ArtificerTier SDanger 5Build #3
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Ultimate Explosive Overload

This build maximizes explosive damage output while ensuring survivability through strategic item choices. By focusing on explosive weapons that synergize with the Artificer's special stats, we can clear hordes effectively and deal significant damage to bosses, making this a top choice for Danger 5 runs.

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DEX-troyer icon
DEX-troyer icon
Grenade Launcher icon
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Score

95

Difficulty

hard

Why This Build Exists

This build differs from previous builds by focusing on a mix of explosive weapons with strong area damage while maintaining solid defensive options.

Weapons

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2x DEX-troyercoreTier 4

The DEX-troyer provides high damage throughput with its explosive effect, perfectly aligning with the Artificer’s ability to deal amplified explosion damage.

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With its explosive projectiles, the Grenade Launcher excels in crowd control and scalability, allowing for an effective wave-clearing strategy.

Rocket Launcher icon

The Rocket Launcher serves as a powerful single-target and AoE damage dealer. Its high base explosiveness complements the Artificer's explosion damage and size effects.

Fireball icon
1x FireballsupportTier 3

Fireball creates a broad area of fire, synergizing with the explosive damage bonuses and allowing us to target both crowded waves and bosses effectively.

Main Items

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Explosive Shellshighhigh value

Enhances all explosion damage and size, which is critical for maximizing the effectiveness of all explosive weapons in this build.

Dynamite icon
Dynamitehighhigh value

Further amplifies explosive damage, ensuring that each shot counts in high-pressure waves and against bosses.

Silver Bullet icon
Silver Bulletmediummedium value

Provides a direct damage boost against bosses and elites, which is essential for the late game strategy of the build when facing Danger 5 obstacles.

Alien Magic icon
Alien Magicmediummedium value

Combines Max HP with HP Regeneration to bolster survivability during increased enemy pressure without sacrificing explosive power.

Circle of Power icon
Circle of Powerlowmedium value

While not directly enhancing weapons, this synergizes with the overall theme of explosion damage while providing some form of enemy control.

Upgrade Focus

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Elemental Damage

Maximizing Elemental Damage directly boosts explosion power, allowing synergies with many chosen weapons and enhancing DPS.

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Damage

Increasing overall damage improves the build's performance against both swarms and tougher enemies, ensuring longevity.

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Ranged Damage

Specific boosts to ranged damage are advantageous for this build, complementing the explosive nature of the weapons used.

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Crit Chance

Increasing crit chance enhances potential damage output, particularly useful in late-game scenarios, effectively allowing for one-shot opportunities against enemies.

Early Game

Focus on accumulating ranged weapons and explosive enhancing items. Prioritize upgrades that increase damage and elemental traits during the first several waves.

Mid Game

Optimize the weapon tiers by transitioning into higher tier explosive weapons such as the DEX-troyer and Grenade Launcher, including picking up Explosive Shells and Dynamite. Ensure HP regeneration items are secured for survivability.

Late Game

Waves 16-20 entail careful positioning to maximize explosive impacts. Against dual bosses, focus on boss mechanics while utilizing the weapon setup for optimal damage output. Consider retreating and repositioning during heavy enemy spawns to preserve health and capitalize on explosive opportunities.

Build Reasoning

Given the Artificer's innate ability to amplify explosive damage, the selected weapons and items focus on synergy with explosive outputs, particularly in Danger 5. The ability to maximize damage against both hordes and bosses showcases the build's versatility while maintaining the necessary defensive layers to stay alive in this challenging environment.

Why This Build Wins

  • The combination of explosive weapons with items that enhance explosion damage allows for tremendous crowd control capabilities while ensuring sustained pressure on bosses due to synergistic damage outputs.
  • The high demand for area damage in Danger 5 is met with this build's ability to apply both direct hits and area-of-effect damage effectively, allowing for easier clearing of elite hordes.

Danger 5 Notes

Expect increased enemy presence and difficulty with elite waves. Ensure weapon cooldowns are maintained and take advantage of the mobility granted through items and upgrades to evade attacks effectively.

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