How to Play Buck in Paladins - Season 4 (2021)

[@AndrewChicken]

I hope this guide was helpful! Do you have any other tips for Buck that I might have missed out on this video? Join my Discord server: discord.gg/fnjV3nV Follow me on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/andrewchicken

[@Habibalhoque]

Do a damba guide pls. If u want, I can help with it

[@DypsyNotSeen]

Thanks Andrew. Much love💙💙

[@matheusmartinhogalvani1716]

correct if im wrong, but buck never was a tank, sure he had a lot of health and low hp, but he was a flank too, but a flank who wins the fight by the time running enemies out of their shots and cooldowns

[@T.K.F.]

Andrew! Ty for this video

[@rainer9931]

Oh well guess who decided to show up with the Buck Guide

[@Toiletstainz]

Has anyone ever realised that buck and pip have a very similar kit

[@arcmiguel13]

Indeed

[@Toiletstainz]

@babydoll he means buck has a slow in his kit

[@shury1265]

@babydoll an ability that slows the target

[@MajorMasonGaming]

@babydoll r/wooosh

[@rillafy7966]

The primary fire is so different tho but the others yeah similar

[@gronkmane]

Andrew you put these how to champ videos together so well. I watch them all even if I don’t play that champ. It helps me play against them. Thanks for these

[@kirt5414]

this would of been helpful for other people but as i am a buck main i knew this stuff already, great content by the way!

[@vishalsheral7741]

Me: level 80 buck Also me: ay lets watch this

[@gronkmane]

I watched the grohk one with a 125 grohk lol there’s always more to learn

[@desmondroyaltyfrye56]

I’m a Buck main and I have top 5 tips to improve at this juggernaut. 1. Positioning: If your health is running low make sure to take cover from enemies. Similar to Androxus, Buck can jiggle peek with ease. 2. Buck has some counters that deny him, Evie and Maeve are dive flankers Evie’s cripple from her ultimate shuts down Buck easily. Maeve doesn’t have a cripple but she can burst him from the numerous height of her jumps. Be sure to pressure them and go in for a clean kill, Buck can easily take down Maeve and Evie due to their health pools and the large damage that’s augmented from his shotgun. 3. Buck is a brawler flank and is able to ambush champions, he good against blaster champions and off tanks. Make sure you find cover to pressure them and be careful when three enemies charge at you, unlike the other flanks Buck fails at 1v4 or 3. Don’t put Buck in the enemy backline besides his recovery he isn’t able to survive from more toughest champions like Grover and Moji. 4. Wait for your time: Buck is like a large predator find low health enemies hiding in covers. 5. Due to his broadness, Buck can take damage though be careful how long you stand out in the open.

[@danielrobinson5263]

Finally he did it 🤣 thanks man. I wanna see a new ruckus guide now cause I'm planning on grinding him a bit

[@dangernoodle1000]

Really good guide overall, but I have to seriously disagree with the Ensnare loadout you put together. Tangled is basically a useless card. Having one extra damage boosted shot doesn't really help you all that much. Some people might not know this, but Ensnare ONLY lets you kill things faster if you are fighting a target that has anywhere between 2301-2720 HP (or effective HP through things like DR). The average health pool of targets you fight is 2200, meaning that you can kill them in 3 shots + net regardless if you have a damage boost or not. If you are having to fire a fourth shot, it's likely because the enemy only has a small amount of health remaining, at which point it doesn't matter if you have a damage boost because you are going to kill them anyway. Tangled still works fine into tanks, but they aren't really your main target. Stomping ground is good as a level one filler when you aren't playing Bounce House, but I find it weird to put it at level 3 here. Net shot is your main ability, so I find it better to just run normal Net shot cooldown reduction (preferably at level 4-5 minimum), especially since it doesn't rely on you getting a kill. Bully is a fine card, but the highest I'd put it at is level 4. At level 5 I feel like you are investing too many points into a card that falls off significantly once the enemy starts building cauterize. I also think that it is a little weird to build Ensnare for this much sustain. If you want sustain, just play Bulk Up. Gotcha is SERIOUSLY underrated. I probably have 100+ hours in Ensnare at this point and this card is what lets me win like 90% of my fights. Having this card at level 4-5 combined with Concussion at level 5 gives you a 40-50% increase in movement speed for 3 seconds with only a 2 second effective cooldown. The movement speed helps you dodge/juke enemy attacks, catch up to enemies, run away from dangerous situations, or just move around the map when you are trying to get somewhere quick without using your leap. The best part is that you don't even have to hit an enemy with your net to gain the movement speed, so if you miss you still get value from your loadout.

[@AndrewChicken]

Good points. The reason I like Tangled here is because like I said, this is better to run when you anticipate having to fight tanks at some point. That extra shot, boosted by Bully, gets you a bit more sustain on that tank you're fighting, and if you're fighting someone like Makoa, that damage boosted headshot can be very spicy. You could definitely go for something like what you're proposing with Gotcha, in fact that actually sounds like something fun I want to try.

[@jakeislavic3024]

Oh I see, another gotcha enthusiast

[@sokol6601]

Gotcha is the best card in a ensnare build always lvl 5 so useful

[@THEFooLagoon]

I dont play buck, and gotcha is like the only card at 5 in the deck, i find it usefull, i can chase faster while they are slowed. And if they die fast enough i can just escape with 50% faster speed.

[@madlad3678]

This was a amazing guide helped alot, can you do a sha lin guide next?

[@soul3ater197]

Oh my god I've been waiting for this for 84 years Andrew

[@williammcdonald9416]

Another tip using Buck:pls time your jumps using bounce house and not jump directly onto them because it just disorients you and youve just wasted a card,have some precognition as to where you want your enemy to be and an escape route planned if necessary

[@-itzsimplegaming-970]

@AndrewChicken hey man it was very enjoyable to play with you. Was khan and corvus on the back to back games. Along Mattzy who was Ash and Tyra. I'm happy I got a chance to finally play with you. I ended up playing with some of the pro players already and kreepers. You were going off as buck. Also don't let the negativity get to you. Even if it doesn't bother you in the slightest you were very friendly in game. This is a guide on how you recommend buck to be played. Reading some of these comments make me think some people don't understand your just trying to be helpful. Paladins is already a small community but I'm glad we got some good KZbin's like you and kreepers. Keep up the good work man would love to play again with you!

[@acronsjaguar]

Do you still play Paladins?

[@-itzsimplegaming-970]

@acronsjaguar I haven't actually played paladins for awhile, I became a trucker and am not really home. That's what I have been doing for a the last two years.

[@golgolt0147]

Thank you so much for this guide!!!!!!!! big big thanks!!!

[@Sirdesqwee]

yess good timing i just decided to use buck a lot more this would help alot

[@filipobrovac9825]

Damn buck used to be a frontline? Could someone please tell me more? That genuinly sounds really interesting, like was he really similiar or different?

[@sokol6601]

This video was amazing it will help buck new players a lot but i think that the card rapid sustain is useless especially with bulk up i think that u need to go full damage reduction even with cautz buck will be super hard to kill (sorry for my English 😂😂😂)

[@TimothyMark7]

i run both DR cards for both Recovery and Heroic Leap because it basically turns buck into a literal tank for the flank class and you can even face tank both skye and terminus's ultimate

[@sherlockjura]

aye, buck is a beast

[@TimothyMark7]

@@sherlockjura nice he's one of my mains

[@tasoganedude]

9:27 NO diminishing returns!? Also, I haven't been hearing good things about Deft Hands from anyone. Is it really that bad? The worst thing that can happen to you is reloading mid-fight that either gets you killed or an enemy that manages to get away.

[@camyeoman4180]

i like all the builds but i never know which one to choose

[@MyLifeMyRules-m6v]

hey andrew thank you so much for this guide i have improved alot especially with his jump. anyways can you pls make a koga guide or another flank like vatu i really struggle with their mobilty pls make one

[@TheTodd38]

Omg yessssss you do not know how much I wanted this since I've started playing as him

[@rubenwallace563]

Dude thank you!!

[@raah6025]

Yes sir This is what I needed

[@Yazoon_S]

Your really skilled at playing buck Andrew :D

[@jomshutpirashkov8976]

Really good video

[@RollPlayLife]

Morale boost is also a great item to pick up for buck.

[@mertcancoskun4658]

God damn it Andrew Chicken is god at this game.

[@miles6937]

2:27 the slow not damage woops

[@husseinhannan1955]

Good guide, but I still literally cant get any kills and always die instantly. Can you help me somehow?

[@generalknez3942]

Indomitable cockroach? *LAUGHS IN ZHIN*

[@tobykilla1403]

After watching this video I went from 5/10 average kd to 15/5 average kd :D

[@garabdorje]

Awesome!

[@lindaunderling4637]

I have an issue with,reloading and, buck is a huge target for lex, skye, moji, and even maeve. And ESPECIALLY talus

[@willyibrahim6509]

And what ia the best talent?

[@denaro7455]

Who do you think is better Sha Lin or Willo?

[@ethanhoff480]

Finally it happened!

[@vilonis2638]

How many days till the top 5 videos?

[@domsnipx9620]

this helped me alot whos next ?

[@NeonLightRays]

i remember when i first got the game in ob 64 buck was my first main

[@Tentaku64]

It's here. It's finally here :v

[@kisapniaq]

We did it. My god we did it

[@starleybriggs9016]

Can we get another ruckus guide?

[@callmespeed7979]

Amazing

[@djuzzen6907]

What buck was a tank +:D

[@pepper5439]

The only talent i find bad for Buck is just Bulk up see yeah at the begining is so goo,but the longer the match goes the worse it gets.And at the end where enemies bought caut 3 u wont be healing and dealing big dmg unlike with Ensnare and Bounce House

[@Toiletstainz]

You run bulk up for the extra hp after recovery used and the dr build, its not about the heal

[@pepper5439]

@@Toiletstainz what do u mean its not about heals bulk up is for healing yeh it gives 300hp but still buy caut and talent is gone

[@Toiletstainz]

@@pepper5439 the 300 heal isn't the main thing about playing that legendary, if you are playing bulk up with the dr build you pop the heal before you engage, giving you easy 1v1 then let caut fall off and pop it again to heal up

[@Mrtamps]

2:20 didnt know you could increase the damage by 0.5 seconds

[@bsw6847]

oh good im not the only one who noticed that

[@laylowxalex]

That's like 1 or 2 shots I think

[@Dicqhaver]

raventric would like this

[@Messmerrtheİmpaler]

Atlas is a good pick agaisnt buck Atlas’s f ignores Buck’s damage And he can cancel buck’s recover with setback He can easly kill buck Atlas is a good counter to buck

[@lindaunderling4637]

"Buck isn't good at fighting multiple champions so find a lone champion" Ok, I get that. But what do I do in the meantime. I'm not contributing by helping with the point unless people are contesting it. I constantly struggle playing flank whenever there aren't enemies to flank. I have this general question of what do I do as a flank when not flanking? Even with moji im rather useless as anything but a flank. But at times flanking is suicide so I just hide and wait for an opportunity. Whoch isn't helping my team

[@troncoboy9372]

Honestly just jump in there do a bit of dmg and run away it might not do much but it will slow the enemies a but

[@lindaunderling4637]

@@troncoboy9372 i take it i rush in,do the dmg them literally bounce out? Since i probably wouldn't survive the cooldown. And also, i find buck incredibly difficult to fight other flanks. Any general help for each flank?

[@troncoboy9372]

@@lindaunderling4637 honestly don't really have any tips except invest in cauterize and chronos

[@vermin1816]

bucks damage is pretty underrated. it's really easy to get headshots with him (and as you've heard from this video, his headshot damage is deadly), if you're sure you can't dive into their backline to get a kill, help out on the point a bit or help out someone who's alone in the right flank for example. the damage you dish out will be noticeable, you can turn the guy easily into a damage class champion.

[@Toiletstainz]

Buck is literally one of the best anti flank flanks with ensnare. Just got to time it right with any or the flanks that have cleanse abilities. Moji and talus bit are easy fodder for buck.

[@Osbud]

Yay

[@jamierdrake44]

Imagine raventric watching this video

[@mcdodo8466]

Finally ffs

[@TimothyMark7]

who else wished Vora got a mantis or Insectoid skin, if she ever got an actual skin like this twitter.com/Matilda_Fiship/status/1361039855921360896?s=19 I would actually try her out I hope someone like ThunderBrush sees that and give her an actual Insectoid skin

[@cecily_cardew]

Eeew buck sucks why do u even make a video about him. And not even cuz he is mechanically boring, but his personality and lore are also meh. Like its on par with viktor, but that one is just a csgo knockoff so its acceptable

[@soranheart9414]

Buck is cheese

[@ginoplaygames8873]

Pls make a vid how to lvl paladins fast with uit buying the lvls

[@clouds7705]

If you mean leveling up champs then be sure to play in a party

[@ploopyttt6536]

Took you long enough

[@deevee3101]

I played against you nd you shut down my whole team on an onslaught 🤦🏿‍♂️. I stood long S I could with yag nd no help. Accept my friend request lol👊🏿👊🏿

[@pabloboss4356]

I hate this champ so much

[@DarkkSorcerer]

Me too When I play With Drogoz i target him One Dragon Punch he's out Drogoz🔥🔥💪

[@d1mix137]

The best hint is, don't play whit Buck, he have a looooots of problems, go play whit Andro, he's op.

[@ayeitzdj]

Ah yes bounce house, the brain dead talent that easily wipes & requires no aim and or skill, makes you wonder why this game’s player base is still decreasing over time.

[@TOT0_797]

Took you long enough