DCUO: Mental Updated In-Depth Guide 2021

[@ObsidianChill]

0:00 Start 2:18 Might Spec, Gear, Arts, Augs 6:40 Might Melee Loadout 13:57 Might Melee Rotation 17:15 Might Melee Rotation Non-SS 20:51 Might Single Target Loadout 24:40 Might Single Target Rotation 28:48 Might Single Target Ranged Rotation 31:59 Might Ranged Loadout 33:24 Might Ranges Rotation 36:48 Precision Spec, Gear, Arts, Augs 39:45 Precision Melee Loadout 42:22 Precision Melee Rotation 46:25 Precision Single Target Loadout 48:18 Precision Single Target Rotation 51:10 Precision Ranged Loadout 52:38 Precision Ranged Rotation 55:23 Controller Spec, Gear, Arts, Augs

[@trxnqy2557]

Idk if u forgot to pin this comment or juss didn't but if u forgot heres ur reminder

[@ObsidianChill]

@@trxnqy2557 thanks, think it was when I edited it then it unpinned

[@Louvenoire05]

Obsidian. I just wanted to say you always make so much efforts in your videos for players. You are helping keep people playing. I had a question. I really am interested in the mental skill. I like it overall, looks, skills etc. I played healer but I want to do something different. Would you recommend this power for both dps and controller roles? I do prefer support so I’d likely be controller later! I love your videos, I’ve watched so many looking for a power! Loving this one i think. Thanks in advance! 😊

[@vrax9]

There's an oversight on your controller spec. For Cog of Mageddon to activate you need to use a Cross-Weapon combo, so you'd have to spec one.

[@ObsidianChill]

true yea would have to spec into whatever weapon you are using. Sticking with Hbs can just take down to SF>Explosive Shot

[@thegreatone8256]

I've been waiting on this since Moses parted the red sea🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks Chill

[@showstopper22hunnid]

This man said if you want those numbers, be one with the speed force😂😂😂 I love it!

[@frankeeandrews5564]

This man also said "its a fact of life with DC universe online" as though DC is Life 🤣 when fact is DC is Dead ☠

[@maximumcarnage2077]

This man only uses superspeed. For some reason he cannot make any video's with alternative movement modes.

[@navysammy2411]

@@maximumcarnage2077 and yet you continue to watch him? 🤡

[@maximumcarnage2077]

@@navysammy2411 he has more than just build video's and he also does in debth guides on powers. Yeah I get tired of Superspeed, Heatvision with Solar Amplifier, and Robot sidekick, but I do like to watch his channel. Let me guess you're not a very intelligent individual?

[@garcgu9571]

You weren’t seeing the sleep damage cuz you canceled it too early you have to wait a second before jumping it’s not like cuff em where you can jump immediately

[@Bt341]

Really looking forward to the munitions guide

[@MichaelLomm]

Munitions is overrated

[@navysammy2411]

@@MichaelLomm no one asked or even wanted your opinion

[@xz4409]

@@MichaelLomm clueless

[@MichaelLomm]

@@xz4409 overrated

[@boepressha8859]

1st here and I was just looking up loadouts thanks so much 🙏🏽 😎🤙🏽

[@David-xc8gs]

Really helpful vid man👍🏻 Just if it can be helpful for anyone, FOR MELEE MULTITARGET, you should try to clip mass levitation, invisibility, pyrokinesis then inside invisibility, sleep into menace, jump cancel into pain blast (just with the painblast you can easily hit 160k to 300k+) and keep going with super speed iconics and pyro until invisibility is ready again (op as always) and always having robot sidekick on. FOR SINGLE TARGET: Same loadout as yours but with pyro, I mean, tk pull, invisibility with pyro, then inside the same, sleep, menace, pain blast, and keep spaming terrorize and heat vision (wear the Amulet if possible, without amulet still crazy damage). I ran with you last week I think it was, you were running as mental buff troll and me as mental dps. My ingame name is Catalonia. Hope this comment is helpful and definitely will try your loadouts. Best regards!

[@ObsidianChill]

Thanks for your reply Catalonia, for the melee aoe running pain blast can work but while inside of invis when you are just using PB I am hitting cyclone push and mass terror. So I have 2 aoe abilities that will hit everything infront if me instead on just 1 st ability. For the ST I mentioned on a sparring target MT will always be lower than tk pull but in content where it’s a boss fight with adds MT wins out rather pure ST.

[@OmniManEmpire]

how do you clip I never understand how to do this ?

[@David-xc8gs]

@@OmniManEmpire kinda hard to explain it without a visual example but basically, from left to right, you put phychic prison, invisibility, pyrokynesis, and the rest of the loadout. To clip the first 3 attacks, you have to press them in order real fast, so while you are getting into invisibility, the pyrokynesis also pops and then inside invisibiltty, you do the same with sleep, menace, cyclon push I think its called (the super speed movement attack) and mass terror, in that order and also fast. Takes time to get it but with little practice in sparring target, you got it👍🏻

[@OmniManEmpire]

@@David-xc8gs ok Im able to do the first part (prison , invisibilty and pyro ) but for the second part into invisibility I dont have cyclon push cause Im a flight movment so what kind of loadout should I use in invisibility mod for flight ? and can you also tell me what is theother loadout after pyrokinesis ty

[@Gashnei]

I run pure mental melee single target, and after testing it with mass terror over TK pull, I still personally perfect TK. I feel it still does overall higher DPS than with Terror, and it feels cleaner clipping it into sleep/pain blast. The split damage just feels like it takes away rather than gives, but I also don't have grim. I haven't tested anything very much, so I can't definitively say myself that these loadouts aren't good, but from the Melee single, his choice felt like the worst pick of the two. That's just my personal opinion though.

[@ObsidianChill]

FV Grodd and the gorillas, FF Brainiac charging into the group of adds, FV last boss with multiple rogues/mirrors/npcs COU trigon with eyes, Mordru with Adds. All moments you are losing overall damage just with TK pull. If you only care about boss damage then sure pure ST, but if you want overall as well MT in those situations will be higher damage.

[@Gashnei]

@@ObsidianChill I usually run bloom in my invis for ad groups, so it usually makes up pretty decently.

[@edwinbasa2804]

This is my second power, the first one is gadgets both are really fun and free too.. this is when pvp is still a thing.

[@meta_quest_3]

57:33 , i like your video. I want do crowd control , debuff and become battery or power troll. But why you don't put skill points in dominance please

[@EmeraldZea]

When should you buff vs power troll fr? Mainly play with 1 other person and just pug stuff

[@jeangrey2788]

Is the might melee stronger than range? Also with the might melee is it safe to be up close to boss in elite like that? I be so scared in the elite alert with Batman idk how people do melee dmg moves

[@Deepvisionwiki]

Aleluia.. I found the perfect loadout set for Mental Hibrid dps using Computo's, tetrahedron and Legionnaire's Sparring AI Artifacts if you wish to know the results of 3 days testing just tell me, I promisse you I was surprised by it :D

[@davidlloyd7972]

Question can i do this without super speed

[@SaviorPrime2024]

Robot Sidekick goes away when using the stealth power in your number 2 slot...

[@ObsidianChill]

if you have robot sidekick on invis it won't destroy itself, I don't recall that happening in the video

[@tinnylaa6741]

Try prison, invis, phantom flames, terrorize, heat vision, robot. In stealth, neo venom, menace, aumbush, pain blast, robot, mass hysteria. Should be 90's consistent. Nice video though.

[@ObsidianChill]

What is 90s on the sparring target doesn’t mean it’s best in content. I could list many reasons to run pyro over flames and have done so in the comments and in the video. I also stated why I run mass terror in a practical loadout and not just on a sparring target. Thanks for your reply

[@TheLQGaming]

Nice video :) Do you not have a mid range rotation? Your might ST, I hit those numbers but with 120 Artis. You don't use Ambush Pain Blast?

[@ObsidianChill]

you can midrange with the melee one, you can move in a bit for prisim or AP

[@TheLQGaming]

@@ObsidianChill ah fair. ambush pain blast does hit hard though, like plague with celestial. if u can stay midrange your damage should be very high indeed

[@sadaruku]

Is it possible to ST without heat vision while using grim , trans, and Strat

[@superricky13]

As a complete newbie, when do I want to use melee as opposed to single target? Aoe is for 3 or more enemies I assume?

[@Kenpzo]

hey u got me into this game and I ty for that,I found it 5 weeks ago at my 25 years old, I went with electric I just wished I had money for the electric aura but I am saving already

[@superricky13]

Just started playing as a mentalist and there is very little info out there. I appreciate you backing everything with numbers. Has anything changed about this?

[@ObsidianChill]

everything is still valid here, glad I could help out

[@kinglyatticus]

Why freezing breath and not heat vision? Can i use solar amp with heat vision since i already have solar amp maxed?

[@isthisnametaken9965]

I really hate powers that need invisibility/ stealth to perform their best since i think it’s so much clipping going on. I was mental back during the cheese days, 2016?, when people didn’t rely on invis because the crits were broken regardless. Just curious, why are you at 98k base might? Im cr 341 and have 105k base might.

[@ObsidianChill]

This is my EU toon that I recently started playing again, so I don't have the OP face & no face mod, generator mods are a couple dlc's old. So that accounts for most of it. If I use solar amplifier my base goes up to just over 100k. Hope to be full gear soon :)

[@undefeatedforcertain8457]

I've beaten the strongest, and cheesy players, using basic combos.

[@batmanfan-wi4ml]

@@undefeatedforcertain8457 ?

[@vincasso3700]

This is perfect I just switched to mental thanks broooo

[@OkRed]

I lose power so fast any fix recommendations

[@endo8525]

@obsidianchillDCUO what if I'm running the source shard instead of the strat ? Source shard grim and trans. What moves should I switch for aoe and and st? I'm precision.

[@meta_quest_3]

For crowd control, debuff and power troll, can i use 2 dominance augment and 2 vitalisation augment or it's better stay with 4 vitalisation augments like you said in video, please

[@RetroSpect06]

stick to all vit for controller. having full controller gear at level and 5sp in dominance should give you enough for the content level requirement

[@lustatlustat1691]

how are you not out of energy in 2 seconds with that ranged rotation ? lol. I cr skipped and am slowly getting better gear, but one rotation and I'm fully out of energy. since I'm still tying it out, I didn't get everything in super speed, but surely that doesn't account for that much ? I do the rotation and am stuck just doing weapon attacks for the next 10 seconds while energy builds back up to do it again

[@ObsidianChill]

you can change your chest mod to power efficiency and switch one of your allies to cyborg support

[@chrisbarnes828]

Hey I need your opinion on what I should do. I just came back to the game after years and I’m cr 92 and I want to get that up but I have no one to play with when I get into queues and idk what to do

[@colinbaker1040]

why are you not clipping your first 3 moves going into invis? and your max range load out for single target you should be hitting 90-100ks

[@ObsidianChill]

Adding in tk pull before I wasn’t seeing the consistent hit in the combat log, could have been my ping to EU server, could be pc dunno so I left it out if it’s not some thing I can’t attribute to lag or input delay

[@ObsidianChill]

90-100ks are only on max buffs as well, I test only base stats

[@colinbaker1040]

@@ObsidianChill I don’t use buffs when I parse. My base might is 103k

[@ObsidianChill]

@@colinbaker1040 when I finish gearing I’ll have to reparse, I’m nearly 3500 might off that

[@ObsidianChill]

@@colinbaker1040 was the same in the gadgets vid there was a quad clip that worked like 3/10 times, clip might be easier on PS to hit each time rather than pc I dunno

[@pdg90]

what’s the best might DPS power and what’s the best precision DPS power? (What powers do you think)

[@ObsidianChill]

gadgets

[@pdg90]

@@ObsidianChill for both might & precision?

[@trxnqy2557]

@@pdg90 yes

[@dungeondelversguild]

For DPS ranged. What if I have flight? I wont have tornado pull.

[@RehrMind]

You mentioned that rage doesn't need super speed in your last guide for it you say it does I'm genuinely curious what did you change in the build I love acrobatic so if I can use that I definitely want to

[@ObsidianChill]

More than likely that was to have dervish on melee and tornado pull on ST. Sorry it was misleading, definitely you will deal more "dmg" with dervish on that rotation but you can get blocked and could interfere with zerk. On single target the best will still be acro with ziptie and grapple line because rage has limited ranged ST abilities if the 3rd tick of dreadful doesn't crit etc. But requirement no, I shouldn't have said that. Acro is still ideal for rage and nature.

[@RehrMind]

@@ObsidianChill awesome thanks for the reply really helpful

[@me________]

Electricity next please

[@alexsmalls7111]

What generator mods should I use for might dps? Other than might mod obvi

[@ObsidianChill]

power in blues and yellows don't matter unless you will be controlling as well and then vit in yellow

[@mikegu2100]

Is better for mental hysteria or neovenom? Hysteria give more critics, maybe is a good sc for multiple target?

[@ObsidianChill]

It gives more crits but so does transformation card which you would already have, crits only go so far when you have neo actually increasing ALL of your damage by 40% and then you have all the crits from transfromation card. The ghosts do terrible pet damage and you are put into flight movement. It was only a good SC during AM because we didn't have things to give us more crits

[@mikegu2100]

@@ObsidianChill ok, ty :)

[@xJukestarx]

Obsidian ur the bomb

[@jjshadowmaster3283]

What if my movement type is acrobat and my weapon is one handed?

[@Amongoose06]

I’m guessing supercharges for mental are bad huh

[@lxsthaven4364]

Which might load out would you recommend for a new player going into mid level missions

[@MichaelLomm]

Skill points is what I would recommend lol

[@xayfy5501]

what focus do i choose for rage , dual wield

[@closclos4046]

Is 3 or 4 tick flurry shot better

[@ftownes1082]

Are you going to an updated one for other power for example nature or maybe water??

[@ObsidianChill]

fire is next, then electric then water

[@ftownes1082]

@@ObsidianChill okay great I can't wait for the electric and water.

[@Ustrel]

How did you resize your UI? my skill bars are HUGE!

[@elijahinterlude]

we need an update mister, obsidian…

[@batman6840]

Whenever I go in stealth my bot disappears now but it did not before. Not sure how to fix that

[@ObsidianChill]

do you still have the bot in your invis loadout?

[@batman6840]

@@ObsidianChill no? Should it be on there?

[@sniperwolve]

What's the importance of Robot Sidekick? It gets destroyed as soon as I go Stealth.

[@ObsidianChill]

you have to have robot sidekick on your invisibility loadout as well, then it won't explode at all :)

[@sniperwolve]

@@ObsidianChill Ah Ok! Much thanks

[@paused9729]

Idk man not something I'd use. Not even using the clip Me n Top stooge made 4 all mental players. Plus that prec loadout is so suspect, got to do better than that I remember u saying u can do our clips but where is that at in the video???

[@MRMaMv]

What's a power that's good at single target n aoe besides electric any thoughts?

[@myfriendscallmejojo]

On mental?

[@ObsidianChill]

fire does well in both

[@MRMaMv]

@@ObsidianChill tyy. I guess picked the right power lol

[@SaviorPrime2024]

Might Ranged seems a power hungry way. I tried it and kept running out of power.

[@ObsidianChill]

House of legends bot will help with the stuns on zero willpower npcs. You could also drop the extended sc chest for sc and replace with power efficiency

[@0rbitclipz533]

How did you get those horns I need to know plzzz I’m trying to make my profile pic character

[@ObsidianChill]

they are the abyssal horns its a survival mode style but you could find it from someone selling it now

[@crismotionproduction3519]

Any good power for a gambit toon?

[@adorableAdrie]

How did you get that much skill point? And yes I’m a noob at this game just started playing

[@jeangrey2788]

I’m doing the non super speed lo and it hits better than what I was using. I’m usually a troll. My power runs out so fast tho am I doing something wrong?

[@ObsidianChill]

mental still is pretty power heavy, what I would do is use the power efficiency chest mod, you won't lose that much dmg from pen strikes but all powers will cost 5% less. Should help out without changing your generator mods to power.

[@jeangrey2788]

@@ObsidianChill ok definitely will do that thx

[@sawysauce1256]

How do you quickly switch loadouts to use neo venom?

[@ObsidianChill]

Do you mean by changing armories or do you mean like gadgets or mental using stealth/invis to have a 2nd loadout

[@sawysauce1256]

@@ObsidianChill yes this, i had no idea this mechanic existed, thank you

[@bl-nh9648]

is this still good in mid 2024?

[@sincerelyjjb3699]

Would strat card work for troll

[@ObsidianChill]

it can yes, I am not as much of a fan because you can't control when the power comes, you could get a strat proc with everyone at full health etc and its slower power return. But if you are stuck for an artifact it certainly can work

[@triogon5020]

This is completely off topic…How do yo have a stack of 25 seasonal cookies? I thought they expire after so many minutes.😁

[@ObsidianChill]

there are permanent ones you can buy (except during summer seasonal) for usually 1-3 marks at the very bottom of the vendor. Those are the ones that stack

[@triogon5020]

@@ObsidianChill thanks, any vendor?

[@ObsidianChill]

@@triogon5020 the seasonal vendor, so you will have to wait for the next seasonal :( October to be able to get the cookies

[@triogon5020]

@@ObsidianChill got it

[@MentorDC]

I thought the next videos will be healing ones, like u did with Tanking powers 😢

[@Noname-sz5ui]

This guide isn't really new player friendly, I'm so confused

[@ObsidianChill]

What part are you confused on?

[@Noname-sz5ui]

@@ObsidianChill oh thanks for replying!! i did enjoy the video, but if have around 70 stat points where would we put them? whats the priority? and where would we find the gear you pointed out that is good (for controller) im running power troll.

[@MariiyOfficial]

is mental better than sorcery at dps ?

[@ObsidianChill]

yes

[@grammys8713]

The Xbox Community thinks your mental LO is complete trash, idky. I love the load outs tho keep it up👍🏽

[@ObsidianChill]

They are welcome to record and show better ones, I always offer it and yet no one takes me up on the offer 🙄

[@rockjm9876543210]

@@ObsidianChill Most of them just take from the ps/pc players so of course they aren't going to upload something they took from another video.

[@GoodNight-With-Kossic]

Love your videos man. but ya EVERY build is SS.....so tired of SS....

[@ObsidianChill]

So am I :(

[@realkingofoldschool]

needs update for 2022 asap lol

[@WitnessRAH]

An hour? I really gotta watch an hour?

[@ObsidianChill]

Nope :) just have to follow the time stamps to what you want to see

[@WitnessRAH]

@@ObsidianChill there is a tldr at the bottom to be clear, you are a welcome sight,, you put in a lot of work and gave us a very thorough breakdown of the power set I chose,, so I have zero complaints towards you and appreciate you! It was more a reaction of, “holy cow, this is that in depth?” I came into this search thinking, hey what sort of setup can I use to maximize my character but I never expected this game to have that much to it,, TLDR: I’m a noob and I appreciate you!

[@ObsidianChill]

@@WitnessRAH I’ll have a new mental vid in my 2022 series and I keep them under 20min

[@WitnessRAH]

@@ObsidianChill sounds good! I’ll sub and look out for it

[@kagami7055]

Can anyone trade me an amulet of rao?

[@king.6352]

first

[@unclecharlesworth408]

atomic next please !!!

[@ObsidianChill]

Atomic I did a dlc and a bit ago, kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJzYdIqnqsmViLM I wouldn’t use any other rotation than those

[@senseichad8650]

iconics much? Imagine?

[@ihatezen]

You do know your loadouts are far worse?

[@senseichad8650]

Thanks for watching

[@inkXIV]

That’s one of the best aoe l/os u can get wit mental. Try them out maybe? Lol

[@maximumcarnage2077]

Still cannot make any alternative movement builds. Not everyone is a try hard who cares about being top dps. Same shit different video!

[@ObsidianChill]

I included a non-ss rotation. Welcome to my no-win situation. I show normal rotations and players like you bitch and cry that the rotations are trash, I show rotations that use SS powers which are clearly stronger than anything else and I get players who bitch and cry that I only use the same abilities. :shrug:

[@darkskygaming498]

DCUO is a waste of time and a money pit, i played this 24/7 , it took my girlfriend to make me see it was.

[@kidcosmic1431]

Ok nigga literally no one cares

[@chrisjames4507]

Money pit if you stupid enough to spend money on it.

[@darkskygaming498]

@@chrisjames4507 in a way you have to open your wallet if you want to do anything on there and for the membership

[@darkskygaming498]

@@kidcosmic1431 no one cares about you either guy you must be a DCUO fanboy

[@kidcosmic1431]

@@darkskygaming498 im not lmfao I just started playing the game again but Im not dumb enough to let it take over my life