Weapon & Curse Synergies for Max Damage

Unlock the Golden Fleece in Cult of the Lamb! Learn how to stack its 5% damage bonus per kill, its synergy with Divine Guardian, and strategies for max damage without resetting your streak.

Alright, let's talk about the Golden Fleece and how you can use it to absolutely melt enemies in Cult of the Lamb. This fleece is all about building up a damage bonus, but you gotta be careful not to lose it! ### The Golden Fleece: How it Works You can unlock the Golden Fleece by spending one completed Holy Talisman in the Crown section at the Temple Altar. When you equip it, you get a 5% damage bonus for every enemy you defeat. Sounds great, right? But here's the catch: you also take twice the damage, and if you get hit for a full heart, your damage bonus resets to zero. There's a counter for your damage bonus right on the screen, so keep an eye on it! ### Strategy for Maximum Damage This fleece is a bit risky, especially early on. You need to rack up kills to build that bonus, so try to avoid taking hits. If you get hit for a full heart, poof! Bonus gone. Synergy with Divine Guardian: This is where the Golden Fleece really shines. The Divine Guardian curse gives you temporary invincibility. You can use it defensively to avoid taking damage and resetting your bonus, or offensively to go wild without fear. It's a lifesaver! Fervour is Key: To keep those curses ready, you'll want Tarot Cards that boost your Fervour, like Fervour's Harvest and Strength from Within. Also, summoning demons like Vosegus can help collect stray Fervour, ensuring you usually have a curse ready to go. Relics Help Too: The Eye of the Fervant relic can also give you an extra layer of security, as its casts count towards your invincibility. Weapon Choice: Hammers and axes are good for building the bonus faster because they hit harder. Swords and daggers are faster but do less damage per hit. Whichever you choose, practice canceling attack animations to attack faster and dodge enemy attacks, which is crucial for not losing your bonus. Damage-Boosting Tarot Cards: Cards like Master of the Art and All Seeing Sun can help you kill enemies quicker, especially at the start of a run, so you can build up your bonus faster. ### Important Notes: * The damage bonus stacks additively. * This bonus also applies to your Curses! * Defeating small critters like squirrels and birds doesn't count towards your kill streak for the bonus. ### Past Patches: * Patch 1.0.12: The Golden Fleece initially had a cap of 200% max damage increase. * Patch 1.0.13: The damage cap was removed, but the damage increase per kill was reduced from 10% to the current 5%.