EntrepreneurTier ADanger 5Build #3

Economic Reaper

This build focuses on maximizing harvesting and material generation while leveraging strong melee weapons for crowd control. By balancing both damage output and sustainability, it can effectively deal with the multitude of enemies appearing in Danger 5, while maintaining a steady influx of materials for continuous upgrades.

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Score

Difficulty

medium

Why This Build Exists

Material Mastery, but emphasizes a balance of melee and harvesting instead of pure melee damage.

Weapons

3x ChainsawcoreTier 4

The Chainsaw provides a strong melee damage output with its bonus damage against enemies and a good attack speed, making it suitable for crowd control as we face waves with stronger enemies.

2x Circular SawcoreTier 3

It complements the melee setup by applying damage over time and allows for more survivability through its healing mechanic when hitting enemies.

1x Hiking PolesupportTier 2

With its ability to increase range based on movement, it becomes crucial for kiting and avoiding damage while ensuring the Entrepreneur stays mobile and effective in combat.

Main Items

Bowler Hathighhigh value

Boosts luck and harvesting early on, determining both item spawning and resource generation during waves.

Golden Egghighhigh value

Provides valuable health and materials, perfect for the Entrepreneur's harvesting focus.

Piggy Bankmediummedium value

Essential for boosting initial materials at the beginning of waves, allowing for timely upgrades.

Blood Donationmediummedium value

While it provides harvesting potential, the tradeoff of a bit of damage allows for better material gain in the long run.

Recycling Machinelowlow value

It will enhance material gains when recycling unneeded items, fitting the theme of accumulating resources.

Upgrade Focus

Max HP

Increasing health is vital for survival, especially considering dual bosses in wave 20.

Harvesting

Maximizing materials gained from each wave helps sustain the build's overall effectiveness, especially during the tougher waves.

Damage

Enhancing overall damage output is crucial as enemies become increasingly difficult, ensuring the Entrepreneur can hold their ground.

Speed

Improving mobility to dodge enemy attacks, especially with the higher density of enemies in Danger 5, is necessary.

Crit Chance

Boosting crit damage to efficiently deal with tougher enemies and elites while enhancing overall damage potential.

Early Game

Focus on maximizing the harvesting potential and gathering materials. Use the Chainsaw and Circular Saw to secure kills efficiently. Prioritize items that enhance materials drop and overall survivability.

Mid Game

Transition into acquiring crucial upgrades quickly, ensuring critical damage and HP to survive wave clusters. Maintain item collection for maximum harvesting efficiency.

Late Game

During waves 20, focus on positioning to avoid damage while dealing with dual bosses effectively. Use Circles engaged with attack patterns of bosses while maximizing the damage output.

Build Reasoning

This build capitalizes on the Entrepreneur's ability to harvest and recycle efficiently while maintaining sustainable damage output. The chosen weapons synergize well with the character's economics focus, providing a good balance of damage and resource acquisition.

Why This Build Wins

The combination of melee weapons maximizes crowd control efficiency, while harvesting items ensure a continuous influx of materials to support upgrades.
The bowler hat synergizes effectively with the Entrepreneur's ability to generate materials, funneling into upgrading weapons and defenses.

Danger 5 Notes

Expect to face stronger elite enemies, and double bosses in wave 20, requiring solid crowd control and damage mitigation strategies.

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