“A classic, OP build. The design is very human. More American even.”
Hell Mode Hades EM4 Kill Sub 2 Challenge (name subject to change) 01: Classic Clocket (Rocket Shotgun) Build
Starting time: 22:13
End time: 23:17
Time on Hades EM4 vanquished: 1 minute and 3.74 seconds, via Time Calculator (https://www.calculator.net/time-calculator.html)
Don’t know if some players had done this before I post my very first challenge. Here’s the rules that I made:
– Vanquish Hades in under 2 minutes (usually less than 1 minute and 30 seconds)
– Hell Mode with Extreme Measures 4 turned on
– No Chthonic Companion Call (I call Bouldy elsewhere for Obols necessary to buy for build making)
– No Forced Overtime pact condition (since this will shorten the time to beat, I turn it off for a little challenge)
– Any build (OP and custom made builds used by players worldwide)
– Unseeded Run
– No Mods
– Keyboard and Mouse only (8 directional WASDs for added challenge)
Other pact conditions are okay since I’m in the middle of bounty hunting.
Planning to put these rules on thumbnail in the future.
Any players can attempt on this challenge or make custom rules. You can easily beat Hades better than my own time if you add/modify build specs, using any Chthonic Companion, changing Mirror of Night Talents, maximizing Forced Overtime pact condition and using a controller (which is highly recommended).
All you need for the build is fortunate RNGs and of course luck, if Hades is unable to use most of his time-consuming abilities like Darkness Invisibility and Cerberus Aid.
MY PLANNED CUSTOM BUILD SPECS
Weapon and Aspect: Exagryph, the Adamant Rail, Aspect of Eris (75% Bonus Damage for 4 seconds after hitting by own Special’s blast)
ATTK: Zeus’ Lightning Strike (Secondary Attack, necessary for Static Discharge)
SPEC: Artemis’ Deadly Flourish (Primary Attack, Pom of Power priority to Level 10 more or less depending on boon rarity)
CAST: none
DASH: Poseidon’s Tidal Dash (necessary for Razor Shoals)
CALL: Hades’ Aid (Sigil of the Dead keepsake; invisibility plus damage boost)
Chaos Boon: Special (Flourish boon)
Daedalus Hammer Upgrades: Rocket Bomb (RPG projectile with 80 base damage) and Cluster Bomb* (5 bombs with -30% damage each)
Vital Boons (listed below):
Zeus’ Static Discharge (added curse status, necessary for Privileged Status**)
Poseidon’s Razor Shoals (added curse status, necessary for Privileged Status**)
Poseidon’s Hydraulic Might (for startup boost damage, Pom of Power optional if other primary boons haven’t acquired)
Artemis’ Pressure Points (for higher critical chance, Pom of Power priority as high as possible)
Artemis’ Clean Kill (for small yet helpful critical damage boost)
Artemis’ Support Fire (for additional damage support)
Hermes’ Swift Flourish (for faster clocket rate of fire)
Hermes’ Hyper Sprint (for temporary move speed boost, common is fine)
Hermes’ Greater Haste (for faster move speed, better with epic/heroic rarity)
Hermes’ Rush Delivery (for additional damage from move speed bonuses, better with epic/heroic rarity)
Zeus’ Legendary Splitting Bolt (for additional damage, if possible to acquire this boon by chance)
* When combined with Rocket bomb, it’ll turn into a Rocket Shotgun (Clockets in short), creating a 150° spread of rockets when fired.
** No idea how Privileged Status works back then since I set to Family Favorite. Nevertheless, having 7 Olympians for a total of 35% damage is helpful (can limit up to 8 Olympians in a single run, which some players believe).
Mirror of Night Talents will be found on victory report at 1:30. Not all boons were the same on both in-game and my planned custom boons (due to RNG).
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