Ward Drums and Lilies of the Valley

[Rhadamante]

On another thread someone said:

Originally posted by Tanoomba:

Has anybody been able to check if the Lily of the Valley are compatible with the War Drum?

To which I answered:
"I haven't explicitly checked the numbers, but I see no reasons they shouldn't count. Anything that shows up in the bottom left should count as a relic (even broken rings and topped up bones)."

Well I did check the numbers now and the results:

- unsurprisingly, war drums count themselves as a relic
- unsurprisingly, they count an unused skeleton key as a relic too
- once I used the key and it was replaced with the broken version, it still counted as a relic
- each lilly of the valley (you can gather up to 3 of them) also count as a relic

So that would make lillies of the valley a great investment when holding a war drum as they'd give a 5% increase in damage for a measly 5 resolve cost (at max upgrade). I don't think there are a lot of relics with such a good dmg/resolve ratio available.

3 caveats:
- you obviously need the war drum to do anything with them
- the moment you enter Kerguelen boss' room holding at least 2 lillies, they unlock the door (you get a little cutscene), and they stop appearing in any further runs (even if you never entered the boss fight).
- entering the boss fight strips you of all lillies so you lose the damage increase they confer (best to leave this boss last)

If you're like me and are playing in NG+ doing resets all the time (for the increased ore drops) then it can still be pretty exploitable.

[Ellis_Cake]

Great finding! creds!

[AeSiL]

Knowledge is my greatest power so I shall grant you an award

[Rhadamante]

Thanks guys !