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Hades

Part 32

Learn the Aspect of Lucifer strategy in Hades, focusing on Hellfire pulses and the Greater Inferno upgrade for effective damage.

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Learn the Aspect of Lucifer strategy in Hades, focusing on Hellfire pulses and the Greater Inferno upgrade for effective damage.

Walkthrough
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    The Aspect of Lucifer's Special, Hellfire, drops an orb that pulses 20 damage per second within a small radius.
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    Attacks can detonate the Hellfire orb, causing an explosion that deals 100 damage at max Aspect level.
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    This Aspect exacerbates the frustration of the Special missing its target due to the delay between launching and detonating.
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    Unlike previous Aspects, Hellfire needs to land and then be struck to detonate, increasing the chance of missing the intended target with the explosion.
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    The 20 damage pulse per second helps offset the delayed impact.
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    A 75%-boosted 60 base damage Special from the Aspect of Eris is considered superior and more reliable than the 100 base damage of Hellfire's explosion.
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    The most viable strategy is to dash around, laying down Hellfire in the vicinity of enemies and waiting for passive pulse damage, occasionally getting enemies caught in an explosion.
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    The Greater Inferno upgrade is crucial, raising pulse damage from 20 to 70 and increasing the pulse radius.
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    With the proper Special boon (preferably Chill or Weak), you can spread debuffs with each pulse, which also provide strong percent-damage boosts onto the 70 base damage of the upgraded pulse.
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    The Aspect of Lucifer is dependent on Greater Inferno; without it, fights are tediously long, and you rely on the unreliable explosion for meaningful damage.
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    Several Adamant Rail upgrades are incompatible with Aspect of Lucifer, leaving only 3 eligible from the initial set: Triple Bomb, Piercing Fire, and Targeting System.
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    There are approximately 9/14 (~64.3%) odds of being presented with Greater Inferno as an available upgrade option with your first or second Daedalus Hammer.
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    There are approximately 16/21 (~76.2%) odds of being presented with Greater Inferno via your first two Hammers or an Anvil of Fate (if offered in Styx).
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    Hellfire typically starts to detonate on its own after four uses, preventing the chamber from being covered with undetonated Hellfires for massive pulse damage.
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    This strategy works well, especially combined with Hermes boons like Hyper Sprint (sturdy and faster after dashing) and Quick Recovery (recover health if you dash after taking damage).
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    The Aspect of Lucifer has an expanded ammo clip of 20 for its beam Attack, with a ramp-up effect during continuous use.
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    However, this is offset by a significant delay in starting to fire, and being immobile while firing limits reaching full ramped damage without taking damage.
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    The Flash Fire upgrade can lessen the Attack's delay and extend its range.

Tips:

  • Prioritize obtaining the Greater Inferno upgrade for the Aspect of Lucifer, as it significantly boosts pulse damage and radius.
  • Combine Hellfire pulses with boons that apply status effects like Chill or Weak for increased damage and debuffs.
  • Utilize Hermes boons like Hyper Sprint and Quick Recovery to enhance mobility and survivability while laying down Hellfire.
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