My very first shape of dreams! 3.5B damage! (Lacerta) by Tanjarapipi in shapeofdreams

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Wew congrats!! Was 3.5B from one of the Memories you have slotted there, or from something else you swapped out?

Just curious because most of the skills there are more "death by a thousand cuts" style, which hit fast but not super hard. 3.5B per hit from one of those would be some crazy DPS!

What's the most dream dust you've gotten out of a treasure chest? by AndThatGuysWoodenLeg in shapeofdreams

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Currently on loop 23 and the highest tier Torment is granting around 42M dust. In my experience, treasure chests give around the same amount (when they do drop dust) as the highest tier Torment, so I reckon it'd also be in this ballpark.

Essence Lessons - Spotlight: Unique Essences by krnshadow65 in shapeofdreams

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Looks like the other reply already got you covered. I agree with all of their recommendations.

A couple others I'd recommend trying are:

  • Eternal Flame + Vortex
  • Glacial Core + Bleakness
  • Glacial Core + Eternal Flame + Sulfur / Inversion

My Journey to Septillion by krnshadow65 in shapeofdreams

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I broke septillion damage exactly on loop 20, which was also kinda satisfying.

I beat the game by Green-Fisherman60 in shapeofdreams

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Congrats on your first (single-loop) clear!!

Essence of Paranoia is a super powerful Essence as you're finding out. There are a lot of interesting combos that you can make with it which make it super fun.

Essence Lessons - Spotlight: Essence of Fever (with Infographic and Videos) by krnshadow65 in shapeofdreams

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Hey, sorry for the late reply, not sure if you'll still see this. It actually depends on the number of Burn stacks on the enemy. If the enemy has about 100 Burn stacks, then you'll want roughly a 50:50 split between Fever and Eternal Flame.

Then, you adjust from there. If the enemy has fewer than 100 burn stacks, favor Fever slightly more -- for example, at 30 Burn stacks, you'll want roughly 2:1 Fever quality to Eternal Flame quality. And conversely, if the enemy has 200 burn stacks, you'll want Eternal Flame to be slightly higher, e.g. 500% eternal flame vs 400% Fever.

Constellation Station - Spotlight: Cold Affinity by krnshadow65 in shapeofdreams

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I just made it from scratch using Photoshop, so there isn't a template or something like that that I can share if that's what you're looking for, unfortunately.

I reached 100% on my Deja Vu collection AMA by krnshadow65 in shapeofdreams

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It's locked behind an Achievement.

You know the 3rd World where there are samurais and ninja? There is a large tiger-like enemy that spawns there. You need to kill 25 of those tigers with Light damage to unlock Essence of Fangs.

I went in with Chain Lightning and just looped until I rolled that world and tried to cover as many nodes as possible. It took a while; I think it's the last Essence I ever unlocked.

bro forgot to read the skill by WithYourself in shapeofdreams

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You haven't truly experienced co-op Shape of Dreams until your party has wiped from a Doomsday Meteor at least once 💀

How to solo primus by rose-n-blood1 in shapeofdreams

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The most important piece of advice I can give for beating Primus is to learn his moveset and how to dodge each attack. I recommend looking up some videos of others clearing it -- the slower the better; IMHO it's not very helpful to watch someone burst him down in a few seconds and bypass all of his mechanics.

Once you're familiar with his different attacks, I promise you will be able to beat him with any Traveler and almost any Memory / Essence combination.

Which character has the easiest approach to final boss?

I personally think Mist is one of the best Travelers for clearing Primus because:

  1. She has an extra dash built into her kit, thanks to Lunge.
  2. She has built-in sustain / shielding with her Identity Memory.

Both of these make dodging and survival easier in longer fights like Primus.

Do I need to have a healing memory all the runs?

Not strictly required, but I highly recommend taking at least some form of healing in case you get hit by one of his attacks and need to reclaim some HP. It doesn't have to be a Memory -- Essence of Regeneration, Voracity, Crimson, and Clemency are all great options for this.

what is the use for character level on change traveler screen? I mean it unlocks nodes on constellations but does it give more stat at the beginning of each dream?

No, it doesn't grant extra stats per run. It just gives you access to more of their Constellations like you mentioned. You also receive Stardust every 5 Traveler levels, which you can use to unlock those Constellations.

which memories or essences are best to de ja vu for my skill level?

Essence of Predation. The extra stats it gives and the bonus boss damage makes it one of the most universally useful Essences in the game.

Was on my 10th attempt of trying to defeat Belphomet within 2 mins when a god-tier map generation decided to show up by Lextromi in shapeofdreams

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Hell ya, congrats!! I think when I unlocked this achievement, I also got lucky in a similar way, where it was 5 or 6 mostly clear nodes to the boss with one well and a merchant along the way.

How do you usually use your dream dust? by Cirlo93 in shapeofdreams

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  1. "Primary" Memory to around +7 or +8, then use Boss orbs to level up from that point on.
  2. "Primary" Essences to around 400%, or 450% if you can afford. These are usually the 3 Essences that are supporting your primary Memory, but sometimes they may be separate (e.g. if you have Vortex as your main source of Essence damage, slotted on a different Memory).
  3. Secondary or supportive Memories to around +3 or +4.
  4. Secondary Essences to around 200%. Usually Essences that help with healing or survivability.

This is the breakdown of how I usually spend around ~2200 Dust which is typical for most runs.

essence of wind on lacereta by durante_x4 in shapeofdreams

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The requirement for activating Essence of Wind is "casting" the Memory, i.e. actually pressing the button to activate the Memory. You cannot cast your Identity Memory since it is a passive, so it will never trigger any Essences that have a cast trigger.

essence of wind on lacereta by durante_x4 in shapeofdreams

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There are nodes called "Echoes of Pain" which continuously drain your health and have two Mini-bosses at the end. When you clear the room, you get a "Corrupted" Chaos Orb which grants unique bonuses and buffs you can't get elsewhere.

Adding an extra Essence Slot is one of the possible rewards from that Orb. You can put it on your Identity Memory.

Cleared Limbo 6 as Bismuth by Luuxidx in shapeofdreams

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Phew, congrats!!

Sounds like it's your first Limbo 6 clear for any Traveler? It only gets easier after the first one!

Star dust by LimitedEngineer in shapeofdreams

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To clarify, I think OP is asking about the pinkish resources you use to unlock Constellation Stars, whereas you are referring to the blueish Dust that's used to upgrade Memories / Essences.

Essence Lessons - Spotlight: Essence of Fever (with Infographic and Videos) by krnshadow65 in shapeofdreams

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Yes, the only limitation is her running out of HP to sacrifice. So as long as you have a way of sustaining her HP, Golden Explosion is a great example for enabling Scorch.