Part 25

Aspect of Hera: This aspect excels with its loaded Cast, which can be fired after an Attack. Consider Stygian Soul for easier Bloodstone retrieval, especially if Chaos or Artemis provide Bloodstone boons. Infernal Soul is more reliable as enemies usually drop Bloodstones upon death when hit by a fully charged Attack.

After using your Cast-boosted Attack, rely on your Special for sustained damage, particularly against groups of weaker foes. Buff your Special with fixed-damage effects like Zeus's Thunder Flourish or Ares's Curse of Pain. Thunder Flourish is good if you have long waits between Bloodstone uses. Curse of Pain can offer better damage if you have the Aspect of Hera fully upgraded or a Hermes boon for faster Attack frequency.

An alternative is using Drunken Flourish with Trippy Flare and the Black Out legendary boon, but this requires enemies to move into the Festive Fog. Black Out is better suited for boss encounters with Dionysus's Aid.

The Aspect of Hera provides a balanced approach for tough foes and crowds. Its loaded Cast options can be clumsy compared to its best choices.

Complementary upgrades for Aspect of Hera include not using Explosive Shot. Complementary boons include low-frequency Attack boons (Aphrodite, Athena, possibly Ares), Thunder Flourish (possibly Frost Flourish, possibly Divine Flourish). Refer to the Cast section for ideal Cast combinations, noting Trippy Flare is superior to Trippy Shot, but avoid Crystal Beam.

Aspect of Rama: This aspect's Attack charges slower and shoots a wide, piercing crescent projectile. Its Special fires three low-damage projectiles that bounce once and inflict Shared Suffering for 7 seconds. Enemies with Shared Suffering take damage when any enemy is hit by your Attack, with 60% of Attack damage transferred at max Aspect level.

The Aspect of Rama lacks a broad-area Special found in other Coronacht aspects. Shared Suffering is an excellent debuff, and attacking an enemy afflicted with it deals additional damage. However, you are left with a slow-charging Attack prone to staggering.

The slow charge rate and inability to move mid-charge make you vulnerable to staggering, especially when firing from a distance. This significantly lowers damage output per Attack and limits power shot usage.

The unique Repulse Shot upgrade aims to prevent close-quarters overwhelm but requires an attack to activate, unlike the Eternal Spear's Flaring Spin. Its utility is minimal.

It's best to ignore Repulse Shot and pursue other Attack upgrades. Coronacht's upgrade catalog has better Special-oriented options than Attack-oriented ones, which is a nuisance here. Flurry Shot is incompatible. Point-Blank Shot and Twin Shot are likely your best bets, treating the Aspect of Rama as a close-quarters weapon.

You can attach Thunder Flourish to your Special for fixed damage, but you only get one lightning bolt per enemy hit by the Special, not per arrow. This makes it less reliable for spamming compared to other weapon aspects.