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Class
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Curios
Talent Tree
Description
This build is designed for maximum survivability, allowing you to thrive in Auric Damnation and Auric Maelstrom content where other builds might struggle to stay alive. While it sacrifices some raw damage potential compared to specialized melee or ranged variants, it offers unparalleled consistency and utility. You will be the team anchor, capable of ignoring significant incoming fire while picking up teammates and controlling the flow of battle.
Equipment Overview
Melee Weapon: Paired Transonic Blades
Key Perks: Shred, Perfect Strike, +Damage to Unarmored Enemies, +Damage to Flak Armored Enemies
Dump Stat: Cleave Efficiency
Ranged Weapon: Arc Rifle
Key Perks: +Damage to Flak, +Damage to Unyielding
Key Traits: Enhanced Voltaic Arcs, Blaze Away
Dump Stat: Mobility
Note: Use the "pattern down" vibration mode on your blades for armored targets and the "pattern up" mode for unarmored hordes. Avoid sprinting with the Arc Rifle equipped.
Talent Tree Strategy
This build revolves around stacking capacitance and red line capacitors for extreme damage reduction.
Combat Tactics
Survivability Loop: Maintain your stacks to keep your toughness damage reduction active. Because your ability is tied to capacitance, you can maintain high uptime on your defensive bonuses as long as you are actively engaging enemies.
The "Meat Grinder" Combo: When facing reapers or dangerous elites, mark them with New Spheric Command. Follow up with your Arc Rifle to delete targets that the servo-skull softens up.
Flexibility: While the core build is rigid for maximum tankiness, Galvanic Marking Array serves as your primary flexible point. It provides a nice damage bonus (up to 20%), but you can clear content without it if you prefer to reallocate that point elsewhere.
This build turns you into a machine that simply refuses to go down. Keep your stacks high, use your arc rifle to control groups, and trust in your passive defenses to carry you through the chaos of Auric-level missions.