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alex teehee Apr 12, 2018 @ 12:11pm
Best, Most OP Charms to do the most Nail DPS?
Just upgraded my nail to Pure and have collected a majority of the charms in the game, Could anyone Help me out with the strongest Charms for Nail combat?
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Groversoup Apr 12, 2018 @ 12:13pm 
quickslash, unbreakable strength, mark of pride, nailmaster's glory, and steady body if you don't like holding forward while you attack. Note that unbreakable strength doesn't affect nail arts so if you use those a lot, you can cut out unbreakable strength for something more suitable.
Shas'O Apr 12, 2018 @ 12:30pm 
Quick Slash 3, Fragile/Unbreakable Strength 3, Longnail 2, Mark of Pride 3, Grubberfly's Elegy 3, Nailmaster's Glory 1, Fury of the Fallen 2.

With 11 total notches in the game you can equip only a few of these at a time, even with overcharming.

For consistent dps with basic nail slashes: Quick Slash, Fragile/Unbreakable Strength, Longail and Mark of Pride or Grubberfly's Elegy (for some distance).

For the highest dps possible with risk: Quick Slash, Fragile/Unbreakable Strength, Fury of the Fallen (get yourself down to 1 mask), and then either Grubberfly's Elegy or Mark of Pride for some distance.

For the strongest nail damage with one attack: Fragile/Unbreakable Strength, Fury of the Fallen (get yourself down to 1 mask to use), and Nailmaster's glory (use the basic great slash). Feel free to add other things to this combo, as you won't always have time to charge up, even with Nailmaster's glory. Maybe Quick Slash and Mark of Pride again?

I would reccommend your own combination of these with whatever your favorite charms are.
alex teehee Apr 12, 2018 @ 1:06pm 
Originally posted by Shas'O:
Quick Slash 3, Fragile/Unbreakable Strength 3, Longnail 2, Mark of Pride 3, Grubberfly's Elegy 3, Nailmaster's Glory 1, Fury of the Fallen 2.

With 11 total notches in the game you can equip only a few of these at a time, even with overcharming.

For consistent dps with basic nail slashes: Quick Slash, Fragile/Unbreakable Strength, Longail and Mark of Pride or Grubberfly's Elegy (for some distance).

For the highest dps possible with risk: Quick Slash, Fragile/Unbreakable Strength, Fury of the Fallen (get yourself down to 1 mask), and then either Grubberfly's Elegy or Mark of Pride for some distance.

For the strongest nail damage with one attack: Fragile/Unbreakable Strength, Fury of the Fallen (get yourself down to 1 mask to use), and Nailmaster's glory (use the basic great slash). Feel free to add other things to this combo, as you won't always have time to charge up, even with Nailmaster's glory. Maybe Quick Slash and Mark of Pride again?

I would reccommend your own combination of these with whatever your favorite charms are.

Currently running Quick slash, Fragile Strength and Mark of pride because I only have 9 out of the 11.
Maybe im just bad but Still unable to kill The False Knight, Im gonna try out some other combos you listed
False Knight is pretty hard. I found the easiest way to beat him was with sharp shadow. Just stay near him and warp through him every time he attacks. That leaves his back free for you to attack.
alex teehee Apr 12, 2018 @ 1:19pm 
Originally posted by Count von Bunnyhopven:
False Knight is pretty hard. I found the easiest way to beat him was with sharp shadow. Just stay near him and warp through him every time he attacks. That leaves his back free for you to attack.
Its just his 2 Hp contact damage :steamhappy:
alex teehee Apr 12, 2018 @ 1:24pm 
Just beat him... Rng
Pellinor Geist Apr 12, 2018 @ 3:36pm 
Quick slash (3), stalwart shell (2, for free hits), nailmasters glory (1, if you use charge attacks). Whatever else you like. Fragile strength may help on false champion. Attack up to avoid knockback, rendering steady body moot.
Last edited by Pellinor Geist; Apr 12, 2018 @ 3:36pm
RocketPotatoL62 Apr 12, 2018 @ 7:19pm 
I usually go for quick heal and unbreakable strength, healing faster and making fights shorter is optimal for almost every single situation there is for a melee fighter. Anything else beyond that is just a bonus.
Roast Goose Apr 12, 2018 @ 8:04pm 
Originally posted by Bullett:
Originally posted by Shas'O:
Quick Slash 3, Fragile/Unbreakable Strength 3, Longnail 2, Mark of Pride 3, Grubberfly's Elegy 3, Nailmaster's Glory 1, Fury of the Fallen 2.

With 11 total notches in the game you can equip only a few of these at a time, even with overcharming.

For consistent dps with basic nail slashes: Quick Slash, Fragile/Unbreakable Strength, Longail and Mark of Pride or Grubberfly's Elegy (for some distance).

For the highest dps possible with risk: Quick Slash, Fragile/Unbreakable Strength, Fury of the Fallen (get yourself down to 1 mask), and then either Grubberfly's Elegy or Mark of Pride for some distance.

For the strongest nail damage with one attack: Fragile/Unbreakable Strength, Fury of the Fallen (get yourself down to 1 mask to use), and Nailmaster's glory (use the basic great slash). Feel free to add other things to this combo, as you won't always have time to charge up, even with Nailmaster's glory. Maybe Quick Slash and Mark of Pride again?

I would reccommend your own combination of these with whatever your favorite charms are.

Currently running Quick slash, Fragile Strength and Mark of pride because I only have 9 out of the 11.
Maybe im just bad but Still unable to kill The False Knight, Im gonna try out some other combos you listed
With the Failed Champion (and most hard hiters like later-level Grey Prince Zote), I had much more success when I stopped trying to race them in a DPS game. They will always win that game, so don't get too greedy trying to get a hit in every possible second. Focus on evasion more. Quick slash allows you to get two hits in where you'd normally get one. An exception might be when Zote summons the explosive Zotelings since he holds still, so you can get a good number of hits in there.
henrevenge Dec 17, 2020 @ 12:11pm 
what are some builds that you could get within a few of hours.
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