Here's a Yuri build I am toying with atm. It's definitely my favorite compared to other builds which usually involve mines or time bubble as its focus. I also posted this on the Ronimo games forum, but haven't had any response to it so far. However, a quick browse on the gamefaqs forum, and someone I played against complained about this build.

Here's what I do when I play Yuri and so far has proven to be a very decent trap/slow character. It pretty much counters Voltair (cannot move once laser is upgraded) and gives other Yuri's trouble. It's really good when you're paired with a pure damage character like Lonestar or Clunk. It makes fellow Leons' and Froggy Gs' jobs that much easier.

Character: Yuri

Tier 1 (Mines): Titanium Spikes (+Damage 1/3), Toaster timer (+Longevity), and Uranium Spikes (+Damage)
Tier 2 (Time Bubble): Chrono Rift (+Slow), Spacetime continuity device (+longetivity and -cooldown 1/2), and Flash Forward (+speed/attack)
Tier 3 (Laser): Giant monocle (+range), Tractor Beam (Pull effect), and Baby Yeti (Slow effect)
Tier 4 (Misc): Power Pills (+Health 1/3), Space Air max (+movement speed), Power Pills Turbo (+Health)

Build Order:
1. Giant Monocle - Laser is your main source of income, damage, and health regen. Why not increase effectiveness and make you even more annoying. I use laser strictly for poking and picking up gold. Killing is not the main objective in this build. Use the laser to safely space out the opponents while safe behind allies/turrets. This is definitely the best ranged attack in the game once upgraded.

2. Tractor Beam/ Baby Yeti - Since Yuri cannot do much damage or pushing, you want others to do the job for you. A team kill nets team solar and turret or bot kills drops solar which you can just pick up with your laser. Again, once upgraded, Voltair and other Yuri's cannot fly/jump away.

MOST IMPORTANT POINT: Pulse the laser for half to a full second on opponents. Like the description says the pull/slow effects diminish over time.

3. Power Pills/Turbo - Because you're pulling and slowing things down, you want to increase your durability. And also for those times when you decide to overextend and are getting ganked. Trying to not give the other teams kills is one of your topmost priorities with this build. I feel that Solar tree and Piggy bank are a waste of two slots, especially end game. Yuri gains enough solar from using his default laser.

4. Space Air Max (boots) - This augments your escape ability and pursuing ability. You're not going to be in the fray too often to need these that badly early on in the game.

From here it's a little more open ended and you can choose what you want to upgrade.

5. Space Time Continuity
6. Flash Forward
7. Chrono Rift

Use the Time bubble skill to cut off people, escape, or pursue. Especially effective against Leon and Froggy G.

8. Titanium Spikes/Uranium Spikes
9. Toaster Timer

I feel mines are most useful in this build toward endgame. When you no longer have turrets/allies to hide behind you can set mines down and hide behind (on) those.

For this build, I highly suggest sticking around a pure damage ally. If not possible, you'll have to do with turrets and droids. Early game, you want to focus on killing creeps, annoying enemies (not killing them), and collecting solar. Make sure to collect the solar that drops from the opposing team's turret/droid kills. Early-Mid to end game, you should start to help allies kill others with your pull/slow laser.

Again extremely effective paired with pure damage oriented characters. If paired with another stun/slow character like Froggy G or Leon, the game is no longer fun for the other team as they are rendered unable to move.

Phew.
I'd definitely be down to join up with other cags. I keep getting thrown into random losing games and really should find a party to play with. I mainly play Yuri, but second Clunk.

option, that time i randomly got thrown into your game, i just prestiged and didnt have many upgrades. ill get my rematch!

What's up man. I definitely remember your dynamite throwing Lonestar. I think I was playing Clunk exclusively at the time.

I'd be down to play some more. Rather I'm in need of people to play with. Playing with randoms is downright depressing.

I'm down to play with you guys whenever I'm on (mostly nights between 8 and 10 pm Central). I mostly play Lonestar still, though I'm ok with Clunk and I feel like I need to try to learn Leon. So my Lonestar could work well with that Yuri build.

i just prestiged for the 4th time, so im not gonna do it anymore till the dlc comes out. hate doing that, losing all the upgrades, then running into a team of 3 humans and getting slaughtered.

ill either run lonestar, froggy g or leon depending on who is picked on my team.

Good games Eight bit. Was trying out different builds with Yuri so sorry if I contributed to our couple of losses. I definitely can't wait for the patch when Yuri is supposedly buffed.

i honestly dont think yuri needs to be buffed, he is just a little tricky to play but ive run into a couple good ones. mines can be a very huge pain in the ass and his laser can hit the turrets without it firing back.

Yuri honestly gets raped by Leon. Main reason being that normal slashes knock him out of the air. I'd have to devote points into bubble and mines just to survive an attempted gank. Laser does horrible damage against turrets as well. All I've found him good for is just support and harassment. His damage output isn't that great either.

Mines are probably Yuri's best option, but they get countered hard by Leon tongue, Froggy splash, and Lonestar bull. Plus it's a little too defensive for my tastes.

Time bubble is definitely going to be buffed. And leon is going to get nerfed. So I'm definitely looking forward to the patch.

is leon the only one that can hit yuri and make him land?

leon is slightly OP. full damage, plus full fast swipe, plus life steal and he is pretty much a 1 man wrecking machine. put on top of that cloaking that moves and attacks and you really have no idea what to attack.

plus if you dont do life swipe and do the swipe that slows you instead, you can pretty much take anyone out because they just cant move or get away.

yuris laser doesnt do a lot of damage, but it has tremendous range, so i think its a decent balance between the two.

Leon's base attack knocks Yuri out of the air, no need for upgrade. Special moves knock Yuri out of the air i.e. slow attacks.

Yuri's laser is my favorite part about him, but it does horrible damage (it's either slow/pull or damage, can't have both). You'll notice if you play with me I can't kill anyone by myself, unless it's Voltair or another Yuri. Mines are definitely the thing to focus on when playing as Yuri, but I try my best to stray away from that norm.

Originally Posted by option.iv Leon's base attack knocks Yuri out of the air, no need for upgrade. Special moves knock Yuri out of the air i.e. slow attacks. Yuri's laser is my favorite part about him, but it does horrible damage (it's either slow/pull or damage, can't have both). You'll notice if you play with me I can't kill anyone by myself, unless it's Voltair or another Yuri. Mines are definitely the thing to focus on when playing as Yuri, but I try my best to stray away from that norm.

Yuri always needs some of this to get the haters hating.

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mines are good when being chased, which will be the norm for yuri. haha.

plus its good defense to litter the front of your turret/base with mines since im not sure if they explode unless you hit them. i remember throwing lonestar dynamite at them and it didnt do anything.

Bumping this thread because the 2 new free DLC characters are coming out soon.
http://www.ps3trophies.org/news/news...-Detailed.html


Does anyone still play? Is it full of too good players and got hard? I ask because I'm level 32 or 33 and I was wondering if I should go back and finish leveling before the DLC characters come out. There will be some tweaks to old characters.

Patch notes
http://www.awesomenauts.com/forum/vi...php?f=6&t=2104

Anyone still playing awesomenauts? i just recently got into it, very fun. Looking to play with some people, tired of the random games i get into. PSN janizzzle