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Tips for first ascent? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by felixwhynot@lemmy.world to c/pixeldungeon@lemmy.world

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Hey all, started playing SPD a month or two ago, really enjoying it! I followed a build guide from Reddit for “first win” using Mage with shielding and looking for the Potential enchant on armor. Worked well, did get my first win with it… now, I want to ascend!

What’s your go-to build for ascending? I know a lot of stuff is random per the seed, but still, I want your tips. One specific question, do you ration your health pots at all for the ascent?

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[–] solidgrue@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (3 children)

IMO whatever your endgame build is, it'll generally be good enough to make the ascent. A few things to consider:

Health pots: Mobs in the Demon Halls and lower Metropolis levels can be aggressive.
Food: Make sure you have enough food. If you're still trying to grind XP to make Level 30 you'll need enough not to starve in the mid levels. This shops would probably have rations, but those are thin gruel in needy times.
Scrolls of Transportation and Stones of Blink can get you out of trouble of you get cornered by aggressive mobs. Same for Scrolls of Terror and Stones of Fear
Potion of Mind Vision + Psionic Blast are good for clearing levels out of you want to hustle through, but mind the Amulet getting too strong
Invisibility helps, but eventually the Amulet gets too powerful, and you'll run out of invisibility options

Once I make it back up to the Mines, I find the rest of the ascent to be pretty easy. It'd be pretty cool if the Rat King reacted to the Amulet somehow and stymies your ascent undltil.you defeat him. Maybe you couldn't kill him, but it would be fun to have to knock him down below 25% to get past him, like the crystal guardians in the Mines quest-- a sort of bonus final boss near the and of the game? Maybe make it harder if you didn't present him with the crown first. i see why not, though.

I digress... Hope the tips are helpful! I don't find the Ascent to be too difficult, myself.

[–] donio@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I will try to live by these rules IRL too.

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I love the Rat King! I'd hate to fight him...

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks for the tips!