#Hades builds update
#Hades builds free

Varatha, Zagreus’ spear, is particularly adept at dealing backstab damage at range as it can be thrown through an enemy and then recalled through their back. Notably, Athena offers the Exposed curse, which massively increases backstab damage as well. So let’s discuss the implications of these Attributes now.Īdditional backstab damage can be a useless addition, a situational perk, or a core part of your damage-dealing strategy depending on your build.

Furthermore, even when you can have everything, some of the traits of the Mirror will change how you use certain builds. These two situations (starting out or doing a low-darkness challenge run) force you to tactically allocate your Darkness rather than purchasing everything available. Furthermore, starting out, you won’t have all of these Attributes unlocked you must unlock them with Cthonic Keys, which are relatively difficult to acquire in large numbers. One of these conditions caps your maximum Darkness allocation in the mirror by a certain amount.

Fated Authority: +1 room reward reroll (max ?)Īfter you have beaten the game for the first time, you will be given the option to replay with more challenging conditions.

God’s Pride: +1% chance of Epic boons (max +25%).

Olympian Favor: +1% chance of Rare boons (max +50%).

Privileged Status: +10% damage vs twice-cursed foes (max +50%).

Boiling Blood: +10% Attack/Special damage to bloodstoned foes (max +50%).

Cthonic Vitality: +1 HP per room (max +3).

Shadow Presence: +10% backstab (up to +50%).

The Attributes in question are the following: When using the Mirror of Night, Zagreus is able to improve many core Attributes using Darkness (a permanent power-up resource found during runs).

#Hades builds free

So, with all of that explained, let’s get started with the analysis! Experienced players can feel free to skip down to the Builds section, but I’ve included some analysis that might be thought-provoking even before that. Other traits that builds will be rated on are their Acquisition (how reliable and easy they are to put together in practice), Versatility (if the build is only good against certain situations, like specifically being anti-crowd but poor against bosses, it has poor Versatility), and Modularity (how well this build can tie into other builds).

#Hades builds update

I don’t know how often I will update it, but the basic goal here is to detail known powerful (and functional) builds for those unfamiliar, a ‘build’ in Hades is a combination of Weapon (and weapon Aspect, more on that later), Boons, and Attributes (bonuses granted by the dark mirror in Zagreus’ bedroom essentially your core stats that are maintained between runs).Ī good build is one that is both relatively easy to use/control (does not require pinpoint long-range precision while constantly dashing around the screen at breakneck speeds, for instance) and keeps up well with the damage/survival curve (in other words, you don’t end up spending 15 minutes struggling to defeat the second boss due to low damage output, or end up unable to effectively harm the final boss). This guide is meant to be a living work, much like Hades itself. I do intend to avoid spoilers for the most part, but I may end up giving a few details away, so consider yourself warned. A lot of what I say may not stick if you haven’t become familiar with the basic controls or boon system, so whenever you see me mention something you’re unfamiliar with, consider just diving back into the game to take a look.

Welcome to my guide, and welcome to Hades! This guide won’t assume you have any significant experience with the game, but I do recommend firing it up and playing some to get a hands-on feel for what’s being discussed here. The goal of the guide is to help people recognize the value of each weapon and Olympian, to reduce frustration caused by using a weapon that seems weak and pairing it with poor boons for that build (giving the impression the weapon or olympian in question is just hopeless). A work-in-progress guide to both the gameplay basics of Hades (for those starting out) and potent builds (weapon/boon combinations) that work well.