The Stormlight Archive is a excellent series by Brandon Sanderson, it's a fantasy-adjacent story that is really well written, and he has the fifth installment coming this December. It has some serious character development that deals with mental illness of multiple kinds. All around a great read/listen(audible peeps)
I'm in my second reading of Mistborn as I work my way through the Cosmere. I don't want to reach Stormlight until that 5th book is out so maybe they'll have a nice 5-pack collection to purchase.
Best books you'll ever read in your life. Read Stormlight Archive series if you want some Game of Thrones type stuff (but way better), Mistborn if you want a dystopian heist thriller with the coolest magic system ever, Steelheart if you want some dc comic type stories but where everyone with powers is a supervillain and all the good guys are normies... Brandon Sanderson will make you never want to read another author ever again.
That’s really interesting you’re covering her. I pulled a 6 star soul on her and was like eh, might as well build her out. The absolutely smacks with crushing rend! Nice coverage!
I had the same experience with her! She's great; crazy hard hits, and a lot less squishier than I thought she'd be (I thought she'd turn out to be a glass cannon; hit like a truck, but gets wrecked whenever an enemy even looks in her general direction).
Evil is the name of the show. You will love it. Catholic priest, psychologist and science expert get tasked with investigating potential demonic possession cases to determine if they are real. Amazing story line and cool secondary story line that takes place while the main one is going. You won’t regret it and will binge it. Love the content bro and long time watcher and subscriber.
I loved the first season of that show, but I feel like it went so far downhill after getting picked up by paramount. The story and everything was so good, and it was just well done. I think it was just ruined from season 2 on. It got a bit weird, every new episode had its own sub-plot, while they were trying to keep up with the real plot of the show. The episode plots could’ve definitely been expanded on, but instead they’d keep it for the episode then never bring it up again. CBS did a phenomenal job with the first season though
I could see her as helpful when you have the advanced quest for "beat a team that's higher power than you." You get the right affinity and no buffs and you have a serious mismatch your way.
Agreed. I love to listen to the Audible version while playing. Each of the 14 books is 30-40 hours, so you really get your money's worth. I've been through the entire series 3 times.
@@davidrich5600 Any particular place you'd recommend for an audible version? I read the first few books years ago but I don't have them anymore and I'd like to give it a go again.
If you have never seen the movie Glory you should watch it. It is about the 54th Mass regiment in the Civil War. It was the first Black unit raised by the Union during the war. It stars Matthew Broderick, Denzell Washington and Morgan Freeman. It is probably my favorite war movie, if not movie overall.
If you haven't done one for Canoness - I suggest her. She might not be endgame (I'm not that far - especially as some of my best champs stats are your weakest's/who cares ones) - but she is way more useful than people give her credit for. Her A3 when booked is a 2 turn CD on a full team 15% continuous heal (which likely just went up in value with that awakening that lets CH heal destroyed HP) as well as a single target ally protection - while putting increase DEF on both her and the person she's protecting - meaning you can more easily make the Head of Mischief or the like target who you want with high RES to prevent stealing, removal, etc. Bonus if it's a DEF based champ like say Mithrala. Then you have her A2 - it still takes ACC to land and needs to be booked to 100% and 3 turn CD - but when the skill says it always crits - it means always, even against poison cloud (unless they've changed it since the last time I remembered to do hydra) - so as long as you have the ACC to land debuffs - she will always land a Leech and Decrease ACC on the target, even if it's the wrong affinity and has poison cloud or the like or if she has reduce C.Rate debuffs. And a 50% cut in ACC, especially if you can put it on the Mischief head, is nothing to sneeze at. Oh - and it has something like a 5.8 multiplier or something on that always crit attack - I know it's close to the same as Rhazins A2 multiplier, which means that also A: you can literally build all C.DMG and no C.Rate cause her A1 is just filler when the 2 and 3 aren't off cooldown, B: that her A2 hit is always buffed because she is always (unless stolen or blocked) under a 60% increase DEF buff, and C: that building her tankier also means building her to hit harder. Yeah, the A1 that gets used once in a while based on the CD cycle isn't great - it'd benefit from either being an always crits as well with no buff attached to it or something better than a random chance at a random person getting an attack buff, maybe a chance at some sort of debuff like Decrease RES or something. But her kit has pulled my teams out of the fire on more than one occasion, and the account where she's 60, 6 star, and the A2 and 3 fully booked - she is still in some of my Hydra teams, she's been a part of most of my Iron Twins teams (because Decrease ACC on that guy so he doesn't stack up that unremovable debuff is great let alone his other debuffs), even my nightmare CB teams prior to unkillables like Helicath and Wixwell meant I no longer needed the heals from leech. I'm honestly curious and terrified at what her A2 and survivability would look like on an account like yours. Some slacking off has me in Gold 1 so her DEF is down a bit, but I've seen her do work with my paltry 3400 DEF that maybe clears 36-3700 when in Gold 5, 178% C.DMG, and 236 ACC with just over 200 speed. I'm guessing you can probably make some monster with 5-7000 DEF if not more before her buff, 250% or more C.DMG and lord knows what speed and ACC I can only dream of at this point. Let alone inside teams that gel well like one where there is an increase ACC champ or a C.DMG boost and the like so you can just focus even more on her smacking fools with the A2.
Brandon Sanderson is the best fantasy author in the world. Read Stormlight Archive if you want some Game of Thrones type stuff (but way better), Mistborn if you want a dystopian heist thriller with the coolest magic system ever, Steelheart if you want some dc comic type stories but where everyone with powers is a supervillain and all the good guys are normies... Brandon Sanderson will make you never want to read another author ever again.
If you like Warhammer 40k you should read the Gaunt's Ghosts series from Dan Abnett. Its a good introduction to the W40k universe as it shows the struggle of the regular human infantry against the horrors of war.
Thanks. I found Phranox sitting in my vault next to Malkith Bloodflock. No idea I had them or how long they had been chilling out in there. Both are at lvl 40 and no plans at the moment to build them out. Unfortunately they are not even in the back of the line to be built out. By the time I get to them they will already be powercrept.
Ash, since you asked... Book reccomendations: Book #1: Mortal Engines is FANTASTIC. I've been bed-ridden on bad health recently and this book series has been amazing. Book #2: Divergent is another fantastic book series I've read thrice. TV shows: Show #1: Rookie Blue is very, very good. The characters are beautifully written and everything is perfect (imo). Show #2: I don't watch a lotta TV lol, so I don't have another one 😅
Movie call "Abigail" came out recently. It was kind of a horror film, but lots of fun. Also, movie called "Argylle", action/comedy movie but had a very unique plot. Has Sam Rockwell in it, who is totally great.
Aliens 1986, The thing 1982, Terminator 2 are probably my favs if you didnt watched any of those yet. Lost Highway by David lynch kinda cool too and less popular
ash so you won't believe this,5 days ago I made a new raid account on your code! So I got ninja and from my first aceient I got bivald,yes that's lucky,but today,guess what,I opened a void shard when it was not x2 legendary and I got tramaria?? Like what are the chances?! Anyway,keep up the good work ash! Always supporting you!
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is an excellent scifi which surpasses The Martian, which he also wrote, and is also becoming a movie in 2026. I listened to it on audible app while working and is a high quality recording.
If you're looking for an awesome TV Show, I'd highly recommend 'Inside No. 9' if you're a fan of thought-provoking awesome concepts with a slight horror vibe/setting. Each episode has a theme, it's an anthology series somewhat reminiscent of Black Mirror (without the alien aspects).
100% agree with this recommendation, Inside number 9 is a spectacular show, I live at number 9 and have the piece of art on my wall from one of the earlier episodes, you know the one ;) Of similar taste is a show called Cabinet of Curiositys
May be too on the female side, admittedly, but recently binged Feud on FX. I found it insanely entertaining for a modern show. First season is Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, Second is Truman Capote vs the NYC Socialites. Both seasons are fascinating dissections of the people involved and the influences both internal and External that made the individuals who they are and in turn tried to explain why they did what they did. My mom and I got to bond over it as she added bits of info that were missed in the show and explained references/time period specific behaviors that flew over my head. Cannot recommend enough if you enjoy Spilled Tea. Also, love Phranox Until I got Fenax she was my fave spirit Nuker ❤ Still used for Borgoth with a blood shield ring.
I'm rereading The Left hand of Darkness by Le Guin right now and every page reminds me of why I love it so much. The writing is amazing and the story such a strange, subtle thing that will delight you if you let it be what it is and not what you expect it to be.
The rangers apprentice is a fantastic series. It starts with the main character at like 12 beginning his training and it ends when he finishes training his own apprentice
TV Show? I just finished binging an FX/Hulu series called "Justified" (2010-2015) for the second time. After I finished the first time through I was telling a friend about it and she said she would like to check it out. I watched it again less than a month later to watch it with her. I don't know how to better say how much I enjoyed it to start it again that soon after having watched it already. If you like action-crime-drama stories with a ton of comic relief thrown in, I highly recommend.
Bit late but bookwise my absolute favourite is Iain M Banks, writes the absolute best science fiction, the culture novels especially. His non genre stuff, as just plain Iain Banks, is equally awesome. Give it a whirl, I suspect you’ll love it.
I was so pleasantly surprised with her! When I got her, I expected a fragile, medium hitter, but she's a wrecking ball, and can actually take some heavy hits! I've used her in many scenarios, and she never disappoints; if you have her, build her up NOW!
Foundation. Its on Apple TV. Based on the books which are great, they were the inspiration for starwars and the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. You could say the foundation series of books is the father of all modern science fiction.
I like these showcase videos. These meme builds are fun to watch. Could you show us some super tanky arena teams? The toughest meme team that can't be killed :D
Any Michael Moorcock books. The Elric series is awesome. Old D&D based characters. Fritz Leiber’s : Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser books. Robert A Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land and all of the accompanying Lazarus Long stories. I enjoyed the sci fi series; Warehouse 13, Eureka and Sanctuary
Hey Ash if you like political thrillers there's a 3 novella series right now by Sam Whitfield. The Shadows of Deception Saga: Book 1 The Shadows of Deception Book 2 The Fourth Estate Book 3 (just came out last week) The Dogs of War. This gentleman who's written these books is a disabled gentleman who does everything he can to rise above the hand he's been dealt.
She is a Killa! Love my Phranox . . . especially when paired with her twin brother Pharsalas. 😂 Don't really use her outside of FW but I'm thinking now I need to build her out! Thanks for this fun video, Ash!
book recommendations, the starlore legacy by chuck black, i'm in the second book of 9 i think it's really really good, he also wrote alot of middle ages style books and a few more present day centered ones but they're all amazing, for a tv show, fringe, it's incredibly confusing at times and i still don't understand everything but if you don't try to understand or guess what happens next it's very enjoyable
Luther from the BBC with Idris Elba, the show, can’t comment on the recent movie but the show is excellent. Dark and intelligent crime drama with excellent performances.
TV series: The Librarians. There are also 3 movies from the same universe which take place before the tv show. It's about a secret order, whose members search for magic artifacts and try to protect normal people from them or individuals who abuse magic to do harm. Second recommendation: the Expanse. Books or tv show, both are really good, but I guess thats a more common recommendation.
Have you or can you produce a guide on Umetogi? She seems like a possible OK nuker. Also, what are your thoughts on Bloodfeather? Is she a nuker or should I avoid her. I've been putting off 6 staring her because I just don't know. I just 6 starred Umetogi and Anax because I need more power in the Undead Hordes and Shadowkin for Faction War.
Book series: Defiance of the Fall; Dungeon Crawler Carl; Cradle; The Dresden Files; Jake's Magical Market; Mark of the Fool; Noobtown; are some of the few I enjoy rereading that aren't TOO niche for fantasy.
im looking for a CB smacker for wixwell team, at the moment rathalos is the one. i have phranox in my vault for a good 6 months, never really paid much attention, saw her high multiplier so thought to test her out someday and here we are. i will have to give her a shot. tnx Ash, great timing.
Magician Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist... if you enjoy it there are almost 30 books connected to it and a new one coming out in the next month I believe By
You’ve hated on gurgoh the auger before on the channel but if you want insane single target multipliers gurgoh’s A3 is a TWELVE TIMES multiplier with the second hit. Even Drock was occasionally using him in arena not that long ago
I have 4 +4 relickeepers....and when I feel trolly I use them. They are in merciless and relentless.... 100% crit 300% crit damage... 350 speed and 8k attack. Its so much fun when they take multiple extra turns...its honestly fun...to watch...
@@zvwake actually I'm not a whale... I have spent maybe 100 bucks at most...i started playing the month prior to ninja being introduced. Missed him the first time around. I only pull shards during guaranteed events or double legendary summons events. I do 4 clan boss keys in a clan that downs CB daily (unm, nm, brutal, and hard). In time you'll get there. I spent years gathering the gear I got now. As for relickeeper...hes an easy fusion and over years you'll have tons of food champs for the fusion....or be unlucky to get him during the guarantee or double summons pulls.
Hey ash i know a movie thats a lot of fun to watch (and scary at the same time) and if you like phycological thrillers with HUGE twists at the end then you would LOVE "shutter island"
You seem very stoic, jacked, and into self-improvement to me Ash my book is non-fiction but I really think if you had the time and read or listened to the audiobooks by Ryan Holiday you would enjoy it. I just finished, Right Thing, Right Now twice this week and his writing gets you completely in the zone to go after some of life’s greatest tasks.
Books: The Stand by Stephen King The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King (7 books) Dune Series by Frank Herbert Movies: Blade Runner 2049 Pacific Rim Mad Max: Fury Road Games: God of War (2018) No Mans Sky ( if your looking for something relaxing) Star Ocean 2 remake (well done remake of a classic JRPG)
I'm curious, what's the most times you guys have rerolled a pair of gauntlets looking for CD? I may have the record at 29, and finally gave up and kept atk%
Ash, Benrn watching you since i started playing about 10 months ago. Love your positivity and i can tell you have a big heart. Love when you donate to charity. ANYWAYS, you didnt say what you had on the Ring 💍.... Defense, HP.or Attack??? Please let me know. Thanks for all the awesome content. Wish you had a time where we as viewers could call in or write questions to you. It would need to be about the game, but every now and then do a call in about movies or tv series you can ask us about.. Keep up the amazing work 💪💯 D.Mustang
the stanley kubrik film binge is a good time. and one of my favorite books ever is the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde. one of the top tv shows has been american gods. and one of my fav movies is bad times at the el royale. i highly recommend any.
Possessor has some next level gore kills! Cool concept. If you haven't already seen it then give Dead Mans Shoes a watch. One of the best British films ever made! Criminally underrated.
Movie, War Horse... book, the Prey series by John Sandford. I'm not much of a reader but I got hooked less than half way into the first book of the series.
I have her 6-star awakened and +2 but never have seen a place I need her. Maybe I should look at her for some of those epic only turn attacks or something.
My favorite book of all time is In Fury Born - David Weber. Excellent shows are Dr Who, Jack Ryan, and Rings of Power. Best movies currently, The Hunt for Red October, Equalizer 3, and Hillary's America, The Secret History of the Democratic Party.
Speaking about wrong affinity for her sometimes. Maybe you can test Excruciator? Magic affinity with 1600 base attack und "only" 5.2 Multi on her A2. But she self buffs with veil and under veil she makes 35 percent more damage with her A2. And with very good base attack for an epic she should smack too. :)
as for recomendations for shows I would suggest a series called Kingdom Hospital it is a Stephen King adaptation of a british series called the kingdom
@ *Ash, hi Ash, thank god and you for this video!* 👍👌 *you will laugh, but i was looking for some ultimate hitters, because until now, i am not able to make enough damage on clanbosses, to win the biggest chests for the Super rewards, like shards, leggo books, void shards, etc!* *Only the middle chests i win every time, 5 star rare artifacts, some forge hex, or jewels, but with her super damage, i think now it will work!* *once again, thx, god bless you!* 😇😅😎👍👌🖖 *wow, this video is amazing and blows your head* 💣💥💯 out!*
Ash not sure if you’ve read any of Brandon Sanderson books yet. But I think you’d be a fan on them. Otherwise if you have time I recommend wheel of time, by Robert Jordan and Sanderson finished it.
Book recommendations: *BRANDON SANDERSON*; specifically mistborn or stormlight archive. Jim Butcher; popular for his dresden files, but I love his codex alera series more If you want some fantasy series that are purely for fun magic system and action and not the best most serious plots in the world I would recomend Cradle, He Who Fights With Monsters, and Mage Errent
I was expecting to see her when you did a video last time about hard hitting epics. I love phranox as she is in my arena team. 6 star blessings. She can one shot the udk without stoneskin. 😁
Hi ash nice video as always. A quick suggestion, try to make a video where you rank the best champions in each role or function like a cleanser or a healer or a DPS for bosses or a nuker and stuff like that and also making it more like spender friendly and for newer players. Freeish champions are always the best champions😅
She could be great for cursed city floors and if u got her blessings to do more damage on stone skin she could be a great option to hit through stone skin for those that don't have other good options.
The Original Dark Shadows video. Was a daily soap opera with a 5 yr run. Witches, vampires, were wolves. It doesn’t have special effects, just what they want you to call Special effects.
Nice damage, however Fenax can do similar damage with his A1 in hydra with double hit. Also, there's a specific situation where you hit a head without debuff and decapitated it, Fenax will do another 2 hits in the head, for a total of 3 hits in A1 I.e: head with 30k HP without debuffs, hit it with Fenax A1, it will do 1 hit, the head will be decapitated and received a debuffs, then Fenax continues his A1 but he does 2 hits instead of 1, totaling 3 hits, as the decapitated head is a "new" target of the A1
Hmm books...The Earthsea series is a classic read. The Abercrombie books are awesome The Blade itself, shows., anything Terry Pratchett - discworld books are awesome..the boys- amazon, your honor - Netflix, vikings valhalla-netflix, house of thr dragon- max, umbrella academy -netflix, evil-netflix, jack ryan- amazon,
Once you have watched Kubrick's "The Shining", you have got to watch the documentary "Room 237" which explores some of the theories behind all of the symbolism.
Cool Vid! Thanks for raising this champ to attention!, hits like a truck! I wonder how this compares to "Ignore defense" based champions like Gala Longbraids. Phranox may seem like she has the most damage, But I'm wondering if Galas 25-50% Ignore defense might mean she actually is a harder hitter than Phranox if given the same gear.
Apple TV is killing it w the sci fi shows. For all mankind, foundation, invasion, silo all very worth. Also the series FROM is strange and interesting.
I created a list of movies that I really liked and for me, they are the best movies I have seen. But before that, 3 books: Paradise Lost by John Milton, Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu and The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis. Joker Hereditary The Wailing Mother! Gonjiam haunted asylum Midsommar Cloverfield lane Ostatnia wieczerza / Hellhole Suspiria Pearl Smile THE MEDIUM When Evil Lurks The dark and the wicked The Devils Candy Nefarious The Coffee Table
Book recommendation? Ok …. If you like sifi or thriller stuff. I have a few. Enders game series is really good. If you have seen the movie then the book is … so much better … if you haven’t seen the movie watch it first. Next would be the earth call series by the same author. Really interesting read. Meg series by Steve Alten is amazing too. If you haven’t read the Jurassic park books … way different from the movies. Worth the read.
You've forgotten bonekeeper. She's over 10x multiplier ASH, I checked, it's 10.6x multiplier, 2 hit a3 and more base atk. Her A2 deals 50% extra crit damage on a 5x multiplier...
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The Stormlight Archive is a excellent series by Brandon Sanderson, it's a fantasy-adjacent story that is really well written, and he has the fifth installment coming this December. It has some serious character development that deals with mental illness of multiple kinds. All around a great read/listen(audible peeps)
Killing me the new books taking so long. The audio books narrator decent aswell
I'm in my second reading of Mistborn as I work my way through the Cosmere. I don't want to reach Stormlight until that 5th book is out so maybe they'll have a nice 5-pack collection to purchase.
my brother-in-law is OBSESSED with Brandon Sanderson. I'm going to be giving him a shot during my next trip
Best books you'll ever read in your life. Read Stormlight Archive series if you want some Game of Thrones type stuff (but way better), Mistborn if you want a dystopian heist thriller with the coolest magic system ever, Steelheart if you want some dc comic type stories but where everyone with powers is a supervillain and all the good guys are normies... Brandon Sanderson will make you never want to read another author ever again.
That’s really interesting you’re covering her. I pulled a 6 star soul on her and was like eh, might as well build her out. The absolutely smacks with crushing rend! Nice coverage!
I had the same experience with her! She's great; crazy hard hits, and a lot less squishier than I thought she'd be (I thought she'd turn out to be a glass cannon; hit like a truck, but gets wrecked whenever an enemy even looks in her general direction).
Thanks for tuning in, Robbie :)
All the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett.
My fav book series by my fav writer.
“A man is not dead while his name is still spoken.”
Thanks for the suggestion ;)
Evil is the name of the show. You will love it. Catholic priest, psychologist and science expert get tasked with investigating potential demonic possession cases to determine if they are real.
Amazing story line and cool secondary story line that takes place while the main one is going. You won’t regret it and will binge it.
Love the content bro and long time watcher and subscriber.
Great show, Loved Mike... I don't remember his name ... Luke Cage, but he was really really good
I loved the first season of that show, but I feel like it went so far downhill after getting picked up by paramount. The story and everything was so good, and it was just well done. I think it was just ruined from season 2 on. It got a bit weird, every new episode had its own sub-plot, while they were trying to keep up with the real plot of the show. The episode plots could’ve definitely been expanded on, but instead they’d keep it for the episode then never bring it up again. CBS did a phenomenal job with the first season though
Man in the High Castle. A drama based on if Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan won WWII, with a parallel universe plot twist.
I could see her as helpful when you have the advanced quest for "beat a team that's higher power than you." You get the right affinity and no buffs and you have a serious mismatch your way.
Hey Ash read the wheel of time series by Robert Jordan. You won't be able to stop reading them once you start
Agreed. I love to listen to the Audible version while playing. Each of the 14 books is 30-40 hours, so you really get your money's worth. I've been through the entire series 3 times.
@@davidrich5600 Any particular place you'd recommend for an audible version? I read the first few books years ago but I don't have them anymore and I'd like to give it a go again.
I listened to it over the course of a year when I lived an hour away from work. It is a truly epic saga.
I stopped reading that at the least six times... Boring as shit is the Wheel of time
Except when Robert Jordan died, the last 2 books seem to be ... Not at par
If you have never seen the movie Glory you should watch it. It is about the 54th Mass regiment in the Civil War. It was the first Black unit raised by the Union during the war. It stars Matthew Broderick, Denzell Washington and Morgan Freeman. It is probably my favorite war movie, if not movie overall.
If you haven't done one for Canoness - I suggest her. She might not be endgame (I'm not that far - especially as some of my best champs stats are your weakest's/who cares ones) - but she is way more useful than people give her credit for. Her A3 when booked is a 2 turn CD on a full team 15% continuous heal (which likely just went up in value with that awakening that lets CH heal destroyed HP) as well as a single target ally protection - while putting increase DEF on both her and the person she's protecting - meaning you can more easily make the Head of Mischief or the like target who you want with high RES to prevent stealing, removal, etc. Bonus if it's a DEF based champ like say Mithrala. Then you have her A2 - it still takes ACC to land and needs to be booked to 100% and 3 turn CD - but when the skill says it always crits - it means always, even against poison cloud (unless they've changed it since the last time I remembered to do hydra) - so as long as you have the ACC to land debuffs - she will always land a Leech and Decrease ACC on the target, even if it's the wrong affinity and has poison cloud or the like or if she has reduce C.Rate debuffs. And a 50% cut in ACC, especially if you can put it on the Mischief head, is nothing to sneeze at. Oh - and it has something like a 5.8 multiplier or something on that always crit attack - I know it's close to the same as Rhazins A2 multiplier, which means that also A: you can literally build all C.DMG and no C.Rate cause her A1 is just filler when the 2 and 3 aren't off cooldown, B: that her A2 hit is always buffed because she is always (unless stolen or blocked) under a 60% increase DEF buff, and C: that building her tankier also means building her to hit harder. Yeah, the A1 that gets used once in a while based on the CD cycle isn't great - it'd benefit from either being an always crits as well with no buff attached to it or something better than a random chance at a random person getting an attack buff, maybe a chance at some sort of debuff like Decrease RES or something. But her kit has pulled my teams out of the fire on more than one occasion, and the account where she's 60, 6 star, and the A2 and 3 fully booked - she is still in some of my Hydra teams, she's been a part of most of my Iron Twins teams (because Decrease ACC on that guy so he doesn't stack up that unremovable debuff is great let alone his other debuffs), even my nightmare CB teams prior to unkillables like Helicath and Wixwell meant I no longer needed the heals from leech.
I'm honestly curious and terrified at what her A2 and survivability would look like on an account like yours. Some slacking off has me in Gold 1 so her DEF is down a bit, but I've seen her do work with my paltry 3400 DEF that maybe clears 36-3700 when in Gold 5, 178% C.DMG, and 236 ACC with just over 200 speed. I'm guessing you can probably make some monster with 5-7000 DEF if not more before her buff, 250% or more C.DMG and lord knows what speed and ACC I can only dream of at this point. Let alone inside teams that gel well like one where there is an increase ACC champ or a C.DMG boost and the like so you can just focus even more on her smacking fools with the A2.
Brandon Sanderson is the best fantasy author in the world. Read Stormlight Archive if you want some Game of Thrones type stuff (but way better), Mistborn if you want a dystopian heist thriller with the coolest magic system ever, Steelheart if you want some dc comic type stories but where everyone with powers is a supervillain and all the good guys are normies... Brandon Sanderson will make you never want to read another author ever again.
If you like Warhammer 40k you should read the Gaunt's Ghosts series from Dan Abnett. Its a good introduction to the W40k universe as it shows the struggle of the regular human infantry against the horrors of war.
Thanks for the suggestion :)
Thanks. I found Phranox sitting in my vault next to Malkith Bloodflock. No idea I had them or how long they had been chilling out in there. Both are at lvl 40 and no plans at the moment to build them out. Unfortunately they are not even in the back of the line to be built out. By the time I get to them they will already be powercrept.
Ash, since you asked...
Book reccomendations:
Book #1: Mortal Engines is FANTASTIC. I've been bed-ridden on bad health recently and this book series has been amazing.
Book #2: Divergent is another fantastic book series I've read thrice.
TV shows:
Show #1: Rookie Blue is very, very good. The characters are beautifully written and everything is perfect (imo).
Show #2: I don't watch a lotta TV lol, so I don't have another one 😅
Movie call "Abigail" came out recently. It was kind of a horror film, but lots of fun. Also, movie called "Argylle", action/comedy movie but had a very unique plot. Has Sam Rockwell in it, who is totally great.
Aliens 1986, The thing 1982, Terminator 2 are probably my favs if you didnt watched any of those yet.
Lost Highway by David lynch kinda cool too and less popular
Thanks for the suggestion ;)
That nuke montage was awesome!
Thanks man! Glad you like it ;)
ash so you won't believe this,5 days ago I made a new raid account on your code! So I got ninja and from my first aceient I got bivald,yes that's lucky,but today,guess what,I opened a void shard when it was not x2 legendary and I got tramaria?? Like what are the chances?! Anyway,keep up the good work ash! Always supporting you!
Congrats!
Thank you:)
(Also please if you didn't do one,do a guide on tramaria I really don't know how or where to use her 🙏)
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is an excellent scifi which surpasses The Martian, which he also wrote, and is also becoming a movie in 2026. I listened to it on audible app while working and is a high quality recording.
If you're looking for an awesome TV Show, I'd highly recommend 'Inside No. 9' if you're a fan of thought-provoking awesome concepts with a slight horror vibe/setting. Each episode has a theme, it's an anthology series somewhat reminiscent of Black Mirror (without the alien aspects).
100% agree with this recommendation, Inside number 9 is a spectacular show, I live at number 9 and have the piece of art on my wall from one of the earlier episodes, you know the one ;)
Of similar taste is a show called Cabinet of Curiositys
Thanks for the suggestion :)
May be too on the female side, admittedly, but recently binged Feud on FX. I found it insanely entertaining for a modern show. First season is Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, Second is Truman Capote vs the NYC Socialites. Both seasons are fascinating dissections of the people involved and the influences both internal and External that made the individuals who they are and in turn tried to explain why they did what they did. My mom and I got to bond over it as she added bits of info that were missed in the show and explained references/time period specific behaviors that flew over my head. Cannot recommend enough if you enjoy Spilled Tea.
Also, love Phranox
Until I got Fenax she was my fave spirit Nuker ❤ Still used for Borgoth with a blood shield ring.
I'm rereading The Left hand of Darkness by Le Guin right now and every page reminds me of why I love it so much. The writing is amazing and the story such a strange, subtle thing that will delight you if you let it be what it is and not what you expect it to be.
Wow! She is like a Whisper! Thanks for showing her off. I will for sure build her out.
The rangers apprentice is a fantastic series. It starts with the main character at like 12 beginning his training and it ends when he finishes training his own apprentice
TV Show? I just finished binging an FX/Hulu series called "Justified" (2010-2015) for the second time. After I finished the first time through I was telling a friend about it and she said she would like to check it out. I watched it again less than a month later to watch it with her. I don't know how to better say how much I enjoyed it to start it again that soon after having watched it already. If you like action-crime-drama stories with a ton of comic relief thrown in, I highly recommend.
Mother of Learning is my favorite book hands down! It's fantasy with a Groundhog Day twist super highly recommend it.
Thanks for the suggestion ;)
Bit late but bookwise my absolute favourite is Iain M Banks, writes the absolute best science fiction, the culture novels especially. His non genre stuff, as just plain Iain Banks, is equally awesome. Give it a whirl, I suspect you’ll love it.
I was so pleasantly surprised with her!
When I got her, I expected a fragile, medium hitter, but she's a wrecking ball, and can actually take some heavy hits! I've used her in many scenarios, and she never disappoints; if you have her, build her up NOW!
Thanks for watching ;)
Foundation. Its on Apple TV. Based on the books which are great, they were the inspiration for starwars and the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. You could say the foundation series of books is the father of all modern science fiction.
Thanks for the suggestion ;)
Oh God no, please don't think the series is anything like the books. Just take it as an inspired standalone.
I like these showcase videos. These meme builds are fun to watch.
Could you show us some super tanky arena teams? The toughest meme team that can't be killed :D
Any Michael Moorcock books. The Elric series is awesome. Old D&D based characters. Fritz Leiber’s : Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser books. Robert A Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land and all of the accompanying Lazarus Long stories.
I enjoyed the sci fi series; Warehouse 13, Eureka and Sanctuary
Hey Ash if you like political thrillers there's a 3 novella series right now by Sam Whitfield.
The Shadows of Deception Saga: Book 1 The Shadows of Deception Book 2 The Fourth Estate Book 3 (just came out last week) The Dogs of War.
This gentleman who's written these books is a disabled gentleman who does everything he can to rise above the hand he's been dealt.
She is a Killa! Love my Phranox . . . especially when paired with her twin brother Pharsalas. 😂 Don't really use her outside of FW but I'm thinking now I need to build her out! Thanks for this fun video, Ash!
book recommendations, the starlore legacy by chuck black, i'm in the second book of 9 i think it's really really good, he also wrote alot of middle ages style books and a few more present day centered ones but they're all amazing, for a tv show, fringe, it's incredibly confusing at times and i still don't understand everything but if you don't try to understand or guess what happens next it's very enjoyable
Luther from the BBC with Idris Elba, the show, can’t comment on the recent movie but the show is excellent. Dark and intelligent crime drama with excellent performances.
Tv suggestions. Uk version "life on mars" and the sequel series "Ashes to ashes" both named after David Bowie songs
Thanks for the suggestions :)
TV series: The Librarians. There are also 3 movies from the same universe which take place before the tv show. It's about a secret order, whose members search for magic artifacts and try to protect normal people from them or individuals who abuse magic to do harm. Second recommendation: the Expanse. Books or tv show, both are really good, but I guess thats a more common recommendation.
Thanks for the suggestion :)
Dungeon crawler carl series in an amazing book series. I also recommend the audiobook version because the narrator is amazing
Have you or can you produce a guide on Umetogi? She seems like a possible OK nuker. Also, what are your thoughts on Bloodfeather? Is she a nuker or should I avoid her. I've been putting off 6 staring her because I just don't know. I just 6 starred Umetogi and Anax because I need more power in the Undead Hordes and Shadowkin for Faction War.
I will make a guide on her soon on my guides channel :)
Book series: Defiance of the Fall; Dungeon Crawler Carl; Cradle; The Dresden Files; Jake's Magical Market; Mark of the Fool; Noobtown; are some of the few I enjoy rereading that aren't TOO niche for fantasy.
Thanks for the suggestion :)
im looking for a CB smacker for wixwell team, at the moment rathalos is the one. i have phranox in my vault for a good 6 months, never really paid much attention, saw her high multiplier so thought to test her out someday and here we are. i will have to give her a shot. tnx Ash, great timing.
Magician Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist... if you enjoy it there are almost 30 books connected to it and a new one coming out in the next month I believe
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It’s hilarious how she walks up on them, does one little swipe and waits for the big nuke number to pop up and then turns and walks away
You’ve hated on gurgoh the auger before on the channel but if you want insane single target multipliers gurgoh’s A3 is a TWELVE TIMES multiplier with the second hit. Even Drock was occasionally using him in arena not that long ago
Ash i say u need to revist relickeeper. I had all hp 80 to 100k mithralla and udk mk and a artak all in stone skin +4 relickeeper killed me in 20 sec
I have 4 +4 relickeepers....and when I feel trolly I use them. They are in merciless and relentless.... 100% crit 300% crit damage... 350 speed and 8k attack.
Its so much fun when they take multiple extra turns...its honestly fun...to watch...
Thanks for the suggestion :)
@@kingdarkem I need to try it
@@kingdarkemtell me you’re a whale without telling me 😂
@@zvwake actually I'm not a whale... I have spent maybe 100 bucks at most...i started playing the month prior to ninja being introduced. Missed him the first time around.
I only pull shards during guaranteed events or double legendary summons events.
I do 4 clan boss keys in a clan that downs CB daily (unm, nm, brutal, and hard).
In time you'll get there. I spent years gathering the gear I got now.
As for relickeeper...hes an easy fusion and over years you'll have tons of food champs for the fusion....or be unlucky to get him during the guarantee or double summons pulls.
Hey ash i know a movie thats a lot of fun to watch (and scary at the same time) and if you like phycological thrillers with HUGE twists at the end then you would LOVE "shutter island"
Tv Series : From. very good stuff and a oldish movie called Stay alive big thumbs up
Book Series : Synchronicity Wars, TV Show : Lazarus Project. Love your channel man.
The Expanse all seasons binge. much respect to you bro.
Question about Helm Smasher. For testing purposes it only does the maximum damage 50% of the time on a coin flip, correct?
You seem very stoic, jacked, and into self-improvement to me Ash my book is non-fiction but I really think if you had the time and read or listened to the audiobooks by Ryan Holiday you would enjoy it. I just finished, Right Thing, Right Now twice this week and his writing gets you completely in the zone to go after some of life’s greatest tasks.
My #1 book series recommendation is the cradle series by Will Wight. It’s amazing and an easy read
many of us can't do this. but we're happy to see you do this hahah
Books: The Stand by Stephen King
The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King (7
books)
Dune Series by Frank Herbert
Movies: Blade Runner 2049
Pacific Rim
Mad Max: Fury Road
Games: God of War (2018)
No Mans Sky ( if your looking for
something relaxing)
Star Ocean 2 remake (well done remake of
a classic JRPG)
I'm curious, what's the most times you guys have rerolled a pair of gauntlets looking for CD? I may have the record at 29, and finally gave up and kept atk%
Ash,
Benrn watching you since i started playing about 10 months ago. Love your positivity and i can tell you have a big heart. Love when you donate to charity.
ANYWAYS, you didnt say what you had on the Ring 💍.... Defense, HP.or Attack??? Please let me know. Thanks for all the awesome content.
Wish you had a time where we as viewers could call in or write questions to you. It would need to be about the game, but every now and then do a call in about movies or tv series you can ask us about..
Keep up the amazing work 💪💯
D.Mustang
This is my life. The moment I made her food you release a video of her being like the best champion ever :D
Sorry man! Thanks for tuning in ;)
You pair her with Fyna with her reset abilities and increased ATK, Crit rate and Crit Dmg would smack so hard on hydra
_Krakarth is really good in a Bolster Set..._
_Watch ASH rebuilds her and have fun with her,_
_...Just like when ASH talked trash about Jetni !_
TV series - Person of Interest. Book series - Troy Rising by John Ringo. You won't regret either of them sir
the stanley kubrik film binge is a good time. and one of my favorite books ever is the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde. one of the top tv shows has been american gods. and one of my fav movies is bad times at the el royale. i highly recommend any.
Thanks for watching :)
Possessor has some next level gore kills! Cool concept.
If you haven't already seen it then give Dead Mans Shoes a watch. One of the best British films ever made! Criminally underrated.
Thanks for the suggestion :)
Movie, War Horse... book, the Prey series by John Sandford. I'm not much of a reader but I got hooked less than half way into the first book of the series.
Thanks for the suggestion :)
Its not TV or books but the band Opeth or Ne Obliviscaris are beautiful metal bands and if you like that stuff you should check it out!
I have her 6-star awakened and +2 but never have seen a place I need her. Maybe I should look at her for some of those epic only turn attacks or something.
My favorite book of all time is In Fury Born - David Weber. Excellent shows are Dr Who, Jack Ryan, and Rings of Power. Best movies currently, The Hunt for Red October, Equalizer 3, and Hillary's America, The Secret History of the Democratic Party.
rings of power = poop, dr who is garbage
Speaking about wrong affinity for her sometimes. Maybe you can test Excruciator? Magic affinity with 1600 base attack und "only" 5.2 Multi on her A2. But she self buffs with veil and under veil she makes 35 percent more damage with her A2. And with very good base attack for an epic she should smack too. :)
The Bear. It’s one of the best shows I’ve watched in the last few years.
as for recomendations for shows I would suggest a series called Kingdom Hospital it is a Stephen King adaptation of a british series called the kingdom
The slowww mo shows how sick the champs fall lol
@ *Ash, hi Ash, thank god and you for this video!* 👍👌
*you will laugh, but i was looking for some ultimate hitters, because until now, i am not able to make enough damage on clanbosses, to win the biggest chests for the Super rewards, like shards, leggo books, void shards, etc!*
*Only the middle chests i win every time, 5 star rare artifacts, some forge hex, or jewels, but with her super damage, i think now it will work!*
*once again, thx, god bless you!* 😇😅😎👍👌🖖
*wow, this video is amazing and blows your head* 💣💥💯 out!*
hey nice video. 12:34 I would make her A3 to not require acc
Your editer once again with the nuke montage chefs kiss.
Orphan Master's son, by far one of the best books I ever read (won a pulitzer prize). It's about a North Korean soldier during Kim Jong Il's reign.
Ash not sure if you’ve read any of Brandon Sanderson books yet. But I think you’d be a fan on them. Otherwise if you have time I recommend wheel of time, by Robert Jordan and Sanderson finished it.
The series by James Clavell, Shogun, King Rat, Whirlwind, Noble House. Great historical fiction.
Thanks for the suggestions :)
Book recommendations:
*BRANDON SANDERSON*; specifically mistborn or stormlight archive.
Jim Butcher; popular for his dresden files, but I love his codex alera series more
If you want some fantasy series that are purely for fun magic system and action and not the best most serious plots in the world I would recomend Cradle, He Who Fights With Monsters, and Mage Errent
Thanks for the suggestion :)
I was expecting to see her when you did a video last time about hard hitting epics. I love phranox as she is in my arena team. 6 star blessings. She can one shot the udk without stoneskin. 😁
Don't forget the moon landing for kubrick movies ;)
Hi ash nice video as always. A quick suggestion, try to make a video where you rank the best champions in each role or function like a cleanser or a healer or a DPS for bosses or a nuker and stuff like that and also making it more like spender friendly and for newer players. Freeish champions are always the best champions😅
Thanks for the suggestion ;)
She could be great for cursed city floors and if u got her blessings to do more damage on stone skin she could be a great option to hit through stone skin for those that don't have other good options.
i have levelled her up and will max her out eventually. dope unit!
The Original Dark Shadows video. Was a daily soap opera with a 5 yr run. Witches, vampires, were wolves. It doesn’t have special effects, just what they want you to call Special effects.
Thanks for the suggestion :)
Netflix: Castlevania. Be sure its not Nocturne. Just Castlevania, its 4 seasons and its an anime based on the video game series. Its really good.
Nice damage, however Fenax can do similar damage with his A1 in hydra with double hit.
Also, there's a specific situation where you hit a head without debuff and decapitated it, Fenax will do another 2 hits in the head, for a total of 3 hits in A1
I.e: head with 30k HP without debuffs, hit it with Fenax A1, it will do 1 hit, the head will be decapitated and received a debuffs, then Fenax continues his A1 but he does 2 hits instead of 1, totaling 3 hits, as the decapitated head is a "new" target of the A1
Thanks for watching ;)
good lookin' out there Ash :) Thank you :)
Hmm books...The Earthsea series is a classic read. The Abercrombie books are awesome The Blade itself, shows., anything Terry Pratchett - discworld books are awesome..the boys- amazon, your honor - Netflix, vikings valhalla-netflix, house of thr dragon- max, umbrella academy -netflix, evil-netflix, jack ryan- amazon,
Once you have watched Kubrick's "The Shining", you have got to watch the documentary "Room 237" which explores some of the theories behind all of the symbolism.
Thanks for the suggestion :)
Swan Song is an excellent read! Gives off "the stand" by Stephen King vibes
Thanks for the suggestion :)
Cool Vid! Thanks for raising this champ to attention!, hits like a truck!
I wonder how this compares to "Ignore defense" based champions like Gala Longbraids. Phranox may seem like she has the most damage, But I'm wondering if Galas 25-50% Ignore defense might mean she actually is a harder hitter than Phranox if given the same gear.
Thanks for watching :)
Apple TV is killing it w the sci fi shows. For all mankind, foundation, invasion, silo all very worth. Also the series FROM is strange and interesting.
Please make a updated video about good Hydra teams with ninja with a few substitute champions. Please focus more on team set up feature
Thanks for the suggestion :)
I created a list of movies that I really liked and for me, they are the best movies I have seen.
But before that, 3 books: Paradise Lost by John Milton, Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu and The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis.
Joker
Hereditary
The Wailing
Mother!
Gonjiam haunted asylum
Midsommar
Cloverfield lane
Ostatnia wieczerza / Hellhole
Suspiria
Pearl
Smile
THE MEDIUM
When Evil Lurks
The dark and the wicked
The Devils Candy
Nefarious
The Coffee Table
I pulled Phranox.. wnat is the best gear for her?
Read the chronicles of amber by Roger Zelanzy. Rumor has it that Stephen Colbert is going to produce a tv series based on the books
Ash, brother, great vid as always. What a great nuker!
I highly recommend you watch the movie called Monolith (just released in 2024).
Thanks for watching ;)
How does she compare the leo and ronda?
Dont know if you like samurai but Shogun is an amazing show. Also you should read a book called Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene.
Book recommendation? Ok …. If you like sifi or thriller stuff. I have a few. Enders game series is really good. If you have seen the movie then the book is … so much better … if you haven’t seen the movie watch it first.
Next would be the earth call series by the same author. Really interesting read.
Meg series by Steve Alten is amazing too.
If you haven’t read the Jurassic park books … way different from the movies. Worth the read.
Book series recommendation: Nick Petrie's Peter Ash novels. His character's last name is Ash, so it may be meant to be!
Lol... Thanks for the suggestion :)
You've forgotten bonekeeper. She's over 10x multiplier ASH, I checked, it's 10.6x multiplier, 2 hit a3 and more base atk. Her A2 deals 50% extra crit damage on a 5x multiplier...