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ULTIMATE NEW GAME+ Ultra Hard Loadout! | Horizon Forbidden West
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2024
- The best legendary weapons and outfit for New Game Plus Ultra Hard mode in Horizon Forbidden West! Let's check out my personal favorite build using all the new legendary weapons that arrived with New Game+ in patch 1.17. We'll cover all the weapons and outfits I regularly use as well as the coil and weaves I equip them with!
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⏱️Video Chapters⏱️
0:00 - Getting Started
0:40 - Sun Scourge Hunter Bow
1:24 - Tears of the Land-god Hunter Bow
2:53 - Blast Forge Boltblaster
4:09 - Spinthorn Spike Thrower
4:49 - Elite Ropecaster
5:24 - Ancestor's Return Shredder Gauntlet
6:27 - Iriv's Downfall Sharpshot Bow
8:52 - Full Weapon Loadout Overview
9:04 - Alternative Weapons
10:20 - Nora Thunder Warrior Outfit
10:51 - Wrapping Up
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UPDATE: As of patch 1.18, the 15% Concentration Coil glitch is fixed! You can now loot it after the cut scene, so no need to try and loot it super fast anymore!
Hey I have a question are there new game plus armor sets I keep trying to find a video covering this and I can't find anything
@@sukuna6749 There are not. The only new Armour Sets come from the Burning Shores DLC.
Even though I didn't know what I was missing at the time, I still remember that moment in Kotallo's quest where I kill that scorcher and I walk over to get the loot, only to be interrupted by that cutscene. I was all "no worries, I'll just loot it when the cut scene is done" womp womp. then months later I find out that loot contained a once-a-playthrough coil GRRR
Ah yeah. That pesky coil! It’s got to be a glitch the way it’s working now. I can imagine they’d put a great coil like that in the game and then give you 0.5 seconds to loot it lol
Took me 7 reloads to get it before the cutscene. Luckily the auto save is right at the scorcher fight segment.
Nice you got it! Yeah it's really annoying lol
Finding about this during new game plus is slightly depressing, but on a positive note there is always next time.
Don't feel bad. I'm on my third playthrough and I just now got that coil. My strategy was to tie down the scorcher, then frost arrows, then boltblaster standing as close to the machine as I could, ready to loot very quickly. I missed the loot on my first attempt, but I did create a manual save at that nearby campfire. If you "restart from last save" it won't take you back far enough, and I didn't want to trust any autosaves.
Little tip for anyone that doesn’t know about it:
As far as I’m aware the only way to get a purple +15% concentration damage coil is during the side mission where kotallo tests his new arm. You have to kill the machine and immediately loot it before the cutscene starts to get the coil. I recommend making a backup save just before you do it as the timing is sometimes tricky. I’m currently on a 3rd and probs final playthrough so I’ll be able to get a 3rd one of these.
Edit: I shudda watched the vid before posting this lol oh well it may help still
Thanks for the summary Calum! Yeah a did mention it briefly, but it's good to have a comment here explaining it as well.
Dont know the best strategy for getting that coil quickly, but ive found a way that works well enough for me without more than a couple of retries. I put the difficulty on story, sneak up with a silent strike while wearing the winterweave, which knocks it for a few seconds and almost kills it, ideal for positioning for a follow-up shot. after the strike it takes only one shot with a good hunterbow on a weakpoint to finish it off, make sure to be a couple of steps away from it when it happens so you can swoop in and grab the coil. Dont shoot the rear component though for your killing blow, the resulting shock explosion can delay you enough to miss looting the coil.
The best time for the backup save is when you meet him near the final campfire of the mission, after clicking „call Kotallo” turn around and do a quick save at that same campfire. Even though you get an auto save just before the fight I learned the hard way what happens if You fail too many times. If you miss the coil and the cutscene starts, backup your second to last autosave (the cutscene auto saves the game). Make a mental note of the time of the save and keep loading it after every fail, once it’s overwritten load the quick save. If You are better then me at looting you hopefully won’t need it.
@@apocalipseleaguepl9248 yh I think I did a manual save. On my first playthrough I needed a second or 3rd attempt, on second playthrough I think I managed it first go. Its probs easier if you can kill it with a boosted silent strike (difficulty dependant) or close quarters weapon so you can get to it quickly.
@@apocalipseleaguepl9248 You can make a manual save after the cutscene where the Scorcher appears even. that way if you need to reload, the scorcher is already out & wandering about.
Thanks for making these videos! Playing Horizon Forbidden West is even more enjoyable for me because of the content you create.
Hey thanks a lot Laurens! 🥳 I'm glad to hear my videos have helped you enjoy the game more 😄 Thanks so much for your support! 🙏
One advice for you, I discovered it recently. Agility coils boost dmg and elemental while falling, not jumping. So when you jump you have to wait a little, when you see you began falling down THEN release the shot. Same goed for the Sun scorge, it has a build in agility boost. I have tested it.
Yes! Good point. You do actually have to be falling for the agility coils to trigger. I find by the time I’m ready to release my shot I’m already past the highest point of the jump anyway though, so I don’t think releasing too early is a big risk.
Hey, brother. I've been watching your HFW videos, and they've been extremely useful to me. Especially, the ones about how to fight machines, but many others, such as the ones about weapons and coils, as well.
This game is massive and there are so many things to learn that it was very hard for me not to feel overwhelmed by so much information at the beginning. Your videos have definitely helped clear the fog.
Thanks a lot for all the hard work you've done for this community. And, in the words of our dear magistrate, Javad The Willing, "you've done the Sundom and my sanity a great service". Please accept this little reward. Subscribed.
Look forward to more content.
Hey thanks! Glad to hear you’re finding my content helpful 😄 Thanks for your comment!
Massive thank you for all your guides!
I got the 100% with NG Plus as well, and a lot of it was thanks to you, how well you explain everything. The fights were easy not because I am a good player but because your guides make everything simple and easy to understand.
All the best! (also lowkey I'm hoping you will do a SteelRising guides series maybe when it releases :D )
Hey thanks Seri! Glad to hear you’ve been finding my content helpful 😄 You know, I hadn’t heard of SteelRising, but it looks interesting. I’ll check it out some more and see if I want to play it enough to make content for it. It might be tough to make a bunch of content with GoW coming only a month later though.
Perfect, finished my normal 100 percent run, almost done with my easy get all the champion tokens run, and will be starting my uh run probably next week. Perfect timing
Nice! You'll be geared up nicely for NG+ UH! Glad you found this helpful 😄
you the real Horizon MVP, finished the game some time ago but sitll watch your stuff. your voice, delivery makes your videos a easy watch and listen. keep it up
Thanks Dennis! Glad you still enjoy my content even though you’re done with the game. I have plenty more video ideas for Horizon that I’ll be doing at least until GoW drops in November. Thanks for your support! 🤜🤛
Another super helpful video from the master of the Horizon guides 👌 I really hope we get instant shock coils and instant berserk coils in the DLC and maybe a coil that increases damage to machines in the berserk state would be cool.
Thanks HoldingCell! I like the instant shock and berserk coil ideas! That would be pretty cool.
This is my first UH playthrough ever. Never did it on any games ive played. Your videos are really helping me, so THANK YOU so much for this!
Something important I had to learn in NG+ was how to fully utilize the agro mechanics as stealth is much harder, but still totally viable strategy. For example when fighting stalkers in the jungle wind turbine park you can no longer just snipe them from atop without being noticed. It’s better to be in the grass and when hitting one roll backwards and hide in grass elsewhere because they will attack from where you fired as it’s where they last saw you. Also you aren’t invisible in grass, it’s when it’s grass between you and the enemies eye you are safe. Lastly when the yellow timer has expired but the machine still has yellow eyes (small window, about a second) you can get a free hit without agroing.
What I use is TotL with 3x component tear and 2x normal tear to remove components and armor.
DS with 5x stealth to do 193 damage normaly
SS with 5x fire/acid. If you have the instant coils you can put them on a normal arrow hunter bow with your desired element (I use acid) and just keep hitting them from a unreachable spot until it triggers (I have got once 6 in a row)
Fire hunter bow to trigger canisters cheaply.
The old legendary sharp shot bow with 5x crit to fire at weak points when everything is teared off (remember you can hit eyes for more damage)
And the new sharp shot with 5x long range coils. I only use this when my power shot is in use as I get 5 free (not free if using weapon arts) shots that do more then a crit, did 7000 even damage on a turtle’s kinetic dynamo (which can be hit without removing shell bolts) it has long range so that it’s useful in boss battles.
This play style requires patients, maneuverability and very little resources (seriously I have like 1700+ crystal braiding and almost 3000 volatile sludge)
Recommend utaru winter weave for everything except close combat, use Nora thunder warrior then.
Finding good unreachable vantage points is easy as Aloy is a mountain goat and now after unlocking the base you have access to sunwing for more spots and maneuvers (DO NOT expect it to save you when runing away, it will most likely just land or get stuck, leaving you to die.
Neat! That's a really fun loadout and approach, I must admit I tried something SORT of similar when taking on large camps on Very Hard. Sounds like you've really play-tested the style and loadout a great deal, too. *smiles, shakes her head* That's impressive!
*smiles teasing!* But *I* have 3800 volatile sludge! ....
...but only because I'm a grinder, not because I'm any good at anything lol. YOU are amazing! Best wishes my friend!
Nice tips! Thanks for sharing this build for everyone to consider!
So much of the content I find on this game is on lower difficulties and basically useless if you play on very/ultra hard. This content is very helpful.
Great! Glad to hear you found this helpful 😄
For what it is worth, here is my load out:
Ancestor's Return - 5 Agility Coils
Tear of Land God - 5 component tear coils
Carja Bane - 5 instant brittle coils
Elite RopeCaster - 3 reload coils for penetrating rope technique
Vindicator Spike Thrower - 3 Melee-Follow Up coils
BlastForge - 5 Close Range Coils.
I tend to swap out my Vindicator for a fully critical coiled Iriv' downfall when the situation calls for it. I also don't use cleanse or health potions as my playstyle involves I never getting hit in the first place. I use 5 stamina potions, 4 overdraw, 5 food-items and 12 smoke bombs.
Nice loadout!
All with purple coils or blue when needed, I've came up with an alternative build similar to this: Sun Scourge with 3 frost coils+ 2 overdraw, Tears of Land-God with 3 component tear+ 1 overdraw+1 concentration, Iriv's bow with 1 stealth+ 4 crit chance, Elite ropecaster with 3 draw speed, Blastforge with 1 reload+ 1 close range+ 3 impact damage, Final chapter with 4 shocked enemy damage+ 1damage over time, Ancestors Return with 4 agility+ 1 concentration. Nora thunder with weapon stamina+ along with low profile/smoke bomb capacity 💜
Nice build! Thanks for sharing it 👍🏼
Great video! The breakdowns were very helpful. Thanks man!
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful 😁
I've just finished my first play-through of Forbidden West and Burning Shores, and am looking forward to NG+ after a break. Your guides have been super useful for understanding how to get the most out of the game mechanics.
Hey thanks a lot! 🍻 Glad to hear you’ve found my content helpful 😁 I really appreciate your support! 🙏🏼😁
Man you're the only content creator keeping me interested about this game! learning about so much different weapons and playstyles made me pickup the game again. I'm going to grind like crazy with the sheet you linked in the description to try this awesome loadout of yours, thanks a lot for doing these videos man! we appreciate you :)
Awesome! Glad to hear my content has inspired you to have more fun in the game 😄 I hope you enjoy your NG+ weapons when you get them!
Woah, I did not know about that Scorcher coil!!! As I sink deeper into UH the challenge is beginning to show, it definitely feels a bit more tricky than it did back in HZD (Which I love). So, as always, thanks for the tips!
Ah yeah that Concentration coil is tricky! Very useful though. Glad you found this helpful!
Still really useful videos! Thank you Arktix. You've made me utilise all weapons equally now, compared to my rather boring Hunter Bow for close range, Sharpshot for long range-setup..
Regarding the bolt blaster ranges. I tested both of them because I was deciding which one will be my main DPS. I found out that on sustain burst mode, blast forge has 40m max range while brawlbraker has 45m. Also, I found out the definition of “30m” for coils stands for the distance between your position and the landing point instead of the center point of the machine. What this means is that you need to tilt your weapon a bit to hit the farther part of the machine when damage is only hitting 200~400 with all buffs on.
Interesting! How were you able to test the distances so accurately?
@@ArktixOfficial I kill a machine on the campfire first (took me a few tries), then I get a distance measure. The rest is just position and testing. In case you wonder how do I determine I land the hit or not, I paid attention to the sparks bolts make when hitting the body of machine. Ps: your video really helped me a lot! I’m surprised when I realized we are doing the same coil on Irev and ancestor’s return
Ah ok. That’s interesting the Brawlbreaker has a little more range. I’ll have to check that out. Glad you found this helpful too! That’s cool we’re using the same coils on Iriv’s and the AR 😄
Recently completed NG+ on very hard. For the most part it was going well, but for the final boss I barely survived and figured I would not have made it through on Ultra Hard. I used mostly hunter bows for damage output and with this video I see what I can do differently. Gonna invest in Iriv's Downfall
I was on last boss for a long time on ultra hard, she’s pretty relentless and I ran out of all my healing items when she finally dropped down. I’ve seen people beat her in a matter of seconds though so it’s all about good planning and using the right loadout
Iriv's Downfall is a monster, I love it! Yeah my pastachio'd friend, that final boss is what's got me worried. I'm a horrible creature at dodging, and sadly end up relying on massive amounts of healing to compensate, but with no access to Stash in the final run it's really difficult! I've yet to try it on Very Hard, I'm literally waiting to do that today, Singularity. I've been relying on food a GREAT deal, and have a huge stash of my favourites built up for Ultra Hard.
...to be honest, I do that in regular life too soooo......
Heh be safe my friend, best of luck to you on your UH run!
Congrats on completing NG+! Yeah the final boss can be pretty tough. Definitely give Iriv's Downfall as try. The sharpshot damage is really helpful on higher difficulties!
I am so proud of you for using the (in my opinion) perfect coil setup for the Ancestor's Return!
-Phosphoras
Also: the sharpshot bows have a best average damage/shot when you use 3x Crit chance and 2x of any 25% damage bonus coil. I did the calculations and ended up with this setup.
Haha of course Phos. I learned from the shredder grandmaster himself 😉 And good point. Yes, that is the optimal average max damage coil set for a legendary SS bow. However, it assumes your shots will always happen at least 30m from a machine to take advantage of the long range coils. I find I often take shots closer than that, so I prefer the versatility of the full crit coil set.
Shredder Lord 🙏
@@honest_cake Oh no.... The order has breached into the UA-cam comment section.
"Back you fiends, BACK!" *Shoving them back down into the Discord Server* 😂
@@ArktixOfficial Get back! I'll distract them. *Throws shredder at the server* "Ancestors! Catch it!"
*Instantly runs away*
Agree with you on the adhesive boltblaster being annoying tbh. I just changed back to the blast forge a couple of days back, i think in general the perks are a bit better too as you get a nice draw speed bump and crit chance
Lol yeah I can stand that instant adhesive! The Blast Forge works just find for me 👌
Thanks so much for this tutorial. Changed my load out to mostly match yours and I was able to kill a Thunderjaw so quickly. The high critical hit chance on Iriv’s Downfall helped a TON.
Awesome! Glad to hear this helped you out 😄 Gotta love that crit build!
@@ArktixOfficial One thing I’m noticing is that I think it might also be boosting Iriv’s Downfall’s chance of getting an instant shocked state. I’ve been getting a lot of instant shocks since I switched to the critical chance hit build.
Oh interesting thought…I haven’t noticed that myself, but it’s possible I suppose…
@@ArktixOfficial Yeah. There’s a good chance that I’m just getting lucky but here’s hoping 🤞🏼
Perfect timing. I just started new game+ on ultra hard. Thanks for making this.
Awesome! I hope you find these tips helpful. Enjoy NG+ UH!
I LOVE my Spinthorn Spike Thrower after watching your previous videos on it! It's such an awesome feeling whipping it out and knocking over a machine that's busting my a** with its annoying attacks. I also started using the Tenakth Vanquisher with its incredible boost to low health defense and damage output. It's just.. wow! My heart was in my throat when I tested it out though, because my left thumb had a permanent position over the d-pad up medicine button until then. Now I've had to un-learn not to heal myself because the damage boost it gives is insane and you're almost unkillable. I coil it with +2 Stamina Regen and +2 Low Health Regen. Oh, and I use it with Brittle state and the Blastforge. Bye healthbar!! * evil laugh*
I just started my NG+, like so fresh I haven't gotten to Chainscrape yet. Maybe I should go back and farm first.. hmm. My aim for my NG+ though, is to try out agility damage and shredders. The playthrough I just finished (my first) I ended up using my Sunshot Hunter Bow alot because I like to use Acid and the bow has a builtin +25% corroding Enemy Damage. I coil it with two +18% corroding enemy damage and on +12. I tried the other Hunter Bows you've talked about in previous videos, but kept coming back to this because I also like the built in +40% draw speed. Thunderjaws and Stormbirds don't like this build very much though, because they just drops dead. 😁
Anyway, just a very enthusiastic thank you from me.
Hey thanks Thunderella! Glad to hear you're enjoying the Spinthorn! I love those knockdowns too 😄 That's cool you made the shift to a low health build as well. I played with it for a while, but I just kept gravitating back to the Thunder Warrior. The low health build is definitely very strong though! That's a pretty cool setup you have with the Sunshot. That's a great bow and it sounds like you're doing a great job taking advantage of it's perks for a unique build. I can imagine Tjaws and Stormbirds wouldn't like it 😁 Thanks for your comment!
I like using the Spinthorn myself as well. Firstly for roleplaying reasons, as it is a weapon Aloy's constructs herself after gathering the components.
Secondly because of the drillspikes and knockdown mechanics. I hardly ever use explosive spikes anyway, preferring to get my boom from sticky bombs.
Great video as always, did not expected anything else.
Thank you! Glad you liked it 😄
Thanks for yet another brilliant video ArkTix. I can't blame you for leaving The Final Chapter Shredder out of your essential/ultimate loadout. It is an okay weapon, but it just doesn't cut (pun intended)
Haha nice pun 😉 And yeah, I’m still trying to figure out if I can work it in, but I just always miss whatever weapon I swap it for. Currently trying it in place of the Spinthorn. I’ll see how it goes…
One of the Rare Spike Throwers has insane damage. If you freeze the opponent first, then start chunking drill spikes at it, the machine will literally be staggered until you finish it off.
Sprinkle some Powershot on top of it and maybe some Low Health Ranged.
Nice video btw. My loadout is currently:
-Tears of the land god (concentration, tear etc)
- Blast forge (mainly all crit mods)
- Ancestors return (tear and shock boost)
- Irivs downfall (sharpshot tear boost, tear boost etc
- Rain of sparks (all impact mods)
- Sun Scourge (mix elemental boost mods)
When doing rebel camps I switch to a forgefall with mainly stealth boost mods, tinkers tripcaster with explosive boost mods & equip stealth stalker + utaru winterweave outfit
Nice! Yeah I was thinking maybe I should have talked about my favorite Weapon Techniques, Valor Surges, and other alternative weapons for things like rebel camps (I use Regalla's Wrath for the strikethrough arrows myself). The video would have gotten pretty long though lol 😅
@@ArktixOfficial +1 for Regalla's Wrath being a rebel wrecker. Don't discount it's utility for heavily armored machines like Rollerbacks. Coil it with a few crit boosts and it can devastate even big machines with the right valor surge. It's quite a bit more resource efficient than the legendary Sharpshot bows (spikes are easy to farm or purchase) which was important while I was farming upgrade components. I'm a fan!
Once you get to a point where you have a huge stockpile of Volatile Sludge, it's easy to replace it with Iriv's Downfall.
If you have enough spare crit chance 15% coils there would be no reason to not fill the rain of sparks with them IMO.
@@ramonramos2055 might give it a try, I think I only have about 6 or 7 total though and at the minute I’m using at least 4 on boltblaster.
Yes good point!
You and that damn shredder gauntlet my boy 😭, I was in love with them for small time but I reverted back to my original loadout but I love to see how you commit to them as a mainstay in your kit 👌🏾💯. Thanks again too for uploading this revamped loadout and coil video 🙏🏾.
Haha! I love those shredders 🤪 Glad you enjoyed them for a bit. And glad you like this vid!
@@ArktixOfficial As always big dawg 💪🏾, keep up the good content we appreciate you 🙏🏾💯.
Thanks!
@@ArktixOfficial I found out a new technique or so I think lol 😅 since I've NEVER seen anyone do it but I found out if you go into a sprint after a slide and you immediately tap square again you can get a slight speed boost that'll cancel the slide animation but zoom the camera as if you did that's actually helpful as hell in any situation plus somehow if you take damage she won't fall it's like super armor but idk if it'll happen for every attack. Try it and if you get the hang of it you can continuously do it and throw it in a tips vid 👌🏾💯, I'd upload it in a hunting clip myself but you'll reach more people quicker tbh 💪🏾.
Interesting. I assume you mean “go into a slide after a sprint”? I think I’ve seen what you’re talking about, but I didn’t realize there was a way to make it happen consistently. I’ll have to try it out. Thanks for sharing the tip!
I maxed out the spinthorn as soon as i got it and i havn't even thought about swapping it out of my loadout. That knockdown power is essential when harvesting machine parts, especially on ultra hard. Been waiting on this video pal, great stuff 👍
Hey thanks Phil! Glad to hear you like the Spinthorn Drill Spike knockdowns as well 😄 I'm on a not-so-secret mission to convince people to use it!
@@ArktixOfficial they would be daft not to
Totally! Looking forward to see what they give us.
Excellent video 💯 very helpful thanks.
Thank you! Glad you liked it 😄
Arktix dude thank you so much for answering my question from the last video and making a video of it 🔝🔝🔝
No problem! I was getting lots of requests for this all around!
I like to add melee followup to my boltblasters, if im planning on freezing i just freeze > light > sustained burst. It speeds up the draw time essentially to instant, and the followup coil boosts are very high. Seems to last the entire sustained burst too meaning its a perfect match. Sometimes i use the light > heavy (hold) to do the jump back for distance if i want to burst from further away.
That is good advice. MFU lasts about 6-7 seconds, and Sustained Burst iss 10 shots second + activation time.
Hey nice tip! I had never thought about the fact that a melee hit would give you the quick draw draw speed boost on a boltblaster. And you’re right that MFU coils are really strong. I’ll have to give that a try!
Arktix you said hunter bows aren’t really that good for impact damage , but I have a load out for you to try out , so we use 5 long range coils on TLG , Nora thunder warrior armour , And ranged master as valor surge and we also use the sun scourge for freeze , Pls try this out ❤️
Thanks! I'll give that a try! That same build on a Sharpshot Bow would be higher damage, but I'm curious to see how much damage you could put out with a Hunter Bow like this.
@@ArktixOfficial I think It does around 3k damage with high volley and 1k with triple notch
I love loading up my ancestor's return with 5 purple long-range coils. The shredder can travel a surprisingly long range fully charged and I love essentially snipping big enemies where I am so far away it only triggers the suspicious icon.
Nice! Yeah Shredders can go really far. I bet you can do some good damage with it loaded up with long range coils!
@@ArktixOfficial I just tried out your suggestion of putting crit coils on the sniper bow.. freaking awesome. Never going back to anything else. Thanks for the tip
Awesome! Yeah I really like the crit build on a Sharpshot Bow. I don’t want to deal with always being 30m away or in stealth. Nah. Give me an 80% chance for a crit in any situation 😁 Glad you’re liking that 👍
Yo Finally the video is here🥳🥳 Thank you for this bro😄 As I've now finally upgraded all the 9 Legendary Weapons and 2 of my favourite outfits to the MAX level(Nora Thunder Warrior & Tenakth Vanquisher, man it was a long grind ngl lol) Soon I'm gonna start my New Game+ Ultra Hard walkthrough and this video's gonna help me a lot as I know Ultra Hard will be a challenge that's why I need a perfect loadout🥶
Awesome! Nice work upgrading all your gear! It is definitely a grind. I hope you have fund in NG+, and don't forget about my NG+ weapon upgrade spreadsheet if you want to farm resources before starting!
@@ArktixOfficial No problem I already have your spreadsheet downloaded🙂 Honestly I love to grind resources & just need a few resources not too much for upgrading NG+ legendary weapons😅
Nice! Glad you found that helpful!
THANK SO MUCH! Thanks to you, Chang and Bluesclues for all your hardwork! I'm extremely flattered with myself that I experimented with the all crit sharpshot, as well as we both love Thunder Warrior... I almost feel like a real gamer lol! Thanks again Arktix for your videos and work. I wish I could get the hang of shredders even remotely as well as you have... my toopidness kicks in and I am either running around jumping and throwing shredders long after I've hit the ground, or my epic attempt at sprinting into a slide----- ...turns into a crouch. And THEN I throw a shredder for good measure. lol WHY do I have more trouble with giant snapping turtles?!! (SOMEone in Guerilla accidentally lived in the South instead of Scandinavia, to know how evil those critters are in real life)
...babbling sorry. Anyway thank you again so very much, you're always such a wonderful one-stop shop! I'm going to give + another round again, I WANT THAT CONCENTRATION coil dang it... that's very evil of them lol. It's incredible how quickly you got this put together for us, thanks again. Best wishes Arktix, it's always a pleasure. Be safe everyone! Good luck!
Thanks a lot Wren! Glad you liked this one 😄 A props to you for figuring out the criteria build on your own! Thanks as always for your support 🙏
This video was really useful, I was wondering what gear I should bring, thx arktix 🙏
That's great to hear! Glad you found this helpful 😄
One thing I hope they return whenever a new dlc comes for HFW is the icerail gun. I've been toying with that weapon in HZD and my goodness it's absolutely lethal and fun when built right. Maybe they can return ice rail, storm slinger, and forge fire and combine them as one.
But icerail is what I want them to return c: Could be a good replacement for my sharpshot bow for pure damage. My AR can do all the tearing components so I kinda don't need tear blast arrows.
Ooo nice idea! That would be really cool. I'd want the Icerail to use less resources though. In HZD that thing burned through chilwater like crazy! lol
Great video as always! Haven't given shredders a go yet but you've convinced me haha. Any plans on covering other games as they come out? You create great content and would crush it covering any other games you enjoy.
Hey thanks Rizzle! I hope you give shredders a try. They have a learning curve, but it’s very rewarding! And yes, I’m planning on covering GoW: Ragnarok when it comes out in November and then in early 2023 I’m looking forward to Forespoken and Hogwarts Legacy!
This video is an absolute masterpiece! Thanks!
Wow thanks! Glad you liked it 😄
Amazing videos bro!! Since i’ve found your channel I started to play again to try new weapons and different play styles. Still strugling with AR but having a lot of fun
Thank you! This is great to hear 😄 Glad my videos are helping you enjoy the game more!
Did some math for Iriv's Downfall and average damage per shot peaks with 2 critical hit chance and 3 long range damage coils.
Ah yeah, so a mix like that is technically higher max average damage, but it assumes you'll always be 30+ meters from your target for the long range coils to kick in. I find I take shots closer than that pretty frequently, so I like the flexibility of the full crit build.
Hey guys; I'm new to this game, but I found that if you start a New Game Plus, you can follow just the story all the way to when you get the base, once you have the base and your told to meet your friend by the exit, you talk and everybody does their thing, you can climb the mountain behind you and override a Sunwing. You may have to have all your Infiltrator skills. This makes doing all the side mission a lot of fun.
That´s correct, in NG+ you just need to reach a Sunwing which at the mountain base is the earliest.
Yes! Glad you figured that out. Yeah you can totally grab a Sunwing above the Base as soon as you get there in NG+. Hope you’re enjoying the game! 😄
Great video as always Arktix!! 🧡👏
Thanks Moses!
Appreciate this. You’ve made the game so much fun for me 😊
Awesome! Happy to hear that 😄 I’m always looking to help people enjoy the game more 😁
The trick to get the concentration 15% coil from the scorcher is to save the last bit of its health for up close (like a warrior bow) and then you can immediately loot it before the cut scene interrupts
Yes! Thanks for sharing that tip!
Luckily it seems to have been fixed after the latest patch, played that quest again in ng+ a week ago and i could pick up the coil post-cutscene.
This is awesome. Haven't played in a few weeks, this just might make me start it up again. And then realize I am nowhere near as good as you. But hey, it's all about the fun, right?
Thanks! And cool! Glad to hear you might dive back in 😄 And yes, it’s all about having fun 🙂👍
Cool vid. Yeah, I'm over the Adhesive perk on the Brawlbreaker also. However, I like having both explosive damage and drill spikes, so the Vindicator continues to be the way to go for me...pretty much rendering blast slings obsolete. But I hear you.
Nice! Yeah the Vindicator is great if you want both drill spikes and explosive in your loadout. And yeah, that adhesive perk on the Brawlbreaker is super annoying lol
this is very helpful. you put so much effort in ur videos!
Thank you! I do put a lot of time into them. Glad you found it helpful 😄
As always great video! Honestly, I was using shredder all time. Too strong weapon
Thanks! And yes, I also heavily really on my shredders 😄
Excellwnt video! I just started my NG+ playthrough and love this. Honestly though, at this point I'd listen to you read your Excel sheet to us. 😄
Lol thanks Antje 😂 I’ll try to make sure I have better ideas for videos than that, but good to know you’re there for whatever 😄👍 I hope this helps with your NG+!
@@ArktixOfficial Yeah, I'm sure this is weird, but you sound a bit like a friend in the PNW I haven't seen since the pandemic (I'm in Germany). Match that with the game taking place on the west coast, I can pretend I'm there for a while. That's nice.
Ah gotcha. I don't think that's weird. Glad you enjoy my videos 😄
Your videos are great, I am surprised you don't have a warrior bow in your line up especially the new one thats OP. But still great... can't wait for the DLCs!
Thank you! Yeah the Warrior Bow just isn't really my style, but they can certainly be very strong! And I can't wait for DLC either!
@@ArktixOfficial dude me too, I didn't touch the warrior bows period on my first playthrough but when they came out with UH and I learned about how OP it is ... I can't not use it. But again love your weapon setup, the spike thrower shocked me and surprised no legendary had drill spikes as well.
Cool! Glad you like the Warrior Bow setup. Maybe I should give it another try. And yeah I wish we had some legendary drill spikes. Maybe in DLC!
I'm just going to start copying and pasting my comments from all of your previous videos since this always applies....
Amazing video! Hands down the best Horizon content out there! :)
Haha thanks Brian 😄 That's totally good with me 👍
Don't have anything to say, just wanted to support the channel👍
Thanks! I appreciate that 😄
I would love a longer opinion on The final Chapter after you played more with it. Great vid as always
Thanks! I’ve played with the FC quite a bit at this point. It’s pretty fun to use for dealing damage, but I always feel like I’m burning through piercing spikes and I still haven’t settled on which weapon I’d want to swap out for it. I’ve been using it instead of the Spinthorn a lot recently actually. That works pretty well because the shredders can be used to trigger knockdown, although not nearly as quickly/easily as the drill spikes.
Here is the weapon wheel I use
Two sniper bow one for damage and one for component removing (I have a third with 5 stealth damage that I can use to start the fight but immediatly swap after first shot). I don't use these bow much because arrows are expensives.
Two Hunter bow (main use)
1) for tear damage to get the machine "naked"
2) with 4 critical chance and one immediate frost for even more damage
I also have a third with fast reload for huges machines that needs 20k damage to the body so I can do more dps.
One drill spike spike thrower with only damage over time coils (purples and blues). I use it mainly when the target is frozen to deal x2 damages and take advantage of the knockdown chances.
One "free slot" that I equip depending on what I have to do next.
Could be
- the 5-frost-coil-hunter-bow
- a hunter bow with 3 upground coins
- a hunter bow with 5 coils against flying creatures...
Frustrated I started the game on ultra hard and am stuck at Tilda, cannot restart with NG+. Also playing at ultra hard made it impossible to attain enough loot to upgrade all my gear!! Only located 1 legendary.
I got the 15 concentration coil the first time through because I'm a goblin when it comes to looting. XD
Wow nice!
A critical hit from Irv's Downfall with this build and archer's ultimate ability is the highest damage on single shot you can achieve in the game
Hey, will you bring a new loadout when the dlc is there?
Thanks again for all the help
No problem! Glad you're finding my content helpful!
Good advice, but with NG+, I don't have a huge problem with suboptimal loadouts because I can play through the basic game even on Very Hard reasonably well, even if not perfectly, and even with NG+1, you are already starting with top or close to top gear and armour and all your experience so you shouldn't have any problems chewing bubble gum while you kick a**. For me, the true challenge has been and remains an UH playthrough from scratch. I can do it with little or no problem in ZD, but in FW it is much harder to do this. Anyone else tried this? You top players can probably walk it... :)
Oh yeah, UH from scratch is definitely the ultimate challenge. I got to the Kulurt or so on an UH from scratch playthrough, but haven't had time to finish it. It's definitely very tough! Others have asked me to do a video on UH from scratch tips, but there's not much specific advice I can give for that other than to master all the mechanics and be very intentionally about what gear you select and how you approach a fight. I guess it could be like a 10 second video, "Ok, let's get you ready for UH from scratch, the ultimate challenge. All you need to do to succeed is...watch all my other videos 😂". I'm jk, but kinda not...😁
Hi Arktix. It's all love my brother! I have watched many of your videos and I must compliment you and your team, if you have one, on consistently high quality presentations. It even seems that you might do this professionally in your real life as it's above and beyond for an amateur. Your videos represent an incredible knowledge base that is nicely segregated by topic so that you can find what you are looking for. I honestly try to get by with as little help from the community as I can, but sometimes one is lazy and other times just stumped. My UH run through HFW has been fun so far although I am still blocked by the cauldron just before the base, and it's to do firstly because I am running out of critical resources but at a more fundamental level, it reveals an underlying problem about my playstyle where I am not using all available tools. I have managed to avoid smoke bombs and stamina potions, but that's the thing. Guerilla crated UH to train the faithful (shameless borrowing from Frank Herbert's Dune). I shall improve...
If u like leveraging knockdowns check out the built in perks on the carjas bane wb and legacys reach sh, the sh being the superior choice due to the nature of explosion damage inherently causing knockdowns much easier
Yet another huge help from you thank you!! Ng+ ultra hard with your duplication video to prep for it has me wondering if you had all the coils and weave you ever needed how would you setup the weapons and armor you mentioned I’ve been experimenting on my own based on your quides and so far going from easy most of the time 😂cuz I’m lazy to ng+ ultra hard is not as hard as I though thanks to you! Btw you don’t have to Answer that I know I’m late to the game and your videos have been my bible just a wondering what people have come up with since
Hey thanks! Glad you’ve been finding my videos helpful 😄 My coil recommendations are mostly the same as what I show in this video. Come on over to my discord if you want to discuss in more detail. Link in description.
I love having a really good load out, and you helped me a lot
Im rp building my Setup for my NG+ ultra hard game.
I want to get 100% on the game. So it will be realy usefull.
THX!
Hey thanks! Glad to hear you found this helpful 😁 Hope you have fun in NG+!
Always great information! Thanks!
I"m definitely gonna need that PDF with the map picture cuz I give up whenever I'm directed to a location with the location's name. 'Thorn Marsh? Where's that? Nvm. I give up! 😒'
Thanks! Glad you liked it! And oh yes, thanks for reminding me about the coil farming guide and PDF. They're linked now!
I still think Forgefall with all all 5 crit coils is better than Iriv's Downfall. The fact that you are hitting aware enemies means you need draw speed before the enemy starts charging at you. The impact damage is almost same but draw speed is useful unless you are in stealth
Good point. Personally, I don't find Iriv's Downfall too slow, but I can see how the Forgefall would help with that if you want a faster draw speed.
So what shredder gauntlet would you definitively recommend? Love your videos and all the hard work you put in
Hey thanks! Glad you’re enjoying my content 😄 I have a whole video on Shredder Gauntlets and there’s a section where I run through the best ones! Check it out:
ua-cam.com/video/0ysjKJ4jtCU/v-deo.html
Okay I think my best build ,based off your information, are:
Death Seeker hunter bow
Final chapter
Ivrs Downfall sharpshot bow
Defiance
Specter gauntlet
And new game plus warrior bow (which will have an instant coil)
I chose these because these are great combat weapons for upfront combat
And also my armour is the Nora thunder warrior
Edit i changed the death seeker for the emperors reign cuz its alot better for tearing parts
LOVE your videos man it has helped me alot i just have a question : has there been any changes to your loadout from the time you posted this video?
Hey thanks! Glad my videos have helped you out 😄 I haven’t changed my loadout much, though I have switched to the Vindicator instead of the Spinthorn. The knocked is still good enough, plus the drill spikes will deal more damage and you get some decent explosive spikes.
My guy. Awesome video as always.
Thanks Matthew! I appreciate you always commenting 🙂
I'm never far away from your content and socials Arktix. Your a credit to content creation
Haha thanks Matthew 😄 Glad to have you as part of this community 👍
Hi. My name is Gregg, and I'm an AR abuser. There is no other way to fight Tiderippers, Leaplashers, Long Legs, and Tremortusks, IMO.
I'm going to have to try your Agility Coil loadout. It sounds fun.
Haha nice! Me too 😄 And yeah give the agility coils a try!
@@ArktixOfficial I'm getting there on the agility coils. It would be nice if Alloy could jump higher, but your tip on activating concentration first works well when I get the timing down.
I just started my ng+ play through on very hard (I’m not brave enough to try ultra hard yet lol), but I’m trying to work my way up to being to take on ultra hard. This loadout looks like it’ll help a lot.
Also, do you have a favorite ng+ legendary? I’ve always loved using sharpshot bows so the new legendary sharpshot was my first purchase once I got enough tokens.
As long as you have decent armor and weapons ultra hard really isnt that bad. In fact I didn’t die then entire playthrough, only the last boss gave me a trouble - used up all my berries and most of potions but I think that was mainly due to my bad planning. It’s far from being as hard as I thought it would be, sure machines are more aggressive but having plenty of resistance and using things like the toughened valor surge still make it pretty easy.
lol me too, in the middle of my Very Hard, doing quite well compared to what I expected, all thanks to Arktix and his crew! And for me I'm right there with you, Iriv's Downfall is a BEAST, and I love it! I wish you the very best of luck in your run!
Also I reckon the hunter & sharpshot are probs the main 2 to get first in ng+
@@calum769 yeah I’m definitely picking up totlg next, since I still don’t have a good purgewater bow in my loadout
@@wren7195 thanks! I’ll probably bump it up to ultra later on once I’ve upgraded my gear a bit more (I forgot to do it before starting my ng+ and now I’m stuck with my poor choices until I open up the open world😄).
After the bearning shors dlc you can replace the blue spike thrower and the elite rope caster with the legendry spike thrower and the legendry rope caster
I just got the Irvis and Tears of the Land-God. I'm thinking of the critical build you got but I'd need to play through more. Right now I'm using power. All I got is rare long range coils.
If you use 5x 10% crit chance coil, you still crit 55% of the time, so about every second shot, so you don´t have to wait for it if you don´t want to :)
@@paristeta5483 Yeah. I have 3 on my Death Seeker bow along with 2 crit damage. I would want something like a 2/3 chance, like if I can get it to 75% chance. Thanks for the pointer. ;)
@@Sakabatou77 You have to decide for yourself, how good a weapon needs to be and the purpose, but i would like to suggest you try out the critchance x critdamage formular Arktix used in this video, and apply it to your Death-Seeker and divide the result through 5 (the amount of coils). Would like to hear your opinion then :)
@@paristeta5483 I plan on messing with it this Saturday after I get off work. I should be able to get more coils too.
Nice! Congrats on getting your TLG and Iriv’s. As Paris mentioned already, you could mix in some blue crit chance coils for now, but I hear you on wanting a pretty high total chance. Sounds like you like using crit chance coils on your TLG too, so you may need to do some more NG+ runs if you want them for both.
What the difference between component tear and tear damage coils?
Good question. I’ve explained it in other videos, but didn’t here. So component tear is specifically for removing components while regular tear damage coils will also boost tear damage when hitting armor plates. So regular tear damage coils are slightly more versatile, but have a lower maximum stat. Component tear coils having a higher max stat (25%), but the boost only applies when hitting components. Hope that helps!
To add to Arktix Answers. Component Tear dosn´t increase tear damage vs armor, normal tear does. Weapons count as component and are affected by componennt tear.
Thanks again for another banger.
If you have time, quick question. You tout agility coils fairly often. I find myself passing on them on most weapons.
But I'm intrigued. When you jump and aim you go into a default slow time animation. Does this count as concentration in your opinion? I mean because that would be agility and concentration being used at the same time. So coiling a weapon that way could be powerful if it is. And you mention this in your part of Ancestor's Return. Want to make sure I understand that correctly.
Thanks! And good question! No, the slow motion that occurs when you aim (press L2) while jumping or sliding is not concentration. That’s part of the Quick Draw mechanic and it doesn’t count as concentration. You can use agility and concentration at the same time though. You have to actually press the right stick to trigger it like normal though.
@@ArktixOfficial Ahh thank you. Wanted to make sure I understood that. I am going to have to start practicing using concentration and agility together.
Your vids have been incredibly helpful. On my second NG+ and very hard is a piece of cake using weapons styled from your vids.
Nice! Glad you’ve been finding them helpful 😄 When you try concentration and agility together, I suggest triggering concentration first and then jumping. If sliding, you’ll have to slide first and then trigger concentration. Hope that helps 👍
@@ArktixOfficial Very much so. Thank you again.
No problem!
The Sun Scourge:
3 15% frost
2 15% overdraw damage
Tears of the Land god:
2 25% component tear
1 15% component tear
1 15% overdraw damage
The Blast Forge:
3 25% close range damage
2 12% impact damage
Elite Ropecaster:
2 25% reload
1 25% draw speed
The Ancestor’s Return
4 15% Agility Damage
1 15% Concentration Damage
or…. impact, damage over time, shocked, corroding
Iriv’s Downfall if not Forgefall
5 15% critical hit chance
Love yo thanks for these smart builds ❤
I got it on my first play through. Which I'm just about to finish
Hey, thanks for another great video. But I have one question. Are u sure all percent stats in game are FLAT? I mean if using 5 +15% crit chance coils on snapshot bow, you get clear 80%(4 out 5 hits must be crit then) or maybe game using some percent decreaces for random stats like that?
Thank you! Good question. Yes, I believe the the percents are in fact flat. However, it gets confusing when you start stacking multiple damage boosting affects because some are additive while others multiply. It can also be a little confusing because the game rounds to whole numbers (ie you can hit 100.5, it will show as 101). I talk about these issues a bit in my world record damage video. However, in this case with the crit chance coils, you simply add them all together to get the total crit chance. That being said, 80% doesn’t mean you literally hit 4 crits and then the 5th with be normal and then the next 4 will be crits again. It’s an 80% chance every time. In other words, you’re “rolling the dice” on every shot.
Great video
Thanks!
Love this, I’m brand new but going to use this. My only question I have is this.
What skills do you use and select.
Thanks! Glad you found this helpful 😄 Are you asking about weapon techniques or skills?
@@ArktixOfficial skills like what tree you go down etc
Ah ok. I have a series of videos on that. They’re a bit outdated, but I’d mostly recommend the same things now. Ultimately, you can unlock all the skills. The Hunter and Survivor skills are most important at the start. Also infiltrator to some degree.
still thinking if the better damage of the vindicator drill spikes is worth the -10% reduction in KD power for me, even when primarily using them for knockdowns, a bit divided on that quandry..
Ah yeah. I lean towards "pure knockdown" drill spikes, but you're totally right that using the Vindicator drill spikes would give you more damage for a slight reduction in knockdown power. Plus, it lets you have some pretty solid explosive spikes if you like using those. Definitely not a bad choice!
Its possible to have every status effect equipped, with 1 slingshot and mostly purple bows.
Considering Knockdown Power: NG+ Legacy's Reach vs Spinthorn Spikethrower. Both have the +25% knockdown perk, which one is faster for knowdowns? Looking forward to that knockdown spreadsheet!
Spinthorn! Reason: Explosive Knockdown seems to be bugged, and you get about 1/4 to 1/3 of the listed value from the book. So you throw 24 Bombs at a Tremortusk before it get knockeddown regulary...if it survive that long.
Good question! For now at least, the Spinthorn/drill spikes are far superior to any type of explosive for knockdown. As Paris mentioned, we’ve determined that there’s something bugged with explosive knockdown at the moment (patch 1.17), so it takes way more bombs than it should to trigger a knockdown. If they fix it though, then the Legacy’s Reach would be very good.
I’ve gone through a few games so I have a ton of Damage over Time coils on my Ancestor’s Return. Is a setup of 5 Damage over Time coils optimal for the shredder gauntlet? Love your content and keep up the great work!
Thanks Jack! And good question. I discuss the optimal shredder coils more in my shredder master class video, but in short, you don’t want to use DoT only because they only boost the DoT damage ticks. They won’t boost the impact damage, which is the larger amount of damage. DoT damage ticks are based on the initial impact damage number by default, so it’s best to boost the base impact damage. That way you’ll get a bigger initial amount of damage and the DoT ticks will be boosted too. Hope that helps!
I would like to add to Arktix Answer. Damage Over Time Coils can work on the Ancestor´s Return (and Final Chapter), even though very well, but one needs to be aware of the following:
a) Grind time is important, you need obviously the DoT ticks
b) Catching also becomes more important
c) You need to be precise enough with shredders, hitting weakspots.
That´s because you put all the versatility in the DoT Ticks, which still gives good tear, element build up and Damage, but the tearblast at the end will be less and the single hits will be nearly useless.
The very good stats (component tear, agility, concentration) really helps, as does the 5 coil slots. But it work less good with fewer coil slots (like the three on the sunhawk).
But if you manage all that, then yes, right now (elemental is bugged) can outperform the 15% coil set up.
Thanks!
Hey thanks a lot! 🥳 I really appreciate your support! 😁🙏
The Nora thunder with two elite low health ranged is crucial
For the final chapter do you (or anyone else who reads this comment) have a suggestion for what ammo is the best on it.
Edit: Never mind you other videos make it clear piercing ammo is the best out of the options.
Damn I miss my Banuk Shaprshot bow with all Draw speed from HZD. It was a cheat and maybe the reason they nerfed it in FW
Can you do a video on arena challenges without cheesing them on story? I find them very annoying on normal (my first time playing this game).
I have this on my list! I've been getting a lot of requests for it lately actually, so it's pretty high priority!
@@ArktixOfficial I finally "got good" enough to beat all but the last of the arena challenges on normal. No where near top of the leader boards but atleast I finally beat them.
Thanks for your videos. Shredders are still a pain to use tho. Give me a spike thrower or blast sling anyday.
Edit: Finally done it
Awesome video! Thanks for all the tips and information. Do you mind sharing the name of armour in this video? :)
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful. For most of this video, I had the Carja Stalker Elite look applied with the orange dye. You can only get the orange dye in NG+ though.
@@ArktixOfficial thank you so much :)
Great video! What dye are you using for the Stalker Elite armor?
Thanks! So all the orange dyes comes from New Game+. You can buy them with champions tokens, which also come from New Game+.
So I came back to the game after taking a break because I heard about the new 40fps mode, i briefly played last year. I selected a new save on ultra hard. Was this a stupid decision? I've made it to the town past chainscrape and it's super hard. Should I quit and restart on a lower difficulty because I don't know if I'm biting off more than I can chew.
Ah that’s quite a challenge! It depends how frustrated you are I’d say. I think you’re past most of the hardest part (the beginning), so you could continue on and it will get easier as you get better gear and level it up. But if you’re not having fun then it might be better to go back to your old save and do a NG+