The STRONGEST Skills in Risk of Rain 2

[@DisputedOrigin]

Face reveal at 50k! (not trying to hype it up, its something ive wanted to do for awhile, and i only announce it like this so I can be held accountable instead of putting it off)

[@arteshki5779]

I hope you gym, and not some lanky ass femboyless RoRer

[@sarp0708]

Grandpa face reveal!?!!

[@rldv634]

I was going to make a stupid grandpa joke but I forgot to take my dementia meds so I was going to make a stupid grandpa joke but I forgot to take my dementia meds so I was going to make a stupid grandpa joke but I forgot to take my dementia meds so I was going to make a stupid grandpa joke but I forgot to take my dementia meds so

[@igimaster5872]

Haven't subbed to you despite watching you for the better part of a year this is what convinced me to sub

[@GnightPunpun]

I’ve been watching avidly for like a year and just now realized I haven’t been subscribed this whole time, I will give myself the skill issue on this one

[@hamzaiqbal183]

No unnecessarily long intro makes u an immediate legend

[@fin3662]

THATS WHAT IM SAYING!

[@spookysucc8339]

🍆🚴‍♂️

[@lovelyhomeboy1584]

​@@spookysucc8339why you hating

[@spookysucc8339]

@@lovelyhomeboy1584 why u hating 🤓🤓🤓

[@Singularitytw]

@@spookysucc8339bro does not no what meat riding means💀

[@Buqui]

Something that's also worth mention for the Railgunner is that the perfect reload also works on her special abilities (R), because obviously she needed more damage :^)

[@supernova3241]

Focused assault and hardlight is such an insane crowd control combo. That synergy alone has saved me from a copium E8 run

[@TheEclecticDyslexic]

focused assault + hardlight = hit 5 enemies for 100% uptime... but you don't actually need to wait for the expose to go off before you can go again. It puts blinding assault with hardlight to absolute shame. 3x the damage output, and no limit to the number of times it can be used if you are overwhelmed.

[@hekirb3382]

I once had a horrible eclipse run while playing merc and the one thing that saved it is hardlight afterburner (the mithrix fight took 20 minutes tho)

[@kadinnui2282]

I kinda don't understand why isn't blinding assault better though.

[@PearoIGuess]

​@@kadinnui2282i think its because of the expose proc that it does. Merc's main thing for damage has mainly come from the expose provd from my experience

[@Jacob-se1hu]

​@@kadinnui2282Expose proc reduces all your cooldowns by 1 second and increases the damage you do for that attack. The Expose transfer tech gives you an initial set of Expose on the dash in, a second later the assault damage kicks in and procs expose, then gives the expose debuff again. If you keep hitting enough enemies you can dash back and forth infinitely dealing much higher damage than blinding's hard limit of 3. It's a higher skill floor but much better reward.

[@tdc455]

Extra tip, Diablo strike becomes even more effective with Effigy of Grief. It can not only slow down enemies but makes bosses slow down to a crawl.

[@untameablejosh4217]

i’m seeing this very late but i want you to know that i out loud said”WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THAT” after my diablo run last night and skipped past it lol

[@Not_a_Virus_zip]

Hey Disputed! I have Parkinsons. Can you please change the rank of M99 Sniper for this? Thanks!

[@gringusgaming]

Are you a drunk uncle as well?

[@staree_]

@@gringusgaming a druncle if you will…

[@Yemmeyy]

But I dont, So can he keep it?

[@fruitbowl7275]

I think blast shower works on that

[@thealchemistking4063]

MY BOY ACRID, FINALLY GETTING THE RESPECT HE DESERVES!

[@DaSchultzy12]

But where's ma man's REX at.

[@theguitarist1703]

@@DaSchultzy12 dead because he used his one shot protection to tickle an overloading worm

[@DaSchultzy12]

@@theguitarist1703 sounds like he went out like a valiant hero then.

[@theonetheycallheadspace2899]

@@theguitarist1703 just don't get hit

[@theguitarist1703]

@@theonetheycallheadspace2899 “don’t get hit” on the character that hits himself to do any significant damage Rex is and f-tier survivor, cope

[@joelhatterini6392]

I love Bandit and especially Desperado, the character feels so skill intensive while giving this massive reward for doing well, it's a great survivor class and I'm unsurprised to see Desperado ranked so high.

[@Tumbolisu]

The one cool thing about mobile turrets is that they apply a debuff. For death mark of course.

[@Thebees21]

Their targeting/range and pathing are so bad though that I can't stand them. :(

[@bountifulbread9737]

i would only love a son who can proc bungus

[@Konata_Kon]

Diablo strike is NOWHERE near meme ability. You get bandolier/brain stalks OH BOY IT SURELY RAINS SATELLITES NOW

[@hamfish624]

I say it all the time I'll say it again, a damage boost on frag grenade would be amazing but what I would vastly prefer is if it blew up on contact with enemies. My god it would make grenade feel SO much better to use, and viable against flying enemies. Would it deal a lot of damage? No, but it would be FUN to use and that's all that matters to me

[@0NoFreeWill0]

Focused assault may be more effective, but the other 3 dash one is way more fun, you can clear 3 wisps at level 1 and also use wisps to get to high places. and the other R is also more fun, being invincible is cool and it's more dashing to go along with ur other dash. if you like going fast even if it's suboptimal, i recommend everyone try mercenary out. once you get used to having no ranged primary it's great!

[@Salmonwithfeet]

This guy knows what's up

[@RazakelKairo1994]

I feel Mercenary is one of the very few survivors where no skill really outperform the other. They just do different things really well. Also one of the very few survivors that can seemingly work with almost anything the RNG gods decide to throw at you. I didn't use him much yet, but I'm climbing eclipse with him now and he's very quickly becoming one of my favorites.

[@youwantmyname9208]

Mercenary with brainstalk basically makes you invincible

[@cornixdemetrius7883]

@@youwantmyname9208 Ever tried 3 Hardlight Afterburners?

[@theonetheycallheadspace2899]

I think they're both just about as fun, 3 dashes is super cool and in a vacuum more fun, but chaining expose for the massive cooldown reduction makes Mercenary feel like one of the most smooth characters in the game

[@lilydusk5042]

Sniper's primary scope is good, but I prefer the combat scope as it allows Sniper to build attack speed which is really funny and pairs well with Shatterspleen

[@hunterking8088]

me too, I also like the default R ability, the super shot. nice thing about this game is that 95% of abilities are good in their own way, which I feel a lot of games lack

[@FlatlandsSurvivor]

The damage is lower, but the better fire rate means I can quickly deal with multiple enemies. The fact that it shoots fast enough to chain stagger animations means you can basically stun lock things that dont get one shot. Fire rate on the default scope changes reload timing as well, which makes items like Predatory Instincts and warbanner a liability as you have to account for the changing timings

[@ThePizzabrothersGaming]

attack speed on primary scope increases reload speed and perfect reload bar size

[@lilydusk5042]

@@ThePizzabrothersGaming Didn't know this actually, thanks for the info!

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

Sniper's Combat Scope is flat better imo. More hits with less reloading means less time for enemies to kill you. You have an attack designed for bosses that can be paired with this. Naturally getting damage items will still lead to 1-shotting most enemies and bosses. These builds pair with your primary much better giving you more viable tools and makes more items useful to you.

[@Vasiliy9hells]

Wow, you are straight to business aren't you. No long-ass self promo for 10 minutes. Good man

[@techamek]

I felt a new type of emotion when I clicked the video and immediately heard the number 10.

[@zenyatta5064]

Getting straight into it. I wish you could teach other youtubers to do this

[@Katiedid2040]

Grandpa getting straight into the action once again. This no-nonsense attitude is exactly why the silent generation was the best one!!

[@orionl7406]

silent just like his wife :(

[@teethcoat4274]

Generations should be seen, not heard! Zoomers these days seem to have forgotten this…

[@crow2596]

not many people instantaneously get into the meat of the video without any pause or intro, thank you.

[@Murrrin]

Liked the video at around 3 seconds, because that's how long it took my pea-brain to understand he got right to the point. Thank YOU

[@Cap_]

I love you Grandpa

[@tomasmartinezcalvo9233]

"It puts a k and a j next to eachother what do you want me to do?" **shows an ad where some dude jumps off a building** Me:ok youtube chill

[@renelle9144]

props to you making a entertaining and educational video

[@DudeMukuro]

Excellent video, love your content, may i ask, which tools did you use to make the skit at 10:09?, im thinking about making a RoR2 video and i would like to do something similar.

[@enigma-sama2509]

10:14 i watched this with my phone screen on low brightness and i thought commando was just holding a small artificer

[@fan_of_lizzers]

to be honest, i like lights out more than desperado for bandit. i get that desperado can do a bajillion damage, but the cooldown reset of desperado just feels sooooo good. i like skeet shooting lesser wisps so much.

[@SpaceFlamingo07]

Ikr, its so addicting

[@Pyrax99]

revolver chaining vs the revolver snowball is definitely a debate with no right answers, which is what an unlockable alternate ability should always be

[@SSM24_]

@@Pyrax99 Exactly. Like, I think it's clear Desperado is the _stronger_ ability, but Lights Out is still effective and really fun and ultimately that's the important thing.

[@Terrak3366]

Another honorable mation: Heretic's Secondary. Excelent range, Insane proc-rate and busted damage insted of usless secondaryes of half survivor.

[@ThePizzabrothersGaming]

it's really hard to hit though because it pierces and goes as far as you charged it

[@Terrak3366]

@@ThePizzabrothersGaming just a skill issue

[@vvvvallejo4556]

i dont know what a risk of rain is but i love ytbers who go straight to the point. heres a like

[@ee-su3iy]

i feel like rex is really underrated, i managed to solo the game in a hour or a bit more with it since the healing abilities stacked with fungus and ukelele is quite op

[@atomicmegalodon1413]

That artie rant was pure fact, love playing her, super fun

[@neato2765]

Just got into this game, thanks for the content!

[@peacefulsoysouce2869]

absolutely love your intro, it's so smooth

[@theburger1941]

power mode is super slept on

[@collynlovell9982]

Very true, on monsoon you can face tank the first 2 teleporters while dishing out absurd damage, even with minor healing and piss poor damage items. Later on feathers are very important though, you feel the movement reduction otherwise

[@naturalkind5591]

I feel like it's less good on eclipse, but when mobility matters less it's ridiculous

[@Polaris5664]

"please gearbox fix grenades" Gearbox: breaks everything else so now everything equally sucks

[@declanziolkowski]

Telephone pole from orbit is uncounterable. Just give it 3-5 business days to arrive

[@silasthedoofice3380]

Your explanation for stationary turrets was very good and accurate

[@SilverWolf340]

That engineer metaphor really helped me understand the character, thank you!

[@Prbasss]

this video made me sub, you have really good jokes inbetween aswell

[@SevearithUlomato]

Dude jumped right into number 10 no ifs ands or butts and Im all for it, every top 10 needs to do this. I know why i clicked on the video i dont wanna listen for 3 minutes while they explain what the top 10 is about like bitch its in the title. Thank you for being awesome my guy, amazing video!

[@Everlygod]

I still think that the mercenary's first abilities are the strongest, yes with focused assault you have some good crowd control and then a sort of execute with the other special ability, but with his main dash you start off within the game, and the eye frames from the second special ability (eviscerate) give you much more survivability than whatever the focused assault would ever give you, not only that but it's a much longer duration of cc due to the fact you can do it 3 times in a row PLUS it has eye frames on top of it, easily one of the best if not the best moves mercenary offers when you're doing eclipse runs which really matter on being able to survive and dish out damage at the same time, but as we all know, eviscerate is his strongest without a doubt because those EYEFRAMMMES MMMH.

[@Mork799]

just letting you know I watched 5 liberty ads on this video

[@theyeetler8776]

couldnt agree more, using stationary turrets is like giving grass to kids: youre probably a psychopath or a moron but its still funny to joke about

[@rcsproxy2815]

this channel is legendary

[@bigguy115-fq1hk]

I thought I had heard that gearbox did a majority of the dlc, so maybe the same people who made commandos grenade aren't the same who created railgunner haha

[@azura7702]

3:45 this is true actually. 25 years old with ADHD and I have found no more effective way of banishing all those millions of thought trains tearing through my head all the time than good old Devil's Lettuce. I can actually finally focus on things with it

[@cybermale]

[@princessokyo3352]

i was really holding onto that analogy for dear life trying to figure out where it was going to land

[@keithroderick5105]

To be fair though, walking turrets are responsible for me getting the harpoons,tri-tip and Shatter spleen plus syringes little guys were BUSTED

[@theboulder942]

I got to #2 and I was worried about no poison its so good

[@collynlovell9982]

I got to #2 and realized I wasn't gonna see power mode because I knew poison was #1 from the start

[@atomictheprotogen6816]

The only video i have found where the creator is straight to the point, just that makes you much better

[@miacalibr]

PLEASE, DOESNT K NEXT TO J MAKE THE J PRONOUNCE AS A Y???? like, instead of kzharo, why not ke-ya-ro-s

[@frozi1541]

Can we add a honorable mention to utility ability of the Heretic ? "NOOOO YOU CANT ADD IT! THATS AN ITEM THA-" shush! anyway, 3 seconds of healing around a quarter of your max HP, giving you movment AND removes your hitbox COMPLETLY ? like. you are unkillabe in it. you can even survive a Void implosion.

[@TheSometimeAfter]

Would you ever do a tier list for the survivors? I'm really new to the game and would like to focus first on a decent survivor. As i suck

[@qwp1884]

Amazing video as always grand papi

[@abnorc8798]

I can't believe your legal team let that turret analogy pass.

[@lordofdarkness321]

The thing I hate about Poison is that it doesn't kill enemies, it only puts them to 1 health. I can't count the times I've died on stage 1, because 5 or more flying enemies survived, and I couldn't pick them off in time.

[@Salmonwithfeet]

I really don't like how focussed assault doesn't let you M2 cancel immediately. The slicing winds focussed assault combo often keeps you out of melee range, and I don't like that. I personally belive you are wrong in saying that focussed is merc's strongest ability. Every single ability is his strongest depending on who you ask and how you play him.

[@eggdog1227]

would love if there was a tracklist for the music in the video, otherwise super cool vid!

[@Neyan42]

That intro was so short it gave me whiplash.

[@diggs3219]

babe wake up new grandpa video just dropped

[@ItsRayful]

The fact that this video just starts with "number 10 : content" makes me instantly sub to you after having watched 3 seconds of this video. Holy shit is that refreshening not having to figure out how to skip through the 2 self advertisements and 5 sponsored advertisements in every single video. I really hope I dont regret this by watching on and having it later in the video.

[@ItsRayful]

Did not regret.

[@BloxinTheorists]

Personally, I'm a bigger fan of Thunder Gauntlet for a couple reasons. Crowd control, being able to wipe out several enemies just be putting them in a line. Wisps and Blind Pests are both little shits that I hate dealing with, so it makes the early game bearable. And lastly, Thunder Gauntlet looks sick as hell.

[@shuoga]

recently your stream prove them right!!! ty for stream!!

[@franciscomares5659]

is that a mod? or are there day versions of some of the older stages or are those mods??

[@PedroHenrique-nf1fq]

commando is just a normal guy in middle of super heros

[@dustrockblues7567]

I come back after not playing RoR2 for more than a year and commando grenades still suck... Some things never change.

[@DragonRider6566]

Wait did they make poison actually kill? It didn’t do that before

[@nicolaspablon1600]

My guy still having E8 16x Multitudes ptsd

[@wome1542]

"kaijaro band" no its kjaro

[@moka8277]

Binding assault is better than focused assault

[@MysticalShadowDragon]

when it comes to the turrets, i do think both are good. its just the facto that you need lotta different items for the walkers than for the talkers. standing still in ror is pretty much a death sentence and while, yes the mushrooms can help, it doesnt protect the stationary turrets from a barrelfull of elder lemurian stinkbreath or any other lingering effects such as the mushroom spores. both turrets have their advantages and disadvantages, its ultimately a choice of preference

[@HeroOfTheGun-Bullet]

Loader tbh best character. Most fun especially end game going so fast that u fly across everything and doing insane rushes through enemies and punching the shit out of everything is just great. Especially if you do a spinal tonic build.

[@Ghastly_Dysphoria]

YOU FORGOT SOMETHING, MATE Both of Bandit's revolvers have Slayer Slayer increases the attacks damage output dependant on the health remaining on target at a rate of every 1% missing is 2% extra damage up to x3 damage In otherwords, not only does Desperado do theoretically infinite damage, but pass me a Will'o Wisp, and a Ukulele, and watch me turn this single target damage pistol whip into a crowd based chum making machine

[@Jupiter_Rumbii]

i love the fact you just got into it, no intro

[@dreamer6056]

Base Mercenary > All survivors

[@julioiguess]

8:16 that poor grovetender 😭😭

[@jimothyjames6981]

The fact the dlc isn't out for consoles is bull

[@silasthedoofice3380]

It is now

[@azhimdzulfadhlil5291]

Diablo Strike is the equivalent to jogo's Maximum Meteor. it's big, it's slow, even sukuna would've taken some damage. *_If it hit_*

[@Ven-zg3fj]

Bro the lack of an intro caught me way off guard lmao

[@rotemharari1565]

blight acrid chain

[@zsozsecho]

The shot from desperado was so strong the video started infinity loading 😮

[@koops805]

3:04 aaaannnnd you just earned your self a subscriber. Signed, Artificer Simp.

[@redspyro4750]

Yeah artificer is by far one of the best balanced characters, with that damn "I'm going to blow a hole in a army" bomb and the execution spear that is supposedly a "nano spear". I mean it freezes and allows a insta kill at 30%, on the final boss, HOW IS THAT NOT BUSTED AS FUCK

[@SLZABBJNGO]

What mods are you using to make your game look different?

[@iputcokeinpepsi]

stage aesthetic

[@pixel1003]

2:12 isnt Nano Bomb 1200% damage? Idk did it get updated since the video released? Im wondering because im playing nano-bomb but I wonder if it is the wrong choice, should I play nano-spear?

[@zanzabarosu]

i think the faster DMR type shot for railgunner is better for a more well rounded kit, you already have the R for one shot potential, and while yes the bonus damage could make it EVEN BETTER, do you really need it in most situations?

[@JIMJACK_YE_YE]

did you just... start the video with the...actual video? absolute gigachad.

[@rikingg5629]

i love when my child's proc coefficient gets raised to 1

[@lolschrauber]

They should turn commando nades into sticky nades and give them some sort of effect. Something like shrapnel aoe bleed or something, I dunno.

[@shadowmaskx]

"artificer's skills dont suck. yours do"

[@maxtheatombomb8762]

I don’t understand the hate for flamethrower on arty, if you get full bleed chance or crit chance, you can get like 50 stacks off on a boss, although I understand that the ion surge is better because movement

[@Shhhhh183]

The bleed won’t last until the next flamethrower tho, so it’s just a damage increase rather than something to base your build around. 10 watches would be better.

[@maxtheatombomb8762]

@@Shhhhh183 yeah, unless you have a headlight after burner or 2 then with like 3 flamethrowers at least you can get anything up to like 200 stacks

[@Shhhhh183]

@@maxtheatombomb8762 I’m pretty sure you mean lysate cell, not afterburner. But it’s just too situational. In most runs you won’t find even one lysate cell.

[@maxtheatombomb8762]

@@Shhhhh183 yeah I thought it was afterburner, but could absolutely be lysate, and yeah it is very situational, but still If i ever get it I know it'll be a good run, especially if I can also get plasma shrimp or polylute. I do know why people like ion surge more, because it is just better as it is movement when artificer has n0o other, but when people hate on flamethrower I'm always like why? its still pretty good on its own, especially with an ignition tank, but yeah it can be very good, but only in specific circumstances

[@Shhhhh183]

@@maxtheatombomb8762 i do agree that flamethrower is good in certain situations, but I just think it’s a bit too situational to ever pick over ion surge. It tends to get a _bit_ too much flack tho.

[@biastrafig]

2:54 The execute does not compensate the loss of damage cause you are required to take icewall anyway

[@jasurmakhkamov]

9:50 a tragic moment by disputed that will remain unmentioned

[@fin3662]

the lack of intro made me cream my pants

[@cheemsnaner2901]

i love how he doesnt have a 9 gazillion year long intro explain the video and gets to the point

[@viracocha9718]

great video! is there a chance of a video talking about this new wellbalanced patch/mod that is available? love the content

[@vinnycomeback]

very good list! I agree with a lot of placements, the only thing i am really suprised that void fiends corrupted drown isnt here, this ability is so frickin strong that a lot of the times its just unfair. I would say that corrupted drown is artificers flamethrower on steroids.

[@BepisBoi69]

Kjaro is pronounced Kyaro. Kee-ar-oh. Why? Well, that's simple- the written english language is dogshit at communicating non-english pronunciations.

[@GhoulGrant]

IMO only way to buff commando grenade is by making it explode on impact, or at least let us cook the grenade so we can have it detonate on flying enemies.

[@Iranofideaswhilewritingthis334]

Stationary turrets become really bad with the E8 modifier, thanks to the halved health+bungus sucks ass with the healing mod, so might as well use mobile turrets so at least they can dodge some hits and give you easier access to deathmark