The Best Stims In Patch 13.5!

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Today we’re figuring out the best stims, because things are different in 13.5 - especially when it comes to painkillers!
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00:00:00 Stims
00:00:28 Sponsor - The Ridge Wallet
00:02:01 Painkillers
00:05:47 Stamina Regen
00:08:11 Bleed Removal
00:09:40 HP Regen
00:12:15 Carry Capacity
00:13:44 Other (Energy/Hydration, Antidote, Perception)
00:17:17 Metabolism & Immunity
00:18:53 Best selection of stims
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[@Gigabeef]

This video is sponsored by The Ridge Wallet - check out the website here and make sure to use my code GIGARIDGE! ridge.com/gigaridge

[@gergoszabo7168]

their wallet sucks ass btw

[@colkillervin3560]

You know I just noticed something the keycard holder in tarkov is a ridge wallet

[@juggernaut501]

It's so good they had to make a real one

[@SupSheepey]

In game desc: A special small case for storing plastic cards, including key cards 😂

[@Taskarnin]

Card holders have been around way longer than ridge…

[@isaacsanders695]

lmao

[@colkillervin3560]

@@Taskarnin does that mean ridge wallet stole the design from eft? 🤔

[@TwiggehTV]

Quick tip if you go airdrop hunting : the 3-bt-g makes you loot 30% faster AND it lets you hear people better while looting

[@Atlas.-7141]

no way almost like it says that on the stim

[@McC1oudv2]

I also crack one when there are 15 bodies to go through on Factory.

[@jadonlimoges1830]

I use 3BTG whenever I run the heavy LSHZ, which I usually use on streets since audio on that map is utterly cooked and you're never hearing somebody beyond like 30 meters anyways

[@Atlas.-7141]

@@jadonlimoges1830 if you really want better perception pop an SJ12 with the 3BTG. SJ12 is also good at preventing starvation

[@Atlas.-7141]

SJ12 also lasts longer

[@mvahonk]

Great video as always! I just wanted to make a quick argument for L1. My buddy and I call it the "mini mule" because it gives +20 strength, which increases your weight limit by a little over 6 kilos. It also gives +10 endurance and +30 max stamina and a painkiller effect, which gives it one admittedly quite niche use case: Let's say you were in a pretty big fight and have a bunch a great loot which takes you over the point where you still regenerate stamina while walking. You could optimize your weight by dropping some stuff, unloading mags etc., but if either everything you have is pretty valuable so you don't really want to drop anything or you don't have the time to unload a bunch of 60 rounders, then L1 is absolutely perfect in these situations. It's extremely cheap, usually around 25k, and while it doesn't directly increase stamina regen, the +10 endurance does increase it a little bit and the +30 max stamina on top do noticeably increase your stamina POOL, so you can pop it, wait a few seconds to get regenerate to your new stamina maximum, and then book it to extract. The +20 strength allow you to still regenerate while walking, make you move a little faster overall, the bigger pool allows you to sprint for a little longer before having to walk, the +10 endurance also increase the regeneration (and the pool) a little, and you're also painkillered for the duration as a nice little bonus, saving you a goldenstar/ibu charge. So it all works really nicely together for those "done looting, time to book it to extract - ah damn i'm a bit overweight" moments. It costs only 25k, and it allows you to take let's say an extra helmet that you otherwise would have had to drop for weight reasons. Let's say a Bastion, that's I think about 60k at a vendor, so you just made 35k profit on top of the utility of the increased stats. Or let's say you otherwise would have had to pop a MULE instead, which is ~150k these days, so you even made 125k profit! The 2 minute duration is a little bit short, personally I would like to see that increased to 2.5 or 3 minutes, but you can make it work if you're mindful about it and plan accordingly. Depends a little on the map of course.

[@McC1oudv2]

Sj1s and L1s are great as cheap mini mules. Your loaded up 60KG and 2 mins away from extract, cracking 1 giving you the slight edge on strength allowing you to walk without losing stamina.

[@chanadlerbing8659]

SJ1 isn’t useless by any means. The massive increase to Strength and Endurance will give your PMC noticeably increased movement speed and jump height if your skill levels aren’t very high. I often use it as a way to close gaps and bound cover when I’m stuck out in the open or as a way to increase my jump height if my strength isn’t high enough to make certain skill jumps or to get into a cheeky angle. I also very often see “Rat Content Creators” use SJ1 to get into their sneaky spots like trees, raised corners, or the balconies on Streets.

[@colby1398]

So it's good for abusing bugs and places you aren't supposed to be. Cool. Definitely deserves to exist then. Smh

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

​@@colby1398 they aren't bugs and people definitely should be able to jump on shit. bad take is bad.

[@chanadlerbing8659]

@@colby1398 EFT players trying to not be the most miserable people in existence challenge (Impossible)

[@Vivi2372]

​@@colby1398suck less hun.

[@redtemple8918]

@@colby1398I mean climbing a tree and traversing difficult terrain are both pretty real world scenarios so idk what your saying

[@bozojoe197]

3-(b-TG) is good if you are going on a loot speed run. The attention skill helps you search faster when in bags, boxes, bodies, or cabinets. The perception also helps you detect loot at longer distances. If your attention is already 20+, the extra 30 that the stim gives you pretty much maxes out your attention which allows you also instant search a container.

[@Jemme95]

im pretty sure it doesnt work like that, u cant pop a stim to get the elite lvl buffs. That would been very broken

[@HardstyleJinx]

@@Jemme95 3-(b-TG) absolutely works like that. Having around 25 attention, using the stim makes me able to sometimes insta search loot containers.

[@tyleralan1470]

@@HardstyleJinx i might starting running it then nice

[@HardstyleJinx]

@@tyleralan1470 It works wonders on airdrops especially :)

[@BrainlessFallen]

Trimadol gives a big boost to strength, so using it with SJ6 is a really nice way to get out of a raid if youre heavy and dont have an obdolbos 2

[@i3lackfusion]

10 isnt really that much, unless it allows you to hit elite strenght

[@jadonlimoges1830]

I use SJ6 Trimadol to push resort on shoreline so I can not have to fight an 8 man of SVT gremlins after arriving 5 minutes into raid

[@BrainlessFallen]

its not much but its enough to go from not regaining stamina while walking at 56kg to being able to walk and regain stamina@@i3lackfusion

[@BrainlessFallen]

I would just use SJ6 the Trimidol really eats away at your energy and hydration, I dont think its worth popping for that even if i bring extra food and water to compensate for it@@jadonlimoges1830

[@FordFalcon54]

I just want to add that the surgery buff from eTG is another great reason to pop eTG over prop after a fight. If you have multiple limbs you need to repair you go from getting 20-30 hp back to 40-50 hp back. It's massive. I usually pop one if I get jacked up early in raid so I can continue onward and not have to push a reset extraction.

[@Greeev]

I've got 3100hrs in the game and never even noticed it had a surgery skill buff.

[@casc4]

Great vid, Great info!! Thanks

[@iam3Ga]

Great video, as always. Thanks bud

[@alexbaskov]

amazing video! i was using only 3-4 stims usually - propital, sj6 and adrenalin. but usually have morphine and mule too, just in case

[@Bane_Diesel]

When I first started playing I didn’t know what any stim was and found some stims in raid got into a fight and just injected 3 of them I don't remember what they all were but i knew one was an obdodoblos cuz I instantly died and had no idea why. Lmao

[@krelekari]

Adrenaline has been an underdog for a while and seeing it be pished into meta alongside many 9x18 and slug rounds getting a use with the armor rework has made this wipe do everything ive ever wanted tarkov to do

[@Deep9r]

For the Carry Capacity Stims, Obdolbos 2 actually gives you a lot more then just 45% Weight Limit and is better then Mule, cause it also boosts your Strength for 20 for the Duration.. But Trimadol + SJ6 is also a great Combo if you dont want one of the other ones.

[@animekid69]

With M.U.L.E's no longer craftable I use SJ1s as a poor-man's MULE. It certainly helps and isnt as debilitating as Trimadol. Great and informative vid as always!

[@ceepert2153]

early wipe I like to use the L1 if I find one as a budget MULE. If gives strength and endurance and max stamina. It wont help if you are deep in the red, but if you are just a few kilos past the point of regening when walking but you also dont wanna drop anything cause its early in the wipe and you need everything you can get, then its often a good way to get out alot faster, without spending 120k rubles on a stim

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

Ridge Wallet is basically the keycard holder from Tarkov.

[@beamingyoshitzgod]

sj12 is a big stim always keep one or two in the inj case. good for if you get a blacked head and you don’t want to have to think about your energy take an sj12 your energy and hydration will go up at the cost of around 100k doubles.

[@cliffmine1971]

Im pretty sure that Milk still gives Immunity 17:47

[@demjan96]

combination of trimadol + sj6 is a must have in a injector case, saved my ass many times before my my time that whas about to be up, and before cheaters that could hit my mask on night time woods multiple times but couldn't catch me up, this is the life-saver, no doubt

[@erickarge1838]

Same. I pop an sj6 and a trimadol when I’m loaded down overweight. I can sprint across the map no problem. Wonder why he didn’t cover this combo?

[@CeizoBro]

thanks for the info boys i didnt know this

[@jaybravo201]

I’ve heard this a couple times now… but can y’all briefly explain why to go with trimadol over MULE?

[@hankhasemeier6887]

​@jaybravo201 trimadol and sj6 both give you increased stamina regen and they stack so when you combine them your stamina literally regenerates faster than you can consume it. Mule doesn't give stamina regen so if you use sj6 and mule you will still lose stamina when you sprint.

[@erickarge1838]

@@jaybravo201 ditch the 170,000 rouple MULE and get with the 140,000 rouple sj6 and trimmy combo. And enjoy the added benefits of the trimmy for attention plus 10 and stress resistance plus 10. Huge for trying to exit a map and being observant. Mule is what we all used to use before we KNEW.

[@SpLitSecondS_]

I use sj1 often. If i get to about 50rg+ and just want to keep some mobility but don't use sj6 - it's a good option .. 20-35k quiet good price when you already have 6 thic container + like 20 other fool of good stuff and 20 000 000 + and fully upgraded everything - it's just a tip for a taxi

[@demarkisdinkins2737]

I just the golden balm thing and I got max metabolism pretty quick next is going be vitality max

[@igorborracini5722]

sj6+trimadol does the same as m.u.l.e. (unless ur 80kg+) except u have way more stam, should also be considered for weight

[@garyhamilton2104]

My man took the time to type out m.u.l.e instead of mule

[@Atlas.-7141]

ever since they took out the PK effect from propatol for like 3 weeks I been using adrenaline as my go to pvp stim

[@Necromantix]

Love your Videos

[@williamcase426]

Oh yeaaaa it's gigabeef here

[@brenomwm]

please do a profitable crafts for the hideout or a complete hideout guide !!

[@cole2225]

Buddy got the irl key tool

[@Hitman-qx2er]

Been using adrenaline this whole wipe for quick heals after fights

[@efners1]

Personaly on every raid i carry propitals, Obdolbos 2, sj6, etg, zagustin

[@Chronic0420]

Restricted ammo cases? What you mean also I have been waiting on my injector case for the quest but I am starting to realize it is locked behind set up so I went and grabbed on off flea this morning after having to drop a akm, a psu, a propane tank and a motor just to barely make it to the extraction on time with under a minute left in raid l after that i definitely said no more waiting I will spend the money 😂

[@JoeyyJr]

Elite vitality means bleeds stop on their own. So if you're lvl 21 or higher vitality then p22 could be used for a cheaper bleed removal option since the +30 vitality should give you elite perks.

[@glonger1877]

stats buffs don't give elite effects

[@McC1oudv2]

​@@glonger1877 It does, I've tested it it with a cocktail of attention giving drugs and foods to get instant container search. Level 8 attention + trimadol + 3btg + condensed milk = 51 attention giving temporary access to the elite skill. Mind you it has to be 51, 50 don't ccount.

[@biigsmokee]

@@glonger1877someone else said they do because when he injects attention he can instant loot

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

How many days has this wipe been going for by now?

[@behising5193]

Yo, quick question. While look7ng through your videos, you keep pulling up statustics that are pretty damn nice, where can i look at those and find more of the kind? Thanks in advance

[@Gigabeef]

Which type do you mean? There's a few sources/sites for different things (tarkov.dev, tarkov-ballistics.com, tarkovgunsmith.com for example)

[@ben1869]

Sadly it's outdated, but It's a good video, if you ever decide to do it again, I'd love it

[@thienjunheng5955]

For the hp regens stims 1hp/sec, does it mean 1hp shared amongst whole body or 1hp regen per body part? And if it’s shared amongst whole body which would they prioritise first?

[@lamutcb]

1hp/sec for each parts

[@yammyamm8480]

On the matter of leveling Immunity: I've been using croutons for their debuff in addition to Max Energy. Doesn't this work anymore, or is it just not worth the money?

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

idk what the negative on croutons is but you can't stack the exp.

[@laatrommi]

i have been running propital in my hotbar every raid since hitting flea and it has saved me many times but the pk effect after the fight is super annoying. especially with how crazy the prices are now, definitely thinking of switching to adrenaline.

[@weizen666]

Adrenaline has saved me a few times not as much as propitol did in previous wipes but the long PK effect is absolute trash. Adrenaline does wear off pretty fast too

[@cgriff1489]

I was watching this in front of a friend who doesn’t play Tarkov and has very little understanding of it and during the part where you’re explaining the food recovery synergy he just goes “Wtf I feel like I’m in math class how do you enjoy this game???” 😂😂😂

[@cootercrunch6537]

bro has a red card irl that's a real flex

[@thealaskaproject4875]

@gigabeef where did u get the keycards from

[@shawnolobri]

yo this is a super nice video

[@argo7155]

On painkillers always, no doubt. More times you will die because you can't run without legs than because you didnt saw something clearly on the edge of screen

[@jadonlimoges1830]

This wipe I've been using goldenstar and ibuprofen nonstop, propital craft basically makes PKs free. Just play max saturation max brightness and PK effect doesn't matter that much

[@TheInfiniteMag]

I dont care what your useing nothing beats the the raw power of chease and sprats

[@MaraJoshWana]

Combo SJ6 and TRIMADOL to run across the map in 2 mins. Combo propitol and adrenaline for insane healing

[@EnvyKoi]

DONT SLEEP ON THE L-1 its a baby mule and sj6. the l-1 gives strength, endurance, stamina and acts as a PK for 2 minutes the strength is +20 and endurance +10 so you can carry that extra bit and run longer. its been my goto stim since tagilla was first added...

[@shooterbornptatoe-5763]

People who don’t value stim cases blow me away. Good vid dude

[@Xelif9]

do health regens stack? for example if I use a blue blood and adrenaline

[@Gigabeef]

Yes! You can stack effects from different stims, just not the same one

[@erickarge1838]

Weight carry capacity can be overcome easily with SJ6 and a Trimadol. I can be massively overweight and still sprint across the entire map no problem… why was this not mentioned?

[@philritter9042]

i wanted to mention that aswell in most cases i prefer an sj6 over mule because the effect is arguably the same because in most cases i leave quick anyway after i have that amount of loot and don’t need all the time the MULE gives

[@erickarge1838]

@@philritter9042 not only that but sj6 and trimadol combo is 140,000 rouples while mule can go as high as 170,000. Plus that trimadol gives you plus 10 attention. And I like being attentive when I’m trying to get out alive with a huge bags of loot.

[@nategraham4007]

i just add a filter to my game so when i pk it looks normal with the exception of the blurr

[@trathanstargazer6421]

Remember to always drink your Max Energy!

[@loogi8264]

UPDATE WITH NEWEST WIPE AS OF 2024, PAINKILLERS NO LONGER BLUR THE SCREEN AND INSTEAD GRAYSCALE IT

[@argo7155]

Is mule still worth using? Like you need to loot 160k additional rubbles and more to make it worth. Wasnt it cheaper sometime ago? Like 70k?

[@PixelHorror]

I personally ALWAYS have a mule in my injector case. Yeah you need to loot alot to make up for it, but it's perfect for those raids where you kill a PMC that's absolutely stacked and you're carrying 3 weapons, a bunch of mags, armor, helmets and heavy barter loot etc. honestly its a must have, but only use when absolutely necessary.

[@Jibbzz]

Idk man, I actually don't mind the desaturation. I find it makes spotting EASIER for me since it kinda sharpens the outline of pmc's and scavs.

[@buZZrar]

Very nice video. There is only one problem. You've got the math wrong on all healing stuff. For eg: if Etg-c heals you for 6.5hp/s it's each body part healing 6.5hp/s. That's 7x6.5hp/s for a potential maximum healing of 45,5hp/s, if ever body part gets healed. Still, the video is great 👍

[@Yeet20001]

Y’all notice the SJ12 isn’t available anymore?

[@thericehatwok2375]

1:19 is that found in raid? If not it’s still fine, I want that in my stash

[@CorvusCorps]

Ridge walllleeeeet

[@infamouseggman]

They need to sit down for a day and re-configure the skill levelling, currently its ridiculous what it takes get anything other than metabolism to elite.

[@stageiiwappie950]

I need a stim that makes u immune to headeyes by cheaters

[@biigsmokee]

or ritualists

[@ethanreaper]

Surprised you use CMS over Surv12

[@Brent-jc2up]

SJ1 slander will not be tolerated

[@RafleXXus]

The new painkiller effect feels so bad to use now. I really hope they either go back to the old PK or find a new way to implement the PK effect.

[@calebmeyer2121]

Pretty sure it's working as intended, as the goal was to create a tradeoff between having painkiller active, and having situational awareness.

[@RafleXXus]

@@calebmeyer2121 I know they didnt want people to be 24/7 on PK. But theres a gillion alternative why did they have to make it so that you cant see half your screen + the lower saturation.

[@pizzarollking4397]

Would be better if morphine, stims affect your vision. Last i checked taking ibuprofen or using Vaseline didnt make me feel like i dropped acid. I think they should add in debuffs for taking too many painkillers; take damage over time after 5th or 6th use.

[@zaster500]

Tipp: dont use Goldenstar... Just Play with stims.. Nobody wanna Run around that Long with a disadvantage, youre Vision ist worst. They Change The Meta... So many Bush Campers and Rats already in The Game, If U Pre-med U get Killed way more often...

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

good video as usual but man i wish people would stop whining about the painkiller effect

[@yuma5297]

its 13.9 btw

[@TheFatesBack]

I actually hate the new PK and I never found the old effect bad at all

[@reginaldjamesmeyer7185]

Thank you for explaining this so stupid people like me can understand it 100% 😋

[@_Brohan]

this is why aquafps dies so much. he never uses stims, and i imagine a lot of people basically spam stims for these buff combinations and can't be killed by normal means lmao.

[@Mak933]

Hayche P

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

okay no lowering body temp is extremely useful, that is a must run stim for night players on woods and lighthouse in particular. that stim wins fights, they should absolutely not have their duration extended

[@Kayzizzle]

You really missed a huge opportunity to talk about the single most important stim sj12. It has a perception buff, massive in fact, that with any decent coms you can hear anything moving across the map hundreds of meters from you, especially with com 4. Seriously, slam this med, and you instantly hear the map come alive and no one, excluding speed hackers can come up on you without your knowledge. Sure it's expensive, but what's 60k to have knowledge of everything for 10 mins

[@krabistheisopod1376]

There was also some discussion I saw somewhere where obdolbos 2 sometimes kills you instantly outright on the spot after popping it, and the fear of this happening has made me stick to the M.U.L.E

[@caiolobo8291]

Isnt it obdolbos 1 ? Thought obd2 was safe

[@xXxNECROMONGERxXx]

Only obd1 insta kills, 25% chance. Obd2 is safe.

[@krabistheisopod1376]

oh, okay@@xXxNECROMONGERxXx

[@DutchManticore]

Stims should be removed in a "hardcore realistic" game

[@AnAngryRedGummyBear]

Don't make my adrenaline expensive! Why gigabeef!?!

[@AgentBooth]

Adrenaline's benefits this wipe have been no secret. You should be okay lol

[@skoomatroll]

I still don’t get why i’d use stims outside of trying to farm rouges first, fights just don’t last that long, AI some scav with m80 two taps me every raid recently

[@armchaireng]

When they do last longer and they do if you have decent gear, they make a big difference. Healing passively, removing pain which is now more important as they killed premedication will increase your uptime because you don't have to heal yourself and can spend this time shooting the enemy or moving. Also imagine you have two heavy bleeds and some light bleeds, a zagustin takes care of all of them in one click.

[@Shadowdoctor117]

when your legs are black

[@AgentBooth]

It's all about increasing survivability in marginal increments. Anything to give yourself a bit of an edge over the other guy, and they can add up pretty quickly if you are smart about it

[@LikeACrouton]

This is why you have the injector case. It's not like you're using all your emergency stims all the time, just when you need them. Plenty of these stims will save your life via saving you time when they're applicable.

[@garyhamilton2104]

20 minute video? For which stim to use? lol

[@thomp6ix558]

Maybe not the game for you

[@asdrol]

it’s a complex game 🤣

[@Shadowdoctor117]

Have an attention span longer than 30 seconds please

[@chad4921]

for real. how dare someone make an in-depth video about something the vast majority of a game's playerbase uses

[@deadzeddicious3684]

I enjoyed all 20 minutes.

[@br0leg274]

Will we see a hk416 build guide? It’s rarely seen outside of labs but I like the gun but I don’t find a good balanced between Ergo/recoil 🫣