Best Switchglaive build?

[iXeN]

Looking for anima charge, max damage and life steal with stamina fast recovery after combos.
what's the most ideal onmyo build for that

[Angel]

5 onmyo austerity, 3 tsukuyomi, 6 susano

[{5LINE}Cows with Guns]

^ Missing some details on anima charge and fast recovery...
(Guardian Spirit) GS - Genbu should help with the anima charge with onmyo magic hits IIRC.

Alternatively, if you like corruption and yokai ability spams
- 7pc Sarutahiko (Yokai Blood stacks)
- 6pc Magatsuhi
Stack some sentience (~200%+) and your corrupt weapon basically awakens every ...6-12 attacks.
Amrita gain on status application + pleiades will also inflate you yokai shift (and up time) in an absurd manner.
GS - Baku - stack that corruption and brute counter helps pressure play, but really any high attunement spirit will work. Your 2nd GS can be Oh for more amrita heals.

You can use almost whatever yokai abilities you want, but Shuten Doji is required to keep extractions and pleiades up (for heal on amrita gain and even faster yokai shift).
The main attacking abilities can be Ryumen Sukuna, Ippon, Kinki, Gozuki, etc. Basically anything that staggers and/or do multi-hits while making you immune to grabs. Confusion applications will mostly come from yokai stuff while onmyo is there to support survival or sloth applications (familiars, protection, barriers, elemental stops).

But that's just how I play - you can figure out the rest yourself.

[causality]

Originally posted by iXeN:

Looking for anima charge, max damage and life steal with stamina fast recovery after combos.
what's the most ideal onmyo build for that

I run 6 piece ame-no-izume and don't use any onymo with switchglaive. Get ultimate courage somehow too.

[Angel]

Originally posted by {5LINE}Cows with Guns:

^ Missing some details on anima charge and fast recovery...

onmyo covers this by itself, if they've gotten far enough to be asking for a best build they probably know what the onmyos are that can help with this

as for fast 'stamina' recovery after combos? lliterally just flux (and also is covered by an onmyo talisman)

[iXeN]

That's kinda confusing for me since I have long since I played the game, just cameback again I'm on NG+2, and I feel like I'm not doing any damage although I have kind of a divine build trying to reach NG+3 to get Ethereal stuff
can you please send me screenshots for the builds you are using
Also, does these build destroy humans too? bcz my current lame items barely deal damage to humans. (Bosses to be specific)

[Angel]

Originally posted by iXeN:

That's kinda confusing for me since I have long since I played the game, just cameback again I'm on NG+2, and I feel like I'm not doing any damage although I have kind of a divine build trying to reach NG+3 to get Ethereal stuff
can you please send me screenshots for the builds you are using
Also, does these build destroy humans too? bcz my current lame items barely deal damage to humans. (Bosses to be specific)

if you're only on dream of the demon I suggest you either use benzaiten's grace (best grace in demon) or if you don't like the versatility playstyle you can go inari instead

demon is when stuff starts to get real but luckily for you if you have enough divine fragments you can just forge a full divine grace set

[iXeN]

Originally posted by Angel:

Originally posted by iXeN:

That's kinda confusing for me since I have long since I played the game, just cameback again I'm on NG+2, and I feel like I'm not doing any damage although I have kind of a divine build trying to reach NG+3 to get Ethereal stuff
can you please send me screenshots for the builds you are using
Also, does these build destroy humans too? bcz my current lame items barely deal damage to humans. (Bosses to be specific)

if you're only on dream of the demon I suggest you either use benzaiten's grace (best grace in demon) or if you don't like the versatility playstyle you can go inari instead

demon is when stuff starts to get real but luckily for you if you have enough divine fragments you can just forge a full divine grace set

For now what should I change
https://steamcommunity.com/id/iXeNIV/screenshot/2505765138569756464/
https://steamcommunity.com/id/iXeNIV/screenshot/2505765138569757822/

[Angel]

Originally posted by iXeN:

Originally posted by Angel:

if you're only on dream of the demon I suggest you either use benzaiten's grace (best grace in demon) or if you don't like the versatility playstyle you can go inari instead

demon is when stuff starts to get real but luckily for you if you have enough divine fragments you can just forge a full divine grace set

For now what should I change
https://steamcommunity.com/id/iXeNIV/screenshot/2505765138569756464/
https://steamcommunity.com/id/iXeNIV/screenshot/2505765138569757822/

you definitely want to get yourself a yasakani magatama to help you with your set building, it'll really help you out especially if you want to mix more set bonuses into your build, like for example pairing inari's grace with your genmei onmyo mage stuff that you already have

[iXeN]

Originally posted by Angel:

Originally posted by iXeN:

For now what should I change
https://steamcommunity.com/id/iXeNIV/screenshot/2505765138569756464/
https://steamcommunity.com/id/iXeNIV/screenshot/2505765138569757822/

you definitely want to get yourself a yasakani magatama to help you with your set building, it'll really help you out especially if you want to mix more set bonuses into your build, like for example pairing inari's grace with your genmei onmyo mage stuff that you already have

Can I use Switchglaive with Benzaiten Build or only works with Inari?

[Angel]

Originally posted by iXeN:

Originally posted by Angel:

you definitely want to get yourself a yasakani magatama to help you with your set building, it'll really help you out especially if you want to mix more set bonuses into your build, like for example pairing inari's grace with your genmei onmyo mage stuff that you already have

Can I use Switchglaive with Benzaiten Build or I only works with Inari?

all end game builds work with any weapon

[iXeN]

Originally posted by Angel:

Originally posted by iXeN:

Can I use Switchglaive with Benzaiten Build or I only works with Inari?

all end game builds work with any weapon

Thanks for the tips, I'll do this one, tell me if I need to edit other things on this build, especially to break Stamina/Yokai Realm quickly, in addition which switchglaive to use with it
https://youtu.be/gCGNlTBLrFA?si=vKxHDbUMk9GTOoFK

[Angel]

Originally posted by iXeN:

Originally posted by Angel:

all end game builds work with any weapon

Thanks for the tips, I'll do this one, tell me if I need to edit other things on this build, especially to break Stamina/Yokai Realm quickly, in addition which switchglaive to use with it
https://youtu.be/gCGNlTBLrFA?si=vKxHDbUMk9GTOoFK

if you need a lot of help ki breaking a secondary weapon such as tonfa works very well

[CyndiLove]

Originally posted by iXeN:

That's kinda confusing for me since I have long since I played the game, just cameback again I'm on NG+2, and I feel like I'm not doing any damage although I have kind of a divine build trying to reach NG+3 to get Ethereal stuff
can you please send me screenshots for the builds you are using
Also, does these build destroy humans too? bcz my current lame items barely deal damage to humans. (Bosses to be specific)

For human enemies, prepare a switchglaive with some stats that increase break, then just repeat cyclone in high stance.
Also for yokai enemies you can just repeat cyclone in mid stance, or if you are good enough you can then change to high stance then do cyclone again. Cyclone has ok stamina damage.

[Alpo]

For the depths, I used both: 6p Oyamatsumi + (7p sarutahiko or 7p tsukuyomi) with switchglaives.

You could argue that oyamatsumi with sarutahiko is not 100% optimal, but...I've reached the end with it so it works. Also, sometimes you fu**ck up your yokai shift and you're in human form and you need to survive during the cooldown of the yokai shift or at the beginning a fight.

I just saw you're not talking about end game builds, but I'll let this comment anyway (for ideas). Also there's suszuka's armor (deadly conviction) which is OK for anima generation. I've played a lot with it, but at some point, there are better choices.

[causality]

This might sound like a meme to most people but you get decent anima generation with Rokugezo's timely guard too.

Originally posted by Angerme Musume。:

Originally posted by iXeN:

That's kinda confusing for me since I have long since I played the game, just cameback again I'm on NG+2, and I feel like I'm not doing any damage although I have kind of a divine build trying to reach NG+3 to get Ethereal stuff
can you please send me screenshots for the builds you are using
Also, does these build destroy humans too? bcz my current lame items barely deal damage to humans. (Bosses to be specific)

For human enemies, prepare a switchglaive with some stats that increase break, then just repeat cyclone in high stance.
Also for yokai enemies you can just repeat cyclone in mid stance, or if you are good enough you can then change to high stance then do cyclone again. Cyclone has ok stamina damage.

I know this is probably the more efficient/optimal way to play but it's also boring. You have all these abilities but you just want to cycle (heh) through 2?