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The video explores two choices available after receiving the Remembrance of the Natural Born in a game: the Bastard Stars weapon and the Waves of Darkness ashes of war. Bastard Stars is a flail that deals physical and magic damage, rated highly for its Nebula skill, which creates a powerful area of effect attack with a lingering, explosive dark cloud. This skill is particularly useful for clearing mobs and defeating bosses, even in harder game modes. Waves of Darkness, an ashes of war, sends out pulses of darkness when the weapon is plunged into the ground, effective for annihilating groups of enemies due to its staggering effect and versatility against airborne foes. While praised for its AoE capabilities and buffs from patch 1.04, it still struggles with issues concerning its follow-up attack damage. Overall, both the Bastard Stars and Waves of Darkness are recognized for their powerful AoE attacks, with some limitations in their regular attack performance.
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In this part of the video, the narrator introduces two choices you can select after receiving the Remembrance of the Natural Born: the Bastard Stars weapon and the Waves of Darkness ashes of war. The Bastard Stars is a flail dealing physical and magic damage with scaling stats in strength, dexterity, and intelligence. Its unique skill, Nebula, lunges forward with a sweeping magic strike creating a lingering dark cloud of stars that explodes, effective for closing gaps and burst damage.
Waves of Darkness, on the other hand, is an ashes of war that sends out three expanding pulses of darkness when the weapon is plunged into the ground, suitable for various large weapons. The narrator praises the Nebula skill for its area of effect range and damage, comparing it favorably to Margot’s Cursed Blood Slice but noting the inability to follow up with another attack. Despite some weaknesses in regular attacks, Bastard Stars excels with Nebula for clearing mobs and defeating bosses, including in New Game Plus.
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In this part of the video, the focus is on the “Waves of Darkness” Ashes of War. This skill is highly effective at annihilating groups of enemies due to its staggering effect and buff from patch 1.04. The presenter notes that while the initial attack does decent damage with a magic build, it has the potential for higher damage with other builds. One drawback mentioned is that the follow-up strong attack still does no damage despite expectations for a fix in patch 1.04. Additionally, the AoE component of the skill extends to airborne enemies, making it versatile. The segment concludes with a final assessment of the “Bastard Stars” weapon, praising its skill for its effectiveness in closing gaps and dealing with multiple enemies, despite some weaknesses in the light and heavy attacks. Overall, “Waves of Darkness” is highlighted as one of the best AoE attacks, subject to the minor issue with the follow-up attack.