The BOOM Build Is UNTOUCHABLE In Outward Definitive Edition 

Just ran something really similar to this. Ethereal builds get manawall, and that stuff is ridiculous, so I opted to use it. Manawall helm and boots enchanted with aegis. You can rock either manawall armor with aegis, or green copal with spirit of berg for more damage. Wear dusk backpack for 5 more barrier. Breakthroughs are ritualist, hex, and rogue. With the amount of barrier we get, even without placing down totems, most magic in the game can’t hurt us. Rogue helps us dodge around to avoid status building up. Could go shaman for more damage or even rune for a bit more protection. Take holy mission for ethereal damage and the extra protection. You might think to run academy for infuse mana, but that skills a trap. In order for an infuse skill to outdamage a varnish, before buffs are considered, the weapon needs to be dealing about 40 base damage. Geps blade deals 20. You only lose out on damage, defense, and all the other QOL from holy mission, gaining nothing in the process. Weapons are the same. Geps blade with a varnish destroys the game already, and elemental vulnerability and haunt are going to give us some ridiculous DPS against bosses stacked with our ethereal damage bonuses. Fully buffed and inside totems, we reach 30 protection and 40 barrier. That on top of weakened and sapped, most enemies in the game can’t hurt you, bosses included. With this setup, we’re more than powerful enough without totems. Even without buffs, we should be sitting around 20ish protection. Outside of the tougher open world enemies (shell horrors, chimeras, etc…) everything will be dealing negligible damage if any.

And just in time! Sorobor is my next playthrough for DE. Love the content man, keep up the good work!!

I love this build thanks Sheen! I modified the armor using antique helm and boots which also has 5% ethereal damage buff each, great defense and the copal armor with spirit of Berg enchant gives +25% ethereal damage. So powerful and I love slaying opponents in no time with this build haha 🔥🤘🏽

Looks like a super fun build!

I personally really enjoy ethereal builds but I tend to lean more to a melee-focused build. EG: Hex Mage (or Hermit), Primal Ritualist, and Warrior Monk. Primal Ritualist for the tankiness, and the automatic Haunted + Doomed. Combo with torment to sapped+weaken enemies, or spam rupture at range with impunity. With the fabulous shield you would have -50% resistance to lightning and ethereal on enemies, and I usually go with Holy Mission for the light infuse. Then armor would usually be some combination of Copal, Silver, Runic, Tenebrous, Manawall or Antique Plate armor with relevant enchants (White arcane hood is also a contender). If you dont like shields: You could also use halberds instead, Moon Swipe hits like a truck. Virgin halberd with spectres wail does similar things but less ethereal damage (more physical), and the Dreamer Halberd just hits very hard overall and has faster attack speed, but no explosions. Otherwise the Frozen Chakram inflicts elemental vulnerability, so pair it with Geps blade instead of a shield. Chakram skills are easier to spam compared to shield charge as well. Alternatively use pistols for off hand, you can combo with lightning sigil (so instead of hex mage get hermit). Chimera Pistol works well with a lightning+ethereal build. This build leads more heavily into lightning instead of ethereal though so may want to pair it with the radiant wolf sword, or astral axe (4x hexes for torment to take advantage of), or virgin weapons (Priests Prayers).

I play with the transmog mod and honestly, I wont go back! I hated finding that perfect piece of gear for whatever build I am working on, only to find out that it is hideous looking!

After watching your stream with this build, I tried it with the Copal Armor + Spirit of Berg, it was insane. Thanks a lot 🤩

it was a good live, nice to see it released!

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Nice! I made a similar build, but utilized copal armor and mana wall boot/helm. Absolutely destroys!

Im sure im not the only one rocking full physical damage, but hell did I have a great time rocking porcelain fists and probe. 😂 had me a blast😊

Nice build, I’d use Green Copal chest instead of Runic though, no negative stats, stamina reduction and more ethereal damage :)

I'm doing my Soroborean quest similar to this build but full manawall. Hermit/Monk passive-counter and mercenary shield skill. Still doing my caldera building for that infuse mana.

using the speedster skill tree instead of the spell blade would be crazy. i think thats what im going to try on my next build thanks for the great idea

Nice video ! :) To have this build more optimised you should have Green Copal Armor & spirit of berg + Manawall boots&helm ;) I love this shield too. While you already have The Technique, a little Rainbow Hex saber would be a great addon ;)

I'm currently playing a similar build. Same weapon and shield, antique plate helm + boots and green copal armor. Hex, Cabal and Monk. Blue chamber, ez 180 health and stamina + 65 mana. 50% stamina reduction from gear + tent = infinite run. Tomorrow i will enter Caldera. Can't wait to get mana infuse and the tehnique to become unstopable.

This build needs Shamanic Resonance and Mist boon. I added infuse wind for highest speed and more impact, but I'm not so sure about that because I run out of stamina often. I was using the two-handed version, now I'll try the one-handed and maybe it will be better. I think I will go for Mercenary and Warrior Monk. Not sure about the faction yet. The Ornate Bone Shield seems like a good option too.

I enjoyed watching this build evolve over time. In the end it really became the "Gep's Blade with a Shield" build given how good the combo is. 😂

a very good build 👍

Watched some of this live and absolutely loved it. However I can't seem to find the bit where you said to check the previous video about which skill tree to take? Unsure if Hex Mage or Cabal would be better? Thank you

Yes, indeed broken :D Nice one !

Was about to ask on that build in your prev video. I want to play knuckles but either I'm too Squishy or too heavy and slow 🥺 I'm doing goog at great axes but it's really frustrating that execution needs knocked enemies to deal more dmg when endgame monsters stand up right away after being knocked and the skill still can't be used due to shitty mini cool down on the poke that knocked the enemy

Destroy.........LOL nice build next build i make i'll try this one it looks awesome.

Nice guide! I just started playing and your videos have been very fun and helpful ❤, i was wondering if the faction really matters on this build? Or if this one is the best way to go for sure🤔

looks fun 😊

How do you manage your mana regen when you take Rune Sage without Philosopher? Just keep a load of turmmip potage on you at all times?

I am thinking of a Gep's Blade and lighting gun build with Primal Ritualist. Thinking I might have to go with Speedster as the third tree. Chimera Pistol and the two totem will give you - 50 resist to both elements.

i really like the equipment setup and i am currently running these weapons myself. as for the skill trees, can you tell me what you think of me going, hex mage, mercenary & speedster. this allows me to take blood lust & lockwell's revelation and also daredevil for the cool downs and blitz for extra damage to utilize the mercenary skills that were taken. main attack pattern is shield charge, throw in a few probe's to raise alertness then just beat them down with Gep's blade. also whenever needing to using shield infusion and brace. personally i am just not a fan of rune sage and prefer to keep my strategies and attack patterns as simple as possible. my other concern is that maybe i should have taken warrior monk instead of speedster for the steadfast ascetic (+40 stamina), master of motion and counterstrike.

Would the AOE from Geb's Blade cause an interaction with the totems from Primal Ritualist? If so, that would synergize really well with the build.

I feel like full mana wall armor would be much more appropriate for the Gep blade.

Sheen, for this build, Do you think that for the ancient dwellers a virgin sword enchanted with the decay area blast could be a nice option?

Do you think Rune Sage is mandatory? Was wondering if I could get away with it with Mercenary, Speedster and Warrior/Monk, thoughts? Sorry I'm a new player still don't know much about the game

You can replace the green rune with a lexicon if you don't use a rune lantern and lightning. Or is the convenience of using runes without changing to a lexicon more important?

the Tenebrous Helm doesn’t look bad with the full set, but it doesn’t match with other armor tho. it looks better with female character models as well. looks derpy as hell on the men.

what if you paired it with bone pistol?

KA-BOOM! SPLOOOOOSH! love all the builds anybody know if there is a Zelda Master Sword in this game? jokes aside awesome build.

virgin weapon can do this too right ? slower but can use other element and no negative element

I Imagine most of us here steer away from Gep's blade, or it might just be me, in summary It's OP it breaks the game at some point, not as much as other Builds but if a Build is lacking in Many Departments Gep's blade overcomes all of it by simply being there. Black plate helm, might not sound much but it Carries the Enchant that Boost Ethereal Damage.

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Now tell me. (After searching Caldera for Geps' blade, I found the Geps' longblade.) Will another search reveal Geps' Blade or will there not be respawn, with the 1H sword since the 2H has been claimed?

I might try this out, but change shield for anything else, when i do any build i find, i modify things to make it so i like it more, and i HATE shields

how well does this work on PS4 version without DE i never get to know. someome tell me thank you

Can I use a full set of mana armor purple set (legacy set) for this?

I want to try this out! But instead of shield infuse, I'll put the Haunt hex since the single elemental resistance reduction debuff stacks with the elemental vulnerability debuff (afaik) 😅 I can use my previous incomplete dagger build with rune sage (internalized lexicon) + rogue engineer, I'll add the mercenary skill tree, then change the equipments, and I guess it's kind of similar. the "kinda" boom build! 😂

what is that lantern i dont recognize it

sheen can we get another beginners guide

you make good videos. but what is the point of this min maxing in a singleplayer game?

How dare you speak ill of the most powerful ability in this game!!! Gong Strike for the win🙃

Haunt hex?

first!