G-Lover/Strategy

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This guide will provide some additional information to aid with a G-Lover ascension.

Valhalla Options

Astral consumables: Only astral hot dogs are usable Astral equipment:

Moon Sign Selection

Slightly different tradeoffs are available in this path. Note that you cannot tune to a 2nd moon sign.

Class Selection

Muscle Classes

Seal Clubber

Turtle Tamer

Mysticality Classes

Pastamancer

Sauceror

Moxie Classes

Disco Bandit

  • ?

Accordion Thief

Quest Progression

Mr. Store Items

The functionality of many Mr. Store items have been impacted by the dependence on Gs, rendering some especially important, while some others become greatly inhibited as a result.

Note that this list only includes items that are in standard at the time when this challenge was restricted as such.


  • Clan VIP Lounge key - It still remains effective, but some of the more recent furniture additions have lost some of their effectiveness.
  • Rockin' Robin - This IotY does not function at all in this challenge path.
  • Optimistic Candle - This IotY does not function at all in this challenge path.
  • Garbage Fire - Although the burning newspaper is still usable to provide some decent equipment (all of which are usable due to being burning), none of the consumables are usable.
  • KoL Con 13 snowglobe - Although unreliable, you may get lucky and get some good food/booze, which can be hard to come by in hardcore. The minor substat bonuses don't hurt either, especially since there aren’t many good choices for off-hand items.
  • Potted tea tree - While the path is under Standard restrictions, tea is not usable, but autoselling the tea from shaking is good for 90 Meat per day.

Familiars

The most valuable familiars for this challenge path are likely as followed. Note that even if the familiar contains a 'G', its functionality may be limited depending on the effects / items it provides.

  • Jumpsuited Hound Dog - Provides the most substantial item drop bonus available to a familiar in this path, as well a source of increased combat frequency that might be otherwise difficult to acquire.
  • Slimeling - Between item drops, equipment pickpocketing and MP restoration, it is a useful, well-rounded familiar. Note that the slime stack cannot be used in this path.
  • Gelatinous Cubeling - All of its drops that speed up the Daily Dungeon are fully functional in this path.
  • Intergnat - The Internet Meme Shop can be accessed via /go meme. However, your choices are limited to the gallon of milk and daily dungeon malware, yet both of which are valuable in speed ascension regardless. The Intergnat also provides item drops, MP restoration, demon summoning components and a buff that decreases combat frequency via Rational Thought., making it a solid choice for most of the ascension.
  • Disgeist - If you are having trouble decreasing combat frequency, this familiar can be of use.
  • God Lobster - Provides a great variety of functionality, and given that all of its items and effects revolve around the God Lobster, they remain fully functional in this challenge path (with the exception of the Dish of Clarified Butter, not that it has much utility anyway).
  • Cat Burglar - In particular, it is the only full-weight leprechaun-type familiar available for this path. The heist mechanic is also useful in many areas.

Post-season:

List of available familiars

Note that this list only includes familiars that are in standard at the time when this challenge path was restricted as such.

# Familiar Type Full Effect Availability Notes
3 Levitating Potato Combat Blocks attacks Created / Mall
4 Angry Goat Combat Attacks enemies Created / Mall
9 Howling Balloon Monkey Combat Attacks enemies, restores MP Created / Mall Only acts when weight is at least 11 lb.
11 Grue Combat Attacks enemies, restores MP Strange leaflet Does not act if the moons are too bright.
14 Ghuol Whelp Combat Restores HP/MP after combat Created / Mall
15 Baby Gravy Fairy Items Increases item drops Created / Mall
18 Hovering Sombrero Stats Increases stat gains from fights based on the monster's ML. Created / Mall
19 Ghost Pickle on a Stick Combat Attacks & delevels enemies Created / Mall
21 Whirling Maple Leaf Combat Attacks, restores MP after combat Created / Mall
32 Clockwork Grapefruit Combat Attacks enemies Created / Mall
33 MagiMechTech MicroMechaMech Combat Attacks enemies Created / Mall
34 Flaming Gravy Fairy Items + Combat Increases item drops, attacks enemies Created / Untradable Possible reward from Summon a Mushroom Familiar.
35 Frozen Gravy Fairy Items + Combat Increases item drops, attacks enemies Created / Untradable Possible reward from Summon a Mushroom Familiar.
36 Stinky Gravy Fairy Items + Combat Increases item drops, attacks enemies Created / Untradable Possible reward from Summon a Mushroom Familiar.
37 Spooky Gravy Fairy Items + Combat Increases item drops, attacks enemies Created / Untradable Acquired from mushroom farming.
49 Sleazy Gravy Fairy Items + Combat Increases item drops, attacks enemies Created / Untradable Acquired from mushroom farming.
51 Wind-up Chattering Teeth Combat Attacks enemies Created / Mall A gift item.
60 Origami Towel Crane Combat Blocks attacks, absorbs damage Created / Mall
69 Jumpsuited Hound Dog Items + Special Increases item drops, increases combat frequency Created / Untradable Must be purchased from the Bounty Hunter Hunter for 100 filthy lucre.
71 Ragamuffin Imp Combat Attacks enemies Created / Untradable Acquired from the Summoning Chamber
81 El Vibrato Megadone Combat Varied combat functionality depending on programming Created / Untradable Acquired from El Vibrato Island, and requires El Vibrato punchcards to tune its functionality. Does nothing otherwise.
86 Pet Cheezling Combat Restores HP/MP after combat Created / Untradable
104 Magic Dragonfish Special Increases spell damage Created / Mall
  • Can breathe underwater.
  • More effective underwater.
106 Midget Clownfish Combat Attacks enemies, restores MP Created / Mall
  • Can breathe underwater.
  • More effective underwater.
108 Grinning Turtle Stats Increases stat gains from fights Created / Mall
112 Slimeling Items + Special Increases item drops (especially equipment), restores MP when fed Untradable
116 Grouper Groupie Items Increases item drops Created / Mall Can breathe underwater.
142 Smiling Rat Stats Increases stat gains from fights Created / Mall
163 Hovering Skull Stats + Combat Increases stat gains from fights, attacks enemies Created / Untradable Obtainable from a Zombie Slayer ascension.
171 Gelatinous Cubeling Items + Combat + Special Increases item drops, delevels enemies, drops items after combat Created / Mall
  • Drops items that reduce adventure cost in the Daily dungeon.
  • Some miscellaneous item drops are not usable in this path.
175 Mechanical Songbird Items Increases item drops Created / Mall More effective in Dreadsylvania.
180 Miniature Sword & Martini Guy Stats + Combat Increases stat gains from monsters, attacks enemies Untradable Acquired from an anniversary gift box after playing for 11 years.
203 Intergnat Items + Special Increases item drops, drops BACON and provides greatly varied functionality Mr. Store Functionality is somewhat limited in this challenge path; most Internet Meme Shop items are not usable.
203 Software Bug Nothing Does nothing Created / Mall
206 Trick-or-Treating Tot Combat + Special Restores HP/MP after combat, wears costumes for additional benefits Mr. Store Functionality is severely limited in this challenge path; only two mediocre costumes are usable.
214 Garbage Fire Items + Combat + Special Increases item drops, restores HP/MP after combat, drops various items Mr. Store Functionality is somewhat limited in this challenge path; only its burning newspaper drop is usable.
262 Disgeist Special Decreases Combat Frequency Created / Mall
266 God Lobster Stats + Special Increases stat gains from monsters, provides free fights and other potential abilities Mr. Store Fully functional in this challenge path, except for the Dish of Clarified Butter.
267 Cat Burglar Items + Meat + Special Increases meat drops, item drops, and can grab items from defeated monsters Mr. Store Fully functional in this challenge path.

Softcore Pulls

While most pulls that work for softcore speed ascension strategies remain viable, there are some particular pulls that are ideal to cover some of G-Lover's deficits.

Miscellaneous Modern (circa 2021) Advice

Combat Frequency

-Combat:

+Combat:

Monster Level

Although many ways to get Monster Level are unavailable, there are still a few ways to hit 82 for a wine bomb or 100 for Oil Peak, although doing so is essentially restricted to IOTMs only.

Items

Meat

For doing the Nuns quest:

Bonus Weapon Damage (Percent)

For the Blech House muscle path:

Bonus Spell Damage (Percent)

For the Blech House myst path:

Ascension Strategy
Rankings: HC Skills - HC Familiars - HC IotMs
General: Class selection - Familiar usage - Lucky adventures
Paths: BHY - Fist - AoB - BI - ZS - AoJ - BIG! - KOLHS - CA2 - AoSP - SS - HR - Picky - Ed - Random - AoWoL - Source - NA - GN - LtA - L.A.R. - PF - G-Lover - DD
Additional Paths: DG - 2CRS - KoE - PotP - LKS - GG - Y,Robot - QT - WF - GY - JM - FotD
IotMs: Tomes - Faxing - Copying - YR - Garden - Correspondent - Workshed - Tea party - Florist
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