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#16

Whicha modes do you usually play? Meltdown, Incursion, or Capture?

For Incursion the Miko/Montana combo has to be really solid and really have your other teammates around you for it to work. Seeing as Montana is a big character and it’s one lane only damage will be able to come from all angles, especially if you in the place where I like to call the “Hotspot” (center meetup of both forces). Health regeneration and some for of damage reduction can help, but overall it’s based on how well your attackers will pick up on the damage once you are targeted by everything. Time your ice storm and lumberjack dash accordingly to give the impression that you always have an answer to their attacks as montana, and as miko, keep your cool downs up as much as possible, and throw shrooms at opponents that leave your teammates a chance to escape.

For meltdown it’s wise to stay close to thumpers or your base until attackers are able to push forward with you as montana, this avoids flanking and gives him a way to escape if things start getting to dicey. The same job applies to miko but the idea is a little easier to apply as you have more ways of escaping and players aren’t really just pitted to one location.

For capture it’s just kinda a Call of Duty thing and it’s really more so of how well you can kill the other opponent for the victory, so in most cases montana/miko isn’t able to shine as well

For Miko/Easy play DPS I’d recommend Phoeboe and Miko. She has enough health to take a bigger beating than most attackers and is easy to use for the most part outside of Phasegate assassinations. Miko should be able to heal her much faster than Montana so you both can continue to fight.

As far as my own combos, it varies and really is quirky. Me and my bro play as often as we can together and we have amazing synergy, but for the most part we just run the type of jobs we need for the team as opposed to what we like to run for the most part. But if I were to break it down to the most used I’d have to say is I run Boldur and he Runs Toby. We get alot of double stuns or slow/stuns and he protects me from mid ranged characters and I protect him from melee players trying to flank him. For the most part it works unless we’re faced with Marquis/Thorn combos in which I have to sometimes over commit or he comes closer to the field to try to push them out (which is harder to do on meltdown).

#18

We’re playing all modes, especially Meltdown (and some PvE aswell)

Thank you very much for all tips, they’ll help us a lot, I’m sure.

I’m very eager to play with Boldur too. Didn’t know that it can synergy well with Toby. We’re thinking to play Boldur / Alani. Do you know any other “Boldur duo”?

Thank you again!

#19

My husband and I play split screen. We don’t always choose characters to play as a combo but when we do we are:

Miko+Galilea: Great pocket healing. Not as easy as it looks but once you get into the motion of things you will be fine. Galilea needs to pick off enemies individually if possible and Miko needs to cover the rear for heals. Watch out because people will or should attack the healer ie Miko. Galilea can hold her own against some characters so use Miko for group healing as well but always communicate with your gf so you can save her when needed. If you’re playing as Miko. Yall can rotate or play whichever roles yall prefer :slight_smile:

Miko+Montana: Same miko strat as aforementioned and use Montana as others have suggested. Ice build. I personally don’t choose the wind up every match so whatever works for you guys. The dash we use offensively and as a getaway. Depending on your situation and the opposing team you will need to utilize skills differently.

Really, Miko+Anyone is good :thumbsup:

Caldarius+Rath: I play Caldarius a lot cuz he’s super fun. When in PvP he’s an okay match with any melee but best with Rath. Y’all can both get in and out with ease. Caldarius is very mobile and you need to keep him mobile, like with any ranged you want to bounce around. With Rath you can go for the silence, knock up, and atk atk atk with both Rath and Caldarius. Simple and basic tactic but customizable. With Caldarius you can use his SMG but I utilize his blade about 50/50 once you get lifesteal and atk speed. His dash is the same as Montana in the sense that it can be used offensively and as an escape. Another tactic is once Rath is lvl 5 you use Caldarius to scare people, two or more if able, close together and rath can use knockup, silence, and then Dreadwind to hopefully finish 1-5 players off quickly. Be careful as Rath is a glass cannon and Caldarius is squishy.

Orendi+Boldur: This one has been fun and not something you would think of normally. With Boldur you can do what Boldur does best. Soak up damage and stun (when enemies get knocked into things). Orendi can hide behind large characters and although boldur is short you can still hide behind him (but don’t get in boldurs way) and pop in and out to deal damage and lay a shadow fire pillar. The thing about this combo is people are going to focus on Boldur because they’re not aware that he needs to be ignored majority of the time and flanked when able. He gets healing when attacked with his shield up later down his helix and he can wreck face against opponents that attack him head on. Use Orendi to attack from the sides while Boldur pulls “aggro” and stay mobile, like I said with all ranged characters you want to stay moving and bouncing when able.

I’ve had success and fun with Benedict+Oscar Mike, Alani+Galilea, Ambra+Galilea, Kleese+Multiple BB with shields

Don’t pay attention to anyone that says pocket healing, healing, Miko, or any other characters or strategies are cheap and OP. Those players just don’t know proper counters to these tactics so they will complain. Healing is a huge strategy in this type of game. Play who and how you wanna play so long as you’re playing as a team and playing the objectives.

At the end of the day, games are supposed to be fun so enjoy! :thumbsup:

#20

Boldur is much more effective in incursion as its 1 lane and he can push up and draw all the attention while the rest of the team attacks the distracted guys. 1 tip I would give you as boldur is build build build. His attack speed is horrible and early game boldur is a punching bag and can be ignored as long as you don’t position yourself between him and a wall. Build early and often and once you get level 5 enjoy. The middle shock turret on overgrowth is your best friend. Good luck to any unfortunate souls that you get in a 1 on 1. I like having somebody who can do burst heals behind me when I run boldur(Reyna or Alani). if you have a miko they jump behind you and punish miko for stepping up because I spend majority of the game on their side of the map. Try and unlock as many of his mutations asap as his lvl 5,6 and 10 mutations are all good. And whatever you do, make sure you go left helix at level 2, he’s useless without rage so you want to activate it whenever you’re in the fray. Enjoy!

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#21

Well it’s not so much the synergy as opposed to we know each other and our characters pretty well so we make it work, but we do get double stuns quite often and if he goes slow mine we get slow into stun.

Alani/Boldur is a very nice combo as if the opponent is caught in riptide you can bash them right back into stun via a wall or something.

Other good characters that sync well with Boldur are Kelvin, Gali, Thorn, Rath, and Melka.

#22

Thanks for your reply!

Yesterday I had my first experience with Boldur in PvP. I was awful lol, I really need to get used to him. I’m sure that I’ll use your tips to improve.

So, I need to level him up asap? Bulding stuff and killing minions is the best way to do that?

Thank you again! :smiley:

#23

Hey Orion. :slight_smile:

I’m very happy with all your tips. They’re all very useful and helpful. Thank you very much for that.

My gf is now enjoying to play as Orendi. We’ll try some duos with her, too. Beside Boldur, you know any other character that synergy well with her?

Alani + Galilea, Alani + Boldur, Orendi + Boldur, Caldarius + Rath, they all seem to be fun. We’ll try that.

Thank you again!

#24

Yes, it’s very hard to kill stuff early on though because his attack speed is so low. Expect assists early on. I generally use a buildable cost reduction gear and run around trying to get as many shards as I can and build build build. if you’re sprinting around the map ignoring players always throw your axe away as you run faster without it. Utilize his knock back with boldurdash and his quick melee to push people back. I’ve quick melee’d people 10 times in a row just to keep them in a corner as unless they have a knock back they can’t do much. Just don’t get frustrated as he really is bad early on, you just have to weather the storm and make it to level 5.

#25

Wow, he being so bad at early game is sad. I hope they improve him at low levels.

Thank you for the reply.

#26

It is worth it though, him sucking at low levels doesn’t compare to his domination at high levels. nobody has a bigger impact in an incursion game than a good boldur. I spend 75% of the game in the enemies base just pestering and drawing sentry aggro while my team pokes at the sentry

#27

Nice, I’ll try that. Thanks!

#28

ISIC and Kleese can be really strong together as they cover each other’s faults. And insane shields. If you also have a Phoebe, Shayne, and a Ghalt, you can have everyone pulled in and stunned in a circle of death, and everyone has shield capacity upgrades (Ghalt soon).

#29

Yes Orendi is super fun. She’s a good match for most characters.

Boldur is definitely an acquired taste. You have to like that type of character which for the majority their tastes are for attackers because it feels like you’re doing more when you kill and do lots of damage.

Orendi + Oscar Mike would be a great pair. My husband and I run this team a lot. This is basically a heavy attack and AOE combo. Which is good. Attackers really stand out in this game and both of these characters have a low learning curve but can be very versatile once mastered (not the title but whenever you get a full understanding of all the possibilities these characters have. Same goes for all characters really). Like with Caldarius + Rath, focus on one character when able and just shoot and throw down your AOE on them and knock out minions quick. Attacking sentries will be super easy. Depending on the other characters that are on your team, you guys should be able to get in some good hits on the sentry without being hurt by other players (watch out for the sentry’s attacks) and then back out quick before you get too low on health. Lots of pushes and comebacks come from dying at the enemy sentry and the opposing team rushing into your territory while your team respawns. Ditto for your team; take this opportunity if you have a full team, or at least 4 players alive, to rush the enemy sentry.

Other great match ups would be Oscar Mike + Galilea, Orendi + Galilea, Montana + Oscar Mike, Orendi + Alani, Orendi + Deande.

Once you find your favourite characters you will find different combinations that work well for both of your playstyles.

Couch co-op is definitely the best :thumbsup:

#30

After trying several characters, my wife liked Montana (I guess women have something to big, strong luberjack type) and I started playing as Miko. I see that many people literally fear Montana + Miko duo, but from the inside I think it’s rather psychological: first they aim Montana (bigger target and bigger threat), but when they see he’s healed by Miko, they switch their aim to me. However Miko can heal himself with left bumper without stopping healing other players. When enemy sees I’m starting to heal myself (which isn’t that effective, but they can see me healing) he usually starts thinking “oh ■■■■, I better finish what I’ve started with Montana…”, so he once again changes his target… and dies.

Other than that snipers and melee characters are pain in the ass when they’re controlled by players who thinks rational.

That’s why I switched to Marquis myself and found good results when pairing with my wife’s Montana. Montana attracts a lot of attention and many enemies comes out from their hideouts (or from whatever they’re doing) to pack a few shots into this slow, huge target. Then I can safely practice headshots on them and put them down before they even notice me (thanks to Ein, Zwei, Die ability). Enemy is usually so invested with Montana’s constant fire, that he doesn’t realize, that most of his damage comes from another direction.

#31

Very nice. That kind of comp sounds very powerful. :slight_smile:

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#32

Yea, she is loving Orendi.

Well, I want to play as Boldur because the design, I always enjoy play with the dwarf race, lol. :smiley: And I saw a lot of videos of good players playing with him, I want to master this character asap.

Until now, Miko is my favourite character and I’m playing like 75% of all PvP and PvE games with him.

Thank for all the tips, again. They’re all very useful to me, really.

I’m really enjoying the couch co-op. In fact, that is one of the most important factors that made me bought this game.

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#33

“I guess women have something to big, strong luberjack type” HAHAHAHAHA :smiley:

That’s nice. Do you think that Thorn can work in this duo too (Montana + Sniper)?

#34

For us as well!

Oh and no problem, you’re welcome. I hope you find befitting character combos. Good luck with Boldur.

#35

Yes they can work together well. You need to ignore the sniper title they give thorn though. It’ll be too tough to land arrows from afar. Play her as a mid range, dropping blights to clear minions and slow and damage distracted opponents. Volley and shoot arrows when they are slowed. She’s too quick and agile to have her sit back and try to snipe. Don’t push too far with her as melee characters can take her out quickly, just know when to run and get out when needed.

#36

I have found using controllers that aree distracting like shayne and aurox very fun with characters likee phoeebee. I’ve gotten a tripple kill with phoebe’s ultimate because an alani popped up some enemies with her geyser. kelvin and miko are a really fun combo as well.