The twin torches

[jmo92]

How do I use them? They often feel so weak, or clunky a bit. I like the concept of a non traditional range weapon, just can't really see the synergy with any boons or hammer changes I've had so far.

[Cyiel]

Yep got the same problem with them. I always ended up to do a cast build because they also lack of range and tracking.

[wwwJam]

Invest heavily in magick regeneration and max magick bonuses, and hold attack forever while trying not to fall asleep. High +% attack bonuses will make the omega attack quite strong.
The hammer upgrade that causes shots to split on impact is kind of nice, it helps with crowds last I played with it, as the split projectiles seem to have a bit of homing so you don't have to worry about aiming or positioning as much.

[MakubeX]

i usually use demeter for special to get crowd control, hepahestus for normal attack to go boom and Aphrodite for cast to apply weakness and the blackhole property.

[MIghtyepson]

the base version pairs really well with Zeus.
Zeus has a boon which causes lightning to strike all foes as long as you have no more than 10 mana. The omega attack rapidly drains mana to zero. Also, there is one that primes 50 mana to cause your attacks to chain lightning.

I was also fortunate enough to get Artemis's homing arrows fire when an attack hits later on which pushed the synergy into OP territory.

[Lt. Dan's Legs]

Originally posted by MIghtyepson:

the base version pairs really well with Zeus.
Zeus has a boon which causes lightning to strike all foes as long as you have no more than 10 mana. The omega attack rapidly drains mana to zero. Also, there is one that primes 50 mana to cause your attacks to chain lightning.

I was also fortunate enough to get Artemis's homing arrows fire when an attack hits later on which pushed the synergy into OP territory.

Yup. I got the chain lightning boon, demeter attack boon, and the daedalus upgrade that causes hits to split. Destroys groups of enemies.

[capoeira45]

They require you to do a high magic build so you can constantly use the omega attack.

[Nosotros Papaya]

Here is how you can get an easy win with Ygnium.

Start with Aspect of Eos and the Boon of Apollo, Purest Hope. When you get your first Apollo boon you want to reroll it until you get a COMMON attack boon.

From this point, until you defeat Hecate, you do NOT want to collect any other COMMON boons. Use your remaining rerolls to only collect higher than common boons. Any boon that will return your mana without reducing your mana pool will help you.

After Hecate and BEFORE you collect water from the healing water pool, switch your keepsake to the Aromatic Phial. Drink from the pool to force your Apollo attack boon into being HEROIC.

This will start the Oceanus area with a heroic attack boon that has huge hitboxs. You can beat the game with this alone, no specific Daedalus Hammer buffs required. However a multitude of supporting boons will help this be even stronger, it would just take forever to list them all.

Keep in mind that the longer you are able to keep the flames on the map the stronger their return damage will be. So keep in mind where the flames are, and where you dash, so you can ensure the returning flames go through your enemies.

[Wintermute]

I've been running with Moros aspect. They are clunky, and I'm not entirely convinced that aspect is even viable for Chronos. But otherwise they do quite decent damage.

[MerlinW]

Poseidon special, then spam omega special + special with some dot cast = spin to win :)

[AsianJaysus]

Build 1: 16x damage Omega Attack + Aphro Attack + Poseidon/Aphro Duo = 2k+ dmg burst
Throw in Demeter's Omega Attack and P. Status + Cast dmg boost for stupid numbers

Build 2: Hephaestus Heroic Attack Lvl 4+ for 200 damage every 2sec that pierces and obliterates groups. Add Armor Break Special + Heph armor dmg increase to one-shot any armor

Build 3: Poseidon Special + Extended Special duration Aspect gives special knockback and lasts long enough to stack. Add almost any Special Hammer and watch enemies melt.

Build 4: Demeter Attack + Heph Special + Duo Boon = Permanent Freeze on basically everything.

Build 5: Just Apollo. High Attack scaling + AoE + chance to double attacks + 20% to dodge + hammer to double attacks

There are so many viable builds. You just have to try

[paincanbefun]

if you get close enough to hit people with the rotating specials, they do a ton of damage. i think the design envisions a field of AOE around the character

[Morton Koopa Jr.]

Originally posted by paincanbefun:

if you get close enough to hit people with the rotating specials, they do a ton of damage. i think the design envisions a field of AOE around the character

Yep. Pretty much stack them up and rush through.

Torches feel more like a melee class tbh.

[Hidebehind]

They aren't as cool as most weapons, but they have extremely powerful builds.
You need Hera, which make your mana literally infinite. Choose Hestia as your second god and you get a double blessing that creates a circle of fire while you continuously attack. You can take an aspect that makes skulls instantly explode when they hit the spheres that circle around you and then you'll get huge melee damage.
Kronos is totally unprepared for this!

[Groversoup]

Getting Zeus's lightning strikes on the omega special is crazy effective with Melinoe's aspect- it lets you constantly reapply the curse every time it triggers, which synergizes nicely with other stacking damage sources like Hestia's flames

[Atronach]

upgrade melinoe aspect for +2sec of holded spark RMB, dedal for holded any sparks and spam spam spam, any aspect exept poseidon, redused cast time/max mana/mana reg is preferred