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Success inHades 2depends upon myriad variables.
The cauldron at the Crossroads holds many secrets.
The Witch’s Staff is Melinoe’s default weapon, and it’s a very adaptable, flexible one.
Hades 2 is currently in Early Access.
As a result, the details below may change over time.
You cannot hold this charge, it will fire as soon as the charge bar is filled.
This uses 20 Magick.
Special
This weapon’s special is a simple projectile.
It has a slight homing effect, though this is rarely seen if you have Aim Assist turned on.
This also has a slight knockback.
This attack can be held upon fully charging and costs 10 Magick.
With such a wide range of attack ranges,the Witch’s Staff excels in flexibility.
Aspect of Circe
This aspect grants you a buff calledSerenityafter landing a certain number of attacks.
This buff will increase yourOmega Move damage and also restore your spent Magick.
They fire from the original casting spot.
Upgrading this aspect willdecrease the time between successive bursts.
AnyArmor melting abilitiesare instantly top-tier in this game, as they work on percentages rather than raw amounts.
This can turn minibosses and late-game areas into very easy encounters.
Mirrored Thrasher
Your attacks hits 2 times but you also take extra damage.
This synergises perfectly withstatuses inflicted by regularattacks, such as Hestia’s scorch and Zeus’s blitz.
Vampiric Cataclysm
Slaying a foe with your Omega Attack restores 5 Life.
Aetheric Moonburst
Your Omega Special deals +20% damage and restores 5 Magick.
Extending Wallop
Your regular attack has more range and deals +50% damage to distant foes.
The opposite of an Aphrodite buff, this is a greatgeneral buff for all purposes.
Pair Hitch with something like Apollo’s area of effect boosts and you have a perfect combination.
Fluid Gain (gain spirit bubbles to restore Magick) work well with all Aspects.
Demeter doesn’t provide much to Omega Moves, but is a good all-rounder.
Aphrodite
With bonuses to close-range damage, Aphrodite’s upgrades are mostly a last resort.
Weak is also, ironically, a weak status effect for such a mobile weapon archetype.
These are easy, thoughtless upgrades to grab.
Hestia
Scorch is a wonderful status effect and easy to build up to massive amounts with this weapon.
A particularDuo Boonto look out for isFreezer Burn, which combinesDemeterandHestia’seffects.
You will need either Ice Strike or Ice Flourish and either Flame Strike or Flame Flourish to unlock this.
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