Table of Contents
Class
Weapons
Deflector
This weapon Blocks both Melee and Ranged attacks. Additionally, Block Cost is reduced by -30%.
Uncanny Strike
+24% Rending on Enemy Weak Spot Hit for 3.5s. Stacks 5 times.
Blaze Away
+8% Strength for every 10% of magazine spent during continuous fire. Stacks 5 times.
Warp Nexus
Gain between 5% and 20% Critical Chance based on current level of peril.
Curios
+13-17% Toughness
+13-17% Toughness
+13-17% Toughness
Talent Tree
Description
Optimized for damage
You can increase survivability by switching flex nodes for a combination of:
- Essence Harvest (boosted by Warp Ghost which we should always take)
- Just a Dream, possibly coupled with Immaterial Focus
- Quietude
- Anticipation if you tend to get hit in melee
Flex nodes
- Penetration of the Soul as it mostly impacts crushers and only crushers. But it does have a big impact on them.
- Malefic Momentum maybe, if you never pull out your melee. This is probably the weakest node in the tree. Feel free to swap it for any of the above talents if you want more durability.
Honorable mentions
All the nodes in the survivability section above, as well as:
- Wildfire for better hode clear (hardly needed)
The Maccabian Mk IV Duelling Sword is an alternative weapon, it's probably more meta actually but force sword is thematic and deflector can be clutch.
General playstyle
Use secondary fire into hordes, then use primary fire to apply empyric shock. If it's a mixed horde, swap to melee and hit weakspots to get rending stacks. Always be at high peril, tap to quell as necessary and vent into enemies at max peril. Watch things die.
Also note that the flame staff causes a lot of stagger and is very suppressive, so coupled with Empathic Evasion you can push into gunners (or into anything really) by spamming left click. Don't do overdo it as it can be rng and getting stunned by gunner fire can down you very quickly.