For all the ways that the "blocking" screwed you up in the early game, it was super generous blocking Chronos' attacks in the end game. Probably because the hitbox on his attacks is so big that it easily hit your special, and Chronos moves so fast that he always sniped you before you finished charging the omega. Either way, great job!

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

The Blessing/Curse for all of us Axe Mains. 👀

Kinda wish tranquil gain triggers on just walking (no attack, special, sprint, and cast) around rather than just standing still.

@Kalus_Heart607

12 күн бұрын

Definitely agreeable. Plus, what’s more tranquil than walking around, unfazed by the things around you

@zulqernein

8 күн бұрын

@@Kalus_Heart607 standing still

For anyone else that might not have known this (i didn't until i tested it just now), the aspect of charon's damage bonus does not get applied to the solar ring damage, only the omega cast's initial burst. The Furies arcana bonus gets applied to both though.

The Lovers being overrided and thus getting hit is amusing in that Hecate fight

They can probably make Dark side more viable by making the cast time instant and raising the magick spent cost. Feels a bit clunky now and everyone wants Selene's bathwater.

@coraline2770

Ай бұрын

Yea I always get hit on the startup not on the ending

@jordanschmitt9412

Ай бұрын

an invuln ability with a multi second windup feels so fucking bad it's ridiculous. then it goes on to do super mid damage on top of that like why

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

Activating any Hex Freezes the Enemies so you technically are Invincible during Activation... The issue is Chronos is immune to all Slow Downs and Freezes so all that Safety comes back to Bite you. 😳

@dodang_9147

17 күн бұрын

@@jordanschmitt9412 they increased cost but did nothing cast time or damage output. 10/10 change.

My ideal fix to the "gap between block and omega special hit" problem would be that you can hold the block as long as you want, you get to choose when the omega special comes out. So you still have the downside of having the vulnerability gap, but you get to time when that happens.

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

That would be nice ... That being said I've already Adapted so I can survive if they Don't Fix it. 👀

@d07RiV

29 күн бұрын

That would be pretty broken probably since you can just block everything? Especially if you took the attacks/specials while spinning, you'd just be invincible the whole time while dealing damage.

@justarandomdood

28 күн бұрын

​@@d07RiVsome things are unblockable, you'd still be vulnerable from the back, and if you have the timer on at all then you're screwing yourself Theoretically it works to turtle away in a corner, but like... You could've done that with Apollo's Dash + Hermes' Dash and just dashing and sprinting around if all you wanted was to avoid damage lol

16:09 "Chat are you looking at my rizz?" *Queue clown Haelian in corner*

This really is one of my favorite aspects! I just suck at timing the shield and it’s a bit slow when I’m doing fear runs

The fact the special doesnt block dmg while in the cast animation is so sitty, i hope they fix that

@josh___something

Ай бұрын

So you want to be functionally invincible almost the entire time? It's not some bug that needs fixing, it's an intentional design decision.

@Nighthawk20000

Ай бұрын

​@@josh___somethingthe fact that the vulnerability lines up perfectly with most enemies attack timings is a feelsbad game design that will likely be reduced/removed. All they need to do is drop the gap between the ending of the block and the attack actually activating by about .25 seconds

@josh___something

Ай бұрын

​@@Nighthawk20000 You control when you charge up, delay your special so they get blocked.

@dodang_9147

Ай бұрын

@@josh___something it is intentional design. the issue is that swing for special is too slow. getting hit after blocking is not fun. I think they'll likely speed up the axe recovery for special after swinging. It should be that you get punished after animation ends.

@johnsober

Ай бұрын

​@@Nighthawk20000 I have little issues timing my attacks and when I do have issues, most of the time I can see how I could've timed it better. You have to be deliberate. This isn't hades 1, the ethos of the game by and large is deliberation.

16:47 made me laugh so hard I wasn't expecting it

@nutmeg3647

Ай бұрын

Hael only wants one hammer and its disgusting

I think tranquil gain would be fine if you did not have to stand still for a second to start the magic regen. Standing still is already a big ask so I think if it had no delay and the numbers were tuned down a bit it would feel so much better.

You had the requirements for the Apollo/Demeter duo, im surprised you never went for it. It would've helped the damage for boss fights a lot.

Idk if anyone has mentioned this but you can dash during the small window Mel is vulnerable during the axe channeled special to avoid getting hit similarly to the axe spin dash tech or the spear spin tech from Hades 1. This will result in Mel casting the special in whatever direction she dashes in while using the dash I frames right before the channeled special comes out.

@josh___something

Ай бұрын

You can press the attack button after the dash, and it'll track back to where you're pointing at instead of dash direction.

@meph7425

Ай бұрын

​@@josh___somethingdid you find this out by panic spamming

@dandavidson3942

Ай бұрын

Once you get used to dodging then aiming with attack it becomes way stronger

@99berzerkerz

Ай бұрын

@@josh___something nice, didn’t know that

@josh___something

Ай бұрын

@@meph7425 I saw gameplay where someone redirected it accidentally. So I just tested every button.

8:06 - I feel like that's justified retribution for shitting on them in the tier list 🤣

Haelian don't forget you can dash after channeling when retarget the special with attack , can help if enemies are closing in like what happened at the start

@18:30 the Daedalus hammer you took you can channel on top of the mini boss mobs with armor and it instantly kills all their armor without actually casting the special fully

I jumped out of bed. NO WAY YOU ACTUALLY DID IT. so hyped!!!

I just did a run with a similar build - at 4 fear, so not nearly as extreme, but I found that using a ranged cast from Hestia or Zeus worked really well. Charon Axe is one of my favourite weapons so far!

Aspect of Charon feels terrible without the hammer that makes the special faster. You just take too much damage.

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

I personally don't understand the point of that Aspect.... Its much easier and Cheaper to just Use the Image Cast. 🤔 Then I can use the Aspect of Melinoe for Quality Of Life. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@justarandomdood

28 күн бұрын

​@@lookalike4805you get the benefit of 1. a long range cast 2. a long range Ω cast 3. the Ω special All while not having to channel the Ω cast, while you're channeling the Ω special for safety

I'd like it if there were separate pacts that increase the health of standard enemies and bosses

have you tried apollo legendary + mel torches?

Mad ending to the run

So certain moves are indeed unblockable in the game, the worst offenders being Hecate's ring, the pink-purple energy satyrs shoot out that tracks you and leaves behind a trail, fire from the barrel throwing guys on the surface, steam in oceanus, and polyphemus's grab. I think eris's bombs are also unblockable, but with AOEs you kinda have to block in a very particular way so maybe I'm doing it wrong

@JediMcPimp

Ай бұрын

I just found today that you can block Eris' bombs, but you have to be blocking at the point of launch, and it didn't catch all of them, so still very risky.

@haihuynh8772

Ай бұрын

Most of them act more like stage hazards than projectiles, so makes sense. Though strange that Melinoe would be bothered by running through fire when her feet themselves are burning.

@theformation3781

Ай бұрын

@@haihuynh8772 zag couldn't walk on lava either

@haihuynh8772

Ай бұрын

@@theformation3781 Because it's magma, this is some measly oil fire.

Do you run 'Swift Runner' Arcana card for the 10% Sprint Speed or Instant Dash? I'm trying to figure out the specifics of making your Dash ''instant'', I'm wondering if it allows you to animation cancel, because there are many moves that lock you into an animation after you've cast it. Torch Specials are a perfect example (but not the only).

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

There's nothing I know of the Requires *Swift Runner* Specifically to Cancel any Animations. On top of that... I usually have it Turned off since it lowers your I-Frames if your Dash is Shorter. I genuinely don't understand why people would want it on.... Hermes/Apollo/Charon have buffs that allow you to run Faster without Nerfing your Dash. 👀

Yes.... Most Rings are Unblockable 👀

I won my first run because of this aspect and got lucky to get the Zeus-Apollo duo boon and a faster omega move

Ive watched most of your Hades content, other than Jawless Paul, are there any other consistent content creators you would recommend?

Passed with 20 fear! Got lucky with a few special speed, less magic cost and Chaos magic regen, only took 50 dmg from Chronos.

I'm not sure if Charon axe + Apollo cast synergise that well considering it makes so you have to wait longer for the cast to end. I hope I'm missing something but while the damage was fine, the speed was not great.

@GoXDS

Ай бұрын

but you never wait for the cast to end? you're completely forgetting about the other part of the Charon aspect

@phoenix6890

Ай бұрын

@@GoXDS I forgot about it because blocking always gets me hit. Apparently dashing gives you a few s so I'll try that I suppose. Last time I used this aspect I just swapped Apollo for zeus at the end and did way better after, Just feels like too much work (and magic) for the payoff.

@pioneershark2230

Ай бұрын

It's about making the cast end early and on top of that using both an omega cast and special for 20 magick, along with increasing its size and damage

@drumstep9135

Ай бұрын

That said, solar ring lasts for two seconds, and the time it takes to get out the first hit of the axe omega special is (from my rough stop watch counting) about 2.1 seconds. So from a very simplified raw damage perspective solar ring itself has to basically match the damage of the omega cast initial burst since in the time you're waiting for solar ring to end you could almost set up a whole second charon cast special cycle. Which I haven't checked the math on but I don't think it does without some pretty substantial rarity/pom/supplemental boon investment. That obviously isn't accounting for if you're hitting things with other moves while solar ring is firing or the extra magic you're burning by firing two omega specials compared to one, but I wouldn't be surprised if charon solar ring is very close in terms of damage output to charon without solar ring.

@drumstep9135

Ай бұрын

I just did some test runs and I had forgotten how nicely solar ring upgrades. With maxed Furies arcana solar ring needs to reach 20 damage per hit to match the omega cast initial hit (rare +1 pom or epic). Somewhat surprisingly, the aspects damage bonus DOES NOT increase the solar ring damage, only the initial omega cast damage. And if you get the special channel speed hammer and can support the magic for it, solar ring does get comparatively worse since you are now waiting nearly twice as long for solar ring to end as it would take to just set up another cast and omega special.

Charon without special boon is quite something :D

how does aspect of charon interact with apollo + demeter duo boon (making your omega cast stronger with every use) ? Does it work without having the mana increase downside ?

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

The Drain comes from your Omega Special so in theory it sounds Legit. 🤔

They REALLY need to make the Axe omega special faster. Charon runs without Sudden Cleaver feel so bad...

How do you unlock the offerings to see the boons? I have cleared 18 heat runs already and have no way to see them yet. :/

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

Number of clears doesn't really do anything.... Try Gifting all the NPCs that Offer Things.

Charon is SO fun. It even works well with cast boons that don't get Omega bonuses, just cuz the base damage is so high.

@cantrip7

Ай бұрын

My experience with +30% health is... Sorta mixed. I have to take it at 32 for boon-hungry/slower weapons, to make up for all the Vows you CAN'T take. I try to aggressively get Heroic damage boons or consistent magick restoration boons as priority #1.

I cannot believe you got this done with this build lol

How does Apollos Ω cast interact with the alter upgrade that makes your Ω do +100 power per detonation? Does it count?

@ThRollingCoinGaming

Ай бұрын

Nope. Though enemies will usually still take the extra hundred, so it's probably worth if you want to build around it

@Xarrant

Ай бұрын

Solar Ring blasts do not benefit from the +100

When will you start doing goofy runs for this game? There's a duo boon called "Beach Ball" with your name on it 😉

Man I been waiting for some Axe videos. I really like it but I am STRUGGLING with it, mostly vs Chronos.

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

Use a Cast Build for Chronos.... My Go To's are Apollo & Zeus. If things are Rough then Hestia is much Weaker Alternative. 👀

wtf what are the green head syou take after your special attack?

Bruh I’m so bad at the game. Can’t even win 32 fear with op momus build. Honestly probably just have to wait for the extreme measures vow

I haven't tried Chiron aspect but I hate the special so much. I greatly prefer Mel and Than axe. My highest fear run (and fastest run ever) was on Mel axe. Everything else I did on Than axe.

@meph7425

Ай бұрын

these aspects barely differ tho, most of them you can ignore the effects and play the same way

@dodang_9147

Ай бұрын

@@meph7425 i wouldn't say so. a lot of aspect are literal game-changers. Aspect of momus is infinity hp for staff. Aspect of Pen literally decides where you can use special dagger throw or not. Aspect of Artemis is significant boost of critical damage. borderline essential for melee dagger. Aspect of Eros vs Aspect of Melinoe decides whether ur using torches for primary melee or special spam. Aspect of Thanos vs Regular axe decides whether ur using Omega spin or not. Skull only has aspect of medea that is relevant, otherwise it is really bad. you can only ignore these aspects if ur just playing 0-15 fear runs but after like 20 fear, these aspects very important to winning.

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

@dodang_9147 He was Talking about the Axe... Aspect of Mel is Faster so Naturally it's The Safest one to use.... Against Chronos You will always do better with a Cast Build.... Attempting to Actually use The Axe gets you Hit.

Could some one let me know how exactly to unlock Shelly’s 3 statues in this game? I beat Chronos 5times and still can’t see the status at all…

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

Its Shown on the *Oath Of The Unseen* 👀

Certainly like the concept of this aspect, but the execution leaves many thing to be desired. Not to mention that it has poor synergy with many cast boons, pretty much requires a certain hammer to feels good, and matchs up badly against sped up enemies. You feel really restricted when picking up this aspect.

What a cursed run..

I don't get why you never use the god keepsakes after the start?

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

Probably because the Vow that Turns then into Onions maybe ?

Dark side is still one of the worst hexes. Gawd, it sucks so much

Why couldn't he get Demeter's special anymore at Erebus ?

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

There's a Vow that Deletes Unpicked Blessings if there are offered. Not much of an issue on other weapons but it's very Restrictive on the Axe. 😬

Charon + Apollo has been my go to build, but God using the Insta Omega Cast with the vows that increase number of minions and how fast they are feel so much more punishing, like the second you launch the special, everyone is hitting you. Also "spitters" (whatever those antler worms are), they can eat a bag of dics, they always decide to evaporate my health bar, when by comparison Cerberus can't even hit me

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

Think of there's Spitters like Pedestrians when you're Driving.... They *ALWAYS* Have Right of Way. Or to be less Cryptic...don't push your Luck with a Spitter that's just About to Fire or if it's already Fired and you think you can absorb one hit then Kill it before it Fires the Rest.... As soon as those Orbs make contact with you... You get affected by a Massive amount of *Hit Stop* every thing else is free to move while that's Happening which is how can get hit by All 4 Projectiles when you tried to Take Action after getting hit by the first. So... Yeah.... I don't gamble with them anymore....

gg

love it how he keeps missing the duo apollo + demeter boon "torrential downpour" THE ENTIRE GAME. Do I get anything from Demeter? No... skip... do I get anything from apollo... no... skip Also. Haelian. I know you hate apollos regen... but it allows you to regain mana while dodging and attacking... which Demeter does not.

@lookalike4805

Ай бұрын

Oh that one Appeared for me once.... I skipped it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@jacobmcdorman5552

29 күн бұрын

@@lookalike4805 Well, as far as boons which have no negative side effects because of axe it's 100% there. It just keeps getting stronger.

God the axe just sucks compared to staff/blades

First woot