BDO Lifeskilling - Should You Reroll a Shai?

[@patricknoname303]

I rerolled all my lifeskilling to my shai to keep my witch as a grinder/pvper. I had my struggles as well and i wont touch the scorpion rotation near the Desert Naga Temple but i don't regret the reroll at all. Shai feels nice once you get used to it and the costumes are so nice .. ehm i mean the weight bonus with feathery steps V is why we play Shai

[@SigmaHayate]

her costumes are nice. Really. I asked my younger sister, she said so. :)

[@_Aynix]

If you think SHai is deadbrainer for RIft Bosses try doing them on Witch. Literally just place red orb on the ground and murder bosses while they focus red orb like some kitty trying to catch a red dot.

[@wilddaemon7340]

For faster blood gathering use Come Out, Come Out to force aggro because of the passive of monster's not liking it, then cancel it with Gather Around to insta kill wolves, deer, or whatever else you're grinding. Makes the roaming mobs manageable and easier to deal with. Just something you can use to help farm faster every 2min. Com Out, Come Out can be cancelled as early as one or two seconds into the animation (depending on how fast you reach max aggro) and is amazing for clumping guaranteeing you don't have to move ever after using Gather Around.

[@Isaberry1602]

Nice video. I'll be jealous for Shai for eternity. Just rerolled to Mystic after playing Witch for 4 years. Not gonna make any more changes in years but... It's tempting xD

[@aiRstylez]

It took me some serious overthinking to decide whether to bite the bullet, I ended up just buying the weight on a whim and pigeon-holed myself into #shailyfe

[@lespretend]

Out of people who grind out sycraia, they all tend to say Shai is the easiest, chillest, most fun class to grind there with. All her skills pretty much lower the targets dp so you can go anywhere earlier than other classes (like you mentioned in the vid). There's a vid of a Korean player going to sycraia just with a 245 tet kutum pulling 4k trash lol.

[@aiRstylez]

I keep hearing this repeatedly, so I'm inclined to believe it's got its truths! I'll find out one of these days, when I pump her gearscore up!

[@himbohound3692]

I didn't reroll, but I started out maining Shy as my LS. I'm so grateful for this video cause I don't wanna juggle inventory. It's a pet peeve to have to retravel back and forth like a mad lad.

[@waijun08]

Salute your for logging in your game time for data analytic.

[@Kagarin05]

Con - You're playing as a lolli child

[@SoulhunterSpielt]

Pro*

[@SkywalkFPV]

Shai has free donkey to call everywhere, however is not able to pull wagons to do trading!.. Therefore lvl 49 Lahn for example is best at barter, sailing and trading when giving her celestial horn and wagon (she can also glide with high LT) and overall is better than corsair because a barter/sailor and or afk fisher wants to be lvl49 and Corsair only benefits water buffs when going above 49, so she would be a better pick for sailing when doing the frigate/combat sea life.. Lahn can also afk fish and process, farm and train just as good as any other class.. When it comes to speed for all things gathering related, she can also be considered very good.. And just like cooking, having good life skill exp on things like pets ect and costumes Lahn is just the same as other classes in that regard and cooking is one of the top earning life skills but highly boring to be honest.. So where Shai actually could shine when you go above lvl49 (pvp enabled) is standing behind an alchemy table or riding to farm with donkey trying to avoid trolls that might kill you, same goes for gathering, I figured surf has been added that is a great touch in movement.. Anyway I wish there would be more reason to roll for Shai, that means she needs more dmg buffs or protection, better vacuum, jump on boat move and at least able to connect wagon to donkey, to outperform for example Lahn..

[@lmaocetong]

Whoa, +150 LT from crystals, I didnt notice it. Thanks!

[@haishish4967]

you can shift dash then left attack then dash again to chain dash

[@nhifuu]

If you guys are gonna main shai, just cook in grana... then mirumok parties for more money. There's no reason for you to be anywhere else .. on top of behr being right next to the deer spot.

[@BoredAndBrowsing]

I got one, but just for gathering, especially underwater. My life skill is are mostly on my witch.

[@k1mpman]

Man i would change, but I got all my lifeskills on my valk since release and got all the weight, costumes and so on. I accumulated all the different experience transfer coupons needed to change but in a fit the other day i sold them all, regret it so hard rn

[@TriviaMania_]

There's a really big but niche advantage for rolling a Shai, that people will not and should not talk about *wink wink*

[@Healtsome]

I'd consider, if not those huge ass ears

[@SirCamWA]

@aiRstylez How far through Main quests should you level a Shai (or any class really), if their purpose is to be pretty much only a Life Skill character? Or really should you bother further than Heidel?

[@aiRstylez]

It's good to do at least once per account, I personally have only done the first little bit for the inventory expansion slots. The rest was done on another combat character long ago!

[@zarkarkas]

@@aiRstylez so if we get one (or many :D ) Shai alts, until which main quest/City do you think it make sense to arrive? :) btw thanks for the video, really helpful

[@dasdaspree1847]

Im using my shai for bartering becoz of wt

[@miragothoed]

Too late, I saw your shai and it cemented my decision to get coupons and outfits for my shai so I rerolled from a sorc lifeskiller to a shai lifeskiller. I have 0 regrets. But what are the voice settings for your shai? She sounds very cute on stream :3

[@PhyReaper]

Thanks for the Vid Mate

[@nordy259]

I think I might have to make one and park it at pilgrim's

[@Cathoduzz]

Hello. I am looking to make a new gathering class, don't care about LT - just want vacuum ability. I already have a striker and valk. I don't want to do a mystic as it's similar to striker. What is a good vacuum class with a low cool down? Thank you.

[@bavarianwolf3806]

is this still up2date now when i start today? Downloading bdo and have no clue wtf too do, do you have a good leveling guide or something else?

[@bartutoptan8171]

if i use a gathering transfer coupon to roll a shai would it work? (i m currently master 21)

[@victorhuggonb]

Can you talk about the new skills raban?

[@ousen3629]

Answer: No, picka musa/mae or valk.

[@aiRstylez]

That's why I left it up to you guys =]

[@ousen3629]

@@aiRstylez

[@SheinelI]

Mystic is nice for pull and mobility, just need practice

[@ousen3629]

SheinelI I agree, my gathering main is also mystic and crouching wolf is so amazing for pulls

[@SheinelI]

@@ousen3629 If you master the positionning, the succ is very good too, kionda hard to do on some monster, but wolf/sheep, it's amazing

[@roy6869]

What is that black shaii outfit that your you wear in this vid??

[@aiRstylez]

Epheria Romance body + Curious Gatherer gloves/hat + Venecil shoes

[@didiatanasova5442]

Hello, I would like to ask if investing in a manos hoe is a good idea, compared to the butcher knife/fluid collector.

[@aiRstylez]

I have a PEN hoe and a TET butcher, tbh the butcher would have made me more money. I spend most of my gathering time at Behr however, so I went with that instead.

[@mistikmantar]

how about lionn meat?

[@ZeroWalker26]

I honestly wish they bloody relased Dwarf or a damn Goblin aas the male life skiller/healer version of Shai becuse I honestly don´t like Shai I want to make one but no I do not like it. Heck I don´t even like WoW gnomes or FFXIV Lalafel´s.

[@georginasmalls2824]

Goblin would be awesome and I’ve been wanting one forever

[@ZeroWalker26]

@@georginasmalls2824 Yeah Goblin would be great and I mean they already are in the game so not hard to make one playable.

[@markhunt3792]

Get a Blackstar weapon and Slaughter PVE foes!

[@gratisser1]

how did you get 2800lt?

[@aiRstylez]

Shai + all 6 pearl LT + 4 loyalties + 4x han gervish + belt

[@mohatugm4953]

always roll a shai!

[@christinehede7578]

No, shai is annoying to play, annoying little bunny hops, annoying little animal sounds and annoying animal gathering actions.

[@Eas_the_Planeswalker]

Seen a Kr Shai on stream with high AP and all l can say is wow ;) Think Valks are better for meat with the vacuum Musa/Mae for trees due to the dash All else Shai :)

[@vampiricsloth]

I rolled to shai on her release date from full tet witch and never looked back. Shes a awesome grinder

[@Frawl203]

I wish they released a male Shai equivalent, it just feels weird when someone walks in my room and I’m playing what looks like a 6 year old girl

[@kiyokumabear]

I honestly wanted to play the little blue otters more than the Shai, and I always plays female midgets, lol

[@RotGoblin]

@@kiyokumabear god yes, let me play as an otter!

[@chowjappa6470]

Ya video sounds cool and all...but I ain't into kids...hard pass. Someone suggested males be goblins...that would be cool

[@jerymarika]

You convinced me, I'm a Shai main now! :D

[@Wild-Instinct]

I just stopped the video when I saw the number of characters on your account

[@seanowens3153]

So you want information from someone with less exp?

[@shadowolf3998]

Maybe they should fix her hop to be less clunky, she feels weird to move around with, when the hop stops it has a delay which makes musa and its counter part a lot more efficient in most cases for speed gathering

[@nakedfoxx]

P

[@saikyue4462]

Hop-lmb-hop-rmb-hop-lmb-hop-rmb repeat for best movement

[@MikoMuru]

You convinced me. Im a lolicon now.

[@ArcDevErik]

Should You Reroll a Shai? lol no

[@nessy141]

Another reason is to centrilize all the lifeskill on a single character and not spread it everytime you create a new char, which is exactly what I've been doing so far and your vid helped me to finally accept the Shai :D

[@arnoldhilberink]

i main my shai.... she is amazing in stars end and almost unkillable in nodwars :)

[@_spooT]

Wow i just saw this video now after all the shit i went through leveling all my life skills to artisan in a warrior lmao

[@SergiulGaming]

I have serious dilemna, im life skiller moatly and don like pvp at all. I love this gathering class concept + she can play instruments. But im not sure about playing loli... it felt weird once i played tamer... I thought about making ranger (passive speed boost) or valk (vacuum) but i cant realy decide between those and shai. Especialy that 2 above have much more outfits amd they are not lolis :/ Just wondering how much this weight difference and life xp will impacy my overal life skill experience

[@everquestfan]

Shift + F is fun :) Music Talent Rocks, at Pen you can cast a -25% DP debuff. Once they gave us our T8's this class is a no brainer.

[@lotus1219]

how you guys still have the old ui?

[@213fenix]

As an exclusive shai, a fun tip for any others doing shai and go for her awakening. Slot her "sun moon and stars" ability into hotbar for quick use from florang for more attack and move speed, back + F for increases especially to black rage regen. Side swing to go back into florang. If you got leaves, hit it for more bonus, consume black rage for more crit, roll forward and enjoy the massive speed boost :3 Its been my go to combo before diving into a cluster or boss and only takes a couple seconds

[@generalawareness101]

Shai's don't awaken as PA refuses to allow that, but I sure would love if they did. :(

[@Novoxy_]

Your calculations at the beginning per hour you had the Shai with beginner 1 gathering instead of pro 1. Idk if it matters, idk wtf I'm talking about, but I saw that. lol

[@aiRstylez]

scuffed video ;_;

[@GutsofEclipse]

No, because you can't look at THICC elf thighs while chopping wood.

[@CharDhue]

My only prblem on shai is sometime she just swim at tiny swamp like naga near glish

[@aiRstylez]

short people problems :( Fogans is the same

[@SweetDreamsLB]

I want to learn life skill idk where to start

[@49wakaran]

the lifeskill discord

[@ZmaoGaming]

Once you start breaking that 220 ap range with shai her grinding really opens up you also have to make sure you keep buffing your attack speed with forward roll and back and rmb mix that with the 10% talent you will be throwing out a lot of attacks really quickly and doing pretty damn good damage and moving pretty fast.

[@marcosfernandesdesousajuni9576]

Shai also has the only costume with + gathering XP so that, togheter with her passive brings it to +15% total xp buff

[@aiRstylez]

You can also use a tailoring coupon on the gathering costume in game for the same effect on other classes as well. The only difference is I can mix and match different costumes with Curious Gatherer for... fashion purposes? =P

[@marcosfernandesdesousajuni9576]

@@aiRstylez Sure, the master gathering costume grants the same 10%, but Shai's costume looks sooo much cooler! Steampunk cool!

[@kenichidokkan3701]

You need to update this vid bro but it still works so do you really?

[@ReadiedFM]

Can we just talk about how enthusiastic you are in all of your videos? I've been in this game since 2014 and never have I seen someone so enthusiastic about this game. When I found out you've been playing only a year - I figured it out. The cancer hasn't settled into your soul, yet. Bahaha. Thank you for the nice series. :)

[@hectorum1721]

video came out the day i made a shai for lifeskilling seems like i made the right choice

[@小熊-j9z]

iv just rolled from a maxed witch xD

[@chris_hisss]

Looking back, at this point a year later, and I have two shai's now, one for farming and cooking, I have them in heidel, and the other I was going to devote to milking and various gathering and alchemy. With now a side of fishing because I need the donkey gear and to leave an alt out there so hopefully I wont miss any otter wars ffs. But the main problem is I still need to level my musa because it is the best for the meat gathers. Despite the advantages of the shai, it just won't ever be the better gatherer, sans rough stone. The super donkey just seems so far away, and yeah weight and all that bonus xp sure make it nice. Tough call

[@passionfruitgaming8577]

Love your guide... Just started a few days ago 🙏🏼

[@knightfallzz]

whats better shai or maehwa for main life skill character? i think is shai but i will gathering lion meat :/

[@bcuz6641]

I plan on just to gather, is it better to have that on just my main or have an alt?

[@Priss933]

water scooping doesn't add to combat EXP even though its under gathering , is this a bug or feature

[@burneverything5585]

I have 2 shai. 1 for combat and 1 for life xD

[@GeekyGizmo007]

Reroll a Shai just for life skilling? Na. They do get some bonuses BUT it evens out at the top end. Having the special donkey is nice for extra space and a decent speed auto-run mount. Now if you truly want to play shai as your main(like me) because you like the class, then they make great main characters.

[@aiRstylez]

:)

[@metalsausage9884]

i rolled my shai with tri blackstar and tet kutum lol life's been better

[@jakepiere6412]

Nice guide, thanks! 😀

[@MilitaryDog.]

I've heard from multiple sources that Shai gets some major debuffs on combat compared to other classes. Causing her to do almost no damage to players and substantially less damage to mobs compared to normal classes. Has that been noticeable in pvp?

[@georginasmalls2824]

Lmao yeah it’s common knowledge she doesn’t do really any damage to players usually

[@Sheriff_K]

I want to play Hashashin as my first char, and I think I'd focus more on Life Skills than anything else, would that be fine?

[@lilkeph20]

You do you! Pick a character that will make you want to play the game the most! 😄

[@veselt6709]

Sadly im disgusted with this class bcs of players that play her and by that i mean 49 lvl shai griefers at gathering spots not every shai but alot of them :(

[@lowkeylokii4205]

same. I kill them on sight lol

[@megumi4353]

good vid. but nope :>

[@5H4D3]

Wait, are you telling me the Support class that's all team buffs is a braindead ez-mode PvE grinder?

[@CharDhue]

U will be surpris by shai once u used it Its back attack just amazing

[@praji1615]

soo my main is archer but it got boring and i really like to fight bosses and large groups of monsters/players and i dont know what to choose between Berserker/Warrior/Mystic/Striker help on this one guys (my english is kinda bad so no hate :#)

[@Vonyccc]

Zerker

[@PsalmAngel]

What outfit is that

[@LightningGuitar]

Let's the Shai Shaine

[@haarueruan5580]

I wanted to reroll a shai for lifeskilling only, but already have a couple costumes for my warrior, is there any way to exchange them? If not what would I do? :(

[@grayhill6728]

Buy more costumes. BDO is basically designed to entice you to spend money on pearls. There is no incentive for them to make it easy for you to spend less pearls.

[@boangka9937]

it's time for you to swipe your visa again just to buy another costumes and start a new one haha you going to back to basics again. need more time and efforts again.

[@scenemore]

players like you will be necessary for whats to come

[@toofly65comealive]

What's to come???

[@nacht8523]

@aiRstylez, Do you have a good build for a Shai Lifeskiller/Farmer?

[@aiRstylez]

There's not much to it really, Shai requires maybe 400 skill points total to invest in every skill. 1100 if you want all the Sol songs.

[@sempiterno3243]

What is a decent amount of weight and slots to start cooking and gathering decently, for Shai? Nice video, like it!

[@aiRstylez]

Slots are insignificant, the quest ones will do you fine. 1k or more LT would help a lot for cooking, the more the better (I'd be happy with 5k or more if I could xD)

[@sempiterno3243]

@@aiRstylez Thank you masta

[@Crimsonyte21]

My lifeskiller is my dark Knight. Not optimal but I make it work haha.

[@danielorosco78]

Crimsonyte21 I fee you man, not the best but works pretty well

[@pwnzus]

same

[@boangka9937]

my LS striker haha also my main haha

[@GeekyGizmo007]

I'm a shai boy main...any other shai boys? I love playing bards in RPGs but don't like playing female characters... luckily the shai is ambiguous enough that it's possible to make a masculine boy shai.

[@DesertRat11]

I would if they had some nice shai boy costumes.

[@ashryver3605]

shai for everything, musa specifically for gathering unless you cant regen energy on both, ie. you gather a fuck ton per day (aka play a ton) then its not as strong. although you can go to scorp snake lions and effectively regen while gathering and potting, if you pace back a little bit

[@knightfallzz]

whats better shai or musa/maehwa for main life skill character? i think is shai but i will gathering lion meat :/

[@ashryver3605]

@@knightfallzz musa for anything and all gathering

[@knightfallzz]

@@ashryver3605 Would it be a good idea for me to have the maehwa as the main life skills character? I will cook and gathering

[@ashryver3605]

@@knightfallzz not maehwa, musa. Maehwa has no aoe skills or a vacuum for gathering, Musa does. You would want to split the gathering character from the main lifeskill character, aka have 2 characters.

[@knightfallzz]

@@ashryver3605 oh ty for ur answer bro :D

[@NightSnowZ]

I already did though >.

[@Kuuko]

8:05 why can you click gather from that far away? when i try to do it my character runs on top of the gathering location and then it starts to gather

[@aeriushox4675]

Right click instead of left click

[@Kuuko]

@@aeriushox4675 i tried right clicking but it doesn't seem to do anything

[@aeriushox4675]

@@Kuuko Move a little bit closer, there's a range limit to that

[@aiRstylez]

Right click to 'target' then hit R

[@oneshotGamingMY]

Dont forget to set mouse click in setting option.

[@cain7925]

grinding > lifeskill

[@Benri05]

protecc must not lewd

[@inwils]

I'm coming late to BDO and really want to main a Shai - I noticed that you have several Shais in your character list - is there a reason for this? thanks :)

[@Andy-ou9lp]

Shai’s automatically come with professional 1 in gathering so he uses those alts in order to grind for milk once his energy is full.

[@alasseiaarinadra9147]

For a returning player after 3 years, shai couldn't be better tbh. Good braindead clears without needing shit tons of gear is quite fun!

[@MichaelRogersJesusrules]

thanks for sharing.ox God bless!

[@shps8609]

10:25 I agree, Mammore is a rude boi

[@MsAngless]

A co to ma być za superduper ja sie pytam ? Haha

[@fixo5132]

little question : how do you cook so fast ?

[@aiRstylez]

Check out my first cooking video, I go over some item mixtures to get it down to 1s.

[@cookytrix]

just noticed you are one of those self promoting "TV" in their gamer name guys. sad.