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Hades

Part 13

Hades Legendary and Duo Boons guide, highlighting good boons like Lightning Rod and Hunting Blades, and explaining why some boons like Arctic Blast are less useful.

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Hades Legendary and Duo Boons guide, highlighting good boons like Lightning Rod and Hunting Blades, and explaining why some boons like Arctic Blast are less useful.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Arctic Blast (Demeter): Accumulating 10 stacks of Chill results in a blast that deals 100 damage and removes Chill. This is generally less useful than maintaining the Chill status effect, especially against high-health enemies like Hades.
  2. 2
    Peer Pressure (Dionysus): Hangover-affected enemies spread Hangover (4 damage / 0.5 seconds for 4 seconds) to other nearby enemies every 4 seconds. The utility is limited, as Call boons are more effective at spreading Hangover.
  3. 3
    Various knockback-boosting effects (Poseidon): These effects are less helpful against bosses in large, open chambers or enemies anchored in place, such as the Hydra.
  4. 4
    Lightning Reflexes (Zeus): When dashing just before getting hit, strike nearby enemies with a lightning bolt for 20 damage. The damage is low, and it lacks strong status effects or situational uses, making it underwhelming even when triggered repeatedly.
  5. 5
    Lightning Rod (Duo, Zeus/Artemis): Every 1 second, a 70-damage lightning bolt strikes enemies around each unretrieved bloodstone. This boon is game-breaking when used with casts, as it allows enemies to die around you while you focus on evasion. It is especially powerful when combined with the Artemis Legendary boon Fully Loaded (+2 bloodstone capacity).
  6. 6
    Hunting Blades (Duo, Ares/Artemis): Slicing Shot seeks the nearest enemy. This boon makes Slicing Shot a reliable damage-dealing technique against late-game bosses.
  7. 7
    Vicious Cycle (Legendary, Ares): All blade rift effects deal +2 damage for each consecutive hit on an opponent. Stacking this with Hunting Blades can end runs quickly.
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    Crystal Clarity (Duo, Demeter/Artemis): Crystal Beam tracks enemies faster and deals +10% damage. This boon allows for safe setup of Crystal Beams with solid damage output, remedying wasted damage from imprecise raw forms.
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    Calculated Risk (Duo, Dionysus/Athena): Your enemies’ ranged projectiles move 40% more slowly. This boon is beneficial on almost any build.
Tips
  • Focus on maintaining status effects like Chill over burst damage when facing high-health enemies in Hades.
  • Call boons are generally more effective for spreading Hangover than the Peer Pressure boon.
  • Knockback effects are significantly less useful in boss arenas with open spaces or unmovable enemies.
  • Lightning bolts from boons like Lightning Reflexes require builds that support repeated deployment to be impactful.
  • Lightning Rod is most effective when bloodstones are hurled near the center of a chamber, away from immediate threats.
  • Hunting Blades and Crystal Clarity significantly improve the viability and damage output of Casts in Hades.
  • Combining Hunting Blades and Vicious Cycle can lead to very fast runs.

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