Original Sin 2: So You Want To Play a Deathknight (aka Beast)

[@Quackstack]

So I went out and tested it, living armor DOES proc off of necromancy but you have to be dealing vitality damage to the target. I was testing this with just hitting my own characters who had lots of armor on, making it not proc. Sorry for the confusion!

[@ReaperGrimm5594]

Now we just need to wait for mods to "un-fix" the changes made to make this build "Big Dick Mode" again...

[@mishkag1471]

Bout to say, I've had a great deal of success running my 2h necro/warfare/geo build, Guardian Angel synergizes nicely with soul mate and a heavy str/ heavy necro build (with this on fane, I don't need to run a dedicated healer and you don't have to worry about whether your target is living or undead). Also, you might think enrage is useless, but point dumping in 2h increases your damage AND crit modifier.... I tend to run a raw damage build with low crit % but very high crit multiplier and base damage, and generally 2 swings of a guarranteed hit at a 290%+ crit multiplier will outdps 3 standard swings, and will also give me a reliable "bomb heal" that will nearly ensure myself and target recover 100% of health and mana shield for the next round.

[@mishkag1471]

Not to mention, when surrounded by 3+ enemies, having a guaranteed crit ww + battle stomp can pretty much guarantee everyone is on the ass for a round =)

[@Gracklef1int]

Hi Quack. New sub here. Fextralife's builds got me started, but I find your no-nonsense builds are much more effective. Fextra builds towards "living the dream" or "magical Christmas land" situations, but yours are much more practical. Do you have any videos about good party compositions? I'd love to see some.

[@mikepliek]

(this senario is when you start in fort joy) even though it may be not too helpful for you but if one wanted to start with either necro or geo, i suggest geo as you get level 2 either in or before fort joy, (this senario is when you start from the very beginning or fort joy) you can get some free basic necro books from the diseased woman you find near the castle(also yarrow flower there) just a tip, nothing more

[@antonioussykas4140]

I was applying to work an office admin position at the University hospital, but, go figure, they hired an Elf over me. They couldn't directly say that its because elves are superior. They didn't need to. That's how OP elves are.

[@Andoxico]

The greatest part of Necro is the "Life Steal" that comes just from putting points into it. Currently each point in Necro gives you 10% of the damage you deal back as Vitality

[@Silduril]

Your style kinda reminds me of Casually Explained. That's a compliment, keep it up ;)

[@Jbpennes]

Add Polymorph and this average character becomes a monster! Wings for more moving around, Horns for more bull jumping, Tentacles for huge dmg+ atrophy, and some more great skills for survavibility... a MUST HAVE ;) I recommend maxing Warfare and strength, and only 2 points in Poly are needed! Then you can add points to either 2 handed or dual wield, depending if you wanna have more dodge chance (dual) or if you focus on damage (2H), your choice :) One last thing in addition to the talents mentioned in the video, do not forget to put the Executioner talent! Have fun guys ;)

[@dylanperkins7939]

Living armor is easily one of the best talents for this build. With living armor and a few skills to buff your physical armor, and a couple characters with some healing (you should have at least 1 utility/healing mage in your party) your tank will be quite beefy. Bone cage and fortify are recommended.

[@ryanduty4237]

Fane easily has the best Source ability in the game and makes a great tank of many different types. I have done my own Necro tank with Fane and it was pretty unstoppable.

[@ThinkingCap_]

Really high quality videos, much appreciated. Enchanter seems interesting.

[@azell2913]

don't kill princess slug :((( SHE HAS A FAMILY!

[@otz6408]

but i need exp. :/

[@alexjorgson1435]

Ben Schwarz i killed them too so no worries.

[@MathStringInputOutpu]

They attacked me first!

[@88Spint]

not anymore she dosn't...

[@BryceNewtson]

You're good at making these, keep doing it and your subs will explode.

[@freddymeisner]

Aka your mom, instant thumbs up

[@dist0rt3dhum0r]

Living Armor does proc off of Necromancy vit heal. Was just testing my max STR/WIT Death knight and killed off the paladin bridge in Arx on Tactician just fine (roughly 10-15 enemies of all types). Don't have to waste the point in Hydro for Frost Armor because Living Armor just refilled my magic armor just fine.

[@PeaBeeandJ]

Enrage will last for the turn that you cast it and the next turn. It does mutes you, but you can still use weapon skills such as Whirlwind, Onslaught, Crippling Blow, etc. Basically you can use skills that require a weapon and won’t be able to use skills that don’t.

[@LtSMASH324]

Yes, he really needs to note this. Enrage is actually really good.

[@neltymind]

This.

[@LeonserGT]

Enrage is what 'broke' game's balance for me, since both my knight in one playthrough and battlemage (staff + warfare skills) in another are dealing insane damage with it, that ruins any interest even on tactician. Especially battlemage-fane - be inside group of enemies, sparking swings + peace of mind (optional) + time warp + enrage + whirlwind = NO SURVIVORS, due to sparking swings inside multiple enemies with whirlwind basically doubled the damage and enrage made it all crit

[@Galebreth]

Omg the side commentaries are epic.

[@thedarksideofthemoon4227]

Enrage is immensely useful in early game. You get guaranteed crits for TWO turns, in exchange for being muted. Mute for a Warrior Is not that important, as you can still use weapon abilities such as whirlwind, battlestomp etc and crit everytime. Start the turn by activating bullhorns for later if you need it, adrenaline and enjoy. If you have executioner you get to have 3 guaranteed crits if you kull someone with the first 2 attack or even 4 with lone wolf. One of the best skills in the game early on

[@Pr0fila]

"Aka your mom", I'm done. You make me so happy

[@stavik96]

0:38 I thought this was a vid about a deathknight build, not a dead knight.

[@rodlimadiniz]

Your tutorials are insightful and straight to the point. Keep it up!

[@DraconiusDragora]

Do note that Necromancers get a Resurrect spell -:Last Rites:- it deals x amount of damage to yourself, but resurrects your ally with full vitality or health. It is a Rank 3 Necromancy spell + takes 3 AP but if you are to use it outside of combat this doesn't matter to much.

[@Quackstack]

I thought it did as much damage as you have health? Effectively killing yourself for your ally?

[@Mugthraka]

No , but it will left you vulnerable since it does 200-300 dmg to yourself, its a usefull skill in a "Oh Shit" moment, and having On the edge cast on you first to be sure that you life long enough.

[@jand.4737]

or as already said out of combat to don't waste resurrection scrolls.

[@samuelwolfe4322]

Last rites also makes a fantastic damage spell too when used properly, cast living on the edge on yourself, shackles of pain on whatever you want to have cease existing, last rites whoever died next turn to murder an enemy and bring your friend back at full health

[@brycekiller1]

Elf-necromancer/warfare/polymorph-elf harm-elemental affinity-lone wolf All of those together makes a spicy character that gets 1ap from flesh sacrifice, makes a blood pool that works with necromancer to reduce ap usage. Pump hydro up last to make blood sucker a almost one shot if you set decay.

[@LogicalMayhem00]

You can cast enrage Rage on your summons. The best party combinations is 4 Summoners with varied physical damage dealers with high hydro and lots of hp. Make sure to have one char with high wit to go fist in combat. You mostly get summons out, cc and heal hard fights. Then decaying touch enemies and heal them for easy fights.

[@gazaalley3862]

4 summoners I need to try this

[@harprabhsangha5177]

Playing this game 2 years later. Still useful. Thank you

[@TNO122085]

Please keep up making these tutorials there better then all the others iv found by other ppl. you sir at the Beast!!

[@swigittyswooty6908]

I used to be so turned off because the no quest mark on divinity os but after watching your videos i think im gonna give it a shot again

[@TheYiong]

Enrage + Whirlwind or Enrage + Battle Stomp is a insane Combo as Two-Handed. Also you get the bonus in the next Round too so you can rip them apart

[@DanateDMC]

Bone Cage is pretty fookin good. Even corpses without bones allow you to get it. And in some fights there are so many corpses that you could go from 0 to 2k instantly. And still have mend metal on.

[@moltenphoenix943]

Informative and hilarious, what else could you want?

[@calake94]

Beast can achieve very high dodge bonus while dual wielding with parry master talent in addition to dwarf bonus, leadership bonus, dual wield skill bonus and equipment bonuses. Eventually you will dodge enough attacks that you can prioritise magic armor over physical armor to protect you from any statuses that may prevent you dealing damage. With the enrage ability (warfare) you can do automatic crits with normal attacks, which turns you into a rogue that doesn't have to backstab and does more damage. 1 point into scoundrel unlocks adrenaline, which offsets the cost of enrage. 3 points into scoundrel unlocks cloak and dagger which allows you get right into melee range for 1 AP. Necromancy allows you to heal from the insane damage you will be doing. Living on the edge from necromancy will allow you to survive anything for two turns, combine with Death wish to deal ridiculous damage on the next turn to get your health back. All of these effects are compounded if you go Lone Wolf. Not only will you have more AP to do crits while enraged, you will also be able to achieve 200%+ healing from damage done to enemies.

[@KhorneDeth1]

Liked AND subscribed. Solid stuff, and funny too!

[@randomhubbard3792]

Im playing this game with my gf and its funny how you discover gems like your channel. SUBBED

[@Kurtz6603]

Your style is great, I beg you, keep making videos.

[@TReXcuRRy]

Hi, great video thank you. Just one correction though : When you cast "Enrage" you get the buff on that turn and the next turn as well. Not just your current turn. So it is not at all like "attacking twice instead" as you mentioned at 08:00. I will add as well that, with this Death Knight Build if you "Enrage" on a turn where your life is kinda low, followed by "Death Wish", you will reach next turn with +80% damage (if life at 20% lets say) and +100% crit. With the necro points, you will also self-heal a lot with the next 2 attacks.

[@Ablestron]

One of my fav stats with necromancy was comboing the resurect necro spell with chains of pain cause it does MASSIVE armor ignoring dmg.

[@Cooperal]

I don't mind the lizards fire blaze ability on melee characters. For 1 AP it's handy to have if the rest of your team needs all the help they can get with chipping away at magic-resisted statuses or prepping a burning status ready for a proper pyromancer to follow up with combustion. Or manipulating the mechanics of surfaces. It has more flexible usage than when a magic caster resorts to using things like nail bombs. As for Play Dead I've found my most ideal situations have been to get melee characters out of sticky situations, often allowing an extra turn of a poison status effect to tick. The enemy will spend a lot of the rest of that round closing the gap instead of attacking. Once the enemy have had a turn to move up on my ranged attackers they will normally be teleported to or beyond the fake-dead character who will then rise back to their feet. If the enemy does managed to hit my ranged characters, the first hit or two will not normally be enough to knock them out of the fight. The case may be that your HP and armour stats are there to be spent. It's not a setback unless I leave it long enough to start harming my utilities and damage output.

[@TheEvillBliZz]

Well , as a Lone Wolf i found use for both last wish,deathwish and adrenaline. I was playing with a buddy that played an Archer with stench , so just buff myself first 1-2 turns till they gather near me (used the skill that doesn't let me die if need be , while my buddy always went before me and had all major cc removals), my buddy picked off archers/mages , and when all melees got near me , id just adrenaline , DW (if under 40% hp) , enrage (switched it up after i got 71% crit chance to Clear Mind , as i get 91% crit for 1 point for 3 turns) and i would maul them. By the end id easily deal 10k crits with whirlwind and finish off the remaining ones either with slam or basic attacks. Haven't played the game with 4 people , but i reckon that having to spend 2 points when your cap is 4 is not perfect.

[@Ap0Kal1ps3]

You forgot shackles of pain+provoke. That combo is great, especially when you have retribution.

[@zoppletee5400]

I like to call this build "Strawberry Jam Man"

[@GrrumpyPants]

Enrage is still in effect the turn after you cast it, so it can be useful in some circumstances. The mute also doesn't seem to affect warfare skills which can also crit.

[@roar104]

Can still use weapon skills. Also yeah, enrage first, then 3 attacks. 4 if you're hasted with flesh sacrifice going. More if you got lone wolf as well.

[@Crashed131963]

Living On The Edge is for the tank but to support another. Example. Put it on a almost dead Summon (Not even yours) Next turn the Summer cast Supper Charge on that same summon and watchout. Its to many steps for the summoner to do all three on their own. Also put it on that almost dead archer so he deals damage for two more turns but with the first turn buffed.

[@arjunpatel212]

Hello. Found your channel about 2 days ago, mostly coz if been playing DOS2 a lot and I guess my Google searches aligned your channel with me. Anyway you've got a new fan! Subbed.

[@djohawkeyes4776]

i gotta say, enrage is pretty dope if you keep 2 ap and yur using lone wolf character, you'll get 6 free crit (in two turn tho), plus if you can get stuff that protect you from being silence you can actualy cast spell and crit with em if you have the feat

[@Mossyy13]

I’m just binge watching these videos

[@samuelwatson9664]

3:40 had me dying laughing on the inside😂😂😂

[@Solizeus]

"Nothing you do is a mistake because you are the legendary death knight"- Casts Mind Metal to fight agains foes that only does magic damage xD

[@SassiAssassin]

Thanks for the vid, I now know what I will be doing in solo

[@RansomMemoryAccess]

Entertaining. Hope you're back for the Definitive Edition! :)

[@Vakuma2point0]

I do believe death wish can be good spell if used BEFORE combat starts: imagine your ranger starts combat with 5hp, hes buffed up with death wish, clear mind, encouragement, maybe even extra mage and phys armor. if that ranger has glass cannon, adrenaline, and flesh sacrifice. thats a 9 ap turn with +95% dmg (+ another 10% from flesh sac). put 2 of them on your team, add a few teleport scrolls/spells with all that high initiative, and its ricochet heaven. EZ game :)

[@simonsis1321]

Play ded: op when fighting solo, just use it at the end of your turn and immediately attack someone. Boom, one extra turn. You just need to have the initiative. Enrage is op on an unstable build. Necro is broken because of corpse explosion and mass corpse explosion. Later you get blood storm and the other source skill and magic damage is higher than weapon damage. All armor regains suck, they're not enough and you can just kill the enemy instead.

[@joshg.4553]

Glass cannon and enrage. With the last two ap use enrage after taking high ground. Most hunter skills can not be muted.

[@jamespaologarcia458]

Your subtle sidecomments LMAO.

[@MRCOLOURfilld]

Enrage is great for summoners or necromancers, you can cast on Incarnates or Bloaty McBoatface.

[@Alteroxx954]

Fuck I wanna play this game so much,I finally got a job so i'm hyped for the future

[@tutompop]

Hahaha the slightly below average comment at the end made me sub

[@bAndyMYR]

great stuff! waiting for gendalf and legolas build :)

[@i3link92]

Because of CC, necro lifedrain is a bit useless atm, however living on the edge + death wish combo can make a 'Deathknight' viable.

[@Mugthraka]

Good Strength High Con, Good Wits, 8-10 2 hander( crit chances are through the roof!), 10 Necro ( 100% heal steal!!!), 8-10 Warfare for skills and dmg bonus, enough Geo/Hydro for Fortify&Armor of Frost and Poison wave, maybe some points in scoundrel for cloak&dagger teleport and /or Adrenaline, ALWAYS 2 in Aero for TELEPORTATION( its by far the most versatile and usefull skill in the game)and 2 points in Morph for Heart of Steel. Play as undead, in this case the racial is of little importance, whats matter is that a good chunk of damages made by ennemies are Poison, so free heal when they hit you, cast Poison wave to poison ennemies and heal self, also you're immune to bleeding, for a tanky/frontline character it is a good thing. Take Executioner & Living Armor in the talents at least, you'll regen magic armor each time you strike via Necro. Put through crafting nails on your boots to be immune to slipping on ice, pickpocket the tarquin guy everytime you can for the Source orbs, to have some nifty skills into your rune sockets, Enjoy.

[@jeffrey778]

only problem with the poison thingy, is there almost always some how fire in each fight.

[@snowylynx36]

tried being a dwarf. i couldnt stand the running anamation. too hilarious.

[@Wordgoblin]

Keep it up!

[@RealMikeGibbs]

“Singing voice: Wooooo”

[@GoDirectly2Jail]

Incorrect, living armor DOES work when you deal damage and heal from necromancer

[@choklatecheeseburger]

Uh you got some things wrong. Enrage lasts 2 turns, and and only mutes spells, not weapon skills. For example, you can use it with whirlwing and crippling blow, but not mosquito swarm. It's actually a really useful skill for burst damage.

[@SadSmash547]

Last Stand and Living on the Edge are much better in Lone Wolf. I cant tell you how many times I used both of those with Enrage and then unloaded the next turn and came back from certain death.

[@pyranna2003]

Eh just make a Shadowblade Sibelle (Scoundrel/necromancy). A few points in necromancy gives you alot of healing, And if you pick up the leech talent, the blood pool that Flesh sacrifice leaves heals you too! She's easily the most dangerous person in my group, does insane damage with backstab spam, can move around easily with Pawn and Backlash/Cloak&Dagger and has alot of sustain through necromancy. Feels a bit overpowered..

[@zack1e]

more builds for each of the origin characters please!

[@Chad_Maximus]

The dance made me sub

[@dominikstecher1957]

u do realise enrage carries over to the next turn if you cast it on your turn on yourself? so you can save 2 ap, enrage -> hit -> hit, proc executioner, next turn 6 ap again with enrage active. its quiet alot of dmg if you play the setup right (and dont forget you can haste the character before for 1 extra hit on the 2nd turn). and all attackskills (whirlwind and stuff) are not affected by silence. also always go 3 necro, so you get the skelleton-spider summon. even without summoning+ this thing is tanky as fuck and rly hits hard.

[@Tyblimp]

Living armor, Elemental Affinity is op as shit for an elven death knight, flash sacrifice, now makes all your necromancy spells cost 1 less ap AND you got 1 free app. Living armor makes it so you dgaf about magic and you get so much armor from bone cage that it doesn't matter about armor the majority of the time.

[@WiredGuitars]

should make a mage guide!

[@colbyjones3799]

I’ve been really excited to play through the game as this class, but watching this it seems like the nerfs kinda hurt it a bit too much. Is this still a viable class? Or do you recommend a different Tank/Damage class?

[@BigKevSexyMan]

WTF are you talking about? "Don't do enrage". Enrage is one of the best fucking abilities if you spec into two-handed. Use it at the start of your turn and you'll essentially end up getting three hits on it at a MINIMUM. This really shines when you're surrounded by enemies and use whirlwind. Executioner and/or opportunist are amazing with this too. If there is any confusion, when you cast enrage it will still be active on your next turn. Seriously...use the ability before you dismiss it

[@onetime6000]

Enrage is now viable as hell

[@johnshepard7630]

Thank you. By any chance can someone reveal what "proc" means. I hear it in this video, when skills don't "proc" Or sparking swings "procs" sparks. What does proc mean.

[@BaconPinata]

Could you please do one of these on enchanters? These are super helpful, and I'm not entirely sure how to build her.

[@mattia9597]

About rage, I tried it on one of them summoned minions and it worked out ok, but yeah... I never find myself using it otherwise

[@thebedlamking4688]

SAU-RON YOU PLEBE.

[@matesan1014]

Enrage is not bad. First turn i use only 2 ap. Second turn i have 6 ap and use enrage with onslaught. it is devastating. And i have 210% crit dmg. 1 crit attack is stronger than 2 normal attacks.

[@witherstalk7321]

just have to comment here, enrage is pretty OP if you play a tank with little dmg then you can give a crit to ur party member. second why would you go into the geomancer tree??. you can go in to the polymorph tree and get a bigger physical armor buff and even more cc and utility and a extra attribute point. my third opinion is that its alot better to go with dual wield. each point i dual wield gives dodge + dmg + add that to the dwarf passive 5% dodge to be even stronger and also deal more damage and to top it off get that dual wielding talent for an extra 10% dodge, thats like 20% dodge at lvl 5!!! . . 4 points in necromancy is more than enough (40% lifesteal) and you dont need that much hp since you will be lifestealing alot more if you go more dmg. ok thats all i wanted to say.

[@Quackstack]

1. I don't like it because it silences the target since it was broken when mages had guaranteed crit for their spell rotation. 2. Geomancer gets fortify and mend metal, as well as bonus % armor everytime you get an armor buff plus some cool ass spells xD 3. I'm in, dual wield dwarf build sounds so fun.

[@TaelAlchemist]

So, If I want to play with a bucket helmet and a broom through the game, what class would you recommend me the most? Deathknight? Though choice, I know...

[@griff424]

we dont punch cats are we

[@Skulldj]

Please bruh. Come back for baldurs gate when it cones out

[@reportsinged2677]

just want to put in here enrage is really good with fane and his source skill time warp wich lets you atack for 2 freaking turns enraged but he is undead.......

[@breehoyt1426]

Hey can you remake your builds for definitive edition please? Especially the mage builds with the torturer talent.

[@daktaklakpak5059]

Instead of nerfing all that shit. They should have put such skill build'ed NPCs into the game Elite Mobs for the player to fight. btw. with every time use of the Phoenix Dive skill, i think about this kzbin.info/www/bejne/fafQXn6Kpr2GfMUm30s And by the impact about this kzbin.info/www/bejne/fafQXn6Kpr2GfMUm7s

[@nawhz6292]

Dude I use enrage on my ranger for preemptive strikes and I can use any of their attack skills like sky strike or ballistic shot.

[@deeznutz57]

nice guide. do one about build a witch bitch guide

[@vincentcrow2565]

I just use Lone Wolf At that point you're pretty much god tier

[@Anim8ionManiac]

Could you do a guide on metamorph?

[@Slixor]

You mention in the description Fane but never mention it in the video, why is he viable?

[@Luckyleol]

Slixor because of the mask of the shapeshifter, basically gives him the versatility to choose which perks he wants to use.

[@nomercy8989]

I skilled my Red Prince to be something like this. Everyone seemed to target him first so I gave him the smelly talent or what ever it's called but he still died before everyone else. But when he hit someone the probably died. Maybe would work as a stealth build and guerilla.

[@anneaunyme]

I need a gif of dancing Beast.

[@Firstbloodchill]

What is that silver armor you have as Red Prince?

[@jare3459]

Balance......so we're PVP? Because less there a PVP mode balance is not needed because I'm 100% sure A.I not complaining Also there a hard mode so.... again just make harder mode just let people play way they want (I ran a pure warrior build with no rang and I was a monster with my friends)

[@tls5669]

Wit increases crit chance also

[@Paranoide88]

So better not to play as Death Knight. Damn, i wanted to play with that class.

[@GoddessCynthia]

Sooo...is this the same as Inquisitior or??

[@beerbub2641]

you can use enrage on summons tho,

[@burnt41]

So if death knights are bad now. What is a better melee class?

[@qatronano]

burnt41 .

[@burnt41]

What?

[@Droidsky17]

The black knight. Strength and constitution, constitution should be just above half of your strength. Max warfare, use any item that gives +strength or warfare. Polymorph 2, just for tentacle lash and wings. Put points into necro after all that, just for the healing from all ghe damage you do. Picture of health give you an insane amount if health, every time you level up it exponentially increases your health as well. At level 19 and have 8700 health. Armor means nothing at that point. Executioner, giving you 2 AP when you kill an enemy (only happens once per turn). With this build you can phoenix dive in anywhere from a high place, 2 turn kill 1-2 enemies (or CC them), then equip your wings and fly to the next opponent. Your health will be 3 times anyone else in your party, so get in the thick of it and use those skills. You can always get out using wings or phoenix dive.

[@orkooskar]

While I agree Enrage is one of the worst skills in the game theoretically it could be used on summons.

[@gb1oke]

So, is this the same as inquisitor?

[@MakoTheFrog]

like u mention at 8:00 Enrage is useless, its either bugged or larian just overlooked it, if you cast it on yourself and still have enough ap left to attack in that same turn even though you have a status saying "enraged" your attacks wont actually crit, they only crit next turn, however the skill description doesnt say "sets enraged on your next turn" so if you enrage and attack in the same turn you wont crit, you will waste all ur ap and you will be muted with no ap on the turn where enrage is actually in effect. garbage skill and i hope someone makes a mod to fix it :/