Spiral Knives + Blades/Pan is ridiculous when you're not even trying

[Specific Beef]

It's difficult to build with absolute intent because the game just stops giving you boons at some point. I don't think I've ever ended runs that were so straightforward but with so little in the tray. I got Spiral Knives early, so I went with it as much as I could. Didn't even get what I wanted, which was Golden Rule and/or Hera's Legendary, but still had ridiculous damage and less difficulty than with anything else.

All you have to do is time it well, since you have enough time before a cast expires to do one full Omega Special and one half.

Spiral Knives
Sworn Flourish - Hitch
Storm Ring
Phalanx Shot - deflect on Special
Spiral Knives - x16 knives, +20 power
Quick Buck (sadly pointless in the end, since I just ended up with a ton of money, no Golden Rule, and nothing to buy)
Ordinary Flourish - +74% Special
Hereditary Bane - extend + amplify Hitch
Blood Line
Reaper Knives - +15 Power
Splash Fount (pointless but was forced into a one-in-three where none were great)
Dark Side (well upgraded with Selene's keepsake as the final one)
Mean Streak

235.2k Special Damage, and Chronos barely touched me because the knife Omegas build Hex so fast and Dark Side gives you the immunity to hit him during anything including his nuke phases

I hope they don't nerf this, because I think it is pitched correctly. It's just a fundamentally silly combination. More than that, Spiral Knives is kind of a pointless hammer unless you have Pan.

[hilfazer]

Good thing the Hook Knives are no more then.