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Honorable_D Jun 28, 2017 @ 9:25pm
What are some good Charm combos?
What are some really effective Charm combos that you have come up with? I'd like some advice ...like what is a good combo for boss fights and what is a good combo for general exploring and fighting normal enemies?

Also, how many Charm Slots can you eventually get?
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You can get up to ten charm slots :)

My fave combo was always to take stalwart shell, quick focus, spore mushroom, defenders crest, thorns of agony, grubsong. Doing this you can pretty much just stand in a boss and heal to deal damage whilst losing no health at all :333

You can also use smaller combos of this build like taking quick focus, stalwart, and spore shroom works pretty great
Grad Jun 29, 2017 @ 2:56am 
Apart from what Ohnoesorioes said, I find that Hiveblood and Longnail are really good for exploration - Hiveblood especially. If you get low hp you can just stand there and slowly regenerate.
paladin181 Jun 29, 2017 @ 4:13am 
Exploration: Grubsong, Thorns of Agony, Long Nail, quick focus, defender's Crest, compass.

Boss fights, it depends. Stallwart Shell, Quick Slash, grubsong, Quick focus, defender's Crest works for many bosses. Some need a little more finesse.
Honorable_D Jun 29, 2017 @ 6:22am 
Hey, thanks for the info, guys. I don't have some of the Charms yet that you are mentioning but hopefully I come across them soon. (Don't yet have ones like Hiveblood, Quick Slash)
Foolishバカ Jun 29, 2017 @ 6:28am 
Grubberyfly's Elegy + Quick Slash + Fragile Strength

Probably the best combination when just running arround and exploring, feels fairly broken with how much it trivializes most encounters. Great for bosses too just make sure not to die or you will have to get Fragile Strength again.
Hero Puddle Jul 2, 2017 @ 4:02pm 
I loved fragile greed, quick slash and grubberflies elegy. The last one seems to be a mixed back in terms of general consensus but I find myslef hitting enemies at more than double the rate due to increased reach which makes up for the half damage.
Nibbie Jul 2, 2017 @ 4:19pm 
For general exploration, I would say something like compass, gathering swarm, longnail/mark of pride, soul catcher, quick slash, and grubsong. For bosses, quick focus, shape of unn, quick slash, nailmasters glory, grubsong, longnail/mark of pride, and stalwart shell can all work well on most bosses.
AchromaticSky Jul 2, 2017 @ 8:03pm 
*Compass
*Gathering Swarm
*That's it, because most of these charm combos break the game in half. I prefer to keep some challenge. Using any of these charm combos against a boss is basically equivalent to giving up and skipping it.
Last edited by AchromaticSky; Jul 2, 2017 @ 8:04pm
CJones Jul 5, 2017 @ 4:10pm 
Try using Glowing Womb, Defender's Crest and Dream Wielder and see how long you can last using only the Dream Nail. It's hilariously effective :steamhappy:
Last edited by CJones; Jul 7, 2017 @ 2:08am
Quizer Jul 7, 2017 @ 1:48am 
I find Hivesong to be pretty bad, actually, outside the White Palace. You can only recover the single most recently lost health, which is not worth the four notch cost to me.

Baldur Shell would be really good if it actually kept you from getting interrupted while it is being used. Unfortunately, getting hit still interrupts your heal. :(

Similarly, I'd probably use Stalwart Shell more if it also negated knockback from getting hit by enemies, but they can still knock you around.

Quickslash is probably my favorite offensive charm. Being able to swing so quickly makes a huge difference in your damage output, and combined with Mark of Pride it lets you deal with most encounters a lot more quickly and easily.

CJones Jul 7, 2017 @ 2:08am 
Shape of Unn + Quick Focus. Instead of causing you you to focus faster, this causes you to move faster while focusing. A LOT faster, like crazy fast.
CJones Jul 7, 2017 @ 2:15am 
Keep in mind, the Fragile Charms don't break if you lose during any of the dream refights (Failed Champion, Soul Tyrant, Lost Kin), so you should totally be spamming Quickslash + Fragile Strength, especially against Failed Champion.
Grad Jul 7, 2017 @ 2:22am 
Originally posted by CJones:
Keep in mind, the Fragile Charms don't break if you lose during any of the dream refights (Failed Champion, Soul Tyrant, Lost Kin), so you should totally be spamming Quickslash + Fragile Strength, especially against Failed Champion.
Does The Radiance count as a dream fight? You are technically fighting it in a dream...
Quizer Jul 7, 2017 @ 3:10am 
Originally posted by Creamy Goodness:
Does The Radiance count as a dream fight? You are technically fighting it in a dream...
I'm not 100% sure, but I believe it doesn't count as a dream fight, and your fragile charms will break.
Grad Jul 7, 2017 @ 5:36am 
Originally posted by Quizer:
]I'm not 100% sure, but I believe it doesn't count as a dream fight, and your fragile charms will break.
Dang, there goes that plan i guess i just have to git gud haha
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