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ATTEN-HUT! Welcome back to another build guide by yours truly. Ported over from my reddit post, here's all the juicy info for the Ubisoft Forum Community. I got a lot of interest in the Full-Tank Shield Build that I made (Here's a link in case you missed it) and wanted to continue to challenge the status-quo of "no build diversity" with some tried and tested builds that people say are not possible. In lieu of all the nay-sayers, I present to you THE FLANK COMMANDER!
"Hes learned a few tricks since his Tank days. He picked up an Assault Rifle and went to Special Forces school to learn the art of the Riot Foam. Leading the battlefield from the front, our Flank Commander now has the tools he needs to actively orchestrate the abilities of his squad to their full killing potential without sacrificing any of his own."
The Breakdown:
- Crusader Shield
1 cooldown reduction, 2 shield health mods to help give this half shield as much hp as we can
- Sweet Dreams
Were still using Sweet Dreams in the same fashion as before except now, we can bash enemies and get our bonus armor while still holding a shield. This is useful for when the shield is about to break or you take damage from the side.
- Assault Rifle damage foundation
Unstoppable Force on Chest, Devastating on holster, Compensated on gloves
- Riot Foam
I used +ammo and +radius, but mod it how you think you can be the most efficient
The tactic with this build isnt to do anything out of the ordinary, but does give you extraordinary tools. With the Crusader Shield and an AR, you can still put out damage and retain substantial protection from using a shield. Use it how you see fit kite heavies, protect squad from enemy fire / suicide vests, rush into a hail of bullets, etc. The Riot Foam enables us to give a death sentence to anyone we wish to take out sooner. Using it to protect from rushers, stop a medic from reviving at a distance, prevent an engineer from setting up / repairing a turret. Its got lots of tactical uses, same as the shield really.
The Extras:
- Calculated
With this skill on the kneepads, we can get our shield and riot foam ammo back substantially faster
- Protection From Elites
I've prioritized this Gear Mod to achieve the 2 Slot Bonus of Fenris without having to commit to 2 actual pieces
- Optimized / Preservation
Optimized for more DPS, Preservation for more sustain
- Skill Health
Still a big priority in this build
The Action:
2 Heavies, 1 Time (A Lesson In CC Management) - https://youtu.be/gHS3AZbXvmo
The Run N Gun (Heroic CP 4, Slightly Less Easy Is What We Call It Now) - https://youtu.be/ial0qy89Nv4
The Assault - https://youtu.be/JAa4-l9jJMk
Defending From The Front - https://youtu.be/9JTQpnfVXEY
The Gear:
We can pretty much just eyeball everything from here. So, the weapons, it's up to you how you roll. I've only found this G36 that suits my playstyle so far. The mask is where you want to get the most Damage to Elites and also Hazard Protection. This True Patriot mask has 47% DTE and 37% Hazard Protection, so it's our odd man out of the group.
I've got one piece of Fenris for the 10% Assault Rifle Damage.
Here is 3 pieces of Gila Guard. +Armor and +Hazard Protection is the main reason why I wanted at least two in the build. They also have the slots with Defensive System and Defensive Protocol on most of their gear. The third Gila Guard is not used for it's brand, but moreso because of the armor and slots that were available.
(Which, if you recall, we can throw +skill health and either +armor / +protection from elites. I've got a total of 9% Protection From Elites from the Gear Mods and 15% from the Survivalist Specialization. 24% all in all, not bad.)
Alps Summit is nice for 10% Cooldown Reduction for only 1 piece of investment.
You can find the Piece By Piece look at the gear here
The Numbers:
So the 14.2 weapon damage is the base damage and the 15% bonus from compensated isn't being accounted for on this page but you do get the bonus.
Final Thoughts:
While I don't think this build is inherently original, I had a lot of fun making it and using it. A lot of people will criticize Riot Foam, but as you can see, it's actually not bad even on heroic. I switched to it from the usual Reinforcer to try something different and it was so useful I kept it in. I really loathe drawn out faceoffs waiting for the enemy to peek their head up and this definitely sped things up. That's it for this time, Thanks for stopping by and Happy Hunting!
-Metal Phoenix
