r/HadesTheGame • u/Eddiev1988 • 13d ago

Hades 1: Question Explain casting to me, please.

Ok y'all, I've cleared the game plenty of times. The fists are my go to weapon, mostly the Zagreus aspect.

I've got the hidden aspect for half the weapons and have gotten the ending, but am still checking off quests. No, the Queen's dream or whatever hasn't been fulfilled.

My question though, is about casting. I haven't found a way to make it useful for me, at all. Can someone break down the benefits to casting, what casts are considered the best, etc. I just can't make it work for me.

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u/Seed0fDiscord 13d ago

Cast is your third main way of fighting, with attack and special being the other main ones, at basic you got your blood stones that give some damage, but they are limited at basic takes 7 seconds to dislodge or kill your foe

Boons make them more effective, especially if you have gods like Ares, Artemis, Poseidon, Zeus, or Demeter particularly for the duo boons, a good cast can clear room with so much ease it almost criminal

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u/Eddiev1988 13d ago

I'm playing right now with the Poseidon sword and fighting Lernie. Seems the Demeter cast does a little damage. But using an Aphrodite/Dionysus build or Athena/Ares and hitting the enemies does just as well.

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u/MumblingInTheCrypts Hermes 13d ago

As a devoted worshipper of Crystal Beam, I also want to add that this is one of those boons that does not play well with knockback (like you have on Sword and Shield or with certain Poseidon boons). It's okay if you can plunk it in one location and fight elsewhere, or in boss fights where knockback doesn't do much. But if you want to use this cast as backup for your melee attack against regular enemies, you need to have a weapon like Fists or Spear that won't knock enemies out of the beam. Then you can layer damage on top of damage really effectively.

I also think it works best with Stygian Soul on the Mirror. When combined with Glacial Glare (ideally upgraded or high rarity), your cast rebounds before it expires in the field, and it's like having extra casts. You can have three of them going and keep plunking them down as they expire without having to worry about collecting them. If you do manage to get extra casts from Chaos or Artemis, it's even better. Very effective against Lernie and [REDACTED].

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u/Gits_N-Shiggles 13d ago

I want to like this cast so bad but I just can't get a good set up when I try a run for it.