My Favorite Axepect VS 32 Fear | Hades 2 

The Blessing/Curse for all of us Axe Mains. 👀

Definitely agreeable. Plus, what’s more tranquil than walking around, unfazed by the things around you

@@Kalus_Heart607 standing still

Yea I always get hit on the startup not on the ending

an invuln ability with a multi second windup feels so fucking bad it's ridiculous. then it goes on to do super mid damage on top of that like why

Activating any Hex Freezes the Enemies so you technically are Invincible during Activation... The issue is Chronos is immune to all Slow Downs and Freezes so all that Safety comes back to Bite you. 😳

@@jordanschmitt9412 they increased cost but did nothing cast time or damage output. 10/10 change.

That would be nice ... That being said I've already Adapted so I can survive if they Don't Fix it. 👀

That would be pretty broken probably since you can just block everything? Especially if you took the attacks/specials while spinning, you'd just be invincible the whole time while dealing damage.

​@@d07RiVsome things are unblockable, you'd still be vulnerable from the back, and if you have the timer on at all then you're screwing yourself Theoretically it works to turtle away in a corner, but like... You could've done that with Apollo's Dash + Hermes' Dash and just dashing and sprinting around if all you wanted was to avoid damage lol

So you want to be functionally invincible almost the entire time? It's not some bug that needs fixing, it's an intentional design decision.

​@@josh___somethingthe fact that the vulnerability lines up perfectly with most enemies attack timings is a feelsbad game design that will likely be reduced/removed. All they need to do is drop the gap between the ending of the block and the attack actually activating by about .25 seconds

​@@Nighthawk20000 You control when you charge up, delay your special so they get blocked.

@@josh___something it is intentional design. the issue is that swing for special is too slow. getting hit after blocking is not fun. I think they'll likely speed up the axe recovery for special after swinging. It should be that you get punished after animation ends.

​@@Nighthawk20000 I have little issues timing my attacks and when I do have issues, most of the time I can see how I could've timed it better. You have to be deliberate. This isn't hades 1, the ethos of the game by and large is deliberation.

Hael only wants one hammer and its disgusting

You can press the attack button after the dash, and it'll track back to where you're pointing at instead of dash direction.

​@@josh___somethingdid you find this out by panic spamming

Once you get used to dodging then aiming with attack it becomes way stronger

@@josh___something nice, didn’t know that

@@meph7425 I saw gameplay where someone redirected it accidentally. So I just tested every button.

I personally don't understand the point of that Aspect.... Its much easier and Cheaper to just Use the Image Cast. 🤔 Then I can use the Aspect of Melinoe for Quality Of Life. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

​@@lookalike4805you get the benefit of 1. a long range cast 2. a long range Ω cast 3. the Ω special All while not having to channel the Ω cast, while you're channeling the Ω special for safety

I just found today that you can block Eris' bombs, but you have to be blocking at the point of launch, and it didn't catch all of them, so still very risky.

Most of them act more like stage hazards than projectiles, so makes sense. Though strange that Melinoe would be bothered by running through fire when her feet themselves are burning.

@@haihuynh8772 zag couldn't walk on lava either

@@theformation3781 Because it's magma, this is some measly oil fire.

There's nothing I know of the Requires *Swift Runner* Specifically to Cancel any Animations. On top of that... I usually have it Turned off since it lowers your I-Frames if your Dash is Shorter. I genuinely don't understand why people would want it on.... Hermes/Apollo/Charon have buffs that allow you to run Faster without Nerfing your Dash. 👀

but you never wait for the cast to end? you're completely forgetting about the other part of the Charon aspect

@@GoXDS I forgot about it because blocking always gets me hit. Apparently dashing gives you a few s so I'll try that I suppose. Last time I used this aspect I just swapped Apollo for zeus at the end and did way better after, Just feels like too much work (and magic) for the payoff.

It's about making the cast end early and on top of that using both an omega cast and special for 20 magick, along with increasing its size and damage

That said, solar ring lasts for two seconds, and the time it takes to get out the first hit of the axe omega special is (from my rough stop watch counting) about 2.1 seconds. So from a very simplified raw damage perspective solar ring itself has to basically match the damage of the omega cast initial burst since in the time you're waiting for solar ring to end you could almost set up a whole second charon cast special cycle. Which I haven't checked the math on but I don't think it does without some pretty substantial rarity/pom/supplemental boon investment. That obviously isn't accounting for if you're hitting things with other moves while solar ring is firing or the extra magic you're burning by firing two omega specials compared to one, but I wouldn't be surprised if charon solar ring is very close in terms of damage output to charon without solar ring.

I just did some test runs and I had forgotten how nicely solar ring upgrades. With maxed Furies arcana solar ring needs to reach 20 damage per hit to match the omega cast initial hit (rare +1 pom or epic). Somewhat surprisingly, the aspects damage bonus DOES NOT increase the solar ring damage, only the initial omega cast damage. And if you get the special channel speed hammer and can support the magic for it, solar ring does get comparatively worse since you are now waiting nearly twice as long for solar ring to end as it would take to just set up another cast and omega special.

The Drain comes from your Omega Special so in theory it sounds Legit. 🤔

Number of clears doesn't really do anything.... Try Gifting all the NPCs that Offer Things.

My experience with +30% health is... Sorta mixed. I have to take it at 32 for boon-hungry/slower weapons, to make up for all the Vows you CAN'T take. I try to aggressively get Heroic damage boons or consistent magick restoration boons as priority #1.

Nope. Though enemies will usually still take the extra hundred, so it's probably worth if you want to build around it

Solar Ring blasts do not benefit from the +100

Use a Cast Build for Chronos.... My Go To's are Apollo & Zeus. If things are Rough then Hestia is much Weaker Alternative. 👀

these aspects barely differ tho, most of them you can ignore the effects and play the same way

@@meph7425 i wouldn't say so. a lot of aspect are literal game-changers. Aspect of momus is infinity hp for staff. Aspect of Pen literally decides where you can use special dagger throw or not. Aspect of Artemis is significant boost of critical damage. borderline essential for melee dagger. Aspect of Eros vs Aspect of Melinoe decides whether ur using torches for primary melee or special spam. Aspect of Thanos vs Regular axe decides whether ur using Omega spin or not. Skull only has aspect of medea that is relevant, otherwise it is really bad. you can only ignore these aspects if ur just playing 0-15 fear runs but after like 20 fear, these aspects very important to winning.

@dodang_9147 He was Talking about the Axe... Aspect of Mel is Faster so Naturally it's The Safest one to use.... Against Chronos You will always do better with a Cast Build.... Attempting to Actually use The Axe gets you Hit.

Its Shown on the *Oath Of The Unseen* 👀

Probably because the Vow that Turns then into Onions maybe ?

There's a Vow that Deletes Unpicked Blessings if there are offered. Not much of an issue on other weapons but it's very Restrictive on the Axe. 😬

Think of there's Spitters like Pedestrians when you're Driving.... They *ALWAYS* Have Right of Way. Or to be less Cryptic...don't push your Luck with a Spitter that's just About to Fire or if it's already Fired and you think you can absorb one hit then Kill it before it Fires the Rest.... As soon as those Orbs make contact with you... You get affected by a Massive amount of *Hit Stop* every thing else is free to move while that's Happening which is how can get hit by All 4 Projectiles when you tried to Take Action after getting hit by the first. So... Yeah.... I don't gamble with them anymore....

Oh that one Appeared for me once.... I skipped it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@@lookalike4805 Well, as far as boons which have no negative side effects because of axe it's 100% there. It just keeps getting stronger.