Lost Ark | MATHEMATICALLY CORRECT SURGE DeathBlade Build and Guide by a Korean DeathBlade Main

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  • čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
  • Post Balance Patch Guide and Build for Surge (Burst) DeathBlade: Surge 1 vs Surge 3 tested, Ideal stack combos (20 or other stacks), Skill variations and damage cycles.
    The Balance Patch for all classes in Lost Ark was released recently. I go over the Surge DeathBlade changes and talk about the specific details about the changes through an Experimental angle where the damage differences are all calculated (So you know what to expect for NA/EU servers in the future). This was done differently from my usual style of videos and was more knowledge heavy - I hope those of you who like these kind of videos do appreciate it!
    Catch me live at: / kimmothy
    My discord community for pings when I go live: / discord
    Thanks so much for watching guys, please feel free to ask any questions down in the comments~
    Timestamps:
    0:00 - 1:03 - Intro, engraving changes, damage expectations
    1:03 - 1:53 - RQ, Hypothesis, Variables (Frame of our experiment)
    1:53 - 2:14 - Test Setup
    2:14 - 2:55 - Finding out Surge BASE damage and expectations
    2:55 - 3:23 - Testing phase with my thoughts
    3:23 - 4:22 - Results and Discussion
    4:22 - 5:32 - Conclusion
    5:32 - 7:25 - Damage/Stack cycles and variations
    7:25 - End - Outtro
    Music:
    [로스트아크] 엘가시아 신규 로그인화면 | BGM
    Link to patch notes: lostark.game.onstove.com/News...
    My Surge DeathBlade Build Guide: • Lost Ark | SURGE Death...
    My Pinnacle Glavier Build Buide: • Lost Ark | The Korean ...
    This video can be applied from T1-T3, including all the way to late game in Tier 3 for future content as its regarding engraving changes. #LostArk #DeathBlade #Surge
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Komentáře • 194

  • @kimmothy
    @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +14

    Note! For all the damage testings, it was put to one decimal place. The 0 stack test however, was calculated using full numbers to get the most accurate base value. It ended up being 24,749,666, resulting in the base value to be 24.7
    Also, I apologize for the low audio in this video - I will note that for future videos thank you!

  • @MaTRiXHDMI
    @MaTRiXHDMI Před 2 lety +10

    I can't thank you enough for testing everything out! It helps me a lot to understand the new balance patch.

  • @KurokiFk8
    @KurokiFk8 Před 2 lety +12

    I’ve always built my stacks up to 20, so I still believe that the class is a beast. Keep up the videos bro, love to see deathblade mains out here!

  • @superapple-pie800
    @superapple-pie800 Před 2 lety +2

    Whoa thanks for the information! I'm a main DB surge main and this video brings me joy 🥳

  • @ThAkidJxY
    @ThAkidJxY Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks man for the info now I’m not too worried about it anymore. Was already using surge 3 anyway with my other 3 graves.

  • @EdKunn1
    @EdKunn1 Před 2 lety +4

    Thank you man for testing everything ! I was already in 20x stacks ! So nothing changed for me !!! We just need more damage in Surge!!!!

  • @ftshieldz1505
    @ftshieldz1505 Před 2 lety

    as for a deathblade main in NA, I'd say I had a similar thought on recovering the last bits of deathorbs but didn't try it out yet. Glad I've found this video! thanks alot dude! much appreciated

  • @1WinterLeaf
    @1WinterLeaf Před 2 lety

    I must say, I lowkey wanted to change to RE when the patch notes came out but then i saw your video and i decided to keep at it since I already played 20 stack blade before. Now that vykas has been out for a while for us my DB has almost always been on top of the MVP board and I can never get bored of the playstyle still, thank you very much for this amazing video man

  • @MossyFire
    @MossyFire Před 2 lety

    Sick video!! TY for carry!

  • @yamatosazuske6939
    @yamatosazuske6939 Před 2 lety

    This is a video Ive really wanted to see. I vowed would always run surge and never swap even if it gets to the most intensive engraving to play because I genuinely love the play style. I got anxious waiting for such videos and communications because im one who WANTS to do these theory crafts and testings so that I myself can get the feel and adapt to any changes necessary, but as I dont have a 1500 kr account I am a sitting duck. In the meantime I made an almost 1 cycle 20 stack surge build for myself in preperation for legion raids releasing, my playstyle and these nerfs hitting. I love to theory craft and cant wait for west side's release. Thank you for this video!

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      Thank you for the support!

  • @Destiny4Travail
    @Destiny4Travail Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for the vid, ppl in chat dont believe me when i said DB is still good post patch lol. I just started using surge today, im liking it, 20 stacks is np for me.

  • @rielvx6760
    @rielvx6760 Před 2 lety

    thanks for the vid

  • @sanjia7427
    @sanjia7427 Před 2 lety +1

    First best surge guide now this insane great work thank you so much, so these results are with the nerf right ? So if you get your 20 stacks what you always should also before nerf btw the dmg ouput will be the same as before ? ^^

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +1

      It will still be less but not as bad as PTR. Think of it as before: 150% bonus with +1% AP per stack, now its 120% bonus with +1% AP each stack which resulted in 150% bonus damage here

  • @widdz
    @widdz Před 2 lety +2

    Appreciate the testing, kinda sucks they really making surge only one playstyle, the orb generation itself was enough now we also lose so much dmg not having 20 stacks

  • @rucian_
    @rucian_ Před 2 lety +25

    Not a complaint and I hope you don't mind me saying this. I personally think the volume of your videos seem quite low. It could possibly just be me. Also love the video mate!

    • @mikegoldfinch
      @mikegoldfinch Před 2 lety +4

      You are correct. I typically listen to videos rather then watch and I noticed the same thing. It’s very low.

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +3

      Oki oki, thank you for letting me know!

    • @Garcezlu
      @Garcezlu Před 2 lety

      @@kimmothy noticed that you fixed this in the recent video and it sounds a lot better!

  • @hugalv
    @hugalv Před 2 lety

    Thanks for this video man, really appreciate the time you took to make this, I was panicking by the changes to Deathblade, but before watching your video I was already sticking with it no matter what because I really enjoy the playstyle. This is the most informative video about the changes to how Surge works.
    Subscribing, keep the videos comming!

  • @arisgiannakos4998
    @arisgiannakos4998 Před 2 lety

    Great video! As a fellow blade main I salute you for the hours you've spent doing those tests. 2 questions: 1: what runes do you suggest for moonlight sonic and 2 : whats ur opinion on increase mass engraving instead of cursed doll since with purple galewind runes on soul absorber and blitz rush the atck speed isn't horrible?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +2

      I recommend cursed doll over mass increase because mass increase slows the usage of the surge skill itself (so boss might turn his back while using) and regarding moonlight sonic, wealth or mana reduction is fine!

  • @TECHTECH144
    @TECHTECH144 Před 2 lety +3

    Thank you for taking the time to test this and share it with everyone, also how soon do you think these changes will reach the NA/EU version of the game, I feel like it’s gonna reach us sooner than expected, much sooner

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +3

      Yep I think so too! I could be wrong but I'm thinking when destroyer comes out the balance will be out too since destroyer recieved alot of changes

    • @DanityKanee
      @DanityKanee Před 2 lety +2

      @@kimmothy you called it, the balance patch is coming this month to NA

    • @TheMuSiiiicc
      @TheMuSiiiicc Před 2 lety

      Yep, it's out in a few hours!

  • @DonTheCrown
    @DonTheCrown Před 2 lety

    is that side bar for stacks new in kr? that looks sick

  • @Maseoner
    @Maseoner Před 2 lety

    Could we may be replace wind cut for polestar to get more identity? may be we can keep middle stack cycle with that?

  • @DavidSchleigh
    @DavidSchleigh Před 2 lety

    I haven't really committed to surge or remaining energy yet. which one is recommended?

  • @DHS259
    @DHS259 Před 2 lety +1

    Never knew I needed this until you posted it! I started out with Surge due to the lack of wealth runes and since I'm still early T3, I haven't invested into either engraving too heavily. Do you still recommend Surge to Deathblades or do you feel RE is better at this moment?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +4

      Both is fine, but personally, Ill be sticking to surge since they gave some damage back~

    • @akaiharlot
      @akaiharlot Před 2 lety +5

      if you want to chill with stable dps go RE if u want some sweaty gameplay that rewards you for doing good go for surge

  • @hanabi6714
    @hanabi6714 Před 2 lety

    ty so much bro XD

  • @AezoStorm
    @AezoStorm Před 2 lety

    Thanks a lot for providing the numbers man! What runes would you consider for moonlight sonic? Since galewind could probably make it too fast for stack generation

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +1

      Yep! Moonlight sonic can be used with either wealth or mana reduction depending on availability

  • @DanityKanee
    @DanityKanee Před 2 lety

    What is the dps comparison compared to RE post nerf?is surge still on top?

  • @bludragon6659
    @bludragon6659 Před 2 lety

    does this changes make surge viable or is better to use remaining energy cause the problem with orbs is still there

  • @zapping2008
    @zapping2008 Před 2 lety

    how did you get the thing that charging bar showing you your stacks of surge ?

  • @hehexd3232
    @hehexd3232 Před 2 lety

    your character looks so cool holy

  • @flipside9608
    @flipside9608 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the testing! I also noticed that the detail about orb generation per stack was removed - was stated to recover 5% per stack. Is the orb recovery of Surge also exponential?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      Im not sure about the exact % orb regeneration but yes it is exponential as well

  • @rico4105
    @rico4105 Před 2 lety

    Hey do you have the Color codes for your weapon? It looks very nice :3 kinda like a crystal blade
    If it’s possible could you share it? Or maybe your preset

  • @skyknightu
    @skyknightu Před 2 lety

    even tho the patch will take months to hit EUW/NA i still appreciate the effort you put into this video for us! ty :3 may the Surge community continue! SURGE NO JUTSU!!!!!

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      LOL! tbh, I think it will be sooner than a couple of months for the western servers

    • @JasonB1997
      @JasonB1997 Před 2 lety

      This is coming next monthly patch with destroyer most likely. Rox alrdy confirmed we are getting revamped destroyer

    • @TheMuSiiiicc
      @TheMuSiiiicc Před 2 lety

      It's out in a few hours on EU central ^^

  • @oolongtea7014
    @oolongtea7014 Před 2 lety +1

    hello sir great video that we surge main has been waiting
    I have a request can i have your character preset ? it looks so beautiful!

  • @shanetaylor5577
    @shanetaylor5577 Před 2 lety

    Excellent video! Thanks is for the tests!
    Quick question…
    For the current state of the game in NA, which engravings do you recommend going with? I already almost always try to commit to 20 stacks, but is it worth taking Surge3? I just hit 1370 and I’m looking to at least run Ambush3, Adrenaline3, Surge (not sure 1 or 3) and maybe SightFocus 1 or 2. Thanks!

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      I dont think sight focus is the best engraving for surge! If you really wanna run amb, adr, surge and 1 more make it grudge or cursed doll and keep adr or surge at 1. Since ur at 1370, dont worry too much as relic accessories are the long term ones. If you want really specific advice you can see the engravings I recommended at different stages in my indepth surge guide!

    • @oenanthos2764
      @oenanthos2764 Před 2 lety

      @@kimmothy I went with 4x3 adrenaline, cursed, surge, ambush master thinking would be the best combo for the upcomming "nerf", also could counter cursed doll with food buff in raids so more safe for us EU noobs, seems it will work like a charm, do you know how cursed doll's AP buff synergy with the Surge x20 stacks on?
      Could be worth more than Grudge ?

  • @Rollstar_
    @Rollstar_ Před 2 lety

    Thank for the video, I notice that you have changed full spec for full crit and keen blunt 3, is it only for kr because you have a different stuff, or should we go for it in Na/EU?

    • @Rollstar_
      @Rollstar_ Před 2 lety

      edit: I understood, you were full crit for testing ok.
      Also I didn't understand the keen blunt 3, especially when you spoke about your set, but i saw that in kr your set give you 85% crit in back attack xD broken, you could mention it, I was troubling during couple minutes

  • @Kiruyaa
    @Kiruyaa Před 2 lety +3

    Btw for rotation, wouldnt it be better to Windcut first, and then Press Arts? So you get like 3 stacks for free and windcut is off cooldown when u press arts and u can use it again?

    • @lupinsensei5641
      @lupinsensei5641 Před rokem

      Ye i do this and its weird how u can proc identity a lot earlier even tho it doesnt show up yet

  • @Baldoora
    @Baldoora Před 2 lety

    Do you ever stream your Lost Ark content? Would be amazing to watch for sure.

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +1

      Yep! I've been streaming in the mornings hahaha, join the discord if you want immediate pings or hopefully I'm live when you're on twitch!

  • @yuandi5965
    @yuandi5965 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much for doing the testing! I would like to know how much damage we actually lost from the new patch. Since 20 stacks is about 260% damage of surge, we did not lose as much damage as the patch note says?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      Surge 3 roughly around 10% and worse if you are running surge 1!

  • @amadejbedekovic4989
    @amadejbedekovic4989 Před 2 lety

    Im new in lost ark and i dont get that engravigs could u tell me what can i do because i have lvl 3 grudge lvl 3master of ambush and lvl 1 surge is that bad? Im ilvl 1375

  • @mr.krugertv5639
    @mr.krugertv5639 Před 8 měsíci

    Grudge cursedoll surge adrena ambush +1ether predatror or change cursedoll to keenblunt?

  • @cameronbonfert7987
    @cameronbonfert7987 Před 2 lety

    So, is surge still better than remaining energy, dps wise?

  • @MegaAbdikadir
    @MegaAbdikadir Před 2 lety

    finally found a korean deathblade youtuber.

  • @OtakuCreations
    @OtakuCreations Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for the video! but Getting to 20 stacks constantly on bosses like Brelshaza and Kuku won't be a problem? I've heared there is a lot of long animations and as people say "Legion commanders won't wait for you to fully stack" ? Isn't that a problem?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +1

      I did kuku today with 20 stacks and 17 and brelshaza yesterday~ stacks today on stream! Definitely can feel some differences but it is manageable once you know the patterns

  • @yz9229
    @yz9229 Před 2 lety +1

    would love to see a post patch RE vs Surge comparison~

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +2

      Surge has higher highs and lower lows, RE is somewhere in the middle!

  • @jentricks9321
    @jentricks9321 Před rokem

    Did u change spec main stat to crit main stat?

  • @rushdrift
    @rushdrift Před 2 lety

    Hey can you do disrespect engraving test on deathblade? is it even worth to get it to level 3? I've been using disrespect level 1 the damage scaling is quite noticeable even its only 8% I never saw someone or anyone make a video about this engraving, I'm really curious.

    • @TNSRQ
      @TNSRQ Před 2 lety

      It's only when boss is under 30%. It's fine if you have nothing else

  • @lunaloona6916
    @lunaloona6916 Před 2 lety +1

    Hi, I have ambush 3, cursed doll 3 , adrenaline 3 and surge 1 and im 1415 do I need to change my accesories for valtan now? if the nerfs happen on the may patch? Do i have to push for surge 3?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +1

      It should be fine since you want to settle on your accessories when theyre relic. Right now you are wearing legendary accessories so its okay to wait for now and keep what you have

  • @CapnSoap
    @CapnSoap Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the maths!

  • @imjaaysolo425
    @imjaaysolo425 Před 2 lety

    Why do you moonlight sonic before the maelstrom in the 2nd rotation? does maelstrom not affect moonlight sonic?

    • @shadowzorzz
      @shadowzorzz Před 2 lety

      maelstrom buffs attack speed which will make moonlight generate less stacks

  • @iNfEcTeDkINGs
    @iNfEcTeDkINGs Před 2 lety

    Will you ever upload one of your valtan bus carries on surge? P.S. I still play surge and it's very smoge when I don't crit now that I've went from going 13 stack to 18-20 stack with 1400 spec :( Is your crit going to get better later on?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      Not planned at the moment but I will consider it! Crit is probs maxed at 500 + (base crit) in NA/EU right now. But at 1490 (when brelshaza comes out), you can get a bracelet which increases crit by another 100! Bring crit synergies to your party in valtan man hahahha

  • @chiarafiebig3659
    @chiarafiebig3659 Před 2 lety

    Can you tell if its viable to use moonlight + void strike instead earth cleaver? for damage and orb create? *-*

    • @GhostOfShadows7
      @GhostOfShadows7 Před 2 lety +1

      Seems that nobody has answer you yet, but the fact is that you are throwing then a skill which, in first place, your counter, in second place a gap closer, in third place a skill which can apply 2 stacks instantaneusly.
      Just for the first reason is worth keeping.

  • @coenvanmeekeren1479
    @coenvanmeekeren1479 Před 2 lety

    could you share youre amazing preset? im a west player whos pretty jelly at all those korean styles :)

  • @vicw4522
    @vicw4522 Před 2 lety

    you dont use earth cleaver in your rotation? im pretty sure I can often get two earth cleavers in a single rotation, and its such a good gap closer too... i usually play 20 stack rotation and use death strike with frost zone to build stacks while im charging up both soul absorber and blitz rush... works like a charm.

    • @Papa_Giuseppe
      @Papa_Giuseppe Před 2 lety

      Depends on the fight. Most of the time you want to have your counter ready to go

  • @sexcannonmusic284
    @sexcannonmusic284 Před 2 lety

    Very off topic , but can i invest one accessory to swiftness ? I just hate how slow deathblade moves sometimes , and mechanics that u can easily dodge by walking with someone like WD/Scrapper u need to have ur skills ready with deathblade , which if i'm stacking i usually don't .

    • @yuunohand
      @yuunohand Před 2 lety

      Going swiftness or spirit absorption (the speed engraving) doesnt really go with surge since ure basically wasting stacks by attacking too fast - other than that u lose %cooldown and %dmg for surge by going for less spec
      If you want a somewhat faster playstyle maybe consider going remaining energy with super charge (& spirit absorption, its not meta but it works waaay better with re than with surge) - after the kr patch noone rlly goes surge anymore since over there theres just way too many mechanics that make the boss move or invincible (makes it harder to get to 20 stacks)
      Im not playing on the korean server and its just what i have observed, also as is am not a native speaker pls excuse my bad explaination

    • @sexcannonmusic284
      @sexcannonmusic284 Před 2 lety

      @@yuunohand Understand you perfectly fine, yes , surge wouldn't work that well , since it's not about making your normal attacks faster , but RE seems like it can benefit from all that swiftness gives and it's not too bad if i invest just one accessory i think.

  • @williamfan6646
    @williamfan6646 Před 2 lety

    Great video, ty for the work!
    Couple questions though:
    Isn't the graph at the end comparing surge lv3 post nerf to surge lv1 pre nerf?
    Also for the 16 stack combos at the end, the windcut was still going while your character was in animation for Z, so your Z skill actually hit at 18 stacks. Are you still able to stack to full with 1 void strike/moonlight if you Z at 16 stacks?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      Hi man! To answer your question, no both graphs (surge 1 and 3) were created after the nerfs. To answer your 2nd question, for me personally its possible due to my spec at 16 stacks

  • @lockekappa500
    @lockekappa500 Před 2 lety

    I watched the video twice and I guess I didnt see whether or not Surge 1 or Surge 3 will end up being the better option? For instance would 3x3 engrave + Surge 1 be better than 2x3 Engrave + Surge 3?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      Surge 3 will be better to have when you gain relic gear! Keep what you have atm assuming its good enough to clear valtan with~

  • @tiberiubazavan4319
    @tiberiubazavan4319 Před 2 lety

    Do you mind sharing your preset?

  • @Mui3210
    @Mui3210 Před 2 lety

    Hey im a bit confused so on 20 stacks we do the same dmg as before or less ?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      A nerf is a nerf but 20 stacks reduces the damage loss as much as possible now!

  • @danijelmilosavljevic4365

    So if im getting this right, surge is still viable even after nerfs that are coming on NA/EU but we have to go surge 3 and 20 stacks ?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +2

      Yesss surge 3 and either 16-18(depending on your spec) or 20 stacks

  • @SacorZ
    @SacorZ Před 2 lety

    You do see kind of a "Stack o Meter" right next to your character. What is that? How can i get this? Possible for EU?

    • @adrienpuligny967
      @adrienpuligny967 Před 2 lety +1

      hey ! it’s not available in EU nor NA at the moment :(

  • @nex4613
    @nex4613 Před 2 lety +1

    So did they actually remove the cooldown reset / full orb regain after surging? The translated patch notes are so confusing man :l
    If they nerf the dmg I don't really care, but if they mess with orb regen after surge and the cooldown resets that come with it, it'd be devastating -.-
    Did I misunderstand one of the previous patch notes since the last one didn't specifically adress anything orb - related?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +2

      The orb generation is still nerfed! Its exponential as well

    • @nex4613
      @nex4613 Před 2 lety

      @@kimmothy how bad is it tho? It was one of the reasons why I picked the class in the first place.. About to hit 1400 and it's depressing to see such incoherent nerfs on one of the most Player skill based setups -.-

  • @josereis786
    @josereis786 Před 2 lety

    Is surge still way better than RE?

  • @tonysoong8723
    @tonysoong8723 Před 2 lety

    Hi Kimmothy, so the surge damage itself reduced about 10%?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      Around there if you are running surge 3, surge 1 will be worse!

  • @Diego-ve9xf
    @Diego-ve9xf Před 2 lety

    Yo is that an indicator of surge stacks?? You have that in Korea??

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +1

      HOPEFULLY SOON IN NA TOO

  • @user-bw9ls5pq8r
    @user-bw9ls5pq8r Před 2 lety

    so swap to re? :D

  • @kai-xuanyao4666
    @kai-xuanyao4666 Před 2 lety +1

    Why don't you wind cut into Z into spin cutter into wind cut? This way you move the wind cut to the front of the cycle, stack faster by taking more advantage of the Z CDR, as well as surge attack power buff.

    • @thepixlperfect9200
      @thepixlperfect9200 Před 2 lety

      Idk if you got an answer by now, but if you use Windcut first (have it lingering) into Spincutter, you don't get stacks for every hit which means you end up with less stacks overall... just try it ingame and have a look at your stacks when doing it either way.
      Same will happen with other overlapping skills, that's why you use the long charge up (Blitz Rush) right after windstrike, so you dont overlap

    • @kai-xuanyao4666
      @kai-xuanyao4666 Před 2 lety

      @@thepixlperfect9200 What you're saying is correct, which is why you wait till your first windcut almost runs out before spincutter. Then by the end of your three spins your wind cut is up again so you throw it out there and charge either soul absorber or blitz rush. The biggest benefit of this method is that you have an extra windcut towards the end of your stacking so it can bail you out if you mess up some of your stacks.

  • @rafagonzalez3573
    @rafagonzalez3573 Před 2 lety

    Im Spanish and i dont know if i understan well.
    Im 1415 and have 4 engravings, surge lvl 3.
    Im use me Z only with 20 stacks. U said with ur test that db dont have a really nerf if u play like that sure?? Thankss :(

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      Yeah! Its recommended now that you either use z when you have 16-18 (depending on your speciality) or 20 stacks now! It is still a nerf but these stack numbers are ideal now~

  • @jimmey2121
    @jimmey2121 Před 2 lety

    I always thought it was better to wind cut before surging to gain stacks before hand and put it on cooldown to spin cutter into another wind cut have I been playing wrong?

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      Its fine but I dont need to do that to gain the stacks I want as shown in the cycle section! Just feels smoother to me

    • @jimmey2121
      @jimmey2121 Před 2 lety

      @@kimmothy Ah alright I am only sitting on lvl 5 gems I am currently running Surge lvl 3 Ambush Master lvl 3 and Adrenaline lvl 3 and I cant put that many spells out that fast for 20 stacks

  • @MrRemixedProductions
    @MrRemixedProductions Před 2 lety

    What about testing without KBW? Since there's a chance to reduce damage, unless you tested Surge at different stacks multiple times

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +2

      Yep! Multiple times at all stack ranges and averaged~ I even excluded ones that were affected by the KBW debuff

    • @jerrywu6431
      @jerrywu6431 Před 2 lety

      @@kimmothy awesome thanks! your video is very informative

  • @nokturnali
    @nokturnali Před 2 lety

    Surge numba 1!

  • @Haz3Nation
    @Haz3Nation Před 2 lety

    Glad they didnt go thru with the whole nerf. Knew they wouldnt kill the class

  • @athernandez666
    @athernandez666 Před 2 lety

    I'm mad they didn't remove the self buffing from the soul fist. I was expecting them to receive the same treatment the scrapper did.

    • @baggaween4893
      @baggaween4893 Před 2 lety

      soul fist from what i’ve heard from KR streamers they don’t need anymore nerfs lol

  • @lancebrace2006
    @lancebrace2006 Před 2 lety

    So what engraving would you drop to increase surge to lvl 3? Cursed doll?

    • @flipside9608
      @flipside9608 Před 2 lety

      Nope. cursed doll, like many engravings, require all 3 points - the negative is always a full value, at least if you're asking what to drop to LVL 1 to increase surge if you ran 3*n +2 + 1 variants. Adrenaline is the most likely candidate sadly, if you're going to drop an engraving to a lower level, as the increase from the engraving is relatively linear between levels.

    • @Kuddochan
      @Kuddochan Před 2 lety +1

      Engravings with penalties like Grudge and Cursed Doll are only viable at level 3 so no. I'd imagine Adrenaline makes most sense to drop down to level 1 since it's got pretty decent scaling as a lvl 1 engraving

  • @henryzhu9290
    @henryzhu9290 Před 2 lety

    4:01 Here is a mistake. The blue line should end up at the same level as the actual % damage, and these two lines do not cross each other. If you calculate the actual % damage with multiplied attack power, the expected damage also needs to be calculated in the same way. So the graph of surge 3 will look pretty much the same shape as surge 1, just with a higher 20 stacks damage.

    • @henryzhu9290
      @henryzhu9290 Před 2 lety

      I mentioned this because people are misunderstanding this graph and spreading arguments like "now you need to do 16 stacks rotations, here is the proof."

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah its what I say at 4:10 - 4:22 haha, the graph comparisons are proving why surge 3 is better than surge 1 and showcasing the difference in damage between stacks

    • @henryzhu9290
      @henryzhu9290 Před 2 lety +1

      ​@@kimmothy I felt kinda embarrassed tbh, haha. Yeah, you explained it right after showing the graph, which I did not pay attention to it, I apologize.

  • @loyalitaeter
    @loyalitaeter Před 2 lety

    I dont know why they even describe some skills so vague, I want to exactly know what a skill gives me, how long its active and so on

  • @toxicavenger.
    @toxicavenger. Před 2 lety +1

    I just want those surge bars please :(

  • @ThanhLe-kl4fq
    @ThanhLe-kl4fq Před 2 lety +1

    Why don't you use the hold-down version of void strike during death stance instead of soul absorber (SA). You can use SA after surge to get 3 death orbs back. If the boss is super jumpy, you can also save maelstrom to use together with SA outside of death trance to gain more orb meter + speed up the animation of SA. You don't need to use earth cleave (EC) in that case (because void strike gives you at least 4 stacks, equal the amount of stacks you get from EC and SA combined), and you can can save EC for counter.

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +1

      You dont need to use EC anyway if you see my combo hahaha. I dont like the restriction of male so I dont time it and for SA, SA does more dmg than void so its better to use SA in your trance state. Also void gives more orb generation with only tapping the ability. Hope that clarifies!

    • @ThanhLe-kl4fq
      @ThanhLe-kl4fq Před 2 lety

      @@kimmothy oh I see, didn't know about the tapping void strike before. I'm gonna give it a try :D

  • @abortiz87
    @abortiz87 Před 2 lety

    Is this patch out on NA? If not, why is it relevant now for US players. Thanks

    • @Juni48
      @Juni48 Před 2 lety

      For investment porpuses when Relic acc comes for NA, you dont want to waste Pheons and Gold in the wrong engraving

  • @thomasborges3347
    @thomasborges3347 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for the vid, it is hard to compile this info on korean websites haha.
    I really can't decide if I will keep the surge, I like it, but I like it more with low stacks, 20 stacks are really frustrating even on Argos, can't imagine it on legion raids.
    What is your experience with high stacks on legion raid?
    How you doing now? Still stealing some mvps? I can't deny that I love to see my face on mvp almost every time hahaha
    Maybe you could do a video comparing on the dummy a RE and Surge 18 stacks DPS?
    This could be cool for people that still doesn't know if will switch or not

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      Pretty much Surge has higher highs (depending on crit) and lower lows (little to no crit) than RE!

  • @aKaNToRmc2
    @aKaNToRmc2 Před 2 lety +11

    If anyone is curious how much of damage nerf it is at 20 stacks for surge 3 deathblade in the west, here is the calculation:
    The way he's calculating he derives that at surge 3 with 20stack, you cap out at 130% damage, then adds a 1.2x multiplier that comes from surge 3 itself so final calculation is
    (130 x 1.2) + 100 = 256% Surge Damage.
    That is how he gets that final value at 20 stacks for surge 3.
    So you can assume that a 20 stack surge 3, is going to do 256% Surge Damage post nerf
    Now before nerf ill do the same calculation, surge 3 with 20 stack is 150% damage, then you add 1.2x multiplier that comes from surge 3 itself. So final calculation is
    (150 x 1.2) + 100 = 280% Surge Damage Pre nerf
    Total Difference ((256-280)/256) * 100 = -9.375%
    So with exactly the same set-up of surge 3, we're losing FLAT 9.375% damage on the surge attack itself.
    And on top of that our playstyle is fucked completely, if you don't stack 20 stacks, and go for 12-14 stack rotation like how they do in Korea, or how you do on bosses with a lot of mechanics. You're looking at more than 20% dmg loss because of that exponential scaling that you can see in the graph. Furthermore, with 12-14 stack rotation we do not even get the full meter back with the usual rotation, which means that we do 20%+ less damage and we have more downtime in regaining orbs when surging with 12-14 stacks.
    Basically this new discovery that he found is even worse news for us, because of us not being able to linearly use our stacks, now we must stack to the max to reach the top of the exponential scaling curve to do damage with 9.3% dmg loss. And if you cant reach the 16-20 stack counter its a huge damage loss on top of the aforementioned 9.375%
    TL;DR
    Far more risk, for -9.375% surge damage reward

    • @kazukinowa
      @kazukinowa Před 2 lety +1

      Well just adapt 🤷‍♀️

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +1

      Hey man! Just to add something, its capped at 120% bonus surge damage. Following your calculations it would be (120 × 1.2) + 100 which would = 244. Also the 1.2 I assume you mean 20% bonus attack power from the 20 stacks but 20% bonus AP does not mean a 20% damage increase (as you placed it as a 1.2 multiplier).
      In reality the surge damage is simply 120 cap + 100 = 220. But the number i achieved (over 250) is due to the 20% AP bonus itself. AP scaling can differ from individual due to all of us having different AP so can scale over time as well.
      But besides your calculations, the idea that you have is correct! Its extremely punishing to not stack up higher and higher now~

    • @fabioburack7291
      @fabioburack7291 Před 2 lety

      May I ask where this +100 come from? i assume is the surge 100% base damage, right? if so, then shouldn't it be also multiplied by the 1.2 modifier? Let's suppose base surge deals 1000 damage. If you have +20% increase atk power, then you'll deal 1200 damage. Now applying addional 120% surge damage it goes to 2640 damage. your equation is not multiplying the base surge dmg, just the additional dmg. It should be like this (100 + 120) x 1.2

    • @aKaNToRmc2
      @aKaNToRmc2 Před 2 lety

      @@fabioburack7291 you're correct

  • @azitnox7128
    @azitnox7128 Před 2 lety

    0/ so is this actually mean 20 stacks Surge 3 equal to non nerf or basically it still lower than before?

    • @azitnox7128
      @azitnox7128 Před 2 lety

      Gonna ask for sure even you said it on the start vid btw thank for the vid

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +3

      So, after I showed the surge 3 graph I said I think this is because of the 1% AP increase per stack. Which is why I also said pre nerf its 150% unaccounting for the 1% each stack. Meaning to say, in reality, the pre nerf was actually more than 150% damage hahaha - hope that makes sense!

  • @xuide408
    @xuide408 Před 2 lety +1

    so you played crit in this video if i saw it right, does this have any reasoning?

    • @guccibae01
      @guccibae01 Před 2 lety

      i believe its just to make sure he crits 100% of the time during his data collection

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +2

      1800 crit was for testing purposes so that every surge tested will always crit, if you see the damage cycle section, the surge damage is way higher due to me using my proper combat stats~

  • @Gh00sTx
    @Gh00sTx Před 2 lety +1

    Well atleast its Not dead. So i can continue playing It until i Change to remaining on the Release of valtan. Unless there will be new discoveries coming in the upcoming days

  • @fon4130
    @fon4130 Před 2 lety

    So the orb regen nerf stayed the same I assume?

    • @sexcannonmusic284
      @sexcannonmusic284 Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah that was like the biggest thing for me , i don't care that much about the dmg nerf , just the orb regen , i want to have the option to release the stacks earlier if i have to because the boss is going to move away etc.

    • @JasonB1997
      @JasonB1997 Před 2 lety

      This was what made surge bearable. 20 stack always is such a pain....

  • @v_uzi3683
    @v_uzi3683 Před 2 lety

    This would mean that surge 3 got nerf around 20% since pre-nerf it was 150% dmg + 1% each stack of surge(20% at max) which give 170% surge dmg.

    • @themooniscoming
      @themooniscoming Před 2 lety

      It is 1% atk power per stack

    • @v_uzi3683
      @v_uzi3683 Před 2 lety

      @@themooniscoming yes, but pre nerf surge 3 also give 1% atk power per stack, and 7.5surge dmg per stack so 150%+20%=170%. and after nerf it only 120+20=140%, so i guess blade surge got overall -30% surge dmg

    • @themooniscoming
      @themooniscoming Před 2 lety

      @@v_uzi3683 yes, but I mean that atk power does not translate 1:1 to direct damage increase, does it?

    • @v_uzi3683
      @v_uzi3683 Před 2 lety +1

      Luis Gustavo Fernandes you’re right

  • @Halloween1988
    @Halloween1988 Před 2 lety

    so are you gonna keep playing Surge?

  • @teom427
    @teom427 Před 2 lety

    so. in general, how much of a nerf is this to 20 stack deathblade in terms of dps? has anyone mathed that out

    • @wanandun9941
      @wanandun9941 Před 2 lety

      I've been hearing roughly 10% nerf to 20 stack Surge3, and >20% nerf to 12-14 stack Surge1

    • @AnatoPhysi
      @AnatoPhysi Před 2 lety

      @@wanandun9941 didn't he say that at 20 stacks the damage basically a non nerf surge ? Tell me I hear it wrong .

    • @dropit8094
      @dropit8094 Před 2 lety

      ​@@AnatoPhysi surge used to do 150% with 20 stacks, now its 120%

    • @Gh00sTx
      @Gh00sTx Před 2 lety +1

      @@dropit8094 No its still 150% but only surge lv3

    • @AnatoPhysi
      @AnatoPhysi Před 2 lety

      @@dropit8094 ignored what it said in the skill . I am talking about the tester . He literally said at 20 stacks, the damage is the same as the non nerf surge

  • @Mihael_Keehl31
    @Mihael_Keehl31 Před 2 lety +1

    This game already is complicated enough to be able to keep track on the nr of stacks I have when i`m busy to dodge bosses attacks or do some mechanics...Remaining energy build seemed way less stressfull and funnier to me. And from what I saw on yt guides, the dmg output is kinda the same...with Surge being a bit superior when executed perfectly....so why bother?

    • @PotatoKingHvH
      @PotatoKingHvH Před 2 lety +3

      Becuz big number.

    • @toxicavenger.
      @toxicavenger. Před 2 lety +2

      Because some ppl want challenge in the game? When I want no brain big DPS I just play berserker alt :)

  • @mellinu
    @mellinu Před 2 lety

    you need to invest in a mic, 100% and cant hear you.

  • @MyssingInAction
    @MyssingInAction Před 2 lety +1

    your audio is REALLY low

  • @lajosszucs6579
    @lajosszucs6579 Před 2 lety

    Am I that huge of a traitor for not using Maelstrom? I like Death sentence instead of it

    • @fon4130
      @fon4130 Před 2 lety +1

      Same here lol I use death sentence or moonlight sonic instead

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +2

      Mael gives party buff + additional orb gauge from abilites when you are lacking orbs. imo its a really nice utility skill and later in legion raids when bosses move around I dont find the value of death scentence that much haha

    • @lajosszucs6579
      @lajosszucs6579 Před 2 lety

      @@kimmothy bosses moving around a lot is the exact reason I use death sentence, so i can get my 20 stacks and not run out of time
      This has become a problem for me with Argos

  • @erikfrye86
    @erikfrye86 Před 2 lety

    🤣 promosm

  • @6thXero
    @6thXero Před 2 lety

    Love the video, but the exponentional gain is literally the same sentence " the amount of daamge increase per stack increases as the stack is strengthened".

  • @DaaaarK147
    @DaaaarK147 Před 2 lety

    rip x12 rotations, welcome x20 rotations

  • @FBublitz
    @FBublitz Před 2 lety +1

    You missing the fact that even if the final SURGE damage is higher, you deliver it less over time because it takes longer to get to 20 stacks than it does to 14 or 16, so essentialy you are delivering less Surges, therefore... thats why your DPS will get lower, even if the Surge numbers are higher. So, you still fall into a more difficult playstile that delivers less damage. Thats a nerf.

  • @hansbernd49
    @hansbernd49 Před 2 lety +4

    This is really disappointing. They made the build weaker AND clunckier to play without giving anything in return. Also surge 3 is mandatory now so some poeple have to change their setups.
    Feels like the worst kind of nerf they could have done.
    I love surge but at this point I am very tempted to just stick to remaining energy and turn off my brain while dealing basicly the same dmg as surge.

    • @bird9188
      @bird9188 Před 2 lety +1

      but you could already turn off your brain while playing surge, it's just less overtuned now

    • @themooniscoming
      @themooniscoming Před 2 lety

      @@bird9188 yeah, I keep telling people and they don't believe. 12 stack surge is EASY

    • @Gh00sTx
      @Gh00sTx Před 2 lety +2

      @@themooniscoming Stop referring to current Content Every class is easy noe

    • @themooniscoming
      @themooniscoming Před 2 lety

      @@Gh00sTx but it's not mechanicaly difficult. One skill cicle, surge, repeat. It is even fast to execute. Good mobility.
      I get that it will be hard to land everything in perfection. But isn't like that for most burst classes?

  • @BladeRzxs
    @BladeRzxs Před 2 lety

    I'll just switch to RE, surge useless now lol

  • @bkkk979
    @bkkk979 Před 2 lety

    Apreciando a una mujer tan hermosa. 2:8 sentadillas son unos mikujava.Monster muchas y un buen ejercicio. 5:25 Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😍👍 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world loso mortales abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer

  • @HieuNguyen-cu2mt
    @HieuNguyen-cu2mt Před 2 lety

    The dev does tell u in the patch note. You should read it carefully man.

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety +4

      Please don't embarass yourself... nowhere did they write how much damage to surge you gain per stack with the changes lostark.game.onstove.com/News/Notice/Views/1935?

  • @ironmb86
    @ironmb86 Před 2 lety

    Sounds like the whitest Korean ive ever heard. Rename the title to "white dude on KR servers"

    • @kimmothy
      @kimmothy  Před 2 lety

      HAHAHA cant tell if compliment or not but thxx