Hades - Avoid These Mistakes! | Tips For Improving Your Run And Beating The Game

[@LegacyGamingUS]

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[@aldoard]

Getting a reflect dash almost always makes the run significantly easier

[@LegacyGamingUS]

It definitely does, and honestly an essential boon for new players

[@nickochioneantony9288]

next dash boon you want is either from Aphrodite or Demeter... both gives more significant debuff to bosses

[@aldoard]

@@nickochioneantony9288 i dislike those two more than anything 😅 im just sad hunter dash doesnt stack with posiden

[@n_aniki]

@@aldoard Ngl, though. Aphrodite and Demeter boons are actually really useful, especially if you've already maxed your Curse effect on the mirror. You might wanna reconsider picking Aphrodite or Demeter or any other gods that gives curse effects

[@aldoard]

@@n_aniki tried it out. Aphro works gr8!

[@1votdopeningfan138]

"Didnt kill hades in undere ten runs so i figured out what i was doing wrong" thats pretty depressing. im on 25 runs and just now got past the hydra thingy

[@matthewgilligan2138]

I resonate with this comment do much. Bone hydra is super tough. I needed all my death defies to get through it. Edit: now I get through EM hydra really quickly.

[@1votdopeningfan138]

@@matthewgilligan2138 btw if your still struggling and looking for some advice i did Really well with a set up that can Burst stuff down quickly. I killed One Head immediately and then stayed in the safe Zone to set up my next One Hit.

[@seekndestroyy]

Try to focus your runs on collecting Darkness and Keys to upgrade your mirror. It will make your runs much easier eventually.

[@ndubitably]

One of the IGN reviewers beat Hades after 30ish runs, I got lucky on my 30th. I think a big part of it is recognizing enemy patterns, learning what weapons you like, and what boons/upgrades compliment them. It's something you gradually get better with (especially as you slowly upgrade everything).

[@carefulcarrot]

I was stuck on the hydra for a couple days. I hadn't watched any of these online tip videos up to then. The tip that helped me the most (from another video) was to pick doors and choices for offense versus healing and defense. I was acting too aggressively/ not dodging much. I was originally obsessed with picking the heart and getting money for chiron. Beat the 2 heroes tonight for the first time on run 32 tonight (with staff) and happily lost at Hades. Won't be happily soon.. Good luck!

[@Plerion]

Being too aggresive and not taking advantage of your Cast are the only "big mistakes" I see here. The rest are just tips.

[@n_aniki]

I personally disagree with the "too aggressive part." Like, if you used the fist, the only way to deal damage is by being aggressive and getting close to the enemies

[@alextheonewarrior]

@@n_aniki Yea same, I find I take more damage the longer I stay on those stages. The faster they die the less mistakes I can make while dodging

[@n_aniki]

@@alextheonewarrior Yes, exactly. The longer you stay there, the more damage you'll take and that'll be bad fro the run

[@yyuyu1506]

@@n_aniki True, that's why my main weapon is the spear. Just fits perfectly at my playstyle. Getting decent damage while having a decent range to react to certain projectiles/attacks. The gauntlet deals shit tons of damage with Artemis crit buffs tho.

[@madmouse1016]

honestly, yeah- I don't use my cast like I should, probably will start to use it though.

[@Xaintrix]

Use the butterfly, shows a clip of taking damage. Hm.

[@PowertipBrushhead]

Cool profile pic

[@lProN00bl]

And no talk of the feather.

[@FishoD]

What are you talking about, the first clip the player cleared encounter without taking damage. Then the second the narrator talked about "not clearing every room without taking damage, you're clearing enough to make a difference." - they showed they took damage... How did you and 250 other blind people missed that nice piece of editing.

[@cristianorafael4301]

Pierced butterfly is good, but to the ones who usually take a lot of damage the broken spearpoint is the best option.

[@Virginny]

Thanks

[@Matanumi]

Is the butterfly really that good?

[@blulunarity]

⁠-> Matanumi

[@tshiamomonnakgotla]

Pi pi​@@blulunarity

[@justinhackstadt6677]

On one of my absolute best runs Hades just let me pass. I was like, wtf? Hades just Rick Rolled me.

[@LegacyGamingUS]

That's hilarious. He's like, "nah...you good"

[@MindinViolet]

Same here. When Hades let me pass it was my best run to that point, and I was honestly disappointed.

[@alextheonewarrior]

When he let me pass I was on like a 8 game win streak and I thought I'd be dead on that one, I was even streaming it to my friends and went "well here goes the streak" then hades just says "fine. Go" and we lit up lmao I was playin with the guan spear, used 2/3 death defiances, didn't get the build I was hoping for, and accidentally exhausted my acorn in tartarus.

[@joeseward9466]

Must've been the 10th time you reached him lol.

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

He did that to me as well. I had finally gotten to the point where my skill with the sword was enough to challenge Hades, but I get to him and he's like, "Eh, just go." After that is when I found out that I got my last main story beat, so that was nice, but I was still disappointed that I couldn't finally get a win on him with the sword...

[@АлександрС-о6в]

> spear is slow and not good enougth for Dionysis boons > shows literally that its fast for stack all five hangover with it

[@BiRios]

It seemed like there was a Hermes and Poseidon boon on it, as well as the Daedalus hammer for 3 strikes

[@galatic-wyvern2993]

It is too slow to properly utilize it. While you can get 5 stacks, keeping 5 stacks is much harder.

[@АлександрС-о6в]

@@galatic-wyvern2993 it's not that slow. The problem is that if it's used with more faster weapons like fists or rail, they are much faster, and because of that, some other boons are way more efficient than mere five hangover stacks. Hangover vith the spear (if using thusting attack or throw) is fine enough

[@yyuyu1506]

Ares' doom is so much better when using spear. But Dionysus' hangover is just fine if you aren't getting any Ares boons.

[@iceburger3933]

the spear is really fast with that one daedalus upgrade and it gets ridiculously good

[@alirezadarsangi2924]

why you spoiled the last boss

[@necrobrux8444]

Beginner guide yet you instantly spoil the game by saying the last boss

[@mikevisby8744]

Anyone with a bit of intelligence would realize Hades is the last boss, the game is named after him, he is your father who hates you and doesn't want you to escape. I figured it was him way before I fought him for the first time.

[@HeyThisIsAdam]

@@mikevisby8744 i totally agree with you i knew that too and i haven’t reached him yet, but it would be good if he mentioned that before

[@MrTHEtesters]

@@mikevisby8744 Anyone with a bit of intelligence would expect the last boss to not be that obvious, lol

[@peronafanman]

Well who would you have be the final boss MrThetester?

[@MrTHEtesters]

@@peronafanman Jojo

[@R0ckyoS0cks]

The pierced butterfly is... Okay. It definitely has an effect, but unless you're really good at the game, other keepsakes like the hourglass (from Charon) and the cthonic coin purse (from hypno) are excellent for getting a head start and providing a huge amount of survivability, while also giving the player the option to switch off of those keepsakes. Though I will have to say the pierced butterfly is a decent way to practice a more deliberate, careful play style

[@nickochioneantony9288]

Sometimes try to play carefully is frustrating... I always suggest casual player to go for high damage with focused boons (so choose your artifact flexibly). Like having the Nyx artifact while playing with the Gauntlets (you can consistently backstabbing with Gauntlets), or equiping the Skull Earring (from Meg) while you focusing on collecting the Centaur Hearts. But in general, the Acorn (from Euridyce) offers significant help against Hades.

[@n_aniki]

@@nickochioneantony9288 The Broken Spearpoint from Patroclus is also really useful for new players trying to beat hades

[@lProN00bl]

For new players easy clear keepsake order is athena, coin purse, skelly's tooth. If you aren't far enough use Skelly at the furthest stage you can get till you can pass it reliably without it.

[@merchantarthurn]

@@lProN00bl Nah, the Skelly keepsake is a bit of a trap tbh. Cerberus' collar gives you extra base health, which means extra health using death defiance and a higher healing cap. Skelly's tooth is, technically, just a one time healing item. Nice in a clutch if you're low on death-defiances as you reach Styx and it's unlikely Athena's gonna pop up to give you one back.... I've not actually seen how equipping a god's keepsake affects the Styx tunnel rewards though, so it may in fact be more beneficial to use Athena's to have a chance at getting back a death defiance if your health bar is big enough.

[@marcvanzyl8556]

@@merchantarthurn But for the health, it has to be equipped the whole time. With Skelly, you can gain benefit from other keepsakes for your death defiance uses, then use skelly for one location, which means that it can be more valuable to use Skelly when you are out of defiance. For Athena, maybe its a good decision, but if you know that in the next location you will not survive without a death defiance, then can you really risk not getting the replenished boon from Athena? Just realized this is a year old, so only posting this for others still watching this video

[@puenboy1]

Ares and Demeter is dmg, and Aphrodite and Poseidon is utility? Wtf? Aphrodite has the highest % damage boons in the game, and Poseidon basically allows you to trivialize every single enemy in the game that isn’t a boss with massive wallsplat damages. Ares’ doom is very safe but low dps unless you can get stacking doom or merciful end on it, while Demeter’s slow is etremely useful utility.

[@jocloud31]

He's specifically referring to cast-related boons at that point. Aphrodite's Cast boon gives it longer range, Poseidon's gives it knockback, and Athena's gives it deflect.

[@parkerking6410]

Poseidon wall splat in temple of styx goes *brrrrrrrrrrr*

[@mr.pluppy8240]

@@jocloud31 you mean shorter range?

[@jocloud31]

@@mr.pluppy8240 yeah, I'm not sure what I was thinking when I wrote that

[@Voldrim359]

Demeter is freaking op, she slows a lot on the enemies and have boons where the stacks cause the enemies to blast those charges... And the best, the freezing effect also can happen to the bosses

[@CGZollars]

Small correction, Hades isn’t the god of death, he is the god of the dead. Thanatos in Greek mythology is the god of death and the one that comes for you at death. Hades is the one who makes sure you’re going where your soul needs to go, basically Hades is the CEO of the underworld

[@jamesmiller9923]

In regards to chain lightning, i find that it makes Hades an easier fight. It allows you to focus him and still clear his minions. On top of that, hades uses those skulls that send a wave of damage out if you do not destroy them fast enough and the chain lightning foes help clear clusters of those quickly. Not ideal for raw damage. But to help clear annoying backup in that last encounter, i find it helpful (but only for certain weapons)

[@zeallust8542]

In some situations chain lightning is essentially double damage too. I noticed this on my last run using the fists, the chain lightning was doing the exact same damage as my weapon *to the enemy I was hitting* It even started outweighing it based on the upgrades i took

[@Sofiaode18]

One of my favorite builds was using adamant rail, getting a seeking bullet upgrade via hammer, chain lightning and Artemis' seeking arrow. Hits accurately, extra damage, and don't have to worry about Hades' reinforcements. Can't believe I went into a run without actually strategizing and ended up with a pretty solid build that helped my first successful run.

[@MattR8605]

@@Sofiaode18 seeking arrow on fast weapons is amazing amounts of extra dps.

[@Abon502]

The god name pronunciations make me wonder if schools review mythology anymore these days

[@epicvoyager5938]

Man I wish they did, my highschool and college never even mentioned any mythology

[@FullMetalJacki]

The moment I started to actually slow down, I did so much better

[@Peter-rx4dy]

Nice j u Gs

[@s_oba]

@@Peter-rx4dy 😭

[@fracturedraptor7846]

You can be aggressive, aggressive as hell, if you build right. Depending on what boons you get early on you might want to focus some over others. I had a Dio/Zeus build on the Satan version of the Rail that absolutely chewed through everything, nabbing the the three in a row special from a Daedalus hammer just made it ten times meaner. I favor reflect dash over attack so getting that as soon as possible really helps too.

[@kaskando]

Duuuuude! Spoilers in the first second of this video!

[@Dead25m]

How? The name of the game is literally "Hades", it's like Diablo, you wouldn't expect to face them?

[@jmandurr1]

I really prefer the ploom. It’s bonus comes from just clearing floors quickly and it buffs your move speed and gives you a chance to dodge attacks. I got it to 25% and had some upgraded gloves so I wasn’t taking damage from 30% of attacks landed on me, and I was fast. Not to mention, I don’t have to have flawless encounters, just quick ones.

[@MattR8605]

Plume, Zag aspect gauntlets, Athena attack, and dodge boons from Hermes is more fun than people know. Very balls to the wall style of play

[@spacejesus6581]

I think movement speed is a good buff that works for most of the game but it REALLY hurts a melee build in the final boss when he does the lasers in every direction, it’s way harder to stay in the safe zone between the beams when you’re moving super fast

[@saravananpalaniappan9054]

​@spacejesus6581 when he does that you can always hide behind that large boulder to the left, works like a charm lol

[@barefootalien]

To me, the Pierced Butterfly is a training tool, not a serious tool for heated runs. The 20-30% damage it's worth... isn't actually that much since it's additive, not multiplicative. If you've already stacked +200% damage on your primary damage source (not even a little bit hard to do), then that 30% is really only 10% more damage than you would have had otherwise. That said, using it early on to _learn_ how to play without getting hit is a critical part of learning the game and getting better at it. Still, later on... **ahem** _much_ later on, which I won't go into because spoilers... there's another keepsake that gives much, much bigger permanent (per run) benefits that _don't_ go away when you take it off in Styx in favor of a defensive keepsake. The keepsake in question can pretty reliably more than double your total damage output and give serious defensive boons as well... so don't just hear "butterfly = good" and never use anything else. There are times when it's absolutely _not_ the best keepsake to take, plus it limits you from seeking specific builds by taking god keepsakes to guarantee shots at the boons you want (and to ease prophecy clearing, which gives much faster progress than grinding!) There's also something to be said for taking the Plume to train yourself how to clear quickly, which can sometimes be a better strategy in certain battles with tons of damage flying around and not that much ability to avoid it. Most of Styx falls into that category for me, especially the tiny rooms, where it's often much better to just ignore damage, even ongoing poison damage, and finish the room in a second or two, than to make three or four runs to the antidote fountain.

[@ds-vq9sf]

i always use the teeth i got from skelly in my runs! it gives you death defiance and if you get it to 3 stars it fulls your health completely for one death.

[@onod32]

Does it stack with the mirror upgrade? (Purple gems?)

[@masrurrahmanorvil6674]

@@onod32 Yep, you get total 4 Death Defiance

[@masrurrahmanorvil6674]

@redx 4 deaths in a escape attempt

[@lalobenimadho7301]

Try using a different keepsake at first, then swap it out once ur death defiances are gone. Much more efficient that way

[@The_Rude_French_Canadian]

@@lalobenimadho7301 that’s smart

[@RonS627]

The way he said Ares lmao

[@siomaitrash9153]

The way he said demeter 🙄

[@Midnight_Demxn]

I thought it was just me lol this dude butchered these names

[@fredgerd5811]

Pierced butterfly is memes and is not a good recommendation for new players. Beginners (and really anyone) should focus on upgrading Acorn and the olympian keepsakes that let you force boons. Also you forgot the most important noob tip: get merciful end! Get it on everything.

[@TheNitroG1]

I know this post is long but it's got some really good tips this video fails to mention. I disagree completely with the butterfly charm advice, sure it's nice to have that bonus before you get all the other charms. but changing out your charm at the end of every section is key to obtaining legendary and duo boons which are some of the best attacks in the game. If you also have the ability to re-roll the exits to each encounter you can ensure you get more boons in a run. At first I recommend starting with coin purse seeing what boons you get through the first section then picking the second boon based off of what duo boon or legendary boon you are trying to obtain. the codex can be quite helpful in this if you have the upgrade that tells you what boons each god has available and the prerequisite boons needed to get them. For instance you can't get the boon that causes jolted before you have an attack that does lightning damage. Can't have a boon that spreads hangover before you have an attack that causes it. ect. Like for instance I had a run once where I was favoring Zeus and Dionisius but also Demeter, I ended up with combo runes from Demeter/Zeus that made it so the jolt effect of my lightning never wears off which ended up being a ton of passive damage. I also ended up with my festive fog clouds causing lightning strikes and my bloodstones sitting after the fog ends also had lightning strikes. Demeter also has an upgrade where not having blood stones in your inventory increases your damage and reduces the damage you take. So I would just throw them out at the start of every encounter and let them do all the work. Artemis is also really good at improving other boons. her combo with Demeter is especially good, if you can also get the combo with Poseidon that does mirror copies of your casts...that becomes insane boss damage very quickly. I've had up to 10 crystals all firing at the same time. it becomes obvious why almost every boss has invulnerable states when you do like 6000 damage in 4 seconds. Also pressure points is a good choice in any build as it lets you critical any damage you do. It should be noted that darkness, gems and keys are terrible rewards for an encounter and should be avoided or re-rolled when possible. Money is ok if you are low but often if I have a re-roll I re-roll the money too. If possible you want every encounter to result in a boon, pom of power, the yellow potion (once you have the upgrade that makes them give you a random +1 to boon) or Charon's shop (so long as you have 150 gold minimum). Also the first demi-god the guy with the rock, should be skipped unless you are low on money. He gives a fine amount of darkness so at the beginning it is fine but once your mirror is full, darkness becomes nearly worthless in a lot of ways. It is also very easy to farm later on in the game by just turning the heat down to 0 and using the hidden aspects of whatever weapon has extra darkness collection. As every boss will drop a lot of darkness as a reward and you should have the mirror upgrade that heals you based on collected darkness these runs should be exceptionally easy once you have the hidden aspects of a weapon unlocked. also worth mentioning a Charon's well run can be quite nice. when you equip the charm that gives you more encounters before the upgrades wear off you can end up chaining multiples together though it can be a little on the random side it's a great way for beginners to get through hades at some point. There are certain sections of the game where the weapon upgrade boons (hammer) appears quite frequently. When it does not appear if you have the mirror ability that lets you re-roll the rewards you can often force it to be the weapon upgrade, one such area is the start of the 3rd section "Elysium". Sometimes you won't get to choose the weapon upgrade as the reward for the first encounter of this section. but if you re-roll one of the exits it comes up quite often. The final shop Charon has (right before hades) will many times have an anvil that upgrades your weapon a 3rd time...this should ONLY be bought if you don't like the weapon upgrades you have gotten before that point as you will lose one and gain two. one final tip, if you want to have a really good run start with either a Dionisius boon or a Poseidon boon and then get the other as soon as you can. (the boons you pick need to be main attacks like drunken flourish and flood shot ect) they have a combo boon that makes all boons you find from there on epic or better.

[@heardofrvb]

I mainly get darkness for healing thanks to that one mirror ability, so they're not totally useless.

[@riley5910]

Kinda better advice then the actual video, good job

[@andrewtodd783]

I'm pretty sure I got the epic rarity boom with ares and dionysus

[@ryankroboth2752]

This just dropped on Xbox last week, and I’ve been loving it. These tips are gonna for sure help me get through that last battle.

[@Catalystika]

This is very helpful, thank you. I've been playing mostly with the shield and spear and got to Hades once so far. Again, thanks for taking the time.

[@athenawheatley1032]

On the topic of the "use pierced butterfly" tip, it's not a particularly good keepsake to use if you're new or bad. I would recommend the Evergreen Acorn keepsake over pierced butterfly if you're having trouble on any of the bosses, especially Hades. Even at rank 1, the evergreen acorn will block 3 hits from bosses, that's about 120 damage from Hades (give or take).

[@LegacyGamingUS]

You're absolutely right Andrew. It's definitely a keepsake designed for more experienced players, but it's definitely going to benefit those that can take advantage of it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@gabescrazy5504]

I prefer the lambent plume. With the Hermes boon upgraded from the musician in Tartarus I can get 50% dodge by just tanking the damage. I focus on damage with the twin fists and it's a really good bonus to dodge 50% of Hades attacks and having Athena's blocking dash for the rest. If you manage to get the regen after you use defiance boon. Hades is real easy to beat

[@ManateeMentality]

The biggest mistake I made was buying the game. It’s so addicting. I can’t stop playing it.

[@ivangood7121]

"over a dozen" 24 is over a dozen yes it is 2 dozens

[@TheZanzibarMan]

Hmmm is that math you speak? I SMELL A WITCH!

[@Randomyoutuber-4831]

I think the harpy feather duster is kind of underrated. Yeah, 5% doesn’t sound like that high of a chance but consider the sheer amount of pots and vases in each room. I guarantee you’ll find at least ONE health item in every room which can come in clutch during a rougher run.

[@spacejesus6581]

This is why Dusa is my favorite character, her keepsake carried me to Styx for the first time

[@ReiHeathcliff]

Yeah, it's the reason I gave full health for every boss fight, plus while looking for vases I found fishing spots I would have missed.

[@Randomyoutuber-4831]

@@ReiHeathcliff oh about the fishing spot thing: after you complete a combat encounter, if you hear a little bell chime that means there’s a fishing spot somewhere in the current room. Be sure to listen for it!

[@ReiHeathcliff]

@@Randomyoutuber-4831 this is a huge help, thanks a ton

[@insertoyouroemail]

​@@Randomyoutuber-4831 fishing spot? wtf

[@101Meeko101]

remember aoe skills are beneficial against hades cause he summons adds, specially if you play +4 measures when hades is putting out minibosses

[@MisterL777]

I've been a little disappointed by the butterfly even at full stack 30% is not that much considering the "opportunity cost" of having no other trinket for the whole run. I prefer the second to last trinket I think it's one of the most powerful ones because it works for every build and you don't have to worry about performance in every room. You may end up with way for bang for your buck than the butterfly.

[@amymialee]

The writing and editing of this video had no communication whatsoever, it feels like you threw some random script onto this footage. There's so many terrible takes throughout this, such as talking about the butterfly with clips of taking damage, or calling the spear a slow weapon while the gameplay is using it incredibly rapidly. You have such awful takes and terrible footage and yet you pump it with a Patreon ad? Incredibly dirty video attempting to take advantage of the popularity of the game.

[@Dead25m]

I think you need to pay more attention when he spoke about the butterfly and showed a clip of taking damage. He literally said "Even if you're not clearing every room without taking damage" and then displaying him taking damage, actually a pretty good edit, hard to pay attention, right? And, "clips" of taking damage? It was 2 clips whilst talking about the butterfly, 1 of them he took no damage and the other he did, so just 1 clip, not multiple, and like I said, the clip with damage served a purpose to the narrative.

[@jirivaltr560]

What an useless video :D "upgrade your weapons" no rly? Thanx captain obvious. Have you considered making video called "Tips how to not die" and recommend us to not forget to breathe?

[@rikkucrowe]

I think the spiked collar is good for when your getting used to enemies since it let's you take some extra hits but once you get used to enemies butterfly better

[@Aemulator.]

The other thing about Pierced Butterfly is that it does make you play WAY safer when you’re learning the game. It’s more concrete incentive to not take damage, something that’s also very helpful for your runs haha

[@VioletShinobi]

Your 1st point is super subjective. I, and a lot of other people, learn faster by getting in the action and seeing the mob/boss' patterns. No better way to do that than get in their face and see what they do about it. Will you take damage more at 1st? Of course you will. But if you actively try and learn from these encounters you will progress in skill far more quickly than playing back and "safe."

[@LegacyGamingUS]

You're right, it is subjective, but that's the whole point. Dash-based builds or more aggressive builds are one of the biggest culprits behind players not reaching the "end-game". It's not that they're not good, they 100% are, but you have to know what you're doing. It's the same concept with games like Dead Cells where overly-aggressive players with skill were rewarded while overly-aggressive not so skilled players ended up dead. It's a fine line I'll give you that, and you're right, nothing replaced trial and error and learning, but for me, that only makes sense after you spend the time learning the game inside and out. It's a different set of opinions that's all, I don't think one is better than the other, just different. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the video.

[@dinkynuts820]

Great video. Beat hades in 31 runs. First time playing the game. Took me 3 days.

[@j3htro203]

ah, spoilers...

[@nonducorduco7356]

Beat him in 23 runs, 36 runs now and i can get to him but cant beat him

[@Roxxyandshadowrox]

Not to be too nitpicky but it's "Roguelike" not "Rougelike" at 2:01 Rouge is a type of makeup or the bat from Sonic Heroes, Rogue is the game

[@n_aniki]

The correct term for this game is actually a "roguelite"

[@Dead25m]

@@n_aniki Rougelike is equally correct though. Just because the game has perma-upgrades doesn't remove its status as a rougelike. There are a number of criteria to be considered a rougelike, and you don't need to fulfill all of the criteria.

[@acidsugarz]

Totally agree with all of these! Personally though, I really like Achille's gift. -30% taken damage goes a longg way

[@warlordryudo]

totally agree! You can switch to it later in the run too. It really isn´t needed in the beginning, so you can just start with a different keepsake like starting with more gold. especially for a newer player who can´t get out of rooms without taking damage yet

[@acidsugarz]

Oh i never thought of that!! :> ill have to do that now that i think of it Honestly should use Zeus's so I can get Smoldering Air hahaha

[@Fogmeister]

That wouldn’t help me. 30% of zero damage isn’t a big boost. 😂 who am I kidding. 😛

[@madmouse1016]

I got Hades recently and so far the furthest I'll get is to the boss fight in Elysium, and I'll take out Asterius, but then of course- die to Theseus. I got so close once, he was below half health and then- it was taken from me. Was literally shaking in adrenaline smh

[@dainiergarcia5076]

Same brother same lol

[@akinstar7326]

yep! their fight is always the make or break to my run :, (

[@madmouse1016]

@@akinstar7326 I'm just lucky that now I can breeze past them *If I can make it to them*

[@franciscoabonza1734]

It's easier if you get deflect on your dash

[@araisikewai]

The scariest most damaging bloodstone is Dionysus cast combined with 3 duo boon between Dio/Demeter/Zeus. It will be 4x damage (cast+chill+lightning+jolted), dual curse (chill+jolted). Totally wipe the floor with bosses just with 2-3 rounds of casting.

[@Cleverconveyence]

another great thing about the pierced butterfly is that it rewards you for being careful, which makes you play more deliberately, which makes you take less damage. If I'm taking an encounter "don't take ANY DAMAGE" I tend to focus on zoning and that shit wins runs.

[@Harleopet]

Defeated Hades after 15 runs, I got lucky with 2 hammers for my gun run, infinite 3 shot ammo, and 5 explosives for my special. Stacked with some stuff from Different gods such as special from Dionisius, and Artemis with crit and seeking arrow, I got enough damage to overpower most things at the end.

[@aleousmajor6825]

Thinking about it as someone who has defeated Hades a few times at this point the Pierced Butterfly tip is really nice. It could definitely allow me to take on harder runs as I have learned a lot more. And thinking about it I do agree with the thought that you generally don't get hit too much early on so it's just a benefit.

[@barmaley8033]

4:57 bruh, no. The faster weapon is, the more it will crit in time interval. Also, nah, bro. Keepsakes don't have to define your playstyle, but must enchance it.

[@Voldrim359]

The butterfly is okay, but i always think in doblouns so i got the purse of hypnos or sometimes i need the extra life for Hades so i take the collar of cerberus... It's mostly all depends on what you are to prioritize in the run rather than "play this way"

[@antagonisstic]

Just re-found this game a few days ago. Beat the Athens hero and that fucking Minotaur finally make it to the rd level and get wiped by poison mobs.

[@RafaelPolidoroBio]

The biggest mistake people make is to rely on aggressive builds acquired at random watching KZbin videos and getting frustrated because it takes many tries to work. As any other. But I disagree the game gets easier with the mirror and other upgrades. Every enemy also gets the upgrades to counter yours. So it's easier to beat it if you restart the game after you get to know enemy attack patterns. And keep giving up if things won't go the way you want. You won't progress the story th.

[@ausarthevile2970]

You’re incorrect about calling Hades the God of Death at 5:33. He’s the god of the underworld, that means he rules over the dead, doesn’t mean he’s the god of death, that title belongs to Thanatos.

[@meeqsb3521]

Pierced butterfly is a fun but gimmicky play style and probably average to above average. If you are struggling to do full clears you should avoid that one entirely. Pick a boon you want to start, coin purse for act 2 and most importantly throw on the broken spearpoint for act 3 and either that or the extra life for act 4 and it will save you a ton of trouble.

[@nickochioneantony9288]

yes, the butterfly simply doesn't add significant damage output (critical is generally better). I agree with your artifact selection except the act 4, my simple go-to is the acorn (from euridyce), it can block hades damage (20-40 damage per hit, multiple by 5, then it can save you a maximal of 200 health), while the Lucky Tooth only gives you 100 hp. The broken spearpoint is useful to negate poison if you struggle to do any long range / area damage in the satyr tunnel.

[@meeqsb3521]

@@nickochioneantony9288 Acorn is great, especially for extreme measures 4. I think for most new players though the spear point is still better as with all the tick damage in styx it will save them more health and its more important for them to go into hades with as much health's and DD as possible. Tooth is great for new players at the beginning and at the very end for stubborn defiance builds. Mostly though Butterfly is just for memes and one of the worst new player options

[@spectralspectra2282]

Wow these are so useful, I can't believe I could have used the the mirror to upgrade my abilities! No way!!!

[@xNightxxWingx]

Damn was just looking for some tips as I keep failing in Elysium, didn’t know I was going to run into spoilers about the final boss.. ;( Either way, still feel like the video helped, appreciate it!

[@FlorianBrandenburg]

Does it help when I say that the game isn't over after beating him? There is even small biome past him. After beating that, you will soon see that that was the easy part.

[@gt-gamingx853]

I play quite agreessive ,and still manage to do it some ,i agreessive but careful

[@mikevos4460]

Not trying to being toxic or anything but this seems like a video made by beginner. Most of these tips seem random and just your opinion. For instance the thanatos keepsake is okay but for sure not one of the best and it's a nieche keepsake at best as well. So to the people watching the most importent things to consider is build paths, which doors to take and how to deal damage while not getting damaged yourself ofcourse there comes alot with this but you'll learn this out yourself. I'd also recommend watching jawless paul he's been playing since the start and is a very good and insightfull player. Srry for the long ramble xd

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Nothing wrong with critiquing our work, in fact, it helps us make better content. Yes it’s definitely slanted towards players that are still struggling with the game. Don’t know why any experts would be looking up “mistakes to avoid” which is why I thought it was a decent title for the video. I do disagree with you about the keepsake, but that’s just my take on it. It’s far from a niche keepsake, and id argue it’s a top 3 item, if you can use it effectively. If people are looking for builds, absolutely, check out other content creators that have build guides up, because you’re right, that’s insanely important to getting through high heat runs, but it’s not the end all be all, which is why trying to identify and explain some pitfalls was our play here. Thanks for the comment, I seriously do appreciate the feedback.

[@Kletian999]

The thanatos keepsake will do literally nothing if you play too sloppy. You also cant get it until you've been to elysium a few times with a nectar handy. The beginner tip is to give Skelly one of your first nectar, for a free death defiance that's helpful until you are good enough to not need it. Likewise, dont just say use the mirror, shephard people to the defiance, max hp, and cast stone perks. Also caution them that darkness spent on purple perks is wasted if you are using the yellow perk. Maximizing the roguelike elements should have recommended saving resources for Work orders, especially the prophesy list and fishing rod that pay for themselves. And doing cheap gem jobs for the prophesy the rewards diamond.

[@mikevos4460]

@@LegacyGamingUS no worries 👌 Also i could argue that charon's, hypnose's, skelly's, chaos's, eurydice's and patroclus's are better than thanatos his one so idk. Plus ofcourse all the god keepsake's to go for build paths or duo's. It's not the bad but the best ehh idk. And for sure not great for starters since it requires you not to get hit. I'd much rather reccomend hypnose or skelly's keepsake to get as a beginner. Good video tho

[@peterwhite6415]

Honestly new players should use keepsakes often, not only to lvl them up but also for build-work, resources or a buff for hades. I tend to use Golden Touch, so i go: Purse for starting 150 obol > Any God Trinket related to a build im working or got > Any Combat Boon (Bracer's , Spear Point, Wallnut, Skelly´s Tooth if im on my last Death Defiance. Thanato's Trinket Skill ceiling is to High have it work well for Beginner's, Yes you can argue it can teach players to dodge better and to max it out sooner, the benefits are good, but it should be safe for later on once you got the hang of it. Herme's Lament Plume is arguebly better then the Butterfly on a defensive stand-point AND its the only trinket that can allow acess to certain Herme's boon's (Rush Delivery: You deal bonus damage based on any bonus move speed. 50%/75%/100%). Hade's is a game about Defense, you can become a glasscannon but if you reach Hade's at only 1 Death Defiance or have to use the Tooth, your kinda doomed. Tldr.: Plume offer a Solid and Rare defense buff, wich can become a offensive buff if your lucky. Butterfly offers only offense and has higher chance of failing.

[@Jemobulas-x]

A correction for the video - this is a rogue-lite game, not a roguelike one.

[@Dead25m]

It counts as both, same with Darkest Dungeon. They have enough aspects of a rougelike to be considered one. Your argument is probably the fact that you get upgrades that you keep, but that's only a part of what makes a rougelike and you don't need all the parts to be a rougelike.

[@eliscore]

I was going to quit this game but I started to realize no run was identical to the previous round even though I kept dying and then the dialogue kept motivating me because they were aware of my failure. So you're definitely intended to die a lot.

[@xSpeakerYT]

So you only played 1 run and was going to quit?

[@eliscore]

@@xSpeakerYT i knew it was a roguelike which are games i generally don't prefer. I like platformers, RPGs, and turn based monster hunting. I heard so many good things about it and I was going to quit but this was definitely a gem and I'm glad that I kept going.

[@Dead25m]

@@eliscore Yea, the storybeats are amazing and really pushes you to keep playing, along with all the playstyles and upgrades that exists.

[@mrbattleX]

Im actually glad that it only took me 4 runs to beat hades. I guess playing dead cells all these years finally payed off

[@MisfiT.Vibezz]

You sound like the infographics show guy if he was actually enthusiastic lmao

[@jesuslopezanson5329]

For me: - Play more on the distance - Use Athena's and Aphrodite's boons to mitigate damage - Prioritize permanent upgrades at first - The bloodstone is all about what boon you infuse it with - Damage focused boons: Artemis, Ares, Demeter - Use the pierced butterfly playing smart - Synergies 4:14

[@Colin-kh6kp]

I can get to elysium without taking much damage with the bow but the armored mobs there always either kill me or take so much health that the boss can take me out quick. Ah well.

[@jsgv7935]

Same, most of the time i can take the elysium bosses but although i can avoid the styx temple mobs most of the time, if i get poisoned ONCE it will drain like half my max hp.

[@chastermief839]

@@jsgv7935 Have you tried the broken spear? I always switch to it for styx. as soon as you take a single tick of damage, it will block the rest of the poison for just long enough to dash over to a well that can cure you. it's good for dealing with those snake head laser things, too.

[@jsgv7935]

@@chastermief839 that's what i use but it doesn't matter, if i get hit ONCE i will use up a death defiance. poison does stupid damage.

[@Dead25m]

@@jsgv7935 Just drink the wells in the rooms that cure the poison? They refill very quickly too. I fell you in that it's annoying (it's my least favourite part except for Elysium), but it's never THAT bad.

[@jsgv7935]

@@Dead25m it's okay now, I beat the game like 2 months ago

[@Aemulator.]

Tbh the god boons are being slept on. I know they don’t offer much in the way of damage runs but being able to consistently get rarer boons (in conjunction with the late game mirror upgrades) for gods you know synergize with your weapon I feel like is more impactful then most other keepsakes, minus a few

[@hurraylolth]

I was going to say that vey thing. Planning your build, not fully, but by trying to focus on 1 or 2 gods and some potential synergies, is way more helpful that just hoping you run into a god boon that works with your chosen weapon or playstyle.

[@Aemulator.]

@@hurraylolth hard agree. I’m a bow main and as I go thru higher and higher heats I’d always rather get Artemis or Dionysus on my special than have, like, 18% extra damage from the pierced butterfly by the hades fight. Always take Skelly or Cerberus for hades tho

[@nickochioneantony9288]

Pierced Butterfly alternative : focus on Dionysus to get the Strong Drink Boons. It will give you 3-5% damage bonus per fountain you found... so if you lucky enough to get it on Tartarus, then you can have the average of 20% damage bonus while having full health before facing Hades. Then focus on Damage Reduction Boons (Dionysus, Aphrodite). Use the Skull Earring on the last stage for additional 30% dmg bonus while your Hp is below 40%, combine it with alot Centaur Hearts if you prefer that (I once have 430ish of Hp, so the threshold of the Skull Earring can be easily achieved).

[@TheNitroG1]

actually you can get more than 20% because mid area fountains also give the bonus as well. I recommend dion then posideon in hopes that you can get their duo boon the next time you see either of them and the rest of your boons will be epic or better the rest of the run. Great way to end up with multiple duo boons and legendary boons.

[@spacejesus6581]

A lot of people don’t realize 10% less damage taken is 10% more health, it’s a different stat that does the same thing

[@donaldfowlerjr89]

I'm loving this game. Most fun I've had in a while. Just started playing Friday. Only on like my 13th run

[@LegacyGamingUS]

Enjoy it Donald, it’s one of the best games of the last few years!

[@peronafanman]

People don't use the mirror? It's like the best item in the game for me 😂

[@evagarcia865]

Meanwhile me still struggling against the bone snake boss in the lava area

[@parkerking6410]

I’d adjust the tip “plan your boons for facing Hades” to be more “choose boons with a plan”. You could get a build that is brutal against a single enemy, but leaves you to being overwhelmed by multiple foes in Elysium and the Temple of Styx. Be conscious of whether a boon should go on the attack, special, dash, or whether it should be a supporting boon. This leads me to why I don’t believe the pierced butterfly is the best keepsake. I will often use olympian god keepsakes to set up builds. For instance, when using Zeus’ aspect of the Shield of Chaos, I start with Zeus’ keepsake so I can get Thunder Flourish for my special. From there I’ll snag Demeter or Poseidon for the attack if they pop up, I might also grab Aphrodite. I like these because of they have higher damage boosts, but their secondary effects also help with crowd control. I prefer Demeter and Poseidon because of the Duo boons I can get with them and Zeus. For the dash, I usually prefer Poseidon or Athena, maybe Dionysus. So while there is the bare bones of a plan. Starting with an olympian’s keepsake, I can set the foundation for the build. The build is flexible so I can go different directions depending on the RNG of the run so I don’t screw myself over waiting for the perfect boon, although using another olympian’s keepsake in Asphodel can help if there are two key boons to a build. For instance, using Chiron’s aspect for the bow, I like getting Artemis for the special and Aphrodite for attack. Their Duo boon adds +150% crit damage to weak inflicted foes. Attack sets up weak and the targeting to then unleash a volley of arrows that can crit. I might even use Poseidon’s keepsake at this point because his splash dash or flood shot is great for creating breathing room for the bow. Poseidon isn’t typically useful against bosses, but since the bow is so slow it can be easy to be overwhelmed by large groups of enemies and end your run before making it to Hades. However, the setup on the attack and special will tear through Hades. Also, another comment about the pierced butterfly, there are certain weapons it pairs better with. I would generally suggest avoiding it if you are using the sword or fists, since those are very melee oriented and hard to completely avoid damage unless you are playing very cautiously and slowly. At which point, consider using the olympian keepsakes to set up a build. Keepsakes that work well being swapped in for the final areas are Lucky Tooth/Spiked Collar (depends on your life totals and how many death defiances you have left) or Broken Spearpoint/Evergreen Acorn. Broken Spearpoint is better for quick damage that chips away at your health (ie Champion longbows shooting 3 shots or Snakestone lasers). It’s not super great for the Hades fight because often times his attacks happen too far apart, unless you are still struggling with his laser attack. The Evergreen Acorn is nice because it will (when maxed out) ignore damage from the first five hits you take. I would like to add as another tip for defeating Hades is to learn his attack patterns. Learn when you can attack and when you can dodge. The better you get at this, the more damage you will do and the less you will take.

[@user-pn9zm8qg7k]

The biggest mistake I made would be the blade weapon upgrade. The one the give me +2 heal per hit is usually a terrible choice. And maxhealth is far more important than I expect. Probably because I'm more into utility than anything. I'm only on 16 heat, so I'm not sure how it would work in higher heat situation.

[@Mathiasnyg]

I actually love that upgrade, it served me quite well. It really helped me win my two first runs, thought i see how it could totally ruin a run aswell.

[@iaxacs3801]

Get attack speed up from Hermes and some dash attack boosts and that small health bar doesn't even matter until Champs and Hades

[@TheNitroG1]

I think you mean the spear upgrade that reduces hp by 50 but makes your secondary attack give you 2 hp per hit, "Excalibur" the blade weapon upgrade gives you a protective aura that slows down projectile attacks as well as more HP not less. it should be noted that the 2hp per hit is per enemy hit, per time hit, as well. So I have found that charging up the attack to throw it is the most effective way to heal with it. especially a pile of numbskulls. even better if you have the upgrade that makes it charge faster, hit a larger area, or continue 80% longer. if you hit a pack of 5 enemies twice you have healed for 20. using it against a single enemy is often not worth while. The spinning also clears out projectiles so it's great to use against spreaders if you don't have a deflect. to really make this weapon work, put on Cerberus collar to buff up your hp and collect centaur hearts until you have at least 100 to 120hp. (also mirror upgrades) I have found that for most runs having much over 150hp isn't needed. unless the pact is increasing enemy damage. It's a little bit of a challenge to find a good opportunity to charge up and throw the attack sometimes but if you can get it down it's basically a free win machine because you can always replace any HP you lose if you are careful.

[@RyugaruSenbi]

​@@TheNitroG1 I think they mean the hammer upgrade Cursed slash for the sword. Not aspect of guan yu.

[@RyugaruSenbi]

It becomes good if it's combined with Athena call and stuff to get call quicker, as well as loads of damage reduction, from Aphrodite for example.

[@celestialkitsune]

Late to this video but as someone who's put in over 150 runs on multiple platforms, one major tip, like with any game, is LEARN ATTACK PATTERNS. People meme on dark souls and the like, for being hard, but those games heavily enforce pattern recognition. Monster Hunter is another prime example of pattern recognition. In Hades, knowing what enemies can do will help you avoid things. Even from offscreen sometimes. Knowing what enemy to prioritize in group fights can help a huge amount.

[@Aiden-wx9xr]

Note to everyone that i highly recommend to play as aggresive as possible. But not as aggresive to the point that you tanked the damages. But be quick and fast. Hit enemy aggresively and when you see the enemy telegraphed their attacks, quickly dodge it. That's why i prefer boons that grant "near miss" evasion bonus like Zeus had. I recommend being aggresive because when you play too passive, it tends to overwhelm you because there are a lot of going on and its best to quickly purge all the threats ahead before they even do any of it to you.

[@Fossilight]

I heard that the butterfly was crap... ugh conflicting accounts.

[@carolinedavis8339]

As with most things, it depends heavily on your play style, weapon loadout, and boons, the shield is a lot better for the Butterfly than the Fists, for instance, and vice versa for the Lambent Plume

[@TheNitroG1]

it is crap once you realize the real power is trading boons at the end of each section to obtain combo boons and legendary boons. One of my best runs was with combo boons from Zeus, Dionysius, and Demeter. Zeus and Dion gave me a festive fog that caused lightning strikes, Demeter made the jolted effect never go away and Ice wine was another combo boon that made it so I could cast festive fog instantly (instead of being lobbed through the air) and it inflicted chill...which Demeter also had given me an ability that every 10 stacks of chill would cause a shatter that would do damage to everyone in the area. So I would walk into a room throw down 3 pockets of destruction and wait until the room was clear. Every enemy was drunk, being frozen to death and struck by lightning that never stopped shocking them. Made all of the bosses a joke.

[@funzzz]

45 runs always reach hades cannot defeat him

[@TheDebu666]

44 runs with 4 victories. Use the gun, use Aphrodite keepsake to weaken enemies, use hazard bomb to increase damage of special (grenade launcher) to 300 percent. Keep taking boons to upgrade health and special damage and weak effect. Melt the final boss from a distance using ONLY special(grenade launcher) and dash away. Try to take Athena's deflect dash to deflect the green skull thing

[@ScrodumHat]

@@TheDebu666 gun kinda boring ngl

[@TheDebu666]

@@ScrodumHat yeah I get what u mean.

[@n_aniki]

@@ScrodumHat How is gun boring? You can use Zeus' attack boons and it'll be pretty damn OP

[@nickochioneantony9288]

I for one often get clumsy on the run, so Pierced Butterfly seems like a no go if you still want to enjoy the variety in the mid 10-60hrs of gameplay. Taking the butterfly will not allow you to take other artifact for the rest of your run. I suggest new players to unlock majority of artifacts to its highest rank first, then you can hit a sweetspot according to your boons and the mirror power.

[@puenboy1]

Butterfly also prevents you from manipulating your build. If you run butterfly you better be happy to be at the mercy of rng on which gods you get

[@gundamhufflepuff2383]

Good video, but as a reminder on Hades boss, he summons numerous minions which pile on can be a nightmare to deal with. Have multiple target attacks isn’t always a bad thing on the final boss.

[@LegacyGamingUS]

It's true, but if your runs are anything like mine you'll get those multi-target boons naturally anyways. I always seem to have one or two boons that just aren't great in terms of selection, so I usually try and pick up something keeping your point in mind. Good reminder though!

[@TheNitroG1]

@@LegacyGamingUS you should also note there are combo boons that completely change the effects of certain attacks you have already collected. often times making a crappy boon suddenly excellent. A good example is how trash Demeter's cast boon is, those crystals only are good against things standing still...until you get the combo boon with Artemis that makes them last longer and track enemies faster. Get another combo boon with Poseidon that makes all your casts double and suddenly it's a boss melting game changer.

[@Slowp0w]

First clear on attempt 16, that's when I discovered the power of dash attack builds. - spam attack dash with any of the weapons and pray to Athena for a deflect dash - use blood shot (O button) and stack 3+ on the bosses. -always pick the Daedus hammer when faced with the choice. -dash dash dash, and dash more!

[@iaxacs3801]

Depends on weapons sword , shield, and knuckles work very well with this. And yes Daedalus Hammers are the number 1 pick always since they drastically buff your base build.

[@revolverA]

"Rougelike" Rougelike. ROUGELIKE. Ugh.

[@AtomicBananaPress]

A simple mistake, don't go all batty over it.

[@Dead25m]

It's still a rougelike game, but ye, the mirror isn't a rougelike element.

[@saiyanc137]

Improving dash will make your run multiple times better. Lightning when you dash, reflect damage when you dash, temporary invulnerability. Trust me, this will significantly increase your escape length.

[@Monty2289]

This video is literally just: "Play the game the video". Advice for 11 year olds

[@ArvalVampire]

And i'm thankfull for that

[@iaxacs3801]

Super important tip. THere are a lot fo attacks especially late game with bosses where dodging to them is the best option and you get invincibility frames to avoid the damage. It feels really weird since most games heavily punish doing that but it's almost required to avoid pretty much any thing to do with a spear or shield.

[@TheNitroG1]

shield block is better than you think. there are certain builds where the spear is used long range quite effectively as well.

[@cmoore1369]

I was proud to clear Tartarus in my 7th run. I can’t believe how damn good this game is! 🤘🏻❤️

[@ahetzel9054]

I really like to start my runs with cosmic egg but I thought the damage bonus was lost if you took damage, thanks for the tip

[@SJNaka101]

Just a little correction, no big deal: the metagame buffs like the mirror and keepsakes are "rogue-*lite*" elements, not "rogue-like" elements. The rogue-like elements are things like permadeath, randomly or procedurally generated rooms/rewards, and progression being more related to how good/quickly you can play the game rather than how strong your character gets. The rogue-lite elements are the ones that actually make your character stronger across all your runs and give you a sense of progression because your character gets stronger and you're filling out a list.

[@samyadeepdatta9043]

Rogue like sucks..lite is wayy better

[@CGZollars]

Ares Doom dash so far is one of my favorites and easily to exploit against enemies. You can use the room dash to damage them and it can add up. One dash has killed smaller enemies pretty instantly.

[@GamerRev]

I love Hades!!! Yup, I'm an "aggressive player with janky builds" a full on button masherand I dig all your Hades videos

[@jakubselecky2384]

Lots of people talking about finishing the game after 30th ish attempts. IS this a baseline on normal mode?? I started my game with hardmode enabled And IT looks like dying IS just part of the overal mechanic And its a lot of fun that way... I died about 30 times now And still trying to clear elysium And IT always feels like i am getting a little closer little better.

[@MaskedHeroLucky]

Chain lightning can be great against Hades, it seems to boost Exagryph’s damage by a lot. First run I cleared I had that and Artemis’ supporting fire and I melted him.

[@RyugaruSenbi]

Yeah. Zeus is great for anything that has low base damage high attack speed, because he adds flat damage instead of percentile boost.

[@panduevank8356]

Roguelite* elements. Not roguelike elements.

[@Dead25m]

Whilst the mirror specifically is a rougelite element, the rest of the game is rougelike.

[@lucasbeck1391]

I have to disagree on the pierced butterfly for struggling players Pierced butterfly should only be used by skilled who know how to avoid getting hit Bad/new players should be using the god keepsakes to influence their boons like for example picking aphrodites keepsake to get her attack boon or athenas keepsake to get her dash boon rather than the 10-20% damage bonus they would get from pierced butterfly

[@Dead25m]

I think the point missed about the butterfly is that it keeps you more in focus, and is pretty great to use not right at the start of your gameplay, but just pretty early on to actively improve avoiding damage, as it gives you more of an insentive to be careful and play smart.

[@Dharengo]

The butterfly gets in the way of completing lists. :(

[@TheNitroG1]

The butterfly is a starter charm, no idea why he said you need to be using it. combo boons are much more effective for generating damage.

[@ajjohnson5046]

I can’t BELIEVE no ones hyping up Patroclus’ keepsake?? That thing keeps you alive FOREVER.

[@NoNameNoWhere]

Skull Earring is far superior to Pierced Butterfly. 1. It grants 40% attack, more than you'll typivally get with butterfly 2. You gain the full damage as soon as it's equipped, allowing you to focus on other keepsakes in the first 3 levels. 3. People avoid this keepsake because it doesnt proc when you have more than 35% health. Dont worry, if it hasnt proc'd, you're doing well (generally). 4. People fear playing at 35%, so close to death. But remember, you have 3 death defiance! So you're not reallt close to death when you have 2 or 3 defiance left! 5. Earring will proc when below 35% health on all death defiance, meaning there are multiple "windows" where it works. Not to mention, you revive with 50% health, which is close to the 35% needed to use the keepsake. Don't sleep on earring.

[@palpaladin315]

Good guide, but no way this is Roguelike, or even lightly so. Its more of a unique take on ARPG / RPGA.. Instead of building a set of persistent skills and abilities, and picking up perks; you're building persistent perks, and picking up skills and abilities on the fly. - This keeps the game fresh, like an arcade, or Nintendo game. Speaking of which, I bet this game got Nintendo's approval pretty quickly. Thats no small feat.

[@ArmchairRizzard]

Excellent video, love the information but I'm totally shook by you saying "arrrrr-ease" instead of the normal pronunciation of "air-ease." This isn't like normal weird pronunciations like May-lay instead of mee-lay. Who in the entire western hemisphere doesn't know how to pronounce Ares? Its not only the greek god, its a star sign. Its wild to me. Demeter is a little more understandable, but Arrrrr-ease? Anyway, thanks for the video.

[@theirishviking9278]

great points can't fault you on that minor thing though hades is the god of the dead and afterlife Thanatos is the god of death there's probably some symbolism that him and his brother Hypnos are the only times humans lay still and unmoving for long periods of time but I'm neither ancient Greek nor the biggest greek pantheon historian

[@Aamodon1]

You honestly want a trick or two to make your runs a bit easier? Understand which gods you want to prioritize and which you do not. Demeter? Not that great without going hard into her effects. Artemis? Useful in almost every single build and works well in conjunction with all other gods. But none of that really matters since the game is about progressing with everyone. That means you're going to have to do a lot of runs with Dionysus or with Demeter or zeus or ares or Athena. And then you're gonna have to go back to the hall and progress with all those characters as well. Beating hades isn't the end of the game, so don't treat it as your only goal. It certainly helps, but after ten completions, you can honestly beat the game by simply getting past Elysium consistently and besting Hades 20% of the time.

[@shaheerfarooq7268]

Me who leans towards Ares, and Artemis’ damage buffs because it’s a habit I developed from relying on pure strength builds in Soulsborne games:👍👍👍

[@naeonixion]

A big mechanic to note is that as soon as you press attack during a dodge, you lose your invincibility! Time those attacks properly!

[@Shuffffff]

I keep doing that out of bad habit 😩

[@TheNitroG1]

that explains a couple things. Though if you have the sprint deflect from Athena it's not an issue.

[@OceanLlamaMedia]

I installed a few mods and beat it first try afterwards. If the bosses have 1000+ health so can I.

[@AllOneVoice]

Just got this game yesterday and am addicted to it in a way that I havent been with a game in many years! DAMN. part of that is probably the nostalgia from my middle school/high school diablo days