Enemies are too tanky?

[DD]

Newbie at this game (Only 5hrs). No matter what weapon I choose and how I strategize my boons I feel like enemies have just wayy too much HP. I sit there just spamming dash and attack and it takes ages to kill them. Am I doing something wrong or is this generally the case?

[Wintermute]

There is a system of "boon rarity", that gives boons bigger stats, damage included. You can permanently upgrade your chances of getting rare boons with the mirror. There's also weapon upgrading with titan blood, but it's not as noticeable.

Also, just to make sure - are you upgrading your boons during the run?

[DD]

Yes I've been upgrading boons that I think synergize well with what I'm going for throughout the run using the Pomegranate. I guess I need to gather darkness and check out more stuff in the mirror.

[Prometheus]

Its hard to say with what you have said. I'd recommend watching some gameplay videos of the weapon you are having trouble with on youtube. You should be able to see how they are doing it and figure out what you are doing wrong.

[AerysQ]

Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

But seriously though, sometimes the build you get through some runs makes it feel like the enemies are more tanky... Then on some runs you get good damage boons and enemies are somehow butter... It's just a matter of luck I guess? Maybe the weapons, too..

[Bopple]

It is supposed to be so. After upgrading yourself with the Mirror, you will be fine.

[Nexus]

As you progress you'll get the hang of it I'm sure. I'd suggest unlocking weapons first and trying them all out, you may just have a different play style to the ones you have at the moment, personally I'm better with the ranged weapons and only completed it once I unlocked the bow.

Boons can alter play style drastically, for example Ares doom boons are often better for hit and run tactics. When you start finding hammers you'll find they often drastically increase your killing power.

You'll get to grips with what most of the boons are and how they can stack eventually plus mirror unlocks like back attack, damage up against enemies with bloodstones in then and later the dual status damage (+50% at max level can make a massive difference on the right build).

Bow with Artemis crit attack, twin shot and explosive blast hammer upgrades often is a game winner for me. Some silly numbers start appearing, that run I was twin shoting over 1k x2 with crits.

[Darklinki]

It will be easier with the mirror's bonus and caracters' bonus :) My first win was with the sword and some MF spells haha. Just a lucky strick. But i found the shield way easier, specialy on bosses (it blocks attacks mouaha)

[JoD4A!m]

Best is if you have Hermes for sprint 2-3 times <-- (really good for the last Boss), Ares->Blood dmg, Dony->Poison together with Aphrodites weakness so you get the bonus dmg 50% <-(50% dmg from the mirror if u have 2 curse on enemy) or if you want more Armor dmg u can go Poseidon for burst dmg, but remember the ->>Hammer<<- always take the hammer no matter what u can choose ;) Love the game can't wait for the update ;)

[NeedtoDie]

Yes, you are very weak in the early game, and there's probably nothing wrong with how you play.

The damage upgrades are locked behind the mirror and weapon aspect levels, but don't worry, it doesn't take that much time to unlock.

If you want to quickly improve your damage for every run, I suggest you to prioritize the Boiling Blood, Infernal Soul and Privileged Status upgrades with the mirror.
With the right builds (knowing how to apply 2 status curses consistently), it will simply double the amount of damage you deal with literally anything.

Do keep in mind that some weapon aspects are A LOT stronger at max level (I'm looking at you Chaos Shield), so try not to upgrade everything at once and focus on what you'd be best with.

[DJDiceZ]

When you start out you will feel that way, but if you take the time to improve at the game and unlock more content... you'll learn how to shred enemies.

[DD]

Thanks a lot for all the tips guys :)

[Wesk Alber]

Something that helped me basically 2 shot every boss after the first (though still need a second run at the final boss) is "Counters." What boons counter each boss? I've been trying to clear with the sword before trying other weapons, so I'm getting boons that I like with that and counter the bosses, and enemies in general with that.

Example:
First boss I counter with Special Athena's Deflection. Her big missile spam just WRECKS her if I apply a bullet hell streaming strategy. Gently dodge the first projectile and them spam special, which naturally moves me out of any oncoming bullets I might miss, all while deflecting tons back for massive damage.

Second boss: Deadelus Hammer Armor crush. Given how all the adds have armor and tons of HP, simple reasons.

etc etc. If I don't have a specific counter, obviously I have to change my play style and adapt to needing to know how enemies behave but when things go well they go REALLY well.

[PsychoDino]

Originally posted by very bad:

Newbie at this game (Only 5hrs). No matter what weapon I choose and how I strategize my boons I feel like enemies have just wayy too much HP. I sit there just spamming dash and attack and it takes ages to kill them. Am I doing something wrong or is this generally the case?

just gotta practice

[Insanitys Muse]

In addition to the other tips, not sure if you're literally just dash-attacking, but dash attacks are actually the lowest damage attacks unless you've got a ton of boons boosting specifically them (dash attack is categorized separately from just "attack"). They are fast and add up but you can almost always do more damage by being more careful with timing, doing bigger attacks then dashing out of the way, etc.

[Neon Black Interactive]

Originally posted by Insanitys Muse:

In addition to the other tips, not sure if you're literally just dash-attacking, but dash attacks are actually the lowest damage attacks unless you've got a ton of boons boosting specifically them (dash attack is categorized separately from just "attack"). They are fast and add up but you can almost always do more damage by being more careful with timing, doing bigger attacks then dashing out of the way, etc.

I feel like this only true of the spear and maybe the shield. The bows dash attack is kinda weird and unlike the others, it makes it so that if you charge an attack immediately after dashing it charges faster. The guns dash attack quickly fires 2 shots, if you're timing is immaculate you can use it to attack pretty much as fast as your attack fires. Finally the swords dash attack does just as much damage as third thrust portion of your combo. IMO double edge is the strongest upgrade you can get because of the sheer volume of damage it lets you output in such a short time frame.

The swords dash attack does so much damage that focusing entirely on the dash attack with nemesis aspect I was able to pull a sub 20 minute clear on like heat 5 with not much effort outside of properly executing the dash attack almost every time. I personally think it's far and away the best strategy for the sword. Imo poseidon aspect is just a gimmick.