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14 Journeys to the Underworld in Greek and Roman Mythology

In ancient Greek and Roman Mythology, only a handful of mortals successfully witnessed the Underworld and returning to the living realm.

In ancient Greek and Roman Mythology, the Underworld or Hades was where the souls of the dead resided. Thanatos, the deity of death, made no exceptions. All mortals would inevitably reach the Underworld and stay there forever. Still, there were a few instances where a mortal went to the Underworld and returned to the living, a mythological journey known as a katabasis .

The Basics of the Underworld 

The Underworld constituted a fundamental aspect of Greek and Roman Mythology and Religion. Most commonly called the realm of Hades, the Underworld was ruled by Pluto and his wife, Persephone (or Proserpina). In Hades, the souls of the dead resided alongside a series of deities, better known as the Chthonic Gods .

In passing from the living to the dead, the souls were guided by the God Hermes in his form known as psychopompos (soul guide). To reach their final destination, the dead had to offer a coin to the immortal ferryman Charon, who would take them down the river Styx or Acheron , depending on the source. Cerberus, the terrifying three-headed hound, guarded the gates of Hades, ensuring that no one could enter or leave without permission.

A katabasis was a journey into the Underworld and entailed two parts: the traveling down ( katabasis ) and the traveling up ( anabasis ). These fascinating, mythical journeys offer us glimpses into the way the ancients imagined the afterlife. Some of the myths offer extensive descriptions of the journey, such as those of Odysseus and Aeneas, while others only mention that a certain hero, mortal, or god simply went to Hades and returned, as is the case with Alcestis and Semele.

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Semele, the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, was impregnated by Zeus. Filled with jealousy, Hera caused the girl to doubt that Zeus was her lover. Semele then asked Zeus to swear on the waters of Styx that he would grant her whatever she asked. Zeus swore, and Semele asked to witness his real nature. Zeus begged her to change the request, but Semele insisted. Left with no other option, Zeus revealed his divine form, and Semele, unable to withstand it, burst into flames. At the last moment, Zeus saved Semele’s fetus and sewed it into his thigh.

The deity that came out of the thigh was Dionysus , god of wine and revelry. When he grew up, he went to Hades and rescued his mother, bringing her to Olympus to live among the gods.

The myth of Er is detailed towards the end of Plato’s Republic . Er is a warrior who died in battle but did not drink from the waters of Lethe, the river that makes the dead forget. Thus, he is able to recall what took place before his reincarnation.

In his journey, the good are rewarded with an afterlife in the sky, among wondrous sights. The bad are sent underground to be punished tenfold for the evils they caused while alive. After four days, the souls are led to the Spindle of Necessity, given a number by lot, and form a line to choose their next life.

An interesting idea is that the ones who were rewarded in the afterlife recklessly chose lives that would wield power but suffer misfortunes. Those who were punished tended to appreciate a simpler and presumably happier life. In addition, animals sought human lives, and humans who had experienced the anguish of human life sought the simplicity of an animal’s life. In Er’s vision, everyone went after what they didn’t have. Finally, the souls are taken to the river Lethe to become blank slates and be reincarnated.

According to Plato, only by understanding the Forms of Good through the study of philosophy could someone make informed choices repeatedly, ensuring that they picked good, happy lives.

12. Castor and Pollux

Castor and Pollux were the legendary Spartan twin heroes and half-brothers known as the Dioscuri. Their mother was Leda, but Castor was the son of the Spartan king Tyndareus and Pollux of Zeus. Together they went on many adventures, including the Argonautic expedition. However, here, we will only examine the story of their death.

The story began when the Dioscuri abducted Phoebe and Hilaeira, who were betrothed to their cousins, Idas and Lycaeus. Sometime later, during a common raid in Arcadia, as the Dioscuri and their cousins were about to divide the loot — some cattle — Idas and Lycaeus tricked the Dioscuri and left with the whole herd.

When, at a later time, the Dioscuri attempted to steal the herd under their cousins’ noses, Idas and Lycaeus ambushed them. In the ensuing combat, Idas stabbed Castor, Pollux killed Lycaeus, and Zeus struck Idas with his thunder to save his son, Pollux. Zeus then asked Pollux to choose between keeping his immortality, he was a god’s son, after all, or sharing it with his dying brother.

Pollux chose to save Castor, and the brothers were allowed to spend “half the time below the earth, and half the time in the golden homes of heaven.” (Pindar, Nemean Ode 10). In another version of the myth, the Dioscuri became the Gemini constellation.

11. Alcestis

Alcestis, the princess of Iolcus, became the wife of Admetus, the ruler of a Thessalian kingdom. In a post-marriage sacrifice, Admetus forgot to sacrifice properly to the goddess Artemis causing her rage. When Admetus went to his chambers, he found them filled with snakes, an omen of his approaching death.

Apollo, who liked Admetus, convinced the three Fates to accept someone else’s life in Admetus’s stead. Though his mother and father did not wish to take Admetus’ place in Hades, the young and beautiful Alcestis did.

According to Apollodorus’ Library (1.9.15), in the end, Alcestis returned to life either with the help of Heracles, who freed her in response to the hospitality Admetus had offered him, or by the will of Persephone.

10. Hippolytus

Although there are many versions of Hippolytus’ story, more or less, the main narrative goes as follows.

Hippolytus — the son of Theseus — worshipped Artemis and refused to honor Aphrodite. To punish him, Aphrodite cursed his stepmother, Phaedra, to fall in love with him. As Hippolytus refused her advances, Phaedra committed suicide and left a note blaming her stepson for raping her. Theseus asked his father, Poseidon, to punish Hippolytus for the alleged crime. The god caused the horses of Hippolytus’ chariot to go mad, overturning the chariot and dragging Hippolytus to death.

According to Euripides’ tragedy Hippolytus , Artemis ultimately revealed the truth to Theseus and ensured that Hippolytus’ memory would never be forgotten. However, Pausanias relates that after his death, Hippolytus was transformed into the constellation of the charioteer (Auriga) or was resurrected by Asclepius — the god of medicine — who was in his turn punished by Zeus for this act.

According to the tragic myth, king Cynyras of Cyprus was deceived into sleeping with Myrrha, his daughter. When he found out what had occurred, he sought to kill her. Myrrha begged the gods for mercy, and they transformed her into the myrrh tree from which the god Adonis was born.

Adonis was so beautiful that, according to Apollodorus’ Library (3.14.4), Aphrodite and Persephone argued over him while he was still an infant. Finally, they agreed that Adonis would stay with Aphrodite for two-thirds of the year and for the remaining one-third with Persephone in the Underworld.

8. Theseus 

Theseus, the legendary founder of Athens, was good friends with Pirithous, king of the Lapiths. After losing their wives, the two men took an oath to help each other marry to daughters of Zeus. Theseus chose Helen of Sparta and, with the help of his friend, took her as his wife. Pirithous, however, was more reckless and chose Persephone. Theseus understood that going to Hades, abducting the Queen right under Pluto’s nose, and returning to the surface was impossible. In vain, he urged his friend to reconsider, but Pirithous was not listening.

Unfortunately, their quest in Hades ended unsuccessfully. According to different versions of the myth, when they sat down to rest, they were either shackled or enchanted to remain still. In both cases, they remained trapped in Hades.

Heracles later tried to help them but only managed to save Theseus. Pirithous’ offense was apparently too grave to be allowed to return to the surface.

Psyche , a young princess of unrivaled beauty, fell in love with Cupid (or Eros), the god of love. At some point in the story, as found in Apuleius’ Golden Ass , Cupid was imprisoned by his mother, Venus (Aphrodite).

To release Cupid, the goddess requested three “impossible” tasks. The final task required the delivery of a box to Persephone. The Queen of Hades would fill the box with some of her beauty, and Psyche would have to return it to Venus without peaking inside.

To reach the Underworld, Psyche traveled to cape Taenaron near Sparta and followed a certain path while holding a barley cake soaked in honeyed wine in each hand and two coins in her mouth.

A series of challenges occurred, all designed to make Psyche leave the cakes on the ground. A man with a donkey asked for help with some sticks that had fallen on the road. Charon, the ferryman, requested a coin, but Psyche ensured that he took it from her mouth with his own hands. Psyche also ignored the calls of a corpse who asked to be taken aboard the ferry and some women looming who requested her.

Psyche offered one barley cake to Cerberus and entered the gates of Persephone’s halls. The Queen asked Psyche to sit, but she squatted and asked for common bread when offered food. After Persephone left part of her beauty in the box, Psyche offered the second cake to Cerberus, gave Charon the other coin, and left the Underworld.

In the daylight, however, she succumbed to the temptation and opened the box. Instead of beauty, she only found death-like sleep inside. To her luck, Cupid escaped prison, used his arrows to lift the dark spell that caused her to fall asleep, and married her with the blessings of Zeus. Psyche was finally granted immortality and became the goddess of the soul.

6. Persephone 

Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and the goddess of agriculture, Demeter . According to the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Zeus allowed Pluto to take Persephone with him into the Underworld ad his bride. So, one day, as Persephone gathered flowers, Pluto rose to the surface with his chariot and abducted Demeter’s daughter, who desperately cried for help.

Demeter, with the help of Hecate , went to Helios, god of the sun, and enquired about her daughter’s whereabouts. Helios revealed that Zeus had offered Persephone to Hades. Furious, Demeter caused the earth to go barren. Humanity faced an existential threat.

To resolve the crisis, Zeus sent Hermes to Demeter, who clarified that she would not stop the famine or return to Olympus until her daughter was returned. The messenger god immediately left for Hades. Pluto agreed to return Persephone but secretly gave her pomegranate seeds. Having tasted the food of the Underworld, Persephone would have to return. Finally, it was arranged that she would spend two-thirds of the year with her mother and one-third (the winter months) in the Underworld as Pluto’s Queen .

In an episode of Virgil’s Aeneid , Aeneas — the legendary Trojan hero and ancestor of the Romans — seeks to visit his father in the Underworld. In his quest, he receives help from Deiphobe, a Sybyl (oracle), who instructs him to bury a dead comrade with proper rites and find a golden bough that will grant him access to Hades. Having completed the tasks, Aeneas and Deiphobe reach the entrance of the Underworld, offer sacrifices to the gods of darkness, and begin their katabasis surrounded by spirits.

Upon reaching Acheron, they encounter the spirits of those who weren’t buried properly and must wait 100 years before boarding Charon’s ship. Aeneas, despite being alive, gets on the ferry thanks to the golden bough.

On the other shore, they first encounter the souls of dead infants, then those executed for crimes they didn’t commit, and finally, those who committed suicide. In the latter, they find Dido, who had taken her own life when Aeneas abandoned her. Next, they reach a place with the souls of famous heroes and come across Deiphobus, a Trojan hero and friend of Aeneas. He informs them that if they follow the path on their left, they’ll find Tartarus, the prison of the Titans and the place where the damned are tortured eternally. The way on the right will take them to Elysium.

Aeneas and Deiphobe choose Elysium and enter the grounds by offering the golden bow. There, they meet Aeneas’ father, Anchises, accompanied by the poet Musaeus. They also see Lethe, the river of forgetfulness, and a gathering of souls who, drunk from its waters, await their return to life in newly appointed bodies. Anchises also explains the concept of reincarnation and offers a glimpse into the future, talking about spirits who will be reincarnated as important figures in subsequent Roman history, such as Romulus , Caesar , and Augustus .

Successful in their quest, Aeneas and Deiphobe pass through the gates of sleep and ascend to the light.

4. Heracles

Heracles , the son of Zeus and Alcmene, is especially famous for his twelve labors, the last and most difficult of which saw him capturing Cerberus and taking him to King Eurustheus of Tyrins.

Knowing the dangers of Hades, Herakles first visited Eleusis to be cleansed and initiated into the Eleusinian mysteries . Then, he visited Taenarum, near Sparta, where the Underworld’s entrance was hidden. The souls of the dead fled in front of him. Only Meleager and the Gorgon Medusa stayed, and as Hercules prepared to fight Medusa, Hermes, who accompanied the hero, told him that she was but a mere phantom.

Near the gates of Hades, Hercules met Theseus and Pirithus, who were trapped for attempting to abduct Persephone. Heracles saved Theseus, but Pirithus could not be lifted. Next, Heracles is said to have engaged in a wrestling match with Menoetes, a minor god of Hades. The hero won and met Pluto. The king of Hades allowed Heracles to take Cerberus with him but only under the condition that he would use not use any weapons to capture him and would return him upon completing the labor.

Heracles found Cerberus at the gates near Acheron. With his bare hands, he mastered the hound, even though its dragon tail bit the hero’s leg. Then Heracles presented Cerberus to Eurustheus and returned him to the Underworld, honoring the agreement with Pluto. As we already saw previously, Heracles was also said to have visited the Underworld to save Alcestis.

3. Sisyphus

Sisyphus , the legendary king of Corinth, was the only mortal in Greek myth to have visited Hades, not once, not twice, but thrice!

After Zeus abducted Aegina, Sisyphus betrayed the location where she was secretly held to her father, the river-god Asopus. To punish him, Zeus ordered the god of death, Thanatos, to chain Sisyphus in the deep and dark dungeon of Tartarus. Sisyphus, however, cheated Thanatos and chained him in his stead. With death in shackles, no one could die. Zeus was furious as that meant no sacrifices to the gods. So, the father of the gods forced Sisyphus to release Thanatos and accept his death.

Sisyphus, though, was not going down without a fight. Before leaving for the Underworld, he instructed his wife to leave his dead body unattended and naked in a public space. Once in Hades, Sisyphus asked Persephone to let him return to the surface and ensure his body’s proper and decent treatment. The Queen agreed, but Sisyphus used the opportunity to escape. Before succeeding, he was dragged back down and punished to eternally drag a boulder on a hill.

2. Odysseus

The truly mesmerizing episode of Odysseus’ journey into Hades, the so-called Nekuia, is described in the Odyssey’s Book XI.

To access the realm of the dead and meet Teiresias — the blind seer who will help Odysseus safely leave the island of the sorceress Circe  — Odysseus offered libations of milk, honey, wine, and water with white barley to invoke the souls of the dead. Right after that, he sacrificed sheep, and “ the ghosts of the dead swarmed out of Erebus ”.

At this point, it is worth clarifying that whether Odysseus physically went to the Underworld (i.e., a katabasis) or simply summoned the spirits of the dead (i.e., a nekuia) near an entrance to the Underworld is highly debatable.

The first soul to appear was Elpenor’s, a companion of Odysseus who died on Circe’s Island without a proper burial since his companions ignored his whereabouts. The second person to appear was Odysseus’ mother, Anticleia. Tragically, this was how Odysseus learned of her death, as she had passed while he was still away from home.

Of course, Odysseus also meets Teiresias, who foretells how his adventure will unfold and prophesizes that “ you may yet reach Ithaca, though you will suffer ”.

During the rest of the journey, Odysseus encounters a series of noble women and heroes, including Agamemnon, Achilles, and Ajax. Odysseus even catches sight of Sisyphus and encounters the ghost of Heracles, who talks of his own trip to the Underworld. Even though Odysseus longs to see more famed spirits, he suddenly becomes scared that Persephone, Hades’ wife, might send the head of the Gorgon Medusa toward him and decides to leave immediately. It seems that a mortal could not stay in Hades for a long period without facing grave consequences.

Orpheus was a legendary poet and musician whose name was firmly connected with ancient Greek mystical rites and culture. In the famous tale, Orpheus fell in love with the beautiful nymph Euridice . As soon as they got married, Aristaeus, a minor divinity, attempted to snatch Euridice, who ran into the forest, was bitten by a venomous snake, and died.

Orpheus did not give up on her. He took his lyre and ventured into the Underworld. The first obstacle he encountered was Cerberus. The three-headed hound was easily tamed by Orpheus’ music. Reaching the thrones of Pluto and Persephone, Orpheus sang. His music was the music of someone who just lost everything. He sang about his love for Euridice, how he lost her, and how he wished to get her back. The song was so powerful that everything in the Underworld froze.

“…the bloodless ghosts themselves were weeping, and the anxious Tantalus stopped clutching at return-flow of the wave, Ixion’s twisting wheel stood wonder-bound, and Tityus’ liver for a while escaped the vultures, and the listening Belides forgot their sieve-like bowls and even you, O Sisyphus! sat idly on your rock! Then Fame declared that conquered by the song of Orpheus, for the first and only time the hard cheeks of the fierce Eumenides were wet with tears: nor could the royal Queen, nor he who rules the lower world deny the prayer of Orpheus…” (Ovid, Metamorphoses 10:1)

Euridice would grant Orpheus his wish. Music had triumphed. Then Orpheus would lead Euridice back to the surface, but only under the term that he would not look back until they reached the light.

Orpheus agreed and began walking. However, he could not hear Eurydice’s steps or any other sound coming from behind him. When he had almost reached the light, he became afraid that the gods had deceived him and that Eurydice was not following him as promised. He then looked back only to see the soul of his loved one being drawn back into the darkness.

Orpheus had completed a task like no other. He had traveled to the Underworld and had come back. However, he failed to bring back Eurydice.

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Mythic Heroes Beginner’s Guide: Tips, Tricks & Strategies to Summon Mighty Heroes and Defeat Your Enemies

By: Author Marc Robbins

Posted on Last updated: December 1, 2021

In the days of old, heroes rose beyond their mortal statuses to fight for the peace of mankind. Assisting them or fighting against them were all means of beasts, gods, and demons, characters that all make for epics that range from the grandiose to the macabre. These tales encompass nations or culture and are most commonly known as mythology.

Mythology is a vast collection of tales that are passed down from generation to generation, and it’s these tales that may have contributed to the molding of our society today. Many mythological tales have been given their own spotlight through the forms of movies, comics, and video games.

For video games, titles like God of War, Ōkami, or Age of Mythology have been quite educational in telling each player the tales behind the characters in them. Mobile games are no different and one such mobile game that enlightens its players on the magnificent tales of its characters is Mythic Heroes.

Published by IGG, the developers behind titles such as Lords Mobile , Castle Clash , and Omega Legends , Mythic Heroes is an idle RPG with strategy elements featuring real-time battles and a roster of characters stemming from various mythologies from all over the world. While the game plays similarly to AFK Arena and has the atmosphere of Onmyoji , Mythic Heroes is an entirely different creature on its own. Its levels are tough, its bosses are ferocious, and the sheer amount of strategy involved can be mind-boggling.

The story revolves around the Infinity Tree, a colossal tree born from the primordial energies of light and darkness that connects all realms together. Suddenly, the fallen seraph Lucifer decides to escape his own realm to fly into the other continents to conquer them and raise an army to serve his needs.

From the Greek pantheon, Hecate calls you forth, a Summoner, to tap into the power of the different realms to gain the aid of storied heroes, gods, and beasts to put an end to Lucifer’s rampage and bring peace to all realms once and for all. Will you fight or will you falter?

If you’re a new Summoner that wishes to know how to bring out the best in these heroes of myth and legend, gaze upon the edicts of knowledge below!

1. Work With Who You Have

Because Mythic Heroes is a hero collector, you are bound to have a META or tiers. Thankfully, the game is balanced enough to let your lower-ranked heroes do battle. We aren’t talking about Rs (don’t bother with them), we’re talking about the SRs.

As you conquer any level in any mode, you are bound to receive shards of SR heroes. A tiny pool like this has some heroes that stand out among their more superior counterparts. Muse, for example, is a fair starter. While not as good of a healer as Idun, Muse has the ability to not just heal, but also stun her opponents.

Related: Mythic Heroes Team Composition Guide: Recommended Team Builds to Dominate Your Enemies

It’s this ultimate attack (or ult for short) that can cancel out the ults of your enemies because of her stun. Imagine stopping Zeus before raining down lightning onto your heroes or preventing Athena from casting her shield over her friends solely by using Muse’s ult. This can save you a lot of trouble in almost any fight. You may also find that SR heroes are much easier to Enhance than their high-rank counterparts (more on that later).

When you have gathered enough heroes, this is where team composition comes into mind. Each hero has a Tactical Advantage (more on this later, too) and a role. Here are brief descriptions of the roles of each hero in the game:

Fighter: Melee or ranged heroes who deal high amounts of damage through rapid attacks or burst damage. They deal Physical Damage.

(Examples: Baldur, Artemis, Lu Bu, Medusa, Susanoo, Lucifer)

Tank : Melee heroes who have the innate ability to endure damage or call the enemy’s attention onto themselves. They sometimes have crowd control skills. Unlike everyone else, they have the lowest damage output. These heroes deal Physical Damage.

(Examples: Hippolyta, Hercules, Gaia, Anubis, Thanatos, Ganesha)

Mage : Similar to the Fighter, mages are melee or ranged damage dealers who specialize in Area of Effect skills that cover wide areas of the map, or Burst Damage that greatly injure the enemy in such a short span of time. They are more fragile than Fighters, however. They deal Magic Damage.

(Examples: Zeus, Eos, Dracula, Ganjiang and Moye, Persephone, Merlin, Cleopatra, Tamamo no Mae, Izanami)

Support : Heroes that possess control skills that stop or hinder their enemies from attacking, healing spells, buff spells, and more. Sometimes they may double as Mages or Tanks, seeing as some of them have abilities that allow them to survive through the enemy onslaught or cripple the enemy ranks with high bursts of damage. They aren’t, unfortunately, as skilled as their more focused peers. These heroes deal Magic Damage.

(Examples: Muse, Joan of Arc, Harpy, Idun, Dionysus, Nuwa, Nagakanya)

An ideal team setup would entail two or three damage dealers (a mix or pair of Fighters and Mages), one to two Tanks, and one Support. Of course this doesn’t apply to everyone as there are many ways to overcome an enemy in this game. We’ll touch upon Team Composition in the next item.

Having the heroes you want is one way to get far enough, but strategy makes up for most parts of the battle.

2. Strategize Every Time

While you may have mighty powerhouses of the game like Lu Bu, Lucifer, Zeus, or even Athena, brute force does not always win your battles. There will always be that one boss that may shock beginner Summoners (especially Cleopatra and/or Anubis in the Campaign), breaking their spirits when they realize that their mightiest heroes are easily defeated. This is where strategy comes into play.

Strategy can refer to many different things in the game. Because this is such a broad spectrum of topics, we have narrowed them down into fewer, more coherent subjects.

Hero Placement

First, always remember that a Defensive Formation is 2-3 (two heroes at the back, three in front), and an Offensive Formation is 3-2 (three heroes at the back, two in front). Defensive Formations make use of sturdy heroes that keep the enemy from accosting your backliners whereas Offensive Formations aim to break through the enemy formation with the use of two frontliners and three backliners. The positioning of a hero dictates how they will behave in a fight. In any team setup, heroes in front will engage the enemy sooner while those in the rear will have a delay in performing their attacks. Consider opening the fight with strong melee Fighters or Tanks up front and hard-hitting ranged Fighters or Mages at the back. Sometimes this also affects who your hero will prioritize as a target.

Let’s take Susanoo for example. His skill Phantom Slash will make him teleport behind the enemy he is directly aligned with. If you position him on either the top or bottom, he will attack the hero he is directly facing. If placed in the middle of a formation, he will immediately teleport to the middle enemy’s position. This is useful if you are trying to take out a high-profile target on the enemy team.

Putting your damage dealers together will cause a strong offensive charge at the enemy lines. If you notice that the enemy has a weak link in their ranks, take advantage of this and wipe them out right away. This is a useful tactic against enemies with a weaker hero in their team or if they happen to put a Support or a Mage in the front lines. Ultimately, it’s up to you to experiment which formation and hero placement suits your tactic best.

The next piece of the strategy puzzle involves damage bonuses among heroes and the faction their enemy belongs to.

Tactical Advantage

Mythic Heroes possesses four factions: Luminarchs (divine beings, gods, angels), Shadowarchs (fiends, evil spirits, grotesque creatures), Guardians (humans or those born mortal, partly or otherwise), and Verdians (wardens or wielders of nature, beastfolk). They each follow a Rock-Paper-Scissors style of damage infliction: Luminarchs are strong against Shadowarchs, Shadowarchs are strong against Guardians, Guardians are strong against Verdians, and Verdians are strong against Luminarchs. The logic behind the Tactical Advantage mechanic is more fascinating than it seems.

In mythological stories or legend, the light almost always triumphs over darkness hence the Luminarchs being effective toward Shadowarchs. Demons, fiends, and monsters often preyed on mankind, thus explaining Shadowarchs being more powerful than Guardians. Mankind destroys or takes advantage of nature whenever it sees fit, Guardians winning against Verdians. Nature subsists on light and is kept strong by it, Verdians triumphing over Luminarchs.

In knowing this, you could be able to properly counter your enemy’s formation using heroes that should be more powerful than theirs. It’s also worth noting that composing your team with a certain group of heroes from the same factions will add to some bonuses (i.e. a team comprised of three Guardian heroes and two Luminarch heroes). Being prepared with a formation of varied factions is a double-edged sword. On one hand, you may take the brunt of disadvantage since none of your heroes gain a raise in stats during combat; on the other, your enemy’s strengths will be divided since you have four heroes of each faction and a fifth one sharing a faction with one of the four. If pulled off correctly, your team may appear unorthodox yet powerful.

With factions separating heroes in a broader sense, it’s time to get to the nitty-gritty. Let’s get to know the heroes better, shall we?

Know Your Heroes (And The Enemies’ Heroes)

Every hero is like a person. After meeting them and befriending them, you get to hang around them and see how they behave. Some of them are just the right company for you while others aren’t. If you aren’t too familiar with those whom you assume aren’t exactly great company, it’s best to talk to them so you can find both yourselves on equal footing. In this game, it pays to view the skills of your heroes or study what they’re capable of. For a quick glance at their roles, you may tap on the enemy you aren’t familiar with, as pictured above.

You’ll see how they compare to their peers stat-wise, how they perform in a fight, and what kinds of equipment they can use (more on this later). After taking a closer look at your hero, you should know where they could be fielded in a formation. Additionally, studying your hero will also help you determine what the enemy is capable of when you encounter them using a hero you just read about. This is also useful for when you come across bosses you couldn’t defeat as it will help you formulate tactics you might use to beat them.

Knowing factions, classes, and the behavior of your heroes are the two ingredients to make the magic happen in a fight, and it all falls into Team Composition.

Team Composition

This is the part of Mythic Heroes where it gets interesting. How you form your team is entirely up to you, but if you’ve not a clue of what you’re doing, Team Composition denotes the way you evenly distribute roles in a team.

Picture it like a restaurant crew: you have the cooks, the cashier, the manager, the waiters, and the cleaners. You can’t run a restaurant effectively if everyone cooks but nobody manages anything, or if everyone’s great at managing things but can’t cook worth jack squat. Likewise, if you have a team full of Fighters but no Supports, your formation will easily crumble. While it’s ideal to spread out your roles when it comes to Team Composition, you may also try selecting your heroes based on their skills.

What we mean by this is you can have one or two heroes who can inflict stun, a single hero that can deal area damage, a healer, and a tank. Finding the synergy that you want in a team may take a while, but that’s why we mentioned that experimentation is important, especially because every player has their own strategy.

You now have a team and a solid understanding of how the game works… Now what?

Fight! Fight! Fight!

This is the best part of Mythic Heroes — doing battle with the heroes you have earned and upgraded. It’s in battle where your tactics and the effort you put into bettering your heroes will be tested. The beauty of this is that each of their strengths and weaknesses will come into full view. In any of these modes, you will find that each of your teams will shuffle formations or members every time. But do you really know what you’re fighting for?

This is the stage of the main story where you uncover the reasons behind the scattering of the dark crystals all over the different worlds. Progression is the mark of status for a Summoner and it often tells others how good you are at playing the game. This is emphasized by the fact that each stage increases with difficulty and sometimes the end boss of a chapter may be the least of your worries.

The Campaign rewards each Summoner with various resources used in strengthening your hero. If played in Elite Mode, these rewards are further increased and they may even offer rarer prizes to the Summoner with every victory. The Elite Mode is far more difficult than the original Campaign as it mostly requires more than one battle to fully complete a level. Another caveat here is that the heroes who have participated in a battle cannot fight the next one and will need substitutes from another team.

If the resources you need aren’t here in the Campaign, it’s time to give Hades’ Hell a shot.

Hades’ Hell

Just like the Campaign, Hades’ Hell follows a progression of difficulty. The only difference here is that each chapter of Hades’ Hell has a stage hazard that is completely detrimental to you since it doesn’t affect the enemy at all.

For example, at the entrance of the underworld, you will fight in stages where you are constantly stalked by Hades’ very own three-headed guard dog, Cerberus. Cerberus will occasionally growl and make your heroes lose focus, causing them to lose an amount of energy. This can happen at the worst moments and could even turn the tide of battle against you.

While the battles are much more difficult than the main Campaign, it is here where you can get runes, equipment, and other things you can use to upgrade your heroes but this is all at the cost of difficult fights. Hades’ Hell is not for the faint of heart, so make sure you prepare for anything

If you need that abundant burst of resources that neither the Campaign or Hades’ Hell can provide you with, attempt the Trials of Ascension.

Trials Of Ascension

The Trials of Ascension is a form of combat where three bosses guard valuable resources. Each boss is fought like an endurance test; your team has to inflict as much damage as possible while keeping themselves alive. The more damage you inflict, the more rewards you will be given. These bosses also have special weaknesses that recommend you to use heroes who have it.

• Dorado Vault (Kubera) – This is where you get gold. Kubera is the Hindu god of wealth and he is also susceptible to heroes who deal Physical Damage. He occasionally stuns your heroes by raining gold coins on them.

• Yggdrasil Well (Mimir) – This trial grants you experience. Mimir is the protector of the Yggdrasil and a member of the Norse pantheon. Mimir’s minions collectively take damage and thus, Area Damage heroes are best suited for this battle.

• Afreet Den (Genie) – You get Stardust from this one. The Genie is susceptible to Magic Damage and he may occasionally freeze your heroes one at a time with ice spells.

If your damage peaks, you are given the option to Pillage the lair, yielding you the same rewards you received previously. Use this feature if no recent upgrades have been made to your heroes.

One other way you may procure resources is through spending Pantheon Badges. You earn these from doing the Pantheon.

The Pantheon has rewards and prizes that can be redeemed at the end of each run. But to get there, you must first put a stop to Cronus’ resurrection and that’s through braving the trials set before you on the path up Mount Olympus.

This mode is all about decision-making. As Hecate guides you through the perilous roads of the mountain, you will encounter stops in your journey that require you to make a decision. These decisions will affect the outcome of your final battle with Cronus. Some choices may help you here and now, but only a few of them will help you score more damage towards him.

For instance, you may need to keep a balance between Bravery and Wisdom. While both stats have other perks if they reach a certain level, Bravery mainly increases Physical Damage and Wisdom primarily strengthens Magic Damage. Depending on your team, you may need to keep one higher than the other. Once you reach Cronus, there is no way you can increase these stats anymore.

The battle against Cronus, much like the Trials of Ascension, is an endurance run. With all of the might you have gathered in the Pantheon, you will be put to the test by taking on the Titan of Time himself. The longer you keep up the fight, the more powerful he will become.

After playing through the Campaign (thanks to the upgrades and resources you get from the aforementioned modes), you will unlock the Iconic Weapons of heroes that belong in the SSR and UR categories (more on this later). These can be upgraded by visiting the Zodiac Caverns.

Zodiac Caverns

Mythology is always famous for its mighty and fearsome creatures. What is a mythology game at all without fighting these?

The Zodiac Caverns are the residence of said creatures. Each creature fiercely guards their most coveted prizes yet: Soulseals. It is with these Soulseals that you can improve a hero’s iconic weapon and make them stronger. But let’s first discuss the behaviors of these beasts so we could be somewhat a step ahead of them:

• Draco – This sinister serpent loves to blow things away. As you battle it, it creates cyclones that travel across the battlefield, damaging heroes in its wake. Make use of heroes that move around in this fight such as Susanoo or Tamamo no Mae.

• Ankaa – A bird that blazes with the flames of rebirth. After depleting its health, this phoenix turns into an egg once more and emits flames to all your heroes. Failing to kill it as an egg will cause it to rise up once more at full health. Heroes who deal burst damage like Mulan, Baldur, or Zeus may best this beast.

• Baihu – The Baihu is a terrifying tiger with wondrous wings and claws that can kill. It can mark heroes for death using its glare and heroes at a certain threshold of health will certainly perish after being touched by its talons. Tank heroes like Hercules or Athena are ideal here since they will at least be able to stand up to the feral feline’s fabled ferocity.

• Genbu – A dauntless dragon tortoise with a shell only as hard as its fight. It wields the powers of ice and it could freeze its foes before they have the chance to fight back. It starts out in its shell surrounded by an armor of ice while its tail-head fights, but once the ice breaks, its true head emerges. The best way to make this ravenous reptile relinquish its Soulseals to you is through heroes who can strike rapidly such as Artemis, Hodur, or Ganjiang and Moye.

• Chimaera – This final beast, an amalgamation of animals, is possibly the most dangerous one of all. If kept alive for too long, it goes into a rage mode that is almost impossible to survive as it creates earthquakes that can quickly exterminate your party.

To keep it from entering this mode, and to possibly kill it before it does, the use of heroes who deal Damage Over Time (DOT) similar to Hades, Cleopatra, Yuki Onna, and the like are recommended. This includes those who cause bleeding, inflict poison, or any similar debuffs.

If the beasts themselves are too difficult to beat, you may also try proceeding through the Divine Chronicles, if you have it unlocked.

Divine Chronicles

Ever get curious about the lore of this game? The Divine Chronicles has you covered.

Aside from providing every Summoner with Hero Tokens, resources, and more, you will get to understand a little bit more about the world around you. Unlike most battles in the game, however, the battles here feature unique events or conditions that require you to proceed to the next chapter. As the mechanics of this game work, there should be a strategy for everything as long as your heroes are sufficiently powered up.

There will always be that one snag you will hit in your quest for victory. If the resources aren’t coming through immediately, read on and we’ll tell you how to procure these baubles more quickly.

4. Claim Resources Wherever Possible

Resources are what make your heroes stronger. They are also obtainable almost everywhere.

Aside from the Trials of Ascension or Zodiac Caverns we’ve mentioned earlier, there are ways you can obtain everything else. Amass these and you’ll be able to power up your heroes in no time! The only problem is you can only get so many of these within a day. You may get them in bulk, and sometimes they could come in trickles. Among these resources are the coveted premium resource of the game: Diamonds. If you want to support the developers, send them some love. But if you aren’t the type to do that, here’s how you can quickly gain these:

The Astrolabe Of Truth

Pay Hecate a visit once in a while. She gets lonely, too!

All jokes aside, the Astrolabe of Truth will be your main source of treasure. After waiting some time, there will be a large pile of treasure waiting for you to claim. It’s here where you’ll get a variety of goodies, be they Diamonds, Hero Tokens, Rune or Artifact Fragments, or others.

There’s also the option of spending your hard-earned currencies at the Market.

The in-game Market displays its goods for 24 hours unless you’ve bought them out or refreshed it. It sells a variety of resources and sometimes you’ll never know what you’re gonna find so it’s absolutely a wise choice to visit this place once in a while. Occasionally, they also have sales for specific items.

If the items on display are not to your liking, refreshing the Market is possible. The first refresh is free, but the succeeding refreshes are funded with Diamonds at increasing prices. Do this wisely since Diamonds will be much harder to come by later on!

You will often get stacks of Gold, Experience, Stardust, and others but they might just be sitting in your inventory.

As it is in every RPG, there is an inventory of things in this game.

This is where your resources are stored as well as other things like Hero Tokens or shards. Every now and then, the game will prompt you to check your inventory to piece together a new Rune or Artifact, or summon a random hero using shards. However, this isn’t the only reason why you should visit your inventory often: sometimes you have usable resource stacks that can give you loads of them in a short span of time.

For example, if you somehow have a chest of Stardust in your inventory, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t use it. Among Gold and Experience, Stardust is a commodity that’s hard to amass and it’s quite important in the strengthening of your heroes.

If the inventory and Market don’t have what you’re looking for, how about trying the other shops?

Other Shops

There are other shops in this game? Of course there are!

These shops allow you to spend different kinds of currency you earn from simply playing the game. Examples of these other shops are the Arena Shop, the Pantheon Shop, and the Guild Shop. When you have a sufficient amount of currency, pay these shops a visit and get what you need. The Arena Shop, in particular, even sells Hero Tokens, so take advantage of this when you’re trying to level up one of your heroes!

These are the ways you can actively gain resources. Along with the Astrolabe, there is also another way you can get all these passively.

Fable Agora

Do you have a favorite fairy tale?

This is how you can make use of your low-tier heroes: by sending them through the Fable Agora. What they do is that they’ll go through adventures in certain stories. After a few minutes or hours, they will return with some resources. This is extremely useful if you’re doing something else while playing the game and you aren’t actively trying to get through the campaign or any of the various battle modes.

Don’t forget to dispatch your heroes to do these before you, yourself, set off for adventure and battle. They should be done the next time you log back in after you’ve had your fill for the day.

You should have a mountain of resources on you! Where do we spend them now?

5. Upgrade Your Heroes

Much like every other RPG out there, Mythic Heroes will require you to upgrade your heroes in order for you to progress through the story. The most basic way you can level up a hero is through using Gold, Experience, and Stardust.

You will often hit a speed bump here and there because you’re lacking one of the three. If leveling your hero is a no-go, you may try any of these. Do keep in mind that the first three are applicable to heroes ranked SR and above:

Ascension raises a hero through their tier. For instance, after ascending a hero three times, the color of their frame changes denoting their strength. The three shining crests at the bottom of the hero’s frame denotes their ascension level.

Doing this requires Hero Tokens of the same hero. As we’ve stated earlier, SR heroes are much easier to ascend or enhance than their rarer peers since their tokens are far more common. The requirement of these tokens increases with every ascension. Aside from giving your hero stat bonuses, Ascension also increases their level cap.

Working hand-in-hand with Ascension is Enhancement.

Enhancement

While this process seems similar to Ascension, Enhancement only has a limit of 10 unless it’s increased through Divinity.

Enhancement gives a drastic boost to a hero’s stats. Compared to Ascension, however, the hero tokens you use to enhance a hero is based on faction and not specific heroes. For example, if you were to enhance Hades, you have the option of using his hero tokens or you can use the tokens of other Shadowarchs. This is useful if you aren’t currently using a particular hero and you’d like to increase the stats of a hero who’s a mainstay in your party and they share the same faction with the hero you aren’t using.

One of the last basic ways you can strengthen a hero is choosing their equipment.

This is where strengthening your hero takes an interesting turn.

Giving your hero equipment, which comprises 3 Runes and an Artifact, may completely change the way the hero behaves. Do note that each Rune set requires three Runes sharing one element; having Runes of different elements may be counter-intuitive since the hero will not receive an elemental passive based on the element you chose for them. Taking a set of Runes and an Artifact is easy, but here’s how you can make the most out of equipping a hero.

Read up on their skills before bestowing new duds on them. For this item, we’ll look at Joan of Arc as an example. Joan opens every battle with a forward spear charge that deals a decent amount of damage and stuns the enemy. To take advantage of this, you may fit her with a set of Fire Runes which will give her a temporary Critical Hit Chance boost in the very beginning of battle.

To offset such a mighty skill, Joan’s defense isn’t anything to write home about. This is where the artifact comes in: giving her an Aegis Shield will help mitigate the damage she receives from her enemies. Conversely, you can try giving her a set of Earth Runes and an Excalibur. There are many ways you can mix-and-match equipment.

That’s it for the basic ways you can strengthen your heroes! The next two bullets are exclusively for heroes who are ranked SSR and above.

Iconic Weapon

Each hero above SSR bears a powerful weapon and it’s this weapon you can improve using the Soulseals you gain from the Zodiac Caverns.

Each Iconic Weapon requires an unlock using Gold. After which, the different Soulseals empower its different stats. The way you increase these stats is purely up to you, but if you aren’t sure where to start, you might want to consider increasing where your hero excels.

Let’s take a look at Hercules and his Leonine Club. For why it’s called a club and not a greatsword, we do not know, but we do know that Hercules boasts an impressive defense. You can use the Soulseals to improve his Physical Resistance (PR) or his health or defense. Conversely, you can try to improve where he lacks in strength: his Attack or Critical Hit Chance. This will help him hit harder in a fight and contribute to your team’s overall DPS.

When you reach a certain level in improving your hero’s Iconic Weapon, they receive passive bonuses which are exclusive only for that specific hero. Going back to Hercules, he gains a damage increase every time he uses his Sword Storm skill which stacks up to 10 times. These hidden abilities may aid in making your hero turn a fight around.

In addition to that, there’s also the Divinity aspect of a hero.

Divinity improves a hero’s strength using the material called Faith along with Divinity Gems. This gives your hero buffs during battle or a few seconds into it.

For Divinity, we will be taking a gander at the Luminarchs’ very own huntress, Artemis. Artemis’ aim is deadly as is, but in using Divinity, there are multiple ways in which you can make that aim even deadlier. For example, one Divinity Skill she has called Annihilation grants her extra damage toward the summoned minions of an enemy; Anubis, Cleopatra, and Hades beware.

Aside from gaining such a skill, Divinity also may increase her Dodge rate, her Accuracy, and her Critical Hit Chance. Don’t pass up on trying Divinity out; it can make your heroes even mightier than before!

This covers hero improvement through the hero menu, but let’s go back to the Astrolabe of Truth for a bit to discuss a small yet effective addition to the strengthening of your heroes.

Cube Of Truth

If you go to the Astrolabe of Truth, there is a cube-shaped icon at its lower left. The Cube of Truth is very important to strengthening all your heroes as well as improving the Astrolabe itself.

While the Cube’s bonuses might be tiny compared to what you see in a hero’s improvements, they directly affect all of your heroes. They all stack with one another so this is a slow but sure way to make your heroes stronger. How you gain these Cube Fragments is mainly through Achievements, but you can gain them through using the Astrolabe as well as participating in other in-game events.

Now while all of these may seem pretty impressive for PvE (Player versus Environment), how will they fare in PvP?

6. Take Part In Arena Fights

Ah, PvP. Love it or hate it, it’s here to stay in Mythic Heroes and it comes in the form of the Arena.

In the Arena, your involvement is only up to your team’s formation. After that, they are all going to fight on their own accord which includes the activation of their ults. This is what makes Arena fights particularly challenging since sometimes you can play tricks on your opponents using formations unknown to them. But why try out the Arena at all aside from earning Arena medals?

The Arena actually teaches you something that the Campaign doesn’t: the true magic of formation and team composition. Here, you’ll see how well some heroes mesh with each other and how timing doesn’t entirely exist here since everyone is at the complete mercy of the AI activating the heroes’ ults at the drop of a hat.

Your Arena team might even be completely different from your Campaign team since adapting to this game mode is a must. While you might lose many of your battles, do not let that deter you; watch your failures using the Replay function in the Records and try to understand why your strategy failed. You will eventually come up with a better formation.

If you have difficulty figuring out which heroes are useful for the arena, why not try finding a group of people who could help you out with that like a guild?

7. Join A Guild

Guilds might just be one of the best things ever invented in any online game.

These are groups that allow people to band together toward a common goal and where they can also help each other along the way. Upon joining a guild, you will find that there are many other ways you can gain resources and that’s through fighting the Blade Wraith or participating in the Epic Showdown.

The prizes that follow are all worth it since the chest that you receive at the end of a Showdown will allow you to choose what you want to receive. If you’re at a dearth of Stardust, this is your chance to get more. What are you waiting for? Find yourself a guild today!

But why stop at a guild when it comes to socializing with the playerbase? Nothing beats making friends, too.

The Blade Wraith is similar to the bosses in the Trials of Ascension but the rewards he gives you for sparring with him are more varied. He occasionally drops Runes! The Epic Showdown on the other hand is a guild versus guild setup. With a mechanic similar to the Elite Campaign, this is where you can put your heroes to the test against the heroes of another player from another guild.

8. Make Friends

You are bound to find people who share your interests… or the stage you’re stuck in.

Aside from asking for people to add you in the chat, you may also find friends in the guild you’ve joined (if you’ve joined one at all). Having a lot of active friends gives you the chance to claim the Friendship Chest. This should be motivation enough for you to make friends; the Friendship Chest may contain Diamonds. Just remember that your friends are paving your way to your wealth in Diamonds and in turn, you’re paving theirs. Hooray for teamwork!

If it’s your goal to earn Diamonds, there are still more ways to do it!

9. Complete Quests And Achievements

Quests in any game serve as the player’s purpose.

Here in Mythic Heroes, quests shower the player with a ton of rewards every time. Yes, there are Diamonds. These can be gained by completing the puzzles you are given every quest set. Sometimes you’ll also gain Summon Scrolls which will allow you to summon heroes without the use of Diamonds.

While completing your quests are what give you that steady stream of rewards every day or every week through Daily Quests and Weekly Quests, respectively, Achievements rise in reward quality. These give you a greater purpose to strive for.

You will be given more important rewards such as Cube Fragments for the Cubes of Truth. After completing a set number of Achievements, you will be rewarded with a chest that contains 5 Faction Summon Scrolls.

Speaking of summoning…

10. Use Your Diamonds Carefully

Let’s not forget that Mythic Heroes is a hero collector! That means lots of summoning.

True, you can use Summon Scrolls, but if you’re trying to ascend or enhance that one hero, there’s no better way to summon than spend some Diamonds here and there. They may be hard to come by, but using them could pay off in empowering some of the heroes you’ve invested in.

There’s also using these to buy out some items in the Market that are only available for purchase using Diamonds. Some of these can be quite expensive, especially if they’re of a high rarity, but take advantage of this when you come across any of them. If you’ve joined a guild, you can donate these Diamonds for Research in order to make your experiences with the Blade Wraith and/or Epic Showdown better.

Diamonds have a lot of uses within the game, but only use them when you need to. The last two paragraphs were merely suggestions of what you can do with these precious stones, but in the end, the choice is in your hands.

Voila! This ends our beginner’s guide to Mythic Heroes. Collect, upgrade, battle, but strategize your every step. If you’re looking for allies to join you in your journey, be sure to also check out the Official Mythic Heroes Discord Server. The minions of chaos and evil are watching, and only you can stop the universe’s imminent collapse. Go forth, noble Summoner!

If you have tips of your own or have anything to tell us about our guide, please leave your thoughts in the comment section below!

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wow The Great Mythic+ Challenge: From Zero to Hero

By Petko , January 5, 2022 in News

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The Great Challenge, from Zero to Hero

In the mini-series, I will show you how to increase your current Mythic+ score . But of course, it wouldn't be interesting if I took the traditional path, that's why I have created some unique rules and restrictions for the challenge.

Rules of the challenge

I have decided to put some general rules to ensure maximum difficulty and to make the challenge more entertaining. To make things fair, all of my runs will be live broadcasted on my Twitch channel , and all Mythic+ score will be obtained on stream. Below is a list of restrictions and rules for the challenge:

• I must start with a fresh character with the bare minimum item level, just after I hit level 60 in the game.
• I am not allowed to group up with any of my friends or with people I know, the score must be obtained only through the LFG tool in-game. I am, however, allowed to add people on my friend list if I meet them in a pug group, and therefore group up with them.
• No Korthia whatsoever, that means no grindable sockets or max item level conduits .
• No cinder farm , so I can't upgrade my legendary higher than Rank 4 (which was the maximum rank during the release of Shadowlands), nor get any sockets from them.
• My main character must not be linked on Raider.io, so people won't accept me due to my main having a high score rather than my actual alt.
• No PvP whatsoever, older items from Season 1 are allowed but anything from Season 2 onward is not, therefore I will not have an option to obtain high item level trinkets.
• No raiding, that means I am not going to be able to get Domination sockets and Domination pieces , nor have easy access to gear.
• It has to be an Alliance character since it is a lot harder to find people through the LFG tool!
• I will also rename my character so nobody will recognize and invite me just because they know who I am.
• For example, if my current Mythic score is 1500 I can accept or queue up with people at a maximum score of 1700).

Why did I start the challenge?

First and foremost, I want to spread awareness and teach people how to get better at Mythic+. I have always enjoyed producing educational content for the Warcraft community and since this is by far the most ambitious project I have ever done, I want to share it with as many of you as possible.

Over the years of playing Mythic+, I've heard many excuses as to why players don't do Mythic+. These include:

• "I don't play WoW all day to be able to do that"
• "I don't Mythic raid therefore I can't play keys past +15 level difficulty".
• I have no group to play with and people from the LFG tool won't accept me".
• "I don't play "meta" class, therefore I can't get into keys".

I've heard it all!

While all of the above statements are not necessarily wrong, I want to show the world that with dedication and hard work you can achieve anything. I started just like you, many years ago, so if I can do it, you can get something out of this challenge too!

Chapter 1, Episode 1

Immediately once I earned level 60, I focused on a couple of things, the first being getting my Legendary and increasing my item level without stepping into a dungeon through the Auction House. And no, I am not talking about buying expensive Epic Items, but some base items are quite cheap and can get you closer to 180-190 overall item level before having a Legendary item. Once I'm done with that, I'll start farming as many  Valor Points as possible and obtain all of my spec-specific conduits. Below, I outlined some of the next steps of the journey.

• Start by running a Mythic+ 0 dungeon of my choice, I usually choose the ones that will be most rewarding per time spent (item and conduit wise).
• Once I complete my Mythic+ 0 dungeon, I will be awarded a Mythic+ keystone, which will increase by+2 at the time.
• My goal is to not try to join pugs. Due to my low score, I'd be sitting in a queue forever.
• Instead, I'll focus on pushing my Mythic+ key, which is easy up to +5 and requires just basic gear around item level 200.
• I'll try to complete every single dungeon, to gain all of my conduits, increase my Renown level and also get my Mythic+ score.

The main goal of the week

My main goal was to push all keys to at least +10 level. You don't need great keys to do so and you can do it by solely pushing your key, rather than pugging, which is the biggest mistake of the majority of the players in this game. To improve my gear from Mythic+ to max item level (246), I must have a collective Mythic+ score of 2000, which is a combination of both Fortified and Tyrannical keys. I also focused on timing as many keys as possible to gain more Valor Points and also increase my Renown levels, which will ultimately make me stronger and therefore capable of timing higher keys.

The most important things to pay attention to ("Elo hell")

The single most important detail to pay attention to in keys below Mythic+ 15 is just one thing. More damage is all you need. Stop forcing complicated routes and don't expect people to know the basics of the dungeon (that includes boss mechanics). You can have +40 deaths and you can still end up timing the key, as long as you have the damage to carry on. Here are a few tips that helped me out in my journey on the lower end of keys:

• For example,  Sanguine heals the enemies that stand on top of them, etc.
• Don't expect people to use consumables such as Invisibility Potion or so, hence why simple routes and killing everything is going to be the best bet around those key levels.
• Don't expect people to use their tool-kit that also includes interrupting spells, hard-CCs like stuns or disturb effect, you can do your best to interrupt the most important casts or crucial boss spells, but other than this, you are in for a solo ride (at least in the most cases).
• Don't be too picky with what classes you bring, as long as they have a somewhat decent item level, anything will work for under +15 runs. I tend to choose experience over item-level, which usually does the job well.

How to get to a +15s the quickest way?

This might come as a shock to you but, pugging your key to a +15 will be the fastest way. The majority of the time you'd be spending in the LFG waiting to be accepted, while you should rather push your key and enjoy the process. You will also learn how to play your class/spec properly since it will be more time-consuming. On top of that, you will earn more Valor Points and practice the basics of Mythic+ before stepping into a +15.

Along the way you might also find people to play with and potentially be able to invite them again in the future, almost all of my friends came from LFG at some point, that is the only way! Focus on improving your DPS since that is what can carry the key the most. Usually, as a tank you have the biggest power in the dungeon, focus on improving the routes and exclude the complicated options, and don't overcomplicate things.

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Mythic Heroes by IGG

Dark forces threaten the fate of the world, but you are not alone! Summon an army of unique Gods and Heroes from distinct cultures to create your own elite team. You can then enhance their abilities with powerful new skills, unlock their iconic weapons, and strengthen them for epic battles. Your game will even collect rewards while you are AFK to help you save the realm!

Game Features

One Tap — Then Hands Free This game allows you to decide your level of involvement. You can actively participate in every battle or direct your team to do the nitty gritty themselves in idle mode. Simply set up your team, and one tap later, your Heroes are engaged in exploration and battle!

Strategic Freedom Mix and match Heroes across multiple factions and unlock legendary weapons to gain the upper hand during your Rogue-like journey! Different from the rigid hero lineups of many RPG games, this game can make your every whim a reality!

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Patch Notes v1.22.0

Greetings, esteemed summoners! 

We are thrilled to unveil the upcoming update patch for Mythic Heroes, thoughtfully crafted based on invaluable feedback from dedicated summoners like you.

This patch brings 4 significant enhancements to the game: exciting changes to Stage Pass, an improved Dragon Troves experience, a comprehensive revamp of heroes’ skills, and a reduction in the difficulty of Clash of Heroes.

Dive into the following sections for a detailed understanding of the changes introduced in this update. Stay tuned for the release, and get ready to enjoy the enhancements made to Mythic Heroes!

Stage Pass Return: Enhanced Rewards and Reclaim Opportunities

In the upcoming new update, the Stage Pass is making a triumphant comeback to our Main Campaign, Elite Campaign, and Hades’ Hell! 

This means all summoners can now reclaim rewards from previously completed stages. But that’s not all – we’re also introducing premium pass rewards, including Antique Custom Chests for SSR and UR, Infinity Soulseals, UR Custom Vouchers, Celestial Treasure Fragments, and more!  Get ready to dive back into the game and enjoy these exciting new rewards!

Dragon Troves: Reduced Immunity Time for Rough Crystal

The immunity shield period for Rough Crystal has been shortened to180s to align with Peerless Crystal now.

New Hero Check-in Reward Structure Adjustment

We’ve updated the New Hero Check-in Reward structure to foster a diverse and balanced gaming experience. The adjustments include replacing Divinity and Soulseal Custom Chests with additional summoning scrolls and introducing Inherited Divinity for improved hero ascension. These changes streamline resources for hero progression and promote a dynamic meta.

Clash of Heroes: Adjusted Difficulty and Restructured Rewards

In response to our valued summoners’ feedback, we’ve taken note of your concerns about the time-consuming nature of the Clash of Heroes mode, especially when completing daily quests. To tackle this issue, the difficulty has been adjusted to make it more user-friendly and time-efficient for our passionate summoners.

We’ve reduced the total number of levels from 8 to 5, streamlining the experience while still maintaining a challenging and engaging environment. Despite the reduction in tasks, we have made every effort to retain as many rewards as possible for our players.

To further enhance the experience, we have restructured the rewards system, allowing all tasks to be revealed directly. This ensures a more transparent and rewarding journey for our players as they progress through the levels. We believe these adjustments will provide a more enjoyable and satisfying Clash of Heroes experience.

Hero Balance Refinements and Bugfixes

Our devoted team has been working relentlessly to fine-tune the heroes’ skills, aiming to deliver a more balanced, diverse, and tactical gaming experience. These refinements are sure to invigorate your battles and strategies.

At the beginning of the battle, Morrigan marks a random Fighter or Mage backline ally. When this Hero receives fatal damage, they will instead be held in a near-death state for 8s. For these 8s, the Hero loses the ability to receive Healing and Damage but dies after the time expires . The mark cannot be dispersed but will disappear when Morrigan dies.   This effect can only be triggered once every battle.

Raven Guardians

Odin sends ravens to guard himself and the frontline ally with the lowest Health. If the guarded Hero uses their auto-attack within the next 10s 8s, a raven will also attack, dealing damage equal to 60% of Odin’s Attack. Additionally, a shield with a value of 100% 90% of Odin’s Attack will be generated for the auto-attacker.

• Lv.2: Additionally, restore 30 → 20 Energy to the allied Hero whenever the raven attacks
• Lv.3: Increases damage dealt to 80%
• Lv.4: Increases shield’s value to 120%   →110%

Western Queen

Blue Bird’s Favor Western Queen directs her blue bird to follow the ally Hero with the highest combat power Attack, providing 20% →25% of her Attack to the target.

• Lv.2: Additionally, provides 20% → 25%of Western Queen’s Defense
• Lv.3: Increases Attack to 25% → 30%
• Lv.4: Increases Defense to 25% → 30%

Iconic Weapon When an ally is affected by “Blue Bird’s Favor,” also increase their Attack Speed by 20%. All Iconic Weapon effects for “Blue Bird’s Favor” will be removed after 10s when Western Queen dies.

Spirit Foxfire

Tamamo summons 3 → 5 “Fox Fires.” They will lock on and travel to a random nearby enemy, dealing 100% → 70% damage.

• Lv.2: Summons 5 → 6 “Fox Fires”
• Lv.3: Deals 110% → 80% damage
• Lv.4: Deals 120% → 90% damage

Phantom Dash

Tamamo is immune to the next incoming Attack and teleports to a random position. This effect can be triggered once every 6s → 8s . After using this skill, Tamamo increases her Dodge by 50% for 3s.

• Lv.2: Can be triggered once every 5s → 7s
• Lv.3: Can be triggered once every 4s → 6s
• Lv.4: Can be triggered once every 3s → 5s

World Of Nine-tail

Tamamo summons 10 → 12 ‘Fox Fires’ around herself, drastically increasing the range and fire rate of all ‘Fox Fires’ while the skill is active.

• Lv.2: Summons 11   → 14 ‘Fox Fires’ 
• Lv.3: Summons 12 → 16 ‘Fox Fires’ 
• Lv.4: Reset the cooldown of Spirit Fox Fire

Freyja hurls a magic chain on an enemy Hero, dealing damage equal to 100% of her Attack and marking the target for 8s. For this duration, the opponent’s Hit Energy Restoration is nulled. Additionally, if during this time any ally auto-attacks the target, increase their damage dealt by 30% and restore an extra 30 Energy to the auto-attacker their Auto-Attack Speed is increased by 15% for 3s . This effect cannot be stacked.

• Lv. 2: Increases auto-attack damage boost to 40%
• Lv. 3: Increases the damage dealt by the chain to 150%
• Lv. 4: Increases auto-attack damage boost to 50%

Flowery Implosion

Flora summons petal circles around each enemy. These circles explode after a short delay, dealing 350% damage to a small area. If an enemy is hit by this skill multiple times, the damage is reduced each time.

• Lv.2: Deals 375% damage
• Lv.3: Additionally, stuns the target for 2s → 3s
• Lv.4: Deals 400% damage

Holy Fluorescence

Flora fires a petal orb that deals 2x 150% → 140% damage to target(s) directly in front of her.

• Lv.2: If no enemy is hit during this skill, the following auto-attack will trigger “Blooming Magic.”
• Lv.3: Deals 200% → 175% damage
• Lv.4: Additionally, any control effects on her target(s) are increased by 50% for 5s

Fearless Strike

Lu Bu charges to a target and knocks them into the air, then continues to strikes, dealing 12x 55% → 65% damage

• Lv.2: Deals 60% → 70% damage per strike
• Lv.3: Deals 65% → 75% damage per strike
• Lv.4: Deals 70% → 80% damage per strike

Snake Flurry

Typhon throws demon snakes at up to 3 random targets, each dealing damage equal to 100% of Typhon’s Attack. Depending on the snake’s color, it will also inflict a unique debuff.

Red snake: Reduces the target’s Defense by 16% for 15s.

Green snake: Reduces the target’s healing by 12% for 15s.

Blue snake: Reduces the target’s Dodge → Attack by 8% for 15s

Each debuff effect can stack up to 3 times.”

• Lv.2: Reduces Defense by 20%
• Lv.3: Reduces Healing by 15%
• Lv.4: Reduces Dodge → Attack by 10%

Monster King

After an ally dies, a demon snake of a random color is spawned from where they fell. The snake inherits 100% of all Typhon’s Attributes but 75% of his max Health.

Red snake: A melee auto-attack deals 100%  damage to 1 target.

Green snake: A ranged auto-attack deals 50% damage to 2 targets.

Blue snake: A melee auto-attack deals 100% damage to 1 target.

• Lv.2: Additionally, whenever a snake’s auto-attack deals a Crit, it adds 1 layer of “Snake Flurry” debuff to the target
• Lv.3: Additionally, every 3 times it attacks, the snake recovers 5% → 7% of its max Health
• Lv.4: Additionally, every 3 times it attacks, the snake recovers 8% → 10% of its max Health

Iconic Weapon

Fixed the bug of level 5 shields that doesn’t regenerate.

Selflessness

Aladdin blesses a random ally Hero, with a random boost (either Health, Attack, or Defense) by 10% until the end of battle. Every time Aladdin gives a blessing, there is a 50% → 60% chance to trigger a second blessing. The Djinni also gains these blessings’ buffs (these effects stack indefinitely). An ally Hero can only hold 3 blessings at one time. If all allies reach max blessings, triggering the skill only blesses Djinni.

• Lv. 2: Increases the boost of a basic Attribute to 12% → bless boost of their max Health to 20%
• Lv. 3: Increases the chance to trigger the second blessing to 60% → bless boost of their Attack to 15%
• Lv. 4: Increases the bless boost of a Basic Attribute to 15% → their Defense to 30%

Carpet Lunge

Aladdin sits on his magic carpet and flies in a straight line, dealing damage equal to 100% of his Attack to enemies in its path and knocking them back significantly. For every enemy Hero hit, Aladdin also gains 20 → 30 Energy. During his flight, Aladdin cannot be targeted.

• Lv. 2: Increases the Energy gained to 30 → 50
• Lv. 3: Increases damage dealt to 150%
• Lv. 4: Additionally, hit targets lose 50 Energy

Alpine Shelter Fixed the bug of the skill being unable to protect allied heroes

Other Bugfixes

Fixed the loading issue bug affecting the Temple of Artemis and Doomsday

We hope that these updates and improvements will contribute positively to your Mythic Heroes experience. Our goal is to create a balanced and engaging game for all summoners. 

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you explore these new features and refinements. 

Keep sharing your thoughts, and happy gaming!

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