I’m currently farming gambit for Bottom dollars as well as the ascendant shard you can get from rank 16. I am currently running a build that… well I can’t say it’s bad. No, definitely not.
Primary: Witherhoard (with catalyst)
Energy: Ikelos SMG (Vorpal, DSR)
Heavy: Bad Omens (cluster, auto loading holster.)
I know there are some issues with the guns alone so far. All you need is something with vorpal in the energy, and something which deals high impact damage like a rocket launcher, preferably with Vorpal if they roll with Vorpal idk. You’re gonna want to have a masterwork on all weapons too.
The reason for this is that you’re also gonna want to run High Energy Fire, and Taking Charge so you can have a damage buff on top of what’s next.
Breach and Clear. Cannot get enough of it. Can you imagine dealing a 30% debuff to your primeval, while rocking damage over time with witherhoard, WHILE HAVING A HIGH ENERGY DAMAGE BUFF?!
Is this what Shaxx feels like when we’re in 7th column???
You could also run a warmind mod if you are using the Ikelos or seraph weapons too.
For armor, you’re just gonna want to run a balanced Recovery, Resilience, and Intellect. Everything else doesn’t really matter. And whatever you can do to boost those will be good. For example I’m running Warlock stasis with Whispers of Conduction, Hedrons for the new stat increase ;), Chains, and Rending, but I should be rolling durance ig. So the Resil is 64 Recov 76 (could’ve been more if Breach and Clear didn’t cost so much) and 66 Intel.
Tactics: hold on to your motes. Keep a hold of those motes until you get to Large blocker stage, and then bank em. Should be easy with resil but if it isn’t just play cautiously.
When you get the Primeval up, first thing you wanna do is kill the Envoys, then shoot the primeval with Witherhoard to get that debuff, and make sure you collected an orb of power before that so you have the buff. It’ll deal damage over time and with the buff it’ll be great. As soon as you shoot the prime with Witherhoard, switch to your energy with Vorpal and spray. With the debuff it’ll increase a lot and also with Vorpal it’ll be massive. If you can get an orb, do. Repeat the process, and you’re golden!
Let me know what y’all think of the build in the comments!