Slice & Dice – Cursed-Hyper Guide

Cursed-Hyper Guide

Note: This guide is better for late runs (level 90+), so if you aren’t aiming for that then this guide might not be as helpful. This guide assumes that you have unlocked all related curses. This guide is also not very applicable for Cursed/Blursed modes as those modes play out slightly differently.

General Guide

Early (1-40):

• Good to force at least one good item blessing early as it is very much needed for late runs. It is better to restart if you get too many unnecessary blessings.
• You should pick as many tier 1 curses as possible so that in late game you don’t have to choose random tier 1 curse as much because it is very risky in late to pick random tier 1 curse as there are many run-ending potential curses (cough Slow Spells cough).
• Don’t try to force good heroes (If they show up then you should still pick them but don’t skip hero upgrades and wait for them), as the game won’t offer you those hero in late game when you need them.

Mid (41-80):

• You should hunt for Bolt/Treasure-seeker and have at least 2 blessings that give rerolls as at this stage you will be forced to rush enemies, pick more curse items and have combos that require specific sides.

Late (81+):

• Not suggested to pick random tier 1 or random tier 4 curses at this stage as there is a very high chance of a run ending curse.
• Should always force a good mana strategy as it is very strong.
• If the blessing options are mediocre then you should always random (as they likely won’t save you).

Blessings Guide

(Blessings in a category is sorted by usefulness)

Note: Good item blessings are usually better to take over all the normal blessings since they are very rare.

Curses Guide

(Curses in a category is not sorted)

It is suggested to pick rarer curses first as they have lower chances of showing up if you skipped them.

Pretty much free, can pick at any time

• Mortal can hinder high pip synergies, so you should not go for those.
• -2 and -3 Max Mana can be dangerous with high Mana Debt tier curses, so if you already have Mana Debt and no Fizzing/Crackling then don’t go for those.
• Picking Revive 1 hp makes it very risky to pick random tier 4 curse later on so be cautious.
• Selfless Heroes and Archery Training can be kinda annoying.

Pickable once you have a bit of tempo (4+ good blessing, around level 30+)

• Arthiritis and Osteoporosis makes late game in each loop a bit harder
• Boss Armour, Boss Bones and Tower can be hard if you don’t have Boss Smash
• Fourth single-use can hinder cantrip strategies
• Mana Debt can be sketchy without Fizzing/Crackling
• You shouldn’t take too many curse items if you don’t have Treasure-seeker yet. It is recommended to have at most 3 curse items without Treasure-seeker and at most 7 with Treasure-seeker.

Pickable once you have decent tempo (8+ good blessing, around level 50+)

• Cooldown Burst/Single Burst/No Burst is not pickable until you have Bolt spell
• If you pick Armour+, it is recommended to upgrade to Armour++ quickly
• High tier Mana Debt is dangerous without Fizzing/Crackling

Pickable once you have high tempo (have pretty much all good blessing, reroll blessings and have at least 1 good item blessing, around level 80+)

• Lots of Add monsters 11-20 curses are quite dangerous, it is recommended to only take 3 of them at most.
• Should only pick Sandstorm++++++++ once you have Preperation.

Not very pickable, unless you are on level 100+ and have pretty much nothing good left

• You can pick all 9 curse items at this point of the game.
• Should always pick Fear/i-Handcuffs first, then Curse of Vowels, then Swarm and lastly Armour (unless you can survive turn 1).
• High tier Swarm/Curse of Vowels can end run on level 111 if you have a lot of Add monster 11-20 curses.
• Armour+++ and Armour++++ makes it much harder to kill enemies on turn 1.

Not pickable, unless you are on level 110+ and have pretty much nothing left

• Death shield is pretty much a death sentence unless you have no Add Monster 11-20 (which can be a viable strategy).
• Permadeath is pretty much a death sentence but when the alternative is Slow Spells then it is pickable.
• If the game somehow offer you BUG then you should pick them.

Tweaks

Note: Tweaks are not necessary to get a high score run, but it makes reaching there much easier and is (probably) required for record runs (unless you have really good item blessings).