Poison Build (Dionysus)

Stack Dionysus Festive Fog so poison-like damage over time melts tough enemies and bosses while you stay mobile.

At a glance


Damage source	Festive Fog, Dionysus’s stacking poison-like damage over time.
Comes online	Once you have a Dionysus boon that applies Festive Fog and a way to keep applying it.
Core boon	A Dionysus boon that adds Festive Fog to your Attack, Special, or Cast.
Good weapons	Weapons that apply often or pin enemies in the fog, like the Twin Fists and Adamant Rail.

Festive Fog is stacking damage over time. You apply it, the stacks tick, and tough enemies and bosses melt while you keep your distance. The build wants more stacks and bigger ticks.

Gods and boons to prioritize

Priority	God	Why
1	Dionysus	Apply Festive Fog through your main action, then take his boons that raise its damage and stack count. The core.
2	Athena	Deflect for survival while the fog ticks. A standard safety pick.
3	Hermes	Speed to keep re-applying fog and to dodge while it works.

Pom your Festive Fog boon. More stacks and higher damage per stack is the whole plan.

Payoff to aim for

Dionysus has Festive Fog Duos with other gods and a Legendary for committing to him. Exact Duo and Legendary names are flagged to verify, so aim for the archetype: a Duo that raises the fog’s stack cap or adds a second damage-over-time source, or Dionysus’s Legendary once you hold enough of his boons. Take it when your gods line up.

Keepsake

Dionysus’s keepsake makes his boons appear early so you find a Festive Fog boon fast.
Swap to Eurydice’s Evergreen Acorn or a defensive keepsake at a region transition for boss fights.

Do this in order

Equip Dionysus’s keepsake to find a Festive Fog boon early.
Apply fog through the action that lets you keep stacks on the target.
Take Athena Deflect for defense while stacks tick.
Pom your Festive Fog boon to raise stack damage.
Use Hermes speed to re-apply and to stay mobile.
If a Festive Fog Duo or the Dionysus Legendary is offered and your gods line up, take it.

Watch out for

Festive Fog is damage over time, so it is slow against single weak enemies you could just hit. It shines on tough foes and bosses.
Stacks take time to build. Keep applying rather than waiting for one big hit.
Do not split into a second damage source. Pom the fog instead.
Skipping defense. Damage over time does not protect you while it works.