DoctorTier ADanger 5Build #1
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Sustainable Surgeon

This build capitalizes on the Doctor's ability to regenerate health while dealing consistent melee damage through Medical weapons. Utilizing powerful items that boost HP regeneration, the strategy revolves around tankiness combined with high output, ensuring survivability and damage in the later waves, particularly against bosses.

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Circular Saw icon
Circular Saw icon
Circular Saw icon
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Score

85

Difficulty

hard

Why This Build Exists

This is the current primary version of the strategy for this character.

Weapons

Circular Saw icon
4x Circular SawcoreTier 3

The Circular Saw provides a solid dose of damage with reasonable attack speed and has an excellent synergy with the Doctor's stats, enhancing both healing and melee effectiveness.

Chainsaw icon
2x ChainsawcoreTier 4

The Chainsaw compensates for the Doctor's low damage output early in the game by scaling well on health lost, allowing it to deal significant damage while maintaining regeneration.

Main Items

Alien Magic icon
Alien Magichighhigh value

Enhances HP regeneration and contributes to overall survivability while supporting the build's need for more HP.

Blood Donation icon
Blood Donationhighmedium value

Substantially boosts harvesting while slightly damaging the Doctor. The additional materials can be used to focus on upgrades or more items.

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Medikithighhigh value

Provides significant HP regeneration, allowing for greater sustainability throughout the encounters.

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Baby with a Beardmediummedium value

Boosts ranged damage minimally but provides utility to clear enemies faster and can contribute to healing.

Sad Tomato icon
Sad Tomatomediumhigh value

Augments HP regeneration, crucial for maintaining health throughout the waves, particularly against elite enemies.

Upgrade Focus

HP Regeneration icon

HP Regeneration

Increasing HP regeneration directly supports the Doctor's build, allowing for more effective healing during encounters.

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Max HP

Boosting maximum health ensures greater survivability, especially when facing the enhanced enemies in Danger 5.

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Damage

Overall damage upgrades will magnify the effectiveness of melee strategies, crucial for handling waves 11-20.

Early Game

Focus on acquiring Circular Saws and HP-regeneration items to sustain the Doctor's health and build up melee effectiveness.

Mid Game

Aim to enhance HP regen and upgrade weapons to sustain through the elite waves, ensuring that damaging items and upgrades are prioritized.

Late Game

Survive the dual boss waves by maintaining high HP regeneration and maximizing damage output with upgraded weapons. Utilize strategic dodging and positioning to balance attack and health management.

Build Reasoning

With the Doctor's capacity for increased HP regeneration, leveraging this potential through stable medical weaponry and supporting items creates a diverse and sustainable strategy capable of overcoming Danger 5 challenges.

Why This Build Wins

  • High HP regeneration with effective melee weapons enhances both damage output and sustainability, ideal for prolonged engagements.
  • Medical weapons allow Doctor to heal damage dealt, reinforcing the need for health upgrades.

Danger 5 Notes

The dual bosses create significant pressure, emphasizing the need for high regeneration and offensive capabilities to survive the waves correctly.

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