ABILITY CARDS ranked in red dead online from WORST to BEST part 1

Ranking up all ability cards in red dead online (RDO) from worst to best for pvp and PVE. I will put all the ability cards into 1 of 3 tiers - low, mid and TOP tier. This is 1st (out of 2) part: red (dead eye) and green (restoration) ability cards in rdr2 online.
Part 2: damage and defensive ability cards in red dead online: • Damage and defensive a...
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[@liamcoughlan9775]

“Safety is number one priority”

[@itschaos007]

Thats what she said! NO TIME! But she did! NO TIME!

[@hadwen9511]

_proceeds to respawn_

[@oddgoblin1400]

@@itschaos007 🦲

[@Shootafromdat65]

😂😂

[@sameenaabdullah4768]

Really helpful Appreciate your hardwork pvpcat

[@Lorix84]

Three-star Perfect video. as always. Your russian chan is really enjoyable, even with auto subt on. Keep testing!

[@prabhjotsingh3535]

What about "never without one"?

[@maxmcarnage7642]

I really like how you break everything down and lay out the strengths and weaknesses of each card in a clear and concise way, the best part is your facts aren't just your opinion but conclusions derived from testing, thank you for doing the leg work and for helping me make better sense of everything

[@cruzdesangre2850]

"J stone tier" -PvpCat

[@magus1017]

I was gona comment this exact thing 😂

[@Zzz-lh6zl]

I love it

[@OKCEZA]

why Jstone front?

[@JWitt30]

LMAO 🤣 that was great

[@warrenpeas]

but where do you go firtst to get your glitches? be honest

[@SonGokuuuuuuu]

Shoutout to the people who still use strange medicine like me

[@henrymccarty8014]

Y does it suck or y?

[@Ace-Intervention]

Carlos Soto combine strange medicine and cold blooded your basically unkillable in PvE

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

Tempest_ -Ace unless they get a headshot on you lol

[@Ace-Intervention]

Arian Serrano did I say PvP? I said PvE, which are two different things

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

Tempest_ -Ace oh lol I didn’t noticed. And yeah that makes sense

[@Void.Soul717]

solid information no BS straight to the point. I agree with all your choices, the only hard thing is choosing the correct combination of cards and knowing wither they’re stackable or not.

[@PVPCat]

All cards stack up in this game :)

[@WHCOMEGAWEAPON]

I think card choices are very dependent on play style. I've never (personally) seen any value in Paint It Black because I practice patience with my Lancaster and go for only head shots (I use split point ammo despite the fact that I have no real proof that it's more accurate). If I am sporting a bow, I'll use PIB. Otherwise, I stick with Slow and Steady or Slippery Bastard. If I am using S&S and they try approaching me with Slippery, I just pop them with dual Sawed-Off incendiaries. I've found PIB very useful with dynamite arrows for lag switchers, though. It's a shame that the game is so full of cheaters these days that I have to take them into account when deciding which cards and weapons to run with. I feel like R* never bans anyone for anything so I have stopped reporting people. Even if you shoot a video of people using the "off radar" glitch, RockStar won't ban them. I feel as though R* rewards griefing.

[@ericmarincel2481]

J stone tier. I love it. That guys ego is way out of control. I haven’t used any of his glitches, I’m earning every single thing I have. You know, the way it used to be.

[@JessieDlz]

Some people wanna have a life, lmao

[@xX-toXic-Xx]

@@JessieDlz with collector role, and trader aslongs as camp and animals don't have issues, honestly no need to glitch... And u can have a life 😆👍✌

[@xX-toXic-Xx]

11k made from trader, 22k from collector, n 6k from bounty Hunter... Easy peasy!!

[@JC-li8kk]

TimperrdBW Yes, and those ppl do not play video games.

[@boxcatt]

TimperrdBW yea that excuse is just an excuse to be lazy because it is really easy to make $. If you want over 2k just do the collector role by looking up a KZbin video . If you don’t wanna do that get some carcasses for cripps don’t wanna do that do the bounties and legendary.

[@skavage124]

If I dont see Hangman as number one card I'm unsubbing do to misinformation! Hahahaha (edit) great video just finished. Wanted to say this too, I dont think you know how much your info helps people, my friend was being killed be a griefer using your pvp info then I had to tell my friend all your counters to the god build and he was killing the griefer no problem. Keep it up.

[@beardedhoser]

PVP Cat Loves the Hangman card.... 😂

[@triniblunt9482]

Hang man is the j stone tier 😁🤣🤣

[@Psiballl]

What are the counters to the god build?

[@angeleyesjr9676]

@@Psiballl Dynamite Arrows I make 16 in total for these God mode griefers! Drink to that!🤠👍

[@SoyDuckHot]

What video of his has the god-mode countera?

[@radioactivespacemonkey2781]

I’ve been using Quite a Inspiration and Eye for Eye and Gift of focus with the unblinking eye and I’ve basically made a vampire that can sit in dead eye and heal permanently. But I’m thinking of sacrificing the unblinking eye for never without one to survive the initial headshot that you see across all levels with paint it black and a repeater or boot action.

[@augustster5762]

“Quite an inspiration is top tier if you can’t shoot or fight well in pvp, but still want to be useful,” oh man you hard my feeling, because you are roasting hard 😂

[@deadnitezn.z.4938]

"A Jstone tier"😂😂nice work cat always helpful tips👍you only one that gives a breakdown on what's good and what's not..from the bottom to top..👍✌keep up the good work..

[@ASimpleBall]

Lmao the “JStone tier” 😂 you’re my hero

[@mickeyblues4885]

No BS, no long introduction, just quality content. Thanks

[@skxlter5747]

If y'all wanna know a good sniper build to destroy SnS users it's: Focus fire Landon's patience Winning streak Sharpshooter This build will melt those like trash cans guaranteed

[@preeyus4037]

My Vices will I need to use express ammo for this build?

[@tonygables626]

Thats way too overkill for dmg, all you need to guarantee one shots on most people is peak conditioning and Sharpshooter and this is with the Carcano, if you wanna %100 oneshot with it use rolling block, but Carcano follow up shots are insanely fast

[@JWitt30]

Agreed, especially with Landon's Patience.. that card is a hidden gem I feel

[@warrenpeas]

you should use peak instead of winning streak

[@SubaruWRC1996]

@@warrenpeas peak condition doesn't give much damage. Winning streak gives a big damage hit on the second shot if you need it

[@RobertSiemer]

I never end up using Focus Fire and Quite an Inspiration if alone. In PVE you can one-shot-kill without Focus Fire and in PVP you _need_ other dead-eye cards to be competitive. I used it once or twice to support my team but it is hard to coordinate and you often end up using more resources than the team mates in distress would have used by themselves.

[@lonewolf-4lfe399]

Kicking The Butt is a garbage card because you have to get damaged/ killed to get Dead Eye, however Live For The Fight Card you get passive Dead eye over time.

[@fightingusik4265]

Can't wait for part 2!

[@SubaruWRC1996]

The ultimate " I'm trash and can't fight setup" is paint it black, especially if they spam explosive rounds with it and you really going to tell people to use that trash in free aim. You want autoaim pvp go to normal showdowns and don't waste people's time using it. If you need to paint it black to land a shot or headshot then you really need to work on that aim instead of relying on that shit pile of a card

[@notknifeykestrel3104]

Yeah i can see that being a big problem in free aim. Tbh I play in normal lobbies and still only use PIB for things like that hatchet, bow and the god awful repeaters.

[@continuousrage4974]

*Sounds like you suck at the game, but okay boomer*

[@thejonkler69]

Bro the beginning is so funny, if only johny boah had a couple of lvl 3 health tonics and dead eye abilitis

[@skxlter5747]

I hate how they nerfed dynamite and incendiary shells like c'mon Rockstar the only ppl that bitch about a nerf are ppl who aren't even ranked high enough to unlock it lmao

[@-youngish]

Seems like R* wants us to use certain cards together. Like using Iron Lung and Peak Condition together. Or winning streak and gunslingers. Or horseman and friends for life. Iron Lung and Peak Condition work well together as IL keeps your stamina high, which makes PC more effective. IL also helps with overall damage. Peak actually seems more of an offensive card than a recovery card. I’m most curious about which is the best (non S&S) damage reduction card. Is it Iron Lung? Is it Fool Me Once? I usually roll PIB, Peak C, Fool Me and either Winning Streak or Landon’s Patience if I’m in Free Roam, or Strange Med or Eye for Eye in PvP.

[@danielveiga7750]

Great class about the cards. The guide I was looking for. Do you think that now in November 2020 the cards still the same or a lot change?

[@SoyDuckHot]

very good. I was correct in using winning streak, fool me once and never without one. It’s the best all-around build imho.

[@radioactivespacemonkey2781]

This is a extremely tough build to fight my posse goes for the hogtie in this situation because you can put so many shots on someone and wind up getting head shot yourself

[@hiyapow]

Pretty fair tier rating, love how you break everything down, looking forward to part 2

[@galilalexandro4392]

Thanks PVPCAT, I had “Come Back Stronger” in my list and it was level 3 but I changed it to “Strange Medicine”

[@dansmale2144]

Why is comeback stronger bad?

[@ReaperzRavenz]

6:32 Lmao you are my favorite red dead online KZbinr for a reason

[@jordonchartier8195]

For Peak Condition, do you still get the damage buff at full stamina or not?

[@PVPCat]

You do

[@bigboss4993]

come back stronger is my favorite

[@RobertSiemer]

I use “A Moment to recuperate“ a lot in some co-op PVE free roam events where you should kill the most NPCs. To reach a winning kill count it is better to restore health with dead-eye (and fast please) and keep shooting.

[@Kjklump]

Quite a inspiration also has another benefit. When you get hit you won't experience any weapon sway. The same way you don't in SnS

[@ELVIS1975T]

I've watched every major RDR channel and this is the only one I subscribed to.

[@savaiiheaven8143]

Slippery bastard should make you run faster. Also you should test iron lung vs peak condition. I think iron lung is better for stamina.

[@peacetreaty86]

Despite slippery bastard being needed it’s still useful against every card except PIB

[@Skullkeeper_mcoy]

I use paint it black and live for the fight

[@TheRealEvades]

I feel like iron lung and peak condition should both be in the low tier, almost near 0 tier

[@Venom-fv3xx]

Thought iron lung is top tier because of the damage reduction from enemies

[@TheRealEvades]

@@Venom-fv3xx it only gives you great damage reduction if your stamina is near 0. Equip it and look at the top right, the card is not active and only becomes active after you lose stamina, increasing as your stamina gets lower. it is in my opinion, one of the most useless cards in the game. Not only that, it increases your stamina regen so you cannot even make a build around having low stam because it pops back up to full so quickly.

[@stevefuchsgruber3955]

Love the J stone comment brother 😂

[@RobertSiemer]

Slippery Bastard is a must-use card if you join alone in the free roam events Railroad Baron and Dispatch Rider. It is a crucial part of an all defensive build, otherwise you will be dead long before you reach the train or horse. - I also equip it if I feel like it in showdowns and sometimes when outnumbered against players in free roam.

[@MyTardisGoWhoosh]

Thank you so much for what you do,you're awesome man.

[@RobertSiemer]

Iron Lung is very good defensive card which is practically always active, because it even helps to restore the condition where it is (i.e. full stamina). And if you build a deck with multiple defensive cards there is no probably no decent set which does not include this one. It is also a good addition to a set with Peak Condition.

[@tojo4]

PIB card: by "balanced" you mean "OP" :-)

[@aaronm3670]

I was just telling someone how you dissed tagblack and then you dissed j Stone 30 seconds later I love your videos keep it up wish part 2 was here already

[@Dntwrryboutit91]

Thank you bro for this vid..very articulate,straight to the point and Helpful

[@blakesteele1344]

All the ability cards are useless unless you go all in on one type of card. Damage cards make no difference unless you stack only damage cards, same with defense cards. The only cards really useful on their own are the regeneration cards

[@reddeadryan78]

There is no worst or best. It depends on your style

[@JobLobber]

no, see the thing about Paint It Black, Slow And Steady, and Slippery Bastard is that those three cards have a Rock, Paper, Scissors relationship. Paint It Black counters Slippery Bastard, Slippery Bastard counters Slow And Steady, and Slow And Steady counters Paint It Black.

[@BlackAdder1970]

All the major factions online ALWAYS use Slippery Bastard.

[@ismaelcuevas9041]

J stone tier🤣🤣🤣

[@RobertSiemer]

Kick in the Butt? What is the problem with drinking tonics? A good player should be used to (loot and) use them. (Rather sooner than later you will also be able to pay for them whenever you need.) Many ability cards can not be replaced with tonics, but this card definitively can.

[@Iplaygeeked]

If they added a talisman that increases tonics duration in story mode for pc then they will add it to online as a "new ability card" and believe me it will be OP 👍

[@miserableunoriginal]

Iplaygeeked they’re not going to add talismans to online, that’s what the ability card system is set up for. They already have the gift of focus to extend your dead eye tonics effects.

[@Iplaygeeked]

@@miserableunoriginal Never said add talismans to online, and GOF doesn't effect health and stamina tonics so not the same.

[@Puglife2]

I like an eye for an eye better. I am really good at shooting so thats why. I practiced more than I like to admit but it makes it were I never m run out a dead eye. Combine that with PIB and you just aim for the head and you gain dead eye for every shot instead. Also I'm talking about if there all level 3

[@michaelf9617]

Your accent is so cool man. Love watching your videos

[@shiftd_1114]

Tryhard bs what a joke! I removed all my cards , I never have used tonics or deadeye crap in pvp.......no difference in my game play lmfao.....They do that so everyone can play the game ,people of all skill levels and age auto aim etc. Just need seperate lobbies that prevent use of cards/tonics keeping everyone equal so skill only wins the game not your loadout wtf , ridiculous

[@Django84]

shiftdee 187x you are a Hero.not.

[@marcospunkposermedina4819]

I use Slow and Steady, Gunslinger Choice, Peak Condition, and Eye for an eye, but I might change Eye for an eye with Strange Medicine.

[@PVPCat]

Or with kick in the butt

[@raynefall3078]

Unpopular opinion I know but, I use live for the fight because I don't kill a lot of people or things and I don't have to worry about doing that, and I know I will always have dead eye available if I need it

[@Desertprophet83]

I like iron lung better then peak condition..thank you for the video .

[@adrianarzate1775]

Do anybody know if quite an inspiration heals the villagers that helps you in call of arms? The npc allies?

[@LeTon75]

Not many players know this but if you only use Red & Green cards it unlocks 3D mode 👍

[@goofyboi1505]

What

[@meridianline4022]

All of these cards are omitted by PIB...PIB is so meta and OP theres no point for any other card...homing bullets are not balanced at all thats a statement that ill never agree with

[@Limeking_]

I wish I didn't spend money to upgrade live for the fight but whatever lol.

[@Alex-ye9pg]

Do Peak Condition + Iron Lung compliment each other?

[@jonnyignacio3821]

July 2020 and slippery is back alot of player are using this.

[@gamekonsoller]

What is the point of Dead eye in online? ( have not tried it yet).

[@RUN_IT_UP_]

Try hards lol

[@cubicpsychotic5616]

Aim assist

[@RUN_IT_UP_]

@@cubicpsychotic5616 not really haha

[@arnaskalvinskas1077]

Hey onlypvp is ShortGame good abilitys

[@xX-toXic-Xx]

I love slippery bàstard... It honestly help me tha most when it comes to dealing with the "God" mode and posse greifers... I roll that with the semi auto shottie, n fool me once, peak condition, n winning streak.... Honestly.. it seems to be an awesome build when dealing with multiple greifers, or the "God" like build

[@xX-toXic-Xx]

Slippery Bàstard even works agenst the bandits, so.. honestly it even makes a good choice 4 pve aswell

[@xX-toXic-Xx]

And honestly.. any1 other then lower levels. Below 60... Honestly.. PiB is a noobs card.. exspecially if your wanting to play in "free aim"

[@gunna505]

@@xX-toXic-Xx agreed on noob card lmao I refuse to like or use that shit it belongs in story mode

[@xX-toXic-Xx]

@@gunna505 exactly.. honestly PiB is worst then the older version of slippery.. it's too op, and mixed with a tankish build.. .. and honestly, it should not han pin point accuracy, except when u mark tha X, but even then it's to op say u mark tha X, the combat dooge and yet tha bullet will change it's direction to hit that target........ Slippery bàstard in my opion is best dead eye card, 4 PvE n PvP

[@alexfields8785]

Pretty sure paint it black is the dead eye card people who arent good at shooting should be using

[@withy4045]

Focus fire is my favourite ability card for sniping

[@Dan-ph8zt]

Slow and steady is real good for hunting and tank buíld

[@XoxJasonReynoldsxoX]

.....This card is like a "J-Stone" tier. Haha!

[@johnmullins2524]

took a week but meta on PC evolved to sniper battles

[@PVPCat]

I predicted that long before the pc release, even made a build:)

[@ryanterry7136]

John Marston shoulda ran slow and steady in rdr1 change my mind

[@goglikosixarulidze1141]

Damn... I really love his Russian accent

[@TodaysTomSawy3r]

"J STONE Tier" 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@feloceluko2426]

Wait wait, auto aim and free aim put u in different servers?

[@yannicknaert]

Thanks for including PvE in this video! You done some great research for this ability card guide.

[@manlikedrogba9408]

I still use slippery bastard and loving it.

[@abagofchipzlol3667]

When’s part 2 bro?

[@PVPCat]

Soon, have to test some cards 1st

[@abagofchipzlol3667]

OnlyPVPCat oh! Alright thanks homie! I love your vids bro I’m patiently waiting for part 2 lol 😂

[@Punisher_the_bot]

Where can we find ability cards??

[@nativeamerican7424]

Lmao focus fire is really good bs video

[@KING-FMJ]

onlypvpcat what cards were u using in the begging?

[@PVPCat]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqiyq4WMndKem9U

[@Dan-ph8zt]

What about blue and yellow cards?

[@axelperez760]

My guy !!! Make an updated videoooo plz

[@francescomuto999]

I ma lev 42. Please ....give me best set cards .

[@marshallgrimmett6290]

A moment to recuperate heals much quicker and in pve it’s not hard to reactivate if you get shot. I mostly play solo so the team heal is pretty useless for me. I have both cards tier 3 and I’ve tried both in 5 star legendary bounties. A moment to recuperate is much better.

[@PVPCat]

Legendary bounties 4-5 star is the only place where it can be used, that's why it in low tier

[@JC-li8kk]

Top tier solo. Inspiration is top tier in a posse. But if you are only looking out for numero uno then Moment to Recuperate is always better than Inspiration in every situation.

[@throughblindeyesmyphilippi2015]

First of all PVPCat you deserve way more subs. You definitely know what you are talking about here. I run Slow and Steady, Strange Medicine, Iron Lung, and Fool Me once. I do this because I am not the best at headshots. Although Im okay at them I need improvement. This setup was extremely OP at first but R* has since nerfed it. Now although they nerfed it it is still a very very good defensive setup and it takes quite alot for people to kill me. I would say I win about 80% of the PVP encounters I come across. Its usually sniping that I sometimes lose at because Slow and Steady obviously slows my characters movement when strafing back and forth. I have been thinking about switching out one of my current cards for Sharpshooter and leveling it up. Do you think that card is worth it? Ok man thx for info video and keep up good work. Greetings from Michigan btw 👍

[@PVPCat]

For sure get sharpshooter

[@throughblindeyesmyphilippi2015]

@@PVPCat Ok what card should I trade it for?

[@PVPCat]

Iron lung

[@throughblindeyesmyphilippi2015]

@@PVPCat Ok cool thanks

[@bubbz5161]

Fool Me Once or Peak Conditon?

[@exoticfanta]

5:15 Slow and steady T, Slow and steady

[@Django84]

OMG it’s Part 1 guys never without one comes in part 2.thanks for the information @OnlyPvPCat

[@Nibbenji2077]

Now lemme explain why bounty hunters shouldn't beat the target with a GUN.Guns are heavy bois and u can break the target's head.That will make the target slowly die of brain damage.Their death will decrease the amount of muneh u will earn.

[@totallygrim1]

Game volume.... aaaand what???

[@Deuce26E]

What’s wrong with jstone

[@RobertSiemer]

Slippery Bastard is not as bad as you make it sound. Consider it a variant of Slow and Steady: it doesn’t protect against head shots, but you can jog and run. Combine it with Fool me Once. Win 95% of the Free Roam Event Dispatch Rider with a “build” containing Slippery Bastard. Ending up second happens when someone lassos you or if the respawn point is just too far from the horse... In the Showdown modes Overrun and Plunder you make no points if every player in the team is doing the sharp shooter role. At least one player has to run and capture/deliver. Between covers and in the end zone Slippery Bastard is a decent “protection” to count on. Of course it can be countered with Paint it Black and sniper rifles, but if it couldn’t it would be totally overpowered!-The “summer update” change is actually not bad either: it makes it possible for the card user(!) to aim and shoot e.g. shotguns. Especially if you see your opponent reloading a double barreled it is time to get closer and deliver some from the sawn-off... all this with dead eye continuously _on_. And yes: it needs tonics, but this is what free roam is good for: without collecting plants, crafting and looting the game would get boring even quicker. Use the tonics! They have no value otherwise. Talking about tonics: I consider Kick in the Butt and most health cards (not all) a waste of card slots, because I can replace those cards with tonics.-In free roam the Slippery Bastard and Slow and Steady can be replaced, too: with Defensive Mode. ;-)

[@nightphilosopher]

Fuck yeah dude this gives me an eyegasm. Great to see that I make good choices on selecting what's good for me. NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE! ✌💖💯

[@khalidibnwalid6336]

R u CrazyRussianHacker? U sound like him

[@PVPCat]

No

[@CapybaraEnthusiast882]

Slow and steady and paint it black need to get removed. Slow and steady is just absolutely stupid in a game where headshots are essential it’s stupid to have something which is practically infinite if you use tonics it’s just stupid. And paint it black is just stupid people keep using dynamite arrows with it and it just breaks the game. Same with free aim it’s idiotic to have it in free aim.

[@strickystrickland5065]

Leave a big fat fcking like

[@murc9733]

Are you related to joe Stalin