CHANGES FOR MY TOP 6 COMBAT BUILDS - Post 1.2 Super Duper Update: The 1.2 Super Duper Update brought a lot of rebalances - buffs and nerfs. Many of my Top 6 Builds will no longer feel the same as before. What everyone should understand, the dev's goal is, and has always been, to create a well-balanced game. And simply put, some of my builds were NOT balanced and allowed you to steamroll their content. That said, it's not all bad news. Most of these builds simply need a little tweaking and an open mind, and you'll find they still perform very well. Also, some of my Builds have been significantly buffed, like the Ox Wizard! It's waaaay stronger now and it really didn't need it lol! So let's start with the bad news. 1) PUNCHOUT The Punchout build was nerfed the most. IMO it simply isn't worth the vast amounts of effort that goes into making it work in the first place. It performs ok on regular creatures - still worth using there. But against bosses, it's garbage. Completely not worth it unless you're a die-hard punching fan. If you're set on using this build, here's some changes to help course-correct it. Your dmg has been hugely neutered, stunlocking is not as good with cooldowns in place, so we need to find a new niche. That niche is going to be consistently high dmg with high sustain. We are going to use the mutation Barbarian instead of Coup de Grass and Trapper Peeper - this allows us to consistently hit harder, as well as giving us trickle health regen. Our last mutation we use Blademaster…this is gonna dramatically lower our enemy's attack dmg, as well as keeping our stamina up to keep throwing punches. Your consumables can remain the same as before. Some players may prefer subbing the previous meal for Miteloaf/Funguspacho for attack stamina instead. 2) THE POISON WIDOW The poison widow build still feels great. There was a major change, however that does affect it. All sources of poison/venom, now tick down at the same time and at a slower rate. This change is more detrimental to other poison builds. But thankfully, this doesn't affect this one too much thanks to our insane attack speed and the sheer number of DOTs we apply. I will say what does make this build better though, is swapping out the previous trinket, for the Mantis trinket. It's now way easier to steal this than ever before, so be sure to take advantage of it while you can (ua-cam.com/video/s0lED2jTNTw/v-deo.html). With the mantis trinket equipped, you'll almost never run out of stamina while attacking. It's an even bigger improvement to an already powerful build! 3) VENOM BERSERKER Venom Berserker still performs quite well. However, two major things changed that affect this build: a) clubs cost significantly more stamina to swing, b) Venom and poison tick health down much slower than before. We fix the stamina issue by changing out our meal choice for Miteloaf/Funguspacho to reduce our attack stamina cost by 10%. I'd also consider subbing your Smoothie choice for Green Machine for 20% faster Stam regen (40% total with Cardio Fan). The Venom/poison debuff, is an issue we largely can't fix. However, now that our attacks cost more stamina, we will inevitably spend more time between combos, which allows time for our poisons to chip off enemies' health. The Time-to-Kill is longer, but besides that it kinda balances it out, more or less. 4) THE STUN PRODDER The Stun Prodder build has had some interesting changes that are both good and bad: a) Enemies have a cooldown for being stunned…higher tier enemies have much longer cooldowns than low tier enemies, b) the base damage of the Prod Smacker has been significantly increased. This is still a very good build, but you'll need to change your playstyle to utilize it well! At the beginning of engagements, use charged attacks like normal until you Stun the enemy. From that point on, it's best to switch to swinging this weapon like most clubs. I'd mix in a charged attack every 15 seconds to take advantage of the Ox armor perk Overbearing, which is gonna reduce the enemies attack dmg by 20% for 15 seconds - doing this offsets not being able to perfect block from Barbarian and the Entomologist Badge. I don't think you'll need to make any adjustments to consumables. It feels really strong as is. But, if you find yourself wanting more stamina, you could sub in the meal Miteloaf/Fungushpacho to reduce attack stamina by 10%, as well as the smoothie Green Machine for 20% hyperstamina regen. 5) SCARLET LIFESTEAL The Scarlet Lifesteal build has been altered by the update, but largely remains the same. There are 3 changes: a) the milk molar upgrade for +healing has been lightly decreased, b) the +healing effect from sleek Ladybug armor has been lightly decreased, c) the Tiger Mosquito Rapier (and mosquito rapier) have had their dmg significantly buffed. This build has always been a build that works best for players that are good at consistently perfect blocking. For those players, this build still feels amazing as is even with the minor reduction in healing. That said, there are two changes you may consider. The first change would be to have the mutation Shocking Dismissal on. The devs increased how frequent this procs. It feels even better to use now. The second change is to consider which weapon you prefer, the Tick Macuahuitl or the Tiger Mosquito Rapier…this is going to require some field testing on your part. The Tiger Rapier hits pretty hard now, harder than the Macuahuitl. However, the lifesteal is less. On the other hand, the Macuahuitl has much better lifesteal, but the weapon dmg is less and its attack speed is alot less. This ultimately comes down to preference. I still personally prefer the Tick Macuahuitl. 6) THE OX WIZARD Wizards should rejoice because this build was MASSIVELY buffed. The spicy staff has stayed the same, it's already amazing. The other two really got some love, a)the Mint staff's dmg has been increased sizably, b) the Sour staff has had its dmg increased, pulse dmg increased, and stun heavily increased on direct hits. Overall, there is nothing not to love here. If you weren't using the Mint or Sour staff before, you should really give it a try again because they hit HARD now.
I've never heard of you before but I am pretty well-versed in Grounded, so i figured I would take a look and see what I thought. This was a fantastic video. The production was great, the information was clear and easy to follow, the points were well-made and explained, and you didn't gloss over any details. Well done. I would love to see an archer build because even after over 500 days in my yard, I still haven't settled on one. My most recent build is the moth armor with the crow hat.
Thanks for the kind words jimmy. It's taken awhile to get to this point - I've improved alot over the years. You may be in luck btw. If all goes well, I plan to do more build vids. Archers will definitely be a major topic.
I've been running mother-mask (sleek), widow chest (sleek), and moth boots (chunky), to stack poison + bleed on bows. Except for the moth boots, it blends fairly well into a poison/bleed build with a widow dagger in melee too. But I do have chunky defense from them, and an extra bleed from a bow opener. I guess if it was pure bow, it would be sleek boots too, but I hybridized with melee a bit (widow dagger). I haven't completely sorted the build out though, haven't been playing all that long (though I am kind of a min-maxer at heart).
For wizard you can also run the wizards hat along with the moth chest and boots. Taking buff lungs, wittle wizard, cardio fan is also advised for max stamina and staff dmg. The moth armor will give the staffs a chance to bleed along with refunding stamina. Because the staffs are super stamina hungry it's good to max stamina efficiency to maximize DPS. The ox armor is good for getting the max charges off tho. So ox if you want slow hard hitting dmg, or moth and wizard for projectile spam.
Try the demon queen helmet with moth chest n legs. If you’re not parrying much but instead running/perching or doing your best to avoid getting hit, a sleek helmet is really cool. 4 strong dots on target really makes a difference in many fights. I use wiz hat vs broodmother, demon vs everything not immune to poison.
An okay alternative for the lifesteal build is to use the salt morning star instead of the Macuahuitl since it's a blunt weapon that can trigger barbarian for the HOT, but it's also a one handed weapon so you can still use a shield. I also use the ladybird shield just because I feel like I never see the red ant shield proc the block corrosion.
It's worth noting that for the Scarlet Lifesteal build, even if you're a god at perfect blocking it's more viable to ditch the Compliance Badge and use the Defense Badge (and this is spoken as someone who's pretty good at it myself). You won't get any heals from perfect blocking and you'll get 15% less HP from Lifesteal, but that's okay because you'll be taking MUCH less damage thanks to the way damage calculation works in this game. All percentage resistances from armor/buffs/etc get calculated Multiplicatively BEFORE defense from the Armor itself reduces the hit by a flat amount. This means that even though defense badge says you'll take 25% less damage, the actual damage you take will be usually reduced by 60% or even more depending on how weak the attacks were. This is great for when you're overwhelmed by weaker enemies. Most of the stronger hits in late game deal upwards of 150 raw damage. Even if you ignore consumables or type-specific defenses, these attacks get reduced to roughly 17 damage when using the defense badge along with corrosion+blade master+heavy armor resistance, while the exact same build with compliance badge will take roughly 54 damage, as compliance badge actually reduces your damage resistance. Sure you'll miss out on half your healing, but you'll also be taking a third of the damage, and this is on the STRONG hits of the game, it only gets better for everything weaker. Anything that deals less than 115 raw damage will deal only 5% of what it's supposed to, the minimum damage value against level 9 armor, so little damage a single hit with your weapon will usually heal it up.
Thanks for all this information! If I end up doing more build videos, I think this would be a better fit for a tank build. Scarlet lifesteal isn't a tank build. It's a lifesteal build. Lifesteal builds still tend to do decent dmg and the defense badge reduces dmg by 15%. Tick Macuahuitl already does lower dmg compared to other late-game items. So I'd hate to gimp it more. I agree the defense badge has awesome potential though. Thanks again for the write up!
It's a solid option. Very good against enemies with fast attacks like the wolf spider, and nullifies Moths & Termites dust. However, this build has so much stun-lock built in the dust slow debuff isn't gonna help that much against most enemies. If you use the termite chest you also forgo the fire ant set bonus of the 25 acid dmg. The termite chest only does 5 acid dmg and has less protection. It comes down to preference. Do you prefer the dust debuff or more dmg and protection?
I use a modified version of the poison build with the mask of the mother demon, widow armour for the rest, club of the mother demon and thors pendant the mutations are meat sheild buff lungs apex predator and the other two are your choice. It’s very op I also use other weapons depending on what I’m fighting. I’ll definitely try some of yours as well
Assassin build with the trapper peeper 3 is still probably the best imo, that yoked damage, triple bleed and chain crits, it's insane. Add in a bard bow for the wasp spawn (it comes with +crit hit) and it's an insane set.
Running an early game version of the life steal build with the Mosquito Needle. Just cleared the Black Ant Lab, so I can finally start upgrading my armor to sleek
Great video my friend. These are some bad ass end game builds. Exactly what I needed to change things up. I’ve been running widow spaulder with fire ant legs and mother demon mask and whatever weapon I prefer
My friend... I just subscribed and left a like. That video was f***ing masterful. Superb editing, excellent music choice, brilliant writing, well delivered narration, informative.... Dude. You need more subscribers. That's the best Grounded content I've ever seen, and in fact... some of the best UA-cam content I've seen in a very long time.
That's high praise. Thank you very much, KnightsArcade. I like to have fun with my editing and make content that excites me. I have so much more I hope to learn though. I hope you've been well and enjoyed the R&R you needed. It's good to see you back!
Amazing production on a video. I just started playing Grounded and I was wondering what kind of depth it had so I saw your video and thought "builds"? I love build-crafting... The way you explained everything was easy to understand, entertaining, and super professional. Obsidian Entertainment oughta hire you to be an official partner/content creator. Liked and subbed. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! I always appreciate encouragement. I'm glad the video was helpful and entertaining for you. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to hit me up.
After some testing myself the best set up i found for me is a mint mace fully upgraded and mask of mother demon with a assassin's chestplate and roly poly legplates all sleek then for mutations is barbarian, buff lungs, and the rest is pretty customizable to what ever your doing like if ypu running around you put on natural explorer and what ever and all you have to do is as soon as you think they might atttack block dont try for a perfect others wise attack its really good and if are caring about style it stills fits that criteria pretty well in my opinion Edit : after some MORE testing I found that a fist set up with fire ant shield power droplet mask mother demon mantis Chestplate and fire ant legs for mutations is truffle Tussle spore lord lil fist chopper and coup the grass all armor is sleek and that shreds everything with stuns in seconds but it depends on what you find
With the new update, I wouldn’t recommend Barbarian with the punch build, the 2% buff that stacks every punch goes away when hit, and since barbarian removes parrying, blocking is pretty much the only safe option, however you won’t be able to block for long, while parrying helps with retaining said defense. So I’d recommend replacing barbarian with either chopper or smasher for either more defense reduction on the enemy or slower attack speed on the enemy
Loved the list! Personally, as an avid punching fan, I'm glad to see it the best build for now, but my go to set up is: Lil Fist, Truffle Tussle, Assassin, Blademaster, and Barbarian. Armor being: Fire Ant Shield, Mask of Mother Demon, Termite Armor, and Fire Ant/Widow leggings. I actually use aphid slippers when not fighting bosses because I value the speed so much and I usually don't need the extra damage or protection lol, and with this build, 2 black ox burgers, 10 bandages and 5 fuzz on the rocks I punched every boss (Termite King, Widow, Mantis, Broodmother, Green Shield, and Ox Beetle) to death in one life, I personally liked the 25% damage boost and health regen on barbarian, especially with max healing efficiency, but understand why some don't with it messing with blocks so you can replace with parry master, meat shield, mithridatism for widows, etc.
As my main Im using Widow Dagger(super fast attack) build with two black widow armor pieces and Brood Mother helm, the poison and bleed is just mentaly good. But what I really love is quite a simple build. It is just a shield(your choice), any single hand weapon(depends on a enemy) and KOI FISH ARMOR. The perfect blocks just have no competition in this game, they were never so much fun before. You can perfect block everything, meaning that enemies can not do any debuffs to you and blocking will not take any stamina. You can block every single attack from every enemy without them doing a single dmg to you. It is not as much damage build bcs you gonna use defensive perks such as prefect block, more health, more stamina and hyperstamina and so on. But as tanking in co-op, you will be unbeatable, enemies wont even touch you. This perfect block build is really really good on hard diff. while playing solo. You can literally kill wolf spider in very early stage of the game.
I like the Venom Berseker build but find that using Lady Bug Armor upgraded sleek for the Chest and legs gives great survivability with the boosted healing from Barbarian rage healing. Just another option for fights that go longer with slightly less burst damage. But honestly I hope they add more heavy armor, there's only three heavy armor sets and a ton of Medium armor. I love the tanky/berserker play style but we need more options to really push the bounds IMHO.
My alternative to the Punchout build (since it was nerfed heavily) Armor: Sleek fire ant helmet, Sleek brood mother chest plate, Bulky moth leggings. This is to get as many DoT stacks on as possible, and the ant helmet decreasing enemy defense accessory: power droplet (duh). This is going to make the moth leggings, and all the following mutations work together shield: fire ant shield (also obvious). very good, block corrosion is just way to nice to not run with this build. mutations: Lil fist, Assasin, Swordmaster, Truffle Tussle, Mom genes/smasher. lil fist is extremely good because its mastery essentially doubles the hits your landing, allowing everything to be applied faster, and stay applied longer. assassin for the bleed and bleed buff works with moth leggings. swordmaster purely for the exhaustion recovery, as the time spent exhausted with this build, is honestly kind of scary against certain enemies, but the dmg debuff on enemies is also pretty nice. truffle tussle because that 10% chance becomes 20%, I'm pretty sure this doesn't go higher because of the power droplet, as it gives those hits every other damage type. Mom genes and smasher are interchangeable here, as mom genes are nice when fighting bosses, as the spiderlings plus the extra poison dmg does wonders, but I sometimes put smasher on against larger creatures as the lower attack speeds paired with lower attack dmg can make the fight a lot more sustainable, and the added stun dmg, especially against bosses, is very nice, because for me personally it lines up with the brood mothers 3rd wave of spiders, meaning they all group up under her and because ur hitting multiple targets ur punches almost always activate truffle tussle. finally, mom genes/smasher and either truffle tussle or Swordmaster can be switched out for Coup and Trappr and the mother demon chest plate can be replaced by the mantis chest plate to have a more bleed+crit centered build, instead of a DoT build. I haven't played Grounded for a very long, but there really aren't any other builds in this game that feel as rewarding and enjoyable to play as this one, the only ones that have come close are some wacky wizard shenanigans and some bow builds that just couldn't make my aim any less of an issue also little side note: I've put this together after a lot of experimentation, most of it on brood mother and mantis, but also on red/black/fire ants and larvae. I don't recommend this for wasps or the moth, the teeny tiny range of ur fist makes it hard, but I still run it most of the time against wasps because the bleed/poison usually just finishes them off after a little bit anyway.
@@BMBALLER-bf6nk since I've made this I've switched out the mom genes for crit chance and switched the red ant helm for assasin helm, just for more DMG against flying things bc mom genes doesn't help with that stuff, but still my go to for everything else
Much appreciated, Cam. Just a heads up, the new 1.2 PTS update has rebalanced a lot of things, yet again. I'm gonna wait until the dust settles for a bit, but in all likelihood, I'll need to tweak or design new builds for the top meta spots.
I use the mask of the mother demon for the poison effect, the mosquito rapier for life drain, switching to the widow dagger to stack the poison effect. Got a maxed out antillion armor. Great video
It's not optimal true. But, it sounds to me like this is a jack-of-all-trade build. He likely uses bows as well. Again, not optimal. But, alot of people are just in it to have fun and have a decent answer for any given situation. Nothing wrong with that. We all have our playstyle.
@@That1Guy4Never I didn't make fun of him, i was just pointing out that other pieces would boost the effects they seem to like. I understand just wanting to have fun, but in my experience not dying all the time makes the game much more fun, lol.
Haha I'm with you mate. My mentality too for sure! Sorry, didn't mean for that to come off as calling you out. Apologies if it came out that way. Appreciate the comment. Wishing you well.
Lol i ended up making the scarlet life steal build without even seeing any videos because I could see how awesome the lady bug armor pairs with a sheild and life steal weapons
I have been using the scarlet life steal build a lot and it is by far my favorite. I am really good at perfect blocks and with this build I was able to kill a black widow using only one beefy green machine. And my tick dagger is only level 6 and my armor is level 8! Also, I didn’t even have corporate kickback and I wasn’t using perry master. I just used meat shield, buff longs, cardio fan, blade master, and natural explorer
Way to go - that's awesome! That's how I killed my first widow too! It's a really fun build that's very rewarding for players good at parries. I'm glad you found a way to customize it in a way that makes sense for you.
@@That1Guy4Never I actually just forgot to use the right mutations lol. I used the ones you said to in the video this time and I killed a black widow without needing a single heal. I’m about to try out the poison widow build now
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I know some people don’t like how good the fist can be but I think there’s something poetic about the first “weapon” you have becoming the best late game build
Dawg the first one is a immediate no go, if you on woah you absolutely have to perfect block. Example the ladybird’s shoulder check attack is almost a guaranteed one hit even with lvl 9 roly. That also goes for barbarian, that wouldn’t work in woah. Now the other modes yeah, you’ll be shredding. This is a disclaimer for anyone new to the game. Woah mode=must perfect block, other modes=this video is great all around.
Yeah, we've discussed in other comments. If using the Ox Wizard build in whoa, you should be sniping with the spicy staff to kill them before they get to you. If your dead-set on fighting in close-quarters, swap the entomologist badge for thor's pendant so you can perfect block. VB needs modified for whoa as well. You'll need to block on occasion to survive.
@@That1Guy4Never Yeah imo I think the player should just get a default boost to defense, so builds like these can be used. Or make smoothie/meals buffs way more effective in woah so they feel like they are really doing a difference. Idk if these changes would ever make it but one can only imagine lol I understand it’s supposed to difficult like I don’t mind how hard the enemies hit ya but like I said, if they did these changes or at least one of the changes it would create more avenues for builds. Because sticking to only like 3 this entire time to ensure my safety 😂 is a bit mundane.
It's still moderately good on regular bugs, but crap on bosses atm. It's too soon to assess, as things will likely be further rebalanced on full release of this update.
For the last one change the crit stuff for barbarian for more damage plus some healing over time with I believe blademaster making them do less damage or chopper so you deal more damage
New to game and playing single player, been mainly using the club. Majnly due to the bleed dmg as its percentage wise i think? Still tryna learn. Never knew this game had so many builds. Venom breseker seems like what i will work towards.
Gotta try this game out now I love defending/defensive type builds in games but my reaction time is not best and is slow but stun lock build and berserker venom build caught my eye most since just pure offensive
So much has been nerfed in the PTB. Some builds are no longer top tier, while others are still very good, but not as op as before. I'm waiting until the 1.2 update goes official before I go hardcore on retesting everything as there will inevitably be even more rebalances based on player data, feedback, etc. Hang in there. I'll definitely address everyone's concerns about these builds 🙂.
Sorry about that. It's better in the latest one. YT adjusts sound after uploading...it's a lot more complex than just getting it to sound good at render. Learning curve, but I think I understand it better now. Thx for the support
You definitely need to cover other things! My first video but your narrative voice is something else. Something you'd hear in a show documenting military weapons or something of destructive force in nature. Lol. Great video, loved all the builds, just killed the MANT on my first playthrough but been kind of struggling with having to repeatedly get materials for repairs for things like the antlion armor and such, but this makes it seem like materials will be easier. I usually ran from the wolf spiders, I'm fairly good at parrying and perfect blocking, but I feel like it's a waste of time always having to go get more mats for repairs after a few fights... Been resorting to shooting everything from high up or out of render... But this is the second time I've heard about fists. I'm gonna try to make that build.
Much appreciated Brad! My friend pushed me for years to give youtube a try because of my voice. I agree about the grind. It's a defining feature of survivals. But, at some point, you just have to skip or run past engagements for efficiency. Eventually, you reach a point it doesn't matter, but between the beginning and then, you gotta find a balance for sure. I will say the Ox Wizard, of all these builds, is the least resource intensive by far when it comes to upkeep. You just sit back and spicy snipe everything down. You rarely take a hit, so just a single glue for the staff every 30 or so engagements.
@@That1Guy4Never lol hey there was a panhandler in Florida who sounded exactly like someone talking through a radio or on TV, and ended up getting some major job that turned life around lol. Ya never know lol. You gonna cover any Diablo 4 when it drops? Gonna be a ton of content and quite a hot topic
I'm not sure yet. I definitely will be playing it. However, I intended to cover Zelda. It's gonna be tough for me to cover two games though. I'm still debating in my mind.
I've been trying to get a high dps "bow" build going, with mask of the mother demon (sleek), widow chest (sleek), and moth boots (chunky). Just trying to put poison+bleed on the arrows. While being able to fall back to a modestly weaker version of poison widow in melee (moth boots don't help there, except the tier 3 chunky). probably not as meta vs. bosses, but a lot of normal enemies die really fast to the bow. And on bosses, if i open with the bow, i do get 5 seconds of an extra bleed to compensate the footwear choice costing some poison dmg. Build not complete yet though, I dunno.
You're onto something! I think hybrid builds are a great playstyle. They may not maximize dmg or effects, but they can be a TON of fun to play, and more versatile.
@@That1Guy4Never I may be biased in that i'm "player 2" over the internet, so ideally I want to avoid getting into situations where i _need_ to make a lot of perfect blocks. And I'm not always the melee focus of the enemy. I did notice that it's rare to see meta builds use 3 armor types. Which strikes me as odd, since that accesses more 'piece' and 'sleek' bonuses. Like the poison build in the video, might be interesting to use sleek spider (rather than widow) boots, same 2x poison bonus, but you pick up hasty regen. though I guess it costs you the tier 3 defense numbers on the boots. (not that hasty regen is game breaking or anything, just the thought process of 'more buffs' here :)
Iirc it took me two in-game days to max out Lil Fist. I ran and killed the majority of mites --->wiped out red ants ---> slept ---> repeat Use the surveyor to help pinpoint mite locations. You got this my friend!
@That1Guy4Never oh trust me I know the mite locations by heart by now. Leveled up chopper and sword master off them so far. I am curious about something though. If the truffle explosion kills the enemy does it count towards little fist?
My understanding is that as long as the explosion procs off the 2nd bonus punch, then yes. So mileage will vary. Personally, I like it on when grinding out those weapon mutations.
@LastKnight0727 Just booted the game up and beat Mantis 5x in a row with it. She still works atm. I think your likely culprit is one of two things. 1) Do you have rank 3 (mastery lvl) of Lil Fist on? 2) Do you have the power droplet accessory equipped? Double check and let me know!
Your videos are so good, you deserve much more subscribers! Thanks for all your videos and builds, you really helped me through the end game content! 😊
It's a good shield for sure. But, it's tough to maximize its potential. It gives a 25% chance on blocks to reduce your next attack (within 3 sec) to 0 stamina cost. The trouble with that is you'd want to pair it with a high stam cost weapon, but all of those are 2-handed, which obviously can't be paired with a shield. Takes too long to swap weapons after block too.
Would it be possible for you to do a new poison build since the broodmother has her own armor set now.. because I'm curious if the full set of broodmother armor is better then widow
i use a modifide barbarin buld wepon and armour the same exept the cest is mantis for bleeding and red ant shoes. ( and the club is salty for fighting mantis)
At some point I may do something like that. But, it's low on the totem pole at this time. Sleek Clover Armor, the Everlasting Hogstopper trinket, and the Moist mutation are what you're after though my friend!
It's a better option with the mint staff - even now. But, ever since they nerfed staves where you can't block mid-attack, I just don't like it personally. Totally viable for a block-and-attack build (battlemage). I just prefer to kill them before they get to me.
Yeah, that's a thing now sadly. They added that several months after I made this video. I have a community post (and I think it's in the video description as well) with my changes to these builds post super Duper update.
Does the widow build still work? I’m not in NG+ so should I make any changes to it if I build it? Also is there any good way of getting trapper peeper quickly? Thanks.
It works. But there have been changes. Poison/venom ticks health down in slower chunks now. So the health drain isn't gonna feel as fast. Also, the broodmother mask alone doesn't proc poison nova anymore. You need the full broodmother set now to do that. I'm not sure if wearing full widow or full brood is better. But my guess is widow.
Top 6? There's only one build that you need, bow and arrow. They even encourage it with how the ai barely pathfinds, plus the numerous different kinds of Arrows you can use. Did I mention how easy it is to craft Arrows? You just need thistle and mite fuzz, both are extremely common. Like one thistle plant has enough for maybe 200 or almost 300 arrows in one go. Plus you can stick to the basics bow if you want, archery is just that good in this game. Lol
@That1Guy4Never I figured, but I was just joking because of how overpowered bows are in this game, lol. Literally all you need is a spot where nothing can get to you or where whatever you're fighting can't path find around, and just fire away. I have never laughed as hard as when I was shooting so many Arrows into a wolf spider that they were bouncing off of each other because the bow is just that accurate and it's just so easy to make almost 500 arrows in maybe under a minute. 🤣
@@trevorsamuels8392 as powerful as bows are i feel at one point in the game they become worse, once you learn how to perfect block everything in the game becomes easy and from there the best build is the one that can deal the most dps, bows can deal decent dps but most melee builds will do more damage and you wont die no matter what you use on what mode if you learn how to fight all the different enemies
I play with the full roly poly set and javelineer or chopper and a bunch of stamina perks acting as annoying decoy for bosses, eating aggro, blocking everything, prodding at them with the rusty spear or hacking their resistances away with a hatchet while friends can spec into glass-cannon dps and eat enemies alive Im here like russel crowe in gladiator just LOOK AT ME! dont mind my buddy comin up behind you to shove a knife in your ass just look at me :) I like the block stun and I like the ladybird shield so I can keep prodding and poking for even longer, with sarah's charm on me so that my spear and shield never break gives me a "I can do this all day" kinda feeling just standing there, eating aggro and blocking damage and poking away Yeah, I play Bass Im just that kinda guy :)
Gonna put edit here cause u lose heart when you edit the comment: Infected broodmother armor is tied with fireant armor for the punchout build: However DynaMighty stacks with fireant shield corrosion, And if you wanna try stun prodder but you're too lazy to do the super mixers, use fireant club, Lastly for the ox wizard build, you can use moth boots for the build, if ya rlly want to tho you can go moth chestplate and wizard hat with moth boots Edit 2: If you hate blocking but still wanna use the lifesteal build: replace Corporate Kickback for barbarian and throw the health and safety badge on cause it gives more lifesteal
CHANGES FOR MY TOP 6 COMBAT BUILDS - Post 1.2 Super Duper Update:
The 1.2 Super Duper Update brought a lot of rebalances - buffs and nerfs. Many of my Top 6 Builds will no longer feel the same as before.
What everyone should understand, the dev's goal is, and has always been, to create a well-balanced game. And simply put, some of my builds were NOT balanced and allowed you to steamroll their content.
That said, it's not all bad news. Most of these builds simply need a little tweaking and an open mind, and you'll find they still perform very well. Also, some of my Builds have been significantly buffed, like the Ox Wizard! It's waaaay stronger now and it really didn't need it lol!
So let's start with the bad news.
1) PUNCHOUT
The Punchout build was nerfed the most. IMO it simply isn't worth the vast amounts of effort that goes into making it work in the first place. It performs ok on regular creatures - still worth using there. But against bosses, it's garbage. Completely not worth it unless you're a die-hard punching fan.
If you're set on using this build, here's some changes to help course-correct it. Your dmg has been hugely neutered, stunlocking is not as good with cooldowns in place, so we need to find a new niche. That niche is going to be consistently high dmg with high sustain. We are going to use the mutation Barbarian instead of Coup de Grass and Trapper Peeper - this allows us to consistently hit harder, as well as giving us trickle health regen. Our last mutation we use Blademaster…this is gonna dramatically lower our enemy's attack dmg, as well as keeping our stamina up to keep throwing punches.
Your consumables can remain the same as before. Some players may prefer subbing the previous meal for Miteloaf/Funguspacho for attack stamina instead.
2) THE POISON WIDOW
The poison widow build still feels great. There was a major change, however that does affect it. All sources of poison/venom, now tick down at the same time and at a slower rate.
This change is more detrimental to other poison builds. But thankfully, this doesn't affect this one too much thanks to our insane attack speed and the sheer number of DOTs we apply.
I will say what does make this build better though, is swapping out the previous trinket, for the Mantis trinket. It's now way easier to steal this than ever before, so be sure to take advantage of it while you can (ua-cam.com/video/s0lED2jTNTw/v-deo.html). With the mantis trinket equipped, you'll almost never run out of stamina while attacking. It's an even bigger improvement to an already powerful build!
3) VENOM BERSERKER
Venom Berserker still performs quite well. However, two major things changed that affect this build: a) clubs cost significantly more stamina to swing, b) Venom and poison tick health down much slower than before.
We fix the stamina issue by changing out our meal choice for Miteloaf/Funguspacho to reduce our attack stamina cost by 10%. I'd also consider subbing your Smoothie choice for Green Machine for 20% faster Stam regen (40% total with Cardio Fan).
The Venom/poison debuff, is an issue we largely can't fix. However, now that our attacks cost more stamina, we will inevitably spend more time between combos, which allows time for our poisons to chip off enemies' health. The Time-to-Kill is longer, but besides that it kinda balances it out, more or less.
4) THE STUN PRODDER
The Stun Prodder build has had some interesting changes that are both good and bad: a) Enemies have a cooldown for being stunned…higher tier enemies have much longer cooldowns than low tier enemies, b) the base damage of the Prod Smacker has been significantly increased.
This is still a very good build, but you'll need to change your playstyle to utilize it well! At the beginning of engagements, use charged attacks like normal until you Stun the enemy. From that point on, it's best to switch to swinging this weapon like most clubs. I'd mix in a charged attack every 15 seconds to take advantage of the Ox armor perk Overbearing, which is gonna reduce the enemies attack dmg by 20% for 15 seconds - doing this offsets not being able to perfect block from Barbarian and the Entomologist Badge.
I don't think you'll need to make any adjustments to consumables. It feels really strong as is. But, if you find yourself wanting more stamina, you could sub in the meal Miteloaf/Fungushpacho to reduce attack stamina by 10%, as well as the smoothie Green Machine for 20% hyperstamina regen.
5) SCARLET LIFESTEAL
The Scarlet Lifesteal build has been altered by the update, but largely remains the same. There are 3 changes: a) the milk molar upgrade for +healing has been lightly decreased, b) the +healing effect from sleek Ladybug armor has been lightly decreased, c) the Tiger Mosquito Rapier (and mosquito rapier) have had their dmg significantly buffed.
This build has always been a build that works best for players that are good at consistently perfect blocking. For those players, this build still feels amazing as is even with the minor reduction in healing. That said, there are two changes you may consider.
The first change would be to have the mutation Shocking Dismissal on. The devs increased how frequent this procs. It feels even better to use now.
The second change is to consider which weapon you prefer, the Tick Macuahuitl or the Tiger Mosquito Rapier…this is going to require some field testing on your part. The Tiger Rapier hits pretty hard now, harder than the Macuahuitl. However, the lifesteal is less. On the other hand, the Macuahuitl has much better lifesteal, but the weapon dmg is less and its attack speed is alot less.
This ultimately comes down to preference. I still personally prefer the Tick Macuahuitl.
6) THE OX WIZARD
Wizards should rejoice because this build was MASSIVELY buffed. The spicy staff has stayed the same, it's already amazing. The other two really got some love, a)the Mint staff's dmg has been increased sizably, b) the Sour staff has had its dmg increased, pulse dmg increased, and stun heavily increased on direct hits.
Overall, there is nothing not to love here. If you weren't using the Mint or Sour staff before, you should really give it a try again because they hit HARD now.
That1Guy4Never >>>>>>>>
Does the wasp armor work better with the ox wizard build since it has charged shot combo
Can staves and ranged do critical hits?
I prefer the mosquito need for the healing build because it has higher stun and it is also affected by blade master
Punchout is now better with the full IBM set sleek, haha max stun punches go brrrrrrrr
I've never heard of you before but I am pretty well-versed in Grounded, so i figured I would take a look and see what I thought. This was a fantastic video. The production was great, the information was clear and easy to follow, the points were well-made and explained, and you didn't gloss over any details. Well done. I would love to see an archer build because even after over 500 days in my yard, I still haven't settled on one. My most recent build is the moth armor with the crow hat.
Thanks for the kind words jimmy. It's taken awhile to get to this point - I've improved alot over the years.
You may be in luck btw. If all goes well, I plan to do more build vids. Archers will definitely be a major topic.
I've been running mother-mask (sleek), widow chest (sleek), and moth boots (chunky), to stack poison + bleed on bows.
Except for the moth boots, it blends fairly well into a poison/bleed build with a widow dagger in melee too. But I do have chunky defense from them, and an extra bleed from a bow opener. I guess if it was pure bow, it would be sleek boots too, but I hybridized with melee a bit (widow dagger).
I haven't completely sorted the build out though, haven't been playing all that long (though I am kind of a min-maxer at heart).
For wizard you can also run the wizards hat along with the moth chest and boots. Taking buff lungs, wittle wizard, cardio fan is also advised for max stamina and staff dmg. The moth armor will give the staffs a chance to bleed along with refunding stamina. Because the staffs are super stamina hungry it's good to max stamina efficiency to maximize DPS. The ox armor is good for getting the max charges off tho. So ox if you want slow hard hitting dmg, or moth and wizard for projectile spam.
I think the charge is still more important
Try the demon queen helmet with moth chest n legs. If you’re not parrying much but instead running/perching or doing your best to avoid getting hit, a sleek helmet is really cool. 4 strong dots on target really makes a difference in many fights. I use wiz hat vs broodmother, demon vs everything not immune to poison.
@@Doom_Stateyou still get the charge boost speed with only using the chest and legs.
@@TimberBuilds indeed it’s a piece bonus not a set bonus
An okay alternative for the lifesteal build is to use the salt morning star instead of the Macuahuitl since it's a blunt weapon that can trigger barbarian for the HOT, but it's also a one handed weapon so you can still use a shield. I also use the ladybird shield just because I feel like I never see the red ant shield proc the block corrosion.
It's worth noting that for the Scarlet Lifesteal build, even if you're a god at perfect blocking it's more viable to ditch the Compliance Badge and use the Defense Badge (and this is spoken as someone who's pretty good at it myself). You won't get any heals from perfect blocking and you'll get 15% less HP from Lifesteal, but that's okay because you'll be taking MUCH less damage thanks to the way damage calculation works in this game. All percentage resistances from armor/buffs/etc get calculated Multiplicatively BEFORE defense from the Armor itself reduces the hit by a flat amount. This means that even though defense badge says you'll take 25% less damage, the actual damage you take will be usually reduced by 60% or even more depending on how weak the attacks were. This is great for when you're overwhelmed by weaker enemies. Most of the stronger hits in late game deal upwards of 150 raw damage. Even if you ignore consumables or type-specific defenses, these attacks get reduced to roughly 17 damage when using the defense badge along with corrosion+blade master+heavy armor resistance, while the exact same build with compliance badge will take roughly 54 damage, as compliance badge actually reduces your damage resistance. Sure you'll miss out on half your healing, but you'll also be taking a third of the damage, and this is on the STRONG hits of the game, it only gets better for everything weaker. Anything that deals less than 115 raw damage will deal only 5% of what it's supposed to, the minimum damage value against level 9 armor, so little damage a single hit with your weapon will usually heal it up.
Thanks for all this information! If I end up doing more build videos, I think this would be a better fit for a tank build.
Scarlet lifesteal isn't a tank build. It's a lifesteal build. Lifesteal builds still tend to do decent dmg and the defense badge reduces dmg by 15%. Tick Macuahuitl already does lower dmg compared to other late-game items. So I'd hate to gimp it more.
I agree the defense badge has awesome potential though. Thanks again for the write up!
You had me at Ox Wizard
A man after my own heart 💚
@@That1Guy4Never What are your thoughts on having the sleek termite chest in the unarmed build?
It's a solid option. Very good against enemies with fast attacks like the wolf spider, and nullifies Moths & Termites dust.
However, this build has so much stun-lock built in the dust slow debuff isn't gonna help that much against most enemies. If you use the termite chest you also forgo the fire ant set bonus of the 25 acid dmg. The termite chest only does 5 acid dmg and has less protection.
It comes down to preference. Do you prefer the dust debuff or more dmg and protection?
@@That1Guy4Never Cool thanks for the response
I never knew the entomologist badge was so good
Wow I wasn't expecting a really detailed, well-explained build suggestions like this. I am so grateful sir. Thanks a lot
I use a modified version of the poison build with the mask of the mother demon, widow armour for the rest, club of the mother demon and thors pendant the mutations are meat sheild buff lungs apex predator and the other two are your choice. It’s very op I also use other weapons depending on what I’m fighting. I’ll definitely try some of yours as well
I didn't realise the best weapon was actually no weapon at all
great video, there's not many real videos about meta builds for this game out there so thanks a lot :)
Glad you enjoyed it. I hope to do more in the future.
Assassin build with the trapper peeper 3 is still probably the best imo, that yoked damage, triple bleed and chain crits, it's insane. Add in a bard bow for the wasp spawn (it comes with +crit hit) and it's an insane set.
Running an early game version of the life steal build with the Mosquito Needle. Just cleared the Black Ant Lab, so I can finally start upgrading my armor to sleek
Great video my friend. These are some bad ass end game builds. Exactly what I needed to change things up. I’ve been running widow spaulder with fire ant legs and mother demon mask and whatever weapon I prefer
The scarlet life stealer got me threw the javamatic orc attack Ty for the build😊
Glad it helped you get through that! My group went a bit overboard on defense for that event 😄
My friend... I just subscribed and left a like. That video was f***ing masterful. Superb editing, excellent music choice, brilliant writing, well delivered narration, informative.... Dude. You need more subscribers. That's the best Grounded content I've ever seen, and in fact... some of the best UA-cam content I've seen in a very long time.
That's high praise. Thank you very much, KnightsArcade.
I like to have fun with my editing and make content that excites me. I have so much more I hope to learn though.
I hope you've been well and enjoyed the R&R you needed. It's good to see you back!
@@That1Guy4Never Thank you. It's good to BE back.
Keep up the content. It's incredibly high quality.
Amazing production on a video. I just started playing Grounded and I was wondering what kind of depth it had so I saw your video and thought "builds"? I love build-crafting... The way you explained everything was easy to understand, entertaining, and super professional. Obsidian Entertainment oughta hire you to be an official partner/content creator. Liked and subbed. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! I always appreciate encouragement.
I'm glad the video was helpful and entertaining for you. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to hit me up.
After some testing myself the best set up i found for me is a mint mace fully upgraded and mask of mother demon with a assassin's chestplate and roly poly legplates all sleek then for mutations is barbarian, buff lungs, and the rest is pretty customizable to what ever your doing like if ypu running around you put on natural explorer and what ever and all you have to do is as soon as you think they might atttack block dont try for a perfect others wise attack its really good and if are caring about style it stills fits that criteria pretty well in my opinion Edit : after some MORE testing I found that a fist set up with fire ant shield power droplet mask mother demon mantis Chestplate and fire ant legs for mutations is truffle Tussle spore lord lil fist chopper and coup the grass all armor is sleek and that shreds everything with stuns in seconds but it depends on what you find
You really made this video feel and sound like and official advertisement for the game. I also like that explain why you picked everything.
Ty Angelz! I try to be thorough.
With the new update, I wouldn’t recommend Barbarian with the punch build, the 2% buff that stacks every punch goes away when hit, and since barbarian removes parrying, blocking is pretty much the only safe option, however you won’t be able to block for long, while parrying helps with retaining said defense. So I’d recommend replacing barbarian with either chopper or smasher for either more defense reduction on the enemy or slower attack speed on the enemy
U sold every single one of these builds perfectly. I want to use them ALL!!!
Love the video!! Keep up the great content and also to not be wired, the voiceover was the icing on top 💯 his voice was just pleasant to listen to
Thank you so much for your kind response, Christian!
Loved the list! Personally, as an avid punching fan, I'm glad to see it the best build for now, but my go to set up is: Lil Fist, Truffle Tussle, Assassin, Blademaster, and Barbarian. Armor being: Fire Ant Shield, Mask of Mother Demon, Termite Armor, and Fire Ant/Widow leggings. I actually use aphid slippers when not fighting bosses because I value the speed so much and I usually don't need the extra damage or protection lol, and with this build, 2 black ox burgers, 10 bandages and 5 fuzz on the rocks I punched every boss (Termite King, Widow, Mantis, Broodmother, Green Shield, and Ox Beetle) to death in one life, I personally liked the 25% damage boost and health regen on barbarian, especially with max healing efficiency, but understand why some don't with it messing with blocks so you can replace with parry master, meat shield, mithridatism for widows, etc.
Now imagine an all out war, with builds like these
Really glad to see my vampire build here :)
As my main Im using Widow Dagger(super fast attack) build with two black widow armor pieces and Brood Mother helm, the poison and bleed is just mentaly good. But what I really love is quite a simple build. It is just a shield(your choice), any single hand weapon(depends on a enemy) and KOI FISH ARMOR. The perfect blocks just have no competition in this game, they were never so much fun before. You can perfect block everything, meaning that enemies can not do any debuffs to you and blocking will not take any stamina. You can block every single attack from every enemy without them doing a single dmg to you. It is not as much damage build bcs you gonna use defensive perks such as prefect block, more health, more stamina and hyperstamina and so on. But as tanking in co-op, you will be unbeatable, enemies wont even touch you. This perfect block build is really really good on hard diff. while playing solo. You can literally kill wolf spider in very early stage of the game.
I like the Venom Berseker build but find that using Lady Bug Armor upgraded sleek for the Chest and legs gives great survivability with the boosted healing from Barbarian rage healing. Just another option for fights that go longer with slightly less burst damage. But honestly I hope they add more heavy armor, there's only three heavy armor sets and a ton of Medium armor. I love the tanky/berserker play style but we need more options to really push the bounds IMHO.
Sounds like a great alternative to me. Appreciate you sharing that.
I wasn’t expecting that Cleveland brown edit. I spit my drink😂
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Out of the 3 other people I play with, they all call me crazy for throwing haymakers on the infected broodmother until I kill it
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@@That1Guy4Never Don't ask me how I managed it idk how
Great video. I liked the rap during the the stun prodder bit.
Glad you enjoyed that one. I took some liberties going funky on that one. Seemed to fit in my mind 😆
My alternative to the Punchout build (since it was nerfed heavily)
Armor: Sleek fire ant helmet, Sleek brood mother chest plate, Bulky moth leggings. This is to get as many DoT stacks on as possible, and the ant helmet decreasing enemy defense
accessory: power droplet (duh). This is going to make the moth leggings, and all the following mutations work together
shield: fire ant shield (also obvious). very good, block corrosion is just way to nice to not run with this build.
mutations: Lil fist, Assasin, Swordmaster, Truffle Tussle, Mom genes/smasher. lil fist is extremely good because its mastery essentially doubles the hits your landing, allowing everything to be applied faster, and stay applied longer. assassin for the bleed and bleed buff works with moth leggings. swordmaster purely for the exhaustion recovery, as the time spent exhausted with this build, is honestly kind of scary against certain enemies, but the dmg debuff on enemies is also pretty nice. truffle tussle because that 10% chance becomes 20%, I'm pretty sure this doesn't go higher because of the power droplet, as it gives those hits every other damage type. Mom genes and smasher are interchangeable here, as mom genes are nice when fighting bosses, as the spiderlings plus the extra poison dmg does wonders, but I sometimes put smasher on against larger creatures as the lower attack speeds paired with lower attack dmg can make the fight a lot more sustainable, and the added stun dmg, especially against bosses, is very nice, because for me personally it lines up with the brood mothers 3rd wave of spiders, meaning they all group up under her and because ur hitting multiple targets ur punches almost always activate truffle tussle. finally, mom genes/smasher and either truffle tussle or Swordmaster can be switched out for Coup and Trappr and the mother demon chest plate can be replaced by the mantis chest plate to have a more bleed+crit centered build, instead of a DoT build.
I haven't played Grounded for a very long, but there really aren't any other builds in this game that feel as rewarding and enjoyable to play as this one, the only ones that have come close are some wacky wizard shenanigans and some bow builds that just couldn't make my aim any less of an issue
also little side note: I've put this together after a lot of experimentation, most of it on brood mother and mantis, but also on red/black/fire ants and larvae. I don't recommend this for wasps or the moth, the teeny tiny range of ur fist makes it hard, but I still run it most of the time against wasps because the bleed/poison usually just finishes them off after a little bit anyway.
Wow! Thanks for this nice write-up! I love it.
Once I get back to Grounded, I gotta give this a try. Thanks again!
Gon try this out🫡
@@BMBALLER-bf6nk since I've made this I've switched out the mom genes for crit chance and switched the red ant helm for assasin helm, just for more DMG against flying things bc mom genes doesn't help with that stuff, but still my go to for everything else
My friend (on his own) discovered ox wizard and loves it
It's one of my favorites - very rewarding and fun to play.
The quality of this video is awesome. The way you speak and the editing/ music choices
Much appreciated, Cam.
Just a heads up, the new 1.2 PTS update has rebalanced a lot of things, yet again. I'm gonna wait until the dust settles for a bit, but in all likelihood, I'll need to tweak or design new builds for the top meta spots.
I use the mask of the mother demon for the poison effect, the mosquito rapier for life drain, switching to the widow dagger to stack the poison effect. Got a maxed out antillion armor. Great video
Thanks for checking it out and leaving a comment.
Not sure why you went with AntLion armor.....it doesn't boost life stealing or poison, where other set pieces actually do.
It's not optimal true. But, it sounds to me like this is a jack-of-all-trade build. He likely uses bows as well.
Again, not optimal. But, alot of people are just in it to have fun and have a decent answer for any given situation. Nothing wrong with that. We all have our playstyle.
@@That1Guy4Never I didn't make fun of him, i was just pointing out that other pieces would boost the effects they seem to like. I understand just wanting to have fun, but in my experience not dying all the time makes the game much more fun, lol.
Haha I'm with you mate. My mentality too for sure!
Sorry, didn't mean for that to come off as calling you out. Apologies if it came out that way.
Appreciate the comment. Wishing you well.
Lol i ended up making the scarlet life steal build without even seeing any videos because I could see how awesome the lady bug armor pairs with a sheild and life steal weapons
I have been using the scarlet life steal build a lot and it is by far my favorite. I am really good at perfect blocks and with this build I was able to kill a black widow using only one beefy green machine. And my tick dagger is only level 6 and my armor is level 8! Also, I didn’t even have corporate kickback and I wasn’t using perry master. I just used meat shield, buff longs, cardio fan, blade master, and natural explorer
Way to go - that's awesome! That's how I killed my first widow too! It's a really fun build that's very rewarding for players good at parries. I'm glad you found a way to customize it in a way that makes sense for you.
@@That1Guy4Never I actually just forgot to use the right mutations lol. I used the ones you said to in the video this time and I killed a black widow without needing a single heal. I’m about to try out the poison widow build now
Them: Yea I punched the mantis to death
Me: uuh we’re on the same side right?… right!?
This is the best Grounded video I’ve seen in a while, hot damn nice work man!
severely underrated creator
the intro was so professional wtf. the video seems like a grounded ad tho
All products and services are advertisements. Entertainment is no exception. That said I do prefer positivity; although, I won't hesitate to point out real problems.
Glad you liked the intro though!
I love the staffs so once I build the other two staffs (ice and sour) I will focus on getting Black Ox armor
Its staves
Been looking for a video like this! Can’t wait to try these combinations!
Hope you enjoy!
I just grinded to get the broodmother club build and got all 4 club elements to match any situation.
That's awesome. It's such a good weapon.
This video is great! I appreciate the work you went through to bring us all this information!
I know some people don’t like how good the fist can be but I think there’s something poetic about the first “weapon” you have becoming the best late game build
Dawg the first one is a immediate no go, if you on woah you absolutely have to perfect block. Example the ladybird’s shoulder check attack is almost a guaranteed one hit even with lvl 9 roly. That also goes for barbarian, that wouldn’t work in woah. Now the other modes yeah, you’ll be shredding. This is a disclaimer for anyone new to the game. Woah mode=must perfect block, other modes=this video is great all around.
Yeah, we've discussed in other comments. If using the Ox Wizard build in whoa, you should be sniping with the spicy staff to kill them before they get to you.
If your dead-set on fighting in close-quarters, swap the entomologist badge for thor's pendant so you can perfect block.
VB needs modified for whoa as well. You'll need to block on occasion to survive.
@@That1Guy4Never Yeah imo I think the player should just get a default boost to defense, so builds like these can be used. Or make smoothie/meals buffs way more effective in woah so they feel like they are really doing a difference. Idk if these changes would ever make it but one can only imagine lol I understand it’s supposed to difficult like I don’t mind how hard the enemies hit ya but like I said, if they did these changes or at least one of the changes it would create more avenues for builds. Because sticking to only like 3 this entire time to ensure my safety 😂 is a bit mundane.
Here post punch out nerf 😢 was fun while it lasted
is it still good? what do you think is the best build
It's still moderately good on regular bugs, but crap on bosses atm. It's too soon to assess, as things will likely be further rebalanced on full release of this update.
This is outstanding and very well done. Thanks for the insane amount of information. Very well done.
See. I try to change armour and stuff but I always go back to the sleek ladybird for the healing bonus 🤷♂️
You’ve got some really nice quality for only under 1k subs keep it up and you will be at one mil soon😁
Thanks Elijah! I appreciate that. I've just started to hit my stride a few videos ago.
YOU MAKE CRAZY VIDEOS! YOU ARE BETTER THAN 90% OF ALL THE GROUNDED UA-camR. Keep doing that good videos 👍🏼
Only 90%??
No, seriously thank you. I really appreciate it!
Big dog, I need an updated video like this.
For the last one change the crit stuff for barbarian for more damage plus some healing over time with I believe blademaster making them do less damage or chopper so you deal more damage
Always love it when the endgame best build is just your fist
If you need that lil fust mutation up quick, pay some visits to the anthill with you choice of mutations to deal with them and just slap them to death
New to game and playing single player, been mainly using the club. Majnly due to the bleed dmg as its percentage wise i think? Still tryna learn. Never knew this game had so many builds. Venom breseker seems like what i will work towards.
Great video bro it really helped me I was trying to find the best builds and these are very good
Glad to be of service mate. Happy hunting.
Full widow set Upgrade sleek heals you I think for half your Health and increases attack Speed After you Killed a Mob.
Gotta try this game out now I love defending/defensive type builds in games but my reaction time is not best and is slow but stun lock build and berserker venom build caught my eye most since just pure offensive
Glad you found a build that looks good for your playstyle! I hope in the future to do a Tank Builds video as well.
@@That1Guy4Never are these builds still viable? I saw somewhere they nerfed fists
So much has been nerfed in the PTB. Some builds are no longer top tier, while others are still very good, but not as op as before.
I'm waiting until the 1.2 update goes official before I go hardcore on retesting everything as there will inevitably be even more rebalances based on player data, feedback, etc.
Hang in there. I'll definitely address everyone's concerns about these builds 🙂.
@@That1Guy4Never Which build do you think will be viable in this video after the update? Also Awesome videos, I subbed.
great video, great edit, but i would apreciate if the music was less louder
Sorry about that. It's better in the latest one. YT adjusts sound after uploading...it's a lot more complex than just getting it to sound good at render. Learning curve, but I think I understand it better now.
Thx for the support
You definitely need to cover other things! My first video but your narrative voice is something else. Something you'd hear in a show documenting military weapons or something of destructive force in nature. Lol. Great video, loved all the builds, just killed the MANT on my first playthrough but been kind of struggling with having to repeatedly get materials for repairs for things like the antlion armor and such, but this makes it seem like materials will be easier. I usually ran from the wolf spiders, I'm fairly good at parrying and perfect blocking, but I feel like it's a waste of time always having to go get more mats for repairs after a few fights... Been resorting to shooting everything from high up or out of render... But this is the second time I've heard about fists. I'm gonna try to make that build.
Much appreciated Brad! My friend pushed me for years to give youtube a try because of my voice.
I agree about the grind. It's a defining feature of survivals. But, at some point, you just have to skip or run past engagements for efficiency. Eventually, you reach a point it doesn't matter, but between the beginning and then, you gotta find a balance for sure.
I will say the Ox Wizard, of all these builds, is the least resource intensive by far when it comes to upkeep. You just sit back and spicy snipe everything down. You rarely take a hit, so just a single glue for the staff every 30 or so engagements.
@@That1Guy4Never lol hey there was a panhandler in Florida who sounded exactly like someone talking through a radio or on TV, and ended up getting some major job that turned life around lol. Ya never know lol. You gonna cover any Diablo 4 when it drops? Gonna be a ton of content and quite a hot topic
I'm not sure yet. I definitely will be playing it. However, I intended to cover Zelda. It's gonna be tough for me to cover two games though.
I'm still debating in my mind.
I've been trying to get a high dps "bow" build going, with mask of the mother demon (sleek), widow chest (sleek), and moth boots (chunky).
Just trying to put poison+bleed on the arrows. While being able to fall back to a modestly weaker version of poison widow in melee (moth boots don't help there, except the tier 3 chunky).
probably not as meta vs. bosses, but a lot of normal enemies die really fast to the bow.
And on bosses, if i open with the bow, i do get 5 seconds of an extra bleed to compensate the footwear choice costing some poison dmg. Build not complete yet though, I dunno.
You're onto something! I think hybrid builds are a great playstyle. They may not maximize dmg or effects, but they can be a TON of fun to play, and more versatile.
@@That1Guy4Never I may be biased in that i'm "player 2" over the internet, so ideally I want to avoid getting into situations where i _need_ to make a lot of perfect blocks. And I'm not always the melee focus of the enemy.
I did notice that it's rare to see meta builds use 3 armor types. Which strikes me as odd, since that accesses more 'piece' and 'sleek' bonuses. Like the poison build in the video, might be interesting to use sleek spider (rather than widow) boots, same 2x poison bonus, but you pick up hasty regen. though I guess it costs you the tier 3 defense numbers on the boots. (not that hasty regen is game breaking or anything, just the thought process of 'more buffs' here :)
I like your thinking kathrynck. It doesn't work for everything, but there are a lot of possibilities.
Keep feeding me ideas like that! 👍
I'm working on getting the fist build up and running. Grinding so many mites and ants for the kill counts.
Iirc it took me two in-game days to max out Lil Fist. I ran and killed the majority of mites --->wiped out red ants ---> slept ---> repeat
Use the surveyor to help pinpoint mite locations.
You got this my friend!
@That1Guy4Never oh trust me I know the mite locations by heart by now. Leveled up chopper and sword master off them so far. I am curious about something though. If the truffle explosion kills the enemy does it count towards little fist?
My understanding is that as long as the explosion procs off the 2nd bonus punch, then yes. So mileage will vary.
Personally, I like it on when grinding out those weapon mutations.
@@That1Guy4Never So i'm not sure but I think they nerfed unarmed build. I'm doing barely any damage with the exact same build you're using.
@LastKnight0727 Just booted the game up and beat Mantis 5x in a row with it. She still works atm.
I think your likely culprit is one of two things.
1) Do you have rank 3 (mastery lvl) of Lil Fist on?
2) Do you have the power droplet accessory equipped?
Double check and let me know!
Your videos are so good, you deserve much more subscribers! Thanks for all your videos and builds, you really helped me through the end game content! 😊
You are very welcome. I'm so glad they helped you out too.
I'm drawn to the Scarlet Vampire. I'm going to try it~
Enjoy the vampire life 🧛♂️
I did not expect the last one
I love grounded and im waiting for new updated, i just have played it for a week and its my fav game
good video man really helped me out👍
Glad it helped my friend. Thanks for watching.
I feel like the ladybug shield is kinda underated, as I've found it is free attacks for the entire duration, not just the first
It's a good shield for sure. But, it's tough to maximize its potential.
It gives a 25% chance on blocks to reduce your next attack (within 3 sec) to 0 stamina cost. The trouble with that is you'd want to pair it with a high stam cost weapon, but all of those are 2-handed, which obviously can't be paired with a shield. Takes too long to swap weapons after block too.
Would it be possible for you to do a new poison build since the broodmother has her own armor set now.. because I'm curious if the full set of broodmother armor is better then widow
The poison widow needs to be updated cause the mask of the mother demon no longer gives poison Nova the brood mother set bonus gives it
Is there an alternative to the poison widow build, now that we don't get poison Nova anymore unless you equip the full broodmother equipment...
i use a modifide barbarin buld wepon and armour the same exept the cest is mantis for bleeding and red ant shoes. ( and the club is salty for fighting mantis)
Need a pt.2 once the next update is out
This is such a well done video I love it!
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Well if you like this one, I have a bow build vid that is very similar. Cheers.
My build it's fist, but armor is termite and head is brood mother... Dust cloud+poison Nova awesome
Great video still. Love the wizard one
A fellow mage 🥳
How about an every day, running around and I don't want to waste food build?
At some point I may do something like that. But, it's low on the totem pole at this time.
Sleek Clover Armor, the Everlasting Hogstopper trinket, and the Moist mutation are what you're after though my friend!
You should include what you think each build is over all best for ex.damage defense easy to use best in your option
Hey. need help with the poison build. brootmother set or widow set? which dagger, mighty?
The wizard hat is amazing with ox armor
It's a better option with the mint staff - even now.
But, ever since they nerfed staves where you can't block mid-attack, I just don't like it personally. Totally viable for a block-and-attack build (battlemage). I just prefer to kill them before they get to me.
Great video, underrated
Stun cooldown: 3:07
Yeah, that's a thing now sadly. They added that several months after I made this video. I have a community post (and I think it's in the video description as well) with my changes to these builds post super Duper update.
For the scarlet lifesteal, would upgrading healing potency through milk molars increase the effect even further?
Yes. If I missed that, my bad. I must have assumed, your end game, you already have everything unlocked.
Incredible video as always
Thanks for continuing to watch my content! I hope to have the next one up in a week or two.
Does the widow build still work? I’m not in NG+ so should I make any changes to it if I build it? Also is there any good way of getting trapper peeper quickly?
Thanks.
It works. But there have been changes. Poison/venom ticks health down in slower chunks now. So the health drain isn't gonna feel as fast.
Also, the broodmother mask alone doesn't proc poison nova anymore. You need the full broodmother set now to do that. I'm not sure if wearing full widow or full brood is better. But my guess is widow.
I can't wait to try one
Enjoy. It's alot of fun!
i have a persoal build, fire ant set, fire shield, thor, toenail scimitar really good duud
That's a tank build I really like playing! The debuffs are awesome for the team.
Can you use the power droplet with shocking dismissal? it be so cool to have fist and lighting.
Yes you can
Good content, great backround music :)
are the power fist and poison build the same? I’m asking since the new updates nerfed some i heard.
Yo you had me with the channel name then buffed that up with some good builds did you seal the deal with the cabbage guy
I didn't know that you could be a vampire in grounded!? (Scarlet life steal)
Top 6? There's only one build that you need, bow and arrow. They even encourage it with how the ai barely pathfinds, plus the numerous different kinds of Arrows you can use. Did I mention how easy it is to craft Arrows? You just need thistle and mite fuzz, both are extremely common. Like one thistle plant has enough for maybe 200 or almost 300 arrows in one go. Plus you can stick to the basics bow if you want, archery is just that good in this game. Lol
I cover bows in their own video
@That1Guy4Never I figured, but I was just joking because of how overpowered bows are in this game, lol. Literally all you need is a spot where nothing can get to you or where whatever you're fighting can't path find around, and just fire away. I have never laughed as hard as when I was shooting so many Arrows into a wolf spider that they were bouncing off of each other because the bow is just that accurate and it's just so easy to make almost 500 arrows in maybe under a minute. 🤣
@@trevorsamuels8392 as powerful as bows are i feel at one point in the game they become worse, once you learn how to perfect block everything in the game becomes easy and from there the best build is the one that can deal the most dps, bows can deal decent dps but most melee builds will do more damage and you wont die no matter what you use on what mode if you learn how to fight all the different enemies
I play with the full roly poly set and javelineer or chopper and a bunch of stamina perks acting as annoying decoy for bosses, eating aggro, blocking everything, prodding at them with the rusty spear or hacking their resistances away with a hatchet while friends can spec into glass-cannon dps and eat enemies alive
Im here like russel crowe in gladiator just LOOK AT ME! dont mind my buddy comin up behind you to shove a knife in your ass just look at me :)
I like the block stun and I like the ladybird shield so I can keep prodding and poking for even longer, with sarah's charm on me so that my spear and shield never break
gives me a "I can do this all day" kinda feeling just standing there, eating aggro and blocking damage and poking away
Yeah, I play Bass
Im just that kinda guy :)
Is there anyway you can make and show us a summon based build using those perks?
See my Beast Tyrant build for summons: ua-cam.com/video/MqbJVureSAc/v-deo.html
Just modify it to use the new equipment and mutations.
@@That1Guy4Never I’ll check it out thanks these videos are super fun and informative great mix
This is quality stuff… Subscribed…
Thx Veronika!
Could 7:27 The Scarlet Lifesteal be better with tiger mosquito rapier?
Since the buff to that weapon, yes. It's all personal preference - most of your lifesteal comes from perfect blocks.
You need more subs you deserve it
Venom berserker is now better with full broodmother armor bulky, as poison nova is full set bonus and not sleek btw
Gonna put edit here cause u lose heart when you edit the comment: Infected broodmother armor is tied with fireant armor for the punchout build: However DynaMighty stacks with fireant shield corrosion, And if you wanna try stun prodder but you're too lazy to do the super mixers, use fireant club, Lastly for the ox wizard build, you can use moth boots for the build, if ya rlly want to tho you can go moth chestplate and wizard hat with moth boots
Edit 2: If you hate blocking but still wanna use the lifesteal build: replace Corporate Kickback for barbarian and throw the health and safety badge on cause it gives more lifesteal
what mutations do you use wit the punch build for the mantis?? im having trouble killing it
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