Zylice's Guide to osu! SPEED & STAMINA

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[@100xstacks9]

I love how this is a guide about speed and stamina, but the background gameplay is anything but speed and stamina

[@frode0444]

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[@_UberEats_]

STOP AVOIDING WHAT YOU CANT PLAY

[@100xstacks9]

@@_UberEats_ i can stream faster than your car

[@_UberEats_]

@@100xstacks9 can you stream 225bpm? I’ll upload a video of me streaming 225bpm

[@100xstacks9]

@@_UberEats_ didn't ask + L + ratio

[@Tonehhosu]

Covering all the fundamental points to speed and stamina without overcomplication and just speaking the basic yet most important facts - this will help a lot of people, good video!!

[@daveied]

I love your videos! Will there be some anytime soon?

[@john24_osu98]

@@daveied he said that he will stop making osu videos and start making fitness content

[@IntelEdits]

So I’ve been struggling with streaming, speed, and overall finger control for a while now. I remember at a time I would watch tons of videos like this one to help me improve but I didn’t really get anything more than marginal improvements out of them. It just always seemed like I had no dexterity in my left hand (my tapping hand). That’s when I realized that having no dexterity with my left hand was my biggest problem. So I started trying to actively use my left hand more for my daily activities, like for example brushing my teeth with my left hand, using kitchen utensils with my left hand, and I even started practicing to write with my left hand. Doing this has helped me so much more than any tutorial has helped me, and the more I practice building my dexterity with my left hand outside of osu!, the more responsive my fingers feel when I’m tapping or streaming ingame. I don’t see this advice in any osu! improvement videos, but I feel like actively trying to build up your dexterity with your tapping hand can make a huge difference in what you can achieve. I hope this advice helps!

[@superspol]

This makes so much sense!! I have this same issue and I had this idea that I haven't used my left hand as much, so it makes sense for it to be worse and less dextrous. However, I couldn't figure out a solution/progression structure to work on it. I'm for sure going to try this.

[@CheezeBurgerSam]

osu! profile review anytime soon intel?

[@breadisred1]

damn!! almost like as if thats completely normal..

[@atirta777]

This! I started to play the piano somewhat "professionally" 2 years ago and when got to 3rd moonlight sonata and shit my speed amd stamina just felt like it improved by itself much faster than it ever did (still does to this day)

[@xenos-sens5863]

thanks for the advice dude !!

[@spebs4819]

Banger advice, finally someone who explains it this accurately

[@FiXsy_]

This is one of my favourite videos on this topic. Straight to the point and without talking nonsense about secret techniques how to get better. You conveyed what "Play more" actually means in less than 6 minutes and you did it really well. Keep up your grind everyone 💪

[@ampersand64]

This is so much more helpful than any other improvement guide I've seen, because it's instantly actionable.

[@boxx0720]

These tips dont just apply to osu! but to almost anything you do in any rhythm game you might play. I especially liked the play harder charts and get outside of your comfort zone cause that’s exactly what I do to improve. You gotta start somewhere and even if it’s bad the experience will only make you better as your eyes, mind and body adapt. These tips are straight forward and honestly what anyone needs to improve with any skill set. Most importantly though the best way to improve is to just play the game and your experience will help you grow. Keep up the amazing work Zylice

[@arbiter6859]

Thank you for the advice, honestly i almost quit osu today because I don't feel like practicing normally like i usually, and it's really hard to find maps i really enjoy so this really helps (aside from finding enjoyable maps)

[@akumafate]

fartmagic

[@khh7266]

Thanks for the explanation for the talented people. It took about 4 hours every day for 3 months, but I cleared the 3-star difficulty level C or B.Fuck.

[@tokabe3826]

Can definitely relate to improvement coming naturally with what you enjoy, I may not have speed or stream consistency, but I'm rather good at alt and half decent at tech, not due to any sort of deliberate practice, I just find alt and tech maps to be heaps of fun to play.

[@optie5]

Changing my tapping technique was a game changer for me. I would constantly get a sharp, stinging feeling in my tendons that would last for a pretty long time. Developing the right technique is probably the best thing you can do for your speed.

[@slsbwbw727]

right when I needed it the most. Thank you zylice keep up the great work!

[@DukeJukem]

I completely agree with tip 1, and I think people are being taught pushing outside of what they can currently do is bad. However, I would add to it and say practicing far UNDER your current skill level and also right at is also equally important. We all know those people who gravitate towards HDDT early and then can never FC a 2* or low ar map (couldn't be me lmfao). And of course practicing maps right at your range gives you practice with consistency, but also helps shift your focus back towards maintaining high accuracy and the proper tapping technique. You mentioned that some days you just can't tap as fast or you feel out of control and your skill level for that day goes down, which is why I've started implementing more easy maps into my practice even on good days, it seems to have helped keep me consistently faster with less fumbling. All still good information though! Just figured I'd throw in a few things

[@Haj46]

Guys, trust me. If a Canadian Speedplayer gives you a good advice. Treat it with respect and use the advice.

[@Fizzure1]

i played osu for about 3 years trying to improve but at the cost of mental and physical health I played to often and to frequent to sustain the skill I gained and due to this I quit for about 5 years came back to the game and because I did not focus on health first it caused me to get worse and lose my skill so growing at a healthy rate and making sure that your health comes first is better than grinding 18 hours a day and having your body and mind detererate and lose everything you worked for great vid you really explained how health is more important because if you don't focus on your health than you lose everything your health and skill

[@monochrome_ow]

This video applies really well in mania as well, ty!

[@MrNoLife_osu]

3:56 I think this is also where Spare's "mastering your switch type" on his speed guide comes to it with different actuation weights (or none with touchpad back in the day) and yea being as light as possible for the switch you're using is optimal!

[@imrickrollinganyonelooking7913]

2:37. Me:Looks for gaming advice The video:gives life advice instead

[@pyrodragon2333]

I feel like having a good warmup is very very helpful as well easing urself into the higher bpms from the lower. As u said in the vid some days u just feel slower and when I have those days having a longer warmup really helps to let my fingers get settled to higher bpms and get rid of the slow feeling. Also warmup will also help prevent injury so u can play more without breaking ur hands

[@Danisifonia]

Zylice i love this video, super amazing tips video with format, length, the tips, and everything else. Keep it up brotha

[@KaizoKami]

Something weird happened to me I started playing this game 3 days ago, I thought I fractured my hand and as soon as it felt better I was able to fully S combo normal maps, without being said I’m able to A rank Hard maps right now and my hand doesn’t hurt it’s probably cause my hand wasn’t adapting but I’m very happy I never gave up cause I kept playing with my hand hurting and I found comfortable posture doing so and now I feel so good about the improvement

[@Lola-io9jd]

I remember back then like 6 or 7 years ago, i had friends to play osu with but they were way better (im stuck at 5* max) they could clear 7* maps and were mocking people with -95% acc. Back then i had like 80% but i was still proud of myself, but being mocked like that over and over i started to care about my accuracy and now it's hard for me to never quit a map i failed even once... Guess i'll just have to relearn the whole game, that first advise of yours epecially is made for me

[@grife_]

For me the problem in improving, wether its speed or aim, or other games, or even just life in general, is that i have low self esteem, jealous of others, and much more. Basically anxiety and overthinking

[@physet]

Yesterday I look up stamina and speed training, today Zylice posts a guide.... Coincidence? I THINK NOT. Get out of my walls please.

[@ReianoMusic]

he's gone, I'm in your walls now

[@tritzy2266]

I’m in ur walls stealing copper wire for money. This is a robbery

[@highgaming6444]

9 months later i have returned back to your wall, this time on the next episode of dragon ball z...

[@anaether]

Thanks Zylice, can't wait to apply this advice in Solo Speed Showdown!

[@Velleosu]

I actually agree to what your saying, osu! is a mental game as long as you believe in yourself you can go far but also find the right practice balance. Now I usually play a lot of stream/stamina maps and I have almost infinite stamina on 170-180 so now I'm improving my DT skills and aim control since I'm a nm player and it will come in handy when I try to get to 4 digit. Also I was in a Zylice video :D

[@BenWang2941]

I change the circle size 2 to practice to get my self better. And I change to ar9 to ar10 and keep the circle size cs4 to practice. Hopefully that helped get better. 🙏

[@arie6346]

this was honestly the more useful tip other than saying "playing more" or something between those lines because that's just a vague way of saying you can learn by just experiencing stuff which barely even helps at all

[@albisina]

I was waiting this!thank you,you’re the best

[@Loxu69]

2:38 this seems like a "well duh" tip but its actually the one that will affect your play the most. I recently went through a major depressive episode and tried to play osu to get my mind off things, I literally could not play the game, in any capacity. Everything was a D rank. Obviously not everyone is going through something that serious but small things like, not feeling well that day, or feeling mentally off will affect your play and is probably the reason why even though you can stream 220 you're only streaming 180 that day or things like that.

[@killomtry3711]

Well this video is not only about speed. For example change technique to grip and you got aim guide. This game is more of mind game. If you think you cant improve you wont and if you think speed is hard it will be. I learned it while playing on different setup offline i thought aim will be hard with reading cuz i was playing on laptop and it was until i thought why is it hard if i play the same game.

[@lukazfr]

I LOVE PLAYING RAISE MY SWORD ENDLESSY AS A 400k PLAYER UNTIL MY FINGERS HURTS VERY HARD

[@d.f.x.2481]

As a HD main player I always enjoyed to try and push for more and more speed/stamina (since I suck at streams and I want to improve that by adjusting my fingers for fast tapping with a combination of bursts/spaced streams). I have so many 4* C ranks and quite a lot higher ranks on 3* maps with DTHD / DTHRHD which by playing a decent amount every day just help me improve slow and steady. Currently I am working towards trying to pass the 3* diff of Necro Fantasia with HDDT which I can do majority of it but I get some mindblock towards the end which kills every rune (usually around 10-s15s before the end of the map). Majority of the highest pp plays on my account are mainly 3 mod which I have managed to beat overtime by improving my speed/stamina/finger control. Important advice I haven't seen people give is to play with your aiming hand as relaxed as you can. By doing that you are not gonna get mindblocked and miss-aim once and your whole run would be aver. By learning this crucial skill I have even managed to pass the 5* diff of Bison charge (1 min 45 s of 243 bpm bursts/jumps). I have managed to do this by not stressing my hand as much if I ever missed and just kept going with the map (I will now use this as a test from time to time to see how much I will improve).

[@Gabberbam]

speed is my one problem and hopefully these things work

[@kiam9941]

please guys understand the part about not fucking up your hand. i was playing stuff out of my comfort zone months ago and I ignored the signs my hands were giving me about being strained too much, my index finger noticeably feels stiffer now than 1 year ago. ALWAYS listen to your body

[@waidi3242]

It's hard to explain how to get better in osu!, because everyone has different way, and they experience different things, so one type of played can't really teach how to become good if the other person watching the video is different type. You may want to play speed and dt, but you're only able to do different skill set, and you need to find the one you're good at, then you can start improving. Because no one is good in everything (except few people you know), you won't get better in speed if you just don't have the reflexes and you don't have the potential. Of course you can try, but for me it's better for find a skill set you're good at already, and try to make it better. Then focus on the hard ones, since you won't get better before you won't understand how the game and rhym works

[@voidparadox488]

I completely agree on the not skipping maps you can't play point. Personally I'm a 35k player and I've been inconsistent for a long time now, but I've managed to pass the 7* Flamewall with a 83% after playing it with NF for a couple of weeks on a daily basis. In my point of view, non-passable maps go through 3 phases: Passing with NF, Passing without NF and improving accuracy then finally FCing. Consistency turns into a habit, and a habit pays off eventually.

[@xDawe36]

Can we just appreciate how he didn't leave us with a cliffhanger and finished the song as the outro

[@ryangbw]

i have been doing a 30 day challenge of using index and ring (was inspired by spazza) and i agree with alot of these topics. i have been unable to play burst triples higher than 200 bpm but in exchange, i have been developing good techniques on stamina and my HR skill has been awakened and slowly getting better. i really want to thank the variety of songs that i have enjoyed when i was trying to improve as that gave me the motivation.

[@aterasdf]

do you find any difficulties on finger control?? i tried index and ring but its soo difficulty to me to play alt patterns

[@bao1964]

@@aterasdf i also switched to index ring like 3 months ago and my tapping got significantly better.

[@ryangbw]

@@aterasdf so a bit of a backstory as a player, I have been playing on my acc for about 10 years ish with a bout 3 years on and off due to bad mental and not able to improve, been using index and middle the whole time too. To answer your question, I would say that I have been improving aloy in multiple areas but the one thing I struggle is actually finger control , more specifically anything that is 200 BPM or higher. I either lose my fingers in the process of tapping or my stamina gives way and I immediately drop. Compared to when I used index and middle, I could last much longer

[@Nexpeon]

Index ring is the best decision I have ever made, boosted my tapping bpm by like 20 lol

[@ovassive5484]

Thanks Zylice, now I would FC Ascension to Heaven with DT

[@spinningforever119]

there is something that happened to me that is very weird and really does not have an explination so basically i left the game like for 2 months cause of exams and came back to it and on the first day i already was playing better than what i was before like maps i couldn't beat i was just passing them left and right but the one negative thing that happened was that my acc turned to shit

[@nonsencephilosophy]

funny that the day I gave up this game due to not being able to improve stream speed, zylice uploaded this video...

[@saikou5545]

i did already aply most of this but this is a great mental reminder to what i have learned and can aply it probably even better now

[@maxpwer8294]

Another good tip that I think is learning how to play hard rock or any map that's AR 10, most maps(even 4 stars) are AR 9ish and when you use DT it'll increase the AR(duh). If you learn to read AR 10 you'll have easier time reading DT.

[@louienathan7135]

Hey. I need advice on something that im hoping someone seeing this has an answer to. I feel myself improving a ton (speed, aim, stamina etc.) but im not getting many scores because I keep missing on really stupid things. It's not just unlucky, im consistantly missing

[@shark20069]

It also helps to have long term goals to push you. Like, some of mine are to pass Everything will freeze, Goodbye, Pretender DT, and Shinbatsu

[@gemason2346]

Thanks Jay

[@sonwukong9012]

honestly might not help yall but for me there are rare days where i feel like i can tap faster than on regular days. i take advantage of thoes days to get used to the feeling of that feeling. helped me from 170 bpm to 200 bpm.

[@popytaa]

Speed and Stamina matters everywhere!

[@sanswag]

this isjust zylice flexing his tourney skills

[@SuicidalGrind]

The chair squeak in the very beginning had me laughing out loud.

[@gamoxu]

I’ve been a jump player who just started working on speed and I just set my first 8 star pass on Xevel DT so I think it’s going pretty well

[@2se757]

great and straightforward video that keeps it simple + video ends with snow irony

[@xenos-sens5863]

thanks for the vid ! the comments are also super usefull that's sick :DD

[@PedroFerreira-vy5lv]

i tried this method, push my self on hard maps and keep trying it, but for me didnt work. The way i found that really helped me is to practice not playing. For example, your gonna watch a video (1st yomi yori fc, for example) and youre gonna play as well, but you have to try and push your self. The proof that this method worked on me is my playcount. January, february, march and april, i played just a little bit, and comparing to november and december (the time i was trying the obvious method) that i played more, was more effective. And another thing is that stream on your desk consumes more stamina than on your keyboard *this is my opinion*

[@Andrey-yn2hx]

not even lying. As soon as I heard one of the tips. I felt like I was streaming like 270 lol

[@xXGyakusatsuXx]

0:47 alright. and there is me, only playing C maps up until its atleast at B at some point haha playing in my comfort zone? bro. that is something i hate xD furthermore, very good advice in this video. posture, kinds of pain (what is good what is bad), playing slower maps if it feels like, u can't go faster at this very moment. everything i do for over a year. nice to see confirmation, that it works. for me personally, i see a lot of improvement in my play. but i am really not the fastest or overall a very good player i think. facts about me: i am 29 y/o. discovered osu! like 2 years ago (and i really love beatgames. somehow never heard of osu! xD). highest map i C'ed is now "Namae no Nai Kaibutsu" by EGOIST // gazimal on difficulty "Encounter" (over 6 star map). so i mostly play 5,5 stars and above maps. i also like very much extreme metal and "Utsu-P" stuff. played a lot "Mikkusabbath" as an example still would love to play 7+ maps. cuz A LOT of maps where i love the music from, is just playable at this point sadly. so yeah. i think, this video is perfect for every1 who wants to improve at osu!

[@ihavenoideawithmyname]

1:35 i know that map was Mou li kai diff Rain llol

[@polariaosu]

This is an EXCELLENT speed and stamina guide. Thank you Zylice!

[@coolgu3stlance344]

What i learned from this video: do the zylice method (autopiloting stream maps, reference you might not understand)

[@AngellicRuby]

dude thank you so much for saying that first thing, my old friends kept making fun of me for playing stuff that was right above my level only slightly.

[@kriterer]

ngl, as a former hardcore Superstar SM player, your first tip works for a lot of rhythm games. All the mashing around trying to pass maps you can't pass feels degrading until you go back to an easier map and it's twice as easy as before.

[@Stuugie.]

It's definitely really easy to overcomplicate it. For me I feel like have several different speeds where I have various levels of finger control and stamina from bursts to death streams and for me playing maps across as much of that range as possible allows me to improve best. I'd explain it like that too if I was for some reason asked, even though at the end of the day you're right in that you just kind of need to get your fingers moving at high speeds and improve your scores from there.

[@clutcherino2282]

very simple and helpful vid ! thanks

[@rudyranger249]

I take a 15 minute walk on the treadmill before playing osu. Definitely helps for warmup.

[@Billy_eats_cats]

I use the z and u key now i removed the key caps from the hj and n key now i wont get craps after a 10 min stream map :>

[@kyxzs_]

This man so good he play osu while talking

[@zius3472]

short and easy to understand thanks :)

[@ciunk3766]

These tips apply suprisingly well to mania for some reason

[@ulq8194]

Nice video and all, but why is V2 on for some of the background gameplay?

[@zerosick]

ive always pushed myself to play ar9 and ar10 maps that I now struggle to read anything below ar8 it just stresses my head so much

[@pacifistonly]

A tip I have is, prioritize your mental health. I think that all I do is bad, and that I lose skill every day, which greatly impacts my improvement.

[@inappropriate2804]

the speed i can comfortably click forever with is 160bpm rank 380k

[@Pimmie0132]

I tip, play without a watch or rings or any other arm/wrist/hand jewlery.

[@letsbuildit7640]

the problem is my hand pains a lot

[@birchman2431]

another common zylice banger

[@conservation10]

thanks man now i can do 18 kps per finger

[@rlyyy727]

Man just extended "play more" to a six minutes video very epic

[@LightiNovel]

I agree with you everything you just said because i had exactly the same opinion and i was following it before i saw this video!!

[@lacyx7923]

I have a pretty sharp numbing pain in my pulse from time to time and a really sharp pain in my elbow when I play high bpm. Any doctors know anything?

[@rudnhed8djhrhdhdrhhfhf34]

I just come back to the map later untill I pass it, I do that with every map I play.

[@Orunjigyatto]

Rn my plan is to just get good at tech space streams so i gotta put on nf for euphoria and dustvoxx (cuz jump part hard kills my single tap)

[@MrStinkybug]

this is not the stamina guide i searched for

[@nameless2626]

That clean af Snow Irony play 😍 dream top diff FC/SS of mine

[@MiningPie_]

you are a hero for not cutting snow irony short

[@MasoHQlC5GW5btFZ]

thanks i can now Zylice's Guide to osu! SPEED & STAMINA

[@Da.swaggermaista]

im not gonna lie i went a week without playing and i couldnt do shit, my fingers felt like they were made out of metal and decided at the end of my session to play 160 bpm stamina map got 500 combo and 80% acc, next day i got 800 82% acc and now i have to play to know my stamina and what acc and combo i will get so i will edit to register this unneeded information

[@1337Aqox]

This is probaply only video like this we need from anybody else :D like you we covering all the fundamental points and shit. this was definetly SS rank video😅

[@BakedConjurer5]

thank you. this will help me a lot, this is what it feels like to me the most useful guide ive seen im a one tap player will it be harder for me to step up to higher bpms or stars?

[@kiam9941]

no, just practice some alt and finger control maps here and there so you are not hindering ur skillset later on

[@BakedConjurer5]

@@kiam9941 hmmm yeah ive noticed i lacked finger control i think i will focus on improving it

[@Zack-Strife]

You can still do it as Lifeline has shown. However learning to alt would be more efficient than forcing yourself to single tap 300BPM jumps

[@BakedConjurer5]

@@Zack-Strife oh, no i dont really do full on one tap i still use two fingers for burst and streams 3 burst is index finger middle finger and index again, 2 burst is middle then index also i one tap on my index finger, i find it hard to one tap on middle and ring finger

[@jousei5540]

Lets go

[@wqeqwsaffdg1696]

i remember since i took a break from osu i sucked then just didnt care about my rank anymore lol just having fun and trying other things improves some people

[@nilsber.]

THIS IS IT! im a 6 digit pass player and this is exactly how i improve!

[@lahecoq2417]

the coming out of your comfort zone is too close to home, im a singletapper dt player and i never really bothered to try play anything over 240 250bpm. Now i thought fuck it lets try, failed at first but quite quickly managed to improve and i can singletap up to 300bpm 6star dt farm

[@tundraosu]

I'm only a speed player because I'm from Canada, Manitoba (Where Merami lives). One day I just was able to stream 220bpm without ever practicing high bpm. It was like a switch being flipped

[@wieran35000vr]

True what else is there for you do in Manitoba besides become a speed demon, try to drive in Winnipeg? Hell no

[@tundraosu]

@@wieran35000vr Lol I'm in Winnipeg rn, not where I live though

[@Smallpupp]

enjoyment meta strongest meta

[@commanderhopeful]

Bro. I used to not quit on hard maps. Now i dont do that much. Proly why i havent improved alot 1-2 month ago. Started doing stream maps and other maps that i cant do well on and now im godly went up from 300 to 200K

[@invertedeagle902]

Good video. I just have one thing to say about it, in the first like 2 min he says to put +nf on. Which is okay, but have the map is way to hard for you to even consider try to pass it, it would just controdict what you are trying to do to improve. And yeah is prop* good for you to try "harder thing for you" but just consider try to PASS those harder song. Improvement is by pushing your bind* not by play thing that is unresonably hard, and I know he also say that in the video. But I just wanna point that out, just try to you hardest. Do not just try, just to try. Sorry for my bad english, have a good day/night if you are readin' this. o7

[@theofficialbob6664]

naaa bro my posture is like a shrimp

[@beedelile625]

Thank you for the tips sir :)

[@WayWeeWoo]

So become a cyborg with a robotic hand, that's pretty simple!