I wish in air control wasn’t a rune but a suit upgrade. I wanna leave a spare rune for something like Saving Throw but in air control is too good to NOT have.

long staggers are pretty sweet too, a staggered demon is one that's out of the fight

Air control is above and beyond anything I've ever seen. Doom Eternal plays a lot like a platformer, and having air control in a platformer is almost borderline cheating, haha.

Dazed and confused is also amazing, you can leave demons for ages and come back to them, and it prevents awkward moments when the demon recovers just when you go to glory kill, and you end up blood punching instead

Love how you used Doom 2016 main menu theme as background music. Also you seem to have fun kicking oversized meaty footballs into the depths of canyons :)

its interesting to see other peoples opinions on these runes. i think dazed and confused is very very strong, i can come back to enemies after i glory kill them, i can get health wayy more consistently and it renders an enemy useless. not to mention it gives you time to get some very sweet glory kill animations from different angles ;) and when it comes to positioning, i prefer being able to launch into glory kills from further away. again, makes it super consistent, i can reach pain elementals that are high up, i can get away from being cornered easily and paired with dazed and confused, its game changing for me and my playstyle.

Videos like this are amazing, and I love how simultaneously direct and comprehensive you are about how things work, it really satisfies the technical side of me that enjoys games like this. I think it's worth mentioning that being able to change runes at any time from the automap menu is very reminiscent of selecting spells or magics in older action RPGs, which works perfectly in a high-intensity platforming FPS. There are so many things about DE that feel like a perfect fusion of new and classic mentalities.

I think there should be a sentinel crystal bonus upgrade that gives give you one, or maybe even two extra rune slots in battle. They should combine blood for health and armor, and put that in the sixth place. Maybe that would be a little broken, but it would really help.

I always used chrono, blood punch health and equipment recharge. But I dropped chrono for air mobility. I just can’t give up healing and grenades. Grenades are so damn good.

I always used the Mid-air slow mo rune, the fast Glory Kill rune, and the Enemies Stay Staggered longer rune. I love activating the meat hook which keeps everything in slow motion while you’re holding the button/trigger, and gives you time to plan your next move. You can stagger several enemies from the air in slow motion, and using the other 2 runes quickly perform glory kills on several enemies in a row. I sometimes replace the Slow-mo rune with the Glory Kill from far away rune which is pretty awesome as it lets you close the distance faster than a dash.

equipment fiend + punch & reave (gives health from bp kills) + the shield mod = magic. it requires a very aggressive game play, you gotta get into their face and pay attention that you don't eat it from behind, but it's slowly become my favourite gameplay style in the ancient gods dlc. These two runes are invaluable if you wanna play like this.

I use the exact same as I used in 2016 and I hope to god they keep them for the next game. I use search and destroy (probably the most fun and useful rune in my opinion because it basically teleports you across the map to get health and allows you to get to places with the chainsaw and glory kills that jumping and dashing couldn’t). That combined with blood fueled allows you to teleport and fucking run right to wherever you want or run back to where you were. You can essentially speed like sonic throughout the levels with both of these tunes. Then I use air control because obviously it’s needed. I feel like search and destroy is super underrated yet one of the most fun zone things eternal has to offer because it allows you to play a bit more aggressively with a bit of a get out of jail free card. You need to be constantly getting glory kills but each glory kill is a repositioning tool as opposed to just a moment to breathe and a health pack.

I think that the faster weapon and mod swap (is that a rune? can't entirely rememeber) is a good one. I'm constantly switching in a fight, so having that can be a lifesaver. Long staggers is also really solid. Great for getting you that extra time to kill Cacodemons, Pain Elemantals, and whatnot.

Seek and destroy is an underrated rune it deserves more credit its good to use if you are in a sticky situation and a fodder or and demon is staggered from a distance

I like savagery because you can combine the meathook with glory kills to get armour and health. It also works really well with blood fueled, I love the adrenaline rush from doing a fast snappy glory kill and then darting around the map. I've started using Air control having never paid much attention to it before and I'm starting to dig it...as I try to incorporate aerial movement into my combat more I find it really pays off.

Over time ive gotten good enough that im okay with using savagry, just because glory kills feel so damn powerful when its active

I have a problem with Air Control: it makes the double jump sound like it's about to die any moment and it is just am awful sound.

What are the control buttons for air control in Nintendo switch pls?

This will help a lot with the UN run I was talking to you about

Is there any real benefit to savagery, I see a lot of people using it but I don't see the main reason glory killing faster does you any better

Shoutout to this dude for getting into the topic of the video in less than 10 seconds rather than dragging it on when we already KNOW why we are here.

Damn, these are some great videos for us who are quite familiar with Nightmare but have some mess to clean up for UN ^^ Have you thought about making a video on how exactly does health gating work in D:E (since you touched on it in the Saving Throw part)?

I always have equipment (for equipment cooldown) ruin, savagery (for meat hook glory kill-get more armor) and air control (MY MUST HAVE)

I don't use Saving throw usually . It was quite useful in doom 2016 but I have now 33 extra lives so it is useless .

My go-to runes are Air Control, Dazed and Confused, and Savagery. I find Dazed and Confused to be incredibly useful and convenient!

Once there was a video on YT in which was quite sophisticated explained how much time is saved through Equipment Fiend. Sadly I can’t find this video anymore. 😐 The saves were everything but impressive.

I go equipment fiend, blood fueled and I’m trying to get used to air control

the only level I used chrono strike was urdak. quick scoping maykr drones in a small arena with heavies and super heavies can be tough

I just tried blood fueled and it's great. I'm a notorious glory killer, I even do them when I don't have to and now I have a justification. The game is crazy fast now. I had a hard time deciding what to swap out. I had to keep air control, that was out of the question. I love my equipment and I really like dazed and confused because coming to late for a glory kill can hurt a lot, especially with mancubi. For now I decided to get rid of equipment fiend. As many said, air control should be default. It's absolutely essential and I would try out different runes a lot more if I had that third space for experimentation.

I typically run blood fueled dazed & confused and equipment fiend just to keep the gameplay fun. I like the aerial movement i could have, but i really love glory killing more than movement

Hi, i have a problem, I finished the game, and i don't have all of the runes unlocked.. I've 100% almost every missions

Dude I wish you had MORE subs omg

Great video! I am wondering what is the song in the background at 2:04. Please?

For me saving throw and the increased glory kill distance rune was mandatory

My favourites are 1.air control 2.dazed and confused 3.blood fuel 4.break blast 5.chrono strike

Does anyone have experience with Chrono strike? Does it teach you better aim when you try playing without Chrono strike or does it makes you not learn how to aim? I'm just curious. Because without it my aim is better and I never used this rune because in my opinion it's a little bit of cheating.

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Air Control is so good it shouldn't even be a rune, it should be the default jump style. It's the Brawl Meta Knight of runes.

I personally can't deal with air control. Used to use it A LOT in Doom 2016, but it was more of a curse rather than helpful. It'd kill my muscle memory, since I'm used to a specific air movement, and changing that would result in me fucking up multiple jumps

I’ve been running 1,2, and 3 the whole time. Nice

Would be interested to see the difference between console and pc players when it comes to runes. I'm on ps4 and find air control doesn't really help me that much, might be my playstyle though. I always run dazed and confused, savagery and chromo strike. Definitely my go to's.

my favorite is the dazed and confused because

Air control is my favorite!

5. I think it's an amazing rune for very first playtrough and doesn't hurt to have one an ultra-nightmare run/attempt. As a more experienced player however, it's not that useful and I feel bad using it. 4. It's really good but I just prefer Punch And Weave so I don't personally use it. 3. One I use regularly. Not only helps you escape but also to be more agressive. It gives me such a rush, I love it. 2. It's cool but for some reason I never really liked it. I guess it just isn't for my playstyle. 1. No contest. The only rune in the game that shouldn't be a rune. I would make it the default movement.

For me, #1 Savagery ("No time gotta go"), #2 Blood fueled ("Gotta go fast"), #3 Air Control ("The floor is lava!") These 3 give me so much more of a safety net than Saving Throw or Chrono Strike ever did. Need a speed boost during a marauder? Just quick glory kill something and make that distance. Any heavy demon? Meat-hook yourself into the air, and keep yourself in the air with air-control and meat-hooking the heavy in focus, chipping away at its health with the ballista in between hooks.

Well, one thing I didn't know is that the SSG meathook kills charge your flamebelch! I wish I knew this before completing the game twice.

I don’t use chrono strike, as I don’t use the precision bolt (which is the only thing I’d use it for). I use equipment fiend, but now I’m turned to blood fueled. I like dazed and confused, as it allows me to play an arena like this: “Ok, that Mancubus is staggered. Let’s take care of the rest of the heavies. Wow, that was a lot of ammo used. I should recharge on this mecha zombie. OH NO! Surprise mancubus hit! Is the other one still staggered? Yes? Ok good, let’s get some more health.” And that to me, is very important.

I'm not a fan of air control. It just doesn't feel natural to use. Chrono strike just hinders the timing for the weapon mods. That said, what I use everytime in Nightmare is Savegery, Seek and Destroy, and either Blood Fueled if I want more speed or Punch and Reave if I want to go up close and personal. Quick note: Savagery is affected by Blood Fueled.

My favourites are air control, blood fueled, savagery and seek and destroy

lol none of my runes were in it im a glory kill player so i do faster glory kills, launch into glory kills from further away , and longer daze

2:29 why is he rolling along an invisible floor? Come on iD that's piss poor

My favourites are the ones that speed up the game, like more air control, fast glory kill, and speed boost after glory kill Edit: I will now be calling the meat hook, yeet hook

Chronos Strike is no doubt an really powerful rune, but I stopped using it because it just breaks the pacing of the game for me. I would actually prefer if it didn't activate every time I use a weapon mod mid air.

My setup: PC with controller. My runes: Air Control, Blood Fueled, Seek and Destroy

Savagery has the hidden benefit of enabling you to use flaming meathook on to a demon and finish them with a glory kill for armor. Since the glory kill is faster you will manage to get the kill before the flaming meathook debuff vanishes. Instead of always having to gun them down with the super shotgun. This also gives you HP as it's a glorykill. Personally I use Savagery, Dazed and Confused and the last rune I alternate between Air Control, Equipment Fiend and Saving Throw for bosses. I feel that without Savagery the game slows down and glorykills feel sluggish and slow.

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*sees air control skip* .......... You mean to tell me..... The one section of the game I have the most issues with...... Could have easily been avoided if I just..... Did that??!??!!!?!!?

air control shouldn't be a rune. it's not something you can live without.

Saving throw is bad, just don't die

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Slow mo and rune for recovering extra life. Rest is dog shit but I put longer stagger und super punch gives health upon explosion Didn't watch video yet

chrono strike feels terrible with meathook tbh

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I cannot play this game without air control.

lol imagine if I waste my saving throw on gladiator