#h1-for-new-players

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brittle root
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the rod of fishing

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Get it via the house contractor

old escarp
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If you mean the actual act of fishing, look for a white spot of light in liquid areas. There will be a ding sound when combat ends if one is present, and Zag will often comment on fishing spots if you walk by one. To catch fish, you have to press RB (sorry, don't know keyboard equivalent) when there is a white flash and the bobber goes under. There's a sound cue as well

errant bramble
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Oh wow this is interesting. Just discovered that if you get Demeter Rare crop on a boon and then sell that Boon to Underworld Customs and get it again later, it still upgrades due to rare crop

runic finch
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which aspect is good on malphon?

errant bramble
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They’re all good there actually.

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Just kinda a play style preference

civic blaze
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Talos is good for beginners

rich cave
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Not necessarily

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They’re all equally as good for players of all levels

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It just depends on playstyle

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For zag and Demeter aspect to be really good they have to be fully upgraded though, whereas talos aspect is almost equally as good at all levels

sly vigil
# runic finch which aspect is good on malphon?

All is good, but I am assuming that you have limited Blood and looking for something that is good and cheap, I would suggest Zag Fist. Both Talos and Demeter are solid but both needs a decent amount of blood.

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Zag Fist isn't as flashy but can hold its own regardless of how much blood you put into it.

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It's a fist. That's it.

rich cave
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The damage boost on magnetized enemies from talos is all that changes when you upgrade it

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Demeter aspect on the other hand changes how much damage stacks from using your special

civic blaze
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That's why talos is good

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The main component of the aspect is cheap

rich cave
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And zag aspect just gives you dodge chance which is really good but the max is 15% and anything under that isn’t as useful as the other aspects

crimson narwhal
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I thought Demeter was a waste of blood ngl, I don’t usually get a chance to trigger the 12 attacks, and the counter resets when you leave the room

raw locust
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So, I beat Meg or whatever her name was and took a break. Do I have to reset from the first area every time?

rich cave
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It charges up fast

alpine ridge
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you charge it up in like 3 secs

alpine ridge
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how slow are you attacking

errant bramble
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That’s what a rogue lite is. Welcome to the genre.

rich cave
raw locust
sly vigil
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Well the game does have an auto save

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You only reset if you die

rich cave
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Rougelike games make you start from the beginning every time

sly vigil
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If you quit for dinner or something, you return to your progress if you didn't die.

leaden whale
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if you enter a room and quit before you do anything, you can have your save game start you in that room next time

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but if you quit later then that, they void your save file, I think it's to prevent people save cheating

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i quit once after I beat the final boss but before I picked up the reward, just to have that whole run canceled

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it was rough

alpine ridge
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to be specific, there are 2 options:
"Give up" resets your whole run, you get a warning telling you this
"Quit" will let you restart at your last savepoint

leaden whale
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quit is greyed out after you play the room for a while

alpine ridge
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yep yep

leaden whale
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and if you force close the game without quitting, your run is gone

alpine ridge
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yep also true

river oar
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||Gahhh i almost beat hades||

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Up to the point i have already used up all of my death defiances

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And then life hits you hard

sleek axle
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Rip

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I know the feel

river oar
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||for he had a death defiance as well||

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Man i could cry right now

sleek axle
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Keep goin

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You'll do it eventually

river oar
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It was my 39th attempt

fluid yoke
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you need to

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spoiler || hades||

river oar
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Whats the code for it?

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Got it

fluid yoke
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as in the name

sleek axle
fluid yoke
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mine was 30th

sleek axle
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So keep going and you'll do it eventually

fluid yoke
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which probably doesn't make you feel any better but everyone plays at their own pace

river oar
leaden whale
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I turned on god mode after 16 attemps I think, things got easier

river oar
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I was aiming to at least beat it under 50 attempts

sleek axle
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Got to ||hades|| on my 28th try then got destroyed

fluid yoke
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im sure you can do it in under 50

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!!!

river oar
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Oh i didnt use god mod, || I even cleared all the gates on the styx stage, in hoping that there would be another charon's well for death defiance ||

sleek axle
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Lol nope

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Guess you got unlucky

river oar
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There was one though

sleek axle
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Going through styx gates even after you got the sack isn't really advisable

river oar
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I was super relieved haha

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Oh i had nice boons though and good setups

fluid yoke
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i feel like

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if you need

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something for the build

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from the other tunnels

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its worth it

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but if you're going for time and have the health and boons to probably do it you shouldnt

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like if you need an extra boon to complete your build

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in some way

river oar
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I had 1 DD left, and bought another

fluid yoke
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yeah thats a good ide

river oar
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I got lucky

crimson narwhal
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I keep seeing achillies spear being referred to as a cast build, why is that? Isn’t that the one where you throw the spear and dash to where it landed?

fluid yoke
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it boosts cast damage

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after you dash

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like alot

crimson narwhal
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Huh

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I guess I’m Jared 19

drifting island
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lmao

crimson narwhal
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Please Spoil the name of the boss.

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|| on both sides, just for new players

main pivot
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||like this||

pastel cipher
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or refer to them as final boss or redacted ^_^

crimson narwhal
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Didn’t mean to be rude, sorry

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Yep

main pivot
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its gud

crimson narwhal
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Congrats btw!

main pivot
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thanks

pastel cipher
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congrats klinkCozy

raw basin
errant anvil
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hi, to get acess to varatha final form, i already spent 5 blood titan at zagreu's, and dind't show up. am i doing something wrong?

fluid yoke
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did you spend it all on

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on unique aspects

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or

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uh

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upgrades

errant anvil
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upgrades

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zagreu aspect

fickle obsidian
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||It's gotta be NON-Zagreus aspects.||

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Feels bad man.

errant anvil
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damn

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i got 7 more

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tk

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so, now i spent at NON-Zagreus

sleek pond
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@errant anvil to get the hidden aspect you need to ||talk to specific characters a certain number of times. Each weapon is associated with a different character.||

abstract steeple
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So who should I give my Nectar to once I've given one to everyone?

alpine ridge
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whoever you want to

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ideally everyone

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give it to whoever you like best

crimson narwhal
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I gave all mine to Cerberus

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And did the same thing with ambrosia

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Because Zagreus loves his dog, okay

raven thorn
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If I beat ||the hydra at heat 1 for the first time using a weapon, will I be able to get the diamond again at heat 0 if i never did so?||

sleek axle
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no

raven thorn
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whoops, ok, gotta slow down i guess

sleek axle
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||youll only get the diamond again after you clear an escape attempt and do it againwith 1 heat||

raven thorn
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ohhh gotcha

sleek pond
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You can get all boss resources through repeatable trades, so technically they're all infinite resources. It's just very slow and probably inefficient.

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So don't worry about losing out on stuff

whole parrot
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is hades better with controller?

alpine ridge
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not necessarily, some people prefer controller, others prefer KB+M

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movement is easier with an analog stick vs WASD tho

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but aiming is easier on a mouse

sleek pond
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Most speedrunners use controller. WASD+Mouse is better for a specific weapon tho.

alpine ridge
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at least to me

whole parrot
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yeah i just wanna play casual

sleek pond
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It's personal preference though. Mouse and keyboard gives me carpel tunnel.

sleek axle
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bows a lot better on controller imo

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m+kb is not good for bow

alpine ridge
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i think it's probably best for Hestia tbh

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gotta be precise with your one shot

whole parrot
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im just gonna play with controller and see if i like it

alpine ridge
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go for it

sleek pond
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Any lobbing mechanic is better with mouse. Instead of trying to aim it, you just click.

valid linden
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Is there a way to stop god mode's percentage reduction from increasing? I'm at 56% and still struggling and past the point where I think increasing it any more is going to do me any good in the long run.

odd monolith
valid linden
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Okay. Thanks.

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And there's no way to reset it other than just turning it off?

sleek axle
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yes

vivid patio
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yeah unfortunately the damage reduction % only goes up, not down.

river oar
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what's your least favourite weapon choice?

sleek axle
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bow

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or shield

runic finch
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shield is not bad tho

sleek axle
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yeah but it takes forever

river oar
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i don't like the gun

runic finch
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wouldn't say so

sleek axle
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even with eris rail?

river oar
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i don't like reloading it manually LOOL

runic finch
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try weakness or doom boons

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on hit effect

sleek axle
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i mean it d0es reload naturally

runic finch
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I cleared the whole game in like 23 mins, and that's my best timer, I'm sure it can be done faster, but for me that's a lot

sleek axle
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my normal runs are like 12-15 mins

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shield always take alot longer

runic finch
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which weapon?

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bow took the longest for me

sleek axle
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with any weapon

river oar
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i like shield

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it makes me feel like captain america haha

runic finch
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@sleek axle what's your best weapon, you made me curios on the timer

river oar
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also do you guys always pick the glowing weapon on every run?

sleek axle
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eris rail

tardy raptor
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is there any point on using the || resource director, or just getting badges that mean nothing? ||

sleek axle
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11 mins 32 secs

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cosmetics only

runic finch
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rail with the eternal chamber I suppose

sleek axle
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it does give you a place to use your darkness tho

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and the badges do look pretty cool

river oar
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badges?

sleek axle
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eris rail + rocket bomb+ delta chamber/cluster bomb destroys

sleek axle
river oar
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okay

tardy raptor
sleek axle
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||its next to your health bar||

valid linden
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Are you more likely to be offered duo boons if you have multiple prerequisites, or does it not matter how many as long as you have at least one from each category?

mighty meteor
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I’m pretty sure as long as you have met the prerequisites, they have a fixed chance of dropping, no matter how many more you have

valid linden
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Good to hear. I would hate to have to take suboptimal choices to try to force them.

river oar
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OMGGGG I DID it

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|| I beat hades!!! ||

pastel cipher
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ayy congrats klinkHyper

river oar
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40th attempt i think?

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guess with which weapon

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the least favourite of mine lmao

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the one i mentioned above

lapis moth
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guys, silly question, how do I advance the character's stories? by giving nectars and waiting?

leaden whale
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That’s one way to do it!

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You’ll eventually unlock new methods of advancing character stories

lapis moth
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oh ok! thank you so much <3

keen oracle
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Wondering if the fact that you get ||the little chibi symbol by the keepsake|| is a spoiler considering a few of them are emotes in the discord

maiden nexus
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Technically it is not

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Anything pre final boss is not spoiler

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And strong bond is just max hearts

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Which is honey ambrosia

shrewd edge
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Is nemesis better than ||arthur||?

river oar
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i have a question post first successful run:

|| The pact of punishment just adds difficulty and challenges for the loots?||

shrewd edge
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yep

river oar
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righ

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t

shrewd edge
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||it refreshes the opportunity to win titan blood, diamonds, the usual boss loot||

river oar
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okay thank you

normal arrow
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||But it maxes out at 20 heat iirc||

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||the bounties I mean||

bitter zinc
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i keep struggling with the heros boss fight. any advice?

sleek axle
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Go for asterius first

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After he dies the fight becomes easier

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And you might want to wait for theseus to drop to half hp before using any greater calls because he just stands still and you can hit him very easily

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Other than that when you see theseus charging up his spin attack dash away

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It does quite a number on your health

unreal eagle
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After fighting against them a number of times, i can now defeat both without getting hit

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Now it's time to beat them with ||extreme measures|| on

bitter zinc
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i feel ive been relying on health on hit boon more then other boons. is that always good or maybe go a different route for builds?

unreal eagle
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What do you mean

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The curse slash?

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Are you using the sword?

bitter zinc
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yah i am

valid linden
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When you put a build together do you want to get the core parts of the build ASAP or do you want to focus on getting the parts that help you out immediately?

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Like, in level 1, when you're picking your keepsake, do you want the keepsakes that are going to be for boons that help out your build in the end or do you want boons that help you survive level 1?

sleek axle
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Get the core parts of the build

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It'll be better in the long run

valid linden
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There might not be a good answer for this but what's a good thing to get to help you survive level 1?

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Or is anything that's core on a build also good for level 1?

sleek axle
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Well you'd probably want a good attack/dash boon for starters

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Then from there you can either get supporting boobs for that or get a cast boon

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Then just pick the boons thatll best compliment your playstyle

urban fox
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Does escaping with different weapons get you anything besides the fate list thing?

sleek axle
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An achievement

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And all the loot

valid linden
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Okay. Silly question, but: how do I know what my playstyle is?

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Is it just the play style of the weapon?

drifting island
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idk when i think of "playstyle" i just think of which weapons, and which builds i enjoy the most

sly vigil
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Yeah don't overthink it.

valid linden
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Haha okay. I think I've got it.

glossy marsh
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Who better to annoyance between Athena and Aphrodite?

sleek axle
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Athena easily

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Hers is the easiest while aphros is one of the hardest

light grove
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Athena'a is annoying - especially when she summons greatshields only.
You'll struggle to damage them, and then when you kill them, they'll turn invincible, and revive while invincible, and rinse and repeat until you get lucky and Athena doesn't make them immortal

lone nova
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Yah always fight Athena, it's the easiest of them all

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Aphrodite is so annoying because it seeks/does damage/charms you.

urban fox
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Theyre all pretty annoying especially in Elysium where enemies can regenerate and you have to move away to not get hit by the aoe

glossy marsh
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Well, it took 2 death defiance, but I beat Thesus & the Minotaur!

polar smelt
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POGGERS nice nice

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the first few are always the hardest

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enjoy the next part POGGERS

pastel cipher
polar smelt
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amonkaomega am I not a new player anymore

urban fox
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||what are the bountys in the pact of punishment||?

pastel cipher
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it's moreso that the ||pact|| is spoilers here and you can talk freely about it in the #h1-builds-and-combat channel ^_^

polar smelt
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||just the rewards, so each heat level you go up, you get the titan blood, diamond, ambrosia & hades titan blood again||

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that's fair, i'll go chuck it there friendly

glossy marsh
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Well, made it to the final boss. Couldn't beat them though.

polar smelt
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POGGERS grats on the progress though

glossy marsh
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Can't find what to do with the ambrosia back at the house (assuming it is there)

polar smelt
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as you develop your relationships with the characters, ambrosia will have a use

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nectar is a $10 wine, ambrosia is a $100 KEKW

modern ivy
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Made it to final boss twice

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but got damn he is thick asf

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any tips

polar smelt
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yeah first would you mind editing your message to refer to the final boss as final boss/redacted/||hades|| as it's a rule in this channel friendly

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second, the #1 thing I learned which helped so much was dashing through him

modern ivy
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sorry haha

polar smelt
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it avoids so much damage

modern ivy
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Hm

polar smelt
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he'll miss his ||blood boil||, you won't have to guess which way he's ||doing the 360 swing||

modern ivy
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Aite that sounds good

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Ill try once i reach him again, thanks

polar smelt
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POGGERS gl gl

mortal trellis
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just popping in to say hey gang

valid linden
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just got a clear! On my 111th attempt, too. thanks for all your help everybody.

dry wraith
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Grats!

polar smelt
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POGGERS nice nice nice

prisma heart
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congrats ^ ^

atomic drift
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hey guys

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can anyone tell what are best boon for dash strike build with aspect of nemisis?

prisma heart
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it is really up to you, if you want more a defensive dash you can get athena while if you want more aggressive dash you can go for zeus

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there's no "better" option, just what you "better" work with

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I'm an aggressive type of player but if I had shit boon I would go for athena

wind shoal
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Hello! I'm on my 21'st attempt, and got crushed at the Temple, 1st time there. I also just unlocked all the weapons.
The third zone still feels very hard, and the boss is just oof, any tips? Thank you

sleek axle
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You'd want to target asterius first as the fight gets easier after you kill him

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Also keep watch for theseus' spin attack and dash away whenever you see it

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You'll also want to use your greater call when theseus is at halp hp as he stands still and is alot easier to hit

prisma heart
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you can get asterius (the minautor) in a corner behind a pillar and have a 1v1 without theseus

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once you learn theseus pattern you can go all out in there and beat him first

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I found that easier personally

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it's really up to you

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the fun part about doing this is that Theseus and Asterius usually die together

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so it's just 1 fight instead of 2

wind shoal
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I see.. i just got lucky i guees, since normally Theseus just snipes me while i'm concentrating on Asterius
Even with damage resistance he does soo much oh god

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I'll take that in mind!
Thank you

prisma heart
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np ^ ^

hollow ledge
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Worst feeling in roguelike games is having an awesome run and then dying to the final boss

sly vigil
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Git gud.

hollow ledge
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I will

old escarp
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Fox with the pro strats for new players squirtdevious

hollow ledge
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It actually got me motivated because now i know that I can do it

old escarp
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The game is pretty good at reinforcing you as a player, I find

sly vigil
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That's the spirit. Good luck!

hollow ledge
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Except Dead Cells, I kinda lost the spirit there

north quail
hollow ledge
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Every game does that for me: Bloodborne with its challenging bosses and great lore, Hades with dialogue and great gameplay

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I love a good challenge

hollow ledge
uneven ledge
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how does aspect of poseidon and exit wounds work with stygian soul?

muted latch
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you want to use 3x cast for pretty much all cast builds

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not Stygian soul

stray sable
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not sure where to go from where im at

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I've got to zegs mother a couple of times but not sure where to go now

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I've been using chaos shield + Ares Keepsake and just boosting the hell out of my special

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is it worth it to keep doing runs I know I can win until I finish all of the dialogue and story on the surface or should I start doing heat + new weapons?

ionic scaffold
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I killed two birds with one stone; I progged through story with heat+

polar smelt
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hey bud, a lot of those messages are considered spoilers, would you mind editing your messages and putting spoilers ||like so||.

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@stray sable

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to answer your question, I finished a clear on every weapon and then started going up in ||heat|| with my chaos shield as it's my most confident weapon

uneven ledge
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afaik you can have bloodstones lodged into enemies to proc boiling or abyssal but how does it work if the bloodstone doesn't actually come out? does the enemy spontaneously take damage or just nothing

digital portal
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My first time getting past the third boss

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So difficult especially as a bow user so its more difficult to punish as he blocks many shots

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Any tips I could use?

ocean cosmos
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Your attack window is after the throw and spin attack

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He's always facing away from you after every attack

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Also ||kill asterius first||

polar smelt
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pillars are your friends to

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spears can't melt steel concrete pillars... or some kind of meme like that

sterile brook
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do yall use cast or what? i do not usually am i missing out?

silk swift
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Of course, cast can do a lot of damage with some aspects

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Some casts are just plain useful even without much invested

dry wraith
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^

normal viper
leaden whale
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Why doesn't ||Asterius|| speak to me? I can't get the ||aspect of gilgamesh||

sleek axle
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||you need to encounter him in miniboss rooms for the conversation to occur||

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||also,its purely rng so it might take a while||

leaden whale
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Oh damn

dry wraith
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Yup. || Took me a long time to get some of the aspects because the conversations just werent happening ||

polar smelt
bronze glacier
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Aight so before I run off and do something I'm likely gonna regret, what is a ||pact of punishment|| and what do those do?

polar smelt
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||It's a way to keep the game fresh and challenging tbh,
each "heat" level you go up, you get a new set of bounties aka rewards, as well as some milestone awards at 8,16,32||

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||so in essence, you can keep earning titan blood etc after you get your first clear on all weapons, by adding those "pacts"||

bronze glacier
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh okay I thought I remember reading there were penalties for failure so that's why I was concerned

winged oriole
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does it tell you if the fish you caught is a rare one?

polar smelt
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||well they are penalties, but they are self imposed to add challenge/gain rewards||

dusk dove
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i always see people in the discord with borders around their stuff in the victory screen, ive heard that it is available after a certain point, what do you have to do to unlock the extra cosmetics like that

polar smelt
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however I'm not 100% sure if the prophecy list wants rare fish or legendary fish, which are also things

polar smelt
winged oriole
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Alright thanks, I'll keep on fishing then

bronze glacier
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I'd imagine legendary fish because I've caught most of those rare ones before and still haven't cleared that specific prophecy

winged oriole
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|| Can fishing spots show up in greece? ||

polar smelt
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||yes||

silk swift
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Yes

winged oriole
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👍

silk swift
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In all areas iirc

bronze glacier
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That's the only way to get ||ocean fish||, right?

polar smelt
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yes again phoenix, I've had it ||when travelling to visit mom before I got the ending||

silk swift
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I don't think they're 'ocean' fish since ||Greece|| has no ocean access

dusk dove
polar smelt
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I just wanted a video of Haelian finish the game with a blade rift cast/dash only build in less time than it takes me to finish a normal run KEKW

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jfc

potent ingot
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should i get Hades for Pc or Switch?

tardy raptor
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Both

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And have fun twice

bronze glacier
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I have the Switch version and personally love how it plays in handheld mode

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I've yet to pop it up on a bigger screen yet tbh lol

tardy raptor
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60 runs in and I still don’t know what weapon to focus to push the ||heat||. Open to suggestions. 😆

silk swift
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Rail

drowsy plover
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I've seen that many people prefer fists but idk

coarse halo
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Chaos shield is also pretty good for high ||heats||

tardy raptor
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Most of my runs where with Zeus shield but I enjoy the hidden sword aspect big numbers and fists speed

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Haven’t tried the hidden fist aspect yet to know of it works

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If

polar smelt
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chaos shield is what I'm most comfortable with, and it's what I push ||heats|| with atm, but i'm also learning other weapons as I do consider them a lot of fun (namely demeter fists or hidden sword)

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also friendly reminder that ||heats|| is a spoiler in this channel friendly

fluid yoke
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yeah

tardy raptor
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Added the tags to my first post

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I opened the hidden bow aspect yesterday and haven’t had the time to try it yet but it seems interesting. Maybe with some Zeus special

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Question: do bônus to attack apply to the dash strike too or are they separated since there are bonuses that are dash strike specific

pastel cipher
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Boons that affect attack also affect dash strikes (except attack speed for bow) but not the other way round

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@tardy raptor

tardy raptor
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That’s what I thought, thanks

atomic drift
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hey guys buff from Patroclus 60% damage for 10 encounters works for Special attacks or any other attacks other than basic attack?

spiral bloom
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question if i become close friends with someone does it make their keepsake stronger?

spiral bloom
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awww

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cuz im close friends with charon (i think thats how you spell it) and their is a little icon next to her keepsake

sleek axle
#

It's just cosmetic sadly

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I also thought it'd make the keepsakes stronger when I got it first

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Then was very disappointed

polar smelt
#

just so I read this correct, family favourite is the more gods you have, the more bonus dmg you do?

sleek axle
#

Yes

uneven ledge
#

so more boons = more damage or more boons from a particular god = more damage

rich cave
#

Afaik it’s just more boons

full depot
#

More boons from different gods

polar smelt
#

when would you ever go that thoughHmm

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this game feels better when focusing 2 gods tbh

full depot
#

Sure that's true

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But also you don't need to go for 7 God runs

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25% FF is good

polar smelt
#

I guess if you're starting something like zeus/poseidon you could run it, since you're not starting with a status effect

leaden whale
#

you can only have 4 gods per run, right?

full depot
#

You can force more

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Using keepsakes

leaden whale
#

mm

full depot
#

But by default it's 4+hermes

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So FF is always 25%

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Atleast

rich cave
#

If you force a god early on will they appear again

full depot
#

Yes

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All gods in your pool have a chance of reappearing

leaden whale
full depot
#

Chiron works very well with ps actually

polar smelt
#

I like chiron with hangover tbh, but I see your point

full depot
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Cause your first special actives ps and then rest hit with ps active

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Hestia seems better with FF

polar smelt
#

ah well, it's something i'll think about it 2 weeks, still need 7k more darkness just to finish off persuasion

silk swift
#

PS is only better for specific builds or aspects

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Like Chiron if you're not doing Artemis special

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Potentially Eris can use PS

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ME builds are good with it too

polar smelt
#

i use PS 100% of the time akek

fluid yoke
#

i use

#

uh

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family favourite

polar smelt
#

so for obvious reason we can't use ||meg companion|| in the furies fight, can you use other ||companions||?

sleek axle
#

Yeah definitely

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||you can even use dusa lol, even though she's not too happy about it||

polar smelt
#

something amusing I just thought of, you could always run ||heightened security|| with hidden sword KEKW

light grove
#

True - pretty clever

fickle kelp
#

Hey guys. I have a question. I cannot for the life of me kill the shield dudes / third boss with the chiron bow. it is super frustrating sice the special tries to home in on em and i cannot kill him. it is one of the last weapons i need to off hades with and i am so confused. i love the chiron version so much. and it is super fun. but what can you do?

full swan
leaden whale
#

you can dash in their back before attacking, or wait until they attack to reach their back

full swan
#

I usually stay very close to him

leaden whale
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1 - they get stuck for a bit once they charge, then they'll have their backs exposed

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2 - charge through them and do a quick draw

fickle kelp
#

k thanks!

leaden whale
#

another easy way, after he uses his range attack, he will back off a bit, offering you his back to attack

full swan
#

His arrogance makes me extra motivated to whoop his ass

polar smelt
#

ooh yeah KEKW

light grove
#

What? How was that offensive (Coc y) just because of the word it has in it?

polar smelt
#

I'd assume so

full swan
#

Probably because of the first 4 letters

polar smelt
#

discord bots generally are programmed to check for curses within words

light grove
#

Anyway I was saying I love to kill Theseus when he's in the middle of saying something arrogant

polar smelt
#

yeah I just killed me literally 2s ago and he was complaining about me using god powers... as he summons the gods against me

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oh that stung... I couldn't find the ||healing spring for poison and I have heightened security on||

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my health is now significantly less

analog radish
#

potato

ruby mural
#

okay this makes no sense. ||when you search up "Zagreus' Father" it says Zeus, When you search up "Hades' Son" it says Zagreus, But when you search up "Zeus' Son" Zagreus doesnt show up. What is Google smoking?||

abstract sable
#

can someone tell me a gun and good combinations?

fluid yoke
#

zeus rail

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pretty consistently good

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like lightning strike

tranquil bronze
#

|| and ones again I lost against hades he is really not easy 😅||

ruby mural
#

when you deflect the ||poison dart from the satyrs|| 👓

hearty tulip
#

Hahahaha 200hp no death defiance about to try touch ||Hades at least once||| before I'm demolished halp

gaunt copper
#

what weapon are you using? shield is ez mode

hearty tulip
#

Chiron

ruby mural
#

every weapon is ez mode if you have the boons and hammers

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chiron is ez mode

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just dont stand near him and you'll be fine

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shoot him from a distance

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ez win

hearty tulip
#

You have more hope than I I'm hanging outsude the door trying to get courage xD

faint jewel
#

I feel like calling that boss ez mode in a new player channel is not super helpful...

ruby mural
#

true

faint jewel
#

But yeah, try not to be too close to him, if you have a long cast, that helps.

hearty tulip
#

Donkey being Hypno with his advice

ruby mural
#

i am hypnos

faint jewel
#

lolol

ruby mural
#

try not to take dmg next time smh

hearty tulip
#

Just shoot from a distance ||try avoid the teleportation and invisibility|| glhf

faint jewel
#

Dodge everything, maximize damage, make his HP pool go to 0.

ruby mural
#

you can see ||where he lands when he goes out of invisibility if you look at the ground||

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you will ||see a mark where he is||

gaunt copper
#

if you do it in shield later another time, you can charge to block pretty much everything, which takes the pressure off. And like other ppl said, keep your distance u can do it

hearty tulip
#

Welp I'm gonna attempt I'll be back in 10 seconds after Im demolished

ruby mural
#

you have no confidence

faint jewel
#

Godspeed.

ruby mural
#

thats why you cant beat him

faint jewel
#

I mean, I hope they don't have High Confidence.

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I will go now.

ruby mural
#

i go back to sleeping while standing up

hearty tulip
#

I got to half health on|| first phase ||better than 5secodn death of last time atleast

ruby mural
#

you will beat him soon

cunning hound
#

Hi! I have a question. Is it mandatory to have an internet connection while I am playing?

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in PC

light grove
#

nope- you can play offline

cunning hound
shrewd edge
#

Blade rifts are kinda awesome

fluid yoke
#

yeah

#

ive grown on them

#

after duo boons

#

and legendary ares

ruby mural
#

blade rift on your dash or cast?

shrewd edge
#

cast

ruby mural
#

okay g ood

fluid yoke
#

well theyre both good

shrewd edge
ruby mural
#

athena dash is better

fluid yoke
#

ive done 2 rns with blade dash and got legendary

#

yeah wlel divine dash is divine dahs

#

but blade dash + ares legendary and other boosts can do alot

ruby mural
#

yeah

woven eagle
#

I would pick poseidon over ares almost every time as well

#

Unless I am heavily getting into blade rift damage

ruby mural
#

it mostly depends on who you get first tbh

fluid yoke
#

dpeens on the weapon as well

#

if im going say shield

#

i would want doom damage more than if i was playing like fists

#

you know

ruby mural
#

you dont really need divine dash if you're using shield so yeah

glossy dagger
#

How can I just chees the finAL boss

woven eagle
#

hit it till it dies

#

and don't get hit

rain storm
#

How many gods do I need to butter up to max affinity for the story?

flint pulsar
ruby mural
fluid yoke
#

yeah the acorn is great

#

and also lucky tooth

#

but acorn technically gives you more damage

woven eagle
ruby mural
#

okay

#

||you do need to get all the gods to the locked heart atleast||

#

||and some of them to full||

muted latch
#

||most of them past locked, you may or may not need Chaos||

ruby mural
#

||you dont need chaos||

#

||chaos isnt an Olympian god||

rain storm
#

Jeez, that is a lot of work. Well ok...

full swan
#

What are keys used for after unlocking all of the weapons and the mirror?

sleek pond
#

Just cosmetics and exchanges.

quartz condor
#

will chain lightening hit back and forth between two enemies?

#

or hit them both and be gone?

empty depot
quartz condor
#

so added bounces isnt super useful for the final fight?

#

ie: not one to grab in last room as option vs other options

flint pulsar
#

proably

empty depot
#

yeah

tardy raptor
#

Is there a point on increasing the level of the hidden sword aspect aside from increasing the ||damage reduction|| or it also increases some hidden value like base damage o something?

flint pulsar
#

No

#

All aspects upgrade just upgrade the numbers of whatever option was offered at the first upgrade

#

I suggest you dont invest much into the ||hidden sword aspect|| since its already p good without the levels compared too, let's say smt like ||aspect of guan yu||

#

Which is super upgrade dependant

#

@tardy raptor

empty depot
#

hey nico

#

your ppf is adorable

#

which anime is thati

quartz condor
#

other than blood/diamonds etc - do other rewards grow as you increase heat?

ruby mural
#

well they dont grow

#

but thats the only way to get more

#

other than trading

quartz condor
#

right, i got ya 🙂

#

i'm just clearing a couple quests, and dont want to do them at heat 7

ruby mural
#

yeah

flint pulsar
shrewd edge
#

I’ve been spoiled one or two story beats for hades, I hate myself

flint pulsar
#

Ah

#

Thats unfortunate

#

My condolences to your novelty factor

shrewd edge
#

Basically I looked up

#

||When can you give Persephone nectar|| on Google (Spoiler if you haven’t beaten the full story)

light flame
#

whoops

shrewd edge
#

Yeah, huge mistake

#

God damn it

#

At least I don’t know the narrative connective tissue between that and where I currently am at the game

#

I’m currently on my 6th clear

full swan
#

Don't I get to || fish at the ponds in greece and at the cottage anymore after the credits? (Except for the one at the hades arena) ||

ruby mural
full swan
#

||aww thats a shame, I liked the cottage ||

ruby mural
#

||yeah same||

calm oxide
#

|| You still have a chance of seeing a fish in the hades room but yeah, Greece was so pretty, I'm sad I can't watch the sun rise anymore ||

stray terrace
#

||is there increased odds of greece fish in hades arena after you unlock credits?||

light flame
#

Anecdotally I'd say the odds are 20-30% chance

stray terrace
#

surprised all the fighting doesnt scare the fish away lmao

full swan
#

I love this game so much that I almost feel bad about getting it on sale

#

Like damn, I haven't been invested in games much lately but this one is just too good

subtle granite
#

buy the whole sgg bundle

fickle kelp
#

Do you have to keep the butterfly on to keep the dps buff? or can you farm a few % in tartarus and then switch?

sly vigil
#

No and you shouldn't.

fickle kelp
#

Why? @sly vigil with ||arthurs|| sword it is kinda easy to stack it up

#

even if i am new at the game

subtle granite
#

you need to keep the butterfly (and the plume) on to retain their bonuses

ruby mural
#

they are both "all in" keepsakes

sly vigil
#

yeah. the no is to your first question.
the shouldn't is to your second question. you lose the bonus so there is no reason really to take it only for a biome.
:D I should have been more clear.

ruby mural
#

if you want to use the butterfly or the plume you need to use them the whole run

sly vigil
#

I just realize that it should have been a yes

#

You do lose the bonus once you swap out.

ruby mural
#

yeah

sly vigil
#

English hard, my 2 brain cells are on weekend vacation :D

ruby mural
#

lol

fickle kelp
#

ah yea then i understand :D

subtle granite
#

who needs braincells

fickle kelp
#

sure thing :D i thought the second answer implied was implied in the first

subtle granite
#

just buttonsmash

sly vigil
#

true true

ionic scaffold
#

Hades is a game where you can button mash and still look good

flint pulsar
#

Mmm

#

Ig

ionic scaffold
#

Run into spike traps 5 times in the same encounter with ||max security|| on?

flint pulsar
#

Yokes

sly vigil
#

it's called limit testing

sleek axle
#

Yeah especially since I just dash everywhere and get hit by traps 99% of the time

#

And I dash into lava a lot too

pastel cipher
#

@ionic scaffold ||the pact of punishment|| is spoilers in this channel as an fyi friendly

ionic scaffold
pastel cipher
#

It isn't (sans hell mode, but that's an exception) it only apears after clearing your first run

#

Which therefore makes it spoilers here

ionic scaffold
#

I started a save file with hell mode so I assumed everyone knew it was there

pastel cipher
#

Don't assume your experience is the same as everyone elses ^_^

ionic scaffold
#

It was by accident and apparently you can't fix it

pastel cipher
#

So please spoiler tag ||the heightened security pact||

#

Same for you @flint pulsar pleaae

#

Ty Rin friendly

flint pulsar
#

Ah my apologizes

coral kernel
#

so ya i just beat Bone Hydra on my first ever attempt and I'm feeling pretty pumped 😄

#

I'm just scared I won't be able to do it again haha

sleek axle
#

good job!

coral kernel
#

I was using the bow though and I never needed to get close for that reason

#

not sure how it's gonna go with a melee weapon :S

sleek axle
#

you just gotta figure out when to dash away

#

when you see it raise its head really high its going to do a slam attack

#

if you dont dash away itll do a lot of damage

#

the more you fight it the more youll see the patterns

#

it gets easier over time

coral kernel
#

fair enough. I shall keep at it then! Super fun game 🙂

#

thank you for the tips!

ionic scaffold
#

A fellow artemis simp

sleek axle
#

you know it bro

ionic scaffold
#

crit gang crit gang

polar smelt
#

weirdly I only go crit on hidden sword, I know some people like it on chiron but eh

old escarp
#

Heart Rend Chiron is a lot of fun

topaz glen
#

Need help settling a debate. Hades aspect is my favorite spear aspect, but my friend thinks it’s the weakest. I think Achilles is weaker and GY is just higher skill cap

old escarp
#

I mean... it's pretty subjective

polar smelt
#

There's no debate as this game is 100% personal preference Hmm

#

however I personally think achilles is nutty

polar smelt
#

Dealing 125 damage per cast with no boons is 👍 👍 👍

old escarp
#

Achilles is my preference as well

ionic scaffold
#

Achilles actually got a lot of mobility

#

Just chucking your spear then practically warping to it is pretty great

calm oxide
#

Achilles is also good for cast builds right? Because after your rush you get a damage buff that works on your cast

polar smelt
#

Yes, im in a zeus cast achilles run rn KEKW

calm oxide
#

I havent actually used it yet because my preferred aspect is Hades as well

sleek pond
#

Achillies is bae. It's like another dash that does damage

woven eagle
#

It is amazing for cast builds

polar smelt
#

for anyone who regularly goes achilles cast, what do you actually look for? I went zeus cast for obvious reasons but apart from that I've been just flailing around not thinking

old escarp
#

Mirage Shot and to have 4 casts total (at least)

polar smelt
#

artemis poseidon Hmm okay

#

bit of a rng roll i guess

old escarp
#

Blizzard shot with Achilles is a lot of fun but requires a lot of moving parts

polar smelt
#

do you go poseidon opening keepsake on your achilles build wight?

old escarp
#

Honestly though just pick the cast of your choice, get extra casts, and extra cast damage

polar smelt
#

yeah was just htinking since mirage & blizzard are both poseidon duos

#

I wonder if zeus has anything that benefits casts s

#

cause I like zeus adclear

fluid yoke
#

uh

#

phalanx shot

#

athena | zeus duo

#

makes athenas cast chain between enemies

#

i used it once it was cool

polar smelt
#

not great in reality since you'd be forced to start phalanx

#

which is bad for adclear compared to zeus

fluid yoke
#

adclear?

polar smelt
#

sorry different game terminology

#

uhh

#

clearing out the rooms

fluid yoke
#

oh

old escarp
#

If you want Maximum Meme, go ||Crystal Clarity|| Achilles with Stygian, Fully Loaded, and Chaos +1 cast for 4 casts that never run out

polar smelt
#

yeah ||demeter|| keepsake achilles sounds amusing

#

@polar smelt you have smouldering air, use your damn call

raw locust
#

As a new player, what boons should I be focusing on?

sly vigil
#

This really depends on your weapon.

#

There is a guide for that in the pinned messages.

fluid yoke
#

depends on the build also

sly vigil
#

Check that out?

fluid yoke
#

huh there's guides

#

didn't know that

sly vigil
#

Yeah it's only for vanilla weapons. But it's a good start nonetheless.

fluid yoke
#

exagrgpyh section is just zeus + divine dash lmao

#

i mean

#

solid build

ionic scaffold
#

I think almost every build wants divine dash

#

It's practically core

fluid yoke
#

well not every build

#

but yes alot i agree it doesn't really not help

#

any build

ionic scaffold
#

Deflect Dash is good on its own

#

Like I've never been disappointed with deflect dash, ever

fluid yoke
#

but like i would rather have other dashes in certain situations

#

for the build or to get certain books

#

boons if thst makes sense

#

if im doing a knockback build tidal dash is amazing

#

and divine dash won't give me that

ionic scaffold
#

No need to deflect when knockback is your answer with that build

raw locust
#

How many weapons total are there? 6? I heard someone say those 6 are just vanilla weapons though?

fluid yoke
#

yeah

#

each with multiple aspects

#

that alter how you play each weapon differently

sterile brook
#

what do you guys think of the talos aspect of malphon?

fluid yoke
#

they're fun

#

need to get better at avoiding damage with them though

sterile brook
#

i recently acquired it and it is pretty dope

ionic scaffold
#

I maxed out Zag Malphon because I'm a lowkey sucker for dodge chance

sterile brook
#

so like most of my incoming damage is deflected

sterile brook
fluid yoke
#

good idea

sterile brook
polar smelt
#

@rich cave how do you just appear when demeter fists are mentioned KEKW

rich cave
#

I was summoned

sterile brook
#

XD XD XD

polar smelt
#

mans' got a chaos gate for demeter aspect mentions

sterile brook
#

i am cahos and i am literally here

#

sacrifice your health for me

polar smelt
#

chaos shield best weapon, you cannot change my mind

sterile brook
ionic scaffold
#

So how viable is dodge? Is it something you'd want to actively seek out or is it too inconsistent?

sterile brook
#

for me it has been very inconsistent

polar smelt
#

I think if you're taking it from hermes it's fine, I wouldn't go out of my way to take plume though

sterile brook
#

i see

ionic scaffold
#

Yeah Plume needs you to build stacks from the beginning

#

When you can have other more effective and immediate keepsakes

#

Same for Than's keepsake i think

sterile brook
#

i usually equip the hypnos wallet in tartarus followed by cerberus collar in asphodel broken spearpoint in elysium and lucky tooth in styx

fluid yoke
#

yeah but the reward comes towards the end

#

with all in keepsakes

warm ledge
#

Hey, quick question: do you get to hold onto ||fish|| between runs? Want to see what happens if I stack them.

fluid yoke
#

like i went lambent plume and got 25 percent dodge from it

#

had 60 percent dodge for the final boss that run

polar smelt
fluid yoke
#

not sure about that one with the fish

ionic scaffold
#

Did you have to sacrifice damage to make dodge happen or is it still decent enough for the final boss

polar smelt
polar smelt
sterile brook
#

i usually go for a dash damage boon as soon as possible

polar smelt
#

I'm more interested in trying to get privileged status so I default to two of either attack/special/cast

#

weapon depending ofc

ionic scaffold
#

I figured you'd lose damage but HOW much damage

#

If it takes forever to kill stuff then it's probably a pass

sterile brook
#

do yall use god mode and if no did you ever use it and when did you stop?

ionic scaffold
#

I didn't know God mode existed so

sterile brook
#

omg

#

damn

#

god mode is where each time you die you get a damage reduction of 2% i think

polar smelt
#

Nah no god mode for me, i picked this game up weirdly quickly for having next to no experience in the genre

sterile brook
#

same my friend

#

i am usually very bad at games

ionic scaffold
#

I saw a friend of mine stream this game and it looked really good

#

I still couldn't believe I slept on this game for over a year

sterile brook
#

so i try to lower my difficulty most of the times

ionic scaffold
#

I turned off my friend's stream to prevent any further spoilers and picked it up for myself

polar smelt
#

Yeah i needed a new game and knew this existed

sterile brook
#

i did not i saw a vid on yt

#

but damn i am in love with the game now

sleek axle
#

saw a streamer play this game, bought it when it was on sale

#

best purchase ive ever made

dry wraith
#

No doubt. Got it for 1/3 the price of cyberpunk but still play it religiously whereas I barely even touch cyberpunk.

fluid yoke
#

yeah why would i get cyberpunk when i could get hades

worldly vigil
#

true. I had seen the game a few times and thought it looked dumb, but ever since I got it I can’t stop playing

fluid yoke
#

yeah

worldly vigil
#

Also, can anyone recommend good youtubers that play?

fluid yoke
#

its got of variety

worldly vigil
#

more on the mature side preferably

inner gulch
#

I stream all the time @worldly vigil also @fair warren has a large VoD base on YT

#

There's many of us haha

polar smelt
#

I'm not sure how new you are to the game, but as peach mentioned, haelian does a lot of informative guides (covering both basics and more advanced thought processes)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnGGntxMnAM6oDHML2qzaw

worldly vigil
#

Ah yes I’ve watched a few of his videos

odd monolith
#

Haelian's videos are really helpful!

worldly vigil
#

I’m mainly trying to figure out how to get better at building my character boon wise

polar smelt
#

ngl, I actually figured that out the best through trial and error akek

fluid yoke
#

yeah

#

like obviously there's builds we can recommend

#

but you have to find what works for you boon wise

sleek pond
#

Jawless Paul has some good videos too. Just avoid the tier lists unless you're in it for the info. Hades boons dont fit into tier lists easily since they're mostly all build dependant

fluid yoke
#

yeah tier lists around stuff like hades kind of ridiculous to me

#

although i think it's just personal opinion when people do them for hades probably but idk

sleek pond
#

I mean like athena dash is S tier obviously, but then you have effects like Doom which can be good or trash depending on the rest of your kit

worldly vigil
#

I mean it does seem like some things are objectively better than others, but not always available rng wise

#

wait please explain. When is doom bad?

fluid yoke
#

i don't think objectively better can be mass applied in hades though

#

its alll situational

inner gulch
#

It's very location and build dependent on when you want to take things in my opinion.

fluid yoke
#

and it's not like hades is a game where you can consistently get the same exact boosts over and over again easily

inner gulch
#

Divine Dash is great near the beginning of a run but doesn't help you so much once you're in Elysium considering if you made it that far without it, you probably don't need it.

polar smelt
#

lmao this goes back to "personal preference" - due to the weapons I use the most, I actually love doom

fluid yoke
#

i find divine dash helps against bows still

#

and those giant crossbow things

#

yeah i think is very good consistent

worldly vigil
#

divine dash is so nice. I use the Athena’s keepsake at the beginning of every run lol

fluid yoke
#

but can be underwhelming if you don't boost it enough or synergise it

sleek pond
#

For damage, zeus and dionysus all do well with fast attacks. Aphro and Artemis are best with slow, hard hitting attacks. Posiden and Athena provide utility with decent all around damage. It all depends what you're using.

fluid yoke
#

i think aphrodite is probably one of the best for single target dm agar

#

damage

#

due to the sheer damage boost of her boons

inner gulch
#

I'm also bias to builds that deal the most damage lol...Athena is nice for survival in ||higher heat|| but doesn't provide so much unless you're running ME.

polar smelt
#

so I just got curse of drowning for the first time, now that is a weird duo boon

fluid yoke
#

like heartbreak strike on zagreus bow

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solid

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can't go wrong

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imo

inner gulch
fluid yoke
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yeah but zagreus bow has crit potential no matter

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oh you mean

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yeah artemis attacks are great

inner gulch
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Yeah the 15% from Arti and the bow stack

fluid yoke
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just don't always want a crit build

sleek pond
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You're synergizing with the inherent crit

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Thats why its better

inner gulch
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It's 30% chance on Zag bow

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with Arti

sleek pond
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Plus Arti makes crits better

quasi solar
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Do the stats on lambent plume or pierced butterfly stay even if i unequipped them after a region?

sleek pond
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No theyre lost when you unequip them

quasi solar
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alright thanks

fluid yoke
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they're all in

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if you take them ideally you take them for the whole run

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to maximise their bonuses and uses of them

inner gulch
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You can use Plume to have a chance to get Rush Delivery or Hermes legendary in Asphodel without other pre-req boons.

sleek pond
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I just won a round with 30% butterfly

fluid yoke
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i need to start leveling my butterfly and training to use it tbh

sleek pond
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Its easy enough to get 16%+ by the time you reach area 2

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Once you're used to it

agile kernel
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What weapon were you using?

sleek pond
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Chiron bow

agile kernel
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I just did it with Rama as well 🙂

odd monolith
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my butterfly keepsake remains unscathed ._.

agile kernel
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Rama with +4 special, if I don't get +4 special then I'm screwed.

worldly vigil
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okay wait. This is probably a dumb question but with the titan blood aspects, do you select one per run, or use all you have unlocked?

sleek pond
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For practice I like to use the butterfly in the first level and then switch out

worldly vigil
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ahhh okay. Glad I figured that out lol

sleek pond
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Its just one per run. Each aspect has to be equipped seperately. But any blood you put into an aspect boosts it further. It just doesnt effect other aspects

worldly vigil
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I got the aspect of Achilles for the Eternal spear, personal favorite, and have been very frustrated with it, and regretting buying it

sleek pond
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Its amasing but it takes some getting used to

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You can still return the spear to you with your attack just like normal, but hitting special again is like a teleport/dash

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Literally no downsides

worldly vigil
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yeah I know, but I often do the wrong one, or forget that I threw my spear and accidentally teleport across the map

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Also, is there any way to get back titan blood like you can with mirror?

sleek pond
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Practice against skelly shooting and returning with attack, and do that with the other spears you use too. Its a good habit.

errant bramble
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No you cannot reset Titan blood

ionic scaffold
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You can't reset titan blood but it's not like you got anything better to put it into

worldly vigil
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I was just hoping to try out different ones

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and upgrade the ones I have

ionic scaffold
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Time to farm up some titan bloods

worldly vigil
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How?

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I haven’t beaten the final boss yet so I don’t have access to bounties

ionic scaffold
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Focus on getting your first clear

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Sometimes the broker offers a titan blood for sale iirc

polar smelt
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friendly reminder to refer to the final boss as final boss, redacted or ||hades|| (in spoiler) in this channel friendly

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I nearly beat my pb with what I thought was the dumbest build ever existed KEKW

worldly vigil
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sorry

ionic scaffold
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Farming diamonds is a struggle though

polar smelt
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at a certain stage you'll forget they exist

worldly vigil
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I kinda want to find a relatively broken build to get my first clear

polar smelt
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or at least I have

worldly vigil
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but most seem either easy or broken, not often both

polar smelt
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what weapon are you most confident with?

worldly vigil
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spear is my most confident

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Gun would probably be second

polar smelt
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spear was my first clear as well actually, I just focused on special with zag spear

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let me check what I ran in the end..

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zeus it appears

sleek pond
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@worldly vigil Try a blade rift build. It's probably the closest thing to an easily accessable afk build there is.

sterile brook
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how can hades be afk

sleek pond
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Fire, hide, fire, hide, eat some popcorn, fire, hide.

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It helps to know where to stand but it isnt a requirement.

polar smelt
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alternatively go shield (preferably chaos) and build zeus + ares and look for

  1. special with either doom or zeus, doesn't matter which
  2. attack on the other
  3. both doom & lightning revenge perks
  4. jolted if you can find it (if you have the mirror perk privileged status)
  5. revenge duo boon
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100% will win a run

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that's my default build for learning higher ||heat|| levels

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take higher with a grain of salt, only at ||16 heat||

worldly vigil
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which keepsakes should I use?

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with that build

polar smelt
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start either ares or zeus, swap to the other at aspho, I play a very aggressive elysium fight so I take acorn from elysium onwards

worldly vigil
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okay cool. Can’t wait to try it next time I play

polar smelt
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for the final boss fight itself, literally just trade 1:1 blows, let him attack, you release your bullrush and special, then go back to holding bullrush

sleek pond
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Theres also no shame in god mode for your first clear and then beating it normally after, especially if you're close

polar smelt
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because you've also got revenge duo going, you're constantly dealing damage

worldly vigil
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Is the duo boon crucial? It seems they don’t show up very often, but ig I don’t really try for them

polar smelt
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not at all, it'll just be a bit of a slower kill

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that last part is also kinda crucial, they appear a lot more than you think, it's just you don't always meet the requirements

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when I go out of my way to hit a duo, I do nearly every run

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joker you might know this, is there anyway I can reset a seed in some way, I didn't get offered attack boon even after re-roll and I really wanted to play hidden sword especially since I have the 20% bonus atm :c

worldly vigil
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I just unlocked the mirror perk to get higher legendary/duo chance so ig i’ll start pumping darkness into that

polar smelt
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I'd only worry about that one till you've got some of the other more crucial ones maxed first

worldly vigil
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I have all others maxed

polar smelt
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ah, then yeah go ahead KEKW

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are you running dark regen or Cth vitality?

worldly vigil
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dark regen

polar smelt
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👍

worldly vigil
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I wasn’t initially, but I watched a video that recommended it and it’s so much better lol

polar smelt
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yup I slept on it so hard

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at some stage it'll probably not be as good

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as we won't be trying to take darkness doors

worldly vigil
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yeah true. I often take the darkness doors when I need health and go for others when I don’t though

polar smelt
worldly vigil
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geez the final two upgrades get so expensive

polar smelt
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yup

errant bramble
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You actually get bonuses for taking darkness doors later. You’ll get there

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They stay relevant

inner gulch
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Many people farm darkness with the chaos boons and dark thirst as well.

polar smelt
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me; okay I'm going chiron, let's hope for aphro or dio in tartarus
olympians: nah mate, tough luck only gods with duos that don't help you

errant bramble
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Also Artemis

polar smelt
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used artemis keepsake

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was looking for arte + aphro or dio boon

errant bramble
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Just checking

misty mural
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How do I upgrade weapons in this game?

lyric juniper
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i'm looking to get my first rail win, which aspect is good for starting out/ doesn't take much setup?

misty mural
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Like, where do I go to upgrade weapon aspects?

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😦

raven thorn
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I keep hearing about crazy builds with like, 14 boons, and I can't figure out how people manage to collect that many in one run, is there some desk or mirror perk I missed along the way?

misty mural
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@raven thorn can you help me?

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@lyric juniper do you know?

raven thorn
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haven't done it, so i'm unsure, sorry

misty mural
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You've never upgraded a weapon?

inner gulch
lyric juniper
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unlock every weapon

misty mural
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Yes, I did that

lyric juniper
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then after ur next run u will have aspects

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just go in and die or smth if ur impatient

misty mural
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Oh, you have to do it again

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Where do you go to when I unlock it?

lyric juniper
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just go to the weapon u have equipped

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u will see

misty mural
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ok

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thanks

crimson bramble
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How does one not get slaughtered in Elysium? I always do pretty well in Tartarus and Asphodel and then get ripped apart either by normal encounters or the boss

misty mural
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@crimson bramble I don't know why, but I found it easier there. I think you have to get the pink orbs to stop them from spawning repeadtly

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What's the difference between the rare, epic, heroic thing?

sly vigil
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Basically the higher the rarity the better the boon.

misty mural
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oh ok

sly vigil
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Just numerical differences yeah.

slate fern
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oml i got this game a couple of hours ago now and im in love

polar smelt
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mood ^

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got the game exactly 8 days ago.. i have 70h KEKW

slate fern
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yikeesssss

polar smelt
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I have time off work cause of xmas it's fine akek

crimson bramble
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I've got 15 hr lol I've been playing so much bc I also have time off from work

sleek axle
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255 hours and got the game a month and a week ago

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Completely addicted

slate fern
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are there only the eight weapons as of now?

sleek axle
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Damn bro you got 8 weapons? I only got 6

slate fern
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there is teh sword, bow, shield. spear. gauntlets, and shotgun. ope im dumb lol

polar smelt
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it's 6 with an asterisk next to it, but you'll understand why later

slate fern
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go into hades discussion then my guy you might get better results

polar smelt
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thnkng probably lol

crimson bramble
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Charged Shot is mega-OP

polar smelt
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POGGERS good progress though

crimson bramble
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honestly my build felt super cheese too lol, I had divine dash, charged shot as mentioned, the hammer upgrade that makes your attack do more damage after you special, and I had Poseidon on my attack and Zeus on my special

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also movement speed, Zeus call, etc

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having charged shot and a good attack made me focus more on using my attack instead of my special, which meant I was able to block things and have a good ranged ability without yeeting my shield all over the place

regal patio
sleek axle
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i play like 8 hours everyday

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i cannot control myself

regal patio
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Same, it's literally all I do, when I'm not working or sleeping

empty depot
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ı have online school ı can only play like 2 hoursi

subtle granite
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do it anyways

polar smelt
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Is there any weapons/builds which ||demeter|| is a viable keepsake? I want to take it for the sake of it, but idk what for KEKW

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maybe hidden rail with the x10 stack = damage thnkng

subtle granite
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ye

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or her call with 10stack explosion is some sexy free dps

silk swift
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Demeter is pretty decent on Chiron and Rama specials, or a cast build with Clarity

subtle granite
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or dash cause it looks cute

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or call to invoke trial fears

ruby mural
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getting every keepsake to max rank takes so long xd

polar smelt
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I'm not trying to max it tbh

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I literally just want to run ||demeter||

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for a change