History YMMV / Deepwoken

** Silentheart. Some have complained that Attunement-less is only viable for [=PvE=] and struggles in [=PvP=], especially in Chime of Conflict. The devs responded by adding Silentheart, which was specifically made to counter Attunement users... and ooh boy, [[GoneHorriblyRight did it work]]. Some have complained that it awards them for doing basic skills such as parrying, landing crits and flourishing, resulting in them getting free resistances to Mantras, which when combined with Return to the Dark Ages means that they get a free Mantra resistance card without drawbacks, as they cannot use Mantras in the first place. The result is that even ''Dawnwalkers'', the BraggingRightsReward Oath meant to be the top-tier Oath for clearing New Kyrsa without an Oath, can be beaten by simply parrying it. Not helping matters is that for a while, a bug existed involving the Poser's Ring dealing ''way'' more damage than it intended to, resulting in Shattered Katana users flooding Chime of Conflict with Silentheart before it was fixed, but later buffed Silentheart with a 15% DMG boost for [=M1s=], that Silentheart is a terror in [=PvP=].

** Primadon. While it has some dangerous moves, in practice, it's mostly a massive parry check due to being an oversized Megalodaunt. Furthermore, they get even more annoying when it TurnsRed, having its' attacks move ''faster'', which includes it's infamous kick. On top of that, you have [[TimeLimitBoss 15 minutes to defeat it]], otherwise it returns to the sea without any rewards. While it does admittedly give good Resonance progress, the rewards it offers can be easily obtained by simply grinding in the First Layer.
** Duke Erisia offers slightly worse Resonance progression in exchange for being available much faster than Primadon, but many agree his first phase is the most annoying part of the battle, as you cannot dispell it until you attack him multiple times. Much like Primadon, his first phase is a parry check, but sometimes he can some Galebreathe mantras, which can potentially throw off some players. Thankfully, his second phase is pretty much a standard fight against an humanoid NPC, but watch out when he summons his Mindless Servants, as they can potentially cause trouble if you don't have anything that can ignite them or don't have the Lethal Precision talent. Players who aim to get Attunement Unbound will have to grip him at least once.
* HighTierScrappy: While most Oaths sometimes require players to grip other players, they are mostly respected due to their low requirement and at the very least, require some coordination in the case for Linkstrider. Contractor, on the other hand, while notable for basically making [=1v1=]s a total joke, on top of a convoluted sidequest, requires the player to grip Oath players in the ''Depths''. Considering how getting gripped in the Depths wipes your character, this didn't take long to spawn an uproar among the community, even the moderators disliked it.[[note]]You cannot gank Oath users in groups, as this will not count towards the progression, and Oath users successfully gripped by a Contractor (who is progressing) merely get sent to the Second Layer. The latter doesn't count if the Contractor has already finished getting all of their moves.[[/note]] The requirements were later nerfed to merely gripping three Oath users, and to prevent easy grips, Diver Journeymen were later added to Castle Light.[[note]]There used to be Black Divers, but as this [[GameplayAndStorySegregation went against the established rule that there are few Black Divers in Scyphozia, not to mention their performance was lower than advertised]], they were placed by the Journeymen.[[/note]]

* MemeticMutation: "This one's sanity must've crumbled." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said by an Ignition Union member before they disobey Akira's warnings [[TooDumbToLive and get their head blown up for their troubles]]. This line is often used by players upon seeing very {{squick}}y things and seeing other ''Deepwoken'' [=YouTubers=] make nonsensical videos or clickbait.[[/labelnote]]

*** The Ancient Rotlands have brains that cause your sanity to drop if they pulse while you're at looking at it. And since this is a Voidzone, having your head explode here means you get sent straight to the Depths. Oh, and it also guards the fastest way to get to The Monkey's Paw/Primadon's Hunting Grounds.[[note]]Which is admittedly the worst boss when you compare his rewards and difficulty compared to the Duke and Chaser.[[/note]]

** Rising Thunder is by far one of the best Thundercall Mantras, on par with pre-nerf Lightning Cloak. This is because it deals a massive amount of damage ''and'' deals knockback, with a good chance it'll send anyone unfortunate enough to get hit by it sent to the atmosphere. It also shares an animation with Lightning Assault, making it easy to mix it up to confuse their opponents.

** The Contractor Oath is by far the hardest Oath to get in the game, likely because it requires you to ''grip Oath players in the Depths''. Even without that aside, getting good relations with the Ministry is harder than you expect, since you either have to do "[[DeadlyEuphemism party tricks]]" to get them or assist them against the Children of Navae in Summer Isle, which could take a while. After that, you have to fight Duke Erisia and ask what's he doing with the Forge of Sin to get special dialogue regarding the Lord Regent, and failing this means you need to seek another Oath or wipe to do it again. Afterwards, they have to make a deal with every Deep Shrine except the Shrine of Order and the Shrine of Conceit, and then get their Resonance to access Yun'Shul's temple to gain special dialogue regarding what happened to Celtor (which thankfully doesn't consume a wish). ''Then'', after escaping from the Depths, they have to [[spoiler:pledge their loyalty to Zi'eer]] to finally obtain the Contractor oath, which requires the aforementioned gripping to gain its associated Mantras. So notorious was this quest that pressure from both the playerbase and their moderators resulted it Contractor now only requiring 3 grips, and any Oathed played gripped by them and nothing else results in them sent to the Second Layer instead.

** In Chime of Conflict, light weapons, such as daggers tend to have decently high win rates due to their fast speed and good damage output, especially with Knife's Journey. Other weapons coming close are Legendary Weapons such Hero Blades, Gran Sukaruska, Curved Blade of Winds, and Crypt Blade.

** King Gigameds are basically bloated versions of Gigameds, but they can also send other Gigameds as [[TakingYouWithMe suicide bombers]], not to mention an AOE burst that knocks back and erratic movement as well, making it tedious to fight them. Even when corrupted, they're merely a nuisance at worst. Essentially a massive stat-check as none of their moves are parryable. Hope you have the posture and the health pool if you plan on fighting them.

*** Planning to progress your Starkindred Oath or get Stardust for teleporting around as a Linkstrider? Hope you're ready to enter Starfield Grove, which features up to three [[GoddamnedBats Stone Knights]] in the ''same area'', meaning that separating them is a must. While Starkindred players can bypass it by climbing around the edges, if you want to safely get the Stardust, you ''have'' to deal with the Stone Knights first.

* AntiClimaxBoss: For an monster that supposedly sank the Petra's Dawn, the Dread Serpent is a ''lot'' easier than you would expect. In spite of possessing dangerous moves such as the Dread Breath, it is ''very easy'' to cheese, such as literally attacking behind him without any repercussions. Even without cheesing him, at long as you avoid his Dread Breath and parry, he is very easy to defeat compared to other bosses. In fact, the only major threat is your hunger and thrist, since the battle is very likely going to take place in the Voidsea and drains your stomach and water bar faster.

** Shadow Kick. While difficult to land, if it does hit, it deals an ''absurd'' amount of damage, making it deadly to other players if used correctly.

** The Nautilodaunt is described by the developers as the most dangerous monster of the Depths, and they are not joking regarding it — imagine an experienced Chime of Conflict player, turn it into a monster, and you get the Nautilodaunt. It can easily combo players into oblivion, and has a move that not only deals knockback, but also insta-grips as well. Even max Power players have trouble fighting it. ''Even worse'', there also exists a Fury variant that knows Thundercall, meaning that ''every hit stuns''. Oh, and a later update made have a chance to spawn from chests in the Eastern Luminant, and has a chance of spawning in the Depths Trials if a player has enough drowns. Expect to hunt them down if you want that Odd Tentacle for your Master Outfits.

** King Threshers' main difficulty comes from the fact that their sheer size can throw off some players, not to mention they also have unique moves, meaning that players who got used to the moveset of ordinary Threshers are in for a suprise.

** The Enforcer's Hammer, on top of unique crit that causes you to imitate the Enforcer's Whirlwind attack, has the highest posture damage out of any weapon in the game. Combine it with a Stone Enchant and ''maybe'' the Ardour Murmur and you rarely have to worry about enemies blocking ever again, as it block breaks almost ''everything'' in the game.

* AntiClimaxBoss: For an monster that supposedly sank the Petra's Dawn, the Dread Serpent is a ''lot'' easier than you would expect. In spite of possessing dangerous moves such as the Dread Breath, it is ''very easy'' to cheese, such as literally attacking behind him without any repercussions. Even without cheesing him, at long as you avoid his Dread Breath and parry, he is very easy to defeat compared to other bosses. In fact, the only major threat is your hunger and thrist, since the battle is very likely going to take place in the Voidsea and drains your Hunger and Thirst bar faster.

* HighTierScrappy: While most Oaths sometimes require players to grip other players, they are mostly respected due to their low requirement and at the very least, require some coordination in the case for Linkstrider. Contractor, on the other hand, while notable for basically making [=1v1=]s a total joke, on top of a convoluted sidequest, requires the player to grip Oath players in the ''Depths''. Considering how getting gripped in the Depths wipes your character, this didn't take long to spawn an uproar among the community, even the moderators disliked it. The requirements were later nerfed to merely gripping three Oath users, and to prevent easy grips, Diver Journeymen were later added to Castle Light[[note]]There used to be Black Divers, but as this [[GameplayAndStorySegregation went against the established rule that there are few Black Divers in Scyphozia, not to mention their performance was lower than advertised]], they were placed by the Journeymen.[[/note]], you cannot gank Oath users in groups, and Oath users successfully gripped by a solo Contractor (who is progressing) merely get sent to the Second Layer. The latter doesn't count if the Contractor has already finished getting all of their moves.

*** The Ancient Rotlands have brains that cause your sanity to drop if they pulse while you're at looking at it. And since this is a Voidzone, having your head explode here means you get sent straight to the Depths. Oh, and it also guards the fastest way to get to The Monkey's Paw/Primadon's Hunting Grounds.[[/note], Which is admittedly the worst boss when you compare his rewards and difficulty compared to the Duke and Chaser.

** The Nautilodaunt is described by the developers as the most dangerous monster of the Depths, and they are not joking regarding it- imagine an experienced Chime of Conflict player, turn it into a monster, and you get the Nautilodaunt- it can easily combo players into oblivion, and has a move that not only deals knockback, but also insta-grips as well. Even max Power players have trouble fighting it. ''Even worse'', there also exists a Fury variant that knows Thundercall, meaning that ''every hit stuns''. Oh, and a later update made have a chance to spawn from chests in the Eastern Luminant, and has a chance of spawning in the Depths Trials if a player has enough drowns. Expect to hunt them down if you want that Odd Tentacle for your Master Outfits.

** King Gigameds are basically bloated versions of Gigameds, but they can also send other Gigameds as [[TakingYouWithMe suicide bombers]], not to mention an AOE burst that knocks back and erratic movement as well, making it tedious to fight them. Even when corrupted, they're merely a nuisance at worst.
** Deep Owls. They are somewhat hard to find, being encountered only at night, but they also have very annoying moves as well.

* HighTierScrappy: While most Oaths sometimes require players to grip other players, they are mostly respected due to their low requirement and at the very least, require some coordination in the case for Linkstrider. Contractor, on the other hand, while notable for basically making [=1v1=]s a total joke, on top of a convoluted sidequest, requires the player to grip Oath players in the ''Depths''. Considering how getting gripped in the Depths wipes your character, this didn't take long to spawn an uproar among the community, even the moderators disliked it. The requirements were later nerfed to merely gripping three Oath users, and to prevent easy grips, Diver Journeymen were later added to Castle Light[[note]]There used to be Black Divers, but as this [[GameplayAndStorySegregation went against the established rule that there are few Black Divers in Scyphozia, not to mention their performance was lower than advertised]], they were placed by the Journeymen.[[/note]], you cannot gank Oath users in groups, and Oath users successfully gripped by a solo Contractor merely get sent to the Second Layer.

** Grand Javelin is just as deadly in the Legion Sniper's hands as well as experienced player is. The Ferryman's version of it is even worse, as it's a ''Grand Volley'' instead, having him continuously throw Grand Javelins at you, which can combo a player to death if not dealt with.

*** The Ancient Rotlands have brains that cause your sanity to drop if they pulse while you're at looking at it. And since this is a Voidzone, having your head explode here means you get sent straight to the Depths. Oh, and it also guards the fastest way to get to The Monkey's Paw/Primadon's Hunting Grounds.