Dragon's Dogma 2: A Thief Masterclass Guide (Featuring Secret Combos)

[@NizarGG]

45 ULTRA ADVANCED TIPS/TRICKS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TOO: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIOmZJqcbLOhftk Which combo was your favorite?!! Also, what vocation have you been enjoying the most? 16 DRAGON'S DOGMA MISTAKES YOU WANT TO AVOID: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpKTmI2jr691jaM

[@nmtarav]

Formless Feint > run into a group of small enemies or the boss weak spot > Blades of Pyre over and over > win

[@Mike-vl8zb]

What would be the the best dragon killing set-up? Thanks in advance.

[@Viper3220]

God-tier video. Concise and extremely helpful. Also edited extremely well to make screenshotting and bookmarking these points a snap. The fact that you included quick cuts to the map to indicate the areas is extremely appreciated. Kudos

[@loadscreen1011]

CAPCOM Where is my DOUBLE JUMP!!!!!!?

[@alexissilvera1959]

your rigth , there was in the 1 , thats cray

[@sybreedsTV]

played thief to vocation 7, got trickster unlocked, realized pawns love to watch paint dry in critial fights, going back to thief casue spin to win. W vid guide, GLHF Arisen!

[@curveofsound]

I've had opposite experience, I have 2 sorcs and mage main pawn and they shred... Meteora and maelstrom going off left and right while I confuse and bewilder the enemies lol. Not to mention making BANK with a specific incense weapon ...

[@sybreedsTV]

will give it a go again in the mid/end game, cheers!@@curveofsound

[@papascronch]

You need pawns to have knowledge to play trickster, it's gonna get stronger as people play more.

[@unknowncensored1267]

Probably didn’t know this but just picking the pawns personality changes there gameplay

[@JesterJames22]

I'm late, but after many videos of people just saying "Get these two skills from the nameless village", I found your video which goes over fun playstyle combos fully demonstrated, covers pawns, gear, etc. Thank you!

[@awesomeone1141]

Formless Feint is broken literally ! you can tune it on and walk in front of enemy with so much confidence and no one hit will be able to get to it’s my favorite!

[@manmeetsdestiny6921]

Use it with blades of Pyre and you'll be thanking me 😅 just make sure to proc feint first

[@Hectorenzo]

As the upper comment. Love that feeling when fighting Drake 😀

[@Zaane1291]

Ensnare, Powder, Pilfer, and Skull / Draw for my set. Pilfer is just too useful, can get you gear, can get you healing items, can get you fruit to sell in the desert, materials galore. Ensnare is just firmly locked in its slot, it allows for easy pilfers, if you use at the right time it can pull a big boy down, if you use it on a minotaur thats about to charge at one of your pawns you will lock him in place. Powder is very important for a lot of reasons, if you go solo you need it for elemental damage early and midgame, otherwise slimes are damn near invincible. It can prevent griffons from running away, it knocks them out of the air seemingly every time, and potentially burns their wings. Its an amazing aoe tool as well. The last slot is just for damage, Draw if I want to climb and stab, Skull if I want to be a vertical beyblade. Concussive Leap is such a slap in the face for people that played the first game. They got rid of double jump for that shitty wall hop and put in concussive leap to TAKE UP A SLOT for a 100x worse version of the mages Levitate which doesn't even need a slot at all. Smokescreen just seems useless, unless it lets you pilfer enemies it seems like a waste of a slot. Also I found some electric daggers somewhere, can't remember where though. I think it was near the ancient battlefield, but it was a while back so could be wrong. Either in a cave near the massive slope with the rock lizards, or I had to load a catapult and fire it three times to clear some rocks off it. Like I said been a while so not sure.

[@conradmeyer6339]

Smokescreen has been pretty useful for me so far, if you throw it in small mobs it makes all twin fangs attacks into the special animation that does hella damage. So good for small mobs but not really useful for boss monsters

[@nmtarav]

I have foubd Blades of pyre to be a far more effective aoe and much more spammable. It requires you to also run formless feint but as its the best ability in the game thats hardly a sacrifice. For my other 2 skills i go with concussive leap cause yeah the double jump is too good to ignore even if it takes a slot, and then for the final skill i switch between ensnare and skullcrusher. 99% of the time i keep ensnare just cause i hate those harpies and hawks but skullcrusher can be useful in some enemies with hard to get to weak spots (like chimera in second phase and golems in final phase).

[@nmtarav]

@@conradmeyer6339 i used to be very fond of smomescreen early on but eventually you reach abpoint where you sneeze on the small mobs and they die anyway. I usually run in, hit em with a blades of pyre explosion and keep moving. its very rare that a small mob survives it.

[@ReyGArk]

I love using smokescreen/smoke shroud, but as a mass mob assasinating too. Drop a smokescreen in the middle of a group of monsters and literally Twin Fang everything. Enemies can't detect you while in the smoke, which procs the critical assassination animation almost immediately. Doing this just really reminded me on how I played in Ghost of Tsushima.

[@Neko-Tsu]

Once I learned how good thief was I absolutely knew you would make a video for thief first 💀

[@nobunaga24]

This is what advanced guides should be

[@Ahch_not_op_of_Judah]

If this was considered advance than my Thief must be OP.I have a much stronger build and with better Skills used.For example you don’t Need Shadow Cloak and Smoke Shroud at the same time.Thats a waste of a skill slot.Use one skill and put a A.O.E damaging skill in the other slot.Thief mastery skill is like ultra instinct so it’s no need to hide anymore because enemies can’t hit you when your mastery is activated and it stays activated as long as you have stamina on your stamina bar. If you want you have 2 A.O.E skills slotted for bigger bosses like dragons.I recommend Skull splitter,2 A.O.E skills,And a mastery skill.

[@iCinderIV]

seeing a new nizar vid drop is always the highlight of my week definitely finna try my thief out like this!

[@impexxable]

Literally came here to say that. One of my favorite content creators.

[@Nicole_Auriel]

Here's an even faster movement tech combo, that uses a bit of stamina but not alot. Cutting wind -> Dodge forward -> cutting wind repeat over and over. Basically sprint across the entire map only occasionally stopping to refill stamina

[@skiez7697]

Watched you since DD1. Your the most creative with setups. Looking forward to seeing more classes 💯

[@SpaceDetectiveTravis]

The spirit of the Assassin lives on

[@georgehardman3217]

So exited for dragons dogma 2 vids! Bought the game at launch but waited to play so I could start the game with ur builds! ❤

[@Josh_Andrade]

Same here! Starting as soon as I get home from work later! Have fun on your journeys!

[@NizarGG]

Enjoy!!

[@georgehardman3217]

@@NizarGGwill there be written guides on Patreon for this sort of stuff

[@scrawny_ronnie7]

For augments I went- Dominance- knock down power Sagicty- magicka Verve-- strength Endurance- stamina Lethality- extra damage to weak points Exaltation- stamina recovery I quite enjoy it so far

[@12Jerbs]

I love the editing that has gone into this video. Top notch!.

[@sonic-bb]

Oh how far the thief has come. From being trash at combat in d&d, to becoming a strong combat class in most modern rpgs and even the most recent d&d ruleset lol. Gotta love it

[@kytwb4252]

Kinda wanna go back go thief after mystic spearhand, theyre both so damn fun

[@PSZEMKI]

Good think you can start a new game😅 right?

[@kytwb4252]

@@PSZEMKI if I delete it off the cloud yeah

[@saul94923]

​@PSZEMKI it's encouraged to play multiple vocations for special augments

[@hua..]

​@@PSZEMKIor just play it on the same character, stop being weird

[@lennic]

honestly thief is the most OP class solely because of Dousing Spikes, idk why but this dagger has absurd stagger value and damage too, and you can get it so early.

[@ohnoitisnt666]

Yeah this is the best video I’ve seen on the subject so far.

[@Lordesuu]

Thief literally can get infinite uptime on formless feint if you dragonforge the skill to halve it's stamina cost and have the reduced stamina cost for all weapon skills from the warfarer. Or if you halve the stamina for the pyres skill you can spam it like 10x ALONG with formless feint on until your stamina runs out.

[@charonroe6342]

They stoled ultra instinct from dragon ball and renamed it to formless feint.

[@aaronapitius4775]

I think it Should be mentioned that if you Concussive step and then Instantly hit Helm Splitter it basically allows you to hover and carries you forward (Its a double jump) Its so OP for exploring the world and treasure hunting on a first playthrough. Probably the best mobility on any class minus being able to fly as a mage

[@bryanpingad8023]

I finished elden ring because of you,now im here again watching your guides,godbless sir

[@MishaXG]

Well simple combo: Evasive ultimate skill + Spam Finish + Support Mage that activates infinit stamina Here you go you have the best rogue build, now you can use what ever else you want. The class is totally busted right now, especially cause of this combo as the dodge ability dodge everything: spells, attacks, grabs... Small downside Rogue can struggle in some situations but it happens 1% of the time mostly vs flying ennemies that are too high (grab ability resolve those issue 95% of the time except when ennemy is bugged and fly in circle) Only 2 class can compete: Magic Archer (only for his ultimate ability that can one shot most bosses of the game, never struggles vs any content of the game) & Sorcere cause of Meteor ultimate (can struggle in some situation)

[@dcgreenspro]

Haven’t gotten the game yet but like I liked the video already. Dude makes excellent build videos

[@kintarricrawford345]

JUST A HEADS UP WATCH OUT FOR THAT DRAGON PLAGUE;ITS THE WORST THING IN THE GAME;OTHERWISE I PLAY FOR HOURS ON END ITS BEEN ADDICTIVE/

[@jlajr1974]

You are Sleeping on Smoke Shroud as its one of the most OP CC skillz in Game. It works on Bosses and trash, you can cast it while climbing and holding them down and Stuns anything entering the cloud for 3-5 secs depending on upgrade. You get to unload Twin Fangs for Ubber Kills while enemies are stunned. Best way to stop Rampaging Bosses and mobs, Smoke Shroud.

[@resistyranny_0992]

I do full explosion thief, flames of the pyre (you can spam dodge backwards or to the side of explosion to take no damag.)powder charge, concussion step, skull splitter. I love watching shit blow up with all the explosives and spamming flames of pyre.

[@scrawny_ronnie7]

There's a ring I found that does more damage when attacking from behind. Will test it out

[@Floopy31]

Welp guess it's time to buy dragons dogma

[@speedingpullet7400]

There's nothing like yeeting a Harpy out of the sky with Ensnare. I'm having a blast just with those 4

[@Ely_Teo]

Thief seems the most fun build , I haven’t played the game but I would go with the thief

[@gigaburgerer]

Ive been having fun as a "strider." Im using warfarer with bow and daggers and i use incendiary shot which coats targets in oil, and then bust out the daggers and use the enkindling blades to light them up. Its surprsingly strong, but the only real downside is that, y'know, rain exists.

[@nmtarav]

I dunno man. Im rolling Blades of Pyre, Implicate, Formless Feint and Concussive Leap and having a blast. Crazy mobility, effective vs flying enemies and insane raw dmg.

[@OneManWolfpack79]

Every class but thief I felt like I was playing in slow motion

[@sw00p8]

Seriously though. I feel like the only other classes I can play and really enjoy are mystic spearhand (also invincible) and magick archer (I like seeing the arrows track)

[@robthabank9941]

Right!!!!

[@Mikeofzedead]

"Sorcerer is typing a reply. Please wait... Please wait... Sorcerer has timed out."

[@IronBear47]

The entire game is designed to be slow with heavy movements and weapons. The thief is designed to be the fastest class in the game. Thats its major perk. Every other class has its own major playstyle perk like this. It does not mean the other classes are slow.

[@Trius2K]

I thought it was me lol I haven't and won't play it but watching people play this game I wonder how the hell can people enjoy this, it's taking 4 seconds to swing a great sword and it seems clunky as hell

[@moonvioletkel]

Always appreciate your builds in every game! Hope you make a mystic spear hand build !

[@bvwalker1]

Absolutely awesome guide and information!! You the man!!!

[@sp1y145]

Ain’t no way… this video will increase the extreme fun I have in this game easily

[@billh2567]

Using warfarer as a thief / sorcerer. Super fun!

[@PapaTanduo]

Great video love your editing bro 👊

[@Planterobeets]

For short enemies jump first and press the skull splitter skill as you’re about to hit the ground 10:38

[@crazy-tommy]

Nice video. The only topic I'm missing in this is how you can utilize your skills to get to unreachable places.

[@stasis760]

Staff levitate, theif wall jump with or without concussive blast pawns using launchboard grabbing harpies and using them to fly. There's alot of options, I've used the fighters cloud ward strike a few times to get an extra bump in height

[@ninetanak3360]

FYI dash with sheathed weapon is faster than unsheath so maybe its better to compare the movement tech with that too for out of combat situation

[@dante_yokaisquad9292]

Your Khajiiit looks very similar to the mine, good vidéo pal (physicaly i mean)

[@Yano83]

all those skills are cool, but there is ultimate skill for killing small mobs - smoke bombe + triangle. just smoke everyone and press(hold) triangle(stron attack) you 1hitKO almost everything, its stupid OP. for bigger foes helm splitter is very good.

[@Yano83]

you dont need stealth - just run into group of enemies, use smoke screen and press strong attack. smoke screen makes enemies vonurable to back stabs

[@TheEru88]

Just got the game today. Thief wasnt a characrer I was thinking of using. Wanted Mage or the hybrid vocation of Mystic Spearhand.

[@meejmuas8686]

Finally, someone that knows enough about the game to teach others about combos. I dont need beginner tutorial videos on dd2, Im ready for the good stuff, which is what this video provides

[@nmtarav]

Peoblem with the combo builds is that they tend to focus on just that. I cant imagine playing Thief without the mobility of Concussive Leap. Everytime i changed vocations and had to run around to climb somewhere i just kept thinking "if i was a thief id just jump up there ffs. If i was a thief i could make this jump across".

[@Smartem_]

Ikr, imagine using using your own brain and curiosity to discover things when you can just watch a guide on a already braindead op vocation 🤭

[@choochootrain2145]

​@@Smartem_ imagine telling the world you get no action like you just did

[@zeroexct]

I prefer concussive blast, draw quarter, formless feint, skullspllitter. Skullsplitter damage is height based and the comvo is similar to your stylistic assassin minus powderblast. Concussive+skull to deal vs large and air then draw quarter once mounted to a weakspot. Formless feint for survivability. My pawn and I have a 2 thief setup but she has implicate instead of concussive blast. It's pretty fun when we both climb the bosses and shank them with draw quarter. Other party member is mage and sorc with spell storage + meteor. I'm killing wyrms in like 1 min with this that they don't even get back up once knocked down.

[@DanielMt.]

concussive blast into skullsplitter will let you reach areas you couldn't climb before.

[@pcgeek_1862]

Video was amazing. The combos are insane 🤯

[@TheFeralFerret]

I guess I'm playing your builds in two games simultaneously now! Shield build in elden ring also lol.

[@pampsenpai6933]

smoke work great just run on battle smoke start press heavy attac (twin) if u have around 600-700 phis power u one shot all regular mobs includes heavy bandits\skeletons and stone lizards. btw this work in jump and bosses staggers too (need 2\3 bomb and many of bosess start just chill and wait)

[@thirtysums]

ive maxed all voctions, now being a thief in warfarer, lezgo

[@GeeGeePrime]

@Nizar GG The STONGEST BUILD MASTER IN THIS GAME!

[@agquagwisvquwgavwj]

just one thing to point out, sprinting with weapons sheathed is faster then sprinting with weapons out, so the comparison isn’t quite accurate. still a cool tech tho

[@Z4KK]

the ensnare + powder charge combo is fun as fuck lol

[@scrawny_ronnie7]

Three thief's one mage gang rise up

[@mronepercent5799]

Thanks man!! I'm gonna get that sick spiky dagger!!

[@Ahch_not_op_of_Judah]

I prefer at least one A.O.E effect on my Thief.Either Blades of Pyre or The bomb explosion

[@Eskeletor_210]

I loved archer but yeah thief is nasty. Had to restart my save file

[@cloudbloom]

Why did you restart?

[@randygyan2288]

You could have just switched? Y’all make it so complicated

[@hua..]

Lmao they have the same stat growth, could have just switched like a normal person

[@zedape2597]

Hello man how are you ? Nice vid really appreciate it ! Which build (from the one exemple u link) for u is the best ? :D

[@DubbleLime]

That's crazy... presses one button as solo warrior to stunlock drake.

[@Tkokat]

*Nizar GG Uploads Drgaon's Dogma's vid* I am broke AF, man... In Sam's words: Don't go where I can't follow

[@29mbj62]

Very helpful video

[@FelisImpurrator]

Why use ignited blades when you can pop formless feint... and use blades of the pyre, for no self burn and chunky AOE damage and stagger?

[@JesserDaddy]

Soo when you cutting wind, is the wind broken after? Do you.. break wind?

[@Mystra]

Best build videos for rpgs 🔥

[@coronado900]

Thief is a god in this game.

[@vladtepesdracul2]

Jesus Christ, that intro🔥🔥🔥

[@Mike-vl8zb]

What would be the the best dragon killing set-up?

[@rizwansiddiqi7679]

Can I ask a silly question? How do you activate carve? Is it the heavy attack?

[@bryan270]

bro made top tire builds in bg23 and now making top tire builds in bg2

[@cavemut1244]

Two thief's, mage and sorcerer is OP.

[@ryannam7716]

What do you think about Dragon’s Veins daggers?

[@redgraves4030]

Okay, but what smithing style should i use for each piece of equipment?

[@Sasq420]

A Skooma addicted Khajit?! This is how you honor the Sixth House and The Tribe Unmourned? Seriously though, I was hoping you'd do videos on this one. You get plenty powerful whatever you do, the game is a power trip of your choosing but I wanted to see what sort of fun things you would get up to. Your Elden Ring videos were top notch too!

[@funkymunkyguy9084]

How are you supposed to “rob” the ghost things I’ve only managed to do it once. I heard in another video they can drop 3 ferrystones.

[@moonvioletkel]

Please make mystic spear hand build!! ❤

[@AlbyCervitaur]

Why in the comparison do you run with your weapon unsheated?

[@jaydenroberts7]

Best build jus that phase ability plus the ignite explosion ability you get from the hidden village

[@jaydenroberts7]

Automatically dodge and the ability is a self damaging explosion but since you have the automatic dodge you don’t take damage.

[@jaydenroberts7]

One shots almost all regular mobs big damage to bosses

[@jaydenroberts7]

Formless feint*

[@count.casper]

The intro went so damn hard haha

[@Nodnarb59]

Any tips for a Wayfarer/Warfarer build that does Mystic Spearhand/ Magic Archer/ and (Thief or Archer)?

[@Kusabiii]

is it really worth grinding Mage to lvl 9 vocation to unlock Exaltation?

[@JesserDaddy]

And dang i started as a fighter.. then warrior.. warrior sucked going from fighter to that until it was close to maxed out and i could chain swings together and have a block ability and then now.. at level 36 i finally starter thief. Woooow. Really missed out. The thief is ridiculous. Minus getting staggered a little more it tears through dang near anyone and its nice having the warrior and fighter augments active after switching. When i activated it to use for the first time, i had already unlocked it earlier, i was in battal at the palace area. As i had previously unlocked it, my equipment was stored at the inn. So i walked out, past the bar, butt naked with 2 low level daggers and half my life gone. This is when a cut scene ensued automatically and a man threatened me to take all of my gear and gold if they can beat my arse. Cut scene ends, i get hit twice and die. I screamed F@!$!!!!! WTF!!!!!?? Thankfully my life filled up and a random mercenary had my back and gave me a chance to fight again. Reminded me of the time i accidentally hit a bridge rope with my huge broadsword and sent all 3 of my pawns into the river at night while 4 harpies and 5 goblins swarmed me with no stamina left. Needless to say, i fell fast asleep and was beat to death right after with no one to revive me. This game can be super fugged at times but so much fun. Love it. Thanks for the thief video!

[@LandTorpedo69]

I tried switching from thief to archer at like level 22 and I don't know if other vocations always feel weak at level one but I was doing so little damage I switched back almost immediately.

[@gnarlytrxstan]

archer is one of the highest utility damage vocations. p much everything feels weak at level one except thief and magick archer bc those and esp thief have always been itsuno's babies

[@MuratKeremOzcan]

Make one for warrior

[@revenantofcarnage8499]

What outfit are you using and what sword are those. Me want pls

[@chubiny4470]

pls give us showcase with bosses with this build :D

[@oldmangamer7161]

Always have plunder! I stole 6k rc…., ferrystones, and up to 1k gold…

[@zacharyeisenman1086]

What font are you using?

[@noisychicken9334]

Hail to the thief

[@srokusik]

But where to get haevens key daggers? I cant see any vid with it😂

[@valterfilipe2978]

What is the best gear?

[@salafzal4791]

Subscribed

[@JLG35X]

Try to use skills on weak points when you can.

[@115Reaper115]

I know skullsplitter is op but cant enjoy it anymore after dd1

[@willian4killlawisch604]

Where i find the heavens key???

[@JabarPlaysGames]

How do I steal as a thief ?

[@JLG35X]

You run slower with weapons drawn out, for that tid bit in the beginning of your vid

[@MrShellmarx1981]

This is why I don’t play thief. It’s just too good that it makes the game bad. So I handicap myself by going warfarer with trickster main and other vocations like warrior archer or fighter as a sub mostly just one skill. My pawns are never sorcerers or rarely thief to farm plunder and to increase difficulty level. So it’s mostly pawn mage without attack skills and a reasonably balanced archer and a warrior or fighter with launch board as one of the skill. This keeps the enemies reasonably dangerous. I have reached level 80 and yet to enter the unmoored lands for the real ending. I’m in no hurry 😅