Best Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel Character Builds

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel is a popular Roguelike Bullet-Hell, where you get to play as one of four currently available champions and slay hordes of monsters, finally leading up to a showdown against the mighty Jotunn. While you can get through the first few levels with random builds, as you progress, you'll need more refined builds to win the stages. So, to help you with that, we've compiled all the best builds for every character in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel.

Best Berserker build in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel

How to unlock: Unlocked by default (starting character)

The Berserker is one of the first characters you get unlocked in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel. Being a typical Barbarian, the Berserker uses his melee skills and Rage mode to shred through most monsters. While lacking range, the Barbarian relies on brute strength to preserve. So, there are two builds you can use to make the most out of this character.

Zealot God Skill Crit Build

Name	Type	Priority	Reason
Seething Zeal	Passive (Class)	Essential	Critical hits from attacks reset God Skill CD.
Rip and Tear	Passive (Class)	Essential	Increases your Critical chance by +15%
Might of Megingjord	Passive (Thor)	Essential	Increases God skill damage by up to +36%
Devastating Hit	Passive (Thor)	Essential	Increases Critical Hit chance by 10% and Crit Hit Damage by 35%
Blood Drain	Passive (Class)	High	25% Chance to Regen HP when landing a Critical Hit.
Radiant Echo	Passive (Freya)	High	Double cast God skills on a single CD at up to 21% chance.
Gambanteinn	Active (Freya)	High	Huge AoE ranged skill that shoots a sword with high damage.
Divine Wave	Active (Freya)	High	Huge AoE skill that continuously deals damage to nearby enemies.
Mjolnir	Active (Thor)	Low	Shoots a hammer in a straight line, towards enemies. Decent AoE.
Swirling Axe	Active (Class)	Low	Throws multiple axes at nearby enemies. Good DPS, low AoE.
Reach	Passive (Class)	Low	Increases attack range by up to 60%.

• Recommended Subclass: Zealot (All God Skill Cooldown -20%)
• Recommended Weapon: Crippling Axes (Critical Chance +5%)
• Skill Point Allocation: 7x Power (Thor), 7x Resolution (Freya), Evolved Divine Wave, Evolved Gambanteinn

This build is heavily reliant on God Skills, namely the ones from Freya. It uses the high critical chance of Berserker to continuously reset the CD of your skills and maximize the DPS. Once you have the essential skills unlocked, you can choose almost any AoE or high DPS God skill and clear the levels with ease.

Troll Scion Rage Regen Build

Name	Type	Priority	Reason
Adrenaline Rush	Passive (Class)	Essential	Entering Rage regens up to 15 HP
No Pain, No Gain	Passive (Class)	Essential	Taking damage triggers Rage
Ancestral Wrath	Passive (Class)	Essential	Chance to trigger Rage when using Skill
Frenzy	Passive (Class)	Essential	Entering Rage deals AoE damage
Overlord	Passive (Odin)	High	Increases Attack with Hero's HP
Heroic Hymn	Passive (Freya)	High	Increases all Healing by up to 40%
Divine Wave	Active (Freya)	High	Deals massive AoE damage at regular intervals
Assault	Active (Class)	Low	Deals AoE damage in straight line
Cutting Edge	Active (Class)	Low	Deals circular AoE damage around Hero

• Recommended Subclass: Troll Scion(Healing +50% HP Regen +3/s)
• Recommended Weapon: Stunning Axes (Stun Chance +5%)
• Skill Point Allocation: 7x Vessel of Pain (Class), 2x Adrenaline Rush (Class), 7x Sturdiness (Thor), 6x Recovery (Thor), 6x Defense (Freya), 2x Heroic Hymn (Freya), 2x Older Than Time (Odin)

Unlike the previous build, this build is completely dependent on the class passives and talent skills. This takes the luck factor out and is a more lengthy style of playing. Triggering rage every few seconds and tanking almost any amount of damage while recovering insanely fast. With the Troll Scion sub-class buff, you'll be almost immortal.

Best Seeress build in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel

How to unlock: Unlocked by default (starting character)

The Seeress is the second starting character you get unlocked in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel. Being a typical mage, the Seeress relies on her magical skills, and God skills to dish out massive amounts of damage. Even though she lacks defense, you can deal significant AoE damage with the right build. So, here are two builds to help you get started.

Hag God Skill Build

Name	Type	Priority	Reason
Lightning Strike	Active (Thor)	Essential	No CD, high damage, huge AoE ranged skill.
Golden Disc	Active (Freya)	Essential	Low CD, high damage, huge AoE ranged skill.
Sentinel	Active (Thor)	Essential	No CD, single target, high damage skill.
Rune Mastery	Passive (Odin)	High	Increases Double Cast chance by 5% and HP regen on Double Cast.
King of Gods	Passive (Odin)	High	Increases God skill damage by up to 30% and Critical chance by up to 15%.
Might of Megingjord	Passive (Thor)	High	Increases God skill damage by up to 36%.
Overwhelming Potential	Passive (Thor)	High	Increases Thor's skill damage by up to 30%.
Radiant Echo	Passive (Freya)	High	Increases Double Cast chance by up to 36%.
Concentration	Passive (Odin)	Low	Decrease the cooldown of skills by -20% when standing still.
Thunderstorm	Active (Thor)	Low	Multitarget, high damage, minor AoE skill.

• Recommended Subclass: Hag (+25% Damage)
• Recommended Weapon: Asgardian Staff (Cooldown -10%)
• Skill Point Allocation: 6x Mastery of Fate (Class), 2x Divination (Class), 7x Power (Thor), 6x Sentinel (Thor), 2x Overwhelming Potential (Thor), 3x Lightning Strike (Thor)

While the Seeress lacks defenses, she makes up for it with insane firepower. Using this primarily God skills build, with her Hag subclass, you can clear almost any level with relative ease. The no CD skills paired with multiple stacks of God skill damage boost make this an ideal build for the Seeress, as well as any other hero that you want.

Best Revenant build in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel

How to unlock: Unlocked by clearing Niflheim on Easy mode

The Revenant is a ranged hero that excels at dealing tons of long-range damage while also having a wolf companion on the side. This limits his build to two very distinct playstyles, completely relying on the bow and arrow, while the other is a summoning build. So, here's how you can use both of them.

Marksman Attack Speed Build

Name	Type	Priority	Reason
Sleipnir's Speed	Passive (Odin)	Essential	Increases Attack Speed by up to 30%
Blows of Jarngreipr	Passive (Thor)	Essential	Attacks have a chance to cause Knockback and Stun
Volley	Passive (Class)	Essential	Increases the number of arrows fired by up to 7 arrows.
Guidance	Passive (Freya)	High	Increases Class Skill damage by up to 60%
Explosive Nature	Passive (Thor)	High	Create chain lightning every time you attack.
Focused Fire	Active (Class)	High	Shoots up to 15 arrows in quick succession.
Aimed Shot	Passive (Class)	High	Increase Attack by up to 30%
Necrotic Rain	Active (Class)	Low	Shoots a wave of arrows in an AoE.
Heart Seeker	Active (Class)	Low	Shoots up to 6 arrows that automatically seek nearby targets.

• Recommended Subclass: Marksman (When standing still, Attack Speed +50% and Knockback: Weak)
• Recommended Weapon: Winter Bow (Attack Speed +5%)
• Skill Point Allocation: 7x Rapid Fire (Class), 7x Lichborne (Class), 2x Aimed Shot (Class), 3x Focused Fire (Class), 7x Resolution (Freya), 7x Prowess (Odin), 2x Sleipnir's Speed (Odin)

As you may have guessed from the name, this build optimizes the Marksman subclass to create a hero that is essentially an arrow machine gun. The hero, if built properly, will shred through almost any amount of enemies, and acts like a shotgun when up against Elite enemies or even Jotunns.

Beastmaster Haunting Wolf Build

Name	Type	Priority	Reason
Dire Wolf	Passive (Class)	Essential	Haunting wolves have a 10% slay chance.
Shattered Spirit	Passive (Class)	Essential	35% chance to release a haunting wolf after dash.
Vampirism	Passive (Class)	Essential	Haunting Wolves offer minor healing.
Wolf Pack	Passive (Class)	High	Summon a pack of five wolves upon level-up.
Might of Megingjord	Passive (Thor)	High	Increase damage from skills.
Skull Shot	Active (Class)	Low	Sends out a skull that shatters and deals damage.
Golden Disc	Active (Freya)	Low	Sends out discs that cause damage.

• Recommended Subclass: Beastmaster (Haunting Wolf Cooldown -30%, Damage +50%)
• Recommended Weapon: Winter Bow (Attack Speed +5%)
• Skill Point Allocation: 7x Lichborne (Class), 6x Wild Hearth (Class), 7x Power (Thor), 2x Heroic Hymn (Freya),

A more unique and alternative build for the Revenant is the Beastmaster build. This focuses on making the most of the Haunting Wolf passive of this hero. To supplement any damage, you can choose meta AoE God skills like Golden Discs to clear most stages. While not as consistent as the Marksman build, this can still be a fun option for most players.

Best Flame Sister build in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel

How to unlock: Unlocked by clearing Niflheim on Normal mode

The Flame Sister is currently the last character you can unlock in Jotunnslayer. She is somewhat of an amalgamation of both the Revenant and the Seer. Because of this, you can create two distinct builds for her, one that takes advantage of her nimbleness and high attack speed, while the other maximizes her firepower. So, here's both the build for you to try out.

Ash Disciple God Skill Build

Name	Type	Priority	Reason
Lightning Strike	Active (Thor)	Essential	No CD, high damage, huge AoE ranged skill.
Divine Wave	Active (Freya)	Essential	No CD, high damage, AoE skill around the Hero.
Sentinel	Active (Thor)	Essential	No CD, single target, high damage skill.
Rune Mastery	Passive (Odin)	High	Increases Double Cast chance by 5% and HP regen on Double Cast.
King of Gods	Passive (Odin)	High	Increases God skill damage by up to 30% and Critical chance by up to 15%.
Might of Megingjord	Passive (Thor)	High	Increases God skill damage by up to 36%.
Overwhelming Potential	Passive (Thor)	High	Increases Thor's skill damage by up to 30%.
Radiant Echo	Passive (Freya)	High	Increases Double Cast chance by up to 36%.
Concentration	Passive (Odin)	Low	Decrease the cooldown of skills by -20% when standing still.
Thunderstorm	Active (Thor)	Low	Multitarget, high damage, minor AoE skill.

• Recommended Subclass: Ash Disciple (God Skill Damage +35%)
• Recommended Weapon: Cultist Dagger (Regen +1 HP/s)
• Skill Point Allocation: 7x Vital Spot (Class), 7x Power (Thor), 6x Sentinel (Thor), 2x Overwhelming Potential (Thor), 3x Lightning Strike (Thor), 7x Prowess (Odin), 3x Divine Wave (Freya)

This is the key build for the Flame Sister with the Ash Disciple. With the number of God Skill damage buffs stacked, this build has some of the highest DPS numbers you can expect. For example, I could clear the Flame Jotunn within 15 seconds with this build. Try to unlock the no CD skills as fast as possible, then just sit back and watch the destruction unfold.

Smoke Assassin Slay Build

Name	Type	Priority	Reason
Sleipnir's Speed	Passive (Odin)	Essential	Increases Attack Speed by up to 30%
Long Knife	Passive (Class)	Essential	Increases Attack Range by 30%.
Master Assassin	Passive (Class)	Essential	Increases Slay chance by 5%.
Forbidden Technique	Passive (Class)	Essential	Increases Attack Speed by up to 30%.
Explosive Nature	Passive (Thor)	High	Create chain lightning every time you attack.
Slepnir's Speed	Passive (Odin)	High	Increases Attack Speed by up to 30%.
Blows of Jarngreipr	Passive (Thor)	High	Attacks have a chance to cause Knockback and Stun
Divine Wave	Active (Freya)	Low	Creates a no CD, huge AoE damaging circle around you.
Flaming Ray	Active (Class)	Low	Creates a circular AoE, low CD damaging area around you.

• Recommended Subclass: Smoke Assassin (Slay Chance +20%)
• Recommended Weapon: Sisterhood Dagger (Evasion +10%)
• Skill Point Allocation: 2x Sprint (Class), 7x Power (Thor), 6x Massacre (Thor), 7x Resolution (Freya), 3x Divine Wave (Freya), 7x Prowess (Odin), 2x Slepnir's Speed (Odin), 7x Quickness (Loki)

This build is similar to the Marksman build of the Revenant, but the only difference is that this has a total of 40% Slay Chance, so almost every attack will one-shot regular monsters on any level. Apart from that, the high attack speed and status effects make it an ideal assassin build to clear any boss at relatively close range.

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