#h1-high-heat-strategies
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But 22, that's the magic number
it just means more dashes = good
Yet I would still take damage by spamming it without thought and hitting the cooldown wall 🤣
But that's not a thing in Hades anyway lol. Not relevant to the discussion.
but it illustrates the principle that the more dashes you have, the less impactful each additional dash is
It kind of is with Gilga, at least. You can get almost 2 digits lol
Though to be fair with how that aspect plays the more dashes the better.
unless you feel that the relative benefit of each dash increases from 2 through 6 then begins decreasing as you approach 20
Indeed. 6 is not even close to letting you play like you have effectively no Dash CD. 20 would certainly let you do that.
I can't think of unique things I'd be doing with 6 that 5 wouldn't already give me access to. Ignoring the aspects that can scale damage with dash count.
But it could just be because I'm used to 5 being the cap and leaving one in the bank for brain fart moments.
maybe i’m just a cheesy shield main with no respect for the power of dashes idk
but i feel like i mostly don’t notice the difference between epic and rare greatest reflex
Dash out with your 1-2 dashes that you still have. 
mostly
So I just had the most boringly effective fight vs Hades.
Lightning rod + extra bloodstones, and just hyper sprinted laps around the pillars
Lightning Rod is fun.
in a way I understand the argument for increasing power per dash per your argument about i-frames, since +1 GR gives you either 3 movement dashes or 2 movement dashes plus one "free" dash, while +2 GR can be 4 movement, 3 movement + 1 free, or 2 movement + 2 free
so each +1 is not only adding an additional potential movement dash but adding another +1 defensive i-frame dash to every level of dashing before that
Yes.
MOAR Merciful End. That's what.
each additional dash allows you to use your previous dashes more freely
yeah
i still feel that, while you can use them more freely, there’s a lot less benefit they can give you
the logic makes perfect sense to me, but I feel that in practice it isn't enough to make up for the fact that the usefulness of each extra dash of distance is lower the further you are dashing
yeah
Dashes good
per the dash chart (fig. 1) the odds of you wanting to be in each ring go down the further you reach from the center
at least we can still be united by this statement
It's not just distance per se, there's also an element of crowd control that you get from extra dashes. You can manipulate enemy movement more freely.
Lol, I remember that Excalibur guy from back the last time I played who was vehemently against taking extra dashes, and only did Ruthless Reflex
And would argue ad nauseum about it
i think the main thing i’ve learned here is that Nyaanyaa is far better than i at using huge stacks of dashes
ruthless reflex apologists are not welcome 
i’ll have to rewatch her 52 ig
Speedrunning is a fantastic way to get better at using dashes
Maybe my brain just goes "more dash good, mash dash button" and this is all just me rationalizing it.
More dashes are a better way at using more dashes
Well sure
Lol
rework greatest reflex to increase your dash length by +50% per rarity
Oh god
Please no
I guided Lady Aphrodite on a Lady Aphrodite run last night where we got Unhealthy Fixation and tried to get the Disciple of Aphrodite title.

Sounds like too much chafing 😏
How have you not gotten it by this point?
She had all the requirements for the title and we avoided other title eligibility . . . but the run ended up taking 68 minutes because she didn't pause when chatting, and I completely forgot that "Slow and Steady" is a thing. 
Or do you mean get it again lol
Oh, I assume it's someone's tag?
I just assumed you started referring to yourself as such :3
So what's the Zeus title called, then?
Breakin' 2: Electric Bugaloo?
Lady Aphrodite is Lady Aphrodite. https://twitter.com/CVineys/
Oh, neat
She streams.
evidence says you’re right
You need 6 boons from the god, and 1 of them has to be the legendary.
Duo Boons don't count.
I like the title I came up with better 😆
Take it up with Greg. 
iirc back in the day all the Calls had names personal to the gods
Yes. They were also called Wraths.
i’ve always been slightly mad that they changed them all to “____’s Aid”
To me, more dashes is more damage because I don't have to choose between an offensive or defensive one anymore. The more dashes, the more offensive I can be.
It's better movement in general to line up foes (one could argue that you could memorize the layout and spawns so you don't many dashes tho).
Anyway it saves a lot of time in general. Maybe you don't need the epic from heroic but it's still really nice.
Yesterday I was saying that I would keep divine dash over greatest reflexes but it would be valid only if I had not cleared Asphodel (a pain with GY without deflect imo).
I wasn't playing then.
I'm late rip
you’re right but i’m still mad
don’t worry; there wasn’t a resolution
I agree with Divine Dash being better for Asphodel, but I would still keep Greatest Reflex. First of all, getting Divine Dash again is a lot easier, second, I'll take a harder Asphodel if the rest of the run is easier.
Wdym, the resolution is m always right. 
Why even argue.
That's true but I could really die in aspho with bad BPs
i’d keep divine dash as well
But if I were better I would not need it so case closed 
but honestly i prolly do underestimate greatest reflex a bit
if mean, if you were good enough you wouldn’t need boons at all let’s be real
boons are a crutch, the question is which ones are the best crutch
the ones you have
You're not talking about skill anymore. You're talking about Hestia.
Or Tailesque
so easy to get those confused
Oh wow, "Do a barrel roll!" is at 25 Heat in 12:27.28 already.
@shy plinth can we automatically change the time format for clear times to 0:00.00? Some people submit it as 0:00:00 instead.
Guan Yu is really over represented in this challenge lol
which i for one am down with
It was a 3 sack!
Hey it's not slow
is 12:27 a slow time
Is it sub 12?
Tailesque did a faster run at 40 Heat than you did at 25.
Tailesque plays a busted aspect 
Tail’s done a faster 40 than most people have done anything
PeachHead00 did a faster run at 40 Heat with Excalibur than you did at 25 with Guan Yu.
Okay, but bright01 was also faster than you with Beowulf at 40.
That argument doesn't work this time.
that’s ‘cause beowulf best aspect
why does everyone always bouldy react beowulf
I have no idea why they do that.
is it because they’re the two most powerful beings in existence?
i think that’s the reason
I don't understand the bouldy react
🙂
only bouldy understands the bouldy react


Did you know that Bouldy is voiced by Michael Ailshie who is also the voice of Orpheus?
Wait did you diss Bright? 
10/10 vo performance for bouldy, should’ve won an oscar
There is a depth to the silence
i believe orphy song voice and voice voice is different actors
yeah Darren sang but didn’t do the spoken stuff
Did I diss @true fable?
Hmmm.
Ohok go do 26 heat sub 12 Beo
sounds doable
I know you can do it in one
i’m not good at going fast tho lol
i dont feel dissed
That dude who set the WR tho maaan
the beo record?
Oh I won't defend Bright don't worry
i love ariana
???
0:00 - House / Previous Run
0:58 - Tartarus
5:54 - Asphodel
10:32 - Elysium
15:54 - Styx
18:47 - Hades
19:48 - Finish
18:50 RTA, 6:47 IGT.
This run is an emotional rollercoaster. But, hey - just the sword left to sub 7 now.
https://www.speedrun.com/hades
https://www.twitch.tv/ananke1
Background music by City Girl
Twitter ► https://twitt...
what is going on
also yeah ananke is a nut
he has only sword to go for sub 7 all weapons
Insanity
wait wriste is unseated?
he still has the rta record for beowulf
its the most disgusting styg beo rng
i have ever seen
in one run
Speaking of speedrunning and Michael, I feel like this clip is very relevant. https://clips.twitch.tv/DirtyDullPrariedogSpicyBoy
Nice reflexes
That's the VA of Bouldy and Orpheus for you.
You're calling yourself a casual
exactly
Wait whats this 25 heat thing yall are talking about
Maybe if people see a lot of GY in the Barrel roll challenge they will try it
@sly remnant check pins in #h1-builds-and-combat.
And contribute
Yeah
Someone not named Tail has to hit 60 eventually so he can one up us and max heat
I don't want to rise the heat but even if I simply beat time it would be hard for a beginner to beat it again
So in the end I'm just delaying the inevitable
What do you do with Zag Spear without flurry
Resetting for Flurry jab is stress release?
At least if I whiff charged Skewer GY I can spin to win or at least dash strike
There's also the incredible Chain Skewer/Vicious skewer featuring tempest flourish and sea storm tho
thats all we do
I don't like builds that aren't builds for most of the game
if you throw the spear and call it back does it knock the enemy back towards you?
crystal beam best cast
Well with chain skewer it's kinda hard to predict which one you're gonna knockback lol
how does tempest interact with calling your spear back though?
you... you weren’t lying about this huh
that was absolutely ridiculous
i gotta see this
boon rng?
i would know what good beo rng is
Tbh I'm really glad I did not have to compete against JDN's ME setup epic greatest reflex out of Tartarus
trippy shot... i just know where this is going
how ???
Insane luck
even just getting a tartarus mirage shot with trippy flare start is absurd
but it just kept going
oh so he also got high tolerance, black out, scint and then ice wine
^^
and then there'd still be room for artemis
high tolerance wouldn’t do anything for a speedrun
so at that point he can still get fully loaded
yeah there's a delay and everything
It's amazing how you can gather knowledge without even playing the aspects
thanks people
he did get scint feast and Bad News in asphodel tho
plus like, every fountain chamber
bad news
that's literally +80% damage including mirage shot
A fountain is 5%?
and he can still get poms
Yep
For monthly? Sure
Yeah, for the monthly challenges.
And Eury I suppose
Thanks!
are you guys talking about the beo speedrun
All set
Bcs the luck they got on that was insane
iirc he actually missed sisi
I read your comment Mr. Hat. Divine dash in Ely, welcome to ME hell 
Beowulf WR at the time of recording.
2-sack would've made this the first sub-8 shield speedrun.
This one right?
noooo
yeah just sisyphus he missed right?
Nah thats the slow run now
bablo's 8:17 is an old one i thinj
bablo himself has a 7:11 on last patch with beo
ananke just got a 6:47
also none of this is high heat smh my head
0:00 - House / Previous Run
0:58 - Tartarus
5:54 - Asphodel
10:32 - Elysium
15:54 - Styx
18:47 - Hades
19:48 - Finish
18:50 RTA, 6:47 IGT.
This run is an emotional rollercoaster. But, hey - just the sword left to sub 7 now.
https://www.speedrun.com/hades
https://www.twitch.tv/ananke1
Background music by City Girl
Twitter ► https://twitt...
I, too, get out of Asphodel in 6:47.
It's a decent exit time
thats an incredible time with js3 cp2
yeah
This dude got seriously insane luck with mirage
yeah honestly i’m prolly slower than that
Earlier I tried a 25 heat setup with EM3, got Asterius as miniboss too
Uts the ananke free room rng
I tried to go the any heat way
That blows my mind
Asterius' spin is decent damage ngl
ananke has enough skill to capitalize on the disgusting rng he's been getting for the past 2 weeks
His elysium took freaking 1 minute
Oh he is an insane player for sure
Like how
which translates to 10 or so world records
it is worth noting that it was a 3 sack tiny vermin
otherwise i would’ve struggled to believe my eyes ngl
would have scraped the anyheat world record with a 2 sack imo
right
Also he got scint feast
tbf, as someone who has put a bunch of hours into specifically anyheat dio beo
you actually end up with scint feast mirage
a good number of runs
but the percentage of those runs
where you get
Ive not completed a run with beo yet
it’s getting that and the free rooms tho
1 cast stone
good enemy rng
free rooms
and bad news?
next to 0
oh and good minibosses
Its the enemy rng that i think makes this run
its the whole shebang
Not to mention the freaking damage that it did
Well sure
Like look at lernies health just plummet
casually*
would you like to join the cult of beo
Where is your Kappa bright
we have cookies
you too can have this boss killing ability
^
^^
Lili is a really angry casual
I would consider myself a casual
takes notes
Any-heat speedrunners be like "let's play really fast on very easy."
"Let's abuse the fact that I won't encounter any resistance"
this is a hard game; they’re just going fast because they’re scared they’ll die if they stop
I mean you pretty much go fastest on EM2 and FO2 so what is the point of going below that
let’s be real tho; FO2 EM2 basically rounds down to 0 heat
yeah it becomes easy once youre used to it
i will say, both high heat and speedrunning are fun in their own ways
i despise combining them
Speedrunning is great
I personally prefer speedrunning but high heat is fun
I am not like a professional speedrunner in any way but its fun
wait you’ve done high heat speedruns Bright
I do any heat speedruns sometimes to relax and turn my brain off. 
or does 40 not count as high to you lol
i have done some
That would explain your times
i would prefer not to do more
oof
i think AP1 is mandatory for beo to speedrun 40
We've established that high heat is @gaunt fiber's Heat +1. So no, 40 doesn't count.
What time would be considered decent for a casual speedrunner
no ty
what heat is Astaos up to
High heat is mirrorless 41
That doesn't bother me at all because I really don't care for my times lol.
yeah checks out
Sure but that was a good one imo
that’s fair
wait really
who is attacking you astaos
you can name names
The will to play the game after last week exhausting grind
...fair
You don't need will to play.
my only exhausting grind rn is doing sword 40s
All you need is 1 HP and the Aspect of Guan Yu.
and that makes me want to heat push other aspects
if i can do 46 beo, you can prolly do 45 mirrorless boonless GY or something
I did 40 AP2 earlier to see if I was still doing ok
What is stupid is that mirrorless gives you 8 heat
8 Heat is plenty.
Probably yeah
But do I want to follow the easy path
Think of it as a vacation.
sure but it doesn’t really matter because if you drop a mirrorless run everyone knows it’s worth more than the same heat with a mirror
I mean yeah mirrorless wasnt terribly diffuclt but I thought it would be worth more
I wonder how much more tho? @edgy arrow
I would think maybe 12 heat or something
idk i’m not a game designer lol
Yeah I'll see. Schad will be sad tho
All the more reason to do it.
gameplay tips for 32 heat eris?
@agile obsidian mirrorless leaderboard starts at 32 if you want to submit some runs.
Pact is pinned, Lili's guide good
shoot gun win
@halcyon flame just do what you would do in speedruns.
So I have to have 32 heat mirrorless run?
@halcyon flame https://www.hades-guides.ovh/index.php/eris-rail-guide/
32 heat is just speedrunning but you might die
Most of it applies to 32
Except things such as "always hydralite for high confidence"
And to get that achievment at the end screen
yeah instead always do touch of styx dark
32 or higher, yes. High heat leaderboard starts at 32, mirrorless is a category we have on the board.
I probably could have done tight deadline for more heat and mabye some more for like 20 heat
it’s fun tho
when i’m feeling burnt out by regular heat i do some mirrorless stuff
At 32, you're basically playing 24 Heat but without your mirror.
feels way less intense than 40+, but i still might die so i don’t just disengage
Did mirrorless with rama
Still very doable. TD3 can make it very difficult, though. TD2 is a lot more consistent.
it kinda is as intense as 40+ (with enough other heat) but it feels different idk
Only 1 Cast hurts a lot of aspects, too.
My main issue was dashes until I got hermes
Yeah definitely
1 dash is pretty workable with FO0, but it requires some practice for sure
Cries in AP
AP mirrorless hm
i was doing RI4 AP2 LC4 GY for fun yesterday
my definition of fun has changed a lot recently
Oh nice
heroes iirc
Elysium is deadly
truth
I hate elysium
im running 32 heat with shield, which aspect do you think is the best to use? Im torn between Zagreus and Zeus
um maybe chaos
Play what you like, but chaos is a really safe option
i was running shackle but AP2 forced a boon on special and attack in elysium and my damage plummeted
Zagreus or Zeus imo.
^^^
Beowulf is still very strong at heat that low, though.
You don't really have to take pacts yet that hurt Cast builds.
i would def suggest beo, but it’s a bit weird when you first use it and may take some getting used to
Otherwise it's so slow
it can smash 32 easy tho
when you get the hang of it sure
Stygian?
I'd say Zeus is #1, though.
Ive had a hard time using zeus shield
do infernal with flood flare
Ok
I am considering stepping into the ring on this "do a barrel roll" thing
Ooh mirage shot
yup you got it
Good luck! 
I would challenge you to beat my time but you'd do it with one hand
Lol, not with Guan Yu I wouldn't
So, challenge him to beat your time with 1 hand.
LUL
Of course I want a video
do it with no hands
I mean I trust you but you know
dance pad ftw
I'd have to use Croven binds I think lol
Glad the curse is no more
even with croven binds how tf do you play one handed
Actually claw method on the controller might be easier
There's a Street Fighter V player who plays with his mouse on an Xbox pad.
I mean there's plenty of one-handed modded controllers that could work but I'm not gonna invest that just for a challenge lol
Did you know that Peach hit sub 8 with Arhur tho?
Nice!
ghaelwinds did a mouse only run
I've also done sub 8 Heat with Excalibur. So what?
Congrats!
Thank you. 
What does sub 8 heat mean?
It took a lot of mental preparation.
Actually my 7:48 IGT was with 9 heat thank you very much. 🙂
lmaooo
that’s crazy
Less than 8 Heat.
Less than 8 minutes IGT @agile obsidian
ok
Yes sir
madlad
man what
he big swing
he convinced me to run it for 40
FO2 is necessary
i was suspicious at first
It's way faster
but it kinda works
FO2 is far above FO1 in actual difficulty right
also any build with zeus is gonna benefit because of jolted procs
Yeah it's a jump
You just have to get used to it
Believe it or not, I ran FO2 Arthur as one of my first heat pacts LUL
So I just got used to it
That's a way to make yourself get used to it, yeah
havent looked back
Did you know that some players don't run FO2 and high confidence on GY?
I mean, HC on GY is 25 health my dude
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
Not if you never get Static Discharge.
Checkmate, casual.
just get static discharge
I can still get that sweet chaos gate

A slugger speeder lout one shots you
Yes sir

real pro gamers use AP3
^^^
Real pro gamers do boonless mirrorless.
tbh AP3 would be more beneficial for high heat sword
if it were an option i would consider taking it
hammers just suck
Oh wow, there's only one person who submitted a boonless mirrorless run to the leaderboard.
but then you have no dedge high roll
Guess there's only one true Hades pro gamer. 
I need to try that
Thats impressive
hoping i get dedge is like, the only thing keeping me going with nemesis 40
So if I get a boon do I reset
if you do boonless and mirrorless which run clear message takes priority?
Thank you. 
the darkness free or olympian free one?
There's no priority.
Who is it????
It just picks one at random.
ur mom
I think it's HadesProf right?
My mom?
And how possible would it be to do? Because mirror helps you roll away from boons
No?
HadesProf has a boonless mirrorless clear I'm pretty sure. Dunno if he submits to this sheet though
i’ve done it
wasn’t the worst
only 8 heat ofc
Time to switch off this Dark foresight
Hadesprofessor submits to the high heat leaderboard.
So do I reset if I get a boon?
No lol
you just can’t use boons
You just can't use whatever it gives you
ok
You unbind the corresponding input
Gives you dash=can't use dash
so if you get an attack boon, don’t attack
And then sell it if I can?
then sell it when you can
ok cool
and try to get a useless hermes boon if you have to
Jesus christ this is going to be hard
or avoid hermes altogether
I think I had to reset one or two times because of that.
Speaking of HadesProf, he was working on 57 heat Hestia the other day. Wonder if he got it.
He's been working on that for a while
That's a scary category
would 57 be the record?
but he was doing 50 heat at the same time
Hadesprofessor's last submission was a couple weeks ago.
We got a 57 victory screen right?
I remember seeing someone get 57 not sure if recorded
lemme get it real quick
retrash are you gonna submit your amalgamation of runs to speedrun.com now
oh they're accepting hell mode files now?
yeye
That's the word, yes.
is that just for 50 or everywhere
everywhere
Does someone plan to speedrun GY at 40?
oh nice
You
look if you wanna run CP1 JS1 at 40 i wont stop you
valid point lol
If no one does, I'll submit my mirrorless and that's it
looooll, never to return?
maybe I will then, I'll have to see which runs were pre-patch and all
wasnt that on patch 1.0 astaos
OH NOES
I have to do it again lmao
32 heat SD or DD?
right ok
how practical do y’all reckon beo mirrorless 40 is
I use DDs but lots of people use SD
been toying with the idea
um not fun im guessing
sounds tough but possible
For 40, I think mirrorless is possible for lots of weapons. You just can't die lol
I don't even think it's practical at 32 lol.
artticor managed RI3, so it should be doable
just depends how much time i wanna waste ig lol
yup
or am i trippin
we tryna make it a thing
You can do it, but it's a very gimped Beowulf.
truth
i thought the mirror was a crutch nyaanyaa
biggest crutch
It is. Also Beowulf sucks.
Hypnos level advice right there
Beowulf and I don't talk anymore.
I had the exact same thought yesterday when I submitted a mirrorless for the barrel roll
I tried to speedrun
Well 18 min it is lol
i’ll admit me and beowulf’s special rarely talk these days
^
nothing wrong with the rest of the aspect tho
i want to do slicing flare beowulf for when the barrel roll challenge reaches 40 heat
that’s an amazing idea lmao
You don't appreciate how much worse it is than before 1.0 lol.
Your all casts was fun
i was there then
i only played pre nerf charged flight like once tho so fair
you cant get it
pls nerf
you have to spec into freezing vortex arctic blast
lmaooo
lol
Whoah, ME in Tartarus, time to buy GME stock.
That's a different ME.
😦 Long hill to climb back up. I can still more or less yolo 40 with bows but I'm failing runs at 20 with melee. I'm going to be pretty embarrassed if ME can't carry this all the way to the end.
I've been trying to do 24 with stygius and I feel that
nothing to be embarrassed about ledger
this is how your eyes install new drivers
finally done 32 heat on all weapons
congrats spammy!
i am officially decent™️ at this game
now do 40 
Lmao, don't even. I have progressive lenses now. Day 4. It legit feels like I'm installing drivers on dialup wifi
Speaking of, I've got to decide whether there's a good reason to take athena vs dio with dash strike nemesis
Phalanx shot, maybe?
only wish i took p.status because i got rupture and jolt but it was still pretty strong 
family favorite is better even if you end up with 2 statuses
Omg I didn't have to say it this time
depending on when you got the statuses
❤️
All of her boons are great on Nemesis.
ive been fighting the priv stat supporters at every front 😔 ✝️
i haven’t used PS in an age
I believe PS is only optimal for tempest strike GY (sea storm etc)
I've been using Privileged Status a lot lately.
PS is optimal for all sorts of builds. Practicality is the primary concern
i got pos dash so i could easily trigger it
Phalanx feels best to leave heart rend crit attack open (though no clue if I'm right in saying that) but alright yeah I can see how she's helpful
For your Eternal Rose only runs?
you can see other gods without taking their keepsake
For all my runs that all start with the Eternal Rose. I don't always keep it on for the entire run.
sounds like heresy to me
it’s not the eternal rose if you take it off
^
sounds more like the tartarus rose
more like the eternal ruse
switching out as soon as it’s convenient eh?
Lady Aphrodite trusts me to guide her on a Lady Aphrodite run. Your words can't harm me. 
uhhh aren’t you being guided
lmao
I guided her last night.
i have no idea how Nyaanyaa’s religion works but it seems pretty sophisticated
@gaunt fiber how come you weren't there to watch?
I actually learned quite a few things preparing for the run.
Is It even worth using empowered Dem fist special if you have ME + Greatest Reflexes? Or just dash more lol
Hard to say tbh.
if you get arty on special then yeah
No Explosive Upper so it feels just... worse.
your dash is going to go on cd at some point anyway so if it's safe i would do it at the end of your dash sequences
I like kinectic launcher with dem fists
Yeah, I probably wouldn't bother without Explosive Upper.
ME requires Divine Flourish, though technically I could sell and get something else
Its fun to see your special kicks going flying
Kinetic Launcher is good but overrated.
kinetic launcher is also really nice on dem fists
yeah that sounds like a lot of work for something that wont add much to your dps ledger
personally i think kinetic launcher are both equally great, they're just a bit different
I just find it fun to use
Gotta go fast
i think you can work it in after expending all dashes
Kinetic Launcher is my favorite hammer in the game lol, but it's definitely not like... optimal. It's optimally fun though.
what else are you gonna do, stand there and punch them?
^^^
Yeah, you can do a Dash-Upper after your last Dash-Strike.
You're no Malphon expert.
why mad
I have always debated what the best boon is for hadoken hammer
Nah was just saying that explosive upper was doing a better job
I like Heartbreak Strike + Deadly Flourish
deadly flourish is the way to go
But I won with it and everything 
Explosive upper is for sure best uppercut hammer... But when I hadoken I generally go Zeus
Thought the hadoukens hit too closely to proc flourish 5x
boom is lame
@halcyon flame philistine.
He said less boring lol. Explosive Upper is plenty fun, but it's not a hadouken factory
unless you can have kinetic AND explosive upper i stand by my statement
you cant
Also... Tempest flourish had utility on hadoken for cornering and getting breaking wave to trigger like crazy from a distance
SGG is anti-fun
relentless volley + hadouken when
SGG pls, let me have Triple + Twin + Explosive Shot. Pls
eww explosive
At least you're consistent
You no like boom booms
Explosions just good
The one cool thing about hadoken is that it has almost no animation, so you don't have to do anything to cancel out of it. Leaves you less exposed
bbut explosive fire is good :( (((((
explosive fire is bad on eris
Does anyone know what exactly the Kinetic Launcher power shot does?
Same as the bow
Yes
I think you're right, it's why I asked lol
it's nice to pull off at least
It feels good to do but I don't think it's worth it (other than for range)
Charged special is nice tho
Yeah I don't powershot on GY skewer either
i'd assume that the power shot deals more damage because it wouldn't make sense if it was just "more range"
Just try a fist combo and tap special with kinetic launcher... There's no cooldown, you can go right back into a combo, no exposure
It's significantly faster than the uppercut.
Enlightened Malphon Centrist
E=MC...
🧠
Lol
The dumbest hammer is the Quake hammer. I'll take flying hammer more often than I take Quake... And flying hammer is bad. Only really works with Talos
They buffed it, right? Does it perform relevant game actions yet?
i at least give points to quake for inheriting boon damage and effects
flaring spin pulses though? oof
With regards to sword hammers, which hammers now apply to dash strikes? Piercing Wave does now, are they all like that?
yeah it's typically too awkward to be useful esp. at high heat
piercing wave and breaching
breaching slash also applies to dash-strikes, as well as hoarding
Shadow slash does not apply the dash strikes
you know the funny thing about shadow slash
it tells you you backstab
like the backstab text comes up
and the damage is just
the same
Breaching is super dece though. Nice buff
ye
neat
you can see it work in like haelian's huge hoarding slash damage vid
changes minorly my valuation of hoarding slash
yeah lol it's not huge in any practical situation still
It's better than close to literally nothing, which is what it offered before.
exactly lol
Still not particularly good
and still offers on arthur 
It's very good to kill small enemies so you can't regen on em with GY
I find double edge somewhat useless as well... I feel I have to wait too long for the 2x dash strike to land... I usually cancel out into another dash beforehand
wh
who
Excuse me
¿
I'm not saying I don't like it
por que?
I'm just saying that I skip the 2x hit very often
I mean, I find Nemesis somewhat useless without it, so that's fair.
Oh yeah
I tend to go for dash nova, double nova or super Nova
I wish the hammer didn't exist honestly. So the damage could just belong to the base sword
Because runs without it don't feel real
They feel... managed.
Is there any hammer other than the dash strike one that nemesis dash strike likes, I'm deciding against health
yeah
I like flurry slash over dedge most times
It doesn't add interesting gameplay lol. It just improves the best damage loop
breaching/piercing wave
flurry is one of the worst possible pickups lmao
along with cursed slash
flurry slash makes empty dashes needlessly difficult to pull off and i only consider it with cursed slash
Don't hate, flurry slash is good(tm) on Zagspect
i mean the problem with both sword and spear is that one hammer on both of them makes their base kit crap because the 2 hammers are insane
Flurry + cursed or flurry + pierce wave is fun
The official term is Zagius
so they have to balance the rest of the weapon around one hammer on each of them
and ultimately hurt the weapon
I think spear is mostly fine the way it is.
Or I think Hades aspect is mostly fine the way it is
lol
hades and GY be like [do not get flurry jab]
flurry slash is the worst sword hammer at high heat, significantly worse than cursed slash
The other 3 are... very specific in their requirements
retrash is right honestly
On Zag too?
yes
Damn
i know he's said it before, but i tried it myself on nem/zag sword 50/51 and like
Really? I've always liked using divine strike + attack speed buff with it
What do you pick then
it bricks your dash strike combo
^
You can facetank like crazy... It's like a win button
Does Cursed work on dash strikes too now?
you literally cannot do special > dash strike dash strike with flurry slash
Yeah but I'm used not to dash strike on Zag with flurry
Womp womp
ez resets though
any sword hammer that says "slash" only works on normal standing attacks
except breaching
And hoarding
breaching slash and hoarding
lol
Um...wut? I have no problem doing that
Where is world splitter in all this
I love Stygius. What a masterpiece.
HOARDING WORKS ON DASH????
yes
Yeah
world splitter also bricks your combo
i knew about breaching
World Splitter enables the real game
i did not know about hoarding
manthro what heat are you using flurry divine on lol
world splitter enables true unga bunga sword
I've got a build that's only missing heart rend that's being offered hoarding slash, double nova, and world splitter
Bonk bonk bonk bonk bonk bonk
at least world splitter does good damage and doesn't remove iframes from your dash
world splitter crits on nem
yeah
