Wartales Endgame Party Showcase - What is the Best Party?

[@nathansantana7055]

Absolutely love your guides. Would you do one on buffs/debuffs at some point? I know the basics but some could do with a bit of a breakdown for us new players,

[@SykenPlays]

That is a great idea, let me get to it and create one. Currently collecting ideas for some more guides.

[@lucianoromano5874]

Dude, I was surprised by everything, I am really bad at this game haha, but seeing this awesomeness of a team I am more enthusiastic about it and will dedicate more time to getting to this level.

[@SykenPlays]

Glad you liked the team comp :) Have a go at it and I am sure your team will improve as well

[@alfarabi73]

Another point, after re-watching this video: I wish you had done a guide for level 5 or level 8 - that is, mid-game - builds, in addition to end game builds, given that there's not much left of the game at this point!

[@braintwayne266]

Merry Christmas! Nice guide as always.

[@SykenPlays]

Thanks Twayne, appreciate your feedback.

[@Brigand231]

I have found the legendary armor to be a trap, just like putting points into STR or DEX. Yes, they give overall more guard or armor, but they don't have any built in bonuses like extra crit hit or crit damage. When you're at endgame level 13 most of your attacks should be fatal, so worrying about retaliation is dealing with something that should rarely ever happen. When you have 500 armor you already have more than enough for an entire battle; all that armor comes at the opportunity cost of other armor bonuses. Some would argue it's silly, but you can disassemble legendary helmets and use their stamps on other helmets. If you are worried about getting attacked, give your main tank an Alazarian Heater Shield which gives them an attack of opportunity for each attack they receive while engaged. You could further specialize with armor that gives bonus attack of opportunity damage, then send your tank out to intercept each melee enemy on their turn and destroy them when they attack with riposte and attack of opportunity; it's funny to turn the battle into a tower defense game.

[@KhavInt]

Where do you get Mehyt Kopis from?

[@alfarabi73]

Also, do you need melee AoE? I'd imagine that it can cause lots of friendly damage?

[@IsaacEuclid]

What would you recommend for a 10 merc troop if I want to cover every profession. 3 tanks, 2 AOE melee, 2 ranger, 2 assassin, 1 pugilist ? Not sure what would make the battles easier with a large group. Thanks!

[@sera6680]

@Syken what u think about poisoner ranger ?

[@Acanis87]

Does it work to aim early to this build/s?! You have very good equip, so you do a ton of dmg... I didnt play since 1 year and wanna start again ^^ I did really like the "area cover" skills of the archer and the spearmen to interrupt enemies. My team "just" did work as a team, in your example everyone of your team is a beast, hm ^^

[@SykenPlays]

I suggest you give the builds a try, they work from level 1 onwards and typically perform quite well.

[@Acanis87]

@@SykenPlays Isnt so easy, you dont show everything for every char and your build guides are different for some. For example the Fighter: You have 2h builds in the old guide. I started by using just this guide and Iam not sure, if you skilled Constitution after Movement and 15 Willpower or Strengh, as in the old guide. And you have so much Critical Hit on your Fighter - thats just by all the extra boni? Did you just skill movement > willpower -> strenght?

[@BananaFlan-t2u]

Could I just ask why you chose your tanks as Captain and Lieutenant? I get the ranger as the other Lt since they can zoom around and use their skill on anyone, but the isn't it hard to get the Captain skill of with a lot of people around when they're a tank?

[@SykenPlays]

As for the captain (the one that gets to pull the trigger on the additional valor points), that is typically my ranger, because it is a bonus skill and will trigger knifes in case I ever need it. Plus they have a huge mobility, which makes positioning very simple. The lieutenants are typically the tanks or one of the archers that stand behind them. That way you can make sure that at least one of the tanks gets the order buff, which is needed to get a lot of valor :)

[@KevinShriner]

very helpful as I just started. If you start with region locked, do you recommend picking up the additional party members early game, or grow your base party of four to a higher level and then pickup new members? Related question, I saw that some of these use advanced classes which I haven't unlocked, did you respec these characters or did you wait until unlocked and then add a new character? Thanks for tips and things to think on!

[@SykenPlays]

Hi Kevin, I would try to get the new characters at the start of the game, that way you minimize the difference in xp that they are having. As for the specializations, just respec once you unlock the ones that you want. Keep in mind with every character that you are hiring, you also increase the enemy count :)

[@nathansantana7055]

In my experience quantity isn't as important as competence is. Try to get your base professions in order as soon as possible because some will take a bit to level up. For me a dedicated cook,tinkerer, blacksmith and alchemist are a essential aswell as a miner which will get you rimsteel and etherite at higher levels which are needed for better armor and weapons. The other professions aren't as important exept for a dedicated scholar who can speed up your knowledge gains and faster artifact unlocks.

[@QuynhNguyen-jj7qf]

@@SykenPlaysI thought region locked doesn’t scale with your party.

[@Siddios]

@@QuynhNguyen-jj7qf It doesn't, he probably just misread. The only thing scaling with your party size is how many enemies you face at the start of combat. The AI won't flood you with 12 enemies all at once if you have only 4 dudes. Maximum I've seen was 9 with the others coming in the next rounds.

[@SykenPlays]

@@QuynhNguyen-jj7qf Guards always scale, independent of region lock or not.

[@joaquinreynoso8163]

Do you play region locked or adaptive? Thanks!

[@SykenPlays]

I played on region locked on that savegame, but did adaptive on another playthrough.

[@joaquinreynoso8163]

@@SykenPlays which did you enjoy more? thanks for the speedy replies! I just found your guides today and can't decide which mode I should play for a long-term campaign :)

[@sera6680]

@Syken I see you pick thick skinned trait, is that trait good ? also if my guard above 80%, does it count the extra for defend from behind since these who are attack me from behind ignore 50% of my guard. I always pick tank member for my party any advice on profession for each of them ?

[@SykenPlays]

The trait is okay, specifically for leveling, when you haven't reached maximum guard yet. The hard cap is 80% and 40% from behind, so no upgrading on that part. I suggest you look at the party guide that I created, I go over the professions and how I attribute them in this video :) Let me know if you have any questions afterwards.

[@sera6680]

@@SykenPlays I always using many 1h weapon guys to engage combat, then using strategist ranger at the end of the round, using protector swordmand and sentinel warrior to gain even more damg reduction and Attack oppotunity for plus one attack in the next round. I know it's not the best strategy but I love having many tank to play safe :) I have one more question, will I have enough knowledge points for everything ? because there are a lot to spend on recipies and cookings

[@Acanis87]

Iam quite done most of the content, just half of the DLC area is left... Still struggling to find that Great Axe and cant find anything with Google, the biggest item database doesnt have it... Its probably a DLC weapon?

[@Acanis87]

Ups, comment was from yesterday, didnt send it :D I just found "Neptis Axe", that seems to be a very good axe, too. AoE attack and quite good debuff effects. Its 1h, but decent dmg and a shield might add some good build options... *hmmm*

[@Acanis87]

Ah, you did cover that in another video, you like Neptis Axe, too ^^ (and Devotion as another 1h) Its a DLS axe, kk ^^ You didnt say where to find it.

[@SykenPlays]

Good to hear that you found the Axe now, I cover all of the legendary weapons in the legendary weapon video with my personal assessment about them.

[@subatezaipaer500]

try cutthroat, and upgrade his skills, play through some fights and you will know it’s very underrated.

[@SykenPlays]

It is a decent skill, I used it a few times, just not as competitative as the ones I showed in this video.

[@prosteteddys]

cutthroat has been nerfed massively over the years .. I remember about a year and a half ago I was oneshotting pmuch anyone with it above level 5 and now it barely does anything ... same as the knife throw, it tickles now unlike before

[@HailEuphy]

Does this build or party setup work at extreme difficulty?

[@SykenPlays]

Yes, very much so.

[@janovmi2]

is the max party size still unlimited ? also is it possible for the full party to not fit inside camp ?

[@SykenPlays]

It is still unlimited, although I am not sure how well a PC is going to handle a large party.

[@MarekFischer854]

Good stuff

[@SykenPlays]

Glad you enjoyed

[@braize6279]

Is it ever worth putting any points at all into strength or dexterity? It seems like the weapons add way more to those stats than you ever could hope to put into them. Seems like for attribute points, everything should go into crit for damage. Thanks

[@SykenPlays]

That is exactly the "problem" with the meta, STR and DEX are marginal upgrades, whilst speed and crit are relatively strong upgrades. And towards the end of the game, when you have 100+% crit and a lot of speed, then you can marginally upgrade with investing into the main stat, but until then both of these stats are mainly dictated by the weapon that you are using.

[@wendyharlim2490]

What about Zoey?

[@SykenPlays]

She is well and alive, I just reduced the team-size to 1 per class :)

[@wendyharlim2490]

What about Zoey?

[@Acanis87]

He likes your question and doesnt answer... lol

[@Acanis87]

Zoey is in the Spearman part and is a 2nd archer... ^^ *edit* And looks equally build... But an Infantryman as 2nd archer would be fine, too. He has a build of that in another video, too :)

[@wendyharlim2490]

Thank you for answering :)