A Few noob questions.

[Angry Fluffy Moth]

What are generally considered top tier builds/skulls? I've heard Ghoul and Werewolf are good but idk others.
Any consensous on the new item tiers?
And is The Ring worth grabbing even if you aren't hybrid? Or even going mutant?

[NeonRed]

There are many strong skulls you can play with on top of ghoul and WW: Alchemist is still easy runs, Sword, Ent, Grave Digger, Shield (defensive and takes bit more work but high potential), Clown and Aqua just for starters.

Swap builds got an absolutely gigantic buff this patch with items (offensive wheel is bonkers), but in general, swap skills are some of the strongest skills everyone should take advantage of and the 20 shield on swap can save lot of HP in a clutch.

The Ring is an absolutely insane item with really no reason not to take for any build as it's really for every build (treasure and mutant are good inscriptions as well).

[Angry Fluffy Moth]

Awesome, thank you for the info! I'll def try some of them out while I'm still unlocking items lol Do you generally want to prefer more offensive items over defensive, even on something like Shield?

And I see! I'll have to find some skulls that would work well for that then!

And that's what I thought, I just wanted to get confirmation lol

Is there a place I can look up info if I need it? I skimmed over the first wiki I saw but it seemed to be a bit out of date?

[815|Shouldabeen]

If you see Grim Reaper in act 1 (really rare) or 2 (rare), it's just a free run. It scales depending on how many enemies you've killed. So if you have half the game left, it can scale into oblivion. If you get it in act 1, you can build literally any items because it will scale up so much.

I think bleed/poison/burn are kind of weak, even after the update. They take too much investment (2 items minimum) to really come online, and it just really doesn't do that much damage for the investment. Burn in particular gets really good at 4 items, but it feels bad vs bosses imo.

Skulls that are really good for winning runs (no particular order): Shield, Frost, WW, Alchemist, Reaper, Ghoul, Berserker, Predator, Thief

Skulls I find very fun to play: Lich, Warlock, Gambler

As NeonRed said, The Ring is a super good item and usable by anyone.

The Solar Sword/Lunar Ring combo is really strong too. They combine into 1 super amped up item when you get both of them.

Warrior's Pauldrons is a good defensive item on it's own.

Originally posted by Angry Fluffy Moth:

Is there a place I can look up info if I need it? I skimmed over the first wiki I saw but it seemed to be a bit out of date?

Yeah the Wiki is several patches out of date. Right now there was just a very large update, so finding info is going to be difficult. Everyone's trying new things out.

Edit: Bleed is really good on sword skull. The tetanus buff along with all the extra procs makes it pretty decent.

[WillSP]

For top tier skulls it depends on what you are looking for in a run.

*Water Skull, Arclitch, Gambler, Rockstar & Ent are all both incredibly strong & easy to use

*Skeleton Sword, Prisoner, Warrior, Werewolf, Berserker, & Samurai, all have ridiculous damage potential but are more challenging to play.

*Frost skull, Skeleton Shield, Ghoul, and Alchemist are super easy to win with but don't always have overwhelming offensive power unless you get the right items/moves.

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As for how the new debuffs work, follow these rules.

* Poison builds are amazing if you are running a physical skull and you can find a reliable way of inflicting the debuff.

*Flame builds are good if you are running a Magic skull and you can find a reliable way of inflicting the debuff.

*Bleed/Wound is absurd on Skeleton Sword but doesn't work on anyone else

*Don't bother with the Ice or Stun inscriptions in their current state but feel free to pick up a stun/freeze themed item if you are running a skull that can take good advantage of it.