Hades (PC(W,M)/Steam) (Supergiant Games)
Heat 25 (Hell Mode), Shield of Chaos (Aegis) run, Aspect 1 (Aspect of Zagreus) win
So, after a few more runs, Darker Thirst landed on the Shield. =)
Some of my more recent Shield runs had gone fairly well with either Zeus or Ares on the Special… so as a minor variation of my default True Shot build strat, I decided to replace Dionysus with Zeus, since Zeus would make Lightning Rod (Artemis/Zeus Duo) a possibility as well. ^^
Anyway, overall, the run went fairly well. Zag didn’t manage to encounter Lightning Rod, but did have a comfortably strong build going into the final battle, so… ^_^
So anyway, here it is… my first ever Heat 25 Shield of Chaos win! Hope you enjoy!
Some quick notes on the strategy I used:
– The basic priority order for Keepsakes I used was: Artemis, Athena, Zeus, Patroclus.
* Using Zeus instead of Dionysus, both for Zeus on Special and for the possibility of Lightning Rod.
– The specific Boons I tended to prioritize were:
* Artemis: True Shot, Exit Wounds
* Athena: Divine Dash
* Hermes: Quick Reload
* Zeus: Thunder Flourish, Static Discharge
* Chaos: +1 bloodstone, increased Cast damage
0:01 Mirror of Night
– Talents: a a a a a a a a b a a b
0:11 Keepsakes – Companion Shady, Adamant Arrowhead (Artemis)
0:16 Shield of Chaos (Aegis), Aspect 1: Aspect of Zagreus
0:23 Pact of Punishment – Heat 25
– HM restrictions: 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
– Addl.Conditions: 1 0 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 –
– Total Heat cost: 2 1 1 3 6 1 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
0:27 Begin Escape
0:31 Tartarus
0:36 True Shot (Rare)
1:27 True Shot: Lv.2
1:45 Exit Wounds (Epic)
2:21 +1 Reroll (Fated Persuasion) (5)
3:08 Chaos – Enshrouded Grasp (Common) (5: previews hidden, +1 bloodstone)
5:59 Centaur Soul, Light of Ixion
7:17 Chaos – Pauper’s Shot (Common) (3: +0 coins, +33% cast)
7:30 Chaos Boon (Enshrouded Grasp) transformed
9:50 Hunter Dash (Epic)
10:12 Boss Battle – Furies: Tisiphone (+Alecto +Megaera)
11:26 Furies Vanquished
11:36 Chaos Boon (Pauper’s Shot) transformed
11:50 Owl Pendant (Athena); Purged: Hunter Dash (+145); HydraLite
12:15 Asphodel
14:42 Reroll -1 (4), Quick Reload (Rare)
15:33 Exit Wounds: Lv.2
16:57 Reroll -1 (3), Reroll -2 (1), Divine Dash (Rare)
19:57 Empowering Flight
20:14 Life Essence (+43 life), Braid of Atlas
20:48 True Shot: Lv.3, food (+63 life)
20:58 Boss Battle – Lernie, the Bone Hydra (Lernaean Hydra)
22:50 Lernie Vanquished
23:10 Purged: Exit Wounds (+170); Thunder Signet (Zeus)
23:50 Elysium
24:40 True Shot: Lv.4
26:00 Explosive Return
26:22 True Shot: Lv.5
27:48 Reroll -1 (0), Thunder Flourish (Epic)
29:34 Side Hustle (Rare)
30:54 Divine Strike (Rare)
33:00 Brilliant Riposte (Epic), True Shot: Lv.6
33:18 Boss Battle – Theseus & Asterius
34:44 Death Defied!
34:47 Theseus defeated
35:59 Heroes Vanquished
36:21 Broken Spearpoint (Patroclus); Purged: Divine Strike (+75); HydraLite
36:36 The Temple of Styx
39:09 Static Discharge (Common)
40:25 Satyr Sack, Ares’ Aid (Epic)
40:45 Centaur Heart, Tempest Strike (Rare)
41:03 Cerberus Treated (to a snack)
41:16 Boss Battle – Hades, God of the Dead
43:59 Boss Battle – Hades (Phase 2)
45:10 Hades Vanquished
– My first ever Heat 25 Shield of Chaos win! ^_^
45:32 Victory!
45:46 Tale – Taken by the Styx
46:08 The House of Hades
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