you're playing Saryn wrong (full guide, builds, hot takes, and proof)

(sort of clickbait title, I'm not the fun police, play however you want)
(but also fight me in the comments 😈)

btw here are some more well-organized text versions of just the build guides:

https://overframe.gg/build/434970/sar...
https://overframe.gg/build/570209/sar...

sorry this vid is so awful, but I just had to get it out there

0:00 Intro
1:45 how Spores work
8:55 Spore strength snapshotting mechanics (IMPORTANT)
11:50 Spore strength snapshotting demo/proof + Gloomtank build preview
13:56 snapshot demo begins proper
16:51 sort of mentioning Molt
17:13 Toxic Lash talk + grimoire synergy bug demo
18:59 Venom Dose (hater talk)
19:31 Miasma talk (conditional stun demo)
21:27 Miasma talk (low level nuking)
23:02 Miasma talk (spore spreading)
23:46 Miasma talk (viral procs)
24:00 Saryn's passive talk
24:29 Miasma talk (viral procs, resumed)
25:06 awkward conclusion to explaining her abilities
25:30 common misconceptions section intro
25:55 common misconception #1: Saryn weapon builds are good
27:04 extremely cringe attempt at explaining the Sobek/Acid Shells
27:55 comparing Acid Shells blast radius to spore spread radius
28:26 "bUt SpOrEs HaVe tO sLoWlY rAmP!" strawman
29:53 Sobek demo with/without spore armor strip
31:06 common misconception #2: Miasma is a good helminth candidate
33:07 "bUt YoU cAn JuSt UsE tOxIc LaSh" strawman
35:00 build part intro
35:17 Archon shard talk (14 stack corrosive)
35:38 Archon shard talk (merits of 13 stack corrosive)
37:26 Archon shard talk (I used to use strength shards)
37:44 Archon shard talk (+ability damage on corroded enemies)
39:19 Archon shard talk (cast speed)
40:30 Gloomtank build talk (seismic bond)
42:07 Gloomtank build talk (mod slots)
43:30 vouching for Revealing Spores augment
44:35 Gloomtank build talk (no PSF?)
45:17 Gloomtank build talk (oh yeah I should mention the lifesteal)
45:40 Gloomtank build talk (arcane choices)
47:28 Gloomtank build talk (summing it up)
47:45 Gloomtank build talk (downsides/disadvantages)
52:27 Gloomtank build talk (shard flexibility advantage)
52:45 Shieldgate build talk (nourish over roar?)
53:37 Shieldgate build talk (low efficiency for shield gating)
53:55 Shieldgate build talk (energy regen grimoire)
54:22 Shieldgate build talk (comparison to gloomtank build)
56:22 Shieldgate build talk (shield gate mechanics)
57:52 shitty Sobek build, shitty demo
1:01:08 Gloomtank build demo
1:08:00 Equipping Shieldgate build
1:08:13 Gloomtank companion choice notes
1:08:35 Shieldgate build demo
1:14:55 low-level miasma spam build
1:17:01 ok bye