Hooks of Gluttony

Playstyle Deep Dive

Hooks of Gluttony (B+-tier) is a high-ceiling option that rewards skill but has real downsides in chaotic lobbies. Its signature mechanic: Hook pulls you toward enemies for bonus damage; Parry prevents hits and triggers Gluttonous stacks. This defines the whole rhythm of the weapon — everything else in the kit exists to feed or exploit that loop.

In practice, Hooks of Gluttony rewards aggressive mobile melee. The best players treat its meter/resource as a damage amplifier to spend in boss damage windows, not as something to dump whenever it fills. Watch the boss's cast bar: build during the casting phase, spend during the execute phase, and reset position before the next mechanic resolves.

Boss Matchups

Rule of thumb: Hooks of Gluttony underperforms when the lobby ignores mechanics, and overperforms when mechanics are handled — it rewards teams that solve the fight first.

Best Relic Path Synergy

The community pairs Hooks of Gluttony with Path of Revenge — blasts and area damage match your pull-in engagement. Stat-conversion relics (Burnt Cincture, Seraphic Tear, Celestial Green Feather) let you stack one attribute and convert it into the stats Hooks of Gluttony actually needs, compounding with your perk choices.

If the run hands you relics that point elsewhere, don't force the synergy — Hooks of Gluttony still works with generic damage/utility paths, just with a smaller ceiling.

All relic paths are covered in the relic index.

Progression & Mastery

Every weapon earns Weapon Mastery — a permanent stat boost per weapon type that carries across runs. Spending time with Hooks of Gluttony in early Inferno clears pays off permanently, even if you switch weapons later. Traits upgrade to level 10 (Co-op Power focused post-launch), and the second upgrade slot costs 1000 Eternal Shards + 5 Paragons.

Six upgrades per weapon let you tune Hooks of Gluttony toward your playstyle — mix attack speed, damage, and utility based on what your squad needs.

Sources: 33 Immortals Wiki (wiki.gg) + Steam — Thunder Lotus.

Rotation & Combos

With Hooks of Gluttony the loop is: Aggressive mobile melee. Hook pulls you toward enemies for bonus damage; Parry prevents hits and triggers Gluttonous stacks. In practice, that means:

• Build phase — use safe poke damage during boss casts to build your resource (arrows in flight / Greed / Justice / Pride).
• Spend phase — dump the resource during the execute window or a stagger, then reset position.
• Reset — never chase a damage window through a mechanic; the recovery cost is higher than the damage gained.

Community verdict: Hooks of Gluttony is B+-tier — high ceiling with real execution demands. The consensus tip is to master the build/spend rhythm before worrying about raw output — the weapon's ceiling only opens once the loop is automatic.

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