Weapon upgrades

[Crowcreek]

Is the Axe and Cross worth it? As of now, I've had the best runs with Garlic so far.

[Daunmi]

Pretty much all weapons are worth upgrading.

[Abyssian]

I don't really like axe, even the scythe evolution, but i like cross. Sometimes i have feeling that cross is better unevolved.

[captnmax]

Originally posted by Crowcreek:

Is the Axe and Cross worth it? As of now, I've had the best runs with Garlic so far.

Those weapons seem to be a love it or hate it, type of weapons. It depends on your preferences, as to whether it is a good or bad weapon.

Personally, I love the Ax and Cross. The Ax kind of sucks before you evolve it, but it does good damage after you evolve it. The Cross is great for early game and the evolved version does decent damage. Adding Slash or the bounce arcana for either weapons helps a lot.

[WinterCreation]

I like both, but cross evo often feels worse than base version.

[AN]

Axe is good fro killing bosses and forcing an escape hole through tanky waves, but not as much general use, Scythe is just strong, and you can move with them to stack them up to create a strong damage zone around you as long as you keep up with it. Cross/Sword are plenty good and fun, can even be a good early farming weapon if you learn how to use its backswing properly, but Sword can be a little lackluster without duplicator.

[Odan]

Garlic is great for when you're learning the game, as it provides a buffer against the enemies. Pair it with the Bible and you've basically got two layers for the enemies to break through before they touch you.

[Tacitus]

The Axe and Cross are viable on their own, but you also have to consider the items that evolve them. If you're also using weapons like the Santa Water and Garlic, the Axe will synergize with them thanks to needing the Candlabrador to evolve, which will benefit those area-of-effect weapons as well. The Cross might be more attractive during a run with the Pentagram, as the luck-boosting Clover that evolves it will also help compensate for the Pentagram's drawbacks.

But yes, Garlic is awesome if you can get it going early on. It clears out the trash mobs quickly and lets you level up fast, the knockback it adds to your attacks gives you some breathing room, and once you evolve it with the P-whatever-heart-regen-item, it can keep you alive when things get hectic. It's just not going to kill high-health enemies on its own, so you'll need to find some hard-hitting weapons to supplement it - like the Whip, which you can evolve with the Hollow Heart for even more life-draining attacks.

[Crowcreek]

Is speed worth upgrading early on?

[WinterCreation]

Originally posted by Crowcreek:

Is speed worth upgrading early on?

Only if you have trouble dodging enemies.

[Zebefreo]

Limit breaking normal weapons while using Wicked Season can make them deadly enough

[Gamerzilla]

All weapon evolves are great, but most only really shine when you limit your weapon list so you can give them limit breaks. Axe/Scythe is one of those, where it is one of the best solo weapons due to what AN mentioned earlier: You can give them area size, duration, etc, and then run in one direction and they just sorta float along in front of you, stacking up an ever growing wave of DOOOOOOOM.

[AN]

Originally posted by Crowcreek:

Is speed worth upgrading early on?

No

Amount, Power, and Growth are the best for making the game easier immediately, Armor if you find yourself getting hit a lot. Try and max Greed if you aren't struggling for the long term payoff. After those Move Speed is plenty good.

[Abyssian]

Originally posted by Crowcreek:

Is speed worth upgrading early on?

Only if you have too much curse on and slow character, as enemies are really fast then and can kill you even before getting third weapon.