Archdemon: How to deal 1B damage

Presentation

Adam alone against the Archdemon
  • The Archdemon is found at the end of any chapter of the event

  • You can fight him as much as you want, but you need to restart and complete a chapter every time

  • The buffs you buy from the workshop also count for this fight

  • You get a chapter-specific damage multiplier (10% - 100%): the higher the chapter, the higher the bonus

  • The fifty highest scorers earn between 200 and 30k emeralds. The latter certainly look nice, but you would need to spend way more money than they are worth for.

The random seed is fixed

  • Using the same setup, you will always get the exact same damage

  • Using the same setup, every player will always get the exact same damage

  • The slightest change can cause the result to differ greatly

  • But is it because the game uses a different seed, or because attack orders differ?

How to achieve 1B in ten minutes

  • Get 100 buffs

  • Go to chapter IV

  • Restart until you get the attack-only talisman

  • Use the Ishmael team below. All 7/7, same pets, the slightest change will alter the results

  • There seems to be possible variations with non-maxed characters, either with kayla or ishmael

How to achieve 17B

  • Get 270 buffs. Not 300, just 270

  • Kayla and Guus must be 3/7, no more, no less, same pets

  • This is the best combo found so far, there may be an even better way

  • Big thanks to Jester for his help

Teams

Use exactly the same setup as described below. The slightest change will greatly alter the results.

IV 1B 100 buffs Attack-Only Talisman AlbusSebastianAlbusNebulaCainIsaacOliverGuusFenrisKaylaBiscuitunconfirmed
IV 1B 100 buffs Attack-Only Talisman AlbusSebastianAlbusNebulaCainIsaacGuusFenrisIshmaelMaraTrade Boy
IV 5B 200 buffs Attack-Only Talisman AlbusSebastianAlbusNebulaCainIsaacOliverGuusFenrisKaylaBiscuitJim, exact setup unconfirmed
VII 17B 270 buffs Attack-Only Talisman FenrisSebastianFenrisNebulaCainIsaacGuusKaylaAlbusHigh-score replay