Life Staff Easy Mode Guide - New World 2023

[@LemoniGames]

This is the first of many guides coming to Icy Veins! I'll be sure to let you all know whenever we have updates made and new guides are available. We'll be working to get all of the weapons updated, provide news, event guides, content guides, EVERYTHING. I'm excited to be able to connect with all of you like this. I hope you enjoy! :)

[@777dtl6]

Great video! Thank you for explaining! Super helpful for new players❤

[@brianwiensz5257]

*chef's kiss* Very nice, thank you! I'm looking forward to more guides on Icy Veins

[@LemoniGames]

I'm looking forward to writing them!

[@007MJordan]

Your brain is massive. After watching this guide, mine is too. Love you. ❤

[@LemoniGames]

tyty

[@flappy117]

Wow this was very well done! Thank you

[@LemoniGames]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ctaylor8003]

Good video. Needs an update with the addition of purifying breeze. I also prefer Flurry for the 1 second invuln.

[@2j310]

Hey Lemoni, on the part about Intensify you should add an edit to tell new healers that some heartgems "swap" your weapon by making it inactive when you use them. Some heartgems like vines and bile will reset any current buffs you have from life staff weapon (or any other weapon). Stoneform does not. Also, for Sacred Protection, it is only 5% healing output for all friendlies "in your group." It's worded weird. So for aoe it's kinda useless. For anyone reading this, glowing focus and balance are good points to use that last point for.

[@LemoniGames]

I am aware of the 5% in your group :) Still is worth for more aoe healing on clumps tbh. The 10% haste on a 20 sec cooldown only when you are below 50% health from balance has such low up time that I feel it should never be taken. Also, glowing focus only applies to your own life staff buffs, like a second of extra bend light time and intensify time, or orb buffs, making that pretty useless as well. I think there are definitely other options to pivot into, but not those ones haha

[@2j310]

@@LemoniGames Actually, I see your point about 5% group increase if you are playing OPR or for PVE, since you're likely following your own guys around + 5% to you healing wise is kind of like a small divine perk. That's a good consideration I didn't think of before so it's a solid choice in that situation. I think in war, glowing focus is really strong because you are often not orbing the same targets to spread recovery and fortify, which do benefit 2s and 4s respectively - the extra 2s on recovery targets kind of increases your "surface area" of possibility that you will tick below 50% and proc mending protection as well. Intensify uptime is nice if you are playing rapier for AOE in war as well since it lets you auto slightly more. I kind of agree with you with balance as well but when that DOES happen, in combination with stoneform or not, it's really useful to create distance from melee. I know some top AOE healers are picking Enchanted Justice which is just crazy to me because of how low uptime it has and even lower effect when all the other options give you so much more utility. The last point is definitely worthy of discussion but not sure there is an optimal choice that wins out over another.

[@Phlonkk]

Great Guide, helped myself out tons.

[@LemoniGames]

Glad it helped!

[@archie8011]

I'm using splash of light and I have found it's quite useful, especially when your teammates are spread wide. Plus it's cleansing a debuffs Wonder why almost nobody using it

[@loukospapazitas6728]

On next update its going to give up to 6k heals, but we ll see!

[@Br--kfast]

great vids! hoping u make a commentating healer video for expedition run explaining what, when and why you do things in expedition!

[@drowe910]

loved the new format and overall, you never cees to amaze me. never stop being you

[@LemoniGames]

Right back at you..

[@cooperneyman5079]

what armor should i be running like light and medium and etc. and is this okay to use for like solo content or will I just get wrecked

[@casper.airsoft]

OOC, have you decided to forego the GS as the offhand for pvp?

[@LemoniGames]

I've always ran rapier, GS doesn't always work as intended!

[@casper.airsoft]

@Lemoni fair enough. I had started trying it out myself after seeing your videos, but perhaps it makes sense to exclude it for now, considering the upcoming changes. Thanks for the very clear and concise update. Looking forward to more new videos.

[@belindamaschietto2973]

Group or Aoe? what build is better in expediction pve? dungeon (i am newbie thanks) :)

[@MaasLanderNLD]

1 was wondering which armor i need, light (medium chest) or medium (heavy chest)

[@drec5174]

Isn't refreshing almost always better than refreshing evasion, since it effects both weapons whereas evasion only effects the equipped one? Another youtuber did timed testing.

[@run4you280]

As a secondary weapon I would also propose the possibility of the ice gauntlet. Great Guide

[@LemoniGames]

You can run it, but rapier is by far the superior pvp option!

[@FullOfSunflowerSeeds]

Great guide. Very clear.

[@LemoniGames]

Much love

[@key1732]

thank you

[@dakotahsnyder5125]

What do you think about the spear for a secondary?

[@PaulinaCie]

Awesome guide!

[@SirMitsuruji5]

Great guide. I'll try to build a healer.

[@LemoniGames]

I hope it goes well!

[@orhun930]

dude this is amazing guide, waiting for hard mode guide!!

[@LemoniGames]

MORE COMING

[@kokochan0810]

Hello, I think you need to add LE .. its like some players prefer LE then DE .. LE faster and give them stamina good for bruiser and DE good for players who play on the points they don't need to much mobility. and for pve I prefer beacon then mending in life staff give more critical.

[@LemoniGames]

Check the icy veins guides. I play with LE in a different setup. This is a more general guide.

[@Gios2806]

The Greatsword really stuck to me as a secondary Weapon in PvP ..... the get out of jail card with relentless freedom feels amazing :D

[@LemoniGames]

That is a great move :)

[@natehiggers42069]

LEMONI THE GOAT

[@LemoniGames]

Curt da goat

[@CHACHO_25]

GRACIAS!

[@natehiggers42069]

You should give the Hatchet another look for PvP. Defy death is insane, cleansing roots with beserk is nuts, and Social Distancing gives you the same spacing as Fleche. Takes a little getting used to, but it's very viable IMO

[@LemoniGames]

It is definitely great! I have this setup in the back pocket. I can always make a guide for it :) I have a video on this build from a few months ago!

[@philwaugh9095]

I'd wait on the hatchet until after the incoming changes. We don't know what they are doing to it, but they know the hatchet is OP in pvp and will be making some changes to that side of it. I have a feeling defy death is getting a massive change.

[@philwaugh9095]

@truely yeah it's going to be interesting to see what they do. There are multiple things that could legitimately be changed on the hatchet while still keeping it viable as a main hand weapon. That's the real challenge with a classless system - making each weapon viable on it's own without making it OP when paired with something else. I feel for the devs on that front.

[@harrynazarian3184]

Wonderfully done. However, I disagree with a couple things, and also would like to make an important note about the meta shift that will impact PvE and PvP (especially in light load outs). The AOE build for PvE, the 5s longer Beacon is not needed. Depending on how much refreshing/RE you have, along with auto attacking, your Beacon is off cooldown a lot, even before it expires. I'd rather dump that point into the healing tree. Just my opinion and experience on the PvE side. PvP side, if you're auto attacking into clumps on point, depending on how much refreshing/RE you have, I am sure your cooldowns will be ready pretty quickly as well. Second, for PvE, I've never run more than one Ward. Never needed it, to be honest. Positioning, being attentive, and even running 100 CON, you're not a one-tap Charlie, even in M10 speed runs. Further, the fortify you get when you're with your group, or running Void Caller with your VG and assist with DPS while in the Sacred, again, you're not going to be a one-tap Charlie. I'm now running 50 CON in M10s and rest in Focus. However, this will all depend on how the light load-out will affect this setup. Other than that, great video.

[@LemoniGames]

[@harrynazarian3184]

@@LemoniGames I just started reading the guide, maybe I made my post too pre-maturely.

[@2j310]

+5s beacon has a lot of utility if you start hybrid dps with voidblade while healing since you are not on lifestaff as often.

[@harrynazarian3184]

@@2j310 true, plus with mutation effects like Void no longer giving mobs void resistance, this may not be a bad idea to try. If mobs are taking that long to kill that is. Usually by the time I whip out the VB, the mobs are basically dead or about to die

[@bradleybattersby2872]

I use sacred, beacon and Divine i find is handy to help multiple players at once whilst still having a single heal, does anyone else use this? or is orb much better in PVP. Mainly looking at PVP and arena sometimes i get targeted and can only survive so long would orb help

[@LemoniGames]

That's another solid option :)

[@vanishreaper4547]

@Lemoni Do U really think de ist still better than le? If i think about pre healing, stamina rec for bruiser and the lower cd, in my opinion le is more "save" for healer and group. Le forgive you more mistakes and U r more mobile in war

[@LemoniGames]

Yes...CD resets on DE will save more lives than LE for sure.

[@douglastaylor43]

I'm loving a 150 focus/strength greataxe/Life staff pvp build. Try it is fun

[@LemoniGames]

I used to run that wayyyy back in the day! Definitely a fun build.

[@BanZaiJF]

The greatsword for pvp is not viable anymore?

[@LemoniGames]

Definitely viable! Just not the most optimal pick! I can write up a guide on this in the future!

[@BanZaiJF]

@@LemoniGames Great! I'm waiting for 👊

[@kiyonagw2742]

what about Greatsword instead of rapier for pvp

[@LemoniGames]

You can use it, but GS doesn't always work as intended!

[@CJ-wc5lb]

Good video

[@LemoniGames]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@marcgagnon8902]

what staff for both

[@LemoniGames]

What do you mean? I use glowing crystal with DE builds and you want mending protection for AoE. If you play with orb and DE you still want glowing crystal!

[@not_madness809]

Me and my nimble heart build

[@LemoniGames]

nimble

[@Jdf2024]

If you need 300 FOC / 200 CON that means you need a Rapier with FOC/CON, that can be annoting...

[@yiannit20]

Ice gauntlet is better than rapier for getting away imo

[@LemoniGames]

That is certainly an interesting take...I wish you the best of luck haha!

[@yiannit20]

@@LemoniGames in opr with zephyr cakes, ice haste, lights embrace haste. And the haste at 50% its very hard for anyone to catch me. Plus ice tomb for oh shit moments, ice wall as well

[@nomaq9956]

what happened to GS meta

[@LemoniGames]

It is great on paper, but tough in wars

[@klegolas4088]

meh PVP.

[@LemoniGames]

There is PvE in here haha! It is much easier to explain PvE quickly.

[@sky_xxx892]

Blessed, refreshing move and mending protection are the best bis perks for aoe healers on a staff, or?

[@LemoniGames]

Yes..check this guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kF7clYN5Zq1matU&ab_channel=Lemoni

[@dumb-old-trump]

healing is so boring and clunky in new world. light attack with low camera view so you cant see shit most of the time. a few fire and forget skills and single target heals where target is out of range very often or los. grp window cant be moved so you have to look away from the action to see grp window. its just bad.