Hey all! Once again you guys were making some great points in the comments so I will pin this extra info here: -Fulmination is a better enchant on the Werlig Spear for extra lightning damage. However it is a Caldera enchant so I never recommend it in case people don't do the New Sirocco Building. That extra lightning damage is definilty better though. -Starchild claymore works very well here as does any good lightning weapon. The idea was to make a Werlig spear build but its pretty versatile to work with other weapons. -The Krypteia armor technically have better stats for lightning damage bonus, but after a thorough look at the set it does not have the quality of life aspects I generally prefer. But it can work for just more damage if you want. -The Fabulous Palladium shield and radient wolf sword would make a great combo here as well ( Will O Wisp is not as good just because it offers 7% bonus but you get 25% weaken to elements from paldium). Gold Lich Shield is also very good but this is if you want a one handed option rather than using a spear. -Sky Chimes could greatly benefit this build as well since it weakens enemies to lightning by 25%. -Overall there is a lot of options to play around with here considering the weapon itself can be swapped and you still have the great stats from armor and skill trees. -Thanks for the tips as always!
I am sure there are other faces that work with it, but I didn't really want to sift through a ton of them lol. So I found this one that worked and rolled with it. Hope you enjoy the build!
You can get much more from Lightning build. The reason for that is that it is one of two easy to stack % damage types. Others would be Physical. More than that you can stack resistance debuff for even more damage. Things to optimize: 1) Radiant Wolf Sword + Fabulous Palladium Shield. Better base damage 34 vs 24 Lightning. Better enchantment Fulmination (+5 Flat Lightning Damage). Elemental Vulnerability (-25% All non physical resistances) from shield when using Shield Charge. Puncture an offensive low cool down skill that deals x2 HP and Stability damage. 3) Palladium Boots with Flux. 1% more Impact resistance, 15% Decay resistance if you compare to Orichakcum Boots (Legacy). 4) Tenebrous Helm with Chaos and Creativity. More Lightning Damage, elemental resistances and Movement speed. 5) Rogue Engineer Stealth vs Advanced Traps. Your % Lightning Damage does affect trap damage and the last passive provides even more base damage to multiply. Really useful in hard boss fights, even one trap can drastically change your battle plans. 6) Instead of Warrior Monk I would progress with Kazite Spellblade, having better Breakthrough and ranged Lightning attack on low cool down. 7) Doom Hex or Velkin Ring. Source of Doom (-25% Lightning Resistance). One is a low cool down melee attack the other is a permanent area debuff. This allows you to have a total -50% Lightning Resistance on any enemy. 8) Lightning Varnish instead of any other buff. Varnishes provide much more damage than any other buff due to the flat +15 damage it provides.
I know it's late, but I want to thank you. I just started playing Outward and am following this guide - it's pretty fun and the damage is phenomenal. I have some modifications, I don't know if I could have your opinion on them: 1. For some matchups, I use the Gold-Lich Shield instead of the Fabulous Palladium Shield, due to its elemental damage. The Elemental Vulnerability status was achieved by firing once with the Chimera Pistol, which combos with Sigil of Wind for more elemental damage. 2. Although I understand the recommendation with Kazite Spellblade, wouldn't Hex Mage be better? Bloodlust is awesome, but what we're really interested in is Lockwell's Revelation, which increases our elemental damage even more.
@@moises.gaviriaeverything works. Hex mage gives the quality of life breakthrough. It's hard to sustain Lockwell, you can carry Poutine (bought from caravaners), but it's too much of a hassle for me personally.
Hex mage is mostly useful for pure magic builds imo because you have to be tired to get the buff and it reduces your stamina efficiency by a ton...that passive is the most OP passive skill in the game for mages but for any spellblade build I really don't recommend it
@@alirafati9340 my problem with Hex and Rune mages is that when you cast, you sheath your weapon. So it's hard to combine magic casts and weapon skills.
I'd love to see this as a playthrough. Watching you play is a lot of fun, and I tend to learn a few things. Though, I am very new to the game and usually die and find myself trapped. Tough game!
Awesome! Glad you are enjoying me goof off lol. I think Outward is one of the more difficult games when you start out because knowing is half the battle. Each enemy has weird move sets and often the more challenging ones gain additional move sets once you get their health below half. This makes enemies seem like impossible challenges. I highly recommend going with a build that can block well. This way you can just take attacks for a bit and understand what the enemy is capable of. But always avoid AoE attacks as those aren't blockable lol. Hopefully you continue to enjoy the game. It can be frustrating at times, but getting a hang of it is pretty rewarding.
You could also use the Krypteia Mask for more damage. Also use the Krypteia Boots/ Scarlet Boots with flux if you want to go for pure lightning damage.
Hi, I did a similar build. I used the Runic Helm enchanted with order and discipline (10% lightning damage and 10% movement speed) and instead of rogue engineer I went with rune sage. Thanks for your builds and the lady of light streams, never tried the hammer and it's amazing.
Ah rune sage could have been another great route to go. Never thought of that one. As for the builds I appreciate you watching them! Got another person to love the dark power of great hammers!!!! They are a truly fun weapon type.
I suggest changing the reveal souls to a simple doom hex...there are very few scenarios where you need to reveal a soul in the middle of a fight(unless when playing a hex mage) therefore it really has no benefit in being there where as a simple doom hex can increase the damage of this build by a lot
I went for radiant wolf sword, rust lich helmet, silver armor with spirit of monsoon and scarlet boots with flux for my full lightning build. Obviously I had to pass down the boots since that's from the last boss himself. Picked holy mission for the defensive passives and free lightning imbue, as well as the 10% lightning damage bonus..and most importantly, for the sword, which I enchant with Fulmination later after building the respective building in new sirocco. When managed properly, one can have the imbue and the blessed boon up together at all times to take advantage of the extra damage and buff without having to rely on potions. Bought a chimera pistol for elemental vulnerability, and kept the cannon pistol from pidgeoneye chest for the confusion, and to open fights to safely land Doom Hex. Having a fast single handed sword have more than 120 lightning damage before factoring in the resistance reduction from elemental vulnerability and doom on enemy..you know the enemy's not gonna last long. Doesn't even include the light menders backpack, potions and lockwell's revelation too to reach that number. I picked the Blood bullet, shamonic resonance and bloodlust breakthroughs. Bloodlust is just so I don't need to drink teas as often for the burnt stats, and it's nice to have since we're fighting a lot of mobs. I usually have frost bullet on chimera pistol to deal with more than one enemy since the shot is an aoe. Running around with jewelbird mask, barrier armor/master trader garb and master trader boots(with flux) with the swift foot passive is just amazing. All that, on Hardcore as well.
Definitely not a min max build but I sometimes I prefer that over OP builds. What do you think of the White Wide Hat instead of the Master Desert Hood for this build? It goes with the aesthetics, but offers lower damage protection overall. Is the extra damage worth it? On a similar line, what do you think about the gold lich boots?
Howdy SheenShots. Your videos have been a great help in getting started with this game, so thanks for that! I was curious if you’d ever do a consumable guide later down the line. I seem to carry way too many potions and forget that I can also cook different meals so it would be nice to see what consumables are your go to for different builds
Thank you very much for you comment as well as for you watching the content. This is a pretty good point as I never really talk about food much (And if I am being honest my pack is always full of too many consumables as well lol.) This is a great idea so thanks for the idea!
I recently noticed that the Scholar's Staff and Calygrey Staves offer 20% lightning damage bonus as well as high mana reduction, could be a good alternative for anyone wanting to focus on magic instead of melee. Also would recommend Rust Lich Helmet, White Arcane Hood or White Wide Hat for the same reason. Another alternative is the Radiant Wolf Sword with the Gold Lich Shield. Don't forget the Doom Hex! I've been wanting to do something cool with the Werlig Spear, so thanks for this cool build!
Sky Chimes also applies doom in a large circle, can also use torment from hex mage with it. All enemies take damage inside. This is the only thing you need to clear trash enemies.
Yes I actually made a pinned comment about this since the sword and shield combo would technically be better in terms of damage (hence the problem with the Werlig spear lol, too many other options). I have never looked into the Calygrey Staff much but that's interesting you could get than much of a bonus for the wind sigil.
Yes thank you for finally making the werlig spear video definitely going to make the two builds u mention with swapping thef for hex mage just to see the difference
Technically enchanting the spear with fulmination would be better, but its a Caldera enchant and I try not to recommend those in case people don't want to build New Sirocco. I hope you enjoy it! Definitely makes scourge enemies nothing to fight and takes on Caldera nicely as well. Good luck with both methods and let me know how it goes! You inspired the entire build so its yours to critique lol.
"Hi great build I'm going to take inspiration from it for the claymore starchild!! On the other hand, where did you unlock the skill which and on your (R) key? And what's it called? The lightning explosion! Super cool Thank you for the work provided strength and honor!"😁
The lightning explosion is from a skill called spark. You will need to cast it inside sigils for it to deal damage such as the explosion. This skill is automatically learned one you grab mana. It however, can't be learned otherwise as it requires mana to use. Its extremely low mana cost and deals tons of damage. Great in a magic melee hybrid build such as this.
I was just wondering, if you go like a mixed build, i.e. master kazite helmet with assassin to boost physical and impact, then silver chest for the increased lightning then either master kazite boots with assassin again, or runic boots with speed and efficiency? How would that go for a build with no wind sigil? I'm about to start my first three brothers playthrough and I've read that enemies there are really resistant to physical and my build is pure physical, so I was wondering if I could maybe do a hybrid build and I would carry around the Werlig and maybe Starchild just to switch them in case the durability gets too low and I don't have time to repair. Also one thing, I'm not a min-maxer by any means, I didn't go heroic kingdom to get that 15% damage boost or whatever, I finished holy mission instead, to get a bit bulkier. I could maybe use the candleplate boots with ellat's sanctity.
So people love to hype up Caldera for physical resistance. And on once side they are right. Using only physical can lead to long fights. HOWEVER, almost every build should be using varnishes and rags to properly take down different enemy types. And Caldera is like the place for this. A build like this would work great and probably be a lot of fun. Just make sure to craft varnishes. Decay and ethereal will get your through almost everything.
Hey man, new subscriber and fan of the channel. Love your stuff, quick question, where do you get the poltergeist enchant? Can't seem to find it, am I missing something?
Awesome! Glad to have you here. Poltergeist is like most enchants and will need to be looted sort of randomly. However, just check out this link below. It will take you to the wiki that shows you the recipe. Then you just need to actually craft the incense and everything. It might also tell if you were to loot it there. Sometimes certain enchants are sold consistently from a certain merchant. outward.fandom.com/wiki/Poltergeist?so=search
Dude, you are so badass! Congratulations on the great content, mainly from outward, but also from all other games! I wanted to speak English to understand what you're saying, but following the video is working too. Hehehe.
Thank you very much! I really appreciate you checking out all the content! Pretty cool that you enjoy the videos even though you don't speak English. I will take that as a massive win!
Good build, but I would put fulmination on the Werlig Spear, especially since you are buffing lightning anyway. Also the weapon imbues, including infuse light, seem to calculate based on total weapon damage, and the poltergeist enchant lowers the overall damage of the weapon by replacing less raw than the physical it removes. Fulmination is very late game, but since you are using the legacy chest for the master desert veil and orichalcum boots, I would legacy chest a Werlig Spear with fulmination as well. Just my thoughts.
Yes the Fulmination enchant would definitely be a better option. Out of principle I never advise Caldera Enchants just because I figure there might be many people with those not available. However you are correct. Just buffing up the damage even more would highly benefit the percentage increase of damage compared to just a bit of raw. Great point!
Cabal Hermit is the one skill tree that is always useful in every build. Because it buffs damage and resistance. Even if you don't use mana, you will still use potions to buff you elements.
Ah good question. This has been brought up many times in my streams and no I don't think there is a way down there. I have explored that cave thoroughly and found nothing.
I've been watching a lot of your build videos since I came back to Platinum Outward for PS5 and the DLC. You inspired me to create a Decay build. It's focused around the Ghost Reaper and when buffed does MASSIVE damage even to Horror enemies. I haven't gotten to Three Brothers yet since I'm in the middle of trying to do a no deaths run with it. It's risky but fun. I'd love to share the deets with you if you wanna try it out for yourself!
Ya for sure! I have been looking for a good build with the ghost reaper. Probably one of the coolest weapons in the game because it looks awesome and has several interesting abilities. I will say Caldera will be really easy and really hard with it. Half the enemies die quickly to decay while the other half take no damage at all lol. Mostly just avoid medese. Calygreys, torecrabs, and mymatures will be nothing though.
So your video has inspired me to create a another build again, but I'm in dire need of the fine tuning... Equipment: Radiant wolfsword and frozen chakram (canon and chimera-pistol in BP for status application with shatter bullet, LM-lexicon for buffing) Rusted lich helmet, silver armor enchanted with SoM, Candleplate boots with elatts sanctity (boots may need replacement). Also have the Totem if needed. Skills: I'm using wind sigil and spark/conjure for tougher enemies, but the go to is brace for discipline, chakram ark/pierce for impact and puncture for damage. Have chosen Cabal Hermit for shamanic resonance/wind sigil and Hexmage for bloodlust and lockwells. Playstyle: I'm always at least 50% tired, so my 40 mana point refill automatically (also bloodlust), my elemental damage is increased and I have the infuse light and blessed boon and Runic protection active all the time. My character is also addicted to level 5 stamina regen. I have a ghost buddy around as often as possible, more helpful than you may think. Most enemies get shredded with above mentioned skills and I managed to clear all Caldera dungeons available before starting the faction quest (of course holy mission). Was a struggle at first, but eventually I got used to the tougher enemies. Question: What should I invest the final Breakthrough in? 1. Warrior Monk for perfect strike? (since discipline is required for chakram anyways) 2. Speedster for protection and CDR? (afraid of resistance decrease) 3. Kazite for elemental discharge? (don't know if 4. Ritualist for nurturing echo and battle rhythm? (totem olaystyle feels a little slow, tho) 5. Rune Sage for better buffs? Any thoughts you have on this essay is very appreciated! :)
Well you are actually in such a unique spot where you are so good on your gear and skills that you can choose any other tree you want and be good. Here are the benefits: Ritualist: More defense, instant application of two hexes, more elemental damage, chakrams hit the totems nicely Rune Sage: BUFFS, ya that's it but they are really strong, healing, defense, traps, all good stuff Speedster: Cooldown works wonders with chakrams but speedster has always been a little challenging to use with a mage Warrior monk: More stamina and two really good attack spells. Rogue engineer: Infinite dodging and wear your backback Mercenary: Movement speed and infinite running Ultimately I would say the best benefit you could get is Ritualist as it just pairs well with what you have. But that's a lot of prep every time you fight. So Rogue engineer actually is a very nice fit thus giving you a chance to wear the lightning buff backpack and save yourself on dodging. Warrior monk also works instead because of the stamina, but chakrams eat up your skill slots. Of the choices you picked, warrior monk is the one I would choose. And I would not recommend kazite spellblade for this. Hopefully that helps you out! Thanks for watching the content and I wish you luck.
@@SheenShots thank you very much for your detailed response. I've been having a lot of questions over the last few weeks and you've always taken the time to answer and you were pretty much always right on the money with your suggestion. I really appreciate you and please stay healthy. :) PS: after receiving the Exalted buff and avoiding Life Drain, imma follow your advice with warrior monk. It's gonna be a nasty one. This game is so awesome.
Yes this could work in the monster hunter build. The monster hunter build is all about standing there and being mean. High defense and lots of skills. Spears are not the best for totems, but it still works well once you get used to it.
Unfortunately I never look at either of those sets anymore because I hate their stats. Krypteia armor has lightning bonus, but it lacks really anything else. Minor resistance numbers but not enough to sway me. Then the caged set just feels goofy to me. Although the boots actually have decent stats especially for the elemental side of things. Might need to give that part of the armor another go.
@@SheenShots I use just the Krypteia chest piece and sometimes the boots, and only the caged boots are good from that set. I have a lightning rogue build with these 2. Over 100 lightning damage and a huge amount of barrier and protection, because I use the totems. And holly mission faction of course.
you can also try to sneak some gold lich mechanisms from the first enemies in spire of light or voltaic hatchery to get a gold lich spear for early to mid game. it has extreme range and inflicts doomed.
Werlig spear kinda easy too get whit sheenshots guide for money its a joke i did it and its easy u just need red eyes and presure plates 5 for each and then 2 for golem inside and u have werlig spear and a tsar stone
Yes, you could still do this build without enchants. It is going to lose damage, but still be good. The wind sigil on its own is an easy way to beat the game, and the werlig spear is very good against aggressive enemies because of its length. Here is my guide on enchanting if you are interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ukc4QynOghA.html
The boots are the Orichalcum boots. Legacy chest a pair of black plate boots to get them. They have a chance to be bought from the blacksmith in Berg or just looted from ornate chests.
I recommend using Fulmination instead of Poltergeist. Here are some examples that shows how much damage each enchantment does. Enemy | Dmg \w Fulmination | Dmg \w Poltergeist Normal Resistance Enemy: Sword Golem (25 Physical Resistance , 0 Lightning Resistance) | 56 | 49 High Physical & Lightning Resistance Enemy: Gargoyle (65 Physical Resistance, 50 Lightning Resistance) | 22 | 24 High Lightning Resistance Enemy: Arcane Elemental Fire (10 Physical Resistance, 60 Lightning Resistance) | 38 | 34 Extremely High Physical & Lightning Resistance Enemy: Golden Specter Melee (Physical Resistance ,Lightning Resistance) | 13 | 17 Setup: Similar to the one in the video. Head: Master Desert Veil Body Armor: Silver Armor [Spirit of Monsoon] Boots: Orichalcum [Flux] Backpack: Lightmender's Backpack Weapon: Werlig Spear [Poltergeist/Fulmination] The test did not take into account buffs (nor passives) such as discipline, blessed, shimmer, etc, which would affect fulmination more than poltergeist due to it being more easily boostable. Infact if you just use boons (blessed and discipline), Fulmination does the same amount of damage as poltergeist to gargoyles (26 vs. 26) leaving very few cases where poltergeist is better.
Yes you are 100% correct on this. I try to not recommend Caldera enchants just in case people don't have those available, but I should have at least mentioned it. The damage would be significantly greater with more lightning.
i play this build in coop with shield and sowrd, but if it´s not a better option to chose instead Warrior Monk. Maybe Ritualist, Hex Mage or speedster?
Ritualist would make you much more tanky and weaken the enemy with the doom hex easily. Hex mage would get rid of burnt stats and massively spike you damage if you are tired. Speedster is not great here really. I would recommend hex mage if you are okay being tired, and primal if you are getting hit often.
