Hell Clock Lightning Double Knives Build: Skills, Relics

The world of Hell Clock (set during the War of Canudos) isn’t kind to slow tactics. Pajeú, your survivor avatar, must use every heartbeat and every sharp blade to stay alive while time itself bleeds away.

Instead of channeling Repeater fire, the Lightning Double Knives build transforms Pajeú’s spinning blades into conduits of raw energy. At tight moments around bosses or festering elites, your knives arc through enemies with electrical fury—especially once relics like Tempest convert your movement into storm power and criticals trigger damage‑zapping waves.

While Repeater holds ground in certain zones, this build enables you to dodge‑spin‑strike‑repeat, pressuring foes across rooms and often replacing crowds with silence.

Lightning Double Knives Skills

Every point matters. Here’s the full 5‑skill bar and what to level, when:

Skill	First 4 Levels	Mid‑Game (+Skill Max)	Late Act Upgrade
Double Knives	3→4 early, then max	Dragon of blades — each spin hits faster and harder	Prioritize duration maximization every blessing pick
Reflexes	Level 1 for setup	Add at least 1 point → knives orbit while moving	Stack Blue Calcite or Caatinga Hunter for knife bounce + speed
Prayer of Health	1 point → lifesteal iteration while spinning	Fully rank to unlock Health Aura and Second Wind synergy with Heads or Tails relic
Prayer of Vengeance	Optional early	Level to support Conviction lifesteal bursts	Works best with Blessed Gear→Cooldown Speed + Conviction Decay Resist
Lasso	Level 1 for utility	Momentum: position, stun mini‑clusters, pull bosses; helps gather juice for Tempest waves	If you can’t fit Lasso, Shadow Dash or Slow Time offer escape options

Combat Rotation:

• Begin spinning Double Knives, weaving around enemy groups. Speed is everything.
• Use Reflexes as a passive 360‑swirl on enemies, even if you’re repositioning.
• One power relic burst (e.g., Tempest surge or Blessed Gear proc), then you switch to Prayer heals to recover.
• Use Lasso to pull elites mid‑spin, letting your knives spiral into the cluster.
• Avoid stand‑still fights: keep spinning, keep moving, keep stacking.

Relic Synergy

• Tempest (Double Knives) — Converts damage to Lightning and scales with movement speed; critical hits trigger Electric Waves that fan lightning across foes. It’s the center of the build.
• Scout’s Medal — Negates Double Knives’ natural slow, letting you spin at full sprint continuously. Critical to avoid clunky movement.
• Banner of Faith — Grabs x% of damage done as life—massive for melee sustain.
• Bloody Thorn — Adds bleed chance on Crits; bleeds stack with mobility and DNA-level synergy.
• Bundle of Syringes — Burst heal when critically low; fills mid-clutch gaps.
• Caatinga Hunter or Delicate Rosary — Increases attack/move speed per hit or regenerates mana with knives spam. Adjust relic picks depending on your mana curve.

Additionally, Blessed Gear should stack high Critical Hit Damage, Elemental or Lightning Conversion, Lifesteal, Movement Speed, and Attack Speed to match relic throughput.

Great Bell & Constellation

Great Bell Path Priorities:

1. Base Damage (+60) — Multiply core ability damage; huge early scaling.
2. Cooldown Reduction — Makes spin refresher and Prayer commands up more frequently.
3. Reliquary Size — Extra slots let you carry both Tempest and Scout’s for optimal synergy.
4. Hell Clock Timer +120 s — Double time lets more procs, more circles, more relic drops.

(You can see these picked often at the very top‑right of any Hell Clock Bell priority guide.)

Constellation Nodes:

Your build lives off the Fury + Faith Devotion Path:

• Bolt of Inspiration, Bolt of Radiance → Lightning damage and critical amplify.
• Thunder of Creation → Per‑base Lightning damage scaling.
• Quick Sagacity, Evasion → Dodge and attack speed stacking (great around Scout’s range).
• The Three Marys (Faith) → Provides extra Conviction, which fuels Prayer of Health’s lifesteal and survivability.

Blessings & Gear Stats

Foundation Blessings:

• Lightning Damage, Crit Chance, Movement Speed, Projectile Speed (knives are projectiles), Evasion.

Proficiency Blessings (skill-specific):

• Double Knives Duration, Reflexes AoE + Duration, Healing output, Lightning Crit %, Knife Projectile Count.

Keep rerolling until you have Tempest, Country bonuses or Crit Chance gear, then stack Blessed Gear for lifesteal and Lightning overflow.

Playstyle Rhythm

At zones filled with elites and minibosses, your chain of action goes:

1. Start spinning knives, moving in figure‑eights.
2. Every few spins, Lasso draws the biggest target into center cluster.
3. Hit the target—critical shot → Lightning wave from Tempest.
4. Prayer of Health heals for lifesteal and triggers Heads or Tails if you drop low enough.
5. When you sense high Conviction, spritz Prayer of Vengeance for explosive damage and regen.

Use Reflexes sparingly to maintain damage while running—never stand during them. Mana drops often come from Warm Bed or Shield on kill artifacts (especially with Delicate Rosary or other mana-on-hit relics).

Red Portals and Timer upgrades accelerate experience loops—tempo matters more in this spin‑freeze‑dash meta than in slow-mash builds like Repeater.

Pros, Cons & Tactical Tips

Strengths:

• Fast combo: knives spin as you sprint, making zoning and CC feel seamless.
• Lifesteal-heavy: sustained health near perpetual movement.
• Crit-based damage explosion: Electric Waves wipe tight clusters instantly.
• Boss control: Lasso and Reflex navigation can avoid telegraphs while staying on damage.

Weak Seblocks:

• Early-game mana pinch before Scout’s or Mana on Hit relics.
• If Tempest fails to drop, your build becomes slow without lightning conversion.
• Red Portal shenanigans can be punishing if you burn time chasing crit rolls.

Boss Tips:

• Kite around corners—electric wave arcs reliably hit backline if enemy is near trunk.
• For bosses who spawn adds, use Lasso to pull them into your spin vortex.
• Shotgun or ranged relic agility helps on ranged-spiced bosses where you can’t melee close.

Early runs, before Tempest or scout relics drop, feel rocky—blade spins are slow, prayers tick weak. But the moment your first Electric Wave arcs into a rook of enemies, or a critical hit w/ bleed proc heals you back into shape mid-fight—you get hooked.

Players often describe the shift around Act II: when knives intersect timed reflex stacks, spin loops kill entire rooms. Those aren’t just fast runs—they’re storms.

This build redeems the dual character of Hell Clock: every blade spin is a statement that your timer won’t break you.

If you crave a build that matches your mood to your motion—stacking speed, glowing knives, lightning crits—this is the one. Hell Clock‘s Lightning Double Knives isn’t a standing kill style: it’s kinetic, it’s musical, it’s danger that dances. Once everything clicks (tempest, blessed gear, faithful relics), you don’t just clear floors—you waltz through them.