32 heat pact - any tips?

[KIPIUŚ]

Which weapon have you used?

Which heat features did you avoid?

Thanks

[Alex Darkcrowne]

Personally, Aspect of Eris is the easiest one to use for me.

Fees 2
DC 2
CP 2
Boss 4
UC
Miniboss
Speed 2
Traps 2

I can't remember exactly. Been a while.

It varies wildly between players, but I'd recommend Aphrodite and Athena for alleviating pressure from mistakes.
Damage Control sucks hot garbage on slow weapons, like Excalibur.

[GiantOctopodes]

I also cleared 32 heat with Arthur before any other aspects, I'm honestly to this day not 100% certain if weak stacks multiplicatively or additively with the DR in the holy field, I should test that at some point. But either way, if you get a way to apply weak and only ever fight within the zone, even bosses will basically just tickle you. If you get a way to deflect along the way, even better. I did it with:

Hard Labor 1
Lasting Consequences 1
Convenience Fee Max
Extreme Measures 3
Calisthenics Program 1
Benefits Package 2
Middle Management
Underworld Customs
Routine Inspection 2
Approval Process 2
Tight Deadline 2

Honestly with that setup it barely felt more difficult than a standard run, I just went for boons at every opportunity and focused on quantity over quality.

[VAL]

I have a couple of screenshots of my 32 heat run final boon list. I cleared 32 heat with all weapon types (not all aspects): Arthur sword, beowulf shield, zag fists, hestia rail, hades spear, and hera bow.

My very first clear was with the fists. Zag fists already give dodge chance. Add lambent plume and get hermes dodge boon and you should be able to avoid most hits.

Beowulf cast is absolutely op. I used Dionysus cast because you can get damage reduction boons that stack on top of festive fog. But I recently made a Poseidon/Zeus build that was absolutely insane.

Athena boons are absolutely essential either for attack (works really well with sword and fists) or dash. It also opens up the possibility for death defiance refills.

For the pact- I would set it to EM3 (EM4 hades is ridiculously difficult to beat on high heat). 5 minute timer, 40% forced overtime (allows the enemies to move faster which works for you with the shorter timer), 20% hard labor (or 0 and add another 25% on lasting consequences), 25% lasting consequences, 50% convenience fee, no jury summons (difficult with the timer), +2 benefits package, middle management, underworld customs, and +2 damage control if you have fast attack like the fists.

You should not turn on EM4, heightened security, routine inspection, calisthenics, or max out lasting consequences.

I would start getting comfortable with up to EM3, damage control, and underworld customs. Then I would alternate by getting comfortable with forced overtime, hard labor, and convenience fee. Once you get comfortably through around 24-26 heat, ramp it up to 32 and good luck!