Welcome To Noita, You Suck

Here's my Noita guide for new players! Noita can be an overwhelming experience when you first pick it up so hopefully this playthrough can assist some newcomers seeking to get their first win. Good luck!
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[@stevennixon6467]

This is exactly what I'm looking for, a basic run with explanations on how you make decisions. I know there's a lot of secrets and exploits that could have made you even stronger, but I appreciate you keeping it reasonable to follow.

[@almostcompletelyrandomcontent]

where are the secrets

[@stevennixon6467]

@@almostcompletelyrandomcontent The run in this video kept it to straight-forward wand building and gameplay. Most secrets/ ways to become powerful come from defeating bosses or exploring very specific, out-of-the-way areas. Most of these secrets/ bosses require that the game give you specific tools, and every run usually enables a few of them. For example, there is a biome buried under the surface somewhere absolutely full of wands. You need reasonable digging to get there, and should be strong/skilled enough to avoid tons of explosions and acid. They're not easy ways to become powerful, but they are high-risk high-reward options.

[@Alexander_Sannikov]

22:24 "but i havent found a heart, that's the saddest thing" *walks right under a heart, ignores it*

[@khandakermushfiqzaman7068]

Ohh shit there actually was one

[@lupsik1]

just scrolled down to look for a comment about this, amazing timing

[@why_i_game]

The timing on that was awesome! And then he found the heart a minute later and commented that he must have missed it. Serendipitous.

[@TheBelleNades]

Would be good to have a serie about the different layers of skill, like you said, with this beginner style run as the stepping stone and taking it further and further in complexity, power leveling and content (without spoiling too much of the game)

[@DunkOrSlam]

I'll see what I can come up with =)

[@Up2_nogood]

@@DunkOrSlam did you come up with anything?

[@GewelReal]

@@Up2_nogood deez

[@Hunter-jf4ld]

@@GewelReal nut

[@______Daniel]

@dunkorslam also checking in to see if anything ever happened with this?!

[@thepsyduckguy1863]

Fantastic spoiler free tutorial, had to stop watching at Jungle as that's where I'm stuck at. Many thanks for the wand creation guide. 44:23

[@thepsyduckguy1863]

I finally got past and made a first attempt at the final boss, you're a beast.

[@biblequotesdaily6618]

i think the coolest thing about noita is that it's world is certainly boxed in and separated into levels, but it's design philosophy is very similar to that of terraria and minecraft, and these barriers are only temporary as long as you havent found the spells to bypass them (or you get lucky and a worm just eats the terrain between levels)

[@codebracker]

Yeah but then Steve

[@hypnogri5457]

@@codebrackeryou are strong and independent steve cant stop you

[@Videokirby]

When it comes to the Jungle, I find it's where the run makes or breaks according to your perks and wands. Up until this point, you can slowly whittle enemies down and duck into cover. There are less instakills than Hiisi Base (thank you, random nuke wand wielded by a Hiisi) but there are a LOT of medium threats. If the Frozen Depths or Hiisi Base doesn't kill you on your first good run, the Jungle will. This is partially because those previous two levels are already really dangerous, making a lot of new players rush through them, leaving their wands too weak. The enemies are suddenly pretty beefy, and the two new Hiisi enemies (Poisoner and Minelayer) can be extremely oppressive by matching your range with a LOT of damage. Without a machine-gun or trigger-burst wand you'll soon get swarmed. Then, you'll start seeing your first "Master" enemies (unless you went in a side-biome) which can completely shut-down an inexperienced player (or the Master of Twitching causes you to shoot yourself in the face). While you fight all that, you have to deal with *the* most flammable level in the mountain. On the flipside, the Jungle is great for experienced players due to having a lot of treasures, being the place where the wands start getting really good, and likely where you'll start encountering the *Master of Meatball.*

[@skylerashe]

Just got my first decent run going... died in jungle not from feeling weak but from a random tiny pool of polymorph. I had a pretty strong luminous drill going that run hurt to lose. Maybe by my 50th death I'll win a run this game is brutal no lie.

[@VtKal-cv1uf]

​@@skylerasheDo you know about the hollow egg polymorph safety trick?

[@skylerashe]

@@VtKal-cv1uf I do not but I did just get my first win today! 57 deaths but I've learned a ton in that time.

[@shadi2962]

"If the Frozen Depths or Hiisi Base doesn't kill you on your first good run, the Jungle will." I actually feel like the jungle isn't too bad, I've survived both of the encounters I've had with it so far, Hiisi base feels like the real run killer. Close quarters where you can get swarmed from all directions and die in various unfortunate ways. Meanwhile, The jungle enemies are tough but fair, and if you managed to get through Hiisi base, you are likely prepared in terms of skill, though horrible RNG could still mean your wand will not do enough damage to kill.

[@Finalstar78]

I got a 10 multicast plasma beam wand in the jungle. Ridiculous.

[@abraruralam3534]

Note to beginners: The devs will probably deny this but propane cannisters, i am 90% sure have some form of homing. You see, sometimes, they'll start flying when you hit them to take them out from a distance. Take cover and pray if they do. Cuz they'll hit a dozen obstacles as they bump their way, sliding across walls, only to detonate...on your face.

[@ikmor]

You are great at passing out information. You make it very easy to understand. Great video! 10/10, would recommend.

[@maxcle4885]

"Welcome To Noita, You Suck" I really don't think there is any better way to phrase it.

[@spacepimpkevin1184]

This guide has saved me from near uninstalling in frustration for the nth time. I actually got outside of the main game for the first time and my mind was blown. I went from getting salty that my runs were only lasting 4-30 minutes at best. Now with this last run: i was basically playing non-stop for hours and hours just grinding away, getting really strong wand combos and facing enemies that used to bewilder and terrify me in Noita. I crave more. Thank you DunkorSlam.

[@Mrbigdaddymanamale]

Dude, this was amazing. Took me from a floor 2 scrub to literally clearing out the hishe base, jungle and beyond. Fast wand with chainsaws and trigger spells go brrrrr. Went from being discouraged to feeling like a God real fast. I'll be checking your other videos for sure.

[@Axefish]

just wanted to say that for how much you contribute to the noita community you deserve more subs, i have subbed for exactly this reason along with i just like your content

[@Bellpepper402]

The keys to the kingdom for me watching your videos and getting my first few wins more than anything else was just seeing how to use triggers effectively. You find lots of spells as a new player that seem like they totally suck but make a lot more sense when used on a trigger payload. A lot of good info in this video but that was the biggest one for me.

[@HUNLEE-ge7fj]

“Assuming people have 5-20 runs” 😢 bro I have 200

[@Mattchew2232]

Love the reference to Purge's old guide to Dota. : )

[@letsrock434]

The first step into Heisei Base you took perfectly sums up that biome. Random explosion into 7HP

[@CKNoirPNW]

22:24 "I haven't found a heart," he says as he passes a heart. :P

[@xytio]

ahahaha NICE XD

[@NinthSettler]

damn he's good

[@mytw1zzy]

he needs formation lessons from soler

[@terribleart6269]

I learned SOOOO much from this man! Good info here! Also, ask him about his knees!

[@colinsmith1495]

I want to thank you for stuff like this. I've watched a bunch of your videos where you talk about things like this, wand mechanics, formations, etc. and finally got the game to play. First non-cheese win within 18 hours! Now I'm making quick progress on things like the bosses, Orb runs, unlocking spells, etc. I'm having a BLAST, and avoided a lot of painful lessons first-hand.

[@RedPDawg]

I was quite surprised you didn’t get invis perk in this beginner guide as it was how you got your first win. Very good video though for new players crammed full of information, top notch!

[@DunkOrSlam]

Yah invis is OP for sure but since the video is to act as like a general guide and foundation for everyones run then just cheesing the final levels wouldnt have been very helpful. However I should have atleast mentioned that in the video since now people may think that invis isnt very good. woooops

[@EmbeJuicemazzopazzo]

Invis perk is one of the best and got me my first win aswell, still I felt like I missed something since my experience of the temple was literally just hiding all the timr

[@snowm4n41]

The basic wandcrafting advice was super helpful. Also being able to predouse yourself with water instead of putting out fire after the fact.

[@gillessprecher4674]

Perfect masterclass for a beginner! Only practical advices with just what is needed of mecanics in depth explanations. Thanks a lot

[@xyzasdf]

Loved this video, I would also love to see more advanced versions of it! I watched this all last night, played noita for a few hours today, and got my first win ever! I think this helped for sure.

[@0m3GAARS3NAL]

Hahaha the fungal caverns really kind of goes hard on helping you point out that it is dangerous. Half a screen in and the place is exploding from like 3 directions and tentacles come grabbing for you from the top left. Just wild haha

[@Soulsphere001]

One thing I really like about Noita is the amount of information that you pickup throughout. It feels like there is always something new to learn and that mystery is what makes the game so good. I usually avoid tutorial videos, but I have been looking at a few to get a bit better at the game sooner. EDIT: I stopped watching as soon as you got to the jungle since I have never been there.

[@Smartacus420]

It's the only modern game I like because 1. The mechanics are crazy deep and 2. It's so hard to find good information about it such as guides secrets etc. Even the guys who have thousands of hours know there's still stuff to be found. Part of what I used to like about games was the mystery. What crazy cheat codes have the devs put in. Etc etc. Nowadays games are data mined sometimes before they've even released properly. And everything about the game is known. There will be a wiki explaining everything in depth. And when it's like that, I'd rather just save my time and read the information or watch a video rather than play the game. I really appreciate that even when I want to cheat with Noita and check the wiki, there's hardly any info anyway.

[@matias_8823]

Thank you for this. Tried a few runs and was at the end of my rope wondering why this game is so punishing for no reason and this video just puts everything into context. I’m excited to play more now

[@Randywm01]

Honestly incredibly helpful. I have won a run or 2 based on pure luck and speedrunning pretty much but this guide helped me think about how I tinker with wands and to be a little more plan oriented to help my chances.

[@teneksi7803]

Your videos and explanations have helped me so much. In the Mines I had a pretty good start before a bomb blew up right in my face. I almost restarted immediately but I moved on, healed, and ended up using a chainsaw and spell wrapping to create my first machine gun wand, which spammed lightning bolts and pushed me backwards into the water in a holy mountain, killing me instantly on my current run I have Electricity, fire and explosion immunity, and a wand with electric arc that spams pairs of bouncing bolts in all directions and generally deletes anything in sight, including my first encounter in the dragoncave

[@Scav-Goblin]

You're Triggering me by not killing the Guard, or Teleporting out of the Holy Mountain LOL

[@danieldalton1757]

Thank you. Great video! I really appreciated how you stuck to a noobs perspective. I've watched other "beginner" videos and they get some crazy perk or wand really early and destroy everything, easy mode. Meanwhile, I have no idea how wand mechanics work and my 'giggle-snort-bubble-fart' wand scares enemies more than kills them. I learned a lot about the meta from this!

[@MrFufor]

I love your videos. I just started noita (about 20 hours played currently). I played games like Sekiro, Elden Ring and other stuff, but Noita is just differently hard. Your videos help alot with all those hidden mechanics, general tips for wands and so on. Thanks alot

[@LordTimzor]

Calm approach, clear explanation and not too extra. This has definitely cleared some things up for me! A long vid but fun to watch. I'll hang around for a bit ^_^

[@player03]

Great guide! Noita really doesn't tell you much, so it's nice to see the community fill that gap. Data point of one, but I got my first win right after watching this guide. Before this, the deepest I'd made it was Hiisi Base. I think a big part of that was luck - I got No More Shuffle and Concentrated Spells - but I wouldn't have known how good those were without this guide. Oh yeah, and the tip at 50:13 probably saved the run multiple times.

[@durpzillayt]

I did a practice daily run where it gives you 2 glass cannon perks, paired that with an energy orb wand and it WIPES the screen out with explosive that doesnt even hurt the player, overpowered

[@datermometer8095]

Thank you so much Dude! I m so glad i found your channel i have been searching for exactly this for a long time and i m glad its uploaded unedited.

[@EmbeJuicemazzopazzo]

I have around 100 hours on the game and this video is still very helpful. You are a great teacher.

[@femboygaming64]

I'm past 400 hours and I'm still learning. There's just so much to know in this game it's amazing.

[@patrickyoung8277]

I really enjoy your full playthroughs. Would definitely like to see some advanced mechanics full playthroughs

[@RabRabNZ]

this is THE noita intro video of the internet

[@alainpbat3903]

"This salt is destined to be Part of Eggs!!!!"

[@cashel1111]

this is such a great format of video! never got a win so far and these sort of 'condensed knowledge bombs' as well as your wand guides seem like they will help i did make my first proper rapidfire wand due to your tips! maybe ill have the patience for a win one day

[@MrCool-lo3ls]

i remember putting an electric explosion on a sparbolt trigger and i could feel my braincells exponentially growing from my absolute genius.

[@NintendoBoy64]

The fact this guide is inspired by Purge's Dota guide made me subscribe to you

[@1lomi901]

I think one of the simplest tip you demonstrated but didn't use is simply "Do not blow everything up whenever you can" It's so logical but as a "gamer" you enjoy blowing things up, so one good tip is to actually not shoot at every single barrel you encounter. I think 80% of the health you lose in the first levels as a new player is due to poison or fire. And it generally comes from hazard the player provoked in the first place

[@SparseB]

I never understood the timers and triggers, once I knew what they did I was instaintly able to get better runs and construct great wands

[@anonymanonymus4706]

Gotta say, cool title for a 1 hour video, I am gonna watch it all

[@islandloon]

So after the 33 orb run im still watching these. Thanks dunkorslam for the knowledge. You made the game way more aproachable. Ill try to catch you live next time.

[@TheTolnoc]

I got cocky with a lumi drill once and found out how the acid ball boy works the hard way.

[@prltqdf9]

Non-shuffle wands have a diamond in the middle, shuffle wands do not.

[@BigDumbIdiot-u1v]

Him missing the HOLY MOUNTAIN of gold at 51:50 kills me

[@palmeramusic4838]

Probably the best gaming tutorial I've seen

[@vincewood657]

270 hours and a dozen win and I've learned many usefull stuff like the egg trick. Thanks Dunk!

[@thecrusader7998]

There has never been a more true title to a video than this

[@Alexander_Sannikov]

you didnt mention one of the crucial details: all non-shuffle wands have some sort of gem on them, all shuffle wands don't have any gems

[@michaeltrimble7680]

Dude, thanks so much for making this. I started playing a week ago, and I FINALLY made it somewhere cool and got a neat wand, and it was a great run! Thanks to your education :)

[@hankwolf]

I have around 100 hours in the game and yet I loved hearing and seeing what you explained in this video. Thank you very much mate, I immediately subscribed after watching one of your vids :D Please keep it up! (Both tutorials in your own beautiful style and the long runs are amazing content!!!)

[@PCGGC]

Great video for someone who is only 20hrs in! Definitely improved my understanding of wands and shuffle and ordering spells. Thanks!

[@Simbobwayson]

We want next level Dunk :)

[@TheSavvyPlayer]

38:40 this may seem weird but when you made that cooking analogy something just clicked in my head and building wands, as well as what to buy in the shop, made a little more sense

[@Malluc]

I didn't need this video because I am currently building machine gun wands (thanks to your chainsaw video) but this was still entertaining and educational regardless. So glad new players have this resource to help them in theur journey.

[@TheTolnoc]

I lost my fucking mind the first time I saw someone beat Stevari with just a kick.

[@brunnobs25]

1 Year ago this was posted. I started playing a few weeks ago, i watched this video and got my first win, right after. Dunk you are the best i love you. Cheers from Brazil. 😁

[@alainpbat3903]

"We has much better wands- remember I had a teleport earlier tha- *Nearly gets one shot Oohhh."

[@kaansininide8282]

Loved "welcome to dota you suck" but i had learnt it all that video could give me before i found it. Im so happy im welcomed to noita at the right time.

[@Kavukamari]

i guess another thing to think about with high recharge time, if you have a very specific payload you're casting, maybe you don't care that the recharge time is 10 seconds, if you just want to cast it once and run

[@Thewolff227]

Hey this was amazingly helpful! I learned a ton in just this one installment. I'd totally dig a 'next level' sort of video. Or at least something where you play a run as you normally would and explain your thought process in a bit of detail and other little tips as they appear. I dunno if your streams do so though, if you have a VoD channel or something I'd love to hear about it. I can't usually catch streams sadly

[@NishiTheRat]

last time I opened a chest in water was a zap stone which I laughed at since I had immunity to shock and it shattered the lava vial roasting me immediately

[@Sman16]

The most cursed part of this video is the lack of orange sweater

[@tamado2148]

on a semi related note i remember i got 4 extra hp on the second zone and i encountered a ghost with one of my good wands i made and he instantly killed my run

[@nikko2752]

thank you ! it was very useful and it makes me want to try again .

[@hvrris6214]

Drink every time he says I’m here to teach you thousands of hours of noita experience in a short video

[@NaturalBornChilla666]

I would love to see more videos like this :) maybe in the next one you could talk about slightly more advanced stuff

[@Shrubbery.]

Thanks for the video, would love to see the next step when ever that will be released

[@Pleumel]

The title of this video should be the achievement for the first death.

[@ChronoShadow69]

17:48 was the tip that pushed this video over the edge from 'useful' to 'THANK YOU!' I knew lower recharge time equaled faster casting loops, but could never quite pin down what was acceptable, because I wasn't sure if other factors were slowing things down or speeding them up. Just having a good target number to go off of is more useful than you know, and it's the kind of information that just kind of gets glossed over in a lot of videos. Thank you!

[@flyntoakwood2298]

Maybe make another one of these videos, exact same concept. It would show how different runs can be, and illustrate how different choices lead to different outcomes. And how fewer rough biome entrances (hopefully) would impact the run. Great video. Love your streams, you taught me so much about Noita.

[@Ryxbar]

Played alongside while watching this in the background, and in the hour or so he played, I died 12 times. God damnit.

[@bataloof]

that salt and pepper analogy was great lol

[@Florp777]

i was just watching your potion levitation guide last night (really helpful btw thanks) and it took me like 17 minutes into this video to realize this was made by the same guy. you look COMPLETELY different wtf

[@thedudeamongmengs2051]

One of the most powerful wands I've gotten early game was basically just a chainsaw wand with bubble spark and homing

[@bigmatty9555]

The giant spitter bolt wand in the jungle had a mana charge value of over 1000, so wouldn't that mean that as soon as you cast a spell; as long as it's within the max mana of the wand, that it would be instantly recharged? Making it an absolute beast of a wand?

[@Razumen]

Depends on the cast delay and cast recharge as well really. If it can't rapid fire, it'd be only good for one shot spells.

[@nerdygamer11]

Oh my gosh, I didn't know that modifiers applied to all the spells in a bundle like this. I'm over a hundred hours in and I've always had to use mods to make the game easier, but I just had one of my best runs where I made one of my most broken wands ever. Admittedly, it was just a trigger spell, a boat load of modifiers, multicast, and some chaff, but I was so pleased with how far I made it; I actually beat a couple side bosses! I'm finally taking off the training wheels and disabling some of my mods.

[@t0uchme343]

For me, when I found out the drill and earth stone for mining was huge.

[@reklin]

Overall, I'd say that this is better as a refresher course rather than something aimed towards people that are still new somewhat to the game. It adds more for people who understand the basics but haven't noticed the vaguer mechanics and strategies. Most of the information provided works upon the presumption that the receiving person already understands all of the the fundamentals of the information presided. Basically, this feels more like content for people that are stuck on the mid-game rather then for people that are still early game players. Overall, good video, just not aimed at the intended audience.

[@RND_ADV_X]

Great tips about wand building. I only have about 70 hours in it, so I didn't really notice that modifiers with a trigger will add damage to the projectiles! The first run I did after watching this broke three of my records.

[@looeehg2490]

Just died to the electric chest in the water minutes before watching this 😢 25:50

[@zach1425]

This fool feeds my power knowing not what he unleashes. I will conquer this game. And then...the world

[@aussiedigger1441]

You are the Noita king! Thank you for sharing..+1sub. I'm 9hrs in & will be watching more of your videos! Love Noita!

[@ListlessOnion]

Number #1 Best Noita tutorial I've seen!

[@DunkOrSlam]

Appreciate the love

[@HargMentor]

Seeing you kick that tablet into lava broke my heart

[@bumblefoo5169]

"That doesn't take long too. that'll happen in your first 100 or 200 hours." 👀💦

[@doBobro]

Wow, my 50 hours could be condensed into 80 minutes. The best Noita introduction.

[@dimanarinull9122]

shuffle wands can be good. especially multicast(anything above 1 cast) as they usually boast more base stats compared to non-shuffles you can get a crazy shuffle wand if you know some wand building. it specifically doesn't work with chainsaw and triggers but some wands with the crit on bloody/damage plus bubbles is almost as reliable as chainsaw double cast sparkbolt as you fire less shots but without an add mana deal probably way more damage and have way lower wand requirements. but proper shuffle builds are kind of fringe and are usually not as good as a trigger builds or even a multicast build with organized modifiers... as you can't always find those modifiers or a 2+ cast wand that is usable.

[@alainpbat3903]

"we just spent a bunch of money there... Now we're poor"

[@jasonwood7340]

I can confirm the title is 100% accurate =)

[@Kavukamari]

I'd love a video about your favorite wand combos, or combos you don't see that often that you think are better than average

[@Paragneis]

I learned so many useful things, thank you!

[@merxanity1625]

Ah, i've been playing for awhile (already have some wins) but for some reason i hadn't noticed the extra damage you get from the goofy spells to add to the payloads of wands. I had been more reliant on high fire rate or some of the well known combos like pingpong lumi. Knowledge to turn some of these more seemingly useless patterns useful will help.

[@Haaiku1]

Question; how do you !uguu on youtube?

[@WitD2013]

Good question.

[@davidmiller9485]

and that Dota2 guide was from Purge. Love that guy.

[@xDARKSHADEx]

Please upload more videos on KZbin or make restream channel, some of us can't make the twitch streams due to work obligations and you're a very informative and easy to listen to entertainer, I would love more content. I'm afraid I'm close to exhausting most of it and I'll be really sad when I run out. I listen with one earbud in at work and you're very descriptive so it's easy to understand what's going on. Regarding Noita, I wish there was someone who played on controller that could give some tips. I can only really afford to play on steam deck and it's more a less an xbox controller with some touchpads and back buttons. I can't help but feel Noita must be easier on keyboard/mouse but maybe I'm wrong. Thank you for all the content and I hope your are doing well.

[@DunkOrSlam]

I really appreciate the feedback! There’s a content creator named “Let’s Suffer Together” that has thousands of hours in Noita as well and I believe he exclusive plays with a controller if you’re looking for more controller gameplay. As for me posting more videos I will try to post a long video soon!

[@xDARKSHADEx]

@@DunkOrSlam Heck yeah! Keep it up!, and thanks for the recommendation, I'll check them out.