The Mirror of Night provides some nice buffs that help increase your survivability in the run, so anything that disrupts these effects can be costly. One slip can end an otherwise-successful run with this condition equipped, so be very wary of it. Magma and traps are easy to fall for in Hades, so making them more deadly can be fatal. This is a very deceiving condition to utilize, as it is generally not worth the risk. Increasing enemy movement and attack speed makes it more challenging to dodge hits, but it will make you a better player the longer you have it on, as it will increase your overall reactions and awareness. This condition takes some practice to get used to, but you will always want to have one or two levels of Heat applied here. Just make sure you save some re-rolls, just in case one of your better synergy boons is on the chopping block. Many times during a run, you will have to take 'junk' boons that don't provide many synergies, and these are the boons worth selling at the end of an area. This is a peculiar condition to apply, but one worth taking. These conditions ultimately become manageable the more familiar you get with them, and so will be helpful for your first and successive 32 Heat runs. Benefits Package will make beefy enemies even beefier, while Middle Management adds another enemy to mini-boss rooms. Benefits Package and Middle Managementīoth Conditions should be maxed out at all times. Adding a time limit tends to be one of the least punishing ways to add Heat, so Calisthenics Program may be harmful. Indirectly, this increases the time it takes to clear a room. Similarly to Jury Summons, this should be avoided when possible as it can add thousands of points of health for enemies. Extreme Measures should be maxed out only by the truly confident. It is tempting to apply that extra four heat to remove heat modifiers elsewhere, but fighting three phases of Hades is difficult enough, especially at 32 heat. You will want to invest three levels of Heat and only three levels. Inevitably, also, the longer you're in a fight, the more opportunities enemies get to land a hit. Since the run will most likely be timed, fighting more enemies means clearing encounters will take longer. This is a condition that is typically best avoided altogether if possible. It's better to save your obols for when it truly matters and not spend it at shops frequently. This is by far one of the most straightforward conditions to max out. Try to keep it at 50% healing reduction, as adding more becomes tougher to manage. Lasting ConsequencesĬompared to Hard Labor, Lasting Consequences is a much safer condition to add points into.

This condition should only be added after others have been applied and you're more practiced. It is easy to get swarmed by several enemies at a time, and getting hit by attacks at high Heat will quickly put you in the grave. Hard LaborĪlthough this is the first parameter offered, increasing enemy damage output should be one of the last conditions you incorporate. Here are some recommendations on which parameters to apply and which to avoid. Spoiler alert: This guide contains story and post-game spoilers for Hades! What Is Heat? And Why 32?Ĭhoosing - And Avoiding - Conditions From The Pact of PunishmentĪdding a little Heat to a run isn't too harmful, but compounding several conditions at a time can make runs nearly unbeatable. This guide will give players tips and insight on preparing to take down this challenge. The most skilled (or brave) can continue to add more difficult conditions, adding them together to make one super challenging run. The critically acclaimed roguelike game has a built-in difficulty setting, available for players to utilize right after they have completed their first successful run. Hades offers a unique take on this concept, as it offers a 'pick your poison' sort of challenge mode with parameters that players themselves can select. Choosing The Best Boosts From The Mirror of NightĪll games today possess varying levels of difficulty, but some titles make it a point to be more difficult than others by providing a challenge for loyal players.Choosing - And Avoiding - Conditions From The Pact of Punishment.

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