was finally on pace for sub 12 32 heat and got 4 sacked. guess my rng could only be good for so long
#h1-victory-boasting
simple zenith
simple zenith
still some of the most insane duo rng ive seen yet with god's pride on
simple zenith
solid 6/10 build if i say so myself
halcyon void
queen pelican
got agony first boon then divine dash second boon and merciful end (either first or second shop dont remember)
didn't knwo how to optimise my run though so i think this couldve been so much better
lime bane
simple zenith
the fabled RI4 clear
royal current
@lime bane
lime bane
Nice one! Congratulations! 
royal current
basically no free rooms in elysium
worthy gulch
brave fulcrum
this was a fun one
I let my friend who doesn't play the game picked all the boons
but I chose the chambers tho
he just chose the boons
fallow drum
Going fast with Demeter, i'm sweatinggg
covert river
Finally beat my stubborn defiance run.
meager rune
heat 43 run with poseidon aspect
blazing bluff
vestal carbon
restive bronze
First consecutive uwu
simple zenith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T9n05ejpQM
@blazing bluff ronnie ur a goddamn legend
blazing bluff
Lol bright you are everywhere, and thanks ๐
violet plaza
aspect of rama is kinda ass, but it's so fun I love it anyway
wet nexus
slate geyser
aspect of rama is kinda ass, but it's so fun I love it anyway
fallow drum
aspect of rama is kinda ass, but it's so fun I love it anyway
@violet plaza Rama is really good
brave fulcrum
haha hera go brrr
tough raven
1 achievement about every 2 hours, wow
violet plaza
@violet plaza Rama is really good
@fallow drum It's not chiron or hera
it's fun, but it's not nearly as easy to use
brave fulcrum
another EM4 run
way easier than my first try
prob cause I have athena dash this time around
snow pendant
eris is my fav weapon now
brave fulcrum
gj and congrats
rose ruin
Thanks!
If only I'd known to use the plume before. No death defiances used
except the one that was used but thankfully ran into patroclus
but I didn't even need it
rose ruin
With two!
brave fulcrum
welp gj anyway
meager pelican
Bomb mod +300% damage and increased explosion area, Bomb mod +30% damage and slowing down the enemy, +138% damage and critical damage from Artemis. 1850-2100+ Critical Damage as a result. Tasty!
half fern
Fists are easily my favorite weapon
short grove
autumn valley
First 10 heat clear (At least on this file), hopefully more to come soon, the biggest problem you'll run into with shield is overconfidence I find. Hammers make the shield crazy good. Also got my win with stubborn defiance, so I won't be needing to do that again at least. Touch of Styx Dark would have probably been the saving grace of that run if I hadn't had the two hammers I did.
faint pecan
just beat the game for the first time! :D
snow pendant
congrats :)
brave fulcrum
ayyy congrats and gj
I see you used the boomstick build
Super soaker build, inspired by Haelian. Some minor tweaks cause I didn't get zeus legendary
flat trout
first attempt at 27 heat, was easy i even forgot styx keepsake lol
just realized i had fiery presence on by accident...
honeslty might keep it on tho
brittle jolt
Happy Centennial!
Also had flurry cast for 40% cast speed. It was a melting, even without Ares Legendary.
snow pendant
rare crop is the best boon dont @ me
i like how with eris i stand in hades' face, spam attack/special/dash and he doesnt dmg me
lime bane
mortal stratus
the strongest spear isn't a spear. it's a laser.
brave fulcrum
Yesn't
lusty current
My first clear ^^
and my second
both from today
the sword with cursed blade is pretty insane
and with deflect on my dash and my attack I could constantly dash strike while life stealing
I messed up the run right before that one right at the end so it felt really good finishing it off this time
lusty current
Your best time is 9 mins? Wtf
eternal river
shotgun rocket launcher
digital saffron
My first clear on my 30th attempt!
final bridge
I finally beat Hades with the extreme measures on, damn that fight is intense
noble kite
long range fast deflecting punches, such a fun build
glad horizon
4th clear!
real kettle
Trying out some Fist runs - this is my 3rd in a row. I find Dio attack to work quite well. Still want to test Zeus out. The biggest differences in the runs is on 1st one I didn't get Athena Dash and ended up killing Hades with 0 DD left. On the subsequent runs I haven't lost a single DD
Had +3 dash on this one so my attack sequence would be perma dash + dash strike around the screen. Super fun
desert trench
https://i.imgur.com/Z1TatCS.jpeg Ares fists. Although with all the gods I picked, you wouldn't know it xD. Got the epic duo boon early on, but sold it later to get some titan blood.
split inlet
First EM4 victory, just as thrilling as the first escape, this + lots of +special damage combined with flying/explosive cutter
tough raven
hot
pastel marten
yay first highish heat run
wish i had privilege status, but i guess there was no way to know for sure im getting two easy curse with ap2.
tough raven
Well done, I commend you for this acheivement
Theres a lot more to find, but good job nevertheless
haughty dome
Aye, that's why I'm happy
tough raven
you might uh
haughty dome
Looking forward to all the new things
tough raven
oh nevermind
fast ermine
lime bane
magic iron
Nyah~!
daring wasp
So I guess it's time to gush over Achilles+Cast builds. In this case, Ice Wine Scintillating Feast Trippy Shot go BRRRRRRRRR
fallow mountain
I started a new save to see if I would beat hades or meet thanatos first.
I am in the sixth run. Guess what happened first.
lusty current
Thanatos?
lusty current
Shield is pog
fallow mountain
Thank God zag is so small otherwise hiding behind a plate while dad shoots fire laser at him would be impossible
lunar peak
i leik zues
and the legendary is in there, too, but it was mostly lightning bolt flinging
lunar peak
zeus is big funs
lunar peak
I think I had 12 or 13 zeus boons
compact whale
I see
I've never actually put anything here
But just thought I would since of the good luck that run
pastel marten
Don't be too bothered it means quite little since you could just farm low heats.
real kettle
Yeah I know but it's more for my own personal satisfaction
I wasn't farming low heat, I've been progressing to higher heats while doing it
even have a 32 heat run in there, but got killed on 15 heat fists :/
hard gazelle
Poseidon cast build is super fun, feels like Zag is more of an artillery battery than a sword fighter by the end of it!
real kettle
2nd attempt at 32 heat successful. FO2 with EM3 is absolutely insane. Anyone who does FO2 and EM4 has my respect... Somewhat unlucky with 2nd hammer and no crit dmg boon or duo but still managed!
mortal stratus
FO2 EM4 is the way to go
It does not feel like beating the game anymore without EM4 on ๐ฆ
real kettle
Haha you're much better than I am then. I've done EM4 twice and FO2 once. The highest I did was EM4 FO1 and it was super close on 32 heat
lunar peak
no duo zeus/poseidon, no legendary zeus. If I got those it wouldve been easily a 8:xx. Previous pb was 11:06
mortal stratus
another zagreus aspect 45'ed
slow on the hades fight but breaking wave just rips through styx so it all evens out
simple zenith
tempest strike too ๐
mortal stratus
I took it early in tartarus for early wall slam damage ready to bin it for UC at the end
but then I ended up with Sea Storm in the shop before Alecto
and so I said "okay"
simple zenith
that double strike + sea storm + jolted seems heavily strong
lunar peak
23 min tho lmao so bad
simple zenith
almost looks like a super soaker LOL
mortal stratus
a win's a win baby
simple zenith
he beat 45 heat with a zag aspect i dont think time was the priority
lunar peak
I barely did 32 just for the prize lol
lunar peak
maybe you havent unlocked it yet
real kettle
Sucks
idle nacelle
New best time!
Never thought i would beat my Gilgamesh time, let alone with a different weapon, let alone a slow one like Excalibur!
Positively eviscerated the Underworld's defense systems
atomic cargo
excalibur really is surprisingly fast, the weapon itself feels so slow but you actually clear rooms rather quickly thanks to the fat dmg
real kettle
If you get crit it one shots hard
I had some chaos and artemis attack I think about 2.4k crits
daring wasp
WOHOOO!!! First Tight Deadline run completed!
real kettle
Kick it up a notch! Free heat meter!
Even the 20 min one is pretty easy for a lot of builds if you're on lower heat
daring wasp
Yup yup! Especially since I combine it with Forced Overtime (+movespeed + attack speed) to get my enemies closer to me and thus able to be killed more quickly.
ionic nest
it can also makes you die quickly, which is interesting
fervent island
got to the Epilogue finally, and Arthur is a holler and a hoot
light gull
finally managed a sub20 best run so far
gotta love pinballing all enemies around the map
daring wasp
Mmm, set a new record! Still only 2 heat (Tight Deadline 1), trying to milk the maximum amount of blood as possible so far. Run Winners were definitely the combination of Deadly Flourish (ArtySpec), two Chaos boons boosting Special Damage, the Rush Kick hammer, and the (not shown) Quake Cutter hammer.
Chunk-Chunk-KA-CHUNK
fallow drum
well done, i still haven't got that first duo boon
tough raven
You may now officially call me...
Also the crystal beam chill + ice blast (?) was really good, adds to the machine gun vibe
delicate hedge
crystal meme
grave ravine
1st 32 heat clear with chiron bow, dio/aphro low tolerance and... that's pretty much it
snow condor
SUB 15 FINALLY
and thats with stupid crystals being spawned during the hades fight
i was so mad
๐ญ
snow pendant
first 40 :DD
worn barn
oo.. might try that
random pasture
first 32 heat clear, big thanks to getting exclusive access in Tartarus, making every boon epic. Also triple missile rail with doom, 5 dashes+Poseidon dash, and so much more.
random pasture
I had dash health recovery and dodge chance for damage mitigation, so the boss fight was just me inting on him with 5 dashes and three rockets and inflicting hangover which made him 30% slower and popping zues aid. However with all that, I needed 3 death defiances and skelly's tooth, very close, only went in there with 175 max hp.
what's would've been really messed up is if I had the Pos/Zues duo which adds an extra 40 damage to knock away boons, which is insane if combines with the primary on the rail, haven't tried that yet. also if you have sturdy/sprint dash (hermes boon) and the hermes boon which grants bonus damage from bonus speed, your dashes do +100% damage.
slow stream
First 32 on Chiron
royal current
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/771815559410876446/776635193427099648/unknown.png PB with beowulf, been loving this weapon
vivid plover
Hey whats yalls first escape successes like for example i first succeeded on attempt number 34 (it took me longer than usual to learn this game but after that i won quite often)
royal current
Kyd were you in a smash bros discord I was on
I recognize your name and the villager thing
glad drift
Hey whats yalls first escape successes like for example i first succeeded on attempt number 34 (it took me longer than usual to learn this game but after that i won quite often)
for me it was about 15 escape attempts in or so.
glacial acorn
I went about 40 before I succeeded for the first time
vivid plover
@royal current which one 
royal current
Lmao
royal current
Well uhh I speedrun hades now
Iโve had a surprising amount of smash crossover on my hades journey
vivid plover
Wdym
royal current
I met someone from bowser discord in the hades speedrunning discord
vivid plover
E
fallow drum
Just attempted my first EM4
Everything was on my side for this one
Most fun i've had with the shild
fossil grail
First win agianst hades with 0 death defiant depleted . Actually didnโt die at all. Please patroclusโ 30% healing
vale marlin
32 Heat Bow now cleared. Feel really uncomfortable on Chiron bow for whatever reason. Each mob is a pain in the butt to kill, while other weapons can multi-mob pretty cleanly. Glad to get it out of the way. Went yolo-Pom first 3 areas and took the first Special offered to match it.
fast ermine
+291% damage on special jeezus
slow stream
FO2 intense
covert river
4 second charge time. 800 damage on power shot
vale marlin
Yeah FO2 Hades took x2 DD off me. Having to set up Special left me open a bunch to his BS. ๐ข
rose ruin
I just won three in a row. My first three wins ever too
Also, ten health left.
If I did not have artemis' help I would've died.
"Close call, though" is right
faint pecan
beat the first run i've ever done with the shield, this build was completely busted
first run of the day as well lol
neon condor
melted every boss, had acorn up until hades, used skele tooth, had enough death defiances to get through the bs.
pastel marten
gratz
fallow mountain
Here the shield run I talked about yesterday
my thanks go out to Athena and Demeter Duo
weak jay
i'd like to thank patty for the absolutely clutch touch of styx dark
and a misclick, apparently
glass ridge
still new at this lol
snow pendant
getting used to eris!!
fallow mountain
Eris sword is so good. Crits all the way
lunar peak
who needs other main boons anyway
lunar peak
I knew it was possible. Did NOT expect to get it this soon. 50 heat Zeus aspect of shield, ladies and gents
hard gazelle
hell yeah my dude
light gull
https://i.imgur.com/gQnQpah.png The run of the Duo Boons... 5 Duo Boons with a combination of Hunting Nlades and Chiron+Artimes
tough orchid
build an eris chaos aspect
jovial bane
most scuffed first em4 attempt lol. Cold fusion saved my life
slow stream
gratz :D
daring wasp
This is what I get for using Arthur when I'm try to force Zeus Duos (mainly because my last 5 Heat run with Tight Deadline, also Arthur, got slain by forgetting to remove the 1-charge-dodge-dash from the Gilgamesh run preceding it).
I won, and was absolutely carried by the Dash-Double hammer and Hoarding Slash in between my pretty awesome bouncing phalanx shots, but damn this felt unsatisfying due to the jank before all the slots fit together :/
daring wasp
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
So I thought I should go for an Artemis Heavy build to try and get multiple casts with Stygian Soul. I got Trippy Cast to start, which was nice, but I also forgot that I hadn't put any darkness in Stygian since I last reshuffled the mirror.
Let's just say that... yeah. This was painful. Running around like a headless chicken, screaming each of the 4 times that I got brought down to 0 DDs left, ahhhhhh. First successful Tight Deadline 2, tho'.
MVPs were Exclusive Access, the Epic Poseidon Call it gave me, the Slow from Demeter Attack, and Epic Quick Favour from Hermes. Now excuse me while I go cri.
frail prawn
almost had a deathless guan yu run
i still have to level the aspect up but i really like it so far - 2nd attempt with it and 2nd clear too
frail prawn
first sub 20 with the fists
๐
got my first companion and unlocked the last aspect of the fists too
now only the rail is left
daring wasp
@abstract quiver sorry for the @ but is that 5 gods I see?
Aphro, Athena, Dem, Dio, Poseidon?
abstract quiver
It is indeed
daring wasp
Not at all jealous ๐ญ
slow stream
you can force 5 gods with a keepsake
daring wasp
Wait, really? Because that just fails for me.
Crit-Fest. Flurry Jab + Serrated Point + Artemis Attack are not in focus. Nor is the Athena Special and Dash that enabled the Duo.
slow stream
Wait, really? Because that just fails for me.
@daring wasp You have to switch to a new keepsake between acts, after you've already been shown 4 different gods (excluding Hermes and Chaos)
tough raven
Here's a tip
For me, for most of my runs, the saytr sack is in one of the boss pathways
Dunno if this applies to anyone else though
indigo marten
I always take a boss rooms first either way since the final room is way faster than the final rooms in normal pathways
late rover
I've had a couple runs lately where the sack is in a non-boss hammer room
velvet sun
Yeahhhh it's honestly just random, but boss rooms (if you're wrong) are just faster to clear than the big ones.
So if you're trying to be fast, you need to go through those
dawn ridge
I basically had a rocket shotgun that, with criticals, did A LOT of damage at point blank, more so with the Eris Aspect and billowing strength boon.
mortal stratus
almost fast enough for a td3 :0
Hiding in the boon list is an epic Greater Haste and a Rush Delivery, and a very strong chaos dash attack buff
worn barn
my fastest run yet.. 15 mins.. wasn't even trying for a speedrun.. just the build ended up being epic.. lol
snow pine
Neato run
mortal stratus
merciful end zeus shield 
cobalt compass
first off, I have come to the realization that chaos shield hard carries, second, this game gets me upset sometimes. This run wasn't very difficult, except for the fact that I had a 5 sack run 1, a 4 sack run 2, and this one ALSO had a 5 sack, I just got some late game boons that really helped me out. 42 with shield next? 
also, when I started this run I was playing really poorly and ran out of time in Tartarus, gave up on it and lost all my defiances from not really trying. Somehow still got past Tisiphone and decided to continue playing for the hell of it and ended up getting some luck with athena and beating it. Don't give up on your runs folks!
magic iron
Just one more time
drifting sluice
Athena duo galore โบ๏ธ
elfin terrace
I've only found miniboss tunnels faster if it's the giant Bother or rat
Giant Satyr absolutely sucks to fight if you don't immediately burn his armour, Vermin is rare but irritating, and then there's the rooms where it's just Elite enemies everywhere
And armoured Snakestones are annoying.
real kettle
Calculated risk is โค๏ธ
tough raven
I feel like premium is my best choice but the festive fog is so good
which one do you think?
hard gazelle
what's your build?
tough raven
I only have crit ||arthur attack||
hard gazelle
well the pom from nectar will hit that, and you can get tankier, but then again you may want the cast damage
up to you, not much in it
hard gazelle
are you past the point for needing nectar?
hard gazelle
do you wanna do a cast build or nah
tough raven
Im doing ||EM4 hades||
I got absolutely butt blasted even with all my death defiances
what do you think?
hard gazelle
I'd say go for a tankier build, you can pick up trippy shot later anyhow, as currently the nectar pom is guaranteed to hit your attack
hard gazelle
you'd also got more out of other nectars as well
one of those ones that benefits most from getting early on
strange token
I am now part of the very small 50 heat zag spear club
hard gazelle
nice
low blaze
managed to barely beat it under half an hour :')
real kettle
@strange token I believe that is called "the big D club" ๐
hard gazelle
not my fastest time by a fair margin, but got thorn of thanatos achievement so that's nice
livid wraith
Weapon with a fast attack plus Athena dash = profit
I can't recognize the boons on sight but if you had dash + the boon where doom takes longer to trigger for bonus damage you can usually burn through anything without a problem
simple zenith
Can anyone give tips for fighting Hades with merciful end setup? weak time
@void lion dash attack twice, special. repeat
during his omnilaser you can hug him and just attack + special
fossil grail
35 hours and i finallt got to see the credits :D
faint pecan
not a victory, but this is the only channel that i know allows images:
๐ฆskelly is dead๐ฆ
also gg @fossil grail
tough raven
||INB4 it's a jebait||
faint pecan
yeah lol
buoyant mason
void lion
@simple zenith Thank you
stiff dragon
first game this week, got insane boon luck.. aphro attack, chaos ambush, dio call, athena dash all in tartarus
stiff dragon
nice
sharp flower
mortal stratus
45 Zagreus fist baby. Almost under 20 minutes too
buoyant mason
๐
cold sapphire
feelsgoodman
tribal basalt
green seal
42 Heat Hestia, full boonless run
green seal
Thanks ๐
cold sapphire
i think I'm good at this game and then see y'alls on 32 heat lmao
vocal hamlet
snow pendant
nice boons
drifting heart
true oak
green estuary
first time doing extreme measures hades ๐ณ didn't go as well as i thought it might lmfao
i went in with full death defiances, full health, stubborn roots, and THIS is how it turned out for me, at my lowest i was at 7 hp
green estuary
the 51 min clear time is what hurts the most i think
snow pendant
did not see that oof
green estuary
took so. long. my damage output was not great
snow pendant
its probably why u lost so much hp fighting him
green estuary
woof
simple zenith
it happens
green estuary
i don't usually go for speed lmfao i cheese too much for that
glad drift
32 heat Chiron
oak smelt
almost lost because I was clumsy
real kettle
5 hp? That's 4 more than you need xD
slow stream
gratz man! Way to just go heat 20 first clear 
near arrow
Finally done spear 32 heat clear ๐ฅณ
alpine plank
n i c e
jaunty spindle
Got my first every victory!
wind ice
First victory in my first roguelike
proud ledge
Holy crap lambent plume is bonkers good
And I procced it on redacted too
Also bonkers good is getting the poseidon/dionysus duo boon in tartarus
shell crown
lunar peak
i managed to get to use greater athena 3 times on the hades fight
slender agate
My First 32-heat clear xD Never thought I'd make it this far!
lunar peak
Egg
celest apex
celest apex
ah bon
mortal stratus
time-shaming D:
azure solstice
Bro you should see my time if I try to use the rail
If I even clear that is xD
It's a bit higher
mortal stratus
lolll my first clears were so slow
azure solstice
I get good times with any weapon except the rail fsr
You can rave on about Eris, but it's not for me 
lunar peak
Meanwhile I somehow get sub-16 while memeing with it and using the ๐ฅ against Hades on 32 heat
azure solstice
Humoring master Chaos, I see
lunar peak
Hmm Hmm
elfin terrace
Rail takes getting used to tbh
tough raven
Oh ym god, that was way too close, I came in with 2 death defiances
Athena carried me through that
fervent island
s l o w l y notching up that heat
daring wasp
I posed a question as to whether or not Athena Cast with Athena Attack would be good on Beowulf.
Verdict: Y E S ! ! !
lone thistle
Beat hades boss with taking little to no damage :D
simple frost
congratz @lone thistle
simple frost
oh sorry,yknow I was trying to post that in builds and combat
but somehow I switched to high heat channel
Ima delete now haha
dusty sail
Busted run
restive cove
dusty sail
sturdy harness
50% dodge chance and Athena call U can't be touched at all
lunar peak
Who cares about damage when you are practically immortal
finite cove
Nice
Got frustrated with trying 40 heat, so attempted a speed run and feel decent about it
daring wasp
2-Phase Hades took only 18 seconds, 6 of which he spent invulnerable while invisible or phase-switching, and I had a usage of Meg Companion left too xD
This build did everything and fired everything. Everything.
P.S.
Based Bouldy gave me +7% Cast, and the Epic Chaos Strike was +64%.
royal current
almost sub 8 beowulf
tame valve
always have love for these gy aphro simp runs
clever marsh
wet haven
Suppose I have no choice now
simple zenith
that would be correct
and after that it's 6x40
did you not read the terms of the contract
mortal stratus
he doesn't want to be in the 24x32 club
simple zenith
yeah you have to do 6x32 it's in the rules
dad put it in the pact of punishment
he did tell you to look it over
violet plaza
I failed with varatha 5 times before this. As much as I hate to say it, I might have to just build splitting bolt as I go higher in heat because it's such a braindead powerful boon
lightning bolts go brrrr
frigid egret
the de-facto bow build
real kettle
Accidental fastest time I've done due to this unethical combination... People weren't joking when they said it's bonkers
faint pecan
absolutely STUPIDLY powerful run
no death defiances required against hades
was only doing it for some blood but it ended up being really fun, i absolutely love support fire
cold sapphire
Support Fire is... well, fire.
cold sapphire
It's an extra ten damage on literally everything. On the bow special I'd go so far as to say it's amazing.
I forget if it's at point of contact or at point of attack, though.
faint pecan
i had it epic and with 3 poms, so it was actually an extra 16 damage per attack
wdym?
it fires an extra arrow for each hit on the enemy
daring wasp
Here we go! First 8 heat win!
Did not think I was going to make it until I got the Charged Shot hammer, but since I already had Athena Attack and the Artemis Duo at that point, things went just great. Until Hades where I ducked up the first phase, blew through 2 out of 3 DDs, and then barely squeezed out a win.
No Extra Casts on Stygian Soul Beo is a pain D;
faint pecan
ggs :D
real kettle
Another fun version of Eris without the rocket. The Artemis projectiles were doing close to 30 dmg each + lightning + infinite AA. Fun times and busy screen! ๐
frigid egret
I feel like delta chamber is a must if you want to do work with rail
mortal stratus
who needs casts
daring wasp
I do. I need Casts.
tough raven
" You aren't helping, Zag " -Thanatos
vague orchid
this was a fun one, I was dashing all over the place but couldn't find a second status effect until ||styx|| because zeus kept giving me the poseidon duo boon instead of the jolted boon
tawny cape
Finally cleared my first run!
cold sapphire
Congrats on the first of many, my friend!
royal current
@lunar peak @real kettle those are pretty solid times, you should think about joining the speedrunning discord
tough raven
NOT EVEN CLOSE BAYBEE
EM4 btw
I think i killed him in at least 3 minutes
maybe even less
faint pecan
i got
EVERYTHING
except for sea storm
unsatisfying, but strong :/
2 duo boons and zeus's legendary
faint pecan
ez pz
fair gate
rip no merciful end
proper estuary
Just beat 32 heat with demeter fists. That was so difficult. I feel so empty now
Idk if I'll ever manage with sword or spear
faint pecan
sword is pog
proper estuary
Im bad at melee. Demeter special makes up for it though
proper estuary
A beam??? The projectile?
unique spire
faint pecan
gg
that was quite the strong tartarus
and @proper estuary yeah just a projectile, sorry i was thinking of zelda sword beams
raven oyster
ok this run was very silly... spear with +128% damage and +22% damage + deflecting stuff.... i spent 3 death defiances on fighting charon, got enough gold boons from chaos and poseidon to buy them all back (with discount ๐) and then i didnt even end up USING any of those defiances because my damage output was so high
heroic level 4 divine strike... will i ever get something so good ever again
simple zenith
yeah rush delivery is kinda overrated tbh
desert trench
https://i.imgur.com/vN43xD2.jpeg was going for mirror prophecy completion, took me 3 tries until I did cluster bomb rail. still feels good
faint pecan
isn't this thing rare asf?
snow pendant
yep
faint pecan
nice
junior zephyr
just finished 32 heat! Granted it's with full 80% godmode resistance, but it was super hard lmao still (without godmode I can get to about 8 heat with good RNG)
ultimately the main thing was going for more defensive boons especially with Dionysus and. turning off EM3 lmao. And of course a good Zeus Special on Chaos shield with double lightning chance~
real kettle
@royal current where do I join that discord?
scarlet kestrel
the extreme measures hades fight literally took like 2 minutes at most ๐ classic build but everything just fell into the right place. high crit damage, artemis, aphrodite and probably the two best daedalus hammers I could've come across!!
lofty helm
Was really lucky with boons this run
faint pecan
very strong run
hard to tell but i have demeter's legendary AND demeter/athena's duo boon
dusky nacelle
What's better than God Mode?
GODLIER MODE
Took me an autoclicker and 15 mins to get enough levels lmao
faint pecan
what in hell am i looking at
light gull
how did you get that many lvls?
light gull
how to get that many then?
dusky nacelle
Mods, yeah
light gull
obviously ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
dusky nacelle
Just waiting for the day modders finally release Endless mode
Like a portal leading back to tartarus
Or, ya know, SGG could do it but I reckon it's been suggested endlessly
dawn ridge
Thank the Gods the Aspect of Arthur is tanky. I didn't even have a call throughout the entire 17 heat run. Revenge damage also helped quite a bit.
lofty helm
An endless mode could go on for agesss
It would be SO fun though
Except for the fact it would last forever
dusky nacelle
Make it force you to add one heat for every revolution and you need to start at 10 heat?
Could be balanced
Zag would be really OP though, yeah
glad drift
Hades Spear 32 heat
amber echo
set out to get a sub-15 and ended up with a 12:16. merciful end fists big stronk
lunar peak
sub 9:30 ladies and gentlemen
pastel marten
dio/ares + dio/aphro ๐
brave fulcrum
First 2 Approval Process run
Second 2 approval process run
first one was manageable
second was hell
copper ibex
First win let's go
frail prawn
Nice congrats
daring wasp
1, Congratulations, Squiddy! Nicely done!
2, Gosh darn is Rush Delivery nice with Lambent.
3, Blizzard Shot (DemPos Duo) makes happy screams with Extra Casts, Auto-Return (Hermes Legend), and even more global damage boosters.
EDIT:
4, first sub 20-run!!!
frail prawn
tough raven
Dronk + Chion is always good
frail prawn
Crystal beam go pew pew
daring wasp
Ohhhh, nice, Wraith. Only thing that would've been more hilarious could've been Dio Attack + "Hangover DoT also Slows" + Demeter Special + "Chill Explodes at 10 Stacks".
All the Chill 10-stack explosions, especially with all your casts.
frail prawn
simple schooner
Had almost the same Chiron/ Dementer build today
celest apex
wind ice
i got 2 victory in a row
my first one and this
it feels so god
The boss of the 3 floor almost got me
unreal arch
ares on special with the dmg buff and zues on attack , so much fun burning everything to the ground
regal relic
The most op build I've had so far
tough raven
This was really close, but you can call this the ranged fisting build
mortal stratus
Good news, Stubborn Roots cheesing Hades still works at 45 heat
vapid sluice
damn that's crazy
how do you beat em4 with serrated point? seems really tough to dodge everything @mortal stratus
unreal arch
please tell me where to get those victory frames .. i cleared hades like 30+ times and don't got one ๐ฆ
vapid sluice
house contractor!
unreal arch
and what requirements are needed to get it ? and what are the names ? i allmost bought everything for the house tho
vapid sluice
i think they're called themes? i have no clue what the requirements are
mortal stratus
@vapid sluice +2 dashes and athena aid
because the previous runs I had with serrated point got wrecked by EM4 dad lol
vapid sluice
cant imagine doing em4 dad with max hard labor
mortal stratus
there's also an aphrodite dash in there
plus different league
and the mirror thingy that reduces enemy damage
cuts down on the hurt a lot
short pulsar
I did it
So how many times would I need to beat Hades again to get the full ending?
short pulsar
This game......This is not just a game. It has been an experience so far. I will complete the game and enjoy every ounce of story and gameplay it has to offer.
is it alright if i post an image of a text dialogue which happened after I beat hades?
tough raven
He's trying to lag my game to win >:(
unreal arch
most people in here allready defeated him a couple of times and this is spoiler city anyway
analog canyon
ayo hades dabbing
unreal arch
the dab game is strong in this one
tough raven
FATHER IS RUTHLESS
vapid sluice
the deepest dab
short pulsar
This low key made me tear up slightly
unreal arch
having this eris build makes me smile of joy ๐
oh , i also had support fire :p lolz
short pulsar
You beat Hades 17 times with the adamant rail?
unreal arch
apparently :p haha
tough raven
The adamant rail is rly good tho
unreal arch
yes, eris aspect is op af
fervent island
and it's a lot of fun
short pulsar
I am not a big fan of the rail, but I can respect its efficiency
sonic lagoon
short pulsar
That is a lot of casting
analog canyon
merry fox
Cheers!
analog canyon
๐
lunar peak
I am speed
unreal arch
oh wauw , and i am stressing over here when i play on 5 minute deadline xD lol
i just did it for the first time and ive just arrived at hades with 4 minutes left :p let's melt the mofo
1 minute 30 second clear ^^
20 heat clear for the first time , let's go ^^
rain lichen
My 3rd victory!
unreal arch
any tips on what to use on the special ? i used dio on attack because you can ez stack with dash striking but on special i dunno really, i used ares now to get the duo boon , suggestions ?
lofty helm
Ares on special with the boon that deals more damage more that itโs stacked, Dio and Zeus also work good on special.
I imagine Artemis would work well but I havenโt tried it so donโt quote me on it.
brazen flame
Last 32 victory, sword gave me so much trouble. Lost so many perfect runs right at the end
then i do this clutch victory...
fervent island
finally, 16. i know it's not that much but,, still
royal current
sick garden
oh what the f
jade sapphire
lean sequoia
What happens when you can't beat 32 heat with a proper cast build
strange token
50 Heat Zag Bow!
lean sequoia
are you just doing 50 heat with all zag aspects?
strange token
Just the ones I enjoy using
lean sequoia
enjoy using
zag spear
strange token
Hey it's fun to use, it just doesn't deal any damage. Big difference.
severe pond
finally broke 14 minutes lol guess sub 12 is my next goal
snow pendant
its nice to turn down the heat
weary walrus
couldve been better but first 32 heat clear!
snow pendant
congrats :)
grim rain
severe pond
stubborn roots is always such an mvp
royal current
@strange token have you done Beowulf
strange token
Nope
royal current
You should
strange token
Not really a fan of it tbh
strange token
Nice!
royal current
I think that is technically the heat record for that aspect
But itโs definitely possible and feasible to go higher
pastel marten
At least spoiler tag those...
faint pecan
i don't know that i can spoiler tag images
people drop spoilers in victory boasting all the time tho
tough raven
Yeah uh
pastel marten
Yes, like canda did it up. There. But its spoiler tagged so it's okay, i guess. But yea it does happen from time to time,
I would spoiler tag those words too, imagine someone coming here to post their first win and not getting the same experience cause they read that...
tough raven
listen
whole topaz
you can spoiler tag images
tough raven
it deosnt matter how he got there
its the journey
probably
depends how you look on it
whole topaz
when you are uploading it you click the bottom left button "mark as spoiler"
just for future reference
tough raven
yeah
faint pecan
oh ok
whole topaz
faint pecan
soz
tough raven
just, be careful next time
pastel marten
Its fine ,it wasnt intentional
mortal stratus
45 heat zeus complete. Only a few left to go!
just Hera, Rama, Demeter, Excalibur, Beowulf I think
royal current
another 45 heat shield completion I see
faint pecan
very very fun
i got the hammer first thing that reduces health by 60(?)% and gives 2HP heal per attack
golden apex
fervent steeple
dusky nacelle
Sub-20, nice!
glad hull
A quick pic I sent to my friend. 37th run : D I actually killed him 2 times, but this is the first.
fervent steeple
gg ๐ And good luck for the next ๐
snow pendant
yay ^_^
fervent steeple
Wow ! Gg :D
faint pecan
primarily a cast build completely by accident lol. fun run
faint pecan
i don't think i have enough health for hades
turbid jolt
FeelsGoodMan 14:29
brave fulcrum
when your dash deal more damage than your gun
pastel marten
yay. fastest time so far.
i forget to use lightning rod for like 90% of the game ๐
and only got splitting bolt in second last tunnel.
rush delivery + blade dash is really fun, i enjoy it. i got 4 digit numbers from rift blades in both heroes and hades
global damage mults ftw :B
frosty sapphire
Got my first win last night ๐
daring wasp
Five Duo Boons, Demeter Aspect Fists, Artemis Special, a lot of damage buffs applied to the special, boom.
brave fulcrum
this is very powerful, deleted a fifth of hades health is one go
glad drift
and with that, I completed 32 heat on all weapons
brave fulcrum
ah yes fellow demeter user
glad drift
shame I took priv status and only got gods that require a second boon for their status curse
red gulch
Deadly Guan Yu Skewer
silk fable
this was a few days ago (i couldnt upload it bc my internet was down) but my first win :) was super close to dying
thin talon
my first win!! surprised i got this with the chaos shield but hey a win's a win
lul at two chaos wins in a row
urban tendon
severe pond
nice job! next up is sub 12 ๐
lunar peak
Hewwo, I'm new to this game :>
stiff dragon
2 hit hades with this
split inlet
"your name means great hunter" indeed it does ๐
stiff dragon
holy moly
last fern
i didnt win but i came so close (||last level of extreme conditions and all||) i thought you guys would like to see anyways
chrome sparrow
So um....I'm over 25 hours into this game and have 34 escape attempts yet I've only reached Hades once (recently too) and died of course.
Is this normal or should I be way better at this point?
last fern
Play at your own pace (its a single player game after all) and you will do it eventually!
It took me around 25 attempts to get to him but then I lost on him so i feel you
chrome sparrow
Lol glad it's not just me then. God I love this game though.
real kettle
@chrome sparrow Everyone is different. I think I saw someone on reddit who took over 100 attempts to kill Hades
faint pecan
A lot of it relies on your rng too
real kettle
I think it took me around 10 attempts but I've been playing games for 20 years now so I pick them up very quickly
faint pecan
Youโll probably get a run that ends up being near unstoppable lol
real kettle
I disagree on the RNG part - you can beat the game with literally any combination of boons. Some are slower, otehrs are better
All runs are winnable on lower heat levels up to a certain point
chrome sparrow
Surprisingly I got to him when using the rail gun for the first time.
faint pecan
Yes, but there are some combos that kinda just win you low heat runs
real kettle
Try upgrade Chiron bow and use that to progress - it's one of the easiest/strongest in my opinion
faint pecan
The first aspect on the sword is fantastic too if you like melee
And the first upgrade on fists
chrome sparrow
I unlocked chiron but I dont have enough blood at the moment to upgrade it further
I have aspect of chaos but to be honest, I really hate having to rely on bull rush for the special
real kettle
Yeah Chiron sucks until you have it at least level 4
still haven't played that one but ppl say it's one of the best once you get used to it
Also requires a high level otherwise it's weak
round trail
I just made it to the credits, the only disappointing part is that I finally had a bow build that felt good and I got cheated out of the chance to use it on the final boss
frigid egret
it was the opposite for me lol
i had a really poopy fists set
and i was ready to give up the run but i was like, might as well try
and i got off scot free
pleasant surprise
elfin terrace
What this absolutely daft build did to the Tiny Vermin: https://twitter.com/JuliKittyNS/status/1328463827663347714?s=19
rotund dome
extremely fun builds
i'm gonna have to start playing some more rama
i forgot to take a screenshot at the big screen, but the mvps here were heartbreak strike and most of dionysus's boons
also triple shot
bold aurora
had a good run with dem fists
tropic sparrow
Think i'm getting better.
rugged radish
weary walrus
first 32 heat spear clear! Spear rlly does no dmg tho
clutch rush delivery at the end
tame shore
those heat numbers are scary retrash
tough orchid
tfw when you can't decide if you're big crits or big PP build... I should have sold this Divine Flourish though
fallow drum
Just learned something
simple kelp
What do you mean?
dapper flint
Probably Maim affecting Meg damage?
short pulsar
My second successful run. With a modifier to have more enemies, that's it. Fists with Artemis along with the hammer that does damage plenty to armour just melted enemies.
I'm tempted to just stick with the fists because with Artemis and one hammer I can just melt all the rooms.
But I wonder
If I amplify the heat
Will I be able to get the usual rewards, Titan Blood, Ambrosia, Gem and Titan Blood?
hoary jackal
My best so far.
simple kelp
@short pulsar How did you beat Hades? He doesn't have armor and it's hard to evade his attacks when in close combat
@hoary jackal is that a Demeter& Aphrodite duo?
hoary jackal
@simple kelp Sure is!
short pulsar
Well, with the fists and Artemis Critical Arrows and stuff I pretty much melted all the rooms up to Hades. I got a hammer which melted the armour of enemies, so I was done with Elisyum in 5 minutes and I got a Boon from Athena which gave me another Revive on top of the 2 I had left so when I got to Hades I pretty much summoned my Star Platinum Stand and went to town. It's funny how during his beam attack as I was getting myself beamed to almost death, his health bar went from 1 quarter to instant death in the second phase because I had the increased critical on my attacks, I had Artemis's arrows and I also got her call at the last moment.
@simple kelp
cold dune
fallow drum
Probably Maim affecting Meg damage?
@dapper flint yea
delicate hedge
holy crap u cleared 48 with Arthur and that build!?
my highest with Arthur was 40 and I like desperately needed HR to clear it
I also did a revenge build with cursed slash which was surprisingly easy
cold sapphire
Supersoaker Build came through in the clutch
coarse cradle
My first time beating EM4, after hours of going for an all revenge build
faint pecan
gg
brave fulcrum
Gg
snow pendant
got quite lucky xd
faint pecan
panic.jpg
(timer)
AAGH
TIMER HAS RUN OUT AND I AM ONLY JUST ON SECOND PHASE
THIS IS THE END
not even close baby
good run
daring wasp
Guan Yu + Fully Loaded + Vicious Cycle + Hunting Blades + Heroic Slicing Shot (replaced Epic Flood Shot in Tartarus, chamber 8 xD) = Maximum the Beyblading!
brave fulcrum
I forced myself to speedrun
brave fulcrum
when you luck sac kek
sullen narwhal
Found this kinda weird. All my current clears end w/ same double digits... Wut lol.
daring wasp
I DID IT!!! Lucky as all hell too, decided to make my first try at EM4 Hades and got a real stonker build that pretty much came together just in time for the Elysium Boss fight.
With 3 extra casts from Fully Loaded legendary + one Chaos boon, Bad News legendary and various global damage boosters too (like PrivStat perk, lvl 3 rare Sweet Surrender, and epic Ravenous Will)!
Happy is me ๐
outer thorn
gods, took me way too long but I finally got through the first time around
turbid jolt
@outer thorn 2,5k darkness unspent wtf
brave fulcrum
this is the weirdest build I've ever made
sharp bay
got my first every 32 heat win last night with a super fun merciful end build
hard gazelle
nice
brave fulcrum
talos or demeter? I can't tell
@hard gazelle demeter
Originally, poseidon zeus duo
hard gazelle
nice
sharp bay
it's one of the themes you can buy from the house contractor @cunning schooner , by far my favorite
untold storm
honest void
This run was by no means anything special as far as time beyond being my PB or heat level but man did it feel great. I ended up with my 3rd boon in Tartarus being exclusive access. The only thing I could have wished for would have been cluster bombs to go with the rocket bomb.
cunning schooner
@sharp bay hmm i already reached the epilogue of the story, but somehow it's not available? like do we have to buy more from the house contractor?
frail prawn
sharp bay
@cunning schooner you unlock the ability to buy them over time, i don't remember all the requirements... stuff like "Collect (x) total darkness"
real finch
3 duos with dionysus? quite the feat, i like it
restive bronze
Upgraded trippy shot on hera should be illegal
slow stream
Heart rend Hestia is actually pretty chill
west fox
dawn ridge
Mirage Shot + Blizzard Shot + Razor Shoals is probably one of the most OP cast combos in the game. 4 of those at once absolutely tore through Hades in seconds. (Lost a defiance before I got all the boons, got got by those damn Shield Shades)
weary walrus
Revenge build lets goo also first shield 32 heat clear!
strange token
51 Heat Lucifer Rail!
lunar peak
First victory
hard gazelle
nice
unreal arch
this is just stupid damage
manic turret
None of my friends really care but I hit sub 10 for the first time! Huge milestone. Even made this after switching to controller after about 100 hours of kb&m
hoary token
first sub 10 run 
mortal stratus
phew, took awhile.
spice bison
https://gfycat.com/activevibrantcoyote
@frail prawn are these bloodstones shooting lightning?
slate geyser
That is what the Lightning Rod duo boon does, yeah
spice bison
ah cool thanks
frosty sapphire
Got my second win, only a few days after my first. This game is honestly soooo amazing!
unreal arch
this is the most stackt run i have ever had .. djeezus
vale marlin
phew, took awhile.
How?!? Damn dude.
severe pond
big boy lightning bolts
lunar peak
itโs been six days since i last played but yay fourth clear !
spice bison
Congrats ๐
I'm also not too deep into the game, compared to many here anyway. And I managed a 5 fold streak today
green seal
45 Boonless
spice bison
Damn well done
mortal stratus
@green seal looking at that upsets me but in a good way
green seal
That's the perfect reaction ๐
pastel marten
๐ฎ nice, get the special dailogue from hades? :B
green seal
Pretty sure he said "I could've had you" because I was almost dead lol
pastel marten
it's a prefight one. something about being foolish for not getting olympus' aid or something ๐
short reef
i believe this is a victory for zagreus... tho perhaps a different kind of one
drifting sluice
I got to the first imprevious phase in seconds, this build is BUSTED
short reef
left tartarus with these boons xd
slate geyser
boonless 45 to match crepes'! (styx forced the cast and call on me and they were not used at all)
winter gust
Yep, the gloves with any hit on effects are totes broken. (3 charges of skelley lol, completely forgot I had him)
vale marlin
Heat 32 Spear cleared. Sub-20 minute run. Zeus Attack and Furry Jab key components of the build. Have Shield and Fist remaining on the 32 list.
mortal stratus
woo ๐ฅณ
lunar peak
Well the boonless challenge became a thing uh ? 45 heat, forced to take the Phalanx Shot, never used it
Deadline was kiiiiinda tight
If only I recorded that lmao
pastel marten
wow you guys are pretty insane
brave fulcrum
Ayyy nice
dapper flint
It's not much but it's something.
cosmic musk
https://prnt.sc/vl94se first hades clear felt so undeserved. thank you rng. crit cluster rockets
cosmic musk
yeah the posion helped a lot early into it while searching for hammer
ideally i wanted to do a special nuke with dot poison so it kinda just worked when i got cluster rockets
simple zenith
new 32 heat pb/i hate lord ares
lean sequoia
look at all those lovely ares boons!
slate geyser
closing in on ello's 32 beo time ๐
simple zenith
i would do ~literally~ anything for a cast stone at this point 
my 32 heat and anyheat pbs are both with 1 cast stone i cannot take it anymore
faint pecan
||SEX TIME||
fallow mountain
GO GET HIM
faint pecan
HIM GOT
fallow mountain
NICE ZAGREUS SMASH!
ancient oak
First sub 20
little cloak
awesome build and super fun - Twin fists and Athena
snow pendant
congrats lol
spice sedge
I love this game
little cloak
RI, HC ๐
17mins without ME.
that's pretty great!
what is ME?
pastel marten
merciful end. the duo boon for athena and ares.
unborn stone
Started out as a pretty bad run, somehow ended up with 4 duos, tgt with cluster bomb and rocket bomb, pretty meme run
little cloak
merciful end. the duo boon for athena and ares.
I see, thanks glass
robust wren
I got my 10th victory last night!!!!
strange heron
my first time beating hades without taking damage on his fight!
robust wren
Congrats!!!!
strange heron
same to you!
robust wren
Thank you! I was dreading fighting him BC I had the Chiron bow and had lost my death defies (I had Skelly and a single default DD )
Looking forward to getting as good as some of the people I see on here though!
strange heron
nice nice
fiery stirrup
I got credits last night!
cerulean bison
Nice!
fiery stirrup
i was actually disappointed that I ||didnt get to fight hades. my build was so nice||
robust wren
It was a saving grace for me, I didn't know if my build would be able to do it ๐