Here are the top 10 tips/tricks/cheats you need to know for Outcast Odyssey.
1. Combat Basics – Part 1
• Embrace your inner rock-paper-scissors champion. Nature beats Magic, Magic which beats Tech, and Tech beats Nature. When at all possible attack the weakest enemy target. Additionally, save the last target (which looks like a pulsing yellow orb) for your hero who almost always does the most damage!
2. Combat Basics – Part 2
• Use this same nature/magic/tech tactic when a weapon skill activates. If you hit the activated weapon icon with the right card, you can end the fight quickly. Know which targets to attack and when.
3. Advanced Combat Tactics
• Swap cards in and out if you have information on the opponent or monster you are about to fight. Load up the right armor card or bring a deck full of cards that beat the enemy with the rock-papers-scissors mechanic. Coming in with the right deck can make a difference between a close loss or crushing your opponent. Remember, you can have more than one deck!
• Next, use “control” skills. Freeze, Stone, and Sleep are very powerful and keep your opponent (who often has crippling attacks of his own) from attacking. You should have at least one of these skills to immobilize, then smash the other player. The Winged Unicorn is an excellent “control” card that causes sleep when paired with a Spiral Attack.
4. PVP Tactics
• Ensure your deck is set up to ATTACK! All cards are designated as attack, defense, or attack/defense. The deck you are using should have all attack or attack/defense designations. If the card is a defense card, you can still use it, but its special skill won’t work (for example, Cerberus’ burn attack only works with your defense deck). Defense cards should be used solely in your defense deck for combat.
• Know your enemy. Until your deck gets stronger, you will see a lot of the same players. You should go after the opponents worth the most honor points, and modify your deck to defeat said opponents. For example, if you are going after a player with a Cerberus card and the burn attack is doing a number on you, you should get some Lava or Horseman’s armor card as a counter.
• Aim low, then work your way up. Fighting in PVP is different than the Campaign or Bounty. This requires different tactics and different decks. Start with the Easy battles, then work your way up to the Medium and then Hard. The bonus honor points add up in the hardest difficulty! Start with the Easy difficulty and work your way up as you get better at PVP.
5. Basic Deck-Building Strategies
• Farm the Campaign! If you complete an island, you will get a unique 4-star card. You can get multiples of these cards by completing multiple islands. The Shield and Ribbon cards are a couple of the better cards you can get in the Campaign.
• Most importantly, get a set of cards that complement each other. If you have the Ribbon (it has the Spiral and Dash skill), then add a Flying Unicorn (adds Sleep to Spiral attacks) to your deck to make your deck more effective. As another example, if you have a hero card that boosts magic cards, it is a good idea to have several magic cards in your deck. The Ribbon can be earned in Campaign by completing the islands.