Let's Talk About Malphon And Boons!

[Necrojaxx]

With the Twin Fists making their way onto the game, I've had a lot of fun playing around and seeing how each of the current Aspects interacts with each god's boons. I'm going to list how I personally feel each god feels with Malphon.

Please note! I'm only speaking to the base level weapon interactions (Normal Attack and Special Attack) and not going into the higher tier boons/duo boons. With that said, lets begin!

Artemis: Artemis' boons feel really suited to Malphon. While each hit does low damage they strike fairly quickly allowing for lots of chances to crit. The Special attack may only be one big hit for 2 of the 3 Aspects but you can land multiple crits with the Aspect of Demeter and Artemis' blessing!

Athena: The boons from Athena feel a little out of place with Malphon at first but the fact that you can launch a flurry of blows with little delay does pair rather well, though only directly in front of you. In the case of the Special attack its not that great, imo. While you can deflect in a wider area you still have that opening where you're coming down that you can still get hit. In either situation the bonus to overall damage is good!

Aphrodite: Nice bump to damage for both attacks, but not that spectacular overall. There's no mechanic in place to stack Weakness so Aphrodite's boons fall rather low on the overall list until you can pair them with another status effect.

Ares: The boons from Ares come in at an interesting angle because they don't provide a damage boost but can help finish off enemies that are too tanky for the lower damage of Malphon to handle or they can help with Bash'n'Dash tactics for when you're low on health.

Demeter: Another boost to damage but Demeter is one of the boon sets that really benefits Malphon's playstyle. Since you can land a number of hits fairly quickly, you can stack Chill to its max very quickly and slow down an enemy by 40% to keep them from running away or allowing you to get out of range with a dash.

Dionysus: While they add nothing to the damage of the Fists, boons from Dionysus are in a unique position where you can do a full stack of Hangover with one standard attack combo. Ideal for Bash'n'Dash kinds of combat though refreshing the Hangover stack can carry its own risks.

Poseidon: Damage boosts again but, imho, Poseidon has the worst boons for Malphon. The knockback doesn't work very well with the weapon's very short range unless you can get an enemy against a wall or corner. The special attack helps since it has a longer range but then you end up chasing after your target.

Zeus: Last but not least is Zeus and their boons come in similar to Ares where they end up being rather unique. Since Malphon's attacks have a short range and target straight ahead of you the chain lightning ends up being very useful for hitting enemies that are coming in outside of your attack arc. This softens them up for later pummeling, not to mention the flat damage that the lightning does helps out in most any situation.

Do you agree with me? Am I just an idiot? Tell me what you think of my observations! Though I ask you to keep in mind that, again, these are based purely on the base attack boons and not on higher tier boons or any combinations of different gods.

[Uli Minati]

I mostly agree!

Artemis: Support Fire + fast attacks is good. Crits are just as good on fists as on any other weapon, there's no extra synergy imo.

Aphrodite: Attack + Legendary boons makes even boss battles a joke. Talos + Cast is good since you get a damage buff and bring your enemy in range too.

Demeter: Arctic Blast + fast attacks is pretty good, you get both the % increase from the attack boon and flat increase from the blast

Dionysus: Talos + Cast: you can throw a Festive Fog, then pull your foe into the blast and still get the damage bonus (might be wrong)

Poseidon: I wouldn't get the attack boon unless you think you can get Zeus duo or Daedalus Long Knuckle or both, then it's great. Or just get the special boon and slam enemies into walls and traps/lava.

[Jacobella]

Nice writeup