How to Play Ivy and Cervantes in Dungeons & Dragons (Soulcalibur Build for D&D 5e)

Today we have a build for Ivy and Cervantes from Soulcalibur in Dungeons & Dragons! If you want to use a very long sword, or two more reasonably sized swords in D&D 5e, this video will have you covered!
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[@kingdomkey01]

Fun fact: Ivy’s real name is Isabella Valentine, leading to the fan theory that she got the nickname Ivy due to her initials.

[@reloadpsi]

That was a fan theory? I brazenly assumed that to be canon :P

[@kingdomkey01]

@@reloadpsi My understanding is that it has never been officially confirmed, but is widely accepted as true.

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

So you're saying we could equally name her Four.

[@kingdomkey01]

@@thegreatandterrible4508 Yup

[@apex2000]

Wasn't she adopted though? So Valentine not her original name either?

[@nicolasvillasecaali7662]

On the twelfth day of Christmas My good Sr. Tulok brought me: Thirteenth paternal blood bonds Twelve dreamy rivals Eleven bottled pirate ships Ten Martial fighters Nine Red starfleet uniforms Eight Fantastic Couples Seven Rebel Spirit cops Six Lively toys Five Angry space wizards Four Hunted devils Three Prideful Greek heroes Two Crime fighting gals And a lemur up in a pear tree!

[@alessandropereira4976]

You, my friend, are doing god’s work

[@jeepersmcgee3466]

Comment this on every video this month and I'll give it the thumbs up each time

[@maclainrockett8572]

The 14:03 Brennan Lee Mulligan reference was noted and appreciated

[@BackyardDan]

I love the Brennen Lee Mulligan ref in this.

[@recordlowrollers9841]

Truly, the internet’s cool older brother, zoning out thinking about swords, the Merovingian Dynasty, and busted D&D builds.

[@BachyBud]

😅 I just commented asking if that was a reference! Thank you for confirming it! I thought I was losing my mind

[@4sherKing]

ngl I was gripping the edge of my seat waiting for Tulok to say "Hexblade" during the Ivy build

[@drizlek]

I know in previous versions of DnD they had bladed whips. Essentially whips with metal barbs woven in. Think they did 1d6 slashing. They also had a whip master class that could actually use a whip as a ranged touch attack or use the whip to disarm enemies from a distance.

[@chatyxd6078]

That's cool, definitely adding that to my homebrew ideas

[@thetribunaloftheimaginatio5247]

It was called the Whip Dagger, and it was basically a short sword with ten feet of reach. Pretty cool... but I like whips in 5e.

[@aquamarinerose5405]

Honestly shocked to see Ivy wearing ANY armor. My first thought was Kensei+Battlemaster for the sword stabbings stuff, but then I saw her wisdom go to 8 and saw that I was VERY wrong.

[@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657]

In a game where gals ain't just sex dolls that fight, she would wear actual armor, and her chest piece is actually called a breastplate.

[@aquamarinerose5405]

@@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657 I get your point, but that tone worries me a bit like you're on the verge of going off into a rant.

[@ArcCaravan]

Good thing Mage Armor exists.

[@ArcCaravan]

@@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657 Or a game that prioritizes realism over attempts at style.

[@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657]

​@@aquamarinerose5405only rant would be based around how scantily clad she is and how a woman who is as martially competent as she is would likely choose something that amounts to more than painful armored lingerie. Because it doesn't matter who wrote the character, bad taste is bad taste.

[@lead_downpour8854]

14:02 is that a Brennan Lee Muligan reference from the first episode of game changer?

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

Game recognize game... changer

[@reloadpsi]

"Somebody said it's pronounced 'ri-po-say.'" That person is getting an F in French and probably thinks "suplex" is pronounced "suplay." (It isn't.) "Riposter" is a French verb meaning "to retaliate," and is pronounced "ri-POSS-tay." "Riposte" is a French noun meaning "retaliation" (mainly an instance of retaliation more so than the broad concept of retaliating) and is pronounced "ri-POST" or "ri-POSSED" (it varies somewhat by dialect.) You've been saying it right this whole time.

[@Telawin]

honestly I'm really excited for this build... I know you're not going to homebrew a weapon for Ivy but sword whips are my favorite fantasy weapon

[@ronin_nightblade9792]

Tulok: “If you like girls with huge… swords.” Also Tulok: “Spank me vampire mommy.” Lmao 🤣

[@stratus42]

Was looking forward to this one. Can finally learn how to play my main in soulcalibur in DnD (Cervantes). Guessing hexblade, but let's see

[@philipsgrignoli7866]

He did that for me already, my mains are Siegfried and Nightmare

[@Pomlithe]

Heyyy, I caught that Brennan Lee Mulligan reference about swords. Wonderful. Game Changer's great, please get Dropout y'all.

[@sothebardsays...5049]

You sir! Yes you! ...were an absolute pleasure to have at the table today for PAX! Your encyclopedic command of the rules is an inspiration to a very lazy DM friend of mine... not me... no... not whatsoever. This Ivy build is fantastic and its very..... cheeky😏😉

[@b_olson542]

I have been sick for days and these videos have been the highlight of my time. Gracias.

[@Ghost_in_the_Rain]

My favorite video of the month so far! Really want to try the Cervantes build

[@maevringendrick]

YOU MADE BRACHYDIOS IN SOULCALIBUR 6 I LOVE IT

[@Godzillakuj94]

You're welcome

[@dartdevious561]

These builds and the last four sound so fun!!

[@matthewbrown3240]

Immediate like for the Cake reference in Ivy's goals.

[@underware_pr]

MORE SOUL CALIBUR BUILDS LET'S GOOOO

[@philipsgrignoli7866]

Absolutely love this video You're soul caliber ones are awesome and I love the puns and rhyming and alliteration you throw in.

[@jasonbell791]

Was playing Soul Caliber against my step nephew and he said I was cheating because I won. We played again, and I picked Cervantes and beat him with a shot, and he repeated I was cheating, to which I replied "Pirate."

[@jolmensaivaeo9363]

I've always loved your videos and man does it make me happy to see the notification of your channel, keep it up my good sir!

[@TheDarkliesra222]

Finally, a good whip build

[@possessedpicklejar4762]

Not saying this should’ve been done instead, but I would like to mention that monks can use the unarmed strike die in place of their monk weapon’s damage, so a whip could deal potentially more than 1d4. Not sure how that could be used to make a good build, but it was information I found out recently, so I thought it was important. Maybe it could make throwing weapons good.

[@ArcCaravan]

I recall Travis Belmont being a partial Kensei Monk with a whip.

[@vennom14]

Thank you! Don't make fun of people mispronouncing words, it generally means that they read it

[@samh9154]

I get that short skirt and a looong sword reference! I love that song

[@apex2000]

Ivy my guess: Fighter with lunging attack for reach & warlock hexblade for dark magic stuff.

[@ArcCaravan]

Good guess.

[@BlandoGaming]

Man I love the Soul Calibur games, and Cervantes is my go to. Pumped for this build.

[@StevenBryceWroten]

The characters from this series are very interesting, and it’s cool to see them represented here!

[@zichithefox4781]

Soul Calibur is pretty underrated imo. 3 was one of the first fighting games I ever played.

[@ArtGuyCharlie]

Looks like you're having a lot of fun with the custom characters.

[@kellydolan9717]

This is fun I was so proud of myself the first time I beat Inferno all by myself.

[@Eramiserasmus]

Honestly love both builds and the way they match the characters. If I played them, seems like they would be fun.

[@zidarose]

Ivy is my favorite character in the series (but not my main). Seeing her built in DnD 5e is pretty awesome.

[@Ryu_D]

Thank you for the video.

[@otislundahl8712]

Love the Cake reference right off the bat

[@robgelman3847]

I think dueling might work on Cervantes Soulknife only has one knife in-hand at a time - they are manifested when the attack is made

[@ArcCaravan]

Yeah, but Cervantes doesn't seem to conjure his weapons out of nowhere.

[@jamesmasse5794]

You've probably already got the slate of videos set but I would love to see a perry and doof video from Phineas and Ferb

[@vogunBurgundy]

One legitimate advantage to using a whip over a glaive or greatsword, on Ivy- having one hand free means you can freely equip a shield for +2 AC, or even *+5* AC if it's magical (and it isn't like Ivy casts spells and also attacks in the same round so lacking War Master isn't exactly a deal breaker or anything like that, just stow the sword for that turn and re-equip it at the start of the next one if you must.) Also, Great Weapon Master imposes a sharp to-hit penalty for all the extra damage you'd be getting out of it if you picked it up- for the dodgier enemies, or enemies that can't be Paralyzed/have strong Wisdom Saves, you can't rely on Hold Person to mitigate that.

[@Straven93]

I was just trying to build byleth the other day and this pretty similar to them. Only difference is was adding in levels of holy souly for "black" and "white" magic.

[@jessejimeson6958]

Everyone is about funky swords if you mean they are after soul edge. Maxi uses nunchaku and Kilik uses a bo or quarter staff

[@Hobofish11]

Tulok, who do you main in the Soulcalibur series? I've been playing for 20 years and main Mitsurugi, but I switched to Seong Mi-Na in SC6.

[@0_Body]

Take a shot of water every time Tulok says sword

[@rebecca7948]

But I still think I want to see voldo! Not sure how you would play the crazy tho!

[@davidprince6877]

Out of all the times I have seen Voldo, I have never wanted to see Voldo. He probably would be an interesting build though. Is there a way to give crab-walking and slithering mechanical benefits?

[@burningcole2538]

If he had access to his personal homebrew, he'd prob go blob monk

[@sigurdgram]

seeing 2B in the footage makes me a little sad that she and 9S aren't in the dual build lineup for december

[@Hypersaiyanike]

Hear me out... Secret 2nd video on Christmas

[@thatnerdcalledzanni3957]

9s' hacks would be hella difficult to mimic in DnD. like Dominate Monster spell (8th Level) difficult while still being a hella competent fighter with lots of HP. *Maybe* Bladesinger Warforged?

[@Hypersaiyanike]

@@thatnerdcalledzanni3957 I uh... I don't mean to be that guy, but a sword bard could cast the spell and still be a scary front line fighter.

[@thatnerdcalledzanni3957]

@@Hypersaiyanike 9s doesn't sing, dance or has charisma for being a Bard in the first place

[@Hypersaiyanike]

@@thatnerdcalledzanni3957 no where does it say a bard HAS to do any of that. Sword bards for example CAN use swords as casting focuses, and every caster can use a components pouch. Also considering that until level 15 you're gonna need some other means of using the "virus", your best bets are gonna be charm spells, which if I remember correctly give you advantage on persuasion, so it'd help to have charisma for that.

[@Hypercat0]

now dis is a good one

[@KillerMouse]

I was actually making a build based off of Cervantes. I guess I will throw that out the window now lol

[@BJGvideos]

Hey, the more the merrier!

[@ArturPendragonS]

Doesnt reborn gives +2 +1/+1+1+1? I think there was a error on the second build. Anyway, great video as always!

[@miikomakes8083]

The game changer reference in here was a treat

[@burrito9327]

Do you have a favourite fighting game Tulok? I know they're not your most favourite genre, but I'm just curious. Also, I saw you took off some rounds from the cpu in these one, keep improving you're getting better!

[@marcusvinicusvieira8580]

nice video, good work. Hey, i have a request: Zero and Sigma from megaman X

[@BachyBud]

14:00 is this a reference to Brennan Lee Mulligan's comment at around fifteen minutes into the CollegeHumor Game Changer's episode "Lie Detector"?

[@remingtonwright6796]

Finally, someone else who knows miracle whip is disgusting

[@BJGvideos]

I mean you know this means you've gotta make Voldo now, right?

[@valtsu86]

Are you going to do sailor uranus and neptune at this month?

[@kbowman772]

You should use Dazz for the next whip reference. Let it whip was a good song.

[@mega7157]

Can we get a build for jack esticado aka the darkness please?

[@dartdevious561]

The Soul Caliber gameplay is better than my gameplay

[@BlakeSingleton]

The shade for Miracle Whip…

[@dartdevious561]

Does Soul Knife really not stack with Two Weapon Fighting?

[@OrangeyChocolate]

Since Tulok has done a few SC characters by now, I'm hoping he'll get to my girl Talim eventually. I'm thinking 4 Elements Monk/Cleric for wind-based martial arts and curse-lifting magic.

[@hydrastuff8029]

Clicked as soon as I saw the notif. For the algorithm!

[@susanwalls3580]

High Lord of KZbin ~ "So... how many lewd puns are you gonna have in the Isabella (Ivy) Valentine section of your video?" Tulok ~ "Yes."

[@NoNamesLeft0102]

Pretty sure that you could do two builds just based on sword fighting and proficiency in Lord of the Rings lore. Christopher Lee build when?

[@RNMiranda]

I think Itadori and Megumi from Jujutsu Kaisen would be a very good duo for a next video

[@GiaBao-fr2it]

Try building Thanatos (In Hades) bro, it'll be great

[@nicholaspokorny5058]

Please do a build for Trigger Happy from Skylanders.

[@bengonzalez5215]

Out of curiosity, why did you switch to doing pairs of characters?

[@DanKeehner]

Daily double episodes are just for December, think of it like a Christmas gift from Tulok to us fans.

[@isaacgraff8288]

Like purely for the puns. The vid is awesome too

[@pur3demon0wn]

Champion is more fighter for your fighter, but Echo Knight is infinite teleports (technically)

[@dorca9308]

sir did you make brachydios in soulcalibur respect +

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

You thought you could sneak that Game Changer reference past me. But you were WRONG!

[@synbiosblade]

Add in Seong Mina and you have my 3 favorite characters but Cervantes will always be number 1

[@natassaint]

Now I can play D and D...

[@arc4382]

Is Shrek also a hexblade?

[@JaelynMcgee]

I just now noticed the video has her fighting Shrek

[@azraelvrykolakas157]

I was contemplating a psyonic reborn character for a loosely fierce deity inspired character.(not a request as I'm half certain you've already done that character) I feel like the physical manifestation of the collective hopes and fears of an intire city is probably reborn. Which I also think would have been a better fit race wise for the avatar but let's agree to disagree.

[@BJGvideos]

He did make a composite Link but I don't think Fierce Deity was part of it. Also your character sounds neat. Gives me some Fullmetal Alchemist vibes.

[@l-space1019]

Problem with Reborn for Avatar (besides Van Richten's not being out when he did the builds) is that neither Aang or Korra showed anything like Deathless nature. Knowledge from a Past Life is really fitting for them though.

[@braedenmalone5376]

How about Morag from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 next?

[@securecontainpikachu6718]

Can you do Giovanni and Molly from ephithet erased or demo and soldier from tf2 or Kevin and gwen from Ben10 or jevil and spamton from deltarune

[@BJGvideos]

Wouldn't it be better to wait until Deltarune is finished?

[@securecontainpikachu6718]

@@BJGvideos aren't spamton and jevil both dead and transformed into items?

[@BJGvideos]

@@securecontainpikachu6718 Idk I didn't play it. I just know the game isn't finished.

[@securecontainpikachu6718]

@@BJGvideos yeah but their entire chapters are and they're literally dead and transformed into items

[@traumbetreuer8320]

Okay got a real challenge for you. Belisarius Cawl Planung ob playing him in a evil Oneshot.

[@Pyre]

"Now techpriest, we shall destroy you!" "Hold on, let me ask my massive army of improvements to our peak supersoldier tech." "That's...that's not how this works-" "They said no."

[@1Ring42]

Sir Christopher Lee when?

[@michaelstapley4878]

Huh. Little confused why he pumped STR rather than DEX with the initial first level for Ivy.

[@EricBoisen]

Have you done Master Roshi?

[@BJGvideos]

Do you mean Roshi or is this a different character?

[@EricBoisen]

@@BJGvideos oops my bad, I meant Roshi

[@cmdrnervousenergy5133]

How the hell do you make so many of these videos so fast?

[@marcelopower6148]

Spent second half trying to figure out where he took this "side eye" from...

[@apex2000]

Cervantes I can't guess, he's sometimes a zombie so that muddies things.... Swashbuckler I guess?

[@williammyers3693]

Can you try to make gol d Roger

[@moonwalker1654]

You should make Asta from black clover

[@thatkn1ghtguy942]

PLEASE I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PLAY AS DR COX

[@michaelstapley4878]

There is no way that Dr. Cox isn't 20 levels of Bard.

[@cjkremer6372]

I heard "side eye" every time you said psi die....

[@davidprince6877]

Cervantes or Ra's al Ghul for worst immortal father?

[@zacharyrodriguez4348]

If possible can you do may from guilty gear

[@agarnes100]

idk who said it was "ri-poh-say" but they're wrong in both english and french lmao

[@reloadpsi]

Extremely.

[@kidpsychotic7590]

Please do some Guilty Gear characters!! PLEAZZZZZEEEEE!!!!!!

[@Warloser360]

Wait a second, was that a Jojo's reference in there?

[@azraelvrykolakas157]

"COME WITH ME! TO HELL!"

[@willvincentparrone3339]

Dude you need to really start on crafting VI from Arcane. I swear to god a lot of people will swarm you

[@willvincentparrone3339]

If you do though, you can already dump intelligence cause the only way she knows how to block is with her face.

[@Murphy_Crapenshitz]

Vin diesel would be absolutely cracked. Maybe that's why he can't be in d&d

[@Dragongamz1]

Riddick! Look up Riddick! He's already done that

[@Murphy_Crapenshitz]

@@Dragongamz1 that is pretty awesome, but I want the actor Vin diesel

[@Dragongamz1]

@@Murphy_Crapenshitz Would pretty much be the same thing

[@BJGvideos]

@@Dragongamz1 Did he also make Groot? I seem to recall that.

[@Dragongamz1]

@@BJGvideos Yes, Groot too. But I think Riddick specifically because Vin is A D&D fan and Riddick seems like the kind of character he would create

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

The most awkward father daughter team

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

Need more SOULS 0:44 Ned Flanders build? Wizards is underestimating the power of whips. One good lash can kill you from the shock. It's not exactly a feathery tickle sensation to get a piece of leather hitting your skin at the speed of sound. Don't even get me started with flaying whips, the ones with cat claw like metal bits at the end. Whoever said "It's re poh stay", shut your yap. Nobody cares. There's a riposte for you.