#td2-build-advice
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If you check the pts patch notes you can get an idea of the weapon damage changes. Idk if itll be exact numbers that release but theyll be close.
#news-and-announcements I believe has it, or on trello board
If you are using hotshot you need an mmr
tell me when
@ornate breach They'll ping you down in #lfg-raid-pc
is it illegal to say that I am in?
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So I had lightbulb go off while playing the manhunt for the project. Why not rework the Oreo talent cuz it's getting nerfed into the grave to do something with the eclipse virus, a new status effect would be cool for a raid weapon
Is it that bad tbh? I can’t think of what an eclipse status effect would look like though tbh, and the bigger question is how it would apply it. I’d actually be kinda fire with St. Elmo’s Engine’s talent, since you go through rounds so quickly lol
I was thinking just reuse Elmo talent but ppl think Elmo talent is mid even tho Oreo would stack it faster so idk. And when I used it in pts it felt underwhelming to the dark winter so I think it's done for
Oreo is keeners weapon so it doing eclipse virus DMG as a talent would be pretty cool/lore accurate
I’d have to try it out myself. I’m not sure I’d want a Vector without fast hands given how bad the sustain is. Maybe it is DOA tho
The description is about keener and the design matches the latest keener outfit we got
He uses a banshee
If u use fast hands ur prob better off with oreo
Yeah that one
But a DMG talent def puts it past oreo
That’s kind of how St. Elmo’s Engine is atm
Yeah but oreo is always good
Any smg with talent need you to proc it
Some are harder to proc than others
Yeah, but my point is oreo is always at the same state
Give close+personal to Ouro and let's see if people still like it.
Calm down Satan

I'm just glad everyone seems to agree the EB nerf is overkill so maybe it'll get buffed from pts
I mean, they did nerf it. SMGs are a lot more competitive, and talents like fast hands and optimist aren’t difficult to proc
EB getting nerfed is just the next step in its cycle.
It's been on a rotation of buff>nerf>buff>nerf, etc since 2019.
I'm just curious why they wanted the stats to be nearly identical to elmo
Seems pretty fair. Tenacity is a better talent but St. Elmo’s Engine has the advantage of better handling
It just feels like a cheap tactic to make players not feel left out for not having the EB
Eh, doesn’t make sense. Seems like the opposite of what they’d want
They are confusing sometimes tho
The raids are huge turn offs for a lot of new players. Was a turn off when I started playing but it kinda got to a point it was one of the last things to do
Using an eclipse CC setup, should i worry about proccing sledgehammer? Will be running survivalist anyway and figure it will be good given the support aspect of CC but i would be likely replacing perpetuation for this at the moment. I often forget to use perp but it is on a rifle so gives me range with my scorpio. This setup is a wip so generally speaking.
Oooo stage left nevermind.
Input still appreciated. I am working towards a similar one from the spreadsheet. But i won't turn down advice!
you mostly only proc sledge when it's convenient for you and dps
if there are say too many enemies, you're better off just focusing on foaming them because it's more urgent for your dps to stay alive and they're too spread out for sledge to do anything. but if say there's one big spawn coming out of a door and you can prep beforehand, it's always appreciated
whats the main use? sledge is gonna be better if you can hit spawns often. perpetuation will only affect the status you apply from a skill, ep spread will eat the perp proc but not actually be affected
my countdown setup, basically using the same things as you mention
Thanks, and yeah i get it. This is the build i am working on except i may do creeping death but undecided for now. Appreciated.
No lefty is interesting, I'd use it to proc opp too
Got it, thank you!
I think local plays similar builds to me but in a different way it's very interesting
My old usual setup for pure CC was all skill haste, dragon's glare holster and i last had on the courier. But i have tried regular CD too and it is also just as good. But i have been working on finalizing builds. Think hazpro eclipse will be better overall.
That one he uses for countdown extraction
The normal one is courier, btsu or electrique 4 eclipse on survivalist
Yeah, i plan on using courier still atm. I will eventually also have the UG bag too but atm i have no materials after crafting for my healer. Even then i didn't get a great one. Also want one for a shotgun build for fun. So gonna need a few
Hell yea
yeah, no lefty. i use stage left since different ammo type. its pretty much just cycle to and from to proc sledge as needed.
True
i used to also use courier, but had to switch it up. im always on a team when i use cc so i made the switch to opp for another team buff. it doesnt hurt that i also get some of my missing damage back from opp 😅 . all haste rolls as well. 100% hazpro, iirc 100% haste (or very close to that). you can squeeze in a lot of status effects on top if not using/needing hazpro.
probably my most satisfying build... well, after mortar anyways
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like 4 different team amps
Scorpio amp- 20% increased damage towards target from all sources
Perfect Opportunistic amp- 15% increased damage towards target from all sources
Survivalist Tactical Link amp- status affected target takes 10% damage from team mates
Perfect Sledgehammer amp- Debuffed targets take 40% increased damage to armor and armor plates
Support build idea: Vile, Lavoisier, Pointman, 3 piece Golan. 5 blue 1 yellow, over 1.8m armor, can get to 80% status effects, backpack and chest both grant 50% bonus armor to team (backpack on status effect, chest on deploying shield). Elmo's as primary. Am I cooking or is this hot garbage? This is all theorycraft btw haven't tested it at all
i wouldnt bother with vile not enough damage with all defensive talents. if elmo is the status it wont be affected by status effects. you might consider btsu and hive to overcharge your team here or there.
no need for status effects with elmo, most likely your dps is gonna use elmo anyway so them casting shock is gonna make it so your shock is ineffective anyway due to status effect cooldown
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might as well go with a crit hybrid
I was also thinking about maybe double badger (maybe the named holster) with scorpio
scorpio would be good for proccing galvanized and add a team amp to the mix
does this build for pvp still work:
yes, PvP almost doesn't change
this would have been a godroll :(
but i got status effects instead of a crit attribute
Is that your best one/only one?
Countdown drops them like candy.
Im just hoping im lucky enough for a good roll
Just keep that for chd or hsd and farm one in countdown.
Hello!
Build works great, I would definitely recommend swapping some stuff for next season so that will be getting an update once the season goes live
But as of this patch it's one of the best smg builds
Survivalist for group play, firewall for solo
This will be my main smg build for next patch
@opaque notch , nego build . can run like this or using glass. foxes can be traded out for coyote mask if preferred
Oooh I see
one of the main things about nego is getting very close to the crit chance cap (60%). transfer relies on crits
So should I just keep upgrading my m1a cqb that I have
what is the talent on it
I'd have to check
personally i use boomerang or flatline depending on what spec im using
I think it has flatline
flatline is good, only 2 drawbacks. flatline locks you to tech spec and you lose 5%chc when you mount the linked laser that pulses your target
Can I add you so if I get time to play I can show u what I have
Love this build so much
Reminds me of the old focus Meta for some reason
is it going to be better to go with 60% CHC and 112% CHD or 54% CHC and 124% CHD ?
Hmm imo the second choice is better 
First
Okay
now I'm interesting in farming this
but is there any builds that can be used in legendary solo that can make use of the status effect gimmick
and like spread it to other enemies or allow me to deal even more damage on em?
Also wondering where to farm this as well
I'm planing on running 2 builds
a short-range dps that's more aggressive
and a medium-long range dps
The ouroboros talent isn't affect by status effects attributes, the St Elmo is, but I don't think that sacrificing CHD or CHC for status effect is worth it, just for shock to last like 0,5s longer on elites.
Been thinking about build around Bighorn as a fan of Rifles
it can drop from Summit now?
It drops from Legendary Bosses. so technically yes.
It isn't very good in rifle mode tho
@arctic pebble Next Season, a bunch of rifles are getting made full-auto, so it may be worth building with an eye for then.
Hmm
got no idea how that'll work but I guess I'll stick around
I'm more of a fan of the semi-auto stuf ftho
i am just messing around and remembered about the Perfect Companion chest piece, is double companion still works ?
yeah but it doesn't extra proc like it did before
i see, thanks
Does feisers backpack take bonus damage from health damage?
This is how to tell which is better
Helps if I attach the image 
Nvm I'm like 8hrs behind 👴
it be like that
it will help me in the future thank you
SHD 500 screenshot, doing a kind of pulse-armor regen build around flatline and heartbreaker, what do yall think? Nowhere near complete, since I'm still working on optimizing the pieces. Kind of considering removing ninjabike and getting the 4p with the backpack. Weapon Slot 1 and my skills are mostly just what I'm feeling.
I’d definitely run the HB Chest.
And tbh I really wouldn’t go for regen with Heartbreaker the survivability comes from the bonus armor, otherwise you’re gonna lose too much damage.
Is it for PvE orPvP?
PvE, usually run challenging solo without issue
Memento can fit as well. It would give damage and regen
Hb mask. Memento or ceska vigilance bag
I would also add a shield over the seeker. How are you planning on procing pulse? Flatline/hb/spotter all require it for damage
I'd definitely check out the HB guide in the pinned spreadsheet, or look into something like this 4.14 HB AR Bruiser (TechTank)
how do i make raw skill power build for recruiter
Sir
goat please
Skill buckets™️ + mortar
ez
i used the demolisher launcher against him and he keeps killing me
this boss is too hard
try /invite dien.aka.kim
Yeah, agreed
i think you spelled IC3SO wrong
Let that try hard come carry you
that's your second account?
can't deny the goat alligators
I'll just melee bait them, like the goat @onyx sage
HB 4p grants pulse on headshot
What about things that don't have a head?
boolet
it procs through armor too
so heavies and big boys aren't a problem
with polarity switch I can cut through BT minigun bros like swiss cheese with flatline
That's not what I'm talking about
Also if you are making a build for any of the good events you can basically use anything
What about mini tanks and warhounds
good luck in legendary is what he's saying
I think those things do have a head
Not a headshot hit box to get the extra damage off, but I think I’ve pulsed one without the technician mod or ability. Probably just flatline proc so I’m full of shit but I’d have to actually test
only buddy, lucy, sparkles and (maybe?) chimera
and flatline proc can pulse so yes
Just to echo, there could be some issues keeping it procced on headless things. hs procs are probably fine for some stuff tho. Tech class linked laser would keep it procced on everything yiu can run into. you would also get a free skilltier to benefit whatever skill/shield
Thats something I didn't think about, I went over to the flamethrower for the shield bonuses, but that could be good
I don't really ever intend to touch legendaries so I'm good haha
Mostly a solo player that matchmakes for activities that might need an agent or two(Heroics, Challenging Strongholds, that kind of thing)
Firewall shield is good. If you're staying procced with headshot pulse, it adds another amp to the mix
You can definitely manage HB without tech laser you just have to plan kills to proc pulse on skill proxies
Kinda like HH
HH?
Headhunter, it's a chest talent.
Damage is capped to 800% of your weapon damage. This is raised to 1250% if your headshot damage is greater than 150%."```
one of the most underrated talents in the game, that's why they buffed snipers and shotguns to make it more popular, before this it was unplayable ||
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what do yall think any tips for this build?
what's it for? 3pc W&H isn't really viable though tbh
okay i thought of trying to see if i can make a companion and obliterate for dz what do u think i could trade W&H out for?
Depends on what you're trying to do
Check the pinned guide
what are the meta builds right now?
The 📌 pinned guide they mentioned? Those are all 100% viable in Heroic.
dz
in the sheet hub (builds) tab, look up strikers , negotiators, sniper setup pretty much all top damage
skills lookup eclipse protocol . all are really easy to make
and don't forget mortar
ill have you all converted eventually 
Nah but like what kind of build
a companion and obliterate just a build i thought i would try and see if i can make something around it
a lot of those recommendations were for PvE, but there is a PvP guide in the spreadsheet I'd recommend checking out.
Companion and Obliterate don't really have any synergy though. Wicked would honestly be a better option IMO
A big thing with DZ is sustained health, things like unbreakable, ad rush, or efficient. As well as cordinated group synergy with builds, like cavalier or healer setups
That's why regen headshot is so popular, % regen got huge buffs. Its easy to stay alive and headshot builds are basically always more dmg than a crit build
I need a build to solo the 4 hunters
I can't kill them fast enough before they depop
Or before i run out of ammo
Hunters Fury with foam chem and Shield maybe
(you should use Scorpio)
Set the world to normal and run shock trap and foam.
Shield is useless, they emp constantly
I'll try foam and shock
That's why I said maybe.
No need to run with it.
Shock doesnt get disrupted when deployed
I know
Good luck then
Issue is still damage
They are bullet sponges that refill armor
They don't need to be in cover or free to reshield
They just do it infront of you even while foamed
So the goal would be to spam as much damage to them as possible to kill them before they use armor
Just kill them on Normal difficulty as he said.
It's in normal
It's 4 different hunters that spawn at the same time
I killed two of them before but ran out either of time or ammo
So the two others just depop
Chameleon
By any chance are you running a build with blues?
Ah that explains a lot
Blues?
Hey does anyone know a good ninjabike striker build for pvp and pve?
Blue pants on, it reduces your ammo efficiency.
Not a good choice considering it needs ramp up to do significant damage
Don't use NBB on Striker's
What
NinjaBike is a newbie trap. Striker's isn't as great for PvP
There's a PvP build guide in the Pinned Spreadsheet by the name of "PvP Starters Guide"
I was running an ak-m
@solar sable thanks for the advice
Talent?
Hold on
Chameleon is a vector in itself by the way, it's an AR with terrible range.
worst of every possible world.
I like the buffs
Ngl just show me your build and guns.
Unironically cham next season becomes really good…
The buffs are honestly the worst thing about Cham', since they vanish so fast and the upkeep is attrocious.
I use it exclusively for the fashion aspect.
and yes, show us your build!
a single screenshot of the main page, and one of the stats page where your crit is, would be fine.
Did they remake it entirely or?
Launching the game
Base damage buff and less body shots to to proc mid buff
Aren't they immune to proc?
"proc" is too vague a term, div2 is very math-y.
Nah i mean effects
Status effect?
proc isn't any status effect btw
They aren’t
proc just means activate
Nah
To be fair in WF, that's also quite vague.
Man…
Do you have any gasoline on you?
yuck lol
Foam and mag dump head. On normal shouldn't be too tough, if you want to specifically make a build try 2 red 4 blue. On heroic or such you will need elite protection for real survivability so dps is best. Also, if you are willing, you can run a determined/nemi sniper build. Id suggest maxing out hotshot stacks and headhunter beforehand. The training dummies and bodies will proc hotshots bonuses, just dont change guns.
do you guys go in build advice just to say shit like that?
Ceph, this is the warframe equivalent of hitting "auto make build".
alright then
Well, we thought you were running some type of blue striker's
You basically relying striker stacks to any form of damage and hunters needs to be killed quickly
Nevermind my good man level 135. Godspeed.
No but it relates to what they might have
sort of but not entirely
Striker backpack, a chest with a damage talent preferably obliterate and ceska piece.
Honestly, go 3 gila and 1 bel, thats 3% regen at all times then run maybe ceska or whatever for reds. Honestly hunters on normal drop to a foam headshot rush but i get its not easy to fight hunters.
Honestly tweaks dont even matter, might just be weapons. St elmos would also just be a gg. Shock and dump. But yeah im with you there.
Scorpio will be clutch with those 4 Hunters since you can shock them at a certain point
Also it is worth trying different skills and such, sometimes you find what works and what doesn't for you. You don't need to listen to what people say is the best if it doesn't work for you. Part of the game is playstyle 🙂
Or blinderfly if you get through emp for having the ability to move without being shot
Similar idea on banshees but unless its a skill build the range is like 10m
blinder firefly mentioned!
Firefly too jank
What the hell is a consistent status method
?????
Love the thing on eclipse and solo even.
Is this for status effect rotations or something else?
In theory you can rotate effects and perma stun enemies. Varies on the kind and effects. No idea if thats what you are meaning, otherwise no ideas sorry.
Yooo I just got an memento after accidentally deleting it a week ago.this event rocks.btw is a chameleon striker+obliterate and memento a good pve solo legendary build with 1.5 mil armor?
Without Chamaleon it's OP
it's more armor than you need, and chameleon really isn't great for legendary, but it can get you through if you play smart.
you could also try shock traps (as already mentioned) and stinger hive. both can be preset before triggering the spawn.
i would also not use the build you posted. with all the blues and lack of chest and bag talents, you are severely hindering your ability to kill them. hunters fury + scorpio will offer a ton of status options that cant be disrupted. disorient on kill from hf, then scorpio will cause them to take 20% amp damage after unloading on them.
im late to the party, so disregard this if you already got it done 🍻
Any fire build?
i just looked for a youtube video
no need for shock traps, just spam memento lady death with shield
Hello can someone help me by asking a question?
Question: Why do I need only 4 striker gears?
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teal gear set bonus stops at 4 pieces for the main effect of the set. if you look at the ddescription of the gear set and bonus at 2 piece, 3 piece, and 4 piece. there are no bonuses for 5 or 6 pieces
so its best to run 4 pieces teal, then 2 gold or 1 gold one exotic most of the time. theres some funky ninjabike messenger bag builds out there but few and far between
Well there’s a lot of NBB builds it’s just they’re not really good builds
NB is fun, i use it for weird off meta builds. But it is an easy piece to think you always need.
I can count on my hand the number of builds where there aren’t better options over it.
The only actual build i have it on is my sniper build, for off stuff i just like to see what numbers i can get. Made a NB burn yesterday and then swapped out for CD instead. Was like 20k damage of burn from the extra status effects the bag gave. I do think it has some uses for solo builds if you do mixed cores and want to have regen ect. Can be used for nice qol stuff if you just dont care
Personally have a lot of fun with it but the builds are never as good as the real versions
For solo it’s really just beaten by memento, if you don’t like stacking the trophies you can still fit in utility brands and keep higher damage by taking a good backpack talent.
It’s just gimmicky
I 100% agree with this
Well for solo stuff i once used a NB build with a mix of crit, regen and hazpro just to see how much i could fit into it. Used it for a little bit and then swapped. I am more of a wicked fan for PvE stuff.
The main thing is if you use NB you want to aim for as many extras as possible so if you even plan on using a 3 brand bonus or gearset, its typically not worth
The problem is, even builds that you can maximize the attributes, it’s still not worth it.
Isnt there only one good/meta nbb and thats which is umbra walker picaros + cap for pvp?
its unironically one of the strongest builds for PVp
id argue now, the strongest
its same dmg as everyother DPS build while having pretty decent skills
Yea true, I was thinking pve
Oh pve wise its wack
you do have two different types of pvp though, Id argue conflict is a lot different from darkzone due to the normalisation
feeling the itch for Div2 after Helene hit my city. Is Foundry still top set for a Bulwark?
Same builds slightly different layout
It's okay, I'd rather go HHF with memento and some blue
.... hhf?
for bulwark?
you can use the bulwark shield with it, but it's meant to be a damage dealer build, not a tank build
So I was casting my eye over a couple of pieces of gear. The devils due caught my eye. Has anyone used it as a way of all red builds keeping armour up?
It's terrible sadly
there are only a few bag/talents that work well for armor/bonus armor. memento exo, ad rush talent, bloodsucker talent. could probably do some regen/pfe stuff depending on the content tho
for solo memento is a really good option
Memento is arguably the best solo pve piece in the game. It’s almost too good
its good in groups as well if you have your damage up
its the hardest working single piece in the game
problem with groups its hard to get stacks easily especially if you have kill stealing friends lol
you have to be the kill stealer
yup, beat em at their own game
but yeah, its arguably the best, but in that nature, its boring. Hence looking at other ways.
nice thing, once stacked you only need a pickup every 5 minutes
bloodsucker a good option. once stacked you basically double your armor bar... same deal tho, you need the kill
I've played around with bloodsucker + intimidate
That combo is good
Its not bad at all.
I've been enjoying ongoing direction + vile + perfectly wicked.
still trying to determine is it worth going more chc or keeping with Status effects
Status effects aren't worth investing in specifically for bleed
not so much the bleed but the vile mask bonus
Imo the only place where vile fits is fire eclipse. Vile doesn't do enough damage outside to be viable in other cc stuff.
But at the end of the day its your build
¯_(ツ)_/¯
I've found in PVE its quite handy, softens up targets in heroic nicely, and basically destroys reds and purples. Allowing you to focus down the elites
Vile doesn't scale with status effects iirc
It's based solely off the damage of your grenade
it does scale off status effects as well as "the damage your concussion grenade does"
50% concussion grenade + status effects
so in theory, if you have a 1.5m damage grenade if you have 50% status effects, it should do 1.5million damage over 10 seconds. Which should be 75000 damge per tick (2 ticks a second)
it's not 1.5mil, it's 1.5mil * 0.5 * 1.5
which is 1.5mil * 0.75
and i put "the damage your concussion grenade does" in quotes because it does inherit the formula for it, meaning it does also scale off explosive damage and other amps that buff grenade damage
That doesnt feel right. So far in testing its done ok
dta also affects it too btw, so holding a shotgun or capacitor is a must too
there are many things you have to account for when dealing status effect damage
vile would technically be viable on any highend status build that has glass. can pretty much tick just as hard as eclipse
and vile damage too
and yeah I knew about the DTA/DTOC bonus to status effects, using an iron lung is good for that.
I'll have to check that but from the reading I've been doing dtoc does seem to affect it as well. Though DTA is probably better in most regards as NPCs usually bugger off to cover when damaged
hmm you can easily test it in shooting range.
just see the damage numbers when chucking a nade
yeah, I need to do some more experimenting,
dttooc doesn't affect any status effects at all. the easiest way to check without having to make changes to your build is to have a 2nd player join you and tell them to switch to and from the demo spec (which has the 5% dttooc group buff)
your status effect damage will stay the exact same in both cases if all they're changing is specialization, to and from demolisher
i am trying this jammer pulse build in PVE
any tips on how my playstyle should be
cover cover cover
honestly I dont think its good enough as primary. Better off using it as a side hustle to 4 pieces ongoing directive + vile + perfectly wicked and iron lung - easier
its just a build i am trying its not my main build i am just looking to try some new stuff
play in cover, and have a hive as well
AFK in cover and press your skill buttons 👍
and pray that your teammates can kill the enemies
Is it not 1.5 mil *1.75 ?
Which would give 2.625 Mil ?
Else it doesn't make sense to give 0.75 reducing the overall damage (going from 1.5 mil to 1.125mil)
Is there anything people have used the collector chest piece for
I thought it would have been a good piece but it doesn’t refill specialization grenades and the low capacity requirement kind of makes it a bit unreliable unless you toss grenades every 5 seconds
The only place I’ve found a use for it is DH razorback if you run out of grenades and don’t run demo
even if you run out of grenades just go to the ammo box. if your at 0 grenades you'll always get 1
no because you only deal 50% of your grenade damage, so you can't deal >1
that's what the vile talent says lol
Id run mortar on this, it's a pretty standard mortar build
If your goal is max jamming duration there is better builds
Swap out a couple pieces and yeah it's basically just a mortar build
Ngl didn't notice it was 3 china
Yeah already got some unicorns there
I agree with above, this is more mortar than jammer. Ditch vile, 2grupo,1china, 3x empress (or sacrifice+2wynern)
A better jammer build would be with hardwire for spamming. Soon to be buffed pretty significantly as well
I love wynern more than wyvern tho
Me too. Not fixing
are skill buckets filled with yellow fluid?
wynner
Only in emergencies .
Most ppl buckets never have anything in them
Thanks for explaining
actually you can in theory, as you can go above 100% as its 50% of grenade damage increased by status effect bonus
So right now what's a good LMG build to work on? I've always loved LMGs but yeah I've been out of the game for a long while so idk what's good
umbra, and cheska backpack with either vigi or wicked and contractors gloves and iron lung
that's not what i meant
i mean the 50% is the base multiplier
aahh sorry mis read that part of the convo
What's vigi and wicked?
talents. wicked and vigilance. both are damage talents
if you check the pins here, there is a spreadsheet with a metric ton of information on pretty much anything.
also you can quick reference with the build tool
Thats something similar to what I run
If you pack armour cores on the umbras its quite good defensively as well
Hey guys, what would be a build i should target to build to do solo Summit pve? Yall would recommend
What do you want specifically
A lot of stuff can solo summit assuming you mean challenging and heroic difficulty
@rich cosmos i have a couple builds, but i jist figured there was something specific people used in it.
I have strikers, fire, skills build, my skills gets me kinda far until I run into the 4 leg dogs then it gets rough
And i was on heroic level but I dropped down to challenging now
Mortar
Hotshot
Hunters Fury
HHF (HeadHunter's Fury)
Oxi
Nego
HB
@solar sable ok ty 👍
Heroic is the way to play unless you have a solid legendary build for summit. Summit is much different to legendary missions, being random and that. The only thing I would strongly suggest is having a Protection from elites build when it comes to floor 100 to deal with the hunters. And the scorpio
with the up coming season and the buffs and nerfs what exotic weapons do people recommend to expertise
Probably wait till the season releases. The numbers arent set in stone yet so better to wait and not waste mats
I don’t suggest vigilance for LMGs, companion is better in the case of umbra and just run a booster hive / turret or put your revive hive down on the floor
The lmg build I run is 3 pc brazos rolled red with contractors, ceska, grupo
Alternative is 2 pc petrov, ceska, grupo, contractors with 3 rolls of weapon handling (you get 15 from petrov) - 59% weapon handling .. you’ll get 69% stability, accuracy etc
Brazos turns mg5 and rpk into big mag LMGs - longer duration of strained and more use of flatline (rpk doesn’t use mag from gunner spec)
M249 is getting buffed next season so that’s a big mag lmg that will be able to handle flatline I think
3 pc brazos turns iron lung into a balanced gun bc low mag is just ridiculous
As for bp talent I run composure and chest is obliterate /spotter
Glass cannon not recommended because you’re constantly peaking and LMGs have a accuracy charge up
What I’m running as of late as a general everything build but it’s perfect for lmg
Foxes, contractors, ceska, grupo, zwiodika, 2nd petrov
You get some weapon handling and increase your mag size, good for rpk / mg5
honestly I think 3 piece lengmo is a better option if running LMGs, the explosive resistance and the 30% buff to LMG damage is actually massive.
the extra mag cap from 3 piece brazos is nice, but generally you aren't doing enough damage to make it worth it. You need the extra buffs
I'm a big 3 lengmo fan
Its criminally underated in my books
well, i can imagine 3piece lengmo explo resistence striker build with ninja bag
a 90% explo resistence troll
but the 90% one need sawyer, while ninja bike one only got 80%explo resistence
What's the reasoning behind the Explo resistance?
NBB in Leg is an....interesting choice.
explosive resistance just isnt at all worth it
but when u need a exploresist sniper build with
a determined SRF, u will appreciate it in legendary diffy
you never need that.....
no....
yes....
I'm pretty sure it caps at 80
does the explosive resistance keep just alive at a sliver of health pretty often? is that what your using it for?
Like basically no health and armor^
So this is a group only build?
You don't need a healer or tank or explosive resistant striker
sure, raucey
no yet guy
If you do, make sure you PM them to folks who ask, can't post them yourself.
why don't just dodge it
too hard apparently
Is there a two piece gear that increases magazine size?
Honestly I don't prefer legendary if any skill issues, even legendary not really difficult
wow, what ur build?
I don't understand why u asking me build when I talking about skill issues
He (Or she) have no enough skill that prevent explosion so he sacrifice tons of damage to build explosive resistance
That got me through all of DUA with that exact setup
You could clear all the legendary with that, but manning zoo boss I'd run PFE
Only time when i use a expl resist pfe build with regen is when i dont feel like putting in effort and are on the last part of legendary tidal... only elites there so i can just waddle around and tickle them to death 🤣 without the chance of dieing
I prefer obliterate chest for the faster stacking (but lower max dmg ofcourse). But yea it works for most content 👍
For legendary you definitely want striker chest
Especially solo
Otherwise I use obliterate
Countdown I use striker chest
nahhhhh full red balls to the wall
What about you meta top secret build??
It's full yellow
it's so strong it's forbidden knowledge
So, for a healing build; Future initiative or rigger?
Future Initiative
Thank you
I’m trying to make a pvp build with using catharsis and i was just wondering what are good attributes for it if it’s core attribute is defense
Well are you talking about the piece itself or the mod you could slot in? Because you can't reconfigure it like the acosta knees.
Catharsis can work very well with any 5-6 blue unbreakable/ad rush build be it a crit build or headshot
Ok
I’m looking for a really good pvp build conflict more but open to DZ build aswell ar or smg
@ me if you have a build I could look at
There's one in the pvp guide
What’s better for pvp dmg to out of cover or armor?
PSA: if you hover over the links in the spreadsheet, a little double frame icon appears and if you click that, it copies a smaller link.
e.g. https://www.evernote.com/shard/s588/sh/e276d9da-3885-ebd9-5354-35b77ed1c75c/Lwcf9s0bVawZJtN8zjC1O0GGNSpeRdpG5Fr1s88w2t1z2qtqQ_AnNvz4sQ
Long press might work on mobile, I'm too PC to check.
(there's also shortened links, but those are arcane and strange)
Both are good
difference is tiny so use whatever is better rolled
need a build for open world activities (mainly public executions fast clears)
3 piece umbra one piece picaros with crit hit damage and a ceska piece and ninja bike backpack. Armour on all cores or you can have some as red. Umbra chest is a must
Do you want fast xp? Because running blues is not gonna help with fast clears as you're gonna lack damage.
Although I'm not saying it's bad*
I was hitting 500k damage and if you’re doing heroic it’s good having some armour
But you can run the umbra as red and boost that damage further
You can swap picaros for contractors - I was running capacitor and new reliable for a boost to armour damage as well
then what should I do ? also wdym by running blues?
Blue cores
Still, question is do you want fast xp? If yes then check the last 📌 in #ask-td2-community
yep need fast xp
#ask-td2-community message this right?
yup
trying something not striker feels fine what do u think?
I was going to try this build tho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab_yuOmHtHY
I don't trust yt builds because they often tend to not tell the entire truth.
Yeah it's a nice build but you have to look deeper. In all the clips, he has Golden Bullet active, which gives him reload on kill and amplified damage. This means that the build has to be run under certain conditions
And as my pin says, depends on your play style and what you want to use
For example, Hotshot's only "condition" is no helmets or it'll mess up with Determined as you'll need to hit another headshot, which for some people may be a bit tedious, to activate the talent again
Is using a chest piece with obliterate or glass cannon a bad thing for Striker+Coyote? Is the chest piece really important for this set?
You want to shred? DPS build
You want to turn off your brain while farming? Hotshot or a rifle build is your way to go.
Oblit is easy to use and requires almost no attention
Glass Cannon is more of what its description says
Makes sense. I am moving away from 6 piece striker and am learning what else I can do with the build. I already have Coyote now.
Take damage to deal more damage
I basically just want more DPS and I don't mind being close
Yeah 6pc is a waste as you don't get any buffs up to 4pcs
But, it's great to have all 6 pieces as in some circumstances you need the chest or mask instead
Yeah I have most of them red core fully optimized
like raids
You making sure attributes are Crit Hit Damage?
Everything should be CHD and no CHC?
(On gear)
I just wanna kill stuff and get xp while keeping my brain off xdd.
I came back to div2 after an year
As a low SHD it makes it easier so you have high CHD and use the gear mods for CHC imo
Once you have at least 50-60% CHC everything is CHD
I see. I'm 950SHD but haven't played for a long time.
Up to you my man
Then roll everything on CHD and try to keep CHC as close to 60% as you can
Thank you. Would Coyote+striker4+ Sokolov (for SMG) and Ouro make sense?
(Chest should have CHC and CHD with a CHD mod)
Sokolov is not needed, you can simply just swap Elmo's for Ouro without problems
Not sure what that means 😄
You don't need soko for ouro to deal high damage as it has 1700+ rpm which makes it the best DPS weapon (close range wise)
You can but I don't know if it'll affect much
yeah doesn't sound like you have enough CHC for sokolov to make sense anyways
ceska BiS
Then grab yourself St Elmo's/F2000 or Famas
I'm running Chameleon currently
yuck
ahahaha
haha jk
it's not as great as it looks
I was amazed by what it does currently with a 6 piece striker, that lets you know how much I ever did with builds
googles for Ceska Bis
fkn hell I should sleep
you have a great time farming your Striker's build
Welcome back to Division Prison
I mean Division 2
Thanks for your information and sleep tight
it's just the brandset is Best in Slot
Sometimes it's hard to see the forest through the trees as someone still kinda new to builds lmao (Even at 950SHD)
is your build applicable for all seasons ?
Oh yeah it is
gn!
you get used to it
I guess so. Now..I just need to find the hardest piece first, ouro 😂
Oh, Is there any reason I should pick a Famas or st Elmo/F2000 over Chameleon? If I can cask you @versed summit ?
because
- the chameleon handles like a smg meaning it won't be able to hit anything too far as much as a good AR like elmo, famas or f2000
- the chameleon loses all its stacks and buffs when you swap out, which matters because it takes a good while to build them up
And I guess, the base damage for the other rifles is higher by default?
i haven't taken a look, but it's not necessarily true
Eventually, I want to move over to SMG completely, once I get Ouro
you don't want to, because some fights encourage you to use an AR
smg's range is very limited
I know, but I prefer SMG's since ( In my experience, I can be wrong, ) they do the most damage without needing alot of stacks? Just gun&run up close?
nope, because a shotgun will kill faster and stacks striker up faster too
smgs play in the same range that shotguns do but the upside is they get more chc
I am so not used to swapping guns. I always run my main. It makes complete sense if you put it this way, especially with the swapping part
tldr; I need to learn to use two guns
once you play optimally, you'll be making use of everything you have
that includes your 3 equipped guns
So in what situation would Ouro fit then?
when you fight from close to midrange, around 25m
Right. So in your perspective, there is not a single gun that solves everything. You'r gonna be swapping at some point for optimal conditions.
exactly
there are builds for certain niches and there are guns for certain situations, it's just that some builds or guns are more versatile than others
That makes sense. I come from a Hunters fury ''build'' phase where all I tried was get a high smg damage, and since Ouro came out I figured I wanted to go for that and maybe try striker. Commence the chaos and rabbitholes
Appreciate your input btw!
oh if you intend to use hunter's fury, then smg will fit it very well, because the entire build revolves around playing that range
hunter's fury niche is fighting up close and has a high risk high reward playstyle, and it's used in both casual and speedrunning contexts
That sounds like me, but I'd like to make sure I get high DPS
then you'd be considering between hunter's fury and striker
yeah 😄 And i'm constantly switching between them
Some people tell me < others tell me >
I'm looking for High DPS, low TTK, Red core, hard hitting, up close.
what i want to say is play both
if you want to casually hit shots then a striker smg or hunter's fury smg will do well, but if you're willing to learn headshotting consistently and switch up your build entirely, there is headhunter's fury which lets you one tap enemies in the head up close
that's the build that i was alluding to that performs at the tippity top in speedrunning
I see I see
I feel like going HF 4 piece with Coyote and something to multiply my smg damage + ouro sounds good, but i'm not sure if this is realistic
Using regulus ?
yes
you want to use non-HF on backpack and chest, so coyote is not an option
I see. What would I want to use for Max SMG+HF+Ouro?
sorry for all the questions, just trying to get a view
read the hunter's fury guide, also linked in the spreadsheet
look at the crit setup
Thanks. I'll have a look. And thank you for your information. I appreciate your help. People like you make Discord a better place. 🌞
build it and play around with it in all the content you play in, but you're bound to hit some roadblocks. once you do feel free to ask here again
I will. I'll try and get Ouro first. Literally only went into an incursion for the first time few days ago.
bro bro but the chameleon buff
weirdge
they should buff determined by 10%
with ouro nerf,banshee nerf and elmo nerf im pretty sure it has the theoretical highest dps for auto weapons now
how
ask @surreal depot
Amazing guide @onyx sage , thank you very much
@urban latch wrote it btw
Huge thanks ^_^
Probably going for the Alternative: 2p Soklov (SMG setup) until I get the Ouro for the (Alternative: 1p Soklov 1p Ceska (Ouroboros setup)
Amp final dmg by 10%
Random question for striker; The faster the rpm, the quicker my stacks will stack, correct? When hitting enemies? So a slow rof is not advisable?
yes
or you can grab the ACS-12 as the guide suggests to build up stacks, then swap to your low rate of fire main. Repeat as needed
Thanks!
Oh man this swapping opens up a whole new world lol
I wonder when people swap. When stacks are full? or when the icon is half filled?
Once you have a feel for the content and enemy health pool you can just swap after you know you'll one mag, although in most content strikers is overkill and you'll run into chasing stacks. Basically you'll do so much damage your stacks will degrade quicker than you can normally stack them with your main weapon.
suffering from success
That makes alot of sense. This shows HF is definately more my thing. Thanks.
I'm trying really hard to build stacks, farming HF right now, with a vector, but by the time it's halfway filled the floor is cleared.
you can think of striker and HF working opposite to each other to power you up
in a way, striker requires the enemies to be tankier, and HF requires the enemies to be squishier
Great explanations all around 😄 Learning so much today!
at that point you just split the difference and go with nego 😍
when acs mag is empty for most cases
if you have a lot of time to stack just reload and do it again 👍
Sir you are getting a buff I am pretty sure you are hyped for the new chameleon
@urban latch I hope you don't mind me tagging you. In your Crit setup for 4P hunters fury guide, Is there any reason you are not listing any Vector/Dark winter variant? Thank you so much for your awesome work on the guides.
In the current patch vectors just aren't that good. The damage per mag is just too low and you'll be reloading at bad times too often. That said, with the coming update the buff to killer imo will make the dark winter one of the best guns in the game
Thank you very much, once again, for all your work on the guides!
Bruv they nerfed banshee too 👁️
I overlooked this cause they shat all over the mp7 😭
What’s with these rpm nerfs 😭
any good build to farm hollywood? I use vile, 4pcs TOTS and picaro with firewall
mortar
Where is my 5.11 buff 
New lad here, I'm back playing D2 after a 3 year break from the game, is this still ok to run about with, or do I need to make changes
I'm no build expert, but I at least wanted to say welcome back agent!
Thank you
There are some great guides, depending on what you are looking for build wise
Thank you, I'll look into it
Check some in the pins, and i'm trying to find you acouple of others
This is a great place to start @rich stag https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nrPBmOrtpkEW1j5fbcRT7L-AXgsGOqMqxXoVtopsiGM/edit?gid=1509999994#gid=1509999994
It links you to Evernote builds done by some great users
Thank you, I'll have a look at it
You can use M700 carbon/SR-1 this patch know that in the next update they will change with upcoming patch should ask @valid grove to farm in Cd 
got sr-1 a1
Should work fine for now
if you like memento, keep it in place. run 4pc striker or negotiators with a ceska obliterate chest.
if you swap out memento, use gearset bag to make your 4th piece, ceska obliterate chest, and run coyote mask or grupo mask.
critical hit chance (chc) rolls/mods till you hit 50-60%, then rest of attributes into critical hit damage (chd)
your current chest talent is great for sniper builds, but not at all good for ar/dps setup
all roads eventually lead to mortar 😍
Until you go so far down the mortar rabbit hole that you end up at Elmo obliterate striker
Regulus
Standard red meta striker w gunner set with an explosive sticky. Use the sticky on a pack of NPC's. The blast from the resonance should create a large and deadly explosion. You will then get ammo for your Minigun. After that, you can kill and restock your minigun constantly. The minigun also sets off shields. Kills with it will continuously restock your ammo. You can easily finish off npc's who are left without shields.
If you don't have the explosive sticky, a grenade or the standard seeker mine works.
@gloomy spruce totally off topic but I have to commend you for your headshot rating, you are at 13% right now. Very impressive
Why settle for a gun that only blows shit up sometimes when you can have a little turret that blows shit up every time and with more range sir
Oh please regulus range is as far as I can see
Mine blows stuff up everytime, I only hit headshots ever
Optimal range means nothing if you have enough damage...
Yur
Considering that I use mostly AR's that rate is higher than I expected. Is there a bot or something to check this? I sent you a DM.
SR-1 with DTOC.
I definitely need that white paint
thanks
better start farming them hunters then
Midas and the other dumbah got bugged last time I fought them
They will now not spawn
Is it possible to do it on an alt character ?
Accuracy mods kinda crazy
just for 100% accuracy
I'd rather hit 100% stability for no sway
it's my understanding that accuracy does literally nothing for bolt action MMrs tho?
Pretty much.
Nothing changes the initial aim inaccuracy you have and it would be well worth it if accuracy did reduce that time otherwise snipers are just inherently crazy accurate.
so all in stability for less sway?
I mean I'm always hitting 100% stability on dedicated MMR builds.
Weapon handlings swap/reload/stability is well worth it.
how do i hit 100% determined on my mmr build
The toes
I notice when the golden bullet buff is active, with the huge handling boost it gives, snipers scope in noticeably faster. I've always assumed that was a result of stability rather than accuracy, but it might be accuracy.
The inaccuracy I mention is basically when you scope up you have really bad accuracy and it'll get better once you stand still for a second. I'm only aware of 1 sniper that does this quicker and that's the tac 50. There are usually two vertical bars that show up and move around to show your accuracy. When not using a scope it's just the time it takes for the crosshair to come together tightly.
Not sure if GB does anything to modify other aspects of gunplay tho.
hey folks just wanted to know of a good build for group play
striker, crowd control (foam) eclipse, ongoing directive... really delends on what you want your role in the group to be
Fire eclipse and FI healer as well tbh
to be more on the offensive side, would an armor on kill build be feasable ?
you'll do noticeably less damage, which means you're less likely to get a kill to proc the AOK. Usually survivability is managed by using cover wisely and choosing your targets with care
personally i would just gunner for aok. then ceska oblit chest and coyote or grupo off piece
should still be able to hit decent numbers with what you have currently since striker is really strong
Speccing for AOK is honestly kinda meh, but especially in the context of a group. The AOK from gunner is enough
Deathgrips are also a bit of an overcommitment IMO as you're losing too many attributes
thanks for the advice 🙂 really appreciate it!
Yeah.
I knew this but stability was already at 100% and I couldn't help myself seeing this 🤏 tiny bit of accuracy left
And it kind of helps when farming CP's when you get in tough situations like when an NPC approaches too close and you just shoot and kill without ADS
make it a mop with preservation 
if only aok procced on skill proxy kills
Tru
Not bad to stack tbh
Wasn’t this listed as a bug on Trello?? Or something with status effects idk
nah... that was preservation proccing on status effect kills. aok is completely different
Ohh I see
Preservation tech is op tho
Preservation meta on all status builds please
preservation is goated
Want some recommendations on an explosives build, kinda bored running the same stuff and wanna spice it up with the artillery turret and bombadier drone/seeker mines
mortar
credits to localmortar
I mean localdeck 
- kinda bored running the same stuff
- Seeker mines
Sir they are the same thing
5.11 seeker builds when 
my main [mortar build](#td2-build-advice message) was already mentioned above.
you could also run hardwire with artillery turret and spam jammer pulse or cluster seeker. this would allow seeker or jammer to be spammed every 10 seconds while also raining mortar hell on your enemies. i dont have a ss from in game but you can use this build tool overview for reference/adjustments. just choose between capacitor/scorpio and use another weapon of your choice as secondary. seeker or jammer would be in the same skill slot with artillery proccing feedback loop an allow spamming of the other skill.
Nah, I got 4 agents , only the main has pfe on the build. I got lazy with the others *after farming my unicorns 
I'm the 'voluntary' team medic aka I get yelled at if I ever switch off medic lol, but sometimes I get some time where I can just mess around and I've never found a good skill build for endgame stuff that wasn't heal spam
And explosives looked fun. Just wish bombadier drone didn't explode itself with any slight incline
I'll start putting the stuff together for it and try it out, ty for the recommendation
yo people, first time posting in here and im back to grinding after taking a pretty long break, currently trying to get god roll striker gear but obv im just trying to get my footing again since its been a while, any recommendations? I do solo heroic content relatively easily but I am dying very quickly. Ninjabike bag is new and has replaced my memento but any ideas from people who are smarter would be dope, also since im new to the discord honestly if theres anything I should know about how things work around here lemme know since id like to start being more active
- NinjaBike won't help with Striker's unless you replace it (again) for Memento.
- Regular Striker's with 3/3 blue cores & reds will be your go-to
Striker's is meant to be run with all red cores and using cover most of the time you're shooting.
Build:
4pc Striker's
Ceska Chest with Obliterate talent.
Coyote's Mask (Exotic)
Everything should be rolled to Crit Hit DMG (primarily) and Crit Hit Chance.
Another thing to note is
Weapons should have DMG To Target out of Cover (don't listen to those who say Headshot DMG is better than DTOC because you will never always hit heads)
Specialization should be Gunner as it gives 10% Armor on Kill (AoK)
If you want a little more survivability I'd suggest using a Banshee smg with Preservation talent (grants AoK)
respect yeah im just trying to experiment, I replaced ninjabike with memento and threw on fox's prayer and just put a strikers mask on and gloves for the 4 piece, both are very melty and I cant decide which to use, granted, my striker gear is not full speced and god rolled yet so im not getting full potential but im on my way
I just feel like im missing out by not having some kind of weapon damage brand set for smgs or ar's
thanks for the advice though truly I have enough knowledge to not get me killed but im not marcostlye with 55 graphs lmao
no, you need crit chance, so you use ceska brand
to show how long its been I just got a god roll st elmos engine on summit ive been looking for, mythic pull
but yeah for the record if i ever gring for actual gear im always looking for crit chance/damage, slightly biased towards damage but if I can get a god roll on either im happy, I just want max crit striker. The last hour a 4 piece striker with fox's prayer and memento was a cake walk on heroic difficulty so if I can actually find a full max crit striker 4 piece i think ill be sittin easy
yeah i know, but you need ceska, drop fox
you need to be close to 60% crit chance since you don't have coyote
will do, let the grind continue, thanks for the advice homie fr
any rolls I should be looking for on ceska?
Crit chance and crit damage
And obliterate as the talent
Dude, I literally listed everything when I answered...
Whats worth more, 2 piece walker harris for the 5 % wd and armor damage, or a ceska that allows me to add 24 percent chd? The total armor damage in the build with the walker harris would be 19 %
Ditch the 2 walker. You can use contractors for more dta and have your crit as well... granted if it's a question of using ceska, dta may not be the best investment anyways. Post a ss of the build
Well, if maining pestilence you're ticks scale with weapon damage and amps. Its gonna do best on a crit build with glass and vigilance . You're trading those possible huge damage sources for a few minor sources.
It's the ninjabike wreaking your head
Its just a placeholder for iron lung
Ninjabike has me lost in the brand set sauce
There is only maybe 1 build where ninja benefits, like pvp healer iirc. You would get more damage out of a normal dps like striker
Fair enough may just sideline this build so, cheers for the help
PvP healer and umbra PvP
Im starting to really like the umbra builds with cap
Pretty potent build that is
I remember a silly 1.8m armor build with 6 yellows
Damage was there and you were able to capitalise on things like 8 charge foam or mortar lmao
hye guys , should i reroll my st elmo? im mainly using striker build
I would probably keep it and drop another one
In order to save exo component
You could try to farm another that has DTTOC or you could reroll at least three times with those chameleons there 
chameleon and bullet king keep drop for me :/
just deconstruct them
gonna try to farm another elmo. too scared to gamble reconfigure it
this is my build atm as u can see my lvl its not that good atm any1 advise a build if u can send a ss so i can look at it as this is a build i used like a yr ago as just came back to game
too late... the chameleon purge just been done
huh that seems shockingly solid,whats the crit rate?
also why does the screenshot look like that
seems weird
how many crit chance attributes do you have rn?
lower them for some more crit damage
and get a different backpack
6
also you can run some more red cores for more damage
what about the slotted mods?
in your case right here i think a grupo bag will work
how do i get that?
Worth the gamble
so do u think this build is ok or need some tweeks
Depends on how many exotic components you got and if you want them for expertise
targeted loot
cool ty bro
yea it seems fine,can change some cores to red and more crit damage but other than that its endgame ready
so if i do countdown just target backpack
you target the brand
you only target the gear slot if you want exotics
ty
What builds is everyone planning on trying out for the next season
aces m1a
🔥🔥
I'm cooking with this one
....
Looks to be a Stonks build to me
investor build
That's what I'm naming it for YouTube
I'm gonna charge for the full build though
smh
Anyone pro builder willing to offer some support? I think i ahve decent gear, but need to understand how thigns work in D2
Check the pinned spreadsheet, that has the base templates for most builds worth using
yeah. Thats the part i need help with. Im a dunce.
Whats good, whats bad. I cant figure Dv2 out
Striker, Nego, hunter's fury, hotshot, eclipse fire and CC, FI healer. Are the main ones I'd recommend
Also OD, going to be super good next patch
@teal nova
Heres what im starting with:
This is exactly why people say ninjabike is a trap
Check out the pinned spreadsheet and read through some of the build guides.
looking for build for solo darkzone,I expect the build has solid pve ability and also good pvp,
Pinned sheet has a pvp guide
no it doesn't
you can't have both. pvp builds are separate because pvp has different meta
Its alright but its heavily outclassed by Nemesis and Any good sniper that can run determined.
And sniper builds is basically 4x Hotshot, Chainkiller, and Airaldi vigilance backpack (easiest variant to build)
So it’s like something to use before I got nemesis?
Imo not really since you can pick up a gold sniper and run determined and be better off.
But its a decent gun on its own.
what rotor said, 4 blue striker can be decent enough in PVE
Its the same 4 piece w/ chest ceska bag and coyotes
Hs bighorn
In the standard DPS build once you've got 52 CHC and all CHD equipped, do you go for weapon handling or blues for the rest available attributes? I'm mostly Elmo's so weapon handling is fine by default too
Tbh I wouldn't use Elmo on a high end build
It really shines on gearsets where crit is low
Famas with strained or fast hands
if youre at a point in highend where everything has chd and your crit chance is right, you would generally add contractor's and/or fox's for the dta/dttooc instead of handling/regen/resist rolls
also, only 52% chc if running coyotes, if no coyotes hit the 60% cap
I'd just use OD next patch instead of HE
Is it worth upgrading the expertise of the Ouroboros since the nerfs coming its way?
yes
itll still be decent
will chameleon be good in next update? Is there a good build for chameleon?
4 piece striker + memento + oblit chest
and they're improving it, but its still not super meta
Alright, this is what I'm left with. I'm just trying to figure out what'd be smart for the 2 remaining attribute slots, is that just totally up to me? Just not sure which attribute is truly worth putting in. Unless I made a mistake in there.
Best thing to do is run a different gun
I'm looking at the numbers and the Famas you recommended has Damage per magazine of 3.7m while Elmo's is 9.8m so I'm not convinced about that, am I missing something?
You are comparing a single stat, and Elmo has 20 more rounds
The burst dps on a famas will be significantly higher
And it will still be higher in sustain if running fast hands
you're probably not running a big mag on the FAMAS either
Going off only mag dmg bullet king is the only gun we should use
while @magic pilot is right, if you're set on running elmo, you can take weapon handling, but it's just worse than running a HE AR. taking a talent like STrained or Fast hands will give you overall better performance. Mag damage is definitely Elmo's strongest stat, but generally it's not that worthwhile.
yeah but the reload speed ruins it
Thanks, that clarifies it a little, this probably would make sense then?
Or I guess swap Famas to CHC and mods to CHD
again, definitely take the +20 rd mag, not a CHD mag, but yeah that makes more sense.
Ah, alright
technically F2000 fits in here a little better, but it's mostly preference between the two. I run FAMAS but i take DCH+regulus which utilizes the extra CHC from FAMAS better
because optimally you want all CHC mods on your weapon
Thanks! I'll give them both a try
You also need to take into account the spreading of the bullet
Don't assume you will put all the bullet on the target
For exemple, St Elmo is really stable allowing you to target the head more easily
if handling is bothering you take something like Eagles Grasp. Elmo is able to be competitive in places that need the extra CHC, but for HE builds like this, it's not as competetive.
I was just saying that sometime the number add up nicely but when on the field it's not as much as effective as though. The Cameleon is the best display of it.
Anyone have a decent Striker build advice for me please
Strikers build guide many other build guides can be found in the pinned spreadsheet.
Where is the Pinned spreadsheet
#td2-build-advice > 📌 > spreadsheet 2.
Next patch either or is good
They are balanced
1:2
next patch is a whole different ballgame tbh, but 100%
tbh, I'm not sold on that... HE still has more flexibility and less caveats than OD, I think there's a lot of situations where OD is going to get the advantage, and HE is also competing with a lot of other gearsets, but it still just works IMO. Ol' Reliable
Idk, once you get the bleed rounds you almost never lose it. Its nearly 100% active, especially with carnage getting a buff
Almost 3 million more dps as well, it'll probably still average more including uptime
you can't bleed everything though, and it's a bit of overkill to have multiple OD players right?
That is true not everything bleeds
I think the special ammo still applies the dmg bonus though
Will need to test
hmmmmm it may tbh
It does
Sick
Will have to compare in practice but I have high hopes for OD
I honestly think it gets better than high end the more OD players you have
will Obliterate Setup striker build still op in next update?
it's still very good, and if you don't care, you probably won't notice a difference tbh
ok thanks
Advice please. I had a couple of years break from the game and so my raid character is now not up to snuff.
For PvE is the King Breaker the one to go for? 
eh not really.
it depends, F2000 or FAMAS are the best right now, ACR and G36 are the best if you are taking flatline though
im trying to get back into the game and just wondering about my pve build, im currently running 4 piece striker 1 piece ceska and coyotes mask. Is there something else i should try and go for now or is this still good?
it's still as good as ever
doesnt feel it in heroic
you have global event on or something?
What are you crit chance/damage values? If striker isnt feeling strong there are probably issues with attributes not being crit focused or something.
I have 48 chance and 97 dmg
what should it be?
Should be 52/173
Depends on the build. Post what you are using and maybe a ss.
I think elmo/ceska/coyote striker is 52/173.
With highend ar being around 47/153 if I'm not mistaken
None of this means much without knowing the build
my bad! sorry am very new to the builds stuff @hexed steppe
replace grupo with ceska to maximize your crit
He already has ceska
Ceska chest already 👆
What shd are you? And the ar is fine (hopefully it has dttoc)
94, whats ddtoc?
i'm old
damage to target out of cover
it's the best 3rd attribute for guns outside of lmgs
Basically you'll want chc (crit chance ) close to 60% cap with current config. If you use coyote 50% chc range would be sufficient.
Once you've got chc correct you dump everything else to chd (crit damage)
I see, is my gear sets ok while i dont have cayotes yet? i guess just grinding for good crit now
Yeah the brands and chest talent are solid. 4pc striker with bag is generally best for normal stuff. Striker chest comes into play when really tanky NPCs are the norm, but basically it's not needed for most content
do i want top switch my grupo holster ?
Only if adding coyote mask, otherwise its good
thasnk you!! so focusing on rerolling striker gear for chc?
Yeah. You'll want to make sure chc in weapon first, then also on your highend secondary rolls. after that add what's needed to either mods or rolls on striker (whichever you can get the best values from)
15% chc from the gun
10% from watch
10% from ceska
12% from 2 gear rolls
So you need 1 extra piece to be chc roll or mod
@fair dragon
should be good
What the
Sweet, I'll run it on challenging and see if it works 😂
nah do it on Heroic, afaik some of the drones will be purple tier on lower difficulties
Oh ok, I'm not used to Heroic but I'll give it a shot then 🤣
Whoa, why is your gear sets a nice blue instead of the weird teal
Settings > Accessibility > Color Blind Mode > Deuteranopia
Helps to see the circles when mortars/bombs/nades fall on you with a big white circle
Actually amazing ty
You're welcome
Dps with chameleon, im open to any suggestions.
gear exotics:
Backpack: All
Chest: Tardigrade
Gloves: All
Holster: Imperial Dynasty & Waveform
Masks: All
Chameleon is a close quarters (referred to as CQB) setup in div2, so any build you use it with needs to be played within it's optimal range of 20 metres.
Does anyone know a good build for solo legendary here? Was thinking of doing a legendary summit or legendary stronghold
Headhunter, hunter's fury, 2x pummel m870s.
Does the HF needs to have armor core on it?
No
Pulled this from the Invaded DZ, this any good, any build advice
Sadly it sucks tbh
Really hoping it gets a buff
It seems fun and I really want a good exotic rifle (not diamond back)
Devil and Heel 😢
This weapon was designed to go with Hot Shot set but they kind of screwed up with the scope (and the talent take forever to proc + 30 CD to proc it again unless you do headshot) and the weapon doesn't deal much damage
Whoever is the intern managing the vendor please keep it.
The clan vendor watching me buy the same mask 387 times, and deconstructing them all in front of him
Yes and give him araise for doing God's work
-and a Hollow Man at DZ East. This is a different timeline, surely.
Looks like the clan vendor can retire already with the money he's gonna get.
I get having a full stock of it just for the fun of it, but what builds are/will require Yaahl nowadays?
Even HazPro setups don't really use it anymore, last I checked.
Anna being sassy as she always is
I never play PvP, so I'm just stocking up, to a point of never needing to stock up ever again
I'm doing the same with SC on the event vendor 
I have a cavalier healer which needed an empathetic resolve yaahl chest
otherwise I can't really think of a build off the top of my head
Group Immunity I assume.
I still need a yaahl headshot hazpro chest with headhunter
Last time I stocked up was the one time it was at the BoO vendor, but that was so long ago I should probably take another check of the stock.
more or less, works wonders in countdown
also during that one part of iron horse where everyone has to haul ass after the train