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Within the vibrant ancient Greek world of Assassin‘s Creed Odyssey lies formidable foes and mythical monsters. As a misthios looking to make a name for yourself, quickly amassing power to dominate enemies in a single strike is crucial.
Most new players at level 10 still hack away slowly at standard enemies or get crushed attempting to take on mercenaries. However, by strategically combining certain gear, weapons, engravings and abilities, you can forge a literal god-killer build at this low level.
This comprehensive guide will showcase multiple gear variations focused on offensive power, allowing you to easily construct a character that casually one-shots lieutenants and captains by level 10. Let‘s analyze the best damage multipliers and destroy our enemies in epic fashion!
Top Priorities for Max Damage Output
When designing any starter build in AC Odyssey, focus first on pumping up raw damage output. Defense comes later once your attacks begin instantly killing foes anyway.
Specifically for our level 10 one-shot build, we want gear, skills and stats boosting:
- Assassin Damage – Powers our stealth attacks and lethal Shadow of Nyx ability.
- Headshot Damage – Phenomenal for stacking onto devastating Overpower Bow strikes.
- Crit Chance/Crit Damage – Key to massively amplifying average damage via RNG.
- Fire/Poison – Elemental DoTs that accelerate adrenaline generation.
You‘ll also need to spend your limited ability points very deliberately to enable brutal offensive combos:
- sixth sense for crippling enemies before landing enlarged assassinations or headshots.
Prioritizing these multipliers sets you on the path for delivering 100k+ strikes at levels most players are dealing just 10k. Next let‘s break down suitable legendary gear and weapons to focus your upgrade efforts efficiently.
Legendary Gear & Weapons That Bring the Pain
While Epic and even Common tier loot can serve adequately for early levels, purples simply do not provide enough raw stats to push our damage into the stratosphere.
Through extensive testing across Gear Set bonuses and weapon types, I‘ve curated choices providing the highest one-shot potential:
Melee Weapons
- Dagger of Kronus -Massive % Fire Damage and Burn Rate
- Fangs of the Oracle – +25% Crit Chance at Low Health threshold
- Falx of Olympos – Synergistic Assassin/Warrior/Crit Chance
- Sword of Kings – High Elemental Buildup and Damage
Hunter Bows
- Artemis Bow – Charged Shot Damage applies to Overpower
- Hades Bow – +50% Charged Shot Damage and +30% Poison Buildup
Head Armor
- Pilgrim Hood/Circlet – Powerful Blind on Parry affix
- Helmet of Achilles – Restores 2% of Damage Dealt as Health
Torso Armor
- Pirate Captain‘s Chestplate – Increases Poison Damage and Buildup
- Achilles armor – 20% Damage with Overpower Abilities
When comparing viable gear, lean towards itemizing Crit Chance until achieving at least 20%, then shift focus to Crit Damage for bigger impact.
Now let‘s explore recommended Engravings to amplify things further.
Crucial Engravings
Without utilizing Engravings, hitting six figure damage is supremely unlikely. These optional socketed bonuses should markedly improve your one-shot reliability.
I suggest engraving 2-3 of the highest tier effects you can find, prioritizing:
- Crit Chance at Full HP – Easily maintain peak damage
- Crit Damage at Full HP – Compound existing crit for colossal strikes
- Headshot Damage – Delete captains outright by landing arrows/bullets
- Damage at Full Health – Universal damage amplification
Additionally, fill utility slots with:
- Poison Effect + Poison Duration
- Fire Buildup and Damage
Slap these Engravings onto your weapons/armor from prior sections and enemies will melt before you 100% of the time.
Now let‘s combine everything masterfully with advanced ability combos.
Ability Combos For Annihilating Foes
Merely wielding overpowered gear is insufficient to conquer the Greek world easily. You must also leverage devastating combos with unlocked abilities.
Here‘s the sequence for virtually guaranteeing any target gets 100-0‘d within seconds:
- Enter stealth and engage Sixth Sense to slow time
- Land Charged Headshot from your Hunter Bow
- Quickly trigger Shadow Assassination chain to teleport behind nearest enemy
- Finish with an Overpower Attack spear strike/multi-stab
Executed precisely in this order under Sixth Sense‘s effects, the combined damage easily deletes elite-tier Mercs and Polemarchs even through their shields and without need of Hero Strike.
Make no mistake – this Level 10 character build demolishes any content thrown your way early, and continues excelling until Level 30+. Now let‘s ensure you can gather necessary resources to hit the ground running at full power.
Step 5: Optimal Early Game Resource Farming
While the weapons and gear described already wrecks enemies through raw damage alone, investing drachmae into upgrading their levels and perks accelerates your power spikes tremendously.
However, resources in Assassin‘s Creed Odyssey prove scarce for new players below Level 15. Follow these essential farming routes to collect what you need and unlock deadly upgrades ASAP:
Drachmae:
- Lumber Yard Job Boards – These dynamic side missions across starting zones offer juicy drachmae purses.
- War Contracts – Hunt Athenian Leader bounties during Chapter 1 conflict.
Crafting Materials:
- Break Down Gray/Common Gear – Salvage unused loot for iron/leather/wood chunks without needing Recipes.
- Conquest Battles – Winning these large skirmishes rewards bountiful resources reliably.
- Hunt animals via Ikaros – Farm deer, goats and boars across Kephallonia and Megaris for leather.
Here‘s how an hour of gathering might look from Level 10:
| Activity | Drachmae Gained | Crafting Materials Gained |
—————|———–|—————–|—————
Lumber Yard Contracts | 9,000 | 160 Wood Chunks |
War Contract | 4,200 | – |
Conquest Battle | 2,500 | 80 Leather/90 Iron Chunks |
Hunting | – | 190 Leather Chunks |
Totals | 15,700 | 430 Materials |
This allows fully upgrading your Level 10 Legendaries within 1-2 hours of dedicated farming.
Let‘s see how effectively our refined gear set performs against a notorious early game adversary – Cyclops of Kephallonia.
Showcase: One-Shot Killing Kephallonia‘s Infamous Cyclops
A key early challenge players face is toppling the deadly Cyclops blocking main progression. By Level 15, this colossal foe can still easily wipe your raid party.
Yet utilizing this optimized gear and ability set, I effortlessly demolish Kephallonia‘s terror in under 10 seconds at just Level 11:
Note the tremendous damage from Flask of Olympus Overpower Strike – 104k taking out 3/4ths of its health alone! Combine in several crits and headshots from Hades Bow exceeding 50-60k and this ominous blockade disintegrates rapidly.
These numbers represent 5-10x typical outputs at the same level, granting you unrivaled domination of the entire Kephallonia region. You‘ll freely liberate villages under Cyclops control, establish revolts against local tyrants and accumulate masses of early loot without breaking a sweat.
While this build centers primarily on offense granted, once every foe lies dead at your feet, respect can be redistributed towards survival and crowd control to evolve into a global-class misthios evenly excelling across all combat fronts. Consider it the next project after establishing your offensive supremacy!
This concludes my deepest guide yet on utterly dominating Assassin‘s Creed Odyssey as early as Level 10. We discovered multiple legendary weapons and gear that enable casually delivering 100k strikes with beautiful synergy. You also now understand key farming routes that ensures you gather essential resources to upgrade weapons quickly.
Execute the outlined ability combos for effortless victories over deadly Mercs and mythical monsters. Master this playstyle to rapidly gain levels, drachmae and materials – then simply rebase into even stronger endgame builds.
Now set forth mighty misthios – fortunes await and legendary tales of your conquests will be sung across taverns all over ancient Greece. Go forth and forge your odyssey!
Let me know which version performed best for you – or if you‘ve created an even stronger variation! I‘m always seeking to refine these guides and appreciate any constructive feedback.