how do i beat alecto

[a person]

hello everyone. i recently got this game bc of all the high ratings and wanted to try it out. i had recently unlocked the fists (one of my person favorites now) that ive been using ever since. on my first attempt after getting the fists. i got to the very end of tartarus with the boss. and I thought i would see meg there. but i see alecto instead. i find it weird and into the fight i realize her attack patterns and attacks are very much different from meg, the only boss i was used to fighting (other than the skeleton leviathan at the end of asphodel), and died, even with death defiance. i upgraded my death defiance to two before actually dying and tried again. I realized that its pretty hard to save up 2 of them, with me completely messing up and wasting one of them. so everytime i get to alecto, i use death defiance (even though i had max hp) and still lose. what strategies should i use to kill her? I really want that titans blood. what weapons should i be using to kill her? I also like to play with spear, but I could never play bow, as I dont like that playstyle. any tips?

[Blue]

I'd say you can't go wrong with Poison (Dionysus), especially on Attack for the fists, since they are quick and you can stack up poison quite quickly.

Doom damage (Ares) is also good for some hit'n'run tactics.

The general tactic for fighting anything and especially bosses is to not be in their faces constantly. Wait it out, observe patterns, and see when they are not attacking.

Alecto might be annoying due to her Rage which doesn't go away at the last phase and that's the point where harassing her from afar is good.

Any weapon is good as long as you feel comfortable using it, but consider having some poison/doom during the runs.

[Songbird]

Spear outside of Achilles and Guan Yu is allergic to doing damage, which will make the game a lot harder. Rank up Achilles if you want to play spear.

There isn't really a "boss strategy" for Furies. The fights are extremely simple in design. You dodge their attacks and deal damage to them. It's mechanics-based. Alecto punishes low damage more than the others since the fight actively gets harder if you take longer, but every boss in this game punishes low damage by just getting off a lot more attacks. You need a core boon that has some synergy with your weapon. From there, seek tier 2 boons from that god that amplify your damage and/or try to trigger a duo that works well for your build, while filling your dash and call slots with good boons (ideally Poseidon or Athena dash, and either Zeus or Dio call for damage or just take an invincible one). If you play a weapon that uses both attack and special (like sword or Chiron bow), you could try to play for Privileged Status with your god selection.

[The Queen Salis]

Tips for bow, unlock its other aspects. Hera does fun stuff with crystals and Chiron is straight up sniper bow.

Open with a couple specials as you dach around and scope the level, they are really good to deal status effects, especially stackable ones, and Doom is straight up joy on bow special.

After the crowds are well thinned, find a good spot to build up some real damage at them.

Really, it's like a dance.

[Songbird]

Originally posted by The Queen Salis:

Tips for bow, unlock its other aspects. Hera does fun stuff with crystals and Chiron is straight up sniper bow.

Open with a couple specials as you dach around and scope the level, they are really good to deal status effects, especially stackable ones, and Doom is straight up joy on bow special.

After the crowds are well thinned, find a good spot to build up some real damage at them.

Really, it's like a dance.

Zag bow can do damage too, but most of its innate damage is from shotgunning the special, which is pretty tricky. The attack becomes good after getting Twin Shot or Triple Shot (the latter of which also requires you to shotgun), which literally double or triple your damage. Point-Blank Shot isn't bad either.

[VBro96]

upgrade your darkness in the mirror

[bootyliquor45_]

get gud would be the easiest way for me to put it.i could tell you to build this or that but that's situational the way you beat her is by learning her attacks and simply improving at the game. you'll notice that while they are different from meg's attacks they're not so different that it should significantly increase the difficulty of the fight.

[The Queen Salis]

She's more aggressive but also more reckless. Her aoes are smaller and move faster. Just don't get intimidated and do what you always do. Avoid getting hit.

[Shaalanaar]

just run around the spike traps and she kills herself