Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownbrought us the journey of Sargon through Mount Qaf in a wonderfulMetroidvaniagame made by the people behind Rayman: Legends. Unlike most Metroidvania titles, though, The Lost Crown comes with quite a few RPG mechanics and staples to make you stronger as you progress.
You have a gear leveling system, special abilities called Athra Surges and, last but not least, dozens of amulets that can considerably change the way you experience the game. Here are the best ones available.
10Evil-Eye Amulet
The Glass Cannon
Evil-Eye is one of the strongest amulets in the game, but it can’t be rated better than this with how big its downside is. You get a massive buff to melee damage, but you also die from a single hit. And we mean any hit whatsoever. The damage buff is strong enough to make this viable, though, especially if you are replaying the game.
you may also make an amulet build that’s dedicated to Evil-Eye, which works wonderfully as a glass-canon build. You go for full damage, and you must have the Indomitable Spirit and Dragon King amulets, giving you a permanent damage buff and an extra life, respectively. If you’re feeling extra confident, give it a shot!
9Indomitable Spirit
Low HP? That’s Where I Thrive
Indomitable spirit is another high-risk, high-reward choice. It is the biggest melee damage buff you can get from an amulet, but it only works when you are low on HP. You can either make an entire build out of it using Evil-Eye, or you can save it as a panic-buttonfor boss fights.
When you run out of potions and are down to the last two or three bars of HP, you’ll be hitting harder than ever before, and that might just be enough to get you a narrow victory.
8Blade Dancer
Sword Combos Never Get Too Long
Blade Dancer is a strong and fun to use amulet. It is a lot more interactive than most others, giving you essentially a new sword combo entirely. It starts by giving you a fourth attack at the end of your normal three-hit sword combo, but ends up giving you a much more powerful six-hit combo when you fully upgrade it.
Blade Dancer does lose value as you progress through the game, though. Large enemies become more frequent, and they aren’t staggered by your combos long enough to allow you more than three hits in a row. At the later stages, even the smaller enemies will start dodging mid-way through your attacks if you don’t launch them in the air. In addition to this, bosses are never staggered, so you’ll rarely get a chance to do anything other than your normal three-hit string.
7Ard’s Fortune
More Crystals, Fewer Problems
Although it sounds perfect on paper, especially if you come fromthe world of Soulslikes, it isn’t as fantastic as it sounds in The Lost Crown. The extra crystals are useful, but, chances are, you’ll have too many as it is when you get to the later stages of the game.
It is a really good mid-game boost, though, and it will speed up your leveling experience considerably.
6Verethragna’s Wrath
Stronger Athra Surges
This is a very powerful amulet, especially when you start unlocking the stronger Athra Surges. It gives you a considerable damage boost when using them, which can be crucial in the toughest fights, especially against bosses.
Verethragna’s Wrath becomes even stronger when placed into an Athra/parry build, with amulets like Gleaming Lion. The more surges you can use in a fight, the stronger this amulet becomes.
5Arslân’s Glory
Full HP? That’s Also Where I Thrive
This is obviously a very strong amulet, especially when paired with Blessing. Staying at full HP isn’t hard (as long as you don’t run out of potions), and you’ll likely attempt to stay at full health regardless, so this is usually just a free damage buff.
Arslân’s Glory starts losing value in the later stages of the game, though, when you get so much HP that you ideally won’t be healing to full every time you get hit, but it is a very powerful early-to-mid-game amulet.
4Dragon King
Two Lives Are Better Than One
Having a second life is great in a game as punishing as this one. It isn’t as useful in general content, especially since it takes three amulet slots, but taking this to boss fights will make your life much easier, especially while you’re learning the fight.
It essentially functions as an extra free pot, and a very effective one at that if you fully upgrade it. It also has a sneaky use in a build alongside Evil-Eye Amulet, as it allows you to actually take one hit before dying.
3Four Royal Stars
You Won’t Want To Touch The Ground
Aerial combos are really powerful in this game.You can’t launch all enemies, but the ones you can, you should. You can make some extremely long combos in the air, which will certainly mean death for your enemies if you’re using the Four Royal Stars amulet.
It is also not useless against bosses or large enemies, because you’re the one who needs to be in the air to get the damage buff, not your enemies. Hitting someone while in the air extends your time away from the ground, so this is a very noticeable damage buff if used correctly.
2Gleaming Lion
More Athra Surges
Gleaming Lion is a very strong amulet in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. When paired with something like Verethragna’s Wrath or Shield of Mithra, it becomes even better.
Athra Surges are extremely powerful, and getting the meter necessary to use them becomes a lot faster when using the Gleaming Lion amulet. Two or three parries will be all you need to fill up a bar, which will be even quicker if you parry attacks from big enemies or bosses.
1Will Of Rostam
Boring, But Effective
It might be very boring, but this amulet is simply a must-have. Will of Rostam is a simple, permanent damage buff to your standard sword attacks, which will be 90 percent of your total damage output. This should be the amulet you upgrade first, and you’ll quickly notice how strong it is.
If you focus your upgrades on melee-damage amulets and your sword, you’ll be blitzing through Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, even on the highest difficulty setting.
