hallloha.blogg.se - Borderlands the pre sequel character builds

Pulling out one of the new cryo weapons at the right time and combining it with Smite will keep you dealing heavy damage for extended periods. Especially later in the game when you unlock Flash Freeze, knowing how many Maelstrom stacks you have is crucial. The Ceraunic Storm tree is the way to go when playing solo, if you’re a more methodical player. Play Style: Solo Damage Dealer, Methodical Flash Freeze - Freezing an enemy stalls your gain and loss of Maelstrom stacks.Smite - Shooting an enemy while airborne causes incendiary and shock damage in a small area, the more Maelstrom stacks you have, the more damage you do.Unrelenting - Killing an enemy ups your weapon swap speed and fire rate proportional to the number of Maelstrom stacks you have.

Conduit - When at least one electrocute status is in effect, shields regenerate for each stack of Maelstrom you have.As Maelstrom stacks build, all elemental damage dealt is increased. Maelstrom - The cornerstone of the tree, dealing shock or incendiary damage earns you a stack of Maelstrom.Her capstone ability changes her melee attack into a berserker-style frenzy. Epicenter allows her zero-G butt slam (by crouching while in mid-air) to create a black hole. Two modification skills drastically alter Athena’s combat options. Later, bleeding targets will take more damage from bullets.

There is interplay between the two types of combat with shooting increasing melee damage. The Xiphos skill tree dumps the co-op friendly skills of the Phalanx set in favor of dealing out massive damage with guns and blade. Play Style: Tank with a balanced focus on melee and shooting, Solo or Co-op (depending on the rest of the party) This has a cooldown that is automatically reset if attack inflicts bleeding or kills enemy.

Blood Rush - Changes your melee attack to a dash with increased damage.

You’ve Got Red on You - When an enemy is bleeding when killed, it explodes.

Epicenter - Butt slamming creates a black hole.

Bloodlust - Health regeneration when making an enemy bleed.

Rend - Melee attacks inflict bleeding (damage over time), benefits from melee damage bonuses and is more impactful on higher health targets.

Mercurial - Killing an enemy increases movement speed and damage resistance.

Omega-Senshu - Increased damage to enemies with less than 50 percent of maximum health remaining.

Gun Kata - Increases gun damage, and melee damage is increased for a period after shooting an enemy.

Down the line Athena will be able to absorb friendly fire to power her shield and also gather elemental damage to dish back out to foes. The Phalanx tree includes a number of abilities that play off her active ability. This will send the Aspis ricocheting among up to four enemies before returning. We promised you Captain America, and a Super Soldier you shall have.

Wrath of the Goddess - Causes Kinetic Aspis to ricochet to up to four enemiesĪll the way at the bottom of the Phalanx tree, you’ll find the Wrath of the Goddess capstone ability.

Prepare for Glory - Taunts enemies when Aspis is active.

Clear! - Aspis grants Second Wind to fallen nearby friends when thrown.United Front - Damage absorbed by Kinectic Aspis powers your shields and those of nearby allies.Prismatic Aspis - Aspis absorbs and dishes out elemental damage when active.Vanguard - Regenerates health for you and teammates during Kinectic Aspis.Once the timer runs out (or the ability is canceled early), Athena throws her shield. When activated, the Aspis will absorb incoming damage. Now, she’s taken her talents to Handsome Jack’s team, as the Borderlands 2 villain begins his ascent to power.Īthena’s active ability is the Kinetic Aspis, which may be easily confused with Captain America’s shield especially since she can toss it at an enemy for serious damage. We’re kicking things off in style this week with Athena.Īthena, who you might recall from Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, used to be an elite agent. Hello, traveler! Welcome to the first of our Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel character deep dives.