Very well made video, didn't know about the perfect dodge bug or heavy following the deflect. I had doubts about using Non-Able but he really is, in fact, Able!
Rock solid is may favorite build too! Not OP as Bull King or Poison Crit, but very technical and fluid. So satisfying to use. At the beginning could be hard to master it but is always a matter of time.
this video is proving how you love games! apart of having a channel and views to collect, but my goodness the test you have done are deep bro! good job
@@Thanoshadapoint haha glad you liked it. Part of the reasons bosses are whiffing against rock solid is because the rock solid animation makes your hitbox a bit lower. It’s very annoying
deep into my second play through. I used rock solid exclusively cos I love block/parry in games. and yet I never knew you could follow it up with a heavy for instant charged. Again you've schooled me after learning about blocking arrows barrages with the staff spin ( ._.)
Though thrust stance is the best, pillar stance can be very powerful with the right weapons and armor Ex: Golden Loong Staff effect will activate faster and have more dmg because of the gauntlets while also inflicting thunder
yea definitely. Although golden loong staff's thunder effect only gets activated when you have 3 or more focus points so it's not ideal to use it after every deflection. Thrust stance doesn't have the same problem
Firstly I prefer Rock Solid over Cloud Step. But, the only downside of Rock Solid, is, you have to attack non stop. While Cloud Step, can provide you much window time to heal. Especially some bosses hit so rapidly and don't let you heal at all.
Thank you! For see-through I've seen a lot of guides already and unfortunately I don't think I can provide anything new.. I do plan to finish the non-able spirit guide though so stay tuned!
Yeah I usually use Thrust Heavy attack on enemies/bosses, I've noticed its faster as well. When it comes to Pillar vs Smash, its a matter of gambling a risk of taking damage. Pillar takes a lot more stamina than Thrust to maintain when holding a Heavy Attack charge, but Smash deals more damage, and Thrust gets the job done. HOWEVER thrust deals less damage too, but it does give the same result as using any Heavy Attack, such as staggering bosses. Staggering helps with the flow of the battle. I had no idea Rock Solid cleanses Bane/Status effects. That is VERY good to know since Poison is prob the worst followed by burn or paralysis. Freeze...you can just 'wiggle' yourself out and keep dodging left/right til your warming up of your body helps decrease Freeze Bane meter.
@@jasonlimjianyung1753 thank you! Normally immobilize but I don’t tend to use it in the video unless I’m using it to do evanescence. I’m releasing a video tomorrow that pairs this build with immobilize so stay tuned!
How are you showing the stat info in parentheses? "(+8% ATK in 6 seconds) @5:34 for example. I can't seem to enable that in my game at all. Are you using a mod or something third party that you enabled? There doesn't seem to be in game settings that enable these stats to show.
I prefer using wukong armor set for rock solid build. Because when you at the end game you can stack up critical rate to very high amount. So it reduce your CD a lots even more so than the Rock Solid Set as I play very offensively. And it reduce all cd even if you miss the deflect. And it also works very well with rock solid deflect as you get bonus crit after casting a spell which allow you to crit more with the follow up. I just use that for thosw effect and destroy everything in later NG. But I never use wukong stance as it will just ruin the seen through timing
@@KKKuma yea that’s definitely a very viable option. My gripe with the set is that it forces you to use Jinggubang which falls off later in the game cycles compared to dark iron staff in terms of damage, and losing the two set iron set bonus means that you are not guaranteed a heavy after a deflect, so it didn’t feel as good for me. :( I wish Wukong stance lasts longer so that there’s more incentive to use the set tho
I would say bull king's two set + iron two set + rock solid + Non-pure + damage reduction soaks is gonna make you really tanky. If you still want more damage reduction then maybe give up the iron two set and go for the Yin Yang Daoist Robe
@@visic1 the issue is that After ng+5 or so . All bosses become fromsoft and can 1 shot me with even the most basic attacks. What's the point of being lvl 342 if I can't even use it . Can u plz kindly make a video on this plz. Thank u kindly
@@jacksmith-mu3ee honestly when you play to that cycle it’s just the way it is.. it becomes a challenge mod of sorts. There are also ways to build so that you can almost permanently cloud step so maybe check that out! I don’t have any new ideas on this unfortunately
Never used rock solid, I've beat the game using Resolute Counterflow to parry and counter pretty much everything, it feels so damn good. Might have to try rock solid next time, but would have to change the button layout, it's kind of clunky to activate the spell for me.
those depend on your personal liking.. I don't think they matter too much. I like to use the one with 10 drinks and pair it with damage reduction soaks
Does the next damage bonus apply to rock-solid thrust if you don't have relentless unlocked? or does it just skip to the attack after rock-solid thrust?
@@visic1 appreciate the research and reply. I hope the bug gets fixed soon, though it doesn't feel like the devs are doing much with the game anymore. There's still that weird graphical bug with RT Medium that's been there since launch.
@@Ryogawa96 I think they are still working on something. The CEO said there's a surprise coming by the end of this year so I'm looking forward to that..
it's mostly trial and error. Most bosses have patterns about which attacks you couldn't. For example, in the final boss fight if his staff turns red you can't deflect. With Yin Tiger, if his blade turns red you can't deflect.
you don't have to be that perfect tho. You have a 0.5 second window at the minimum and try to use it a little bit earlier if you are still not that familiar with the boss attacks. But in the end, you still need to be very familiar with their combos to use it perfectly
Maybe I’ll upload my yellow wind sage no hit that I did a long time ago because a lot of people asked.. but most of the big enemies are not that fun lol that’s why I didn’t do them
@@visic1 i watched this one youtuber (happy_gaming843) who also good at doing rock solid. he played similar like you. his fight against wind sage was done beautifully.
I saw I video from chinese and he use sweeping gale to avoid all incoming swords from er lang(the ability that we always used spin staff V to block). that's dealing damage and look cool at the same time. I haven't tried yet. hope y're figgue it out and make a video soon.
Well I saw that! It’s pretty cool but in the end I think it gives less focus points so I don’t think it’s Better than just holding staff spin.. but it does look kinda funny
@@SternRitter_B8641gotta disagree here. The window for rock solid is small, but its also easy to get off on most enemies and can even stop difficult combo strings. For most of the game its easier to use rock solid than to dodge or even see through, and the benefits are AMAZING
well depends on how you define better. If you are very familiar with the boss, rock solid can definitely kill the boss faster so it's better in that regard. But cooler 100%
@@AdiParaskar haha thanks for the invitation! I would like to know how practical the build is and how useful it is though, compared to having better set bonuses
Cloudstep= oh shit button
Rock Solid= Come on I want ya to do it come on HIT MEH
Real 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Literally 😂😂😂
True
The game clicked so hard when I finally committed to it, such a satisfying game
yup so many satisfying ways to play
Very well made video, didn't know about the perfect dodge bug or heavy following the deflect. I had doubts about using Non-Able but he really is, in fact, Able!
Thank you for watching!
MAN YOU ARE MY FAVORITE WUKONG NERD !!!
im in love with rock solid because of u
Haha thank you! I’m honored
My problem with rock solid is that i confuse it with dodge. Like what am I pressing first, dodge or rock solid. Any suggestions?
@@eternalentertain I would say rock solid if it's something that can be parried
Really good guide bro, I learned a lot from this. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! I tried haha glad I taught you something new
This is very informative..it makes me want to play the game all over again..thank you brother ❤
Hoping for more videos like this
Thank you! Yea playing a different build can sometimes feel like playing a new game!
Rock solid is may favorite build too! Not OP as Bull King or Poison Crit, but very technical and fluid. So satisfying to use. At the beginning could be hard to master it but is always a matter of time.
It was watching ur vids that i learned u could insta heavy after rock deflection. Looks soo badass
Haha yea it felt so good
I've been waiting for an in depth rock solid guide like this. Thank you! Liked, commented and subbed!!
Thank you very much!!
Saving this guide for NG+3 or when the DLC comes out. So glad you made this, thanks! And great editing btw :)
Thank you! Glad I could help!
this was a really well done guide, and pretty funny too. keep it up!!
Thank you for watching!
Small tips i found iut accidentally, when fighting yellow wind sage, when he jump up a bit to do a stomp, parry it will knock him down
this video is proving how you love games! apart of having a channel and views to collect, but my goodness the test you have done are deep bro! good job
@@MediocreGamer88 thank you! I do enjoy this game a lot :)
I appreciate this guide, got me through Erlang on NG+3. But it also made me realize how much the Sage’s Broken Shell whiffs.
@@Thanoshadapoint haha glad you liked it. Part of the reasons bosses are whiffing against rock solid is because the rock solid animation makes your hitbox a bit lower. It’s very annoying
That armour set just looks badass, specially with the helmet jeez 🔥
This is awesome! Rock is so much fun, but didn’t know you could make it this much better
Glad you liked it!
Didn’t know you can also rock hard the Bajie
@@d4ying #themoreyouknow
If u keep on annoying him you’ll automatically do it
Excellent guide bro, I've never used Rock Solid but I will definitely give it a try now!😮😊
Thank you! you should it's so fun
@visic1 I certainly will, cheers mate!🙂
Thanks for extensive video been trying to figure out how to follow-up with thrust heavy
No problem! Glad you liked it
Wow solid content bro. Thanks for explaining the benefits of rock solid. Appreciate the spoiler warnings too!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
oh no... im part of the "rock solid = feel good" group now... dang it... the instant thrust heavy feels so gahdang satisfying. thanks for the vid bro
haha glad I could get you into the gang.
Im curious if I can do rock solid into wukong smash it’ll probably look insane ngl
Thank you so much. I'm still on my first playthrough because have no time to play. But I'm learning a lot from you
@@Reversi44 glad I could help! Enjoy your first playthrough it’s a good ride
Ok I’ll admit a lot of this stuff I was completely unaware of thank you for the info
Glad I could help :)
deep into my second play through. I used rock solid exclusively cos I love block/parry in games. and yet I never knew you could follow it up with a heavy for instant charged. Again you've schooled me after learning about blocking arrows barrages with the staff spin ( ._.)
haha you are missing out. That's the fun part of Rock Solid imo
Finally come across an in depth guide to rock solid!
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Very well explained! Very well done!
Thank you! glad you liked it!
that last clip was pure aura
very deep and deetailed searching bro. Great job
Thank you! Glad you like it
@@visic1 yes i do and now im using rock solid in my 2nd play through follwoing your trikcs. and also Non-Able is really awsome
Great video! I use rock solid all the time and I had no idea about all this information. Thanks 🙏🏾
Glad I could help!
Nice guide very detailed and well explained. Subscribed!
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Finally gave Rock solid a chance in my new game plus I will never go back!
Why ain't more people subscribing🔥🔥🔥 This is a great and informative video
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This is good. I literally run the same set up. I’m in my first play through
Nice! good luck and enjoy the first playthrough. I wish I can go back to my first playthrough again
Great video love your build and boss guides liked and subscribed 👍
Thank you for your support!!
Rock Solid = Feels good man
nice video bro, thanks for these tips they are very useful!
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
W guide, I haven’t tested anything but the proof is in the pudding (this video).
Thank you! Feel free to test them out tho!
Though thrust stance is the best, pillar stance can be very powerful with the right weapons and armor
Ex: Golden Loong Staff effect will activate faster and have more dmg because of the gauntlets while also inflicting thunder
yea definitely. Although golden loong staff's thunder effect only gets activated when you have 3 or more focus points so it's not ideal to use it after every deflection. Thrust stance doesn't have the same problem
Firstly I prefer Rock Solid over Cloud Step. But, the only downside of Rock Solid, is, you have to attack non stop. While Cloud Step, can provide you much window time to heal. Especially some bosses hit so rapidly and don't let you heal at all.
yea cloud step is definitely better when you are not very familiar with the boss. Rock solid is more fun tho imo
one of the Wukong nerds!! thanks so much bro!
@@khanhmai8133 thank you for watching
This was a phenomenal guide. Could you make more? Like one on seeing through enemies, or perfect dodging
Thank you! For see-through I've seen a lot of guides already and unfortunately I don't think I can provide anything new.. I do plan to finish the non-able spirit guide though so stay tuned!
Great guide! Thanks for the tips.
Thank you!
Rock solid builds are the only way i’m personally able to beat the end game bosses. Currently on NG4. I love this game
If you are on NG4 I'm sure you can beat them without rock solid lol. Yea the game is amazing!
Man thisn video deserves likes and subscribers
@@heryjulianto3844 thank you for the kind words
New gamer here relying on Cloud Step entirely so far--but plan to switch to Rock Solid more often--more fun. Thanks!
yup try it out!
Good explanation, thx! 🙏
@@DonneyLiu glad I could help :)
Yeah I usually use Thrust Heavy attack on enemies/bosses, I've noticed its faster as well. When it comes to Pillar vs Smash, its a matter of gambling a risk of taking damage. Pillar takes a lot more stamina than Thrust to maintain when holding a Heavy Attack charge, but Smash deals more damage, and Thrust gets the job done. HOWEVER thrust deals less damage too, but it does give the same result as using any Heavy Attack, such as staggering bosses. Staggering helps with the flow of the battle.
I had no idea Rock Solid cleanses Bane/Status effects. That is VERY good to know since Poison is prob the worst followed by burn or paralysis. Freeze...you can just 'wiggle' yourself out and keep dodging left/right til your warming up of your body helps decrease Freeze Bane meter.
Too bad when you are frozen you can't use spell. It would be cool if rock solid can break you out of freeze as well
Crazy good tutorial man
@@kdongzheim6071 thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Great, interesting video 👍🏻
Thank you!
I’m gonna start using this in my NG+2. Looks satisfying. What other abilities do you pair this build with? Ring of fire? Immobilize?
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@@jasonlimjianyung1753 thank you! Normally immobilize but I don’t tend to use it in the video unless I’m using it to do evanescence. I’m releasing a video tomorrow that pairs this build with immobilize so stay tuned!
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INDEED
This game is so fxcking good man
Nice guide!
Thank you!
Fantastic 👍
Thank you!
I love the rock solid spell😊
same :)
Adding to the algorithm!❤❤❤
Thank you!!
Sweet TH-cam Ma..
little tip: rock solid can not block erlangs axe,same in that secret giant fight
well there's an axe attack where he starts with dragging the axe on the ground that you can parry
hey - great video, how did your skill/.gear had detail stat in it like iron will like (+10% ATK IN 5s,etc)
@@2ZERO7374554 thank you! It’s a mod called effect detail description
I've never been good with parrying so I always have trouble using this lol
you can't get better without practicing it :)
I found this out when like 3 weeks after the game dropped been running rock solid over cloud step ever since
@@Zipemup1 I found out too late :( only started running it after NG+
@@visic1 yea I’ve maxed out all staff stances I main smash but I tend to use all of them when I’m in battle
Armor lock from Halo Reach lol
0:48 you can just spam heavy attack and get the same thing while doing other things right?
I did spam heavy. What do you mean by while doing other things though?
How do you have those specific stats in parenthese? for like the rock solid window and damage buffs.
It's a mod called effect detail description
gg! see you at 10k subs soon
haha thank you!
8:12 yo how did u use cloudstep here
that's a perfect tactical retreat from thrust stance
How are you showing the stat info in parentheses? "(+8% ATK in 6 seconds) @5:34 for example. I can't seem to enable that in my game at all. Are you using a mod or something third party that you enabled? There doesn't seem to be in game settings that enable these stats to show.
@@celestialsamurai2042 yea it’s a mod called effect detailed description
@@visic1 Ty
Rock solid is way more fun to use than cloud step honestly
true
I prefer using wukong armor set for rock solid build. Because when you at the end game you can stack up critical rate to very high amount. So it reduce your CD a lots even more so than the Rock Solid Set as I play very offensively. And it reduce all cd even if you miss the deflect. And it also works very well with rock solid deflect as you get bonus crit after casting a spell which allow you to crit more with the follow up. I just use that for thosw effect and destroy everything in later NG. But I never use wukong stance as it will just ruin the seen through timing
@@KKKuma yea that’s definitely a very viable option. My gripe with the set is that it forces you to use Jinggubang which falls off later in the game cycles compared to dark iron staff in terms of damage, and losing the two set iron set bonus means that you are not guaranteed a heavy after a deflect, so it didn’t feel as good for me. :( I wish Wukong stance lasts longer so that there’s more incentive to use the set tho
so much mechanics to bully the AIs
which is perfect
What staff is your favorite?
In terms of damage dark iron staff. In terms of aesthetics and moveset Tri-point double-edge spear
hi, how do you make abilities shows that information?
it's a mod called effect detail description
How did you enable the advanced stats when looking at the equipment?
@@c.m.3439 it’s a mod called effect detailed description
This in ring of fire i dont even use
@@delb15 try them out!
Is there a build that can save from being 1 shot by bosses in ng+5 onwards ?
I would say bull king's two set + iron two set + rock solid + Non-pure + damage reduction soaks is gonna make you really tanky. If you still want more damage reduction then maybe give up the iron two set and go for the Yin Yang Daoist Robe
@@visic1 the issue is that After ng+5 or so . All bosses become fromsoft and can 1 shot me with even the most basic attacks.
What's the point of being lvl 342 if I can't even use it .
Can u plz kindly make a video on this plz. Thank u kindly
@@jacksmith-mu3ee honestly when you play to that cycle it’s just the way it is.. it becomes a challenge mod of sorts. There are also ways to build so that you can almost permanently cloud step so maybe check that out! I don’t have any new ideas on this unfortunately
Thnx for the maths!
@@aleksxandaman2243 haha I enjoyed doing them!
Never used rock solid, I've beat the game using Resolute Counterflow to parry and counter pretty much everything, it feels so damn good. Might have to try rock solid next time, but would have to change the button layout, it's kind of clunky to activate the spell for me.
yea with controllers it's a bit annoying.. but imo it's more satisfying lol
i know u mentioned one soak in the video hut what gourds and other soaks do you use?
those depend on your personal liking.. I don't think they matter too much. I like to use the one with 10 drinks and pair it with damage reduction soaks
见到铜头铁臂第一反应就是进来看两眼，然后居然是中文界面？然后这个视频我怎么在阿B上看过还收藏了。啊，up是不是被洗视频了？再看看，原来是本人，还做了一版全英文视频，佩服~~~
@@gorll3273 哈哈哈感谢支持啊一个人贡献两个观看量！话说我这个英文版的还被搬回了阿B配上了熟肉哈哈哈哈
@@visic1 这个真的笑死..
Does the next damage bonus apply to rock-solid thrust if you don't have relentless unlocked? or does it just skip to the attack after rock-solid thrust?
if you don't have relentless it gets applied to the thrust itself. But it's still less damage compared to having relentless
@@visic1 appreciate the research and reply. I hope the bug gets fixed soon, though it doesn't feel like the devs are doing much with the game anymore. There's still that weird graphical bug with RT Medium that's been there since launch.
@@Ryogawa96 I think they are still working on something. The CEO said there's a surprise coming by the end of this year so I'm looking forward to that..
Good Job！
@@inmemostr thank you!
🎉
How could we know which attack can deflect with rock solid which cant ?
it's mostly trial and error. Most bosses have patterns about which attacks you couldn't. For example, in the final boss fight if his staff turns red you can't deflect. With Yin Tiger, if his blade turns red you can't deflect.
Cool, i havent given rock solid a chance yet, but dince i am running a lot of crit, cloud step is just a better option.
@@UkrGaz yea it’s just personal preferences. For me rock solid is a lot more satisfying
So you just tap triangle after rock solid with 3 focus points & it does a quick thrust ? Trying it now I keep learning stuff abt this game
i don't know the exact button on controller but you don't even need 3 focus points. Just spam the heavy button after you've successfully parried
@@visic1 yeah I figured that out before I was like wtf! Rock solid definitely better than cloud step
@@ArielJLuna haha I wouldn’t say better but definitely more fun
How do you get the mana/cooldown stats to show in the items? Is that a mod?
@@Krenisphia yes it’s a mod called effect detailed description
3:47 for me I swap the armor and leg piece this build for fashion, the Golden armor look so meh 😂
Yea true. Fashion is definitely more important
bro every one getting viral but me..btw nice gameplay
@@rafzi713 thank you! Yea I’m definitely lucky in that regards. Good luck to your channel though!
@@visic1 same to you man.
I can never time that shit perfectly.. any tips
you don't have to be that perfect tho. You have a 0.5 second window at the minimum and try to use it a little bit earlier if you are still not that familiar with the boss attacks. But in the end, you still need to be very familiar with their combos to use it perfectly
Can you do no damage fight against big enemies like yellow wind sage, cloudtreading deer, all frogs & gold armored rhino
Maybe I’ll upload my yellow wind sage no hit that I did a long time ago because a lot of people asked.. but most of the big enemies are not that fun lol that’s why I didn’t do them
@@visic1 i watched this one youtuber (happy_gaming843) who also good at doing rock solid. he played similar like you. his fight against wind sage was done beautifully.
@@rickgrimes5030 yup I've saw his videos. Haven't seen the one with yellow wind sage though so I will take a look! Thanks a lot!
2:29 wtf is that 315341-3153411 dmg??
@@VinceGoesEV nah that’s just two damage number. Relentless gives you a separate number
@@visic1 I see I thought u somehow deal 100k+ cause the highest dmg rn is like 43k xD also the separate number look so much like 1
I saw I video from chinese and he use sweeping gale to avoid all incoming swords from er lang(the ability that we always used spin staff V to block).
that's dealing damage and look cool at the same time. I haven't tried yet. hope y're figgue it out and make a video soon.
Well I saw that! It’s pretty cool but in the end I think it gives less focus points so I don’t think it’s Better than just holding staff spin.. but it does look kinda funny
How in the world is your attack level so high??
@@Mpaul730 mixed iron staff + maxed out passives + gold button would give you that much
@@visic1thanks, now mine is 252 lol
@@Mpaul730 no problem!
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Rock solid OP
indeed
In my opinion, it is not you have to have perfect timing, especially during the 4th playthrough NG plus 😅
@@SternRitter_B8641gotta disagree here. The window for rock solid is small, but its also easy to get off on most enemies and can even stop difficult combo strings. For most of the game its easier to use rock solid than to dodge or even see through, and the benefits are AMAZING
While I think Cloudstep is better overall, I think Rock solid is just cooler in general.
well depends on how you define better. If you are very familiar with the boss, rock solid can definitely kill the boss faster so it's better in that regard. But cooler 100%
05:00 LMAO
Great spell, my timing however is dog shit 🤣
@@Sombersamurai well it’s all about practicing ;)
@@visic1 When you pull it off it’s so satisfying
500th sub right here
haha thank you! maybe it's meta to do giveaways so I can get more subs :)
i made a build which has 970 defense top that and ill sub
permanently?
@@visic1 yep
il make a vid on it on my yt channel would love to collab with you on that
@@AdiParaskar haha thanks for the invitation! I would like to know how practical the build is and how useful it is though, compared to having better set bonuses