Cavalcadence plays Hades 11 - Extreme Measures 4 (Heat 10) win, Eternal Spear, Aspect 1 (Zagreus)
0Hades (PC(W,M)/Steam) (Supergiant Games)
Heat 10, Extreme Measures 4 win
Eternal Spear (Varatha), Aspect 1 (Aspect of Zagreus)
So, I was thinking about Extreme Measures 4 recently... My first EM4 win took about 5 tries, I think, and the Hades battle didn't go, uh, quite as smoothly as I would've liked... ^^;; But Zag did manage to get the win! This was back before I started working on the non-Spear bounties, though... so I figured, now that I had a lot more experience with the game, I could probably manage a slightly smoother EM4 win... right? ^^; So I decided to give it a try. =)
This particular run... was supposed to be a test run, mainly to see if the True Shot strat would need any adjustments... or if maybe I'd have to try the Ares/Aphrodite strat I used for Heat 32, instead...
Long story short, though... the True Shot strat ended up working pretty well for EM-Hades. ^.^ And though I probably should've been a bit more defensive in places (unfortunately, we didn't get Exploding Launcher, which I think would've helped with that)... things definitely went smoother this time, and Zag persevered through it all, and managed to end up with the EM4 win! ^^
So... anyway, here's the video! Hope you enjoy!
Some quick notes on the True Shot build strat I used:
- I built the strat around True Shot mainly because it's unblockable by enemies like Greatshields... and Theseus. =)
- The basic priority order for Keepsakes I used was: Artemis, Athena, Dionysus, Ares (if one of the previous wasn't necessary), and Patroclus
- The specific Boons I tended to prioritize were:
* Artemis: True Shot, Exit Wounds
* Athena: Divine Dash
* Hermes: Quick Reload
* Dionysus: Strong Drink, Positive Outlook, Premium Vintage
* Ares: Ares' Aid (if another Call isn't being used)
* Chaos: +1 bloodstone, increased Cast damage
0:01 Mirror of Night
- Talents: a a a a a a a a b a a b
0:11 Keepsakes - Companion Battie, Adamant Arrowhead (Artemis)
0:15 Eternal Spear (Varatha), Aspect 1: Aspect of Zagreus
0:22 Pact of Punishment - Heat 10
- Conditions: 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Heat costs: 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0:26 Begin Escape
0:30 Tartarus
0:35 True Shot (Common)
1:37 Vicious Skewer
- Was hoping for Exploding Launcher, but having Vicious Skewer instead can be pretty useful too. ^^
2:31 True Shot: Lv.2
4:07 Heaven's Vengeance (Epic)
4:58 Light of Ixion
5:46 Chaos - Roiling Shot (Common) (3: enemies +43%, cast +35%)
6:08 Centaur Heart, Poseidon's Aid (Rare)
6:28 Boss Battle - Furies: Megaera (+Alecto)
7:22 Furies Vanquished
7:39 Owl Pendant (Athena)
7:48 Asphodel
9:15 True Shot: Lv.3
10:47 Greater Evasion (Rare)
11:15 Exit Wounds (Rare)
12:56 Chaos Boon (Roiling Shot) transformed
12:57 Static Discharge (Epic)
13:56 Divine Dash (Epic)
14:18 Chaos - Flayed Lunge (Rare) (4: special -4 life, dash-strike +84%)
15:33 Life Essence (+63 life)
15:58 Boss Battle - Lernie, the Bone Hydra (Lernaean Hydra)
17:58 Ow. Oh, right. ^^;;
18:07 Lernie Vanquished
18:26 Overflowing Cup (Dionysus)
18:44 Elysium
19:47 Quick Reload (Common)
20:56 Chaos Boon (Flayed Lunge) transformed
20:57 Premium Vintage (Common), Poseidon's Aid: Lv.2
21:12 Light of Ixion
22:32 Extending Jab
- Was hoping for Breaching Skewer (definitely could be useful in the Hades battle, to help with armored summons!), but better range on the Attack is nice too. ^^
22:51 Chaos - Slippery Shot (Rare) (4: bloodstone 14s, cast +53%)
23:40 Divine Flourish (Rare)
27:20 Positive Outlook (Epic), Centaur Heart
27:32 Boss Battle - Theseus & Asterius
29:33 Theseus defeated
30:45 Heroes Vanquished
30:53 Chaos Boon (Slippery Shot) transformed
31:11 Broken Spearpoint (Patroclus), Life Essence (+59 life)
31:25 The Temple of Styx
35:10 Cyclops Jerky
- Hmm, this could help in the Hades battle, if the Satyr Sack is in this path, or maybe even the next one...
35:26 Satyr Sack, True Shot: Lv.5
35:44 Greater Recall (Legendary)
- Nice, that definitely could be useful for the Hades battle! =)
36:01 Cerberus Left (he was hungry)
36:13 Boss Battle - Hades, God of the Dead
39:28 Boss Battle - Hades (Phase 2)
- Whew, made it to the second phase without using a Death Defiance! ^^;
40:33 Death Defied!
41:24 Boss Battle - Hades (Phase 3)
42:35 Hades Vanquished
- Whew, EM4 Hades win! That definitely went better than my previous EM4 win! ^_^
43:07 Mundanity - Taken by the Styx
43:36 The House of Hades
More Hades videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2afLo6IgqBMY1bXMKNsmC8zl
https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/
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