Serious question, you dont want spoilers but you're watching videos about all the new items and weapons? And then blame the content creator you're watching for being spoiled? What are okay spoilers for you and what aren't?
@Ludzig In my opinion, spoilers are narrative, environmental, and bosses. Basic weapons and ashes of war aren't really spoilers to me. And I think it's entirely reasonable to blame a creator for spoiling the DLC when the title of the video itself says "no spoilers."
I agree. I’ve seen some stuff while just scrolling on here (“some stuff” being the final boss) and it really makes me wonder why people can’t wait a month or so to upload their boss fight footage
@dsuable_ it's still the most poise damage on a skill in game. Its why you can perma stance break godfrey now. The skill itself deals more poise in it's 2 hits then he has total poise. So yes, you can script boss fights that couldn't be before, like godfrey
This is the best no nonsense video I've seen of the dlc so far. Every video is, "Most OP, highest damage, hidden secret boss killer ash of war". Thanks for breaking the mold with stats and facts. SUBSCRIBED
So fun fact about Carian Sovereignty, if you use that with Greatblade Phalanx you dont even need the cracked tear, you will just poisebreak literally anything in front of you if you phalanx hits all 3 blades for an additional 30 stance dmg. These combined give you 121 stance dmg. If you add the cracked tear im pretty sure you could 1 combo stance break any single boss Base Game or DLC.
@@Grind4Real it depends on how you spec into it. The thing about Rellana’s Twin Blades is that it a 4 split stat to cater to either melee builds or magic builds. The best stat is primarily Dex so if you have high Dex/Strength the regular attacks are gonna hit hard. If you spec INT/FTH then the Ash of Wars do the real dmg. Spec into INT and the magic projectiles hit hard. Spec into FTH and the fire hits hard and does good poise dmg.
You can roll during Savage Claws before the jump part at the end allowing to have 3 or 4 quick hits before rolling out and evade retaliation. Very very good ash of war.
I started using the beast claws pretty early in the DLC kept the ash. They shred. It's like exactly what i wanted with a claw weapon tbh. Running around in my ballroom dress slicing shit up like an animal lmao
Before this ash, my favorite was dynast finesse from the bloody helice and raptor of the mist. i-frame dodge counters are so fun im so glad they gave as another one.
As someone who enjoys using the whole Crucible Knight setup, I find it criminal that wing attack of the Crucible Knights is a weapon art and not an incantation.
Just use two weapons, I use one of the crucible weapons, silurias woe is my fav, and then a second weapon with the crucible wings ash on it. Pretty easy to switch back and forth.
@patricioolivero5032 yes I agree, the damage is underwhelming, I'm sure we'll see the developers buff it in the future or maybe turn it into an incantation.
Palm Blast with Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon, and golden vow is absolutely disgusting damage. Pair that with dragoncrest greatshield and opaline hardtear and you can tank through nearly everything while spamming palm blast
Carian sovereignty, malady, and a shield with the deflecting flask made the dlc so much more fun for me especially the final boss because idk how else I was gonna beat him
@@PiLaTiPuSR4WRmake sure your milady is leveled up lol cuz I’m at 12 intellect using carian sovereignty on my faith/dex build and it’s putting out 2,000 for a full charge. even unoptimized this shit is broken. put it on the great katana and you’ll have 125 frost buildup alongside the base 50 bleed it has, absolutely nutty.
I'm not sure whether you knew about it or not but if you did I'm glad that you ranked rolling Sparks as it was intended and not the looking at the ground dealing infinite damage version of it
For the flurry attack ash of war for the beast claws you can actually roll out of it after the first few hits until you start the final jumping slash so even against bigger bosses it can be really good for getting a few hits in, rolling then using lights
Heres a tip Aim the perfume AoW down It stacks everything in one big pile and absolutely DECIMATES health bars. It deserves so much more than your ranking 😅
This is the type of video I was looking for, shows the stats, an explanation of what it does, its application, and most importantly no spoilers, thanks a lot mate
I love using the beast claws on my Int build with the cold infusion and dealing bleed+frost damage. The savage claws really makes it easy to apply both too
There's 2 unique weapons in the dlc that come with blink bolt but also has a follow up attack, they are extremely fun to use you can also quickly unlock and relock to dash in any direction then follow up attack which will lunge forward aswell
I've been using the backhanded blade as my main weapon for fighting through the DLC. Blindspot is just so powerful, It actually has more s than the normal dodge which is kind of crazy. Have also been using beast claws, those are fun especially on a mouse and keyboard, I can imagine using them on a controller would be kind of difficult to control though.
@@Raptchur maybe for you but every single content creator who has reviewed this weapon type that I've watched has mentioned that it's hard to control. Its contrary to what my own experience is though.
rolling sparks is #1, you can 4-6 shot malenia (both phases combined) with the right build you can do it by looking at the ground and using it (frenzyflame bottle, fire scorpion, shard of alexander, rotten winged sword, millicents prosthesis, fmgs, golden vow)
Im so glad colossal swords got AoW to be aggressive in pvp instead of relying on trades and opponents mistakes, i hope this just makes them more versatile.
flame spear has been on the one "shortsword" we get in the DLC since i got it. A quick and dirty fire sniping move that isn't madness based comes in handy for sure.
I'm really liking the Crucible Wings, when you time it correctly you can fly over enemy attacks and AOEs, not only dodging them but immediately following up with a punish. It also gets style points.
Use PFBT on a weapon with innate rot/poison (antspur rapier) and set it to blood affininity. Equip both exaltations and use the PFBT AoW to clear the rot/poison when poison exaltation expires so you can re-proc it Gravity thrust can also be set to blood affinity which is insane
shriek of sorrow seems to buff AR, instead of physical damage, this could make it viable for any split damage infused weapon, like magical, sacred, fire, or flame art
Spinning gravity thrust can be goated af. For example, Fully buffed, while on a watchdog greatsword, can one shot those annoying mesmer knights with SoA and multihit talismans. Not so great at pvp, but can catch people off guard in enclosed areas.
not surprised by carian sovereignty’s position whatsoever. put it on my great katana and now it has 125 frost/50 bleed buildup and insane stance break potential. if you pair it with the great blade plahlanx it’s flat out broken, stance breaks left and right even on major bosses and double procs 🤯
Small word of advice: make sure you aren't running any buffs (incants, talismans, spells etc) when recording these clips. It's hard to compare damage numbers for us viewers. Carian Sovereignity damage looks bonkers, but all the buffs skew the results quite a bit. Damage type absorption on bosses, same thing. Ideally I'd like to see a neutral testing ground. Identical damage absorptions for the enemy being fought, no buffs on the player, and the same level in all offense related stats.
Using no buffs misses a lot of the details. In this case, an ash of war being able to be buffed by certain things like Godfrey icon and elemental damage boosts inherently is part of what makes it strong.
If we're talking mainly PVE, I think you're really missing out with Rolling Sparks. The trick is actually to not lock on, rather, aim for the enemy's feet with free-aim. This stacks up all the explosions in one area and can do absolutely bonkers damage to targets who stay in it, big or small alike. I've been using it with the Lightning Bottle and it's been absolutely hilarious to see boss healthbars be deleted in mere moments and doing enough damage and poise breaking that you can just straight stunlock things like Furnace Golems.
The poison flower blooms twice is a great AoW, but it doesn't add any damage whatsoever when you hit enemies affected by rot, poison, or deadly poison. It works exactly like poison moth flight (but interacts with rot as well) and deals the entire remaining rot/poison damage instantly while removing the status effect. So its more burst damage, but if you were to wait for the rot/poison to finish it would deal the exact same amount of damage just over time. The main advantage is just that it allows you to proc rot/poison again.
Palm Blast is so good it's actually insane, it completely trivializes areas with those fire knights who are super annoying to deal with. Just hit them with 2 or 3 fully charged slaps and they're done. Good method for farming their armor set too
You can free-aim rolling sparks at the ground directly in front of you to get all the explosions off in one little area and it’s crazy damage. In pvp, it one shots people with 60 vigor and a great rune on.
11:00 If you free aim it you can get every single spark on one spot and all of them explode at once. This makes it so much more viable because you can put it directly in front of you.
This is absolutely no diss on you at all your content is great, but the sound of your voice and your speech cadence reminds me of shrimp from smiling friends lol
100% agree on Savage Lion's Claw. I was following a build guide with great Katana that used it and while I do think it's helpful when you have swarms of enemies running towards you, in general it just doesn't work all that well against many of the bosses / mini bosses that move around a bunch
put spinning gravity thrust on either the Great Katana, Flamberg, or any weapon set to bleed affinity and watch nearly every enemy get absolutely blended. also saw someone using this with the recently buffed Malenia’s Great Rune to heal back any damage tsken whilst using the skill
Shield strike will block damage while attacking in 2 hand (idk about 1 hand) You can trivialize final boss of you have enough endurance by just always being protected, even while attacking
While trying to keep the comment as vague and spoiler free as possible, there's a Niche case for the new Lion's Claw to be a ton better. There's a Curved Greatsword you can get from the second to last boss. Pure Strength by default. It has a passive that buffs Redmane Ashes of War (Both Lion's Claws, Flame of the Redmanes, and Flame Strike). It makes the new Lion's Claw (and original too) hit ridiculously hard. Highly recommended weapon for Strength Users that like Curved Greatswords. EDIT: Some Sources say 10% increase to damage, but from a friend running it on an 80 strength build, he said the numbers looked like a lot more than 10%. Combining it with the new 2 Handed Talisman and Alexander's Shard helps crank the damage on the weapon art even further.
palm blast is actually pretty good because 1 it gives you a decent amount of hyper armor, allowing you to trade easily ( ive been able to tank a jumping heavy from a great sword while light rolling ). 2 it does a decent amount of damage even when not charged and still comes pout really quickly. and it 3 it does a ridiculous amount of stagger/poise damage( idk which is which) to the point where if the enemy is a humanoid you can interrupt them by spamming the aow
About carian sovereignity, the first input actually does MORE damage than grandeur, and the follow up does the EXACT same damage as carian grandeur it is just insane, sadly it will probably be nerfed in the future
21:08 Palm Blast is a nod to G Gundam anime, that freakin long charge animation is the exact incantation pose of Shining Finger and its upgrade God Finger.
I feel like the dryleaf whirlwind doesn't have hyper armor because it gets buffed, by at least 3 talismans, multiple arnor pieces, it just does ridiculous damage
I think you’re underrating the wings tbh. There was so many bosses I killed by not even moving, just spamming the wings & avoiding all attacks while piling up the damage
I've just gotta say, nobody talks about how the "Aspect of the crucible: Wings" ash is different on twin blades. As of this moment I haven't tested on pole arms yet
@@youwy I must have missed it, my bad, but i wasn't just referring to this video. Some others have done rankings or showcases and don't mention it. I think running it with non elemental scaling and buffing with spells or grease would be a good way to inflict status
You were mentioning how you can't apply status with crucible wings, but I *think* that if you apply the AOW as keen, heavy, or quality, then you can apply bloodflame blade or frozen armament. I haven't tested yet, but I think it should work.
I've noticed everyone underestimating just how overwhelming the rolling sparts ash of war is. Go ahead and unlock, and throw it at your feet when point blank with someone, the damage is unreal. I cam across this when I noticed I did significantly more damage against people I ended up knocking onto the ground. Rolling sparks is easily top 3 ash of wars in the game.
Palm blast is really good but the hyper armor still gets broken by a lot of attacks from Gaius, Romina and Metyr just to name a few. That aside, I've never seen swift slash do as much damage as a heavy attack with the backhand blade. Maybe I wrote it off too soon after only ever getting 30% - 75% of a heavy attack's damage, I'll have to give it another chance.
Blind spot is so good, first weapon I ran into and I tried the ash of war and thought it was awesome so I maxed the weapon and have been enjoying the Backhand Blades
I am not yet in the dlc, started a new character for it, but I am so hyped for using the bloom AoW and poison perfumes. Sadly the bloom is not a DoT detonation tho. Regardless I am feasting good with the new poison & rot incantations. Cosplay builds are just the best ♡
He should have pointed the rolling sparks at the ground you can make all the explosions happen in one place to cause comically huge damage, saw someone get over 11k
Not sure if it was mentioned, but I think Igon's Drake Hunt is supposed to be a niece AoW given the greatbow it's found on, despite it being usable on all greatbows it feels like it's supposed to be unique, and the great arrows that are supposed to be used with it. I mean Drake's are lesser dragons after all.
Did you try Ghostflame call on the Great Katana? With a Cold Infusion at +24 and only 24 Intelligence (and 50 Strength and 39 Dexterity mind you) I am getting something like 700 Attack Power between Physical and Magic. The skill itself does pretty solid damage and the Ghostflames on the ground from the light attack input will also add the Great Katana's bleed buildup with every hit, allowing it to build two statuses at once.
Gotta appreciate how you actually keep it spoiler free. Some videos say no spoilers and then spoil a boss in the first fifteen seconds :(
Serious question, you dont want spoilers but you're watching videos about all the new items and weapons? And then blame the content creator you're watching for being spoiled? What are okay spoilers for you and what aren't?
@Ludzig In my opinion, spoilers are narrative, environmental, and bosses. Basic weapons and ashes of war aren't really spoilers to me. And I think it's entirely reasonable to blame a creator for spoiling the DLC when the title of the video itself says "no spoilers."
I agree. I’ve seen some stuff while just scrolling on here (“some stuff” being the final boss) and it really makes me wonder why people can’t wait a month or so to upload their boss fight footage
@@ORCANORCA881 Exactly
@@Ludzigso if someone says no spoilers and then reveal spoilers that’s my fault?
10 seconds in and.. WHAT!? Did that just instantly poise break Godfrey???
No way he just scripted Godfrey with it
@@keenantheho carian does so much stance damage
@@themuffinprincesa21 but not as fast. On this one, you charge once and hit twice.
@dsuable_ it's still the most poise damage on a skill in game. Its why you can perma stance break godfrey now. The skill itself deals more poise in it's 2 hits then he has total poise. So yes, you can script boss fights that couldn't be before, like godfrey
@Doyouneed_somehelp Yes? You can get it very early by giving a bird some suicidal thoughts
This is the best no nonsense video I've seen of the dlc so far. Every video is, "Most OP, highest damage, hidden secret boss killer ash of war".
Thanks for breaking the mold with stats and facts. SUBSCRIBED
You forgot to use the word “broken” lol
Good old ragegaming
Youwy is the goat
So fun fact about Carian Sovereignty, if you use that with Greatblade Phalanx you dont even need the cracked tear, you will just poisebreak literally anything in front of you if you phalanx hits all 3 blades for an additional 30 stance dmg. These combined give you 121 stance dmg. If you add the cracked tear im pretty sure you could 1 combo stance break any single boss Base Game or DLC.
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The hell fromsoft think giving carian that high stance damage after literally killing glintblade phalanx 😂
The way they balance things is weird Lol , Rellana Twinblade Ash of war dmg is dogshit
I did not notice any changes to phallanx. Still stance breaks omens for me with 2 casts.
Selling new toys for a time period
@Grind4Real The aow scale separately for that weapon. The R1 only scales with Int, the R2 only scales with Fai. So that's why the damage seems bad.
@@Grind4Real it depends on how you spec into it. The thing about Rellana’s Twin Blades is that it a 4 split stat to cater to either melee builds or magic builds.
The best stat is primarily Dex so if you have high Dex/Strength the regular attacks are gonna hit hard.
If you spec INT/FTH then the Ash of Wars do the real dmg. Spec into INT and the magic projectiles hit hard. Spec into FTH and the fire hits hard and does good poise dmg.
You can roll during Savage Claws before the jump part at the end allowing to have 3 or 4 quick hits before rolling out and evade retaliation.
Very very good ash of war.
I started using the beast claws pretty early in the DLC kept the ash. They shred. It's like exactly what i wanted with a claw weapon tbh. Running around in my ballroom dress slicing shit up like an animal lmao
I love how he tests on actual midgame or later enemies rather than bullying the beginner areas
Blind Spot is probably my new favorite Skill in the game. Not to mention it turns every single NPC fight into the biggest joke there is
How did u get it
@@Kodeuk Its on the backhand blades that you find in the first area
Me too. I always wanted something with tons of agility that looks sick, and this is everything I dreamed of
Before this ash, my favorite was dynast finesse from the bloody helice and raptor of the mist. i-frame dodge counters are so fun im so glad they gave as another one.
Had this on for the lost mimic fight in the base game and it messed me up with it lmfao
As someone who enjoys using the whole Crucible Knight setup, I find it criminal that wing attack of the Crucible Knights is a weapon art and not an incantation.
THIS
Couldn't agree more, got it yesterday and was pretty disappointed
Just use two weapons, I use one of the crucible weapons, silurias woe is my fav, and then a second weapon with the crucible wings ash on it. Pretty easy to switch back and forth.
@@GodKillerKRAT0S the wings also suck too though, as an ash of war it’s not as cool and sucks compared to the real move. The mod did it hetter
@patricioolivero5032 yes I agree, the damage is underwhelming, I'm sure we'll see the developers buff it in the future or maybe turn it into an incantation.
I am absoluty fucking SHOCKED with palm blast position on the tier list
After using it(and changing it) i would NEVER think that it would be that good
If you replace crits with palm blast after you stance break a boss, I think you'll see how ridiculous it can be
Palm Blast with Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon, and golden vow is absolutely disgusting damage. Pair that with dragoncrest greatshield and opaline hardtear and you can tank through nearly everything while spamming palm blast
Classic Carian W… palm blast is personal favourite, though
I really like Dryleaf Whirlwind too
@@E-A-Z-Y same… flashy but actually good too
@@chef5588nerf carina spells they always catching dubs
Honestly wing stance is my favorite. Especially with frost or blood infusion
@@Fusion237no
Carian sovereignty, malady, and a shield with the deflecting flask made the dlc so much more fun for me especially the final boss because idk how else I was gonna beat him
How did you get the carian sovereignty to do good damage? I’m putting in on milady and have 80 Int but it only hits for like 400 damage??
Shard of Alexander and buffs
@@PiLaTiPuSR4WR shard of Alexander, and Godfrey icon is all you really need for it to do good damage
@@PiLaTiPuSR4WRmake sure your milady is leveled up lol cuz I’m at 12 intellect using carian sovereignty on my faith/dex build and it’s putting out 2,000 for a full charge. even unoptimized this shit is broken. put it on the great katana and you’ll have 125 frost buildup alongside the base 50 bleed it has, absolutely nutty.
Thank you for not showcasing them on the weakest enemies in the game like every other video
I'm not sure whether you knew about it or not but if you did I'm glad that you ranked rolling Sparks as it was intended and not the looking at the ground dealing infinite damage version of it
For the flurry attack ash of war for the beast claws you can actually roll out of it after the first few hits until you start the final jumping slash so even against bigger bosses it can be really good for getting a few hits in, rolling then using lights
Savage Lions Claw is incredible paired with Great Katana and Bloodflame Blade. I melted bosses on my first playthrough with this combination
18:52 Viridian Hidden Tear makes this go CRAZY. Slap bleed onto this weapon, you’re getting a nearly guaranteed bleed proc and stance break.
Flame Skewer and Flame Spear can be boosted by the Winged Serpent Helm
Oh nice I already had shard of Alexander and Godfrey icon plus fire damage and was melting the finger and plant bosses
Heres a tip
Aim the perfume AoW down
It stacks everything in one big pile and absolutely DECIMATES health bars.
It deserves so much more than your ranking 😅
it got nerfed already unfortunately, it only hits once if aimed at the floor
This is the type of video I was looking for, shows the stats, an explanation of what it does, its application, and most importantly no spoilers, thanks a lot mate
Earned yourself a subscriber with this one. Appreciate how careful you were with your phrasing.
The Carian Sovereignty doesn't have Hyper Armor, some things still stagger you, it's just incredibly high poise
Where do you find the Carian Sovereignty?
@@crossycross6417 "teardrop scarab inside a cave South west from Cathedral of Manus Metyr. The scarab is on the ceiling of the cave"
If you use it on a greatsword it does
It does have hyper armor for certain weapon types. I know it does for greatswords, but not sure about any other weapon types
The ash with the Claymore (idk why) gets ♾️ hyper armor
I love using the beast claws on my Int build with the cold infusion and dealing bleed+frost damage. The savage claws really makes it easy to apply both too
There's 2 unique weapons in the dlc that come with blink bolt but also has a follow up attack, they are extremely fun to use you can also quickly unlock and relock to dash in any direction then follow up attack which will lunge forward aswell
yup, both of the death knights weapons
I've been using the backhanded blade as my main weapon for fighting through the DLC. Blindspot is just so powerful, It actually has more s than the normal dodge which is kind of crazy. Have also been using beast claws, those are fun especially on a mouse and keyboard, I can imagine using them on a controller would be kind of difficult to control though.
Maybe for someone that isn't used to using a controller. I have no problems with controlling it at all.
@@Raptchur maybe for you but every single content creator who has reviewed this weapon type that I've watched has mentioned that it's hard to control. Its contrary to what my own experience is though.
rolling sparks is #1, you can 4-6 shot malenia (both phases combined) with the right build you can do it by looking at the ground and using it (frenzyflame bottle, fire scorpion, shard of alexander, rotten winged sword, millicents prosthesis, fmgs, golden vow)
i have a video of it on my channel
I've been loving Wing Stance on M'Lady, it just feels right.
Bro your channel is consistently the most informative and reliable for ER combat mechanics 🥇
Im so glad colossal swords got AoW to be aggressive in pvp instead of relying on trades and opponents mistakes, i hope this just makes them more versatile.
This is perfect. Thank you for The effort you put in to keep it spoiler free. Please do it like this for the rest of your upcoming rankings
flame spear has been on the one "shortsword" we get in the DLC since i got it. A quick and dirty fire sniping move that isn't madness based comes in handy for sure.
I'm really liking the Crucible Wings, when you time it correctly you can fly over enemy attacks and AOEs, not only dodging them but immediately following up with a punish. It also gets style points.
Use PFBT on a weapon with innate rot/poison (antspur rapier) and set it to blood affininity. Equip both exaltations and use the PFBT AoW to clear the rot/poison when poison exaltation expires so you can re-proc it
Gravity thrust can also be set to blood affinity which is insane
For the crucible spin you can just infuse it to non-elemental and apply a weapon buff, so bleed ect is still viable, you don't need to make it sacred.
shriek of sorrow seems to buff AR, instead of physical damage, this could make it viable for any split damage infused weapon, like magical, sacred, fire, or flame art
1:19 wall of sparks on the Chilling Perfume Bottle actually works really well on applying frost fast on large enemies, as it hits multiple times
Something not a lot of ppl know is with wing stance the light input can flow into the heavy input rly smoothly for a sick combo
Fun little thing I found out against the final boss of the DLC, if you Shield Strike at the right time, it also counts as a guard
I love the backhand blade so much
Spinning gravity thrust can be goated af. For example, Fully buffed, while on a watchdog greatsword, can one shot those annoying mesmer knights with SoA and multihit talismans. Not so great at pvp, but can catch people off guard in enclosed areas.
I like the throwing blades as an off hand, great way to get damage in from range as a melee build
Goated video. Goated streamer😊
Average youwy glazer
not surprised by carian sovereignty’s position whatsoever. put it on my great katana and now it has 125 frost/50 bleed buildup and insane stance break potential. if you pair it with the great blade plahlanx it’s flat out broken, stance breaks left and right even on major bosses and double procs 🤯
Small word of advice: make sure you aren't running any buffs (incants, talismans, spells etc) when recording these clips. It's hard to compare damage numbers for us viewers. Carian Sovereignity damage looks bonkers, but all the buffs skew the results quite a bit. Damage type absorption on bosses, same thing.
Ideally I'd like to see a neutral testing ground. Identical damage absorptions for the enemy being fought, no buffs on the player, and the same level in all offense related stats.
Using no buffs misses a lot of the details. In this case, an ash of war being able to be buffed by certain things like Godfrey icon and elemental damage boosts inherently is part of what makes it strong.
If we're talking mainly PVE, I think you're really missing out with Rolling Sparks. The trick is actually to not lock on, rather, aim for the enemy's feet with free-aim. This stacks up all the explosions in one area and can do absolutely bonkers damage to targets who stay in it, big or small alike. I've been using it with the Lightning Bottle and it's been absolutely hilarious to see boss healthbars be deleted in mere moments and doing enough damage and poise breaking that you can just straight stunlock things like Furnace Golems.
Awesome video. Looking forward to the weapon ranking. Good luck
my blood guts greatsword will love savage lion’s claw
The poison flower blooms twice is a great AoW, but it doesn't add any damage whatsoever when you hit enemies affected by rot, poison, or deadly poison. It works exactly like poison moth flight (but interacts with rot as well) and deals the entire remaining rot/poison damage instantly while removing the status effect. So its more burst damage, but if you were to wait for the rot/poison to finish it would deal the exact same amount of damage just over time. The main advantage is just that it allows you to proc rot/poison again.
blind spot is my new favorite ash of war that thing is so damn fun makes you feel like some sort of ninja assassin
Palm Blast is so good it's actually insane, it completely trivializes areas with those fire knights who are super annoying to deal with. Just hit them with 2 or 3 fully charged slaps and they're done. Good method for farming their armor set too
They cooked with ashes of war this dlc, unlike many weapons and spells. So many viable ashes that are fun to use and perform well too.
You can free-aim rolling sparks at the ground directly in front of you to get all the explosions off in one little area and it’s crazy damage. In pvp, it one shots people with 60 vigor and a great rune on.
11:00
If you free aim it you can get every single spark on one spot and all of them explode at once.
This makes it so much more viable because you can put it directly in front of you.
Savage Lion Claw Great Kanata with a cold infusion does massive damage and staggers enemies quickly. It carried me the whole way through the DLC
Great video! also to add you can follow up a wing stance R1 with a R2 lunge without preparation frames!
This is absolutely no diss on you at all your content is great, but the sound of your voice and your speech cadence reminds me of shrimp from smiling friends lol
The crucible ash of war is boosted by the corresponding armor sets FYI.
100% agree on Savage Lion's Claw. I was following a build guide with great Katana that used it and while I do think it's helpful when you have swarms of enemies running towards you, in general it just doesn't work all that well against many of the bosses / mini bosses that move around a bunch
wow the carian grandeur one is wild
Finally beat the dlc blind and get to go through all your vids and see what I missed! Love the content youwy (-:
put spinning gravity thrust on either the Great Katana, Flamberg, or any weapon set to bleed affinity and watch nearly every enemy get absolutely blended. also saw someone using this with the recently buffed Malenia’s Great Rune to heal back any damage tsken whilst using the skill
Shield strike will block damage while attacking in 2 hand (idk about 1 hand)
You can trivialize final boss of you have enough endurance by just always being protected, even while attacking
While trying to keep the comment as vague and spoiler free as possible, there's a Niche case for the new Lion's Claw to be a ton better. There's a Curved Greatsword you can get from the second to last boss. Pure Strength by default. It has a passive that buffs Redmane Ashes of War (Both Lion's Claws, Flame of the Redmanes, and Flame Strike). It makes the new Lion's Claw (and original too) hit ridiculously hard. Highly recommended weapon for Strength Users that like Curved Greatswords.
EDIT: Some Sources say 10% increase to damage, but from a friend running it on an 80 strength build, he said the numbers looked like a lot more than 10%. Combining it with the new 2 Handed Talisman and Alexander's Shard helps crank the damage on the weapon art even further.
Not gonna lie, I completely ignored sovereignty thinking it would be a trash ash, but I guess I'm just dumb.
“And everything’s just gonna die your welcome there you go” is now my favorite quote
palm blast is actually pretty good because 1 it gives you a decent amount of hyper armor, allowing you to trade easily ( ive been able to tank a jumping heavy from a great sword while light rolling ). 2 it does a decent amount of damage even when not charged and still comes pout really quickly. and it 3 it does a ridiculous amount of stagger/poise damage( idk which is which) to the point where if the enemy is a humanoid you can interrupt them by spamming the aow
About carian sovereignity, the first input actually does MORE damage than grandeur, and the follow up does the EXACT same damage as carian grandeur it is just insane, sadly it will probably be nerfed in the future
21:08 Palm Blast is a nod to G Gundam anime, that freakin long charge animation is the exact incantation pose of Shining Finger and its upgrade God Finger.
You can free aim rolling sparks so you can focus all projectiles in one spot and it one shots almost everyone in pvp with correct setup
That overhead stance is Ishin Sword Saint moveset.
Scarlet flower blooms twice is exactly what it was trying to be, a highly effective ash of war in very specific hands
I feel like the dryleaf whirlwind doesn't have hyper armor because it gets buffed, by at least 3 talismans, multiple arnor pieces, it just does ridiculous damage
I think you’re underrating the wings tbh. There was so many bosses I killed by not even moving, just spamming the wings & avoiding all attacks while piling up the damage
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Youwy: “Dryleaf Wirlwind.”
TH-cam Suptitles: “dry Leaf WW1.”
Great Video!
But you forgot one key aspect of each ash of war that is the most important.
STYLE!
When it comes to PvP, swift slash is undeniably #1. It literally is the most broken ash in the games history
13:15 Malenia getting hit by the voices in her head
For pvp players,flaming skewer follow up,if hit can true combo into anything
The poison flower skill just dumps all of its damages immediately. It’s what makes poison and scarlet rot worthwhile in DLC
STR build, cold twinned knights sword (twinblade) with hoarfrost stomp in right hand and fire smithscript dagger in left is kinda fun.
I've just gotta say, nobody talks about how the "Aspect of the crucible: Wings" ash is different on twin blades. As of this moment I haven't tested on pole arms yet
I did talk about it? Also polearms just get the poking attack
@@youwy I must have missed it, my bad, but i wasn't just referring to this video. Some others have done rankings or showcases and don't mention it. I think running it with non elemental scaling and buffing with spells or grease would be a good way to inflict status
You were mentioning how you can't apply status with crucible wings, but I *think* that if you apply the AOW as keen, heavy, or quality, then you can apply bloodflame blade or frozen armament.
I haven't tested yet, but I think it should work.
Youwy has been so on the ball since SOTE dropped, and I just really appreciate that.
With the rolling sparks on the perfume just free aim and look at the ground all of the damage will explode on spot for 10’s of thousands of damage
High quality video youwy, thanks :)
I've noticed everyone underestimating just how overwhelming the rolling sparts ash of war is. Go ahead and unlock, and throw it at your feet when point blank with someone, the damage is unreal. I cam across this when I noticed I did significantly more damage against people I ended up knocking onto the ground. Rolling sparks is easily top 3 ash of wars in the game.
Palm blast is really good but the hyper armor still gets broken by a lot of attacks from Gaius, Romina and Metyr just to name a few. That aside, I've never seen swift slash do as much damage as a heavy attack with the backhand blade. Maybe I wrote it off too soon after only ever getting 30% - 75% of a heavy attack's damage, I'll have to give it another chance.
I'm loving that Carian Sovereignty. It's so glorious.
17:11 "sound of a storm that is approaching"
Blind spot is so good, first weapon I ran into and I tried the ash of war and thought it was awesome so I maxed the weapon and have been enjoying the Backhand Blades
I am not yet in the dlc, started a new character for it, but I am so hyped for using the bloom AoW and poison perfumes. Sadly the bloom is not a DoT detonation tho. Regardless I am feasting good with the new poison & rot incantations. Cosplay builds are just the best ♡
The fact that you just brushed off Maliketh phase 1 with one Ash of war says enough about Carian Sovereignty
He should have pointed the rolling sparks at the ground you can make all the explosions happen in one place to cause comically huge damage, saw someone get over 11k
Aspect of Crucible is sick! Just pit blood flame incantation or use a equip status build up on your twinblade
Not sure if it was mentioned, but I think Igon's Drake Hunt is supposed to be a niece AoW given the greatbow it's found on, despite it being usable on all greatbows it feels like it's supposed to be unique, and the great arrows that are supposed to be used with it. I mean Drake's are lesser dragons after all.
Have you tried Spinning Gravity Thrust with Blood affinity? It definitely puts it at Top 5 easily.
14:54 Put it on and colossal sword with Bleed infusion and you can procc almost two bleeds with a full combo
Did you try Ghostflame call on the Great Katana? With a Cold Infusion at +24 and only 24 Intelligence (and 50 Strength and 39 Dexterity mind you) I am getting something like 700 Attack Power between Physical and Magic. The skill itself does pretty solid damage and the Ghostflames on the ground from the light attack input will also add the Great Katana's bleed buildup with every hit, allowing it to build two statuses at once.
Honestly palm thrust is the single most op skill in the game that might avoid a nerf. Basically its S tier but not clearly bugged level of S tier
Crucible: wings incantation, can be used on twinblades and set to KEEN affinity to buff them, it does nasty build up and damage.