Never thought I'd see the day that elgin finally makes a Ruby guide.. I'm happy that people are finally realizing the true power of ruby even tho its almost 7 years late xD but im also afraid with this much popularity for her right now might result in an inevitable nerf for her soon.. its been harder for me to play her as more start to pick and ban her 😭at the very least i just hope they only nerf her dmg cuz thats what she was buffed with recently.. also ill hopefully be making my own updated ruby guide soon on my channel ;3
I won't mention what they shouldn't change on the rare chance the devs are watching this. But man is it getting harder to pick her even here in India XD
Moonton getting ready to nerf Ruby to the ground if not damage is nerfed-- I can't slay with Ruby anymore if she's getting banned and nerfed (hopefully it won't affect her that much) at the same time [she's mostly my second exp main in case Cici gets banned or picked T-T]
Fun fact: As of now, the mechanics of the Flicker is that "if you are holding the joystick and you use flicker, where you are dragging the joystick is where you will go regardless of where you are facing". You will notice this if you try to use flicker on khufra 1st skill while holding the joystick
That explained why I sometimes missed the skill 1 flicker chou combo. When was it implemented? Is there any settings that I could tweak to revert it back somehow
@@Badget007 but often i try to escape from enemy (Holding opposite direction) and also dragging the Flicker Button away from enemy, and i still Flicker right into them... Pretty annoying
The War axe adjustment really helps Ruby a lot. I've been using her in advanced server since I had an account.. I can't really use her in original server a lot 'cause I'm that one who adjusts when no one else does. HAHAHA I use Ruby as an EXP and/or Roamer
As a ruby main I suggest this build: Bloodlust axe, boots, war axe defense item (I usually get brute force breastplate for extra chasing potential or dominance ice for anti heal), hunter strike or malefic roar, life steal/defensive item
I think the best part of ruby is her skill 2, it almost have zero animation time to cast, her skill 2 will always be prioritize to land first before any enemy skill, really great to cancel enemies combo.
Ruby excels in going straight to the enemies. Just go hog wild and stun enemies and absorb the enemies damage and hope your team has enough braincells to engage once you go set the enemies. Ive had plenty of times where i set the enemy team and my team just ignores it and farms creeps instead
I just had this situation earlier. I played Ruby as a roamer/tank. Enemies are in their tower, and I am with our MM, Hanabi. I was expecting our MM to be of much attention 'cause she is just beside me, and I am planning to set via flicker ult and tanking the tower damage. I caught 3 of the enemies, and to my surprise, Hanabi didn't pay attention to my movement, so I ended up getting killed. I didn't provide any signal so it's my bad hahaha. I just hope our Mage was there that time, 'cause she is so attentive. But this really happens, and I can't really blame our MM especially when you're just playing solo.
@@MarX-002 that's the worst part bro i face it daily people just don't take advantage of sets n stuns n i end up dying. After i got her aspirants i have spammed her 130 matches till now this season with an impressive winrate of 90% love her so much. After long time everyone is giving the attention he deserves
@@avisheknayak4557 I have all her skins in orig server, except her painted skin.. I love using her collector, but I like using her Edelweiss more hahaha
@@MarX-002 You are alone with marksman against 3 enemies in their tower? If i was the marksman i will also not paying attention to 2vs3 fight in enemies tower. Except if im really fed or all the enemies are low. As a roamer, u should atleast know when u set up a teamfight, what are the odds of winning... A good war setup is when u can pull and win with the setup not bs tiktok freestyle. Of course in ur case idk if u made good decision or not since idk who ur fighting and many other factors
I used Ruby for the first time today since every hero is available to play. Ive run into her everywhere, casual, ranked. It doesn't matter and without fail, someone always uses her. and i have trouble with her being on the opposing team. And i get why people use her. She's very easy to use and a very clutch, strong hero. Her regenerative abilities are so awesome and i enjoyed using her. Definitely gonna buy her when I get enough gold. So thanks for the tips and guide, this wil come in handy
if i had enough gold id gift u her but i spent it on buying her so i only have 14k now shes honestly rlly fun to play but everyone seems to target me a lot early game
@@Lunniah it's literally all good, I had enough gold, I just ended up buying Hilda. Now that hero is one I don't regret picking over Ruby. Another clutch one
I literally tank more damage than our actual tank from time to time. And can literally dive Into a 3 v 1 and come out on top. I see my team mates just commenting about how much bullshit I give the enemy team when I do that XD
I posted this on another video, but I think it's appropriate to post it here too Ruby main here, practice your backwards and forwards flicker hook. It's her bread & butter while also being her only skill shot. Here's a tip, the timing to execute her flicker hook is a little tricky. Her forward flicker hook has no pause while her backwards flicker hook has a slight pause before you hit flicker. Furthermore, she has a small window to dash after each skill cast, so that means you can squeeze in an extra basic attack before dashing away, i.e: 2-BA-DASH-BA Depending on the situation, it makes a huge difference between letting your enemy escape and securing a kill, so I suggest you to switch your joystick settings to fixed position, that way you do not have to drag to move and just tap the direction to want to dash to, it's quicker, the window to dash is small after all. The amount of heal you can do isn't solely based on your spell vamp stat but also the damage you can dish out so in certain situations you can opt for more atk stat instead. (Which is why you heal more with skill 1&3 even though all 3 skills provide 125% spell vamp) Lastly, the amount of HP you heal is based on TOTAL damage dealt to ALL enemies, so during fights, it's better not to be so eager in clearing minions. That's all from me, happy hooking!
yay! I was ruby main, if we are first pick we prioritize ruby as exp or core, ruby with healing allies like rafaela or estes makes her formidable in the battle. Ruby is a complete package of sustain damge hero with annoying CC
The key to high dmg is that u do a basic attack between each skill,dash and the next skill. In combo with endless battle u deal serious dmg. Also instead of Flicker i would use arrival skill. It is really powerfull in cases like 4 enemys attacking tower. U can use ultimate and pull them in to the tower and stun them with second skill. Its a gamechanger in lategame to save turrets and base . And the best, u dont have to walk all the way back after respawn. U can increase push pressure and push bottom and toplane wave at the same time.
now I will never get to play ruby again, I've been noticing her getting banned this season and I main her ever since Season 4 or 3, I forgot when I started I got to see tank ruby, damage ruby, lifesteal ruby, spellvamp ruby and now she get more love because war axe and it is really great, I hope bloodlust axe get a revamp because it's kinda useless right now, maybe add an anti-anti-heal mechanic for it
Surprised Elgin didn't cover the autoattack techs which actually adds an entire new layer of gameplay, especially considering that one of his recommended builds uses endless battle. In the early game in the right situations you can do S1-Auto-Hop-S2-Auto-Hop away. In fact you can even just win trades with S2 - Auto - (S1 + auto) - move if anyone wants to use an engage tool on you. This completely charges War Axe on its own making a waraxe rush a viable option rather than doing the recommended build here. With these tech you can also optionally go for non 40% cooldown builds if building tankier since you aren't entirely reliant on your skills for damage (although its still ideal to get as high of a CDR as you can) You can also mix up the delayed s2 on the pull combos by doing Ult - (auto) - S1 - (auto) - S2 if you have other CC options. All actions in brackets are optional.
take my advice as an ex global ruby player, if you want the most comprehensive guide on ruby, go watch ikanji's videos. The builds are very different from what you'd see in the top few global builds, but from my 500+ matches and 75% wr with ruby in this season, I can testify that it is the current best build.
I have a question though. I'm assuming you're talking about ikanji's Ruby build. Why Sea Halberd on Ruby? What is it for? How does Ruby benefit from it? Is it situational or one of the best items Ruby can use? What is your answer to this?
@@freedelahoyathesuperzblade5743 1. sea halberd helps in lane as people do play high sustain heros such as yuzhong or thamuz against ruby. Buying sea halberd reduces their heal whilst giving you more burst damage. 2. If you're solo queing, sea halberd is a must have items as random tanks below Mythical glory usually buy dominance ice very late into the game / don't buy at all. Buying sea halberd reduces the enemies heal and increases your damage, allowing you to stay in the frontlines longer and push your enemies back 3. Traditionally people build Dominance Ice as an Antiheal item on ruby. This worked because ruby used to be focous on high sustain and defense in the past. Now the meta for ruby is shifting towards damage and burst whilst maintaining high levels of sustain. Sea halberd fits this criteria 4. When you play xp laners, you have to go solo to clear / cut lanes most of the times, in which late game will be tricky as you will encounter the enemy mm in a 1v1 when you clear lanes. Sea halbert reduces the enemy mm's heals, allowing you to burst them down easily. 5. Sea Halberd is different from dominance ice. both are anti heal items, but sea halberd is triggered when you attack the enemy. If you combined this together with ruby's long range skill 1 , you basically get a ranged dominance ice, which is very useful for poking and zoning out enemies.
@@92_dumanggasamuelsitorus34 What if let's say hypothetically you are up against a hero that doesn't have/doesn't rely on sustain (i.e Chou and Paquito)? Is Sea Halberd still necessary or should you replace it with a different item?
One thing about the ultimate+flicker is that don't use flicker too quick, let her hook the enemies and time that accordingly, I've always made a mistake when i use this combo, sometimes i used it too quick
as a ruby main i would like to say go full damage doesnt matter what role u are. But also provide enough utility to ur team. dont forget to chase those low hp runners
ruby is a very flexible hero with a lot of different build options and playstyle depending on team & enemy comp. she's a very well balanced hero who will always have a place no matter the meta. I'm a ruby main with 1100+ match with her. she's just so fun to play
Another tip for ruby is to dance around your enemy be nimble, her passive made her very flexible. Prey on your enemy, and when they least expect strike them hard, real hard because as of now ruby's dmg is insane if you build her right.
Crazy how she's not being utilized much in the past. lol the new war axe and brute force really did a good job for her, Kinda nuts how she has low/mediocore seasons ago, and now her popularity and pick rate sky rocket in ranked matches. What did i miss? What made her popular hmm? But i hope nerf-toon dont lay their hands on her, might try her out soon. 🧐
Aside from war axe and brute force adjustment, 10 ban system made it mandatory to ban diggie every single game. Now ruby shines more since she won't be hard countered
Damage scaling buffs + diggie not being open. If diggie is open, your opponent counters at least 2 heroes(tank+fighter)and that's enough to lose every teamfight
War axe is borderline broken as it is, but Ruby with her low cd bullshit just brings it over the top into OP territory. Everything that waraxe gives (lifesteal, cd and true damage) synergizes with ruby in a way that no other hero in the game can, if we're excluding Cici.
As ruby main i tell you guys don't use 1st skill and 2nd skill at once you will die Dear elign i am disappointed your combo greatly So the combo is Skill 1 - move near- ult- fliker- then use basic attck (don't worry they will stun o.5sec) then use skill 2- skill 1 agin If u don't have ult or minions pls don't use skill 1&2 at once its suicide
That's why you go for cd reduction I build my ruby to be able to one combo mages marksman and fighters except tanks while having 40% cd reduction and just bully meta fighters like lapu lapu dyroth even thamuz although only when thamuz builds tank items so my priority is not to "survive" but kill the enemy since ruby can one combo all except tanks(at least with my build) Full penetration emblem with lethal ignition Cd reduction boots Bloodlust axe Hunter strike War axe Malefic lore Blade of heptasis At late game you can exchange the boots for endless battle but if the enemy has anti heal exchange it for oracle
I love this skin. I tried to get her Aspirant but as MOONTON LUCK would go, I got Angela Aspirant instead, 5 minutes after obtaining Angela's Annual Starlight skin 😬😤🤬😒 However, I got Lady Zombie (which I prefer over her Aspirant, I think 🤷, but the latter has GREAT FX if your phone can handle it 👍) for free on the very next event 😁
I'm actually surprised with Ruby appearing more often, but I guess it's a given with War Axe buff. Though, as a Ruby main myself, I didn't use DPS focused Ruby. I only use Bloodlust for extra spellvamp and def items for the rest. Her DPS without any damage items is actually decent, especially with her first skill.
I usually just go bloodlust and hunter strike then defensive items for the remaining slots. Dominance is a choice pick of mine if I see enemies like Miya, Sun and Karrie. Or else brute force breastplate then oracle
Yep, tanky build doesnt work for me since im aggressive and just go ult enemies whenever i have the chance to either lower their health, or kill them with the help of my team. You can 1v1 almost anyone or just stall and kite them since shes a jack of all trades with high def, high regen, high dmg, good mobility and really good cc.
As a Rubae mains if someone ask about the playstyle n build, i just can say "Follow Your Heart" by Kuro from Fate.. 😂 N yep The More you Uses Her, Your Instincts Alone Will Lead, While you don't realize it, you won the battle.. 😹👌 Also When She getting more popular lately, i just afraid she's getting on the hot top banlist.. that i can't used her again.. even tho. She's Already Balanced Now.. :v
I hate how much attention my Baby has been getting. The recent passive nerf was solely caused by waraxe. She only becomes meta because of waraxe yet shes the one getting the nerf. Also on the hook engage combo usually I think 3 2 1 is better since thats your chain. Her first has a slow so using that last feels smarter :o
I really hope they'll collab with RWBY soon. Ruby will be Ruby, Weiss will be Aurora, Blake will be Wanwan, and Yang will be Masha. Moonton, pretty please? 🥹
I got real physical pain by not seeing elgin telling the pretty important fact that you can add hits between your skills, and use the skills to cut the animation of the hits, functionally this gives almost 50% more damage to any combo you do, and doubles the dmg if you have thunder and endless. And that second skill also acts as a pull, even if its hard to notice, so it can get fanny off her cables (best fanny counter imo) and she can cut almost every movement skill (even khufra jump omg! ruby counter khufra??!?WTF, yeah with enough hands she does)
In a high rank game I dont think u can go even 3 attack items. Ull be too easy to burst. My build Bloodthirsty axe > boots(depedningon game armor/magic res) oracle or war axe/domi ice/Queen wing/freeze if im feeling fancy I only go 2 att items still heal from 1 to 100 in one skill. Ruby is so underrated and op if build correctly.
I think I am only the Ruby main player that likes purify instead of flicker for battle spell Sure flicker ult ruby combos is flashy but in reality its really hard to pull off. Even in mpl its very rarely to be able to pull off that combo. Main weakness for ruby is cc. No matter how high her spell vamp is, if she is stun its equal to 0. Simple solution is purify.
Nah, she is very predictable without flicker, plus she can't reach the backside without it. Also if you think ruby flicker combos are really hard, you are in for a shock if you plan on using benedetta, leomord or lancelot
@@P.I.M.P. flicker has long cd than purify, and with this meta that focus on cc. Ruby cannot do anything when she got stunned. Like I said even if you have 1000 percent spell vamp, but when you get stunned it will be equal to zero. I think ruby is more suited in defending your team back line than getting the back line of your enemy. Any assasin or fighter trying to get to your back line with ruby, will be having a hard time.
@@rjproduction486Flicker is still better when defending your carries. You can ult flicker to pull enemies away. You can use purify but it's not optimal. Ruby is not a carry type of hero so even if purify helps you win the lane against certain heroes you still need to make a play/defend your carries. Ruby is almost broken because she still provides your team CC or tankiness even if she loses the lane.
@@P.I.M.P. how your ruby can protect her teamate if she got cc? if you have purify you can easily counter initiate if the enemy tank get a good set in your team. and purify is much more reliable and efficient to use than flicker because it has much lower cool down. like I said even if your ruby has 1000% spell vamp if she got stunned it equal to zero. Im not saying flicker battle spell for ruby is bad. I just like purify more because it make sense for her ability.
Bruh ruby was somewhat common to see everywhere before but in the recent few days everyone suddenly picks her 24/7 Like man, really? It's like WOW! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A GOOD FIGHTER WITH CONSTANT LITTLE DASHES AND ANNOYING CC AND NEARLY INFINITE SUSTAIN IS ACTUALLY META!? I am literally annoyed and flabberghasted at the same time But still, do not care, Did not ask, Yin exp, trident first and i beat her a-💥
Please don't. It's the only fighter I used in rank since it doesn't got a lot of attention right now. It would be troublesome if many players will ban/pick her after this. 😭
Before in the game, true damage from Endless Battle and Scythe (I think) was also considered a spell vamp and they said "corrected" it. May this have been happening again?
I dont go for bloodlust anymore, i now use war axe, sea halberd, endless battle, brute force then malefic roar. After that, change your boots to immortality and now just go and set enemies with no fear. I use sea halberd for the extra damage and anti heal instead of bod since it benefits my team as well. I go for a more aggresive style since once i get the edge over the enemy exp laner, i can easily snowball them and then either force them to recall or kill them and push. Ruby already has high defense so having high dmg wont hurt as long as youre sure that your team will follow up with your sets and engages
@@johntan1890 it's redundant since war axe is a better version of bloodlust axe. It's better to build another item like endless battle which gives better stats and has a great passive.
I still think ruby SS+flicker is too gimicky. She lacks damage compared to other heroes, really bad on solo exp lane. I play her as tank initiator with petrify (up to 4 secs stun), especially on solo rank as no one wants to play tank. But I hardly play nowadays, just got back when I heard Ruby is now meta. Happy for her ❤❤❤
You can't be more wrong. Ruby full damage is insanely strong since she can abuse waraxe and her innate thing with lifesteal. A good ruby, especially one that knows how to dominate exp lane, will literally solo carry the game from early to late game. It's just funny how so many people try her out in ranked without actually practicing nor understand her kit. I've hit glory on my main recently so I switched to my second acc to get it up to Honor, and every time she's not banned she gets picked. Too bad, the ruby players either: 1. Build bloodlust first item 2. Build Endless battle first item 3. Build Oracle second Item 4. Play super passively in lane 5. Never hit their ults (especially ult+flicker combos).
I prefer doing full damage ruby if im owning my lane if not just use standard build no need to build bloodlust axe anymore i also prefer petrify more if im exp rather than flicker and is it just me or is the jiangshi or collector ult animation seems a little small the aspirant or starlight ones has me better at catching enemies than these two skins
Best I can give ya is spam practice mode and learn cable tricks in specific areas of the map Start from cabling: 1. Base to Purple/Red 2. Back and forths in sidelanes or mid lanes (usually done with 3 cables) 3. The walls between the buffs and the sidelanes (to counter invades, if necessary)
Ruby, Ruby, everywhere, I can't escape her in rank, she often appears in the ban section, if she is open someone will pick Ruby. She is everywhere
I got her aspirants skin a few weeks ago but yet I don’t use her 😭
Damage ruby meta ya
Ruby roam is rlly fun
Ruby verse.
@@valkeditz31after i got her skin i spammed 130+ matches just thia season u should try her she is great in teamplays exp roam whatever u want..
Never thought I'd see the day that elgin finally makes a Ruby guide..
I'm happy that people are finally realizing the true power of ruby even tho its almost 7 years late xD but im also afraid with this much popularity for her right now might result in an inevitable nerf for her soon.. its been harder for me to play her as more start to pick and ban her 😭at the very least i just hope they only nerf her dmg cuz thats what she was buffed with recently..
also ill hopefully be making my own updated ruby guide soon on my channel ;3
No no no no no no no no no no no no no no
I cant play ruby the same anymore nonono no
Inevitable nerfs noooo
I won't mention what they shouldn't change on the rare chance the devs are watching this.
But man is it getting harder to pick her even here in India XD
Moonton getting ready to nerf Ruby to the ground if not damage is nerfed-- I can't slay with Ruby anymore if she's getting banned and nerfed (hopefully it won't affect her that much) at the same time [she's mostly my second exp main in case Cici gets banned or picked T-T]
Ruby's popularity kinda got boosted by war axe rework tbh
@@mellifluousml youre literally me
Fun fact: As of now, the mechanics of the Flicker is that "if you are holding the joystick and you use flicker, where you are dragging the joystick is where you will go regardless of where you are facing". You will notice this if you try to use flicker on khufra 1st skill while holding the joystick
But If enemy is in range, thats Not the Case. Auto Flicker will Always towards enemy No Matter where you facing or Holding your move Stick
That explained why I sometimes missed the skill 1 flicker chou combo. When was it implemented? Is there any settings that I could tweak to revert it back somehow
@@PlatinPark1992 that will only happen when you are not holding the joystick
@@abutohan i do wish we can choose in the settings about that
@@Badget007 but often i try to escape from enemy (Holding opposite direction) and also dragging the Flicker Button away from enemy, and i still Flicker right into them... Pretty annoying
From Hanabae to Rubae....... We came from a very long way!!!!
The War axe adjustment really helps Ruby a lot. I've been using her in advanced server since I had an account.. I can't really use her in original server a lot 'cause I'm that one who adjusts when no one else does. HAHAHA
I use Ruby as an EXP and/or Roamer
As a ruby main I suggest this build:
Bloodlust axe, boots, war axe defense item (I usually get brute force breastplate for extra chasing potential or dominance ice for anti heal), hunter strike or malefic roar, life steal/defensive item
Another thing to note is to play around with her passive, you could dash forward ,backward or sideways. But backward dash gave less distance iirc
I think the best part of ruby is her skill 2, it almost have zero animation time to cast, her skill 2 will always be prioritize to land first before any enemy skill, really great to cancel enemies combo.
"But you need to be careful with the delay, since the enemy might have moved away"
Bros speaking facts 🗣🔥 🔥
Ruby excels in going straight to the enemies. Just go hog wild and stun enemies and absorb the enemies damage and hope your team has enough braincells to engage once you go set the enemies. Ive had plenty of times where i set the enemy team and my team just ignores it and farms creeps instead
I just had this situation earlier. I played Ruby as a roamer/tank. Enemies are in their tower, and I am with our MM, Hanabi. I was expecting our MM to be of much attention 'cause she is just beside me, and I am planning to set via flicker ult and tanking the tower damage. I caught 3 of the enemies, and to my surprise, Hanabi didn't pay attention to my movement, so I ended up getting killed.
I didn't provide any signal so it's my bad hahaha. I just hope our Mage was there that time, 'cause she is so attentive. But this really happens, and I can't really blame our MM especially when you're just playing solo.
@@MarX-002 that's the worst part bro i face it daily people just don't take advantage of sets n stuns n i end up dying. After i got her aspirants i have spammed her 130 matches till now this season with an impressive winrate of 90% love her so much. After long time everyone is giving the attention he deserves
@@avisheknayak4557 I have all her skins in orig server, except her painted skin.. I love using her collector, but I like using her Edelweiss more hahaha
@@MarX-002 i use aspirants mostly the painted elite is one of the rarest honestly
@@MarX-002 You are alone with marksman against 3 enemies in their tower? If i was the marksman i will also not paying attention to 2vs3 fight in enemies tower. Except if im really fed or all the enemies are low. As a roamer, u should atleast know when u set up a teamfight, what are the odds of winning... A good war setup is when u can pull and win with the setup not bs tiktok freestyle. Of course in ur case idk if u made good decision or not since idk who ur fighting and many other factors
And Finally our Ruby got notice already ❤️ Hahaha! Been using her since Season 9 😂
Hey ikanji xd
@@IsoyaYasuji yo what’s up long time no see Bro 👊🫶🏻
lods
I used Ruby for the first time today since every hero is available to play. Ive run into her everywhere, casual, ranked. It doesn't matter and without fail, someone always uses her. and i have trouble with her being on the opposing team. And i get why people use her. She's very easy to use and a very clutch, strong hero. Her regenerative abilities are so awesome and i enjoyed using her. Definitely gonna buy her when I get enough gold. So thanks for the tips and guide, this wil come in handy
if i had enough gold id gift u her but i spent it on buying her so i only have 14k now shes honestly rlly fun to play but everyone seems to target me a lot early game
@@Lunniah it's literally all good, I had enough gold, I just ended up buying Hilda. Now that hero is one I don't regret picking over Ruby. Another clutch one
I literally tank more damage than our actual tank from time to time. And can literally dive
Into a 3 v 1 and come out on top. I see my team mates just commenting about how much bullshit I give the enemy team when I do that XD
@@cguerrero3301 good good :) have fun!
@@dragonfable66 yeah I play her very tanky. I ended up buying her but also I bought Harith. He's pretty dope too.
I posted this on another video, but I think it's appropriate to post it here too
Ruby main here, practice your backwards and forwards flicker hook. It's her bread & butter while also being her only skill shot. Here's a tip, the timing to execute her flicker hook is a little tricky. Her forward flicker hook has no pause while her backwards flicker hook has a slight pause before you hit flicker.
Furthermore, she has a small window to dash after each skill cast, so that means you can squeeze in an extra basic attack before dashing away,
i.e: 2-BA-DASH-BA
Depending on the situation, it makes a huge difference between letting your enemy escape and securing a kill, so I suggest you to switch your joystick settings to fixed position, that way you do not have to drag to move and just tap the direction to want to dash to, it's quicker, the window to dash is small after all.
The amount of heal you can do isn't solely based on your spell vamp stat but also the damage you can dish out so in certain situations you can opt for more atk stat instead. (Which is why you heal more with skill 1&3 even though all 3 skills provide 125% spell vamp)
Lastly, the amount of HP you heal is based on TOTAL damage dealt to ALL enemies, so during fights, it's better not to be so eager in clearing minions. That's all from me, happy hooking!
yay! I was ruby main, if we are first pick we prioritize ruby as exp or core, ruby with healing allies like rafaela or estes makes her formidable in the battle. Ruby is a complete package of sustain damge hero with annoying CC
The key to high dmg is that u do a basic attack between each skill,dash and the next skill. In combo with endless battle u deal serious dmg.
Also instead of Flicker i would use arrival skill.
It is really powerfull in cases like 4 enemys attacking tower. U can use ultimate and pull them in to the tower and stun them with second skill.
Its a gamechanger in lategame to save turrets and base .
And the best, u dont have to walk all the way back after respawn. U can increase push pressure and push bottom and toplane wave at the same time.
now I will never get to play ruby again, I've been noticing her getting banned this season and I main her ever since Season 4 or 3, I forgot when I started
I got to see tank ruby, damage ruby, lifesteal ruby, spellvamp ruby and now she get more love because war axe and it is really great, I hope bloodlust axe get a revamp because it's kinda useless right now, maybe add an anti-anti-heal mechanic for it
Surprised Elgin didn't cover the autoattack techs which actually adds an entire new layer of gameplay, especially considering that one of his recommended builds uses endless battle.
In the early game in the right situations you can do S1-Auto-Hop-S2-Auto-Hop away. In fact you can even just win trades with S2 - Auto - (S1 + auto) - move if anyone wants to use an engage tool on you.
This completely charges War Axe on its own making a waraxe rush a viable option rather than doing the recommended build here. With these tech you can also optionally go for non 40% cooldown builds if building tankier since you aren't entirely reliant on your skills for damage (although its still ideal to get as high of a CDR as you can)
You can also mix up the delayed s2 on the pull combos by doing Ult - (auto) - S1 - (auto) - S2 if you have other CC options. All actions in brackets are optional.
take my advice as an ex global ruby player, if you want the most comprehensive guide on ruby, go watch ikanji's videos. The builds are very different from what you'd see in the top few global builds, but from my 500+ matches and 75% wr with ruby in this season, I can testify that it is the current best build.
I have a question though. I'm assuming you're talking about ikanji's Ruby build. Why Sea Halberd on Ruby? What is it for? How does Ruby benefit from it? Is it situational or one of the best items Ruby can use? What is your answer to this?
The answer its easy more fighter in ml have lots of heal and hp so sea harbert can make your life easy especially fighting yz and edith
I'll give it a try
@@freedelahoyathesuperzblade5743
1. sea halberd helps in lane as people do play high sustain heros such as yuzhong or thamuz against ruby. Buying sea halberd reduces their heal whilst giving you more burst damage.
2. If you're solo queing, sea halberd is a must have items as random tanks below Mythical glory usually buy dominance ice very late into the game / don't buy at all. Buying sea halberd reduces the enemies heal and increases your damage, allowing you to stay in the frontlines longer and push your enemies back
3. Traditionally people build Dominance Ice as an Antiheal item on ruby. This worked because ruby used to be focous on high sustain and defense in the past. Now the meta for ruby is shifting towards damage and burst whilst maintaining high levels of sustain. Sea halberd fits this criteria
4. When you play xp laners, you have to go solo to clear / cut lanes most of the times, in which late game will be tricky as you will encounter the enemy mm in a 1v1 when you clear lanes. Sea halbert reduces the enemy mm's heals, allowing you to burst them down easily.
5. Sea Halberd is different from dominance ice. both are anti heal items, but sea halberd is triggered when you attack the enemy. If you combined this together with ruby's long range skill 1 , you basically get a ranged dominance ice, which is very useful for poking and zoning out enemies.
@@92_dumanggasamuelsitorus34 What if let's say hypothetically you are up against a hero that doesn't have/doesn't rely on sustain (i.e Chou and Paquito)? Is Sea Halberd still necessary or should you replace it with a different item?
A thing I noticed is that her passive jump can also go through walls, in case of a desperate escape.
You just have to cast them close to the wall.
One thing about the ultimate+flicker is that don't use flicker too quick, let her hook the enemies and time that accordingly, I've always made a mistake when i use this combo, sometimes i used it too quick
as a ruby main i would like to say go full damage doesnt matter what role u are. But also provide enough utility to ur team. dont forget to chase those low hp runners
Perfect for my Ruby aspirant I got last year.
Thanks for the hero guide Mr. Elgin
ruby is a very flexible hero with a lot of different build options and playstyle depending on team & enemy comp. she's a very well balanced hero who will always have a place no matter the meta. I'm a ruby main with 1100+ match with her. she's just so fun to play
marksman ruby supremacy
Another tip for ruby is to dance around your enemy be nimble, her passive made her very flexible. Prey on your enemy, and when they least expect strike them hard, real hard because as of now ruby's dmg is insane if you build her right.
My 1st ever player of course after Eudora that became my Main player❤👏🏿 but nowadays trying other heroes as well! 😇
Tips: Ruby jumping distance has slight differences in distance between jumping forward and backward.
Crazy how she's not being utilized much in the past. lol the new war axe and brute force really did a good job for her, Kinda nuts how she has low/mediocore seasons ago, and now her popularity and pick rate sky rocket in ranked matches. What did i miss? What made her popular hmm? But i hope nerf-toon dont lay their hands on her, might try her out soon. 🧐
Aside from war axe and brute force adjustment, 10 ban system made it mandatory to ban diggie every single game. Now ruby shines more since she won't be hard countered
Damage scaling buffs + diggie not being open. If diggie is open, your opponent counters at least 2 heroes(tank+fighter)and that's enough to lose every teamfight
War axe is borderline broken as it is, but Ruby with her low cd bullshit just brings it over the top into OP territory. Everything that waraxe gives (lifesteal, cd and true damage) synergizes with ruby in a way that no other hero in the game can, if we're excluding Cici.
@@julliferjosephtuba2202I love how in canon they're both friends too
dont sleep on ruby jungling
i tried the flicker combo on rank, good thing they werent laughing when i failed but it worked i just need to time it on the sound💀👌
As ruby main i tell you guys don't use 1st skill and 2nd skill at once you will die
Dear elign i am disappointed your combo greatly
So the combo is
Skill 1 - move near- ult- fliker- then use basic attck (don't worry they will stun o.5sec) then use skill 2- skill 1 agin
If u don't have ult or minions pls don't use skill 1&2 at once its suicide
That's why you go for cd reduction I build my ruby to be able to one combo mages marksman and fighters except tanks while having 40% cd reduction and just bully meta fighters like lapu lapu dyroth even thamuz although only when thamuz builds tank items so my priority is not to "survive" but kill the enemy since ruby can one combo all except tanks(at least with my build)
Full penetration emblem with lethal ignition
Cd reduction boots
Bloodlust axe
Hunter strike
War axe
Malefic lore
Blade of heptasis
At late game you can exchange the boots for endless battle but if the enemy has anti heal exchange it for oracle
Ahh for no reasons roby meta arrived again out off nowhere 😐
I forgot she exists
Ruby's skillset is just perfecttt
I love this skin. I tried to get her Aspirant but as MOONTON LUCK would go, I got Angela Aspirant instead, 5 minutes after obtaining Angela's Annual Starlight skin 😬😤🤬😒
However, I got Lady Zombie (which I prefer over her Aspirant, I think 🤷, but the latter has GREAT FX if your phone can handle it 👍) for free on the very next event 😁
Finally my Ruby is being recognized Post-Pandemic ❤❤❤❤
I guess it’s time to go back to her for good. I just wanted to keep her hidin cause she’s always been such a solid pick for a good couple years now
I hope her popularity wont being her a nerf... Im worried for my bae... Ruby main can relate i guess
that one dyrroth on the other side of the exp lane having fighter emblem, defense items with one attack item called "war axe" 🗿👍
Wow i didn't knew the combine passive one
I'm actually surprised with Ruby appearing more often, but I guess it's a given with War Axe buff. Though, as a Ruby main myself, I didn't use DPS focused Ruby. I only use Bloodlust for extra spellvamp and def items for the rest. Her DPS without any damage items is actually decent, especially with her first skill.
I usually just go bloodlust and hunter strike then defensive items for the remaining slots. Dominance is a choice pick of mine if I see enemies like Miya, Sun and Karrie. Or else brute force breastplate then oracle
I'm geniunely hoping Moonton won't nerf the hell out of her. She's so perfect
MY IXIA IS ALWAYS HERE TO SUPPORT ❤
I'm telling you, full damage is the key. My winrate for her in solo queue is almost 90%...
Yep, tanky build doesnt work for me since im aggressive and just go ult enemies whenever i have the chance to either lower their health, or kill them with the help of my team. You can 1v1 almost anyone or just stall and kite them since shes a jack of all trades with high def, high regen, high dmg, good mobility and really good cc.
What is your emblem? Assasin or fighter emblem?
@@darkeagle5853assassin for damage fighter for sustain
As a ruby main who love spell vamp i like using bloodlust axe rather than endless battle lmao
Endless battle it's really useful with her
@@Yourboricuascorpionot everyone is compatible to skill-basic attack combo
Me in classic with trail card:👹👹
Bought the Hero......
Me in Rank fully prepared:💩💩
I'm noob 😭😭 Thankyou for Guide Elgin.
Man you're making me wanna re-main Ruby 🥲
Ruby getting the recognition she deserves
As a Rubae mains if someone ask about the playstyle n build, i just can say "Follow Your Heart" by Kuro from Fate.. 😂
N yep The More you Uses Her, Your Instincts Alone Will Lead, While you don't realize it, you won the battle.. 😹👌
Also When She getting more popular lately, i just afraid she's getting on the hot top banlist.. that i can't used her again.. even tho. She's Already Balanced Now.. :v
I hate how much attention my Baby has been getting. The recent passive nerf was solely caused by waraxe. She only becomes meta because of waraxe yet shes the one getting the nerf.
Also on the hook engage combo usually I think 3 2 1 is better since thats your chain. Her first has a slow so using that last feels smarter :o
Physical boosts his s1 and passive.
Magic boosts his s2 and ult.
I really hope they'll collab with RWBY soon. Ruby will be Ruby, Weiss will be Aurora, Blake will be Wanwan, and Yang will be Masha. Moonton, pretty please? 🥹
I’d say Blake fits an assassin more like Karrina
Isoya Yasuji moment
Real
i dont get her at first so ty for this
I follow N4cho build,ex global 1 ruby and it Ben rlly good too
I usually use Angela and duo with Ruby for maximum Cancer to the enemy team!
As a ruby main im sad now as she is getting more attention, lol
I got real physical pain by not seeing elgin telling the pretty important fact that you can add hits between your skills, and use the skills to cut the animation of the hits, functionally this gives almost 50% more damage to any combo you do, and doubles the dmg if you have thunder and endless.
And that second skill also acts as a pull, even if its hard to notice, so it can get fanny off her cables (best fanny counter imo) and she can cut almost every movement skill (even khufra jump omg! ruby counter khufra??!?WTF, yeah with enough hands she does)
Elgin are you sleeperbuild?
cuz those muscles damn🔥😩
dang the next level play
2:28. This Paquito didn't watch Elgin's Paq video.😂
He probably wont watch this Ruby video either.
Because of me always MVP using ruby
Now everyone talking about her😂
She back to meta because of her passive change from lifesteal to spellvamp, and waraxe revamp I guess
In a high rank game I dont think u can go even 3 attack items. Ull be too easy to burst.
My build
Bloodthirsty axe > boots(depedningon game armor/magic res) oracle or war axe/domi ice/Queen wing/freeze if im feeling fancy
I only go 2 att items still heal from 1 to 100 in one skill. Ruby is so underrated and op if build correctly.
what is freeze? winter truncheon?
@@AIexiis yes
Nice guide but will be good if the counter heros will be there too.
Do Yu Zhong please 🥺
I need to master him so I won't have to deal with feeding teammates 😅
Maybe a build suggestion 😉
Finally... my main hero got her own video from Elgin.,
hahaha.,
I think I am only the Ruby main player that likes purify instead of flicker for battle spell
Sure flicker ult ruby combos is flashy but in reality its really hard to pull off. Even in mpl its very rarely to be able to pull off that combo.
Main weakness for ruby is cc. No matter how high her spell vamp is, if she is stun its equal to 0. Simple solution is purify.
Nah, she is very predictable without flicker, plus she can't reach the backside without it. Also if you think ruby flicker combos are really hard, you are in for a shock if you plan on using benedetta, leomord or lancelot
@@P.I.M.P. flicker has long cd than purify, and with this meta that focus on cc. Ruby cannot do anything when she got stunned.
Like I said even if you have 1000 percent spell vamp, but when you get stunned it will be equal to zero.
I think ruby is more suited in defending your team back line than getting the back line of your enemy.
Any assasin or fighter trying to get to your back line with ruby, will be having a hard time.
@@rjproduction486Flicker is still better when defending your carries. You can ult flicker to pull enemies away. You can use purify but it's not optimal. Ruby is not a carry type of hero so even if purify helps you win the lane against certain heroes you still need to make a play/defend your carries. Ruby is almost broken because she still provides your team CC or tankiness even if she loses the lane.
@@P.I.M.P. how your ruby can protect her teamate if she got cc? if you have purify you can easily counter initiate if the enemy tank get a good set in your team. and purify is much more reliable and efficient to use than flicker because it has much lower cool down.
like I said even if your ruby has 1000% spell vamp if she got stunned it equal to zero.
Im not saying flicker battle spell for ruby is bad. I just like purify more because it make sense for her ability.
Can you please do a gold lane tips and tricks video please!!
this is better if the enemy is running away 1-dash-2-dash-3-flicker
My favorite hero
I was just getting near to my peak of boredom out of MLBB, then this video came. It would be rude not to try her.
Bruh ruby was somewhat common to see everywhere before but in the recent few days everyone suddenly picks her 24/7
Like man, really? It's like WOW! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A GOOD FIGHTER WITH CONSTANT LITTLE DASHES AND ANNOYING CC AND NEARLY INFINITE SUSTAIN IS ACTUALLY META!?
I am literally annoyed and flabberghasted at the same time
But still, do not care,
Did not ask,
Yin exp, trident first and i beat her a-💥
Which is the best skin for RUBY?
Ruby is a kind of hero no buff or nerf just by higher pick rate. Often get banned 😂
I miss the old Elgin animations 😢
I find the flicker ult combo easier than the ult flicker combo idk I'm just bad at timing her ult pull :((
chipi chipi chapa chapa ruby ruby daba daba 🕺🏻💃🏻
U forgot one guide: which walls can Ruby dash through?
Please don't. It's the only fighter I used in rank since it doesn't got a lot of attention right now. It would be troublesome if many players will ban/pick her after this. 😭
Too late. She is meta now. You can even check the official rank that Ruby is the third highest winrate with 30% ban rate.
I also pick her almost every match if possible
Before in the game, true damage from Endless Battle and Scythe (I think) was also considered a spell vamp and they said "corrected" it. May this have been happening again?
me with 40% cd reduction: I use all my skills to clear minion waves
The jump is a great features except when facing 1 hero...
Ruby is the Best❤
Tbh If you want to play Ruby, Prioritize Bloodlust axe too, since it got extra spell vamp
I dont go for bloodlust anymore, i now use war axe, sea halberd, endless battle, brute force then malefic roar. After that, change your boots to immortality and now just go and set enemies with no fear. I use sea halberd for the extra damage and anti heal instead of bod since it benefits my team as well. I go for a more aggresive style since once i get the edge over the enemy exp laner, i can easily snowball them and then either force them to recall or kill them and push. Ruby already has high defense so having high dmg wont hurt as long as youre sure that your team will follow up with your sets and engages
Epic rank ahh build tip.
Its kinda useless, unless if there are Baxia.
Fighter emblem+festival of blood+brave smite+war axe already gives her a good amount of sustain
No need for bloodlust anymore
@@maktummasrooramyo6997 oh ok thanks
Oh Ruby, my Ruby..
4k+ matches Ruby here solo player 40-50 WR :)
this build wont work all the time, you still need to adjust based on your opponent.
Elgin once said "Rubae"
Ruby is a hidden gem.
Not anymore
I got dominated by ruby players.. Now I know why. Gonna try her next time
elgin casually calling a 15 year old bae 💀
Can I use Ruby against Guinevere in EXP Lane!?
Hey Elgin, why don’t you buy bloodlust axe? I find it helps with her sustain a lot. She doesn’t vamp as much without it.
Bloodlust is a terrible item right now. You're better off building war axe since it gives spell vamp plus better stats overall
@@winter9242 oh..I build both war axe and bloodlust. Is that bad?
@@johntan1890 it's redundant since war axe is a better version of bloodlust axe. It's better to build another item like endless battle which gives better stats and has a great passive.
I still think ruby SS+flicker is too gimicky. She lacks damage compared to other heroes, really bad on solo exp lane. I play her as tank initiator with petrify (up to 4 secs stun), especially on solo rank as no one wants to play tank. But I hardly play nowadays, just got back when I heard Ruby is now meta. Happy for her ❤❤❤
You can't be more wrong. Ruby full damage is insanely strong since she can abuse waraxe and her innate thing with lifesteal. A good ruby, especially one that knows how to dominate exp lane, will literally solo carry the game from early to late game.
It's just funny how so many people try her out in ranked without actually practicing nor understand her kit. I've hit glory on my main recently so I switched to my second acc to get it up to Honor, and every time she's not banned she gets picked. Too bad, the ruby players either:
1. Build bloodlust first item
2. Build Endless battle first item
3. Build Oracle second Item
4. Play super passively in lane
5. Never hit their ults (especially ult+flicker combos).
Ruby main here 😁
Im an Exp main
And this lady right here is the most annoying one to go against
She is indeed the Meta rn
So you are fine with yz just fountain camping you and not even letting you smell their Minions?
Oh
I always use cici and for no reasons i win every time with her
Skill issue?
@@Fried_stonesif you're using cc to counter her, those must be terrible ruby users
@@winter9242 yeah
I tried ruby before and she’s secretly powerful
I didn’t know she has this tons of damage before
@@winter9242 even though cici is hard to catch
I prefer doing full damage ruby if im owning my lane if not just use standard build no need to build bloodlust axe anymore i also prefer petrify more if im exp rather than flicker and is it just me or is the jiangshi or collector ult animation seems a little small the aspirant or starlight ones has me better at catching enemies than these two skins
Pls Fanny tips and build! You're literally the best MLBB teacher🙏💅🎖️💡🎓 📜 📖
Best I can give ya is spam practice mode and learn cable tricks in specific areas of the map
Start from cabling:
1. Base to Purple/Red
2. Back and forths in sidelanes or mid lanes (usually done with 3 cables)
3. The walls between the buffs and the sidelanes (to counter invades, if necessary)
Fanny build, 5BoD 1 Malefic roar. Hear her roarrr, see her soarrrr, lose rank moarrrrr XD
Elgin finally did his face reveal