Summary
Permanent buffs inSupervive, or any battle royale for that matter, can give you a massive lead. In one form or another, you will objectively have the upper hand when fighting another team, where that bonus power can be the deciding factor.Alongside gear and equipment, an everlasting effect you can pick up are Soul Buffs dropped by Soul bosses that appear midway through the match.
Soul bosses are an exceptionally rare encounter, appearing only up to twice a match and being the only multiphase fight. However, fighting these bosses can be risky, especially when you know there are other dangers nearby. As such, knowing the most powerful Soul Buffs from the get-go can immediately tell you whether the hassle is worth it.
you’re able to preemptively know which Soul Buffs will appear in the match by checking the top-right corner of your screen. You can pick them up upon defeating a Soul Boss, after which you must escape the follow-up danger zone.
11Fortress Soul
Most players generally don’t use their inventory items aside from Vives and Tomes of Knowledge, but the Fortress Soul can change that. With a spiked wall appearing in your inventory every 30 seconds, you cancreate a strong line of defense to regroup, heal, or both.
The Fortress Soul isgreat for boxing yourselves in, especially when you’re on a key island during the final storm and want to keep enemies out. Unfortunately, this use case, among a few others, is fairly specific, andusing the spiked walls in regular circumstances is tricky and often unreliable.
10XP Soul
To keep progression coherent, Supervive featuresa level cap that gradually increases throughout the match. By Day Four, you can reach Level Eight — or Level Nine if you eliminate PvP hunters. However, the XP Soul takes this further, both figuratively and literally,allowing you to hit Level Ten.
This additional level lets youupgrade two abilities to Level Three instead of one, greatly enhancing flexibility. While this may seem powerful, especially in a game that emphasizes ability upgrades,you’ll rarely get to Level Ten by the end of the match. Also,you can only reach this level through a handful of ways, including PvP kills, so it’s heavily reliant on how many hunters you can track down.
9Spirit Soul
In a do-or-die 1v1 scenario where both you and your enemy have knocked allies, the Spirit Soul could be a game-changer. Picking up wisps 25 percent faster meansresurrecting your knocked teammates considerably quicker. Furthermore, cremating enemy wisps on contact meansthe enemy usually won’t get a chance to revive them.
However, despite the Spirit Soul’s three distinct power-ups, they’reextremely situational and underwhelming. Reviving allies mid-gunfight is a niche tactic, at best, because of how risky it can be. Besides that, theadditional agility as a wisp is rarely helpful, as their base speed is so slow that the bonus to it almost never makes a difference.
8Damage Soul
The Damage Soul’s ability is as obvious as it sounds — you gain more damage output but as a burning effect. This ability can’t stack on itself for additional DPS, but you’re able to elongate it by rapidly attacking your opponents. For hunters with a quick fire rate,like Hudsonor Felix, the burning effect essentially lasts all the time.
Since this is a team-wide effect, it becomes deadlier when you have a Squad. With four players applying the effect simultaneously on a single target, the burn damage can go up to 240 in two seconds. For reference, that is more than 25 percent of Myth’s base HP.
7Armor Soul
One of Hudson’s strongest aspects is his passive armor-regenerating ability, and whenthe Armor Soul applies that buff to anyone, you may see why it’s so devastating. Depleted or damaged armor is commonplace in a match, and it’s even more painful when you’ve equipped a Rare or Legendary Armor. Thus, this Soul Buff can be a lifesaver,especially when you can’t access an armor repairer.
Not only does the Armor Soulensure healthy reinforcement, but you’re alsosaving coins that you’d otherwise spend repairing your armor. All things considered, this is arguably one of the most convenient items to have by the endgame.
6Ghost Soul
If you’re familiar with or want Myth’s phase-through movement, the Ghost Soul has you covered. Using your default Shift ability to periodically walk on walls opens incredible opportunities forlate-game rotations, fighting at specific angles, and other general mobilityoptions. For simplicity, you canequate the Ghost Soul’s ability with double-jumping, during which most hunters can’t hit you.
This is plausiblythe most skill-dependant Soul Buff in the game. You must have a solid foundation in Supervive’s overall movement mechanics and know how to utilize vertical mobility. However, learning those layoutsachieves a sense of fluidity more than any hunter active on the field.
The Ghost Soul has the lowest drop rate of any Soul Buff in Supervive.
5Air Soul
Tactical retreats, especially in the endgame, are a key component in Supervive, and Air Soul makes that happen better than anything. Not only do you get unlimited glider fuel, which is often faster than normal walking, but spike immunity meansyou won’t immediately get knocked down if you get hitwhile flying over the abyss.
It is worth noting thatunlimited fuel doesn’t mean you can hover all the time— you’ll still drop that as you would with a normal glider, butthe only difference is there’s no cooldown. Getting spiked or stunned when you need a quick escape is extremely frequent, which is why the Air Soul can be so critical.
4Shrapnel Soul
You’ll generally capture Meteor Souls in the late-game phase, where the majority of survivors will have high-tier armor. With Shrapnel Soul, you can shred that extra line of defense,obliterating up to 1,250 worth of extra armorin a best-case scenario.If you’re fighting against hunters like Shrike, who desperately need reinforcement,this ability can mean all the difference.
There’s another benefit of depleting armor with the Shrapnel Soul —every high-tier armor offers a certain damage reduction buff, so the quicker you destroy it, the faster you remove that buff from the enemy. In an endurance battle, this Soul buff has no competition.
3Vive Soul
The best part about the Vive Soul isimmediately terminating the need to farm PvE enemies for Vives. Infinite vives aside, getting an extra 50 percent efficiency of them is massive, letting you consume one or two and return to a battle unscathed. This soul shines whenyou have a Vive brew in your inventory, which, thankfully, is easy to find.
The Vive Soul is particularly handy when surrounded by several enemy teams. In an all-out war,the last thing you want is a back-to-back brawlwhen you’re already injured. Unlike the Air Soul,you’re able to keep the pressure on your opponents, preventing them from catching their breath.
2Nightstalker Soul
Stealthed can be lethalin the hands of the right hunters, especiallyclose-range juggernauts like Brall and Jin. Since you turn invisible and deafen your movements periodically after staying out of combat,this soul offers the perfect opportunity for a sneak attack.
Engaging first in gunfights already gives you a massive advantage, but the Nightstalker Soul can also allow you tostalk your opponents and assess your options. Aside from that, there are other opportunities, too, likesuddenly spiking enemies while hovering over the abyss, or attacking them when they’re fighting PvE enemies. The sheer versatility this soul offers is simply too good to ignore.
