10. Toxin Lover
When to use Toxin Lover
- You’re planning on taking a trip through the Toxic Sewers. With Toxin Lover, the pools of poison that used to end your killstreaks now help you make them even longer
- If you have any skills that release a Toxic Cloud you can use them to heal yourself
- When you kill a poisoned enemy they burst into a toxic cloud, meaning you could walk away from an encounter with more health than you had going in
Toxin Lover Description
- Poison no longer affects you
- You slowly restore HP while standing in a pool of poison or a toxic cloud
9. Grenadier
When to use Grenadier
- You’re planning your next run’s build around massive burst damage
- You want to try getting through an encounter with only your grenades, an option that’s only viable with this Aspect
- You just unlocked a new grenade and want to test it out in your next run
Grenadier Description
- Killing an enemy with a grenade resets its cooldown
- If you have two grenades equipped a kill will reset both cooldowns
8. Firestarter
When to use Firestarter
- You’re planning on building your run around fire damage
- You’re practicing using oil and fire together
- You want your damage over time to deal some real damage
Firestarter Description
- Fire deals +100% more damage
- Burning oil deals +200% more damage
7. Superconductor
When to use Superconductor
- You’d rather roll the dice for the chance of a powerful effect than have a guaranteed shot at breaking the game
- You’re playing on custom mode and can increase the chances of finding a shock weapon
- You like watching the shock effect bounce around
Superconductor Description
- Electric DoTs rapidly bounce between enemies, increasing it’s own damage by 50% every time it jumps to a new target
- Electric DoTs can bounce between walls and floors
6. Menagerie
When to use Menagerie
- Menagerie is the closest aspect to a straight damage buff, use it when you need just a little more firepower and don’t mind losing out on a skill slot
- Biters give you an extra +25% damage, being capped at 8 for a max of +200%. You can get biters through the Swarm grenade or any item with a “Biters crawl from the dead” modifier
- There’s a wide variety of pets in Dead Cells, and if you want to see what they can do, take them for a spin while you’re using Menagerie
Menagerie Description
- You deal +100% more damage for every active pet
- You deal +25% more damage for every active biter
5. Blood Drinker
When to use Blood Drinker
- You have the Open Wounds mutation and want a guaranteed way to take advantage of your Aspect
- You need a consistent way to regenerate your health to make it past the biome you’re stuck on
- You want to play as a vampire for your next run
Blood Drinker Description
- Every melee attack against a bleeding target will restore 3% of your max HP
4. Gotta Go Fast
When to use Gotta Go Fast
- Mutations can make Gotta Go Fast an even stronger Aspect. Velocity makes the speed boost three times longer on top of already being twice as long, and Frenzy restores some HP when you attack an enemy while you have a speed buff
- The Swift Sword is a weapon that deals critical hits while you have a speed boost, which works well with the double damage from this Aspect
- Having a speed boost that lasts nearly the entire level can make getting that time bonus a breeze
Gotta Go Fast description
- Speed Boosts last twice as long
- While Speed Boosted, deal twice as much damage and receive half
3. Assassin
When to use Assassin
- You love playing stealth games, and just like any stealth gamer you’d rather be aggressive than actually sneak around
- You hear “one hit kill”, and you’re already sold
- You’re trying to conserve as much resources as possible for the boss fights, since with this Aspect you won’t need to use much to get past any of the biomes
Assassin Description
- First attack while invisible instantly kills it’s target, except against bosses
2. Damned
When to use Damned
- For seasoned players who can already handle playing with a curse, this is hands down the best Aspect you can take. For everyone else, it’s a good way to practice not taking hits while cursed
- On top of dealing extra damaged while Cursed, the scroll inside each chest helps you increase your damage output exponentially
- If you have the Cursed Sword, Damned lets you take advantage of it’s extremely high DPS without the downside of dying to a single hit
Damned Description
- Cursed Chest spawn rate is doubled
- Instead of killing you in a single hit, Curses double the damage you take and deal
1. Relentless
When to take Relentless
- If you have the Recovery mutation, which makes recoverable HP drain slower, you can stay invincible for even longer
- Relentless is a great choice if you’re struggling to get past a certain obstacle on your run, it’ll give you the defense to get past a tough biome or challenging boss
- For newer players, it can be a great way to learn how HP recovery works in Dead Cells
Relentless Description
- You cannot take any damage while you have HP that can be recovered
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