MAJOR Discovery Found With Nightreign's Relic System

Summary

The video delves into a comprehensive analysis of damage mechanics in a fire-themed build, exploring how relics and buffs affect attack power. The creator tests various setups, comparing elemental damage boosts with attack power modifiers, revealing that boosts to attack power with added affinities yield higher damage than specific elemental buffs like fire or magic. Through practical tests, they show how relics like 'Knight of the Lord' and switching between one- and two-handed stances provide more significant damage increases, especially when using grease buffs. The video concludes with the creator emphasizing the versatility of builds that leverage added affinity damage, especially for elemental builds.

Takeaways

• 😀 Using elemental relics to boost fire attack (e.g., fire attack +5) doesn’t always result in the expected increase in elemental damage, with results often being less than expected.
• 😀 Relics that boost attack power for added affinities (e.g., fire, magic, holy) provide more substantial damage than relics that boost elemental damage directly.
• 😀 Two-handing a weapon increases strength by 1.5x, boosting physical damage output in addition to any other buffs.
• 😀 Using buffs like fire grease increases elemental damage by a flat value (e.g., +21), regardless of specific relics or elemental damage increases.
• 😀 Knight of the Lord relic, which boosts attack power for added affinities, results in more consistent and higher damage output than relying solely on fire attack boosts.
• 😀 Switching between one-handed and two-handed stances provides a bonus to attack power, and switching weapons in the process can amplify damage even further.
• 😀 Grease buffs (e.g., fire, magic, holy) provide a base damage increase that doesn’t always stack with elemental buffs like fire attack +5, highlighting the inefficiency of the latter in some cases.
• 😀 Damage tests showed that using Knight of the Lord relic for affinity-based attack power boosts outperforms elemental-specific relics when factoring in total damage scaling.
• 😀 Elemental greases and relics like Knight of the Lord provide a flexible damage output across various builds, allowing players to adjust to different combat scenarios with ease.
• 😀 The combination of relics and switching between weapon stances (from two-handed to one-handed) offers a strategic advantage by boosting all types of damage, not just elemental.

Q & A

What is the core discovery made in the script regarding relics and elemental damage?

The core discovery is that boosting elemental damage, such as fire attack damage, might not always provide the expected increase in elemental damage. Instead, stacking damage boosts from affinities (such as added affinity attacks) can yield higher overall damage across all types, including physical and elemental.

How does two-handing a weapon impact damage output in this script?

Two-handing a weapon increases the strength stat by 1.5 times, which generally results in higher damage output. For example, the script shows a damage increase from 122 to 126 when switching from one-handed to two-handed for the Wilder's Greatsword.

What effect does the 'fire grease' have on damage output in the script?

Fire grease provides a flat +21 fire damage to the player's weapon. Despite having relics that increase fire attack, the damage does not increase beyond the fixed +21 when the grease is applied. This highlights an inconsistency between expected fire damage boosts and the actual increase seen in the game.

Why does the author believe that increasing damage through added affinities is more beneficial than increasing fire attack?

The author finds that stacking damage boosts for added affinities, such as attack power from the Knight of the Lord relic, results in higher damage than boosting fire attack specifically. The added affinity damage applies to all types of damage, not just elemental, making it a more versatile and powerful approach.

What is the significance of the Knight of the Lord relic in the script?

The Knight of the Lord relic provides a damage boost when switching from two-handed to one-handed. This allows the player to gain a significant attack boost without needing to rely solely on elemental buffs. The script suggests that this relic provides a more consistent and higher damage boost than elemental damage boosts like fire attack up.

How does switching between one-handed and two-handed weapons affect damage with the Knight of the Lord relic?

Switching between one-handed and two-handed weapons with the Knight of the Lord relic activates a damage boost. This boost results in increased damage, as shown by the script's example where the damage from a fully charged attack rises from 610 to 647 after the switch.

What is the issue with fire attack up plus relics in the script?

The script reveals that fire attack up relics, such as the ones that increase fire damage by plus five, do not add the expected value to the fire stat. Instead of increasing fire damage by the expected five, it only increases the damage by a small amount (e.g., from 25 to 27 fire damage), suggesting that such elemental boosts are less effective than anticipated.

How does using grease compare to using relics that increase elemental attack in the script?

The script suggests that using grease provides a more significant boost to elemental damage compared to relics that increase elemental attack. For instance, fire grease gives a +27 fire damage boost, while relics like the fire attack up relics provide less impactful increases, such as +25 instead of +26.

What role does frost damage play in the author’s testing?

Frost damage is used as an example to compare against other damage types. The author notes that frost damage is effective for reducing enemy damage negation by 20%, which makes it a powerful damage type when used strategically. The script discusses how combining frost damage with other elemental buffs can provide additional benefits.

What conclusion does the author make about building for elemental damage versus attack boosts?

The author concludes that building for attack boosts through added affinities (e.g., Knight of the Lord relic) is generally more effective than focusing on boosting specific elemental damage. The consistent, broader damage boost from added affinities results in better overall performance compared to relying on elemental buffs alone.