Summary of "Use this REVENANT freeze build to destroy INSANE difficulty in Jötunnslayer: Hordes of Hel"

Video Summary: Use this REVENANT Freeze Build to Destroy INSANE Difficulty in Jötunnslayer: Hordes of Hel

Game & Context

This video features a detailed build guide for the game Jötunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, focusing on conquering the newly introduced and extremely difficult Hellheim map on INSANE difficulty after the 1.0 launch.

Storyline / Game Context

Hellheim is the final and hardest map introduced in the game’s 1.0 update.
The difficulty level is described as one of the toughest challenges in roguelikes and video games in general.
The player aims to showcase how to beat this map using a Revenant class build.

Gameplay Highlights & Build Overview

Class Choice: Revenant is the top-performing class for this challenge, consistently outperforming others.
The build revolves around freeze mechanics combined with healing triggered by frozen enemy kills.
Many classes and skill combinations were tested, but the Revenant freeze/heal setup was chosen as optimal.

Key Skills and Talents (Revenant Focus)

Preferred Base Skills (choose 4)

Necrotic Rain (up to level 4)
Grappling Web
(Optional) Skull Shot for single target damage
(Optional) Rapid Fire for fast firing Note: The player generally does not prefer Heartseeker.

Talent Tree

Fill out the entire tree with emphasis on:
- Aimed passive skill
- Ethereal Arrows (activated on Ghost Walk)
Focus on passives that increase damage and survivability.

Gods and Passives

Key Gods

Loki: Emphasizes evasion and movement speed, with Shape Shifter and Loki’s Ragnarok ability.
Scotty: Take almost all passives; critical for the build.
Nidog (World Snake): Take all passives down to Power Overwhelming.
- Preferred skill: Ray of Sickness (high damage at level 4)
- Alternative: Wing Attack (better control but less damage)

Important God Skills

Local Ragnarok (Loki)
Frost Ring (Scotty) – major damage and freeze effect
Ray of Sickness (Nidog) – damage over time and utility

Other Gods

Minor progression bonuses from gods like Neorb; optional.

Passive Focus

Max health (Revenant has low base health)
Chance to freeze on attack
Damage reduction
Extra revives
Heal on kill of frozen enemies
Heal when summoned dogs return (Revenant passive)
Corpse Eater (Nidog passive) – chance to heal on enemy kills
Movement speed boosts

Subclass Choice

Undying Subclass

Provides healing and chance to survive death.
Ghost Walk grants extra healing and cooldown reduction.
Synergizes well with freeze and heal mechanics.

Strategy & Tips

Freeze enemies frequently to trigger healing and control crowds.
Use Frost Ring and Ray of Sickness to maximize damage and crowd control.
Maintain high movement speed to navigate small, crowded spaces.
Practice and some luck are required due to the difficulty.
The build is adaptable; some skills can be swapped based on preference.
Watch the final boss kill in the video to see the build in action.

Additional Notes

The video promises future build guides for other classes and modes.
Encourages viewer interaction and subscription.

Featured Gamer / Source

Moraba18 – Creator and guide presenter.

This summary covers the storyline context, detailed gameplay build, skill choices, strategies, and tips to succeed with the Revenant freeze build on INSANE difficulty in Jötunnslayer: Hordes of Hel.