The Most OP Way to Play Valheim in Ashlands Update (OP MAGE BBY)

[@MB-ru7em]

As a PSA: using staff of protection when you already have a shield up only refreshes the shield duration and not the shield HP. If your timer is low, just crouch to make sure enemies aren’t around and wait for it to run out before refreshing.

[@sechsauge]

"You can place as many vines as you like." - "Why is my game lagging so badly??" xD

[@villanex3708]

"I play Skyrim fight me!" No my brother I will give you handshake and a hug

[@ProfessionalMage]

Come here for a hug and handshake haha

[@softspotannihilator]

finally someone who knows what theyre fucking talking about when it comes to magic in the ashlands also the Dundr has one good use and that is in the situations where the mobs are getting too close you can shoot it and it has crazy knock back so it might save your life

[@0verpwned]

It also does critical damage to morgens, but even then it would probably be better to just lure it into your grove of tendrils and hit it with the frost staff. Getting close enough to a morgen to land every hit is dangerous, especially the 1 and 2 star variants.

[@CedarTree-h9f]

very true, but it takes so long to reload lmao

[@hypertion]

And yet another that still dismisses the dead raiser in ashlands.. summon one skeleton and bubble it and it will last and effectively pull aggro when fighting valkyries and Morgans.

[@ProfessionalMage]

@@hypertion Dead Raiser is good but i just dont rly find much use for it with my play style

[@raphaelgoncalves79]

Dundr is my morgen and valkyrie killer (staff of fracturing is also good agains valks). Bait attack, jump towards it and blast it. Also dead raiser lvl 4 summons 4 skeletons, that properly shielded make for a pretty solid frontline to spam vines/fireballs. They can even solo marksmans/twitchers/ go toe to toe against warriors with decent bloodmagic

[@mardy3732]

I opted to switch the hood of embla out for the flametal helmet. Because neither one affects you movement speed and the hood gives the least amount of eitr regen. 30% seems like a lot until you realise base eitr regen is already 100%. Which means that you go from 230% to 200%, which is only 13% less. I can hardly tell in my gameplay. What I do notice is the difference in armor.

[@FG-sc5rp]

If you are rested, you will have 330% regen with embla hood and 300% without. So even less of a difference.

[@blo5980]

​@@FG-sc5rpyes, if you drink the lingering etir potion, the difference become even less pronounced.

[@FG-sc5rp]

@@blo5980 I don't quite understand how the lingering eitr (and stamina and health) potions work. Normally, all positive buffs are additive, so 100% base regen + 100% rested + 100% queen power + 130% full embla set results in 430% eitr regen. Does the +25% lingering eitr get added or multiplied onto that value? If added, the lingering eitr is pretty much useless. If multiplied, eitr regen of the hood also gets increased by 25%.

[@blo5980]

@@FG-sc5rp all positive buff are additive.

[@mardy3732]

@@FG-sc5rp Yeah totally forgot. That takes it down to 9%. At that point it's a no-brainer imo.

[@ChrisGoodwin-sx5dt]

In most games i usually play as a mage because its fun so im glad mage is actually viable in the new ashlands update

[@ProfessionalMage]

Oh its not viable IT IS THE GOAT in ashlands.

[@silentdeath7847]

Only 2 staffs that is not worth carrying around, the shotgun staff and the staff of fracturing i believe it was called. I usually swap between the asksvin cape and the feather cape. With small stamina bar the asksvin cape atleast let you keep up with other players a bit easier

[@EdGrau88]

the ahsland food actually has 4 eitr regen per second vs 3 from the seeker aspic, it may not seem a lot but you'll notice if you only use 2 eitr foods. Also I've using the dundr with the blood shield to parry attacks and one shot most enemies, the new fire staff is good in those cases too. Green staff for the win

[@ProfessionalMage]

Yeah i know for the 4 eitr regen per second but i use seeker thing just bcs it is easy to craft in quantity and it does not make much of a difference in practice for me bcs i use 3 eitr foods. And yeah GREEN STAFF FOR THE WIN BROTHER!!!!!!

[@theaceandthearrow2276]

Funfact the tentacles also get a bubble. Summon 4 vines around you, plus 4 skellies. Fuck it ride a tamed doggo too and pop a bubble. Stupid defense especially against ranged enemies

[@ProfessionalMage]

Hhahaha bro leave them some chance to fight back

[@MoofyCakes]

Good video! I've found all you need is the Staff of the Wild. Trollstav is just... slow and uninteresting. Plus the trolls come after you once everything is dead. I guess they're more like giant pets that slowly whack things down and take aggro...

[@ProfessionalMage]

If you think trollsrav us uninteresting check out my 2 videos in which i soloed all the bosses at once with mainly using that and video where i pushed the mage calass to its limits it is not ur daily staf but it is rly fing good my good sir. And ofc ty for the kind words stranger.

[@MoofyCakes]

@@ProfessionalMage You're right - you can easily solo Fader with the trolls. What I meant is I don't find them very useful for anything other than a boss or sieging. Having them up while exploring just doesn't do much. But the weapon does have its uses. What would be really cool is a video showing how to get the Staff of the Wild (which OFC is the best overall) -- how to siege a fortress and farm for Jade before you have the staff. A lot of players would probably really like that. BTW great fun videos - keep up the good work!

[@ProfessionalMage]

@@MoofyCakes Ty for the kind words stranger and there is already video about how so attack fortresses on this channel if you need it. But i dont have one for crafting.And yeah i understand what you mean with troll staf its is a big gun not a daily gun i guess

[@MoofyCakes]

@@ProfessionalMage Yah but you already have the Staff of the WIld, etc. What I'm recommending is a video showing how to get the Ashlands Mage Gear coming fresh from Mistlands. Could definitely be helpful - and with your editing - very entertaining 😁

[@ProfessionalMage]

@@MoofyCakes I did show it in the video how to do it with an without the second part is what you would use as a mage when entering fortress for the first time. And again ty for the kind words. But yeah idk i i will make the full mage guide but it is not out of the picture i feel like tere is already lots of content for that out there.

[@dragonenchantress6609]

My favorite thing about this video is you're telling people how to play the way I've been playing since mistlands lol The only thing different I do is I eat 2 magic food and one stam specifically for the stam struggles. I also jump on the rocks which makes them single file up there to get me then I just jump off and they have to single file back down. It gives you a moment to breathe and recover some magic pool if you find yourself in a pinch. Great video tho, I'm glad people are telling the real story and not "fear da cape" loi

[@ProfessionalMage]

You know what they say "great minds think alike" and i don't mind the stamina i go full magic food it did not betray me as of yet.

[@imbadatpickinganame]

my current viking is named "RAID BOSS" because that is how i have played the game from the start, i killed eikthyr with an inventory of spears and from that day on, i have played with almost a full inventory of death I agree that mage is incredibly OP in the current sandbox, but i like to play a hybrid, i use 2 eitr food and 1 stamina food, the roasted crust pie. the shotgun he mentioned does suck, its very underwhelming, however it can be strong against enemies weak to lightning, or trash mobs, it is not the best inside of ashlands, but outside is a different story. The way i play, when i run low on eitr, i switch to stamina, and vice versa, so the shotgun is actually good for me when im low stamina and switch over to eitr weapons, i use shield, charge the shotgun and its very, very effective against trash mobs, in a similar way to an atgeir's middle mouse ability. i dont always carry it, but its something to consider

[@ProfessionalMage]

Well that is a new way of playing the game hahah "the spartan mode"

[@imbadatpickinganame]

@@ProfessionalMage in my first playthrough i didnt know how to craft a bow and i didnt want to look anything up so a full inventory of spears it was

[@ProfessionalMage]

@@imbadatpickinganame My bro went manual balista mode. But hey if it works don't fox it.

[@klejnotnilu560]

Great video cheers fella.

[@DelSimmons]

Nice video, Sir! You've helped me decide what to do next, now that I have the beginnings of a new base in my first Ashlands Fortress!

[@thomas8752]

What cape would you recommend now that nerfed the feather cape jump boost? Is it still good because you can't get fall damage? Great Video btw!

[@ProfessionalMage]

Sorry i did not see ur comment earlier its on a older video i am sure you understand. About ur question i wen in to the game and checked the new cape changes and i still would recommend using feather cape over any other cape, the jump boost is still good and no fall damage is a big clutch anywhere.

[@sahande.2557]

I only carry fire resists with my feather cape if I plan on taking a fortress, orherwise they're not really needed

[@ProfessionalMage]

Feather cape i a must with my build to avoid damage with ease, ofc you can go without it but with this build its just an awesome thing to use in combat.

[@mandamarin5091]

When i went to ashland o used fenris armour, i found it better than +100% eitir regen. It also offsets feather cape debuff and allows you to maneuver around hordes much better. I use queen's buff and potions to give me mana regen. When you have embla set its better to switch to it, but fenris is really good tho.

[@mayena5735]

I play like this too, very effective. You´re constantly running out of stamina though, that´s why I take 1 stamina food and 2 eitr foods with me always. Also i carry lingering stamina and eitr meads

[@vers1266]

i like the mage build but i hate how much stam u gotta give up for it since stamina is smth u use for literally everything

[@RainbowDiamond3]

great video! Thanks for the info!

[@a_tremereandsomeblood_just3642]

I have a lot of training facilities in Valheim - so i can train, just like a real fighter (or mage) would do. A well trained fighter allways gonna be better. So it is stupid if someone says that this is "using glitches or bugs". I say no, having specialized training is the bread and butter in real life as well.

[@Zebix]

I'm sorry but, no, leveling Elemental and especially Blood Magic, is no simple task - except if you use /raiseskill of course. I've been setting up a "magic farm", with a Greydwarf spawner with which my skeletons have fun, while I chain-shoot ice to a Stone Golem I brought down from the mountain there. Blood Magic increases soooo slowly, and past a certain skill I would say 80, it takes AGES to grind a single level. And every time you die (and you WILL die in Ashlands) you loose 5% of your precious skill points. Litterally 2-3 hours to get from 95 to 100 that you'd loose in one death! Farming magic skills becomes so tedious at some point, that if you want to keep playing legit without devcommands, you oughta be content with 50-70 in your magic skills. Which makes the shooting of Ashlands mobs way less of a health ballad than your video shows. In mage legit solo mode, IMHO Skeletons are mandatory (good luck dealing with a Morgen without them "tanking"), bubble needs to be refreshed as soon as it is broken or expired, and you also need to learn about mob resistances - e.g. all Charred have 75% resist fire, get closer and use ice or dundr. Here you manage to 3-shoot a warrior with fireballs and with 100 in Elemental Magic, but as I say this is unrealistic in legit play, it will just not work. Anyway, Ashland nerf incoming, it'll be all over soon :)

[@diegocaru]

I completely agree with you, I've died so much that my blood magic is around 15, lol, and elemental 25 or so, I tried to do the afk farming strat and got like 4 levels in an hour, it's really slow

[@todd5purlock497]

Whenever my group and I go into the Ashlands it feels like they call for reinforcements on us constantly A fight will start, and then it just keeps getting bigger Eventually SOMEONE gets knocked into the lava and the whole team dynamic gets screwed up and we have to retreat

[@ProfessionalMage]

My advice is to kill even a solo mob you see there bcs they can follow you for a long time and the more you ignore some mobs the more they start to group up, but even with that there is still gonna be some times when they group up as they say "IT IS WHAT IT IS"😀

[@todd5purlock497]

@@ProfessionalMage the thing is if we don't ignore them and stay to fight, a big group forms We've actually had MORE luck running away than staying to fight The twitchers are the main ones that follow us for a long time, them and vultures I swear I thought they said those birds would be passive mobs

[@matheusmendes1970]

hey bro, Best way to up blood magic skill? i cant up quickly

[@ProfessionalMage]

Search for it on yt i used a tutorial for it i just forgot what it was but it was something like spawning archer skeletons near enemy spawners in black forest but u have to get that skeleton to be on a platform so they cant kill him and just afk farm it.

[@eugene7764]

raising skeletons is useful in ashlands!!

[@ProfessionalMage]

Mby i expressed my self wrong in the video but i didn't need them to survive they are not useless they are just not needed with this build.

[@yagoa]

no lag on my M1 Mac LOL

[@ProfessionalMage]

You are lucky haha.

[@yagoa]

@@ProfessionalMage a Mac Studio is $1000 on ebay fyi

[@ProfessionalMage]

@@yagoa I have pc stronger than mac its just the game optimisation for my system that's all.But ty for recommending it to me i just don't need it at the moment.

[@yagoa]

@@ProfessionalMage what do you mean for your system, are you not using a PC?

[@yagoa]

@@ProfessionalMage I had no issue before the AppStore release: live translating X86 using wine64

[@redcastlefan]

friend Valheim used to lag for me so much until i followed this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3_Xan9pd7yCfNE i know its for laptops but ever since i followed it i went from constant stutters and low fps to smooth gameplay even on high graphics so maybe it can help others.

[@prezlamenprah1164]

Your food combination is terrible

[@ProfessionalMage]

It is just the food that i use feel free to change it as u wish

[@csn2300]

w vid