DCUO: Light Updated In-Depth Guide 2021

[@ObsidianChill]

0:00 Start 1:51 Might Spec, Gear, Artifacts, Augments 8:16 Might Melee Loadout 9:22 What is Clipping? 15:02 Might Melee *Rotation* 19:51 Might Melee *Non-Dervish Rotation* 23:34 Might Single Target Loadout 26:06 Light Single Target *Rotation* 31:13 Light Ranged AOE Loadout 33:54 Light Ranged AOE *Rotation* 40:07 Buff Controller Spec, Gear, Artifacts, Augments 44:48 Buff Controller Loadout & Rotation

[@skywarp1216]

Hey man very helpful video. I just have one question, I'm really comfortable with dual pistols in terms of combs and all that could I use them instead of the recommendations?

[@setatimerforonehour]

Does clipping still work?

[@ObsidianChill]

@@setatimerforonehour it does yes

[@raddad7269]

Have not played the game in 5 years. This video makes me want to buy a ps5 and play ASAP! Great quality video thank you so much!

[@parallaxoldchannel]

Only probs is that it isn't "out" for PS5. Not yet atleast.

[@rawefktz6466]

@@parallaxoldchannel bruh what? Yes it is😂 I have a ps5 and play dc all the time

[@parallaxoldchannel]

@@rawefktz6466 Yup, I was able to play finally. Idk why but I couldn't find the game in the store lol.

[@jasonmunn545]

Great to see the Keener League Hall in the video. Thanks for stopping by!

[@ObsidianChill]

thanks for offering it

[@briandarnell1195]

@ObsidianChillDCUO sincerely, thank you for all of the work that you put in! I may not always build my characters the same way as you but I always get amazing tips from you. Your walkthrough videos of episodes also help me be a better player in those instances where groups may not help out players learn the mechanics. Thanks again!

[@aisosaobano7038]

Till this day I still wish they never changed this power from precision to what we see now. That being said still here to see how things change and what builds work. Great vid as always.

[@sehiroglu]

Good video bro thank you so much

[@michaelmacleod6517]

Thinking of getting back into dcuo after a very long hiatus. Going to give Light a try.

[@imshaunnurse]

Got a switch lite for my daughter. Gonna make the change for this and Warframe. Other consoles have been too long since I played. Plus I can take the lite wherever I go. Just waiting for black desert or something similar

[@Spookystunna]

Yesss bro thank you been waitin for this one🙏🏾

[@rhino2041]

Thanks bro 😎 best Dcuo KZbinr 💯 fosho

[@cahidaguy4176]

Thank u for making this video

[@arkhamjedi]

Thank you for using my league hall in this video I freaked out haha

[@ObsidianChill]

np, thanks for making it available

[@OrangeManGood444]

So I made a light build but I keep seeing everyone talking about hard light are these the same things or different?

[@Hyperion_317]

I'm just getting back into this game and your vids have been extremely helpful! I have been wondering what the styles are on your toons. Specifically this one and the one in your Fire DPS video

[@mfbinc]

wonder if the new company changes the inconsequential leg slot

[@rockjm9876543210]

I never knew HL was that strong on melee. Alot of powers can't even hit 100k+ on melee without using whirling dervish.

[@gman1318]

Been wating for this one thank you

[@mikeThomas-b4c]

All of the moves for hardlight stun in troll role…the tanks always say stop stunnin adds but I can’t help it

[@lkhyorr1531]

Am I the only one who finds the hard light extremely penalized to make this rotation with the strats in COUe? It is just if I can make a rotation or use a spell with the constraint of the lantern, that makes us lose a lot of dps... I'm not sure if the Daybreak developers are aware that some powers have different gameplay...

[@FrazierHarcrow]

Is ram+ whip thrash a better substitude for Light blast, when it comes to having that ranged aoe option on your loadout as well?

[@jag1954]

Hey guys Can anyone explain to me what i have to do mechanically for the ranged AOE rotation? Didn`t figured it out yet. Would be really nice

[@goldblooded1235]

23:48 what chest style is this?

[@zeeroyo]

can’t wait for sorcery and celestial

[@ObsidianChill]

celestial I already did, its only been 4 months

[@rhufnagel]

Mental and sorcery!

[@rhufnagel]

Great and informative as always OC. Thank you. Question. For the ranged loadout you referred to powered mini gun. Do you mean clicking the actual power on your bar as opposed to comboing into it from another power? Is the tray power stronger than the combo version?

[@DeepBoxGames]

What generator mods should I use for dps?

[@ObsidianChill]

might for might and prec for precision depending on what spec you are

[@myrrhbear]

What do you recommend for the other generator mods aside from the Affinity mods, (and aside from the red ones which I assume aare all Might), but what do you put in the Yellow and the Blue slots?

[@MrLano2000]

If your group has two buff trolls, and both are using Claw, Rao, Tetra for artifacts does the might buff stack? If it doesn't stack, would it then be useless to have more than one buff troll in a group?

[@nythaos]

where do you get the combat trinkets?

[@StevieWonders82]

Great video. Question: @Obsidianchill In regards to the ranged loadout. Are you waiting the full duration for mini gun? (clip and power move)

[@ObsidianChill]

I hit power mini gun when the cooldown of light blast has passed 50% and then clip ram on mini gun after light blast is off cooldown and repeat

[@AlexF5I]

Hi @ObsidianChillDCUO :) I have some questions, can you help me? In your power upgrades, you usually use the superspeed tornado in "Might Melee." Does the flying tornado work too? Or is the cry in the area of ​​representative powers better? In my character I use flight movement because it is more comfortable for me and for this I do not have the power of the super speed tornado, what is better to put if I do not have that power? It would help me a lot if you answer me, because I don't know much about the importance of that power :)

[@s1thpunk]

go to the part of the vid that says non dervish rotation it shows you what to replace whirling with

[@torvarravenfeeder89]

I'm looking for a pure Green Lantern loadout. No heat vision or robot sidekick. What would you suggest for a lore friendly character?

[@antflock1]

What is that blue thing around him after certain moves ??

[@ObsidianChill]

could you point to an example and I can let you know

[@arosonomy]

Just in case this gets seen; I'm curious why you don't use the Entrap encase healing debuff for Troll loadout? That's literally the only difference to my build. The amount of times I've yeeted a boss closer to its objective (like when you have to carry them to a poin) is hilarious. It's also wonderful for changing melee when you have all debuffs and your power buff active. Tho for bosses my usual rotation is: Encase> Light Blast> Light weight> Power Buff > Encase>hold range/melee>spam combos until lightweight is almost ready again>repeat!

[@ObsidianChill]

if you encase npcs with entrap it blocks damage from the dps unless they have a move like mental/gadgets that have encasement breaker abilities

[@arosonomy]

@@ObsidianChill it doesn't. Just as hp doesn't buff my weapon/power buff as you say it does in the end. If I use encase, and the enemy gets hit, by literally anything, damage number appears and it rolls for a second and is immediately broken. I can use light blast, a tap ranged sheild hit, calculators aoe, the number will appear, and they will roll, and it breaks.

[@trifun27]

Hey! I love your videos, so informative. Should I max might before putting some sp into health?

[@ObsidianChill]

yes put as much into might after taking the crits and such

[@GnomeWarriorsRock]

Have you considered redoing these? I would love to see a 2024 version of this :D

[@ObsidianChill]

I will be yes, was waiting to see if some artifacts would get adjusted but going to continue without worrying about that

[@bryanafshar1082]

May I ask is HL dps bad in the current meta or is it a good dps to be use now? is it the loadout as the video or is it a little different? thank you

[@ObsidianChill]

its not bad, but it requires alot of power, which most controllers can't keep up with

[@bryanafshar1082]

@@ObsidianChill thank you so much

[@astiankissy2649]

How aren’t your sparring targets moving with that much Dom?

[@calebhustom1153]

Good point how??

[@amriazazel1457]

whats material you use ?

[@Struggles420]

Obsidian if you had to pick a power to put in the game what would it be? Iv been thinking wind would be dope af

[@ObsidianChill]

hard to have a power based on invisible animations :D only visible one would be like a tornado power

[@fockafacebook4345]

Here's my question since I really trust ur opinion chill...I'm ice prec max cr 200's etc and been thinking about switching powers what would u say is a good choice?

[@arkhamjedi]

I'm a power troll should I be using hybrid or damage super powers for my stat points?

[@arquavian]

thank youuuuuuuu! I almost went hl today, I think imma stick to water healing for now.

[@beastgamer5696]

I thought DC universe was dead

[@arquavian]

@@beastgamer5696 it is! Nobody that has sense plays anymore.

[@electra4002]

@@beastgamer5696 no one asked for your opinion

[@lispotomus7438]

Is it possible/advisable to have this loadout but without rifle and super speed? I love flying and having blasters haha.

[@ObsidianChill]

weapon choice is up to you, rifle isn't the best lunge but can still work. Superspeed wise just use the non-dervish rotation and you'll be fine.

[@lispotomus7438]

@@ObsidianChill Thanks. I've switched to brawler as I want to get closer to your build. Kinda new to the game so not sure what dervish means.

[@SheriffCheese]

Man everyone going super speed, but a Green Lantern has flight, not speed. My builds need to be thematic, but man this is a great guide.

[@g0ndal]

would you consider HL as top 3 power overall ?

[@ObsidianChill]

top 3 no, top 5 is more reasonable

[@g0ndal]

@@ObsidianChill and between electricity and munitions ? how would you order does 3 powers ? hl,ele,mun

[@peterphan7563]

Where’s the mana regen coming from.?

[@dependentmany8359]

Nice vid Chill 👍 Can’t wait to see how electricity hasn’t changed even one fucking bit.

[@ObsidianChill]

elec single target has changed, and I guess melee as well

[@dependentmany8359]

@@ObsidianChill Melee?! I have never even seen an electricity melee LO, so i just made one with dervish, well alright, something to look forward to then.

[@macavelligaming]

Any way to be good at HL without being super good at clipping?

[@bobbya5511]

I’m very new to HL so forgive me here. Are you using anything to daze them?

[@ObsidianChill]

I am using the grimnorium artifact pet to set up daze because Light doesn't have the best abilities for that damage wise

[@weiner_hands-guy914]

Now what I'm about to say applies to the non ss loadout as I don't have as and don't use superspeed. Anyway If you ain't good at clipping or you just wanna have an easy chill time and be lazy lol... Just use light weight strike and spam chainsaw, clipping the last hit of the saw with saw again, and hit lightweight whenever dazed wears off. It's comparable damage and when it crits it hits even harder than this (non ss) and it's super easy to do. Now I do have a super clippy LO that is pretty similar to yours but If you want easy mode good damage do what I said up there. The reason I use lightweight strike instead of chompers is cuz the super charge build up for neo venom spam as well.

[@calebhustom1153]

Please help, how are your sparring targets not moving with high Dom? You have op gear and they still don’t move.. how??? Pls help

[@ObsidianChill]

This is what I do here kzbin.info/www/bejne/oom1eImQrNdqd5o a little bit harder as PS as you'll need a friend to help but if you are PC, really easy

[@calebhustom1153]

@@ObsidianChill thank you so very much!!!!

[@alain4974]

Do u have a quantum video planed out? I feel that power don't get enough love lol great vid man

[@ObsidianChill]

I did one just last DLC kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqLGmHashMtjbKc

[@alain4974]

Thanksb I'll check it out

[@caseybeaudoin]

how is light as a dps role?

[@ObsidianChill]

It does very well for damage but it is the highest power cost out of any dps power so the issue is most times you won’t have the power to do the max dmg, especially on single target

[@SaviorPrime2024]

What about pure controller spec?

[@Whentf]

What is that material called

[@gattonero4604]

Nice video.

[@ManicMaiaYT]

Is rage or light better dps wise

[@charlierose619]

what does AOE mean

[@ixndross3527]

Can i do this loadout if i'm not premium? obviously not so strong as the shown in video but something that could at least approach to that?

[@ObsidianChill]

yup, free to play, premium or legendary each can use this loadout. The damage will just depend on your gear/sp/arts

[@ixndross3527]

@@ObsidianChill what's legendary? btw 😅

[@gr33dyglutton]

well done as usual.

[@HakiYikio]

Hi there, i just came back playing, i have a light character, but it's using flight instead of super speed, what powers should i get then ? I can't create another light character, i'm not paying at the moment

[@ObsidianChill]

just use the non dervish rotation I showed at 19:51

[@dcuoffendinghabits7949]

To think I use to do the whole jump clipping thing back in 2011/2012, watching this video I'm sitting here thinking 'naw man that's too much effort to just dps' guess that's why I dont DPS anymore 😂

[@0ffcialAb]

Does the movement speed matter

[@AkumaHado]

Will you do a rage update 2021 ?

[@ObsidianChill]

I will be after the controller videos

[@AkumaHado]

@@ObsidianChill awesome.

[@bretleversha]

Why do you use Light Blast as a move when you can use say Impact into Light Blast?

[@ObsidianChill]

the time it takes to use impact and then combo into light blast isn't worth it and will net you less damage overall

[@bretleversha]

@@ObsidianChill light blast on its own does net more damage but it also doesn’t allow you to move.

[@bretleversha]

@@ObsidianChill I’m struggling to find a rotation I like after the devs removed clipping which is what actually made hard light really fun. I had a league of 2500 characters from 2012-2014 but w literally all agreed to stop playing after all the nerfing they did. I’m back after 6 years and literally no other players have come back to the game since 2014, I can’t blame them. Hard light feels lame now, gadgets & muni with low arts are easily out-damaging me with my 180 arts. The game lacks any balance whatsoever.

[@pengu1n945]

What happened to success??

[@osacry-identityv7238]

I’m still Power Trolling, is it even viable anymore?

[@sam2186]

Is it worth the risk to use amulet as a mental dps

[@xx_pro_na8_xx]

Thanks alot bro also do you have quintile crystals i could get of you for a decent price cuz brokers like 10 mill for 1 is bs lol If so my toon is DraxDrax

[@tojitaji]

Can you do munitions?

[@ObsidianChill]

already did munitions last dlc, nothing has changed kzbin.info/www/bejne/inqbhJZ7f6eWibs

[@tobi41088]

Getting back into the game is this build still valid

[@kaidenreed4512]

When i make a light character his ring is yellow how do I get it to green?

[@ObsidianChill]

create a hero character

[@1nputted]

Celestal or nature for healing

[@dangerdave4626]

Can you buy the grimorium verum back if you deleted it ? Cause I can't find it on any of the vendors

[@ObsidianChill]

it should be on the john constantine vendor to purchase again for source marks

[@dangerdave4626]

@@ObsidianChill I checked there and they don't have it I also checked in shatters Gotham and it wasn't there either

[@ObsidianChill]

@@dangerdave4626 that is interesting if it wasn't in the SG vendor either, you could take a peak at the quark vendor but usually that is just the TC artifacts which Grim wasn't. Curious

[@dangerdave4626]

@@ObsidianChill yeah I though about that also so I went to see if it was there and it wasn't there either so I'm not sure if you can't get it again or there is something wrong

[@oje7924]

Tysm chill🙏

[@Gothiccvamp]

Idk if you will ever see this but I would love to see a celestial or quantum walkthrough if it was possible, plus I love your walkthroughs.

[@Andrito3000]

Any Might based dps not using channels like Dervish+Vortex or Heat vision+Finisher becomes very power hungry and buff trolls can't really keep up with power given.

[@ObsidianChill]

there's alternatives in here if you don't want to use dervish and HV on the single target is just to add another small dot you can always skip it

[@Andrito3000]

@@ObsidianChill Nah,I was just pointing that channels are most power efficient superpowers and kinda a must. Your suggested loadouts are pretty on point. The only thing I do a bit different is milking ST rotation with occasional Light Blasts because of power issues. Also using Energized Light Blast head mod for same reason. Melee rotation is perfection.

[@ObsidianChill]

@@Andrito3000 do you have the cyborg ally as well? that should help alot with his passive ability

[@Andrito3000]

@@ObsidianChill Ive got HOL Bot for single target and 2/3 leveled Batman who laughs for now. Kinda hesitating on leveling Cyborg just for power but I will unless there is a new good meta Legendary ally introduced in near future. Edit: Actually what seems to help the most is despawning RST or having lv200 Grim but I dont for now.

[@bryke4154]

This might be a dumb question how do you have all the different powers in 1 character?

[@ObsidianChill]

I use power respec tokens from the marketplace to change powers so I can continue making all the different guides :)

[@bryke4154]

@@ObsidianChill Ohh so you have to buy and use a power respec token everysingle time you change power?

[@ObsidianChill]

@@bryke4154 yes, if you want to change it on the same character

[@bryke4154]

@@ObsidianChill Alrighty, Thank you for the info C:

[@bretleversha]

Does clipping work with light blast?

[@ObsidianChill]

No, because it is a channeled power

[@vulcain8447]

Sorcery heal soon ?

[@jamarij5814]

So if u didn’t want to use Heat vision, could u replace it with snap trap for st?

[@ObsidianChill]

you just would only use HC and GH

[@jamarij5814]

@@ObsidianChill Thx bro

[@answering248]

The dot on snap trap isn’t worth the power cost

[@jojo2weird]

What moved so do we use if we don’t have superspeed and neo venom boost

[@ObsidianChill]

19:51 and you can just use strafing run if you don't want to use neo

[@jojo2weird]

@@ObsidianChill I don’t want to use sonic cry I want to keep it a all light loadout so what do I use then

[@electra4002]

Do you think they will nerf whirling dervish?

[@ObsidianChill]

I hope so

[@torvarravenfeeder89]

Flight is also why you take Hard light. I've never seen a green Lantern who couldn't fly.

[@tillerthelegend1823]

Maybe you already answered this and I didn’t catch it but why no amulet? Also great vid, I watched the whole thing!

[@LanternEnergy]

It's not practical for HL because HL animations are quick burst

[@inkXIV]

No prec? 🤔

[@ObsidianChill]

light prec doesn't exist

[@JavierGarcia-zc3hw]

@@ObsidianChill loool

[@biggblackdabearsallday468]

How do you get the new water golem..

[@ObsidianChill]

drops off the water golem bounty in the event open world. Or you can buy it off the broker

[@BrokenSoul79x]

do you EVER make builds that DON'T have superspeed/dervish??...

[@ObsidianChill]

players tend to want builds that do the most damage, you can't have both. Either superspeed movement or lower damage

[@darkpolar6789]

Is light still free

[@kyroskyorafamily715]

Guys i need help and obsidian in ur experience what power to be troll/dps is the best for example for damage main but sometime troll good

[@OcToKiLa]

They're all solid

[@kyroskyorafamily715]

@@OcToKiLa it has to be one power op for example o dont see any quamtum dps top doing damage always electrics and i want to be troll/dps but idk wich power is better i heard gadgets and mental but i want to know more

[@mgs1398]

@@kyroskyorafamily715 your best option is gadgets. The damage is ridiculous and gadgets somehow has always been a top tier power through EVERY update, no matter how many nerfs it receives or what other powers are buffed. Gadgets is also considered the best troll power overall so you really can’t go wrong with choosing gad. HL and Munitions I’d say are next in the damage department, with Muni probably just squeaking out HL in terms of dmg. HL is considered to be the weakest troll tho due to its lack of a detaunt and awkward debuff powers/combos. Munitions is above HL in terms of trolling but it’s just okay, it’s no quan or gadgets. Mental and Quan are about what in what I’m terms of damage, depending on who you ask you’ll get different answers on which one is the weakest overall, but out of the troll powers they are definitely the bottom 2. As far as the controller role goes, they are pretty much right under Gad. Quan I would say is the “funnest” troll tho given it’s unique powers and teleport, and Quans stuns are a little better than the rest of the powers. All in all if you’re looking for damage I’d choose between Gadgets or Muni (or HL if you’re into lanterns, that’s my power on my main and I do pretty well on the score charts). If you’re looking to mainly troll, I’d go with Gad or Quan (maybe Mental). But with all this being said, no of the powers are TERRIBLE at trolling, some just have a few more quirks that make it slightly better, the real discrepancy is the dmg each power does. So yeah if you just want the best of both worlds Gad is your best bet.

[@kyroskyorafamily715]

@@mgs1398 why gad? Whats the especial thing about that power doing troll? And do u have a good loadout for it?

[@mgs1398]

@@kyroskyorafamily715 Obsidian made a guide on it, I’d just copy his it’s pretty straightforward. Gadgets has a good detaunt, Battle Drone is a great group shield and has a 30 sec cooldown (which makes it great for SC spam groups) unlike HL’s Group Shielding which is 60. It has really good crowd control powers, as well as multiple PI setups meaning you can benefit multiple dps at once (I.e Gad can apply daze, elec, and burning whereas other powers like HL can only apply daze). It’s an excellent battle troll. It has some pretty cool invisibility load outs. Etc Etc. It’s just really really good overall. Only reason I haven’t switched to it is because I’m in love with anything Lantern based lol, otherwise I’d be Gadgets myself tbh.

[@cjgray5940]

Im going to continue to say this but they need to get rid of the helicopter super and healing super

[@sheenpierre1843]

Can you buy skill point in the game?

[@ObsidianChill]

technically not, the CR skips that you can buy do give around 78 common skill points

[@pdg90]

You can use replay badges to unlock feats you already got on another character tho

[@sheenpierre1843]

@@pdg90 oh okay thanks.

[@sheenpierre1843]

@@ObsidianChill got it thanks

[@headmeat9568]

is this still relevant

[@Nai-id1zs]

Electricity update next?

[@ObsidianChill]

Mental next because that is what I am going to be for the start of SM

[@Nai-id1zs]

@@ObsidianChill ok bet

[@ernestpennysworth5145]

Quantum or mental next!

[@ObsidianChill]

mental

[@weiner_hands-guy914]

Why not use extended supercharger in the chest mod?

[@ObsidianChill]

because the SC we are using is Neo and its 45s cooldown you'll have it off cooldown most of the time if there is even 1 healer providing gem spam so the extended mod would just be overkill in that situation. If you are running solo then yea you could use it

[@weiner_hands-guy914]

@@ObsidianChill thanks for the reply. I usually am running solo for now and I like it.

[@ItzAstrx]

Can you make a vid on how you have 600 sp? Cuz that’s the most impressive thing I’ve seen so far

[@LanternEnergy]

It's not as difficult as you may believe. Much of it is from time capsule styles by way of unlocking them

[@Naij_]

Super speed with light 🤮 Anyways, great guide 👍

[@cy7662]

I’m doing the exact same thing on single target with 87k might and my parses are 390k to 600k wth

[@evilryu3050]

You need crit boostin arts. Trans strat duo

[@cy7662]

@@evilryu3050 I got those all 200

[@1nputted]

Use la mort card for single Target does more damage

[@ObsidianChill]

1 proc of la mort if the group doesn't wipe vs 100's of procs of Strategist card? Buffed might + buff troll helps strat, does nothing for la-mort. La-mort can miss the crit, strat you have 4 chances to crit every time.

[@caseybeaudoin]

omfg what is with all these builds using icon powers i get it they are good but ffs sake some of us like out power theme and dont want to be a knockoff of the main character, now how tf do u make a good light build without using icon powers like goddamn or did this game just get shttier while i was gone

[@ObsidianChill]

Players tend to focus on builds that deal good damage rather than themed builds that preform poorly. You don’t have to run HV on single target or dervish on melee if you want to keep it light themed. Just switch out another ability

[@peterleeds94]

See I think the BOP artefact is more useful for controlling, all 3 de-buffs in one.

[@ObsidianChill]

only lasts 6 seconds and has no crowd control effect. Some players may find it fun and a different playstyle but it won't help as much as claw-rao-parasite-tetra/cog