OMFG! Ikaros is OP!

If you thought Ikaros was just an eye in sky, think again. Ikaros is far more useful than you thought.

OMFG! Ikaros kicks "A-double-S" !!!!!

This is a direct copy and paste of a thread I started two years ago. It dawned on me today it would be better to post this in the guide section. Hope you find this as helpful as I did.

If you're like I am (or was, until today) and thought Ikaros only came in handy as an eye spy in the sky, think again. Earlier today, I discovered he is so much more than I realised once he's capped in "Eyes of Ikaros".

Currently, I'm grinding my level 59 toon. As I was riding through the countryside, I aggro'd a pack of wolves that managed to knock me off my horse. Now that he's leveI 3 with "Eyes of Ikaros", I was vaguely aware Ikaros would help me if I was attacked by more than one mob and target one of them (I thought it would distract the mob, at best). However, as he was swooping into the fight I noticed how it didn't take him much effort to kill the mob.

"OK. Ikaros is slightly OP? Really?" I thought.

So, I decided to test him out at the fortress I was heading for. This fortress also had a cultist I needed to kill. I summoned the hawk and targeted the cultist and selected "harass". Ikaros swooped in and a few seconds later 1/4 of the cultist's health was eaten. Rinsed and repeated. In the end, he 5 shotted the cultist! No cooldowns once he's done, you can select him again straight away, target the mob again and BAM!!

I had no idea he was THAT OP. Chances are, many of you reading this are/were like me and had no idea how useful that bird is. He's come in handy when I want to weed out a particularly dense area of mobs. He can't die. Causes no aggro from the other mobs nearby. Best of all, you get no aggro. If a mob isn't getting attacked by him, they're oblivious and don't run to help. You can clear half a dozen mobs in no time. Plus, some mobs only need 2 or 3 attacks to kill.

Anyway, thought I'd share this for the noobs like me who don't know everything about the game yet. Since I've only noticed this since he's capped in "Eyes of Ikaros", I can't rightly say how useful he is at levels 1 & 2. Still. I'd test it anyway. "Harass" is a very misleading command. "ATTACK" is the apt command.

19/06/2021 Addition.

One further point worth mentioning is Ikaros is far more effective than any animal you can tame. Why? Ikaros can not die. Most tamed animals I've used often dies quite easily. Ikaros has no cooldowns after "harassing" a mob. This means you can rinse and repeat his attacks in quick succession. You'll be amazed at how quickly you can clear a fortress, no mob is safe. Yes, the higher ranking mobs take more attacks. However, it's not a ton. Anyway, you can clear the trash mobs and leave the captains and cultists for yourself. The choice is yours really. I've cleared a fortress relatively quickly using Ikaros alone. Test it, you'll see. Best of all, you can remain hidden, out of sight at a safe distance and never get aggro. Plus, you still get XP for your kills. Finally, I forgot to point out that the mobs near to Ikaros' attacks only react once the mob dies and they discover the corpse or were nearby when the mob died. It's quite funny and breaks the game because the mobs start searching the area thinking a ground based attack occurred.

[Hugh Manatee]

Both have their own pros and cons. Personally speaking, I loved Origins because ancient Egyptian history has been my passion since I was 9. Everything about that game was a pleasure, especially things like being a part of the introduction of Cleopatra to Caesar. I could list things for hours. Odyssey shined because it refined and tweaked gameplay just enough to provide the benefits of the changes. Again, visiting all the historic sites was a delight and the level to detail is astonishing. In both versions, every part of their world is there. Farmers, blacksmiths, merchants, you name it, it's there in all its vibrancy.

[Chev_CheIios]

I like Odyssey, but the dramatic twist of stories from a really dark Origins to a really humorous Odyssey didn't sit right with me. But Odyssey has its moments and 100 hours in a few years after 100%'ing Origins and it's a great story not compared to it's previous title

[Hugh Manatee]

Had no idea there was a new island to explore! WOOHOO KORFU! Good thing I had my nearly 2 yr old old saves. lol I decided to let Ikaros fight and kill everything for me, while I chill out. Well. Apart from the odd inevitable aggro, underground runs, bosses. He clears a dozen mobs in no time.

Forgot how much I hate AC snakes! In the dark tunnels, frikkin vines, rope, shadows, the walls, everything looks like a GD snake! I forgot about that. Oddly, I don't mind snakes IRL. I only hate AC snakes. So glad I read your comment. After playing Cyberpunk, the level of detail really stands out.

[Hugh Manatee]

lmao. I could type for hours and hours about how much I love both those games. Only one game surpasses them, simply because I played with Oculus, j-stick + Voice Command. Elite Dangerous. By far, the most immersive game ever. Origins was brilliant. Then they made Odyssey and hit it out of the park. Shame Cyberpunk didn't nail it in the same way, cuz it's not 1/2 bad. Which means it's not 1/2 good, too. lol Happy? I stopped typing to start d/l Odyssey. I don't need cyber implants. I got Ikaros & hang out in Atlantis.

[Hugh Manatee]

@KleetusMcFetus. Absolutely. It polished Origins and took it to a new level. My fav time is ancient Egypt since I was 9. The way they accurately made the monuments and pyramids. They looked ancient, yet younger to our eyes at the same time. Exquisite. The tours both were another fav. Playing a part when Caesar met Cleopatra was brilliant. The Lighthouse. The Library. The temples representing the God's, all located accurately. And the details. Every facet of the society is represented. It's literally the closest thing to actually being there.

[KleetusMcFetus]

@hugh manatee one of my favorite AC to date. Also my favorite time period

[Hugh Manatee]

@KleetusMcFetus. Haven't played for ages. Nice to see people are still using the guide. I've recently been playing Cyberpunk 2077 again. Reading your comment made me decide to revisit this game when I'm done.

[KleetusMcFetus]

lol im gonna do this

[༒ JOHN WICK YT ༒]

kkkk

[Hugh Manatee]

@erindizmo. I hear you. There's something oddly naughty, yet nice about it. Like you, I never tire of watching the mobs run around in confusion as I secretly cause havoc from my hidden safe spot.