Summary
Set in the hellish landscape of the eponymous Halls of Torment, players ofHalls of Tormentcreate characters and enter environments reminiscent of those in 90s RPGs. There, they must defeat opponents using a myriad of weapons and special abilities. Chief among those abilities is the variousBlessingsthat improve a player’s performance.
However, there are many Blessings at the player’s disposal in a single playthrough. With all the options available, gamers may have a hard time selecting the best ones for their particular setups. The following Blessings inHalls of Tormentare considered must-haves in any run.
Updated July 26, 2025 by Rhenn Taguiam:With Halls of Torment having reached its million sales milestone last July 24, 2025, the top-down horde survival game gives players a fast-and-loose take on popular 90s RPGs with the ability to select a hero, descend into the levels of Hell, and tear through packs of demons while improving their abilities.
And while players eagerly eliminate the Lords of Hell as they wait for a Halls of Torment upgrade, they may want to make sure their characters are suitably upgraded with the right Blessings. Among must-haves for players are Blessings that boost their overall Health, the damage they deal on crit, and having a better chance of proccing a status effect when hitting foes.
14Health Capacity
Avoid Getting Overwhelmed With Higher Durability
Players who need a bit of extra durability intheirHalls of Tormentgameplaywill appreciate the added benefit ofHealth Capacity, as every rank added into this Blessing will grant players +10% Health.
While this might seem a bit “small” for players, the added Health guarantees that players can take a lot more damage from enemies - a useful buff to have in higher levels where mobs and bosses can often take down players in just a few hits. Players gearing up for tanky builds could use Health Capacity as one of their defensive priorities. However, it’s not advisable to get Health Capacity at the onset, as players could use more buffs to their DPS given the game’s action-heavy nature.
13Crit Bonus
Get Beefed Up With Crit Damage
Fans who want to boost their damage potential should consider boosting their overall DPS withCrit Bonus, which increases by +6% per rank. This particular upgrade inHalls of Tormentis a must-have for more damage-oriented players whose builds bank on building up as much firepower as possible throughout their playthrough.
Of course, Crit Bonus only works insofar as players can actually proc the crit in the first place, making Crit Bonus a viable tool to use only with crit-oriented builds. This Blessing works nicely with Crit Chance and Base Crit Chance - provided players manage to get their character up to a decent enough attack stat.
12Effect On Hit Chance
Get The Most Out Of Hits
While gameplay inHalls of Tormentemphasizes how players can enjoy just duking it out against the forces of hell with attacks that buildtheir DPS in the CRPG, other tactical players may appreciate punishing foes with a wide array of effects - Affliction, Burn, Curse, Fragile, Frost, Slow, Spark, or Stun. While players may consider focusing on dishing as much damage as they can with these elemental, debuff, and special effects, theEffect on Hit ChanceBlessing combines the debilitating punishments of these effects with the sheer devastation of ordinary hits.
Thanks to this Blessing, players now have more chances of instilling this effect per hit. Each rank of this Blessing provides a +6% Effect on Hit Change, allowing players to capitalize on setups that encourage on-hit effects - incentivizing heavy-hitting DPS builds.
11Multistrike
Get More Attacks In A Single Hit
Players who want to make the most out of their heavy-hittingHalls of Tormentsetups will likely want a build that gives them more bang for their buck - literally. When taken in the context of most action-heavy titles, Attack Speed should be the way to go to maximize damage - especially when this stat is almost always set up to help players score more attacks in a shorter amount of time. However,Halls of Tormentupends this gameplay concept withMultistrike, a Blessing that gives +6% Multistrike per rank.
This Blessing essentially taps into the game’s Multistrike mechanic. Whereas Attack Speed allows players to score more hits in a limited amount of time, Multistrike increases the number of hits players can do with a single strike. Objectively speaking, Multistrike can get the most out of a certain timeframe for players, with the Blessing being compatible with Attack Speed in that a character can use the latter stat to get more Multistrikes in within a shorter amount of time.
10Movement Speed
Move Much Faster
When it comes to a bullet hell game likeHalls of Torment, it’s important for players to know how toposition their charactersto avoid being overwhelmed. With the Movement Speed Blessing, dodging enemy hordes and retreating to safe ground temporarily can bridge the gap between life and death.
Players get apermanent 6% boost to their base movement speedeach time they upgrade a level of Movement Speed. Unlike other Blessings, Movement Speeddoesn’t have any prerequisites.This means players can choose Movement Speed as one of the immediate upgradeable Blessings as soon as they head to the Shrine.
9Damage
Increase Overall Damage
In bullet hell games, lack of DPS can spell trouble in the long term when facing mobs,similar to an MMO. However, the Damage Blessing can grant enormous advantages to damage-reliant characters like the Swordsman, who can’t always depend on attack range and size.
With each upgrade of Damage, players get a10% boost in overall attack damage dealt to enemies. This boost can circumvent the lack of range, as killing enemies with bigger numbers gives players more room to redirect attacks to other opponents, who are ordinarily unreachable. To unlock this Blessing, a Swordsman needs tocomplete the “Strong Arms” questwithin “Story: Path of the Sword,” which requires them to secure the Strength 4 trait in a single run.
8Duration
Boost The Duration Of Effects
Halls of Tormentgives players access to special attacks in the form of abilitiesassociated with their respective characters. Classified under Traits, these abilities let players unleash devastating attacks that can eliminate countless opponents quickly. With the Duration Blessing, players can extend the duration of these attacks and abilities.
Each level in Durationincreases the duration of attacks and abilities by 6%. To unlock this Blessing, players need tocomplete the “Longliving” Questunder “Story: Demonic Pact” as a Warlock. To complete this quest, players need to acquire the Channeling 5 trait in a single match.
7Attack Speed
Attack Much Faster
Being a bullet hell game,Halls of Tormentplayers must strategically time their attacks to ensure they hit a lot of opponents in a single strike. With Attack Speed, players can get a much-needed boost in attack speed to strike enemies before they hit them in a manner similar totiming Charged Attacks inPokemon GO.
Each upgrade in Attack Speed grants a6% boost to the player’s base attack speed. This is extremely useful across any level in the game since players secure more DPS the faster they can unleash attacks. To unlock this, players need tocomplete the “Breathless” Questunder “Story: Swift as an Arrow,” which requires them to secure the Quick Hands 4 trait in a single run with the Archer.
6Attack Range
Release Attacks Further
Granted, even melee characters like the Swordsman have a longer cone-shaped attack range inHalls of Torment. Thanks to the Attack Range Blessing, melee-reliant classes like the Swordsman can hit more with every strike. Meanwhile, the likes of the Ranger and the Exterminator can attack bosses and elites before they pose a threat to players.
Each level in Attack Range adds apermanent 8% boost to all attacks and abilitiesthat the players release on enemies. When combined with a boosted attack area or projectile size, this allows players to hit more opponents at a distance with just a few strikes. This Blessingdoesn’t need any prior achievementsto be unlocked.
5Area/Projectile Size
Attack From A Bigger Vantage Point
Attacks and abilities inHalls of Tormentcan come in a wide variety of forms that affect enemies in different ways, similar toweapon choices in RPGs. With Area/Projectile Size, a player’s base attacks can reach more enemies.
Whenever players purchase Area/Projectile Size as an upgrade, they get an8% boost to the size of their projectiles and AOE attacks.This can have a huge impact on the way players establish their playthroughs since the increased size of attacks means spreading more damage across multiple foes and being able to kill them much faster.
