#h1-for-new-players

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dense laurel
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how clumsy

safe niche
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cut himself on all that edge

harsh leaf
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He has extremely specifically localised vitiligo, stop shaming him

dense laurel
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its just a big unibrow

pure fern
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Heya everyone, I've been playing this game for a couple of days now and I'm enjoying it a lot

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I don't normally play roguelikes but thought I'd give this one a try, considering the God Mode

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I made it all the way to room 57 today, I only went in to test out my new weapon and get some gems 😂

hot yoke
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Way to go!!!

pure fern
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Thanks!

fiery monolith
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Well done!

pure fern
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GodMode being at 50% does help a lot lol

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I'm not terribly good at this type of game generally

fiery monolith
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what does percentage mean on god mode?

pure fern
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Damage resistance

fiery monolith
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ah

stuck furnace
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The amount of damage reduction you get, yeah

pure fern
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And it goes up with every death

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I'm only wondering what'll happen if I turn it off, will it forget the percentage I've built up?

stuck furnace
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Good thing God Mode is there to help OkitaDai

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I dunno, actually

pure fern
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I mean I'd hate to lose my progress on it

hot yoke
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You can turn it off at any point

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Won't lose anything

pure fern
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Then again resetting the number might be its own challenge

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Oh cool good to know

hot yoke
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If it gets too hard without god mode
Just out it back on

pure fern
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And it'll go back to what you've built up before?

hot yoke
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Well the resistance has to build again

stuck furnace
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According to Polygon the built-up resistance remains

hot yoke
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But that shouldn't be a problem

fiery monolith
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If you have a hell mode file can you activate god mode on it?

pure fern
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Yeah that's what I mean

hot yoke
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Since it'll happen naturally

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If you have a hell mode file can you activate god mode on it?
@fiery monolith no

fiery monolith
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yeah that'd make sense

hot yoke
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According to Polygon the built-up resistance remains
@stuck furnace huh ok
Idk never used it

stuck furnace
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According to https://www.polygon.com/hades-guide/21456205/god-mode-difficulty-easy-damage-reduction:

The increased percentage of resistance you’ve earned (by dying multiple times) is persistent, so you can turn it off and back on without losing anything. That means that if you die enough to increase the damage resistance to 30%, and then you turn off God Mode for a while, and then you decide to turn it back on, the damage resistance will still be 30%.

hot yoke
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How nice of the game

stuck furnace
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The article is surprisingly extensive for a simple toggle, and the Gamepedia page on God Mode is a stub that doesn't really explain anything new

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Guessing whoever wrote this actually put in some effort.

fiery monolith
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Yeah I mean the god mode allows you to experience the whole story which is nice too

pure fern
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Yeah exactly

fiery monolith
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lots of games restrict lower difficulty

stuck furnace
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Yeah, there's nothing locked by God Mode which is neat

hot yoke
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Dammiiiit

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Nearly got a sub 15

pure fern
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Definitely

hot yoke
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:(

fiery monolith
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wow

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My lowest is 26 mins

pure fern
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I mainly came here for the story to be honest

hot yoke
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Oh sry
Wrong channel lol

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I mainly came here for the story to be honest
@pure fern the story is so awesome

fiery monolith
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Story's good, I love the gameplay though, so I wouldn't use god mode

pure fern
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Yeah I'm enjoying it a lot so far

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I still love the gameplay even with God Mode :D

fiery monolith
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Hmm, yeah I'm sure it's still fun

pure fern
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I'm just not very good at not getting hit so the damage reduction helps me a lot

stuck furnace
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Hey, enjoyment's what matters

pure fern
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I can actually progress beyond the first boss and stuff xD

stuck furnace
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Over time you'll learn how to move better

pure fern
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Yeah I'm already noticing improvement as I learn the attacks and the enemies

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Starting to get a handle on some of the bos fights

stuck furnace
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I have some experience with ARPGs and Roguelites alike so I took to Hades fairly quick

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But not everyone is a lifelong videogame addict like me 02derp

pure fern
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Yeah I imagine that helps

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Well I would call myself a lifelong videogame addict lol but I've mostly specialised in (turn based) RPGs and such

stuck furnace
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And even then there are people who get far better at games in a far shorter timespan, which just makes me jealous

fiery monolith
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I've played gungeon

stuck furnace
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Enter the Gungeon is pretty brutal

fiery monolith
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I love it

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I'm not the best, but I've had a few wins

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my friend is mental at it though, he's won with every character got all the secrets etc.

stuck furnace
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I love the concept but I don't quite have the patience for it

fiery monolith
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Yeah for me it's a dip in dip out game

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it's a lot less urgent than a game like hades which has a rigid plotline

hot yoke
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I had fun
Then I lost interest
Idk why lol

stuck furnace
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It just feels, I dunno, slow?

hot yoke
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Never even played to the dragun

fiery monolith
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huh

stuck furnace
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Never reached Dragun either

fiery monolith
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I've got there about 20-30 times, but only 3-4 victories shadegrief

stuck furnace
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Something about the relative lack of character growth through a single run.

fiery monolith
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oh so if you guys didn't even get to dragun you don't even have TBTKTP?

stuck furnace
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Nope

hot yoke
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To be fair I played before the synergy update

stuck furnace
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Don't even know what it is pepeKekking

hot yoke
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Missed a lot ig

fiery monolith
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The Bullet To Kill The Past

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end game stuff

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actual endings

stuck furnace
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Oh that

fiery monolith
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killing dragun isn't an ending really

stuck furnace
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Roguelite I've played the most is Dead Cells, mostly through Early Access

fiery monolith
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the friend I have that's good at gungeon said he hated Dead Cells' combat

stuck furnace
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Gameplay wise they're different

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Gungeon is a top-down twin stick shooter, Dead Cells is a sidescrolling action platformer

hot yoke
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I hope he's not your friend anymore

fiery monolith
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Yeah I know what the games are

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he's still my friend, I've never played dead cells

stuck furnace
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I understand why your friend would bounce off of Dead Cells

fiery monolith
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I have plenty other games to play so I didn't really consider it since he said he didn't like it

hot yoke
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Nope
Cut all ties

fiery monolith
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but then, on a dark and hallowed eve, Speakers realised he had a £10 epic games' voucher one day away from expiring, and as thunder cracked at 7pm, the purchase of Hades was made

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and now I'm here

hot yoke
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Supporting the epic games store?

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I'm losing respect

fiery monolith
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:(

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rocket league was free

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and it gave me a £10 voucher

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so I got hades on there

hot yoke
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Pah

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I payed 20 on switch

stuck furnace
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EGS works. That's all I have to say about it.

fiery monolith
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cOnTrOlLeR?1?!1?/??!!

hot yoke
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They lure you with free games
Next thing you know they own your soul

stuck furnace
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It's not very good. It just functions.

fiery monolith
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Yeah it's not very good

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but, there are free games

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look, it's not like I don't use steam

stuck furnace
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"It works" is the best and worst thing you can say about it lol

hot yoke
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And then they got you

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I hate them for bringing exclusivity to pc

stuck furnace
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I've bought games on Epic a couple of times, it mostly just lacks the extra bells and whistles Steam has as a platform

hot yoke
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It's enough on consoles already

fiery monolith
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Alright probably should move this debate to a more suitable channel

stuck furnace
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Good point

hot yoke
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But at least steam has competition now
So I hope valve gets off they're lazy bums

fiery monolith
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yeah they are lazy bums

thick rune
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Finally having my first chat with ||Bouldy|| and the portrait has absolutely slain me

hot yoke
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Glad you also saw the light

thick rune
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Also just got the ||Erinyes 3-on-1 fight|| which is not something I expected.

edgy tartan
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he really just be like : D

hot yoke
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No

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...

stuck furnace
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:)

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||Extreme Measures 1|| is interesting, yeah

fiery monolith
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Alecto's Hades art is top google image result for Alecto

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tisiphone's is second, (cringe)

analog radish
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yes

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yes2 electric bogalo

stuck furnace
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Megaera is almost certainly first

iron scaffold
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зщ)\

raven pollen
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Can you not get quests until after you start using Titan blood? I'm 50+ runs in with some heat 1 runs completed and have nectar'd several people to max

stuck furnace
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Uh, some prophecies appear later rather than sooner, make sure to talk to everyone you can

raven pollen
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Is there any good way to try and force exclusive access early? Getting it in elesium or later is kinda worthless

stuck furnace
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Can't exactly force it but you can increase your chances

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God keepsake, maybe Chaos' boon rarity, Gods' Legacy

spiral cairn
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Hello! Just bought the game because of a friend's recommendation. Any tips I should know or stuff I should be aware of? :)

leaden whale
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Memento mori

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That's all

spiral cairn
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All right, I guess I will know what that stands for soon enough. haha

leaden whale
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Like really, it's all pretty well explained

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Plus not too hard so, it should boil nice

spiral cairn
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Oh ok, that's pretty cool. And one question I had when going through the settings. About the god mode, does it make you invulnerable, or only makes you stronger the more you die?

vagrant parrot
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Memento mori
@leaden whale PES_Think

leaden whale
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Damage reduction the more you die

spiral cairn
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Oh cool! :) Thanks for your time! 😁

leaden whale
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well good luck out there

spiral cairn
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Thank you, haha. From what I've heard it's an awesome game and the storyline is pretty good too. :D

modern cedar
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hey guys, to anyone who may know, I got a hammer in the shop one time but it was only after I had bought all 3 items in the shop earlier that run, is that the only way to get the hammer in the shop or is it just really rare?

storm igloo
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i think it just rarely appears in the shop if you havent gotten your first hammer from a room reward yet

modern cedar
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oh interesting

storm igloo
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your first hammer usually shows up as an early reward in tartarus but if you dont take it/get one it may show up in the shop

hot yoke
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The game will usually shove it down your throat

modern cedar
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honestly, not even mad they're kinda sick

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also one other thing I was curious abt, is the game on a 2 week patch cycle, or has it just so happened to work out like that so far

jolly frigate
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i beat hydra and then i stepped in the river.. with 1 hp

spiral cairn
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i beat hydra and then i stepped in the river.. with 1 hp
@jolly frigate Bahaha, did the same xd

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Came back to home the painful way as they say

austere meadow
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when you choose between the 2 gods boons sometimes, do you harm the relationship you have with the one you didnt choose? or is it just dramatic and it doesnt really affect the relationship you have

leaden whale
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Drama

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No negative effects

upper raft
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I'm using Guan Yu for the first time and I'm a little confused

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im gaining health with every hit

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but there's nothing in the item description that explains why

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do weapons have secret abilities?

austere meadow
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ty

modern pike
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||Is there anything I can do to get a higher chance at a rare fish? I have caught over 60 but still not a rare one apparently cause I am trying to fullfil the poseidon prophecy||

leaden whale
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Have faster reaction time for the perfect catch, it'll have higher cahnces that way

dusk elk
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@upper raft the description literally says it has a life stealing spin attack

modern pike
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@leaden whale thank you, I'll try

hot yoke
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You have to react within 0.32 secs

modern pike
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@hot yoke sounds kinda difficult, no?

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I mean, I press the button as soon as it flashes?

hot yoke
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At the beginning it's excruciating

modern pike
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Any tips?

hot yoke
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There will be a maximum of 3 fake bobs

lavish delta
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i'm over 100 hours in and still haven't managed to do it

hot yoke
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The fourth will always be real

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You'll at least get the perfect catch on the fourth one if it goes that far

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Otherwise either try to do it for sound since reaction times to sounds are usually much faster in the average joe

modern pike
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So, do I press right after the third bob?

hot yoke
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You always have to react after the real bob

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But if there were three fakes it will go in the fourth time

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Guaranteed

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So you can twitch react then

modern pike
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I'll keep it mind for those times it goes up to 4, thank you so much for the advice!

hot yoke
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And not have the fear of screwing up

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After three you can basically count on the next time being real

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No worries
It takes a lot getting used to

modern pike
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Thank you, I'll be on the lookout for those

hot yoke
modern pike
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Also, I need to say thank you to this whole community! For always being helpful and not making me feel stupid for asking a lot of questions!

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❤️❤️

hot yoke
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That's the whole point of this discord ^^

gusty atlas
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5 down, 1 to go :/

hot yoke
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Only one weapon clear left?

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Awesome!!!

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Bow ig?

gusty atlas
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yup, got my fist this morning. I mean, first clear, so take it how you will.

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obvs still tons to learn

thick rune
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Is there any way to prevent Alecto from raging or is it guaranteed to happen?

hot yoke
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It's her mechanic

lofty crescent
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bro ya cant be taking damage to the furies hahah

hot yoke
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Be more friendly dude

lofty crescent
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but everyone loves gettin meg on a run youre hoping to go deep

hot yoke
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This is new player channel

lofty crescent
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i hardly flamed him dude

hot yoke
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bro ya cant be taking damage to the furies hahah
@lofty crescent sounded a bit unfriendly

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Maybe I just mistook it

lofty crescent
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i thought the hahaha and colloquial adress made it clear

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all g

hot yoke
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Lol thought the opposite sry

lofty crescent
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hahaha

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where are ya from that calling someone bro is offensive lol

hot yoke
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Sounded sarcastic to me idk

ember sand
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||extreme measures bull of minos is pain||

lofty crescent
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american though right?

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and yeh the mino is brutal

ember sand
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didn't expect his moveset to be this changed

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compared to the furies / lernie

hot yoke
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Nah I'm german dude

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extreme measures bull of minos is pain
@ember sand also spoiler tag please

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|| on both sides

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||pact options|| are considered spoilers in new channel

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Not in every other tho

ember sand
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thanks

hot yoke
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Thanksfriendly

ember sand
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thought that it wouldn't be much of a spoiler without context

hot yoke
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You can argue that with almost anything

ember sand
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true

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also quick question

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does wall damage stun like a normal attack would?

hot yoke
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On unarmored wall splats stun

ember sand
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been trying to go for an environmental build but I have no idea on what to go for

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besides poseidon/trap damage

hot yoke
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It's obvs a but harder since not every room has walls, talking asphodel yk

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You can go for poseidon and aim for the double knockback legendary

ember sand
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mostly a 4fun build

hot yoke
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That also knocks back bosses sometimes

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And then just barrier buffs

ember sand
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armor pen could be pretty important yeah

hot yoke
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It's most practical on a projectile I'd say since you don't hit enemies away from your range when your not against a wall

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Maybe chiron

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Yeah armored enemies will give you trouble with that

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But in case of poseidon you could still go for rupture and sea storm to compensate

ember sand
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sounds good enough

hot yoke
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Also some weapons have good anti armor hammers

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Like breaching skewer on spear and breaching cross on fists, which is insane 900% against armor

ember sand
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mildly worried with theseus fight with a bow

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completely forgot about breaching cross

hot yoke
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Gotta learn how to time your special with the jump ool

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Lol

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Breaching cross just deleted armor

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Not even funny

ember sand
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its pretty hot

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should try to play with fists more often

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uppercut animation is pure bliss

hot yoke
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ME on fists is auto win

ember sand
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speaking of which, the double kick modifier doesn't seem that good

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mostly for onhit-effects i assume

hot yoke
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I like rush kick on demeter

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You zoom toward enemies and trigger double yeah

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Also neat for crits imo

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But I just personally like it a lot

ember sand
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speaking of godly weapons

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|| arthur blade has an absurd base damage ||

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the wide swing is also whack

hot yoke
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speaking of godly weapons
@ember sand that's what she said

ember sand
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god damn it smh

hot yoke
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I love to dash strike in that

ember sand
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probably the quickest option you have

hot yoke
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Sry I had to take it when it was presented to me like that
It was just too juicy

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Also what she said

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Especially with double edge and shadow slashresidentzag

ember sand
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until you reach || pact || bull of minos

hot yoke
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Nah

ember sand
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every attack with that sword seems like a long term commitment

hot yoke
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I reck them with that

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Secret has good range on dash

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But if you play regular strikes you have to commit hard yeah

ember sand
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dash seems to be the bread and butter yeah

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the speed is stupid

hot yoke
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It's stoopid

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Not to knock regular attack buffering and dashing

ember sand
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been trying to think of a way how to optimize the special

hot yoke
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It's funny how much mobility you can get out of that

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been trying to think of a way how to optimize the special
@ember sand very funny with athena

ember sand
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have to try it

hot yoke
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It'll be the most anime it'll get

ember sand
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athena with secret in general seems like a banger

hot yoke
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Idk if you played kh 2

ember sand
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yeah

hot yoke
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But the final boss scene with riku and sora and the lasers

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That's basically you with secret and athena in the witch room

ember sand
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holy.

weak mantle
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Divine dash in against witches is like using reflect in KH2

ember sand
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thought secret couldn't get any better

hot yoke
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You haven't used secret sword then yet

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Ah I see
A huge kh fan as well

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Life's hard huh?

ember sand
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yeah barely used it

hot yoke
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Xehanort saga ended pretty meh imo

ember sand
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speaking of kh, kh3 was such a cinematic button masher

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with the damn summon things

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but back to hades

hot yoke
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I mean

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The fights work the characters were maximum fan service

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But that's it

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I wanted BBS combat back so much

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God I loved that game

ember sand
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i have yet to enjoy playing with bows

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especially when i have the spear and its absurd range

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i think i should try to go for more onhit builds with bows

hot yoke
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Depends

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Secret is a one shot monster

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Although it's also fun building for thunder flourish

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For chiron def

ember sand
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speaking of thunder

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i remember understimating jolt

hot yoke
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I remember too :3

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Or it was someone else

ember sand
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jolt on paper seemed pretty meh tbh

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will try to mess with secret sword a bit more, thanks for the help

hot yoke
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Beat of luck :D

random gazelle
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is there any certain/specific criteria to get the achievement of buying 9 stuff from charon's well?

random gazelle
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I've bought at least 11 items from the well now and my achievement isnt popping up

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is this a bug?

slow ferry
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Did you buy them all in a single run?

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I think that's the thing

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But I don't have it either so

random gazelle
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it should give me when I surpass 9 items, yet I still dont have it

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even if I dont buy every single time where I encounter the well

valid fog
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Hmm

hot yoke
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Did you buy them in one run?

random gazelle
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@hot yoke of course

pearl nacelle
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So is the game officially over when ||he bring back his mother?||

obsidian locust
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Nope

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Still more stuff to do squirtnya

pearl nacelle
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oh alright.

obsidian locust
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I mean you can stop if you'd like to

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That is technically where the game can end

pearl nacelle
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but there is still story left to do right?

obsidian locust
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Technically yes

thick maple
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I am trying to work on specific unlocks like Duos etc.. if I don't get a boon that I want on the first God after several re-rolls, how can I reset the game so I get new randomness the next time? It seems whenever I 'give up' and try again I get the exact same results

obsidian locust
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'Giving up' a run means you're resetting the run with a similar seed. Dying generates a completely brand new seed

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You can still get varied results by giving up, but it might be a tad bit complicated to explain

thick maple
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I see

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Thank you, I would be interested in hearing about the mechanism behind altering the results through a Give up

leaden whale
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when using chiron, should I still care about power-shotting?

obsidian locust
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I mean, more damage?

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You don't need to, but it doesn't hurt not to

leaden whale
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the wait is probably only a fraction of a second, but I was wondering if just shooting + special as fast as possible was better

obsidian locust
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Maybe?

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Whatever feels more comfortable for you squirtnya

cinder pulsar
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The only time doing so wouldn't be advisable is if if you had something like chain shot on it

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Or any hammer upgrade that can potentially make the target of your special something other than the thing you wanted

leaden whale
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that's what I wanted to know, thanks!

cinder pulsar
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Side note, try to avoid such upgrades if you can

buoyant thunder
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In respect to chaos boons, does bull rush count as an attack?

fiery monolith
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when you start holding down you do an attack anyway

limpid merlin
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hello, does anyone have advice on fighting theseus?? im sick of getting impaled by that spear 😭

sweet root
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hide behind pillars like a baby man

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pillars block his spear throw

merry otter
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Focus down Asterius first, Theseus can get in some cheap shots but Asterius is much more deadly. When the pink target on you turns red, that’s your time to dash (Divine Dash is OP btw). Theseus can also only summon gods you haven’t used yet.

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that too rofl

sweet root
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and right after he throws his spear he will turn around

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which is perfect opportunity to hit him

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you can also time your dash to dodge the spear

limpid merlin
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oh yeah, I always get rid of asterius first bc he’s easier. blondie is a pain in the ass with that shield and the god calls

sweet root
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but if you're new its probably easier to just kite asterius behind a pillar

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so that when theseus is throwing spears at you they're blocked

limpid merlin
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Mmm I see, I’ll try that next time!

sweet root
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anyways general pattern with theseus is hide behind a pillar, wait until he throws the spear, then dash out and hit him a few times while he turns around

limpid merlin
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got it

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time to climb my way back up 😭 thanks !!

supple linden
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@limpid merlin if you've beaten the game ||EM3|| might make the fight easier if you are having trouble with the spears

tranquil breach
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I just got the regeneration boon (+1 hp every 8 seconds) and I have a shield... And I'm about to enter ||hades|| with no revives.

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so... is it possible to stand in a corner and block?

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or do ||Hades|| attacks go through?

sand bridge
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you can block most of the attacks, just gotta position the shield right

tranquil breach
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well this is gonna be fun

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just need to wait a couple minutes to get my health back

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it's like 20 hp after the ||satire rooms||

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and thanks for the spoiler tip)

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ok, I'm up. Wish me luck

stuck furnace
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Satyr, not satire

charred galleon
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I'm new to Hades

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How do I upgrade my items?

leaden whale
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upgrade what item

charred galleon
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Weapons, sorry

leaden whale
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weapons only after you unlock all

charred galleon
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Ah.. I see

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Thank you

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Any tips you mind giving me?

leaden whale
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you mirror also usese the same mats for it
I'd say invest in death defiance and gift skelly for that +1 revive keepsake, for longetivity

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and gift that npc in asphodel. Other than that it's all up to you, really, the game's pretty felixble in finding your way

charred galleon
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How many upgrades are there for Death Defiance

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If I want to upgrade it to 3, it's like 1000

leaden whale
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three, after sometime Nyx will unlock the other alternatives for the mirror, which for death defiance is a weaker revive but recharges every chamber

charred galleon
#

and which npc in asphodel? I've only managed to reach the minotaur

leaden whale
#

some rooms have an "!" mark on them, those are npc rooms

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there's one in evry region save for the final one

charred galleon
#

Ah, I've only met boulder man

leaden whale
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it's all rng so that's pretty normal

charred galleon
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Alright, ty

leaden whale
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good luck out there

shut vale
#

hello
im new at the game
any tips?
new as in I beat the bone hydra and died to minotaur

ornate remnant
#

learning how to time your dodges is super important

shut vale
#

oh

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what weapon do I use?

charred galleon
#

He said dodging

ornate remnant
#

you can use any or all of them

shut vale
#

ok

charred galleon
#

What combinations are good with the default sword?

true crystal
#

I would recommend farming a ton of resources before attempting a serious escape

ornate remnant
#

shield is good for early on, since you can use the block to give yourself more time

shut vale
#

any suggested combos for sword?

true crystal
#

Don't forget to keep unlocking perks in the mirror. Upgrading stuff like god blessing ratity also helps

shut vale
#

yes

ornate remnant
#

just about anything works on the sword, honestly. Could go for something like Aphrodite on your main attack and Artemis on your special, or the reverse

shut vale
#

ok tysm 😄

ornate remnant
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sure thing friendly

true crystal
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As for the minotaur himself, you can juke him when he charges, making him run into a wall and briefly staggering him

shut vale
#

oh ok I was dumb thats why I kept getting dmged by his dash

true crystal
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Poseidon's ruptured is a bit of cheese I like to use against him

shut vale
#

ok

ornate remnant
#

(I literally just used that xD)

true crystal
#

it's sooo good

charred galleon
#

Approx. how many takes does it take to beat the final boss?

shut vale
#

depends on skill

true crystal
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Took me exactly 50, but I was more interested in the pretty people and renovations and nectar

lavish delta
#

some people beat it on their 10th run, others on their 60th

true crystal
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Some do it on 20, it really varies

ornate remnant
#

I've heard of people doing it in 3, I've heard of even more than 50, I think ~average~ is around 25-35

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but don't feel bad about more

charred galleon
#

I'm currently on attempt 14 and I was so close on Minotaur

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How many more bosses after Minotaur?

ornate remnant
#

well

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@shut vale || tag that please, or just delete ||

charred galleon
#

What does the door with the sack of gold provide?

lavish delta
#

that's a shop

shut vale
#

oof I gave spoiler sorry

charred galleon
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Are you serious?

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I had like 270 gold with like 300 hp

lavish delta
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yeah the bags with skulls on them are shops

charred galleon
#

And I was desperately trying to recover

ornate remnant
#

@shut vale || please delete or spoiler tag that message ||

charred galleon
#

I thought they were extra coins lol

lavish delta
#

i thought those were bosses at first dw

shut vale
#

@ornate remnant done

ornate remnant
#

thanks ^.^"

shut vale
#

||The game doesnt end after u have beaten hades once xD||

ornate remnant
#

@charred galleon do you mean Minotaur as a solo boss?

charred galleon
#

No, he's duo with the king

ornate remnant
#

aight

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then || 1 full boss, potentially 2 minibosses ||

charred galleon
#

My.. Jesus

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Thank you.

shut vale
#

tysm 🙂

true crystal
#

I never realized the laurels were color-coded like this, that's pretty nice

ornate remnant
#

sure thing!

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and yeah, I didn't realize myself until someone pointed it out to me

pure fern
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Ooh that's useful!

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And yeah I hadn't noticed the color coding either

charred galleon
#

Hermes' boons are so useful

shut vale
#

btw correct me on this

true crystal
#

Hyper Sprint zagluv Hermes comin' in hot even when I'm trying to summon another god

shut vale
#

||U have sex in this game? right? xD||

ornate remnant
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|| ish--nothing actually happens on-screen ||

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|| completely fade to black, just voice lines ||

shut vale
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I mean u can do it right?

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lol

lavish delta
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if you're looking for that just open twitter

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there's plenty

ornate remnant
#

true, the #hades tag has a ton of really good and hot fanart

shut vale
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no I just asked cause I dont want zag to be single xD

ornate remnant
#

|| yes, you can romance people, and more than one ||

lavish delta
#

you can pursue other characters

charred galleon
#

Is it just me or... is Aphrodite not that appealing

ornate remnant
#

you're not the only one to mention that, no

shut vale
#

bruh

charred galleon
#

Meg is more, in a way, appealing

ornate remnant
#

personally? I disagree, I think Aphrodite is stunning, in a terrifying kinda way (which I believe was the intent)

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but I absolutely respect that that's not everyone's reaction

lavish delta
#

yeah taste's subjective

shut vale
#

aphrodite and pynx is wowe

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meg's voice is kinda hot

charred galleon
#

Meg's voice is hot?

shut vale
#

ye lol

charred galleon
#

She sounds like she smoked at the age of 13

shut vale
#

lmao xDDDDD

charred galleon
#

I love the default sword so being such a hack-and-slash weapon

shut vale
#

yes I agree but im trash so I struggle with it

charred galleon
#

I finally unlocked upgrades for my weapon

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Which should I start with first/

leaden whale
#

Default aspects are cheap,,

spiral cairn
#

I really love the spear weapon, being able to throw it and get it back while damaging the opponent is really cool for someone who likes to spam the same attack xd

leaden whale
#

That and if you give up before leaving the first chamber all blood will be refunded

ornate remnant
#

Actually--

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If you give up at all before finishing that run, you'll be reset to before you left the House (which means before you spent the Blood, as long as you didn't leave the courtyard first)

charred galleon
#

How do I earn titan blood?
\

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Wait what?

#

So I can upgrade, give up, and get all my blood back?

ornate remnant
#

By defeating certain bosses

And yes, but you'll also lose the upgrade as well as anything else you got that run

#

"giving up" reverts your save

charred galleon
#

I finally defeated the duo

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I'm in stage 4 now

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Shield of Chaos is really the best weapon

ornate remnant
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Woohoo! Best of luck!

charred galleon
#

Man, I was really prepared to fight my dog

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Thank God there was no need to

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and thanks!

#

Wait what is this?

charred galleon
#

Omg

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Did I f**king waste my time

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I didn't know that once I had the sack, I would've been good

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I instead did the other tunnels as well

trim thicket
#

ya once u have the sack, ure pretty much good to go and fight redacted

charred galleon
#

Ok, I can't do this, lol

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I'm going to die and restart omg

#

Man, I was so happy when I thought I got him

leaden whale
#

today i reached again elysium boss

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but i got killed

thick rune
#

Good progress!

jagged lantern
#

I max the death defiance before fight ||Hades|| i think its hard without it

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pls give me a offansive built tip with Athena dash

shut vale
#

@naive rampart hello

naive rampart
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sup

normal arrow
#

athena dash + blinding flash helps trigger privileged status if you have another way of applying a different status effect

thick rune
#

pls give me a offansive built tip with Athena dash
@jagged lantern What weapon are you looking to use?

hot yoke
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Play Merciful End build

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Win game

tawny valve
#

What should I do with nectar after I have given one to all of the boon gods

hot yoke
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Give one to everyone at least

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After that max who you like

spiral cairn
#

I wasn't expecting to find Tisiphonie, I must say she is way stronger than her sister, I died before I could even remove half her HP :(

thick rune
#

Tisiphone definitely feels different than her sisters, but you'll get the hang of her soon enough shadesmile

spiral cairn
#

Let's hope so haha

jagged lantern
#

So guys I tried aphro/athena for attack and dash its gone pretty good for attack damage but I couldnt stop getting hit someting even I was good at dodging skill while run ( not god level but I was not bad ) and died 3 times while reaching ||Hades|| an in the ||Hades ||part, well you know what happen. Athenas dash is good but you cant dodge all of the attacks so I need a boon that when I get hit its deals less damage chance exc. My max health is 100 btw and I dont know how should increase it. pls help shadegrief

spiral cairn
tawny valve
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what about those keys after I got all the weapons unlocked? Do they have use besides the mirror unlocks?

spiral cairn
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You can trade them for something i believe

jagged lantern
#

what about those keys after I got all the weapons unlocked? Do they have use besides the mirror unlocks?
@tawny valve u can trade for nectars I always do ( I am new to tho idk its true or not )

hot yoke
#

Cosmetic trades

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Broker
And rerolling mirror

jagged lantern
#

any answer to my problem : (

stuck furnace
#

@jagged lantern You're invulnerable while dashing, use it and abuse it. Lasts until the end of the attack or until you dash-attack, and you can dodge through many attacks with it like ||Hades'|| spin
You mainly increase your maximum health through collecting Centaur Hearts.

hot yoke
#

Athena dash covers your dash attacks better

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But gives no additional i frames

stuck furnace
#

Against projectiles, but it doesn't make you invulnerable, yeah

jagged lantern
#

I am using blade so with blade when I attack I always stop a while like 2.5 seconds

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I try my best but I always getting hit

#

I can try less hit but I am just curious is there a boon for this ?

stuck furnace
#

Which blade, you mean Stygius, the starting weapon?

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You don't have to do the full attack string, you can dash at any time

hot yoke
#

There's dodge chance

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But you need to build for it if you want anything out of it

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And since I'm assuming you're still early on that's likely not an option for u rn

jagged lantern
#

is there a boon that when I get hit deals less damage or something like that

stuck furnace
#

You can get damage reduction through Athena's Bronze Skin, Aphrodite's Weak effect, Dionysus' Positive Outlook, and a chance to ignore attacks with Dodge from Hermes' boons

hot yoke
#

There's damage reduction yeah

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Nur you can't get to 100%

stuck furnace
#

You can also enable God Mode in the settings if you're really struggling.

hot yoke
#

Aphrodite and Dionysus also have damage reduction boons

jagged lantern
#

You can also enable God Mode in the settings if you're really struggling.
@stuck furnace oh no

stuck furnace
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It's not complete invulnerability

jagged lantern
#

is there a 2 blade ?!?

stuck furnace
#

Nope, no twin swords in the game

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You do have twin fists

hot yoke
#

Imagine only having a single fist

#

Now that would be interesting

jagged lantern
#

I was almost beting the game with malphon fist with 1 death defiance

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but I didint like malphons special so I leave it

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I am using the blade its more fun to me

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so there is boons for getting damge and less hit

#

okey thanks for the help!

stuck furnace
#

Aphrodite is good for making enemies hurt less

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She has good damage too

thick rune
#

I am continuously surprised at how effective Dionysus' boons are

sly onyx
#

Yo why is Charon vaping constantly?

leaden whale
#

Bruh

echo fulcrum
#

I have a random question not related to anything, but does each god have their own wall scroll you can put in Zagreus' room?

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Cause so far i know there are 3 wall scrolls

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kinda want to collect them squirtyay

charred galleon
#

I've finished it!

#

I've beaten father

#

What's there to do after I'm finished?

harsh leaf
#

The entire game

#

You havent even seen the credits yet, I presume

patent horizon
#

Hey all. Yesterday someone here said that for getting ||duo boons|| one should prioritize getting a flourish early, because flourish is a "priority spot" or something likle that. After reading this, i had a power outage and thought it was a good timing to go to bed... but now i'm curious, anyone care to explain?

charred galleon
#

But, it's just going to be the same game, same mechanics, same everything, I presume

patent horizon
#

put the name of the boss in spoilers man :x

charred galleon
#

In my opinion, the game isn't too entertaining to be played multiple times after you've reached your primary goal

patent horizon
#

well, now you've unlocked ||a whole bunch of conditions to alter the enemies and the rooms|| also i find it very satisfying trying every weapons and their aspects, but to each their own i guess

modern pike
#

I have a few questions regarding powering up weapons, should I focus on unlocking new aspects or powering up already unlocked aspects?

#

I wonder because I want to try out new ones but also, I need to be able to beat more ||heat levels|| so I can get blood for upgrades

#

So, for example, is ||demeter aspect|| of gloves (at unlocked level) more powerful than the previous gloves at level 2 or 3?

patent horizon
#

i'm only a noob but i think aspect are not "more powerful" they just offer a different gameplay

#

so, i would focus on the aspect you like to play with

thick rune
#

@modern pike A good amount of it is going to depend on how well you have core mechanics down and personal preference. For example, ||Achilles varatha gives you more movement|| but if you don't have good spacing then it won't do you much good and may actually hinder you.

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Personally I went for unlocking them all first and I'm still clearing new ||heat|| consistently without upgrades

modern pike
#

Yeah, but I dunno which I like, if I don't unlock them (and I really want to try them out) .....but at the same time I don't want to "waste" the blood I have, cause currently I feel stuck fighting the last boss basically with every other weapon other than the gloves....

thick rune
#

I'd say definitely unlock and give them a try! You may need to try some new builds boon/trinket-wise. You'll be able to consistently get more blood as you play so I wouldn't worry about "wasting" any

hot yoke
#

Blood can't be wasted
In the end you'll have enough to get everything to max

patent horizon
#

we should exchange some tiups then xD i cannot beat the last boss with the gloves, but i have with every other weapons XD

modern pike
#

Yeah, I understand, I meant more like, if I focus on maxing one aspect perhaps that will help me get more clears on higher and higher heat and thus help me get more blood for more weapons

hot yoke
#

Well most aspects want to be maxed for decent effectiveness

#

But at low heat everything works

modern pike
#

:( I just basically need to git gud to beat the last boss then, cause I can consistently get to that point but very few times clear it

#

In like 80 attempts I have only gotten through 3 times I think...

hot yoke
#

That's a repetition thing then xD

#

Although it feels like eris takes off 5 ||heat|| at least

modern pike
#

Sorry I didn't understand the part about Eris?

cosmic willow
#

does splitting bolt and sea storm stack?

hot yoke
#

Rail aspect

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What do you mean by stack?

modern pike
#

Also, thank you @patent horizon , @thick rune and @hot yoke for answering me! I appreciate your time!

hot yoke
#

No worries

#

Sorry I didn't understand the part about Eris?
@modern pike what exactly don't you understand

modern pike
#

It takes off 5 heat?

cosmic willow
#

like if sea storm lightning dmg gets procced does splitting bolt then get procced? Splitting Bolt says "lightning boons" so i'm not sure sea storm counts

thick rune
#

No problem! I wish you luck~

cosmic willow
#

like if sea storm lightning dmg gets procced does splitting bolt then get procced? Splitting Bolt says "lightning boons" so i'm not sure sea storm counts

hot yoke
#

Should

thick rune
#

No problem! I wish you luck~

cosmic willow
#

mm ty, also does refreshing nectar work to get legendaries or is it just like up to Epic?

hot yoke
#

If you have multiple instances of rarity uppers it can be beneficial afaik

#

It at least eliminates lower rarities

barren elk
#

any tips on how to not absolutely suck at this game? i am.. struggling

hot yoke
#

Practice

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Endless practice

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That's the rogulike/lite way

#

Discover your inner masochist
Enjoy getting bodied

harsh leaf
#

any tips on how to not absolutely suck at this game? i am.. struggling
@barren elk Have you tried watching someone else play? Doesnt have to be a speedrunner, usually you can spot stuff that can help that you're not currently doing

#

Which can be hard to communicate via text

#

For starters, I recommend taking Athena's dash and call highly, and her other boons in general are great to extend survivability

#

(also, don't use Lucky Tooth, it's not a good keepsake)

hot yoke
#

Extra dashes from hermes are very good

harsh leaf
#

Hopefully you're not like that other guy that didnt know you could stockpile darkness and keys

#

Or the other guy who doesnt understand how to dash attack

restive grail
#

use the chaos shhield!! vv beginner friendly esp w the block on bullrush

limpid merlin
#

woo so i beat Theseus & Asterius with ease but the maze thingy that comes afterwards is kicking my ass, esp those rats. any advice?

hearty ore
#

The tiny rats or the big rats?

limpid merlin
#

Big rats!

hearty ore
#

What weapon?

limpid merlin
#

Shield

hearty ore
#

So they only have close attacks so you can either spam special to defeat them from afar or hit and run by dashing in getting a few hits in then dashing out. Just make sure not to stay too close to them for too long and you should be fine (hopefully).

#

Also if you get poisoned defeating all enemies stops it so it may occasionally be faster to finish off the last enemy instead of running to a cure station thing

limpid merlin
#

I c I c 👁️

#

Thanks!

sleek sonnet
#

Would you guys say that Daedalus Hammers are worth going for over God Boons?

heady comet
#

yah usually

#

200 gold > 150 gold

misty remnant
#

Are there any enemies you can't backstab?

harsh leaf
#

There are a few, including one boss

gray haven
#

The odds of seeing another god soon are way higher than seeing another hammer soon, and some hammers can have a huge impact.

#

So you want to take the hammer over a boon in most cases.

misty remnant
#

@harsh leaf is there a list anywhere? i guess this isn't really a new player question

harsh leaf
#

I'm not sure, but I think it's just the crystal enemies and snakestones, plus Lernie

wooden dagger
#

If it doesnt have a back, then you can’t backstab it, thats the metric I use

cinder harness
#

Is it worth it to buy a hammer early if I'm not needing the damage right away?;

indigo shore
#

always

#

hammers are amazing

supple linden
#

depends really

#

Tartarus and Asphodel share a hammer, if you pick one up in Tartarus one will never spawn in Asphodel

Then Elysium gets it's own hammer

#

Styx will never get hammers beyond the anvil

harsh leaf
#

Styx will never get hammers beyond the anvil
@supple linden I THINK this is false

supple linden
#

hmm?

#

do Styx and Elysium share a hammer?

harsh leaf
#

I think I remember getting a hammer in styx when I only had one

supple linden
#

i've always grabbed the Elysium hammer so I suppose it's possible

wise ivy
#

the second hammer can show up in styx

#

it'll never be in the big shop but it can be in a tunnel

harsh leaf
#

Yup

sleek sonnet
#

Should I get Aspect of Chaos or Zeus for Aegis?

ripe olive
#

Hard to say really

#

Whichever looks more interesting for you.

harsh leaf
#

Both are really good 🤷‍♂️

ripe olive
#

Chaos seems more popular since it's "easier" to use

charred galleon
#

Wow, I got a legendary boon in my 18th run

gusty atlas
#

||Is it the fishy one?||

leaden whale
#

You get that one auto

gusty atlas
#

yeah, didn't know if it was on #18

harsh leaf
#

It's after fishing a certain number of fish

gusty atlas
#

is it? I didn't think I had fished before I had done it

leaden whale
#

Essentially if you get it do a chaos run

harsh leaf
#

is it? I didn't think I had fished before I had done it
@gusty atlas Thought it was. Might be just after you buy the rod 🤷‍♂️

leaden whale
#

It’s the rare time without Charon you have a decent chance of getting those ||jellies||

harsh leaf
#

How high is that God Mode by now, Liminal

gusty atlas
#

hasn't changed, I haven't turned it on in a while

#

It was also a few runs after I bought the rod... first couple runs w/ the rod I couldn't figure out how to fish. Then I randomally got the ||fishing boon||. I think I caught my first fish on that run.

#

speaking of, was there recently a change to not purge fish between runs? I think I screwed that up and somehow still retrieved that fish

leaden whale
#

I recommend for new players using god mode till you’ve ||brought Persephone back||

safe niche
#

use god mode if u want to make the game easier, if ur fine with the difficulty dont use it lol

gusty atlas
#

I used god mode on and off

#

depends on what I remember

#

I did get my last clear without it

#

still cannot bow

sour kite
#

sorry to hear the bow is still frustrating you

ripe olive
#

Aspect of Hera is pretty straightforwarded

#

If you're struggling with bow

sour kite
#

tbf

#

he's struggling with dash striking on bow in general

ripe olive
#

Works at lvl1 if you're using Stygian Soul(or casts which dont get lodged to enemies)

sour kite
#

not exactly an aspect specific issue

ripe olive
#

Ah

#

I see

gusty atlas
#

why would you use stygian on hera? You want the extra casts to use the cast aspect...

ripe olive
#

At lvl 1

#

10s dislodge time is simply too long

gusty atlas
#

hm

ripe olive
#

But you can just use Dionysus cast to circumvent that, it hits like a truck as well.

buoyant thunder
#

What is a good channel to just talk about random runs?

ripe olive
gusty atlas
#

I just did a run w/ dio cast hera. Made it to ||hades phase 2|| but had taken a ton of dmg all over the place. Had no ability to deal with proj, room clear in general was pretty weak. Other weapons can like, attack the proj or something if don't have athena dash (which I couldn't get this run). Attack is too slow and special doesn't have cover when there's multiple witches.

spiral cairn
#

Anyone could tell me what the fishing rod is good for? And is it worth to buy it now and spending one gem or should I try getting another gem by slaying the Hydra and expend the house contractor?

#

And another question---is there anything more to open in the mirror once you open that 30 keys slot?

pulsar frigate
#

get it now, you're gonna get more diamonds anyways

#

and no

spiral cairn
#

Alright thank you!

pulsar frigate
#

👍

gusty atlas
#

it may depend ... || can you open the 30 key slot before unlocking the green side? ||

#

If you have both you're good tho

pulsar frigate
#

the green side is unlocked very early on, earlier than what many people think tbh

gusty atlas
#

I agree

#

just can't rememeber

#

because if you focus keys on the mirror, didn't know if it was possible

pulsar frigate
#

saw a streamer get the alt talents when they were just on the first unlockable upgrades

gusty atlas
#

I think you'd have to give up on weapons to make it happen

spiral cairn
#

||I don't know what the green side is yet😂, but I've focused on keys so far as I was wanting to see all the permanent buffs and then upgrade the ones I like the most. I'm about 15 keys short to unlock the last slot ||

#

By green side what are you referring to?

pulsar frigate
#

hm

gusty atlas
#

see? reasonable question!

pulsar frigate
#

can you go to the mirror for me and click on one of the talents' names

spiral cairn
#

I may have it and just not know what it actually is lol

#

Sure, hold on

#

Oooh wait I see now

pulsar frigate
#

i've seen people have it unlocked but not realize that they already had it

spiral cairn
#

Yes I have had it for quite a while

#

Not sure how I unlocked it at first

#

But it's there

ripe olive
#

I believe the green side mirror unlock is based on escape attempts

pulsar frigate
#

nyx should've given you a conversation about unlocking further potential in the mirror or something

safe niche
#

talk to nyx

pulsar frigate
#

with a bigger, fancier exclamation mark

gusty atlas
#

nyx stopped talking to me 😦 But I think I may have figured out what I'm missing

ripe olive
#

General rule of a thumb, always do your NPC rounds after each escape attempt.

spiral cairn
#

nyx should've given you a conversation about unlocking further potential in the mirror or something
@pulsar frigate She did? I am always mutli-tasking during dialogs I should focus more on them to not miss such info. Because I've literally discovered that feature randomly haha

#

General rule of a thumb, always do your NPC rounds after each escape attempt.
@ripe olive Yep, been doing that since the start

ripe olive
#

Quite a few people I know also missed that green side mirror unlock because they werent paying attention to NPC dialogue.

raw coral
#

It would be nice if that unlock had some sort of animation once it became available

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Cause right now the clue for it is a convo with Nyx, and the message at the top left hand side of the screen saying Check the Mirror or smth like that

charred galleon
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How do I get more titan blood to upgrade my weapons?

final bramble
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once you escape the first time, you'll unlock a system that allows you to increase difficulty and earn new bounties

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occasionally you'll be able to purchase it from the wretched broker or from charon in the final biome

cosmic willow
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Why would I take the pierced butterfly over distant memory if I'm playing a ranged build? Doesn't seem worth the gamble

sweet root
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I would usually recommend you take neither keepsake if you're new

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though pierced butterfly is good practice for new players since it gets you into the mindset of not taking damage

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which is very important for improving at the game

rough warren
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Question

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Who should I gift nectar to.

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Which god would be the best to give it to.

ruby depot
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Cerberus? Dusa?||He should give you an item, which give chance for healing item in urn if i'm right||

slim sonnet
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With the Olympians it's stuff that will make them more likely to come across.

ruby depot
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^

slim sonnet
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Mmmm Dusa's pretty great

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||Get this thing that gives like a small % chance to get healing item from vases||

sweet root
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give one nectar to everyone

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to get their keepsake

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you can check who you have given nectar to already by looking at hearts in the codex

floral nacelle
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||cerberus keepsake is nice for survivability||

sweet root
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early on giving your first bottle to cerberus or skelly is nice

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since it will make your runs easier

cinder pulsar
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If you want a god specifically, maybe Athena for Divine Dash?

slim sonnet
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At some point you can get to a point where you can do a quest ||doing that for Chaos rn|| im also focusing on Ares.

ruby depot
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And definitelly Thanatos is not the best choise for new players ||untill you are enought skilled to clear rooms without taking dmg||

floral nacelle
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Chaos keepsake is nice too, but it doesn’t force chaos to appear

slim sonnet
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Im dependent on Dusa's. its bad man.

lucid pilot
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I think than keepsake is nice if you are used to a ranged playstyle.

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|| especially with the eris aspect of rail gun ||

safe niche
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its especially bad with that

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because ||pierced butterfly dmg is so low, maybe 30% and eris already gives 75% from the start so ur getting little benefit from it||

sweet root
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butterfly is fine

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its not the strongest aspect, but if you want to learn the game its not bad to take butterfly and focus on not taking damage

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its a reasonable way to train yourself imo

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and not taking damage is like the most important skill in this game, so it will help out later

misty remnant
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Wait, so, the "Give Up" button really erases all progress?

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It's not the same as just dying?

floral nacelle
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Yep

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I guess nice for savescummers, but generally I think people want to advance the story when they die

misty remnant
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It's pretty weird, it should read "Give Up (Use for speedrunning to preserve seed)" or something, this is a very confusing button. Like, it says "you'll lose all progress" and you think that means yeah, I lose all my boons and stuff when I lose a run, that's obvious

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Arguably "Reset Escape Attempt" is a pithy replacement

sand bridge
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giving up sets your save to a state before you started a run

rough warren
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Thanks thanks peeps

tawny valve
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I've watched some new player vids and few times there has been mention of call variations of boons, I've never used them this far, should I be using them, what are they and how do they work?

rough warren
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What happens when I gift nectar to ||hades||

safe niche
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nothing for now

floral nacelle
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like a god's call? I think they're mostly good for boss fights, since there's a few that can just delete a boss's phase or give you invulnerability for a brief time

stuck furnace
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The first one gets you ||a scolding because Dad's a grinch.|| After unlocking more hearts, it gets you ||the Sigil of the Unseen||

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God calls are fairly strong, try to work them in when you need to

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Some calls can be better if used before a full bar, others are better at a full bar (which gets you a Greater Call, empowering its effects)

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For example, Athena's Aid gets you a short burst of invulnerability, and Greater Call will give you six times the duration

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Aphrodite's Aid will Charm enemies for the same duration regardless of minor or greater call, but Greater adds a whopping 2500 damage to the projectile, giving it use during boss fights

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The gauge will fill as you deal and take hits; the more hits, the faster, so something like Malphon will get more Calls than Aegis

rough warren
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Ty

coral fossil
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Great summary

barren elk
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use the chaos shhield!! vv beginner friendly esp w the block on bullrush
@restive grail started using the shield and made it way farther than i ever have! tysm!

restive grail
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ah omg no worries !!! good luck w ur runs

spiral cairn
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Any tips for Alecto's spinning blades?

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And how can I use the fishing rod? I've just bought it

dense laurel
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thats the thing

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1 fated persuasion/ 1 reroll chance

pulsar frigate
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that's the symbol for the resource (fated die)

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same as when the game shows a picture of a nectar instead of saying nectar

dense laurel
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isnt it usually shows the textbox besides it

spiral cairn
dense laurel
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yes

spiral cairn
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Alright, thanks! And what about the two other questions?

Any tips for Alecto's spinning blades?
And how can I use the fishing rod? I've just bought it

dense laurel
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but second reroll will need 2 dice, and it increase the more you refresh the same list

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you can fish in certain spots in your run

spiral cairn
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The only way to get dices is by upgrading the "buff" in the mirror?

dense laurel
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u can hear a chime if there a fishing spot in the room

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u can upgrade the mirror or get a contractor upgrade that allows u to get dices from keys room

spiral cairn
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Oh excellent, thank you for your time! :D

spiral cairn
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How can you unlock weapons upgrade?

pulsar frigate
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unlock all the weapons and then do a run

spiral cairn
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Done that already

pulsar frigate
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then it should already be unlocked

spiral cairn
final bramble
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examine your currently equipped weapon

pulsar frigate
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walk up to the weapon spot you have equipped

final bramble
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so the spear, based on that image

spiral cairn
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Nevermind, I figured how to do it xd

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Yep, thanks!

pulsar frigate
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👍

spiral cairn
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Any recommendation on which weapon I should upgrade first?

final bramble
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hm. it’s ultimately dependent on your play style tbh. but i like the aspect of hera on coronacht and the aspect of demeter on malphon

spiral cairn
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Will keep it in mind, thank you :)

shadow shale
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hm. it’s ultimately dependent on your play style tbh. but i like the aspect of hera on coronacht and the aspect of demeter on malphon
@final bramble aspect of hera + lightning cast

final bramble
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lightning cast isn't an aspect lol

shadow shale
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i ment the boon

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you load all 3 (or more) and the bow will do the rest

fathom violet
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my first escape was hera + dio cast boon, very strong! the good thing about hera is that it's good even if you don't fully upgrade it. unlike chiron, for example, that really needs more investment before it gets strong.

shadow shale
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my first escape was hera + dio cast boon, very strong! the good thing about hera is that it's good even if you don't fully upgrade it. unlike chiron, for example, that really needs more investment before it gets strong.
@fathom violet or a lot of high-rarity boons for the special attack

sleek sonnet
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I'm still trying to understand duo boons - so if I want Vengeful Mood the wiki lists the requirements as

Ares: Curse of Agony, Curse of Vengeance or Curse of Pain
Dionysus: Drunken Strike, Drunken Flourish or Drunken Dash

Does that mean I only need at least 1 of each for that duo boon to show up?

wide shore
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yes. you need any of the mentioned boons. but one from both gods to then get a chance the duo boon shows up

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it's still not a guarantee 😉 (as far as I know)

shadow shale
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you can boost your find chance in the mirror

jolly frigate
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any tips for the bow? i really like using it but i suck with it

shadow shale
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dash attacks and artemis' boons

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or any demage-over-time boons

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also aspect of chiron if you really suck at aiming

leaden whale
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I do almost the opposite lol

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I don't like the dash attack with bow because it's slow, I like things that affect things multiple times especially for the like targeted specials

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with the hidden aspect I like crit on attack ||because shared damage is affected by crits||

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but a lot of the time I'll just go ||with demeter and stacks frosts and blow them up repeatedly at 10 stacks||

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way early game I found that doom on special with the like spray form of the special is a good way to cheese most of the game

shadow shale
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well the aspect's attack marks a single enemy for homming special but the special itself actually has a tighter spread so you can hit distant foes more frequently

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and i usually go for crit attack and hunter's mark for infinite crits + weak/hangover/doom/lightning for the special

calm sphinx
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hi

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what is an aspect?

sleek sonnet
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Random thought, but does anyone know if Refreshing Nectar would increase your odds at finding duo boons since the next 3 boons I find would have an upgraded rarity?

shadow shale
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Random thought, but does anyone know if Refreshing Nectar would increase your odds at finding duo boons since the next 3 boons I find would have an upgraded rarity?
@sleek sonnet i don't think so

sleek sonnet
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Hmm damn

calm sphinx
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how do i get hades role?

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ima new player anything i need to know?

sleek sonnet
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go to the #bot-commands channel @calm sphinx and type "?rank hades"

grave yacht
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guys i have a problem, piercing shot doesnt drop on bow

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i know that it doesnt work with RAMA

calm sphinx
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whats the gamepad rank?

grave yacht
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but ive tried with other aspects

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and cant get it droped

sleek sonnet
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I think it's just a tag that says whether or not you use a controller

calm sphinx
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i don't

shadow shale
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what is an aspect?
@calm sphinx it's a modification for your weapon which you unlock with titan blood. you can see the aspects when you tap the interact button on your equiped weapon again, in the courtyard before you leave.

calm sphinx
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ok?

sleek sonnet
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You won't discover aspects till you've done a few runs

grave yacht
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Piercing Volley Your Special pierces foes and deals +400% damage to Armor.
Makes the Special Unblockable
Incompatible with Aspect of Rama

sleek sonnet
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They're not unlocked from the beginning

grave yacht
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This doesnt drop 😦

calm sphinx
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ok

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thx

grave yacht
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ive done like 10 runs trying to fill last spot with this

sleek sonnet
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@grave yacht Sorry about the bad RNG bud

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you'll get it one of these years

grave yacht
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and it doesnt drop i got all other ones

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but this doesnt xD

sleek sonnet
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Curse RNGjesus

grave yacht
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i guess chaos legendary has the same rng....

shadow shale
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you can boost you rarity drop rate at the mirror if you have that perk unlocked

grave yacht
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true

shadow shale
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anyone else got any gameplay questions?

grave yacht
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any1 playing on switch?

shadow shale
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nope

grave yacht
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🙂

shadow shale
grave yacht
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ive been trying out hori split pad pro but im going back to joycons + skull and co grip

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i feel more comportable with joycons + grip

leaden whale
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@sleek sonnet I think it does, also I'm pretty sure that's the best thing she offers, unless you already have your tight core build and just want levelups

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also @grave yacht my controller fell off my bad and now I'm getting minor stick drift, and that's not fun at all 😭

grave yacht
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uuu thats bad send them to nintendo for drifting joycon

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probably gonna get fixed for free

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since issue is common

leaden whale
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that's a good idea thanks

grave yacht
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im thinking about buying satisfye grip

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to test it against "skull and co" and "Hori split pad pro"

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for now i can see some advantages of spit pad pro vs joycons with grip

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but grip feels more comfortable in my hands

charred galleon
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I borrowed from Charon

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What's this dialogue?

spiral cairn
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Jesus christ, died during his second phase :(

shadow shale
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don't worry, you'll get him eventually

spiral cairn
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Hope so 😄 I assume he is not the final boss as the game might let it think, right? I think I will end up finding him again even after beating him that time. I doubt the game would be that easy to finish x)

shadow shale
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...

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part of what you said is true

edgy halo
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i've got bad news for ya buddy

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do i be that guy and spoil the fun

shadow shale
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nah

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let him figure it out for himself

edgy halo
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well anyways i came here to ask for like weapon advice

spiral cairn
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No please, I just like to make theories, I don't really wanna get the answer right away you see 😅

edgy halo
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because i got an op build and hades still destroyed me

shadow shale
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yes?

edgy halo
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and it feels like malphon just isnt it

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whats like meta

shadow shale
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spear + crit attack + hunter's mark + any duo that boosts crits

edgy halo
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makes sense

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actually makes a lot of sense

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compared to my spam space and hold left click on malphon

shadow shale
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though i first beat hades with the shield and lightning special

edgy halo
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i beat hades with athena demeter combo with malphon

spiral cairn
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I find the shield very beginner-friendly

edgy halo
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and a lot of pos

shadow shale
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@spiral cairn it is

edgy halo
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holding with the shield blocks to

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it really is just a beginer friendly 1

shadow shale
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exactly

edgy halo
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i just found the q on the shield very underwhelming soo i vibe with the fists

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but winning with fists is really tough ya know

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still dont know what 'boiling blood' does either xddd

shadow shale
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have you tried the aspect of demeter?

edgy halo
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im just maxing the pull

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thought it scaled better compared to dodge chance

shadow shale
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but it adds a hit to the special

edgy halo
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wait which 1 was the demeter

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oh it was the double special hit

shadow shale
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still dont know what 'boiling blood' does either xddd
@edgy halo i think it makes you more vulnerable to demage

edgy halo
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now that explains why he does 100 each swing

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i mean even with aspect of demeter it would be a pain to fight hades

shadow shale
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you need to max out demage with boons

edgy halo
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if you try and keep distance he either snipes or does the jabs get close he does the huge aoe

shadow shale
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and learn his move set to dodge effectively

edgy halo
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isnt it just based on the situation and where you are

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rather then like the bull

shadow shale
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if you aren't completely bad you actually see his whole move set in a single battle

edgy halo
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yeah he has jab aoe invis aoe invis jab and summon first phase

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and the throwing things

shadow shale
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and doomstone-like tracking lassers second phase

edgy halo
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which really hurts

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like really really

shadow shale
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yeah

edgy halo
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ended my run once or twice

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i just got caught away from the pillars

shadow shale
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shield is a newbie's friend

edgy halo
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wait does shield block lasers

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surely not

shadow shale
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it does

edgy halo
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aaaalright time to switch to shield

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imagine using the fists

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smh

shadow shale
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you can actually try it on the tombstones in tartarus

edgy halo
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let me guess the only thing it cant block is the aoe 1

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it can block jabs too

shadow shale
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yes

edgy halo
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oh wow

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time to actually switch to it

shadow shale
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it's mad op

edgy halo
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but like i cant refund the 4-5 i spent on fists