h1-for-new-players

[static anvil]

Ye

[candid nimbus]

there isn't any free ||heat|| just 'easier' ones

[static anvil]

TD1 is fine it just makes me panik

Can't look for da fishies if am running

[candid nimbus]

though ||heat|| is a bit spoiler here, at least it confuses newer players

[foggy sparrow]

I don't see a problem in more enemies when I'm not playing spear. I dislike the spear somehow.

Am I mistaking ||the pact|| here. I am, aren't I?

[hot yoke]

There is free
Fite me

[lavish delta]

wrong one

[static anvil]

TD means ||you're timed||

[shy raptor]

i take back every negative thought ive had about ares

doom is op asf

[hot yoke]

TD 1 gives you ||36 minutes||

That's a lot

[candid nimbus]

Doom can get some pretty big numbers

[shy raptor]

ya and it only keeps stacking

if u keep getting ares

[static anvil]

How could you disrespecc Ares, Lonk

[hot yoke]

i take back every negative thought ive had about ares
@shy raptor welcome to the club
Just believe in me aka bouldy next time

Because bouldy believes in yoz

[foggy sparrow]

||oh the gotta go fast one. Hermes approves, I hear. I have to agree though, I hate being timed on anything I do||

[hot yoke]

I'm just saying 1.1k doom crit on chiron

||oh the gotta go fast one. Hermes approves, I hear. I have to agree though, I hate being timed on anything I do||
@foggy sparrow same but once you notice it gives you an insane amount

[foggy sparrow]

To be fair my first clear was ||33 minutes||

[hot yoke]

See

[foggy sparrow]

And that wasn't spent evenly on all floors

[hot yoke]

But the time stacks

[foggy sparrow]

I tend to play a lot slower on Elysium and ||Styx||

[hot yoke]

Well that's no problem cause> But the time stacks
@hot yoke

[safe niche]

lol

[foggy sparrow]

Self ping much

lul

[hot yoke]

I'm arrogant like that

[foggy sparrow]

Also, maybe a hot take, but the fist upgrade that gives you 5 base damage with each consecutive hit stacks up a lot. Nearly killed ||Hades|| with it when I casually ran it on ||1 Heat||

The fact that I only had one Revive caught up with me though

[hot yoke]

Depends on what you're going for

It's very nice on demeter fists in general

Or on fist ME builds

So no
You're right

[foggy sparrow]

When I play fists, it's usually just so I can get the blood from Tartarus. I'm bad with fists, I can almost never get it to have any substantial DPS.

I usually suffer through ||Styx||, killing tough enemies is a slog. The Anvil saved me with both the escalating damage and long knuckles

[hot yoke]

Fist dps is very dependant on making the right choices

[foggy sparrow]

It pains me to say but from my experience playing them, the fists really aren't my favorites

[shy raptor]

check out my chiron set right now :DD
https://imgur.com/a/iMRCr1H

[hot yoke]

You'll like em with time

[shy raptor]

i'll clear for sure this time

[hot yoke]

Have you gotten misfortune yet?

[foggy sparrow]

He says, before dying at the God of deaths hand

[hot yoke]

That's the most important part

He says, before dying at the God of deaths hand
@foggy sparrow tag

[edgy tartan]

oh dear god i just fought asterios with aegis for the first time. and it went really bad. i lost my last death defy and it was just a one v one fight

[shy raptor]

no dire misfortune i think

[hot yoke]

That's the key part

Stacking doom with chiron makes it so powerful

Cause of the fast special speed

[shy raptor]

ofc

no luck finding that one specifically though 😔

[foggy sparrow]

How can you even stack doom

[hot yoke]

Dire misfortune

[shy raptor]

with that boon he mentioned

[hot yoke]

As I said

[foggy sparrow]

Is there some duo boon that I'd never had the luck to come across

What a tragedy

[hot yoke]

It's an ares boon

No duo

[foggy sparrow]

Still, never got it

[shy raptor]

is it worth equipping a god's keepsake for one stage just to start a build off?

[hot yoke]

But it's only really good on very fast attack speeds

[foggy sparrow]

And I did quite a few Ares runs xD

[hot yoke]

I usually go gods keepsake>gods keepsake>purse>acorn

[shy raptor]

icic

[hot yoke]

So
Yes

[shy raptor]

needa level each of those up

[hot yoke]

I mean the important part is that they guarantee that the god will show up at least once that stage

[foggy sparrow]

Does the second keepsake overwrite the first one in that you won't meet the God from the first keepsake anymore? Because I feel as though that's the case sometimes

[hot yoke]

So you got him in your pool

No

You have 4 slots for gods aside from hermes and chaos

If you fill those and then take a keepsake it will replace on of the gods

But only then

[foggy sparrow]

Is the replacement random? So I could force Ares and Dionysus and be able to meet both going forward?

[hot yoke]

Should be afaik

But the replacement only occurs if you already taken 4 different gods boons before

Hermes and chaos don't count

[shy raptor]

YESSS DIRE MISFORTUNE

still forgot to give nectar again

but thisll be easy as pie

[hot yoke]

Congrats

[shy raptor]

i dedicate this clear to you

and bouldy

and every1 here

muah

[hot yoke]

[gusty thorn]

How do I learn to play the ||Lyre||?

[foggy sparrow]

From a true master of the arts

Dedication and daily practice

Devotion

[gusty thorn]

??

[foggy sparrow]

And a muse

[gusty thorn]

So... Bond with ||Orpheus||?

[supple linden]

no

[foggy sparrow]

Oh you mean like in game

[supple linden]

there are two requirements

[hot yoke]

Interact with it like ||200|| times

[foggy sparrow]

I thought you meant irl

Yeah no idea

[hot yoke]

Also dialogue about it with orpheus

[supple linden]

||play the lyre 201 times|| ||talk with orpheus 2-3 times between this for lessons. like it'll say its about lessons||

[hot yoke]

Fun fact

If you randomly strum a lyre as many times irl you'll also learn to play it decently

[foggy sparrow]

Somehow my tips made sense

[hot yoke]

Yes but no

[foggy sparrow]

I liked Bouldy more when he was quiet and listened to all my problems

[hot yoke]

I only offer that via dm

[gusty thorn]

||play the lyre 201 times|| ||talk with orpheus 2-3 times between this for lessons. like it'll say its about lessons||
@supple linden Oh, thanks

[foggy sparrow]

Truly deaf to the words of an artist, that one

[supple linden]

i recommend strumming it several times in between runs

[gusty thorn]

Yeah, I'll do this

[scenic sparrow]

||Gilgamesh||

[gusty thorn]

Dude, it takes this long to unlock ||Guan Yu||? I mean,I did the prereq like 40 runs ago

[hot yoke]

🇷 🇦 🇳 🇩 🇴 🇲

[gusty thorn]

I wanna die

[safe niche]

rip

i got mine super fast

[hot yoke]

rub it in

[safe niche]

yes

[shut flame]

||how do i get meg as a companion? ive had her maxed out forever. she wants nothing to do with me... same for dusa||

[hot yoke]

You need to get up to her locked heart

Then talk to her enough

It'll unlock

Then gift her ambrosia

She should gift you her ||companion|| then

After that you can equip it in the courtyard

[fiery monolith]

what's ambrosia?

is it better nectar or something?

[hot yoke]

Kind of yes

You'll find out ;D

[fiery monolith]

hopefully I will

[hot yoke]

There's no way past it

[fiery monolith]

well, I think I'd get one if I kill the ||arena guys|| because I saw it on the door

but will I kill the ||arena guys?|| let's see

[hot yoke]

Still applies

Isn't a spoiler here

[fiery monolith]

huh

[hot yoke]

Anything past that

[fiery monolith]

I haven't been focusing on builds just taking what seems good, should I try that or what?

[hot yoke]

I mean being able to form build is the end goal
Just get used to the game first and form your own ideas

[candid nimbus]

Building experience is good, once you get the codex upgrade planning builds will be easier

[hot yoke]

You'll need the last couple mirror upgrades, advanced codex and gods keepsakes before you're able to consistently do builds

[candid nimbus]

but just learning how the Gods' boons interact and what works for you

[fiery monolith]

I have the codex boon upgrade, is that what you're talking about?

[hot yoke]

Yep

[candid nimbus]

Yeah, it lets you look at pre-reqs for higher tier boons

so you can plan builds around that if you so desire

[fiery monolith]

hmm, there are a lot

I think I'll just wing it

[hot yoke]

Bouldy believes in you

[fiery monolith]

thank you bouldy

[sour kite]

If you believe in Bouldy

[heady comet]

how tf do u deal with the explosive chariots

popped a dd for me

[candid nimbus]

Gotta run away and dash into objects

[hot yoke]

Use your range attacks

Alternatively you can deflect or juke the with poseidon dash

[candid nimbus]

Shield holding attack and blocking them, ranged attacks, run away and make them explode on the terrain

There's also an item you can find in the wells

[hot yoke]

Fists: abuse range of special, Shield: block or throw, spear: strikes, sword: special, rail and bow: self explanatory

There's also always your cast

[fiery monolith]

Any tips for keepsakes? I typically start with the tooth and then whatever chamber I lose it in I switch to the collar afterwards, is that a good idea?

[heady comet]

i would end with tooth tbh since tooth gets popped last

[hot yoke]

Well I pre plan a build and then gods keepsake>different gods keepsake>purse>acorn

[heady comet]

you lose your death defiance before you lose your tooth

[fiery monolith]

I don't have purse... or acorn...

[heady comet]

so its bad to start tooth

[fiery monolith]

Ah yeah fair point

[hot yoke]

Give everyone nectar

[fiery monolith]

yep I am trying, I have dionysis and ares to go, probably some others too

like that singing woman

[hot yoke]

You get purse from hypnos

[fiery monolith]

ah yeah I should do that

[hot yoke]

And she gives you ||acorn||

It's better than tooth

[fiery monolith]

good guess, eh?

[candid nimbus]

But yeah, most decisions can work tbh, some are less efficient

[hot yoke]

Yep

[candid nimbus]

Just do whatever feels right/works for you

[hot yoke]

I always go for "maximum efficiency" because I'm boring like that

[candid nimbus]

You'll get there 👍

[fiery monolith]

ok well I'm going to go something like poseidon > athena > Hermes > tooth

[candid nimbus]

Hermes keepsake isa whole run kinda keepsake btw

[hot yoke]

The effect vanishes when you switch

Same for butterfly

[fiery monolith]

oh yeah probably should switch that for soemthng else

[hot yoke]

Don't lock yourself on a gods keepsake
Every run is different

[fiery monolith]

I'll just go for the bracer, seems good

[hot yoke]

It's decent

[fiery monolith]

Don't lock yourself on a gods keepsake
Every run is different
@hot yoke I'm probably not good enough to know which god would be better after tartarus anyway

[hot yoke]

Then don't go for gods keepsakes rn

[candid nimbus]

Don't even need to pre-plan runs either

[hot yoke]

Meet em
Let them surprise you

I pre plan all the time
But it's preference

[fiery monolith]

ok

[hot yoke]

Also don't be afraid to ask questions here

[fiery monolith]

alright

will probably come back here after I beat a fury or whatever they are called

[hot yoke]

[fiery monolith]

[candid nimbus]

[fiery monolith]

I suck :(

I had to use the defy to kill murder lady

[candid nimbus]

Nah, it happens

but you won 👍

[fiery monolith]

So I'm at the bit between tartarus and the next bit, I have tempest strike, phalanx shot and drunken dash, who do you think I should switch to?

but you won 👍
@candid nimbus I suppose

should I sell one of those, maybe? I'm not sure

Oh I found Euradice again

no pog emoji?

[true eagle]

Theres this thing left of the abilities in the mirror

I would post a screenshot but it doesnt let me

what is that

[fiery monolith]

little buttons?

it lets you swap em out for different ones

and you can upgrade the alt ones too

[true eagle]

what happens if I press it

[fiery monolith]

nothing permenant, try it

[sour kite]

your game explodes and you lose all of your darkness

[fiery monolith]

Peak game design

[true eagle]

ooo interesting

none of them seem that good tho

are any of them worth using?

[fiery monolith]

imo top one is better than it's counterpart

have you got the entire mirror unlocked?

[true eagle]

no

I have like 3/4

Im up to thick skin

[fiery monolith]

yeah well you get more if you do that, of course

[true eagle]

is there any u recommend rn?

[fiery monolith]

I haven't played enough to know, no

[sour kite]

how confident are you in yourself?

what's the bottom talent you have unlocked dylan?

oh wait

thick skin :)

[true eagle]

Thick skin

ya

[sour kite]

sec

are you climbing ||heat ||or getting stuck?

[true eagle]

I just fought the 3rd main boss

I think the elysium boss

and its rlly hard

[sour kite]

||Go with Dark Regen over Cthonic Vitality for every run that you die before clear||

||Go Fiery Presence over Shadow Presence for ranged weapons that find it hard to backstab (Chiron still can for example)||

[true eagle]

for every run that you die before clear?

Im using the bow btw

[sour kite]

||Max Golden Touch and take that, greed out your gold if you don't need that strength upfront. If you prefer upfront strength, take Deep Pockets||

for every run that you die before clear?
@true eagle Correct, Boss clears drop darkness instead of their corresponding bounty if you didn't do a full clear

[true eagle]

But if I die then whats the point..

I just leave the dungeon and have to restart from the beginning

[sour kite]

||Max thick skin and take Greater Reflex, they are a godsend for when you are learning.||

But if I die then whats the point..
@true eagle What's the point of which choice? I gave several tips

[true eagle]

Can I just priv msg u

[sour kite]

ofc

[true eagle]

thx 😄

[sullen river]

and its rlly hard
@true eagle deal with asterius first, then thesius

[true eagle]

thats what I did

When he gets the powers from the god I die so fast lol

[candid nimbus]

Yeah gotta run for the beginning, then it just comes down to knowing what each variant does

[fiery monolith]

On "Exclusive Access" what does "potent" mean for it? or is it boon-specific

[candid nimbus]

Always epic rarity?

Minimum rarity is epic- so any boon offered will be at least epic

[fiery monolith]

ah I see

I died to minotaur precisely one swing after Theseus died

[candid nimbus]

You'll get 'em next time 👍

[fiery monolith]

yeeep

[naive monolith]

my friend is struggling to get through Elysium. any tips i can tell him to help him out?

[fiery monolith]

It worked for me to take a more "focused" approach of only attacking when i can, dodging all the time, etc, rather than what I do on the other floors, which is spam buttons near enemies

but idk how your friend plays

Oh I had aspects this whole time and didn't realise

[naive monolith]

he says thank you. he will try it. he just got the game a few days ago.

[fiery monolith]

👍 no prob

I am not the best though, maybe someone else can give some more solid advice

Which aspects do you recommend I get first?

[naive monolith]

what weapons do you prefer?

[fiery monolith]

bow

and shield

[naive monolith]

aspect of hera

[fiery monolith]

ok got it

[naive monolith]

and the aspect for the shield that isn't chaos.

zeus's

[fiery monolith]

ah woops I already got chaos

[naive monolith]

chaos is also pretty good. i just am not a fan personally

[fiery monolith]

I will get some more blood at some point ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[candid nimbus]

Elysium is an interesting place

What specifically is the trouble though?

[naive monolith]

hold on, ill let him get back to me. he just got to the boss fight

[fiery monolith]

Ah same as me

I can't give any advice for that, only what I have been told: take out the champ before the bull

[candid nimbus]

huh

people say take down bull first

[naive monolith]

really? i have always taken out the bull first

[fiery monolith]

that's what my friend told me

[candid nimbus]

but can go either way really, whatever works for you

[fiery monolith]

maybe that's why I died >:(

[candid nimbus]

I'd go bull first

[naive monolith]

i just find the bull a lot easier to take out

[candid nimbus]

since that'll make the fight 1 v 1 with sniper support against you

If you take down Theseus, it'll cause a 1 v 3 scenario pretty much

[safe niche]

yea take out the bull first

theseus + god shooting at u + asterius is not fun

[candid nimbus]

however, if you're more comfortable taking out Theseus then go for it 👍

[fiery monolith]

I'll try take out bull first next time, but I have to stop playing now it's been a good 10 hours or so playing

I lose track of time easily

[candid nimbus]

Same

It's a good game

[fiery monolith]

it is

[shy raptor]

can we talk about how epic the final boss's intro animation is

inside spoilers obviously

[candid nimbus]

The final showdown

An atmospheric duel

Will there be escape?

[shy raptor]

||turns around and flexes his giant death god muscles||

||and burns off his cloak||

goddamn

yeah the vibe is palpable

supergiant outdid themselves really

[candid nimbus]

A culmination of all their past experience

[plush cloud]

hi, i'm totally obsessed with this game :3 i have a question about the fourth area, || do you always find whatever it is you're getting for Cerb in the second pathway you visit, or is it random? ||

[safe niche]

its random

[candid nimbus]

Never the first, random

[plush cloud]

ok thanks ^^
i guess that was just rng being weird then lol

[formal rover]

it’s random between 2-5 yeah, but there’s definitely a weighting of some kind

i get 2 sacks way more often than 5 sacks

[sullen river]

Thesius got me like

[formal rover]

rip

theseus mean

[sullen river]

Imagine thesius in the house of hades

[formal rover]

lol

asterius should come to the house so i can gift him nectar tho

he is deserving

[sullen river]

Asterius can stay forever

[formal rover]

agree

[shut flame]

Finally got my first win with the bow

[formal rover]

nice!

[shut flame]

Sword and bow are my only wins so far. Which weapon ahould I try next

[naive monolith]

shield

[shut flame]

Which gods should I focus on for shield?

[naive monolith]

i am not THAT good at the game, but i would say dionysus

[shut flame]

Cool thanks. And hiw about aspect?

[formal rover]

do you gave all the aspects?

[shut flame]

No

[formal rover]

zeus is the one that works most effectively at low level, if you have it

bit of a different playstyle that can take some time to get used to, but with zeus on special it can be quite powerful

[shut flame]

Thanks!

[formal rover]

np

4th aspects are spoilers in this channel

new players aren’t going to have unlocked them yet

[karmic token]

Hey guys I just got the game and played for a while until finally unlocking all the weapons. Here’s my question. Which weapon is generally the best and most successful one to use? I know it is probably a lot of personal preference but I’d like to know if one of the weapons happens to be the better choice to use. Also any other game tips would be appreciated.

[safe niche]

think all of them are viable so u shld go with the one u like

for me i like using the bow since the aspect of chiron for the bow is pretty strong

for gameplay, take chaos portals if u can since they buff u a lot

[supple linden]

there is no best weapon for normal play.

[harsh leaf]

Sure there is

It's the one you enjoy the most

[ivory ocean]

met alecto for the first time last night and i just barely beat her

bring me back meg pls

[marble nest]

i am not THAT good at the game, but i would say dionysus
@naive monolith hb Ares?

[fallen elm]

I've seen a lot of people do good with the bow, but I've never really gotten good at it, any suggestions on how I could get better or how you play with the bow?

[naive monolith]

i mean, i prefer ares on the slower weapons, not really on the fast ones like the shield and sword

[fallen elm]

Also @ivory ocean , I think Zagreus feels the same way lol

[ivory ocean]

zag just wants to see his cool girlfriend but it goes horribly wrong

[main blaze]

EX girlfriend that is

is that a spoiler?

[ivory ocean]

not entirely sure tbh

what heart level does that come at?

[main blaze]

you saw nothing

[fallen elm]

Lmao might not be spoiler if u look at some of the things he says

[gray haven]

@formal rover

i get 2 sacks way more often than 5 sacks
Sack can be in chamber 4 or 5 of any tunnel after the first, so the game rolls for it in chamber 4, and if the tunnel doesn't end there, it rolls again in chamber 5. Works out to be a 54.4% chance for a sack in tunnel 2. ellomenop looked into the details for that and shared them in the speedrun server.

[formal rover]

oh neat thanks

always wondered what the actual odds were

[uncut parrot]

pose sword is frustrating when the game refuses to give you the nice boons

[fiery monolith]

If I'm using the bow aspect where it charges with casts, do boons effecting casts effect my shots?

[warm whale]

Just the cast-loaded shot

[fiery monolith]

?

[fervent socket]

well i'm making ti consistently to act 3 right now

like every time i'm in act 3 i've never failed to make it to thge boss

but i always die there

[formal rover]

@fiery monolith the attack on hera aspect still functions as normal, the only difference is that any loaded casts drop on its point of impact

[fiery monolith]

ah so cast boons are good

[formal rover]

yes absolutely

[gray haven]

Yeah, speedrunners like to use Flood Shot with it because that basically gives your loaded shots big AOE damage on hit.

But people use a lot of different builds on Hera.

[fiery monolith]

I have the lightning one on currently

[fervent socket]

doom on explosive spear is kind of fun

[gray haven]

I think the four I see most often are Crush Shot, Phalanx Shot, Flood Shot, and Trippy Shot. But for Trippy Shot, people usually use Stygian Soul instead of Infernal.

[fervent socket]

how does one beat the act 3 boss

[fiery monolith]

Yeah I reached Hades!

I died when he was at about 1/3 health

[hollow slate]

hey guys, what exactly does boon rarity change?

[safe niche]

the damage

[cosmic basin]

What do the diamonds do?

[hollow slate]

you use them for house contractor upgrades

[uncut parrot]

or for further conversion into ambrosia/titan's blood

though I'd unlock the upgrades first

[reef dust]

the furthest i got was until the minotaur, i always die there, anything i could do the bow is my favourite weapon

i think i like the gun to but still have to try it

[fiery monolith]

You can also use diamonds to get new songs for the house

[rough cave]

Hello guys, is there any way to get the build I am using this run without being writing each blessing one-by-one?

[candid nimbus]

There's a contractor unlock later that will let you see past escape attempts, showing stuff like boons/weapon

but a way to check that in a run? I don't think so, just have to look at the higher tiered boons in your current build and check the boon codex (if you have the upgrade) to build towards it

[rough cave]

Yes, I am writing in a paper the boons I have in good runs, but its a bit annoying to do it several times 😦

[cosmic basin]

How do i unlock the final aspects of weapons?

[candid nimbus]

For 4th aspects they are pinned in #h1-story-discussion

Yeah, but because of a roguelite it's probably easier to remember which Gods you used

As getting exact builds is tough

[fiery monolith]

use a notepad file

even easier if you have a second monitor

or just screen record your runs

or just screen record you mousing over your boons

[rough cave]

Ok 🙂 I was just wondering if there was another way, but its Ok, I will write in a file 👍

Thanks ! Speakers and pokeuser12 !!

[fiery monolith]

👍

[candid nimbus]

The contractor upgrade would be nice, it gives a list of used boons in a run. Good luck!

[uncut parrot]

Zeus attack + special, a few lightning buffs, a few Artemis critical buffs, rocket launcher mod and cluster mod. Today I learned how wild and brutal the rail can be

[candid nimbus]

All the weapons have pretty scary builds

[uncut parrot]

true

with this one, I was pretty much deleting the ||styx|| rooms

[candid nimbus]

Sounds like it, all the AoE

[uncut parrot]

lightning on attack and spe + quite a lot bouncing lightning

[candid nimbus]

Yep, then you try with Eris aspect it gets even more bonkers

[uncut parrot]

with attack you just spam 12 ammos a clip

it was eris

[candid nimbus]

all around damage boost...

[uncut parrot]

and with spe launching 5 straight rockets, each with their own lighntings

probably the most brutal build I got so far

[candid nimbus]

could probably get even greater damage with like aphro on rockets there

[uncut parrot]

with the vulnerability debuff?

maybe, though you'd lose out on the rockets damage and mass aoe

[candid nimbus]

Possibly, either way bonkers

[uncut parrot]

yeah, it was fun

with that I cleared a run with 3 weapons

spear shield and rail

man, by the end of this run my wrist was hurting from spamming attack

since I'm not doing ||heat|| yet, should I use my diamonds to buy the ||erebus gates|| upgrade or convert them into blood to get aspects and aspects upgrades

[candid nimbus]

have you gotten all the other diamond upgrades?

I'd keep a few in case something pops up

there's also a ton of cosmetics if that's your thing

[uncut parrot]

I have them all I think, bought aml the cost 3 giving additional rewards

[candid nimbus]

I personally hoard things, but your call

||erebus gates|| are sorta nice when you start getting up there in heat, but I actually don't use them except in tartarus

I should try them more hmm

[uncut parrot]

also, better unlock and upgrade aspects or develop relationships with other characters? I heard there are some kind of things you can unlock other than keepsakes

[candid nimbus]

There are prophecies, developing relationships is good

[uncut parrot]

I have yet to start heat, atm I want to clear a run with each weapons on normal difficulty

[hardy sierra]

I'm frustrated

I got it

Or so I thought ................

[candid nimbus]

I think there might be story relevance also to building relationships

Final boss got ya?

[hardy sierra]

yes

[uncut parrot]

lemme guess, you didn't see 'it' coming

[safe niche]

wtf i gave nectar to the boulder and turns out it doesnt do anything

[hardy sierra]

yes

[candid nimbus]

happens, you'll get em next time 👍

[hardy sierra]

no other boss did it

and then this

[candid nimbus]

boulder should've given a ||bouldy boon||

[uncut parrot]

happened to me the first time too

[sour kite]

wtf i gave nectar to the boulder and turns out it doesnt do anything
@safe niche you gained ambiguity

[safe niche]

breh

[uncut parrot]

well, it's the last boss after all

[safe niche]

i gave like 5 nectar

give it back to me

[hardy sierra]

But I goota say it was hella fun

[candid nimbus]

nectar sink for small chance at a boost, not the worst trade off

[uncut parrot]

how is sword hidden aspect? I can unlock it but not upgrade it

[hardy sierra]

My build was slick

[candid nimbus]

Sword 4th is one of my favorites, but it's sorta hard to get used to at first

[sour kite]

how is sword hidden aspect? I can unlock it but not upgrade it
@uncut parrot ||strong but hard to use. Doesn't need a lot of upgrades but does get better||

[uncut parrot]

for a normal difficulty run, non-upgraded is good then? (assuming I learn how to play it)

[sour kite]

yes

[candid nimbus]

Can be, the 4th aspects tend to have different moveset

[uncut parrot]

I have been trying pose sword so far, but got a few grips with cast mechanics in this game

granted, I have not really been lucky with cast boons

[candid nimbus]

Pos sword benefits a lot from exit wounds I hear

assuming you get a sticking cast

[uncut parrot]

but having my gems stuck out of the map right outside my reach or in a shield boy is so feel bad

[sour kite]

Can be, the 4th aspects tend to have different moveset
@candid nimbus I believe it's always

[uncut parrot]

yeah, on all my tries I got exit wounds once and ti was right before the final boss when I as already a wreck

[sour kite]

And exit wounds on poseideon is absolutely insane

[candid nimbus]

I prefer cast build Hera

[uncut parrot]

also which gods do you go for with chiron?

[sour kite]

maybe #h1-builds-and-combat would be better btw

[uncut parrot]

whenever i sue it I end up against the mobs crowd version of bosses which makes it painful at times

[sour kite]

let's not oversaturate newcomers with build after build

[uncut parrot]

wasn't there something about this channel being spoiler territory? I cleared a few runs but have yet to see the credits

[sour kite]

Oh ok

[uncut parrot]

might be wrong tho

[sour kite]

It is spoilery you're right. Try Dio or Arty special on Chiron

those are the two major ones

[uncut parrot]

I once did a run with ares stuff

to stack doom with the special boon

a recurrent problem I got was dealing with crowds

[sour kite]

yeah uh

Doom stacking even when it hits its peak

doesn't compare to Dio or Arty

Dio and Arty have some of the best duo boons

and support boons to support the high number of attacks style that Chiron brings

[uncut parrot]

I see

my ares build was with aphro on attack iirc

also tried a build with demeter on special

[sour kite]

demeter isn't bad per se but she's not as damage intense as others

[uncut parrot]

yeah, I was trying more control

[edgy tartan]

Catch me literally praying to god before the fight with ||Asterios and Theseus||

[sour kite]

Pray to Bouldy, actually gives you advantage

[old skiff]

Ah yes that 2% bonus damage

[edgy tartan]

welp

I knocked into ||Asterios|| by a third or so

But otherwise got stomped

on try 40

[cosmic willow]

are spells like zeus's boons affected by backstab dmg?

[sour kite]

most cases no

but there are boons that use backstab damage like parting shot

[uncut parrot]

going to try hidden sword aspect for the first time, any gods I should go for?

[sour kite]

Aphro attack is ultra solid

[grave kestrel]

I found it works really well with Artemis on the attack too.

[sour kite]

^

Can't go wrong with divine dash

[uncut parrot]

so aphro/artemis

[sour kite]

if you have those two slots filled you win the game you're doing well

[uncut parrot]

wich one first ?

for the keepsake

[sour kite]

Well, choose one of those for your attack, not both

Just pick whichever sounds more attractive to you

they are both good options

[uncut parrot]

got it, thank oyu

[sour kite]

good luck mate

[uncut parrot]

for the special I go for the other?

or I just focus on the same

[grave kestrel]

The only time I use the special is generally to lay down the protection field, so I generally put a debuff on it to get privileged status

[sour kite]

Nope, don't go for both I think

Arty/ Aphro are good on the attack

because they take advantage of the 4th sword's high base damage

[uncut parrot]

maybe aphro on special for even more damage decrease?

[sour kite]

aphro special can work for sure

but athena can be good as well as a bit of a crutch :P

[uncut parrot]

got it

[sour kite]

first time hidden aspects is tricky to play

[uncut parrot]

no choice but to try

[grave kestrel]

First time with sword I literally beat my record to the win and felt so good, it is now my main lol

The protection field doesn't just slow down enemies, it slows down projectiles too. It is very funny to just walk around them

[uncut parrot]

hmm, does super nova increase the defense area?

also got the choice for cursed slash, which I liked on sword so far

[sour kite]

what's the interaction with hidden aspect for cursed slash? never tried it

[leaden whale]

Hidden word has it's own upgrade for defense area radius
I didn't noticed anything it does with lifesteal

[uncut parrot]

cursed is jsut the heal on attack buff, at the cost of max hp

[sour kite]

I meant about what would the hp total be btw :)

[uncut parrot]

I have 64 rn but got some more from darkness gems

thanks to the house contractor upgrade

hmmm sweet surrender of different league considering I have the lifesteal, aphro spe and arte atk

either more damages against weak foes or even more damage mitigation

[sour kite]

for my first hidden aspect run, i would prioritise being hard to kill

[uncut parrot]

fair

league is at epic too

[sour kite]

that's handy

[uncut parrot]

oof, lost 1 dd and a lot of life on meg

fast moving enemies with witch support are hard

[hardy sierra]

The Static Discharge (making foes Jolted) also affects bosses right?

[sour kite]

Yes

[hardy sierra]

thanks

[sour kite]

It's one of the best things that Zeus can do to bosses

[hardy sierra]

yeah seems

Is the attack also negated with this? Like cancelled?

[modest steeple]

just started playing this game last night, and everytime i start off with a zeus boon i hear choir song. its that useful

negated? i dont think so. its like an add-on effect

[hardy sierra]

hm ok

[sour kite]

Is the attack also negated with this? Like cancelled?
@hardy sierra They still attack, they just take a jolt from trying to attack you

[hardy sierra]

Thank you 🙂

[sour kite]

yw

[hardy sierra]

Cursed Slash is the real deal btw

like wow

I just wanted to do a farming run and now I could casually excape

which would be my first time lol

Cursed Slash with Nourished Soul 👌

[sour kite]

Does that interact?

[hardy sierra]

Hope so, I will update you after my research

Nope it doesnt 😦

[modest steeple]

as in do they stack?

[sour kite]

didn't think so

[modest steeple]

yeah, they don't. cs remains at +2 with each hit

[hardy sierra]

yup you are right, I acutally would have thought they did interact because the game does cool things

[modest steeple]

if that combo did stack zag would be near invincible

[hardy sierra]

and why not? You still only have so much hp because max hp buffs are heavily reduced and you still need the luck to get the two boons in the first place. Like I said the game allows many cool combos just for the fun of it

[modest steeple]

you're right tho, and i guess it would be up to devs if they want to implement this in a future patch. perhaps someone could suggest it 👀

[hardy sierra]

what is the best channel to do that?

[sour kite]

They removed the suggestion channel

when they went on holiday

maybe it will return

[hardy sierra]

ah ok very cool

I actually could clear this run folks wish me luck (cause luck is actually very important in this game)
It's so ironic how I was looking for the best darkness and gem rewards and now I'm here haha

[modest steeple]

good luck!

[fiery monolith]

yeah I very very very nearly cleared just this run

he was actually one hit away

[hardy sierra]

good luck!
@modest steeple thanks mate

[sour kite]

I feel you speakers

[modest steeple]

i have yet to clear a run but im guessing next weekend may be it for me. elysium's 1st boss was as far as i got

[hardy sierra]

he was actually one hit away
@fiery monolith wow that sucks

[fiery monolith]

yup

[uncut parrot]

first run with hidden sword, I'm past elysium. Ironically, hardest boss so far was meg

[sour kite]

unironically

[fiery monolith]

I would have 100% won if I hadn't used a death defy at elysium

[sour kite]

meg is a difficulty spike

[modest steeple]

agreed

[uncut parrot]

guess meg has a bad affinity with hidden sword

[hardy sierra]

you are sarcastic about meg rigth?

[uncut parrot]

would have died long ago if not for lifesteal sword upgrade I think

[hardy sierra]

though I dont know what the hidden sword is

[uncut parrot]

@hardy sierra hidden sword is the slow type

[hardy sierra]

and I dont want to know

[uncut parrot]

so a boss moving a lot is kinda hard

[craggy sage]

Does anyone know if Stubborn roots stack with nourished soul?

[uncut parrot]

oh, my bad

[hardy sierra]

oh, my bad
@uncut parrot I cant make anything of that anyway no worries 😄

[uncut parrot]

good

anyway first time with a slow build + high speed boss = pain

[fiery monolith]

I think I'm guaranteed the win this run, but I have to take a break first - too maddening

[modest steeple]

anyway first time with a slow build + high speed boss = pain
i felt that :')

[uncut parrot]

welp, beat ||hades||

first try with hidden sword, onlly used 1 dd with him

lifesteal sword helped a lot the whole run tho

[hardy sierra]

Guys before I beat the game I need to know what the Athena symbol next to Stubborn Defiance means. I got a boon that restored a use of SD (which makes no sense cause it is restored anyway in the next chamber). Also I think I get back more HP from that. Does the symbol mean an extra come back oppportunity?

[sour kite]

You're using Stubborn Defiance on your mirror correct?

[hardy sierra]

Yes

[sour kite]

Well congratulations ||you just made Athena give you a free DD charge||

||from that room onward you will have a refreshing SD as well as a DD to fall back on||

[hardy sierra]

wow thats awesome

ok I can do this

the fates smile upon me I feel it

[uncut parrot]

I only have bow and gloves left and I will have completed a run with every weapon once

[hardy sierra]

are there traps in the last fight?? I got so many questions because every choice matters so much at this point

[uncut parrot]

@hardy sierra ||there aren't|| (spoilered for those who don't want to know)

[hardy sierra]

thanks!

[uncut parrot]

keep it slow and steady, don't waste your health even on the last push

[lucid elk]

Green things are traps

[hardy sierra]

yes thats it novadil

[uncut parrot]

they are counted as traps?

[lucid elk]

Yea

[hardy sierra]

I only got 50 hp!

[uncut parrot]

I tought they were like your bloodstones

[hardy sierra]

I just sold my traps resistance

[uncut parrot]

so cast-type thingy

you prolly want money for last shop anyway

also, you can hope to find a dd regen in rooms shops

[lucid elk]

||thats his version of your cast, the green jars are traps||

[hardy sierra]

yes I sold it to buy the last available boon from hermes

[uncut parrot]

oh those

then it's not guarantee he will use them

[lucid elk]

||the jars? Its practically guaranteed||

[hardy sierra]

Is that damage from slamming foes against a wall counted as Knock-Away damage?

ok we need research on that it seems haha

I could get 40% bonus damage for bosses form that

[uncut parrot]

I would assume no because pose has a boon precisely for wall slams iirc

also I don't think you will wall slam the last boss

how much blood do I need to invest in a weapon to be able to trigger the hidden aspect reveal?

[tame hill]

Bosses cant be knocked

If there are summons you can still get the wall slam damage burst in theory but the boss would have to be perfectly positioned

[hardy sierra]

alright thanks a bunch

this run took such a toll on me that I'm actually eating some bread to get the energy back hahaha

[uncut parrot]

you beat the boss?

[hardy sierra]

nope I'm stil preparing mentally, physically and intellectually

[uncut parrot]

aight, wish you luck

[hardy sierra]

thanks:D

alright that was so basd

bad

well I never intented to do it ..........

I had way to few hp

I had to get close to get hp back but that meant risking hits that kill me so fast

didnt even make it to "it"

the build was absolutely perfect for normal chambers though

[uncut parrot]

still grats tho

[dreamy loom]

any tips for the thorn of thanatos achievement, guys?

[hardy sierra]

thanks

[dreamy loom]

It's driving me insane, I always get 20~24%

[uncut parrot]

gave it a try once or twice but it was with lvl 1 keepsake

so first advice would be obviously to max the keepsake first

[dreamy loom]

ahahaha yes it's maxed!

[uncut parrot]

aside from that, I tried with bow with the idea of picking my foe one by one

but it falls down in asphodel

think I got it to ~17% with lvl 1 (to 2) keepsake

[dreamy loom]

I can only consistently get it to proc on the first area

and in the satyr part it doesn't count... 😦

[old skiff]

any tips for the thorn of thanatos achievement, guys?
Use Skelly Companion it carried me trying to do it and use bow

[uncut parrot]

also, maybe try to get some athena stuff like the dash as clutch?

[dreamy loom]

oh yeah sword, nice, didn't think of using skelly's companion, nice

I'm in a perfect run so far, 24% in the first area. Wish me luck!

[uncut parrot]

good luck

[dreamy loom]

28%........

I DID IT

THANKS NOVADIL & SWORD

[uncut parrot]

Grats!

You're welcome, didn't do much

[dreamy loom]

you listened to me, so I got empowered by it

[uncut parrot]

Friendship power

[supple linden]

nvm wrong than acheveiment

[uncut parrot]

You thought it was death dealer?

[supple linden]

I thought you meant more like. personal. and getting than to have 0 kills

i also thought that 0 was an achievement anyway

[sour kite]

I beat than 49-0, one time only, as a point of pride

In the end I prolly coulda taken 0 damage in that room but

clean sweep is real

[dreamy loom]

the crystal/titan blood at charon's final shop is ''infinite''? meaning I can keep playing at the easiest lvl possible and always getting there with gold

[foggy sparrow]

||say, how do I fulfill the prophecy telling me to get the guy and his muse back together? ||

[dreamy loom]

as far as I know it's just giving them nectar, that's how it worked for me

nectar + talking to them every time it's possible

[harsh leaf]

the crystal/titan blood at charon's final shop is ''infinite''? meaning I can keep playing at the easiest lvl possible and always getting there with gold
@dreamy loom Yes

||say, how do I fulfill the prophecy telling me to get the guy and his muse back together? ||
@foggy sparrow Gotta keep gifting nectar and talking to people

Nyx too

[foggy sparrow]

Ah

Okay

[harsh leaf]

Also, remember that it's very random, so even if you technically have all the prereqs, getting the correct dialog is not guaranteed

[foggy sparrow]

Been giving my nectar to Bouldy's Sidekick for the ||companion quest||

To trigger it, at least

[dreamy loom]

man, I made the same mistake

don't give nectar to the rock

it only gives you a bonus (+3% dmg or +5 movespeed etc) for the run

it doesn't affect anything

[limber palm]

But the ambiguity effect

[dreamy loom]

only talk to it and give nectar to sisyphus

[sour kite]

it only gives you a bonus (+3% dmg or +5 movespeed etc) for the run
@dreamy loom I dunno if I agree it's useless

[limber palm]

I honestly didn't know what it would do but I love it

It's funny

[sour kite]

sometimes you get gold bonus, then talk to Sisyphus

that feels good

[dreamy loom]

I think he wants to get the companion, not bonus damage

[sour kite]

once you get into the metalategame

you are rolling in nectar

[limber palm]

How do I put on spoiler tags again

[sour kite]

|| on both sides

or highlight the phrase and there's a menu that appears

[limber palm]

I see
||like this||

[sour kite]

noice

[limber palm]

Ok
Question then

[foggy sparrow]

That's why I said Bouldy's Sidekick, and not bouldy

Smh

[limber palm]

Either I'm not far enough, or I'm missing how to use ||Ambrosia||

[sour kite]

You're not far enough

[foggy sparrow]

Patroclus is just Bouldy's Sidekick

[limber palm]

I haven't had to use it yet

[sour kite]

You can trade them for Titan Blood if you want

you kinda have a lot of excess Ambrosia by the end, if you play 100+ runs

[limber palm]

True
But they'll have some eventual use probably

[sour kite]

well, yes, obviously

but, I never ran out of Ambrosia

[foggy sparrow]

Maxxing the hearts, iirc

[sour kite]

and I traded about 25-35 Ambrosia for Titan Blood by now

[limber palm]

Hm
So to wrap up a relationship after nectar

[thick hill]

Yeah, ambrosia doesn't get useful until way later than titan blood and diamonds

[foggy sparrow]

Btw, my ||first heat is heightened security, what should I take for my second heat? I took the timer for now||

[thick hill]

and even late game you never really run out of it

[sour kite]

it's funny cuz a lot of people

have this buyer's remorse

hoarding mentality

even when i say

you will struggle to run out of Ambrosia

they still hoard

[limber palm]

Ok
So I could just trade it in

[foggy sparrow]

By the time you need it, it's trivial to get more

I think

[thick hill]

||timer is free heat. I usually never get close to running out of time even when it's on the second level.||

[limber palm]

I like to think I'm decently far, with 3 clears
Though there's much to do

[thick hill]

||the one that gives enemies a blue heart is pretty good for the rail and knuckle||

[foggy sparrow]

We're about at the same point in the game, then

||I dislike both of those weapons, sadly||

[sour kite]

||that's what aspects are for- a lot of the boring weapons (i thought) have some of the best aspects||

[limber palm]

Oh and
In the heart stuff at the top of the Codex info in characters, ||I assume a locked heart means an event has to happen||

[foggy sparrow]

Ye

[limber palm]

Hmkay

I thought ||Ambrosia|| might be the key but nope

[thick hill]

||After doing the event, you need to give ambrosia to get the last heart(s)||

[sour kite]

||Ambrosia comes after the event so... ||you were almost there!

[limber palm]

Hm
||But I didn't need it to max out with Charon||

[foggy sparrow]

||I assume for Hades it's every heart starting with the second one||

[supple linden]

certain characters don't need ambrosia

[sterile solar]

You cant

[supple linden]

but will still have a locked heart

[sterile solar]

||hades doesn't like ambrosia||

[supple linden]

I believe the only characters that don't accept ambrosia are ones with only one heart locked behind the locked heart

[sour kite]

||hades doesn't like ambrosia||
@sterile solar ||he does like ambrosia, he just would rather die than admit it||

[sterile solar]

Good

More for me

[dire glade]

||What keepsakes should I start off with and then swap off into?||

[sour kite]

Let's go parTAY maaaaaaaaaaaaan

Dio my friend

broooo

broseph

You brought the Nectar?

[thick hill]

Hypnos' keepsake is great to start with

[sour kite]

lessgo

[thick hill]

or whatever god you want your first boon to be from

[sour kite]

Hypnos is defo good but

start off with?

[thick hill]

yeah, you don't need the help of other keepsakes in tartarus

so you can start with hypnos to get dat cash, then switch to something more practical like eurydice's at the next region

that's what i normally do anyway

[sour kite]

or you know, just start a build with a god keepsake

if you want to build something specific

and take hypnos in act 2 onwards if you don't need something specific

[hollow slate]

after beating hydra with each weapon, i need to pay 10 nectar for each diamond?

[leaden whale]

yes, or something special after defeting the final boss once, I reccomend waiting until that

[foggy sparrow]

Oh and hang onto those. The contractor has nice upgrades for diamonds

And music

[carmine brook]

Does buying music expand the music the Orpheus will sing on his own?

[candid nimbus]

No

That just comes from progressing the story/relationship if I recall

[carmine brook]

Damn

I also wish when you select music to play you can listen to it for the whole,run

[foggy sparrow]

It gets old

I recommend listening to the OST you can buy, or just do it on YouTube if you want to hear it for longer

[carmine brook]

New DLC, Zagreus gets an IPod Nano and you can listen to music during runs

[foggy sparrow]

How Dank Pods likes to say

Na-No

[carmine brook]

You buy it from the House Contractor

Lmao

[candid nimbus]

Hades: "Boy...BOY... are you even listening to me anymore?!"

[foggy sparrow]

For the small price of 25 diamonds

Sounds reasonable

[carmine brook]

But it has a battery life and might go out in the middle of runs

And you have to remember to charge it so you can't use it every run

It also shows up in the ||Security Log||

Every god and character you interact with has unique dialogue to it, you and Dionysus just straight up vibe to it

Dionysus just goes "Hey Zag, pass me the Aux. I got some killer tunes for you man. You are gonna love this"

[foggy sparrow]

Bro, that was one authentic Dionysus impression

Sad that irl mythology Dionysus wasn't really that chill a dude

What being the God of the insane and all that, iirc

[carmine brook]

Dionysus is the millennial of,thr gods

[hardy sierra]

hahahah yeah youre right

[sullen river]

Dionysus just goes "Hey Zag, pass me the Aux. I got some killer tunes for you man. You are gonna love this"
@carmine brook t h I s

[carmine brook]

Lmao it couldve ben better ngl but pretty decent impression

[hardy sierra]

And you have to remember to charge it so you can't use it every run
@carmine brook this is a very cool idea imo, it would give life to the world cause not everything is about comfort

[carmine brook]

Yeah

And Obviously probably not an IPod th at was a joke but like some sort of fancy portable,music ,device

[hardy sierra]

yup it could work

[carmine brook]

And just toss in a little Greek flare lol

[fiery monolith]

wrist sundial

[carmine brook]

||it'll still only,say 7:48||

[ornate remnant]

|| that's because that's the time :3 ||

[carmine brook]

Its,always that time

[candid nimbus]

It's all a dream, Hypnos simulation

[carmine brook]

Its,nearly ten till 8 o-clock

[hardy sierra]

I freaking did it!

[ornate remnant]

Final boss?

[hardy sierra]

YES

[ornate remnant]

Woohoo!!

#h1-victory-boasting

[hardy sierra]

I love this game so much!

#h1-victory-boasting
@ornate remnant Yes I will queue up into the ranks of the new bosses of hades

Woohoo!!
@ornate remnant 100% Wohho

In the end it was a combination of mob damage, one specific boss damage buff, luck of course, and really closely watching the boss moves

[uncut parrot]

I'm trying to unlock the fists'hidden aspect while not investing too much blood in it, I need to invest 5 blood in the fist for it to be available right?

and grats kaliba

[pulsar frigate]

you also need to have unlocked spear4 first

[uncut parrot]

it's done already

[pulsar frigate]

then it should be simple dialogue rng after you've invested the blood

[dusk elk]

i love dio’s voice actor lol

[uncut parrot]

so it is 5 blood then I need to somehow reach the solo encounter with the ||minotaur|| right?

[dusk elk]

i wanna have a beer with that man

[ornate remnant]

@uncut parrot check the pins in #h1-story-discussion

[pulsar frigate]

yes

[uncut parrot]

aight thank you

didn't look into this channel because I'm stil not done with story

[pulsar frigate]

don't be surprised if you don't get it first try though, everybody has issues with dialogue rng

[uncut parrot]

I can imagine

need to reach the guy anyway, and meeting him is rng too

[supple linden]

eh he's fairly common

[ornate remnant]

@uncut parrot for the fists, you need to || reach him with the fists equipped at least once, after you have put 5 blood in ||

[supple linden]

im pretty sure a miniboss spawns every time and he is one of two minibosses

[uncut parrot]

got it

[ornate remnant]

It's possible to intentionally avoid them, but yeah, there will always be at least the option for a Miniboss

[pulsar frigate]

next patch sgg adds a third elysium miniboss that spawns constant flamewheels

[uncut parrot]

I don't need to reach the last boss right?

[ornate remnant]

Correct, afaik

[restive moth]

Just finished my first run 🎉

[upbeat oracle]

yay!! how was it

[leaden whale]

Congrats

[ornate remnant]

Woohoo!

#h1-victory-boasting if you haven't already

[restive moth]

Thanks, I did it with fists. Got some good boons and it just clicked.

[candid nimbus]

@ivory ocean

[sour kite]

post that in #self-promotion pls

[ornate remnant]

@wraith quest Could you please move that to #self-promotion ?

[wraith quest]

yes!

thank you

[ornate remnant]

Sure thing ^.^

[hardy sierra]

Question about ||Heat before I close the tutorial on it: Does the Heat Gauge has to be full in order to earn those bounties?||

[hot yoke]

Yep

But not further than that

[ornate remnant]

|| yes, but that basically means you only need 1 to start ||

[hardy sierra]

Sounds hard

[hot yoke]

The first couple levels arent

There are some easier modifiers

[ornate remnant]

|| you don't need all of the heat options, just enough to fill the gauge, which starts at 1 ||

[hot yoke]

||try tight deadline f.e., it gives you a timer but it's 36 mins in total||

[dusty vector]

i remember there's... something... that gives you damage equal to a percentage of you gold

does anyone remember exactly what that is?

[old skiff]

It’s a hammer upgrade

For the sword

[hot yoke]

Ff for you?

[old skiff]

Hoarding Slash

That’s the name of it @dusty vector

[dusty vector]

thanks

[old skiff]

Yw

[hot yoke]

It's an upgrade for you

[old skiff]

Yes

[hot yoke]

Well hope your rich

[ornate remnant]

I've gotten over 5k, it's fun

[foggy sparrow]

You'll have to actively aim for gold doors for that, and not spend money at shops. You'll really have to bank on that hammer, I guess xD

[hot yoke]

That's the only way to make it usable

Similar to plume and butterfly
You have to dedicate a run to it
But with less pay off imo

[foggy sparrow]

Oh I've been meaning to try a butterfly run

[sterile solar]

I did it just for achievement

[leaden whale]

So I saw on Reddit someone had ||a ui theme (Chaos), along with the entire Hades household being customized.|| How can I get that?

[old skiff]

House contractor

You need to buy a lot of stuff from it

[hot yoke]

Finish the story
Play the game a lot

[old skiff]

Specifically you get the ||themes|| after buying the ||gems for killing boss thing and all of the other bonuses that come in the same roll thing as it||

[chrome oyster]

Just realized I haven't done a run with Dionysus in ages, are there any weapons in particular that are good with him? I always struggled to make builds around Dionysus

[hot yoke]

Chiron f.e.

[old skiff]

Hidden aspect of shield and use his cast if you have that yet

Or Chaos Shield with his special

[chrome oyster]

Oh yeah! Always love chaos shield

[hot yoke]

Go with ares and aphrodite duo

[old skiff]

I always use Dio when using Chaos shield so you can give it a shot

Yes that’s also great

If you’re feeling spicy chaos shield with ares with the right boons is mwah

Ares and Aphro duo is too good

It’s the one that does the infinite doom right?

[chrome oyster]

I dont think I ever got it

[hot yoke]

That duo is bad

[old skiff]

HOW

That duo is like the best for ares

[chrome oyster]

I dont think I ever did a run with doom on attack

[hot yoke]

It's way worse than me or impending builds

It's way less damage

[old skiff]

If you wanna use doom with Chaos shield do the one where the doom stacks

[hot yoke]

Impending doom, dire misfortune basically

Also take pressure points

[old skiff]

Yeah

[stuck furnace]

Chiron Coronacht, any Exagryph and Zeus Aegis are all very good with Dionysus

4th aspect Aegis can also make great use of Dionysus

[leaden whale]

Damn, just beat the final boss for the first time

Feels goof

[stuck furnace]

Also, Ares/Aphrodite duo doesn't achieve much beyond Doom/High Privilege uptime. I'd get it if my weapon is using Doom as a source of High Privilege, and/or is something slower-firing that can't make as much use of Doom stacking

[leaden whale]

*good

[stuck furnace]

Grats!

[leaden whale]

Thanks!

Bow with auto fire and chain shot is... Busted imo lmao

[stuck furnace]

Oh you haven't seen busted yet
Though quick shot is definitely nice on some setups

[leaden whale]

Yeah

Full aphrodite and artemis build too, with dionysus' cast

[stuck furnace]

Not bad

[leaden whale]

Thanks

Tho ||that second phase|| shooketh me

[stuck furnace]

Yeah, it's a surprise the first time around

[unborn bloom]

I barely even pass the 3rd level bosses.. The shielded guy is too hard to defeat after minotaur and, after that, Satyr's I just melt. I've only done 12 runs though and not many upgrades

[sterile solar]

For theseus, he has a pattern, after the recalls his spear, he walks away from you, giving you a window to hit him

[unborn bloom]

Yes, I'm aware of that, but the rest of the time I find it difficult to backstab him

Spells work, but it's not a guarantee I'll have an effective boss killing spell😅

[frozen bison]

Just picked up hades on friday, very addicted.

[sterile solar]

Welcome to the house of hades

Where death is our life

[inner ridge]

If I wasted all of my initial first floor completion titan blood from on one aspect am I basically gimped from unlocking more aspects until I git gud

[harsh leaf]

Well, you can always buy more at the styx shop

Oh, you cant even make it that far, huh? then yeah, time to git gud

[inner ridge]

Fair enough. Time to get gud

[harsh leaf]

There's always God Mode

[sterile solar]

Broker can be generous

Also prophecies

[safe niche]

yea u can use god mode to get lots of titan blood

[fervent socket]

@frozen bison switch too?

there was a bit of a discount so i got it that day too

[edgy tartan]

I'm gonna pee myself, jesus christ. I made it to ||Hades' second phase|| before getting ganked and it was going SO WELL

[subtle ginkgo]

whatd you get ganked by

wait lemme guess

||boiling blood spin||

[edgy tartan]

A bunch of defense boons, 6 levels of Zeus on my Special for Aegis, the four bounce Daedalus Hammer, it was absolutely glorious. At 350 health too, I felt unstoppable, especially since I made it through ||the first phase|| with only 20 damage.

And yeeeeep.

[subtle ginkgo]

it do be like that

the thing about special on shield is that you cant abuse block

dreadflight kinda compounds it because it increases airtime

[edgy tartan]

That was my first time ever ||clearing Elysium|| too, so I just. I was on a high, and felt unkillable, and I guess that was my downfall

[subtle ginkgo]

just gotta sodge