Best Skill Power Modules in The First Descendant: Full Test & Damage Boost Guide!

[@RealAsianRobot]

Extra Nerdy Math Stuff for those that really want to know: Fire Skill Power +81.2% adds directly to the 20% already available from the reactor (i.e. this bonus is additive to any bonuses you already have). This is how you end up with the 1.012x that you see in the info screen. This translates to 101.2% skill power boost for Fire Skills This 101.2% is multiplied together with all other boosters. As an example: Base skill power 16,414 is multiplied by 8.1% raw skill power from Spear & Shield, then the 101.2% from Fire Skill Power and then finally the 20% from the Tech Skill Power boost. The end result in excel looks something like this: 16,414*108.1%*201.2%*120% This then results in an estimate of the final skill power number, your goal is to make the final skill power number as big as possible with the multipliers on the info screen. That's how the testing works (if you want to figure the math behind the numbers for in-depth calculations)

[@blade1950]

Haven't seen a more helpful content creator on this game than you. You're also paying attention to your stream chat very often. You have my respect, cheers bro

[@RealAsianRobot]

Thanks :) I want to do my best for my audience as a professional youtuber who doesn't buy his views ;). Thanks for the support my guy, I really appreciate it!

[@lord_of_thorns5344]

Every single video from you has exponentially increased the power of my account

[@RealAsianRobot]

@lord_of_thorns5344 that's what I'm here to do. As an official content creator for this game. I am here to help 😁👍

[@TheLukkystrike]

Other tubers dont take the time that you do to explain and test these mods live like you do. This is the reason i subbed and watch.

[@RealAsianRobot]

@@TheLukkystrike I'm glad you do. As an official content creator. I want to properly represent this game and help the players. It's my professional role after all

[@coldfries8976]

YES I MADE IT TO TODAYS CLASS!!! I'm ready for some serious education! Love to see Lepic being the one shown off ass he's my favorite and i'm still tinkering with my build!!

[@RealAsianRobot]

Enjoy the lesson mate ;)

[@elmerfudd8680]

Count me in as another Lepic fan!😀

[@thefoxtrot9435]

I was literally just looking through the differences between these trying to figure out which is better. Much appreciated!

[@RealAsianRobot]

No worries. I'm happy to deliver the answer

[@steveo3530]

I've seen like 3 of your videos and I gotta be real honest... I like them, good format, dont waste much time, explanations and numbers to back... great job. Subbed.

[@RealAsianRobot]

Thanks for enjoying them, I'm always working hard to become the best official creator for the viewers

[@quinntillion5074]

Definitely my new favourite and Go 2 TFD content creator thank you so much for these videos, I’ve been able to make way better builds rather than relying on endgame builds KZbinrs put out and I barely have the resources to replicate them, the game feels much funner now thanks to you🤝🏾🙌🏾👊🏾

[@RealAsianRobot]

No worries. I am happy to help people gain the knowledge they need

[@w1mark275]

From a calculator I found it appears that if you add 1 to your plain skill power, elemental skill power and skill-type power, you can multiply those 3 together and whichever one comes out on top will be the biggest multiplier for your skill power modifier. For instance, without any added mods except your reactor (I'm using the one you have in the video with an increased 0.074 fire boost ratio, note if you didn't have this in reactor, fire specialist would actually be better than fire master), your fire-tech reactor will have a multiplier of (1.2 fire + 0.074 reactor bonus)*(1.2 tech)*(1 plain skill power) = 1.5288. But if you add fire specialist it will become (1.274+0.812)*(1.2)*(1) = 2.5032. Fire master however will have a multiplier of (1.274+0.19)*(1.2)*(1+0.444) = **2.5368192**

[@RealAsianRobot]

Fire Synctium will definitely push the multipliers slightly higher, but the issue is that it is less useful due to taking up a mod slot and improving the 'base'. Base improvement is great but usually you want your base to be good enough and then move on to using the remaining slots for critting. Love the math though, and you are indeed correct. I was always using Synctiums until the point where I had to focus on the crits to really reach the higher heights.

[@w1mark275]

@@RealAsianRobot Yea you are right, however I delved a bit deeper and it seems like there is one niche use for the Synctium mods which is when using tech master as this will also stack with tech specialist for even more skill type "modifier", tech master will also give you plain skill power however so you get way more benefit from Synctium. Generally you will only want to use this in setups that have incredibly low base skill modifier. As for the elemental master mods, you'll get about as much benifit from sword and shield than Synctium, although I think Synctium will win out given there is a bunch of situational plain skill increases like dangerous ambush.

[@RealAsianRobot]

@w1mark275 rather than the tech master. I realized it works better if I roll skill simplification and then the element master (I.e. for Valby). This theoretically gives the best bang for buck. Plus it covers more skill sub types so I can freely switch, but you are definitely correct about the potential niche use of the synctium. The need for crit as a multiplier to reach the truly high numbers unfortunately locks out many potentially stacked base compositions

[@w1mark275]

@@RealAsianRobot Ah yea, skill simplification is likely quite a useful mod to have as it'll save tons of kuiper/gold in the long run, the mp penality hurts quite a lot though but it can be made up due to the fact that most low-damage skills are DoTs which you can increase their duration.

[@RealAsianRobot]

@@w1mark275 Yeah at first the MP Penalty bothered me, but I went for a Sensor that has Max Mp (Gold Roll) and In Combat Mp Regen (above 0.25). This resolved 90% of my issues so I started using Skill SImplification for all DoT styles, since it is not affected by type (i.e. Dimension, Tech, etc.) and the Max MP penalty is not a big bother. Plus like you said, Duration is a huge factor so that getting a nice boost is helpful as well!

[@DrOp100k_U_Bish]

Thanks Robot I haven't seen nobody break it down like this spread sheet and all as a Valby main this help me out alot YOU GAIN A NEW SUBSCRIBER...Keep up the great work....I Appreciate it!

[@RealAsianRobot]

No worries, I'm here to help as an official content creator :D

[@elmerfudd8680]

Thank you very much for taking the time to show us this information! I’m very happy to support your excellent work!!! 👍

[@RealAsianRobot]

No worries. Always happy to help the public

[@skyNep]

I found this guy last night as I was farming and all I gotta say is he’s the most informative person I’ve seen talk about TFD

[@RealAsianRobot]

Thanks for the compliment. Doing my best to help the community as an official content creator 😁👍. I'm glad to know I'm helpful

[@Ninergang408]

So much good information from your videos! And the breakdown of each module is amazing! Thank you for your hard work!

[@RealAsianRobot]

No worries, I am happy to help and showcase the info :)

[@JaggedIceMan]

A love all these videos related to TFD math, thank you so much!

[@RealAsianRobot]

Happy to help 😁👍

[@atownmorphtronics]

This helped a lot. Looking to make Ajax mobbing build. Now I know there are different modifiers that can stack.

[@RealAsianRobot]

Enjoy :)

[@Suzemebachi3732]

I love the math for the game. Keep it up. Subbed

[@RealAsianRobot]

No worries. I'm always happy to help!

[@Biskylicious]

Thank you for this! Also it was here I learned that you can set up different presets, went 200+ hours not seeing that option lol.

[@RealAsianRobot]

At least you now know!

[@candicedew7423]

I hope nexon recognizes you for your videos! I did the link to choose you i hope your other veiwers also do it!!

[@RealAsianRobot]

Thank you very much for the vote of confidence! I will do my best to keep delivering good content!

[@taquito_sauce]

you and ryechews have become my go to for TFD content cheers

[@RealAsianRobot]

Glad to hear it :), I hope to keep being one of the best for my viewers

[@renemarquez7947]

Great job 👏 keep up the good work

[@RealAsianRobot]

Thanks my dude!

[@denewkira]

Can’t wait to watch this tomorrow, hope it dissipates my doubts about XY specialist vs XY master

[@melaniemdx760]

Hey Robot. I flipping stayed alive today... Thanks so much!! Now farming HP collector but 2%drop rate, ill be here a while haha!!

[@RealAsianRobot]

Good job, keep learning and improving!

[@melaniemdx760]

@@RealAsianRobot got the HP collector...should I rank that up?

[@CJ-wc5lb]

Take this liked and subscribed! You earned!

[@RealAsianRobot]

Thanks mate! Welcome to the best place for TFD content from an official content creator

[@boepressha8859]

Very patient creator love this and you use my main to desendants 🤦🏽‍♂️ ty so much I was going to do this but your amazing subbed easy

[@RealAsianRobot]

That's the way to do it :). Thanks for supporting me!

[@boepressha8859]

@@RealAsianRobotthanks for the time this was a gold mine for TFD gamers 💪🏽

[@J.A.W.S72]

Mans videos are so helpful ❤ keep up the great work 👏 🙌 appreciate you fellow nerd 🤓

[@RealAsianRobot]

You're most welcome

[@Casevaiandando]

after throwing the grenade u can just, windows + shift + s. it will not only freeze the screen( for exemple when the numbers show up) but u can also take a cropped screenshot of those numbers, speeding this research/testing process much faster :)

[@RealAsianRobot]

Yes, but I like consistent confirmation and I prefer to prove it to the audience as well with a few repeats. Otherwise I'd just slideshow the screenshots haha, but thank you for the suggestion 😁👍

[@Casevaiandando]

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[@RealAsianRobot]

@@Casevaiandando haha fair

[@ichigo968]

Appreciated mate

[@fartmcgiggles2171]

Its crazy how realistic these robots are these days.

[@Vermazing]

DUDE Omg! thank you for answering this question.

[@RealAsianRobot]

No problem, I always try to get the right answer for people :D

[@dloc5994]

Your a nerd that I like 😂great vid was trying figure this out for a week

[@RealAsianRobot]

Glad it helped

[@reapermano]

Amazing class session 👏🏿 👌

[@RealAsianRobot]

Always happy to help my viewers with proper information 😁👍

[@maskedman517]

Thank you very much for your unwavering dedication! I am certain that your followers will grow exponentially as a result! Is there any particular setup for ability-spam Ajax? Just starting out and loving the cannonball/in your face tank playstyle 😆

[@RealAsianRobot]

Haha, sorry, I don't have experience with Ajax right now, focusing on other Desendants. I will be able to comment in future, but I'm legit going 1 at a time :P. Right now, it's Ultimate Valby (just finished Ultimate Bunny)

[@maskedman517]

@@RealAsianRobot Thank you for your reply! I am excited to see Ultimate Valby! 🎉

[@varsinzo4844]

Really helpful guide. 🙂👍

[@RealAsianRobot]

Happy to help :D

[@danjanosick3582]

I'm intentionally watching this the whole way through just because you have a chapter that says to not watch. Take that! Edit: spelling

[@RealAsianRobot]

@danjanosick3582 lol I appreciate that. Enjoy 😁👍

[@drknativegames]

I like this. My only suggesetion is to pick one descendent and do all testing with the one. This would give you a control so there is less chance of variance in testing. Otherwise great stuff.

[@RealAsianRobot]

Iron Defense is for DoT characters. Spear and Shield is for direct damage characters. This is a well known principle, hence it would be a highly ineffective test to do both on a direct damage character. I hope this clarifies things.

[@drknativegames]

@@RealAsianRobot I was not aware. Thanks for letting me know.

[@RealAsianRobot]

@@drknativegames Yeah, definitely check my vid on Skill Power vs Skill Power Modifier. It helps alot for knowledge on DoTs and such

[@jmo7185]

Thanks !!

[@TheRazor124]

Thank you for doing this. Super helpful information. I have a request. Reactors? Can you figure out why sometimes the stats on top are red but my skill powers are all green and vice-versa? How is it calculated? Why is it so inconsistent between builds and classes? Why do weaker reactors give me higher skill damage sometimes?

[@w1mark275]

All of your reactors have a special requirement that you must satisfy to get a bonus 40 or 60% skill power. For instance, for rare reactors you may need to have a scout rifle equipped on your character or you will get 100% skill power instead of 140%. For ultimate reactors however, not only does the weapon equipped, you must be currently HOLDING the weapon, for instance, one reactor might require to have a thunder cage "mounted", this means you must be holding a thunder cage for 160% skill power, otherwise you will only have 100% skill power. Generally this means rare reactors are somewhat weaker but are more versatile as you can use any of your 3 weapons to get a 40% bonus to your skill power whereas an ultimate reactor will only give you a 60% bonus when holding your ultimate weapon. To actually figure out how much damage your skills are being powered up by your reactor, you have to check the element and skill type of your reactor. Generally all of your skills will be the same element, however they can vary in skill type. The 4 differnt skill types are singular, fusion, tech and dimension, usually half of your skills will be of one skill type, but the other half will be of another (make sure to check your passive as they can have an element and skill type too) so you will have to choose which half of skills you want to be boosted by your reactor. (Its often is a choice between boosting your ultimate or your base skills) Make sure to also look at the sub-stats of your reactors too, these are random rolls your reactor can have and they can contribute to your element and skill type damage.

[@RealAsianRobot]

I have a video on my channel that explains reactors. I highly recommend you watch that 😁👍

[@fran_akron]

which pair would you use for Enzo? Cause he plays different than Valby

[@norinthalin]

The training room needs a damage log. Difficult to see the numbers as they pop up sometimes.

[@RealAsianRobot]

Truth!

[@twrestlinga1]

Question?? Are Jayber's turrets considered DoT damage or direct damage?

[@MidnightSilv]

Great vids! I knew i fked somewhere in my builds. Wish u can test bunny as well since she is both burst and dot dmg

[@RealAsianRobot]

I already have my bunny builds released. Follow those and become a god

[@momqabt]

Hmm...dont know my current Sharen setup, but i think i have 3 mods (mix of electric and fusion)+s&s, and a regular 700k non crit and 1.2m crit with her claws.

[@RealAsianRobot]

@momqabt as long as it works for you. Then it's fine haha. You can optimize and adjust as needed

[@gamerlovesgaming550]

Thanks!!!! Need that info.

[@RealAsianRobot]

You're most welcome :D

[@Twizzler300]

The specialist in terms of burst. The master in terms of cooldown = dps over time. Depends on x modifier. If high, go specialist. If lower, or high cooldowns, go masters

[@Twizzler300]

Now this testing is pissing me off. Not you, the game. I've been testing esiemo and using fire master and fire specialist. Specialist always comes out higher. This game is just making me mad at this point 😅

[@Twizzler300]

And then my testings were confirmed. Lol il be tuning in quietly from now on 😂

[@RealAsianRobot]

All good mate haha

[@douglaseppinger6320]

So skill power vs skill power modifier on valby her dot from her 1st ability scales better off the modifier while her 3rd ability scales better on pure power

[@RealAsianRobot]

Yup this is covered in my vid, Skill Power vs Skill Power Modifier. Knowing how to build it, helps tons

[@i3deal]

I believe order you put the mods in. is a factor on how the game gives you value. As an example attack,battle

[@ryguy5254]

1x2x3x4 is the same as 4x3x2x1. its the same as 4x1x3x2 for that matter.

[@i3deal]

@@ryguy5254 I can agree to that analogy. what I have noticed as you slot your mods in the list will appear on the left side. so I noticed if I have it in an unorganized math equation. I was getting diminishing returns. but if I sloted them in organization math equation the numbers would change. maybe I am wrong. that is just what I do now. keep it up!! the content is good!!

[@HexxuSz]

as a lepic main, take cool down for a wee bit less damage kids the sauce is in critical hits and more you throw the more you crit.

[@Twizzler300]

The higher # you throw the more you melt though. I personally would say skip the cooldown and melt with him. Depends though. If there's 2 lepics, definitely go melt mode. If your w rando ajax and yujins, yea might want more cooldown 😅

[@HexxuSz]

@@Twizzler300 effective dots require power modifier scaling which i compeltely ditch in favor of pure tech damage and power unit change mobbing

[@Solo_Dolo96]

Feel like they need to increase the skill power/modifier for the non "focus on" mods since the dmg difference doesn't seem worth it compared to the cooldown? Maybe I'm wrong and a meta slave.

[@RealAsianRobot]

The cooldown reduction is very character dependant to be perfectly honest. If your character does not rely on it, then there is no point in having it. For characters that 100% rely on it, then the sacrificed power is worth it for another 'burst' For example: I have upcoming builds where you will actually see me make my cooldowns longer so I can squeeze in extra power because the time between my bursts is long enough 😏.

[@MrGillie12]

Can you do one for Yujin cause I don't understand his numbers and kit

[@hypyo]

Question. On the Reactor: What is this * Missed Skill power in RED (100%) ?

[@RealAsianRobot]

Watch my vid on reactors to learn more about them 😁👍

[@Kane.-ps2zj]

Excellent vid. Now can we use this to break down the best common scout riffle "sonic co-op" and its dmg using maxed fire rate. I can now max out key components 1st. Thanx. Great 👍 👌 these vids help separate nubes.... from focused dudes.... just joking.

[@Hawarka]

this is really helpful, i was wondering what about the specific skill type mode increases like dimension or tech would these perform better or the attribute ones generally are better? for example for valby run you only care about the dimension skill power

[@RealAsianRobot]

Tech, Dimension, only increases Skill Power MODIFIER. For the difference between the two check out my vid on Skill Power vs Skill Power Modifier ;)

[@Hawarka]

@@RealAsianRobot i meant for characters who use dot, who benefit from modifiers like valby's 3rd ability used for farming

[@RealAsianRobot]

@@Hawarka In that case, then yeah go for just a dimension increase.

[@Hawarka]

@@RealAsianRobot thank you for the reply

[@deadra66it]

did you overlooked Technician module ? if you hover the grenade the stock burst damage is "skill power x 585.4%", having this module will bump this output to "skill power x 636.2%'.

[@RealAsianRobot]

Yeah, look at the vid for Skill Power vs Skill Power Modifier. You'll see why it's not necessary ;)

[@TI8188]

Hey Robot, any thoughts on "skill simplicification" module. Yes it has the severe negative mp cost hit, but just wanted your thoughts. And yes this would go with the battle mod and perhaps that was your focus for this testing. Love your content.

[@RealAsianRobot]

Skill Simplification is realistically only for DoT characters to push their DoT to the limit. If you're running that type of character than I would absolutely recommend using it. I already do on Valby

[@TI8188]

Okay i will remember that for Valby. I currently use it with Ult bunny and perhaps i got excited with the skill power going way up on her lightning emission skill. I certainly watched your Ult build video and i was just testing something different. Keep up the great work.@@RealAsianRobot

[@RealAsianRobot]

@@TI8188 Yeah Skill SImplification is a huge waste on bunny sadly haha, you get way less value than singular specialist

[@winstonsmith84]

On my Viessa I use focus on chill for the extra cool down. But I could switch since there the same slot type and cost.

[@ericclark4886]

So would that be across-the-board for all the attributes and non attributes? Or do you think it would

[@RealAsianRobot]

It's the same across the board

[@edwinperez9878]

Lepic ult is it best to go for the DOT or sword and shield hit?

[@RealAsianRobot]

Spear and Shield - Check my Lepic bossing build

[@arunasoul1075]

Awesome info! Though I did have a question, I'll put the reasoning for the question below. Is there a reason why for the DOTs test you didn't use the subtype master mods? Such as Dimension/Singular/Fusion/Tech Master? They are still battle mods, increase skill power, and increase skill power modifier for their specific category. For DOT skills, most of them suffer from being sub 100% multipliers, so wouldn't they be clear winners for DOT builds? I'm only asking because your second set up with Iron Defense was for the DOT skills, and it seems odd not to look at the master skills that are basically built for DOT's when looking at the best set up for DOT builds. ID shifted the numbers a lot with a lower bonus than any of the subtype master mods would do because of the modifier boost built in.

[@RealAsianRobot]

The sub type do not increase skill power. Focus on Tech, Dimension, etc. Boosts the skill power MODIFIER which has a huge impact on DoTs and their effects are relatively straightforward (I.e. biggest number is best) 😁👍. It was already discussed in my vid about skill power vs skill power modifier. However if you want a more in-depth test I can do a separate vid on that in future. Where we hold skill power static and focus on what is the best way to increase the modifier

[@arunasoul1075]

@@RealAsianRobot Oh, I see in the first line of the reply the communication issue, I should have been more clear. It seems you looked at the 'focus' category/series of mods, not the 'master' category/series of mods. Focus DOES only increase modifier, but Master boosts 'skill power' AND something else. The Elemental ones boost skill power and element power where as the subtype masters give skill power and subtype power modifier. The information on the subtype master mods say it increases Skill power by 49.60% (raw skill power) and increases skill modifier by 25.50% (skill modifier). So unless the game has wrong information on all 4 subtype master mods, which I wouldn't say is impossible due to translation error, I think they do increase skill power AND skill power modifier. I was looking specifically at Dimension master for my Blair build at the time, so I'm not 100% the others work this way, but from a quick skim on each of them they all appear to do so. Again, not trying to start something, just understand the why here, as if your using Iron Defense for a minor skill modifier boost for the DOT character portion of the info in the video, I think looking at Fusion master for Bubble Bullet and Laundry Bomb, or Dimension Master for Plop Plop and Clean Up would make more sense for DOT based characters. Valby suffers from subtype splitting more than Blair and Freyna, who have most if not all of their damage coming out of skills with the same subtype. Only bringing it up as this video is solid on showing the basics and helping someone become more informed on how to build their character so I just wanted to make sure it was thought of, and added to the testing here if possible to prevent players from thinking they don't have the option of the Subtype Master mods when they do straddle both worlds on raising skill power and modifier so that you get more bang for your buck on the DOT character crowd. Thanks for your reply!

[@RealAsianRobot]

@@arunasoul1075 Ah I see, yeah, the problem with the Master series for the sub-type (Tech, Dimension etc.) is that it only boosts that sub type and locks out the other skill power type skills (Tech Master, if I'm not wrong, will lock out Non-Attribute Master). So for this reason, they are not used. You can stack Tech Master and Tech Specialist together, which some have considered ideal. But for Valby and other DoTs, I tend to use Skill Simplification & the elemental master instead for best bang :) This should be closer to what you're looking for

[@arunasoul1075]

​@@RealAsianRobot Thanks man. I was curious on what your set up was for the other DOT characters as well. Skill Simplification was definitely on my list, but I'll look into it a bit deeper. Thanks for the feedback!

[@MichaelMcDonald20]

at the part where he said let me find a character that uses iron defense, how do you determine which characters should use spear and shield vs iron defense?

[@RealAsianRobot]

I highly recommend checking out this vid to learn more: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWqql6ygbqqIo7csi=O4okIxbS4NvOvRN6 But as a rule of thumb. If a character uses DoT, they will most likely choose Iron Defense (Skill Power Modifier). If they use more direct damage, then they will most likely choose Spear & Shield

[@MichaelMcDonald20]

@@RealAsianRobot will do, thank you

[@w1mark275]

Quick rule of thumb: fire/chill/electric/toxic specalist: +81.2% elemental skill power (benefits significantly from spear and shield's 8.1% plain skill modifier) fire/chill/electric/toxic specalist: +19% elemental skill power + 44.4% plain skill power (benifits slightly more from syncytium's 10.2% elemental skill power than sword and shield) singular/tech/fusion/dimension master: +25.5% skill-type Power MODIFIER +49.6% plain skill power (benefits way more from syncytium mods than sword and shield) (These can stack with singular/tech/fusion/dimension specialist!!!) singular/tech/fusion/dimension specialist can stack with any of the 3 previous mods but only offer skill-type Power modifier, these mods can be dramatically more useful than the previous 3 mods in skills that have very low base skill damage modifier. (shown in the description of the character's skills). Iron defense will likely only be useful after you have considered equipping the first 2 category of mods I just listed. (whereas you may want to consider spear and shield or syncytium if your skill already has a high skill power modifier)

[@crimsondredd4203]

What's the difference with those flat elemental resistances and that percent thingy

[@RealAsianRobot]

All you need to know is elemental resistance doesn't exist in hard mode kek. It's so useless that no one uses it

[@EriconYouTube22]

So for freyna I should do master toxic specialist or not?

[@Fnez]

Should run a test and see how much of a DPS increase Focus on ______ -CD is worth.

[@RealAsianRobot]

For cooldowns, you should only ever get it, if it is absolutely imperative to hit a breakpoint with your skill (in terms of your casting)

[@TraaaaaasshBooooaaaatttt]

​@@RealAsianRobot what do you mean by breakpoint

[@Ventu_Mortis]

hmm what about Singular? I'm in the process of putting together a Viessa DoT Build using the Hypothermia Mod., the mod makes all abilities Swap from Tech to Singular but when looking for mods in info there are 3, Focus on Singular, Singular Specialist that are (Attack) based Mods and Singular Master which is a (Battle) Mod. So the Real Question is Would the Hypo Viessa Build Benefit better from Chill Master or Singular Master? love the videos Bro keep at it., Hope to possibly see one on this topic

[@RealAsianRobot]

You have to use the modifier that matches the skills you are using. And a Hypo Viessa Build would benefit from Skill Power modifier, rather than Skill Power. Make sure you know the diff between the two, I have a vid with exactly that info ;)

[@jacobhowton9160]

What would I use on Gley????

[@denewkira]

It’s been helpfull..I hoped to see how the calculation of the x% were made..do they add and then multiply? Do the multiply one after the other? Mh

[@RealAsianRobot]

Yeah, my apologies, but that kind of stuff is only if you want to go really in-depth and all things considered, that's more than what most people need. I'll see if I can post a summary

[@RealAsianRobot]

I have added a pinned comment that explains the numbers a bit more, with an example so you can do your own calculations if needed :D

[@GEDOHBLAZZTER]

This popped up right as I maxed out my focus on non attribute 😐😂

[@RealAsianRobot]

Lol, well, now you have extra knowledge 😁👍

[@willyta5867]

Hey just curious, wouldn’t the reactors fire skill perk be bias towards the fire skill power?

[@RealAsianRobot]

Yes it is, but most people will go for that to buff their char

[@Yungmete]

What about maximise skill vs fire/x specialist?

[@RealAsianRobot]

MAximize Skill beats everything, but it does have a negative on cooldown, so it's only used on very niche builds

[@xDBoomer]

I don't know if you've played PoE but since you like spread sheets I think that would be a good game for you. xD

[@RealAsianRobot]

No thanks, I do not like it ;)

[@hypyo]

Im trying to set Jayber should be more into Power Modifier than skill power, correct? Testing which is better

[@TraaaaaasshBooooaaaatttt]

If the % after the x i.e skill power x 59%, is lower than 100% then you need both. If the % is over 200 then power is more useful than modifier. Modifier tends to be more necessary for DOT effects than the burst damage part

[@Gregory-pi3oc]

Hey bro love the videos. This is Gregory that u helped yesterday on your stream yesterday with devour . Would this same logic apply to Blair

[@RealAsianRobot]

Yes

[@DictatorJayy]

Seems to be its best to go with the blue mods as they are wayy cheaper to upgrade and the diff in damage is minimal

[@RealAsianRobot]

Once you get to hard mode, you will want to maximize. Blue mods may be cheaper but I always go for whatever maximizes my damage. Anything less just won't cut it usually haha.

[@ctob5434]

This might be a dumb question, but why can Lepic not use iron defense?

[@RealAsianRobot]

He doesn't need skill power modifier. I have a vid explaining Skill Power vs Skill Power Modifier 😁👍. I highly recommend checking it out so you know which characters use which ones

[@lordofthecritics]

Skins are not shareable between normal and ult descendants. Please discuss this.

[@RealAsianRobot]

Skins are fully shared between ultimates and normals. Normals cannot wear ultimate skins, but my ultimate bunny has every skin I bought for my normal bunny.

[@lordofthecritics]

@@RealAsianRobot Thank you for clarifying.

[@RealAsianRobot]

@@lordofthecritics You're welcome

[@LicensedGunn]

So if i was building a non crit bunny spearandshield over technician or both?

[@RealAsianRobot]

I would recommend following my farming bunny build for end game. It shows you a pretty good template for how to max out her dps

[@LicensedGunn]

@@RealAsianRobot found it , thank you....spot on just what I was looking for

[@RealAsianRobot]

@@LicensedGunn You're most welcome ;)

[@bdotgaming1435]

On my ajax, im using non attribute specialist and focus on tech, is the anying else I can add/swap?

[@RealAsianRobot]

Well focus on tech only buffs some of his skills, so you have to decide whether you really need it

[@hypyo]

My fav character is Jeyber. Can you do a video for him. I Know he isn't the meta for dps. I was at 2700 dmg to now my turrets can do 23k, to 50k now. Crit do 90k

[@gilesmorecroft418]

Don't need nimble fingers on lepic, you pop ur ult if the boss is not dead jump of the cliff and start again, unless ur making a mobbing build here?

[@RealAsianRobot]

This is for demonstration purposes my guy. It's not a build video. I am showing the mechanics of the game and how certain modules work 🤣🤣

[@itzmayhemgamingTTV]

@RealAsianRobot can you do this but with Ultimate Valby?

[@RealAsianRobot]

Ultimate Valby was used in the test lol...

[@Nerfarious-Kind]

Use SP when already above a 100% modifier in skill sheet use Modifier when below 100% Modifier, Skill power is better. Woot

[@RealAsianRobot]

Slightly incorrect. SP is better when your modifier is 160% and above. Before this, SP MODIFIER is better. After 160% there is diminishing returns for SPM, therefore SP is better

[@CJ-wc5lb]

I do think Maximize Skill should have been added to this testing.

[@RealAsianRobot]

Maximize skill is a bit different ad it is generally used in niche builds and comes with a severe negative consequence (much longer cooldowns). It is used only in very specific builds, hence why it was omitted from the results

[@CJ-wc5lb]

@@RealAsianRobotI used it on my one-shot builds with my Ultimate Lepic, but maybe I look into Fire Specialist.

[@Arunnn241]

You didn't test "focus on xyz" mods for DoT descendants.

[@RealAsianRobot]

@Arunnn241 yeah it's unneeded. As mentioned in the vid, specialist is always better than that unless you desperately need the cooldown

[@brandonbrown8516]

Guys I have a question. I just got Ultimate Lepic and after watching this video I switched from Iron Defense to Spear and Shield. And I am going to run Fire Specialist. My question is does Technician play a role in boosting skill power? Or is this a mod that I can do without? I don't know if it contributes or is related to what was discussed. It wasn't mentioned in this video. Can anyone shed some light?

[@RealAsianRobot]

You should check out my vid on Skill Power vs Skill Power Modifier. Lepic does not need Technician, but the vid you're seeking is a different one. Check that out to understand and learn more :)

[@brandonbrown8516]

@RealAsianRobot OH wow. I'll definitely check out the vid. About to search for it now. I wish there was a vid specifically on what benefits Lepic and other characters and what isn't needed. In Lepic's case can you tell me why he doesn't need Technician and what I could use instead that's more beneficial? I already have Spear and Shield equipped along with Fire Specialist.

[@RealAsianRobot]

@@brandonbrown8516 Wait for my build vids for him, coming in 2 to 3 weeks (hopefully sooner, but I don't want to rush)

[@brandonbrown8516]

@RealAsianRobot OH don't rush sir. I want you to make this your best video yet...lol. I'm waiting for the update so that we can do different build settings. Right now I'm working on a mob build that's not focused around Overkill for running missions. After I'm done with this build I'll do a skill build for Collosi. I saw that we are supposed to be able to do different loadouts, being able to assign mod slots without effecting other loadout settings soon.

[@lksfdedg]

Can i ask why u dont include the synctiums and maximize skill?

[@RealAsianRobot]

Synctium is added separately, but it depends whether your build has space. It can be added together with all other increases, but again, it's a niche pick. Maximize skill is a niche pick that is only chosen when cooldowns don't matter at all. So this one is a slightly different situation. It's mostly used to tricking out a very specific build.

[@lksfdedg]

@@RealAsianRobot Thanks 4 the info nd quick response

[@mr2facesilver]

valby was my first descendant and her skills are kind of weird her waterway has a high multi on her dots but her plop plop/bubble bullet has a low multi so this Id vs s & s needs more testing for her. imo S&s is better on her by .02 precents. during my testing all of my dot skills added up to 53570 with spear and shield while all of my dots added up to 52030 with ID. not to mention waterway is just a better skill when it comes to spreading water imo.

[@RealAsianRobot]

It depends on skill power modifier my guy. I have a vid showing the diff between the two. Valby if you raise her SPM is much better. That's why everyone uses ID. Until you get her SPM to 160%, you don't want to use Spear and Shield. Returns are less unfortunately

[@mr2facesilver]

@@RealAsianRobot I don't have max rank anything currently so I will continue testing. I did see your other video talking about the different between multi and base.

[@Ortez02]

Why can’t lepik use iron defense? I thought only the transcendent modules were character specific

[@RealAsianRobot]

He can, but it's useless for him and won't boost his damage as much as Spear and Shield. To learn more, I suggest checking this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWqql6ygbqqIo7csi=O4okIxbS4NvOvRN6 Skill power vs Skill Power Modifier, is extremely important.

[@OrochiXVII]

what about maximize skill

[@RealAsianRobot]

It's very strong, but it's a niche skill as you have to sacrifice 50% cooldown. So it's only used for certain builds to really pump your power

[@Larzpr]

Iam confused, do you actually need to max out spear and shield to get the power boost?

[@lunardian8082]

@@Larzpr No. It has the 8.1% increase from the base level. I would still recommend upgrading it for the extra defense. It might not give you a whole lot, but if it can reduce the amount of hits you take to go down by even 1 hit. You will do FAR better than unranked. But if you're needing the extra bump, until you can catalyst/forma the Descendant to have the mod capacity to rank it up.

[@RealAsianRobot]

No, it is a static boost of 8.1%. It's the same at base, but most builds will max it out for the extra Def.

[@bahamut3441]

How else can i increase valbys dot damage??

[@RealAsianRobot]

Skill Power Modifier is key for DoT

[@Rrabbit77]

i was hoping for a diff between skill pow and skill mod. as far as i test skill mod is better if base is under 200.

[@RealAsianRobot]

That vid is already done mate, did you miss it?

[@Rrabbit77]

@@RealAsianRobot obviously, i haven't seen it but yes mod seems better if under 200

[@RealAsianRobot]

@@Rrabbit77 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWqql6ygbqqIo7csi=2pi5Az8_wQQIGDgx - here's the vid then, enjoy.

[@xxpapercutzxx6653]

what i would do different is do it with out a reactor , those are to much variable cause you can get a really good reactor or a really boo boo one and depending on those stats will change it all

[@RealAsianRobot]

Not really lol, the stats of the reactor will affect the modules the same whether you have a good reactor or a bad one. Therefore which module comes out ahead is still the same

[@xxpapercutzxx6653]

@@RealAsianRobot i mean id think it would like i got one reactor i use for lepic with a ultimate fire boost ratio 0.085x and a 0.096x tech boost ratio id assume that would affect the mods much more than one that has like more damage to X enemy and skill effect range

[@RealAsianRobot]

@xxpapercutzxx6653 It will to an extent but because those bonus are additive with your mods. You just end up with a bit more overall power and specialist still wins out more or less haha. As it's making the increase of Spear and Shield bigger. So it definitely affects your damage but not the choice of module

[@xxpapercutzxx6653]

@@RealAsianRobot ahh i see what youre saying now make sense

[@xfrail]

am i totally missing something? i have all my mods off … i dont see those numbers… i take all my mods off and only put the, for instance, non attribute master on and it hits for 4567. If i go to my fully modded for skill crit hit skill crit damage skill power etc it of course stays the same.

[@xfrail]

is it really that huge of a jump in difference base stat wise because im using regular valby?

[@RealAsianRobot]

You probably have a very different reactor to me. That would be the most crucial difference.

[@Mysterious-Fox-01]

there aren't really that many mods in the game it just looks like it that there are a lot of them there is a duplicate for each ammo type which makes it seem like there are a lot of them

[@Velharth]

So... whats best lepic build ?

[@stevendavis6157]

@@Velharth Yes!

[@RealAsianRobot]

I will release it once I am done working on him, sorry for the delay. I just don't want to do something half assed

[@awsomness1237]

really wish u would have used fire syncytium to see if anything changes since it’s the only other mod that adds some type of skill power that doesn’t take up a battle or attack slot

[@RealAsianRobot]

It's mostly niche for builds, buffing the base damage further usually means less focus on crit :/ so yeaaah, that's why folks don't use it much

[@awsomness1237]

@@RealAsianRobot well since i main esiemo he has a very low skill crit it’s great for me

[@RealAsianRobot]

@@awsomness1237 Yeah fair :).

[@dhruvmarwadi]

8:35 it's "tables have turned"

[@RealAsianRobot]

Of course, but it's called making a joke ;)

[@dhruvmarwadi]

@@RealAsianRobot I know that and video is good now I know what I want to add in bunny build, I just added S&S WITH ELECTRIC SPECIALIST, SINGULAR SPECIALIST AND ELECTRIC SYNCYTIUM. is this good? Pls tell me about this, it will help me lot

[@call_me_day]

If I did this with my schooling I would have a Masters already... Why can't work be as fun as video games?

[@RealAsianRobot]

Right? lmao

[@mauiahu6689]

Your smart

[@RealAsianRobot]

Haha just trying to help folks

[@hypyo]

DUDE YOU HAVE OVER 3 MILLION SHARDS WHERE THE HECK DID YOU GO FOR THAT!!! FARM

[@RealAsianRobot]

I never farmed them, just dismantled mods

[@hypyo]

@RealAsianRobot what did you setup to get so many mods. You had the mod rate drop on. Just play the game. Hmm makes sense

[@RealAsianRobot]

@@hypyo Yup, that's the best way haha. Never once farmed Kuiper. Also opening vaults helps

[@hypyo]

@@RealAsianRobot the vaults its more a lost than a win for me. I mess up at times haha

[@hypyo]

@@RealAsianRobot im gonna do that more often. At first I did then stop. following the streams on the shard farm.

[@jerryvondoom33]

Wouldn’t you want to try the mods not upgraded to show a flat baseline of the upgrade they’re doing?

[@RealAsianRobot]

Not really, no one uses the unupgraded version much

[@jerryvondoom33]

⁠@@RealAsianRobottrue I guess some ppl are broke on catalyst like me so a flat base slotted would’ve been nice. Also can we get a freyna build ?