What are the best abilities and weapons for a no-kill playthrough?

[gyrotim]

I'd guess upgrading blink and using the sleep darts would be best, but what else can I do to decrease my chances of getting spotted?

[SilverSet]

Blink will destroy the level design, agility jumping will destroy it too, but in a more subtle way.
Bending time is interesting and allows you to annihilate the level design even more.
Possession is actually the only "balanced" ability, but it's mediocre, though it is interesting to use first time playing.
Avoid Shadow kill in any playthrough, it's buggy and boring.
Upgrading sleep darts is okay, but they would be worthless if you are going for a ghost playstyle, since they only benefit in the combat.
I would suggest upgrading bone charms capacity and the crossbow. Later you will get another OP upgrade that will make stealth even more miserable and easy, but it's up to you.

Generally speaking, just have fun and try different things!

[Lar Dass]

stop time is a must for simply just running from point a to point b without worrying about a single thing

[gyrotim]

Originally posted by SilverSet:

Blink will destroy the level design, agility jumping will destroy it too, but in a more subtle way.
Bending time is interesting and allows you to annihilate the level design even more.
Possession is actually the only "balanced" ability, but it's mediocre, though it is interesting to use first time playing.
Avoid Shadow kill in any playthrough, it's buggy and boring.
Upgrading sleep darts is okay, but they would be worthless if you are going for a ghost playstyle, since they only benefit in the combat.
I would suggest upgrading bone charms capacity and the crossbow. Later you will get another OP upgrade that will make stealth even more miserable and easy, but it's up to you.

Generally speaking, just have fun and try different things!

Nice, I will upgrade those abilities the most during my next playthrough.

[XQ]

In fact, it is possible to complete the game with no power upgrade, without being spotted or killing anyone, which means you have many options to be stealthy.

As my personal experience, keep good use of crossbows. Instead of aiming at NPCs, you shoot at the walls or grounds to draw attention to the guards. So that you can past through heavily guarded areas. Also do some practicing on grenades, which can also be used to blow up river krusts and wooden doors. Never use pistols, they are loud and will make enemies spot you nearly instantly. Choking or using sleep darts are effective, but remember to hide the bodies. As for magic, upgrading blink can heavily reduce the difficulty, and stopping time will further trivialize the game. But if this is your first time to try ghost, they will make the game much less painful.

The most important thing to be ghost in such runs is to know the abilities and patrolling patterns of the NPCs. To be stealthy, the routes you choose are usually highly non-trivial and time-dependent. For your first run, you may abuse quick saves and quick loads to verify if your routes are practical.

[gyrotim]

I just completed it without killing anyone, I put a lot of people to sleep (sometimes the whole level). Although I missed a bone charm that would've made choking people a lot faster.

[SilverSet]

Originally posted by gyrotim:

I just completed it without killing anyone, I put a lot of people to sleep (sometimes the whole level). Although I missed a bone charm that would've made choking people a lot faster.

Now do the supreme ghosting and avoid using blink entirely!

[Blax]

bend time 2 is the most busted thing ever it lets you literally just walk through a level and kill your targets and walk right out with out anyone seeing you

[gyrotim]

Originally posted by Blax:

bend time 2 is the most busted thing ever it lets you literally just walk through a level and kill your targets and walk right out with out anyone seeing you

It's expensive but very much worth the price.

[Commander Moron]

Originally posted by gyrotim:

Originally posted by Blax:

bend time 2 is the most busted thing ever it lets you literally just walk through a level and kill your targets and walk right out with out anyone seeing you

It's expensive but very much worth the price.

Yeah bend time upgraded is busted if you have enough piero's

[03 19]

Originally posted by SilverSet:

Blink will destroy the level design, agility jumping will destroy it too, but in a more subtle way.
Bending time is interesting and allows you to annihilate the level design even more.
Possession is actually the only "balanced" ability, but it's mediocre, though it is interesting to use first time playing.
Avoid Shadow kill in any playthrough, it's buggy and boring.
Upgrading sleep darts is okay, but they would be worthless if you are going for a ghost playstyle, since they only benefit in the combat.
I would suggest upgrading bone charms capacity and the crossbow. Later you will get another OP upgrade that will make stealth even more miserable and easy, but it's up to you.

Generally speaking, just have fun and try different things!

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