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Simple guide with tried-and-true builds for every base weapon (without any upgrades).
Guide To Builds
Introduction
This is just a quick and easy build guide to show what's tried and true for the base forms of each weapon (without any upgrades). It's only intended as a starting point. I encourage you to experiment with anything you come across that looks interesting (and sometimes the things that don't immediately look interesting turn out to be the most fun)!
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I've listed what's typically the main source of damage for each weapon and how to make it work. I've also listed the most-commonly picked dashes for each weapon because dashes can be pretty important.
Stygian Blade – Stygius
Focus on Attack and Dash-Strike as your primary source of damage.
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- Attack: Heartbreak Strike (Aphrodite), Divine Strike (Athena), Deadly Strike (Artemis), or Curse of Agony (Ares).
- Dash: Divine Dash (Athena) or Hunter Dash (Artemis).
Eternal Spear – Varatha
Focus either on Attack and Dash-Strike or on Special for damage.
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- Attack: Heartbreak Strike (Aphrodite), Divine Strike (Athena), or Deadly Strike (Artemis).
- Special: Heartbreak Flourish (Aphrodite), Divine Flourish (Athena), or Deadly Flourish (Artemis).
- Dash: Divine Dash (Athena) or Hunter Dash (Artemis).
Shield Of Chaos – Aegis
Focus is typically on Attack or Special or both. It's versatile!
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- Attack: Heartbreak Strike (Aphrodite), Divine Strike (Athena), Deadly Strike (Artemis), or Curse of Agony (Ares).
- Dash: Divine Dash (Athena) or Hunter Dash (Artemis).
Heart-Seeking Bow – Coronacht
Focus on Attack and Dash-Strike damage. Spam Dash-Strikes!
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- Attack: Heartbreak Strike (Aphrodite) or Deadly Strike (Artemis).
- Dash: Hunter Dash (Artemis) or Divine Dash (Athena).
Twin Fists – Malphon
Attack, attack, attack! Dash-Strike to reset your combo and keep enemies stunlocked! "Dash-Strike" boons affect Dash-Upper damage, but "Dash-Strike" hammers do not.
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- Attack: Divine Strike (Athena), Curse of Agony (Ares), or Lightning Strike (Zeus).
- Dash: Divine Dash (Athena) or Hunter Dash (Artemis).
Adamant Rail – Exagryph
- Attack: Lightning Strike (Zeus).
- Dash: Divine Dash (Athena).
Source: https://gameplay.tips/guides/8504-hades.html
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