Tips for shield run

[Kalvix]

Anybody got anything? did my first run with the sword, but I'm now trying to do one with the shield and it seems WAY harder, it does very little damage which isn't helped by the attack knocking back a bit but not following up meaning you quickly end up not even in range to hit people.

Is there just set boons you need to get for it to work? or is it just a much slower type of run where you abuse the block from the power up attack and range of special attack?

[Fourlamas]

You can block a lot of attacks by holding the attack and literally blocking.

Also one of the hammer upgrades is "Your Attack hits twice, but does not knock foes away."

[TommyEV]

The shield is extremely good even if you never block. Look for boons that increase daage % for the main attack, try something like ars/zeus on the special and simply play a bit more with it yourself.

[Daynov]

Base shield is pretty meh, but the chaos aspect (the 2nd one) is one of the most powerful weapons in the game, thanks to the special (more shields thrown). Just stack Zeus with it and go through everything the game throws at you like hot knife through butter. The Explosive Return hammer upgrade makes it even more ridiculous.

[LV-04 "Leelee"]

You can attack immediately after the dash attack, and you can dash immediately after the Bull Rush. Doing this well makes Aegis a very aggressive weapon.

[Watereaters]

It's OP as ♥♥♥♥ because the bull rush blocks everything, especially when you keep charging into groups of enemies with it

[Washing Machine]

Dash and mash. Never stop dashing and mashing.

I rarely if ever use the actual blocking or special either, the bashing plank function is just too good.

[Heatth]

Use and abuse the bull rush. While defending or bull rushing you are invulnerable to everything that comes from the front, that is very powerful. It is a bit of a slow style of play (and you can play faster with the shield also), but it is surprisingly easy to pull off a competent run while doing that.

[SushiJaguar]

There are also some very good upgrades to the shield throw out there. I forget which one I had most recently, but it enabled one helluva multibounce while slowing targets struck by it. Aphrodite or Dionysus maybe.

[Homicide]

Hold attack to win.

[Ash]

Shield have good stagger/push back, so with Poseidon boons you can just smash everything against walls and even push big enemies. Bull rush helps too, final boss can be cheesed behind block, just have to be patient.

[vvvvv]

if u get the hammer upgrade that makes bull rush a projectile u can pretty much win any run below 15 heat without much effort at all

[araisikewai]

Messaggio originale di potch:

if u get the hammer upgrade that makes bull rush a projectile u can pretty much win any run below 15 heat without much effort at all

Projectile bull rush doesn't do so good with infernal soul Beowulf aspect though, since it force you to dash in to pick up cast stones.

[FDru]

I find the 3rd aspect to be pretty much the strongest. Just toss out your special and reel it back in when it passed the enemy, or just let it sit there if the enemy is dumb enough to stand still. Very good with boons that add effects to your special attack (like Doom or Hangover). The shield block is still very effective no matter which aspect you go with, but I never found it to be effective as a primary method of attack... it can do well with a lot of investment but your other attacks are usually going to be more consistent.

Do note that the 3rd aspect is not very good without several upgrades so you better have a lot of titan blood.

[Nibbie]

You mention the knockback as a downside, but it often isn't. You can hit enemies into walls or traps for bonus damage, and if they get out of range you just dash after them and keep pummelling, no interruption. I'm a fan of Aspect of Zeus in particular, the special works extremely well with several boons, like Zeus, Demeter, and Dionysus, which all activate off of every hit, and with some finesse you can keep it ticking on an enemy virtually all the time.

[Ghuldarkar]

Messaggio originale di Nibbie:

You mention the knockback as a downside, but it often isn't. You can hit enemies into walls or traps for bonus damage, and if they get out of range you just dash after them and keep pummelling, no interruption. I'm a fan of Aspect of Zeus in particular, the special works extremely well with several boons, like Zeus, Demeter, and Dionysus, which all activate off of every hit, and with some finesse you can keep it ticking on an enemy virtually all the time.

One of my most successful early runs was using zeus special with the jolt boon, and I've gone far with dionysos' hangovers. both runs got to theseus before I had been far into the game (permanent progression wise)