I completely agree with you about the bleeding affliction, it can be a game breaker if you get it early on.
For the ice dragon TF you can get it by getting the wand on 2nd floor and intentionnally going to hell, if you want to try it now ! I did it once and managed to clear hell completly with its help.
You can go there pretty easely by keeping the witch eye from the quest, roaming in each rooms (if you buy something in the shops you also get a tick of time wich curses you further while you have the eye). Also dimensionals rifts will happen so that's extra rooms to explore. (and the little devil that may spawn helps a lot). I did have the Little pot with me some times but I can manage without.
To beat the hell level you have to get quite lucky thought. I did it 3 times I think, lots of RNG involved but getting multiples TF really helps. I was really overpowered in the run where I managed to clear every room of hell (exept maybe secret ones), something like 90 atk 40 shield and 60 dex, wich is also the run where i did the ice dragon TF. I was kinda scared when I saw I couldn't conceide to the boss monster but with my high stats I beat his ass pretty badly.
Usually the way to do so is to stack virtue, then buy a lot of items to the goblin trader, especially the one which can reduce the "heat" affliction while conceiding, which is vital if you're not a doll. Love Potions and oil are a must have for the virtue loss to be minimal.
First time i beat the devil lord I was a doll, so heat was'nt an issue. I didn't reallise why I had so much health (approx 2k) but I'd guess the bug Lillirain talked about happened to me aswell.
Trap evasion is a must, having high dex grants you more than 100% chance of evading them (most I had was something like 140% chance of evading a trap)
Curse items are not great since there is a lot of curse damage in hell. Though the little pot heals more than it damage you with curses. Though health become a non issue with the right build.
PS : Since this comment may be a spoil to other players, you can ask me to delete it if you want, I don't know if there is an option to send PM on this website since I'm new.
You will always be automatically teleported to hell if your curse reaches 666 and you enter any room, cleared or not. Getting there isn't difficult if you try but beating it is very difficult, especially if you have any status effect that makes you auto concede, because the virtue loss is super high. I have only cleared it twice and once was with a bugged doll tf. I actually love how hard it is to clear, you have to plan your run completely around it and it's super enjoyable. The other cursed item that is super useful in hell is the cursed health pot, i can't remember its name but its the three use one that recharges and heals way more than it adds in curse, making it a very nice when your in a tight spot.
