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There is no one right way to do battle inLies of P. Although difficult, the game continuously encourages and rewards those who seek to try new things and apply creativity in balanced harmony with skill. Technique builds in particular are fluid not only in their movestyle but also in their development.
While this guide seeks to give you a template for your Technique build from stats to weapons and everything in-between, the essence of any Technique build is to weasel your way into a solution that works for you - no matter the cost.
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Presuming that you begin this build with a fresh save, you’ll want tobegin with the Path of the Bastardstats. While you can begin with any other starting path with this build, it will take longer for your stats to become as efficient or powerful as a pure Bastard-Technique build.
With this chosen, yourprimary stat at the beginning will be Vigor and Technique.This will give you good damage while increasing your ability to dodge, which Technique builds focus a little more heavily on than Motivity builds.
As you further yourselfin the game, you will no longer need to focus on so much Vigor andinstead dedicate yourself to Capacity and Vitality where neededto increase your defensive stats - especially keeping your equipment load at Normal or Slightly Heavy. Technique can be given more points intermittently as damage is required.
Thesoft caps for your stats are approximately every ten levels,and you’ll start feeling them especially around 30 points in any stat (with ahard cap at 63). Therefore, focus on your other stats if your Technique has reached 30 and the other stats have not yet reached their goal threshold.
There is an included “Alternate Version” that boosts your Advance at the expense of health (almost 100HP or a near 20 percent reduction). Going this route almost doubles the amount of defenses against non-physical damage, your resistance to status ailments, and slightly increases the uses of Legion Arm. Vigor versus Advance will be up to the your style and tastes.
Final Weapon
Two Dragons Sword
When beginning, you’ll be given the Wintry Rapier, but we recommend you buy and switch this weapon forthe Puppet’s Saberfrom the Wandering Merchanton Cerasani Avenue. This will give you better damage, stagger power, and guard.
This can be outfitted with the Fireman’s Axe Handle at Venigni Works for increased damage, but it isn’t necessary to waste your resources on this unless you prefer the moveset.
At Venigni Works, you’ll berewarded with the Salamander Dagger and Booster Glaive.To find both, please refer to ourwalkthrough guide.
Either can be usedwith this build.
After reaching Rosa Isabelle Street, you shouldseek out the Dancer’s Curved Blade(shortly before the White Lady fight). Take this blade andattach it to the Booster Glaive Handle.
These two together will grant avery effective moveset, nice damage, a good Fable Art, the boost from the glaive handle, and exceptional range.This concoction works very well against the fight with theKing of Puppets, Romeo.
After the Estella Opera House, you will have theoption of taking one of two weaponson the way or sticking with your current weapon combo:
While the L.P.A. and Glaive combo is a staple in the Technique meta, it functionally operates more like a Motivity build in the speed of its normal attacks. This may be highly unpopular with those who took a Technique build path for the feel of speed and dance in combat. Its bulkiness can also block camera view in rare instances.
The goal weapon for this build is byfar theTwo Dragons Sword.This weaponcan scale to S in Technique with the use of a Technique crank, allowing it to take full use of your stats while also providing an extremely fluid and quick moveset.
Gained by defeatingthe Green Monster, its Fable Arts are effective at melee and range, but the most important aspect of this weapon is itscharged strong attack. This attack isa Parry attack, giving you another option for Perfect Guarding while also attacking.
This sword in every way isthe perfect Technique weapon, and when its Parry is mastered, you’ll feel like the most skilled player to have ever challenged Lies of P.
Best Legion Arms For Technique Builds
Keeping this nice and short for you, the best arms are byfar thePuppet StringandFalcon EyesLegion Arms.
Puppet Stringoperates much like the Booster Glaivein allowing you to close distances quickly and take advantage of windows of opportunity you might otherwise not have reached. Additionally, thefinal upgrade opens a range of combo chainsand nuanced opportunities not comparable to other arms.
Falcon Eyes will allow you todo damage near equal to your weapon attack without getting close.This is especially nice for bosses or enemies that like to retreat from your melee range, allowing you to punish them for their cowardly sins.
We recommendupgrading this only after you’ve fully upgraded your Puppet String.Switch between the twoas necessary for fights.
Best P-Organ Upgrades For Technique Builds
Though the November patch has given all players Rising Dodge innately, theLink Dodgein Phase One of the P-Organ remains astaple must-havefor any Technique Build.
Similarly, for this build especially, wealso recommend taking:
In New Game Plus, get Light Weird and Add Amulet Slots.
Your slots, beyond those that give the special type bonuses), shouldprioritize Attack and Survival Types.Namely, the best attributes to take include:
Ability typessuch as these are also very useful:
We additionally recommend taking at least one slot for improving Ergo drops from enemies to help speed things along for a standard playthrough, increasing levels quickly and allowing farming for bought items to progress faster.
Carrier’s Amulet (0 and +1)
Slot 4
Arm of God
The best amulet for this build isthe Patience Amulet, hands down. Taken froma miniboss in the Malum District, it allowsrapid Stamina recoveryanddoesn’t take up the capacitythat most other powerful amulets might ask for.
This amulet also helpsmitigate the slight debuffs from the Slightly Heavy condition. While we preferred not having that debuff at all, this build is more than functional at a 60-79 percent capacity load.
Withlow investment and high return, the Patience Amulet is generally a solid choice no matter the build. But for the Technique build on an average Tuesday, it’s the way tokeep up with rapid dodging and attacking.
When using the Two Dragons Sword in the late game, it’s absolutely crucial for its combo-chains and parry move.
Otherwise, theCarrier’s Amulet (+1)for increased Capacityis a huge help in keeping yourself in the low weight category.
Whilewhat you choose for defensive parts does not matterand should only include those parts that you may fit without exceeding the 80 percent weight limit, we equip this amulet so you can keep good defensive parts on while preparing for thenext two heavy, but important amuletsfor this build:
The first will grant you the ability tofollow up Perfect Guards with more damage,great for a build that specializes in quick attacks and aggressive combat.
The second willfurther boost the damage percentageby rewarding you for that aggressive style, increasing your attack byup to 15 percentfor each successive strike. This stacks with the first amulet.
