I had two runs with that mechanic, first huntress, then mage. At first I didn’t know how the now challenging ascension would play out, but I was pretty confident - after all, can there be any threat for one who’s reached the amulet? I turned out to be so wrong then. I made it through in both cases, but I was close to death so many times. A wand of blast wave let me kill enemies instantly in some cases in the first run; I finished with a drained +6 staff of blast wave in the second one (also with other guaranteed environmental damage wands).
I had two runs with that mechanic, first huntress, then mage. At first I didn’t know how the now challenging ascension would play out, but I was pretty confident - after all, can there be any threat for one who’s reached the amulet? I turned out to be so wrong then. I made it through in both cases, but I was close to death so many times. A wand of blast wave let me kill enemies instantly in some cases in the first run; I finished with a drained +6 staff of blast wave in the second one (also with other guaranteed environmental damage wands).