Because in this game we don't have 99 of each arrow/bolt type but a limited amount on a ammo barrel that can be refilled with 2 consumable items, meaning it has to be good or no one will use it like in fromsoft games except on certain areas or situations
I’m playing this build now on my second playthrough. After seeing this video, I knew I had to do a playthrough with it. This is the most fun I’ve had with a build in a soulslike ever, I think! This build is surprisingly pleasant to use, so crisp and precise and efficient. And it’s powerful! So powerful I’m already in the endgame and have never used a single ammo pouch. The enemies and bosses all die before I can run out of ammo. (I do have the Umbral eye slotted for long stints between vestiges, but very rarely have had to actually use it.)
Honestly I am loving the different build options we have in this game compared to the souls games. Just something different and unique with quite a bit of creative variety which is not something you tend to see a lot in souls games. Excited to see more unique builds!
So far, I've found that just buying another Infantry Spear and dual wielding them has been more effective than using a spear + shield combo. You can also equip poison javelins for dealing with bosses/mini-bosses while using the regular javelins for clearing out areas. Still havent finished the game but so far I havent had any walls with that build.
Theres a bow in pilgrims perch which has great agility scaling and base damage compared to both the Ranger bow and Convert bow, and should be good enough until you get the mutilated bow. Its the Hallowed bow and is easily missable if you dont explore or refer a guide.
This is the exact run I'm doing on my channel! Archery gameplay is pleasingly tight and impactful, looking forward to the diverse arrow types down the line too 🏹
The second bow could be good if you use the necklace that increases damage the more statuses the enemies have. Since you are applying all statutes at once it could maybe shred bosses
I'm using crossbow.. Harrower dervla... This thing along with the Umbral eye that gives free ammunition at the cost of wither damage just means unlimited ammo. You take damage and totally heal with every shot. Add relic that reloads crossbow with dodge. Might be a really fun NG+ build
This is helpful. I make an archer in my first playthrough of all souls like games that I play. The runes recommendation and the cinder arrows are quite useful. Anyone have first hand experience with the Umbral eye he’s talking about?
Damn Fextra, loving these build videos 😮 qq - when you do NG+ does it start you back from the character select screen or will it carry over the character you used in NG? Just working out whether to do a NG file or NG+ for these builds 🤷🏻♂️
The Blackfeather Ranger Ring is now only accessible by turning in the "Rune Tablet" to Gerlinde (the one found in Tower of Penance. It seems they thought access to that ring as early as Tablet 1 was too strong. Smh
have to check in game again but I thought when locked on your fully charged arrows will always be quick shot. you have to free aim for fully charged shots
I was excited to try this build, but I can't get past Peita with this class. Do I need to farm levels, so I can get more arrows? Any tips would help, thanks.
Would love to see how a stalker daggers build looks like, do you think better to go into poison or wither due to the quick high rate of hits. Thank you for the work you put in as always.
So I am doing a dagger build currently, and I've been running the neophyte daggers with wither but I also use the poison weapon spell and I haven't felt like it's lacking in damage yet. It hits decently hard due to speed and consecutive strikes but the 2 things I like most would be 1. The parry window is extremely large and 2. The stamina per swing is so little I find myself almost always with more to spare.
I still don't know, how to expand my throwable/arrow amount... which stat gives more? I'm on a str build... and I see, during the gameplay I can use more, but I want to try this build as well.
I have given all 3 ruin tablets the last one I did give to sparky do you know if that messed up my opportunity to get the black raven ring? because I have done all 3 one by one and it hasnt showed in the shop.
Great video... but. Nothing on aimed shots? Damage increase is pretty significant, especially in critical areas ie: heads. Just saying, a lot of improved mechanics in this game vs. FromSoft.
It be nice if we could get a soulslike that lets us make multiple characters so we wouldnt have to switch up builds in NG+ (which was poorly done in this game btw)
This was the build I wanted to make. However I ended up refunding the title on Steam. It was NOT ready for release. Severe performance issues and corrupt game saves were the ultimate factor for refund. GLHF all!
@@dannyk7624 same for me on PC actually.. however i'm fine when playing on a mix of medium and high settings, dunno if people just try to play with raytracing on toasters and blame the game for it.. xD
Seemed good until I got the Bow of the Mutilated, which is matching or surpassing the damage at 2 or 3 levels lower. Mutilated has to be among the strongest bows.
@@alperides Could be. Assassin's Bow and Sin Piercer Bow both look strong, but I haven't acquired either yet. I can say Mutilated Bow is putting my current collection of bows to shame. I also have the Blackfeather Ranger Ring and runes on both weapons that boost ranged damage, and that is starting to yield some big numbers with Cinder Arrows, getting well into the +1000 range per hit now.
Two best ones I found are ..harrower dervla's crossbow...its a triple shot crossbow.. and the edicts aim crossbow which is a fast loading repeating crossbow
Yeah, not just casting like recent FROM games. Back in the day in Demon's Souls the Sticky Compound Long Bow was really strong. S-scaling if I remember correctly. Compare to Elden Ring's "best" bow black bow with D/D scaling fully upgraded. Pathetic.
You collect arrows as treasures from the landscape. Then you equip them with your bow. Ammo for your arrows is determined by your VIt + Endurance stats. thelordsofthefallen.wiki.fextralife.com/Ammunition
Did you troubleshoot? I've not had a single performance issue and I've been playing since launch at 4k + ultra settings at a stable 60fps. No bugs, no crashes, nothing. It must be hardware related on your end. If you don't update your drivers your game will be screwed. Use the recommended settings for your rig under auto-set ONLY. If you have an older PC you can't expect to run a game on UE5 at higher settings. That has nothing to do with the game, it's just how computers work. I've heard someone getting it to run just fine on a 1080 so as long as you're around there without a bottlenecked CPU you should be fine if you follow the troubleshooting steps. Ignore the people complaining about performance, it's 90% user end issues with hardware (or choosing too high of settings) otherwise I'd be having just as many issues as everyone else. Especially the lighting/shadows/reflection options need to be low for older PCs. Higher options enable Ray tracing
@@Funko777"its your pc specs" provides an insane amount customization for just playing a game. Its not optimized well, even my ps5 lags in combat often enough
Haven’t tried it but the bow of the mutilated literally carried me for the rest of the game. I don’t think there’s any real reason to swap once you get it
Dang, I was really hoping this would have some cool animations with bow but this looks pretty boring, just standing still with autolock... RIP my Legolas dreams :(
Apparently it's a region thing (from what someone was saying in another comment). I think possibly because less people playing in other regions so it balances out rewards as a %?
This game sucks... I'll admit I suck more than this game in souls like games but this game is not fun , just tedious and full of bugs .. I extremely overleved after the first boss , I was level 99 , 53 points in radiance , pieta's sword and it barely made a difference on mobs in the freaking first area after skyrest... Absolutely stupid... Il give elden ring another try . Might be harder and all but at least levels do make a difference and you're not cluster fucked by enemies every 2 steps or hit by 100000 ranged and hidden enemies in any corner
Wiki: thelordsofthefallen.wiki.fextralife.com/The+Lords+of+the+Fallen+Wiki
Classes: thelordsofthefallen.wiki.fextralife.com/Classes
Builds: thelordsofthefallen.wiki.fextralife.com/Builds
I never thought i would say that about a soulslike game, but damn archer looks fun.
Looks smooth af
Because in this game we don't have 99 of each arrow/bolt type but a limited amount on a ammo barrel that can be refilled with 2 consumable items, meaning it has to be good or no one will use it like in fromsoft games except on certain areas or situations
I love how you restore ammo by eating it
It's like drinking Estus through your helmet faceplate lol
@@Funko777as well like the fact that you literally drink fire from an estus to heal but yet you still take fire damage
Is that not the proper way to reload? I’ve been doing it wrong this whole time!
you actually squeeze it really hard and boom, more ammo 😂
You even made a bow build look good. Thank you for the build.
To be more accurate it’s your vitality plus endurance divided by 2 then minus 2 to get your ammo count.
I literally just got this game yesterday. This was the class I chose because it had a bow. Thanks for the tips!
Just here to comment that you're a champ. Just a few minutes after a request and here's the video! Ranger build let's go and thanks for the video!
i was waiting for range build... thanks a lot! this look really sick
I’m playing this build now on my second playthrough. After seeing this video, I knew I had to do a playthrough with it. This is the most fun I’ve had with a build in a soulslike ever, I think! This build is surprisingly pleasant to use, so crisp and precise and efficient. And it’s powerful! So powerful I’m already in the endgame and have never used a single ammo pouch. The enemies and bosses all die before I can run out of ammo. (I do have the Umbral eye slotted for long stints between vestiges, but very rarely have had to actually use it.)
Thanks for this guide. It really helped see Ranger as viable. Keep these builds coming please! (Paladin guide also helped a ton starting out)
Honestly I am loving the different build options we have in this game compared to the souls games. Just something different and unique with quite a bit of creative variety which is not something you tend to see a lot in souls games. Excited to see more unique builds!
Have u found a stronger bow later in game than the Mutilated
Waiting on a Mournstead Infantry build! This game has been a blast so far
Exactly! I‘m waiting for an Infantry guide with a spear build, too! I didn‘t see a REALLY STRONG SPEAR in my 10 hours playthrough so far
So far, I've found that just buying another Infantry Spear and dual wielding them has been more effective than using a spear + shield combo. You can also equip poison javelins for dealing with bosses/mini-bosses while using the regular javelins for clearing out areas. Still havent finished the game but so far I havent had any walls with that build.
It's good to see more subtle gameplay.
let’s goooo, been struggling as an archer on this game loll
Theres a bow in pilgrims perch which has great agility scaling and base damage compared to both the Ranger bow and Convert bow, and should be good enough until you get the mutilated bow. Its the Hallowed bow and is easily missable if you dont explore or refer a guide.
well damn I was not expecting that DPS from a bow
I was hoping to see a bow build here. Any chance you can do a kinranger build? I like the way the bow looks
the bow build looks strong as hell in this game, if the ammo box is affordable early on this might be the best build to be honest...
So strong. Especially in pvp. One headshot is pretty much an insta-kill.
CoD meets soulslike.
This is the exact run I'm doing on my channel! Archery gameplay is pleasingly tight and impactful, looking forward to the diverse arrow types down the line too 🏹
Ending the video with the defeat of a Boss enemy... mic drop moment right there.
This is what I started with , but like always good info 🙌
can you pls make a spear or spartan build? thanks!
The second bow could be good if you use the necklace that increases damage the more statuses the enemies have. Since you are applying all statutes at once it could maybe shred bosses
i like bows more in this game compared to eldon ring and finally you made a bow guide for this game thank you
Next build Bow/Spear Archer or Halberd/Javelin please!
I went with a Blackfeather Ranger/Mage hybrid. I am having a lot of fun sniping enemies!!
what did u equip for the mage? I also want to have a range / mage build
I'm using crossbow.. Harrower dervla... This thing along with the Umbral eye that gives free ammunition at the cost of wither damage just means unlimited ammo. You take damage and totally heal with every shot. Add relic that reloads crossbow with dodge. Might be a really fun NG+ build
Wait no crafting arrow, no barrage at all?
Best souls like game ever
This is helpful. I make an archer in my first playthrough of all souls like games that I play. The runes recommendation and the cinder arrows are quite useful. Anyone have first hand experience with the Umbral eye he’s talking about?
I m trying to play all classes in my single playthrough . No intention of playing again
Cool video. Thanks
So, early in the game where would you put your points at first and up to what lvl (i.e endurance is at 30) and as you upgrade your character?
so what if you go max vigor and max stamina. What would your ammo look like then?
Damn Fextra, loving these build videos 😮 qq - when you do NG+ does it start you back from the character select screen or will it carry over the character you used in NG? Just working out whether to do a NG file or NG+ for these builds 🤷🏻♂️
Yes your character Carries over to ng plus. However other things like remembrances don’t, and the fixed fast travel vestiges become dormant.
@@Fextralife ah ok thanks, so if I want to do a new character (appearance and build wise) I will need to do a new game save Vs new game plus?
Yes and no. You can change your build with rebirth crysalis, but you can’t redo appearance or base class
@@Fextralife Ah I see that makes sense. I want to use the Lord class once I've done the umbral ending so it's a new game then 👍🏻 thanks for confirming
I found the Hallowed Bow early in Pilgrim's Perch. Haven't found any others yet.
I wonder if using the bone ring that reduces equip load on this build, since you get more powerful with a lighter equip load.
The Blackfeather Ranger Ring is now only accessible by turning in the "Rune Tablet" to Gerlinde (the one found in Tower of Penance. It seems they thought access to that ring as early as Tablet 1 was too strong. Smh
you could have mentioned, free aiming for headshot does increased damage!
have to check in game again but I thought when locked on your fully charged arrows will always be quick shot. you have to free aim for fully charged shots
I was excited to try this build, but I can't get past Peita with this class. Do I need to farm levels, so I can get more arrows? Any tips would help, thanks.
Please can you tell me if you can turn off the HUD on ps5? Thanks
Would love to see how a stalker daggers build looks like, do you think better to go into poison or wither due to the quick high rate of hits. Thank you for the work you put in as always.
So I am doing a dagger build currently, and I've been running the neophyte daggers with wither but I also use the poison weapon spell and I haven't felt like it's lacking in damage yet. It hits decently hard due to speed and consecutive strikes but the 2 things I like most would be 1. The parry window is extremely large and 2. The stamina per swing is so little I find myself almost always with more to spare.
yessssss, bow enjoyers rise!
I still don't know, how to expand my throwable/arrow amount... which stat gives more?
I'm on a str build... and I see, during the gameplay I can use more, but I want to try this build as well.
Where to find the envenomed ring? The wiki says skyrest but havent found it yet,
Have you gotten the assassin bow yet? How does that compare to the other bows ?
I have given all 3 ruin tablets the last one I did give to sparky do you know if that messed up my opportunity to get the black raven ring? because I have done all 3 one by one and it hasnt showed in the shop.
Quick question: Can I replace a rune on my weapon or is it slotted permanently?
You can place and remove at will at the blacksmith
You can replace them as you wish.
Thanks!
Do you recommend this game? Its look like you enjoy it
How did you get 150 plucked eyeballs??
@Fextralite How did you get so many AELSTRIX runes?? I could only get one from defeating Griefbound Rowena.. plz help
Do you recomend this game? Only souls like game I've play were Lords of the fallen 2014 and Nioh and i really enjoy these games
Lotf 2023 is a great game I had a lot of fun with. It had performance issues but it is a lot better now def recommend
Great video... but. Nothing on aimed shots? Damage increase is pretty significant, especially in critical areas ie: heads. Just saying, a lot of improved mechanics in this game vs. FromSoft.
how do u get 150 plucked eyeballs from one kill ?
I thought that was normal people just now telling me it's not xD
@@Fextralifeif we're talking about the red phantom enemies, they give me....3
@@Fextralifewtf
It be nice if we could get a soulslike that lets us make multiple characters so we wouldnt have to switch up builds in NG+ (which was poorly done in this game btw)
who can drop you Aelstrix rune as i dont know how to find more then 2
This was the build I wanted to make. However I ended up refunding the title on Steam. It was NOT ready for release. Severe performance issues and corrupt game saves were the ultimate factor for refund. GLHF all!
Thanks for the heads-up. I'll wait in this game
The review on skill up channel pointed this out as well
i keep people talking about performance issues but it's been running perfectly on my ps5 and i got it on release day, might be a pc port thingy?
@@dannyk7624 same for me on PC actually.. however i'm fine when playing on a mix of medium and high settings, dunno if people just try to play with raytracing on toasters and blame the game for it.. xD
@@dannyk7624 that's Lucky for you. I've seen performance issues reports from people on PS5 as well
I played on ps5 on release day and had to refund. But on my pc it runs flawless
Dang. Real bows that can 1shot and do real damage
Have you tried the convert bow yet I love it
Seemed good until I got the Bow of the Mutilated, which is matching or surpassing the damage at 2 or 3 levels lower. Mutilated has to be among the strongest bows.
@@AKSBSU I'm messing with the sin piercer uts better imo
@@alperides Could be. Assassin's Bow and Sin Piercer Bow both look strong, but I haven't acquired either yet. I can say Mutilated Bow is putting my current collection of bows to shame. I also have the Blackfeather Ranger Ring and runes on both weapons that boost ranged damage, and that is starting to yield some big numbers with Cinder Arrows, getting well into the +1000 range per hit now.
Truly don’t understand how anyone could give this game anything under a 7
Alright, but what if you want to be a ranger with a crossbow. What would be the best Crossbow to use?!?!
Two best ones I found are ..harrower dervla's crossbow...its a triple shot crossbow.. and the edicts aim crossbow which is a fast loading repeating crossbow
DERVLA
Ranged combat is pretty good in this game
Yeah, not just casting like recent FROM games. Back in the day in Demon's Souls the Sticky Compound Long Bow was really strong. S-scaling if I remember correctly. Compare to Elden Ring's "best" bow black bow with D/D scaling fully upgraded. Pathetic.
How do get arrow’s please help me ??
You collect arrows as treasures from the landscape. Then you equip them with your bow. Ammo for your arrows is determined by your VIt + Endurance stats. thelordsofthefallen.wiki.fextralife.com/Ammunition
Holy shit, a viable bow build in a souls like?
your opinion about crossbow? damage is more high
Dervla crossbow >>>>>>>
I like the kinrangr bow
I am using the hallowed bow. Because i found it early
Anyone else cant find the ring in the shop at all ? I have given gelinde 2 runes but still no ring in her shop at all ?
im having the same issue and have now given all 3 i did give the last one to sparky but from my understanding that shouldn't have affected that
Yeah i guess its just a bug but it needs fixing 😂
I had it show up in my shop after completing the initial top path of the snow zone.
@@Shmevah ok mate thanks ! Such a same you have to wait to late game for it
Assassin build ?😮
That giant boss looks like Jack from the newer Puss in Boots movies.
I just found my first bow, the assassin’s bow
i wanna try this game but i can't get it to run.
Did you troubleshoot? I've not had a single performance issue and I've been playing since launch at 4k + ultra settings at a stable 60fps. No bugs, no crashes, nothing.
It must be hardware related on your end. If you don't update your drivers your game will be screwed. Use the recommended settings for your rig under auto-set ONLY. If you have an older PC you can't expect to run a game on UE5 at higher settings. That has nothing to do with the game, it's just how computers work.
I've heard someone getting it to run just fine on a 1080 so as long as you're around there without a bottlenecked CPU you should be fine if you follow the troubleshooting steps. Ignore the people complaining about performance, it's 90% user end issues with hardware (or choosing too high of settings) otherwise I'd be having just as many issues as everyone else.
Especially the lighting/shadows/reflection options need to be low for older PCs. Higher options enable Ray tracing
@@Funko777"its your pc specs" provides an insane amount customization for just playing a game. Its not optimized well, even my ps5 lags in combat often enough
@@Funko777 running a quadro k620, it predates the 1080, isn't dx12 compatible.
🔥
Aww yeaah should i just buy dull price then cause i love being a ranger 😢
Bloodborne vibes.
Thoughts on the Assassin's Bow anyone?
Haven’t tried it but the bow of the mutilated literally carried me for the rest of the game. I don’t think there’s any real reason to swap once you get it
Dang, I was really hoping this would have some cool animations with bow but this looks pretty boring, just standing still with autolock... RIP my Legolas dreams :(
Im sorry am i the only one who is confused by him getting 130 plucked eyeballs?
Apparently it's a region thing (from what someone was saying in another comment). I think possibly because less people playing in other regions so it balances out rewards as a %?
For those who have actually played this game, is it actually a good game, or a wannabe dark souls knockoff?
Its a really good game
@@joshuahuff2672 Bought it. Definantly rips off other souls likes, but its fun and its quality.
thnaks not talk to fast its not nice
Thirst
This game lacks consumable animations
This is not a game i would pay to play
Ok cool but where is the fun in that?!!!! 0 risks
I agree but it's fun to change up your play style occasionally
why do you click on a bow build video when u dont want to see a video about a bow build u jerk
0 risk? Mans never actually used a bow before
But you can be a badass like Legolas 🏹
Play it and you will see how risky it is. Needs much more skill then a shielded paladin
Has any class image ever looked more cringe? Ooooh, look at me, I'm an edgy version of Robin Hood: men in tights!
You find THAT cringe? Eesh
Weirdo its a bloodborne archer and the coolest starter class when it comes to style
@@Schmankman91 copeus maximus
This game sucks... I'll admit I suck more than this game in souls like games but this game is not fun , just tedious and full of bugs .. I extremely overleved after the first boss , I was level 99 , 53 points in radiance , pieta's sword and it barely made a difference on mobs in the freaking first area after skyrest... Absolutely stupid... Il give elden ring another try . Might be harder and all but at least levels do make a difference and you're not cluster fucked by enemies every 2 steps or hit by 100000 ranged and hidden enemies in any corner
Loser
You can´t headshot with arrows, can you?? 😞
I think you can. I went for headshots and did much more damage.
idk if its trolling but someone said headshots do 3x damage and crotchshots do 4x damage 😸