How to Use Guan Yu and Why It's Actually OP | Hades

[@notredboi]

If it wasn't for that health cap i would play Guan Yu all the time, the moveset is so good

[@estebanfumero3728]

The health cap, and the fact that Achilles' is always just right there next to it.

[@Haelian]

Ya I think the health deficit is just a bit harsh.

[@appleplease64]

Haven't watched the video in full yet but there was some talk on Reddit a week or 2 ago about how the spin destroys all projectiles on screen when you start it for all spear aspects. It sadly doesn't work on Switch but I was hoping it might show up in a Haelian video at some point.

[@Haelian]

@@appleplease64 Switch version is the same as PC (and all other consoles) just FYI. Not certain what they mean, spear spin doesn't really do that unless they mean that one hammer that I can't remember the name of (definitely doesn't do the whole screen, just a small AoE around Zag).

[@RSmeep13]

@@appleplease64 it's a ps4 exclusive bug

[@MrSpookyblade]

With Guan Yu being completely broken silly in Smite, and my main in Hades, the warlord is getting a lot of video game love currently

[@zBurlz]

The biggest drawback of the Guan Yu aspect is that it blows your switch speakers with the special. Those fireworks sound like your smoker uncle gargling static.

[@davidthompson9504]

Charges skewer with shattered shackle at the start is so op, then battle rage 200 % is just filthy. Love that build. Tough at high heat though.

[@VideoMask93]

It's insane how good Battle Rage is with Guan Yu. Best of all is that you could get Doom on the attack to help with some hit-and-run health recovery moments, depending on the heat.

[@mythmakroxymore1670]

Funnily enough, my first spear win was with Guan Yu. One of few times i enjoyed/felt satisfied with dio builds.

[@HeWhoTookADumpOnAPorcupine]

DIO!?!?!??

[@salehkhalid4918]

DIO BUILDS!!!???

[@adriaanlips9479]

I need to know the build now

[@HerMi.T]

Then you don't try chiron build or using it's trippy flare on Beowulf shield with stygian soul.

[@mythmakroxymore1670]

@@HerMi.T they’re alright. I haven’t poured all 500 hours required to get them maxed out but found myself just wanting to cast normally too often anyways. Powerful yes. My thing? Nah.

[@ShanKenDoRin]

Re: the cagey wageys on job listings-I’ve read that it’s a power play against people on unemployment, to pressure them into accepting low wages. If you list the exact wage people on unemployment can dismiss a job listing out of hand, but if you hook them into the interviews with the “maybe” of a decent wage, you can offer them anything and as long as it doesn’t objectively contradict the listing, they have to accept it or they’ll lose their unemployment benefits anyway.

[@lucciadelmoira1487]

the coast song from hades is fucking beautiful and the 'winedark sea' sunrise we see is just such a perfect homage to homer

[@FORAI22]

I feel you bro

[@samkon3148]

I feel like the nerf to health rewards is unnecessary for guan yu. It should just be a nerf to starting health like an inverse of Arthur sword.

[@abyanfernandez9931]

on 15 heat, I used the dash attack 3 times on guan yu, it was my record time of 11 minutes, that is imba

[@ryantolin8176]

I recently found out Achilles spear + crystal beam is INSANE because of the 150% cast bonus! Definitely try it out sometime!

[@Budcum]

When you play a high damage special based run and you dont desperately check the bouldy bonus. Thats when you know you’ve played too much lol.

[@FlyingPenguin196]

Guan yu was the only aspect I ever used dark regeneration for since it can heal already.

[@anonymoususer188]

Now this I have to see. I'd easily rank Guan Yu as the worst weapon aspect in the game. Decreasing both starting health and increases to max health is nasty, and the weapon is as slow as molasses which is a terrifying combination of awful. I've generally written it off even for 0 heat runs because it's so slow, I'd prefer another weapon anyway without even considering the health limitations. Like, yes, I made it all the way to Hades with it on my main (and only) save file for the minor list of prophecies, but even fully maxed out, it seems too trash to beat regular Hades or even consistently reach him because 50% max health alone is brutal without even considering that it is also on a weapon aspect that slow. Maybe, I just don't understand how to use it properly, and this video will open my eyes to its potential. EDIT: I see the problem now. I tried to play it the same was I would any other spear and use the attack a lot. The special seems quicker and certainly can be quite strong. I'm still not crazy about the health, but I think I have a better feel for how to effectively use Guan Yu's moveset.

[@Haelian]

I can't disagree that Guan Yu's downside is pretty massive. Like most things in Hades, it CAN be powerful with the right hammers but if those don't appear, it's gonna be a rough time.

[@renatoramos8834]

If it capped at - 30% HP, I might have considered using it.

[@doubleagenthapa6292]

I thought the exact same thing, 30% would still be a very noticeable deficit but WAY more manageable than 50%

[@jakubskupinski7630]

It is obvious that they thought that healing + normal health was too good, but debuff would be much better if for example you take 100% more damage 1 second after sending spin attack. It still nerfs healing, but not other aspects of spear, which get heavily punished by health reduction

[@HeyLuke]

I love the new outro. That game is so crazy!

[@Aritic440]

did someone say unionizing solves all these problems yet

[@kolopotho]

So what would be two or three good examples of a spin build? I've never had a great time with guan yu

[@Haelian]

It's ancient I admit but the game hasn't changed since this video still kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2K8qZ-Fbqdsbbs

[@kolopotho]

@@Haelian haha all the builds, got it

[@stove3827]

i found a harmless glitch with the way the mirror punishment works weapons in the training room. if you have the 3 bloodstones, activate the punishment that lowers the tiers of mirror things, switch weapons(for example hera) and then remove that punishment, and you'll have 5 bloodstones instead of 3, and all 5 work as intended. is it useful? not in the slightest bc it resets when you change weapons and start your run. its just kinda fun imo bc you can see what a super basic cast-focused build looks like with 5 casts.

[@MrEdwardpullman]

I love how your "hmmm"s sound like Homer Simpson

[@rodrigovlopes]

I'm somewhat beginning (heat 4 to 5 on most weapons) and Guan Yu broke my 15 win streak. Died to Theseus, to make it worse (Zag even commented on this: Ugh, losing to Theseus...). However, my Guan Yu isn't max level so the health penalty is harsher. I probably screwed myself over trying to overuse the spin to heal. Nice to see it working, will give another try later when I max it!

[@quinnmcrae6737]

I literally spin and I literally win, it's not that complicated

[@TheOtherSideOfMoon]

wait, does the game offer 5 gods or did I miss something? Artemis, Afro, Dio, Demeter and the poseidon right?

[@Haelian]

You usually get 4 gods per run but it's possible to get more via keepsakes or shops early on.

[@someguywithcancer1595]

When I worked at Coca-Cola they gave us turkeys one year and management wouldn’t work out how to get them to the employees in the field. At one point my boss told another guy to “shove those turkeys up your ass”

[@AnotherAyushRaj]

How to play Guan Yu? Play Achilles

[@chapstikcrazy]

The outro of this vid brought me to laugh-tears. Holy crap. That was hilarious.

[@JayDayKay]

The health cap isn’t even that bad, best weapon and the most fun

[@heardofrvb]

Would Zagreus take on Lu Bu?

[@Average-Joe851]

Honesty I would've been fine with health decrease if the life drain was a percentage thing. Like instead of+1 hp it was 1%. But I also recognize why it's not like that.

[@RInger2875]

Curious why you use Gods' Pride rather than Gods' Legacy. Do you find a lot of the Duos and Legendaries to not be worth it?

[@cooper3192]

This has always been my favourite weapon

[@baesik.]

Does anyone have any tips for PS4 controller button layouts? I know it's just preference, but I am curious what other people think. I've been liking Dash on L1, attack on R1.

[@ter9799]

when i use beowulf or hera, i bind the cast to L1 when i use rail, i bind the reload to L1

I am a firm believer in putting primary attacking commands on shoulder buttons. Not just in Hades, but in any game where you need to move fast and press lots of buttons. The default layout forces your right thumb to do almost all of the work by itself, which just needlessly slows you down. Instead, I put dash on X, attack on R1, special on R2, cast on L1, reload on circle. This way your dashing is completely independent from your attacking. Summon, interact, and codex can all be relocated to less spam-friendly positions.

[@matthewp4723]

I am Guan Yu… and Guan Yu has done this.

[@AronFigaro]

LMAO those work comments are less "red flag" and more "these guys should be on lists"

[@CardFromSKP]

Now they took a weapon belong to one of the most famous Chinese war general This is fucking awsome

[@lightforgedcrusader2992]

So we are basically just using bow this run😂

[@Andlekin]

How to Use Guan Yu (apparently) - Press Y

[@HessianLikeTheFabric]

Playing Hades and also why corporate America sucks is always good content

[@AkiramYo]

This aged well...

[@ДмитроКононенко-о6п]

Impressive

[@baraklevy3344]

If you spam special why not simply use first asepct?

[@Haelian]

Guan Yu's special hits harder and you don't have to recall the spear as well. Works and feels differently.

[@baraklevy3344]

@@Haelian cool forgot about it. I usually pick another hammer making the special blast in an area. It also does the same and works like magic

[@Haelian]

@@baraklevy3344 Yaya Explosive Launcher is a goody, can't get that one with Guan Yu though.

[@tianshuchu5416]

不应该是“青龙偃月刀”吗？一想到哈迪斯抱着个绿帽子大叔挥舞，就快笑喷了~

[@TROLGUY999]

Why do you not use privileged status? Its so op

[@guanedits6349]

Yes im op

[@k94drew77]

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