The EASIEST way to get your First Win? | Early Save | Hades

In this build we take the shield and we put Ares special on it. All you need to do from that point on is to run away and send your shield out every once in a while! Thanks for watching!
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[@jacobbillups4715]

PSA for anyone else following this when fighting Asterius you can hold your attack button and face him to block just about all of his attacks. It’s especially useful when he’s charging you since he will rebound off your shield like he was hitting a wall. Just stand in front of his swipes, then as soon as he jumped in the air let it go and dash across the arena and resume special spamming. All that aside thanks so much for the vid I’ve been marathoning the game for the last few days getting to grips with it and this build is a damn good foundation to start with.

[@JawlessPaul]

Good tip!

[@blackcat09tails55]

I randomly discovered that recently and found it immensely useful

[@XFactortherapeuticz]

I had aspect of hera and doom arrows and almost won today

[@fultinbras]

Was on my 20th run or so, never beat Hades' second stage, I tried this build and beat the game in like 25 minutes on my first try with all 3 Death Defiances remaining. Great build, thanks!

[@JawlessPaul]

Nice! Well done!

[@zeni--]

wait, how do you get more than one death defiance ?

[@maxwornowizki422]

@@zeni-- you can unlock them in the mirror

[@chaos7501]

yeoo i literally was struggling with the game I just watched this video then went to go do another run and finally beat him!!!!! THANK YOU

[@JawlessPaul]

Woot! Well done!

[@sonvolt5150]

Same!! Shield is fun had no idea

[@MrKenmosley2000]

Me too

[@allanabels35]

Same with me, and this apparently still works 2 years later. 31st attempt was the first time I ever fought Hades, and died just before the 2nd phase. But tried this out on the 32nd attempt making it all the way to Hades and beating both phases. A few tutorials on what to look out for with the boss definitely helped, but the build in this video undoubtedly helped the most.

[@Silverfirefly1]

I'd only killed Meg once before, but this doom special on the shield just took me past the minotaur, the deflect dash and a few more poms were very welcome.

[@JawlessPaul]

Nice! Just a bit more experience with the bosses and you'll make it even farther!

[@NotSteel]

Dude... I couldn't get through elysium and thanks to your tutorial I'm suddenly fighting hades. (Didn't win but you're a massive help)

[@JawlessPaul]

Awsome! And glad to see you in some recent streams!

[@SadGodKamina]

After 16 hours, and like 30ish attempts over the last year+, I attempted this run twice with your build and I FINALLY beat the game. Even though I beat it now I need to decide whether to keep grinding this game out , or if I should move on to hades 2. I’m so conflicted. I also truly don’t think I could beat this game with any other build, especially adding heat in to the mix 💔. As I’m not sure what to do going forward, I’m going to have to think long and hard. Anyways, thank you very much. Im eternally grateful

[@JawlessPaul]

Do you have godmode enabled? That gives you a lot of damage resistance and makes it much easier!

[@thedriver4724]

Another good build for an early game victory is Zag sword with Tidal dash. You mainly want to focus on upgrading the dash and you want to be dash striking 24/7. The build is easy to get working considering you don’t really need a weapon aspect in particular and it shouldn’t be too hard to get Poseidon’s keepsake.

[@guybrushthreepwood8174]

I tried something like that but when I got the dash it was kind of getting in my way cuz it would always push the enemies away from me. I was trying to do this special into dash strike combo, but oftentimes enemies are flying away so I couldn't really kill them

[@sarahreynolds1870]

Tidal dash is GREAT if you're having trouble with Styx in particular. It was kind of my mental breakthrough on that zone and it's still by far the easiest way to do it.

[@thedriver4724]

@@guybrushthreepwood8174 Keep in mind when using attack boons from Poseidon that you will knock non boss enemies away, so when you are focusing one enemy in particular just push them into a wall to score some extra wall splat damage and it keeps em from getting away.

[@JawlessPaul]

Dash strike is the best way to play the sword! Sword is hard though. It is very difficult to avoid damage!

[@aspenisthebest]

tidal dash demolishes everything, and then you get rupture damage and it just isn't fair. The enemies evaporate.

[@timschofield2626]

Thanks for the video. I started playing when it came to xbox game pass and have been loving the game but could never manage to beat Hades although I had got to him a few times. Today (on my 42 attempt) I manager to finally do it using this strat. Then the following run I beat him again using a different build. This helped getting over that tough hump.

[@JawlessPaul]

Right on! Well done!

[@metalglory22]

I just won my first run with this strat... After 50 attempts, can't thank ya enough

[@JawlessPaul]

You bet! Good luck figuring out the other weapons!

[@Mia-dt3gl]

Your video FINALLY helped me beat Hades after 62 tries. Thank you sooooooo much!

[@JawlessPaul]

You're welcome! Glad it helped!

[@3th0s]

Hey just wanted to pop in to say this helped me get my first win, attempt #30. All my other runs I'd just lose chunks of life/death defiance in most encounters or bosses and have only 1 life by the time I got to hades. This build really got me through most trash encounters taking zero or minimal damage. Still dropped one death defiance on Theseus/Bull fight, and two to hades, but nothing else gave me trouble. Bought one death defiance along the way, so I even had one life to spare. Thanks for the hand holding full build and video, now I'm excited and more prepared to escape with other weapons and builds. GG!

[@JawlessPaul]

I'm so glad the video helped! It truly is the easiest way to win in Hades :)

[@sharkitude8247]

I did this and it made it so easy! The dread flight hammer upgrade is also pretty useful, just makes it go by faster

[@nickbarlow4270]

JP, I have to say that you are the best Hades creator out there. Your explanations are always clear, and you speak very clearly, much more so than some others who talk so quickly it's hard to follow. But your guides are super helpful, thanks. Greetings from Finland.

[@JawlessPaul]

That is very kind of you to say Nick! I'm glad you are enjoying the videos!

[@josullivan5604]

i was on run 50 and hit a brick wall. i could make it to hades with each weapon but couldn’t clear. I tried this method twice (first run NO luck getting Aries special). 2nd attempt I got the Aries special up to level 22!!! That worked! absolutely crushed that run. thanks for the tips! now i can move forward with rewards!!!

[@scootershooter2792]

Dude thx. Watched the vid 4th attempt beat him with your simple build. That was my 69th overall attempt. Now I've beat him 3 times. Once more with shield the last was with the fist using ice attack doom special drunk dash Athena call.

[@JawlessPaul]

Right on! I'm so glad it helped you out!

[@ThoriqMuthohari]

Thanks for this video! Watching you play and how to manage the build, I managed a first win after 11 attempts. I maxed out Ares special with the Shield combined with Divine Reflect. Not gonna lie, Hades was actually quite manageable, as I got through Styx with minimal damage. The most frustrating boss was Theseus and Minotaur, no doubt.

[@JawlessPaul]

Nice work!

[@janosbornemisza1807]

Absolutely brilliant - tried this last night and got my first clear on Xbox (2nd clear ever); even finished the run with all my DDs still intact!

[@JawlessPaul]

Awesome! So glad it was helpful!

[@somefatguy616]

Thanks so much completed my first run and started after your run 30:52.36 after 2 solid days of not getting past elysium, you just got a subscribe 👍

[@JawlessPaul]

Well done!! Thank you for the sub!

[@maksklinec]

One of the most wholesome content creators I’ve seen in a while. Subbed:)

[@JawlessPaul]

Thanks!

[@andrewshanks7053]

Thank you. I thought I might be the only person who couldn't execute on this plan, doing b slightly worse the first time I tried than my previous best, where lightning rod and other passives were able to get me through thesus and the first stage of (redacted), but on the second attempt (88th or 89th overall), I wax able to combine the builds and win on a sliver of health.

[@JawlessPaul]

Nicely done!

[@Jeraggie]

I recently got my first clear with this strategy (run #40) . Athena's dash was a must and the Zeus cast that strikes enemies when your cast tokens (whatever you call them) are sitting out helped me a lot too Somehow I beat Hades on my first time seeing him without knowing anything about the fight. This build was just too OP I have never played a rougelike before but this game is pretty great

[@guybrushthreepwood8174]

Yeah I've been overthinking a lot I think I'm going to try this build

[@JawlessPaul]

Nice! Glad you are getting into it!

[@MrGizb]

I've been playing for about a week now and I've deafeted hades 20+ times with a 10 win streak in the mix. All of my builds have been great. Keep up the vids! This wasn't ment to be a reply.

[@Vianarts.]

I always play way too aggressively and end up getting hit lol- I’ll definitely give this a shot! The shield is my favourite weapon

[@areebmasoodi8932]

I reached Hades on my 5th attempt through sheer fluke and I haven't been able to reach him since. I had a curse build that run with the bow, gosh I love the bow. This game is so fun and it didn't realize to me how insane reaching him on the 5th attempt was until I asked my friends and most of them haven't even reached him yet lol.

[@JawlessPaul]

Nice work!

[@areebmasoodi8932]

@@JawlessPaul Thanks. I'm using this build rn I hope I can beat the game in this run

[@trollstheking2636]

I got Zeus's special on the blitz shield and just dashed around as it kept trying to recall to me. That was the easiest run I have ever done

[@marcspencer5994]

I ended up reaching Hades for the first time using the sword and a build based around healing off my basic attacks and damage mitigation. Didn’t beat him but the very next run I used this shield build and reached him again even if I haven’t beaten him yet this definitely helped me jump that gap

[@OtepRalloma]

Ooh! Were you using Cursed Slash? If so, that usually works best with Flurry Slash. But yeah, doom is a pretty good curse to start off trying to win, good luck beating Hades!

[@JawlessPaul]

Nice! You'll get im soon!

[@cecapfishing9882]

Gotta give it to you... Best newbie friendly build I've seen in this game, period.

[@JawlessPaul]

Thanks! That's what I was going for! Brain dead build :)

[@UltraFlowwzDancer]

This works 100%. He did not lie. Ares, shield, doom special. Win

[@JawlessPaul]

Yes!

[@shn4449]

I just watched the video and immediately won my first game after equipping the Ares keepsake. The final boss was driving me crazy before, so thank you for helping me outta that.

[@JawlessPaul]

Congrats! That is awesome!

[@MrSanemon]

My favorite low effort build is either caster bow with fully duo'd up trippy shot or an all out artemis caster build with the Hermes legendary, all the better with Poseidon sword. Stand back and mash circle, do like 1/4-1/3 of Hade's health with every set of stones, more if you got the extra cast off chaos.

[@JawlessPaul]

Sounds like fun! :D

[@blackcat09tails55]

I love Leading Alecto into the spike traps, especially if I found a temporary boon that causes enemies to take more damage from traps

[@JawlessPaul]

That is fun I agree! There used to be a keepsake that increased trap damage too!

[@tizza963]

Wow I used this strategy and beat hades first attempt! Thank you!

[@JawlessPaul]

Well done! I'm glad it worked for you!

[@PTAiZTragiC]

I just started playing about a day ago and couldn't beat the hydra. Finally I was on a run with the spear with the hammer upgrade that turns it into an explosive shot, then got the Zeus boon that gives a lightning strike on special and then chance to double lightning and enemies shock themselves when they attack. I killed the hydra and made it all the way to the minotaur double fight. They destroyed me lol. But it was fun. I still don't understand the boon system very well but the game is very fun.

[@Fidelis1776]

Started the day it came out on Games Pass. Boon system gets easier to understand once you learn the symbols on the doors. Playing on two saves and enjoying every death.

[@JawlessPaul]

I feel ya! Yeah, the boons system can be hard to understand. Eventually you can look at all the boons in the codex. It will show you prerequisites for certain boons. Very helpful! :)

[@N8dogg107]

I got my first win on my 30th run with this exact setup

[@jj5652]

Just beat my first run after watching your vid. Had chill effect on the shield but same philosophy. Good looks!

[@JawlessPaul]

Nice! Congrats on the win!

[@SuperWildman19]

It's been almost a little over a week since I started and already crushed 32 heat only because I have peoples like you dropping useful content and helping me out

[@JawlessPaul]

Nice! That is impressive!

[@Eyedunno]

I happened upon Curse of Pain + shield purely by accident. But then the other day I still needed Stubborn Defiance to get the reward for clearing an attempt with every mirror talent and I wondered how I was gonna pull it off. I equipped the Aspect of Chiron for the bow and went to bed planning to grind that until I got a clear. But then I woke up in the morning and it occurred to me I could use Ares' keepsake to force Curse of Pain on my shield, and I did that and easily beat Hades without even using my one revive; it was my first completely deathless run. Then for the past couple days I continued using this build to work on affinity for the Olympians, and that's also worked very well. Incidentally, the Bow of Chiron also works amazingly with Curse of Pain. Spam the special to take out mobs, use attack to target bosses and larger enemies with the special.

[@JawlessPaul]

It's pretty effective! The bow special is also great, but the animation is a bit more slow so I feel like it's a bit more dangerous. Very similar idea though! Cheers!

[@SuchIsLife424]

Cheese builds are fun. My only problem with Doom is that you have to get impending doom (and level it up) for it to be highly effective. Zeus and Dionysus are also fun with this weapon's special. 🧀🧀🧀🧀🧀 💯💯💯

[@JawlessPaul]

Yeah, the great thing about it though is even without impending doom, the playstyle allows you to be pretty safe in most rooms. It sure is slow though 😂

[@theperfectecho2313]

One of my favorite builds to run is the Ares Uppercut. Just get the Hermes boon that makes the uppercut faster. Dash uppercut on repeat to victory.

[@SuchIsLife424]

Ares on Gilgamesh is so strong. 💯

[@JawlessPaul]

Dash upper is pretty amazing! I always take damage with it though, the timing is tough to get down.

[@mazenhany4666]

That build with athena duo would go crazy I'll definitely try it

[@JawlessPaul]

It's nuts! Good luck!

[@mohammadnazrin2850]

Hey man! Thanks for the tips. It worked well on me. I try it on 13th run, but died by hades cause I didn't follow your tips from the start . I got ares boon so late. 14th run i died by the poison rat. 😂 I kill hades on 15th run for the first time. Thanks!

[@JawlessPaul]

Well done! Beating Hades is tough no matter what strategy you use!

[@Paperbag34]

I cleared Hades with the Chiron Bow-Dionysus-Aphrodite build twice already, but this looks pretty great for clearing with the shield. Is this build better or worse with the Aspect Of Chaos?

[@JawlessPaul]

It depends how high you leveled it up. Chaos shield needs to be leveled 3+ before it starts to feel really good.

[@marinakonrad5035]

"you're a rapidly retreating howitzer" is such a great line :D

[@JawlessPaul]

🤣 thanks!

[@ShouryaTheGreat]

DUDE I JUST USED THIS AND GOT MY FIRST EVER ESCAPE THAT TOO IN 35 MINS AND I DIDNT EVEN USE ANY DEATH DEFIANCE THANK YOUU

[@JawlessPaul]

Right on! I'm so happy for you! That's fantastic!

[@xxparan01axx11]

First run was done with fists, but that last run I did with this build was hilarious, picked up thr deadelus hammer and got the +4 special hits and got the doom special to level 8 just tore rooms apart....

[@JawlessPaul]

It's such a good feeling! Cheers for the wins!

[@1skitooo]

Late to the content man but youre a great streamer. Love how you communicate with everyone! Hope you still doing it strong!

[@JawlessPaul]

Thank you! Cheers for the positive vibes!

[@Pickle_Pee]

Wow I literally beat Hades after watching this. I also managed to get hunting blades.

[@JawlessPaul]

Right on! Well done Master Bruce!

[@JaboodyEnthusiast]

I got to the bull and got my tip pushed in. Thanks for the build P ✌🏽

[@JawlessPaul]

Glad the build was helpful!

[@mmallory22]

Hot damn, I tried so hard to get to Hades with my rank 4 Chiron bow and couldn’t do it, second time I try this and actually get good boons I wailed him and didn’t even use a death defiance. Thanks man!

[@JawlessPaul]

Congrats! Sweet sweet victory eh?

[@YuhMovies]

Got my first win with the ricochet boon and a heavily pumped up zeus boon + jolted, double strike and the artemis boom that makes small arrows spawn with every hit. Just cleared rooms with a few button taps and kept getting pomps every chance I got😅

[@JawlessPaul]

Nice! Yes, ricochet is incredible as well!

[@Bonvaz8]

I actually get mi first win with this build! 35 tries.. I'm not good with this game, so thank you very much! Hope it's the first of many with other build 😁

[@JawlessPaul]

Well done!!

[@professorJorge11]

Beer !!! I drink 3 red Bulls and still lose to Hades

[@JawlessPaul]

LOL, give a few hundred more runs and I'm sure you'll be enjoying one or two and still beating the big guy :)

[@QuantumKatmusic]

The acorn thing that blocks boss damage the first few hits is good for the next phases

[@JawlessPaul]

Yes! If you have that keepsake it is very nice for the bosses.

[@satyakisil4289]

I suggest going for the shield with the Charged Shot hammer upgrade, you can defeat pretty much anything including Asterius and Theseus without losing any hp even if you are absolute noob. You only need Aphrodite aid and Hermes Quick Favor as the only two boons. Use skelly or Eurydice keepsake for final boss.

[@JawlessPaul]

Agree, charged shot is amazing! Range and block are pretty nice

[@XLSmackdownXL]

After reaching Hades 4 times and losing all of them, finally I beated him with that strategy in my 30th run lol And it was on my first try. Really strong.

[@blackcat09tails55]

I beat Hades yesterday at 12:15pm, spear form two, I had a useful duo boon dementer and Athena, stubborn roots, I bought a anvil that swapped 1 weapon upgrade for two random ones, I got a few centuar hearts, a a few hangover boons(I couldn't say his name properly for text to speech and couldn't spell it,so hangover boons,attack specifically ,Demeter call, got lucky special with bouldy, I don't remember the special, I took a few curse boons from chaos, possibly, I screen shot everything I used on my switch but I don't have it on me)

[@JawlessPaul]

Nice! Sometimes a build comes together just right! Super fun!

[@kukullen_8546]

I've tried this 3 times,on my 25th escape, I'll beat him the next time have my 3rd death defiance now... But on the way I found a duo boon that multiplies the pome power ups you get posiden/aphrodite I think... Also got a duo with ares/aphrodite that your cast applies weak then the doom will continue to hit think it was 3 times... Plus the hammer gives you 4 extra hits on your special.... Think these duo boons really fit the build, I'll try for them again the next time

[@richardbradley7306]

Thanks mate, just got my first win at last though feel a bit of a fraud doing it this way after trying with the spear for so long! Great videos, thanks for your help

[@CramoJJEEDC]

You can win with similar tactics to this with the spear. Prioritise Ares on your special and cast and Artemis on your call and you can get a duo on the cast with her and Ares but I can't remember what you need from her first. Then just get hammer upgrades for the special. Ignore attack. Then it's as simple as casting, special, dodge, collect cast and repeat. Spear was my go-to always but since beating the game a few times I'm trying out the other weapons. Some just click. Dionysus and the fists. Zeus and the gun and so on. I hope this helps

[@richardbradley7306]

@@CramoJJEEDC thanks for the advice it's not my normal play style for a game like this to sit back but it got me the W and a few more since. All guns/spears blazing is way more fun but usually results in a final boss fight at half health with 1 death defiance left.

[@bassplayinMacFiend]

Wow, you weren’t kidding. Finally got to meet Persephone using this build.

[@JawlessPaul]

Right on! Glad it was helpful!

[@AndrewA60]

Boon build that got me my first escape Shield of aegis Demeter's melee and summon Zeus's special Artemis' support fire, cast, dash and crit chance -replaced the bull dash with the burst of energy -special was faster during dash

[@JawlessPaul]

Sounds great!

[@Znivs5]

I beat the game in day 1 with a shield build too but lightning per attack + bull rush combo with athena dash

[@JawlessPaul]

Very nice!

[@Gbomb82]

I've done I think 32 runs and I still can't get past that pain in the ass of a father. I'm currently on a Hera Bow cast run and if it doesn't work I'm going to this build for my first win. Thanks man

[@Jamie-bz5wd]

Get festive fog on your cast mate and you'll wreck

[@Gbomb82]

@@Jamie-bz5wd that's what I wanted or Poseidon but they wouldn't drop for me. I ended up with Athena's cast with 4 stones

[@tab5795]

@@Gbomb82 I'd recommend you gift the gods and get their keepsakes, probably Dionysus for Tartarus, if you get lucky you can also get the boon which allows fountains to heal you to full - Might want to use Ares keepsake for Asphodel, since his blade rift dash/call tears

[@JawlessPaul]

Good luck with the runs! I'm sure you'll get him soon! Just gotta learn the tells before his moves :)

[@Gbomb82]

@@JawlessPaul I got so close on my cast run, alas it failed. However, my follow was this Ares special build on the shield and I got my first win! So I can confirm this build 1000% works for anyone looking for a first win.

[@ReneColin-sg2hi]

I got my first win at 26th run. then at 36th and 39th try. lets see what this video is about. I "like" it anyway. Great work.

[@JawlessPaul]

Haha, thanks

[@fryingmilk]

TYSM!! I did this and got my first win!

[@JawlessPaul]

Well done!!

[@Azuvidexus]

Finally cleared and got Hades for the first time with this build; I guess the trick is always remembering that even tho the special’s hit damage, what actually does the job is the effect the special does when it hits, my mistake was trying to keep hitting with the special instead of hitting whenever it was possible and then running away. Thanks!

[@JawlessPaul]

Of course! 😎

[@holaipedro]

got my first win with your aphrodite/dionysus build on the aspect of Charon bow

[@JawlessPaul]

Oooh, that's a fun build :)

[@schtievwithaph7208]

This looks like the build for me. Will try this out!

[@JawlessPaul]

Hope it went well for you! 😂

[@FILNAT2011]

Watch lots of your videos,cat finally earns you a sub

[@JawlessPaul]

Wooo! Go Kitty! 😂

[@FILNAT2011]

@@JawlessPaul I got my first escape today👍

[@kameronbelcher]

30 runs, only got to Hades once, and he killed me, give this a try and beat him first time, immediate clear. Thank you sir

[@JawlessPaul]

That's awesome Kameron! Congrats!

[@kameronbelcher]

@@JawlessPaul yeah! Thanks for the tips man. After typing that comment I managed to get to Hades on a bow run, so I think it taught me the flow of the game more, also helped me avoid attacks, so big thanks to you.

[@Overkooled7383]

this guy is so wholesome

[@JawlessPaul]

Haha, thanks!

[@abrahammer7219]

I did this and I got my first clear😮I ended the run with my doom damage at 359!!!

[@JawlessPaul]

Very nice! Congrats on the W!

[@chronosymmetry]

Thank you! Finally beat the game! ❤

[@JawlessPaul]

Well done!

[@ashtonarrows1974]

Just carried me to my first win. Thank you.

[@JawlessPaul]

Congrats!! It was all you my friend! 😊

[@mageshades]

thanks lol i beat my first run using this build

[@jesserizzle]

I'm like 100 runs in and you caught a fish on the first run getting the fishing pole that I still have never seen -_-

[@TYETHEG83]

Beat him today because of this video 20 tries thanks 😊 👍

[@JawlessPaul]

Sick! Well done! I'm glad the video was helpful!

[@joshharrington9213]

Looks awesome! Would the same logic essentially apply to the bow attack and/or the spear special?

[@JawlessPaul]

Potentially, though the charge up of the attack and the slowness of the bow special are the weaknesses there.

[@TysonJensen]

Agree that those are too slow. The thing about the shield is it is so dang fast to toss it, and if you miss it tends to bounce into the enemy anyway. The bow / spear don’t do either. Athena’s reflect is good on the secondary for the bow, you can make a lot of enemies kill themselves. Lightening rod is good for a clear once you have 3 cast stones and doesn’t care which weapon you use, but that’s a Duo so it’s not easy to get like Ares doom.

[@RackaGack]

My first win was weird, i kept getting crappy non synergystic boons, but i got a daedalus hammer upgrade for my rail gun that make my grenade do 300% damage, but did self harm. I won all the boss fights by just shooting myself with the launcher, dodging, and just whittling enemy health down

[@JawlessPaul]

I've heard a lot of people get their first win with that hammer. Cheers!

[@Cysubtor_8vb]

Wow, I didn't know fish could randomly appear that late into a run.

[@JawlessPaul]

Haha, yeah! FEESH!

[@nimatz3788]

I called this build captain america :) my 2nd run was with this strat and got all the way to hades but I got greedy and lost on the 2nd phase.

[@jimmydinh5526]

Idk if you already did that, but could you make a video of tips for clearing the game on the very first run?

[@JawlessPaul]

The VERY first run is extremely difficult. I've never done it myself

[@jimmydinh5526]

@@JawlessPaul ah, too bad. Thanks for replying and continue the amazing videos. 😄

[@JoeliRavioli]

I tried beating the game as early as I possibly could on a new save file. It took me 8 runs. I used merciful end on the Zag spear. I wanna win very first run 😂.

[@JawlessPaul]

That's a tough feat! That's how speedrunners do most fresh file speedruns nowadays.

[@ginasco8628]

Same I’ve been paying for a couple days now and that’s my goal 6 attempts 6 clears one weapon at a time

[@JoeliRavioli]

@@ginasco8628 wait so like you’ve been playing a couple days as in like just started? Cause that’s a big goal for just starting 😂. But hey mad respect.

[@ginasco8628]

@@JoeliRavioli yea maybe like a week or so lol but when I saw the speed room of a fresh file. I was like damn that’s pretty cool I wonder if anyone tired to clear all 6 weapon fresh file. So here I am

[@JoeliRavioli]

@@ginasco8628 headass dude. Good luck! 🤘🏽

[@GoBlueHTB]

I was just commenting to get Athena before you said that. This strat and Athena dash, honestly I could probably clear Heat 32. This is so cheese.

[@JawlessPaul]

Super cheesy indeed! 😂

[@joe-zn6xb]

Tried using this and I definitely got farther than I normally would, but getting wrecked by the minotaur and that other dude

[@JawlessPaul]

Keep trying! You'll get it eventually!

[@joe-zn6xb]

@@JawlessPaul managed to get it yesterday with just the one boon rest were unrelated lol, unlocked aspect of arthur now and done 5 escapes in a row, thanks for the vid dude

[@YouWillNeverKnowMan]

I will try this.

[@JawlessPaul]

Good luck!

[@YouWillNeverKnowMan]

@@JawlessPaul Thanks! I breezed through the first three levels, including the bull + spear guy, which usually are challenging for my noob a$$. First clear tonight perhaps?

[@glopper]

"Fire her" Him: "We Had to Pay her?"

[@zndxt1970]

beat the game with bow and never tried god mode, felt gr8

[@rngrtt3689]

Gotta be Honest : my first win was waaaaaaay cheesier. Step one : get the Rail of Adamantine Step two : there's that hammer upgrade that increases the radius and damage of the special in exchange for self damage on it : take that. Step three : any boons that upgrade your specials damage by a percentile. Percentiles accumulate. Last step : get outta hell playing as a dashing artillery cannon. I legit was dealing 1/5 of *SPOILER* life with each use.

[@justblue92]

I keep rolling with the attack, dash, and cast boons for Aries with the keepsake. Is there any way to guarantee the special rolls?

[@cusman]

43:10 Why Ferocious Guard over Dashing Flight? Isn't faster Special that does +200% damage better than +20% damage for 10 seconds after blocking?

[@JawlessPaul]

Great question! Because our primary damage is the ares doom damage, the global 20% is better than the 200% on the special damage. On the other hand if we'd used a % based special boon, the dashing flight would be better! The other thing to remember is that global damage increase is always amazing, since you typically have many sources of damage and buffing them all is incredible!

[@cusman]

@@JawlessPaul That makes sense. Thanks for explaining.

[@kingdavid7516]

i just beat him before watching this by using the crystal casts + freeze (4 of them) and running away like a coward with the athena's reflect dash. but now i'm going to try this.

[@kingdavid7516]

just beat it 2 more times in a row, 3 in a row all together. first time i couldn't get the doom curse, but i got athena's special and kept upgrading that. second time i got doom and kept upgrading that. went from 0 escapes to 3 in one day.

[@JawlessPaul]

Right on! That's amazing!

[@kingdavid7516]

​@@JawlessPaul now i beat hades almost every time, each time increasing heat, too. that's from me keep playing the game, but also from watching lots of your videos, JP. i just wanted to thank you. you're so good at teaching the game, you're so nice and respond to comments. do you recommend any other similar games? i play noita and i like that, too.

[@nathanielcollier]

Saw this video, next game was my first clear

[@JawlessPaul]

Amazing! Well done! :)

[@nathanielcollier]

@@JawlessPaul I think this Hades game might make it, pretty fun

[@c0ded56]

Just starting the video but Rod of Fishing is like a good luck boon for me every time.

[@JawlessPaul]

Indeed! Such a good luck charm!

[@absoliutlyorganic]

And here i was thinking that the shield is the worst weapon of them all. Thanks, with this strat got my first two runs in a row.

[@satyakisil4289]

Shield with any aspect makes it very fun.

[@JawlessPaul]

Nice! Well done! 😎

[@felipevaldivia9940]

my first victory againts Hades was using the gun, it was like my 5th-6th run overall after i rushed the weapons unlock condition, so first run with the gun and i won, at that moment i felt like the thing was made for me

[@JawlessPaul]

The rail is definitely strong! That's impressive that you escaped so early!

[@felipevaldivia9940]

@@JawlessPaul yeah, the only reason i did it was that i made it to the dinamic duo in a bow run before that and the info saved me

[@joshcalef4974]

So what is this build exactly? Does it require doom?

[@ASHF0X]

I did a similar build with Lucifer aspect for attack. Not okay. Curse of agony, dire misfortune, impending doom, rocking eternal chamber. Normally eternal chamber is trash, but with that combo, it’s actually busted af.

[@JawlessPaul]

Woof! The stack of doom!

[@Vohtwomax]

Seems like every 3rd video Becky is showing up in her towel 🤣 you guys are so much fun to watch, I hope I can catch a stream again soon. Peace and love, JP!

[@JawlessPaul]

Haha, yeah, she is a very bold person 😂

[@Vohtwomax]

@@JawlessPaul Becky is great, we love her to bits. I hope you guys never change. It's so entertaining and you have so much fun together. I love it.

[@ismathem]

You mentioned something about the dialogues being fresh. You mean they are different from the beta?

[@JawlessPaul]

I think that was in reference to the game having just come out. Going back with a new save file it was nice to hear those old lines again or maybe even for the first time.

[@big76D]

Just got my first win with this build

[@JawlessPaul]

Congrats dude!!

[@big76D]

@@JawlessPaul thanks man keep up the fun builds

[@angelacosta1465]

I literally don't know how you did this. I had the doom up to level 10 and a boon that let my special bounce 4 times before returning and I still lost. Of course it was on the second half of his battle 😪

[@JawlessPaul]

You can get unlucky with that fight some times. It's a good way to clear the game without losing death defiances. If you get splash dash, you should be pretty safe in Styx.

[@alortes]

3 minutes in and I have never seen those enemies or THERES FISHING???

[@JawlessPaul]

Haha yeah there is fishing! Lots to explore in Hades! 😁