is it just me or is aphrodite really really underwhelming?

[Casual Player]

Curious if other players have something to tell me about Aphrodite that I'm not seeing, because it seems to me that her boons are by far the lamest of all the available offerings in the game. yeah i get the lame fanservice appeal, is that all she has to offer?

Anytime I have a choice to avoid her, I will absolutely do it even if it means that I have to hold off on getting a boon in a slot that I have nothing with, I'd literally rather get 10 darkness than take her lame boons.

Her dash boon is mediocre but at least somewhat useful, can't stand her cast, attack & special buff not as powerful as other gods, like literally she's just so meh.

Am I missing something?

[Fourlamas]

Weak is alright, and her legendary is nice, cast is dumb. Dont remember how are the duos.

I would rate her below average compared to other gods but not useless you know.

[Batbro]

Her boons offer the largest % damage increase of any god IIRC, barring Artemis' crits. If you put that on a hard-hitting weapon like Excalibur or the rail special it makes for big damage numbers.

And weak isn't a bad status. Yeah you'd rather just not get hit and kill the enemies faster but it helps mitigate mistakes and requires very little investment to synergize it with something else and proc Privileged Status.

[/Gquit]

I take her when need to proc Privileged Status, mostly on attack. I usually take her over Dionysus because I tend to play slower caster builds where hangover isn't useful and her Call is an okay nuke in a pinch. She's basically the last god in when my options are slim.

[Casual Player]

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I take her when need to proc Privileged Status, mostly on attack. I usually take her over Dionysus because I tend to play slower caster builds where hangover isn't useful and her Call is an okay nuke in a pinch. She's basically the last god in when my options are slim.

Actually find that fascinating, that you would occasionally take her over Dionysus. Some of my most fun builds that I ran with were hangover builds. When you upgrade hangover it can do crazy amounts of damage and you can do it pretty safely if you are good at running around and dodging just kind of hit enemies run and let them die to the poison. I have not yet hit a point where I would feel like taking her would be a bigger benefit. I guess there is a lot I haven't seen haha

[Jun Gling]

Imo she has some of the best duo boons in the game, i.e. stronger crits with artemis, more poison stacks, etc., so thats something. I'd would rate her higher than poseidon (i actually try to reroll his boons if i encounter them and don't have very specific build in mind), zeus (who's boons only useful in certain builds) and ares.

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Actually find that fascinating, that you would occasionally take her over Dionysus. Some of my most fun builds that I ran with were hangover builds. When you upgrade hangover it can do crazy amounts of damage and you can do it pretty safe if you are good at running around and dodging just kind of hit enemies run and let them die to the poison. I have not yet hit a point where I would feel like taking her would be a bigger benefit. I guess there is a lot I haven't seen haha

To be honest, I've spent very little time experimenting with Dionysus, so by no means can I confidently argue against him. For the most part I focus on Zeus/Artemis for Damage, Posideon/Athena for Utility, and then Detemer/Aphrodite as a final fill in piece when forced (although Ares and Detemer can be great on certain specials).

I feel like I've stumbled across enough comments from people who say Hang Over is underwhelming (damage over time is just slow), and every fast attack build (Fists or Rail) I just take Zeus or Athena on Attack. What do you like using him with as far as weapon/aspect?

Trippy shot is amazing with Achilles spear, but that's insane AoE burst, not really hangover synergy.

EDIT: Just tried a run with Dionysus on Attack with Chaos Shield. Granted I settled for the hammer "Attack's trigger twice, no knockback" as well as the duo boon with Ares that makes Hangover tick ~50% faster. 50 damage ticks a second are no joke, and I'll admit I was wrong to be overlooking Dio. I'd still probably skip him on the builds where I don't really use attack at all, only specials/casts/powershots, but the damage is real on melee.

[Žviks]

Ironically I just had a run where I was maxing her cast. 3x cast combo at very close range did 1k damage. Combined with the boon which drops cast stacks faster it wasn't that bad. I also had duo with Ares which keeps procing doom as long as they are weak. I was too low on hp to beat Hades because game's RNG made me go through all 5 Styx chambers to get the sack but damage was there.

[tveir]

Weak has crazy synergy with both Hangover and Doom, especially combined with privileged status. If you get the triangle of duo boons for Aphrodite, Dionysus, and Ares, you end up with +3 hangover stacks on weak enemies, doom doing damage continously (like hangover) on weak enemies, and (for the dionysus+ares boon) hangover doing damage faster.

It will tear through bosses like butter.

[Shamanalah]

tbh I feel like the others are better in general but her call is crazy OP because it cancels bosses animation. I found that out on Asterius and finished him cause I had 3 charge and cancelled all his attacks.

I'm more of an Ares/Dio dude. I tried Aphrodite a bunch but I feel she's only good with higher heated run. Probably because I've learned most attack pattern and go in fairly easily.

[babycakes]

Summarizing a few things other people have said, and a couple more points. Aphrodite is easy to dismiss, I did at first, but like all gods and weapons they have their place. It's up to you to decide how to use them.

- Easy privileged status proc. 4/8 gods require investing in additional boon for curse. Sometimes RNG sucks and won't give you curse easily.

- Cast = easy PS proc with ONE cast in a pinch. Other curses like Jolted or Exposed are not guaranteed to proc with one cast throw. Only drawback is close range requirement.

- Do more damage, take less damage. Weak increases base damage attack/special (cast only on undamaged foes). Plus she has follow up boons to increase damage multiplier on Weakened enemies.

- Survivability. Along with Dionysus and Demeter, her boons can be helpful for low hp build or few death defiances remaining.

- Call does damage and buys you time. You can use her high flat rate damage call at long range, similar to Artemis. Charm can stop enemies in their tracks, buying you additional window to do damage, summon companion, etc. Charm is buggy on bosses for me though - only works half the time.

- Strong damage duos. I put on Curse of Longing (Doom continuously strikes weakened foes) and it absolutely shredded everything in my path. I just tapped enemies and they exploded lol. Cold Embrace (Cast crystal fires beam at you) was OP when I put chill and decay on cast as close range melee.

[begulinggg]

I used to think just like you, but as I sink my teeth deeper into the game, IMO, Aphrodite is top tier in term of reliability across low to extreme high heat, only to be beaten by the almighty Athena.

Her boons improve both of your offence and defense which are awesomely huge at that.
- Attack and special: best +% in the game + damage reduction to foes
- Cast: one of the best starting damage and scaling (try combine this with poseidon sword + snow burst + exit wound)
- Call: provides both defense AND offence with full charge (note that her call damage is affected by privileged status)
- Supporting boons: Dying Lament, Life Affirmation, Different League, etc are not just some gimmicks. Compared to Dionysus, whose boons kinda have the same type of supportive attributes, her boons are way more consistent.
- Second tiers and legendary: do not really offer game-changing properties, but will definitely do something to improve your run.

Her dash is the only underwhelming boon, but the rest are top top notch.

[Stolen]

I always pop her or Artemis on my attack if I'm running rama. Deals upwards of 1k dmg per hit depending on my luck and build.

[O.o]

Her legendary is crazy good with her basic attack on fists and rail or on the bow special.
Weak is a great because it lasts so long and the duration can be extended with boons.
As others have said she has the best dmg increase in the game.

[rollin340]

I see her as ridiculously powerful. Her Cast has insane damage. her % increases are the highest, and there is a Boon that increases damage dealt to those with Weak.

Put her Special Boon on a Chiron Bow. It's easy to use, and things just melt when you have it. Pom it a bit for more damage; hitting 200% damage increase with an Epic Boon is pretty easy, and devastating to everything.

[pkeike]

She is probably second only to Athena. Her weak is really good on attack and dash and can be made more powerful with additional boons. Her damage is reliably high and her passive boons up hp from hearts and give damage reduction. It is very easy to proc the two debuff skill which massively increases damage. She also goes really well with Demeter and Athena because it can massively increase your defence. I usually find my ideal combo is her attack with Athena dash and Demeter revenge bonus.