Nobody Saves The World is an innovative RPG with a unique gameplay hook. The titular Nobody has the power to transform into a variety of different magical forms, each with its own perks and attacks that give them an entirely different approach to combat.
There are dozens of abilities to unlock, and each one can be upgraded to boost its power, lower its mana cost, or reduce the cooldown time. With so many powerful and exciting abilities to choose from, it can be hard for new players to know which upgrades are the best to opt for first. For those struggling to figure out where to spend their hard-earned upgrade tokens, here are some tips that might be able to help.
Updated April 19, 2022, by Hayden Epstein: Nobody Saves The World recently made its way to both PlayStation consoles and the Nintendo Switch, making it available to millions of new gamers. With a whole world of magic and mayhem to explore, it's the perfect time to update this article with more details on the game's best upgrades, and which ones Nobody should prioritize. Any fresh players looking for tips on where to start upgrading their abilities need look no further.
10 Arrow Flurry
Arrow Flurry is one of the earliest abilities players will unlock in Nobody Saves The World, and it also happens to be one of the best. It's unlocked after reaching rank D on the Ranger form, and it attacks by firing a steady stream of arrows until the player runs out of mana. While it might not seem like it at first, Arrow Flurry is arguably the most powerful ability in the game, especially when equipped on a form with high strength.
Upgrading Arrow Flurry reduces the mana costs per second, allowing players to use it for an extended period of time. While this won't help much during the Ultimate Ranger challenge, it does make Arrowy Flurry much more useful in the game's dungeons. Additionally, Arrow Flurry is the only ranged attack that deals Sharp damage, so it's an easy recommendation for early upgrading.
9 Incubate
The Egg might not be the most useful form during combat, but what it lacks in damage output it makes up for with excellent abilities. Incubate is the only ability in the entire game that allows players to heal themselves directly, and, after a few upgrades, it becomes almost a necessity during any high-level challenge.
Upgrading Incubate increases the amount of healing it does per second, virtually doubling its efficiency with each upgrade. The one thing to watch out for is the mana cost, which does stay locked at 25 mana per second. Switch to a form with high mana reserves to make the most of Incubate's healing. Accessing each upgrade tier of Incubate requires ranking up the Egg form, which can only be done by finding five specific bird nests and resting in them.
8 Fleet Footed
Fleet Footed is one of the odd, passive perks that isn't tied to any form; instead, players can just purchase it from the snake-like merchant woman who can often be found outside of dungeons. This passive ability prevents the player from ever moving slower than a certain speed, essentially granting immunity to the Slow status effect.
Also, because Fleet Footed sets a minimum speed level at which the player moves, it makes useful slower forms like the Slug and Turtle move much faster. This has a transformative effect on the game, as many of the most powerful forms are hampered by slow movement speed. Fleet Footed's upgrades are tied to the rank of the Nobody form, so players will have to progress in the story to unlock its higher tiers.
7 Poison Dampener
Poison Dampener might seem like an okay ability when first purchased from the merchant woman, but after a few upgrades, it becomes a crucial tool for surviving some of Nobody Saves The World's more challenging dungeons. Poison Dampener reduces the build-up of the Poison status effect on the main character, and when fully upgraded, grants full Poison immunity.
Several of the late-game dungeons in Nobody Saves The World are filled with a green fog that poisons anything that touches it, including enemies and allied familiars. This poison gas also shows up in a few side quests and some environmental challenges hidden throughout the world. Fully upgrading Poison Dampener negates the gas entirely, allowing the player to walk through it without suffering any damage.
6 Blood Pact
The Necromancer is one of the strongest forms in the entire game, as it can summon demon soldiers to aid it in battle. Blood Pact, the Necromancer's passive perk, helps it keep this undead legion alive by healing them whenever the Necromancer deals damage directly to enemies.
With each upgrade, Blood Pact heals these familiars for a larger percentage of the Necromancer's damage. When upgraded to the highest level, Blood Pact heals for 250% of the damage the player inflicts damage on enemy monsters. It isn't limited to a specific attack or form, either, so stacking different damage types or using a high-powered form can quickly turn familiars into an unstoppable horde of immortal soldiers.
5 Horse Power
Horse Power is a deceptively simple ability that can be incredibly useful when paired with the right perks and attacks. Native to the wacky Horse form, Horse Power increases the amount of mana regenerated whenever the player destroys an environmental object. With each upgrade, the amount of recovered mana goes up to a maximum of seven additional mana points with every object destroyed. While this might not seem like that much of a boost, it adds up when there are dozens of destructible objects in each dungeon for players to smash.
Mana is arguably the most vital resource in Nobody Saves The World, and it can run out quickly if players don't pay close attention. The most powerful abilities and attacks in the game use it, and running out at the wrong time often results in an unfortunate death. Horse Power consistently keeps that pool from drying up, and it only gets better after a few upgrades. Many of the dungeons in New Game Plus restrict mana regeneration, and Horse Power is a solid choice to counteract those effects.
4 Hardened Shell
Hardened Shell is perhaps the most useful passive ability in the game, and is actually a necessity when taking on certain high-level dungeons. Hardened Shell is the Egg form's native perk, and it prevents the player from taking damage for more than a certain fraction of their total health in a single hit. It's also useful for surviving a single-hit death blow from a certain, rat-hating knight.
At the first level, it restricts single-hit damage to one-third of the maximum health, but at its highest rank, it lowers that total to only one-sixth. Equipping this ability is the only way to beat the dungeon parameter that multiplies all damage by x9999, and it can make dungeons with boosted enemy damage much easier to conquer. It can also come in handy when trying to level up weaker or lower-health forms such as the Rat or the Ghost.
3 Strongman
The Strongman passive can turn any form into a damage-dealing monster while keeping enemies from ever getting close enough to pull off a hit. It takes any attack that has a natural knockback effect and applies Impact damage to it, which deals bonus damage if an enemy crashes into a wall or another enemy while being pushed away. Essentially, it allows players to use their opponents as weapons against other, nearby foes.
At the first level, this Impact effect only deals the same amount of damage as the initial strike, but Strongman's damage bonus goes up by 100% with each upgrade. With it fully upgraded, players can clear entire groups of enemies with a single hit of the Bodybuilder's Bench Press or the Mermaid's Water Burst. This effect also applies to powerful attacks like the Turtle's Water Spray and the Guard's Stomp abilities.
2 Quick Charge
Quick Charge is an incredibly useful ability that changes the way many of the forms play, especially once players have invested some upgrade tokens into powering it up. Quick Charge, as its name suggests, reduces the charge time for abilities that need to charge up. This affects abilities like the Ranger's Charge Arrow or the Dragon's Fireball.
At Quick Charge's base rank, the charge time reduction is slight, but after a few upgrades, it starts to show its worth. Many of the best abilities in the game require a slight charge, and this passive perk makes them easier to use and more viable against large groups of enemies. Attacks like the Slug's Tear Burst, the Mermaid's Water Burst, and even the Zombie's Clawmbie all benefit from Quick Charge's effect.
1 Steel Plated
Steel Plated is the Robot form's greatest addition to the game, even with the excellence that is Tempest Barrage. Steel Plated reduces incoming damage by a percentage of the form's total health and deals out some Sharp damage to nearby enemies in the process.
The upgrades for Steel Plated increase the damage the Sharp aura inflicts on surrounding enemies, turning any form into a damage-resistant porcupine. With a fully upgraded Steel Plated, players will be dishing out damage from both their attacks and their very presence, all while taking less damage than ever before. Steel Plated works best with forms that boast high HP and a powerful, close-quarters basic attack. Forms like the Bodybuilder, the Guard, the Zombie, and the Monk will make the best use of this perk.