[PSO2:NGS] Beginners Hunter Guide (Sword Only)

[@Ivohnix]

An observation on the skip arts: both are valid in the same build. I spam uppercut when the enemy isn't down, which allows same skip to be used. If the mob moves slightly (think frogga hop) during uppercut, then I'll spin once to reposition, which then allows different art skip. Hell, I'll use an uppercut after the rekka if I know the mob will get up before I can get another rekka in, which also allows different skip. That 5th hit is so powerful its nice to have access to it quickly in a variety of situations.

[@blaqkstar]

Hunter/Gunner main here. Thumbs up for "Big PP Damage" xD

[@_Zeox]

what skil points do you have i gunner?

[@MalphasTheUndeadish]

Sounds quite painful. You ok mate?

[@angela5685]

This was really helpful. Thank you so much! I just picked up PSO2NGS without having played the previous one. Thorough guides like these are immensely supportive

[@aundyr318]

Leaning more towards the hunter instead of a fighter now that i got a scythe weapon camo for the sword, thanks for the video about the photon boosters, also I like how you describe the skill names lol

[@PankyNips]

Hunter can go fighter sub and get the downed dmg. Me likely a lot

[@Magpie1701]

Where you get scythe weapon camo for the sword?

[@DynoSkrimisher]

I should say this. My time as a hero in PSO2 has caused me to dodge on instinct at times. But I love the Hunter in this game. They're a mix of Hunter and Hero from PSO2. Plus with the Multi Weapon, it's possible to get the Hero setup.

[@ClaytonFizer]

I’ve been looking for a guide like this. I hope you plan on doing one for every class! Keep up the good work!

[@viktoriablakley5762]

THANK YOU I'm so happy to see someone talk about war cry being good. People just don't know how to use it.

[@ForceKG]

Nice guide, Kero! Love how easy you make things to be understood. I don't play Hunter, but I definitely learned some interesting things about using sword on the class.

[@matty4z]

10:00 *Big Tip! for the spiny sword attack: if you dash when you do it, it will do a full charge attack without needing to charge it?* Edit - I find it super handy faster attacks in boss fights + faster mass mob killing + when running around for gems

[@dem8806]

Wait this is a thing?

[@matty4z]

@@dem8806 yep as a dumb bit of fun I'll run though a bunch of enemies doing this turn around and repeat till they die lol XD

[@MystralThunder]

Do you mean just dashing and then normal attacking? Because that is a good damage starter, but isn't a fully charged spin

[@matty4z]

@@MystralThunder no not dash attacking , dashing into a charge made it fully charge straight away for some reason? not sure if they patched it or not? I havent used hunter since little over 1 month ago

[@MoVySaN]

Small correction: Sword Guard Counter Plus does not in fact do the x hit of basic attack but its own variant. Yes it does look the same as the last hit but is in fact separate from it. You can easily verify this as said attack still comes out with no damage loss even if you don't have the point invested for it for the normal chain. It also features different damage value when compared directly to said hit from your chain.

[@MoVySaN]

Also I just noticed another error: String attack point adds 2 attacks not one. Normal sword chain is 3 hits not 4. EDIT: Also Cattleya has more potency hands down. Potencies are multiplicative so in fact at full hp Cattleya is SLIGHTLY more potency. This has been verified over on the discord server with proof of hits at maximum weapon upgrade where Cattleya had slightly higher hit. This btw applies to any potency increases. You got Magnus and Might? Multiplicative. Every single separate potency is multiplicative just like in base pso2.

[@keroppi]

Thanks for the corrections!

[@myonwontstfu]

I'm not a hunter player but I can still watch and comment hehe

[@jimmylm9894]

Nice vid. Would love to see counter Fo guide. Some helpful more tips Ive found useful as a Hunter main. If you miss the perfect parry, Hunter Avenger gives you hyper armor to allow you to follow through with ur PA. Charging Caliber Streak mid-air will keep you afloat the whole time just like if you held auto attack in the air. The 3rd atrack on Caliber Streak is a straight horizontal swing but you can hit things above or below as if it was a vertical swing. You can extend the inframes of ur counter by delaying your counter attack plus. Long enough to be immune bujin's sphere with just 2 counters and land the counter plus hit as he appears. I think DR caps at 85%. Didnt do any hard testing but with my gear and hunter physique I'm well over 100% dr. Or the dr from flash guard/hunters physique are calculated differently.

[@enviinv]

I believe they are calculated differently. If it is not Im probably taking 0dmg by now. Or maybe it has capped

[@themoguntian4917]

If you want awsome elevation: use a multi weapon sword+wired lance! WL have a grapple hook that allows you to reach all spots on the enermy

[@RunicRhino22]

Can confirm, but it's quite expensive to make xD (Worth it though)

[@GameAce6]

I didn't learn until today that Caliber Streak was a 3 part attack...I always just thought it was a single swing that cost a lot of PP to cast so it was originally my least favorite PA. Additionally, the non-charged attacks are also 3 parts: Repeatedly pressing the button will do 3 different attacks each time, and it will only use PP on the first swing (Similar to how the charged attacks will cost PP on the first swing only).

[@JetsetStealth]

as a caster main i decided to set my player UI to Name/ HP/ MP. i want to use my AOE heals to ensure we all make it through the fight. unless you're coordinating with a party, dont rely on any buffs that rely on having 50% or less HP.

[@wideboi5179]

This is an excellent guide. Thanks for making it!

[@EldasHellsing]

I use the exact same Augments on Sword except I replaced Alts Secreta II with Gigas Might II and I have Might III instead of I This negates the negative stats from Secreta: -10 HP & -1.5% Damage Resistance And the +2% DMG Resistance from Forms Soul II can be accounted to counter: Straga Potention's -10% Damage Resistance And when You unlocked the Lv.4 Potential of Straga, the -10% Damage Resistance becomes -8% So Forms Soul's +2% DMG Resist + Straga's Lv.4 Potential = -6% Damage Resistance AND You can also Use Forms Soul II on you're Other 3 Armors, Which Means +2% Damage Resistance x 3 Armor = +6% Damage Resistance. Therefore, Completely negating the remaining -6% Damage Resistance of a Lv.4 Straga Potential Hope This Helps

[@aurelionsol2029]

*ABANDON HUMANITY* *RETURN TO MONKE*

[@melodykun5294]

Definitely some good augments, but for me personally I like Giga might II, Alts Secreta II, forms soul II and might III. That increase to floor potency on top of your other high potency augments nets you a pretty nearly minimum if you have decent gear.

[@0ni5ause]

witch armor did you go for whit this straga sword setup

[@melodykun5294]

@@0ni5ause 2 vialto 1 Geant, the 50% increase isn't noticeable until you hit the 100% mark with two pieces. The double vialto allows for the increase in hp, and damage reduction which allows you to hyper focus potency augments. I might upgrade another geant piece just to give me something to do. Also having hunter main, and 3+ points in flash guard just make the defense downsides unnoticeable especially if ya throw forms soul II on all your gear. PP isn't an issue for hunters as of rn, so no need to focus on that.

[@EldasHellsing]

@@0ni5ause Im using Qual De, But I'm planning to switch to Geant Armor soon. But if you're fairly new to the game, Vialto Armor is the one I would recommend

[@lee_mill3712]

11:44 Mind blown by the major difference of damage

[@cosmicxchaos]

Glad I'm not the only one who only uses two of the hunter arts. I felt a little bad about it since I removed the upper cut day one. lol. I've been surprised coming from Bouncer DB only how much I've enjoyed Hunter. Been Playing Hunter/Ranger mostly. Just for that launcher to change up combat here and there.

[@nelforeign]

Nice guide bro! Thanks for quickly responding on your Discord.

[@grandkaiaki]

Thanks for making a good description of the skill tree. Needed that. *NOTE*: you can do that after photon blasting skill. Also pettas gun, sword, and axe are the best to practice your skills on.

[@RunicRhino22]

Great to practice my blocks, as I kinda suck at timing it

[@grandkaiaki]

@@RunicRhino22 don't look at your character. Look at your enemy .

[@grandkaiaki]

@@RunicRhino22 they are programed to attack once they stopped moving. Another thing, never look for your character doing the dodge action or block action that messes with your timing. Once you see the attack coming you will know and you will automatically see it all happen.

[@lazerofdensity2156]

I build my hunter to have a ton of effective health. Its really easy to stack dr with flash guard at 10, vialto units give 1% and augs can easily go up to 5% per item. That'll be 43% dr, stacking that with extra health and defense from the hunter class and augs, you can laugh at all damage. I can take 2 hits from gigantix with this build and have around 30 health (some giga Daityl atacks will drop me just below half). One point in hunter physique for an extra 50% dr will make you practically invincible. Regular sword blocking with this build basically absorbs all damage, the worst attacks from the Nex Vera will hardly scratch you. I'm still good with the counterplay and can put out alot of damage, but being basically indestructible is great!

[@_Zeox]

you go with cattaleya or straga sword?

[@lazerofdensity2156]

@@_Zeox I go with the Catoria Sword since its really easy to keep your health up, the dr hit from the straga sword sucks with a tank build and you dont loose too much potency without it.

[@TrairFrair]

If you're looking to get into melee combat in this game and want the safety of being tanky, this is absolutely the perfect build. Something you didn't mention is going braver as sub class. Sink a bunch of points into the resta and heal on recovery skills, and you can recover obscene amounts of health very quickly. With food focused on defense and health recovery, my hunter is rocking over 600 health, recovering 60 health every time I'm knocked down, and restasigne recovers like 420 a pop. I don't like to get hurt, so I put all my stuff into defense lol. It's pretty fun!

[@charles9635]

thanks bro just started playing hunter/ranger build thanks for the tips 👍

[@kalonem5719]

Hunter Ranger here, I always keep a Sword/rifle multi-weapon close by lol

[@bigtmane8]

Your vids gave helped me a TON. Thanks!

[@mizzy_nacional8461]

Yesssirrr thanks bro💯

[@乃laでk]

Hi. I am new at the game and I’m thinking about using Hunter class. This video really helped me out 👍🏾👍🏾

[@herrjingjing]

Great guide! As a new player to the series the combat felt a bit overwhelming at first. 😅

[@blackpilledmelanin2300]

Hunter = devil may cry

[@2Stepzupp]

I highly recommend not spending 3 points in flash guard, just put 1 in. The 2nd and 3rd points are basically useless, as the first point gives you 10% damage reduction, and the 2nd and 3rd only add another 1% each. As you learn more about the game you WILL undoubtedly find a better use for those 2 points, such as some of the wired weapon attack skills. Notable the one that changes the behaviour of hte wired weapon behaviour when you are holding down a directional key, that attack is insane for AoE mob clearing and even a sword-main hunter should be using it when there's many mobs around.

[@cdoerner224]

I think I'm missing something. I have 1330bp and a counter with my +40 catalaya sword hits for only 500... what am I doing wrong? I have about 17% less potency but that shouldn't cause a 75% damage drop. Help!

[@fluffycharizard8835]

nice this class is perfect for me in for honor i lived on counter attacks

[@jeffreyguia6530]

thanks to the guide

[@melodykun5294]

Formerly used a cat sword affixa 4 attack until i got a straga sword with affixa 3 attack to drop. The 5% hp buff is up till after you drop below 95% of your max hp, and from there it begins decreasing rapidly. Healing is easy to come by, but you will have downtime overall. In all honesty I was hesitant with the straga weapons, but tbh I'm only taking 7 more hit points per attack . Which when at 430hp it really isn't noticeable, especially when ya have flash guard lmao. Overall tho Cat swords will be the easiest go to since they're far more simple to farm for casual players.

[@okashiad6930]

What about the sidestep attack? They are very important for Resurgir weapons.

[@YohSou]

Any idea on the subclass? I was thinking Gunner just for increased PP generation on attack.

[@barrymak421]

I keep seeing everywhere people saying the 4 star weapons are what you should be going for. Why is no one paying attention to the 3 stars with fixa that are 4+. I am not at home so I cant look right now, but i think the difference in damage numbers between an non augmented +40 4* and +40 3* is like 17 points. Am I wrong to think that the +4.5% potency from fixa attack 4 is better than the 17 extra points of damage on the 4*?

[@nevrynkinori3627]

is Evolcoat a good alternative to Cattleya?

[@VadamDxD]

Fi/Hu here, I also love to go swishy swashy but some times I wonder if the uppercut does more dps but it feels weak when I use it.

[@isparkz9475]

Awesome guide! I'm a new player and Hunter class :) Also what weapon camo are you using?!

[@enviinv]

Rainbow sword/blade From base pso2 it cost quite a bit of money

[@CTN404]

Rainbow Blade (NA/Global) is a must have! I have it and it’s one of my favorites

[@Intruder_N5]

a little question here maybe you can help me, inside the Bujin's dome when he slash everything inside, i saw some1 in a video made full parry to that, my question is, to parry that attack you have to spam the WA or hold it? (i hope you or whoever read this understand, english is not my ml so i hope didn't made much mistakes)

[@keroppi]

You have to time the weapon action! There is a special pattern/ timing for it.

[@Intruder_N5]

@@keroppi wow, that's gonna be hard, but i'm gonna try, thanks :)

[@Nisashi211]

Thanks dad, I'll work on my form

[@enviinv]

Only died 2x so far on giga using hunter and use warcry to agro. Mainly due to underestimated the sting ray small bullets that was casted lik 10 or 20 of it which I tried to parry... Parry is good if the enemy doesnt attack once. Counter is good when enemy attacks multiple times in rapid succession.

[@DARKSHYNO]

Drop Warcry it doesn't do anything as of now according to testing put that point somewhere else.

[@justinworkman5482]

@@DARKSHYNO If you are going tell people to drop a main compenet of the kit due to a percived bug start buying people resets. Lol. Youve said this to multiple people whove already invested the point and would probably pick warcry back up when its function is addressed. Wasting your time.

[@DARKSHYNO]

@@justinworkman5482 Warcry as an ability is worthless to begin with when Agro is always on the player and if you can't afford 3 dollars you need to evaluate your life.

[@justinworkman5482]

@@DARKSHYNO Not about affording it. One point is negligible and warcry does server a purpose, its current effectiveness aside. You see it pointless as you clearly wouldnt build for the role of aggro tank. The value in an aggro draw is situational, but serves a specific purpose. Min maxing will always point you to dps, doesnt mean everyone has to be a dps role.

[@DARKSHYNO]

@@justinworkman5482 there is no agro gained from Warcry therefore it serves no purpose. One point is not negligible when you only have 20 and the hunter tree has better options for said point. I pointed out that a point is being wasted and you decided to be an asshole about it.

[@slek120]

Thanks for the guide. Very useful. What about subclass?

[@O_RLY]

I prefer Force for more PP. Gunner offers PP but not as much as Force. Fighter is meh - low pp and reg enemies dont get downed. bosses are downed for like 10% of the fight at most, so you don't get that much more overall damage. Techter offers a teeny tiny bit more PB gauge, but it's not enough to PB twice in a boss fight or pse burst, so it might as well be zero. Ranger is the worst subclass and offers basically nothing.

[@vpaul4374]

no points in hunter physique, all points in flash guard, the rest is the same as Kero's actual build, I do a ton of damage and take almost none. Also boost your PP recovery by taking Gunner as sub and the non-main class passive skills PS: not saying my build is best, or anything, I'm just sharing my 2 cents here

[@Krepinio]

5th attack ? iam pressing the attack button(controller) and i have a 4 atack string

[@rafaelfernandes1605]

Thumbs up if you also get chills everytime he says "damage"

[@lehoaggron2177]

what a cool weapon camo :0

[@andyglover7074]

What was the sub class?

[@pixelatedportals]

Resurgir lasts for 30seconds, its not that hard to throw out a dodge rather then a counter every now and then, not sure why everyone shits on it but w/e

[@Valdrath]

Nice guide. What is that Sword camo though?

[@keroppi]

Rainbow Sword

[@Bilal.I]

which weapon sword camo is that in your vid?

[@keroppi]

Rainbow Sword

[@cmpowell1]

I'd like to see a vid with possible sub class combos and why you'd do that. I was thinking hunter/techter with a cattleya sword/wand multi weapon. I'm still more confused on sub classes and multi weapons than i'd like to be tho. not sure if it's because i'm new to the PSO2 universe, if NGS just doesn't have enough utility in sub classes yet or i'm just thick braining it

[@cmpowell1]

on second thought it may be techter/hunter with a sword/wand multi i'm looking to go just not sure if i'm nerfing my sword dmg by doing this tho

[@matttownsend8406]

Well you get a 10% damage boost when using a main class weapon, tech tee does give shifts/deband which is a 5% for whole party which mitigates it, but if there is another techter it’s wasted. Though you do get some ranged options with techs or talis if you don’t want to chase the boss if it’s flying around.

[@ignacioangelini1103]

Skills for secundary class?

[@changjueren7]

I was deciding whether to main fighter or hunter then I realize the hunter is bloody ass good for farming by spamming the spin PA especially during pse burst. it's way faster than saber. but, i still use saber especially when I need to fight bosses as it does faster damage, skill cancellation through counters and off course, more damage in terms of speed. I was deciding whether to get straga sword but I believe a fixa 3 cattleya would do better and straga saber got cheaper in the market atm at 27k which I found one yesterday :D

[@changjueren7]

@@Opalthira yea i'm aware of that but i seldom spam julian cuz i forgot i have the skill :v

[@bird6907]

what is your costume called ? I wanna try it in game

[@keroppi]

Worldly Maiden

[@bird6907]

@@keroppi how to find it, i cannot find it in the shop

[@TevinKey]

What kinda of sword skin is that can anyone point me in the right direction I would really like to acquire that one

[@azreal8169]

need a TMG next? Great vid

[@pzy1986]

Where to farm forms soul augment ?

[@lizzpumpkin1185]

I came here for the "Big PP Damage"🤣

[@DARKSHYNO]

Drop Warcry many have done testing and realistically doesn't do anything as of now, put that point somewhere else.

[@PankyNips]

Exactly

[@Mugetsu192]

why dont you just, you know? ... make it so your back pallete is on toggle instead of holding it?

[@keroppi]

Very true! I don’t know, never thought of that to be honest LOL!

[@cmpowell1]

it's what i do also. though sometimes i forget which pallet i'm on, lol

[@ShibaShibaInuWoW]

What? You can do that! Wow thanks so much for this. XD

[@jmkeff]

whats the option called?

[@rattatatatinmotion8619]

What is your costume name?

[@keroppi]

Worldly Maiden

[@moeHD8]

can you make a guide for fighters especially for dual saber

[@keroppi]

After they fix Julian dance I will cover it. At the moment it’s just spam Julian dance over and over.

[@PankyNips]

Yeah knuckles probably after nerf

[@slinksiamang747]

im a bit of a epic gamer myself so i uses all my PAs

[@Emptiness771]

That's a lot of damage

[@fearfulthecat8843]

ranger guide?

[@blackcrooksanjitv]

I’m gna stop playing ngs till bravers release, Just gna take advantage of being able to sell things on the pso2 market and get what I need, can’t be asked to put more time into a class/cac that won’t be my main. Plus want to do the whole story as braver/force, with the katana and tails

[@CIFProperty]

well y my hunter don't have the "5th" atk???

[@geovanegustavo4320]

Its a talent from the skills tree. Also its for hunter weapon only

[@CIFProperty]

Damn seem like I mess up skill tree 😅

[@lazyguy5930]

anyone wants to let go of Evil Shioinaru Yanpe?

[@Soshiplayz]

seams a little weak. I was hoping more UMMMFF in this class.

[@grandkaiaki]

Shhh, I'm good at blocking with reserg sword. Plus I dodge a lot.

[@PrancingPanda_]

Cri, I'm second comment :( TY for Video!