How to Choose The BEST Relic! And Which One Should You AVOID? | Torchlight 3

[@CyberJellos]

I went with blood drinker on forge because the idea of a robot vampire seems funny to me.

[@CamperCarl00]

Sharpshooter and Coldheart is amazing if you're playing in a party. Not too far in myself, but we started on the hardest difficulty and it's been a breeze.

[@Realmasterorder]

I choose same they just seemed a very natural choice to keep things frozen and slowed while shooting them from a distance i play on 2nd Hardest difficulty solo so far only died only a couple of times main;y from being cheap and not using potions in time while i had like 15 of em :)

[@ya_boi_sieem6644]

Nice one

[@godCobain]

Thanks for the straight to the point vid

[@grindordiegaming5317]

I’m liking blood drinker on my dusk mage especially early game allows me to pump out all the dmg I want and need and stay alive with just one ability from the tree.

[@stasisbal]

It doesn't say so during character creation but all of the passive skills that say "Requires an equipped x" will also apply to exclusive weapons for the base class. It'll show up in the skill tree once you start the game. So Dusk Mage can use a Digitus, Sharpshooter a Bow, and Railmaster a Railhammer (?). This gives some more flexibility with the relics. The robot doesn't appear to have one. I didn't test every combination but made a few different characters and I assume this is the case across the board.

[@armyofninjas9055]

Chest gun = robot

[@saltyoldman654]

Playing as Blood Bot, very nice spin to win meta once you hit lvl 20, drains health fast and self heals, dishes out tons of damage and dots with zero downtime.

[@SamsonSlayer]

I'm loving Electrode on my dusk mage!

[@Vell1981]

And here i thought the Dusk mage was fucked when it comes to Relic Synergy?

[@sheepfly]

I really think this relic system is really bad, choosing this relic before you even played the game is stupid. To me the right way would be choosing this maybe at the middle or at the end of the game, or at least make you choose two of them and make you able to equip them whenever you want, with skill points that can only be spent on them.

[@orumaito5390]

i tested everything and the relic system is pretty bad for sure

[@cyricnosferat227]

I haven't played yet and honestly these relics are part of the reason. Seems strange to pick something that important first.

[@matthewjohnson7697]

Running a nasty Dusk mage Melee build with Flaming Destroyer and 2 handed sword. Flame cloak paired with consecration, and harmonic form enables some absolutely nutty bursts. I rely heavily on Basic attacks with standing inside dark spears. Currently playing on Painful.... but probably gonna go to Ridiculous soon due it being a cake walk.

[@saltyoldman654]

Just play the whole game on ridiculous, it’s the only difficulty I’ve I tried and I am enjoying the game a lot. I thought I would hate it based on people’s comments. The game feels like it was balanced at ridiculous, at least for anyone has played arpgs before. Anyways, good luck.🍀

[@matthewjohnson7697]

@@saltyoldman654 Yeah, I switch to ridiculous and I have gotten to 71 in djinn challenge with this build. I ran into a light defense issue around the 50's dumped a little damage for defense..... but the build is still going strong. Alot of fun.

[@Subject_Keter]

I am playing on the Switch so it abit.. unstable and Blood Drinker has saved my bacon, i can literally tank the necromancers bone tornado move and just heal right through it. Imo the best.

[@mpandunky]

I didn't give this one much thought when starting the game, as I didn't have any picture of what the skills will look like. Realizing later that you can't change relics is just demotivating. Why did they scrap the flexible relic system from Early Access??

[@antongrigoryev6381]

The system as it was in early access was garbage - not only it was pretty hard to get a new relic, but you also needed to lvl-up it from 0. Consider fixed relics as your second class. You have no idea how class skills look like too, right?

[@lilsabin]

I think this was done , so you ll have to roll a new character, thus playing the game more 🙂

[@vincentco7995]

I just started and went with bane for my dusk mage. i spam autoattack with my snecko stick, spectral spiders for great dmg + summons. I have frenzy and stormblade for legendary skills to buff my autoattack. tier3 radiant strike is also great because of corpse explosion.

[@tears_is_cool]

I’m really liking my Flaming destroyer with my dusk mage! Like I’ve been having so much fun with him!

[@gnomekingclive]

I took coldheart with my sharpshooter...oof snowstorm is great though, long freezes and crits. Too bad it doesnt work on bosses though.

[@ZEIT9393]

Coldheart Sharpshooter has been great for me so far, but haven't done Ridiculous difficulty yet.

[@Makoto03]

I'm starting my first character now and picking Railmaster with the Electrode Relic. I'll try Blood drinker relic for next one.

[@inoutsoccer11]

Doing the same thing right now! Haven't enjoyed the train so far in the first few minutes. Hopefully it grows on me.

[@aidankhaos7687]

@@inoutsoccer11 The train is dope once you add more carts

[@inoutsoccer11]

@@aidankhaos7687 I’m currently level 12 and have invested in mainly the electrode abilities. I’ll have to start upgrading the train to see how it is! I have been getting used to following me around now.

[@armyofninjas9055]

Honestly, flaming destroyer is prob the best. Blood drinker is ok. But I ran through all of endgame as a forged/blooddrinker and am kind of disappointed with the tree. Flaming destroyer on the other hand is nasty af.

[@badash1738]

I run the blood drinker with a rail master slammer! Fat bleeds, huge health pool and tons of aoe n mobility with spinning hammer! Plus the blast charge 40% vulnerability and the return charges with spinning hammer and the full endurance on spinning blade for the huge spikes is nice! The great weapons procing rupture on my bleeds is nice! Build up that relic energy and cast dance of death and spam your t3 spinning blades on a boss as you auto him and watch the health disappear!

[@Yashoo1991]

Dude I think rail master is the best I love it so much

[@kanetidus]

Blood drinker for the robot and Flame destroyer for the Rail Master. I'm happy that they released this game for PS4 as well

[@armyofninjas9055]

As someone with an 11yo pc, yep. I'm happy they released on ps4 as well.

[@Yusei255]

they should give an update that allows us to change the choosen relic. even if you have to pay like 50k gold

[@jadecat4321]

I use cold heart for my sharp shooter summoner build. Never die with it. Good hardcore choice relic

[@karels149]

I want to purposely choose the worst build and make it work haha

[@wastingtime2380]

Good idea! On riddiculous difficulty

[@karels149]

@@wastingtime2380 I just need to figure out which build that'll be... Any ideas?

[@adfinemrising]

@@karels149 ez just choose cold heart and dusk mage's 1st light and 1st dark skills.. they are the most trash skills ive ever seen

[@biblicallyaccuratefurbie4690]

@@adfinemrising Dusk has two choices for first dark skill, and Dark spears is crazy good for building dark if you're running mostly light skills.

[@ronaldglenn11]

How about a ice relic i'm using sharpshooter?Why disregard this build,the most trashy build?

[@MRDRK1]

If you offer me a choice of elemental based powers, I'll always take lightning unless I'm building a VERY specific role-play character in mind that requires one of the others.

[@dantles]

am using blood drinker on sharpshooter and for me works well

[@AstralAnubes]

Probably the worst synergy in the entire game tbh

[@duhsakadsoul1824]

what about curse captain i like undead type characters since its a ghost its part of undead which relic to choose i'm a new to the game

[@fayt9121]

frozen heart also buffs basic attacks from rifles

[@Triolochris]

Thank you!

[@sindalomeion]

Playing sharpshooter with cold heart; used to have dusk mage with blood drinker. I may try forge with flaming destroyer.

[@Dardrol]

So no relic for Dusk Mage? :C

[@Vulkan_Gaming]

Really versatile and can really excel with any of em. But I recommend Electrode 👍

[@corruptfaith6674]

I personally think bloodseekers with a cyclone build is the best spell in the game.

[@etiennegaus8570]

Im playing railmaster electro. I have 2 aktive skills and im doing nothing just aas and if a boss os comming im pressing both skills and done ..:D

[@Dontah]

Sharpshooter with Bane sounds really fun to me, and probably is what I’ll do lol

[@gegu6257]

I like sharpshooter with the passive parts from blood drinker :3

[@Dontah]

@@gegu6257 I can see that being great for survivability for sure!! Sounds fun either way!

[@elmakiogr8097]

one of the best builds for sharshooter

[@manbenitez247]

So which is for the Duskmage?

[@ReadyAimFire_]

Pretty much all will do. I use lightning.

[@shadowweaver1599]

From what I heard the electrode and the poison are the best but I'm not sure myself

[@manbenitez247]

@@shadowweaver1599 you're 3 month way too late, i don't even plan this garbage anymore

[@ShockwavesFTW]

@@manbenitez247 He took the time to reply to you and you reply like a dick? Nice one.

[@manbenitez247]

@@ShockwavesFTW yeah because he replied 3 months late...how else would you like me to reply? Ask me for help and I'll reply 3 months later.

[@jintonic8959]

Blood = Immortal Electro = Most Damage

[@Ligael_Verne]

So, what if I choose a relic but it doesn't match (or badly) with my build, do I have to start over ?

[@AlexAlex-ie1jr]

Yep you cant change

[@Ligael_Verne]

@@AlexAlex-ie1jr ah...:/ Thank you.

[@maclemaster2187]

Yes

[@elmakiogr8097]

think it as you pick a class

[@Mortac]

Someone said that if you use a weapon that does the corresponding damage according to your relic then it doesn't matter which class or skill you use.

[@Wawawalulu]

Playing in ridiculous. Cursed pirate+bane makes for a stupidly op experience. Spawn mates, spawn spider, spawn first mate, cast fire, drop banner, cast miasma, black spot enemies. Everything dies in seconds. Just fought sadista. She didn't last longer than 15 seconds. Didn't hit me once....is this game broken lol. Needs to be another 2 difficulties above ridiculous.

[@elmakiogr8097]

I play the game since the 6th and all the players that bought the game from early could. Avoid cold heart relic, all the others are good for different builds. The most used right now in the meta builds is the electro one and bane. Fire relic is also really good with blood one at the same place.

[@JoeGameVideos]

i wonder if i should buy it or not i like diablo but i dont like path of exiles so much i just look for a diablolike game with like you can make your own builds find alot of loot and uniques to improve your hero etc. and bosses aswell for rare enemies etc. a game that doesnt end quick or after a bit . i did enjoy wolcen but completed the game to quick i had to refund it.. also there was just 1 build th at oneshotted all bosses basicly.. Torchlight and Chronicon those 2 games i wonder wich is better and same look like as the diablo 2 or 3

[@bubumic2971]

I want Blood drinker ... Unfortunately i don`t own the game and i doubt i will now that covid shut down my workplace... I guess i`ll wait for the cracked version ...

[@Varangian_af_Scaniae]

Not having the option to switch a skill you have to choose before you can play the game is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

[@antongrigoryev6381]

You are doing basically the same with classes.

[@GajeelRedfox]

@@antongrigoryev6381 No, you aren't. Classes have different identities and you are free to switch around within their boundaries. Maybe you start out as a fire mage, but you either don't like it or you get a cool staff which buffs cold spells, so you switch. It is flexible. A relic is much more rigid and it is an absolute joke you can't switch it. It's like if you couldn't reset skill points. It is a braindead move from the developers, and a great sign why not to buy this game - at least not for its current price. If a developer team pulls such bullshit out of their ass, that is a sign of incompetence and/or laziness.

[@antongrigoryev6381]

@@GajeelRedfox Switching whole build for one weapon... dunno. If I have a character theme in mind (fire mage), I play it the whole time.

[@antongrigoryev6381]

@Roger Maybe. But still. If you have the possibility to respect for a new weapon - fine. But if you don't? You are not gonna respec your mage if you found a nice sword, trying to get a melee character, right? You are not going to complain that you can't do it? Well, there are games where you can, but it is a serious design decision and isn't in any way necessary for any game. In most games, you are locked within your class and can use only the abilities it gives, you can't respec out of its boundaries. Relics are the same. They are basically your second class, and I see no reason why they 'must' have the ability to be changed.

[@jprec5174]

Idk that’s how old rpgs worked. You made and remade characters until you found the best build. Was the same with diablo 2

[@godzillaboiii9804]

Soo what’s the best one?

[@noname-sd1tc]

Yea this is exactly why locking in your relic at character creation is a terrible idea. There shouldn't be a bad choice or relics 'you need to avoid.'

[@brodyjauregui6345]

I like bane and blood drinker by far

[@twistedmezelf]

I went with railmaster and the ice relic. The relic is completely useless but i wanted to build a pain train anyway

[@brodyjauregui6345]

But my main is bane dusk mage 🧙‍♂️ just for some advice I guess

[@DV8N1]

Are the skills/passives requiring a certain weapon to be used that big of a deal?

[@Vulkan_Gaming]

Not unless you want to go for a basic attack build, which Railmaster is the only viable option there, otherwise you'll be using your skills most often.

[@DV8N1]

@@Vulkan_Gaming Thanks for answering the silly question! Restrictions like that make me second guess too much

[@antongrigoryev6381]

@@Vulkan_Gaming Is Railmaster totally built around basic attacks viable at higher difficulties?

[@jacobjordan8340]

I dont get the hate for this game, granted im waiting to pick up a copy once it drops on switch, but it looks like a really fun, albeit simple, arpg. The relic system also looks like an altoholics dream 😍

[@AlessandroGuarita]

I waited for the Switch release and I having a lot of fun. I really don’t understand all the hate, too

[@jacobjordan8340]

@@AlessandroGuarita so I've actually been pretty disappointed with the switch port. The game itself is fun, but it needs optimizing. TL2 runs great so I hope they can patch it on par with that port

[@Subject_Keter]

Game is friggin unstable but fun. Doesnt help as something about Particules and effects makes the Switch feel sick and slow even in like Mario Kart BUT the game is still fun... just make sure to take it abit slow.

[@madbliffe3933]

staff bane dusk mage is fkin op :)

[@bigsandwich1238]

blood on my dusk mage is broken af

[@sapsaFe]

which relic is the best for dusk mage?

[@Vulkan_Gaming]

Dusk Mage can benefit from Electrode when you build around Entropy Orb. Most of the relics will work pretty well since DM doesn't really lean towards any single element or playstyle.

[@sapsaFe]

@@Vulkan_Gaming thank You Vulkan. Loving the content you make.

[@Ahsgar84]

1 bane...... 2 bane 3 bane and bane no more questions !!

[@brodyjauregui6345]

I like this vid

[@nicholaswillcox]

Not sure what the problem is but a lot of your videos audio is EXTREMELY low.

[@klown5809]

So dusk mage pair with nothing 😔

[@elmakiogr8097]

he is great with electro, really good

[@matthewjohnson7697]

Dusk Mage can work really well with all of them. Electro and Fire seem to be the best for them imo. I actually prefer using a Dusk Mage with a melee oriented build so that might be why I think so.

[@TheRhysStreams]

Electro is pretty solidly the big dick screen aids relic. It's just LIGHTNING EVERYWHERE MWUAHAHAHA Thor bullshit, especially on a railmaster with the train and a big hammer. or you can be a tanky shield railmaster if you want cuz mace, but why do that? BIG HAMMER SMASH.

[@bradencluster4739]

This or Wolcen?

[@tonyperna697]

I spent more game time in Wolcen. It has much more depth than Torchlight 3.

[@coulombeQC]

Path of exile

[@bradencluster4739]

@@coulombeQC I don't want to play Path of Exile...

[@ZEIT9393]

T3 and Wolcen both until Last Epoch finishes

[@Krakenborn]

Nice vid, but u need to watch out for very low volume audio. Increase it and u are good.

[@bile897]

Can you switch relics?

[@saltyoldman654]

No

[@JT-qi1wk]

Did u even watch the video

[@maclemaster2187]

Torchlight 3 is garbage

[@antongrigoryev6381]

Why are you watching this then?

[@holyflame2]

@@antongrigoryev6381 Because he's trash, and we all know trash should go to garbage...

[@TheVanOvanShow]

Idk it's kinda feeling slapped together like an after thought at the same time as perfect world was sucking up funds from genshin impact