Very well made video, didn't know about the perfect dodge bug or heavy following the deflect. I had doubts about using Non-Able but he really is, in fact, Able!
Rock solid is may favorite build too! Not OP as Bull King or Poison Crit, but very technical and fluid. So satisfying to use. At the beginning could be hard to master it but is always a matter of time.
deep into my second play through. I used rock solid exclusively cos I love block/parry in games. and yet I never knew you could follow it up with a heavy for instant charged. Again you've schooled me after learning about blocking arrows barrages with the staff spin ( ._.)
@@Thanoshadapoint haha glad you liked it. Part of the reasons bosses are whiffing against rock solid is because the rock solid animation makes your hitbox a bit lower. It’s very annoying
Firstly I prefer Rock Solid over Cloud Step. But, the only downside of Rock Solid, is, you have to attack non stop. While Cloud Step, can provide you much window time to heal. Especially some bosses hit so rapidly and don't let you heal at all.
Thank you! For see-through I've seen a lot of guides already and unfortunately I don't think I can provide anything new.. I do plan to finish the non-able spirit guide though so stay tuned!
@@jasonlimjianyung1753 thank you! Normally immobilize but I don’t tend to use it in the video unless I’m using it to do evanescence. I’m releasing a video tomorrow that pairs this build with immobilize so stay tuned!
I would say bull king's two set + iron two set + rock solid + Non-pure + damage reduction soaks is gonna make you really tanky. If you still want more damage reduction then maybe give up the iron two set and go for the Yin Yang Daoist Robe
@@visic1 the issue is that After ng+5 or so . All bosses become fromsoft and can 1 shot me with even the most basic attacks. What's the point of being lvl 342 if I can't even use it . Can u plz kindly make a video on this plz. Thank u kindly
@@jacksmith-mu3ee honestly when you play to that cycle it’s just the way it is.. it becomes a challenge mod of sorts. There are also ways to build so that you can almost permanently cloud step so maybe check that out! I don’t have any new ideas on this unfortunately
I prefer using wukong armor set for rock solid build. Because when you at the end game you can stack up critical rate to very high amount. So it reduce your CD a lots even more so than the Rock Solid Set as I play very offensively. And it reduce all cd even if you miss the deflect. And it also works very well with rock solid deflect as you get bonus crit after casting a spell which allow you to crit more with the follow up. I just use that for thosw effect and destroy everything in later NG. But I never use wukong stance as it will just ruin the seen through timing
@@KKKuma yea that’s definitely a very viable option. My gripe with the set is that it forces you to use Jinggubang which falls off later in the game cycles compared to dark iron staff in terms of damage, and losing the two set iron set bonus means that you are not guaranteed a heavy after a deflect, so it didn’t feel as good for me. :( I wish Wukong stance lasts longer so that there’s more incentive to use the set tho
How are you showing the stat info in parentheses? "(+8% ATK in 6 seconds) @5:34 for example. I can't seem to enable that in my game at all. Are you using a mod or something third party that you enabled? There doesn't seem to be in game settings that enable these stats to show.
those depend on your personal liking.. I don't think they matter too much. I like to use the one with 10 drinks and pair it with damage reduction soaks
it's mostly trial and error. Most bosses have patterns about which attacks you couldn't. For example, in the final boss fight if his staff turns red you can't deflect. With Yin Tiger, if his blade turns red you can't deflect.
Never used rock solid, I've beat the game using Resolute Counterflow to parry and counter pretty much everything, it feels so damn good. Might have to try rock solid next time, but would have to change the button layout, it's kind of clunky to activate the spell for me.
well depends on how you define better. If you are very familiar with the boss, rock solid can definitely kill the boss faster so it's better in that regard. But cooler 100%
I saw I video from chinese and he use sweeping gale to avoid all incoming swords from er lang(the ability that we always used spin staff V to block). that's dealing damage and look cool at the same time. I haven't tried yet. hope y're figgue it out and make a video soon.
Well I saw that! It’s pretty cool but in the end I think it gives less focus points so I don’t think it’s Better than just holding staff spin.. but it does look kinda funny
Maybe I’ll upload my yellow wind sage no hit that I did a long time ago because a lot of people asked.. but most of the big enemies are not that fun lol that’s why I didn’t do them
@@visic1 i watched this one youtuber (happy_gaming843) who also good at doing rock solid. he played similar like you. his fight against wind sage was done beautifully.
@@AdiParaskar haha thanks for the invitation! I would like to know how practical the build is and how useful it is though, compared to having better set bonuses
@@SternRitter_B8641gotta disagree here. The window for rock solid is small, but its also easy to get off on most enemies and can even stop difficult combo strings. For most of the game its easier to use rock solid than to dodge or even see through, and the benefits are AMAZING
@@visic1 definitely! If i try the iron build one hit from God monkey 🐒 and half my life is gone I had to go back to the original gold costume and staff that resembles his to give myself a fighting chance. He seems harder through the second playthrough.
The game clicked so hard when I finally committed to it, such a satisfying game
yup so many satisfying ways to play
Cloudstep= oh shit button
Rock Solid= Come on I want ya to do it come on HIT MEH
Real 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Very well made video, didn't know about the perfect dodge bug or heavy following the deflect. I had doubts about using Non-Able but he really is, in fact, Able!
Thank you for watching!
MAN YOU ARE MY FAVORITE WUKONG NERD !!!
im in love with rock solid because of u
Haha thank you! I’m honored
My problem with rock solid is that i confuse it with dodge. Like what am I pressing first, dodge or rock solid. Any suggestions?
@@eternalentertain I would say rock solid if it's something that can be parried
Really good guide bro, I learned a lot from this. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! I tried haha glad I taught you something new
Rock solid is may favorite build too! Not OP as Bull King or Poison Crit, but very technical and fluid. So satisfying to use. At the beginning could be hard to master it but is always a matter of time.
This is very informative..it makes me want to play the game all over again..thank you brother ❤
Hoping for more videos like this
Thank you! Yea playing a different build can sometimes feel like playing a new game!
It was watching ur vids that i learned u could insta heavy after rock deflection. Looks soo badass
Haha yea it felt so good
deep into my second play through. I used rock solid exclusively cos I love block/parry in games. and yet I never knew you could follow it up with a heavy for instant charged. Again you've schooled me after learning about blocking arrows barrages with the staff spin ( ._.)
haha you are missing out. That's the fun part of Rock Solid imo
Thank you so much. I'm still on my first playthrough because have no time to play. But I'm learning a lot from you
@@Reversi44 glad I could help! Enjoy your first playthrough it’s a good ride
I appreciate this guide, got me through Erlang on NG+3. But it also made me realize how much the Sage’s Broken Shell whiffs.
@@Thanoshadapoint haha glad you liked it. Part of the reasons bosses are whiffing against rock solid is because the rock solid animation makes your hitbox a bit lower. It’s very annoying
That armour set just looks badass, specially with the helmet jeez 🔥
Small tips i found iut accidentally, when fighting yellow wind sage, when he jump up a bit to do a stomp, parry it will knock him down
Saving this guide for NG+3 or when the DLC comes out. So glad you made this, thanks! And great editing btw :)
Thank you! Glad I could help!
This is good. I literally run the same set up. I’m in my first play through
Nice! good luck and enjoy the first playthrough. I wish I can go back to my first playthrough again
oh no... im part of the "rock solid = feel good" group now... dang it... the instant thrust heavy feels so gahdang satisfying. thanks for the vid bro
haha glad I could get you into the gang.
Im curious if I can do rock solid into wukong smash it’ll probably look insane ngl
Didn’t know you can also rock hard the Bajie
@@d4ying #themoreyouknow
I've been waiting for an in depth rock solid guide like this. Thank you! Liked, commented and subbed!!
Thank you very much!!
This is awesome! Rock is so much fun, but didn’t know you could make it this much better
Glad you liked it!
Wow solid content bro. Thanks for explaining the benefits of rock solid. Appreciate the spoiler warnings too!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Finally gave Rock solid a chance in my new game plus I will never go back!
Very well explained! Very well done!
Thank you! glad you liked it!
Why ain't more people subscribing🔥🔥🔥 This is a great and informative video
Thank you for your support!
Finally come across an in depth guide to rock solid!
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Nice guide very detailed and well explained. Subscribed!
Thank you for your support!
Firstly I prefer Rock Solid over Cloud Step. But, the only downside of Rock Solid, is, you have to attack non stop. While Cloud Step, can provide you much window time to heal. Especially some bosses hit so rapidly and don't let you heal at all.
yea cloud step is definitely better when you are not very familiar with the boss. Rock solid is more fun tho imo
Man thisn video deserves likes and subscribers
@@heryjulianto3844 thank you for the kind words
New gamer here relying on Cloud Step entirely so far--but plan to switch to Rock Solid more often--more fun. Thanks!
yup try it out!
Great video love your build and boss guides liked and subscribed 👍
Thank you for your support!!
one of the Wukong nerds!! thanks so much bro!
@@khanhmai8133 thank you for watching
This was a phenomenal guide. Could you make more? Like one on seeing through enemies, or perfect dodging
Thank you! For see-through I've seen a lot of guides already and unfortunately I don't think I can provide anything new.. I do plan to finish the non-able spirit guide though so stay tuned!
Great guide! Thanks for the tips.
Thank you!
that last clip was pure aura
Good explanation, thx! 🙏
@@DonneyLiu glad I could help :)
W guide, I haven’t tested anything but the proof is in the pudding (this video).
Thank you! Feel free to test them out tho!
Crazy good tutorial man
@@kdongzheim6071 thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Rock Solid = Feels good man
This game is so fxcking good man
Great, interesting video 👍🏻
Thank you!
I found this out when like 3 weeks after the game dropped been running rock solid over cloud step ever since
@@quincymiller2039 I found out too late :( only started running it after NG+
@@visic1 yea I’ve maxed out all staff stances I main smash but I tend to use all of them when I’m in battle
Adding to the algorithm!❤❤❤
Thank you!!
见到铜头铁臂第一反应就是进来看两眼，然后居然是中文界面？然后这个视频我怎么在阿B上看过还收藏了。啊，up是不是被洗视频了？再看看，原来是本人，还做了一版全英文视频，佩服~~~
@@gorll3273 哈哈哈感谢支持啊一个人贡献两个观看量！话说我这个英文版的还被搬回了阿B配上了熟肉哈哈哈哈
@@visic1 这个真的笑死..
How did you enable the advanced stats when looking at the equipment?
@@c.m.3439 it’s a mod called effect detailed description
I’m gonna start using this in my NG+2. Looks satisfying. What other abilities do you pair this build with? Ring of fire? Immobilize?
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@@jasonlimjianyung1753 thank you! Normally immobilize but I don’t tend to use it in the video unless I’m using it to do evanescence. I’m releasing a video tomorrow that pairs this build with immobilize so stay tuned!
Fantastic 👍
Thank you!
SATISFYING
INDEED
0:48 you can just spam heavy attack and get the same thing while doing other things right?
I did spam heavy. What do you mean by while doing other things though?
Cool, i havent given rock solid a chance yet, but dince i am running a lot of crit, cloud step is just a better option.
@@UkrGaz yea it’s just personal preferences. For me rock solid is a lot more satisfying
little tip: rock solid can not block erlangs axe,same in that secret giant fight
well there's an axe attack where he starts with dragging the axe on the ground that you can parry
Is there a build that can save from being 1 shot by bosses in ng+5 onwards ?
I would say bull king's two set + iron two set + rock solid + Non-pure + damage reduction soaks is gonna make you really tanky. If you still want more damage reduction then maybe give up the iron two set and go for the Yin Yang Daoist Robe
@@visic1 the issue is that After ng+5 or so . All bosses become fromsoft and can 1 shot me with even the most basic attacks.
What's the point of being lvl 342 if I can't even use it .
Can u plz kindly make a video on this plz. Thank u kindly
@@jacksmith-mu3ee honestly when you play to that cycle it’s just the way it is.. it becomes a challenge mod of sorts. There are also ways to build so that you can almost permanently cloud step so maybe check that out! I don’t have any new ideas on this unfortunately
I've never been good with parrying so I always have trouble using this lol
you can't get better without practicing it :)
Thnx for the maths!
@@aleksxandaman2243 haha I enjoyed doing them!
I prefer using wukong armor set for rock solid build. Because when you at the end game you can stack up critical rate to very high amount. So it reduce your CD a lots even more so than the Rock Solid Set as I play very offensively. And it reduce all cd even if you miss the deflect. And it also works very well with rock solid deflect as you get bonus crit after casting a spell which allow you to crit more with the follow up. I just use that for thosw effect and destroy everything in later NG. But I never use wukong stance as it will just ruin the seen through timing
@@KKKuma yea that’s definitely a very viable option. My gripe with the set is that it forces you to use Jinggubang which falls off later in the game cycles compared to dark iron staff in terms of damage, and losing the two set iron set bonus means that you are not guaranteed a heavy after a deflect, so it didn’t feel as good for me. :( I wish Wukong stance lasts longer so that there’s more incentive to use the set tho
so much mechanics to bully the AIs
which is perfect
gg! see you at 10k subs soon
haha thank you!
How are you showing the stat info in parentheses? "(+8% ATK in 6 seconds) @5:34 for example. I can't seem to enable that in my game at all. Are you using a mod or something third party that you enabled? There doesn't seem to be in game settings that enable these stats to show.
@@celestialsamurai2042 yea it’s a mod called effect detailed description
@@visic1 Ty
Good Job！
@@inmemostr thank you!
🎉
i know u mentioned one soak in the video hut what gourds and other soaks do you use?
those depend on your personal liking.. I don't think they matter too much. I like to use the one with 10 drinks and pair it with damage reduction soaks
How could we know which attack can deflect with rock solid which cant ?
it's mostly trial and error. Most bosses have patterns about which attacks you couldn't. For example, in the final boss fight if his staff turns red you can't deflect. With Yin Tiger, if his blade turns red you can't deflect.
How do you get the mana/cooldown stats to show in the items? Is that a mod?
@@Krenisphia yes it’s a mod called effect detailed description
So you just tap triangle after rock solid with 3 focus points & it does a quick thrust ? Trying it now I keep learning stuff abt this game
i don't know the exact button on controller but you don't even need 3 focus points. Just spam the heavy button after you've successfully parried
@@visic1 yeah I figured that out before I was like wtf! Rock solid definitely better than cloud step
@@ArielJLuna haha I wouldn’t say better but definitely more fun
bro every one getting viral but me..btw nice gameplay
@@rafzi713 thank you! Yea I’m definitely lucky in that regards. Good luck to your channel though!
@@visic1 same to you man.
Never used rock solid, I've beat the game using Resolute Counterflow to parry and counter pretty much everything, it feels so damn good. Might have to try rock solid next time, but would have to change the button layout, it's kind of clunky to activate the spell for me.
yea with controllers it's a bit annoying.. but imo it's more satisfying lol
This in ring of fire i dont even use
@@delb15 try them out!
8:12 yo how did u use cloudstep here
that's a perfect tactical retreat from thrust stance
3:47 for me I swap the armor and leg piece this build for fashion, the Golden armor look so meh 😂
Yea true. Fashion is definitely more important
While I think Cloudstep is better overall, I think Rock solid is just cooler in general.
well depends on how you define better. If you are very familiar with the boss, rock solid can definitely kill the boss faster so it's better in that regard. But cooler 100%
Sweet UA-cam Ma..
Ok done subscribe
@@ReformMsia thank you for your support
I saw I video from chinese and he use sweeping gale to avoid all incoming swords from er lang(the ability that we always used spin staff V to block).
that's dealing damage and look cool at the same time. I haven't tried yet. hope y're figgue it out and make a video soon.
Well I saw that! It’s pretty cool but in the end I think it gives less focus points so I don’t think it’s Better than just holding staff spin.. but it does look kinda funny
Can you do no damage fight against big enemies like yellow wind sage, cloudtreading deer, all frogs & gold armored rhino
Maybe I’ll upload my yellow wind sage no hit that I did a long time ago because a lot of people asked.. but most of the big enemies are not that fun lol that’s why I didn’t do them
@@visic1 i watched this one youtuber (happy_gaming843) who also good at doing rock solid. he played similar like you. his fight against wind sage was done beautifully.
@@rickgrimes5030 yup I've saw his videos. Haven't seen the one with yellow wind sage though so I will take a look! Thanks a lot!
Great spell, my timing however is dog shit 🤣
@@Sombersamurai well it’s all about practicing ;)
@@visic1 When you pull it off it’s so satisfying
500th sub right here
haha thank you! maybe it's meta to do giveaways so I can get more subs :)
How in the world is your attack level so high??
@@Mpaul730 mixed iron staff + maxed out passives + gold button would give you that much
@@visic1thanks, now mine is 252 lol
@@Mpaul730 no problem!
i made a build which has 970 defense top that and ill sub
permanently?
@@visic1 yep
il make a vid on it on my yt channel would love to collab with you on that
@@AdiParaskar haha thanks for the invitation! I would like to know how practical the build is and how useful it is though, compared to having better set bonuses
2:29 wtf is that 315341-3153411 dmg??
@@VinceGoesEV nah that’s just two damage number. Relentless gives you a separate number
@@visic1 I see I thought u somehow deal 100k+ cause the highest dmg rn is like 43k xD also the separate number look so much like 1
Rock solid OP
indeed
In my opinion, it is not you have to have perfect timing, especially during the 4th playthrough NG plus 😅
@@SternRitter_B8641gotta disagree here. The window for rock solid is small, but its also easy to get off on most enemies and can even stop difficult combo strings. For most of the game its easier to use rock solid than to dodge or even see through, and the benefits are AMAZING
05:00 LMAO
Useless against final Boss (second play through) Thanks anyway.
@@nathanloggins1721 why? I have a video where I used rock solid against him if you are interested
@@visic1 definitely! If i try the iron build one hit from God monkey 🐒 and half my life is gone I had to go back to the original gold costume and staff that resembles his to give myself a fighting chance. He seems harder through the second playthrough.
@@nathanloggins1721 for sure he hits harder on higher game cycles. But rock solid should be one of the best spells against him I would say :)
Rock is 🗑🚮