Blitz Build (Zeus)

Build around Zeus Blitz, which strikes once the afflicted foe takes enough damage. Keep the damage flowing to trigger the burst again and again.

At a glance


Status	Blitz (Zeus): a lightning strike once the afflicted foe takes enough damage (about 120).
Comes online	When you have a Zeus boon applying Blitz plus steady damage to feed it.
Core boon	Zeus Attack or Special that applies Blitz, plus a boon that raises the burst or feeds the trigger.
Good weapons	Sister Blades for hit speed; Witch’s Staff as a steady starter.

What this build is

Blitz is Zeus’s threshold status. You apply it to an enemy, and once that enemy has taken enough damage (about 120), Blitz detonates in a lightning strike, with a brief cooldown before it can fire again. The whole build is about keeping damage flowing into afflicted foes so the burst triggers over and over. Fast multi-hit weapons feed it well, and so does any steady damage engine; what stalls it is applying Blitz and then switching targets.

Gods and boons to prioritize

Priority	God	What you get
Core	Zeus (Blitz)	Apply Blitz on Attack or Special. Then take boons that raise the detonation or add lightning damage.
Trigger fuel	Extra hits and projectiles	Anything that adds hits or projectiles pushes afflicted foes to the damage threshold faster.
Support	Aphrodite (Weak) or Hephaestus (Armor)	Survivability while you keep the damage flowing.
Sustain	Poseidon	Max health and reward bonuses.

A Zeus Duo Boon that chains or amplifies lightning is strong here. Names move with patches, so take the archetype: a Duo that adds a second source of rapid hits or spreads Blitz between enemies.

Daedalus Hammer to look for

Take the Hammer that multiplies hits or adds a rapid extra strike, since each extra hit pushes afflicted foes to the damage threshold faster. On Sister Blades, prioritize a Hammer that raises attack speed or adds strikes.

Arcana Cards note

Favor cards that raise boon rarity and attack speed or damage. See Arcana Cards.

Keepsake and Hex

Keepsake: Zeus’s Keepsake guarantees your next boon offer is from him, to lock the Blitz core early.
Selene Hex: a Hex that groups or holds enemies so multiple foes hit the threshold together. See Selene and Hexes.

Do this in order

Take the Zeus boon that applies Blitz on your fastest hit.
Add the booster that raises the burst or adds lightning damage.
Keep dealing damage to afflicted foes so they hit the threshold and detonate.
Sprint between targets so several enemies carry Blitz at once.
Take Weak or Armor support so you can stay in range to keep hitting.
Save the Hex to bunch enemies for a chain of detonations.

Watch out for

Applying Blitz and then switching targets. The strike only fires once the afflicted foe takes enough damage, so keep hitting it.
Standing in the open mid-Omega while surrounded. You are vulnerable mid-cast.
Spreading thin. Focus hits to actually trigger the burst.

Tier and “strong” claims shift with balance patches.