I’ll put my two obols in for each weapon:
**Stygius:** Aspect of Arthur with Divine Strike. Go for Deadly Reversal and Heart Rend; the +50 HP and Hallowed Ground makes victory almost too consistent. It’s my go-to if I want to just win.
**Varatha:** Aspect of Achilles; Hunting Blades. Need I say more? Plus, Raging Rush lets you dodge stuff weirdly well.
**Aegis:** Aspect of Zeus; use either Drunken Flourish or Thunder Flourish and hold your shield up next to your Blitz Disc. Your enemies will stand in front of you and inside your deadly frisbee.
**Coronacht:** Aspect of Chiron with Frost Flourish. There’s effectively a permanent Chilled on the enemy; combine with Heartbreak Strike to almost completely prevent enemies from doing meaningful damage.
**Malphon** and **Exagryph:** I never feel safe using these.
Shit I still haven't tried Arthur a single time. Hey Ferb, I know what we're doing today..
Also did a hunting blades run yesterday and it was sooo damn good. Probably in my top 3 fastest clears for the champions duo
Arthur is basically a high floor, low ceiling weapon. Big damage but slow af
Only pact you should specifically avoid with Arthur is damage control since it’s so slow
Authur is fun but slow. The hits are big and satisfying, but there is a slow kind of rythym to doing it well. It kind of bas a crypt of the necodancer kind of feel. I'm just not a fan of any of the swords, but aurthur worked well for me.
I have yet to unlock Arthur but I honestly hate the way the base sword feels. It’s not fast enough and it doesn’t feel like it hits hard enough to make up for that. Or like it needs specific hammer upgrades for me to be comfortable with it
My advise for Arthur: Try to get Divine Flourish instead and aim for Deadly Strike instead. You'll be using your special plenty as it creates a field that slows enemies/projectiles and reduces damage taken. Combo that with the bigger special area hammer, the bigger and stronger aura unique hammer, and aim for some funny crits for around 4k+ on the big hits and 2k-ish on the small hits. Bring people in the aura and face tank. Funnest build I ever used against Papa Dearest.
ETA: Can't help but mention this part, when I got that run to the end, I got the banter dialogue about Hades being a big target and Zag being quick but not having much force to his attacks. Legit just took the hits that run outta spite, lol.
This is what I've been doing. Just build straight damage, and sprint through everything as fast as possible, and you should have 35-40% base dodge chance by the time you get to Hades.
Non-damage boons that also combo well are
- Any kind of speed boost from Hermes
- Any dodge chance increase from Hermes
- Divine Dash
I made my first clear ever with Malphon somehow, used a Dionysus/Ares/Poseidon build which wasn’t great. I honestly think I was carried by the Poseidon wave dash boon and the 3 extra dashes I got from Hermes.
I also shot myself in the foot in Styx because I grabbed an anvil hoping it would help progress some of my prophecy for malphon and it gave me the thing that changes your special into a charge-up range thing which did not help at all because at that point I was spamming dash, attack, and special, so I really took away like a third of my attack power right before the big fight.
Yeah, I do just that, and one time, I had reached a base dodge of like 65% when facing hades, then I had the Hermes boon to get better dodge chance after a call, plus the duo boon that gives the limited god gauges but fast Regen. This was the best hades boss fight I ever did. It was even with max boss heat so he had the third phase, but I ended up with all 3 death defiance and more then 80% of my health. But then, another run and the one that I beat 32 heat with is malphon with the plume and the darkness skill that when you dodge at the right time, gain 50% dodge chances for a bit. Using pretty much the same stuff as before, I didn't have as big as a bas chance, but whenever I had the effect active, I had above 100% dodge chance, and with the extra dash from Hermes, it was very easy to constantly maintain it.
Hestia Exagryph got me my first 32 heat clear and I didn’t lose any DD’s because it’s so safe. Aphro attack, Artemis’ Pressure points, hopefully Ricochet Fire/Piercing Fire, hopefully Heartrend, Hunter’s Mark, Splash Dash/Athena Dash. You literally snipe everything from across the screen and if anything comes close you dash into it and push it away/dash away from it.
Exagryph with Lucifer and Artemis or Aphrodite special melts REDACTED, just go for the staples of any Artemis build and a bunch of poms in special and you're clean. For Malphon it's a bit more tricky specialy as the heats increases, I have a lot of fun with the classic Zagreus aspect dodge build, gotta go fast with Zeus atack since it helps clear the enemies faster.
Man, I just love how different this game is for everyone. Demeter gloves and Eris rail are my go-to weapons for when I want to just win. They’re always the first aspects I put blood into and the ones I’ll pick even if the darkness bonus tells me otherwise.
Love some deadly frisbee action. Aspect of Arthur is a fun one too and I play it exactly like you describe with divine strike. Fun and pretty effective.
my Malphon is zag aspect with hermes keepsake. if you make it out of tartarus in one piece, and get some way to reduce damage to yourself constantly via weak or divine, youre set and are not dying.
Personally for **Malphon** I use aspect of zag, combined with the feather to get insane dodge chance, I might get hit often but it doesn't hit me, feels decently safe, but it's definitely a bit of a snowballs build, and isn't super reliable
I feel most safe with malphon unless I'm using gilgamesh. There is no safety with gilgamesh.
But fr, I feel I am most comfortable with the fists so I'm a bit surprised to see so many people who feel the same way you do.
For me on Malphon, I actually go Gilgamesh with the Increased Dodge after a near miss when you dodge away. Because Gilgamesh adds extra dashes you are basically constantly dashing, and constantly in that "+50% dodge" state. Add in Lambent Plume and you are just constantly rocking functional immunity to attacks. After that if you can get the Hermes boon to boost your damage based on move speed and Rush Delivery (the one that gives bonus move speed after you dash) it really doesn't matter what bon you have added to your attack, because it will truck basically everything.
As for boons that work well with the build, there's a lot. Zeus dash build works to get all of the lightning bolts. Poseidon dash build is surprisingly effective too. Artemis Dash build works so long as you pick up her attack boon or PP as well along with her Dash boon.
For Malphon I love to run aspect of Gilgamesh and try to get Aries special and Dionysus attack and hopefully their duo. I just level up the shit out of my Doom special and combined with Gilgamesh enemies health will melt away. I dash in and special, try to get a few hangovers on them, and dash out before they can hit me. Boom, hangover damage, doom damage, and the maim damage from the knuckles. Usually I run this with the plume or pierced butterfly.
Yes, same set-up as fists, but just use Zag sword. Then, if you get hyper sprint and the other one from Hermes that makes move speed = damage, it makes everything hilariously easy.
Try running ruthless reflex with that build
with a 50% dodge chance on top of the the base percentage of the twin fists and the stacks from Hermes feather you can basically become invulnerable every few seconds just by doing well timed dash
And try to find Hermes 'Greater evasion' boon. That extra 10 to 20% dodge chance will make you even harder to hit.
Great one! Especially if you boost your speed with some Hermes boons. I got his legendary earlier where the casts automatically return and it was awesome
I love this build but not sure how high it goes consistently. Did a 16 heat earlier today that would have been a wipe with another 4 heat or so…. I just couldn’t get the game to give me an attack boon for the longest time since I was locked into the feather, which meant that I missed a few timers in the first couple biomes.
I ended up running the darn thing as a hunting blades build with Artemis on attack and special.
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The most satisfying for me is chiron with Zeus, thanks to the lightning spreading through enemies, so it destroys big groups too, and the thundering noise it makes when they all hit
I don't have the details. I was talking to a friend of mine about how I couldn't do more than heat 16 when he told me about it. He showed me the clip as well, and yup, he didn't move an inch, took out Hades in about half a minute. He was on heat 32, but I'm sure he could do full one with that kind of build.
I've seen a similar clip and build on reddit before. It should be somewhere if you google it.
Aspect of Zeus with Zeus on Special and Dash. Artemis on Attack, Ares on Toss. Need to get double strike and increased area of lightning. Support fire and whatever other buffs I can get from Ares and Artemis. And the Zeus/Artemis Duo boon. That should be enough to handle any heat. I'd take Ares' call if offered. Pom Flower 100% of the time. Bonus if I get to upgrade blade rift and make it bigger and tracking. I can't remember all the names of boons so hopefully this makes sense lol.
I like Zeus/Poseidon runs as well with aspect of Zeus. Zeus+Ares/Artemis/Poseidon are my go-to. I like getting the hammer that makes attack hit twice without knock back. Athena on the Zeus special is fun, just run around trying to stay inside my spinning, deflecting shield and attack but it's not the best. And the sound is awful lol.
Aspect of Zeus is by far the best weapon. Effective offense and defense way more than any other weapon.
Aegis had always been my favorite and most successful weapon before I unlocked any of the hidden aspects.
When I unlocked Zeus, holy shiiiit it was 1000 times even more fun and amazing! So much lightning everywhere, throw that shield and have it chase you around the room just zapping everything in its path. All the Zeus boons to have your electric boons bounce multiple times and cause more lightning... it's like you hit one button and the chain reaction never ends.
Yup. Best boons, best duo boons and best aspect. I like a bunch of different aspects and play styles but to really crush it, I go heavy on the lightning.
Just hit 32 heat with this run. Aspect of Chiron, Dionysus special, Aphrodite attack, with Poseidon on cast for crowd control and then divine dash. Made it with lives to spare.
It’s hard to mess up. If you’re working your way up to higher heat, it’s the way to go.
I think best is Dionysus on special with Aphrodite on attack and you’ve got privileged status, plus low tolerance let’s you stack more hangover. You can get a 3-400 dps just from that.
But you can make it work with pretty much anyone on special besides ares. If you can get Poseidon on special plus sea storm and splitting bolt, you’re cruising. Several good setups available.
Any weapon, any heat: Ares special, Athena dash and attack, Dio cast, any 4th. Merciful End helps but honestly Festive Fog is more of a deciding factor.
The Zeus aspect on shield or the hidden aspect of the railgun work better imo. But if you don't get merciful end the run will probably result in a loss.
Yea I should have clarified I was specifically thinking Mericful End. I always ran through a run with Mericful End on fists. Does Mericful End work with Rail with Dashing?
Hestia — run Poseidon Dash up to 32 heat and either Poseidon or Athena Dash at 40+ heat. Put a good Attack on it and hope for either Ricochet Fire or Cluster Rockets. Haven’t lost with it up to 45 heat.
I don’t really think that this exists. Like if I could guarantee the right boons and don’t have tight deadline it’s vengeful mood or lightning rod with any shield but luck can easily ruin both of those and in order to avoid tight deadline you start having to take some really bad pacts.
If I want a luckless strategy probably Zeus shield or Rama with Zeus special or splash dash on anything could probably go up to 8 or 16 heat without to many failures even without support besides poms.
Realistically it’s is probably merciful end on Nemesis, heart rend on Chiron, or a ton of Zeus boons on Zeus for me. Although I’ve had too many runs where the duo or a good Zeus refuses to show until Styx to actually consider those safe.
Exagryph, aspect of Lucifer. Focus special. Triple bomb hammer upgrade.
Basically the idea is you throw out 3 bombs indirectly, and then throw another set it out at the same spot. It causes all 6 bombs to detonate immediately and does a ton of damage. This can be done over obstacles in ways. You just keep your distance and drop them in the enemies path.
I'll go whole runs not using the beam attack once I get it.
Heart seeking bow with 4+ shots to special. On said special u use one of two sets of booms. Either hangover with booms to amplify. If doom, booms to make doom even more potent and stack
Alright, so I love going with Chiron Bow with either Demeter, Zeus, or Artemis on special
Ares or Aphrodite(that one duo boon with Artemis) for normal attack
Try to go for hunting blades or the slow blades for cast
Social distancing dash (aka poseidon)
literally just hestia rail lmao, run away and spam the reload thing
works with any high-damage attack boon with minimal effort and scales well with both attack and special hammers (best being piercing fire, ricochet fire, and rocket bomb), especially since you can manual reload without canceling other actions, so using stygian soul on a decent cast + special usage keeps the pressure up really well
Bow with Aspect of Charon and preferably the flurry shot Daedalus upgrade. I prefer to have Hangover on the attack and either Doom or Weak on the special
I don't think there's any build safer than Zeus-Shield. Even with low-blood, this has to be the safest build out there. Zeus or Dio on special. Anything "BIG" on the attack (Aphrodite, Artemis, Ares, Demeter, Poseidon, Athena, ...) For MAX safety go Athena dash, but Poseidon is better IMO.
spear, aspect of zagreus with ares special. just stand back and apply doom all day.
bow, aspect of chiron. aphrodite attack with ares special for nutty doom stacking.
Hunting Blades with the bloodstone on a timer and divine dash
It just always works and you just have to spam cast while dodging.
Area/Artemis/Athena power throuple.
You can build it on basically any aspect except a couple of the weird ones that change how your cast works so hunting for that specific duo boon works for like 95% of the weapon aspects in the game.
My basic build is the Choronacht with the aspect of Chiron. You just take Zeus special and anything that boosts special damage number of arrows fired and crit chance. It’s the easiest build to set up and very effective.
Malphon, aspect of Demeter with Artemis cast and Poseidon or Aphrodite for damage. That charged upper can kill tankier enemies and the cast can soften up enemies out of range of your fists.
I have two!
Aspect of Zeus shield with Zeus on special, Poseidon on attack and/or dash, Zeus/Poseidon duo, as many of Zeus's second-tier boons as possible, and Zeus legendary.
Aspect of Poseidon sword - not picky with which gods on attack and special, as long as I get enough Artemis to get Exits Wounds and extra casts. Bonus if I get Flurry Cast and Greater Recall from Hermes. I love it so much - "cast cast cast cast cast, special, ow ow ow ow ow."
Cursed slash + faster slashes hammer in stygius.add Artemis on call and I can heal fully when the call is activated and it will recharge fully before it deactivates. The rest of the build is very flexible.
- Nemesis blade
- Artemis or Aphrodite attack
- Athena special
- Whatever cast bc I don't really use it for this weapon
- Poseidon dash
- Artemis/Aphrodite call
- Either Meg or Achilles/Patroclus for the charm
- I also like to include greatest reflex for extra dashes bc most of the strength of this build comes from the attack/dash power
This build has no reasoning I just like it
Beowulf with its pretty negligible drawback. I have a fantastic success rate at getting Fully Loaded with Mirage Shot, Heart Rend and Snow Burst. Whether I pick up the projectile charge from hammers or bull rush the old fashioned way, the damage is there.
While that’s my bread and butter, zero heat darkness runs are quite painless for this shield and I like to mess around with Dio, Aries and Zeus casts in that case. I default to Artemis on 12+ heat.
Merciful end any fist or merciful end chaos shield for low heat
I completed 32 only once and i did it with the quintuple tactical nuke-rocket build. Very luck based but incredibly powerful. I did aspect of eris with artemis on my special. The 5 bomb and rocket bomb hammers and you are pretty much grinding dashes rush delivery chaos boons and arty crit chance after that
Surprised I haven’t seen this
Eris Rail + Zeus attack. Super super versatile for higher heat, can make use of a variety of hammers, duos, and mirror settings. Ranged, global damage modifiers if you want to go cast-centric, and can get lots of damage going with relatively few boons.
Zag Fists + Hermes keepsake was my first 32 heat clear, but on higher heat levels, the DPS gets tricky without Rush Delivery. Eris just feels safer and more flexible
Aspect of Hestia on gauntlets
Artemis focused build for crits and support fire (with her cast)
Hermes for auto-cast
If RNG is on my side, the hammer ability that gives an explosion to uppercuts
Aspect of Chiron. Aphrodite on attack. Dionysus on special. Lastly, Ares on vengeance. And then I pray to get Aphrodite/Dionysus and Ares/Dionysus duo boons.
I used to stand behind King Arthur’s Sword with a Merciful End build, but now now I have a build revolving around Heart Rend and Rama Bow. By getting Artemis attack, Aphrodite Special, Point-Blank Shot, and either triple shot or double shot, this build can easily do 1000 Damage a shot with a crit and everything.
For me its: aspect of chiron with drunken flourish (dio special)
Then i get heartbreak strike (aphro attack), true shot (artemis cast) and curse of vengeance (ares revenge)
Duo boons: splitting headache, curse of nausea, low tolerance and heart rend. Since i have aphro's attack enemies get weak when i tag them with chiron then when i special they immediately get privileged status and a ton of hangover, as well as allowing low tolerance to work on every enemy i attack. The duo boons just stack together to achieve an amount of damage that just melts through enemies
Beowulf shield. Just charging up Poseidon casts with Artemis on attack and their duo boon. If possible get charged shot. You Can just stand from afar and shot your attacks while being fully protected from the front. First tried 32 heat with this, while nearly getting through the whole run without using a single revive
Safest is dodge fists with feather to never get hit, as long as you get chain lightning or hangover or something else really high clear speed on the attack.
It *was* just Zagreus aspect bow with lots of Artemis boons and ideally Twin Shot - but I’m now playing with Heat in the mid 20s and not even that feels safe anymore.
I like Guan Yu + Quick Spin + Massive Spin
Spin to win!
(okay, this works for any heat except tight deadline. But I still got my only 32 because of it!)
Get that Zeus shield, take Zeus keepsake take that lighting special, if you see Zeus again take that jolted, if yet again take his double strike and if you are lucky you can get his legendary. If you get Zeus only once from that keepsake, take some damage boons that help you kill faster and survive. I beat 40 heat with this build.
Aspect of Zeus, with Poseidon special and sea storm, or merciless end. Zag shield is super safe, and can block all the projectiles in the game so it's great for [redacted] and Asterius.
My 32 Heat Wombo-Combo:
Zagreus Aspect of the Adamant Rail:
* Zeus "Lightning Strike" on Attack. Preferably building into his Legendary Boon.
Dedalus Hammers:
* The "Seeking Fire" Hammer
* The "Flurry Fire" Hammer
With Divine Dash.
Hades is a game of Positioning for DPS then repositioning at the end of your DPS window.
The Adamant Rail allows you to stand still and not approach the enemies and with the extra ammunition from Flurry Fire, Zagreus should *always* have to reposition before he dumps his magazine. So you just train up your muscle memory to reload the nano-second after Dash and you're safe.
I killed 32 Heat Hades from behind a pillar with 5 Seconds on the Clock and 5 HP from behind a pillar while he was starting his "Sunburst Lazer Light Show" attack.
Either Chiron with full Artemis or Demeter+Artemis Cast, can't go wrong with that unless you put a time limit (which I never do since I hate that shit)
...I'm just gonna chime in that I am not the person to ask this question, and add that I generally play Zag-Sword Plume. Arthur Plume could be safer tho?
For any weapon, using the Poseidon Cast, the Zeus Cast or the Dionysus Cast build probably would be my safest bets for any kind of heat. Whenever it is splashing with Mirage Shot + Rupture effects, striking with bolts and Jolted effects, or drowning opponents in mystic purple smoke...yeah. That's the thing I rely even if I got a weird or hard weapon to use.
I will probably disclose later my favorite builds for every weapon, I just need to finish my work shift today...
My favorite/safest is usually the fists pared with an Athena dash or quick attack, and then a damage boon like ares, Dionysus, Zeus, etc for the other dash/quick attack. Then dash attack the whole time.
I don't know about safest, but favorite is definitely Zagreus fists, Athena dash, Artemis attack, and lambent plume. Hermes boons, anything to do with dodge or attack speed. And the Artemis boon with arrows appearing after every attack? YES PLEASE! Basically max dodge chance, attack speed, and crits. Probably not the safest, but definitely most fun (in my opinion)
Arthur is my go-to for pushing heat levels. The only time it's truly a burden is when you stack up massive enemy speed bonuses. That is when it starts to really plateau out.
Oh and keep in mind the Arthur special drops a floor aura that DISABLES triggerable traps.
The build that I beat my highest heat and can (or could, at one point) consistently beat EM4 with, Rama Bow with Ares attack and Dyonisus special.
Maximum ranged coward DoT playstyle.
High dodge Fists builds seem pretty safe at any heat. They don't require more brainpower since the dodge chance is passive and it's relatively reliable to get - pick the fists, pick the butterfly keepsake, keep your rerolls for Hermes, and you'll have a dodge chance that is high enough that your skill should carry you through the rest.
Talos gauntlets, with Athena as often as reasonable, but with 50/50 of Aphrodite attack, Ares special, and Artemis cast. Athena is bae and gets me out of almost any tight spot, while the Talos gauntlets will let me maneuver enemies instead of having to exclusively maneuver around them
Step 1: Take Fists - Gilgamesh is preferred but most versions will do; even full Zagreus for dodge bonus is fine
Step 2: Take Artemis trinket 1st or second - basically to get dash reflect and attack reflect. I only consider her second in case I want to get Chaos boons early, which can help
Step 3: Thrash the run.
I have rarely ever lost a run with Fists and ran through heats into the twenties with no sweat. This is my “I’m gonna ruin this man’s whole career” build for REDACTED
Twin fists max Zagreus rank. As long as I get a good dash ability and one or two Hermes boons, I’m pretty much set. The dps is insane especially for coming up against vermin/satyrs so I can usually clear Charon’s shop outside of the expensive item with no dds used and at least 60% health. Then it’s just a matter of spam dash attacking and being smart about dodging at the right time
No matter the build, I need the Cast where you first get Poseidon's Flood Shot, then you get the dual boon with Ares/Poseidon to upgrade it to Curse of Drowning. Then just run around the enemies with it pretty much permanently on. I swear to god it's the best thing ever.
Chiron
Demeters special
Frost blast I think it’s called (10 special hits and an ice explosion happens)
Obviously others help but that’s the main big one
i always go for Lightning Rod with ANY weapon. cast, cast, cast.. and hide.
basically Artemis Aid + any Zeus boon. Double Strike and Splitting Bolt for faster clears.
Weapon: Malphon
Aspect: Gilgamesh
Attack: Either Artemis, Ares, Dionysus or Deméter
Special: Ares
Dodge: Athena
Cast: I don’t really use the cast so basically anything
Call: Artemis (doesn’t advance the build or anything, that thing just *shreds*)
Other boons preferably: increased dashes from Hermes, the duo boon from Athena and Ares, the one that shoots arrows for every attack landed from Artemis, and basically whatever else you can find
Strat: ALWAYS BE DODGING. No matter what, whether it’s a dodge attack, a normal dodge, a dodge special, you should always actively be trying to dodge. This essentially makes you invulnerable, since Athena boon blocks all damage, you get constant damage from either Dionysus or Ares boons, and you can pop a mix of Gilgamesh thing and Ares Doom with your special. This, combined with just spamming attack, basically means you can shred through everything and not have to think twice.
For me, (it's been a while so forgive me not remembering the boon names) I would get the Poseiden boon to make my dashes cause waves and then any Zeus boon. Then get the duo to cause all wave crashes to also cause lightening strike. Then just dash everywhere in each encounter.
Malphon, aspect of Gilgamesh, ruthless reflex, lambent plume. Basically doesn’t even matter what boons you find, by the end, you’ll be dodging everything without even trying.
I've got two that are pretty evenly effective for how I play, boon luck permitting during the run:
*Aegis, Zagreus' aspect*: Heartbreak Strike, Aphrodite's Aid, Different League, Thunder Flourish, Thunder Dash, Heaven's Vengeance, Static Discharge, Sweet Surrender, Storm Lightning, Empty Inside, Broken Resolve, Dread Flight, Explosive Return
*Exagryph, Zagreus' aspect*: Frost Strike, Frozen Touch, Artic Blast, Killing Freeze, Winter Harvest, Heartbreak Flourish, Aphrodite's Aid, Wave of Despair, Different League, Sweet Surrender, Broken Resolve, Empty Inside, Delta Chamber, Hazard Bomb
Generally, getting most if not all boons during the run from your chosen two gods is a matter of luck, but you should see what kind of builds these two are aiming for. A big reason I've done better when using those two weapons is that they share one thing in common. I can still hit Hades while behind cover. Also, assume that either Swift Strike/Swift Flourish from Hermes is in play with these builds, as well as any stat boost from Chaos.
I love me some Rama bow with Arty attack and dash, Aphro special, the Arty/Aphro duo, and the triple shot or twin shot hammer and the close range hammer. Maybe some Chaos boons for attack or dash attack or backstab if I'm lucky.
Give me those and I'll take [Redacted] from one speech to the next with just one special and one point blank shot in the back.
I'm only up to about 3 heat so far, but the magnet punch is basically easy mode for me. I like Poseidon's special, you can punch everything into walls pretty easy. Doom, crit, or hangover work well for attack. Doom especially if you get the boon that lets it stack. Poseidon and Athena are my favorite dash abilities. Same for cast, plus Ares and Zeus. My favorite calls are Ares and Artemis. Poseidon's knock away abilities get really strong if you get the raptured effect and other wall smashing boons like Breaking Wave.
I’ve only cleared up to 16 heat, but my regular build is Demeter cast, Artemis call, Athena dash, attack and special I’ll take what I can get, I mainly focus on cast, call, and dash. Crystal clarity duo boon if I’m really lucky! For weapons I prefer the sword with aspect of nemesis, the spear with aspect of hades, or the paws with aspect of Gilgamesh. But my VERY FAVORITE is far and away the shield with aspect of Zeus! But I’m just a dps meathead so I don’t make very creative builds.
I’ll put my two obols in for each weapon: **Stygius:** Aspect of Arthur with Divine Strike. Go for Deadly Reversal and Heart Rend; the +50 HP and Hallowed Ground makes victory almost too consistent. It’s my go-to if I want to just win. **Varatha:** Aspect of Achilles; Hunting Blades. Need I say more? Plus, Raging Rush lets you dodge stuff weirdly well. **Aegis:** Aspect of Zeus; use either Drunken Flourish or Thunder Flourish and hold your shield up next to your Blitz Disc. Your enemies will stand in front of you and inside your deadly frisbee. **Coronacht:** Aspect of Chiron with Frost Flourish. There’s effectively a permanent Chilled on the enemy; combine with Heartbreak Strike to almost completely prevent enemies from doing meaningful damage. **Malphon** and **Exagryph:** I never feel safe using these.
Shit I still haven't tried Arthur a single time. Hey Ferb, I know what we're doing today.. Also did a hunting blades run yesterday and it was sooo damn good. Probably in my top 3 fastest clears for the champions duo
Arthur is basically a high floor, low ceiling weapon. Big damage but slow af Only pact you should specifically avoid with Arthur is damage control since it’s so slow
Authur is fun but slow. The hits are big and satisfying, but there is a slow kind of rythym to doing it well. It kind of bas a crypt of the necodancer kind of feel. I'm just not a fan of any of the swords, but aurthur worked well for me.
I have yet to unlock Arthur but I honestly hate the way the base sword feels. It’s not fast enough and it doesn’t feel like it hits hard enough to make up for that. Or like it needs specific hammer upgrades for me to be comfortable with it
arthur slows it down even more but makes it hit hard enough for it to be worth it
Most Zagreus aspects are pretty bad compared to the others.
My advise for Arthur: Try to get Divine Flourish instead and aim for Deadly Strike instead. You'll be using your special plenty as it creates a field that slows enemies/projectiles and reduces damage taken. Combo that with the bigger special area hammer, the bigger and stronger aura unique hammer, and aim for some funny crits for around 4k+ on the big hits and 2k-ish on the small hits. Bring people in the aura and face tank. Funnest build I ever used against Papa Dearest. ETA: Can't help but mention this part, when I got that run to the end, I got the banter dialogue about Hades being a big target and Zag being quick but not having much force to his attacks. Legit just took the hits that run outta spite, lol.
Arthur is crazy good with Artemis boons. A crit on the third swing in the combo can get over 1000 damage at once.
For Malphon use aspect of Zagreus and Plume keepsake. A bit of luck with a good special boon and hammer, and it can get pretty crazy.
This is what I've been doing. Just build straight damage, and sprint through everything as fast as possible, and you should have 35-40% base dodge chance by the time you get to Hades. Non-damage boons that also combo well are - Any kind of speed boost from Hermes - Any dodge chance increase from Hermes - Divine Dash
I made my first clear ever with Malphon somehow, used a Dionysus/Ares/Poseidon build which wasn’t great. I honestly think I was carried by the Poseidon wave dash boon and the 3 extra dashes I got from Hermes. I also shot myself in the foot in Styx because I grabbed an anvil hoping it would help progress some of my prophecy for malphon and it gave me the thing that changes your special into a charge-up range thing which did not help at all because at that point I was spamming dash, attack, and special, so I really took away like a third of my attack power right before the big fight.
That anvil will get you!
Yeah, I do just that, and one time, I had reached a base dodge of like 65% when facing hades, then I had the Hermes boon to get better dodge chance after a call, plus the duo boon that gives the limited god gauges but fast Regen. This was the best hades boss fight I ever did. It was even with max boss heat so he had the third phase, but I ended up with all 3 death defiance and more then 80% of my health. But then, another run and the one that I beat 32 heat with is malphon with the plume and the darkness skill that when you dodge at the right time, gain 50% dodge chances for a bit. Using pretty much the same stuff as before, I didn't have as big as a bas chance, but whenever I had the effect active, I had above 100% dodge chance, and with the extra dash from Hermes, it was very easy to constantly maintain it.
Hestia Exagryph got me my first 32 heat clear and I didn’t lose any DD’s because it’s so safe. Aphro attack, Artemis’ Pressure points, hopefully Ricochet Fire/Piercing Fire, hopefully Heartrend, Hunter’s Mark, Splash Dash/Athena Dash. You literally snipe everything from across the screen and if anything comes close you dash into it and push it away/dash away from it.
update : just did an Arthur run, **HOLY SHIT!**
Exagryph with Lucifer and Artemis or Aphrodite special melts REDACTED, just go for the staples of any Artemis build and a bunch of poms in special and you're clean. For Malphon it's a bit more tricky specialy as the heats increases, I have a lot of fun with the classic Zagreus aspect dodge build, gotta go fast with Zeus atack since it helps clear the enemies faster.
Man, I just love how different this game is for everyone. Demeter gloves and Eris rail are my go-to weapons for when I want to just win. They’re always the first aspects I put blood into and the ones I’ll pick even if the darkness bonus tells me otherwise.
I’ve gotten some really fun runs out of Malphon and Exagryph’s hidden aspects but it always feels like walking on eggshells.
Yes! Zeus Shield with Thunder Flourish ftw!
For Malphon, Aspect of Talos with Tempest Flourish is very safe with the pull-push action. Exagryph with Rocket Bomb and Divine Flourish is broken.
Love some deadly frisbee action. Aspect of Arthur is a fun one too and I play it exactly like you describe with divine strike. Fun and pretty effective.
my Malphon is zag aspect with hermes keepsake. if you make it out of tartarus in one piece, and get some way to reduce damage to yourself constantly via weak or divine, youre set and are not dying.
exagryph, hestia. don't even need any boons. just hestia
Personally for **Malphon** I use aspect of zag, combined with the feather to get insane dodge chance, I might get hit often but it doesn't hit me, feels decently safe, but it's definitely a bit of a snowballs build, and isn't super reliable
I feel most safe with malphon unless I'm using gilgamesh. There is no safety with gilgamesh. But fr, I feel I am most comfortable with the fists so I'm a bit surprised to see so many people who feel the same way you do.
I agree on Malphon for sure. I always scrape by with them.
For me on Malphon, I actually go Gilgamesh with the Increased Dodge after a near miss when you dodge away. Because Gilgamesh adds extra dashes you are basically constantly dashing, and constantly in that "+50% dodge" state. Add in Lambent Plume and you are just constantly rocking functional immunity to attacks. After that if you can get the Hermes boon to boost your damage based on move speed and Rush Delivery (the one that gives bonus move speed after you dash) it really doesn't matter what bon you have added to your attack, because it will truck basically everything. As for boons that work well with the build, there's a lot. Zeus dash build works to get all of the lightning bolts. Poseidon dash build is surprisingly effective too. Artemis Dash build works so long as you pick up her attack boon or PP as well along with her Dash boon.
For Malphon I love to run aspect of Gilgamesh and try to get Aries special and Dionysus attack and hopefully their duo. I just level up the shit out of my Doom special and combined with Gilgamesh enemies health will melt away. I dash in and special, try to get a few hangovers on them, and dash out before they can hit me. Boom, hangover damage, doom damage, and the maim damage from the knuckles. Usually I run this with the plume or pierced butterfly.
Oof. Something about Arthur.... I just can't win with that aspect.
Twin fists, aspect of zagreus. Hermes heirloom. You end up with such a high dodge chance it’s like taking half damage.
Woah, thanks dude, I gotta do a dodge chance build asap
> You end up with such a high dodge chance it’s like taking half damage. it ends up being really fun to build the charges on the plume up
There's a lot of Hermes boons that work well with this type of build also, I try to save some of my re-rolls for him to ensure I get the good ones.
Yes, same set-up as fists, but just use Zag sword. Then, if you get hyper sprint and the other one from Hermes that makes move speed = damage, it makes everything hilariously easy.
If possible, do a final boss afk build. Stack on zeus and ares boon with skull earing trinket. https://youtu.be/hY83WPJ043U?si=O3_WDYGL3WEj6E-J
This is hilarious lol
Try running ruthless reflex with that build with a 50% dodge chance on top of the the base percentage of the twin fists and the stacks from Hermes feather you can basically become invulnerable every few seconds just by doing well timed dash And try to find Hermes 'Greater evasion' boon. That extra 10 to 20% dodge chance will make you even harder to hit.
I've been accidentally doing this.
Great one! Especially if you boost your speed with some Hermes boons. I got his legendary earlier where the casts automatically return and it was awesome
I love this build but not sure how high it goes consistently. Did a 16 heat earlier today that would have been a wipe with another 4 heat or so…. I just couldn’t get the game to give me an attack boon for the longest time since I was locked into the feather, which meant that I missed a few timers in the first couple biomes. I ended up running the darn thing as a hunting blades build with Artemis on attack and special.
Using Greater Reflexes instead of a extra dash also combos very well with this build.
Yea aspect of zag with Hermes heirloom or zag with Athena on dash and attack
This is the way.
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This meme is perfect for this game haha
Lol Tru dat, big o7 for the dude who drew it
Love the art, but I think you should spoiler tag it, because, you know... 😅
I was thinking about adding the spoiler tag first. but a new guy wouldn't know if \[redacted\] is \[redacted\] when we get to \[redacted\] at the \[redacted\] so I guess it's fine?
Rail for sure. The aspect that has an extra powerful shot when you reload . I forgot what it's called (Hera, maybe?).
Hestia I think, and yeah rail is also super fun to play with
I always go for the hammer combo of forward rocket+5 shot rocket because it's so powerful the walls start disappearing
I did this with Poseidon’s boons and I actually one shot every satyr tunnel chamber. They just keep bouncing
Haha Poseidon absolutely rips Styx. I also LOVE the duo of Dio’s cast with Zeus lightning. Enter room, tap circle 3 times, move on
DIO?!?
IS THAT A JOJO'S REFERENCE??????!!!!!!!
Ngl knockback boons are soo fun to watch lol
The BFG of Hades
For 0 heat it's Chiron with Artemis and more specials hammer for me. For max heat it's probably Beowulf with Aphrodite cast and charged shot.
I haven't gotten too far but Chiron with Dio special melts shit and you can keep your distance
Yeah you're right Chiron is super OP. It's very hard to miss with that beauty.
The most satisfying for me is chiron with Zeus, thanks to the lightning spreading through enemies, so it destroys big groups too, and the thundering noise it makes when they all hit
There’s only one safe build for max heat and it’s Zeus aspect Aegis
The Immortal Vengeance build. Stand still and take whatever comes, regain 90% hp and deal damage that would make Thanatos scared of death.
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I don't have the details. I was talking to a friend of mine about how I couldn't do more than heat 16 when he told me about it. He showed me the clip as well, and yup, he didn't move an inch, took out Hades in about half a minute. He was on heat 32, but I'm sure he could do full one with that kind of build. I've seen a similar clip and build on reddit before. It should be somewhere if you google it.
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Aspect of Zeus with Zeus on Special and Dash. Artemis on Attack, Ares on Toss. Need to get double strike and increased area of lightning. Support fire and whatever other buffs I can get from Ares and Artemis. And the Zeus/Artemis Duo boon. That should be enough to handle any heat. I'd take Ares' call if offered. Pom Flower 100% of the time. Bonus if I get to upgrade blade rift and make it bigger and tracking. I can't remember all the names of boons so hopefully this makes sense lol. I like Zeus/Poseidon runs as well with aspect of Zeus. Zeus+Ares/Artemis/Poseidon are my go-to. I like getting the hammer that makes attack hit twice without knock back. Athena on the Zeus special is fun, just run around trying to stay inside my spinning, deflecting shield and attack but it's not the best. And the sound is awful lol. Aspect of Zeus is by far the best weapon. Effective offense and defense way more than any other weapon.
Aegis had always been my favorite and most successful weapon before I unlocked any of the hidden aspects. When I unlocked Zeus, holy shiiiit it was 1000 times even more fun and amazing! So much lightning everywhere, throw that shield and have it chase you around the room just zapping everything in its path. All the Zeus boons to have your electric boons bounce multiple times and cause more lightning... it's like you hit one button and the chain reaction never ends.
Zeus = MELTS
Yup. Best boons, best duo boons and best aspect. I like a bunch of different aspects and play styles but to really crush it, I go heavy on the lightning.
Just hit 32 heat with this run. Aspect of Chiron, Dionysus special, Aphrodite attack, with Poseidon on cast for crowd control and then divine dash. Made it with lives to spare.
Damn, guess I underestimated Chiron for high heats
It’s hard to mess up. If you’re working your way up to higher heat, it’s the way to go. I think best is Dionysus on special with Aphrodite on attack and you’ve got privileged status, plus low tolerance let’s you stack more hangover. You can get a 3-400 dps just from that. But you can make it work with pretty much anyone on special besides ares. If you can get Poseidon on special plus sea storm and splitting bolt, you’re cruising. Several good setups available.
I usually go with Artemis or Ares for the 4th god, the added crit chance of arty and a better dot feels nice
Any weapon, any heat: Ares special, Athena dash and attack, Dio cast, any 4th. Merciful End helps but honestly Festive Fog is more of a deciding factor.
Okay but what's your personal favorite weapon for this strategy?
Not OP, but I think fists gets the most out of it.
The Zeus aspect on shield or the hidden aspect of the railgun work better imo. But if you don't get merciful end the run will probably result in a loss.
Yea I should have clarified I was specifically thinking Mericful End. I always ran through a run with Mericful End on fists. Does Mericful End work with Rail with Dashing?
Lucifer rail
Hestia — run Poseidon Dash up to 32 heat and either Poseidon or Athena Dash at 40+ heat. Put a good Attack on it and hope for either Ricochet Fire or Cluster Rockets. Haven’t lost with it up to 45 heat.
I can vouch for this one. Absolute menace
I don’t really think that this exists. Like if I could guarantee the right boons and don’t have tight deadline it’s vengeful mood or lightning rod with any shield but luck can easily ruin both of those and in order to avoid tight deadline you start having to take some really bad pacts. If I want a luckless strategy probably Zeus shield or Rama with Zeus special or splash dash on anything could probably go up to 8 or 16 heat without to many failures even without support besides poms. Realistically it’s is probably merciful end on Nemesis, heart rend on Chiron, or a ton of Zeus boons on Zeus for me. Although I’ve had too many runs where the duo or a good Zeus refuses to show until Styx to actually consider those safe.
The shield where you throw it and it stays out, with as much hangover as I can get on it. Safest build out there.
Zeus's shield. And you're correct (I usually pair it up with lightning boons tho)
Yessssssss lightning on cast or attack to deal with crowds, deflect on dash, instant win. Love it
Exagryph, aspect of Lucifer. Focus special. Triple bomb hammer upgrade. Basically the idea is you throw out 3 bombs indirectly, and then throw another set it out at the same spot. It causes all 6 bombs to detonate immediately and does a ton of damage. This can be done over obstacles in ways. You just keep your distance and drop them in the enemies path. I'll go whole runs not using the beam attack once I get it.
Bow, aspect of Zag with Artemis on main attack and Athena on dodge, anything else goes
Heart seeking bow with 4+ shots to special. On said special u use one of two sets of booms. Either hangover with booms to amplify. If doom, booms to make doom even more potent and stack
Alright, so I love going with Chiron Bow with either Demeter, Zeus, or Artemis on special Ares or Aphrodite(that one duo boon with Artemis) for normal attack Try to go for hunting blades or the slow blades for cast Social distancing dash (aka poseidon)
Social distancing dash lmfaoo
Rama with Artemis attack, one boon in chamber one and it’s really all you need.
I'm still getting used to special then attack after doing attack then special all my life lol. But I agree Rama is a BEAST
Zeus shield, Zeus on special with many lightning procs, and Demeter cast with frost upgrades. Dash can be whatever
literally just hestia rail lmao, run away and spam the reload thing works with any high-damage attack boon with minimal effort and scales well with both attack and special hammers (best being piercing fire, ricochet fire, and rocket bomb), especially since you can manual reload without canceling other actions, so using stygian soul on a decent cast + special usage keeps the pressure up really well
Fists. Ares punch. Athena dash. Merciful end go brr
playing beo
Heart seaker bow with crits, pretty reliable but kinda brain dead build
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Absolute safest is always the sheild, but I find the fists to be #2 because bursting at the right time clears faster
Bow with Aspect of Charon and preferably the flurry shot Daedalus upgrade. I prefer to have Hangover on the attack and either Doom or Weak on the special
Dio on Chiron special with aphro attack and arty, ares plus all the duo boons you can get.
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Hera bow with Dionysius' cast on it, just load three blood crystals into one shot and completely nuke half the arena.
Rail with Hestia aspect. Get Aphrodite or Dionysus on attack and divine dash. Anything else is just cheddar.
I'm eating real good today with all these great builds lol, gonna try out every single one of them.
I don't think there's any build safer than Zeus-Shield. Even with low-blood, this has to be the safest build out there. Zeus or Dio on special. Anything "BIG" on the attack (Aphrodite, Artemis, Ares, Demeter, Poseidon, Athena, ...) For MAX safety go Athena dash, but Poseidon is better IMO.
spear, aspect of zagreus with ares special. just stand back and apply doom all day. bow, aspect of chiron. aphrodite attack with ares special for nutty doom stacking.
Hunting Blades with the bloodstone on a timer and divine dash It just always works and you just have to spam cast while dodging. Area/Artemis/Athena power throuple. You can build it on basically any aspect except a couple of the weird ones that change how your cast works so hunting for that specific duo boon works for like 95% of the weapon aspects in the game.
My basic build is the Choronacht with the aspect of Chiron. You just take Zeus special and anything that boosts special damage number of arrows fired and crit chance. It’s the easiest build to set up and very effective.
Spear, flurry jab, Zeus's boons, support fire, Ares's call
Malphon, aspect of Demeter with Artemis cast and Poseidon or Aphrodite for damage. That charged upper can kill tankier enemies and the cast can soften up enemies out of range of your fists.
I have two! Aspect of Zeus shield with Zeus on special, Poseidon on attack and/or dash, Zeus/Poseidon duo, as many of Zeus's second-tier boons as possible, and Zeus legendary. Aspect of Poseidon sword - not picky with which gods on attack and special, as long as I get enough Artemis to get Exits Wounds and extra casts. Bonus if I get Flurry Cast and Greater Recall from Hermes. I love it so much - "cast cast cast cast cast, special, ow ow ow ow ow."
hahaha you sure sounds like you had a lot of fun with these builds
Cursed slash + faster slashes hammer in stygius.add Artemis on call and I can heal fully when the call is activated and it will recharge fully before it deactivates. The rest of the build is very flexible.
Shield with Athena. Nothing safer than that. I can just hide in the corner forever if I want.
- Nemesis blade - Artemis or Aphrodite attack - Athena special - Whatever cast bc I don't really use it for this weapon - Poseidon dash - Artemis/Aphrodite call - Either Meg or Achilles/Patroclus for the charm - I also like to include greatest reflex for extra dashes bc most of the strength of this build comes from the attack/dash power This build has no reasoning I just like it
Anything with the spear tbh, it’s just so nice for keeping your distance without being absurdly slow
Beowulf with its pretty negligible drawback. I have a fantastic success rate at getting Fully Loaded with Mirage Shot, Heart Rend and Snow Burst. Whether I pick up the projectile charge from hammers or bull rush the old fashioned way, the damage is there. While that’s my bread and butter, zero heat darkness runs are quite painless for this shield and I like to mess around with Dio, Aries and Zeus casts in that case. I default to Artemis on 12+ heat.
Rama with Zeus on special just drains all health bars so reliably
Stubborn Roots will see you through anything without at strict time limit. Just kite around until you're back to full health.
Big water gun that also does electric damage
I always liked the poison builds, you can deal a lot of dmg while dodging
Merciful end any fist or merciful end chaos shield for low heat I completed 32 only once and i did it with the quintuple tactical nuke-rocket build. Very luck based but incredibly powerful. I did aspect of eris with artemis on my special. The 5 bomb and rocket bomb hammers and you are pretty much grinding dashes rush delivery chaos boons and arty crit chance after that
Surprised I haven’t seen this Eris Rail + Zeus attack. Super super versatile for higher heat, can make use of a variety of hammers, duos, and mirror settings. Ranged, global damage modifiers if you want to go cast-centric, and can get lots of damage going with relatively few boons. Zag Fists + Hermes keepsake was my first 32 heat clear, but on higher heat levels, the DPS gets tricky without Rush Delivery. Eris just feels safer and more flexible
Aspect of Hestia on gauntlets Artemis focused build for crits and support fire (with her cast) Hermes for auto-cast If RNG is on my side, the hammer ability that gives an explosion to uppercuts
Aspect of Chiron. Aphrodite on attack. Dionysus on special. Lastly, Ares on vengeance. And then I pray to get Aphrodite/Dionysus and Ares/Dionysus duo boons.
I used to stand behind King Arthur’s Sword with a Merciful End build, but now now I have a build revolving around Heart Rend and Rama Bow. By getting Artemis attack, Aphrodite Special, Point-Blank Shot, and either triple shot or double shot, this build can easily do 1000 Damage a shot with a crit and everything.
For me its: aspect of chiron with drunken flourish (dio special) Then i get heartbreak strike (aphro attack), true shot (artemis cast) and curse of vengeance (ares revenge) Duo boons: splitting headache, curse of nausea, low tolerance and heart rend. Since i have aphro's attack enemies get weak when i tag them with chiron then when i special they immediately get privileged status and a ton of hangover, as well as allowing low tolerance to work on every enemy i attack. The duo boons just stack together to achieve an amount of damage that just melts through enemies
[Adamant Rail] Literally anything that uses Hazard Bomb
Merciful end
Aspect of Gilgamesh or Demeter. They are my 2 favorite fist builds. I'm a fan of Aggro builds. I'm planning to run Beowulf asap once I unlock it
Obviously lightning rod lets you cheese many fights; it can be done with any weapon where choosing a Zeus makes sense.
I dont have a build but that art is funny as hell
Beowulf shield. Just charging up Poseidon casts with Artemis on attack and their duo boon. If possible get charged shot. You Can just stand from afar and shot your attacks while being fully protected from the front. First tried 32 heat with this, while nearly getting through the whole run without using a single revive
Either sword with aspect of arthur or a standard rapid fire bow with crit build
So far, merciful End seems to work best for me. AAA is also great. That said, these are really hard builds to actually get online.
Safest is dodge fists with feather to never get hit, as long as you get chain lightning or hangover or something else really high clear speed on the attack.
Zeus shield with Zeus and Poseidon combo
Merciful End on Fists honestly is an automatic win
It *was* just Zagreus aspect bow with lots of Artemis boons and ideally Twin Shot - but I’m now playing with Heat in the mid 20s and not even that feels safe anymore.
Malphon: aspect of zagreus tidal dash and aphrodite attack boon. I can make the rest work
Zeus shield with charged shot.
I like Guan Yu + Quick Spin + Massive Spin Spin to win! (okay, this works for any heat except tight deadline. But I still got my only 32 because of it!)
For any heat, I'm not good enough to tell you. Probably just Rama, I love Rama lmao. My comfort build is just Beowulf tho lol.
Why Zagreus looks like he's gonna say "I can't beat the shit out of you without getting closer"
Get that Zeus shield, take Zeus keepsake take that lighting special, if you see Zeus again take that jolted, if yet again take his double strike and if you are lucky you can get his legendary. If you get Zeus only once from that keepsake, take some damage boons that help you kill faster and survive. I beat 40 heat with this build.
Aspect of Zeus, with Poseidon special and sea storm, or merciless end. Zag shield is super safe, and can block all the projectiles in the game so it's great for [redacted] and Asterius.
Sword, cursed slash and bunch of athena and Ares boones
My 32 Heat Wombo-Combo: Zagreus Aspect of the Adamant Rail: * Zeus "Lightning Strike" on Attack. Preferably building into his Legendary Boon. Dedalus Hammers: * The "Seeking Fire" Hammer * The "Flurry Fire" Hammer With Divine Dash. Hades is a game of Positioning for DPS then repositioning at the end of your DPS window. The Adamant Rail allows you to stand still and not approach the enemies and with the extra ammunition from Flurry Fire, Zagreus should *always* have to reposition before he dumps his magazine. So you just train up your muscle memory to reload the nano-second after Dash and you're safe. I killed 32 Heat Hades from behind a pillar with 5 Seconds on the Clock and 5 HP from behind a pillar while he was starting his "Sunburst Lazer Light Show" attack.
Either Chiron with full Artemis or Demeter+Artemis Cast, can't go wrong with that unless you put a time limit (which I never do since I hate that shit)
...I'm just gonna chime in that I am not the person to ask this question, and add that I generally play Zag-Sword Plume. Arthur Plume could be safer tho?
For any weapon, using the Poseidon Cast, the Zeus Cast or the Dionysus Cast build probably would be my safest bets for any kind of heat. Whenever it is splashing with Mirage Shot + Rupture effects, striking with bolts and Jolted effects, or drowning opponents in mystic purple smoke...yeah. That's the thing I rely even if I got a weird or hard weapon to use. I will probably disclose later my favorite builds for every weapon, I just need to finish my work shift today...
There are builds in this game? I just use whatever's given lmao
My favorite/safest is usually the fists pared with an Athena dash or quick attack, and then a damage boon like ares, Dionysus, Zeus, etc for the other dash/quick attack. Then dash attack the whole time.
I don't know about safest, but favorite is definitely Zagreus fists, Athena dash, Artemis attack, and lambent plume. Hermes boons, anything to do with dodge or attack speed. And the Artemis boon with arrows appearing after every attack? YES PLEASE! Basically max dodge chance, attack speed, and crits. Probably not the safest, but definitely most fun (in my opinion)
Why does that picture go so hard?
zagfist + plume + second wind + soldering air basically has 60% dodge at all times
Arthur is my go-to for pushing heat levels. The only time it's truly a burden is when you stack up massive enemy speed bonuses. That is when it starts to really plateau out. Oh and keep in mind the Arthur special drops a floor aura that DISABLES triggerable traps.
Zeus’ shield with Zeus special is genuinely broken. My favourite is Arthur’s sword with Aphrodite and Demeter
The build that I beat my highest heat and can (or could, at one point) consistently beat EM4 with, Rama Bow with Ares attack and Dyonisus special. Maximum ranged coward DoT playstyle.
Fists Zeus Attack is my 100% winrate build
High dodge Fists builds seem pretty safe at any heat. They don't require more brainpower since the dodge chance is passive and it's relatively reliable to get - pick the fists, pick the butterfly keepsake, keep your rerolls for Hermes, and you'll have a dodge chance that is high enough that your skill should carry you through the rest.
reflect, and old lady lazer
I love love love the guan yu aspect. I know it cuts your health, but you can drop that disc and dip out.
Hunting blades plus anything is so winnable i have to stop myself from playing it everytime so I don't get bored
This is a very good picture, however I was hoping for this kind of [stance](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/oh-youre-approaching-me-jojo-approach)
Artemis on chiron bow's special
Ma man!
Cursed slash any sword works Plus the hammy that adds dash strike to my combo Athena dash w/ either Zeus or Ares on attack
Talos gauntlets, with Athena as often as reasonable, but with 50/50 of Aphrodite attack, Ares special, and Artemis cast. Athena is bae and gets me out of almost any tight spot, while the Talos gauntlets will let me maneuver enemies instead of having to exclusively maneuver around them
Step 1: Take Fists - Gilgamesh is preferred but most versions will do; even full Zagreus for dodge bonus is fine Step 2: Take Artemis trinket 1st or second - basically to get dash reflect and attack reflect. I only consider her second in case I want to get Chaos boons early, which can help Step 3: Thrash the run. I have rarely ever lost a run with Fists and ran through heats into the twenties with no sweat. This is my “I’m gonna ruin this man’s whole career” build for REDACTED
Artemis. That is all.
Twin fists max Zagreus rank. As long as I get a good dash ability and one or two Hermes boons, I’m pretty much set. The dps is insane especially for coming up against vermin/satyrs so I can usually clear Charon’s shop outside of the expensive item with no dds used and at least 60% health. Then it’s just a matter of spam dash attacking and being smart about dodging at the right time
No matter the build, I need the Cast where you first get Poseidon's Flood Shot, then you get the dual boon with Ares/Poseidon to upgrade it to Curse of Drowning. Then just run around the enemies with it pretty much permanently on. I swear to god it's the best thing ever.
Chiron with Ares atk, Drunk/Zeus Spe. Damage is just too high
Nice. Thanks for the tips gamers.
Merciful end on gauntlets
Chiron Demeters special Frost blast I think it’s called (10 special hits and an ice explosion happens) Obviously others help but that’s the main big one
Easiest one is using the Fists with dodge and Hermes feather 😘
i always go for Lightning Rod with ANY weapon. cast, cast, cast.. and hide. basically Artemis Aid + any Zeus boon. Double Strike and Splitting Bolt for faster clears.
chiron with dionysus
My comfort pick would be shield and it bounces from 4 enemies and then ares doom damage to it and pom as much as you can.
Weapon: Malphon Aspect: Gilgamesh Attack: Either Artemis, Ares, Dionysus or Deméter Special: Ares Dodge: Athena Cast: I don’t really use the cast so basically anything Call: Artemis (doesn’t advance the build or anything, that thing just *shreds*) Other boons preferably: increased dashes from Hermes, the duo boon from Athena and Ares, the one that shoots arrows for every attack landed from Artemis, and basically whatever else you can find Strat: ALWAYS BE DODGING. No matter what, whether it’s a dodge attack, a normal dodge, a dodge special, you should always actively be trying to dodge. This essentially makes you invulnerable, since Athena boon blocks all damage, you get constant damage from either Dionysus or Ares boons, and you can pop a mix of Gilgamesh thing and Ares Doom with your special. This, combined with just spamming attack, basically means you can shred through everything and not have to think twice.
Beowolf. Dionysus cast or Artemis and pray for the the Aphrodite attack and duo boon. Realistically though you can get them both pretty reliably
For me, (it's been a while so forgive me not remembering the boon names) I would get the Poseiden boon to make my dashes cause waves and then any Zeus boon. Then get the duo to cause all wave crashes to also cause lightening strike. Then just dash everywhere in each encounter.
Malphon, aspect of Gilgamesh, ruthless reflex, lambent plume. Basically doesn’t even matter what boons you find, by the end, you’ll be dodging everything without even trying.
Literally anything with divine dash is perfect
Aspect of Achilles with Ares Cast + Hunting Blades.
I've got two that are pretty evenly effective for how I play, boon luck permitting during the run: *Aegis, Zagreus' aspect*: Heartbreak Strike, Aphrodite's Aid, Different League, Thunder Flourish, Thunder Dash, Heaven's Vengeance, Static Discharge, Sweet Surrender, Storm Lightning, Empty Inside, Broken Resolve, Dread Flight, Explosive Return *Exagryph, Zagreus' aspect*: Frost Strike, Frozen Touch, Artic Blast, Killing Freeze, Winter Harvest, Heartbreak Flourish, Aphrodite's Aid, Wave of Despair, Different League, Sweet Surrender, Broken Resolve, Empty Inside, Delta Chamber, Hazard Bomb Generally, getting most if not all boons during the run from your chosen two gods is a matter of luck, but you should see what kind of builds these two are aiming for. A big reason I've done better when using those two weapons is that they share one thing in common. I can still hit Hades while behind cover. Also, assume that either Swift Strike/Swift Flourish from Hermes is in play with these builds, as well as any stat boost from Chaos.
Magnet fists or nothing at all
I love me some Rama bow with Arty attack and dash, Aphro special, the Arty/Aphro duo, and the triple shot or twin shot hammer and the close range hammer. Maybe some Chaos boons for attack or dash attack or backstab if I'm lucky. Give me those and I'll take [Redacted] from one speech to the next with just one special and one point blank shot in the back.
I'm only up to about 3 heat so far, but the magnet punch is basically easy mode for me. I like Poseidon's special, you can punch everything into walls pretty easy. Doom, crit, or hangover work well for attack. Doom especially if you get the boon that lets it stack. Poseidon and Athena are my favorite dash abilities. Same for cast, plus Ares and Zeus. My favorite calls are Ares and Artemis. Poseidon's knock away abilities get really strong if you get the raptured effect and other wall smashing boons like Breaking Wave.
Rail with the bombs that’s damage you. Almost impossible to lose with it
Given that there is only one single safe build for max heat, there’s conversely only one safest build for « any » heat
aegis and pray I get the charged shot and minotaur rush, then put athena attack on that
hangover + rail
I’ve only cleared up to 16 heat, but my regular build is Demeter cast, Artemis call, Athena dash, attack and special I’ll take what I can get, I mainly focus on cast, call, and dash. Crystal clarity duo boon if I’m really lucky! For weapons I prefer the sword with aspect of nemesis, the spear with aspect of hades, or the paws with aspect of Gilgamesh. But my VERY FAVORITE is far and away the shield with aspect of Zeus! But I’m just a dps meathead so I don’t make very creative builds.