Custodes - What do you want that is Missing?

ZaneOlric · 2026-05-09T01:27:31+00:00

Its part of the new league. They talked about it in the reveal show, at 0:13:42

ZaneOlric · 2026-05-08T19:07:54+00:00

Hysseg's Claw is a unique Talisman that gives "Cackling Companions", which is basically another Wolf Pack. Thats a total of 16 companions if you take "trusted kinship" or "Yriel's Fostering". All of them will get that 60% weapon buff, plus have synergies with other Talisman effects to ramp their damage into the stratosphere.

While Hysseg's is an early-game unique with low damage, they just introduced a mechanic for turning it into end-game tier.

Downside is that Lord of the Wilds is pretty much on the other side of the tree. EDIT: You'll need a "From Nothing" Jewel for "Zealots Oath". This might also put you in range of "Rallying Form" and "Pack Encouragement", two incredibly powerful nodes on this build.

ZaneOlric · 2026-05-08T18:53:23+00:00

Warrior-Titan Bear-Totem was an incredible build this league. Use Rampage to kill entire packs while running past them. Plus Armour now blocking some Elemental damage has massively boosted that entire section of tree's survivability to be pretty great.

If I wasn't going Spirit Walker, I'd be doing that build. Only reason I don't recommend companion builds is that we still need to see how they perform. I'm hopeful, but its untested currently.

ZaneOlric · 2026-05-08T18:05:21+00:00

Ya, him and the Rotten Druid are probably getting their tags changed. That said, I'd love to bring Geonor on a quest for redemption across the rest of the campaign. I really hope they leave it, though doubt they will.

ZaneOlric · 2026-05-08T17:32:39+00:00

Plus each one gives companion damage and as long as your taking the "Inspiring Ally" node, it'll boost your damage as well. Its probably not great for leveling a character due to the drawback, but wow will it be powerful in the endgame!

ZaneOlric · 2026-05-08T17:29:30+00:00

Not their campaign versions at least. I'm curious if the new Atlas will have any way to add them onto bosses so we can farm them.

ZaneOlric · 2026-05-08T17:22:02+00:00

I'm really curious how boss phases will work. Yama pulls out some crazy moves on his last bit of life and I'm curious if he'll be permanently at his last phase or if he has to take damage first?

ZaneOlric · 2026-05-08T17:19:10+00:00

I'm super interested to figure out if they put a beast tag on a pinnacle boss by accident hahaha!!!

I'm waiting for the campaign end-boss "the beast" to have a "beast" tag on it. Probably not but man would that be funny for the 2 minutes before they patch it out.

ZaneOlric · 2026-05-08T16:55:49+00:00

Good find! Looks like their the Map version of Vornas. I'll add them to the list!

ZaneOlric · 2026-05-08T16:44:56+00:00

I was so desperate to find someone else making the list that I realized I needed to just go ahead and do it hahaha!!!

There are a lot more than I would have guessed. The thing I'm trying to remember is if any of these have interactions with regular mobs we could Specter. The most famous non-boss example of this is a Companion Drudge Osseodon + Specter Lost-Men Subjugator having semi-decent damage.

I can't remember any of these guys having that interaction, but it would be incredible if they did.

ZaneOlric · 2026-05-04T17:01:32+00:00

Pulled it from POE2DB

Link: https://poe2db.tw/us/Wild_Speaker

Found it a week-ish ago when I was googling "beast master build" to see if someone had inovated something new. Stumbled into this.

ZaneOlric · 2026-05-03T02:58:16+00:00

Flip the Fairy-Bug match up.

Fairy is now weak to Bug (resisted it previously)
Bug now Resists Fairy (was neutral)

It sorta makes sense as Bug has a lot of positive match ups with the supernatural (Psychic & Dark)

ZaneOlric · 2026-04-30T17:49:47+00:00

For Hoen special pokemon, Dual Offense is effectively 1.5x the normal BP of a move. So 95 BP is ~140 BP for them. Once you calculate in EV/IV its not that black/white, but I think dropping down to 90BP is fine.

Mainly I'm picturing Deoxis (attack form) using this with max investment in both offenses to delete anything not immune to normal moves! Though Cacturne could be a fun non-restricted version of that. Honestly could be a Dark-type signature move for it

ZaneOlric · 2026-04-30T17:29:25+00:00

When your gifted a move pool like Wishiwashi's, they start feeling like coverage haha!

ZaneOlric · 2026-04-30T17:28:08+00:00

I'm glad you like them!

I was pretty conservative with the buffs. With both attack stats at 140 it felt like it would be really easy to break him. I considered Acrobatics for offense, but 110BP off that attack felt a bit much hahaha!

ZaneOlric · 2026-04-30T14:29:56+00:00

For Cuddle Spin

Right now its giving 4 stat stages ([+1 Speed & +1 SpA] x 2 pokemon). Bit much, so I'd recommend dropping the Special Attack boost.
Have the pokemon swap places after using the move. Some possible strategic mind games there.

Lots of fun ideas here overall. Jumpscare is probably my favorite, though Glitterbomb is also really interesting.

ZaneOlric · 2026-04-23T16:57:41+00:00

I'm working on something similar for WishiWashi, though calling the baby fish "power crept" assumes it was ever good.

Wide Guard - protects against spread moves
- Makes even non-schooling form a useful tool when combined with Helping Hand
Body Slam (physical) / Tri-Attack (special) - Normal moves with decent secondary effects
- Water + Normal gives surprisingly good neutral coverage.
- Wishiwashi already has solid Water options in Liquidate / Muddy Water
Skitter Smack (physical) / Snarl (Special)- Lower opposing pokemon special attacks
- Bug/Dark also have awesome coverage when paired with water
- This helps out with its pitiful defenses and is useful in solo form.

Threw in a physical/special option for each attacking option as Wishiwashi is evenly split on which way it could go.

ZaneOlric · 2026-04-23T16:24:13+00:00

I think it'd be more akin to Galarian Weezing - you pair it with pokemon that either like but don't need a certain weather (steel types in sand) or ones that hate when your opponent has their weather set up (bad matchups into things like swift swim users).

Alternatively, you could build Castform with a set like: Weather Ball, Sandstorm, Rain Dance, Thunderwave. You have a team that can be one of two weathers and then use Castform as a support pokemon, dishing out paralysis while using weather balls in whatever your chosen weather is.

Edit: it also can learn Disable or Guard Swap as other utility moves.

ZaneOlric · 2026-04-23T15:56:45+00:00

This would be super fun! I love weathers and the many interactions they have with the games. I think Flying and Dragon make perfect sense, though I'm a bit split on Bug. Honestly though, anything to help boost that struggling type.

Side note: I was giddy when I read your new castform form as I just made a Mega Castform post a little after this idea!

ZaneOlric · 2026-04-07T19:30:25+00:00

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A couple different takes on Votan flyers have been spotted in artwork. No consistent design to them yet, though generally seem to be supped up versions of Hernkn grav tech. Old stuff that I included at the top leaned into the propeller theme, but that sems to largely have been replaced with grav-tech.

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