[9-challenge] It took me 12 hours
[9-challenge] It took me 12 hours
I finally beat the game with 9-challenges! It was a grind and super brutal.
Special thanks to the community and wiki for the info & tips <3
Damn. I still haven't beaten the game even once. I'm adequately impressed.
The game is very difficult, don't feel discouraged.
Remember you can take time between turns, most of the time when I die I am rushing through or being greedy. Take it slow, use everything you have and avoid damage as much as possible. You got this :)
How do you proceed without healing potions and scrolls of upgrade ? It's wild to me
Yes, Pharmacophobia is an absolutely cruel challenge, and IMO the most difficult by far.
Combined with Barren Land you lose the ability to heal from Waterskin and Sungrass.
Your main ways of healing would be:
- Dying and resurrecting with Ankhs (safe on boss levels)
- Well of Health, it also cures starvation, so it is a lifesaver!
- Passive health regen (when not hungry)
- Potion of Cleansing (Upgraded Potion of Purity) cures harmful effects such as starving, thus allowing for passive HP regen!
- Scroll of Lullaby (Once you are not starting)
- Leveling up gives you 5 extra hp
- Vampiric enchantment is very strong (life steal on hit)
- Eating Meat Pie boosts HP regen, healing for 25 HP or 9 HP when 'On Diet' challenge
- Class-specific ways, such as Warrior talents, Mage soul-mark, Dualist meditation and Challenge, etc.
On having less SoU, due to the 'Faith is My Armor' challenges armour is completely useless, so you invest the scrolls into wands, rings and weapons. In my run, I spent 4 upgrades on the wand of Fireblast, 3 on Whip and one on the Ring of Furur. I augmented my Cloth armor for evasion and together with Evasive Armor talent I had a decent chance to avoid hits. And used freerunning to kite enemies and kill them using the range of the Whip, Fireblasts also cripples when upgraded, which really helps. Early on I would use my cloak to create distance with enemies instead. Hope that helps :)