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Hey man if there's something you enjoy playing, just go for it!! Having fun is the better long-term strategy, especially since metas and balance changes a lot in Albion! I've seen some twinblades played here and there but it hasn't felt strong and it comes with the extra cost of being a crystal weapon.

You can play both!! Not necessary to choose in Albion since you always change without really losing progress :)

@@VicZaneGaming ok

I would really like to watch a separate video with a heron spear in duo mists, or even just highlights 😊

Yeah I've been playing with a friend on Heron+Light Crossbow and it's been fun and strong!! Maybe I'll gather some highlights soon. For the build: I use mercenary shoes because that gives us a way to fight against one-shot duos. I use assassin jacket to be able to take some pressure and still survive with invis. For helmet, there are many good options - one guardian helmet per duo is great. Since my friend uses guardian helmet, I use something that helps us kill enemies - stalker hood, helmet of valor or merc hood to cancel channels. For offhand - mistcaller is universally useful for all situations, whether we are kiting away or brawling. I can't figure out what item translates into 'trophy skull' so not sure about that :)

@@VicZaneGaming Oh, my translator translated muisak as a skull trophy 😅 Thank you very much for the advice! my friend and I are now trying different combinations and so far we have settled on heron + badon, my friend liked badon more than a light crossbow, I take the same thing that you have only in offhand, I take leering cane, this is a very strong combination, because if I hit my E only on one opponent, we will we are more likely to kill or leave <20% hp, and finish off the second one 😁 But we have problems against heal + any swords :(

Glad you are enjoying the content :) No fundamentals have changed but items do get balance updates which also affect the spear - for example after the big stalker jacket nerf it's not a very good option anymore for the spear. As for helmets, not much new. I believe hunter hood is a weak helmet that is only good at the start to avoid being overwhelmed when learning PvP. Stalker hood is still great and so is helmet of valor or fiend cowl. Merc hood has lost a bit of popularity while cultist cowl and cowl of purity have become more popular overall and also on the spear - but both facilitate a more specific playstyle! Playing according to your build might be more important than choosing the "right" helmet. As for daybreaker - give it a try!! It has risen to a powerhouse S-tier level for Mists over last half a year and with good reason! It counters a lot of other meta builds and it is an amazing weapon for 1v1 fights, allowing for a slower-paced, more brawl-heavy approach than the 1h spear usually prefers!

@@VicZaneGaming I really appreciate your detailed reply, I am absolutely going to give daybreaker a try! Just a shame how expensive it is.

For straight up 1v1, it is of the very best helmets right now! But for roaming the mists or open world, it comes at a cost because it means your mobility choices will be more limited.

Some of the same ideas apply such as having the flexibility of different W spells, builds and ways to approach fights but in general I would treat them like clearly different weapons. Daybreaker brawls better because you don't lose your stacks so there's less need on average to kite. Daybreaker E is slow and easy to predict and/or react to which makes it more effective close-range and not so great for closing the gap. The built-in purge does create a lot of new options for fights though! The 1-h Spear feels more agile and active while daybreaker makes for a bit more static and slower experience!

Even 7-8 seconds would be massively different I feel like

Let's give it a little more time to see where the dust settles!

True that if you just want inferno, one of the +30%damage jackets is going to be a better deal but it's still reasonable that you use mercenary and swap to inferno for some specific fights only.

1h spear is viable for corrupteds although it's not the strongest. I believe Daybreaker and trinity are more popular spears for that content. One thing to note is that taproot is very strong specifically in corrupted dungeons because HP advantage is more valuable. When I've seen very experienced corrupted players play spear there, they usually went with taproot. Stalker hood is fine but fiend cowl or helmet of valor can prepare you for more different matchups. For the specific enemies you mentioned: 1h fire is a very hard matchup for spear if the enemy is experienced. However, you can win if time your deflecting spin well and you have a gig pot to get over firewall. Wildfire is similarly frustrating and you need to focus on dodging their E somehow. In fact, one of the reasons that spear is not ideal for corrupteds is that it doesn't like fighting those high-damage-turret builds like fires. Sleepcasters is easy if you're on stalker hood because you can just swap it to Cleanse and remove the sleep or silence and then either win with deflect or use your E to interrupt their E.

@VicZaneGaming thanks for the detailed answer man. I hope you make that discord server soon.

Res pot is only really good for when you are playing in a duo or group with a healer OR you need to specifically counter a stun. Gigantify and Healing are both strong meta options for solo. Healing is generally better because you can use it at any time and it will give always give you value + it has lower cooldown so in some fights you'll be able to use it more than once. However, the gig pot is great if you use it at the perfect time to reduce your enemy's big burst.

Food is still part of PvP but switching to cabbage soup and then back to combat food is tricky now. Many builds will just go for Avalonian Beef Stew to have all bases kind of covered.

Never thought of that actually. It could be interesting for balance indeed.

I agree completely. I have already missed out on many potentially good fights because either me or my opponent were not ready to fight right away and then the fight ended up not happening at all.

@@VicZaneGaming i feel like many people in mists avoid most fights after this change, i quess they just need to get used to it

Equipping any food or potion into an empty slot OR swapping out what you've equipped will incur the same 10 second cooldown now. So it makes sense to just keep all potions together in one big stack. Or do you think I'm missing something here?

The era of rats is back

Most still use cabbage soup. Cuz they eat pvp food when they enter mist then equip the soup, just in case.

Fewer options to get away from rats now for sure. Although soup can still be pre-equipped but changing food back afterwards or equipping invis pot won't be possible. However, I hope I'm wrong on this but I strongly feel that this will have a much bigger impact on mid-tier players than it will on 8.3+ juicers.

Yeah the reason you see bars on all 4 sides is that the one at the top and bottom are part of the video itself (I put text etc there also sometimes). I have been considering changing my game to a regular 2k resolution like my monitor which will make recording look much better but I'm so used to the current way that it's scary to make the change :/