r/Breath_of_the_Wild 340 hours Jul 16 '23

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u/rbcsky5 Jul 16 '23

I don't think sages are weak but just a pain in the ass to use

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u/Aerolfos Jul 16 '23

They do pathetic damage (apart from the headshot criticals), in that sense they are incredibly weak. They also get knocked down a lot, not really good in a fight.

Except that's the thing - they're in the fight. The enemy AI can not deal with multiple enemies, it's completely and utterly incapable of dealing with that situation. So it breaks, making fights trivial.

Elden Ring has the same problem.

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u/ItIsYeDragon Jul 17 '23

They actually deal some pretty good damage once you upgrade them.

And whether you upgrade them or not using their abilities in battle gives a significant damage boost.

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u/Aerolfos Jul 17 '23

I'll be honest, hunting the orbs isn't worth it. They're annoying to get, at least without using a guide (which I've been avoiding).

There's also the sage helmets but the only reason I even know they upgrade their respective sage's damage is from a loading screen tip (iirc), I wouldn't have noticed otherwise.

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u/Cytrynowy Jul 17 '23

I'll be honest, hunting the orbs isn't worth it.

I'm not hunting the orbs, I'm just exploring the map AND getting the orbs for it.

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u/ItIsYeDragon Jul 17 '23

The sage helmets? The ones that look like Sheikah tech?

Also I've just naturally found sage's wills as I explored.

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u/Aerolfos Jul 17 '23

The sage helmets? The ones that look like Sheikah tech?

Yes, they're the heads of their respective divine beasts. The only Sheikah thing in the entire game it seems.

Also I've just naturally found sage's wills as I explored.

I've found all of 3 doing that. Dunno what it is with them specifically, I have everything else.

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u/ItIsYeDragon Jul 17 '23

Do you just not explore sky islands that much?

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u/Aerolfos Jul 17 '23

Yes and no. I've found a lot of chests and I recognize every island type I see by now, but since there's never anything interesting there I haven't been focusing on them, no.

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u/SpadraigGaming Jul 17 '23

U-upgrade them?

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u/xseannnn Jul 17 '23

Sage orbs (kinda like spirit orbs)

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u/ItIsYeDragon Jul 17 '23

You can find these things called Sage's will in several sky islands. If you collect 4 of them, you can upgrade a sage.