Weaver Build Burst Setup
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Hunter
Weaver
Weaver is a defensive Hunter ideally suited for mid-range combat. While behind the cover of his Energy Barrier, Weaver can deal immense damage with his Minigun.
Abilities & Gear
Minigun
Activcates a rapid-firing minigun with limited ammunition; mobility is restricted while active.
Perseverance
Reduces cooldown when canceling the ability while ability energy still remains. When upgraded, hitting an enemy can refill energy, and hitting the same target provides stacking damage increase.
- Effect 1: Cancelling ability refunds 40% of remaining ability energy as a proportional cooldown reduction
- Effect 2: Every hit has 20% change to recharge 2 energy
- Effect 3: Hits on the same target increase damage by 1%. Max 20 stacks. All stacks reset when changing target or or on ability deactivation
Energy Barrier
Deploys an energy barrier that allows friendly fire and friendly Hunters to pass through it while blocking enemy fire and movement.
Assess
Restores barrier HP over time. Spawns a pylon behind the barrier to boost ally damage. Increases Repair Kit effectiveness while barrier is active.
- Effect 1: The Barrier restores 50 Structure Points per second.
- Effect 2: Spawns a pylon behind the Barrier that increases ally weapon damage by 5% within its area of effect. The pylon has 1500 Structure Points.
- Effect 3: Increases Repair Kit effectiveness by 15% when barrier is active
Mainframe
Core System that enhances stats and abilities.
Skitter
Minigun hits reduce Energy Barrier cooldown. When upgraded, enables dashing and jumping while Minigun is active. Increases dash recharge speed, and reduces incoming damage while barrier is active.
- Effect 1: Every 10 hits from Minigun reduce Energy Barrier cooldown by 1 sec
- Effect 2: Reduces incoming damage by 4% while barrier is active
- Effect 3: Enables dashing and jumping while Minigun is active and increases dash recharge speed by 10%.
Triple Cannon
A burst-fire cannon that operates best at close to medium range. High damage per shot but low rate of fire.
Astute
Increases ammo regeneration speed. Upgrading it provides a bigger magazine and reduces scatter.
- Effect 1: Increases ammo regeneration speed by 10%.
- Effect 2: Reduces scatter and recoil by 10%
- Effect 3: Increases magazine size from 18 to 21
Attack
Defense
System Tree
Guide
- Recommended Weapon Mod: Astute is the preferred choice due to its consistent burst damage and versatility.
- Recommended Mainframe Mod: Skitter provides better mobility and cooldown management, making Weaver's minigun much more effective.
- Recommended Barrier Ability Mod: Assess allows for more strategic deployment and enhances damage potential.
- Recommended Minigun Ability Mod: Perseverance ensures Weaver can keep his minigun ready more frequently and provides greater damage output over time.
