The Blades of Chaos
The good old favorite of the series, and the things you’ll use the vast majority of the game. They are great, but the longer combos leave you exposed to attacks, so use them wisely.
| attack | buttons | notes |
| Icarus Lift (air) | X | *Not really an attack, just letting you know you have a double jump. |
| Hyperion Ascension* | Hold Triangle | *Perhaps the best attack for the blades, and you can combo it with the Harpoon or any other aerial combo. |
| Orion’s Harpoon (air)* | O | *Just an aerial grab. |
| Plume of Prometheus | Square, Square, and Triangle | |
| Cyclone of Chaos* | L + Square | *You’ll need to hold off trying to abuse this. |
| Cyclone of Chaos (air)* | L + Square | *You’ll need to hold off trying to abuse this. |
| Spirit of Hercules | Triangle x 3 | |
| Valor of Hercules | Triangle, Triangle, Square | |
| Hyperion Might* | Hold Square | *Not much of an attack, just a strong hit. |
| Rampage of the Furies* | L + O | *A long combo, and better than the cyclone. |
| Rampage of the Furies (air)* | L + O | *A much better aerial combo than the cyclone in the air, but you fall quicker. |
| Hermes Rush (evading)* | R + L + move, Hold Square | *Done while rolling. |
| Hermes Rise (evading)* | R + L + move, Hold Triangle | *Done while rolling. |
| Tartarus Rage* | L + Triangle | *Good, strong attack, but slow. |
| Tartarus Rage (air) | L + Triangle |
The Gauntlet of Zeus
This is way better than the Blades, especially after some upgrades. Just normal attacks will stun normal enemies, and then the charged attacks own big guys too. It’s not like a game-breaker, but it’s darn close.
*NOTE: You can charge ALL of these attacks by holding the buttons down a bit.*
| attack | buttons | notes |
| Strength of Zeus* | Hold either Square or Triangle | *Just charged version of the normal attack. Charged Square breaks shields easily. |
| Olympic Strike* | L + Square | *This is just like the Streak and Stinger from Devil May Cry 4, only this move isn’t nearly useful. It’s nice, but not as nice to abuse. |
| Olympic Strike (air)* | L + Square | *This slams you down to the ground at an angle. |
| Hermes Cross (evading)* | R + L + move, Hold Square | *Done while rolling. |
| Hermes Revenge (evading)* | R + L + move, Hold Triangle | *Done while rolling. |
| Lightning Run* | L + O | *This is the base move for the next two. |
| Lightning Thrash (running)* | L + O + Square | *As you are doing a Lightning Run. |
| Lightning Surge (running)* | L + O + Triangle | *As you are doing a Lightning Run. |
| Lightning Thrash (air) | L + O | |
| Olympic Thunder* | L + Triangle | *Powerful ground slam. |
| Olympic Thunder (air)* | L + Triangle |
*NOTE: Again, you can charge ALL of those attacks by holding the buttons down a bit.*
The Efreet
Perhaps the best magic attack from ANY GAME EVER MADE! And I do mean that. The first upgrade allows you to keep pounding the ground, and the third gives Efreet a powerful finishing blow. Did I mention each upgrade makes it stronger? Perhaps get this as strong as you can BEFORE the Blades of Chaos, or at least get it’s level 2 ASAP.
| attack | buttons | notes |
| Demon Fury | R + Triangle | |
| Demon Fury (air) | R + Triangle | |
| Demon Inferno* | R + Triangle + Tap O | *This is key, so tap as soon as you can or you’ll miss it. |
Light of Dawn
Eh, never used it. Why use it when the Efreet does so much more? Don’t waste orbs on the upgrades.
| attack | buttons | notes |
| Solar Flare | R + Square | |
| Solar Flare (air) | R + Square | |
| Radiant Sun | R + Hold Square |
Charon’s Wrath
Good the first time you use it, and then you realize it consumes a lot of magic. Actually semi-useful against the last boss, but keep using Efreets instead. Upgrades allow you to hit more enemies, yipee (that means don’t bother until after you have everything else)! At least you can aim it???
| attack | buttons | notes |
| Charon’s Wrath | R + O | |
| Charon’s Wrath (air) | R + O |
Sun Shield
The normal reverse, which blocks melee attacks, is the most useful. I hardly used the counter moves. The reflect is mostly used for key situations, as it’s not really worth using on arrows and such. Upgrade is best saved for after you have everything else.
| attack | buttons | notes |
| Helios Reverse | Tap L | |
| Helios Flash (parry) | Square after a successful reverse | |
| Helios Offensive (parry) | Triangle after a successful reverse | |
| Helios Reflect | Tap L on projectiles |
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everything dead ive killed mre gost than i can count bt the red gate is still ther???
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