best weapon to go against theseus and the minotaur?

[Mitziete]

I got them both down to half with the shield and ended up losing, is there any big brain builds to go for?

[Ardenian]

Shield with "Thunder Bumper" build is nice. Using Special [Q], your attack bounces between them while the boon from Zeus that adds a lightning to your Special dealing decent extra damage hurts them real good. This build is also decent against hordes of weak enemies, while it also can deal with stronger enemies.

Sword with "Tidal Wave" is always working, in my opinion. Basically, you play around Poseidon boons which add dash damage and knock-back. This build might seem weak at first, but it can deal up to 2000 damage against non-boss enemies with one combo. You need Boons from Poseidon that increase damage when crushing enemies against objects, as well as the boon that makes enemies get knock-backed a second time. Additionally, having more dashes in succession from Hermes is decent. In short, you can dash around bosses dealing around 100 Damage per dash against bosses, while you crush non-boss enemies with your knock-back against walls.

Playing around with different Boons around Doom from Ares might also be a good idea.

The Heroes boss is not difficult once you get how they work. Theseus usually keeps his distance and uses ranged attacks, while the other one charges towards you and deals heavy area damage. I recommend focussing on one of them, usually the minotaur, because he tries to get close to you and thus is annoying to keep an eye on him. Once the minotaur is down, Theseus is merely a matter of dashing to dodge at the right time.

[Teller]

Honestly, either second spear form, or the adamant rail. You want a high crit high mobility build. If you can get the -70 % health but heal on hit, I almost always get it. It helps a ton. Get that with athenas call and your basically a god. Ive already beat hades (own it on epic) and your in for a hell of a fight later lol

[itssirtou]

Shield simplifies the fight immensely. I've beaten the game twice, both times shield with Poison on basics.

Phase 1: Wait for Minos to do his move, Dash-attack in, swing once or twice, dash attack out. Repeat until dead.

Phase 2: Smack Thesus until he does... anything other than walk away. Shield up, block his attack, bull rush him and continue smacking. You need to be a bit more reactive once he Calls but it shouldn't be too hard once Asterius goes down if you aren't cast-based

[Lunix Vandal]

Basically any setup that can get you *to* Theseus with a decent health total should be able to get you past him, especially if you practice fighting Minos and dodging Exalted Strongbow shots beforehand. (Strongbows have the same telegraph as Theseus' spear throw, so if you leave one Strongbow alive at the end of an encounter you can work on your dodge timing without Minos breathing down your neck. Bonus: if you fight Minos as the Elysium mid-boss, he'll start the Theseus fight at 80% HP. You did almost kill him a few minutes earlier, after all.)

The real trick is to note that Theseus won't start Calling until you knock him down to half health, and further that Theseus will only rarely follow you out of the center ring of pillars. Thus, you can greatly simplify the fight by luring Minos to the outer edge of the arena and whittling him down as you lead him around the arena or back and forth between two pillars, making sure you're ready to dash or have a pillar between you and Theseus whenever the crosshair-and-pinging-noise telegraph for the spear throw finishes.

Once Minos is dead, move to center stage and bait out another spear throw. Sidestep it with a well-timed dash, then punish Theseus when he turns his back on you. When he turns to face you again, back off a bit to avoid him using his spin-slash, then repeat this bait-punish-retreat tactic. Theseus' desperation-move Call is a prime time to use your own Call -- he stops moving and blocking for the duration of his first Call, so he's wide open to both big burst-damage Calls like full-bar Artemis or Aphrodite, while also vulnerable to the set-and-forget options like Demeter, Zeus, and Dionysus. Continue punishing his spear throws while staying out of the Call circles, and Theseus should fall with little difficulty.