We're Finally Making Some HUGE Upgrades [Genshin Impact Swords Only]

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Жыл бұрын

We've faced numerous challenges in our Swords Only playthrough, like the archery challenge, the Electro Monument conundrum, and many more. But this may in fact be the worst of any of them... as it's the only one to make me... give up?
Sapwood Blade? Leveling Weapons? Maxing Character's Ascension Levels? Check, check, and check. This is probably the most upgrades the Swords Only account has gotten in a long time.
Swords Only in Genshin Impact can be quite challenging at times. However, as the self-proclaimed master of "Weapon" Only challenges in this game, I am able to best any obstacle (probably).
HoYoVerse put out a tweet saying "Polearm Impact"... So I decided to take it upon myself to make a new account, but only use characters who wield a sword because absolutely nobody asked me to.
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@zeeiqbal14 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on getting through that Aranara challenge and forging the sword Java! Your videos have been literally my only source of serotonin during my finals and now I’ve apparently gotten one of the highest scores! So thank you for this genuine, painful and entertaining content

@Parthgamer123 Жыл бұрын

bruh watch it first

@herrnarr3577 Жыл бұрын

Yooo congrats on your results

@darkfir3. Жыл бұрын

Sheesh congo

@serene__0 Жыл бұрын

@@Parthgamer123 Watch what first?

@ganiberkcercikaya1200 Жыл бұрын

@@serene__0 bro the guy thought she was saying completing the entire quest xd

@f.b.iagent3971 Жыл бұрын

Seeing Java get so many wins on this episode was super refreshing, mostly because it actually affected his mood, it’s like one of those “satisfying Genshin moments” compilations

@nefylia4037 Жыл бұрын

It would be really interesting to see you make a Nilou team in the future. Nilou, Alhaitham, Xingqiu, and Dendro Lumine could all make a pretty good team!

@sophiap7298 Жыл бұрын

That's a good idea

@mega88maru Жыл бұрын

ooo that nilou bloom team sounds so good!!! i hope he will try that. but there’s no sword dedicated healer but he’ll think about it lol

@envy_342 Жыл бұрын

Nilou team without heals is kind of a suicide lol

@pointlessfeather5830 Жыл бұрын

yep, and then nilou instantly dies

@lol-ji2ni Жыл бұрын

@@envy_342 build xingqiu healer 💀

@nbamonster2 Жыл бұрын

I like the change that you are gocusing on talent and character level materials than artifacts. I mean it would be fine every now and then to do artifact farming, but artifact luck is annoying since you rarely get the artifacts you want.

@Devilboy_1029 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, Gocusing

@tabithal2977 Жыл бұрын

And also artifacts are not a guaranteed upgrade, but talents and ascensions are guaranteed upgrades

@suffering9481 Жыл бұрын

@@Devilboy_1029 what, you don't Gocus on your English exams too?

@uiiigamer Жыл бұрын

Swords only is sooo nostalgic... It's my favourite series on this channel

@mega88maru Жыл бұрын

i really like that you’re starting to focus on non-artifacts while upgrading characters!!! its so satisfying to see all the characters being lvl 81/90. i agree, next video you should go farm for their talent books. after everyone is lvl 81 and talents 8/8/8, artifacts can come in.

@tetept4 Жыл бұрын

don't forget level 90 weapons as well

@geosustento8894 Жыл бұрын

If you're farming handguards and ley lines, I suggest farming Inazuma leylines as that's the best way to get them. You'll also be passively collecting specter and hoarder coin drops for Kuki and XQ

@readmynameinsteadofthisplease Жыл бұрын

you can shoot down the flying ruin drakes by using the wind-blessed harpastum that you get from the souvenir shop from mondstadt

@Kitty-rb9sy Жыл бұрын

It’s my birthday today, so happy you could upload on it! 🎉 love your vids, I could never persevere this much 😅

@BillyGurke026 Жыл бұрын

I really feel happy seeing this much progress and basically no suffering in this video.

@lainverse Жыл бұрын

Congrats on acquiring the blade and finally beating that domain! And focusing on permanent upgrades over luck-based ones is definitely a better idea.

@lisi3062 Жыл бұрын

this is so satisfying. leveling chars, talents & weapons is legit my favorite part of the gameplay. it's so satisfying to make my faves strong and much more reliable than artifact farming lmaoo

@leegunring Жыл бұрын

2:06I heard that Ayaka's charge attack has an unexpectedly long effective distance against vertically oriented targets 18:57Actually, it's better suited to Ayato

@pranaypatra16 Жыл бұрын

Finally an episode without pain and suffering. And good luck those rolls on that feather was niceee

@Nowaylarry Жыл бұрын

Fun fact 4pc glad is basically as good as 4pc HoD for Ayato. That feather would be perfect for him with no wasted stats.

@eulalord9617 Жыл бұрын

might even be better if ur ping isn't too good

@abdelrahmantarek7929 Жыл бұрын

@@eulalord9617 the ping issue is with 4pc echoes

@eulalord9617 Жыл бұрын

@@abdelrahmantarek7929 srry I probley read that wrong. Most of the time I watch youtube at like 3 am 😅

@screech4505 Жыл бұрын

So excited to see someone do this and actually see the failed attempts too lol

@driwsy2 Жыл бұрын

so true that's my fave part 🤝

@spyrothetimelord Жыл бұрын

As someone who has been in the dendro domain since before Cyno's *first* banner farming for him (and Al-Haitham), swapping to talents and bosses is def the better (and less insanity inducing) option. And I'm a baby whale so that's months of max refreshing as well.... Enjoyed the episode. It also took me a bit to find the Aranara that sold the blueprint and when I did, I didn't have any of the trade things. As a major Layla enjoyer, I can't wait to see her more built. I think you have to complete the Sumeru quests and Albedo quest to start windblume. Otherwise talking to Katheryne there would have started the event. Looking forward to more 🎉

@Zellllllll Жыл бұрын

Besties wake up, new Java video🤲🏻 I'm so happy u got the sword for Benny and that ur actually using him despite not liking his gameplay,,,He's my fav character🥺 And i agree with the whole talents/exp mats>>>>artifacts

@blooming-wonder Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you have gotten the sword. I hope you can absolutely crush your future obstacles and enemies.

@lucynsuns Жыл бұрын

DAWG seeing him finally able to do the puzzle was so incredibly satisfying

@zee8380 Жыл бұрын

this series has come a long way. Hope you're doing good Java :)

@sarutallurii Жыл бұрын

Congrats on Beating the longest quest Java! I love this series so much ! I hope you continue it ❤❤

@potatocat2445 Жыл бұрын

That challenge solving and all the upgrades made was amazing!

@supernova1831 Жыл бұрын

Please do a character review. You are a very casual player whose builds many people can relate to. We all have seen Zyox,Zajef etc builds but those are just way too hypothetical and dedicated. You can also tell the aspects of ease of builds which are generally not considered. Love from India❤️

@crystalcrux4540 Жыл бұрын

Yeah , I would love that...

@rayfrost7162 Жыл бұрын

We all know who is gonna be on top of that list - Raiden Shogun

@Iquityt_buhbye Жыл бұрын

I love this series and it’s good you upgrading your characters

@darkworld0167 Жыл бұрын

You got the blade Pog!!!! Also, for weapon enhancement, I have a question, do you toss the 4-star weapons that aren't swords into sword weapon exp? I mean you wouldn't be needing them I don't think since it's swords only

@ironheadedDoF Жыл бұрын

Maybe it's the rainy day fund, when all the ores are gone?

@talkativepersontalkative-wh9nj Жыл бұрын

I have a headache from yesterday and when I watch ur videos they go away SO MY NEW BROTHER and keep the content up ur the best and ur the only reason I played genshin

@kylestreet7641 Жыл бұрын

Love the swords only content, especially the puzzle solving that becomes challenging without bows lol

@agosricci3217 Жыл бұрын

i enjoy your videos, java!! congrats on all the things you did in this episode of the series :'D

@SamiraTheSunsettia Жыл бұрын

Dang i love farming/ upgrading episodes like this, its so satisfying - good job Java!

@AlmaRakelK. Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on getting through the challenges ❤️

@emmanuellamour737 Жыл бұрын

Life is not the same without there wonderful videos 😊

@SilverWolfEnthusiast Жыл бұрын

congrats on finally passing that aranara quest to get the sword lmaoo It was really entertaining. Love your vids man ^^

@sushilsingh8996 Жыл бұрын

You can use the wind blessed harpastum to down the ruin Drake's buy it from marjari in mondstat

@alisa_exe5445 Жыл бұрын

I love these vids, where you just level up characters is so relaxing ☺️

@AyaHarandou Жыл бұрын

Hi! ilove those kind of series so much. Thank u for this content!

@creyxenos287 Жыл бұрын

bro do u never get tired of this

@a.yukiii. Жыл бұрын

ok ima bw honest these vids where you can improve so much are so satisfying to watch

@OoAlisoO Жыл бұрын

This video was very satisfying. All those ascensions and getting the sword 🗡️ for Benny really made my day

@OnionFox725 Жыл бұрын

Seeing you make so much progress on your characters brought back my motivation to raise mine as well. I now have 34 fully built characters, 3 in-progress and 12 unbuilt. The only thing that's holding me back from raising them faster is the weekly boss drops because those 3 in-progress are all Sumeru characters. 💀

@skelly2278 Жыл бұрын

was not expecting you to upload another swordsonly video so shortly after the previous.... "incident" but i most certainly can't complain!

@imjusthere-9800 Жыл бұрын

Hi Java, I'm actually doing a Swords only challenge myself, although I'm actually not that far (only 6 characters, all of them aren't fully leveled) I really think you're the main inspiration to me starting one when I did. Well, that's all I really wanted to say, thank you for making this content and I hope you enjoy the rest of your swords/catalyst only runs ^^

@imjusthere-9800 Жыл бұрын

PS, Are you gonna try going for c1 Ayaka when her banner is out? Or are you just waiting for a new 5 star sword user?

@ChaosFlute Жыл бұрын

Ooh, very productive indeed! That was a satisfying video. Fun to see so much progress.

@inxcj Жыл бұрын

the way i smiled teeth and gums seeing the new java vid 😭😭 amazing vid as always :)))

@RairoFallen Жыл бұрын

Lol the shame an guilt in Java’s voice when he got to nilou an she gave him the side eye while eating her snack like she was saying ‘yea I’m still here jerk’

@AlexMocha Жыл бұрын

This was honestly a nice video since I’ve been doing the same on all my accounts as well

@meloniamamelon Жыл бұрын

I love these videos where do farming. Definetly liking this one

@AnimationStation3000 Жыл бұрын

The adventure handbook lists where you can obtain.. anything (except specialties). Under enemies.. lists all enemies and what they drop and navigates to them. I feel like so many people don't know this feature exists.

@lyswenn Жыл бұрын

There is a limit to how many enemies of one kind it will show you which is why Java first went for the spots he knew off the top of his head.

@AnimationStation3000 Жыл бұрын

@@lyswenn I'm aware of this, I wish I showed more, but that's what adventuring is for

@dr.senjora Жыл бұрын

Geez, finally, you came to your senses. Don't worry, I had to go through it too, but it's worth it

@abbystafford7549 Жыл бұрын

Ah it's so satisfying to see the characters and weapons level up!

@goldfish3943 Жыл бұрын

I love this series so much

@Biyuu. Жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS SERIES SM

@tofu7703 Жыл бұрын

I don't mind rewatching the whole swords only at this point

@crimenbs3588 Жыл бұрын

priority in resurce management should allways be Weapon, Talents (and with these level-up's), and then artifacts. There are some character where the order is different and those are all the characters who scale on transformative reactions, like anemo characters with the main purpose to swirl, hyperbloom and burgeon triggerer who want as much em as possible and leveled to 90 and Hp&def scalers who don't mind if their weapon isn't maxed

@aishasidd Жыл бұрын

one suggestion for u is to bring back the character specific episodes theyre fun to watch and u end up making a lot of progress

@ironheadedDoF Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing, not telling, the point of Ascend characters and Upgrade Talents. You are correct: artifacts can be a time sink of failure over time. You dont lose RNG on ascensions nor talents. I will now reprioritize Ley Line resin spending and get my characters to 81's (Yes i like 81.. 85 for EM based characters)

@J.sh_CDN Жыл бұрын

Never 90 so you don't ever stop getting xp and 81 so you can tell them apart from characters you need to ascend one more time

@ironheadedDoF Жыл бұрын

@@J.sh_CDN ^ This

@BlueCrystalAnimatez Жыл бұрын

Please please try to get all talents to 9 where necessary and just guaranteed upgrades in general as opposed to rug (artifacts )

@sly1680 Жыл бұрын

This was a really cathartic episode honestly ^^

@inai7282 Жыл бұрын

I agree with you so much when it comes to artefacts. It's just nonefficient but you have to be careful. I am speaking from an experience. You may end up with a high AR and high world level that don't much the level of your characters because you are underpowered. My account now has so many characters I can't use because I don't have the artifacts for them.

@makimawho Жыл бұрын

This video was truly satisfying to watch

@thebooknerd5223 Жыл бұрын

You have the right mindset Mr. TheCup it’s typically best to get guaranteed upgrades like levels, weapons, and talents before artifacts which are RNG.

@themeltingpot3266 Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s a lot of progress for so many characters! I’ve had my account for a year almost and only have one character level 90 😅

@alguien908 Жыл бұрын

imo I'd build Nilou either for Freeze with Ayaka or for Hyperbloom with Al Haitham, but in those teams she won't have her passive so just use a support set and make her be a burst support (don't use tenacity of the millelith because it doesn't work with her ring), her hydro app is decent in a ring around her so it could be passable with a melee unit farming talents is a great change, i'm also doing that in my (AR 60 and totally capable of clearing abyss however) account, i'm gonna triple crown nahida soon after procastinating on crowns and just use the resin on guaranteed upgrades now that there are no units that interest me and it's just building and getting guaranteed upgrades for the ones i already have also the part of the dendro rings reminds me of why i started watching your content in the first place, congrats on that!

@corgikingdom3850 Жыл бұрын

41 mins!!! WOOT and this vid is beautiful

@andrewyoffie8814 Жыл бұрын

Love these! Also I'm pulling for Ayaka next banner so wish me luck! ❤❤

@lorenzolanzoni6741 Жыл бұрын

Let's go! I try to get talents level 9 before really farm for artifacts, before they can use the rainbow crit build and it's fine

@parttimesaint3165 Жыл бұрын

Thanks to this, I managed to find this NPC and claim several blueprints. Thank you!

@CrystalShannon713 Жыл бұрын

I haven't farmed artifacts in a year since I level all my characters/weapons/talents and dump the terrible gladiator/wanderer pieces into the strongbox and have no problems clearing anything but Max starring floor 12 of the abyss. It's fun being able to use pretty much anyone you want rather than just a handful of characters with meta artifacts (and I don't miss the disappointment of a week's worth of resin leading to no good artifacts).

@francke5148 Жыл бұрын

That's what I decided to do when I hit ar 56 but I just decided to focus on 4 teams for my abyss but I'm soon ar57 and I'm still not done with farming talents, weapons and ascension mats 😮‍💨

@Devendra1008 Жыл бұрын

15:13 this is so true. Like with artifact rolls, some day, everything rolls into crits , and someday(or most of the days) it rolls trash.

@ej4346 Жыл бұрын

I feel credit ought to be given to Moosashi.

@francocolon6313 Жыл бұрын

Since you're not using any other weapons than swords, you can covert the other 4 star weapons into the crystals!

@jamin3131 Жыл бұрын

Umm how?

@averya53 Жыл бұрын

@@jamin3131 you would unlock them first and then when you choose what to upgrade the weapon with you would choose the one you unlocked

@XCS_Gatcha Жыл бұрын

Haven’t watched yet, I hope you pass the quest! Good luck!

@KiyoshiDa Жыл бұрын

Finally I catched up to the latest part in a few days Now brb gonna start catalyst only

@ceci--lia Жыл бұрын

I'm a ground type player too and Ayato's skill can usually take care of those flying enemies. I use hyperbloom these days and they still do fine. The only time I actually use bows is on my brother's account, and Kokomi's clam bubble is basically melee anyway.

@ArchxAkuma Жыл бұрын

Teams that can be used: 1. Freeze:Ayaka, Layla or kaeya(based on how much ER needed), Burst support ayato or xingqiu(Xingqiu with ayaka is a bit annoying), Kazuha. 2.Hyperbloom:Dendro Traveller,Kuki,Xingqiu,flex or Alhaitham. 3.Aggravate:Keqing,Dendro traveller,Kazuha,Kuki or another electro(I cant think of any other electro sword character). 4.Bloom:Nilou,Dendro traveller,Alhaitham,flex or kazuha for grouping the seeds and enemies. These are the teams that I can mostly think of right now.

@skyvvie Жыл бұрын

a very motivational video java, thank u!

@XoKoi99 Жыл бұрын

AHHHH YES ANOTHER JAVA VID!

@LongDeadArtist Жыл бұрын

I like the little banner at the top of the thumbnail :)

@sleepy._.witherstar 10 ай бұрын

The time you said „ i guess i have to do a lot of ley lines on this acc“ i was so feeling it TT

@rayz_0f_sunshine Жыл бұрын

Amazing as always! ❤❤

@bangtanssera Жыл бұрын

Your progress is amazing :)

@shenji863 Жыл бұрын

Hey Java, since you started getting better upgrades to your character i thought that you might also want to try to do the spiral abyss soon so i came up with two team you might want to try. First team would be a simple Hyperbloom team with Alhaitham ( Main dps ) Kuki ( Healer + Hyperbloom Dmg ) Xingqiu ( Sub-Dps ) and Dendro traveler ( Support ). For the second team you could try a simole freeze team with Ayaka ( Main dps ) Ayato ( Subdps + Hydro applicator for Freeze ) Kazuha ( Support ) and Layla ( Shielder ) Hope this helps and good luck farming

@LaLa-ld4co Жыл бұрын

YAAAAA NEW VID IM SO HAPPY :DDDDD

@niloumf Жыл бұрын

as soon as i saw this video i got so excited 😭

@xragegamingyt607 Жыл бұрын

Am always hype when java post a video

@flightsimroma Жыл бұрын

Against flying ones you can use Keqing. Her hold E can hit their weak points and immobilize/bring them down, just like bows.

@futureqiqimain4601 Жыл бұрын

Java there is one item u can buy from Marjorie in mondstadt -a ball- u can aim it on the flying ruin drake for example and it's gonna fall down

@BassByOzieblo Жыл бұрын

Saw this video on my fyp and it made me smile :))

@mirandaschneck8451 Жыл бұрын

Oh my God I did not know I could convert the billets to the other one I never thought to check that is so useful

@kizoku Жыл бұрын

i would love to see another java podcast just 1 hour 30 min is enough

@ammaarghani2864 Жыл бұрын

Amazing job on the aranara challange (not damage shaming anyone) your ayaka should be doing 10k charged each hit

@grommy511 Жыл бұрын

The massive upgrade was so satisfying

@amalidion2009 Жыл бұрын

Ik, too early but I love your vids Java, you literally make my day ❤

@SkyTheAngel05 Жыл бұрын

Ask Qiqi for good luck on your artifact farming, you'll also be needing to close ur eyes this gave me good artifacts and less garbage. You can also act like Qiqi when she's using her burst and say "Life goes on." you have to put an Qiqi emotion on it. I used this and I just finished farming Qiqi's artifacts yesterday. (This also works in Strongbox.)

@marshmallowcircle8917 Жыл бұрын

Hey so I have a question for you Java. First of all big fan of your vids but do you think you will be pulling for Ayaka on the next banner for her cons? (I don’t expect you to see my comment though) Keep up the good work!