PATCH 1.2 CHANGES: Zippy Magic does NOT work with Vital Strike or Kinetic Blasts anymore, so for these builds, I recommend you go instead with Trickster Vital Striker or Demon Kineticist, and I already have guides for both of them! Hey, friend! Want to support the channel and help me produce more quality content? Then please consider becoming a Channel Member! czcams.com/users/cRPGBrojoin Depending on the tier you choose, you'll be able to request personal videos about topics you want me to talk about like unique builds, and even have a direct say in what RPG I play next! Also, want another way of supporting the channel and even get started on Pathfinder tabletop with the official 2E Book? Then click here: amzn.to/32SrUbc You don't even need to buy Pathfinder content, ANYTHING else you buy with the link above in a 24h period will also help support the channel through my Amazon Affiliate. Thank you!
Thank you for this video, this is my favorite wotr channel. You explain very well the thought process behind your builds, the structure of your videoes is excellent and your English is very good. Keep up the good work!
Greetings and thank you for this amazing show of support! It helps a lot knowing I'm on the right path, especially as far as my English skills. I believe the most recent videos are more natural sounding and with lesser breaks, hopefully this is true for most viewers.
My favorite Azata build is Wizard - Elemental Specialist (Fire)>AT. It converts Chain Lightning to fire and dips into CB Sorc to stack 3 (w/ a Mythic Feat) fire bloodline dice. With Metamagic and Ring of Pyromania + Mallander's Insult + Ambrosial Attire of Arcane Annihilation the AOE damage is great.
Thank you for the tip. I actually have never really tried an AoE damage focused caster besides of the powerful Angel & Lich Mythic spells. This will certainly be good to know for when I make a guide for it.
Three important things the video does not mention about Aivu's Breath Attack: - She has no daily cast limit. It is only limited by a 1d4 round Cooldown, so she can use it once or twice every single fight - it deals Sonic Damage, which few Enemies are resistant to - In the beginning it deals Friendly Fire, but once you reach Mythic 5 when stepping into the Abyss, Aivu learns a new feat that removes the Friendly Fire, making it absolutely safe to use
Her breath can become useful indeed, I'm just not a fan of how it's once per round, meanwhile she can attack quite a lot of times through melee. But it can help clearing enemies off AoE wise.
Dude its really hard to overstate how good your guides are, Ive seen people who bang their heads against this game on normal, I struggled my first run just doing my own thing but using your videos im not just steam rolling the game but able to actually create viable builds on higher difficulties and honestly you just do such a good fucking job explaining the mechanics. Legit owlcat should link your videos to certain negative reviews on steam lol Enjoying the elden ring content, to bad my game is crashing constantly (ive had more issues with elden ring then either pathfinder game, so you know im patient with bugs but damn)
Thank you so much! I do try to explain it all as best as I can to help others, and especially as a way to show that it really is just a matter of mastering the game mechanics for great fun indeed! I must say I also had some issues with Elden Ring crashing every now and then, usually I'll get a stutter, then another stutter and the game will crash, so I always know when it'll happen, hah.
BTW in the 2 years since this guide was written, fauchards have been recategorized as Exotic and are no longer available to starting builds as a specialisation. So, instead for any polearm centric build I suggest starting with Glaive as the specialisation. I state this because in the prologue at the start the weapons chest has a cold iron glaive which provides at least in my opinion the highest damage weapon out of, well, everything up until you reach the Maze. After that you'll want to grab Marching Terror off the Prologue Final Boss. Another melee build to consider would be: Cavalier - Disciple of the Pike Sword Order if you plan to not recruit Wenduag; Considering you'll be a Azata goodie two shoes, this is highly likely to be the case. You won't start with a mount, but you won't need one at the start, you plan to eventually ride into battle on Aivu; The Disciple of the Pike has 1.5x the damage multipliers as normal Cavalier charge bonuses from mounted combat, so if you plan to use polearms and go Azata, there is little point picking any other subclass as you won't need your mounted combat feats and the Sword Order bonus to mounted charge until you can ride Aivu into battle near the end of the game. Before that point, be a pole arm wielding giant slayer with massive damage multipliers to big enemies.
It would've been interesting if Azata had special Bard synergies similar to how Angel synergizes with Cleric and Oracle. Given the thematics of the Azata's abilities and Spell List I could have seen it being able to Merge Spellbooks with Bard, and also have it's songs benefit from some of the Bard stuff (I.E. the fact that Bards can start their songs as a Bonus Action)
I also would have really liked if some of the other Mythics had merging based on their themes such as Azata and Bard as you said. Also something like Aeon & Inquisitor.
Oh speaking of synergies gold dragon has good ones too. Mine was a crossblooded sorcerer 1/scaled fist 1/eldritch scion 10/dragon disciple 4/ pick your choice for the remaining. I took mutation warrior 4 for fighter feats. Vivi or bloodrager too is fine I guess. Can you still stack bites? I don't know if it's a bug or not but you can choose 2 dragon bloodlines plus an abyssal without mythic. But there is a specific order. Get the blue in crossblooded first and black dragon in DD. Use the bracers that convert all spell energy damage to electric and elemental barrage mythic. Activate acid claws and enhance with fire/electric/ice plus dimension strike plus spell combat. Haven't tested it fully yet. But if everything works this will be a very good build. This way atleast I don't have to be a big ass dragon all the time. And when I do it still kicks ass. Sadly mine is not the optimum build. The ideal will be to pick trickster and get trickster improved critical feats for either the bite or claws. Ah well will do that on my next run. And respec right before the end of act 4.
Thank you for the support! I'll certainly make guides for the remaning Mythic Paths once I go through them, just started Demon. And of course, also planning a Crusade Mode guide.
It sure is fun, right? Now watch the Mounted Combat Guide here and you'll also get to see tiny Danny riding a microscopic Horse (pony??) 😁 And also huge Dan the Man riding a godzilla size Horse! We have pets for all sizes here, we do! czcams.com/video/eIPdTCuCu7M/video.html
Really glad people are still making high qualify videos about this game any chance you’ll do a video about aeon or is it probably too inferior compared to other choices for unfair difficulty?
Thank you for the support! I often wonder if making videos this long will be worth it, but then I realize the Pathfinder playerbase tends to be quite hungry for good quality content especially with how complex and deep the game mechanics can be. I will certainly give Aeon a try in the future, my next run wil be Demon, I believe.
Really nice video. I just finished a swarm that walks play and was wondering what tp go next. Azata never ring the bell for me but I must admit that may be one of the most powerful paths in the game.
Thanks! I also didn't used to think much about Azata but now that I have played it and I can certainly say it is a nice path and very versatile one as well.
I want to play my next run as azata and really like your guide. I´ll give the melee one a try, thank you! One little thing i would really like would be a little and simple (excel) spreadsheet for the leveling process. But anyway, good work! Thank you!
Thank you for the support and glad you enjoyed the guide! I'll be sure to work on updating my Build & Mythic Path Guides with sheets for easier viewing in the future.
I know it’s in the description, but here is another PSA. After patch 1.2 Azata powers, like zippy magic, no longer work with kinetic blasts! I was extremely discounted after hours and hours of playtime to find that out. Going to respec to earth now and use Azata to support the party with things like teamwork feats.
Zippy Magic with Chain Lightning can have the potential to clean half the map if the density is good enough. I tried a maximized empowered bolstered Chain Lightning on the flesh market and half of them died outright and the others went below half in the first round.
Yep, that can be pretty powerful as well. In this case, I focused on area debuffs/instant kills + single target damage for the spellcaster build. As I didn't get to pick Ascendant Element Electricity, I didn't bother with Chain Lightning. But as you said, it's certainly very viable and fun.
@@cRPGBro I agree with the single target damage thing, since lightning is severely lacking in that department. TTRPGs seem to favor fire over anything else. I just like to respect and try out builds at certain points in the game, and while it isn't the highest output, that particular setup with Zippy and Chain Lightning is arguably the highest aoe damage in one round I've seen. But for sustained damage over rounds, of course Kineticist with 3 AoEs in one place is king, since you can also use other spells and abilities while the triple whammy do its thing.
Are you sure? I tested on my characters and at least on the character sheet it was saying +Morale so replaced bonuses from let's say Greater Heroism or Heroic Invocation.
Thoughts on Superpower: I agree that Life-Bond Friendship isn't as OP as people put it out to be cuz it doesn't stack with last stand and you die after an encounter but it's still the best superpower: 3*6 free feats for your party All-Skilled is situational since you still need weapon/armor proficiencies but the extra skill check is nice for things like Mounted Combat/Indomitable Mount especially once they worked properly Marvelous Endurance is more than banner: it's 6*5+5 HP/round which is really solid, definitely necessary for a tank build but may not be the most important for others Supersonic is garbage I agree. Favorable and zippy magic are a must if playing as a caster. I think the best fit is Court Poet Skald (+8 Charisma) with dips into cross-blooded sorcerer, nature oracle, and maybe scaled-fist. The extra duration on Azata songs have great synergy.
@@cRPGBroit is very useful Especially because I plan to do all mythic path play throughs eventually. Can't wait for your demon and aeon build guides, if you ever make those
Marvelous Endurance gives you up to 45 HP per round of regen (+5 per mythic rank), its quite good (not the best but definitely not as bad as you think)
hello!, absolutely best content on internet for Pathfinder WOTR! How would you do sylvan sorcerer who focus on evocation damage instead of illusion and utilization of zippy-magic? the feat progression could be similiar?- but i would take instead of bolster magic->empower magic; Also should I take point-blank shot and precise shot? then 1st mythic feat: abundant casting or ascendant element (fire or ligtning?)? then expanded arsenal (evocation) then improved abundanting casting and greater abundant casting? or how would you do it and also how to prioritize mythic feats? (abundant casting/asendant element, expanded arsenal)? thanks!
Hi there, and thank you for the nice comment & support! For Evocation, I would keep Bolster, and also pick Spell Penentration + Mythic Spell Penetration earlier. You can increase the damage by using the Devouring Lust metamagic rod in Chapter 3 that auto maximizes spells of any level 6/day which is great. I still recommend keeping Spell Focus + Greater Focus Conjuration if you are playing from level 1, because early game Evocation spells are very bad, while Conjuration is great! So just use Expanded Arsenal to get Conjuration Focus you picked applied to Evocation later. Point Blank + Precise is only needed if you plan on using ranged touch attacks like Hellfire Ray - but you can get enough bonuses to hit it even without them since you still target touch AC. It's a matter of tastes, I think. And also if you plan to attack with a bow or crossbow, for this build I went with melee weapons instead with reach. Ascendant Element Fire is great, and so is Lightning. But for Lightning, I think you can just use the Devouring Lust Rod as well, because it changes elemental damage into Unholy, which enemies don't tend to resist, I think. First Mythic depends on what you want to focus, if you want to use fire spells from the early game, then you should pick Ascendant Fire. Abundant Casting line should be a priority for a caster as it increases your spell uses so you can spam them even more before resting!
I started my Azata run just now, and after 3 whole chapters I was really disappointed to see how they nerfed Aivu so much since the date of this video, limiting her caster levels was like taking her wings off!! Playing on unfair, i am thinking Aivu is very useless now, she can't replace the role of a full caster buffer, and is no better then a normal animal companion like the dog or the wolf. Honestly, i played almost all starter mitych path, except demon, and Azata is by far the weaker in my opinion, it takes forever to get the good spells, the Azata songs is really disapponting and just one or two Azata superpower is trully usefull. Maybe i am just upset to discover the nerfs now, in the middle of chapter 4. Whit the rigth build Azata can still be good and really fun to play, and still the funniest mithyc path roleplaywise for me.
Aivu can still hit 32 BAB and get many attacks/round, but sadly her AC won't ever match the normal pets. I'm also disappointed by the nerf to her CL, so many Mythics have their own ways to Dispel already, it was nice when Aivu had that unique boost too!
Hello CRPG bro, I just accidentally found out something stupidly OP that I am nearly certain has to be a bug. Like, stronger than anything I've seen you show strong. I just dropped the Umbral dragon on core in a single round. You've helped me, so I will share it. Basically, its Azata Zippy Magic + Cave fangs. You can spam cave fangs, no roll to hit, no spell resist, reflex save for half of 3d6 physical damage. Some things will take the physical damage, but the main point is to "copy" it with zippy magic, because its "force" damage, which nothing resists. I just downed the umbral dragon with that combo in round 1, it just took like 50 clicks, and it took 3d6 force damage per click. And there's really nothing any enemy can do about it... It's more or less like infinite magic missiles. Honestly, I think it's kind of broken, but I like to think of it as payback for the recent Azata nerfs. Hope you enjoy!
Thank you Neiska! 😁 I have a video on Cave Fangs cheese here: czcams.com/video/tE7hw_4f9FY/video.html But I never thought about using it with Zippy Magic. One thing I can tell you is that you can make it bypass enemy resistance to physical and ALSO highly increase the damage by combining it with Paladin Mark of Justice! So it seems the best way is Mark of Justice + Zippy Magic!
@@cRPGBro - The one thing I am trying to figure out is why Lann (made him as a druid) can only spam it 10 or so times, but my MC can spam it, well, almost forever. She does have it as Signature spell, but that shouldn't more than double the amount of clicks she gets.
@@neiska25 It's because of how the spell works: each uses cost 10m of spell duration. Spell lasts 10m/level by default. However, if your caster has Enduring Spells, the duration will become 24h, so you can pretty much cast it like 250 times per true cast, it's crazy!
@@cRPGBro - ooohhh... that's why. Yes my MC has enduring spells and the upgrade. So.. ya, that's absurd. Gonna do the math for funsies - 250 casts at 3d8 per (12 avg) damage, then add in the 2d6 + mythic rank zippy magic (2d6 + 5 averaged) = 12 physical + 11 force per cast, at 250 casts = 3000 physical damage, and 2750 force damage, for 5750 total net damage (average). And thats in one round, with zero metamagics applied. Not sure what you could get if you empowered/maximized/quicken/kitchen sink'd it.
Kind of missed this because how the game words and gives you the feats but Life Bonding Friendship works with any teamwork feat, you're main has. Kind of an interesting synergy with cavaliers and inquisitors as you kind of get free teamwork feats and never need to use the skill to make those feats work with your teammates.
Indeed, the combo between Life Bond and some Teamwork feats can be useful indeed. I'm just not a fan of how it doesn't seem to interact well with Last Stand.
Damn man, good work as always and thank you for the azatas guide =) so based on your explanation azata is like more like jack of all trades compared to other mythic paths, doesnt boost specifically only for one or two build/class. How their story compared to angel or trickster? Do they have more quest?
Thanks for the comment and support as always! Azata is indeed very versatile, and certainly has a lot more unique content than Trickster. I ended up feeling it also had more dialogue and events than Angel. You even get unique cutscenes to restore nature around some areas of the Worldwound that change how the areas look. Aivu for example has a LOT of dialogue.
@@cRPGBro Hey man i wanna ask you regarding the vital strike and cleaving finish, does it stack with zippy magic? and in your experience regarding trickster and azata, which one is more suitable for example a sword saint or instinctual warrior? i only had experience on unfair sword saint trickster, since they fixed athletic tricks by far its one of the easiest unfair run i've ever done after angel. hope you can give me some insight bro thanks a lot for your help and videos man! cant wait for your next guide btw XD
For teamwork feats, I like Outflank, seize the moment, Precise strike, shake it off and allied spellcaster. Zaoris Beauty on my mc takes care of allied spellcaster. My entire party now gets 4 extra feats and an ability similar to last stand.
I like to think my Barb inspires allies to fight for him by an example: I mean, when you see red-eyed giant death machine, cleaving balor in half with a good placed Vital strike, you... kinda wish you could muster this "little more" power to defeat the enemy and this is where teamwork comes from )
Commented on this in your rogue video but so everyone is aware: Zippy Magic will no longer apply to abilities after the 1.2 patch. This means no more zippy vital strike or similar notions. It also likely means no zippy kinetic blasts.
No worries, once 1.2 is out of beta I'll notify this in the video description and also the pinned comment. Trickster will still be great for the ones with Vital Strike, while Demon will still be amazing for Kineticist.
that tree summon was the only way I beat the lilitu in secrets of the ancients in my first play through. second time I just pulled a maximized, empowered bolt of justice. poor demon didn't realize she was threatening an angel :)
Yeah, the Lilitu demons used to be very powerful with massive amounts of attacks/round, like 9-12 or something. Apparently they were dual wielding their claws which was a mistake so Owlcat fixed that. The Lilitu boss from that place especially used to instantly rush to full attack you for slice & dice!
I have a question about the "Source of Alchemy" court bonus. In short... how the hell does it work? I can't figure out how to turn a potion into a cure potion of the same level. Is it bugged? Thanks in advance
Druid is indeed a very solid class in Wrath! I have Shapeshifter Guide for it here, but it's for the Angel Path due to the spell merge: czcams.com/video/Qop_CVyPeEw/video.html
Cleric will always be vastly better as Angel, unfortunately. Cleric however can work as Azata, it's just that ideally you'd want a caster focused cleric to benefit from Favorable Magic & Zippy Magic Superpower. Azata can be viable for melee too, it's just that other Mythics kinda do it better. I wouldn't say it's weak though, because Azata still has an amazing spellbook with great buffs that make a big difference like Believe in Yourself.
Excellent video! Does instant enemy from the Azata spell book do anything for non rangers? Also, power attack mythic goes through the vital strike calculator, right?
You're a hero, I was specifically looking around for a Sylvan Sorcerer Azata build, and lo and behold. Out of curiosity, do you have any Aeon builds? Looking to do that path once I finish an Azata run.
Thank you, and glad you enjoyed the video! Sylvan Sorcerer is one of my favorite classes, and certainly very versatile with Azata. I have not tried the Aeon path yet, I'm currently on a Demon playthrough, but I imagine I'll be doing Aeon right after that.
I really wanted to make an Azata Kineticist but after the change I don't think there's much Synergy to be had, which is a huge bummer. Really wanted to play an Elemental based Azata, and I don't much care for Trickster and I didn't want to play evil. May still try to make it work, I usually just play on Core difficulty.
Yeah, unfortunately after the Zippy Magic change, there isn't really much synergy between Azata & Kineticist. Now the go to Kineticist choices are indeed just Lich, Trickster or Demon. But on the other hand, Kineticist is so powerful after level 11 or so that your Mythic doesn't matter that much!
@@cRPGBro - that's sort of what i was thinking. What I'm tinkering with is something like a 19 fire Kineticist/1 Thug, for Dazzle + Frightening, at least there's some synergy there with All Skilled, and Maybe even Overwhelming Soul so its CHA based. But everything I read about Overwhelming Soul is that its bad, so I'm not sure if the little stat boost is worth loosing burn mechanic. (Kinda doubt it.) I know it's no Zippy magic, but it's the best I've come up with so far. Basically the Team Frighten/Shaken with Deadly Earth so everyone else can take advantage of Shattered Defenses, and plus the touch AC goodness for the hard fights. (Shrug) Best sort of Kinetic Azata I can come up with, unless melee Kinetic might be better, not sure on that one. Know zip about those, I never see much said about them.
For the azata Melee build, will fighter have enough AB to hit difficult enemies high AC mid-game? I have used similar crit builds for sword saint before, but with that you can always rely on True Strike or Prescient strike to hit very AC enemies. Does this build rely on guarded hearth or some other abilities from other classes (skald, etc)? Great videos as always man, keep it up!
Hi there, and thank you for the comment. Fighter will certainly have enough AB to hit mid & late game enemies considering it's a high BAB class with extra bonuses to hit from Weapon Training, Greater Weapon Focus and in the case of Mutation Warrior, extreme STR. Of course, your AB will be highly increased with support from other party members like Domain Powers & Spells. The build assumes you are going with a party and not soloing. For a tolerable solo experience, I would consider merged casters that can also melee just fine like Lich or Angel Oracle. Azata is even special in that you can eventually refresh the abilities per day of your party members, so you even get multiple casts of Guarded Hearth, Magus Abilities, Smite Evil and so on. Note that you won't need to constantly have ALL the buffs on, some of them such as Fortune Hex & Guarded Hearth can easily be saved for bosses or very tough encounters only. Even on Unfair, most of the generic enemies don't have extreme AC, besides bosses and special enemies such Vavakia Vanguard.
@@cRPGBro Fair enough, I don't typically play non magic martial classes so I was thinking about how Playful Darkness, or the Blightmaw Fights would go, as they have high AC for their levels. Tbh, its why I liked Sword Saint 19/ 1 Rowdy so much as it made killing bosses very easy as you never have to worry about AB being high enough and will one-shot almost everytime with vital strike and elemental barrage triggering. Seeing how zippy magic works with vital strike/cleaving finish really changed my perspective towards melee centred Azatas, its a great combo honestly. Do you have any builds for barbarians or bloodragers? I was planning on doing a instinctual warrior playthrough next myself and would love to see what you would do as well lol. Also, are you planning on doing guides for the late game mythic paths as well? They don't seem that powerful currently, excluding legend maybe.
What about brown fur transmuter? You could buff your entire party with stuff like geniekind, and elemental barrage the shit out of everything, then just refresh your spellbook and do some CC/Weird
Brown Fur Transmuter can be great, I already have a guide for it here, actually 😀 czcams.com/video/JxHtmbzNuuM/video.html I'd prefer to go with Lich for faster spellcasting progression, but Azata does have early Favorable Magic which is amazing for CC indeed like Grease and so on. And now that you mention it, Azata Refresh for the Brown Fur abilities does sound quite fun!
Thank you for the comment and support as always! I will probably release a Demon Guide this week or next week, as I am currently about to start Chapter 4 as Demon, basically just waiting until I finish my run.
I do actually! I have a full Magus Guide for Beginners here: czcams.com/video/dTlGa1mXa20/video.html I don't necessarily go with Scion, but the gist of the build is there, especially on the Sword Saint version.
Thanks a lot for this video, it is super helpful. I have one question though, Might Blow of Good seems to have been nerfed to +2 (at least that's what it is one live when bought in Act 3) or maybe the weapon scales?
Thank you for the comment and glad the video was useful to you! Mighty Blow of Good is +2 by default but has higher enhancement value here because of the Greater Magic Weapon spell: it will stack with your weapon enhancement up to a max of +5 as I explain here: czcams.com/video/oiGnC1XQJe8/video.html So with GMW and a CL of at least 12 (for +3 since it's +1 per 4 CL), you can turn Mighty Blow into a +5 weapon! But it won't have any effect if the weapon is already +5. The normal Magic Weapon spell also does it, but it's just a static +1.
Great videos as always! Im currently going with your Sylvan azata build on my first unfair game and I have a question about Life bonding, if you pick that the rest of your companions don't have to pick last stand, no? Don't stack if I'm correct.
Thank you! Last Stand doesn't really work well together with Life Bond. You can have two, but what happens is once you get 1 HP, Last Stand will trigger with Life Bond at the same time. The thing is Last Stand allows your characters to be healed, Life Bond does not.
I believe it is possible. To progress in the Azata Mythic Quests, you'll eventually have to change into a Chaotic alignment or NG at least, which conflicts with Monks needing to be Lawful. Perhaps if you only want 11 levels of Monk or so for the last Flurry of Blows, which is a great point to multi into something else. This way you can just change into NG or CG/CN at Chapter 3 before doing Azata quests and still retain all the previous Monk Abilities!
yes. i have a 1 scaled fist 2 paladin 16 vivi and it's just insane after act4 (until then it's pretty meh). after you reach act 4 and get the robe of seven sin and the ring of triumphant advance it's pretty much smooth sailing until the end.
A quick note on supersonic speed. It is actually the strongest tanking superpower, because the 20% miss chance is unbypassable conceilment, which is only 20%, but then again, it is the best we can get :) The constant haste effect can also come in handy if you get ambushed in a random encounter. This way instead of using haste on your first round as Nenio, you can for example open with phantasmal web and will have a much easier time. Not the best thing ever, but certanly the strongest for tanking superpowers that we can get. Especially considering how useless DR is on unfair smh. I just did the fight with the mythic vavakia/balor / vrolikai assassin in laughing caves on unfair. And I was using barbarian with aspect of areshkagal and I was barely able to win this fight with 50% total conc. Late game enemies on unfair are absolute abominations :D
Thanks for all of the amazing videos! I've learned a lot!! With all of the adjustments lately to adding elemental words to spell descriptions, would an Azata Elemental Specialist/Loremaster or Arcane Trickster Azata look better than it used to?
Glad you like them! I still think the main issue with elemental damage is that for most of the game, it will be very, VERY subpar considering low damage caps and how high enemy stats are. It's certainly viable, but to me it wouldn't be a fun experience for most of the game.
Do you have a recommended mounted option for an Azata play through? I'm saving my wizard for my Lich run, but if like to do some kind of mounted build that would synergize well
I have a general Mounted Combat Guide with Build here: czcams.com/video/eIPdTCuCu7M/video.html I go with Trickster, but Azata is certainly very viable especially with the Superpower Incredible Might + Pounce from a Skald! Gendarme is my favorite for class. You can eventually ride Aivu instead of your own pet if you prefer.
@@cRPGBro Yeah I'd love Trickster, but I don't know that there's a lot of story content for Trickster not like there is for Azata. Thanks, I was thinking of your mounted guide, and I think a horse would work until late game with Aivu
32:35 How do you have both Darkness Caress and Profane Ascension? Info's been kinda sketch, but I was under the impression that such a thing wasn't possible, as you have to refuse Nocticula's gift? Or is it only 'twice' and giving her the Lexicon counts?
Hi there, you can actually have both, as they are both reliant on Nocticula's favor. For Profane Gift, since accept her gift at the end of Chapter 4. Meanwhile Darkness Caress is something that she has always gifted my character at Chapter 6 even after accepting the gift! And note that I have never given her the Lexicon so you can still keep get both without it just fine.
@@cRPGBro Huh, okay then. I guess just don't piss her off then and you get it at the end? Good to know. Thanks! EDIT: Another Question, I take it if you're going for Ascension Ending, you probably can't get both I'm imagining, as I'm guess she only gives you one or the other at Threshold? If you've run into this situation, of course, otherwise thanks for letting me know about getting both!
@@Arcamonde I have not tried this interaction with the Ascension Ending, but I don't recall Nocticula blocking you from it, she will block you from the crystal you can get from Baphomet however, which only matters if you want your ENTIRE party to Ascend as that requires loads of crystals, if you just want to ascend yourself or with Areelu, then it shouldn't matter!
That's why charging out of battle is so useful, as it's a lot easier to get the enemies then. But yeah, sometimes it can be really annoying to be blocked by a tiny wooden plank or so!
Hey, great video as always. Do you think that going full fighter for vital strike/cleave line is better than maybe mixing it with a lvl of rowdy rogue and some sneak attack class like slayer?
Thank you! I like full Fighter for the capstone ability and also faster Weapon Training Progression. In the case of Mutation Warrior, full Fighter also lets you get the stronger Mutagen faster for more STR. But if you don't care about those, you can certainly mix it with a Sneak Attack class then grab Accomplish Sneak Attacker feat for an extra 1d6 and such. A lot of Weapon Training for example will come from gloves, even with just 1-2 you can get +2 just from Chapter 3 Gloves.
Great video, as always! Your builds always amaze me! I have a question for a build idea. If I wanted to go with, say, Divine Hunter or a Paladin that does damage for my MC, what feats would I choose? I'm trying to make a solo oriented build for my character, and if I were to pick paladin, I'd probably go with the mercies you picked for Seelah.
Thank you for the comment and support as always! For a solo character, and a solo Paladin, I wouldn't bother with Teamwork Feats, unless you get the Horse/another pet, then you will still be able to to get good use out of Outflank at the very least. There won't be much of a point in picking something like Dazzling Display and Shatter Defenses, as you only have one character. I would certainly pick the Horse for Paladin, because you really could use the Horse AC and more attacks with just a single character. Personally, I think Paladin will have somewhat of a tough time. I'd leave solo for hybrid spellcasters, especially the ones that can merge with Lich & Angel since you really can use the spell boost. Of course, it's not that it isn't viable, but depending on your solo experience, it might be better to try something easier first.
@@cRPGBro Thanks for the reply! Regarding my solo experience, I did about 3 solo runs in Kingmaker and 5 solo runs so far in Wrath of the Righteous. My WotR mythic path choices were 4 angel and 1 aeon playthroughs for my solo runs. They were all very tough the whole way through but I did it somehow. I'm open to any build ideas, but as for the teamwork feats, I don't really know what to replace them with in any of the builds you've already presented us with. Thank you for your insight as always! It's very valuable.
Since patch 1.2 apparently nerfed Azata, would love to hear what you think are some more great builds that still work for Azata, aside from sorcerer. Are they any melee or gish builds that synergize well here?
I think full caster focused on DC for Favorable Magic & Zippy Magic would work great. Also a Rider + Pet with Pounce from let's say a Skald for multiple Incredible Might procs! I'm planning on releasing updated Azata Builds once the EE comes at the end of next month 😁
I really enjoyed Azata, mostly because it is a very versatile path gameplay wise, it offers support for both melee/ranged and also spellcasting. And both damage spells + CC spells. So you can have fun with many different builds!
I´m at the beginning of the game, so my question is probably stupid, but do bat wings from the mutagen and fearie wings (from azata 9th rank I think) clash with each other? Will both of them show on my character? Just asking for artistic purpose. I´m the kind of idiot who picks stuff in videogames just because it looks pretty.
Hi there! And yes, the wings will overlap, so you get both the Azata Butterly wings and also the Bat/Demon wings from Mutagen at the same time on your character's model.
@cRPGBro - im following your Bard and Azata guides as I play, im on mythic level 2 and you didnt comment on it, but I see in the progression list that you chose "spell penetration (mythic)" ... for me, mine is red (meaning I cant choose it). the only differences between our builds is that I chose half-elf, and you chose human. I dont see where you select regular spell penetration, though
Hi there! For the Azata Sorcerer Build, I pick Spell Pen and Greater Spell at levels 3 & 5 as shown here at 29:42 This should let you qualify for Mythic Spell Penetration. If you want a more updated version of the build, please check my Enchantment CC Sorcerer here (it goes Devil but you can just remain as Azata if you want): czcams.com/video/sFxOGgrswOE/video.html That uses Crossblooded for more spell damage, but if you want you can just go with Sylvan Sorcerer, as the pet is really fun to have! On the other hand, for my Azata Bard Build here: czcams.com/video/iS3rAioq7yg/video.html You don't really need Mythic Spell Penetration, as the build is just for buffing + attacking instead of relying on spell damage.
Was believe in yourself patched out of the game? My Atzata didn't got the spell And it is not on the wiki page (chaotic healing still referes to believe in yourself)
Hi there, it's still showing for me as an Azata 3rd level spell. It's one of the spells that you gain for free as an Azata, you don't need to choose it at Mythic Level Up.
Zippy magic no longer works in 1.2 beta with Kineticist. Do you have any other suggestions for a sorcerer/other magic class build that does not make use of the instant phantasm kill spell?
Hi there, I have to think about this for a bit. My favored caster classes have always been CC + debuff so besides Hellfire Ray spam for great single target damage, I've not really tried a caster (besides Kineticist) that is focused on AoE damage. Something to consider on a future Build Guide for sure!
@@ThelostPenguin0 Yes! I played Azata Elemental Specialist Wizard - Fire>Arcane Trickster. It was strong (too strong in Act 4/5). You can convert Chain Lightnings to fire and dip into Crossblooded Sorcerer for +3 fire dice. Arcane Trickster nets you Ambrosial Attire of Arcane Annihilation, which is another +1 fire dice. When inflicting fire damage, Ring of Pyromania is 1D6 +5 and Mallander's Insult is 2D6. So Chain Lightnings at level 20 (Spell Specialization Chain Lightning) will do 20D6 + 80 + 1d6 + 5 + 2D6 before Metamagic, Zippy Magic, and Sneak Attack. With Quicken Metamagic, Sorcerous Reflexes, or Rod + Zippy, that hits 4 times in 1 round (though, everything will probably be dead by the 2nd hit). By late game, each arc of Chain Lightning was doing ~400-450 damage with Metamagic (~1600-1800/round using rods). Ember and Camellia can also have Vulnerability Curse for even more damage. Incredible Might affects rays, so I was also one-shotting a lot of things (including bosses) with Scorching Ray and Hellfire Ray.
Hi there crpg bro. Thanks to the drop of the new update, I've decided to replay WOTR. I would like to ask for your expert opinion about a themed build im planning but unsure if its good. Im going for an Azata playthrough next and I'm planning to combine it with your Throwing Axe Skald build. Very thematic in my opinion. However, after rewatching this video, I've noticed that Azata has more synergies with either Melee or Spellcasters. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks in advance.
Hi there! It is true that Azata has vastly better synergy with melee or casting. I would recommend you go for my Skald 2H which is perfect for Azata with Heroic Might Superpower instead! You can also combine it with the Triceratops pet from Bismuth Statue. But just Skald Pounce + Heroic Might Superpower proccing multiple times can be very powerful. I have it here: czcams.com/video/f9rkdm4RXOQ/video.html
I don't really understand the shared teamwork feat of azata thing. But I think it is super good but you don't seem to think so. If you pick a feat for example shake it off. Everyone in the team will get the effect if you (azata) stand near another character regardless of their position or it work as pseudo feat for everyone else in the team and they only get the feat effect when they are near another character? Either way it is a feat save for the entire team right? It seems very good for me as each team has 6 members(including you) plus companions (not sure if summon get it) so I think is a huge deal.
Life Bonding free teamwork feats for all party can be good, it's just that my builds tend to get the best teamwork feats already during the early levels, before you'd be Mythic Rank 4, and also because it's an Azata unique thing and my builds tend to be for any Mythic. Good choices if following my build would be Allied Caster & also Precise Strike as I don't tend to get these feats.
For PS5 it should come with the Enhanced Edition at the end of September, correct? I will be updating a lot of the Wrath content for it. I can tell you the main difference with Azata is that Zippy Magic does NOT work with Kineticist Abilities or Vital Strike anymore. So I would go with the CC Mage Build I have here instead.
Anyways I somehow disagree with all-skilled up. The thing is by the time you get it, you probably have weapon focuses on certain weapon and if you don't chances are you are a character that doesn't rely on autoattacking anyway... As far as the skills are concerned you can just save-scum them... The only possible usefulness of that superpower that I can think of is if (and I say IF cuz I am not sure) it allows for example a druid to wear plate armor, thus making him a viable shapeshifter frontline character. Life -bonding friendship was not nerfed, it was fixed, cuz before it used charisma instead of charisma modifier, so it was just broken and not working as intended :)
Yep, I agree that All-Skilled isn't going to be needed on most build, and certainly not going to be chosen before Incredible Might or Zippy/Favorable Magic in most cases.
@@cRPGBro I don't know why you would pick it up at all, to be honest. Maybe if you play on last-azlanti mode and you can't save-scum the skill checks... Otherwise skills will be important, if you are a trickster, but then you are not azata - ha ha. I don't know. To me all skilled up feels a bit weak. I didn't know that zippy magic works with vital strike though. This is hilarious. I wonder if it is a bug, or intended... Vital strike seems to be really off in owlcat's code. For example if you fire midnight bolt with vitalstrike, you get the 50 bonus damage, but the bolt doesn't disappear. Sooo you can just have free 50 dmg, even if you miss... Pretty sure that is a bug.
@@cRPGBro I know. But during the last patches I can't find this spell in the spell book. Although, it may have already been returned. I haven't been playing pathfinder much lately. Anyway, thanks for your reply)
I will! Currently playing my first character on Demon Mythic Path, this time a natural attack focused build. Just need to reach Chapter 5 and the last mythic rank, after that I'll be sure to release a guide for Demon Mythic as well.
Fauchard provides a unique combination of high crit range and high range. For cleave builds it's much better. But yes, in theory any other weapon works - it just won't be as efficient.
Yes, Fauchard is just a personal preference for the high crit range + reach which works great with the Cleaving Finish line of feats since you threaten more enemies at once. Falchion will be another great weapon as well, I personally tend to prefer weapons with good critical range for more Teamwork AoO potential. When Enlarged or later with Legendary Proportions, you do get decent reach even with non reach weapons, it's just that Fauchard has longer reach by default.
@@mgruu Thanks for the response, cRPG Bro. You know what would be informational? A video on the Areelu end game fight and what exactly it takes to take her down like amount of bab needed, etc. *thumbs up* At any rate, always appreciate the vids you do put out!
@@eddiebulls7851 No problem, feel free to ask questions whenever you need! I actually have a video explaining the mechanics of the Last Boss fight, in this case with a Trickster Character: czcams.com/video/NWo71cNhuHs/video.html But I can probably make a much better final boss run now since I have gained a bit more experience since then. Angel and Lich for example would certainly have a much easier time than Trickster, I think.
If they change Zippy Magic to work as written (spells only), how much would that devalue the Mythic Path? Seems like most of their power lie in a "bug", or at the very least an "undocumented feature".
I imagine the character build chosen here that would suffer the most from that is Kineticist, as Azata wouldn't really offer anything unique to them and the main reason for going Azata Kineticist is certainly blast hitting twice. The 2H Fighter would lose some damage without Vital Strike hitting twice, however, it's already a massive damage build by default and you still have the fully powered Cleaving Finish feat line to get more attacks/hits. And Azata still remains great for melee because of the massive boost to AB & Damage Incredible Might gives, and the support spells too.
Can this work well with Arcane bloodline instead of Sylvan? I'm already following your Angel Oracle build so I have a wolf there already, and would like to grab that hare familiar for the +4 initiative
It can, but Sylvan Sorcerer is much stronger all around, no matter the stage of the game. Especially since you can then get a second bloodline, such as Arcane for example, as early as level 5/1st Mythic Rank through a Mythic Ability. So you CAN be Sylvan + Arcane for double benefits. But starting as Sylvan is much easier as the main Arcane bonus is only at level 15 for +2 DC to a school.
The kineticist azata seems perfect for the max 50 rest achievement. He can restore fatigue and spells, can use his powerfull attacks an infinite amount and as I saw, you can 1 shot some enemies before the battle starts. All this plus the factt that for the achievement you only need to play on core, it seems duable.
Azata Kineticist does indeed appear to be very viable for getting that achievement. It's very easy to ambush enemies with Kineticist especially once you get Wall & Deadly Earth. Early Fatigue restoration is great, and also, restoring not only spells but class ABILITIES too! Even the very powerful Guarded Hearth. I have not tried going for the achievement yet, but I imagine it's also going to be better if you rush for main quest content, considering the numerous side quest tier map areas there are. I know Chapter 4 can be completed just fine with minimal amount of resting, 1-2 or so, because it's just a very big singular map so you can rely on Greater Enduring Spells to keep your buffs basically forever.
@@cRPGBro idk if this bug is still present but in ch4 asking herald to heal you doesn't count as a rest and restores all your abilities without forwarding time or counting as a rest
Hey bro, currently I have Mythic Guides for Angel, Azata, Lich & Trickster. Demon is coming tomorrow most likely, but yeah I'm still missing Aeon. Aeon will be my next guide after I finish Demon, need to get started on my run first
Azata Fighter can still be very strong without Vital Strike after the Zippy Magic fix/nerf. Ideally you really want to focus on Incredible Might + Charge with Pounce (by having a Skald party member for example), and then ride Aivu (you can ride her earlier by reducing your size or increasing hers through spells like Reduce Person & Legendary Proportions).
Hi there, it's more that when the Ray spells become actually good (which to be fair, is only truly with Hellfire at upper mid-late game), your character alreadyt has enough boosts to AB to easily hit the enemy especially as they ranged ranged touch attacks.
Mythic Spell Penetration. Fire Blast & Blue Flame Blast both have to pierce SR. We want to get our Spell Penetration decently high early on, so we can easily handle Demon SR.
Both are paths for good aligned main characters, the same for Gold Dragon at the end game. Angel can also go the Angel of Mercy route, which is more "good" than Angel of Vengeance (more Lawful).
It does! But it won't work anymore as soon as Patch 1.2 hits (it's in beta at the moment), same for Kineticist Blasts. I'll edit the guide with notes after Patch 1.2 is finally released. So if you wan't to have fun with Azata + Vital Strike, might as well play it while you 😁
The saddest thing about azata is that is basically performs a vasectomy on my character since Azatas like most celestials cannot procreate with each other or with mortals, I don't want to say goodbye to my balls
Absolutely love the sorcerer build, and have been using it with my current run. Would you change anything to it for the EE patches and the new DLC? For instance, with the islands I am level 17 now when getting the mythic6, would it be better suited to second blood line? Anyhow you are amazing, and I am really enjoying these builds.
Going Gendarme with Azata. Using a Falchion with Seela, Camellia, a Skald, Daeren and Sosiel. Do you have any suggestions regarding party comp? Is it stupid to run Sosiel and Daeren?
Gendarme is certainly a very solid class. That is actually the same party composition I often use in my runs! I like having both Sosiel & Daeran early and mid game, because this way I get access to all the divine buffs for my characters + Domain Powers. My parties tend to have lots of pets/companions so I really need many buffs, such as Crusader's Edge on around 9 characters. This way, I can have Daeran focus on Spell Slots + Greater Enduring Spell, as Sosiel has to spend around half his Mythic Abilities in Domain related stuff. 2x Channel is also comfortable and you'll never run out of healing. You can, however, trade Daeran for someone else later on after Sosiel gets all the Domain abilities & more spell slots.
Don't overlook All-Skilled since it will help with Mounted Combat (even tho the feat triggers on a miss). On higher difficulties, you might need to take mobility focus and even drop heavy armor since Mounted Mastery doesn't remove armor penalty unlike in table top. I have a Bloodrager 12/8 Beast rider MC which allows me to use Greater Monkey aspect. Other superpowers are pretty obvious imo, Life-bond to give your horse surviability and teamwork feats, Incredible might, and Marvelous Endurance.
@@cRPGBro Thank you for the help. I was also thinking about taking greater enduring spells early for my casters then focus on individual mythic feats. So I'll get Animal Domain @ Mythic 3, and Nature for Daeren for access to 2 pets (dogs/wolves) as suggested in your other videos.
I believe Seize the Moment has indeed been confirmed no longer to stack with Outflank, so it's not a need anymore. But yes, depending on the Teamwork feat you select, if it is something that will benefit all party members like Shake it Off, you can get it from Azata. Problem is I find it comes kinda "late".
It was a mistake I made early game as I was experimenting with the build for the first time. I prefer Fan of Flames now, as it will deal damage on a save, meanwhile Spindle deals no damage if enemies save against it.
@@cRPGBro Great! Looking forward to it. If I may, another thing that confuses me is when you mention in the AB bonus vid that ever ready+ combat reflex+ seize the moment=AoOs all day. How it works? Cuz my pty hardly trigger AoOs proactively..do I have to give all melees and ranged units seize the moment to make it happen? or need some dedicated pet companions to trip ( I have none besides Aivu)..
@@yichangwang8569 You have to give all your melee characters these feats, pets included. And it also helps to have high crit range weapons such as Scimitar, Falchion, Rapier, Fauchard. Basically, whenever any of your characters triggers a critical, if your party is powered by these feats, you'll get a free Attack of Opportunities from other allies nearby, and these can chain (if the resulting AoO is also a critical, for example).
It can work, but it would be far stronger as Angel due to spell merge. However, Shaman Azata can be powerful as well, I recommend you rush for Heroic Might Superpower and get a Skald merc for Pounce to allies.
I imagine it can certainly be viable! After all, Vampiric Touch is a single target spell, so it should chain to another enemy with Zippy Magic, but I have yet to try a Magus Azata myself.
@@cRPGBro I am currently running kitsune sword-saint azata with 1 lvl rowdy dip for the early game. So far on hard difficulty he stomps everything super hard, so I imagine it would be viable on unfair as well, but some adjusments will be needed. For example I use bastard sword, cuz I like the utility of being able to switch between 1 handed with spell combat and two handed with power attack /perfect strike perfect critical true strike - vital strike combo :) However if this build is running on unfair I imagine we don't have the luxury of bastard sword. We have to opt for either fauchard or greatsword / great axe. But the build is really fun. Since he is a kitsune he has maxed INT and 30 STR with only +4 enhancement and enlarge person, on lvl 12 :)
@@zyfryth Glad to hear you are having fun, Vital Strike can be certainly amusing especially with Cleaving Finish. And yeah, Kitsune gaining the +4 bonus from Master Shapeshifter in Human form is crazy!
@@cRPGBro Just smashed playful darkness on hard. It was helarious :D Prescient attack can attack flat-footed, even if they have foresight + You have dimension strike, which targets touch AC... Honestly the kit of magus is kinda overloaded. Not to mention elemental barage, which I still haven't leveled up, but it will make it even more ridiculous since you can add 3 elemental enchants on your weapon... I am 100% sure that this build will be unfair viable if you go trickster :)
Other Dragon: Do you mind your ally riding you like that? Aivu: Not really. It's kinda fun. Other Dragon: You don't even mild the childlike giggling? Aivu: That's the best part. Ally (7ft tall barbarian): Yay! hehehe! Ridin' on a dragon! WEEEEEE!
unfortunately, no. Bombs by default have a small splash area so count as aoe abilities I suppose. Sadly even if you use the Targeted Bomb spell that makes them single target only, Zippy Magic will not work with bombs.
Just the usual: Stoneskin, Resist + Protection from Energy and also Skald Rage for a little bit. Legendary Proportions too but I don't think it stacks with Stoneskin, it's just better since it doesn't have a cap.
Hi there, I explain gear choices that increase spell DC in my Debuffing Guide at 08:06 here: czcams.com/video/4GYV0y9NreY/video.html There's a lot of gear to buff spell DC, mostly Display of Power Belt, Quarterstaff of the War Mage, Glass Amulet of Clarity etc
Considering most of your builds (including pets) tend to dedicate 2+ feats to teamwork. I'm honestly kind of shocked you find so little utility in sharing the teamwork feats. If you plan for this from the start, thats a lot of extra feats across your party, and makes other teamwork feats more useful.
I agree! Although cRPG's builds get the relevant TW feats before Mythic 3, that's saving 3 feats. Some builds are really feat starved, and some have a fairly set progression, only opening up for personal taste in selection in the last two feats. I'd really reconsider the value on Life-Bonding Friendship. Especially if you run a main character that gets TW feats for "free" (hunter, inquisitor, et.c.).
I suppose it is because most of my builds for companions and such are generic in that they are meant to work on any Mythic Path, so I tend to pick the main teamwork feats by default. Also, I find it very hard not to get Zippy Magic/Favorable Magic at 4 and Incredible Might at 6, but all the builds I chose had great synergy with Zippy or Favorable, but I understand Life Bonding can be a lot more useful for other builds. Personally, because I mostly leave tanking to pets, my characters also don't tend to be that feat starved and they tend to get the main 3 Teamwork feats before Mythic 4 as well.
ok so this class is worthless gotcha if your playing a spellcaster demon would be the better option and if your playing melee or bow trickster is the best if your playing a specialized hellfire wizard then devil is the best and any healer class its angel,undead build spellcaster is lich and i dont know about dragon cause i hardly see anyone play it.
I picked Azata for my first playthrough but then replayed 4 hours to go angel instead because I hated Aivu so much. Its like being trapped in a game with Dragon Joss Whedon who has an endless supply of cocaine. Very strong mythic though. Didn't know that about All Skilled, I thought it was like BG2 Use any item. Was kind of surprised you didn't care for life bonding friendship. That's free feats for all the melee. It doesn't matter so much to fighter classes who have so many feats but to a Seelah that's a lot of room to work with. Depends on if you are willing to cheat a respec though. if you take the team work feats early and do not respec it is a dead super power. Personally I don't feel bad about freely respecing at all even if the rules don't like it. Building and rebuilding characters is a core component of the game for me. My casters tend to be ray casters (There is some fuzzyness there at early levels) so I would always have the point blank and precise early. But that's a me problem. Also stacking mutagens was hysterical.
I personally also thought All Skilled would be like Use Any Item, so it kinda surprised me to know you can't wear the Monk specific Robes for example. I guess Aivu is a personal choice, hah, I know many end up liking her personality which kinda fits the Friendship theme they have going for Azata. I think when it comes to Life Bonding, my characters often have the good teamwork feats by level 6-9 or so, so it doesn't matter that much to me. And yep, the stacking Mutagen "feature" is crazy indeed. Really surprised me when I realized you could stack the Natural AC bonus and also the Mutagen highest boost to ability score with the Azata ability refresh spell, which is still very strong even without it, as we can also restore uses of Smite Evil, Magus abilities, Domain Powers and so on.
PATCH 1.2 CHANGES: Zippy Magic does NOT work with Vital Strike or Kinetic Blasts anymore, so for these builds, I recommend you go instead with Trickster Vital Striker or Demon Kineticist, and I already have guides for both of them!
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That’s so sad that the zippy magic vital strike build is dead. That looked so exciting. Was gonna be my next play through
Would you say that even without zippy magic applying that build is strong enough for lower difficulties?
what would you now recommend for an azata run?
Will you work on another azata build
Damn any idea why they changed that? I just picked Azata after following your Kineticist build :(
Thank you for this video, this is my favorite wotr channel. You explain very well the thought process behind your builds, the structure of your videoes is excellent and your English is very good. Keep up the good work!
Greetings and thank you for this amazing show of support!
It helps a lot knowing I'm on the right path, especially as far as my English skills.
I believe the most recent videos are more natural sounding and with lesser breaks, hopefully this is true for most viewers.
My favorite Azata build is Wizard - Elemental Specialist (Fire)>AT. It converts Chain Lightning to fire and dips into CB Sorc to stack 3 (w/ a Mythic Feat) fire bloodline dice. With Metamagic and Ring of Pyromania + Mallander's Insult + Ambrosial Attire of Arcane Annihilation the AOE damage is great.
Thank you for the tip.
I actually have never really tried an AoE damage focused caster besides of the powerful Angel & Lich Mythic spells.
This will certainly be good to know for when I make a guide for it.
Following this build guideline as a chaotic little halfling and it’s like playing as a leprechaun
Three important things the video does not mention about Aivu's Breath Attack:
- She has no daily cast limit. It is only limited by a 1d4 round Cooldown, so she can use it once or twice every single fight
- it deals Sonic Damage, which few Enemies are resistant to
- In the beginning it deals Friendly Fire, but once you reach Mythic 5 when stepping into the Abyss, Aivu learns a new feat that removes the Friendly Fire, making it absolutely safe to use
Her breath can become useful indeed, I'm just not a fan of how it's once per round, meanwhile she can attack quite a lot of times through melee.
But it can help clearing enemies off AoE wise.
Dude its really hard to overstate how good your guides are, Ive seen people who bang their heads against this game on normal, I struggled my first run just doing my own thing but using your videos im not just steam rolling the game but able to actually create viable builds on higher difficulties and honestly you just do such a good fucking job explaining the mechanics. Legit owlcat should link your videos to certain negative reviews on steam lol
Enjoying the elden ring content, to bad my game is crashing constantly (ive had more issues with elden ring then either pathfinder game, so you know im patient with bugs but damn)
Thank you so much!
I do try to explain it all as best as I can to help others, and especially as a way to show that it really is just a matter of mastering the game mechanics for great fun indeed!
I must say I also had some issues with Elden Ring crashing every now and then, usually I'll get a stutter, then another stutter and the game will crash, so I always know when it'll happen, hah.
BTW in the 2 years since this guide was written, fauchards have been recategorized as Exotic and are no longer available to starting builds as a specialisation. So, instead for any polearm centric build I suggest starting with Glaive as the specialisation. I state this because in the prologue at the start the weapons chest has a cold iron glaive which provides at least in my opinion the highest damage weapon out of, well, everything up until you reach the Maze. After that you'll want to grab Marching Terror off the Prologue Final Boss.
Another melee build to consider would be:
Cavalier - Disciple of the Pike Sword Order if you plan to not recruit Wenduag; Considering you'll be a Azata goodie two shoes, this is highly likely to be the case. You won't start with a mount, but you won't need one at the start, you plan to eventually ride into battle on Aivu; The Disciple of the Pike has 1.5x the damage multipliers as normal Cavalier charge bonuses from mounted combat, so if you plan to use polearms and go Azata, there is little point picking any other subclass as you won't need your mounted combat feats and the Sword Order bonus to mounted charge until you can ride Aivu into battle near the end of the game. Before that point, be a pole arm wielding giant slayer with massive damage multipliers to big enemies.
It would've been interesting if Azata had special Bard synergies similar to how Angel synergizes with Cleric and Oracle.
Given the thematics of the Azata's abilities and Spell List I could have seen it being able to Merge Spellbooks with Bard, and also have it's songs benefit from some of the Bard stuff (I.E. the fact that Bards can start their songs as a Bonus Action)
I also would have really liked if some of the other Mythics had merging based on their themes such as Azata and Bard as you said.
Also something like Aeon & Inquisitor.
Oh speaking of synergies gold dragon has good ones too. Mine was a crossblooded sorcerer 1/scaled fist 1/eldritch scion 10/dragon disciple 4/ pick your choice for the remaining. I took mutation warrior 4 for fighter feats. Vivi or bloodrager too is fine I guess. Can you still stack bites?
I don't know if it's a bug or not but you can choose 2 dragon bloodlines plus an abyssal without mythic. But there is a specific order.
Get the blue in crossblooded first and black dragon in DD. Use the bracers that convert all spell energy damage to electric and elemental barrage mythic. Activate acid claws and enhance with fire/electric/ice plus dimension strike plus spell combat.
Haven't tested it fully yet. But if everything works this will be a very good build. This way atleast I don't have to be a big ass dragon all the time. And when I do it still kicks ass.
Sadly mine is not the optimum build. The ideal will be to pick trickster and get trickster improved critical feats for either the bite or claws. Ah well will do that on my next run. And respec right before the end of act 4.
Good to see more in depth WotR guides from you.
Thank you for the support!
I'll certainly make guides for the remaning Mythic Paths once I go through them, just started Demon.
And of course, also planning a Crusade Mode guide.
small human Danny yelling "WE SHOULD MOVE!!" while riding on medium Aivu is one of the funniest things i've seen in a long time!
It sure is fun, right?
Now watch the Mounted Combat Guide here and you'll also get to see tiny Danny riding a microscopic Horse (pony??) 😁
And also huge Dan the Man riding a godzilla size Horse! We have pets for all sizes here, we do!
czcams.com/video/eIPdTCuCu7M/video.html
Really glad people are still making high qualify videos about this game
any chance you’ll do a video about aeon or is it probably too inferior compared to other choices for unfair difficulty?
Thank you for the support! I often wonder if making videos this long will be worth it, but then I realize the Pathfinder playerbase tends to be quite hungry for good quality content especially with how complex and deep the game mechanics can be.
I will certainly give Aeon a try in the future, my next run wil be Demon, I believe.
Really nice video. I just finished a swarm that walks play and was wondering what tp go next. Azata never ring the bell for me but I must admit that may be one of the most powerful paths in the game.
Thanks!
I also didn't used to think much about Azata but now that I have played it and I can certainly say it is a nice path and very versatile one as well.
Thanks for this. This was hugely helpful. Im playing an azata shaman right now. Its going fantastic.
Glad to hear that, and you're welcome.
Azata was my favorite path story and dialogue wise, it's really fun!
@@cRPGBro every time i try another path my interest fizzles out and end up going back to azata
I want to play my next run as azata and really like your guide. I´ll give the melee one a try, thank you! One little thing i would really like would be a little and simple (excel) spreadsheet for the leveling process. But anyway, good work! Thank you!
Thank you for the support and glad you enjoyed the guide!
I'll be sure to work on updating my Build & Mythic Path Guides with sheets for easier viewing in the future.
I know it’s in the description, but here is another PSA. After patch 1.2 Azata powers, like zippy magic, no longer work with kinetic blasts! I was extremely discounted after hours and hours of playtime to find that out.
Going to respec to earth now and use Azata to support the party with things like teamwork feats.
Yep, that's really sad.
Demon really is the way to go for OP Kineticist now.
Does this still work with vital strike?
Zippy Magic with Chain Lightning can have the potential to clean half the map if the density is good enough. I tried a maximized empowered bolstered Chain Lightning on the flesh market and half of them died outright and the others went below half in the first round.
Yep, that can be pretty powerful as well.
In this case, I focused on area debuffs/instant kills + single target damage for the spellcaster build. As I didn't get to pick Ascendant Element Electricity, I didn't bother with Chain Lightning.
But as you said, it's certainly very viable and fun.
@@cRPGBro I agree with the single target damage thing, since lightning is severely lacking in that department. TTRPGs seem to favor fire over anything else. I just like to respect and try out builds at certain points in the game, and while it isn't the highest output, that particular setup with Zippy and Chain Lightning is arguably the highest aoe damage in one round I've seen. But for sustained damage over rounds, of course Kineticist with 3 AoEs in one place is king, since you can also use other spells and abilities while the triple whammy do its thing.
Buffing with an Azata. “Approach me in pairs. No one else within 30 feet.”
5:35 the party bonus from incredible might is untyped, it will stack with everything.
Are you sure?
I tested on my characters and at least on the character sheet it was saying +Morale so replaced bonuses from let's say Greater Heroism or Heroic Invocation.
Tested this just the other day and found that it is a morale bonus, not untyped. Disappointing considering it makes it almost useless.
Thoughts on Superpower:
I agree that Life-Bond Friendship isn't as OP as people put it out to be cuz it doesn't stack with last stand and you die after an encounter but it's still the best superpower: 3*6 free feats for your party
All-Skilled is situational since you still need weapon/armor proficiencies but the extra skill check is nice for things like Mounted Combat/Indomitable Mount especially once they worked properly
Marvelous Endurance is more than banner: it's 6*5+5 HP/round which is really solid, definitely necessary for a tank build but may not be the most important for others
Supersonic is garbage I agree.
Favorable and zippy magic are a must if playing as a caster. I think the best fit is Court Poet Skald (+8 Charisma) with dips into cross-blooded sorcerer, nature oracle, and maybe scaled-fist. The extra duration on Azata songs have great synergy.
18 free feats for party is 100 times better than all-skilled useless checks when you could just press f8 if you failed something
Very detailed guide!
Really glad you think so, and hope it proves useful to you, friend!
@@cRPGBroit is very useful
Especially because I plan to do all mythic path play throughs eventually.
Can't wait for your demon and aeon build guides, if you ever make those
You are a rockstar! I look forward to BG3 builds, if you plan on doing them for that game.
I LOVE YOU CRPG BRO
Thank you, and I hope you have fun with your Azata run.
Love you too, friend!
Marvelous Endurance gives you up to 45 HP per round of regen (+5 per mythic rank), its quite good (not the best but definitely not as bad as you think)
Thank you for the tip.
It can indeed be a very big source of regeneration, then.
hello!, absolutely best content on internet for Pathfinder WOTR! How would you do sylvan sorcerer who focus on evocation damage instead of illusion and utilization of zippy-magic? the feat progression could be similiar?- but i would take instead of bolster magic->empower magic; Also should I take point-blank shot and precise shot? then 1st mythic feat: abundant casting or ascendant element (fire or ligtning?)? then expanded arsenal (evocation) then improved abundanting casting and greater abundant casting? or how would you do it and also how to prioritize mythic feats? (abundant casting/asendant element, expanded arsenal)? thanks!
Hi there, and thank you for the nice comment & support!
For Evocation, I would keep Bolster, and also pick Spell Penentration + Mythic Spell Penetration earlier.
You can increase the damage by using the Devouring Lust metamagic rod in Chapter 3 that auto maximizes spells of any level 6/day which is great.
I still recommend keeping Spell Focus + Greater Focus Conjuration if you are playing from level 1, because early game Evocation spells are very bad, while Conjuration is great!
So just use Expanded Arsenal to get Conjuration Focus you picked applied to Evocation later.
Point Blank + Precise is only needed if you plan on using ranged touch attacks like Hellfire Ray - but you can get enough bonuses to hit it even without them since you still target touch AC. It's a matter of tastes, I think. And also if you plan to attack with a bow or crossbow, for this build I went with melee weapons instead with reach.
Ascendant Element Fire is great, and so is Lightning.
But for Lightning, I think you can just use the Devouring Lust Rod as well, because it changes elemental damage into Unholy, which enemies don't tend to resist, I think.
First Mythic depends on what you want to focus, if you want to use fire spells from the early game, then you should pick Ascendant Fire.
Abundant Casting line should be a priority for a caster as it increases your spell uses so you can spam them even more before resting!
I started my Azata run just now, and after 3 whole chapters I was really disappointed to see how they nerfed Aivu so much since the date of this video, limiting her caster levels was like taking her wings off!! Playing on unfair, i am thinking Aivu is very useless now, she can't replace the role of a full caster buffer, and is no better then a normal animal companion like the dog or the wolf. Honestly, i played almost all starter mitych path, except demon, and Azata is by far the weaker in my opinion, it takes forever to get the good spells, the Azata songs is really disapponting and just one or two Azata superpower is trully usefull. Maybe i am just upset to discover the nerfs now, in the middle of chapter 4. Whit the rigth build Azata can still be good and really fun to play, and still the funniest mithyc path roleplaywise for me.
Aivu can still hit 32 BAB and get many attacks/round, but sadly her AC won't ever match the normal pets.
I'm also disappointed by the nerf to her CL, so many Mythics have their own ways to Dispel already, it was nice when Aivu had that unique boost too!
Hello CRPG bro, I just accidentally found out something stupidly OP that I am nearly certain has to be a bug. Like, stronger than anything I've seen you show strong. I just dropped the Umbral dragon on core in a single round. You've helped me, so I will share it.
Basically, its Azata Zippy Magic + Cave fangs. You can spam cave fangs, no roll to hit, no spell resist, reflex save for half of 3d6 physical damage. Some things will take the physical damage, but the main point is to "copy" it with zippy magic, because its "force" damage, which nothing resists. I just downed the umbral dragon with that combo in round 1, it just took like 50 clicks, and it took 3d6 force damage per click. And there's really nothing any enemy can do about it... It's more or less like infinite magic missiles.
Honestly, I think it's kind of broken, but I like to think of it as payback for the recent Azata nerfs. Hope you enjoy!
Thank you Neiska! 😁
I have a video on Cave Fangs cheese here: czcams.com/video/tE7hw_4f9FY/video.html
But I never thought about using it with Zippy Magic.
One thing I can tell you is that you can make it bypass enemy resistance to physical and ALSO highly increase the damage by combining it with Paladin Mark of Justice!
So it seems the best way is Mark of Justice + Zippy Magic!
@@cRPGBro - The one thing I am trying to figure out is why Lann (made him as a druid) can only spam it 10 or so times, but my MC can spam it, well, almost forever. She does have it as Signature spell, but that shouldn't more than double the amount of clicks she gets.
@@neiska25 It's because of how the spell works: each uses cost 10m of spell duration.
Spell lasts 10m/level by default.
However, if your caster has Enduring Spells, the duration will become 24h, so you can pretty much cast it like 250 times per true cast, it's crazy!
@@cRPGBro - ooohhh... that's why. Yes my MC has enduring spells and the upgrade. So.. ya, that's absurd. Gonna do the math for funsies -
250 casts at 3d8 per (12 avg) damage, then add in the 2d6 + mythic rank zippy magic (2d6 + 5 averaged) = 12 physical + 11 force per cast, at 250 casts = 3000 physical damage, and 2750 force damage, for 5750 total net damage (average).
And thats in one round, with zero metamagics applied. Not sure what you could get if you empowered/maximized/quicken/kitchen sink'd it.
@@neiska25 I have tested it before, sadly Empower/Maximize will not apply, same for sneak attack!
Kind of missed this because how the game words and gives you the feats but Life Bonding Friendship works with any teamwork feat, you're main has. Kind of an interesting synergy with cavaliers and inquisitors as you kind of get free teamwork feats and never need to use the skill to make those feats work with your teammates.
Indeed, the combo between Life Bond and some Teamwork feats can be useful indeed.
I'm just not a fan of how it doesn't seem to interact well with Last Stand.
Due remember. High level demons have true sight that counters displacement. Super sonic speed does not care about that.
Thankfully nowadays Mind Blank blocks demons with True Seeing from bypassing your 50% conceal from spells 😃
warpriest destruction blessing give morale bonus to dmg equal to warpriest lvl (20)
That is good to know, but aren't the uses rather limited?
@@cRPGBro since when do azatas care about "number of uses"?
Damn man, good work as always and thank you for the azatas guide =) so based on your explanation azata is like more like jack of all trades compared to other mythic paths, doesnt boost specifically only for one or two build/class. How their story compared to angel or trickster? Do they have more quest?
Thanks for the comment and support as always!
Azata is indeed very versatile, and certainly has a lot more unique content than Trickster.
I ended up feeling it also had more dialogue and events than Angel. You even get unique cutscenes to restore nature around some areas of the Worldwound that change how the areas look.
Aivu for example has a LOT of dialogue.
@@cRPGBro Hey man i wanna ask you regarding the vital strike and cleaving finish, does it stack with zippy magic? and in your experience regarding trickster and azata, which one is more suitable for example a sword saint or instinctual warrior? i only had experience on unfair sword saint trickster, since they fixed athletic tricks by far its one of the easiest unfair run i've ever done after angel. hope you can give me some insight bro thanks a lot for your help and videos man! cant wait for your next guide btw XD
For teamwork feats, I like Outflank, seize the moment, Precise strike, shake it off and allied spellcaster. Zaoris Beauty on my mc takes care of allied spellcaster. My entire party now gets 4 extra feats and an ability similar to last stand.
I like to think my Barb inspires allies to fight for him by an example: I mean, when you see red-eyed giant death machine, cleaving balor in half with a good placed Vital strike, you... kinda wish you could muster this "little more" power to defeat the enemy and this is where teamwork comes from )
Commented on this in your rogue video but so everyone is aware: Zippy Magic will no longer apply to abilities after the 1.2 patch. This means no more zippy vital strike or similar notions. It also likely means no zippy kinetic blasts.
No worries, once 1.2 is out of beta I'll notify this in the video description and also the pinned comment.
Trickster will still be great for the ones with Vital Strike, while Demon will still be amazing for Kineticist.
@@cRPGBro Fortunately your illusionist build should still work great so that's probably what I'm going to use for my run.
MAY-LAY.
that tree summon was the only way I beat the lilitu in secrets of the ancients in my first play through.
second time I just pulled a maximized, empowered bolt of justice. poor demon didn't realize she was threatening an angel :)
Yeah, the Lilitu demons used to be very powerful with massive amounts of attacks/round, like 9-12 or something.
Apparently they were dual wielding their claws which was a mistake so Owlcat fixed that.
The Lilitu boss from that place especially used to instantly rush to full attack you for slice & dice!
@@cRPGBro ah! that explains why my slayer didn't last more than a round, while my cleric angel tanked her like a beast
I have a question about the "Source of Alchemy" court bonus.
In short... how the hell does it work?
I can't figure out how to turn a potion into a cure potion of the same level.
Is it bugged?
Thanks in advance
I’ve got a Pet focused Primal Druid going Azata and it’a OP as hell. My Mammoth Carrie’s the whole party and my wild shapes are gross.
Druid is indeed a very solid class in Wrath!
I have Shapeshifter Guide for it here, but it's for the Angel Path due to the spell merge: czcams.com/video/Qop_CVyPeEw/video.html
Very informative so a Cleric/Azata is Mediocre even as a Caster?
Cleric will always be vastly better as Angel, unfortunately.
Cleric however can work as Azata, it's just that ideally you'd want a caster focused cleric to benefit from Favorable Magic & Zippy Magic Superpower.
Azata can be viable for melee too, it's just that other Mythics kinda do it better.
I wouldn't say it's weak though, because Azata still has an amazing spellbook with great buffs that make a big difference like Believe in Yourself.
@cRPGBro thank you you insight in RPG's specifically is appreciated
Excellent video!
Does instant enemy from the Azata spell book do anything for non rangers?
Also, power attack mythic goes through the vital strike calculator, right?
You're a hero, I was specifically looking around for a Sylvan Sorcerer Azata build, and lo and behold. Out of curiosity, do you have any Aeon builds? Looking to do that path once I finish an Azata run.
Thank you, and glad you enjoyed the video! Sylvan Sorcerer is one of my favorite classes, and certainly very versatile with Azata.
I have not tried the Aeon path yet, I'm currently on a Demon playthrough, but I imagine I'll be doing Aeon right after that.
I really wanted to make an Azata Kineticist but after the change I don't think there's much Synergy to be had, which is a huge bummer. Really wanted to play an Elemental based Azata, and I don't much care for Trickster and I didn't want to play evil. May still try to make it work, I usually just play on Core difficulty.
Yeah, unfortunately after the Zippy Magic change, there isn't really much synergy between Azata & Kineticist.
Now the go to Kineticist choices are indeed just Lich, Trickster or Demon.
But on the other hand, Kineticist is so powerful after level 11 or so that your Mythic doesn't matter that much!
@@cRPGBro - that's sort of what i was thinking. What I'm tinkering with is something like a 19 fire Kineticist/1 Thug, for Dazzle + Frightening, at least there's some synergy there with All Skilled, and Maybe even Overwhelming Soul so its CHA based. But everything I read about Overwhelming Soul is that its bad, so I'm not sure if the little stat boost is worth loosing burn mechanic. (Kinda doubt it.)
I know it's no Zippy magic, but it's the best I've come up with so far. Basically the Team Frighten/Shaken with Deadly Earth so everyone else can take advantage of Shattered Defenses, and plus the touch AC goodness for the hard fights.
(Shrug) Best sort of Kinetic Azata I can come up with, unless melee Kinetic might be better, not sure on that one. Know zip about those, I never see much said about them.
@@neiska25 Kinetic Blade Whirlwind can be fun, but as far as the Kinetic Knight subclass, just stick with normal Kineticist instead!
For the azata Melee build, will fighter have enough AB to hit difficult enemies high AC mid-game? I have used similar crit builds for sword saint before, but with that you can always rely on True Strike or Prescient strike to hit very AC enemies. Does this build rely on guarded hearth or some other abilities from other classes (skald, etc)? Great videos as always man, keep it up!
Hi there, and thank you for the comment.
Fighter will certainly have enough AB to hit mid & late game enemies considering it's a high BAB class with extra bonuses to hit from Weapon Training, Greater Weapon Focus and in the case of Mutation Warrior, extreme STR.
Of course, your AB will be highly increased with support from other party members like Domain Powers & Spells. The build assumes you are going with a party and not soloing. For a tolerable solo experience, I would consider merged casters that can also melee just fine like Lich or Angel Oracle.
Azata is even special in that you can eventually refresh the abilities per day of your party members, so you even get multiple casts of Guarded Hearth, Magus Abilities, Smite Evil and so on.
Note that you won't need to constantly have ALL the buffs on, some of them such as Fortune Hex & Guarded Hearth can easily be saved for bosses or very tough encounters only.
Even on Unfair, most of the generic enemies don't have extreme AC, besides bosses and special enemies such Vavakia Vanguard.
@@cRPGBro Fair enough, I don't typically play non magic martial classes so I was thinking about how Playful Darkness, or the Blightmaw Fights would go, as they have high AC for their levels. Tbh, its why I liked Sword Saint 19/ 1 Rowdy so much as it made killing bosses very easy as you never have to worry about AB being high enough and will one-shot almost everytime with vital strike and elemental barrage triggering. Seeing how zippy magic works with vital strike/cleaving finish really changed my perspective towards melee centred Azatas, its a great combo honestly.
Do you have any builds for barbarians or bloodragers? I was planning on doing a instinctual warrior playthrough next myself and would love to see what you would do as well lol. Also, are you planning on doing guides for the late game mythic paths as well? They don't seem that powerful currently, excluding legend maybe.
What about brown fur transmuter? You could buff your entire party with stuff like geniekind, and elemental barrage the shit out of everything, then just refresh your spellbook and do some CC/Weird
Brown Fur Transmuter can be great, I already have a guide for it here, actually 😀
czcams.com/video/JxHtmbzNuuM/video.html
I'd prefer to go with Lich for faster spellcasting progression, but Azata does have early Favorable Magic which is amazing for CC indeed like Grease and so on.
And now that you mention it, Azata Refresh for the Brown Fur abilities does sound quite fun!
Wait to see you build a slayer with demon path
Great content as always, thank you very much! :)
Could you please create a guide for Demon as well?
Thank you for the comment and support as always!
I will probably release a Demon Guide this week or next week, as I am currently about to start Chapter 4 as Demon, basically just waiting until I finish my run.
Hi cRPG bro, I really enjoyed the guide, do you have any advice for a blind run (first timer) playing as a Magus (eldritch Scion)?
I do actually!
I have a full Magus Guide for Beginners here: czcams.com/video/dTlGa1mXa20/video.html
I don't necessarily go with Scion, but the gist of the build is there, especially on the Sword Saint version.
@@cRPGBro thanks so much for your response I'll give it a try
Thanks a lot for this video, it is super helpful. I have one question though, Might Blow of Good seems to have been nerfed to +2 (at least that's what it is one live when bought in Act 3) or maybe the weapon scales?
Thank you for the comment and glad the video was useful to you!
Mighty Blow of Good is +2 by default but has higher enhancement value here because of the Greater Magic Weapon spell: it will stack with your weapon enhancement up to a max of +5 as I explain here:
czcams.com/video/oiGnC1XQJe8/video.html
So with GMW and a CL of at least 12 (for +3 since it's +1 per 4 CL), you can turn Mighty Blow into a +5 weapon!
But it won't have any effect if the weapon is already +5.
The normal Magic Weapon spell also does it, but it's just a static +1.
Great videos as always! Im currently going with your Sylvan azata build on my first unfair game and I have a question about Life bonding, if you pick that the rest of your companions don't have to pick last stand, no? Don't stack if I'm correct.
Thank you!
Last Stand doesn't really work well together with Life Bond.
You can have two, but what happens is once you get 1 HP, Last Stand will trigger with Life Bond at the same time.
The thing is Last Stand allows your characters to be healed, Life Bond does not.
@@cRPGBro Thank you so much for your answer! One more thingy, if you have to get last stand on your mc where you will pick it?
I know it's a bit late. But I wanted to ask, is it possible to play as Monk with Azata mythic path?
I believe it is possible.
To progress in the Azata Mythic Quests, you'll eventually have to change into a Chaotic alignment or NG at least, which conflicts with Monks needing to be Lawful.
Perhaps if you only want 11 levels of Monk or so for the last Flurry of Blows, which is a great point to multi into something else.
This way you can just change into NG or CG/CN at Chapter 3 before doing Azata quests and still retain all the previous Monk Abilities!
yes. i have a 1 scaled fist 2 paladin 16 vivi and it's just insane after act4 (until then it's pretty meh). after you reach act 4 and get the robe of seven sin and the ring of triumphant advance it's pretty much smooth sailing until the end.
A quick note on supersonic speed. It is actually the strongest tanking superpower, because the 20% miss chance is unbypassable conceilment, which is only 20%, but then again, it is the best we can get :) The constant haste effect can also come in handy if you get ambushed in a random encounter. This way instead of using haste on your first round as Nenio, you can for example open with phantasmal web and will have a much easier time. Not the best thing ever, but certanly the strongest for tanking superpowers that we can get. Especially considering how useless DR is on unfair smh. I just did the fight with the mythic vavakia/balor / vrolikai assassin in laughing caves on unfair. And I was using barbarian with aspect of areshkagal and I was barely able to win this fight with 50% total conc. Late game enemies on unfair are absolute abominations :D
Thanks for all of the amazing videos! I've learned a lot!!
With all of the adjustments lately to adding elemental words to spell descriptions, would an Azata Elemental Specialist/Loremaster or Arcane Trickster Azata look better than it used to?
Glad you like them!
I still think the main issue with elemental damage is that for most of the game, it will be very, VERY subpar considering low damage caps and how high enemy stats are.
It's certainly viable, but to me it wouldn't be a fun experience for most of the game.
Do you have a recommended mounted option for an Azata play through? I'm saving my wizard for my Lich run, but if like to do some kind of mounted build that would synergize well
I have a general Mounted Combat Guide with Build here:
czcams.com/video/eIPdTCuCu7M/video.html
I go with Trickster, but Azata is certainly very viable especially with the Superpower Incredible Might + Pounce from a Skald!
Gendarme is my favorite for class. You can eventually ride Aivu instead of your own pet if you prefer.
@@cRPGBro Yeah I'd love Trickster, but I don't know that there's a lot of story content for Trickster not like there is for Azata. Thanks, I was thinking of your mounted guide, and I think a horse would work until late game with Aivu
32:35 How do you have both Darkness Caress and Profane Ascension? Info's been kinda sketch, but I was under the impression that such a thing wasn't possible, as you have to refuse Nocticula's gift? Or is it only 'twice' and giving her the Lexicon counts?
Hi there, you can actually have both, as they are both reliant on Nocticula's favor.
For Profane Gift, since accept her gift at the end of Chapter 4.
Meanwhile Darkness Caress is something that she has always gifted my character at Chapter 6 even after accepting the gift!
And note that I have never given her the Lexicon so you can still keep get both without it just fine.
@@cRPGBro Huh, okay then. I guess just don't piss her off then and you get it at the end? Good to know. Thanks!
EDIT: Another Question, I take it if you're going for Ascension Ending, you probably can't get both I'm imagining, as I'm guess she only gives you one or the other at Threshold? If you've run into this situation, of course, otherwise thanks for letting me know about getting both!
@@Arcamonde I have not tried this interaction with the Ascension Ending, but I don't recall Nocticula blocking you from it, she will block you from the crystal you can get from Baphomet however, which only matters if you want your ENTIRE party to Ascend as that requires loads of crystals, if you just want to ascend yourself or with Areelu, then it shouldn't matter!
Charge would be great if WOTR didn't constantly feel the need to mark targets as obstructed or not a legal charge
That's why charging out of battle is so useful, as it's a lot easier to get the enemies then.
But yeah, sometimes it can be really annoying to be blocked by a tiny wooden plank or so!
enjoyed all your kinetic videos [others too] but i have seen those wings so often i need to ask how you got them?
Thank you!
For the Azata Butterfly Wings, you need to be at the end of your Azata Transformation, so at your final Azata Mythic Quest at Chapter 5.
@@cRPGBro thanks. wish they show up earlier :)
Hey, great video as always. Do you think that going full fighter for vital strike/cleave line is better than maybe mixing it with a lvl of rowdy rogue and some sneak attack class like slayer?
Thank you!
I like full Fighter for the capstone ability and also faster Weapon Training Progression. In the case of Mutation Warrior, full Fighter also lets you get the stronger Mutagen faster for more STR.
But if you don't care about those, you can certainly mix it with a Sneak Attack class then grab Accomplish Sneak Attacker feat for an extra 1d6 and such.
A lot of Weapon Training for example will come from gloves, even with just 1-2 you can get +2 just from Chapter 3 Gloves.
Great video, as always! Your builds always amaze me! I have a question for a build idea. If I wanted to go with, say, Divine Hunter or a Paladin that does damage for my MC, what feats would I choose? I'm trying to make a solo oriented build for my character, and if I were to pick paladin, I'd probably go with the mercies you picked for Seelah.
Thank you for the comment and support as always!
For a solo character, and a solo Paladin, I wouldn't bother with Teamwork Feats, unless you get the Horse/another pet, then you will still be able to to get good use out of Outflank at the very least.
There won't be much of a point in picking something like Dazzling Display and Shatter Defenses, as you only have one character.
I would certainly pick the Horse for Paladin, because you really could use the Horse AC and more attacks with just a single character.
Personally, I think Paladin will have somewhat of a tough time.
I'd leave solo for hybrid spellcasters, especially the ones that can merge with Lich & Angel since you really can use the spell boost.
Of course, it's not that it isn't viable, but depending on your solo experience, it might be better to try something easier first.
@@cRPGBro Thanks for the reply! Regarding my solo experience, I did about 3 solo runs in Kingmaker and 5 solo runs so far in Wrath of the Righteous. My WotR mythic path choices were 4 angel and 1 aeon playthroughs for my solo runs. They were all very tough the whole way through but I did it somehow. I'm open to any build ideas, but as for the teamwork feats, I don't really know what to replace them with in any of the builds you've already presented us with. Thank you for your insight as always! It's very valuable.
Since patch 1.2 apparently nerfed Azata, would love to hear what you think are some more great builds that still work for Azata, aside from sorcerer. Are they any melee or gish builds that synergize well here?
I think full caster focused on DC for Favorable Magic & Zippy Magic would work great.
Also a Rider + Pet with Pounce from let's say a Skald for multiple Incredible Might procs!
I'm planning on releasing updated Azata Builds once the EE comes at the end of next month 😁
@@cRPGBro Awesome dude, thanks! You make the best builds.
Why not famous meme-combo of Phantasmal Mage + Azata?)
How much did you like the Azata path way of playing?
I really enjoyed Azata, mostly because it is a very versatile path gameplay wise, it offers support for both melee/ranged and also spellcasting.
And both damage spells + CC spells.
So you can have fun with many different builds!
@@cRPGBro but story wise is what I want to know. Did you enjoy it’s story?
Quite an, old video but still referencing. Why no mythic spell penetration in Azata Caster?
I´m at the beginning of the game, so my question is probably stupid, but do bat wings from the mutagen and fearie wings (from azata 9th rank I think) clash with each other? Will both of them show on my character? Just asking for artistic purpose. I´m the kind of idiot who picks stuff in videogames just because it looks pretty.
Hi there!
And yes, the wings will overlap, so you get both the Azata Butterly wings and also the Bat/Demon wings from Mutagen at the same time on your character's model.
How would you build a blaster/direct damage spell azata? crossblooded sorcerer? and fire or lightning?
@cRPGBro - im following your Bard and Azata guides as I play, im on mythic level 2 and you didnt comment on it, but I see in the progression list that you chose "spell penetration (mythic)" ... for me, mine is red (meaning I cant choose it). the only differences between our builds is that I chose half-elf, and you chose human. I dont see where you select regular spell penetration, though
Hi there!
For the Azata Sorcerer Build, I pick Spell Pen and Greater Spell at levels 3 & 5 as shown here at 29:42
This should let you qualify for Mythic Spell Penetration.
If you want a more updated version of the build, please check my Enchantment CC Sorcerer here (it goes Devil but you can just remain as Azata if you want): czcams.com/video/sFxOGgrswOE/video.html
That uses Crossblooded for more spell damage, but if you want you can just go with Sylvan Sorcerer, as the pet is really fun to have!
On the other hand, for my Azata Bard Build here: czcams.com/video/iS3rAioq7yg/video.html
You don't really need Mythic Spell Penetration, as the build is just for buffing + attacking instead of relying on spell damage.
Was believe in yourself patched out of the game? My Atzata didn't got the spell
And it is not on the wiki page (chaotic healing still referes to believe in yourself)
Hi there, it's still showing for me as an Azata 3rd level spell.
It's one of the spells that you gain for free as an Azata, you don't need to choose it at Mythic Level Up.
Zippy magic no longer works in 1.2 beta with Kineticist. Do you have any other suggestions for a sorcerer/other magic class build that does not make use of the instant phantasm kill spell?
Hi there, I have to think about this for a bit.
My favored caster classes have always been CC + debuff so besides Hellfire Ray spam for great single target damage, I've not really tried a caster (besides Kineticist) that is focused on AoE damage. Something to consider on a future Build Guide for sure!
@@cRPGBro I have heard that chain lighting with zippy magic is an absolute monster. I am myself going to try that
@@ThelostPenguin0 Yes! I played Azata Elemental Specialist Wizard - Fire>Arcane Trickster. It was strong (too strong in Act 4/5). You can convert Chain Lightnings to fire and dip into Crossblooded Sorcerer for +3 fire dice. Arcane Trickster nets you Ambrosial Attire of Arcane Annihilation, which is another +1 fire dice. When inflicting fire damage, Ring of Pyromania is 1D6 +5 and Mallander's Insult is 2D6. So Chain Lightnings at level 20 (Spell Specialization Chain Lightning) will do 20D6 + 80 + 1d6 + 5 + 2D6 before Metamagic, Zippy Magic, and Sneak Attack.
With Quicken Metamagic, Sorcerous Reflexes, or Rod + Zippy, that hits 4 times in 1 round (though, everything will probably be dead by the 2nd hit). By late game, each arc of Chain Lightning was doing ~400-450 damage with Metamagic (~1600-1800/round using rods). Ember and Camellia can also have Vulnerability Curse for even more damage. Incredible Might affects rays, so I was also one-shotting a lot of things (including bosses) with Scorching Ray and Hellfire Ray.
Hi there crpg bro.
Thanks to the drop of the new update, I've decided to replay WOTR.
I would like to ask for your expert opinion about a themed build im planning but unsure if its good.
Im going for an Azata playthrough next and I'm planning to combine it with your Throwing Axe Skald build.
Very thematic in my opinion.
However, after rewatching this video, I've noticed that Azata has more synergies with either Melee or Spellcasters.
What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks in advance.
Hi there!
It is true that Azata has vastly better synergy with melee or casting.
I would recommend you go for my Skald 2H which is perfect for Azata with Heroic Might Superpower instead!
You can also combine it with the Triceratops pet from Bismuth Statue. But just Skald Pounce + Heroic Might Superpower proccing multiple times can be very powerful.
I have it here: czcams.com/video/f9rkdm4RXOQ/video.html
@@cRPGBro Thanks for the advice. Keep up the fantastic work.
I don't really understand the shared teamwork feat of azata thing. But I think it is super good but you don't seem to think so. If you pick a feat for example shake it off. Everyone in the team will get the effect if you (azata) stand near another character regardless of their position or it work as pseudo feat for everyone else in the team and they only get the feat effect when they are near another character? Either way it is a feat save for the entire team right? It seems very good for me as each team has 6 members(including you) plus companions (not sure if summon get it) so I think is a huge deal.
Life Bonding free teamwork feats for all party can be good, it's just that my builds tend to get the best teamwork feats already during the early levels, before you'd be Mythic Rank 4, and also because it's an Azata unique thing and my builds tend to be for any Mythic.
Good choices if following my build would be Allied Caster & also Precise Strike as I don't tend to get these feats.
I'm going to be playing this on the first time on PS5 does this guide still works or were some things changed?
For PS5 it should come with the Enhanced Edition at the end of September, correct?
I will be updating a lot of the Wrath content for it.
I can tell you the main difference with Azata is that Zippy Magic does NOT work with Kineticist Abilities or Vital Strike anymore.
So I would go with the CC Mage Build I have here instead.
How can zippy Magick works with vital strike? It's not a spell but an ability. Was it patched?
Anyways I somehow disagree with all-skilled up. The thing is by the time you get it, you probably have weapon focuses on certain weapon and if you don't chances are you are a character that doesn't rely on autoattacking anyway... As far as the skills are concerned you can just save-scum them... The only possible usefulness of that superpower that I can think of is if (and I say IF cuz I am not sure) it allows for example a druid to wear plate armor, thus making him a viable shapeshifter frontline character. Life -bonding friendship was not nerfed, it was fixed, cuz before it used charisma instead of charisma modifier, so it was just broken and not working as intended :)
Yep, I agree that All-Skilled isn't going to be needed on most build, and certainly not going to be chosen before Incredible Might or Zippy/Favorable Magic in most cases.
@@cRPGBro I don't know why you would pick it up at all, to be honest. Maybe if you play on last-azlanti mode and you can't save-scum the skill checks... Otherwise skills will be important, if you are a trickster, but then you are not azata - ha ha. I don't know. To me all skilled up feels a bit weak. I didn't know that zippy magic works with vital strike though. This is hilarious. I wonder if it is a bug, or intended... Vital strike seems to be really off in owlcat's code. For example if you fire midnight bolt with vitalstrike, you get the 50 bonus damage, but the bolt doesn't disappear. Sooo you can just have free 50 dmg, even if you miss... Pretty sure that is a bug.
Can you tell me where the "Believe in yourself" spell went?
It's definitely part of the Azata spellbook, but is automatically learned/added once you reach the correct Mythic Rank.
@@cRPGBro I know. But during the last patches I can't find this spell in the spell book. Although, it may have already been returned. I haven't been playing pathfinder much lately. Anyway, thanks for your reply)
Could you please do one such video for Demon as well? I am having a hard time making a character for that mythic path.
I will!
Currently playing my first character on Demon Mythic Path, this time a natural attack focused build.
Just need to reach Chapter 5 and the last mythic rank, after that I'll be sure to release a guide for Demon Mythic as well.
No doubt with the mutation warrior build route, you can go with any two handed weapon other than Fauchard, yes?
Fauchard provides a unique combination of high crit range and high range. For cleave builds it's much better. But yes, in theory any other weapon works - it just won't be as efficient.
Yes, Fauchard is just a personal preference for the high crit range + reach which works great with the Cleaving Finish line of feats since you threaten more enemies at once.
Falchion will be another great weapon as well, I personally tend to prefer weapons with good critical range for more Teamwork AoO potential.
When Enlarged or later with Legendary Proportions, you do get decent reach even with non reach weapons, it's just that Fauchard has longer reach by default.
@@mgruu Thanks for the response, cRPG Bro. You know what would be informational? A video on the Areelu end game fight and what exactly it takes to take her down like amount of bab needed, etc. *thumbs up*
At any rate, always appreciate the vids you do put out!
@@eddiebulls7851 No problem, feel free to ask questions whenever you need!
I actually have a video explaining the mechanics of the Last Boss fight, in this case with a Trickster Character:
czcams.com/video/NWo71cNhuHs/video.html
But I can probably make a much better final boss run now since I have gained a bit more experience since then.
Angel and Lich for example would certainly have a much easier time than Trickster, I think.
If they change Zippy Magic to work as written (spells only), how much would that devalue the Mythic Path? Seems like most of their power lie in a "bug", or at the very least an "undocumented feature".
I imagine the character build chosen here that would suffer the most from that is Kineticist, as Azata wouldn't really offer anything unique to them and the main reason for going Azata Kineticist is certainly blast hitting twice.
The 2H Fighter would lose some damage without Vital Strike hitting twice, however, it's already a massive damage build by default and you still have the fully powered Cleaving Finish feat line to get more attacks/hits. And Azata still remains great for melee because of the massive boost to AB & Damage Incredible Might gives, and the support spells too.
Does favorable magic affect the whole party, or just the MC?
Azata MC only!
@@cRPGBro Bummer, lol. What Nenio could do with a Azata commander!
Strange thing is I don't get believe in yourself, already azata mythic level 6 by far, any idea why?
Have you checked your spellbook?
It's one of the mythic spells that gets added to your spells automatically, you don't have to pick it at level 4.
@@cRPGBro yes, I'm looking at the spellbook atm, no believe in yourself...it's just not added...
Can this work well with Arcane bloodline instead of Sylvan? I'm already following your Angel Oracle build so I have a wolf there already, and would like to grab that hare familiar for the +4 initiative
It can, but Sylvan Sorcerer is much stronger all around, no matter the stage of the game.
Especially since you can then get a second bloodline, such as Arcane for example, as early as level 5/1st Mythic Rank through a Mythic Ability.
So you CAN be Sylvan + Arcane for double benefits. But starting as Sylvan is much easier as the main Arcane bonus is only at level 15 for +2 DC to a school.
The kineticist azata seems perfect for the max 50 rest achievement. He can restore fatigue and spells, can use his powerfull attacks an infinite amount and as I saw, you can 1 shot some enemies before the battle starts. All this plus the factt that for the achievement you only need to play on core, it seems duable.
i thought it was max 75
Azata Kineticist does indeed appear to be very viable for getting that achievement.
It's very easy to ambush enemies with Kineticist especially once you get Wall & Deadly Earth.
Early Fatigue restoration is great, and also, restoring not only spells but class ABILITIES too! Even the very powerful Guarded Hearth.
I have not tried going for the achievement yet, but I imagine it's also going to be better if you rush for main quest content, considering the numerous side quest tier map areas there are.
I know Chapter 4 can be completed just fine with minimal amount of resting, 1-2 or so, because it's just a very big singular map so you can rely on Greater Enduring Spells to keep your buffs basically forever.
@@cRPGBro idk if this bug is still present but in ch4 asking herald to heal you doesn't count as a rest and restores all your abilities without forwarding time or counting as a rest
Bro am i blind or you have no video for Aeon mythic path?
Hey bro, currently I have Mythic Guides for Angel, Azata, Lich & Trickster.
Demon is coming tomorrow most likely, but yeah I'm still missing Aeon.
Aeon will be my next guide after I finish Demon, need to get started on my run first
hello @cRPG Bro i want to ask you if the fighter azata can work without vital strike line ?
Azata Fighter can still be very strong without Vital Strike after the Zippy Magic fix/nerf.
Ideally you really want to focus on Incredible Might + Charge with Pounce (by having a Skald party member for example), and then ride Aivu (you can ride her earlier by reducing your size or increasing hers through spells like Reduce Person & Legendary Proportions).
Running heavy ray spells without precise shot seems a bit rough
Hi there, it's more that when the Ray spells become actually good (which to be fair, is only truly with Hellfire at upper mid-late game), your character alreadyt has enough boosts to AB to easily hit the enemy especially as they ranged ranged touch attacks.
2 mythic level - Kinetic Overcharge or Mythic Spell Penetration?
Mythic Spell Penetration.
Fire Blast & Blue Flame Blast both have to pierce SR.
We want to get our Spell Penetration decently high early on, so we can easily handle Demon SR.
I need help... Ángel or Azata?the two aré "good guys" right?the ángel Is More law than "good"??? Who Is better look killing demons????
Both are paths for good aligned main characters, the same for Gold Dragon at the end game.
Angel can also go the Angel of Mercy route, which is more "good" than Angel of Vengeance (more Lawful).
@@cRPGBro thx bro,Azata or ángel Is the "best looking" killing demons...your opinion...
Does Vital strike still works with zippy magic to this day ? :)
It does!
But it won't work anymore as soon as Patch 1.2 hits (it's in beta at the moment), same for Kineticist Blasts.
I'll edit the guide with notes after Patch 1.2 is finally released.
So if you wan't to have fun with Azata + Vital Strike, might as well play it while you 😁
@@cRPGBro Oh shoot, I understand Vital strike but kinetik blast ? I though they were treated like magic since they also need spell penetration :o
@@ralexy999 Yeah, I guess it's because they aren't really treated as "spells" even if they do look like magical abilities and such!
The saddest thing about azata is that is basically performs a vasectomy on my character since Azatas like most celestials cannot procreate with each other or with mortals, I don't want to say goodbye to my balls
Who knows!
The player character became an Azata through a *special* path, life finds a way!
Absolutely love the sorcerer build, and have been using it with my current run. Would you change anything to it for the EE patches and the new DLC? For instance, with the islands I am level 17 now when getting the mythic6, would it be better suited to second blood line? Anyhow you are amazing, and I am really enjoying these builds.
Going Gendarme with Azata. Using a Falchion with Seela, Camellia, a Skald, Daeren and Sosiel.
Do you have any suggestions regarding party comp? Is it stupid to run Sosiel and Daeren?
Gendarme is certainly a very solid class.
That is actually the same party composition I often use in my runs!
I like having both Sosiel & Daeran early and mid game, because this way I get access to all the divine buffs for my characters + Domain Powers.
My parties tend to have lots of pets/companions so I really need many buffs, such as Crusader's Edge on around 9 characters.
This way, I can have Daeran focus on Spell Slots + Greater Enduring Spell, as Sosiel has to spend around half his Mythic Abilities in Domain related stuff.
2x Channel is also comfortable and you'll never run out of healing.
You can, however, trade Daeran for someone else later on after Sosiel gets all the Domain abilities & more spell slots.
@@cRPGBro thank you! I'll definitely try them out together.
Don't overlook All-Skilled since it will help with Mounted Combat (even tho the feat triggers on a miss). On higher difficulties, you might need to take mobility focus and even drop heavy armor since Mounted Mastery doesn't remove armor penalty unlike in table top. I have a Bloodrager 12/8 Beast rider MC which allows me to use Greater Monkey aspect. Other superpowers are pretty obvious imo, Life-bond to give your horse surviability and teamwork feats, Incredible might, and Marvelous Endurance.
@@cRPGBro Thank you for the help. I was also thinking about taking greater enduring spells early for my casters then focus on individual mythic feats.
So I'll get Animal Domain @ Mythic 3, and Nature for Daeren for access to 2 pets (dogs/wolves) as suggested in your other videos.
Granting every teammate Seize the moment could potentially save 12 feats though wouldn’t it? That seems pretty useful.
I believe Seize the Moment has indeed been confirmed no longer to stack with Outflank, so it's not a need anymore.
But yes, depending on the Teamwork feat you select, if it is something that will benefit all party members like Shake it Off, you can get it from Azata.
Problem is I find it comes kinda "late".
@@cRPGBro so should I remove seize the moment from my characters? Definitely going to get Boon Companion on Sosiel at level 9.
@@quickpawmaud Yes, I believe Seize should not be needed anymore.
@@cRPGBro what would be a good pick instead? I assume I should still pick up combat reflexes? Maybe toughness would be decent?
@@quickpawmaud Combat Reflexes can be helpful to maximize AoO, but it's not really a Teamwork feat.
Shake it Off is amazing, same for Outflank.
How the heck do you get the Robe of Mephistopheles? I can't seem to find it
You should get it by defeating Mephistopheles in either the Azata or Aeon Mythic Paths.
And you took the spindle from the kineticist azata instead of the flame fan, why?
It was a mistake I made early game as I was experimenting with the build for the first time.
I prefer Fan of Flames now, as it will deal damage on a save, meanwhile Spindle deals no damage if enemies save against it.
Looks like they are nerfing zippy magic and aivu in the upcoming patch.
Yep, I saw it!
I'll be talking about it once the patch becomes final, as it's just in beta at the moment.
Is there gonna be a vid about how to maximize one's saves
Sure thing! I plan on making a guide for AC with the best defensive spells to accompany my AB Guide, might as well include saving throws there.
@@cRPGBro Great! Looking forward to it. If I may, another thing that confuses me is when you mention in the AB bonus vid that ever ready+ combat reflex+ seize the moment=AoOs all day. How it works? Cuz my pty hardly trigger AoOs proactively..do I have to give all melees and ranged units seize the moment to make it happen? or need some dedicated pet companions to trip ( I have none besides Aivu)..
@@yichangwang8569 You have to give all your melee characters these feats, pets included.
And it also helps to have high crit range weapons such as Scimitar, Falchion, Rapier, Fauchard.
Basically, whenever any of your characters triggers a critical, if your party is powered by these feats, you'll get a free Attack of Opportunities from other allies nearby, and these can chain (if the resulting AoO is also a critical, for example).
hello i m playing a wildland shaman build, i want to play azata mythic path does it work with shaman?
It can work, but it would be far stronger as Angel due to spell merge.
However, Shaman Azata can be powerful as well, I recommend you rush for Heroic Might Superpower and get a Skald merc for Pounce to allies.
@@cRPGBro thanks !
I wander if my sword saint could use zippy magic for spell combat usage of double vampiric touch for nice healZ :D
I imagine it can certainly be viable!
After all, Vampiric Touch is a single target spell, so it should chain to another enemy with Zippy Magic, but I have yet to try a Magus Azata myself.
@@cRPGBro I am currently running kitsune sword-saint azata with 1 lvl rowdy dip for the early game. So far on hard difficulty he stomps everything super hard, so I imagine it would be viable on unfair as well, but some adjusments will be needed. For example I use bastard sword, cuz I like the utility of being able to switch between 1 handed with spell combat and two handed with power attack /perfect strike perfect critical true strike - vital strike combo :) However if this build is running on unfair I imagine we don't have the luxury of bastard sword. We have to opt for either fauchard or greatsword / great axe. But the build is really fun. Since he is a kitsune he has maxed INT and 30 STR with only +4 enhancement and enlarge person, on lvl 12 :)
@@zyfryth Glad to hear you are having fun, Vital Strike can be certainly amusing especially with Cleaving Finish.
And yeah, Kitsune gaining the +4 bonus from Master Shapeshifter in Human form is crazy!
@@cRPGBro Just smashed playful darkness on hard. It was helarious :D Prescient attack can attack flat-footed, even if they have foresight + You have dimension strike, which targets touch AC... Honestly the kit of magus is kinda overloaded. Not to mention elemental barage, which I still haven't leveled up, but it will make it even more ridiculous since you can add 3 elemental enchants on your weapon... I am 100% sure that this build will be unfair viable if you go trickster :)
Other Dragon: Do you mind your ally riding you like that?
Aivu: Not really. It's kinda fun.
Other Dragon: You don't even mild the childlike giggling?
Aivu: That's the best part.
Ally (7ft tall barbarian): Yay! hehehe! Ridin' on a dragon! WEEEEEE!
The cookies make it worth it, Aivu knows!
Does zippy magic work with Alchemist Bombs?
unfortunately, no.
Bombs by default have a small splash area so count as aoe abilities I suppose.
Sadly even if you use the Targeted Bomb spell that makes them single target only, Zippy Magic will not work with bombs.
What gives Aivu-best-girl that insanely high /- DR?
Just the usual: Stoneskin, Resist + Protection from Energy and also Skald Rage for a little bit.
Legendary Proportions too but I don't think it stacks with Stoneskin, it's just better since it doesn't have a cap.
@@cRPGBro Stoneskin / Legendary Proportions give -/Adamantine DR, though-your Aivu is shown as having a massive DR 48/- (!!) at the 40:08 mark.
Alright how did you get wierd 57 dc?
Hi there, I explain gear choices that increase spell DC in my Debuffing Guide at 08:06 here:
czcams.com/video/4GYV0y9NreY/video.html
There's a lot of gear to buff spell DC, mostly Display of Power Belt, Quarterstaff of the War Mage, Glass Amulet of Clarity etc
Considering most of your builds (including pets) tend to dedicate 2+ feats to teamwork. I'm honestly kind of shocked you find so little utility in sharing the teamwork feats. If you plan for this from the start, thats a lot of extra feats across your party, and makes other teamwork feats more useful.
I agree! Although cRPG's builds get the relevant TW feats before Mythic 3, that's saving 3 feats. Some builds are really feat starved, and some have a fairly set progression, only opening up for personal taste in selection in the last two feats. I'd really reconsider the value on Life-Bonding Friendship. Especially if you run a main character that gets TW feats for "free" (hunter, inquisitor, et.c.).
I suppose it is because most of my builds for companions and such are generic in that they are meant to work on any Mythic Path, so I tend to pick the main teamwork feats by default.
Also, I find it very hard not to get Zippy Magic/Favorable Magic at 4 and Incredible Might at 6, but all the builds I chose had great synergy with Zippy or Favorable, but I understand Life Bonding can be a lot more useful for other builds.
Personally, because I mostly leave tanking to pets, my characters also don't tend to be that feat starved and they tend to get the main 3 Teamwork feats before Mythic 4 as well.
ok so this class is worthless gotcha if your playing a spellcaster demon would be the better option and if your playing melee or bow trickster is the best if your playing a specialized hellfire wizard then devil is the best and any healer class its angel,undead build spellcaster is lich and i dont know about dragon cause i hardly see anyone play it.
I picked Azata for my first playthrough but then replayed 4 hours to go angel instead because I hated Aivu so much. Its like being trapped in a game with Dragon Joss Whedon who has an endless supply of cocaine. Very strong mythic though.
Didn't know that about All Skilled, I thought it was like BG2 Use any item.
Was kind of surprised you didn't care for life bonding friendship. That's free feats for all the melee. It doesn't matter so much to fighter classes who have so many feats but to a Seelah that's a lot of room to work with. Depends on if you are willing to cheat a respec though. if you take the team work feats early and do not respec it is a dead super power. Personally I don't feel bad about freely respecing at all even if the rules don't like it. Building and rebuilding characters is a core component of the game for me.
My casters tend to be ray casters (There is some fuzzyness there at early levels) so I would always have the point blank and precise early. But that's a me problem.
Also stacking mutagens was hysterical.
Aivu starts off weak but she can get to level 35 with CL over 30
@@AlacrityTW Not saying I think she's weak, I think she's annoying
@@richardforde1 What, you don't want to feed her cookies every five minutes?!
I personally also thought All Skilled would be like Use Any Item, so it kinda surprised me to know you can't wear the Monk specific Robes for example.
I guess Aivu is a personal choice, hah, I know many end up liking her personality which kinda fits the Friendship theme they have going for Azata.
I think when it comes to Life Bonding, my characters often have the good teamwork feats by level 6-9 or so, so it doesn't matter that much to me.
And yep, the stacking Mutagen "feature" is crazy indeed. Really surprised me when I realized you could stack the Natural AC bonus and also the Mutagen highest boost to ability score with the Azata ability refresh spell, which is still very strong even without it, as we can also restore uses of Smite Evil, Magus abilities, Domain Powers and so on.