Young Ahamkara's Spine take is 1000% on point. Fuck yes, I love blowing up overconfident titans trying to shouldercharge around the map with a sneakily placed tripmine. Get fucked, titans.
Im curious about what the warlock and titan versions are. Trying to get my dad off lion ramparts is like getting a stompies main to use Radiant dance machines
I'm so happy he mentioned mayhem for shards of galanor. Shards on the rare times mayhem is in crucible is absolutely busted. Even if one of your knives tags a player and doesn't kill them, it immediately refills your super meter. In a game mode where the super meter fills up fast anyway, having an exotic that immediately refills it as long as it touches someone is super broken.
As a part of The Council of the Radiant Dance Machine Mains, I can confirm that, despite the small sample size, this is scarily accurate- I am always trying to get other people to try them. They always try them out once or twice, but they never stay. I'll find another one someday. Eventually.
@@botthoughts8784 I like to think of RDM as a Stomp-EES but for grounded movement rather than aerial. I am curious what you are planning to do with it in PvE, though
I run the bombardiers as a pve main, because I know the pain of a horde of Thralls or wretches running at me to tear me asunder... I also know the satisfaction of hearing them all scream when they are reduced to naught but ash in the wake of the path I paved. Also, I enjoy the fact that they used to belong to the first Vanguard Hunter.
Booya to Star Eater Scale mains Slap on something to your helmet that gives you orbs Slap on the health regen from orbs on your solar legs and it’s pretty hard for you to die in PvE Especially if you go Void subclass to go invisible if you need time to naturally regain lost health/shields
For Caliban's hand I thought he said "Talibans hand" and then went on to talk about how much you love to make people explode. I was dying laughing so hard.
As a Young Ahamkara Spine Hunter, I agree with this message. But would add sticking people in PvP is the endorphin rush to chase. And the PvE chaining potential is magnifique. The Oath Keeper assessment was also on point. Solid video, I like seeing your longer vids always interesting.
My tripmine brothers is there nothing more satisfying then placing a tripmine getting killed in pvp then seeing the person who killed you die four seconds later to that mine you place?
@@AngelsLance there are few things more hilarious than running Telesto and Spine in Momentum Control and just slapping danger zones fucking everywhere, you can die as much as you want because the moment you respawn you've got at least 3 kills from people who just don't look where they're going LOL
Warlock video would be pretty short, right? Every build would be; "You're a warlock, you enjoy PvE, and reading operating manuals to machines you don't even own. You hate that all your magical tools are better in the hands of crayon eaters and gutter rats."
@@progenitor_amborella No way I'm taking off my Osmiomancy, Getaway Artist, Necrotic Grips, or Contraverse Hold gloves, tho, to be able to wear one of those sweet exotic helmets
@@silverfeathered1 i wonder what he'd say about contraverse hold, verity's brow and nezarecs sin considering they're all used in the same way for the same build
Sixth Coyote main here. Definitely accurate, I love it because it looks dope and I am often my team’s medic having to revive people in PVE in dicey situations, dodging to invis and then smoke bombing to make my team invisible to escape
My favorite for both PvE and PvP used to be Contraverse Hold, but it's been Ophidian Aspect for PvP ever since Handheld Supernova got (justifiably) nerfed into oblivion
Nezarec's sin Eye of another world Subracers Ophidian aspect Claws of ahamkara (paired with arc class) Vesper of radius (on stasis) These are the exotics I can't wait to see in the warlock video
Here's some insight as to why I main ophidia spathe: Why settle for two knives when you can have 6 of them. Double knife trick someone in pvp for guaranteed ignition. Rock gamblers dodge to get back BOTH of your knives during the split second before the ignition explodes. Rinse and Repeat. Pro tip: When you use knife trick, the spread of the three knives is determined by your horizontal looking speed and direction. If you move your mouse quickly to the right, the knives are spread out like a horizontal carpet bomb, if you move your mouse quickly to the left, all three knives are concentrated into a single mass of pure destruction. The knives actually follow the motion of your hunter's arm, pretty cool how bungie makes even fantasy look realistic.
Or just headshot knive em all. Thats my strat at it has worked out so far. Only prob is when the enemys have overshield. I also pair it with the biting wind oneshot combo
Stop giving away our secrets lol. Personally I like explosive knife. Nothing like dropping them both in a doorway for an enemy guardian to walk through
Lucky pants main here. I must add it's also for those of us who use Malfeasance to do the most damage with a primary hand canon and praying that one day it will receive a catalyst so we can use it outside of pve.
As a Bombardiers users, you're too generous. I just like that they don't rely on a specific subclass setup to work, and... okay yeah, I do smile for like an hour if I get any PvP kills with them.
Another bombardiers user. He definitely missed the whole point of bombardiers, they are amazing for build crafting if you're stupid enough to use them (like me) I have a void suppression build that uses bombardiers and tractor cannon, is it the best for the job, hell no, but it's absolutely hilarious. Bombardiers is perfect for any build because it is basically the only exotic that works properly with all subclass 3.0s and it makes build crafting so much easier, you just need to ignore all of the better, specialized exotics and look for the least used and most fun ones instead.
I used to hard main bombardiers a few seasons ago. I've been itching to get back into them because they're just so damn fun. I always giggled like a damn goblin whenever I could bait someone into following me straight into a bomb. Haven't used them after 3.0 subclasses dropped, so I really wanna see how I can work it into a niche build.
@@queenmave3218 I would recommend using them with void, the bomb suppresses, if you can bait someone into it then they can't use abilities to react. It's an almost guaranteed kill. And it can be used to remove a super for some extra laughs. For pve it's like having a spare suppression nade just lying around, use gamblers dodge with it and it's a free smoke bomb. It can make a really good all around build and I'm really enjoying it.
The only thing with bombardiers that I hope they change, is that no matter what bombardiers can't freeze. If you slow an already slow target it doesn't do anything. If they could freeze slowed targets (atleast in PvE) I would never take them off
As someone who has barely taken off Lucky Raspberry since I first started playing years back (besides some raid and dungeon encounters, trust me I bring it when I can) this is 100% accurate. I'll never get tired of the primal joy of an arcbolt zapping 5-15 adds and knowing I'll have another when i need it
Exactly ! This armor is basically trinitary ghoul with catalist and you can equip anything you want with it you know you're not getting out of a room with the most kills/assists
@@vollied4865 Ever pretend that the avatar you are PLAYING, would be a real boy, or girl? Ever ponder what their lives would be like? Like what if they were a historic excavator, like for artifacts and stuff. But they cant put in the time, because you are flying them all over the meta realm? Oh wait, meta, still a thing. But ask them if they mind , lol just a thought to keep with you down yonder
My raid group has three hunters, a Caliban's main, a Gyrfalcons main, and a Star-Eaters main. You absolutely nailed all three save for the fact that CO never dropped for me and I can't bring myself to care because Funnelweb exists
if you love gryfalcons, you should definitely check out the velex-x pulse rifle. repulsor brace + golden tricorn for overshield and extra damage! it's an easy gameplay loop too: dodge, kill an ad, get a grenade kill, boom! golden tricorn x2 for huge damage buff. I've been loving it.
@phil hodges definitely a great pick! I'm tied at the hip to Funnelweb (112k kills with the thing means I'm basically required to comtinue using it no matter what lmao) but I'm very much looking forward to using it for the moments of triumph grind!
Agreed, but personally, I use the Guardian Games SMG. It has ofa and sfa, since classy in tender gives class energy on kills, and since the Too Stylish debuff goes down in 2 seconds, you’re able to kill an add in the time it takes for the debuff to go down, thus allowing you to go invis every single time.
Since it's in farmable rotation until reset, I highly recommend you farm the Vault in Duality. If you get Unforgiven with Repulsor Brace, you may want to ditch Funnelweb for a while, since it's essentially that but gives overshields. It's a buttload of fun, and Veles-X is a nice substitute for longer ranges.
How you don’t have some type of SubStack weekly article is beside me. Your humor and mastery of words is what ultimately brings me to this channel. Pure smiles every damn time from beginning to end. Can’t wait for the Titan and Lock
This video is great to see what the exotics really do. You basically chose a playstyle you want to test and/or like a lot. It's funny and you learn a lot. Thanks man
As an Orpheus Rig main on my hunter, you're right about me being old school. I'd love to see a titan version so I can see what you have to say about the exotics I use to main and currently main.
As someone who currently mains 6th Coyote, I also wanna add that if you're a PvE main, you most likely have a fairly strong build combo set up around your dodge and melee, but you're afraid of messing up something in the order, so you grab a 2nd dodge charge to make up for it
The gyrfalcon's thing is very accurate. i used to use it in pvp a lot and cried when the "nerf" hit. then i realized that by using stylish execution, any void weapon with repulser brace, and rat king that you could be constantly invis and have an overshield. it's insanely stupid and i love it. star-eaters was also very accurate. i've been duoing the first boss of spire and smile when i see the beeg numbrs.
As a PVE main, I am currently using Assassin's Cowl. I am basically pairing it with solar hunter infinite knife build (Ember of Torches + Knock 'em Down) so I could get infinite healing and invisibility. This actually allows me to at least solo Pit of Heresy and Shattered Throne when I first stepped in endgame PVE.
Likewise but arc. Day one arc 3.0 i ran a strike with two liar's handshakes and they both kept trying to follow the paths i took and would die from it...
nice to see another PVE cowl user out in the wild. I was kinda upset when that void fragment made cowl useless, but then we got arc and it's so much better
It's without a doubt still my main Solar exotic. It's essentially that sustain of Loreley but on Hunter. Melee Wellmaker, Well of Life and Healing Grenades, and you can heal yourself in a ton of ways, including: -Finishers -Melee kills -Elemental wells -Healing Grenades
All amazingly accurate. If I may amend one small bit, you didn't mention just how crazy Lucky Pants are when paired with Crimson in PvE. Melts yellows like the butter they are and can chunk bosses with a short enough cooldown and unlimited ammo. Does well with an auto-loading, blinding grenade launcher and any good heavy. Don't tell Bungie.
I use Graviton Forfeit 2:04 because I like being a support hunter in PvE. The long time invisible helps with revives. I also wear bright colors, white, teal, and tan
I look forward to your Warlock takes. I especially look forward to Sunbracers, considering our tendencies to blind our teammates. Listen we’re sorry but we took Shaxx’s words about grenades to heart. That and Eye of Another World, I rarely see anyone else wear it so I’m curious what you’ll have to say about it!
sunbracers are just dumb and wonderful fun and even though solar warlock is a shallow husk of its former self the sunbracers or sunbreakers as they were originally called will never disappoint
Caliban's hand is also incredibly fun in pve. My go to hunter pve loadout is caliban's hand with tripmines, the gunpowder gambit aspect, sunshot, and pardon our dust. One interesting thing about it is that if you kill yourself with your own throwing knife it will cause an ignition on your own body. I tested it with a buddy in pvp though and it was really hard to kill him with the actual suicide ignition.
I use Sealed Ahamkara Grasps for my hunter rn, the melee damage -> instant reload works great with the new Strand melee kunai or the Stasis throwing stars to get ranged melee damage. Between that and the Marksman's dodge, it saves a lot of reloading time for stuff like LMGs.
While Young Ahamkara's Spine isn't my favorite since I got Caliban's, everything you said about them was 100% true about me and exactly why it was my favorite for so long. Edit; I went and played some quickplay with YAS after watching this video, and after one triple-mine, I think it's back to being my favorite exotic again.
my main changes based on whatever I'm feeling like playing at the time. Never titan though. Titan's are just too boring "Me put wall here. Me punch this. Me throw hammer." whether it's blink jump warlock, infinite arc soul warlock, rolling thunder hunter, or junk rat hunter, warlock and hunter always lead to a lot of fun.
I love the bombadiers, i mainly use stompees these days because speed is fun but i always like to throw the bombs on for fun. Wsh more hunters knew how fun they are in crucible, especially the void suppress.
I’m an athrys’s embrace user but you left out us pve users. Considering that the knives do around the damage of celestial nighthawk shots (with buffs not at base) it’s never a bad idea to have a back pocket champion obliterator that is also chainable, that also causes ignitions, and also has intrinsic unstoppable (important because nobody in their right mind would use unstoppable handcannon).
Unstoppable hand cannon works fine I don’t see any problem with it. But I would like to revisit the arthrsys embrace because i didn’t know you can ricochet the knife throw off a wall and stuff 😂
I am the Assassin's Cowl toting Hunter who only ever does PvP when an Exotic weapon catalyst quest requires doing so. The Cowl is great for coming back after a hot minute of not playing and doing content essentially underleveled. Also great for when you've bitten off more than you can chew and you are getting swarmed and need to pull back without getting hit any more times in the process. basically it's great for Solo-ing PvE content you probably shouldn't be solop-ing
As an Orpheus Rig/Star Eater main, I totally agree. I knew this list was going to be PvP by majority, but I’m glad you touched up on some PvE stereotypes. 😂
This is great. Ahmakara here and getting the kill after I’ve been dead for 10 seconds is the satisfaction I get from those. Wholly accurate. Well done.
I main Sixth Coyote & I'm an arc hunter with blink. The double dodge helps with movement while blink is on cooldown. Arc hunters blink better than void warlocks & look stylish while doing it.
Do titans next. They have a lot of viable exotics that have their usage pretty evenly distributed among players. I feel that this would be very fun to watch
before gyrfalcon came out, graviton was what I ran, giving a nice 9.5 recov like it's an actual functional stat is nuts to me, and longer invisible is great too ( for people that don't know, graviton has a hidden perk where it effectively puts your recovery at 9.5 when invis, heals faster than 9 even though stats don't work like that normally) I also run bakers (bakris) in pve, who knew that blinking could save my skin in gms more times than I could count, and the arc buff is nice
Ouch, you hit the nail on the head with raiden. That exotic has been permanently in my inventory since the red war. I loved how I could keep my super going for about a minute chaining kills in the crucible, and even longer in PvE content. As for omni, I used it before it was cool, man! I'm not taking that off!😭
As a dragons shadow PVE main, you missed the very blatant point that dragons shadow gives you both dodges at the same time, and a +50 to mobility while the buff is active. Very good for my style of play, which is everything at once.
Something I think people should know about aeon gauntlets, the sect of force gives increased reload speed on rapid precision hits. That in combination with Outbreak makes it feel like it has rapid hit (only the reload speed part tho)
I have been using Fr0st-EE5 for years, but simply because I like instant reloading. It recharges my dodge very quickly, so it is super useful. I use Transversive Steps on my warlock for the same essential reason. I just wish Titans had a quick reload exotic.
Fr0st-ee5 main here as well. Ever since stasis became a thing I use double bomber and use my dodge to increase sprint and recharge duskfield grenade more than I use it for movement
thats why i use sixth coyote. get 2 dodges and reload while becoming invis at the same time the spec my cloak to reduce ability cooldown when i dodge. ive almost always got a dodge ready
I personally believe that raiju's harness is the best pvp arcstrider exotic in the game. It makes arc staff last an ungodly amount of time and lets you spam the guard with no consequence. Also it leaves you with a ton of super energy left if you cancel it or get killed mid super. It's absolutely busted and I don't know why more people aren't talking about it. Hope it doesn't get nerfed.
Wormhusk was spot on. I'm addicted and am noticeably worse without it, yet I've used it for so long, it would be painful to re-learn how to play in a different way.
I used to be glued to wormhusk many seasons ago, it was a rough time learning how to play the game using other exotics, but I got better for it. Wormhusk is like a drug I swear XD
we all have our crutches, my first exotic in D2 was peacekeepers and have been maining them since. when i take them off in pvp i feel like im playing naked.
THANKS for establishing an accurate statement about the Bombardiers, I never took them off since Shadowkeep and its still my only exotic leg armor in my inventory lol. But just because the satisfaction of using them whatever subclass I use is so much fun !
I’ve recently switched from Liar’s Handshake to Dragon’s Shadow, but Liar’s Handshake’s playstyle still applies to me I just like using the dodge for a free knife and a Monte Carlo reload for more knives (my entire build is just KNIFE, throwing out as many Prox Knives as humanly possible in PVE to make aiming redundant. KNIVES!)
I use radiant dodge + knucklehead + box breathing Hung jury to get 3 taps without any real setup and without the downside of ADSing for box breathing. accurate video 10/10 cant wait for warlock and titan. I use athrys's, eye of another world and anteus wards the most. but recently started using khepris void titan and a touch of malice sanguine alchemy setup. cammy cakes is in fact my hero.
When the void update released I loved using Dance Machine with a shotty, but then I went to Gyrfalcons because it just suited me better with what it provides. Keeping in mind I never touch pvp, I just liked the invis spam both can provide but gyrfalcon gives me better survivability.
I’m slowly getting back into D2 after only playing casually before stopping 4 years ago. It’s interesting to see the different play styles associated with every exotic.
You named like 3 exotics i mained and the descriptions for them were so accurate that I felt called out, like actually put on blast for them, thank you so much.
I gotta say, the foetracer section was spot on. That’s one of my 3 exotics I use regularly, the other two being oathkeepers and mask of bakris. However I’m offended you’d assume I’d wanna stoop down to the level of Le Monarque users. It is my least favorite weapon in the game
This vid was so good! Loved how accurate you are on most builds! Sad to see my poor Athrys' being mentioned only for their PvP bounce. I've been in love with them as a solo-mostly PvE player since their release and the feeling of two-tapping champions or one-tapping some of the biggest yellow-bars is something I'd never give up on. Sure they're not the best in PvE but I love em so badly much and they're so cool when you stack their knife with the arms spreading! Still, an amazing video!
I would honestly really love to see titans next. There are a ton of differing personalities with each exotic, and I'd love to see you nail a few that I know personally.
I would love to see a titan exotic video, as a titan main that has trouble understanding warlock glide and forgetting that double jump has its limits I would be thrilled to see how someone else’s opinion on some of my favorite exotics makes me rethink my sanity.
I used to be a DS main until nerfed the dodge cooldown and slugs. Not having wraitmetal up constantly is the opposite of enjoyable for me. + solar 3.0 gives almost the same handling for a longer time.
@@Scrungge wait when did they nerf the dodge cooldown with dragons shadow? Cause I exclusively run it and It feels like I basically have another dodge by the time it runs out
Now that Red Death is out, I have paired it with Worm Husk. "Because I am not burdened by the evolutionary failure of aging, I will live FOREVER!!! Free to roam the stars. Going to have to pick up a hobby though... I'm thinking craft brewing."
Its nice to see knucklehead not get tons of hate, i personally love bows, high impact scouts and pulses, and handcannons i stick to mid to long range and you nailed me, thank you.
The voice over on this alone is worth the watch specially the Gemini Jester part 😂😂 On a serious note thank you this helped a lot as I'm looking to see what other Pieces to use apart from the Celestial nighthawk. Think I'll go hunting for the Orpheus Rig now
Calibans hand is just so fun to use. Throw it in a crowd of weak enemies along with a major/ultra, and then the small ones explode and kill the major. All with one knife. It is Chefs kiss
Smg + 35 zoom sniper with knucklehead is so slept on for aggressive cqc play. Constant and extra detailed radar allows you to hold close range sniper angles (think like chaperone on roids) and constant radar also makes smg Multis a walk in the park. The detailed radar while sliding is also amazing for dialing in your aim mid slide before you cross a corner. Just food for thought. It’s totally viable, if not strong AF when used the right way.
Hilarious stuff! I actually did most of my initial Iron Lord on hunter with radiant dance machines and grinding out my Mida catalyst! More movement than a colonoscopy prep!
All scientifically accurate. Also, like today's vid if you want a Hunter or Titan follow-up vid 👍
A uh, Warlock one right?
Caliban's hand guy... everything is true except my fav D2 youtuber is FalloutPlays for his sense of humor 😆
Young Ahamkara's Spine take is 1000% on point. Fuck yes, I love blowing up overconfident titans trying to shouldercharge around the map with a sneakily placed tripmine. Get fucked, titans.
He definitely meant warlock lol
Foetracer, invis Hunter here...
The fact that you immediately described shinobu’s vow by saying that you are above the age of 30 is hilarious because thats what my dad mains😂
based
You play with your dad?! W Parent
Im curious about what the warlock and titan versions are. Trying to get my dad off lion ramparts is like getting a stompies main to use Radiant dance machines
@@ultrameenypants3501 is he using it for pve or pvp?
@@KayronTho ong
Celestial Nighthawk in pvp isn't about "building" or "being effective". It's about making a point.
I would probably leave the match out of respect
Yeah. It's literally just a "FUCK YOU IN PARTICULAR" button.
It’s about sending a message
"Make no mistake.
It's not revenge he's after...
It's the reckoning."
I'm so happy he mentioned mayhem for shards of galanor. Shards on the rare times mayhem is in crucible is absolutely busted. Even if one of your knives tags a player and doesn't kill them, it immediately refills your super meter. In a game mode where the super meter fills up fast anyway, having an exotic that immediately refills it as long as it touches someone is super broken.
As a part of The Council of the Radiant Dance Machine Mains, I can confirm that, despite the small sample size, this is scarily accurate- I am always trying to get other people to try them. They always try them out once or twice, but they never stay. I'll find another one someday. Eventually.
Oddly enough this is almost poetic
I want to give it a try. My pve gyrfalcon build doesn’t work with the new changes, but radiant dance machines or bombardiers might work instead
@@botthoughts8784 I like to think of RDM as a Stomp-EES but for grounded movement rather than aerial. I am curious what you are planning to do with it in PvE, though
Try and get them hooked on the PVE bow build once they fix broadhead on Wishender
I use them in pve with fourth horseman
As a Gyrfalcon’s main, that was a spot on description of me, and yes, thank you so much Crucible players, this exotic is now cemented to my chest.
Exactly
I'll nvr write that thank u note
I have already written several thank you notes
Retrofit go BRRRRRRRRRRRR and BABABABABABABABAMM
You are welcome
I run the bombardiers as a pve main, because I know the pain of a horde of Thralls or wretches running at me to tear me asunder... I also know the satisfaction of hearing them all scream when they are reduced to naught but ash in the wake of the path I paved.
Also, I enjoy the fact that they used to belong to the first Vanguard Hunter.
I switch exotics often, but the way you described them perfectly described the mood I'm in when I'm using them.
16:01 Star Eater Scales main here and I approve this message. It’s actually scary how accurate you are… even down to the “give loadout advice” part
Yep, that's Fallout. He's pretty good at reading people
Booya to Star Eater Scale mains
Slap on something to your helmet that gives you orbs
Slap on the health regen from orbs on your solar legs and it’s pretty hard for you to die in PvE
Especially if you go Void subclass to go invisible if you need time to naturally regain lost health/shields
I'm starting to main Star-Eaters but i don't have any font mods yet. So i'm not THE PvE guy... Yet. I'm working on it. Maybe with LightFall.
star eater scale mains also dont activate windows
@@DoggVonDogger Amen. I don't have Windows to activate. Xbox S lets go!
For Caliban's hand I thought he said "Talibans hand" and then went on to talk about how much you love to make people explode. I was dying laughing so hard.
Oh damn 😂😂
nah i hear it omg😅
As a Young Ahamkara Spine Hunter, I agree with this message. But would add sticking people in PvP is the endorphin rush to chase. And the PvE chaining potential is magnifique.
The Oath Keeper assessment was also on point. Solid video, I like seeing your longer vids always interesting.
Yeah pretty spot on also I love to get potential multi-kills, punishing hand holding team shooters.
I love to control enemy movement by restricting exits or entries. Ahamkara angles are nasty
My tripmine brothers is there nothing more satisfying then placing a tripmine getting killed in pvp then seeing the person who killed you die four seconds later to that mine you place?
@@AngelsLance there are few things more hilarious than running Telesto and Spine in Momentum Control and just slapping danger zones fucking everywhere, you can die as much as you want because the moment you respawn you've got at least 3 kills from people who just don't look where they're going LOL
Would love to see a warlock and titan version!
Warlock video would be pretty short, right? Every build would be;
"You're a warlock, you enjoy PvE, and reading operating manuals to machines you don't even own. You hate that all your magical tools are better in the hands of crayon eaters and gutter rats."
@@silverfeathered1 “all the perma exotics are helmets, so you can’t wear the cowboy helmet”
@@progenitor_amborella No way I'm taking off my Osmiomancy, Getaway Artist, Necrotic Grips, or Contraverse Hold gloves, tho, to be able to wear one of those sweet exotic helmets
@@silverfeathered1 i wonder what he'd say about contraverse hold, verity's brow and nezarecs sin considering they're all used in the same way for the same build
Sixth Coyote main here. Definitely accurate, I love it because it looks dope and I am often my team’s medic having to revive people in PVE in dicey situations, dodging to invis and then smoke bombing to make my team invisible to escape
Ayo same brother. I have a Viking like look rn because of it’s new ornament
This was fun to watch, but as a Warlock main I can't wait to hear about the Warlock exotics and what my favorites describe me as.
What is your favourite warlock exotic? Mine’s either contraverse hold or necrotic grips depending on the day
My favorite for both PvE and PvP used to be Contraverse Hold, but it's been Ophidian Aspect for PvP ever since Handheld Supernova got (justifiably) nerfed into oblivion
@@abyssal_beanscontraverse holds are S tier. Second pick for me is osmiomancy gloves
Me sweating when he talks about how karnstines make me a better punch main then the most crayon deprived titan
Nezarec's sin
Eye of another world
Subracers
Ophidian aspect
Claws of ahamkara (paired with arc class)
Vesper of radius (on stasis)
These are the exotics I can't wait to see in the warlock video
Here's some insight as to why I main ophidia spathe: Why settle for two knives when you can have 6 of them. Double knife trick someone in pvp for guaranteed ignition. Rock gamblers dodge to get back BOTH of your knives during the split second before the ignition explodes. Rinse and Repeat. Pro tip: When you use knife trick, the spread of the three knives is determined by your horizontal looking speed and direction. If you move your mouse quickly to the right, the knives are spread out like a horizontal carpet bomb, if you move your mouse quickly to the left, all three knives are concentrated into a single mass of pure destruction. The knives actually follow the motion of your hunter's arm, pretty cool how bungie makes even fantasy look realistic.
Or just headshot knive em all. Thats my strat at it has worked out so far. Only prob is when the enemys have overshield. I also pair it with the biting wind oneshot combo
Stop giving away our secrets lol. Personally I like explosive knife. Nothing like dropping them both in a doorway for an enemy guardian to walk through
Lucky pants main here. I must add it's also for those of us who use Malfeasance to do the most damage with a primary hand canon and praying that one day it will receive a catalyst so we can use it outside of pve.
And the cat gave me, Vorpal. Would have loved rocking Malf in pvp.
Lucky pants main as well, hello fellow space cowboy lol😂
As a Bombardiers users, you're too generous. I just like that they don't rely on a specific subclass setup to work, and... okay yeah, I do smile for like an hour if I get any PvP kills with them.
Another bombardiers user. He definitely missed the whole point of bombardiers, they are amazing for build crafting if you're stupid enough to use them (like me) I have a void suppression build that uses bombardiers and tractor cannon, is it the best for the job, hell no, but it's absolutely hilarious. Bombardiers is perfect for any build because it is basically the only exotic that works properly with all subclass 3.0s and it makes build crafting so much easier, you just need to ignore all of the better, specialized exotics and look for the least used and most fun ones instead.
If you get pvp kills? The kill happens at minimum every other match because nobody expects it!
I used to hard main bombardiers a few seasons ago. I've been itching to get back into them because they're just so damn fun.
I always giggled like a damn goblin whenever I could bait someone into following me straight into a bomb. Haven't used them after 3.0 subclasses dropped, so I really wanna see how I can work it into a niche build.
@@queenmave3218 I would recommend using them with void, the bomb suppresses, if you can bait someone into it then they can't use abilities to react. It's an almost guaranteed kill. And it can be used to remove a super for some extra laughs. For pve it's like having a spare suppression nade just lying around, use gamblers dodge with it and it's a free smoke bomb. It can make a really good all around build and I'm really enjoying it.
The only thing with bombardiers that I hope they change, is that no matter what bombardiers can't freeze. If you slow an already slow target it doesn't do anything. If they could freeze slowed targets (atleast in PvE) I would never take them off
As someone who has barely taken off Lucky Raspberry since I first started playing years back (besides some raid and dungeon encounters, trust me I bring it when I can) this is 100% accurate. I'll never get tired of the primal joy of an arcbolt zapping 5-15 adds and knowing I'll have another when i need it
Big zap, big happy.
I fucking love it, also helps that i just love electricity in general so ark all the way for me.
Fell in love with it recently with Arc 3.0, no regrets keeping this on my Hunter at all times
Exactly ! This armor is basically trinitary ghoul with catalist and you can equip anything you want with it you know you're not getting out of a room with the most kills/assists
I really appreciate these vids. The writing is both funny and accurate. Best of both worlds, I am both entertained and learn a lot! ❤
Mask of Bakris was actually really fun to use in PVE and synergized well with Ager's Scepter to pump out some decent damage
them + an Arc Shotty, Fusion, or Trespasser is a good fun time
I miss when stasis was playable lol
@@vollied4865
Ever pretend that the avatar you are PLAYING, would be a real boy, or girl?
Ever ponder what their lives would be like? Like what if they were a historic excavator, like for artifacts and stuff. But they cant put in the time, because you are flying them all over the meta realm? Oh wait, meta, still a thing. But ask them if they mind , lol just a thought to keep with you down yonder
Two long fallout videos in a week? Now that's a treat.
Looks like Christmas came early
Why do Hunters get a pass for wanting two knives but Titans mains are cavemen if we want to use Armamentarium for that second grenade???
Because y'all unga bungad pulse grenades so hard pvp was literally unplayable if it was control agaisnt six addy titans back in season 1
My raid group has three hunters, a Caliban's main, a Gyrfalcons main, and a Star-Eaters main. You absolutely nailed all three save for the fact that CO never dropped for me and I can't bring myself to care because Funnelweb exists
if you love gryfalcons, you should definitely check out the velex-x pulse rifle. repulsor brace + golden tricorn for overshield and extra damage! it's an easy gameplay loop too: dodge, kill an ad, get a grenade kill, boom! golden tricorn x2 for huge damage buff. I've been loving it.
@phil hodges definitely a great pick! I'm tied at the hip to Funnelweb (112k kills with the thing means I'm basically required to comtinue using it no matter what lmao) but I'm very much looking forward to using it for the moments of triumph grind!
Agreed, but personally, I use the Guardian Games SMG. It has ofa and sfa, since classy in tender gives class energy on kills, and since the Too Stylish debuff goes down in 2 seconds, you’re able to kill an add in the time it takes for the debuff to go down, thus allowing you to go invis every single time.
Since it's in farmable rotation until reset, I highly recommend you farm the Vault in Duality. If you get Unforgiven with Repulsor Brace, you may want to ditch Funnelweb for a while, since it's essentially that but gives overshields. It's a buttload of fun, and Veles-X is a nice substitute for longer ranges.
@TH I've tried it out and I truly just can't stand 750s lol
How you don’t have some type of SubStack weekly article is beside me. Your humor and mastery of words is what ultimately brings me to this channel. Pure smiles every damn time from beginning to end. Can’t wait for the Titan and Lock
This video is great to see what the exotics really do. You basically chose a playstyle you want to test and/or like a lot.
It's funny and you learn a lot. Thanks man
As an Orpheus Rig main on my hunter, you're right about me being old school. I'd love to see a titan version so I can see what you have to say about the exotics I use to main and currently main.
I think it would be cool to see what your favorite exotic weapons say about you after the titan and warlock armor vids are done
As someone who currently mains 6th Coyote, I also wanna add that if you're a PvE main, you most likely have a fairly strong build combo set up around your dodge and melee, but you're afraid of messing up something in the order, so you grab a 2nd dodge charge to make up for it
can vouch, I literally do this
The gyrfalcon's thing is very accurate. i used to use it in pvp a lot and cried when the "nerf" hit. then i realized that by using stylish execution, any void weapon with repulser brace, and rat king that you could be constantly invis and have an overshield. it's insanely stupid and i love it.
star-eaters was also very accurate. i've been duoing the first boss of spire and smile when i see the beeg numbrs.
As a long time Orpheus hunter, I can absolutely confirm that this is 110% accurate. Mans is in our heads
As a PVE main, I am currently using Assassin's Cowl. I am basically pairing it with solar hunter infinite knife build (Ember of Torches + Knock 'em Down) so I could get infinite healing and invisibility. This actually allows me to at least solo Pit of Heresy and Shattered Throne when I first stepped in endgame PVE.
Likewise but arc. Day one arc 3.0 i ran a strike with two liar's handshakes and they both kept trying to follow the paths i took and would die from it...
nice to see another PVE cowl user out in the wild. I was kinda upset when that void fragment made cowl useless, but then we got arc and it's so much better
It warms my heart knowing bottomless knife builds are still alive
It's without a doubt still my main Solar exotic. It's essentially that sustain of Loreley but on Hunter. Melee Wellmaker, Well of Life and Healing Grenades, and you can heal yourself in a ton of ways, including:
-Finishers
-Melee kills
-Elemental wells
-Healing Grenades
All amazingly accurate. If I may amend one small bit, you didn't mention just how crazy Lucky Pants are when paired with Crimson in PvE. Melts yellows like the butter they are and can chunk bosses with a short enough cooldown and unlimited ammo. Does well with an auto-loading, blinding grenade launcher and any good heavy. Don't tell Bungie.
I actually use Lucky Pants in raids and stuff with Erianas Vow and I regularly out DPS entire teams 😅
I’ll have to try it with crimson, I’ve usually done it with last word
I forgot about Crimson with lucky pants, I used Malf more often than not.
@@san0mad mine's obvious tbh
I use Graviton Forfeit 2:04 because I like being a support hunter in PvE. The long time invisible helps with revives. I also wear bright colors, white, teal, and tan
I look forward to your Warlock takes. I especially look forward to Sunbracers, considering our tendencies to blind our teammates. Listen we’re sorry but we took Shaxx’s words about grenades to heart.
That and Eye of Another World, I rarely see anyone else wear it so I’m curious what you’ll have to say about it!
sunbracers are just dumb and wonderful fun and even though solar warlock is a shallow husk of its former self the sunbracers or sunbreakers as they were originally called will never disappoint
I actually do use eye of another world and I'm curious as well lol
God its good to see other sunbracer users out there, and yeah we are sorry for the blinding suns
"Guardian, have you tried throwing more grenades?"
@@cj3m77 ayeee another sunbracers user here. They’re a lot of fun
Caliban's hand is also incredibly fun in pve. My go to hunter pve loadout is caliban's hand with tripmines, the gunpowder gambit aspect, sunshot, and pardon our dust.
One interesting thing about it is that if you kill yourself with your own throwing knife it will cause an ignition on your own body. I tested it with a buddy in pvp though and it was really hard to kill him with the actual suicide ignition.
I never knew that... and now i will never feel bad about self-igniting my own dumb ass with caliban's again, so thank you for this xD
Managed to kill with self-ignites 5 times for now, but only 2 of them were intentional.
Self kills is why I went back to Young Ahamkara's Spine in PVE. Being immune to your own grenade is just so so nice.
Your right, i main ahamkara grasps and my builds are trash 😂
I use Sealed Ahamkara Grasps for my hunter rn, the melee damage -> instant reload works great with the new Strand melee kunai or the Stasis throwing stars to get ranged melee damage. Between that and the Marksman's dodge, it saves a lot of reloading time for stuff like LMGs.
While Young Ahamkara's Spine isn't my favorite since I got Caliban's, everything you said about them was 100% true about me and exactly why it was my favorite for so long.
Edit; I went and played some quickplay with YAS after watching this video, and after one triple-mine, I think it's back to being my favorite exotic again.
You know your a hunter main when you love several of these and Fallout was accurate about your respective psychology for each and every one 😂🤣☠️
You know you are a hunter main when you play hunter.
Well said.
my main changes based on whatever I'm feeling like playing at the time. Never titan though. Titan's are just too boring "Me put wall here. Me punch this. Me throw hammer." whether it's blink jump warlock, infinite arc soul warlock, rolling thunder hunter, or junk rat hunter, warlock and hunter always lead to a lot of fun.
No lie
I love the bombadiers, i mainly use stompees these days because speed is fun but i always like to throw the bombs on for fun. Wsh more hunters knew how fun they are in crucible, especially the void suppress.
As someone who hasn’t taken off wormhusk since I got a good roll, you’re 100% right, but I hardly ever change my build between PVE and PVP anyway 😂
I’m an athrys’s embrace user but you left out us pve users. Considering that the knives do around the damage of celestial nighthawk shots (with buffs not at base) it’s never a bad idea to have a back pocket champion obliterator that is also chainable, that also causes ignitions, and also has intrinsic unstoppable (important because nobody in their right mind would use unstoppable handcannon).
Unstoppable hand cannon works fine I don’t see any problem with it. But I would like to revisit the arthrsys embrace because i didn’t know you can ricochet the knife throw off a wall and stuff 😂
@@bellcranel8873 it works as intended but how it’s intended to work is dumb.
I am the Assassin's Cowl toting Hunter who only ever does PvP when an Exotic weapon catalyst quest requires doing so. The Cowl is great for coming back after a hot minute of not playing and doing content essentially underleveled. Also great for when you've bitten off more than you can chew and you are getting swarmed and need to pull back without getting hit any more times in the process. basically it's great for Solo-ing PvE content you probably shouldn't be solop-ing
The celestial nighthawk was completely on point lol
Much love for shouting out creators who match the exotic playstyle 😀 that is real nice and good for community
Radiant dance machines are actually good when paired with forth horeman. You essentially empty out the mag immediately.
As an Orpheus Rig/Star Eater main, I totally agree. I knew this list was going to be PvP by majority, but I’m glad you touched up on some PvE stereotypes. 😂
This is great. Ahmakara here and getting the kill after I’ve been dead for 10 seconds is the satisfaction I get from those. Wholly accurate. Well done.
He forgot the part talking about needing to crutch abilities to get kills
I don't see many people use them in PvE, but they are incredible
I main Sixth Coyote & I'm an arc hunter with blink. The double dodge helps with movement while blink is on cooldown.
Arc hunters blink better than void warlocks & look stylish while doing it.
Do titans next. They have a lot of viable exotics that have their usage pretty evenly distributed among players. I feel that this would be very fun to watch
before gyrfalcon came out, graviton was what I ran, giving a nice 9.5 recov like it's an actual functional stat is nuts to me, and longer invisible is great too ( for people that don't know, graviton has a hidden perk where it effectively puts your recovery at 9.5 when invis, heals faster than 9 even though stats don't work like that normally)
I also run bakers (bakris) in pve, who knew that blinking could save my skin in gms more times than I could count, and the arc buff is nice
As someone who uses the night hawk exclusively and never touch pvp i can say, i like it when da numbers be bigger den da bosses heath bar. 👍
Ouch, you hit the nail on the head with raiden. That exotic has been permanently in my inventory since the red war. I loved how I could keep my super going for about a minute chaining kills in the crucible, and even longer in PvE content. As for omni, I used it before it was cool, man! I'm not taking that off!😭
As a dragons shadow PVE main, you missed the very blatant point that dragons shadow gives you both dodges at the same time, and a +50 to mobility while the buff is active. Very good for my style of play, which is everything at once.
Something I think people should know about aeon gauntlets, the sect of force gives increased reload speed on rapid precision hits. That in combination with Outbreak makes it feel like it has rapid hit (only the reload speed part tho)
I have been using Fr0st-EE5 for years, but simply because I like instant reloading. It recharges my dodge very quickly, so it is super useful. I use Transversive Steps on my warlock for the same essential reason.
I just wish Titans had a quick reload exotic.
Frostees were one of my first exotics when I started. I use Transversive Steps on my Warlock and never take them off, I think this explains why.
Fr0st-ee5 main here as well. Ever since stasis became a thing I use double bomber and use my dodge to increase sprint and recharge duskfield grenade more than I use it for movement
Actium War Rig for autorifles, Peacekeepers for SMGs
@@Ninjewdi Actium is less "quick reload" more "never reload"
thats why i use sixth coyote. get 2 dodges and reload while becoming invis at the same time the spec my cloak to reduce ability cooldown when i dodge. ive almost always got a dodge ready
I personally believe that raiju's harness is the best pvp arcstrider exotic in the game. It makes arc staff last an ungodly amount of time and lets you spam the guard with no consequence. Also it leaves you with a ton of super energy left if you cancel it or get killed mid super. It's absolutely busted and I don't know why more people aren't talking about it. Hope it doesn't get nerfed.
Wait. If you get killed mid super, it still counts as if you cancelled the super?!?
It needs nerfed. It got overbuffed, bug or not.
Your description of Star Eater Scales is absolutely perfect for my friend. It’s uncanny: I’m now convinced that you know each other…
I’m flattered by how accurate you got the star eaters users, the only thing that sucks about them is how they look 😞
Try using them with the kings fall armor and the bloodied looking shader from crucible last season, makes the webbed feet look more boney
Get that sweet ornament, it makes them look a lot better at least
Idk what you’re talking about they look great
i have the drippiest build for those legs my hunter looks godly (and im a titan main)
My favorite hunter exotic is the heart of inmost light, and curiass of the falling star :)*but my favorite hunter hunter exotic is the athrys embrace*
Same
I was horrified to read this 😂
As a Celestial Nighthawk main, I can confirm that I am BOTH players that you described. I hate build crafting and I like to look my best
Wormhusk was spot on. I'm addicted and am noticeably worse without it, yet I've used it for so long, it would be painful to re-learn how to play in a different way.
I switch between wormhusk and foetracer but yeah, you have to rewire your brain.
I used to be glued to wormhusk many seasons ago, it was a rough time learning how to play the game using other exotics, but I got better for it. Wormhusk is like a drug I swear XD
we all have our crutches, my first exotic in D2 was peacekeepers and have been maining them since. when i take them off in pvp i feel like im playing naked.
THANKS for establishing an accurate statement about the Bombardiers, I never took them off since Shadowkeep and its still my only exotic leg armor in my inventory lol. But just because the satisfaction of using them whatever subclass I use is so much fun !
finally, a fellow Bombadiers main ✊
I’ve recently switched from Liar’s Handshake to Dragon’s Shadow, but Liar’s Handshake’s playstyle still applies to me
I just like using the dodge for a free knife and a Monte Carlo reload for more knives (my entire build is just KNIFE, throwing out as many Prox Knives as humanly possible in PVE to make aiming redundant. KNIVES!)
Do warlocks next! This seemed so accurate I want to see how you tackle that next!
Can't wait to see the Titan version. So many exotics that literally are the keystone to whatever their play style is.
Wormhusk literally described me perfectly, well done!
So called free thinkers when they use Stompees or Falcon
Lol damn that Shinobu one hit hard...I quite enjoyed that 😆
I wear Ahamkara grips with Errant Knight Helm, Chest, and Cloak, all in Midnight Talons. I am very fashion forward
I use radiant dodge + knucklehead + box breathing Hung jury to get 3 taps without any real setup and without the downside of ADSing for box breathing. accurate video 10/10 cant wait for warlock and titan. I use athrys's, eye of another world and anteus wards the most. but recently started using khepris void titan and a touch of malice sanguine alchemy setup. cammy cakes is in fact my hero.
When the void update released I loved using Dance Machine with a shotty, but then I went to Gyrfalcons because it just suited me better with what it provides. Keeping in mind I never touch pvp, I just liked the invis spam both can provide but gyrfalcon gives me better survivability.
I’m slowly getting back into D2 after only playing casually before stopping 4 years ago. It’s interesting to see the different play styles associated with every exotic.
As a invis hunter main I was actually shocked to see how accurate the sixth coyote exotic was. 😂😂😂
Huge fan! Been watching for a long time and you never disappoint! Would love to see the other two classes if you have the time!
You named like 3 exotics i mained and the descriptions for them were so accurate that I felt called out, like actually put on blast for them, thank you so much.
As a Foetracer main, this is scarily accurate
Don't tell em. It's our secret
I gotta say, the foetracer section was spot on. That’s one of my 3 exotics I use regularly, the other two being oathkeepers and mask of bakris. However I’m offended you’d assume I’d wanna stoop down to the level of Le Monarque users. It is my least favorite weapon in the game
As a graviton forfeit user I'm astonished on how accurately you managed to recreate my hunter
This vid was so good! Loved how accurate you are on most builds! Sad to see my poor Athrys' being mentioned only for their PvP bounce. I've been in love with them as a solo-mostly PvE player since their release and the feeling of two-tapping champions or one-tapping some of the biggest yellow-bars is something I'd never give up on. Sure they're not the best in PvE but I love em so badly much and they're so cool when you stack their knife with the arms spreading! Still, an amazing video!
I would honestly really love to see titans next. There are a ton of differing personalities with each exotic, and I'd love to see you nail a few that I know personally.
No titan is always brainless
Wormhusk crown also looks sick as hell with the hive ornament but yes I feel naked without the health buff when dodging
I haven’t taken it off since it first released when it was OP with the health regen 😂 i feel completely naked without it too.
I would love to see a titan exotic video, as a titan main that has trouble understanding warlock glide and forgetting that double jump has its limits I would be thrilled to see how someone else’s opinion on some of my favorite exotics makes me rethink my sanity.
triple jump
Dragon's Shadow was pretty accurate. Don't forget instant Gjallahorn reload during PvE damage phases.
I used to be a DS main until nerfed the dodge cooldown and slugs. Not having wraitmetal up constantly is the opposite of enjoyable for me. + solar 3.0 gives almost the same handling for a longer time.
@@Scrungge wait when did they nerf the dodge cooldown with dragons shadow? Cause I exclusively run it and It feels like I basically have another dodge by the time it runs out
@@Scrungge that nerf was pretty annoying. invis dodge with max resilience works well. It really shines with DMT or Last Word.
@@TheGhostOfHelenKeller The season after 30th anniversary I think. You used to have 100% uptime, even for gambler's dodge.
@@Scrungge ahh that’s probably why I didn’t notice it, I really only started to use it towards the tail end of the season 16
Now that Red Death is out, I have paired it with Worm Husk.
"Because I am not burdened by the evolutionary failure of aging, I will live FOREVER!!! Free to roam the stars. Going to have to pick up a hobby though... I'm thinking craft brewing."
My Young Ahamkara... You'll be missed
Its nice to see knucklehead not get tons of hate, i personally love bows, high impact scouts and pulses, and handcannons i stick to mid to long range and you nailed me, thank you.
The voice over on this alone is worth the watch specially the Gemini Jester part 😂😂
On a serious note thank you this helped a lot as I'm looking to see what other Pieces to use apart from the Celestial nighthawk.
Think I'll go hunting for the Orpheus Rig now
Calibans hand is just so fun to use. Throw it in a crowd of weak enemies along with a major/ultra, and then the small ones explode and kill the major. All with one knife. It is Chefs kiss
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Graviton forfeit
Stasis
Everything except my helmet has nothing to do with void
Small miss on the PVE of Sixth Coyote - the strand thread clone has given me room to breath way to often. having 2? a blessing
Smg + 35 zoom sniper with knucklehead is so slept on for aggressive cqc play.
Constant and extra detailed radar allows you to hold close range sniper angles (think like chaperone on roids) and constant radar also makes smg Multis a walk in the park.
The detailed radar while sliding is also amazing for dialing in your aim mid slide before you cross a corner.
Just food for thought. It’s totally viable, if not strong AF when used the right way.
I’m not a dance machine main, but they actually provide a really good way to replenish your super in PvE
I'M UNDER ATTACK! The shards, caliban's, and flux description hit right in the heart ahahaha
Me: "this can't be that accurate"
*gets to Wormhusk Crown bit*
Me:...
Hilarious stuff! I actually did most of my initial Iron Lord on hunter with radiant dance machines and grinding out my Mida catalyst! More movement than a colonoscopy prep!
Main reason I use Bakris mask when I play hunter dmg buff for arc and when the enemie is affected by duskfield very useful imo
The blight ranger one is incredibly true
The explanation and pace made me think of Wade Watts from Ready Player One describing other Gunters
As a Jester main, you nailed it 100%. Unironically, I've never been t-bagged half as many times while using ANY other exotic.
Renewal grasps is perfectly described, also running a scout rifle with threat scope is always fun