Hades: Master Gilgamesh's Claws & Maim Strategy

Q: How to mitigate Maim debuff in Hades?

The Aspect of Gilgamesh's Enkidu's Claws change your attack from fast jabs to slower, sweeping strikes that deal 60 damage. This makes Maim (which applies a 50% damage taken debuff for 10 seconds) more viable, especially when paired with Weak effects to mitigate the damage you take. While powerful, it's generally less effective than other Aspect of Hades combos.

Q: Best boons for Aspect of Gilgamesh?

The Aspect of Gilgamesh's Enkidu's Claws change your attack from fast jabs to slower, sweeping strikes that deal 60 damage. This makes Maim (which applies a 50% damage taken debuff for 10 seconds) more viable, especially when paired with Weak effects to mitigate the damage you take. While powerful, it's generally less effective than other Aspect of Hades combos.

Q: How does Maim and Weak interact in Hades?

The Aspect of Gilgamesh's Enkidu's Claws change your attack from fast jabs to slower, sweeping strikes that deal 60 damage. This makes Maim (which applies a 50% damage taken debuff for 10 seconds) more viable, especially when paired with Weak effects to mitigate the damage you take. While powerful, it's generally less effective than other Aspect of Hades combos.

Q: What is the best Special boon for Enkidu's Claws?

The Aspect of Gilgamesh's Enkidu's Claws change your attack from fast jabs to slower, sweeping strikes that deal 60 damage. This makes Maim (which applies a 50% damage taken debuff for 10 seconds) more viable, especially when paired with Weak effects to mitigate the damage you take. While powerful, it's generally less effective than other Aspect of Hades combos.

Q: Can you use Ruthless Reflex with Aspect of Gilgamesh?

The Aspect of Gilgamesh's Enkidu's Claws change your attack from fast jabs to slower, sweeping strikes that deal 60 damage. This makes Maim (which applies a 50% damage taken debuff for 10 seconds) more viable, especially when paired with Weak effects to mitigate the damage you take. While powerful, it's generally less effective than other Aspect of Hades combos.

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Walkthrough

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Maim & Weak Synergy: Maim applies a 50% damage taken debuff for 10 seconds. This can be risky as it also applies a 50% damage dealt buff to enemies. To mitigate this, pair Maim with Weak effects. It's believed that Maim and Weak effects are multiplicative, meaning stacking them results in a net 5% damage increase (1.5x damage * 0.7x damage) rather than a 20% increase.
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Key Boons & Upgrades:
- Rending Claws: Slows Maim-affected enemies, giving you more reaction time.
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Heartbreak Flourish: Applying this to your Special ensures enemies affected by Maim are also Weakened.
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Broken Resolve: Increases the potency of Weak effects.
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Empty Inside: Extends the duration of Weak effects to outlast Maim.
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Combined Effect (Theoretical): With Rending Claws, Heartbreak Flourish, Broken Resolve, and Empty Inside, you could achieve a net 10% drop in enemy damage dealt, a 50% increase in enemy damage taken, a 400-damage Doom effect after 4 seconds, and lingering Weak effects.
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Comparison to Aspect of Hades: This combination is generally considered inferior to the Aspect of Hades' Punishing Sweep, which offers a +150% damage buff for 10 seconds and a Weak effect without the Maim drawback.
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Enkidu's Claws Playstyle: Unlike other Twin Fists aspects that focus on quick jabs and crowd control, Enkidu's Claws prioritize dispatching the enemy directly in front of you with slower, sweeping attacks. This leaves you more vulnerable to surrounding enemies.
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Attack Boon Recommendations:
- Frost Strike: Excellent due to its percentage-based damage and freezing effect.
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Divine Strike: Viable for its percentage damage and the Exposed debuff.
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Deadly Strike: Good for critical hits, especially when paired with Hunter's Mark or Heart Rend (Duo boon with Heartbreak Flourish) for increased critical chance against Weak enemies.
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Heartbreak Strike: A decent option for its percentage damage buff, avoiding the knockback of Tempest Strike.
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Avoid: Lightning Strike (fixed damage doesn't scale well), Tempest Strike (undesirable knockback).
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Mirror of Night Skill: The increased dash chain effect of Gilgamesh's Aspect allows for the use of Ruthless Reflex.

Tips

Be cautious when using Maim if you cannot apply Weak effects simultaneously.
The Aspect of Gilgamesh's slower attacks require a different approach to crowd control compared to other Twin Fists aspects.
Focus on percentage-based Attack boons that scale well with your slower, heavier hits.
Consider defensive boons like Athena's Aid or Divine Dash to compensate for potential vulnerabilities.

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