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Orohu Blue Sparx Gems: 704
#1 Posted: 20:15:36 19/10/2013 | Topic Creator
I didn't see a thread like this on the first couple pages, so I figured that it would be a good idea to make this thread. Right now I'm going to focus on the new core Skylanders and the Swap Force Skylanders, but I'll make room for the returning skylanders, and will consider all recommendations made for them.

I'm going to list the halves of the Swap Force skylanders as well as their Path names, and I'll update the list with the number of recommendations that you guys make, as well as the reasons you give. The format of the chart will be as follows (this is just an example):
Ignitor
  • Soul of the Flame (3):
    • The increased damage and number of mortars make this path incredibly powerful in short range, and you can herd your opponents towards your body more effectively with the flame soul.
  • Blademaster (0):

I'm working from the Wiki right now and don't have my game running, so I don't have all of the path names. Any help would be appreciated.

Swaplander top halves
Grilla
  • ?
  • ?

Stink
    Unreleased

Freeze
    Unreleased

Wash
  • ?
  • ?

Blast
  • Ignition
  • Reaction Satisfaction

Fire
  • The Showcase
  • Magnificent Parade

Boom
  • ?
  • ?

Free
  • ?
  • ?

Doom (Unreleased)
  • Column Clubber
  • Jaded Fighter

Rubble
    Unreleased

Magna
  • Magnetic Armaments
  • Magnetic Tuner

Spy
    Unreleased

Hoot
  • ?
  • ?

Trap
    Unreleased

Night
  • Proper Vampire
  • Champion Fighter

Rattle
  • Deputy's Duty
  • Coiled Ammunition

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Orohu Blue Sparx Gems: 704
#2 Posted: 20:16:00 19/10/2013 | Topic Creator
Bottom halves

    Drilla
    • ?
    • ?

    Bomb
      Unreleased

    Blade
      Unreleased

    Buckler
    • ?
    • ?

    Zone
    • ?
    • ?

    Kraken
    • Stunning Sparkler
    • Booming Bouncer

    Jet
    • ?
    • ?

    Ranger
    • ?
    • ?

    Stone (Unreleased)
    • Serious Spinner
    • Carved Belt

    Rouser
      Unreleased

    Charge
    • Static Buildup
    • Drag Racer

    Rise
      Unreleased

    Loop
    • ?
    • ?

    Shadow
      Unreleased

    Shift
    • Warping Vortex
    • Underbat

    Shake
    • ?
    • ?

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Orohu Blue Sparx Gems: 704
#3 Posted: 20:16:29 19/10/2013 | Topic Creator
New core Skylanders:

Bumble Blast
  • ?
  • ?

Zoo Lou
  • The Bucking Boar
  • The Wild Wolf

Punk Shock (Unreleased)
  • Conductor Constructor
  • Eelectrocutey

Rip Tide
  • ?
  • ?

Fryno
    Unreleased

Smolderdash
  • Sun Forger
  • Sun Forged

Pop Thorn
  • Tough and Puffed
  • Controlled Breather

Scratch
    Unreleased

Scorp
  • ?
  • ?

Slobber Tooth
  • ?
  • ?

Countdown
  • ?
  • ?

Wind Up (Unreleased)
  • Toy Box
  • Winder

Dune Bug
    Unreleased

Star Strike
  • Star Gazer
  • Cosmic Reflector

Grim Creeper
  • Grim Scythe
  • Spooky Spectre

Roller Brawl
  • ?
  • ?

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Orohu Blue Sparx Gems: 704
#4 Posted: 20:17:10 19/10/2013 | Topic Creator
Returning Favorites and Giants
Sorry, I haven't gotten around to this yet. Try checking here and here in the meantime.


Okay, it should be okay to post now.
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weebbby Emerald Sparx Gems: 4220
#5 Posted: 21:09:22 19/10/2013
8-9th topic for this.
Doomslicer Gold Sparx Gems: 2037
#6 Posted: 21:16:12 19/10/2013
Btw, Smolderdash's upgrade paths: www.i15.photobucket.com/albums/a391/zerox101/Skylanders Collection/DSCN1131_zps97da34fe.jpg~original
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#7 Posted: 21:17:18 19/10/2013
^ Error.
Doomslicer Gold Sparx Gems: 2037
#8 Posted: 21:57:20 19/10/2013
Sorry, the link has a space in it, glitches it all out.
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weebbby Emerald Sparx Gems: 4220
#9 Posted: 22:01:49 19/10/2013
Still doesn't work. :/
Doomslicer Gold Sparx Gems: 2037
#10 Posted: 22:08:14 19/10/2013
Fine, quoted from a page that did link it correctly:Quote: GameMaster78
I will do this many, and that's it. Not that I don't want to share info, but I am going to be busy the better part of the day. Plus, that's a really long post. To really see the upgrades, you will have to save those pics to your harddrive. These were taken with a 16 megapixel camera.

I can, however, try and answer more questions.

Star Strike

[User Posted Image]

Doom Stone

[User Posted Image]

Punk Shock

[User Posted Image]

Smolderdash

[User Posted Image]

Fire Kraken

[User Posted Image]

Wind Up

[User Posted Image]

Night Shift

[User Posted Image]

Grim Creeper

[User Posted Image]

Pop Thorn

[User Posted Image]

Click on the pics, then click the zoom in on the page, then click the zoom-in again to see it in full size, which is readable.
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weebbby Emerald Sparx Gems: 4220
#11 Posted: 22:11:15 19/10/2013
I can only zoom in to that size. ;>.>
I couldn't help with those images. I can read the path names though, that's about it. I can't recommend, however.
Doomslicer Gold Sparx Gems: 2037
#12 Posted: 22:35:31 19/10/2013
No, did you read my instructions? Click the little magnifying glass to the lower right corner, then click it again on the pop up. The resulting images (for some of them, anyway), are quite readable.
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#13 Posted: 22:38:38 19/10/2013
As I said, I can only get it to that size. And for me there is only a magnifying glass in the top right corner, which is what gets it to that size.
Sky Master 1606 Blue Sparx Gems: 776
#14 Posted: 00:57:07 20/10/2013
What paths are best for Grilla Drilla? I am so conflicted.
[All opinions are appreciated besides Bash28's because I already know his opinion due to him being my brother. Haha")]
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#15 Posted: 01:04:03 20/10/2013
I personally think the monkey path is better...XP
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Mage0069 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1785
#16 Posted: 01:44:36 20/10/2013
The bottom path the coconuts are better bananas only do 5 damage and coconuts do like 18 and damage large groups
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Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5385
#17 Posted: 02:11:30 20/10/2013
The Drill Punches become EXTREMELY powerful after you fully upgrade them.
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warbot100 Green Sparx Gems: 302
#18 Posted: 05:55:10 21/10/2013
does anyone know where i can find more pics of the guide with all the skylanders pages that show upgrades.
It would really help thanks.
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xatria Green Sparx Gems: 363
#19 Posted: 07:44:12 21/10/2013
Grilla:
Double drill punch upgrade has great damage but you need to press attack 1 three times to activate it (kinda slow) and he will be rooted while drilling. Damage went up from 42 per punch and 21 per drill tick to 48 and 28.
Monkey path increases the damage from 2 monkeys x 19 damage to 4 monkeys x 26 damage. I prefer the monkey path because it's easier to use and safer.
Mrmorrises Platinum Sparx Gems: 7158
#20 Posted: 10:42:52 21/10/2013
Haven't upgraded any of my characters, yet. Thinking of going honey tree path for Bumble Blast.
Friendzie Blue Sparx Gems: 611
#21 Posted: 10:45:36 21/10/2013
Quote: Mage0069
The bottom path the coconuts are better bananas only do 5 damage and coconuts do like 18 and damage large groups


But the bananas should shoot much faster than the coconuts.
Mage0069 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1785
#22 Posted: 03:06:27 22/10/2013
But the damage is so weak the coconuts are better there not that much slower and you hit groups instead of singles so I prefer that path I tried bananas and didn't like it.
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warbot100 Green Sparx Gems: 302
#23 Posted: 05:10:47 22/10/2013
with path is better for blast zone top and bottom for pvp
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GhostRoaster617 Emerald Sparx Gems: 3963
#24 Posted: 22:31:32 22/10/2013
Well one things for sure smilie's bottom path must be Underbat! I just saw another video of Wdrumz and it turns out it's even more unfair than before. Not only does that path allow anyone who has Shift as the bottom get two extra lives, but in PVP once the user loses all two extra lives and then an actual life, the extra lives come back again for use! So basically if you play 3 lives with the Skylanders in PVP, you have to beat the Swapper with Shift NINE times to defeat him. That is so flipping cheap and I own the character!
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triggernut Emerald Sparx Gems: 3483
#25 Posted: 17:40:21 24/10/2013
Any advice on which path to take for the top half of Boom Jet? If anyone has tried both paths and has a favorite I'd be grateful for any advice they can give. Have to say I'm thinking of upgrading the air strike attack, but the bombs might be the best way. Just not sure what way to go.
xatria Green Sparx Gems: 363
#26 Posted: 18:02:43 24/10/2013
Taken from the other thread:

Quote: xatria

Boom Jet
Boom
Air strike path upgrades from 44 damage to 52 + bomb 20.. decent but it's not spamable. The storm bomb path does not upgrade the super football bomb damage (40) but spawns decent size cloud that deals 10 damage for 19-20 ticks which is nice if the enemies stay within the cloud. The cloud will not spawn unless charged though.
Either way, both aren't that great really. I think Boom is one of the weaker top part because his abilities aren't spamable.

Jet
Rocket path upgrades the propeller from 3x15 damage medium range to 2x24 long range. It's just OK. The cloud path is even weaker.. it spawns cloud trail that deals 12 damage for only like 2-3 ticks before disappear. With soul gem upgrade, the dash deals 150 damage which is nice but overall it's still pretty weak I think.


Although I do end up with Storm Bomb path for his top and Rocket path for his bottom.
Storm Bomb is nice for arenas which has small enclosed space.

Edit: the rockets upgrade has very long range and can hit enemies on higher ground.
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talon4000 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1803
#27 Posted: 02:42:24 25/10/2013
I've been trying to find a video or impression of Blast Zone on the path that making a circle with the flame breath makes an explosion path, but I can't find anything, has anyone tried that path, if so how is it?
diddy50 Gold Sparx Gems: 2554
#28 Posted: 02:53:59 25/10/2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBPXRfpdK2U


Blast zone is in this video for a bit talking about the paths.
talon4000 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1803
#29 Posted: 03:02:04 25/10/2013
sweet thanks, I was figuring that the reason every video I saw had the flaming bombs path was because it was better, but I wanted to see it.
Mrmorrises Platinum Sparx Gems: 7158
#30 Posted: 10:54:21 25/10/2013
Gonna get Grim Creeper soon, what path for him?
diddy50 Gold Sparx Gems: 2554
#31 Posted: 11:26:05 25/10/2013
I haven't tried either path yet but I'm planning to take the Soul body one. Seems better to me
Also, has anyone tried both of Pop Thorns paths yet? I am wondering which path is best for him, also how much damage does his roll attack on the top upgrade path do (Tough and Puffed path)?
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Doomslicer Gold Sparx Gems: 2037
#32 Posted: 14:45:43 25/10/2013
I dunno about you, but looking at this: //www.darkspyro.net/swapforce/upgrades/#power_grim Spooky Specter seems best, since you get health from enemies.
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diddy50 Gold Sparx Gems: 2554
#33 Posted: 14:48:18 25/10/2013
Quote: Doomslicer
I dunno about you, but looking at this: //www.darkspyro.net/swapforce/upgrades/#power_grim Spooky Specter seems best, since you get health from enemies.



Yes, that's the path I was referring to. Seems better than the other for sure.
Eggers Yellow Sparx Gems: 1305
#34 Posted: 18:41:27 25/10/2013
I took the Grim Creeper path that involves throwing his weapon for longer. I haven't tried the other path yet, so this isn't so much a comment stating I like one path over the other. I can only defend the current path that he is on as not being bad. I can say that I enjoy being able to throw his weapon (which I don't call by name for fear of misspelling it) and hitting enemies at a distance for a longer period. You also have the ability to rotate around to hit other enemies that may be behind him. I can't totally remember his other upgrades but, if I recall correctly, the biggest selling feature for me was the increased critical hit ratio. I do use the throwing attack a great deal.
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#35 Posted: 18:52:37 25/10/2013
People have mentioned blast zones ability to light his projectiles on fire (including the lowerhalf). However it also works for player 2, triggerhappy fire coins ect...
diddy50 Gold Sparx Gems: 2554
#36 Posted: 20:10:48 26/10/2013
Roller Brawl's TOP path is ridiculously amazing! That Bull Rush charge is INSANE. Think Series 2 chop chop on the Undead Defender path but much faster and Spamable, You never have to stop rushing! It's so OP.
Hazard335 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1435
#37 Posted: 22:12:26 28/10/2013
Is the first post going to be updated?
I can type out the Path Names if needed (I have the guide book)
lippyskillz Yellow Sparx Gems: 1371
#38 Posted: 23:04:46 28/10/2013
all path names are on the site already too.
Orohu Blue Sparx Gems: 704
#39 Posted: 03:02:36 29/10/2013 | Topic Creator
Sorry, I've been really busy (I haven't had time to play Swap Force since the first post, even), but I'll try to get the first post updated soon.
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