#h1-for-new-players

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rough scroll
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like do the aspects improve it drastically?

upbeat mason
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yes

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but even without aspect

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you just gotta slap zeus attack to it

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and it should feel good

rough scroll
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ive never gotten past hydra with rail

upbeat mason
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what is your goal right now?
the final boss or just pushing heat?

rough scroll
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so basically if you want to use rail, put on thunder signet and pray?

upbeat mason
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yep, basically

rough scroll
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yeah im trying for beating the final boss

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though for all i know theres a further final boss

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because there are two areas that i havent discovered yet

upbeat mason
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for first clears i think a lot of people like shield/bow/spear for their relative safety

rough scroll
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i like bow with fists as a close second

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though i would prefer aspect of chiron be something else

upbeat mason
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bow imo is the best first clear weapon since you can take fights slowly

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chiron... scales great with blood investment

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its bad early

rough scroll
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i just dont like that it 1/3s the amount of shots

leaden whale
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lv 1 chiron sucks hard

rough scroll
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do the shots get more powerful and/or numerous?

upbeat mason
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more shots

rough scroll
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oh nice

upbeat mason
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at max level its only one less from normal bow

leaden whale
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ye

upbeat mason
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8 i think

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the best first clear weapon imo is hera bow with dio cast

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just plug in one level in there and go wild

tired slate
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is ambirosa for 500 darkness worth it? Seems like not to me minotaur and the champion are very difficult to me, but it's the current deal at wretched broker.

rough scroll
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i have nowhere near enough titans blood to do that atm but ill do it once i get around to it

upbeat mason
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ambrosia is not worth the darkness

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by the time you need ambrosia you can easily beat heroes

rough scroll
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is there any way to get boss rewards again with the same weapon?

upbeat mason
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yes, but you need to escape at least once

rough scroll
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aha

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does the final boss have its own reward or is it just reward refresh?

upbeat mason
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the final boss' reward is ||titan blood||

rough scroll
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huh

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neat

upbeat mason
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after you beat the final boss you unlock ||heat, which basically gives you handicap while resetting the rewards||

rough scroll
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hmm

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is persephone's garden counted as a brand new area or just part of the house of hades?

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also

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does ||hades' second nectar gift unlock once you've beaten him?||

upbeat mason
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i forgot

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i just unlock them naturally

rough scroll
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wdym

upbeat mason
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playing without thinking about it

rough scroll
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oh

upbeat mason
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and have it unlocked and go "huh, neat"

rough scroll
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rn im dumping all my nectar into achilles because hes a nice guy, will that pay off in any way

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how so

stray fiber
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||You get companions from Achilles, Thanatos, Skelly, Meg, Sisyphus||

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sry edited

rough scroll
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are those whats in the secret stash slots in the display case?

stray fiber
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yep

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Forgot ||Dusa||

rough scroll
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neat

stray fiber
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I see most people using ||Meg's battie or Than's thing but I think it's still worthwhile to collect them all so you can see what fits your playstyle||

rough scroll
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i was planning on achilles then skelly so that works out well

rough scroll
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conclusively anyways

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oh also

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what does 4th bow aspect do

stray fiber
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||Not sure how that's different, it's part of the house IMO, some NPCS stand there after it's unlocked||

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||You can check the wiki, it's a wide shot bow based off the Hindu god Rama||

rough scroll
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i was asking because there are two areas that i have yet to visit that are listed on the fated list of minor prophecies and i am pretty sure one of them is the above world but idk what the other one is

stray fiber
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All the hidden aspects have some sort of special moveset.

upbeat mason
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oh

stray fiber
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||The garden is not one of those, it's just part of the house||

upbeat mason
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its the area where you fight the final boss i think

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it counts

rough scroll
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i dont think that got marked down tho

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i think i checked more recently than that

upbeat mason
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lemme check

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what was the phropecy name

rough scroll
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i forget

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sorry thats not very helpful

stray fiber
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||Are you talking about the Persephone's garden on the surface or the garden to the east of the Hades house btw?||

rough scroll
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east of hades house

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havent beaten final boss yet

stray fiber
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Interesting I thought it only opened after you beat the final boss, at least that's how it opened for me.

rough scroll
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i only know its persephones garden because im familiar with the mythology

stray fiber
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||Are you able to go there? I was only able to go there after beating the boss many times and a certain event happened||

rough scroll
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no its blocked off

upbeat mason
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anyway bow 4/best weapon in the game works like this:
||your special is 4 shots, shot in straight line that would bounce to other enemy, tagging them.
now if you attack, each tagged enemy will take damage equal to 60% of the damage your attack dealt||

rough scroll
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but from what i can see, its obvious what it is

stray fiber
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kk, it's just a space and can't even be embellished afaik unless I havent gotten to that point yet.

rough scroll
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oh so its like the networking mutation in dead cells

upbeat mason
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||the fun part: its dash attack deals 120 damage
tagged enemy can take damage from multiple hits of one attack
and if you hit a tagged enemy that enemy takes damage from the hit and the attack||

rough scroll
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i dont quite know what you are saying

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like its worded kinda confusingly

upbeat mason
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okay

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let's say, you meet a group of 5 skulls

rough scroll
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k

stray fiber
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||Free damage on marked foes when you attack any other foe||

rough scroll
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yeah i got that part

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but but the second bit

stray fiber
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||the 'other foe' can already be marked and the damage adds up||

upbeat mason
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||you tag all 5.
you hit one, that skull takes 120 damage (attack) + 72 (debuff)
other skulls take 72

and then the arrow goes through, and a second skull takes the attack
the first skull takes 72 again, the second takes 72 + 120||

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etc

rough scroll
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ooooh

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i get it

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kinda forgot arrows pierced for a sec

stray fiber
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I don't play it a lot so I am not very adept at it. I am big fan of the || twin fists, I've probably only played it like 20 runs in a row||

rough scroll
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lately ive kinda just been using whatever has dark thirst so i havent been able to use bow or fists much

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those are what i prefer

upbeat mason
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do note that normal bow only deals 50 damage on dash attack

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bow 4 deals ||120||

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not a lot of attacks deal that much

rough scroll
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i dont use bow dash attack because its weird

leaden whale
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I only dash attack

rough scroll
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you gotta stand there after a dash and aim

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might as well just fire a regular shot

leaden whale
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charges way faster

upbeat mason
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dash attack is significantly faster

rough scroll
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oh

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didnt notice

upbeat mason
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its way more noticable on the hidden bow

rough scroll
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i see

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what are some good keepsakes btw?

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like ik lucky tooth

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but otherwise whats good

upbeat mason
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people usually go
god pick -> god pick -> acorn -> acorn

rough scroll
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oh yeah forgot about acorn

stray fiber
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||I am a casual player like my nickname says but most people go god->god-> acorn I think. I go god->god-> pom blossom-> acorn||

rough scroll
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i presume that third one is ||persephone's||?

stray fiber
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that's correct, I forgot that part.

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Idk if it's that good but I just switch to it to get some levels once I have the boons I want.

rough scroll
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what do you get for giving hades nectars?

leaden whale
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I love hourglass for the third region

rough scroll
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i havent really leveled up acorn, at 3 stars whats the amount of hits you can take

stray fiber
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5 hits.

rough scroll
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thats quite a few

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kinda wish you could stack keepsakes

stray fiber
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Yes it's very helpful

rough scroll
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like, acorn, tooth, and patroclus' thing would be borderline op

upbeat mason
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5 hits is more than 100 damage
...on the final boss, not really sure on the heroes

rough scroll
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i usually do pretty ok with heroes

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maybe 1 defiance once and a while when i dont have a great build

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is there a boon meta?

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or does it depend on weapon and playstyle

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or perhaps both

upbeat mason
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weapon dependent

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well

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athena dash is the best boon in the game

rough scroll
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i do like that one

upbeat mason
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but other than that its mostly weapon dependent, though generally its zeus for fast attacks, artemis+aphro for slower attacks

rough scroll
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like the artemis/aphro duo or separately

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also i usually gravitate towards a poseidon/zeus build and get their duo a lot of the time and its a lot of damage output

upbeat mason
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duo

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if possible, but even without its p okay

rough scroll
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i dont see aphro super often

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what does their duo do?

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i havent gotten very many duos

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basically just poseidon/zeus and athena/something i forgot

upbeat mason
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+150% crit damage

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getting duos gets easier if you have your mirror filled

rough scroll
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i definitely do not

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i have like the first 2/3s purple ones and otherwise its like 2 ups each whichever one i like more

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whats the best hammer for bow would you say?

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to me it seems like charged special and the power shot upgrade one are p good

upbeat mason
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double shot, power shot, charged special yeah

rough scroll
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i dont like double shot much because the reduced range really gets me

upbeat mason
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maybe point blank?

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i'm not sure, i used the hidden bow almost exclusively

rough scroll
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is double shot better for hidden bow?

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oh also

hot python
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flurry shot is very broken

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it's so good

rough scroll
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whats flurry shot

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is that the one that continuously fires?

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i liked that one

upbeat mason
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double shot works just as well on zag bow i think, you just gotta get used to the new range

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most enemies bumrush you anyway

hot python
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yep flurry is continous fire

upbeat mason
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(which is why sniper shot is bad)

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double shot effectively doubles your damage

leaden whale
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double shot my fav bow hammer

rough scroll
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anyways i was gonna ask how hera aspect worked with double shot

upbeat mason
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nope

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if you're going hera

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you want flurry shot

rough scroll
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ok yeah

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i take that to mean that it doesnt double the cast

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right

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?

upbeat mason
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it doesn't

rough scroll
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k

upbeat mason
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that'd be way too broken

rough scroll
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i suppose so

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i had a fun build a while back that had artemis cast and attack with hera bow and i had that one boon that makes crits more likely on your crit effects

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i think that one had flurry shot

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the special was ares i think

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or maybe dionysus

upbeat mason
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i'm a big fan of ares on bow special

rough scroll
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that was the second build to get me to ||hades|| second phase

upbeat mason
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btw the final bos

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nice, spoilered

rough scroll
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indeed

upbeat mason
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nobody should be spoiled on that 10/10 surprise nobody saw coming

rough scroll
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mhm that very surprising surprise

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i was very surprised by it

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perhaps even startled

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the first build that got me to the second phase of that boss was a fists build

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it had poseidon attack, dash, and special, it had zeus cast, it had poseidon/zeus duo, it had the dash attack + fists hammer, it had long knuckle, and it was with aspect of talos

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i was 2/3 of the way through second phase but then i died and it was a bummer

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are there more than two phases?

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that would be annoying if so

upbeat mason
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||3 phases but only if you signed up for it||

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||with extra difficulty modifier||

rough scroll
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def not doing that then

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what do you think of that fists build?

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oh i forgot to mention it had greatest reflex too

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forgot what call tho

upbeat mason
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poseidon attack on fists is a weird choice

leaden whale
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lmao isn't the point of fists to stay close

rough scroll
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i did it because i had the poseidon/zeus duo and no opportunity to get zeus attack

leaden whale
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I guess it'd be alright with sea storm

rough scroll
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also i was basically just spamming dash attack and then using special when stuff got far away

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oh yeah main discuss reminded me, i had aphro call

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do you need to spend blood on spear hidden aspect before you can get any other hidden aspects?

hardy dawn
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so i got to the final boss and i got hit by one of the casts, the one which ||makes the edges of your screen colourful||. how do i not get that effect, and what does it actually do?

leaden whale
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nope, just have to unlock it @kirbox

rough scroll
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ok

upbeat mason
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it ||increases the damage you take||

rough scroll
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and who do you talk to for bow hidden aspect?

leaden whale
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||that's boiling blood, it makes you take double damage from his attacks. it happens because you got hit directly by one of the skulls|| @cosmo

upbeat mason
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||you just need to wait for it to go away||

leaden whale
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artemis

rough scroll
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ok

leaden whale
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need to be using the bow

rough scroll
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i would figure

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so i need to level up acorn and arrowhead, and i need to get more titan blood from the trader unless i somehow beat ||hades|| before i get hidden bow aspect

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what does fists hidden aspect do btw?

edgy tartan
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||turns you into a very aggressive furry||

rough scroll
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that is not a helpful description

edgy tartan
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fiiiiiiiiiiiiiine

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||it turns the fists into massive paws, as they're the Aspect of Gilgamesh and inspired by his friend the beast man Enkidu. The attack swings slower and deals more damage, and the dash-special deals an effect called Maim which is basically like super-charged Doom, but also while you're waiting for it to hit, the enemy deals +50% damage||

stray fiber
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|| Special moveset again, extra dashes, has a new 'maim' bonus in special||

rough scroll
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why is it not aspect of enkidu then

stray fiber
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Yea that one was more descripitive but I think the ||extra dashes are also significant||

rough scroll
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||yeah i really like greatest reflex when i get it||

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having it built in sounds fun

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is trippy flare a different thing than trippy shot?

upbeat mason
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its the exact same

rough scroll
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why is it named differently then

upbeat mason
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wait no it deals a bit more damage

sand bridge
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Trippy Flare is on Hera bow and ||hidden aspect shield||. Mechanically they're the same, both leave festive fog.

upbeat mason
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||beo|| things, the casts that you shot are really different like aphro or arte's

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hera does not change the cast

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only where its casted from

sand bridge
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It's just that for Trippy Flare you don't have to throw the cast

rough scroll
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that sounds a lot more convenient

sand bridge
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as soon as you shoot it, it bursts into fog.

rough scroll
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neat

final jackal
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Does anyone know when/how I can meet ||Patroclus||?

rough scroll
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its the exclamation point room in ||elysium||

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if you havent yet, its just bad rng

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it might be at a certain point in the area ig

neat gale
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yeah i only got him on like my 4th time i went to ||elysium||

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sorry lol

rough scroll
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i hardly ever dont

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very useful encounter

neat gale
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i meant the room where you can get him

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and yeah he’s really good

rough scroll
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its too bad he isnt in the 4th area tho

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that would be way more useful

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do you only unlock ||demeter|| after encountering the final boss?

cinder pulsar
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No, ||only by reaching the arena for it at least once||

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||You don't need to actually defeat them, just reach them||

rough scroll
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yeah thats what i meant

final jackal
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I really want to ||reunite Achilles and Patroclus|| shadegrief

rough scroll
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i dont actually know if you can do that or not

final jackal
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I hope I can D:

rough scroll
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i wonder if you can ever ||reunite orpheus and eurydice or if the first time just left too much of a scar||

final jackal
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I want to make all the characters happy

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well I'm gonna play Hades and give all my nectar to Achilles and Orpheus

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see ya

neat gale
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cya

rough scroll
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im giving all my nectars to achilles because

neat gale
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i still have people i need to get the keepsakes from beesive

rough scroll
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i technically do

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but its locked behind a thing

neat gale
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oof

rough scroll
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i got the reward from the prophecy list tho so its fine

leaden whale
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I love achilles

rough scroll
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same

neat gale
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ok i’m going into the ||theseus|| fight with full health and 3 death defies

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wish me luck

ivory ocean
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good luck!

neat gale
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yo

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i beat him without using even one

ivory ocean
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congrats!

neat gale
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thanks

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this is the farthest i’ve gotten

slow moat
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Great work!

neat gale
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😢 ||hades was on his second phase and at half health||

golden hare
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what's the best way to farm nectar?

hardy dawn
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through trading i reckon?

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or fishing

final jackal
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How can I get ||orpheus|| to ||sing|| again???

sullen granite
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He started after I ||beat Hades||

final jackal
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You can still ||interact with the characters after beating the game||?

sullen granite
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But there might have been a different event that triggered it, that happened at the same time

final jackal
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Ah I see

final jackal
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huh interesting

sullen granite
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You’ll see why once you do so

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It makes sense in the story

final jackal
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I've been avoiding beating the game so I can give my fav characters max amounts of Nectar

sullen granite
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Ya, no need to worry about that

final jackal
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Orpheus and Achilles are getting so much nectar from me

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Cerberus and Nyx too

final jackal
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Does anyone know if its possible to ||reunite Orpheus and Eurydice|| and also ||Achilles and Patroclus||?

leaden whale
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yes

final jackal
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yay!

wanton tree
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I reached ||hades|| yesterday

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he destroyed me

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lol

pastel cipher
warped needle
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I have almost 30h in maybe 5 or 6 days. I'm really enjoying the game. But I'm already in my 50th (if not there almost) attempt, and only reached Hades twice, and only beaten the first part. Any tips? Should I just try to go for a revenge like build? My goals in the game right now is maxing out the mirror and then the character interactions. I've been avoiding activating god mode, because I fear if I do, I'll just keep it on. But the temptation is growing...
Thanks for the help.

dawn niche
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If you find the game too difficult I would say maybe try god mode. Some main all applicable tips may be if you havent: farm darkness up to upgrade your mirror perks as much as possible. Make sure to give nectar to everyone to get all keepsakes unlocked. Get familiar with your favourite weapon and put some titans blood into it for better damages.

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I wouldnt recommend following builds just yet because I find that just blindly following a build without really understanding its mechanics is not beneficial to your growth and learning as a player

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That being said if you see a build you like you can definitely try for it. Just keep in mind it may be hard since you have no idea what gods will be coming up

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But you can manipulate it with the keepsakes

warped needle
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I have all the keep sakes, except the last 2 (I don't want to spoil those that don't know).

leaden whale
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Kind of a noob question. I was wondering if there was a respectful and preferred method for sending questions to SGG. I have a question for one of the staff, though I know they're busy, and wish to find them during a more convenient moment.

pulsar frigate
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is this what you mean?

leaden whale
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Awesome sauce. thank you

jaunty shale
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I swear I have given a bottle of Nectar initially in the game to Dionysus and Chaos but both their keeepsakes aren't available for me?🙄

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They returned me a gift for sure and I remember it but they were not available when I looked! Why is that?

harsh leaf
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Check the codex, do they have a heart filled up?

tired slate
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How much stuff is there to do ||after u defeat hades outside in the cold, please tell me there is a lot.|| This is the first time I've been starstruck about an indie game in a long time. Like 5+ years, and the first anime style game since like... shining force exa

leaden whale
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Tons. I'm 90 hours into this game, and it's still going

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bear in mind, my company allows my coworkers and I to play games on our laptops when things get slow, so I've been playing between 6-10 hours per day for the past two weeks. and there's still content

harsh leaf
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Hades is definitely not an anime style game what the heck

hidden acorn
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how can i open War-God's Bloodlust prophecy?

harsh leaf
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Open? You mean... how do you get it? Just keep gifting nectar to Ares

jaunty shale
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Check the codex, do they have a heart filled up?
@harsh leaf

No they just filled with a ribbon, what does that mean?

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The same shows for Dionysus and Ares and Hypnos . Their hearts are filled with Ribbon 🎀 thats it, why is that?

daring delta
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It means they gave you a gift that time

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Did you "Give Up" that run where you gifted Chaos? If you Give Up from the pause menu, you lose all progress

jaunty shale
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No I haven't given up anytime @daring delta

analog radish
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maby u missremembered

jaunty shale
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There got me some meaning when there is only a ribbon and not full heart

analog radish
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that means

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u will get a gift

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if u fill that heart

jaunty shale
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So another bottle of Nectar to same gods you mean

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Or may be these God's are hard to please 😂

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in the first impression

analog radish
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dud if the first heart isn't filled it means u didnt give them any nector

harsh leaf
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Are you CERTAIN you're missing their keepsakes? Share a screenshot, to be sure

daring delta
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If you've given them nectar once you should have their keepsake as well as the first heart, the one with a ribbon filled

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Check codex and your keepsake-atorium. If you have 0 hearts and No keepsake from them, the likeliest explanation is that they haven't recieved nectar

subtle granite
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||except for hades||

final jackal
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Whats the maximum amount of Nectar I can give someone?

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Orpheus and Achilles must be sick of all the nectar I've been giving them

jaunty shale
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@harsh leaf I'm pretty sure they are given Nectar and they offered something back.

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I'll share the screen shot in few min now

harsh leaf
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Screenshot the codex page too for good measure

jaunty shale
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Yes in middle of a run now, I shall do that in few min @harsh leaf

viral pecan
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quick question about a choice I have right now, does it make any sense to pick Parting Shot (cast does backstab damage) when I have Ares cast (the blade rift)?

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like, how would that work?

final jackal
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oh sorry I just saw this message

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I'm not really sure how it works

harsh leaf
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Parting Shot, I think, boosts all backstab damage so you can still take it

final jackal
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makes sense

viral pecan
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I did and apparently it determines backstab damage from the position of the blade rift itself

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so it does backstab as long as the blade rift is behind the enemy, at least that what it looks like to me... makes sense but I wasnt sure...

hidden acorn
jaunty shale
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@harsh leaf here you go, I got the screen shots but couldn't attach it here for some reason so posting my tweet with pics

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I swear I gave Nectar to all these 3 , Hypnos , Ares and Chaos and they offered something back but not available in Keepsake!

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Is this some bug ?

leaden whale
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have you tried giving them another nectar

analog radish
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dud it sayes u no give nector

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just give another one

harsh leaf
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Alternatively: your memory isnt as good as you think it is 😛

analog radish
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dud u cant give up in house of hades

jaunty shale
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I haven't given up at all , I'm positive about it.

harsh leaf
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Just run over to Hypnos and give him some nectar now then

analog radish
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or u quit befor it saved

jaunty shale
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I usually put my Nintendo Switch on sleep and continue where I left but that's it. Never have I ever given up the run.

leaden whale
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if it does turn out to be a bug, 3 nectar isn't that much to lose in the long run

harsh leaf
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Ah, Switch? That version is behind on patches so who knows what's going on

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Still, try it now to see if it sticks this time

analog radish
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ahha theres the problom

jaunty shale
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I can confirm, it went away when I have given a Nectar to Dionysus , it came up with an heart now but rest of these NPC are an example of what I am trying to say.

jaunty shale
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No fret , I'm just asking.

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Thanks guys

analog radish
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guys i have big brain shower thought a while ago and i share it how

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||dusa no drink ambrosia u give her because she cant open bottle because the no has arms||

jaunty shale
subtle granite
analog radish
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had

subtle granite
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has

analog radish
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she sayes she used to have a body?

rich sundial
#

when i go through doors and pick up stuff, theres a lag time where pressing e does nothing, is that the game loading so lead times seem shorter or what

analog radish
#

when u complete a room

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u need to wait a bit

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befor u can open doors

harsh leaf
#

There is a bit of time right after you kill all enemies and the doors open

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Or when you pick up a boon and the doors open

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It's normal

leaden whale
#

especially noticeable in styx

analog radish
#

zag would say something like "not yet"

rich sundial
#

ah okay i was just worried it was my computer pooping itself

harsh leaf
#

Just turn on the FPS counter, Hades isnt a super demanding game

analog radish
harsh leaf
#

You'll be able to check if something is going wrong

leaden whale
#

wonder if there's a way to run it at 144fps

analog radish
#

would you play 35sek/h at an internet caffe to play minecraft att 144fps

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my friend sayed that we should do that

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i sayed hes dumb

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35 sek is like 4 dolars

leaden whale
#

sounds fun

analog radish
#

erm no

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imagin doing stuf with friends

leaden whale
#

idk what the pandemic situation is like where you're at, but I'd totally do that with a friend when it gets better here

analog radish
#

whe u can play hades allday

analog radish
#

Swedish government: Vad är ett virus?

leaden whale
#

ye im an ignorant american so idk what's going on there

buoyant thunder
#

So what are some weapons that significantly benefit from dio's hangover abilities?

leaden whale
#

hidden bow with bad influence

buoyant thunder
#

Don't have hidden bow yet

leaden whale
#

sword with drunken flourish+bad influence

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it's p good on regular bow special too

#

anything that hits a lot of enemies or hits repeatedly

analog radish
#

chiron?

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op wiht dio special

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and aphro duo

buoyant thunder
#

Okay. I was using Zeus' shield for the special, and it seemed to be useful.

analog radish
#

omg

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i jsut thought of amasing strat for everyting

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use zeus shild

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use special

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sit in corner while blocking

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boom u beat the game

buoyant thunder
#

Cheese af, I like it 😆

leaden whale
#

I perfected the final boss like that lol

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if you want a free win, get Zeus (god) on the zeus shield special

buoyant thunder
#

What do you mean

analog radish
#

why

long sedge
#

Guys I just got merciful end with the spear, ares special, athena attack, dash and merciful. I'm hitting people with my attack that deflects but it's not applying doom, what am I doing wrong? Aren't my deflect attacks supposed to be applying it?

analog radish
#

why not artimus or like general good boon

leaden whale
#

because it's like +50 aoe dmg every time it hits

analog radish
#

zeus is realy good but needs setup

leaden whale
#

and it hits fast

analog radish
#

like u want jolted

leaden whale
#

melts everything

analog radish
#

higher voltage i think its called

#

and maby even legendary

#

if u could plant out to get an epic boon replaces by a reroec one then u are sick

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if u wanted like heroec zeus special

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u get like aphro epic special first

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and u replace it

buoyant thunder
#

Tbh, I am not sure if zeus shield w/ doom special is better than zeus shield w/ dionysus special.
My current run has doom (with a bunch of doom benefits), so it's wrecking house. It's the first run where Theseus barely did a thing to me

leaden whale
#

Zeus aspect special works well with both +% and +raw dmg because of its high hitrate

#

doom on that sounds amazing with stacking doom

analog radish
#

if u get doom stacking it would be geat

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i think

buoyant thunder
#

I also have the boon that lets doom deal more damage, but it takes a little longer

analog radish
#

because u cat get stacks of doom

leaden whale
#

that's perfect for stacking doom

fluid stirrup
analog radish
#

wouldn't fists / gud secret aspect be broken with doom stacking

buoyant thunder
#

Yea, this is a pretty good run. Would Dio be able to do something just as powerful with this?

fluid stirrup
#

it won't apply it though

analog radish
#

why not?

fluid stirrup
#

you still need to apply doom with ares attack

analog radish
#

yes?

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thats what i mean

#

u get attack and stack

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and u have fists or gus secret aspect

#

and u do big damabe by stacking?

buoyant thunder
#

I feel like dio is still one of those gods I don't really know how to exploit yet.

analog radish
#

chiron bow

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with aphro + dio duo boon

#

aphro attack

#

dio spacial

buoyant thunder
#

What does that duo do?

analog radish
#

u do ticks of 100+ damage

buoyant thunder
#

Wait... how?

analog radish
#

its when 2 gods r like lets work togeather

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aphro and dio is

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hangover stacks 8 insted of 5 times

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and chiron has homing atack with 7 spacial arows

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so basicaly 8

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and u can do big damage

buoyant thunder
#

Ohh... That seems powerful

analog radish
#

yes vary

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i found this on reddit

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its so cute

ivory ocean
#

for future reference

analog radish
#

ok

zealous lichen
#

Hi guys, what’s the best beginner friendly weapon? I just cleared hydra with the bow but I heard that the shield is the best, but I feel like it’s really inefficient am I doing something wrong?

stray fiber
#

I think it took a while for me to actually realize that the bull rush blocked attacks while charging. Do you use that to block?

buoyant thunder
#

So.... This was my first time fighting the ||tiny vermin||, and holy crap that was tough!

zealous lichen
#

I didn’t realize that! But also I got way too relied on the spread shot of the bow and I really feel like the shield doesn’t have good aoe

analog radish
#

shild isnt nesisarily best

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but if u hold attack u can go incincible

zealous lichen
#

What are some good boons to go with the shield?

analog radish
#

so u dont have to avoit attacks

#

do u know what an aspect is

#

chaos aspect with aris spacial

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if no chaos aspect aris special is still good on shild

stray fiber
#

There is a pinned guide in this channel. It seemed to work well for me.

zealous lichen
#

Okay I’ll give a try! Thank you

analog radish
#

ur wellcome

#

random internet stranger

buoyant thunder
#

1 health left on ||Hades|| fight. I had some DD, but that's besides the point :p

analog radish
#

did u win?

buoyant thunder
#

Sure did!

analog radish
modern pike
#

How many levels are there to each aspect of a weapon?

modern pike
#

Thank you

#

Which hidden aspect is"the best"?

subtle granite
#

depends on your playstyle

stray fiber
#

I think it's better to just play what you like, I like a certain aspect and feel most comfortable with it.

subtle granite
#

some find sword the best others hate it, it's a very personal choice

stray fiber
modern pike
#

I like the gloves most, is that hidden aspect any good?

subtle granite
#

it's interesting for sure

stray fiber
#

I have almost exclusively played gloves for the past 20 runs (I am a casual player and clear in like 20-30 mins) I feel like another aspect of the gloves suits me better than the hidden || For me Talos > Gilgamesh, I want to really get better with Gilgamesh as I really like it visually and thematically, but will probably try once I unlock those silly achievement statues that are based on heat||

subtle granite
#

talos is really underrated ;-;

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it feel so good ;-;

modern pike
#

I reeeaally like Talos

subtle granite
#

yey another talos lover, welcome!

modern pike
#

But I think of what's best, leveling up on Talos pr trying hidden

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Thank you haha❤️

subtle granite
#

trying probably

#

since you might find the hidden better and might wanna max that then

modern pike
#

I am on level 3 of Talos

subtle granite
#

honestly try everything before you max something

#

even just one blood to feel how you and the weapon interact

paper lake
#

yall think this game is going to be on sale on xmas?

subtle granite
#

(except chiron)

paper lake
#

Askin for a friend lmao

modern pike
#

Ok, that also sounds more fun, but at the same time I don't want to miss out/waste blood if maxing a weapon is better for clearing at higher ||heat||

subtle granite
#

probably the bundle definitively lol

#

(the bundle is so worth it for darren korb's genius alone........)

modern pike
#

I think it was on sale during autumn sale, like 20% off?

paper lake
#

how much is it rn?

modern pike
#

Should be same discount for Christmas

subtle granite
#

20,99€

modern pike
#

Still a great price for what you get

paper lake
#

Seems fair for a game that is so good and made by a small company

subtle granite
#

so -4€?

paper lake
#

yeah

modern pike
#

Ye something like that

paper lake
#

Def. gonna get it for a friend

subtle granite
#

give or take a few cents

modern pike
#

Best gift tbh

paper lake
#

i like the game and the whole greek mithology stuff

modern pike
#

Yup, they did a great job with it

subtle granite
#

i really wanna get the game for a friend who has developed a crush on the game character design alone

#

but i'm scared cause she really isnt gamer at all

paper lake
#

I mean the game is really good looking

modern pike
#

Hmm, god mode?

paper lake
#

everything

#

the animations the monsters

#

dialogue is nice

subtle granite
paper lake
#

so yeah

subtle granite
#

i'd have to buy here a mouse too

modern pike
#

Or controller?

paper lake
#

i believe that on controller it has like auto aim

subtle granite
#

hades + laptop trackpad is probably not so nice

#

have never tried it

paper lake
#

i rather play on mouse and keayboard

#

on controller its like easier

modern pike
#

I prefer controller every day all day hahaha

stray fiber
#

Does PC not have aim-assist?

subtle granite
#

some weapons seem to be easier

paper lake
stray fiber
#

There is an option called aim assist for me on Switch lite.

paper lake
#

whats yall fav. weapon

subtle granite
#

like the ranged weapons

#

achilles spear

paper lake
#

spear def. my fav

modern pike
#

MALPHON hahaha

subtle granite
#

talos is my favorite behind achilles spear

stray fiber
#

||Aspect of Talos as I said before, I still haven't put too much thought into what my second most favorite would be||

paper lake
#

whats the current patchnote version

sick verge
#

hi guys, i cant figure out how aspect of eris of adamant rail works.. i shot my special blast and i stay in the area of explosion. but the damages are the same. i am trying it with the zombie in the house

paper lake
#

1.37 or sumtin

stray fiber
subtle granite
#

was there ever a poll on what weapon/aspect is the fave? it would really interest me but i know how little players actually participate in those polls

stray fiber
#

Sorry I updated, I misread your question.

subtle granite
#

stand in the blast area and after that your damage will be boosted (cast, attack and all that)

#

👀

leaden whale
#

yo you shouldn't be talkin about that here

paper lake
#

i let him play so he doesnt have to

#

dahmmm

leaden whale
#

pretty brave lmao

stray fiber
#

Yes this is a supergiants games official discord iirc

paper lake
#

i mean i didnt pirate soo

#

i mean he said game is nice and he gonna buy it

subtle granite
#

hey dio's beautiful thighs, what was your fave weapon/aspect again?

leaden whale
#

chiron now baybee

paper lake
#

i told small developers and such

leaden whale
#

bow

subtle granite
#

oh right

stray fiber
#

Also on the topic of aspects I have very poor mechanics and the easiest ones for me (even easier than the favorite aspect I mentioned) are || Aspect of Arthur and Eris ||

subtle granite
#

after which levle would you say is it really worth getting better with chiron baybee?

leaden whale
#

aspect level?

subtle granite
#

(level 1 of the aspect seems really lacking in special might)

#

yes

stray fiber
paper lake
#

where did yall buy the game from?

subtle granite
#

steam

leaden whale
#

yeah i don't think it's worth it unless it's maxed

subtle granite
#

alright thx :)

leaden whale
#

for maximum brrrr

stray fiber
#

I play on a switch so obviously switch store shadesmile

leaden whale
#

it's also on epic if that's more your thing

sick verge
subtle granite
#

oh that happens

tulip heart
#

Just killed Hades for the first time. Letsss goooo!!!

subtle granite
#

please spoiler the name but gg!

#

may the gods grant you many more wins!

stray fiber
#

And based on the speed run website it looks like a lot of the fastest runs (1.0) were using ||Eris, so is that considered the easiest best. The last time I played it got lucky with boons I had some crazy damage and was a cakewalk||

buoyant thunder
buoyant thunder
stray fiber
#

Oh interesting I had no idea.

subtle granite
#

idk why but it always seemed like when you chose rail as your weapon that less enemies spawn

stray fiber
#

It's a boon called 'confirmation bias

#

jk sry

subtle granite
#

i did a few control runs and it was always less by like 20% ;-,

stray fiber
#

What are control runs?

subtle granite
#

idk if it was just lucky seed generation but every single time

#

like i took notes of all the enemies that spawned

floral nacelle
#

You didn't accidentally add ||jury summons||, right?

stray fiber
#

That could be it

subtle granite
#

i tried sword, wrote those down, spear etc etc and rail was always less

subtle granite
#

it was always 0 ||heat||

stray fiber
#

Is that what a control run is?

subtle granite
#

for me yeah

#

i only did it in tartarus tho and then died to meg and alecto

stray fiber
#

Sorry I am not aware of the term what do people usually use it to refer to?

subtle granite
#

well control runs are just runs that you put up as examples

stray fiber
#

For other people to see?

subtle granite
#

for me to compare to

stray fiber
#

Oh ok, so a baseline?

subtle granite
#

yes

#

so yeah that was very weird and i hope it was just seed-luck that gave me the numbers but it would make sense why eris would be the fastest for literally every single speedrunner if they get less enemies to spawn and have an almost constant damage boost

stray fiber
#

What if seeds were based on base damage sus then it would make sense right?

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|| It has the lowest damage iirc and just a high speed||

subtle granite
#

exactly it would make sense but special does good damage to balance it out, no?

stray fiber
#

Event output would make up for it (speed + base) but I am just suggesting it could've been a bug/oversight.

buoyant thunder
#

So what causes ||hidden aspects|| to trigger? I have two, but I am not sure if it is just a random occurrence or if I actually have to do something to get it to happen

subtle granite
floral nacelle
#

||put at least 5 titan blood into the weapon of your choice, go up to certain people while equipping them||

subtle granite
#

or listen to dysphere

buoyant thunder
#

so... does it matter the aspect? Because I definitely haven't upgraded a specific aspect 5 times yet

floral nacelle
#

Vague, I know, but who you have to talk to changes based on weapon

sick verge
#

am i the only one that think adamant rail is overpowered?

lyric quiver
floral nacelle
#

But you can guess based on other aspects

buoyant thunder
sick verge
#

if compared to other melee weapons

subtle granite
tired slate
#

@leaden whale Thank you. This is amazing! I'm about 40 hours in and seems like i still have tons to do.

@harsh leaf I'll be honest, i guess i called it anime style because Hades reminds me of Shining Force EXA (originally a Japanese game, but later got an NA release) for the story building, combat, quality of dialogue, etc. Even though that's kind of where the similarities end. So i apologize for calling it an Anime style game lol. I guess i stayed up too late playing Hades so perhaps that clouded my judgement at the time

heady comet
#

rail still kinda is the meta

sick verge
weak copper
#

hey, been playing the game for a while ( 10 hours ) and I was wondering, does the things you buy with the contractor, do they change the game a lot? or I can focus on the later on the game?

floral nacelle
#

Only the work orders change gameplay and story stuff

#

So if you want to ignore cosmetics, go ahead

harsh leaf
#

I strongly suggest you buy the Fountain upgrades

#

Most of the things in the first tab affect gameplay

weak copper
#

oh I see, yeah it makes sense, thanks! 😄

buoyant thunder
#

3 wins in a row! :D

lofty verge
#

nice job

buoyant thunder
#

Thank you. I think it used to be a 1:5 win loss ratio, so that's massive improvement.

tired slate
#

I feel like my build is an absolute beef bus right now

#

370hp, 34.8% dodge chance, heal 2% hp on special kill, shards drop from enemies in 2.5 seconds after being embedded, and are also ||returned instantly thanks to hermes||

modest steeple
#

after approximately 8474929289283938 years ||i have finally altered Achilles' contract|| gilmanpride

#

except now hes perpetually missing, and so are ||pat's|| chambers

#

theyre having one heck of a reunion, i say

weak copper
#

what does the heart with a keyhole means? just appeared one in hades part of the codex

modest steeple
#

it means you cant give that character anymore nectar until you progress their story or complete their quest. keep talking to them

weak copper
#

oh ok

#

thanks 😄

modest steeple
#

np!

weak copper
#

in the mirror, can i have like, both the green and red ones at the same time? or is it just the one i highlighted

upbeat mason
#

you can only have the one you highlighted

weak copper
#

oh, ok, thanks again!

stray fiber
magic heart
#

How do i play the lyre nicely? I keep practicing but its not workinghh

floral nacelle
#

Practice more

cinder pulsar
cinder pulsar
buoyant thunder
#

Ngl, just started a run with zag shield and Divine Strike has been amazing on it so far!

dense laurel
tender roost
#

I finally beat || the hades boss || am I still considered a new player?

modern pike
#

Probably yes due to what happens after

gentle schooner
#

i love the shield, the weapon i find the easiest to get consistent completes with

sly vigil
daring delta
dense laurel
#

you can call yourself midgame i guess

quasi pike
#

I like the shield and the spear so far

#

Still can’t get past the first boss tho

#

I’m hesitant to try out the bow tho

dense laurel
#

its fine if some wep dont fit ur playstyle, spear is like my least fav wep,

leaden whale
#

my first time beating the first boss was with the bow

#

give it a shot

#

protip for bow is to dash strike as much as you can

quasi pike
#

Hmmm I’ll try that

stray fiber
#

Reg. House contractor upgrades - themes ||Where are they applied? I bought something with 10 diamonds and I see no discernible difference||

upbeat mason
#

its your win screen

#

and boon menu

stray fiber
#

Ah ok ty

hardy dawn
#

i am so charmed by the fact that the keepsakes have their own little SFX when u apply them

#

eurydices keepsake has a little musical 'ahh' and i just think thats neat

sick verge
#

Ho guys i cant figure out how not take soooo many dmgs with melee weapons. Any suggestions?

dense laurel
#

learn to time ur dashes

hardy dawn
#

athena shield dash boon

broken tusk
#

Is there a limit to how much death defiance I can accumulate during a run? ||Thinking of Athena||

leaden whale
#

Athena only has two boons that replenish it

#

But there are a bunch of other sources (||chaos||, charon's well, ||patty||) that can refill your DD slots

broken tusk
obsidian locust
#

If you mean how many you can have at once, I think 5 is the answer

broken tusk
#

Yes, as a hard limit.

obsidian locust
#

Unless Chaos gives more than one defiance boon

#

But the chances of that are super low

#

So I'd say 5 is the hard cap

leaden whale
#

Athena doesn't work the same with DD vs SD

obsidian locust
#

Not as you think

#

She'll replenish it if the slot is empty

#

It's more effective using her to replenish with DD but you mostly would take it for the benefits with SD

#

Like the "More health recovered from defiance" is more useful with SD than with DD

#

But the "Replenish a use" is wasted on SD

leaden whale
#

So you can stack a defiance with SD since it replaces the lost slot, and then SD replenishes in the next room. But you can't stack it on DD, since it simply replaces the lost slot.

#

Dunno if im making sense

leaden whale
#

So you lose your SD, get an athena defiance, then replenish SD next room. And you now have an extra defiance on top of the SD

formal rover
#

^^^

#

those boons are super good on SD

broken tusk
#

So the limit with SD is one from ||tooth and Athena each||? And for DD it's ||3+tooth keepsake+chaos=5?||

formal rover
#

well, you can theoretically get more than one DD from chaos

#

you gotta be stupid lucky tho lol

faint umbra
#

ive seen someone with two chaos DDs on this server

broken tusk
#

I'm watching a vid right now with ||tooth+2 Athena DD+ regular SD||

formal rover
#

and you can actually get both athena’s on SD

faint umbra
#

or maybe it was on reddit thanthink i dont remember

gray haven
#

Last Stand and Deathless Stand can both give you DDs, yeah.

broken tusk
#

Dunno how to spoiler tag on mobile :(

faint umbra
#

||like this||

broken tusk
#

Oh can't post screenshots anyway

#

It's the ||50 heat Rama run by haelian, timestamp 28m 55s||

#

I've played for around a week so I consider myself a new player, but it's good to get an understanding of the mechanics

formal rover
#

yeah it can definitely happen

#

it’s funny when you get like 4 DDs and then use none of them as well lol

daring delta
#

Unfortunately I play om EGS so I couldn't snap as creencap

obsidian locust
#

Damn what are the odds of that though?

daring delta
#

Considering it's the only time I've ever seen Defiance I'm guessing slim

#

Very slim

tulip heart
#

what happens when you give max nectar to someone

worldly bear
#

Curious about that as well. I think some characters are a romance option and some give you a side quest? Idk...

leaden whale
faint umbra
#

iirc, you can take screenshots in game in hades using F11

analog radish
#

if ur using windows

#

just do windows key + prt sc

brave solstice
analog radish
#

*cough spoiler

remote ingot
#

Hello Supergiant and fellow Hades players!!!! somewhat new player here but i finally defeated final boss for the first time yesterday!

analog radish
#

good job

#

also spoiler tag name of final boss

#

some people dont know yet

#

@remote ingot

remote ingot
#

sorry thank you

spiral apex
#

how do i get back to ||elysium because after i died i went back to tartarus and i don't know how to get back to itshadedisgruntled ||

glad path
#

youll get there eventually

#

im a new player as well

spiral apex
#

do i have to ||fight meg and the hydra again?||

buoyant jacinth
#

||yes, each run you have to get back up through each area||

spiral apex
#

thank you!

desert current
#

What weapon do you guys recommend for beginners? I'm tied between the spear and the fists, and I can't tell which one will work out better in the long run

harsh leaf
#

Shield, probably

leaden whale
#

whichever one you feel most comfortable with

harsh leaf
#

Lets you block indefinitely while you figure things out

ivory vigil
#

Spear tends to have a longer range than the other melees while fists are fastest and good at stunlocking
I'm also pretty new and I went for the spear since it was just my favorite to play, but I find the damage tends to be kinda low if you try to build into Attack, whereas you can get some pretty crazy runs with Special
I haven't used fists much but they were surprisingly powerful and got me a win on my first try with them

So i'd say go with whichever one is more comfy, or try out the other weapons too!

desert current
#

I can't stand the bow lol

#

but thanks for the advise!

ivory vigil
#

Yeah I used the bow 4 runs in a row yesterday and my hand cramped lmao

#

idk if im just using it wrong but its tough

harsh leaf
#

ONLY use dash attacks

ivory vigil
#

yeah to get you some distance and the faster charge attack right?

harsh leaf
#

Faster charge makes a world of difference

desert current
#

the sword feels a bit clunky to me

#

I don't know why

harsh leaf
#

Sword also relies heavily on dash attacks to be good

#

In Hades, mobility is key

ivory vigil
#

it could be the combo, or the dash attacks, it tends to require a bit of control over where you're lunging

#

a tip for spear and sword, you can dash while using the Spin Attack and Slam Attack

harsh leaf
#

You can also buffer a Sword special before a dash, and have it come out where you end up after dashing

leaden whale
#

dashing spin attack is one of my favorite things in this game

leaden whale
#

i have like 15 runs and still can't beat hades

#

which weapon should i use ? which build should i go? i just wanna beat him once so i can sleep restless tonight

floral nacelle
#

Um, every weapon is good

worldly bear
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Like a good cheesy way to beat him?

floral nacelle
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Get used to dash-striking tho

leaden whale
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let's say i like fits. Which build should i go ?

worldly bear
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What I do is get the dash boon from Ares, the blade run or whatever. And just nyoom around.

leaden whale
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Athena/Zeus attack r good on fists

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divine dash helps a lot if you struggle with dodging

ivory vigil
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my first win was with shield at 16 attempts

leaden whale
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also i fulled charons hearth but the last one can't be unlocked

ivory vigil
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and i mostly built into special but basically used everything

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the block really helps against final boss

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since i find his spin attack hard to dodge sometimes

snow yacht
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my favorite dash is athenas cuz i play egro so i like having the delfect

worldly bear
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To unlock the last one you need to befriend a certain character for each weapon, I think?

vernal talon
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lol til bow has faster charge on dash attack what

snow yacht
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my first win was just with the sword

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a few days ago

harsh leaf
vernal talon
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nooo cause I barely use bow lol

worldly bear
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Like ||Artemis ||told me how to unlock the last thing on the ||bow. Achilles ||told me the last thing for the ||spear.||

vernal talon
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@worldly bear It's not related to your relationship with the character. It's related to ||Titan's blood across weapons and invested into that particular weapon||

worldly bear
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Oh ok cool

snow yacht
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i should try using different weapons soon

normal minnow
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is it a bad idea to ||turn my ambrosia into titan's blood||? have a few wins under my belt but want to unlock some stuff

subtle granite
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do you have any need for the ||ambrosia|| rn?

normal minnow
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not right now, no

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would rather trade it but don't want to screw myself over

subtle granite
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if you really dont need it then there's no need to maticulously hold on to it, you will get ||ambrosia|| with the upgraded weapon aspects faster anyways

normal minnow
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ok thanks!

subtle granite
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sure thing :)

ivory plaza
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hey guys

long sedge
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Guys one question, do god keepsakes affect what boons you find in styx?

ivory plaza
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how can I unlock the four aspect of each weapon?

obsidian locust
ivory plaza
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thank you!

obsidian locust
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No prob squirtnya

harsh leaf
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Uhhh only indirectly though

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Keepsakes dont count shops when they try to force a god to appear

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But if you DO choose a god with their keepsake, that obviously means it's possible to appaer in shops

buoyant thunder
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What would be a reason to take Zag bow over other bow aspects?

pulsar frigate
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you want to play an attack build

obsidian locust
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High crit rates

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want something different

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Chiron is getting boring

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It's still a decent aspect

stray fiber
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Just pick something you like or if you are too bored pick the one with the bonus every run?

buoyant thunder
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You're right. I just did a zag bow run and it had some insane damage! Unfortunately, I got sloppy in Styx and I died. 😫

leaden whale
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arty attack on zag bow is fun

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30% crit chance go brr

buoyant thunder
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Oh yeah, it was a blast!

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What's a good strategy for zag shield? I got trashed in my last run with it

pulsar frigate
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pulverizing blow and dashing wallop are your best friends

torn plaza
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can someone explain to me what Stubborn Defiance does?
it says one revive per chamber but it doesnt seem to work
what is a chamber exactly

heady comet
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chamber = one room

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it'll rez you once per room if you die

fervent notch
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heya

torn plaza
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it doesnt seem to work

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or am i just not noticing the rez?

heady comet
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did u upgrade it?

torn plaza
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do i have to put darkness into it for it to work?

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lol

heady comet
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you have to upgrade it once

torn plaza
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ahhh i see

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hahaha

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thank you

leaden whale
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You know nothing, John Snow!
sorry. had to. pardon the intrusion

torn plaza
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all g

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im quite used to it 🙂

lyric quiver
heady comet
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there should be a diagonal square next to it

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if it isnt checked in, it isnt upgraded

torn plaza
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yeah i have not yet bought it

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thanks!

heady comet
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that being said, if ur a new player you should be running DD

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for the final boss

lyric quiver
torn plaza
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yeah im so new that i havent even gotten out of Elysium yet

heady comet
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unless you havent reached there and just want to learn the enemies

fervent notch
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how do you use the titan blood? I have two of it now

torn plaza
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im on like my 4th or 5th run or something

heady comet
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titan blood can upgrade those aspects

fervent notch
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and i just got all weapons lol

heady comet
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do a run, then equip a weapon/talk to skelly

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aspects should be unlocked

fervent notch
#

do the boon equipment make sure that god is the only one that appears?

heady comet
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only for the first boon

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so its a good way to guarantee the core (usually 2 gods, one tart one asph) of a build

fervent notch
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makes sense

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I like aphrodites boons, weaken is a good debuff

livid ledge
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what's the purpose of being able to "select" a boon on the boon screen?

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like highlight it

pulsar frigate
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to show the full information, for screenshotting purposes

livid ledge
#

ah

torn plaza
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whats tart and asph?

fallen canyon
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tarturus

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asphodel

torn plaza
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gotcha

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im still not sure what that comment means

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like i understand what a core of a build is

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i dont understand what the one tart one asph part means

fallen canyon
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one god item for each realm

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so you can get a good boon from both
and make a build around them

torn plaza
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got it

hard heath
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How do you get duo boons? I get boons from different gods all the time and never get the option for duo. Am I missing something?

heady comet
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there are specific requirements, its in codex

fallen canyon
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pick two gods and focus on them
you have a higher chance to get duo boons when they have less boons in the pool

torn plaza
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what are duo boons?

heady comet
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also the final mirror upgrade helps

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boons that combine two different god powers

hard heath
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What part of the codex tells you?

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Like is there a specific boon section? Or is it under gods

subtle granite
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the upgrade of the codex index that you only get after chosing a duo boon once in your game

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gods -> boon collection -> the very last ones

hard heath
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Ahhhh. So I gotta get a duo boon to learn about duo boons. Got it. Is it just a chance thing?

heady comet
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just look up the wiki honestly

subtle granite
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yeah

torn plaza
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sometimes its just nice to have a chat 🙂

subtle granite
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most require you to have one boon of both gods in your main attack boon spaces (like cast, special, call etc)

hard heath
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It is. I've been avoiding the wiki cause I don't wanna spoil too much of the game.

heady comet
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the wiki wont spoil anything on the duo boon page, just what they do and their requirements

subtle granite
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a very persistent one is the zeus/artemis duo, just get one important boon (on one of the main attack boon spaces) of both of them and it shall be there almost instantly

heady comet
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also duo boons are pretty rare if you havent fully unlocked mirror

hard heath
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I haven't. Is mirror something I should rush to finish?

subtle granite
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not really

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only once you go duo-boon hunting for the prophecy

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then you will definitively need the mirror upgrade for better chances of getting duo/legendary

hard heath
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Ahh. The farthest I've gotten is unlocking all the weapons and made it to minotaur.

heady comet
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it is helpful once you start climbing in difficulty; eg only after ur first few clears

subtle granite
hard heath
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The second one

subtle granite
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nice :)

hard heath
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I was so pumped. I had a doom shield build.

subtle granite
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ohh thats very nice

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got to say hi to shadebro or not there yet?

hard heath
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Not there yet. Looking forward to saying hey to them

subtle granite
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:D

hard heath
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Is one of the fury sisters harder than the others?

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The murder one

quick karma
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Personally I think Alecto is the hardest of the three

subtle granite
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alecto is the hardest imo, i love tisiphone

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tisiphone is really easy if you have athena's deflect on anything

upbeat mason
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tis is hard if you can't burst her down

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or athena deflect

hard heath
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The murder one wrecked my shop when I faced them

harsh leaf
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She can be tricky if you dont know what's coming

leaden whale
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I hate Alecto

subtle granite
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once you go against her 3 times you really see how to completely dodge her

harsh leaf
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But once you figure her out, she only does two things and stays mostly still

subtle granite
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the return of the thighs hello!

leaden whale
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hello marmy

leaden whale
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I hate how everything goes red when she does her thing

hard heath
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Alright. Third time's a charm. I think she spooked me too much and threw me off lol.

subtle granite
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especially considering ||the room she teleports you to is very small|| and mostly hinders her abilities

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but not yours muhahaha

harsh leaf
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Alecto is a bit harder, but I'm kinda sad it took me like forty hours to even see that she has something called a "rage meter"

elfin stream
harsh leaf
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I still dont know what it does

elfin stream
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I dunno if they're everwhere

hard heath
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Thank you! Will check.

elfin stream
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so don't quote me on it

subtle granite
harsh leaf
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It usually doesnt fill up until her health is low enough that it goes "permanent rage!" and I still dont know what it changes

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Oh I thought that was just a phase change thing. So you can trigger it beforehand?

subtle granite
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those three sawblades do good damage forbeing in tartarus ;_;

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phase change sawblades are much smaller

hard heath
#

Is there anything to the lounge upgrades do? Besides aesthetics?

subtle granite
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yes!

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bats and fishtank!

harsh leaf
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And disco ball

subtle granite
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bats make you see the entire house of hades and fishtank show you the count of riverbabies you've fished up

harsh leaf
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Also the "shortcut"

subtle granite
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disco ball can be used?

harsh leaf
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(no)