Thanks for joining the crew!

Id recently gotten the game for like 5 bucks with the thought well why not and was surprised going into it then a light bit of this channels vids and some others to understand mechanics and such and have been enjoying the game

I had noticed that that version what quite a bit nicer. Since elemental resistance is kind of really important that 30 makes it stand out a lot. Was really excited for the runic chest plate with new stats, but the negatives did not feel great for me after using it for a bit.

Thank you! Your support means a lot, and I am very excited for the new content. I have so much I would like to do with this game already so it is pretty awesome there will be even more to create soon!

It is quite funny how powerful you can make the magic in Outward. And then take on opponents way bigger than you or that have much larger weapons. Simply flamethrower then to death or trap your way to victory. Magic has always been a major feature of Outward and luckily it only ever got improved.

Totally agree. Just recently got into the Entomber set and it has a lot more going for it than I originally thought. As far as physical melee builds, I just don't make many. The brigands backpack is amazing for melee and heck ya the slayer set is insane. I prefer mage builds for the most part, so I havn't done a run with heavy weapons or any bonus to them. But you are totally correct here. There comes a point where enemy defense just doesn't matter lol. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!

Can you share your build of using slayer set? which trees do you take, and what kind of weapon?

@@NguyenNguyen-qf5lv first off sorry for bad English and a wall of text but the second build is worth a read For a melee character I use shaman for better boons and wind infuse worrior monk with master of motion and flash onslaught to apply confusion at the start of a battle then focus or brace to get discipline back I usually use a potion before tough fight (worrior elixir) and wild hunter for feral strikes to inflict pain at the start of a fight then rage after usually have rage to use feral strikes from food or pots and predator leap for groups I use the tzar claymore for sweep kick exucution combo any armor works well and this is a classic build from before the dlcs came out good for beginners But if your really wanna make the slayer set shine (it's statis restance is amazing for this) Primal ritualist with every skills but reverberation Philosopher for charkrams to set of sky chime and ghost drums (any chakram with physical damage is great I use frozen) to help the totems damage Worror monk or carbal herm tree or hex mage really up to you we just use them for passive skills anyway and torment doesn't need a breakthrough I use worrior monk for master of motion because discipline will be up all the time for chakrams and counter strike is awesome when you master it also don't need to worry about stamina But the main gimmick of this build is the old legon gladiolus with war momento enchant and infuse blood on it hits fast 4 time to apply scorched and cursed making the fire and decay do more damage then torment to apply burning weakened and saped from totems, totems when hit now with chakrams from a distance will do holy blaze And infuse blood does extreme poison and extreme bleeding (again 4 hits) And where the slayer set shines is to let you use the cruelty perk with no down side This builds has awesome defensive form primal ritualist protection and barrier weakened and sapped from torment and master of motion does good damage damage in every element and phisical physical can apply elemental vulnerability and pain (puncture) applys all hexes but chill but (can swap to ornate charkram enchanted with musing or the philosopher if you take hex mage to apply chill) and apply all the really good damage over time effects atherbomb, buring, holy blaze, poisoned bleeding extreme bleeding and extreme poison ive used this to kill every arena boss without alchemical experiment or exulted also has self healing and the charges on totems build super quick with chakrams has crazy high health mana and stamina 170 health 170 stamina 105 mana (that regenerates! 3 points at leyline peace maker and ancestors memory) This build really does everything you need magic melee tank dot damge and run around can hit form range deals with groups and single target really well and with boons and water has 32 cold weather defence and 42 hot weather defence don't have to carry around pots or other cloths No slow down or higher stamina or mana use and I really like having a full set of the same armor on looks bad ass and that's a huge plus in my book

@@cryptictentacle3844 Thanks for share the knowledge. your second build is pretty much similiar to SheenShoot's Disk of Death build, isnt it? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g613a5Sau9TQqY0.html Btw i'm looking for a simple yet effect build. The Primal Ritualist involve with alot of buff, and DoT damage, which is pretty complicated for me tho

I don't know if much changes between most of them, but I know there are some that change quite a bit. I will look into it. Glad you enjoyed the video!

Not one of the best looking helmets for sure lol. Looks very odd.

Lol I think this still works but am not sure. You used to be able to agro the boss with one player and have a coop partner come in later. As long as that second player never attacked he/she never got agroed. So your buddy just did the fight and you revived him every time he would die.

@@SheenShots duly noted! Gotta keep in mind - want this armor early next run!

Fantastic tips! Love the runic armor but do agree that its slows you down more than I would like it to.

@@SheenShotsany kind of speed boost is so useful that it gets hard to go without it sometimes. I think enchanted runic armor with the speed boost from the mercenary skill tree would be fairly good.(should be up to 23% speed at that point) Enchantments are where some of the armors really shine, but it can be quite a chore to get all of the ingredients

Yes the economy enchant turns that set from good to great and I use it in many of my builds lol.

@@SheenShots it’s crazy. With just one point in mana and the right passives, with the economy enchant I can easily be the rune knight lol. Love the rune protection too for that tasty elemental resist

That and the shadow kazite set. Can't fit them all unfortunately lol, but both of those are definitely up there.

The feeling of being a true adventurer is what makes Outward truly special. I mostly do KZfaq, so there is no other source at the moment. I really appreciate the support so thank you. I hope to start live streaming some Outward content very soon so be sure to look out for that.

@@SheenShots I feel ya, I just love the whole D&D adventure ya know. I play a variety of games form racing, sports, platform..you get the idea. I've been gaming since 93' and feel like I've seen it all when it come to certain genres. Outward is one of many social games in its genre for sure! Also if ever have the time and feel interested, here's a short list of RPG games I'm anticipating within the next 1 1/2 -2 years I hope, if you DO feel like checking them out and have the time give me some feedback on what you think..(I've sure you heard of a few): My most anticipated RPGs for you to look at: Witcher 4 Elder Scrolls 6 Rise of Awakener Crimson Desert Dragon Age 4 Nightingale Nazralath: The Fallen World Hell is Us Deep Down* Project Awakening* *= TBD

@@doubtfuldrawing Thanks! I like checking out new games. Nice to be given a few good options to look into for the future!

Thanks!

An actual dragon fight in this game would be sick. Really the only thing missing from the fights. We do have the manticores, but sadly it just isn't the same.

@@SheenShots Yea so true, i think sometimes that manticore reminds me of a Chimera. Only time i fought one of thous was in Super Nintendo back in the days when Final Fantasy Mystic Quest was a thing 😊

I think I am running halberd since I never go with one of those. Probably spellblade as well.

Halberds are my favorite. They have moonswipe which is insane and the range is really nice as well.

@@SheenShots exactly! So dam cool!!

With crimson set you can get serious defense and become almost invisible to physical attacks. Only thing to worry about is hot regions. Caldera is rough if you aren't in a cave.

Thanks! It was fun to make and I am really glad you enjoyed it!

Greem copal armor is underrated I feel. The resistance on that thing is crazy and copal is not that hard to get.

i have the same build except with runic sword and infuse mana for pure eth build. dmg is insane

@@SheenShots i fell like the squire set is the best set in the game i would love a vid about it.

There are few people like you my friend. I don't find very many who want to sacrifice their defense. I love it to death and it has already been proven you can beat everything in the game quite easily with this set.

while I do quite like the stamina bonus from the dancer set, Kazite boots with assassin enchantment for +5 impact and physical damage is great, not terrible resistances for only -7% less stamina reduction. dancer for sure is great early-mid game before enchanting becomes an option

Squire set is super strong elementally speaking. Plus the stamina makes it an S tier set. As for AOE attacks, love them. I played around with virgin knuckles that had an Ice AOE and it was so much fun.

The insane speed and ethereal damage you have is crazy. I can only imagine how fast your character goes on a regular basis lol.

Yes. In hindsight I realize that I only looked at enchants for the antique plate armor. I will have to make another one based around enchants. Oh well just more content to cover lol.

Never having your temp change with a lot of protection is really nice to have. I know running even the runic chest plate hurts so much for stamina usage and hot weather defense.

Elite dessert is extremely good and one of my favorites for sure. In fact the Master Desert Veil is undoubtedly better than the base version. However I do think the stamina cost is much better for the base set. Ultimately you may be correct, but at the time the stamina difference did feel important to me.

Same!

It is pretty good. The damage bonus can be used with the Brigands backpack to deal a lot of damage quickly. I think the resistances on it are nice as well, but no protection does hurt a bit. Probably for more of a quick type melee build where you attack fast and get out immediately after. Might go great with speedster since you can get some protection or extra speed and just destroy enemies before they can hit you back. Absolutely love the weather defense on it. Over all, one of the top 5 armor sets for melee builds. I would never use it with magic. Not really made for that.

All of those weapons are SO good lol. Glad to see you are messing with totems. They are very underused by players considering you could beat the entire game with just ghost drums.

This top five was more of a personal favorite. I will probably make a new one since this was before Definitive Edition. Blue sand is great. I don't like the negatives much but the defense is S tier.

Go with the elite desert armor or master kazite. Both are pretty good in my opinion.

Yes, in fact the helmet and boots are really good. I never use the chestplate because something like copal armor has Spirit of Berg enchant which boots ethereal damage like crazy. But the orichalcum does have really nice protection and physical resistance.

In my opinion antique plate armor is the best set in the game. Throw on economy and it can be any type of mage while still holding up in melee combat. Tsar is great if used correctly, but it does feel very worthless compared to the work you need to put in. Plus we have chalcedony armor in Caldera now that is technically better with barrier. I have never been a fan really but I also hate being slow which is a major factor.

I believe it does. The AOE attack itself does 25 ethereal damage so it should stack, but I have not found anywhere that specifically says that.

In practice it does though, it's easy to test against ghosts when they block because it negates all physical. You can easily see how much the aoe is boosted then in comparison

That is a really good piece of armor. Oddly enough, the guy you get it from is one of the harder enemies to defeat if you go melee. His attacks shred right through your armor.

@@SheenShots yeah, i felt it, even though i mostly like it because it looks epic, what pieces would you combine it with, and why? afaik if you put a varnish on a weapon the phys dmg bonus doesnt convert or? so i guess it would be a somewhat physical dmg centric build im looking for, currently i wear it with legacy chested kazite head and boots, and im running rogue mixed with speedster and hexmage, but i joined blue chamber for infuse blood, feels nice to play overall, what do you think?

That is the sunfall axe. Probably the best axe in the game and here is a video for everything you need to know on it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d85gnZCitdu0c4U.html

You bet!

That would be hex magic from the hex skill tree trainer in Harmattan. it is extremely powerful with good range.

I believe its from the spellblade skill tree, the one that needs an infused weapon to work.

Yes... I have the character made lol. Sorry just been very busy and I like to make build videos pop so havn't had the time to make it. Definitely still making it. Just need to record the action and get the music going.

Horror set is not bad. Its problem is that it makes you weak to lightning. But when going for high decay damage its great.

I always thought it was funny because the jade lich helm looks amazing but has meh stats. Gold lich just looks creepy lol

Hex is just a different thing altogether. You basically wait until as many elements are applied as possible and then snap. Early on its not amazing, but with good armor it can really delete stuff. Some find it boring though which I think is understandable.

These are the top five that I have used. They offer a lot and usually at least a few pieces of them are sprinkled into my builds. Tsar and mana wall definitely beat these towards the end game, but only if you build with the armor sets.

Ah but you forget about enchantments. Antique plate is the best set in the game because of economy. Pilgrim set while good has no elemental defense and no interesting enchantments. Tenebrous has amazing enchantments and then gold lich set is the best for mage in general. And with definitive edition the with arcane set is actually the best mage set in the game. Unfortunately the robes can't hold up to it anymore with the changes that were made.