Which of the companions do I like the best? Let’s dive in! Make sure you let me know what you’re favorite legendary keepsakes are!
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In case you’re curious why Achilles and Patroclus’ keepsake is an ant, it’s because the word “myrmidon” comes from the Greek word “myrmidos” meaning ant. The reason for this is a myth that states that the island of aegina was plagued by Hera because the island was named after a lover of Zeus. The plague killed almost all the human inhabitants and when the king pleaded to the gods for a way to repopulate the island, Zeus took the ants on the island and turned them into humans and called them myrmidons. These myrmidons were also the soldiers that joined Achilles and Patroclus on their campaign to Troy.
Someone did a heat 55 on 1.0 [which I think is the highest for 1.0 now] with Antos
Love hearing Faith of Jevel in the bg. A real classic Darren Korb track!
Agree on shady being s tier. Well i would put the mouse higher but may be because the way i use companions in a run. Plan a head when i want to do it ^^anyway great video mate
Thank you so much for your videos, I managed to beat the game for the first time with a 41:32 two days ago and 31:42 yesterday after putting in some work learning how the game really functions.
Bastion music is some banger.
I’m close to 100 runs and I only just got Achilles to go see Patty.
I've only gotten 3 so far, can't wait for bouldy.
I kinda disagree with the Mort rating. Late late game C sure but early-late game as you're progressing it's really easy to get and one of the best Companions vs Theseus. Can get them to 50% then use this and boom fight is over.
That fight's the most annoying to me cause of his shield early on so this helps a lot.
Early on you don't wanna waste Ambrosia's either so you'll get 1-2 uses outta it. Can precast it on Hydra while he's invuln then on Theseus. Both very good skips early to late game.
Bouldy ganggggggg
My first companion Skelly 🙂 And I've used him a crap ton mainly in boss stages, against lennie easy phasy 2. Drop him down and jsut focus all the other heads, or against the champions when theseus drops below 50% have the god and him focus it, easiest kill you can get
In my perspective morti is definitely not that bad on bosses, considering most of them have a phase in which they stand still (megeara and alecto preparing for phase 3, tisiphone you don't even need to aim in phase 3, hydra is usually still, theseus in third phase, hades' beam, etc). I get the overdamage thing, but in my experience meg keepsake will always leave the boss with 15% health or so, while than will just kill them (considering even that you are in a high heat run and you have Calisthenics Program, thanatos can get more value).I'm not saying it's better than meg, I just argue that is probably a B tier (it doesn't deserve to be in the same tier as skelly imo).
Also, in really high heat runs, in which you have maxed Lasting Consequences (or just high heat with guan yu), bouldy is probably a C tier. Just saying that because you pointed out that meg is S in speedruns, so maybe it's a good idea to point out that bouldy is at least not S tier on that situation.
I hear everyone saying that hitting the bosses with Thanatos is difficult, but I have to disagree, every boss has a moment where they remain stationary, barring maybe Asterius, but it's easy enough to get him to charge you underneath Than's circle.
Honestly I love summoning skelly for the bosses to pull aggro, and I just backstab the hell out of them
Just wanna pop in and say since i got into the game via the epic game store sale your videos new and old have been very informative and entertaining thanks!
Love this series, im new to the game and this is very helpful! Ty!
does Rib work with your revenge boons?
Thanks for the video! I love Battie! I'm super far in and curious what event causes you to be able to use companions in the final boss. Epilogue?
Rib can be quite useful when you're playing with Stygius and using the Daedalus Hammer that grants health on hit. That way you can deal damage and regain a sizeable chunk of life while they're all busy focusing on Skelly.
@1:07, I call hooey that it targets "your closest foe". Every damn time in the butterfly room, it picks the onion head all the way across the room, instead of the actual threat!!
Nice video, my personal favourite is companion mort ,makes barge of death middle management super easy,just pop it while its spawning and watch the armour go down lol. Also use it at the start of champion fight to hit them both , doesent work for the em fight tho. And hades when he starts filling his second life bar i pop it aswell .
Dude, respect for Bastion OST! Darren Korb is da boss of music, and Terminal March is such a masterpiece
I have a video idea how about a guide to all bosses Extreme Measures and variants
Here's my take:
-Take Skelly to learn the Middle Management fight changes in Tartarus/Asphodel and then never again, he's just too squishy after Asphodel.
It's sort of a shame that Bouldy is so hard to get considering how good it is for beginner/intermediate players but it's worth getting
Meg is extremely powerful but can whiff pretty hard, even using the knowledge that the line draws perpendicular to the direction Zag is facing
Thanatos is strong but too slow once you crank up Forced Overtime
Antos is really strong and can even multi-hit if enemies stack, it just isn't the most reliable in the Hades fight between not being able to hit the same target twice (unless enemies cluster on Dad phase 1) and the potential to just go afrer his cast stones
Wow, I aways use Mort since I can basically skip the second half of the Theseus fight (unlike most bosses who damage cap at every one third, Theseus and Bull are capped at half health, so the 3500 will be dealt in full)
So, basically I like mort because I hate Theseus, lol
I like using Fidi against Hades because Dusa doesnt stop attacking during the cutscenes after Hades get beat, its funny to imagine Hades giving a speech to Zag while being pelted with rocks.
I cant wait to watch this in 20 years when I finally unlock some of these haha. I legit am like 30 hours into my new save and I totally forgot these even existed
Oh, The video starts with my favorite track from Bastion. ❤️
I actually love companion mort because it’s easy to hit Hades, Theseus+Asterius, and annoying bosses on Styx.
Mort is my favorite for the sheer damage, also it made me better with timing my attacks. He's perfect for armoured minibosses (Doomstone, Gorgon head, giant Soulcatcher), great in Styx rooms, and honestly against bosses too. There's always a window of time when the boss in standing still (Hades' laser attack or Theseus summoning the gods). The fight against Theseus is over in two seconds with Mort lol
Honestly Skelly is the sole reason I finally got the pierced butterfly achievement.
Good vid buddy!
Mort is definitely better than Rib, IMO.
Skelly keepsake is a free win in Erebus Gates.
Very satisfied to see shady on the s tier! The moment i got him i maxed his level and always used it in every run. I kinda suck at dodging so whenever i get the boons i need for a run, i always switch to demeter in elysium or the temple and try to get the boon that increases the heals that you get in preparation for hades
I wonder if Skelly can be good with Lucifer, kinda in the same way the Athena call is really good with it.