Use your favourite features in-game with our Desktop AppIn this perfect 10-0 run, Kripp shows off how to use the recently buffed Beehive.
The new change from the 11/13/2024 patch was:
Beehives used to be a good tech against weapon build metas, but could lose against builds that had a few or no weapons.
Now, Beehive is viable against any build that casts a lot and most competitive builds do!
Note the Crook had the nerf: "damage and damage bonus reduced to [10/20/40] from [10/20/50]" but it's still very good.
If you want to play an aggressive Pygmalien that goes for a Day 10 win instead of scaling until late game, its tough to beat the Crook beatdown archetype.
The item provides a flat buff based on how many Medium items you have across ALL your items.
This is screenshot is of the pre nerf version, the new one has +40 Damage at Diamond rarity.
A classic Weapon to pair with Crook is the Atlatl. This is because the Atlatl casts faster the more damage it has (it's incredibly slow without damage upgrades). So if you can grant it more base damage (which is what the Crook does), it can cast rapidly.
Kripparrian was able to enchant his Atlatl into a Turbo Atlatl during his run.
The next core Medium item this build uses is of course, the Beehive. With each purchase of a Property, you can use it to spawn a Busy Bee, but you only need one Bee for this build.
As we mentioned earlier, in addition to its usual 8.0 second cast, the Busy Bee is also instantly used whenever your enemy uses an item.
So if you can buff your Bee, you can deal a ton of punishment to your enemy every time they cast. Thankfully, it can buff offered by the Crook's effect.
In The Bazaar, paying close attention to the language of each item is crucial to finding powerful combination. If we revisit the Beehive's effect, pay close attention: "When your enemy uses an item, use a Busy Bee."
This means that on top of being an instant effect, it also counts as a use, or a cast. This makes the Busy Bee a great pairing with the Yo-Yo, which also instantly triggers when an adjacent item is used.
The Yo-Yo is once again, buffed by the Crook, and will be triggering constantly with Atlatl on one side and the Busy Bee on the other.
As you can see from the final board example, the core synergy is so strong that you don't need many skills to support it.
However, a good one to look out for is Lethargy, which increases the Cooldown of ALL items.
This synergy is pretty devious since your build uses instant casts that don't have Cooldowns at all, so you'll be favored in most matchups.
Lastly, you'll want to slot in any last Medium item to maximize your Crook's buff. Kripparrian used a Ganjo before replacing it with a Deadly Briefcase toward the very end of his run.
This slot is flexible, but lean toward what will give you the most impact in rushing down your enemies since this is an aggro build without much defense.
