This game wears its Hades and Vampire Survivors influence on its sleeve.

Here are the ones you should invest in most.

Leveling up abilities requires you to either absorb Bloodstones or receive a Moonlight Blessing.

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If you’renew to roguelikesand playing with Preiya, you should make a dash for the Blood Moon ability.

It has a long range, and rebounds to hurt enemies even more.

If it bleeds, you’ve got the option to kill it.

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Bleeding damage does not stack like burn damage, but a singular instance of bleeding can last longer.

Enter Bat Swarm, an ultimate ability that creates a horde of bats that attack enemies.

Your weapons can be physical, fire-based or holy, but no weapon makes enemies bleed directly.

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Instead, you need a passive ability like Bloody Strike.

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Split image of characters from Nunholy.

you’re free to level this ability up to make the initial bleeding damage even higher.

That’s where the Bloodstorm ability comes in clutch.

When this activates, it’s possible for you to steamroll your way through crowds with ease.

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you could increase its duration - and thus your invincibility frames - by leveling up this ability.

The only other instance of invincibility frames in the game is for a short time while dashing.

If you level up the survival instinct ability appropriately, however, you have nothing to fear.

The Blood Moon ability in Nunholy.

Survival Instinct permanently caps the damage a single attack can inflict on you.

If you invest in this ability throughout your run, no boss will be able to hurt you.

Combine that with fire and bleeding damage to begin a feedback loop of death for the undead.

The Blood Power Boost ability in Nunholy.

As Preiya, you should make a beeline for Sharpshooter Miniette’s Legacy.

Preiya’s sub-weapon is powerful and does bonus damage, but has only two bullets.

Sharpshooter Miniette’s Legacy gives your sub-weapon the chance to reload instantly when it fires.

The Bat Swarm ability in Nunholy.

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The Bloody Strike ability in Nunholy.

The Bloodstorm ability in Nunholy.

The Survival Instinct ability in Nunholy.

The Corpse Explosion ability in Nunholy.

The ability screen in Nunholy with Sharpshooter Miniette’s Legacy selected.

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