Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Testing EVERY damage stat in Farever to figure out what actually increases your DPS the most. In this video I cover the exact formulas for armor, armor penetration, fervor, crit chance, crit damage, mastery scaling, and attribute scaling — including why armor penetration is MUCH stronger than many players think against high-level bosses.
I also put together a damage calculator/spreadsheet so you can compare builds, gear pieces, and stat priorities yourself. We test level 20 bosses, training dummies, and different builds to find out when fervor is better, when armor pen takes over, and why crit is usually weaker unless your build heavily supports it.
- Damage Formulas and Calculator: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18Lh1FykoJL4Q1QjVW32h0eQCaCt1w-NBNyW8K2E_mIM/edit?usp=sharing
0:00 Intro
0:28 Damage formulas, stat scaling & calculator overview
1:08 Weapon scaling explained (Strength, Faith, etc.)
2:08 Fervor explained & exact scaling formula
2:57 Physical vs magical mastery damage boosts
3:31 Critical chance scaling & rating formula
4:15 Why crit is weaker than other damage stats
4:46 Extra multiplicative damage bonuses
5:17 Block, dodge, HP & health regen basics
5:59 Armor formula & damage reduction scaling
6:41 Armor penetration explained & scaling
7:40 Armor pen tests vs training dummies
8:29 Boss armor values & why armor pen matters
8:47 Fervor vs armor pen comparison
9:20 When armor pen becomes better than fervor
9:29 Crit vs fervor vs armor pen priority
10:18 Recommended DPS stat priority explained
11:10 Damage buffs, mastery & scaling tips
12:27 How armor testing was done
13:00 Physical vs magical penetration
13:25 Comparing fervor and armor pen in practice
14:36 Why fervor is better early game
14:54 Level 20 boss armor calculations
16:23 Spreadsheet/calculator overview
16:36 Multi-stat weapon scaling example (Ghost Clams)
17:02 Adding crit, mastery & bonuses into calculator
17:49 Enemy armor values & comparisons
18:20 Final stat priority recommendations
18:51 How to compare gear pieces correctly
19:18 Final conclusions on armor pen vs fervor
19:41 When crit builds become worthwhile
20:27 Outro
#farever
Testing EVERY damage stat in Farever to figure out what actually increases your DPS the most. In this video I cover the exact formulas for armor, armor penetration, fervor, crit chance, crit damage, mastery scaling, and attribute scaling — including why armor penetration is MUCH stronger than many players think against high-level bosses.
I also put together a damage calculator/spreadsheet so you can compare builds, gear pieces, and stat priorities yourself. We test level 20 bosses, training dummies, and different builds to find out when fervor is better, when armor pen takes over, and why crit is usually weaker unless your build heavily supports it.
- Damage Formulas and Calculator: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18Lh1FykoJL4Q1QjVW32h0eQCaCt1w-NBNyW8K2E_mIM/edit?usp=sharing
0:00 Intro
0:28 Damage formulas, stat scaling & calculator overview
1:08 Weapon scaling explained (Strength, Faith, etc.)
2:08 Fervor explained & exact scaling formula
2:57 Physical vs magical mastery damage boosts
3:31 Critical chance scaling & rating formula
4:15 Why crit is weaker than other damage stats
4:46 Extra multiplicative damage bonuses
5:17 Block, dodge, HP & health regen basics
5:59 Armor formula & damage reduction scaling
6:41 Armor penetration explained & scaling
7:40 Armor pen tests vs training dummies
8:29 Boss armor values & why armor pen matters
8:47 Fervor vs armor pen comparison
9:20 When armor pen becomes better than fervor
9:29 Crit vs fervor vs armor pen priority
10:18 Recommended DPS stat priority explained
11:10 Damage buffs, mastery & scaling tips
12:27 How armor testing was done
13:00 Physical vs magical penetration
13:25 Comparing fervor and armor pen in practice
14:36 Why fervor is better early game
14:54 Level 20 boss armor calculations
16:23 Spreadsheet/calculator overview
16:36 Multi-stat weapon scaling example (Ghost Clams)
17:02 Adding crit, mastery & bonuses into calculator
17:49 Enemy armor values & comparisons
18:20 Final stat priority recommendations
18:51 How to compare gear pieces correctly
19:18 Final conclusions on armor pen vs fervor
19:41 When crit builds become worthwhile
20:27 Outro
#farever
