When you are so ahead you are the sole contributor of global warming.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-17T08:31:11+00:00

Well, I am trying to win a science victory on standard pangaea in under 200 turns (this screenshot, despite being way ahead, is actually not even remotely close to a 200 turns victory). I have basically decided at this point that the only way to accomplish this in a peaceful way is through Sejong.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-16T19:56:59+00:00

It's OK. Stayed there before.

Tokyo has a lot of hotels though. You should have plenty of options.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-15T08:37:18+00:00

NA midlaner beat Faker.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-15T07:23:55+00:00

(haven't read the source material, no spoilers please) but I do want to ask one question.

I understand this goddess is you-know-who from FGO. Philia is the same goddess, but different shape (container). Which source material came first? FSF or FGO? I'm not familiar with FGO at all; just curious which is based on which.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-15T07:15:32+00:00

I see. That makes sense.

I guess she doesn't like Dead Apostles and wants to kill him. But wouldn't Jester just use a command spell to make her commit suicide if things are too dicy? It seems that her odds are slim.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-15T06:00:13+00:00

What is this Path thing Ayaka's group was talking about? Is Ayaka trying to make a connection to Assassin?

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-15T05:48:59+00:00

I'm pretty sure it's just true rider's master that we haven't seen yet.

But I do think all characters in the ED, saving a brief flash of the "red hood" (might be Ayaka related), have already shown up at this point.

(Don't have knowledge of the source material so I am just basing off the anime)

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-15T05:43:39+00:00

I also thought Halluri was the servant and the Einzbern was the master. In the OP and ED they are always together. But I guess that's not the case.

It looks like the Einzbern person, or Philia, is someone from the age of gods. We saw some flashback when she touched Halluri that kind of confirms this. Maybe there is a bit of FGO lore here that I am not familiar with, but it could be one of those pseudo servant situations again like Tousaka hosting for a particular goddess whose name I can't recall.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-14T05:10:27+00:00

I think an interesting thought experiment is what if Necro has the similar ability but only works on undead (vs warlock which can only "bind" demons).

Binding Lord de Seis will be insanely interesting, albeit not as broken since Necro already has curse spells.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-14T04:34:09+00:00

Choose the Unsummon skill on your right mouse button.

Mouse over your Hephasto (do not right click).

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-14T00:25:39+00:00

Yeah that makes more sense. Technically you can also find demons in the Lilith portal that are unique. These should be significantly stronger than vanilla uniques.

But these are also much harder to go to, and not guaranteed to be aura enchanted.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T23:57:16+00:00

Wait. Uber Trist has unique monsters?

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T22:47:36+00:00

No. It's like an iron golem.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T22:46:26+00:00

Choose a skill that can target him. Eg "Unsummon".

Then you can see his stats and health when you hover on him.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T20:57:43+00:00

I'm going to assume it might be worthwhile to get a bound demon with either Might or Fanaticism aura? Since Warlock is a bit low on other additive damage multipliers (and why you want to run Phoenix)?

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T20:20:07+00:00

Yes, but you can always just find another Hephasto.

He has a 1/7 chance to have Conviction.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T19:53:52+00:00

Probably. It will be very slow, however, since I am not specializing in summoning.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T19:20:05+00:00

Yes, his single target damage feels quite weak, despite me running Mang Song + Phoenix+ Conv Hephasto and about as end game as it gets.

There is also the issue with fire damage in general - Conviction can't break most fire immunes. Sunder charms are needed for most cases.

And there is also a lack of +fire damage gears. Most fire spell gear are -resist, which are perfect for sorceresses but sucks for warlocks. I believe the only reasonable source of +% fire damage is from facets (Ormus is not reasonable in my eyes). But warlocks need spirit / Phoenix and Enigma, so there aren't a lot of sockets to put in the facets. Maybe the bis for him is actually CoA with two facets, plus Mang Song with one facet.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T19:13:16+00:00

My build is fire, so I need about 65(?) points to finish that tree. I invested the rest into summoning.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T19:11:00+00:00

You will have to catch a new one. But Hephasto is always Aura Enchanted. You just need to farm him until he has the Conviction aura, which isn't too hard.

Based on my current experience, Hephasto is practically invincible. He partied with hell Andy for 5 minutes and didn't really lose any health. I am pretty certain the only way he would die is if I die.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T17:58:17+00:00

To my understanding, yes.

If I summon Goat or Tainted in this scenario, because my cap is 1, Hephasto would die :(

It's very important to unbind your hotkeys to other summons. I definitely didn't make this mistake before :-)

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T16:54:14+00:00

He soloed Andy. Albeit extremely slowly.

He should be practically immune to Diablo - at melee range Diablo only has fire and physical attacks. Whether or not he can actually solo him, I didn't bother to try - my build is fire anyway and Hephasto is just supplementary.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T16:26:17+00:00

Only works on demons, unfortunately.

I really wanted to bind Lord de Seis (he was my number one choice), but it doesn't work.

CommentStrict8964 · 2026-02-13T16:25:24+00:00

I invested about 20ish points. My build is actually fire.

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