this build is SOLID - as someone who had never really enjoyed pvp but due to the artifacts I had to; finding this build saved me. I started season 3 on pvp track 11, today I jus dinged track 200 :D This build carried me through 90% of that. It carried me enough to get comfortable in pvp and start trying some other things. So if you are just getting into pvp I cannot recommend this build enough. Amazing stuff Mr Nyce! Thank you!!!
Health and Grit Ward are my two favorite armor perks to have. Thank you for sharing this build. I've been working my way through the pvp track to unlock Michael and Serenity. The influence races have been a ton of fun to do.
Thanks for your video, I have numerous arena rounds behind me with Heavy or Medium Flail/Greataxe Flail/Warhammer SnS/Greataxe SnS/Warhammer. Your build is welcome and I need to try it out. The biggest problem right now are Blunderbuss Mage with Ankh Shirking Heals and Teams with two Flail Healers.
@@Nyce-Gaming oh I am enthused, my first OPR with the build without artefact 9 kills 3 deaths no team. I won some duels with Blunderbuss Mages. I stick to this build :) As a heavy I don't need 20 kills I just want to dominate.
It’s a constant source of damage and helps put a small instance of extra damage in your bursts/pressure. I’m switching to a runeglass slot shortly and suggest that as an alternate 😁
You get a live 'Else commentary? Of course you're able to solo a 3v1 with that advantage! Seriously appreciate all the details mate really good info! Edit: holy shit the footage at the end is next level.
very nice build & guide! :) was playing something similar when i started playing new world, talking about heavy armour sns + warhammer. came back in s2 and played mage for a little. now in s3 im playing the assassin style sns + scorpio in light. i just started leveling my professions in s2 and gonna continue now so i may can run this build once i have my professions leveled and serenity. my cup of tea!
@@Nyce-Gaming changed to heavy armour now & got quite good setup, got ankh today but sadly still missing serenity but ive my azoth salt ready :D im having a blast with the build so far. whats your thought on shirking heals with heavy? i have it on my gloves and thinking about taking a 2nd one on freedom artifact.
@@nubcakke I personally don’t use it but it’s great. I imagine shirking will get adjusted and prefer to invest in block power over dodge, but nothing wrong with having both
@@Nyce-Gaming alright i wasnt sure i mean i can imagine its pretty neat if you have it but i guess i go for fire or thrust protection. got my serenity with track 56 today :D ty for responding!
Important note on STeadfast Purification is that it does reduce all duration increases. Baseduration, Skilltreeduration extender, attribute durationm extender and such. Invig/Vigor justz work against the BAse Duration. On the weapon ist basicly a cleanse no matter how high enemys stack their debuff timers =)
Yea its definitely solid, I just never wanted to give up another perk slot for it. I bet it would be awesome especially with head wrap maybe? Good point
I really enjoyed your build! I'm building something similar (I'm still waiting for Serenity to appear in the pvp track). Your build looks strong, I will try 150 CON but seems kinda lowfor opr. Thanks! great video!
Thanks for sharing this build. Ive started playing NW again and was trying light GS builds basically open world pve and testing in pvp obviously was though. But just made this build 696 gearscore with some dungeon materia and some cheap trading post and its been a whole different level of survability and killing potential. Still climbing pvp track for Serenity and Freedom so I have a lot more improvement potential with some extra health perks and the artifacts.
Any chance you've tried these with the mag gauntlets? with basically guaranteed crits on each heavy and all the extra damage you should be at or above the -50% dmg
@@jahloveinfla considered but it’d be totally not worth it. Would not recommend. You’d be taking away a weapon perk to essentially lose damage. I’d try with the abyssal great axe but definitely not serenity personally
Just got back on new world and trying greatsword/great axe in heavy. Only issu3 I'm having is my buddy is bow/rapier and I can't catch him for nothing. Might have to try this to close the gap on light builds
Are you using the bloodlust ultimate passive from great axe? I highly recommend this setup for closing in on people. I did a great axe s&b build designed just to catch ranged users and runners. I'll try to compile some footage soon, but the keen speed plus sword passive giving 40% haste together is insane man. No escape. That plus two 'gap closers' helps a lot :) Caught a great axe firestaff mage in light yesterday lol
@Nyce-Gaming yeah. Watching the vid I think ima try this build for sure tho. I just love how the greatsword plays. It's brutal to them light weight suckers. Lol
Defenitely still using ankh. If anything ankh was buffed. This build doesn't crutch on it as there is no shirking heals. It was just there to buff leeching and still great
I run pretty much this same build on isabella But im runing 257 strength con split and 101 dex. Love this playstyle everywhere. Works in 1v1 3v3 or opr so well
This build is sweet man. I have been testing 200/200/200 even split and 100/150/350 with grit ward and boy thats tanky and i dont really feel i lose too much damage. Best part about this build is you can be so sticky vs ranged and also trade with any bruiser
Thank you very much for responding, great content! Do you think this build playing on medium (Tumbler Shoes), Shirking Fortification and Shirking Heals would work well?
@@Nyce-Gaming u meant Healthy Toast + Divine or Health + Divine ? and then i add protection as 3rd perk for amulet, and what about great sword, any mandatory perks there that i could get ? while i dont have that artifact great sword :) ?
@@kipa2884 health plus divine plus protection perk on amulet. Healthy toast is a mandatory perk for earring however . A perk for great sword is I personally (when not using serenity) is trenchant recovery 👀 amaaaaazing perk for great sword. I’m considering doing the butcher artifact with a trenchant recovery gs . May try on stream Thursday
Yea the legs help a lot for outnumbered like in the clip I posted today with people throwing ice wall. I’ve been doing unyielding this week a lot tho and will likely settle on it, but who knows. Eating a full hammer combo annoying lol
@@Nyce-Gaming I'm surprised to hear that. I thought you would drop calamity counter for skyward slash... but i'll be sure to watch your video once you uplaod it. cheers !
Yea it can until you get your track up. More survivability too. Can get a trenchant recovery great sword. Hopefully with maybe keenly jagged and attunement. Opal runeglass
So this is more of a pvp build then, just wondering if you tried using this in pve dungeons would you need to flag yourself as a tank or as dps or not really viable for muts?
Yea I discussed in an update video. I don’t think it’s worth sacrificing an armor artifact like unyielding or void dark plate, BUT the counter attack 40% empower, healing defense, and I think cleanse applies in the great sword bar 👀
I would say a gem slot will be best. Can add taunts for pve, opal rune glass for other content. MAYBE for wars, going with slowing rupture on the weapon and adding that relative skill will be great
Round shield, I don’t believe the damage is worth the trade off. However I’ve largely considered kite shield. The kite shield heal perk especially with something like odo will provide great heals while also being able to still block a couple hits. Especially with the ankh boost
@Nyce-Gaming I'll Def consider this, I've always liked a more supportive role (healer/tank) in mmos. Just gotta hit Lv.65 lol. Ty for the feedback and input kind sir!
Will you try out blood drinker soon? Not sure if u were able to get it during last weeks mutations, but its pretty fun in a heavy armor setup. It could also work in medium, haven't tried it out yet Another thing, does defensive formatiom actually affect you? I was under the impression that it only affected teammates
Yup defensive formation affects you. Tried blood drinker, but no luck after 4 runs and wont have time this week :( I didnt go too hard after it because I mostly play heavy builds and that damage loss even with only 200 con is off-putting :( maybe with two onslaught skills or medium I can definitely pull it off. It would be big heals. I'll try it in medium when I can
Definitely for pve. I would consider 300 con 150 dex 150 strength. And if you wanna pve more I’d add a gem slot instead of attunement so you can get a taunt gem
@@Nyce-Gaming What are your thoughts on the hatchet as a secondary to GS primary? Also whats the difference between attuenment and gem slot? Just started NW so trying to figure out what build would best suite my playstyle. I want to get into PVP eventually, but rn just working on hitting lvl 65, mainly play solo/duo on PVE I had tried a rapier build previously, but I noticed when doing the MSQ solo, the mobs would do waayy too much dmg for me to handle, whereas the GS has allowed me to kill "boss" mobs without a party while solo questing appreciate the input
@@nierka99 ele ward , maybe 1-2 freedom , thrust conditioning flame conditioning grit ward in that order of priority (outside of the 2 weapon perks of course). So best u can find
Yes good to start with. Pve will be good as a tank. Go runeglass / gem slot instead of attunement. Get a taunt gem. Drop steadfast counter for rupture skill
Honestly I wouldn’t do another jewelry artifact if it didn’t exist. Endless thirst looks good, but I don’t think you can add healthy toast to it unfortunately 😔
@@Nyce-Gaming Okay cool. I only ask because I expect a swift nerf. So I'm just curious if it would take any major modifications to make it work without it
Ankh had very little influence on the build imo. This is the only build I’ve seen not running shirking heals and tumbler boots so it was really there just to help leeching. Also I myself and others think Ankh was actually buffed 👀
Great to know, I been runnin this as someone who is horrible at pvp and its defo helped me survive and feel at least a little more useful in there xD I really hate that ags put artifacts in the pvp tree but this build helpin me pick em up, got my ankh yesterday :)@@Nyce-Gaming
Yea bro good tips in this video good build. Im gonna make a set with my own current abilities that fit more my plahstyle for open world and wars. Gonna run medium.
Definitely a good idea. I feel that works better on non heavy armor builds personally, tough sacrifing damage for focus whilst not getting the 10% from medium or 20% dmg from light. But either way focus benchmarks are awesome
Hmm I don’t think so 🤔 I think it’s unique perk goes towards empower cap. That plus the 10% from dodging, slash damage ring , and more may help get to cap if that counts
….. how 😆 I don’t even run shirking heals. In what way does ankh carry? And most people calling it a buff with how your heal pots got better while still getting 25% healing increase 👀 I think only shirking heal builds really only were affected lol
Yes, but to pve with it, just drop steadfast strike for rupture and take the uninterrupted upgrade. Put a runeglass as your final upgrade in serenity. Do a taunt gem. Would recommend 300 con for mutations instead of the normal 200-200-200
@@Nyce-Gaming Well you'll find out in arenas soon enough if we get matched again (well that is if I can get the dang dark matter without losing my sanity) :P Also a note that the "focus gem" is amber and coverts less % than the other gems because it was too strong with the original paladin builds.
Really? Heavy chest artifact gives a separate source of armor that stacks with shriking fort, you become insanely tanky with it. Far more tanky than +crit res will give
@@nib6383 it’s debatable. One will outperform the other depending on the situation. Outnumbered, the resistances may help more, but also fall victim to bigger rends. The heavy helm nullifying crits can help nullify a lot of damage too especially with heavy’s natural crit resistances. Also with how backstabs and headshots guaranteeing crits, the value can be big especially as far as being flat mitigation which can’t be lowered unlike resistances
An interesting note for the heavy chest, the armor bonus it gives is flat armor and cannot be reduced. Both are definitely strong and you're right about them being situational. That's the cool part about artifacts, so many different ways to build/play :)
Definitely viable. Even better now actually. Bleed sweep on weapon is now 28% bleed! Just waiting for the butcher one handed to be available in the mutation rotation (dynasty shipyard)
I personally don’t see ankh being replaced. 25% to our lifesteal is so phenomenal. Blood drinker in heavy just sounds like no damage but defenitely great defensively
The trader. Just get the privateer’s heirloom crafted from the gypsum kiln. Will be 700gs, with slash damage and hearty guaranteed then you add leeching
I go over this in the video. There’s a built in passive for haste, but there’s nothing wrong with doubling that speed. When it comes to closing the gap on ranged players or runners as a melee there’s never too much speed especially in heavy. Makes quite the difference
I thought about this mid recording I realized I had the wrong one slotted but knew I had the right one slotted in my spear load out . I love the shield changes as far as moving the attributes and gs off
@@brunnosalani9563 I had the wrong shield saved to my gear set. The BIS sturdy fort, sturdy, accelerated resolve, shield defense I was speaking on I already had so can just equip that one being that the gear score really don’t matter. Think it’s just like a couple hundred resistances if anything
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This is EXACTLY why I run greatsword and 1h/shield....great great build man.
thanks! It feels so aggressive while being defensive at the same time
this build is SOLID - as someone who had never really enjoyed pvp but due to the artifacts I had to; finding this build saved me. I started season 3 on pvp track 11, today I jus dinged track 200 :D This build carried me through 90% of that. It carried me enough to get comfortable in pvp and start trying some other things. So if you are just getting into pvp I cannot recommend this build enough. Amazing stuff Mr Nyce! Thank you!!!
Wowww this made my day!!! Happy thanksgiving and thank you for this comment
Health and Grit Ward are my two favorite armor perks to have.
Thank you for sharing this build. I've been working my way through the pvp track to unlock Michael and Serenity. The influence races have been a ton of fun to do.
Thanks for watching! Yea grit ward is pretty awesome. Bet it’s even better on 300 con builds!
Great video dawg. (The random guy from IC that made it into one of your videos on ESO) good to see you covering this.
oh wow that’s super cool to hear! Hope to see you in OPR from our IC origins
Thanks for your video, I have numerous arena rounds behind me with Heavy or Medium Flail/Greataxe Flail/Warhammer SnS/Greataxe SnS/Warhammer. Your build is welcome and I need to try it out.
The biggest problem right now are Blunderbuss Mage with Ankh Shirking Heals and Teams with two Flail Healers.
Thank you! And yea especially when they have the artifact blunderbuss that reduces your healing :(
@@Nyce-Gaming oh I am enthused, my first OPR with the build without artefact 9 kills 3 deaths no team. I won some duels with Blunderbuss Mages. I stick to this build :) As a heavy I don't need 20 kills I just want to dominate.
@@gpavan68 this!!! I’m all about dominating and getting cool moments, not leading the opr in kills
very nice video and great explanations! Can you tell me briefly why the Attunement is so good? Maybe I missed it in the video
It’s a constant source of damage and helps put a small instance of extra damage in your bursts/pressure. I’m switching to a runeglass slot shortly and suggest that as an alternate 😁
You get a live 'Else commentary? Of course you're able to solo a 3v1 with that advantage!
Seriously appreciate all the details mate really good info!
Edit: holy shit the footage at the end is next level.
He believed in me when no one else did 🔥 lol thanks for watching
Hey, there I am dying in the first fight of the video. Hahaha. GGs man. Keep the good stuff coming.
GGs !!! Thank you for watching as well. I barely pulled it off
very nice build & guide! :)
was playing something similar when i started playing new world, talking about heavy armour sns + warhammer. came back in s2 and played mage for a little. now in s3 im playing the assassin style sns + scorpio in light. i just started leveling my professions in s2 and gonna continue now so i may can run this build once i have my professions leveled and serenity. my cup of tea!
That’s awesome! Welcome back. It’s always good to play a variety of specs and I love how nw makes it so ez to switch between them
@@Nyce-Gaming changed to heavy armour now & got quite good setup, got ankh today but sadly still missing serenity but ive my azoth salt ready :D im having a blast with the build so far. whats your thought on shirking heals with heavy? i have it on my gloves and thinking about taking a 2nd one on freedom artifact.
@@nubcakke I personally don’t use it but it’s great. I imagine shirking will get adjusted and prefer to invest in block power over dodge, but nothing wrong with having both
@@Nyce-Gaming alright i wasnt sure i mean i can imagine its pretty neat if you have it but i guess i go for fire or thrust protection. got my serenity with track 56 today :D ty for responding!
@@nubcakke awesome! Congratulations! Time to dish out those heavies!
Important note on STeadfast Purification is that it does reduce all duration increases.
Baseduration, Skilltreeduration extender, attribute durationm extender and such.
Invig/Vigor justz work against the BAse Duration.
On the weapon ist basicly a cleanse no matter how high enemys stack their debuff timers =)
Yea its definitely solid, I just never wanted to give up another perk slot for it. I bet it would be awesome especially with head wrap maybe? Good point
I really enjoyed your build! I'm building something similar (I'm still waiting for Serenity to appear in the pvp track). Your build looks strong, I will try 150 CON but seems kinda lowfor opr. Thanks! great video!
thank you for watching! I hope you get your serenity soon!
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Ayyyye 🔥 thanks 😎
Thanks for sharing this build. Ive started playing NW again and was trying light GS builds basically open world pve and testing in pvp obviously was though. But just made this build 696 gearscore with some dungeon materia and some cheap trading post and its been a whole different level of survability and killing potential.
Still climbing pvp track for Serenity and Freedom so I have a lot more improvement potential with some extra health perks and the artifacts.
Awesome! You’re going to ascend to an entire different level when you get your serenity 🫡
How come everyone uses archilles heel for rend rather than empowered stab for their first onslaught ability?
Hi and thanks for the guide, as you have more experience than me with greatsword build do you think a Flail / Greatsword build can be viable ? :)
I don’t think it’ll be better than sword and shield but it can definitely work
Is shirking heals or anhk use full for this build? If we always blocking the basically no use right?
Yea I personally don’t like shirking heals, but it’s good. Yea we block more than dodge. Ankh is there to buff lifesteal and offensive healing
Hi, what do you think about butcher and GS i think it can be good together for bleed ?
Definitely 👍 I may try it this season for the ult gen if anything. Getting bleeds just from heavies alone is pretty damn cool
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Any chance you've tried these with the mag gauntlets? with basically guaranteed crits on each heavy and all the extra damage you should be at or above the -50% dmg
@@jahloveinfla considered but it’d be totally not worth it. Would not recommend. You’d be taking away a weapon perk to essentially lose damage. I’d try with the abyssal great axe but definitely not serenity personally
Do you thinks about, playing medium shield for got the +30% empowerment from block (that work on Serenity block)
Yup it’s what I’m doing rn 🤫 been trying for a couple days. May discuss in a video next week
At the moment, which do you prefer?@@Nyce-Gaming
@@markbrickley3596 just uploaded a video on this 😉
Do you think the Ankh piece is also bis for raid groups and PvE in general if you have a healer?
Correct! I tank with it for mutations! It makes the healers job soooo easier. Imo everyone in a mutation should have it but the healer
if you had to prioritize perks for armor what would be your top 3 for each piece? And any suggestions on perks for a GS if you don't have serenity?
Health - freedom - thrust conditioning/flame conditioning (if not one of the two weapon perks). Tho enchanted ward not bad for sure
Just got back on new world and trying greatsword/great axe in heavy. Only issu3 I'm having is my buddy is bow/rapier and I can't catch him for nothing. Might have to try this to close the gap on light builds
Are you using the bloodlust ultimate passive from great axe? I highly recommend this setup for closing in on people. I did a great axe s&b build designed just to catch ranged users and runners. I'll try to compile some footage soon, but the keen speed plus sword passive giving 40% haste together is insane man. No escape. That plus two 'gap closers' helps a lot :)
Caught a great axe firestaff mage in light yesterday lol
@Nyce-Gaming yeah. Watching the vid I think ima try this build for sure tho. I just love how the greatsword plays. It's brutal to them light weight suckers. Lol
What do you think about garden of genesis sword jackalope antler, it gots keen speed and empowering leaping strike with third perk random?
This is so weird! My buddy Isth3reNo1else was just talking about that one 2 days ago. I’ll definitely be pursuing
I’ll just get level 8 and 81 season cache with genesis dense materia 7000 total. Sword costs 4500. Its 700 gs right away and ready to slice 😊
@@Worhful precisely my plan 😎 I’m close
Hey man, would you still use Ankh even post nerf for this build? If not, what would you have instead?
Defenitely still using ankh. If anything ankh was buffed. This build doesn't crutch on it as there is no shirking heals. It was just there to buff leeching and still great
Sick! new to pvp, what regen pots/food does everyone use?
Use whichever food that gives you stats you use on your build. Highest tier if possible. I use carrot cake cause it’s cheap 😎
Hello, i wonder that if i combine blunderbuss and great sword, is it make sense?
could work. I suppose they do both have strength scaling
I run pretty much this same build on isabella
But im runing 257 strength con split and 101 dex.
Love this playstyle everywhere. Works in 1v1 3v3 or opr so well
Yes! A great balance defense and burst
Finally somebody who can do pvp without shiting heals.
This is pure skill, not dodge to win.
🔥 thanks! Yea seems like shirking heal enjoyers are tankier than me and I’m in heavy lol
This build is sweet man. I have been testing 200/200/200 even split and 100/150/350 with grit ward and boy thats tanky and i dont really feel i lose too much damage. Best part about this build is you can be so sticky vs ranged and also trade with any bruiser
Exactly! It’s like best of both worlds! I got a clip yesterday where I actually chased down a mage post burnout cause the 40% of haste!!!
Haha that is sick indeed!
Does accelerated resolve stack with keen speed and sword haste perk? Or is there like a hardcap?
@@samo7780 there may be a hard cap but I had both on and looked like a hacker lol
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@@samo7780 There is a hard cap of 50% haste but as far as I know the only build that can get there is musket with accelerating traps.
Thank you very much for responding, great content! Do you think this build playing on medium (Tumbler Shoes), Shirking Fortification and Shirking Heals would work well?
Yea! Perhaps even better in some scenarios with the damage increase
Nyce,what u think is the better weapon combo overall to pvp(arena/open world/opr), butcher/spear, GS/spear or GS/SnS? Ty for tips.@@Nyce-Gaming
@@brunnosalani9563 oooh tough. I’d say the great sword because u get to keep the accelerated resolve unlike butcher
Great sword shield
accelerated resolve u mean its the perk? So,the better combo its Serenity+SnS. Im noob and trying some arenas hehe@@Nyce-Gaming
what would be the best great sword and amulet option in this build while i grind for Serenity and Ankh :) ?
Healthy-divines mandatory. Then try to get a protection as 3rd perk. I think I saw a good named one in new world database
@@Nyce-Gaming u meant Healthy Toast + Divine or Health + Divine ? and then i add protection as 3rd perk for amulet, and what about great sword, any mandatory perks there that i could get ? while i dont have that artifact great sword :) ?
@@kipa2884 health plus divine plus protection perk on amulet. Healthy toast is a mandatory perk for earring however . A perk for great sword is I personally (when not using serenity) is trenchant recovery 👀 amaaaaazing perk for great sword. I’m considering doing the butcher artifact with a trenchant recovery gs . May try on stream Thursday
tnx a lot for the answers ;)
The heavy helm from PvP track Unyielding is BiS for any bruiser, 20% reduced crit dmg. Them legs are a real close second though.
Yea the legs help a lot for outnumbered like in the clip I posted today with people throwing ice wall. I’ve been doing unyielding this week a lot tho and will likely settle on it, but who knows. Eating a full hammer combo annoying lol
have you tried this build in a war as a disruptor ? if yes, how did it compare versus typical medium armor GS/SNS
I haven’t but plan on it soon and will record. For wars I will likely drop relentless rush for slowing rupture 👀
@@Nyce-Gaming I'm surprised to hear that. I thought you would drop calamity counter for skyward slash... but i'll be sure to watch your video once you uplaod it. cheers !
GS's back heavy attack looks so satisfying
Yessssir. They come down with good velocity lol
Can this build work without ankh ? hell even the gs :( ? Pvp track is only 11, and im trying to find a build to actually survive in.
Yea it can until you get your track up. More survivability too. Can get a trenchant recovery great sword. Hopefully with maybe keenly jagged and attunement. Opal runeglass
So this is more of a pvp build then, just wondering if you tried using this in pve dungeons would you need to flag yourself as a tank or as dps or not really viable for muts?
Definitely as a tank. Instead of attunement go with a gem slot. Take a carnelian gem to activate taunts
Thats a great looking build! Very informative aswell thank you. Do you reckon Michael will be viable for this?
Yea I discussed in an update video. I don’t think it’s worth sacrificing an armor artifact like unyielding or void dark plate, BUT the counter attack 40% empower, healing defense, and I think cleanse applies in the great sword bar 👀
@@Nyce-Gaming thank you for your reply! Got me something to think about indeed
Great content thanks for sharing
What would be the suggestion with something more global instead of attunement perk for PVX
I would say a gem slot will be best. Can add taunts for pve, opal rune glass for other content. MAYBE for wars, going with slowing rupture on the weapon and adding that relative skill will be great
what a build, holy shit. thanks for sharing + amazing clips
Thanks!!! Truly appreciated 😎 it’s soo fun
What do you think about full heavy but with a round shield for a little more damage? Or medium with tower shield?
Round shield, I don’t believe the damage is worth the trade off. However I’ve largely considered kite shield. The kite shield heal perk especially with something like odo will provide great heals while also being able to still block a couple hits. Especially with the ankh boost
@Nyce-Gaming sounds intriguing. Would you still go heavy with the kite shield? And odo is the flail correct?
@@ningrokz5925 yup heavy and kite shield. Odo the flail artifact could pair well cause you heal on block as well
@Nyce-Gaming I'll Def consider this, I've always liked a more supportive role (healer/tank) in mmos. Just gotta hit Lv.65 lol. Ty for the feedback and input kind sir!
@@Nyce-Gaming just bought a decent 1h sword off TP last night, 689gs empowering leap, vicious and keen speed Lv.65. Only 400 gold lol
How are y’all dealing with magnify? It’s really shafting me on balancing attributes.
There’s a great magnify calculator out there. Also matching the attributes by subtracting one from the highest until both are equal helps a lot
Will you try out blood drinker soon? Not sure if u were able to get it during last weeks mutations, but its pretty fun in a heavy armor setup. It could also work in medium, haven't tried it out yet
Another thing, does defensive formatiom actually affect you? I was under the impression that it only affected teammates
Yup defensive formation affects you. Tried blood drinker, but no luck after 4 runs and wont have time this week :( I didnt go too hard after it because I mostly play heavy builds and that damage loss even with only 200 con is off-putting :( maybe with two onslaught skills or medium I can definitely pull it off. It would be big heals. I'll try it in medium when I can
what would you do for runeglass on your gear?
Peep my livestream for today. In first 20 minutes I go over it
yoyo thanks for your build I am still new to the game but I am enjoying it, may I ask what outfit is that? it looks really cool
Thank you! Truly appreciated. This is just a bunch of various transmog stuff. I don’t like using the same gear from same cosmetic sets
@@Nyce-Gaming I will follow your build for pvp can't wait to 1vX but I will try war hammer too it looks badass
@@ByRekon war hammer is great. Even better this patch. If I get the traits I want I’ll definitely cover it
can you tell me why you walking side or behind after stuning people? You dont have backstab perk as i can see? what reason doing this?
You have 100% crit chance when attacking from behind.
⬆️ backstabs guarantee crits and we have ‘trenchant crits’ on the weapon 😉
@@Nyce-Gaming thank you
Looks like a good build to cross straight to PvE. Thanks. Mad skills in heavy, goes to show you don't have to follow meta.
Thank you! Yup easy pve transfer 🙂
I was gonna lvl up and be a bow/spear player but now this build makes me want to go greatsword/ S&B
It’s so fun remaining in the thick of battle blocking more vs dodging. Both fun play styles
would you recommend this build for PVE as well or strictly PVP?
Definitely for pve. I would consider 300 con 150 dex 150 strength. And if you wanna pve more I’d add a gem slot instead of attunement so you can get a taunt gem
@@Nyce-Gaming What are your thoughts on the hatchet as a secondary to GS primary? Also whats the difference between attuenment and gem slot? Just started NW so trying to figure out what build would best suite my playstyle. I want to get into PVP eventually, but rn just working on hitting lvl 65, mainly play solo/duo on PVE
I had tried a rapier build previously, but I noticed when doing the MSQ solo, the mobs would do waayy too much dmg for me to handle, whereas the GS has allowed me to kill "boss" mobs without a party while solo questing
appreciate the input
Nice video, Nyce
Thanks for watching 😎 😌
So i dont understand what will be bis for this build? 5x health then?
definitely 5 max health if you can
@@Nyce-Gaming this for sure, but like what ward? Elemental protection, ench ward or what?
@@nierka99 ele ward , maybe 1-2 freedom , thrust conditioning flame conditioning grit ward in that order of priority (outside of the 2 weapon perks of course). So best u can find
@@Nyce-Gaming and how u get 250con and 250 str with 3 magnify?
What do you think about void darkplate chest artifact ?
I discussed it in this video. I think it will be phenomenal and those added resistances may make all the fortifiesveven stronger 👀
@@Nyce-Gaming thanks nyce After watching your video, I switched to this structure. Please do not deprive us of new developments.
Can this build be used for dps in expeditions as well?
Yup ! I’d go medium but it’ll work either way. Can maybe get away with adding another onslaught ability
Sweet, thanks!@@Nyce-Gaming
aiming this build from start of game is good road? He will be good to pve ? How to start ... From zero to aim this build...
Yes good to start with. Pve will be good as a tank. Go runeglass / gem slot instead of attunement. Get a taunt gem. Drop steadfast counter for rupture skill
Great stuff! Love watching those heavies, going nuts
Heavies in heavy 😎
Hey what helm and greatsword transmog is that?
Barbarian Bruiser helm (store) - unholy fire great sword (transmog)
Will light weight work with gs and sns?
light weight? Like light roll? yea i'd say so. Maybe go featherweight artifact imo
Is this build good for tanks in pve content? hammer is so boring. I need advice for shield sword + greatsword combo for tank 😢
Definitely. Drop attunement for gem slot and carnelian gem. Drop relentless rush for slowing rupture. Super fun
Finger of Suetekh sword drops from Ennead has keen speed and trenchant rend locked in
I think the genesis one is better which guarantees keen speed and empowering leaping strike. I have that one now
If Anhk didn't exist, what would you change about the build?
Honestly I wouldn’t do another jewelry artifact if it didn’t exist. Endless thirst looks good, but I don’t think you can add healthy toast to it unfortunately 😔
@@Nyce-Gaming Okay cool. I only ask because I expect a swift nerf. So I'm just curious if it would take any major modifications to make it work without it
Why not gempin instead of attunement on GS?
Definitely could go gem over attunement which is why I mentioned both. I just wanted the consistent damage
❤❤ I like the build!!
It’s hella fun! Thanks
Great build!
Thanks 😁
is freedom still best artifact or dark chesplate is better ?
Freedom imo. Tied with unyielding. I’d actually put those two before the chest piece. See update video
ok ty, i saw the video. and ive pretty new to new world. did u craft the armour piece or u dropped them ?@@Nyce-Gaming
@@francesco5072 all from the trader except the stuff with magnify. They were crafted at gypsum
Please do a follow up after that broken Ankh finally got fixed in the most recent patch! Build looks great, hope the Ankh doesnt matter.
Ankh had very little influence on the build imo. This is the only build I’ve seen not running shirking heals and tumbler boots so it was really there just to help leeching. Also I myself and others think Ankh was actually buffed 👀
Great to know, I been runnin this as someone who is horrible at pvp and its defo helped me survive and feel at least a little more useful in there xD I really hate that ags put artifacts in the pvp tree but this build helpin me pick em up, got my ankh yesterday :)@@Nyce-Gaming
@@slip899 ayyyyye welcome to the ankh club!!!
Hello, how did u get that serenity pls?
It comes from the pvp reward track and cost 50k azoth salt. I think you got to have to be pvp track level 50
Yea bro good tips in this video good build. Im gonna make a set with my own current abilities that fit more my plahstyle for open world and wars. Gonna run medium.
Thanks! Dude you’re gonna smack in medium! Maybe even can add some shirking heals
I recommend running at least 25 or 50 focus for the extra cd reduction and incoming heals
Definitely a good idea. I feel that works better on non heavy armor builds personally, tough sacrifing damage for focus whilst not getting the 10% from medium or 20% dmg from light. But either way focus benchmarks are awesome
eat a 48 focus consumable for the 50 focus points. @@Nyce-Gaming
Does Serenity hit Empower cap with his own perks?
Hmm I don’t think so 🤔 I think it’s unique perk goes towards empower cap. That plus the 10% from dodging, slash damage ring , and more may help get to cap if that counts
Love the vid
Thank you!!! :)
Would this work with PVE as well, im new to the game
Definitely. Just add a carnelian gem to it by opting for a gem slot to be added instead of the attunement I chose
You gotta keep heavy quiet! Let everyone keep thinking light and medium is meta.
Yes! Shirking heals in medium and light is super strong but keeps keep them thinking that’s the only way to X 😈
Is disease considered poison?
Hmmm I don’t think so. I think just nature damage is 🤔 not 100 though
nyce what is that armor style
Empyrean forge and some mixed transmogs
Well... Ahkn just got nerfed so idk if this build is still any good
….. how 😆 I don’t even run shirking heals. In what way does ankh carry? And most people calling it a buff with how your heal pots got better while still getting 25% healing increase 👀 I think only shirking heal builds really only were affected lol
Is this build only for pvp?
Yes, but to pve with it, just drop steadfast strike for rupture and take the uninterrupted upgrade. Put a runeglass as your final upgrade in serenity. Do a taunt gem. Would recommend 300 con for mutations instead of the normal 200-200-200
whats that tier 1 potion
Common mana potion. Cheaper than infused manna pot and does the same healing for healthy toast if I recall correctly
Gonna give this a whirl with my heavy firestaff build; slap a ruby gem in Serenity.
Duuuuude I had this same idea. Or with a life staff and focus gem 👀
@@Nyce-Gaming Well you'll find out in arenas soon enough if we get matched again (well that is if I can get the dang dark matter without losing my sanity) :P Also a note that the "focus gem" is amber and coverts less % than the other gems because it was too strong with the original paladin builds.
Jackalope Antler is keen speed sword you can craft 700
Yea I included it in the buikd video update I just posted. I love it!
What is the GS skin?
Sorry it took so long to respond. Wanted to log back in and get your answer. Its the 'Unholy Fire Greatsword' skin/transmog :)
@@Nyce-Gaming Thanks, that looks sick, so as your pvp skill. Mind also share where did you get that weapon drop for transmog?
Sorry, I mean the GS skin at 16:20.
@@ViPKin oh. That one was available in the store for a limilited time. I’ll try to get the name when I login though
Tank on top!
YESSSSSSSS
@Nyce-Gaming been wanting something like this. Though my dumbass brain can't comprehend these perks🤣
@@DaWootzi lmao no need to understand, just use . Us geeks crunched the numbers for ya lol
Look into the heavy Helm instead of chest. Freedom I still think is really nice, I look for health and freedom
Yea tbh if I drop freedom artifact, I think that the helmet will provide more defense than the chest 🤔
Really? Heavy chest artifact gives a separate source of armor that stacks with shriking fort, you become insanely tanky with it. Far more tanky than +crit res will give
@@nib6383 it’s debatable. One will outperform the other depending on the situation. Outnumbered, the resistances may help more, but also fall victim to bigger rends. The heavy helm nullifying crits can help nullify a lot of damage too especially with heavy’s natural crit resistances. Also with how backstabs and headshots guaranteeing crits, the value can be big especially as far as being flat mitigation which can’t be lowered unlike resistances
An interesting note for the heavy chest, the armor bonus it gives is flat armor and cannot be reduced. Both are definitely strong and you're right about them being situational. That's the cool part about artifacts, so many different ways to build/play :)
@@nib6383 well said! And that’s interesting! I can’t wait to see how bulkier I get especially in defiance mode
Ankh nerfed to 25%, still valid or?
Definitely still valid
Can i use this build on pve too?
Definitely! If tanking put a carnelian gem and use 3 defiance skills
Spear/SnS no longer viable?
Definitely viable. Even better now actually. Bleed sweep on weapon is now 28% bleed! Just waiting for the butcher one handed to be available in the mutation rotation (dynasty shipyard)
@@Nyce-Gaming that's good news, I love the spear anims, makes me wish they'd added spear into ESO
@@marcjoyce765 💯
Should have put a gem socket on the great sword with a runeglass opal
Yea I mentioned it as an alternative. I like the attunement, but may go gem socket after I upgrade my other artifacts
after the current patch wouldnt blooddrinker be even bether than ank ?
I personally don’t see ankh being replaced. 25% to our lifesteal is so phenomenal. Blood drinker in heavy just sounds like no damage but defenitely great defensively
yeah defense wise its an big upgrade just not sure if blooddrinker is really that much of an dmg lose
@@Nyce-Gaming
@@uleleos5646 25% while in heavy especially is a huge loss
yeah tried it as bruiser in med and even for that u need ankh or else u die to fast pretty sad but for backline hunting it should be good@@Nyce-Gaming
Second, but first hype man
couldn’t clutch the 1v3 without your hype
/dnd puts you in do not disturb mode so you don't get notifications while recording
This is a game changer. Thanks!
@@Nyce-Gaming really good job on the video man
Cookin🔥
let’s goooo
Where did you get this ring m8?
The trader. Just get the privateer’s heirloom crafted from the gypsum kiln. Will be 700gs, with slash damage and hearty guaranteed then you add leeching
@@Nyce-Gamingoh I see... Thnx m8
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Keen speed on a sword is weird because it has a passive for that
I go over this in the video. There’s a built in passive for haste, but there’s nothing wrong with doubling that speed. When it comes to closing the gap on ranged players or runners as a melee there’s never too much speed especially in heavy. Makes quite the difference
@@Nyce-Gaming heavy maybe justified. I only light so needed. Keen speed on hatchet is must for me
@@planetg2125 I definitely feel that. Bet that feels amazing on hatchet
I'm only here for the gs tree comparison.
🫡 fair lol
idk how to play this build :DD i change to melee from bow xD
Oh noooo 😆 tbf I tried bow last week and didn’t do great so went back to this lol
just swap these shields, GS does not matter with shields, sturdy energy do not stack and you have one in your chest piece ;)
I thought about this mid recording I realized I had the wrong one slotted but knew I had the right one slotted in my spear load out . I love the shield changes as far as moving the attributes and gs off
what u mean on swap shields buddy?
@@brunnosalani9563 I had the wrong shield saved to my gear set. The BIS sturdy fort, sturdy, accelerated resolve, shield defense I was speaking on I already had so can just equip that one being that the gear score really don’t matter. Think it’s just like a couple hundred resistances if anything
As soon as I see Ankh ammy i have to take it with a grain of salt. That thing is beyond busted OP atm and will be nerfed.
Yea I but I wouldn’t say it’s carrying this specific build. Unlike everyone stacking it with shirking heals /tumblr tbf
I'm Still waiting on Serenity
Yea I got lucky! Seen some horrible luck on some ppl
pvp would be a lot better if gear for pvp was free.
Death match in battlegrounds this weekend🎉😅🎉