Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel offers an incredible selection of Norse god spells and majestic powers that you can use to obliterate relentless hordes of enemies. These hordes will stop at nothing to prevent you from reaching and defeating the giant boss waiting at the end of each round. With so much chaos unfolding on the screen, it can feel overwhelming at times. That is why in this guide we give you 11 best tips for beginners for surviving longer in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel.
11. Change the Default Control Settings

- Attack Mode: Automatic
- Aim Mode: Manual
By default, Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel sets both attack and aim modes to automatic. However, we strongly recommend switching to the settings mentioned above for a better gameplay experience. Enabling manual aim mode provides far more control, allowing you to decide the exact angles to fire and eliminate enemies instead of relying on AI to make those decisions for you.
While the AI can handle auto-shooting and aiming, it often disrupts your strategy. For instance, you may want to funnel hordes into a specific direction while targeting enemies from a different angle. This level of precision is only possible with manual aim mode, making it a superior choice over the automatic setting.
Another crucial adjustment to consider is increasing the cursor size. During intense battles, with hundreds of enemies swarming the screen, it’s easy to lose track of your cursor. This happens because the default cursor size is set at 1, which is too small for the chaotic action.
To fix this, go to Settings, navigate to the Gameplay menu, and adjust the cursor size to 2 or 3. A larger cursor makes it much easier to spot during the heat of battle, ensuring you stay focused on defeating the hordes without losing track of your aim. Increasing the size is a simple yet effective change that enhances your overall efficiency in combat.
10. Always Open Chests

In Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, the mini-map located at the top-right corner of your screen provides essential information. It shows the location of objectives, the golden bird, health-replenishing consumables, and more.
As you progress through waves of enemies and the timer counts down, you will also notice small chest icons appearing on the mini-map. These chests do not appear immediately but become available as time passes.
Always make it a priority to open these chests, as they contain powerful rewards. When you interact with a chest, you will be given three options to choose from, each offering a valuable benefit.

These rewards can include rare items like Urd’s Dice, which grants you three additional rerolls, Valhallan Mead, which boosts your damage by 30% for 70 seconds, and Crystal Geode, which increases experience gain for your current level by 50%. Many other useful items can also be found in these chests.
Occasionally, you will have the chance to select a Soulstone, a rare item necessary for unlocking new weapons. These are incredibly valuable, so it’s crucial to keep an eye out for them. Opening these chests and selecting the reward that best fits your current situation is key to advancing efficiently and strengthening your character.
9. Always Collect Gold and Soulstone

Gold is a crucial in-game currency in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel. You can spot floating gold coins after defeating elite enemies (recognizable by their red health bars), killing a flying golden bird, or completing objectives. Sometimes you can get a Small Box containing gold from the treasure chest.
However, gold coin drops are not automatically collected. You need to move toward the coins for them to be added to your inventory, so make sure to gather them before progressing.

Gold coins are essential for purchasing skill points. As you trade gold to unlock skill points, the cost of acquiring additional points increases. This means you’ll need to collect more gold as you progress in order to unlock more skills and gain access to powerful abilities.
On the other hand, Soulstones are a rare and valuable resource. These are most commonly found in treasure chests, particularly those that spawn after defeating an elite enemy. Soulstones allow you to purchase new weapons for your class, giving you the opportunity to experiment and see if these upgrades perform better on the battlefield compared to stock weapons.
8. Visit Skill Shop After Each Run

Each time you finish a run in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, whether by defeating the boss of Niflheim or Muspelheim, or dying at their hands, you will be given the option to start another run or return to the main menu. We strongly recommend heading back to the main menu instead of jumping straight into another run.
The reason is simple: you will want to use the resources you have earned to unlock more skill points and invest them into new class skills or god abilities. At the start of the game, you have access to two gods—Thor and Freya—but as you unlock more abilities and complete at least one biome, Loki and Odin will also become available.
More gods and their abilities unlocked means more favors, which increases survivability in combat.
Additionally, you can reset the skill points you have invested in a particular class and reallocate them to a different class without any penalties. This flexibility allows you to experiment with other classes if you find yourself struggling with one.
If you choose to play another round immediately after finishing one, you’ll miss out on this opportunity to upgrade and optimize your character, which can significantly impact your progress. To maximize your potential and success, always take a moment to invest your resources before diving back into the action.
7. Play the Objective

At the start of every round in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, you are assigned a series of objectives to complete before you can summon the biome boss. Spending too much time collecting gold coins, opening chests, or grinding for levels by killing enemies won’t help you in the long run.
This is why prioritizing the objectives is critical. The number of objectives you will face depends on the difficulty level: Easy has 3 objectives, Normal has 4, Hard has 5, and Insane requires completing 6 objectives.
If you manage to finish an objective quickly, you will have a short window before the next one is assigned. Use this downtime wisely to collect gold, open chests, or eliminate additional enemies, but only during this brief period.
Lingering too long is a mistake. The raid rounds in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel operate on a limited timer, and you must defeat the boss before the timer runs out. Every second counts, so focus on the objectives and make the most of your time.
6. Pick the Best Class

With four classes in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, each offering unique playstyles and a mix of active and passive abilities, let’s be honest—not all of them are created equal. After spending over 15 hours playing the game and experimenting with various combinations of god abilities and classes, we have found that some classes have a significantly better chance of survival than others.
If you are looking for our recommendation, the Revenant class stands out as the best choice in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel. This class excels in ranged combat, firing arrows with precision while boasting numerous area-control abilities like Skull Shot, Necrotic Rain, Focus Fire, and Grappling Web.
The Revenant also has some of the most impressive passive abilities in the game. For instance, Haunting Wolf summons a ghost wolf that can heal your character, while Pack of Wolves lets you summon a group of five wolves simultaneously, adding a significant edge to your survivability and crowd control.
If you find yourself dying frequently, even on Normal difficulty, or struggling to complete a biome on Hard difficulty, we strongly suggest switching to the Revenant class in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel. Its powerful abilities and survivability make it the best option for tackling any challenge the game throws at you.
5. Unlocking New Weapons Helps in Surviving Longer

In Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, each class starts with a default weapon and a unique class ability that is tied to that weapon, activated by pressing ‘Q’. To improve your performance with your favorite class, aside from unlocking new skills, obtaining better weapons is essential.
Switching to a new weapon not only provides unique effects but also alters the active ability you can trigger at will.
For example, the Flame Sister class starts with the Star-Metal Dagger as her default weapon. While this class has the weakest self-healing potential, unlocking her Cultist Dagger weapon significantly improves her survivability. The Cultist Dagger grants her the Fire Cloak ability, which heals 1 HP per second, applies a 100% burn chance to enemies, and provides 2 seconds of invulnerability.

With this upgraded weapon, the Flame Sister can perform much better and survive longer compared to using the default weapon. This is why it is crucial to unlock new weapons, experiment with their effects, and find combinations that enhance your survivability and effectiveness in battle.
4. Prioritize Unlocking Permanent Passive Abilities

While the auto-cast god abilities in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel are excellent for dealing damage, especially the AoE ones, do not overlook the power of passive abilities each god offers. The passive abilities you unlock for any god apply their effects universally across all classes.
This is why it is essential to strike a balance between unlocking skills for your class and investing in god passive abilities. For instance, if you are playing as the Seeress class, you will notice she lacks any class-specific ability to restore her lost health. This makes her highly vulnerable compared to the Berserker class, which has innate healing abilities.
However, by unlocking Thor’s two Recovery passive abilities, you can gain 3 HP regeneration per second. This significantly boosts survivability, even for classes that typically struggle to stay alive.
Similarly, unlocking Loki’s Greed passive abilities increases your chances of earning more gold during each run. Since gold is essential for purchasing additional skill points, this can greatly enhance your long-term progression.
By focusing on a combination of class skills and god passives, you can create a well-rounded strategy that improves both survivability and overall performance.
3. Modifiers Can Help You Win Rounds

Sometimes in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, winning the round takes priority over maximizing rewards. Playing on Hard or Insane difficulty is no small feat, and if you are struggling despite having the best class and god abilities, it may be time to use a modifier.
One of the most beginner-friendly modifiers is Brave Chicken, which reduces incoming enemy damage by 30%. However, this comes at the cost of a 50% reduction in objective rewards. If your main goal is simply to survive and reach the end of a round on Insane difficulty, using this modifier can be a game-changer.

Conversely, modifiers can also be used to increase the difficulty of your gameplay. This approach is definitely not beginner-friendly, as unlocking some of these modifiers requires completing specific levels on Insane difficulty. For example, the Talentless Child modifier becomes available only after you successfully complete Niflheim on Insane difficulty.
2. AoE Spells Are Powerful, Use Them

As the round progresses in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, the game becomes increasingly chaotic. Hordes of enemies are summoned, starting with smaller threats and quickly escalating to larger, deadlier foes. These enemies won’t stop until they overwhelm and defeat you.
With so much happening on the screen, having a good arsenal of powerful area-of-effect (AoE) abilities from both your chosen god and your class is essential for clearing hordes efficiently.
When it comes to god abilities, some of the best auto-cast abilities include Thor’s Lightning Strike and Thunderstorm, as well as Loki’s Flammable Wall and Jörmungandr. These abilities are invaluable for dealing heavy damage to large groups of enemies, no matter how many you are up against.



For AoE-focused classes, Revenant and Seeress stand out as the top choices. Revenant’s Grappling Web and Necrotic Rain are incredibly effective for clearing out hordes quickly, giving you control over the battlefield. Meanwhile, Seeress excels with her Briar Thorns and Dark Wisps, two of the best AoE abilities in the game for wiping out waves of enemies.
To survive the relentless waves of foes, make sure to rely on these AoE spells—they are your best tools for staying alive and dominating the battlefield.
1. Try Lower Difficulties With Modifiers for Resource Farming

To increase your survivability in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, unlocking class skills and god abilities is essential. These become even more critical when attempting to conquer locations on Hard or Insane difficulty. However, as you invest in more skill points, their cost grows significantly, making it increasingly challenging to upgrade without careful planning.
To manage this, we recommend lowering the difficulty level but enabling as many resource-gathering modifiers as possible. This approach maximizes your farming potential while keeping the challenge manageable. When you complete a round and defeat its boss, you earn a Resource Bonus based on the resources collected during the run.

For instance, if you gather 52 gold coins while using a 35% Resource modifier, the Gold Earned tab will display “52 + 18,” reflecting the additional bonus from the modifier.
Certain modifiers in Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel are particularly effective for farming resources like Soulstones and Gold Coins. For example, playing the Niflheim map on Normal difficulty with the Evil Deal, Time Rush, and Greedy Masochist modifiers can increase your resource rewards by up to 90% compared to playing on Hard difficulty.
However, keep in mind that these modifiers also add unique challenges to your run, so be prepared to adjust your strategy accordingly.
And that wraps up our detailed guide on the 11 best beginner tips for Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel. Good luck out there, and may the Norse gods favor your journey through Hel’s hordes!
Published: Jan 23, 2025 02:18 am