Strength MK vs Magic MK

[@137cloud]

Nihil is just using death as a target practice while I run 30 meters away from it.

[@magicalgirl1296]

The real takeaway is that you can't mess up Mystic Knight stats. Also I never knew that death had such thematic defenses.

[@MCFERNO]

Dude im like rlly confused with leveling in this game. Like do certain vocations lead to higher health pools when leveling up as said vocations? Im a relatively high level and i feel like my damage is cheeks

[@dum-e8628]

​@@MCFERNOYes different vocations have different stat growths, but you generally should be fine because equipments and buffs will cover most of them

[@yetravellingsonc8372]

@@MCFERNO Different Vocations get different stat boosts on level up. Stuff like Warrior or Assassin will give a lot of Strength, Mage and Sorcerer will give a lot of Magic, Strider and Mystic Knight give a bit of everything, Magick Archer focuses on Magic Defense (for some reasonn), stuff like that. Good news is that by endgame (BBI mainly) the weapon/armor stats are so high you really don't need to worry about your latent stats, so just play as you will.

[@pickledbeaker5916]

What i like about DDDA bosses is how they don't become invisible, teleport off-screen and then one-shoot you

[@directdebit6078]

Bro HATES dark souls 3

[@justindouglas1010]

Bro did NOT level Vigor

[@oldsql725]

Always love to see new Nihil quality content. Got back to DD so many times because of you, thanks!

[@Nihil0.0]

Thanks for being around and checking out my videos

[@carolinemccall6748]

Death = 666. Sounds right. Thanks for all this awesome content!

[@JumalaPlays]

666 def, magic def and 666 000 health

[@solverrex]

Damn, Dark Souls looking more and more like Dragon's Dogma these days :) P.S. Good to see you back at it again

[@zzodysseuszz]

Dark souls wishes it was dragons dogma

[@taylorandrews6345]

Thank you for your videos my dude. Picked up DD for a third time (switch) and all of your videos have helped me getting back into the swing of the game. Also current build is a magic focused MK so even better!

[@Nihil0.0]

Good to hear it Taylor. Thank you for your words

[@Akakiryuushin]

@@Nihil0.0 really learning a lot here, currently on first play through and I'm thinking of going magic based mk and was wondering about levels arguments and skills. 10 mage 20 mk and 20 ranger so far and plan a lot of sorcerer any tips or do you have a video of it already?

[@haschem]

I like your choice of music BTW and all your videos xD

[@Nihil0.0]

Thanks Schem. Choosing the music is always fun

[@Zantetsu13]

Thought you were going to show abyssal anguish+sky rapture for this one. It is honestly good for some things.

[@Nihil0.0]

Never been a fan of sky rapture. I always go Cannon, Sigil and Full moon with MK

[@christophercollins3632]

I use Sky rapture for platforming needs. In combat, it’s hard to use.

[@xcaliber8bb]

Sky Rapture is great for mobility, just depends on the build your running

[@Zantetsu13]

@@Nihil0.0 Yeah, I mean those are much more versatile for almost any situation; the thing is that Burst strike and sky rapture proc the abyssal shockwave for what feels like 5+ times on each activation so I thought they may be useful if you are doing a str focused MK.

[@neverrelax5754]

​@@Nihil0.0 sky rapture is good for getting to certain places, but it's also great as a finisher to a combo. It usually brings you to the height of a weak spot, and th animation is super fast. I use it after antler toss if I didn't completely knockdown the enemy.

[@damiansokoloswki8957]

How good that you upload videos, when I got very addicted with dragon's dogma I saw you all the time, I remembered the channel and looked for you, and I see that you are still active, yes, I'm using a translator because I'm from Argentina XD

[@sachi7614]

Have you considered comparing these things to a Max Stamina setup? Like, equip an unenhanced weapon of mediocre quality and see how many skills you can spam on each different build

[@scottsmith1652]

Your videos have really enhanced my experience! I'm totally hooked on the MK. I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this but you are the foremost expert on Dragon's Dogma. My question is this: first time through, about to finish for the first time. I'm level 51 MK, should I NG+ or post-game (not wanting to leave spoilers). Is it difficult to determine how to do one or other? And is that decision irreversible? I've been doing some searches on the subject but responses seem a bit vague. Thanks much!

[@TookMeJerrb]

You have to finish post-game so you can go to NG+. There is also the Bitterblack Isle that is quite a bit harder than post-game and is considered endgame. If you go to NG+, enemies don't scale with you and it's same as new game, only you get to keep your equipment/skills/levels, so it's extremely easy. You can play the game all the way to max level without going to NG+.

[@scottsmith1652]

@@TookMeJerrb Excellent, thank you. I did visit BBI last night and had some interesting encounters. Some good and some not so good :)

[@kolbywilliams7234]

Once you get the hang of BBL, you’ll be soloing it in no time.

[@H0VA]

Thanks again for great videos Nihil. Never stop even if you end up rehashing the same concepts/videos its just an excuse for more DD content.

[@artyhedgehog]

Rad music! Lovin' it!

[@kevine9474]

Thank you for this video, the only criticism that i can give is that you didn't show the weapons in the menu (the weapons are bbi lvl 3 for anyone wondering).

[@patricioolivero5032]

I mean it’s kinda easy to see, virge and diabolic are unique weapons

[@NationOne44]

Asking the real questions! Also, going to need the music source chief.

[@Nihil0.0]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aF7afJZ_oKqff8U

[@zolo-p3p]

I just use wyrmking ring and spell cast speed augments and fire like four magic cannons at a time soo lit

[@glowcloudwheatproducts495]

Don't forget the head armor enhancement that increases the cannons duration by 5 seconds

[@lucasrv2630]

For a second hearing the song in the start I thought you were gonna play Less Sex by Daughters. Almost jumped out of my chair in joy lol

[@Nihil0.0]

I had to check it out. Good song. Very Germanic gothy industrial

[@lucasrv2630]

@@Nihil0.0 check them out. City Song by them gives me shivers every time. Very deep message too.

[@undead6494]

Nice darksouls game play u got there

[@sunrisemonk]

Sorry for double comment. Now we need part 3 with comparison of magick build between self enchanted Virge of Madness and Magebreaker, Totem Mace on all these skills :D

[@user-rv7kk1to9h]

Хорошая работа. Cool information. But can u show us some cool locations in main game. Some interesting spawn of items and enemies.

[@RattusSapiensHavingFun]

Please, check this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXOpoHSNa7umisk And this playlist from other channel: kzbin.info/aero/PLrZgsrY1mV1mnQgJWC2Wm557DjZrGNO_7 Does they match the subject? :)

[@RattusSapiensHavingFun]

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[@SquirrelGamingProductions]

Hi again Nihil0.0, I'm the dude who commented on the 1st video about trying these moves out on defensively neutral enemies. I agree with the idea that Magick build is superior, but the idea of Anguish hitting harder coming from a Magick build was weird. I'm glad that you actually followed up on this. In my head, there's two legit ways to play MK, either a Str build using Anguish with the completely physical mace attacks, or a Mag build using everything else available because it all hits harder using Magick. Sorta the same split between a Str Magick Archer (Immolation + physical dagger attacks and bow support skills) and a Mag version (everything else)

[@SeanLarsDogma]

In my opinion, the optinal way to play MA and MK is to have a balanced build- either the 605/605 build or the 4K build.

[@mohammadhassansarikhani9128]

@@SeanLarsDogma what is the 4k build?

[@DarcShinobi]

Could you recreate this video for the riposte skills. Str vs split

[@lulook2806]

WOOOOOOOW, IT'S ALIVE

[@christophercollins3632]

Loved the music. It got me hyped for these demonstrations. Are Death’s MAG and PHYS defenses really 666? Is it the only one like that?

[@Nihil0.0]

The only one, I think. 666 is quite specific

[@zyranisymir1629]

By some chance does the resistence numbers have some kind of hidden meaning then? Due to how specific they are

[@nevisysbryd7450]

@@zyranisymir1629 Like many things in DD, probably a reference. 666 is "the Mark of the Beast" in the Book of Revelations; that is, the number is associated with (if not a direct symbol of/for) Satan in conventional Christian lore.

[@zyranisymir1629]

Hmmm i see, so a biblical reference then, makes sense

[@dangrimes388]

If memory serves, you are close. It's actually the number for man. It's derived from Hebrew custom where numbers have symbolic meaning. 6 is man, 7 is God. A number repeated 3 times is emphasizing wholeness or completeness. So it is a symbolic number which indicates man at his fullest self-reliance, or man having completely rejected God and placing himself in the place of the the Holy Trinity. This was the original sin committed by Satan, and the number becomes the symbol of the Anti-Christ. Man has acknowledged God and rejected him, seeking to take his divine throne for himself. Some see this as Satan indwelling man, others as man taking on the role of Satan. Much like the name Lucifer (which most Biblical scholars agree is not referring to Satan) Western cultures have taken the number 666 and misapplied it to the fallen archangel. It's us. We are the ones who will ultimately rebel against God to the point that only the end of the Earth will be an appropriate response.

[@pristanitych8067]

can u make a vid on how to make a fast running male character

[@ullerbarwulf]

Magic is OP, lack stamina though

[@Nihil0.0]

Gotta love that stamina. Don't build without it

[@ZeriocTheTank]

Even when I play Sorcerer I never go 190 levels in it. Then again I rarely ever attempt to level my characters properly. I'll stick with the balanced stats. The drop off in damage is negligible.

[@sunrisemonk]

Question, why in the first Stone Jungle with STR, the second portion of damage was split into two on damage meter?

[@Nihil0.0]

Not sure. Maybe 2 seperate hitboxes. I just added them together and it all lined up to make sense

[@Vladarius.]

Have you ever tried to perfect block deaths insta death swing ?

[@destinystrapper]

as far as I know this is impossible

[@nolanstrebel9405]

@@destinystrapper correct, the swing cannot be stopped or blocked it will go right through the shield and kill you

[@Vladarius.]

@@nolanstrebel9405 hmm i thought it would deal phys dmg since the guy just swings a big ass scythe at you.

[@nolanstrebel9405]

@@Vladarius. if you read his wiki page, it says that nothing can stop it and you can't dodge it either. The only thing you can do is run so you are outside the range of the swing

[@thefull9746]

@@nolanstrebel9405 u can't dodge it but u can use the roll to go out of the hitbox x)

[@AleksVin]

How would the playstyle change for a strength focused build?

[@Nihil0.0]

Less Shield, More Cannon, More Abyssal Anguish. Whereas Magic would be mostly Shield counters and Cannons.

[@Repetz94]

and strenght riposte vs magic riposte damage from enchanted shields?

[@АлександрМогучий-щ2в]

Magic of course.

[@Repetz94]

@@АлександрМогучий-щ2в lol yes thank you i wanted to know how much difference there is

[@ouroboros3705]

I literally started a new run last night mannnnn

[@usmc4good]

I just can't imagine the time commitment to do this...190 lvls as assassin, then 190 lvls as mystic knight....etc...etc...even playing 10-15 hrs/daily it would take weeks/months to get multiple vocations ranked that high... There isn't enough content in the game to rank this high in multiple vocations like this, how do you do it??? Restart the game over and over???

[@ZedRotti]

Leveling from 1-200 isn't that hard in Dragon's Dogma DLC. Just continue doing quests until you unlock Bitterblack Isles then use Throwblasts to farm enemies. You can also just edit your character's stats if you know how to tamper with the game files. You can level your character from 1-200 in just 2 hours if you're lucky. But at most, 4-6 hours because of rng.

[@usmc4good]

@@ZedRotti First, I’m on Xbox so modifying game files is a no-go. Second, I can only dedicate a couple hours a day to game time because of real life. Third, “200 lvls in 2 hours or even 4-6 hours” is a stretch, I play for 2 hours most days and only hit about 10 max if I’m not getting sidetracked. Even the “power leveling” videos only estimate maybe 100lvls in 2-4 hours. Lastly, a side note about “power leveling”, I don’t do it, power leveling takes away the enjoyment of the game to me,…if gaming becomes a “task” or a “job”, it looses all its entertainment value IMHO.

[@ZedRotti]

@@usmc4good That's not my problem. You asked how much dedication is needed to achieve many level 200 characters in DD:DA, I merely answered of how you too can do it. And yes, you can power level to 200 in under 2 hours. But just as I said, it's luck based. Once you finish the story, only gameplay remains and that's where power levelling comes to play.

[@eskadan1237]

is worth leveling all tiem as mk? i want to try but i don't like the leveling almos 200 levels for play a class

[@ratlinggull2223]

Use the dinput8.dll mod if you really hate levelling.

[@gracielamachado9631]

Im a ranger who can do not very bad damage to death with tenfoldflurry without periapts and without blast arrows

[@karlkorleontv1294]

What’s your PS4 online name?

[@zynx1828]

Is that helmet modded or available in vanilla?

[@Nihil0.0]

It's the meloirean helmet.

[@zynx1828]

@@Nihil0.0 oh whoa it's from that set, I was looking that viking like look that some of the elite guards wear

[@RISCHARD1238]

(replying here cause the other video is unavailable) wait, but swapping save files wouldn't cause the game to lock the online functions?

[@Nihil0.0]

Nope. Online works normally. I switch saves very often

[@RISCHARD1238]

@@Nihil0.0 i remember once someone wrote that your online can be locked if you change save files and such, either way thanks for this info, now i can enjoy DD more

[@TheValiantBob]

Watching this makes me feel kinda proud of the balanced build I came up with on my own. It's not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but it has a nice even split and the most important plus is that I get to actually play as an MK for the main story :D

[@Nihil0.0]

Good. That's the best way to "build" a build, just play it as it is

[@writingnovels053]

Song name?

[@Nihil0.0]

I don't recall the track, but here is the artist, and the album. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aF7afJZ_oKqff8U

[@kojutsumukade]

muzak sauce plx ?

[@Nihil0.0]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aF7afJZ_oKqff8U

[@kojutsumukade]

@@Nihil0.0 TYVM good sir.

[@HighmageDerin]

Dragons Dogma dark arisen. the original dark souls experience...................

[@АлександрМогучий-щ2в]

Hmm. I think a split is best cuz u have more hp. MK is a half tank anyway.

[@Nihil0.0]

True. Split is best for MK. The 600 split is ideal but a 190 levels as MK does fine too

[@KaiKrimson56]

Ranger's very good for leveling since it gives alot of Stamina, which is very important for casting Magic as a Myatic Knight, Mage, or Sorcerer.

[@zyranisymir1629]

Tis just a simple question but would a balanced type of build be able to do vocations well? Levelling upto 100 as Fighter 10 Warrior 27 Ranger 63 Then lvl 200 as Strider 1 Ranger 23 Sorcerer 76 Statwise health and stamina is 4K Attack and magic is 550 And def and magic def is 331-338 Granted a specialized vocation for str or magic / glass cannons would do more damage and do better but wouldn't a balanced type be good too?

[@dangrimes388]

That's very close to my exact build. It's very well rounded and can tackle most situations. Once you have gold forged tier 3 BBI equipment its pretty awesome.

[@zyranisymir1629]

Yeah since for DDDA being a jack of all trades build is actually worth while

[@vonhizzle]

It doesn't make sense to test abyssal anguish vs death because he is immune to dark and abyssal anguish is dark and blunt damage. I don't think strength benefits abyssal anguish as much as magic does.

[@kevine9474]

You said it yourself, it does blunt physical damage.

[@vonhizzle]

@@kevine9474 the strength build amplifies the blunt damage while the magic build amplifies the dark damage. It doesn't make sense to compare the two against a monster immune to dark...

[@DefyDogma]

The only enemy that is not fun to fight with STR MK is Daimon, and more specifically his second form. His defenses are so high I struggle to do damage. Magic does no damage, and with him flying, STR does little damage, unless you climb. Wish STR MK had an answer for him.

[@SeanLarsDogma]

You can do the Ghost of Kirin method against both forms regardless of your stats.

[@astolbro7183]

Can i do good dmg even if i dont min max?

[@WorkedSix28zerozero1]

Yuuup

[@WorkedSix28zerozero1]

He's proven you can 100% virtually any class and be op as it depends on your gear

[@GiantSirSlayer]

Foist

[@KairosSusurri]

Dammit lol so fast

[@FlufzyPuppy]

My question is, what if you do a balanced build with both Strength and magick over 600? It seems the split build was getting close to both pure builds. I ended up doing some of my own testing and made a video if anyone wants to see it. I tested holy pact as well as the 4 end game weapons. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZnTfWZ4gpmKkLs

[@SeanLarsDogma]

Ahh the balanced 605/605 build. This, in my opinion, is the best build for MAs and MKs. The balanced 4K build comes in second.

[@TheValiantBob]

@@SeanLarsDogma What is the balanced 4k build?

[@SeanLarsDogma]

@@TheValiantBob 1-10 fighter 11-37 warrior 38-100 ranger 101 strider 102-124 ranger 125-200 sorc You’ll end up with: 4000 hp 4000 stamina 550 strength 550 magick. Fully optimized, you can come up with this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWalZXWLoaqMhas

[@TheValiantBob]

@@SeanLarsDogma Ah okay! My own personal build ends up with 4050 hp, 3870 sta, and 502 str/mag. Not quite as min-maxed but I'm liking it so far!

[@SeanLarsDogma]

@@TheValiantBob yours sounds like a great build to me! 😊

[@gpetzold935]

I killed him with holy Magic very fast. Faster as in your Videos 😅