FFXV - Armiger Unleashed guide

I don't have much to add on top of what Kumiko already covered, but he did miss one move so this video is only 99% redundant.

[@serjangelo]

Great stuff as always! That thing about Noct randomly going in the air at the end actually has to do with the practuar momentarily being above the ground when he hops to recover. Same thing happens when fighting Ifrit or any enemy whose target point you locked on to is considered by the game to be in mid-air

[@KazumiKiguma]

Man, watching it again while knowing that, it's hard to believe he didn't know that's what it was since he seemed to do it at the same time whenever the practuar was getting up.

[@wakewind4129]

This.

[@asetoniffxv22]

I feel like a dumbass for not realizing it myself either. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ In retrospective it seems so obvious...

[@happsong]

Serj Angelo how can open that mode?

[@calebsmith7096]

@@happsong you don't have to get this on mods. You have to get final fantasy xv royal edition or pack to get it

[@jacobbrauner9939]

Does anyone else love how his ultima blade is being used in all of these attacks probably because every king of Lucis has a royal arm, and the ultima blade is most likely his

[@albertsanjaya7706]

You mean engine blade? That already include to royal weapon family, bcuse that was noctis signature weapon

[@raoulduke344]

​@albertsanjaya7706 it's the ultimate blade that you get when you defeat Adamanti... the huge ttortoise

[@albertsanjaya7706]

@@raoulduke344 i would recommend you to play this game, even the storyline looks trash but the gameplay is one of the best in ff series. You should try it

[@cathyas3749]

@@raoulduke34410 months late but no. The weapon noct uses in his mode is his signature starting weapon the engine blade. The ultimate blade is the upgraded version of the engine blade that changes its color to gold that you get from cid. It’s not used in armiger unleashed though

[@polong99]

This update just make noctis OP compared to all protagonists before him

[@twat9029]

Makes him look more op to. Amazing how far square has gone with their animations.

[@xdervin6114]

thats facts i use consider him one of the weakest until this

[@alphawolf1786]

@@xdervin6114 he is nerf in the game you should check the lore just to see how OP he really is

[@alphawolf1786]

Also the ring is broken as fuck

[@bigcsbigbrother3685]

@@alphawolf1786 where do I find the lore? If you remember that is, I know it's been awhile

[@FazzoHD]

Getting the DMC4 vibe when you showcased his aerial combos. Awesome vid as always!

[@Shakaysland]

faz_tc same,i need a new dmc ffs

[@lulcy95]

The regular armiger also recovered a fraction of armiger bar per phasing, a small fraction that equal only like 1-2 extra seconds (but now in AU this equals like 5-10 times that value).

[@asetoniffxv22]

Yea, it's really just that phasing in general always increases the bar a little bit. But now that Armiger lasts for a while it, actually matters.

[@incerno159]

Yeah, besides, the Armiger Unleashed lasts for about 3 minutes at max (maybe even more). It would make sense that the recovery rate is faster so you can continue pulling off the combos.

[@aceofbacons3225]

Noctis in that mode reminds me of the first ff versus 13 trailer good times

[@versusnoctis6095]

There's a petition from fans to remake final fantasy versus 13 please consider supporting it and share it with your friends www.change.org/p/square-enix-reboot-final-fantasy-versus/w?source_location=petition_nav

[@kevinmaddy1633]

I think it was intended Game developers:people wanted vs13 then we give them vs13 it's called ARMIGER UNLEASHED

[@good_noodle4838]

@@kevinmaddy1633 now imagine that this was probably versus 13 noctis's normal moveset 😁

[@joshuaworman4022]

@@versusnoctis6095 are you hype for verum rex?

[@versusnoctis6095]

@@joshuaworman4022 not really tbh i mean it's not what i wanted i wanna the real Versus XIII game i want THAT story and not the VR

[@nopenope3129]

Wow, I unlocked AU just before you uploaded this. It's been a huge help, thanks a bunch for making these videos!

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

New to Final Fantasy and binge watching all your videos :) They are really great, thank you for doing these. My wife and I were talking about Armiger this morning and I said, hold on, I bet Asetoni has something on it and sure enough :) Really like the slow mo breakdown of the moves. Thanks again!!

[@theflashgordon193]

oh you play ff15 with her ?

[@sharingandeerman213]

This was my first final fantasy and I'm young so it makes sense I haven't played since I beat it in 2016 and i recently started playing it again and finding out all these new things makes me really happy and I just really love this game in it's entirety it makes me sad realizing that this games is basically over

[@sam.246]

modding scene is slowly ramping up, if you play on pc

[@Insig385]

Execellent breakdown as always, i finally got armiger unleashed, was so overwhelmed (n impressed) w/ the mode, n immediately was like 'time to check asetoni, i'll bet he's got a great breakdown vid!'

[@souloftherisingsun8274]

A minor detail, but some of the AU combos (such as Armiger Onslaught) have an insanely high chance to send enemies into vulnerable status. Hell, unless it's sleeping turtle I'm convinced it happens all of the time. I was testing this against Angelus yesterday and it gave me the same result as doing Dual Master with Gladiolus. So if you can get it to come out, you can force enemies into that state. Overlooked that feature with regaining meter, thanks for that.

[@kyronix560]

Love these combo guides. Keep it up.

[@crozraven]

I really wish normal royal arms attacks don't drains your HP but instead just decreased your MAX HP to certain percentage just to fit the lore.

[@thepope2412]

To be honest they should have acted like the monado from xenoblade chronicles. You use them as apposed to normal weapons and they get stronger as you progress through the story or level up.

[@Iamheidi199x]

I usually use royal arms. My hp depletes however it recovers veryfast tho it was like i was using it like an ordinary weapon

[@arifsalahudin6673]

I was okay with the drain. Since the royal arm is pretty much have no resistance to any enemies. Besides if you have potions,elixer,Phoenix down. U Don't need to worry. Or some player use berserk style attack, purposely drain hp to gain dmg. Weapon like apocalypse broadsword is just the thing for that berserk style.

[@ryugaroxas]

@@arifsalahudin6673 royal arm is mostly for stat and for enemies who resist all the other normal weap

[@arifsalahudin6673]

@@ryugaroxas I guess so.. since game doesn't explain much for the stats. Proper stack can absorb or null specific elements.

[@archan6el774]

Noctis Lucis Caelum is lit

[@LOGANIGHTLEGEND]

Was waiting on this one and somehow it missed my sub box lol great work as always

[@kkotaro9785]

I dont know how many people know this since this "mode" came out a long time ago but the only one time rule is only true if you keep attacking, if you dodge or warp the combo starts over again. this is especially useful for the airstep thing since if dont dodge midair you can do it only once.

[@ryugaroxas]

a quick tip i just found out yesterday, the apocalypse technique actually hit 2 times. It wil hit 2 times if you stand close to the enemies just like the Royal Cleave. If you stand far away , the enemies will only be hit bt the swords and not the orb

[@Re_LiNkt]

"you're here to see this fancy shit" - It's like he read my mind 0_0

[@boopagm8275]

thing to know, you press triangle when the glowy ring fades at its peak to do the cool suff

[@lulcy95]

I would like AU had blink, mainly to cancel the long animation combos of vortex, barrage, assault, storm and outslaugh. edit: also blink could cancel the techniques.

[@dreamEnd]

the chuuni-est stuff ever. i love this limit break

[@BoredErica]

Is it generally best to go for Storm, then Assault, then Vortex instead of attacking a few times and then triggering Assault or Vortex? I'm assuming the highest DPS is to just chain together one combo after the next instead of trying to repeat one particular high DPS combo because of the set up time of just trying to get one particular combo.

[@foliagedcloud8096]

great guide

[@fachrimrachman153]

The game play of this game is no word but perfect ... The story only is the big hole ... And i prefer the more expand world of lucis like swim in the sea or else more side quest ... But it all only dreams coz the game's development has been stoped

[@asherc2809]

I think it’s the opposite

[@ArkenHowlVideos]

When you say you need to time the combos and not spam circle and triangle to successfully pull off the cool armiger attacks, do you mean you have to press down on circle during the combos and press triangle at the end or follow the timing when the glowing rings appear. I can't seem to time my attacks correctly, so how do I know when I've initiated the certain combo sequence such as circle-circle-triangle, three circles-triangle, etc? Because I feel like I have to spam my attacks to somehow get the fancy combos.

[@asetoniffxv22]

You can spam or hold circle as much as you want, but you have to time the triangle press when you see the glowing ring around noctis.

[@corgborg1288]

@@asetoniffxv22 Is it better to hold or tap triangle? I can do most of the combos, but they are too random to be reliable.

[@dr4ondestr0yer64]

(Very late, I know-) I returned to the game for the first time since RE came out and after I finally got the Armiger Unleashed, I keep noticing that even though I seem to be timing the buttons correctly, the combos do not activate whatsoever. I dunno if the game is just being a piece of work or if it’s just something else. (Advice is appreciated though pls don’t bully me here ;-;)

[@spencercox7931]

So, does noctis use every single royal arm in the combos and warp strikes? because I don't see him using Axe of the Conqueror.

[@MemoriesLP]

Not because Im a fanboy, but finally a guide that explains it more clear. Nice details you've find there. Im still terrible at it because my timing sucks. I actually think the techs are not that great besides the last one. And about the one that adds more swords, I will check it later, but what if it hits a lot of enemies on the battle? Maybe it can be good then. Maybe you know if it does that

[@MemoriesLP]

Yeah, it kind of does, but it's extremelly bad.

[@RekiWylls]

I was reading in a comment on a different video that you could cancel the recovery time after finishing a combo ender with a free warp/warp strike (they weren't specific). Is that the case? They were specifically mentioning Armiger Vortex being able to be canceled as Noctis was posing with the Sword of the Father and Engine Blade.

[@asetoniffxv22]

As far as I could tell, a warp strike doesn't really cancel much of it. I'll try it when I get back home, but I don't really see the point in cancelling the recovery when you got I-frames during it anyway.

[@tsibosp]

All these are great and all but....do you need them ? I mean thats my main gripe with FFXV combat. It's not like that you get an amazing dmg boost with the combos, the on the fly weapon switching etc. They are flashy some of them quite hard to pull off but you can breeze through the game without doing them. I think most of you guys just use them for the sake of using them and cause they are there so...why not, mentality.

[@serjangelo]

You can cancel out of recovery animations by short warping (tapping the dodge button as with dodge roll). Not warp striking though

[@asetoniffxv22]

tsibosp Do you need them? No. Do they help with damage of general effectiveness? Well, it depends. Is the benefit big enough to matter? No. One of the biggest problems with FFXV is the complete lack of balance in combat mechanics and encounters. For maximun effectiveness just equip Ragnarok and hold down the warp button until you get the Ring. Then equip that and do the exact same thing. Why even care about the combat at that point? The only context in which the combat system is even relevant is when you either don't understand how easy it is to break or choose not to break it. I'm well aware of that. I mostly play on level 1, or level 120 only in the last menace dungeon. I never use items, spells, party techniques, exosuits, Ragnarok, Ring... There's a reason why I haven't made a single video about elemancy or party techniques. I don't use them. I don't like them. I carefully tailor my equipment and restrictions in a way to balance out every encounter to make them a challenge. FFXV greatest failure is its lack of balance that completely takes away all the depth from the combat system, but its greatest success is the sheer quantity of options it provides to allow me to give it back that depth. Within the right context, movesets do matter, swap combos do matter, builds do matter, dodging does matter, the combat system matters. Mind you, this does not excuse the complete lack of balancing on the game's department. I'm not saying this makes up for it or that it is acceptable, it's not. Making the combat system matter is the developer's job, not mine, and the fact that I have to not use a large portion of the game's systems to not break it, means there's still much less depth than there could be. Just that since I have the option to make combat more fun for myself, I do just that. I payed 60$ for this game after all. So, to answer the last question. No, I don't use them for the sake of using them. I don't use them because why not. I use them because the way I play makes them effective.

[@monarchkogami4922]

The combat is more shallow than god of war ffs. Not shitting on you but I honestly don't understand why anyone would even feel the need to watch tutorials for such basic stuff. People make tutorials on painfully obvious things like when to switch characters and things like that. Like, dude do you really need someone to teach you how to fucking think while playing ? I don't know if the devs thought that proper, combo-friendly, hack n slash combat would blow up the heads of their mostly turn based accustomed fanbase or what, but they wasted a lot of potential with their restrictive gameplay choices and an abomination of a combat system. The story and setting are very mediocre as it is. hmm

[@jesus-ck4el]

it seems I've found what i need to do my homework

[@good_noodle4838]

The arial dodge can dash cancel and u can then spam

[@KilianMuzik]

good stuff

[@bananarama3103]

Just a quick question Do I need all the Royal Weapons to reveal the statue in order to obtain the armiger unleashed?

[@thefiregodzapp]

you need to have the royal pack/edition or the windows version for armiger unleased. the statue is there but you can't get the sigil until you get all royal arms.

[@maruchi1535]

How do i enter that training room?

[@LightStorm.]

HELP PLEASE i am doing this but i am just holding only a big mace weapon while in this from. what am i doing wrong and i am not gaining any charge while in this form please help

[@microwave6591]

I remember this when I got Armiger I just smashed the button and let the magic happen

[@NabsterHax]

There's just one problem I have with all these awesome combos and moves: Everything dies too quickly for me to pull a long combo off. :(

[@lucasmonteiro600]

NabsterHax kinda makes us miss someone like naglfar to battle more consistently.

[@crozraven]

NabsterHax fight the omega instead.

[@incerno159]

Croz Raven The time I fought Omega, the bastard pretty much interrupted my Armiger Unleashed when I wasn't careful enough. I used the Legacy of the Lucii only when he wasn't about to activate his forcefield (His laser will start to ignite in red electricity when he's about to do that for those who haven't fought him). When he was in his berserker form, it was nearly impossible to do any combos on him, not to mention, its completely useless when he's in that form. I usually focused on chaining the ground combos but not so much on the aerial combos despite the fact that Armiger Onslaught can break the damage cap, but I mean the thing has over 6,000 defense. As I look back, I realize how much I struggled in the battle, but hey. I wanted to make the fight as long as possible for me to hear that badass music that plays, and that's why Omega to this day is my favorite superboss.

[@crozraven]

Xenikai Actually, holy attacks will heal omega, so it's pretty much useless when you're using legacy of lucii on it. Lighting elemental damage like spell & buff, royal arms (it's a must), & chain attacks are the best things to quickly destroy that ridiculous robot frog.

[@incerno159]

Croz Raven Guess that's why it regenerated when I used the ring. Lol. Thanks. XD

[@spartan1leo]

Excuse my ignorance, how do you get to this room ?

[@asetoniffxv22]

Daniel Valenzuela Open the menu and select "Tutorial". Then in the tutorial choose: Practical Drills -> Next -> Armiger Unleashed

[@martysantos5110]

Its on the training mode

[@zeeepicyoutuber8971]

Do you have to unlock armiger unleashed first and on the royal edition. Oh how am I kidding OF COURSE YOU DO!

[@bigcsbigbrother3685]

@@zeeepicyoutuber8971 lol that's funny. Do you or anyone else know if that training room with the cactus will let us train without having armiger activated? Lol I need to work on just the regular weapons lol

[@manowar971]

you should do a video about the revival pheonix boosts, please.

[@thefiregodzapp]

Phoenix downs and mega phoenix both restores max health and increases regen speed.

[@reevethomas1083]

How do you get the drain to slow down as much as 0:25? Would love that amount of time

[@asetoniffxv22]

There is a node in the Armiger Ascencion tree that reduces Armiger drain.

[@reevethomas1083]

Really? Thought that only slows the decay slightly. You know-because a snail drain just means you can be ridiculous op for too long

[@asetoniffxv22]

@@reevethomas1083 It does slow it down only a little on normal Armiger, but does this for Armiger Unleashed. Yes, it is ridiculously OP for way too long.

[@longvu1933]

Why you can recover armiger bar while active armiger unleashed

[@izayoiigames3467]

Can I make it longer?

[@yakuzashibe]

Any reasons to use circle/B as attack over square/X?

[@asetoniffxv22]

Preference.

[@yakuzashibe]

Asetoni FFXV Ah. Armiger Unleashed looks easier to use with circle and triangle.

[@trey0001069760]

During the Legend Of Luci Technique, he deals over 50,000 damage as an level one. Imagine how powerful these attacks will be with Noctis's Strength over 1000

[@rundmichaelonio3432]

Armiger should've been called the knights of arms 😎

[@Tsukidal]

how do you fight the Practaur in Story Mode?

[@asetoniffxv22]

suprosonic12 Go to tutorial, then select Practical Drills -> Next -> Armiger Unleased Sadly, you can only use it for AU.

[@-Four-]

Now i want the royal edition but i just reached level 120 and 118 the rest and got ALL legendary and rare weapons (balmung, zwill etc) even the sniper except the machineries So what i want to know is there any data transfer from norm to royal?

[@Cvvvv684]

the royal edition is basically just the main game on disc plus download code for royal pack and season pass. so all the dlc stuff just gets added to your current game saves after download. (I had the normal version and recently bought the royal edition so I know that for sure)

[@-Four-]

Zimtfuchs thanks a lot

[@incerno159]

Don't get your hopes down because of the fact that the Royal Edition only adds more enemies that are from Lvl 30-58 plus a larger map for Insomnia. There's a new superboss you should fight, and its name is Omega. Here are it's stats: Lvl: 119 HP: 555,300 Defense: 6,060 Spirit: 7,170 Swords: +99% Greatswords: +99% Daggers: +99% Guns: +99% Shields: +99% Machinery: +99% Fire: +99% Ice: +99% Lightning: +99% Light: Absorb Your best bet is to used the royal arms while its in its base form. When it goes berserk, use the normal weapons. Try not to use your armiger or your armiger unleashed at that mode as it is invulnerable during its berserker form. There's also a phase where its head will pop off. You can attack the head and also perform a link strike if all the party members are up. When you successfully perform it, the final attack can perform 99,999 damage in total, so make sure you go for the head. Anyway, those are my strategies. Good luck!

[@Wolfgirlloverxxx]

How do you get this training he is doing

[@zedekiahthemoonwalker]

Nice

[@philjamieross107]

I threw magic in that mod once not sure how i did it how did i di it?

[@timm285]

Is the $50 Royal update worth it? I’m up to chapter 6 in the game and I’m way above al the enemies in level.

[@asetoniffxv22]

If you have the base game already, you can buy the Royal Pack with just 20$. It's still a bit steep for the amount of content in it, but if you're not hurting for money, I'd say it's still worth it.

[@Cvvvv684]

absolutely!!! i can't even imagine how short and rushed chapter 14 without the royal pack must have been. the extra bosses and cutscenes are necessary

[@robertyambaojr6817]

Hi should i finish the game 1st before i can get the AU..i already get 13 royal Arms but the statue of founder kings are not there? Anyone can explane?

[@Do_not_at_me_bro]

4 years old, but yes only after you completed the story can you find it. Edit: in royal / windows edition it's there, otherwise you can get it as dlc

[@Notmayonez]

Excuse my stupidity please but do you have to have the royal edition to have the armiger unleashed ?

[@asetoniffxv22]

Yea, you will need the Royal Edition/Royal Pack to get it.

[@0Just_a_dude-being_a_Guy0]

Somehow my game doesn't commit to these combos finisher even if I do that. Dontk know if it's skill issue.

[@joshuaworman4022]

Hello! One thing I’ve noticed about this attack system is that it’s ungodly op to the point where it’s not even a challenge to fight end game bosses. For instance I killed zu in seconds. If I were to do a level 1 run would I still kill zu in seconds? Is there any way to nerf this thing? Thanks in advance.

[@macmarles3243]

The in game tutorial is horrid for this mechanic, i didn't understand at all until i watched a few videos on it. Sure this is old, but i only started playing the game this year in January when i bought my ps5. Thanks for making this, it really clears up the confusion created by SE's failure to explain things properly. They should have actually had a more detailed tutorial set aside for this instead of just a few dialog boxes saying vaguely what to do.

[@Pouria_odinson]

Well I don't know how but when I activated this, noctis strarted floating in the air like superman,just like when you hold square while fighting Leviathan 🤔

[@raiden538]

I can't use legacy of the lucii

[@Zenriesz]

Honestly, I wish you could have this earlier in the game. Yes Armiger Unleashed is op shit, but its literally just fun mode. at least there's the menace dungeons and Adamantoise where you can use this fun mode.

[@kokutennsh8899]

Is it only in the royal pack?

[@baleman7827]

Yes

[@neosis999]

Do you need all the dlc to get this?

[@Hidden_lvl]

Royal Pack

[@joshuaworman4022]

i gotta ask.. is there any way to nerf this thing? ill take a pc mod if one is available.

[@user-sm6gn3nl6o]

I understand you. Enemies die too fast. I have to nerf myself with food that reduces your strength to zero while buffing your magic.

[@joshuaworman4022]

@@user-sm6gn3nl6o ill take it!!!

[@manuelcolecchia9808]

How do I get the ring tho

[@boyzaya15]

Caedmon Hollows Thanks bro

[@brandon_4902]

Bro, I’m clicking triangle but it’s literally not even comboing. Oh man.

[@doubleaaj5792]

At 3:06 why does your Armiger last so long??? 🤔🤔🤔

[@asetoniffxv22]

Armiget Unleashed has a much longer duration than the base Armiger.

[@doubleaaj5792]

Asetoni FFXV oh really??? 🤔 Awesome!!! 😃Thanks for the info, i just fell in love with this game even more!!! 😁

[@brandon_4902]

How do I use that turtorial?

[@asetoniffxv22]

You can access it by selecting "tutorial" from the menu when playing on a save file that has Founder King's Sigil.

[@brandon_4902]

@@asetoniffxv22 Ohh, thnx man👍

[@rokiees1737]

I already try this combo, is very hard to do that, i always fail do that combo,, i think this combo like a dinasty warriors series.. Butt actually nooooo -_- is very hard to me ,, that circle is annoying make me always failed XD

[@jamokie920]

You Need a Play FINAL FANTASY XV ROYAL EDITION to get an ARMIGER UNLEASHED..!!

[@swordofetro8291]

This should be called Bootleg VERSUS Mode.

[@wakewind4129]

No

[@doubleaaj5792]

Is there a reason the armiger is lasting so long?!?!!

[@rifqihermawan1301]

the armiger bar last longger if you use armiger unleased instead of the regular armiger

[@incerno159]

If you have all the upgrades for the armiger, the Armiger Unleashed can last for over 3 minutes.

[@Roksana-gy1ek]

@@incerno159 but the question is, how do we upgrade It?

[@alphawolf1786]

@@Roksana-gy1ek he means the royal arms

[@joshuaworman4022]

to bad there isnt an accessory that makes you not have limit break.

[@joshuaworman4022]

@@plane3251 just cuz this weapon is so op. fights end so fast. i like good proper fights.

[@joshuaworman4022]

@@plane3251 thats awesome. what build do you have?

[@joshuaworman4022]

@@plane3251 unless thats to big of a question

[@joshuaworman4022]

@@plane3251side note. thats one thing i low key like about this game is its so rediculously broken it gets fun to rediculously break sometimes.

[@joshuaworman4022]

@@plane3251 that makes sense

[@Earaem]

I find it so, so unbelievable that after having spent hundreds of hours on the game I had no idea about these things - and that most of the time they didn't work. So, so, much incredible artwork and graphics gone to waste due to this horrible combat system and story : < Imagine if this game was just at least 'standard' when it comes to combat (imagine if it was just Devil may cry style like) or story -a simple story, told simply.

[@nameless5301]

FIRST DISLIKE.

[@asetoniffxv22]

thanks

[@boyzaya15]

Lmaoooo