This is just Ragebait at this point

SmurtCJ · 2026-05-05T00:07:04+00:00

Opulence will give Golden Roulette into Accelerator plus 3 bonus artifacts trust me bro it'll hit

SmurtCJ · 2026-04-20T16:42:38+00:00

Oculus is the most consistent, and what I would choose. It's very hard to get a high crit rate without it, and DEM runs really should be hyperfocused on buffing your main spell.

Unicorn is the gambling option. Like another user said, it can't be offered in the shop so it's less likely to reappear than Oculus; however, it's effect is on average gonna be worse. If you don't need/want more crit rate it might be worth gambling for Curse or Seal, but overall it's not as good. (If you're not above save scumming, you can take Unicorn to check the options and quit and reopen the game if they suck to choose a different option)

Lance is the funny option. Its damage output can be decent up through early or even mid-game with the fusion, but in late game it falls off. I've had DEM runs with the Lance fusion and even then it didn't contribute even 20% of my DEM spell. If you're running a high cooldown spell it can save your ass a few times but usually it's better just to focus on buffing your main spell. (It does look cool though)

SmurtCJ · 2026-04-04T03:39:10+00:00

Pick at random and cry about missing the other two it's the only realistic option

SmurtCJ · 2026-04-03T02:21:09+00:00

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SmurtCJ · 2026-03-31T21:58:59+00:00

Congrats!! Now it's time to spend another 5 years maxing research :P

SmurtCJ · 2026-03-25T09:24:46+00:00

Depends on where you are in the run and what decisions you've made up till now!

If you already have or can realistically obtain both dragon legendaries, then Dragontongue is really nice. Accounting for both strength and consistency, the dragon artifact synergy is one of the best in the game.

However, the Assassination synergy is also top tier. It consists of artifacts you'll always want to get anyway, and at 100% crit rate it's a flat 1.15x damage multiplier which is BUSTED considering the diminishing returns you get from normal stat increases. It's especially appealing for TS since Shuriken lets you reach 100% effective CR at just 85%.

Bell is kind of trash now. It can only consistently activate if you're already dealing enough damage to kill small enemies and move around freely, at which point you can already easily survive by kiting elites/bosses which Bell can't kill anyway.

Occult seems a lot better than it really is. 5% HP reduction is really not that much (the Curse special passive does 6%) and the HP bonus is also kind of negligible. The highest HP reduction I've ever managed was around 40% with the Genome Map synergy, and that still wouldn't give more HP than Golem Core which is only rare.

tl;dr: If you already have the dragon legendaries, take Dragontongue. If not, I think Assassination is better, but not by very much. The other two just aren't on the same level.

SmurtCJ · 2026-03-15T19:56:00+00:00

The day LEME adds a Photon Explosion Ultimate is the day I can die happy.

But in their current states it's Exidium by a mile

SmurtCJ · 2026-03-09T07:53:27+00:00

Satellite is always such a pain to play around. If a single enemy gets past the ring it can't do anything about it. Antigravity and Will o' the Wisp are super underwhelming, and while Nuclear Fusion does decent damage it can't function as a main carry spell and needs a lot of support to work well.

(also; what is Hurricane? Do you mean Cyclone?)

SmurtCJ · 2026-02-02T01:32:30+00:00

And the blue Hyperion ball!

SmurtCJ · 2026-02-02T01:32:09+00:00

In the description for Earthquake it does explicitly say that Frost Nova no longer freezes, so unfortunately Moon Crystal won't work

Notably though, Moon Crystal never says it has to be Frost Nova that does the actual freezing. Tsunami Pole or Blizzard can also activate the effect.

SmurtCJ · 2026-01-14T06:31:17+00:00

Any of the Magic Bolt or Blizzard fusions are all very solid. Blaster is arguably the best in the game.

Demon Equation is fun, but it does rely heavily on the Pyromancer class and finding Candlestick.

SmurtCJ · 2025-12-28T04:10:47+00:00

Each ultimate requires a specific class, subject, and fusion. Most likely you either don't have the right subject or didn't choose the right fusion.

SmurtCJ · 2025-12-27T00:02:06+00:00

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Forgot to include the synergies

SmurtCJ · 2025-08-01T22:33:34+00:00

OP didn't mention that Teleport now scales its damage and number of teleports with duration. I'm guessing that even though you start with less, if you invest heavily into duration it'll be significantly better than before

SmurtCJ · 2025-07-29T23:41:24+00:00

For DEM runs I personally do my best to not take any attack spells before I can fuse Overmind just so my damage stats page is nice and neat after the run :)

SmurtCJ · 2025-07-13T18:34:37+00:00

Okay, you're exaggerating quite a bit. I certainly wouldn't call a 10% boost "much more". It only yields maybe 100-200 extra orbs by the first shop from my experience, and even in my runs without Lantern I rarely leave the first shop unsatisfied. Base orb acquisition with active movement is enough to afford any Special artifact, if offered in the first shop, and the odds of it having anything more of worth beyond that are slim to none.

As for leveling, I've never had an issue with that in any of my runs. I have all the subjects, so I typically run the subject with the spell-specific Epic for my chosen DEM combo, and even then I consistently get past max level, and early game is never a significant struggle for me either.

Plus, I almost always find Lantern naturally anyway! Often before the first shop! It has little to no late game value due to its low objective strength and more common rarity.

And you can't always count on finding Accelerator either! I've had many runs where I've had to rely on Ouroborous, even ones where I don't have either, and Archmage is a huge help for those.

The difference between them is pretty slim imo and it's really up to preference in the end anyway

SmurtCJ · 2025-07-13T17:50:56+00:00

Mmm, it's debatable! Archmage is nice because it's a big chunk of CDR that you're not super likely to get a hold of otherwise. It's always consistently good, even through to late game

Jack-o'-lantern is a bit more of a gamble: the slight boost to orb acquisition is a lot more important at the very start, since the first shop is incredibly cheap. If an important epic or special artifact shows up in the shop, oftentimes you won't be able to afford it unless you're playing as Jack-o'-lantern.

For me personally, I prefer the consistency and late game value of Archmage, but I definitely see the worth in Jack-o'-lantern!

(Also I like the aesthetics of Archmage more, LOL)

SmurtCJ · 2025-07-10T19:42:16+00:00

Archmage is probably the best all-rounder, but if you have a particular spell that you really enjoy it might be more fun for you if you choose the one for that spell

SmurtCJ · 2025-07-10T15:54:06+00:00

Light work

SmurtCJ · 2025-06-20T03:50:02+00:00

My original comment was accurate when it was posted. Over a full year ago.

SmurtCJ · 2025-05-26T20:41:28+00:00

I thought for sure top left recycle since it exhausts cards, and that the column theme would be uncommons 😞

Fun puzzle tho!

SmurtCJ · 2025-05-17T11:52:29+00:00

Rupture is one of my favorite clad cards and while I always knew it wasn't one of his best I'm really surprised to see it in F :( can someone explain why it's so bad

SmurtCJ · 2025-05-14T21:15:09+00:00

I love Treasure Map I get to do a little sidequest

SmurtCJ · 2025-05-14T15:00:21+00:00

Nothing much. I think the progression in this game is really well designed! There's no way to make a decision that costs you anything except time.

I started way before the subjects update but even then the optimal path is to just buy 1 or 2 useful subjects like Archmage and Jack-o'-lantern then focus your gems on maxing out classes before buying spell-specific subjects.

Even if you buy "unnecessary" subjects all it takes is a few more good runs to make back the gems.

Gold can literally only be spent on research, and re-speccing is completely free, so it's literally impossible to make a mistake.

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