm still unskilled with the spear

[sweet brook]

hera just needs aphrodite cast

and put all the poms onto it

and that's the build lmao

[frigid hill]

it really depends if you prefer one or the other

i for one prefer Hera over Poseidon, but thats cuz i just find the sword worse than the bow

[sweet brook]

pos aspect likes going for athena cast and then getting the lightning phalanx duo

[frigid hill]

its really good too

its the only sword aspect i enjoy tbh

[sweet brook]

the sword where you dont have to play it like a sword

[mellow cradle]

So for those two, should I take Stygian or Infernal?

[frigid hill]

nemesis is fun, so is the hidden, but getting that extra cast dmg is fun

[sweet brook]

both infernal

[mellow cradle]

K

[sweet brook]

all cast builds take infernal unless you're building for dionysus or demeter cast

[frigid hill]

god i havent played in a while, can i get a reminder what stygian and infernal are?

[mellow cradle]

It sucks that I can't just continuously spam load with stygian soul
Would be funny

[sweet brook]

stygian is regen cast every 3 sec

infernal is +2 casts

[frigid hill]

ohhh right

[mellow cradle]

Stygian: One Cast but reloads
Infernal: Extra casts

[frigid hill]

i never remembered the names of the mirror upgrades

[polar finch]

I mean you can if you get extra bloodstones from chaos/wells/arty legendary

[mellow cradle]

Speaking of Artemis
Should I take PP (that's the shorthand for pressure points right???) if I'm using chiron's aspect?

[sweet brook]

it's like fine

the only time pp is worth taking is when the other options are bad lmao

[mellow cradle]

Skul

Also, just for fun
What should I run for mirrorless/boonless runs?

[sweet brook]

hestia shackle

[polar finch]

Hestia rail is good, can do zag shield if you get charged shot, or do zeus

[mellow cradle]

It probably sounds insane now that I'm thinking bout it

[sweet brook]

it's been done at 41 heat lmao

[mellow cradle]

Hestia ia the charged reload shot for the rail, right

[polar finch]

Yeah

[somber frigate]

I would recommend trying out achilles given achilles at lvl 1 is equivalent to poseidon maxed

[mellow cradle]

After post-rush, yeah

[somber frigate]

Yeah but “post-rush” is the smallest stipulation in the world

[mellow cradle]

guh

aphro cast with ares attack is so nutty

wtf

[somber frigate]

That’s certainly one combo of boons I’ve heard of

[rigid current]

hi, is there anyway to fix the godmode dmg reduction ? I'm at a percentage where I feel ok, but I don't want it to go up and make it too easy.

[sterile solar]

Only thing you can do outside of mods is disable it

[rigid current]

ok, thanks

[mild gust]

guys how do i do the no boon run

for the special dialogue

[hollow hull]

Take shackle from the start and use a weapon you’re confident with

[mild gust]

how do i avoid boons

[hollow hull]

Hestia, arthur, zag shield are all common

Use fated authority

So the dialogue at the end triggers if you don’t have any sellable boons by the time you reach ||hades||

You don’t need to avoid boons as long as you can sell them all in the pre Styx well so just save fated persuasion rolls I guess

[mild gust]

should i use underworld customs?

[hollow hull]

That won’t affect it since you’ll be selling anyways

[sterile solar]

Underworld customs forces you to sell, but you'll be selling anyway, so it will have no effect unless you just wanna add the heat number

[plush tusk]

Heya people, do Satyr Halls count as an encounter? For upgrading keepsakes.

[sterile solar]

for upgrading, yes

[plush tusk]

Every single room in the tunnels counts as 1 encounter?

[sterile solar]

yes

[plush tusk]

Sweet! Thanks

[zealous quartz]

should i be able to be offered breaking waves if i only have tidal dash?

[sterile solar]

yes

[zealous quartz]

huh. zero poseidion boons are spawning after i got tidal wave and typhoon. strange.

does taking typhoon cancel out the ability to get breaking waves