And his music was electric...

by ChocoKweh on 28/12/2022

Salutes 7

Deepcore GK2

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x0 Base Spread
+1 Rate of Fire
x0.73 Reload Time
+3 Direct Damage
+120 Max Ammo
-44.12% Spread per Shot and x0.5 Recoil
+10 Magazine Size
+20% Weakpoint Bonus
+500% Armor Breaking
After killing an enemy, gain +50% Movement Speed and increase Spread Recovery Speed by x12.5 for 2.5 seconds
+2 Rate of Fire
+35% chance to Stun on Weakpoint hit
Electrifying Reload

Nishanka Boltshark X-80

Nishanka Boltshark X-80 icon
Special Bolt: 15 Direct Damage, 10 Area Damage, 9 bolts, 10 sec effect duration. If you hit an enemy, it will have its movespeed slowed by 30% and be hostile to other enemies for the duration of the effect.
Special Bolt: 15 Direct Damage, 12 Area Damage, 9 bolts, 14 sec effect duration. If you hit an enemy, it will take 10 Poison Damage per Second for the duration of the effect. If it dies while it still has that status effect active (or is killed by the status effect), then after a 1 sec delay it will explode for 165 Explosive Area Damage in a 4m radius. The explosion also Stuns for 1 second and inflicts 100% Base Fear Chance.
Special Bolt: 15 Direct Damage, 10 Area Damage, 12 bolts, 12 sec effect duration. If you hit an enemy, it will have its movespeed slowed by 50% and take an average of 16 Electric Damage per Second. If you shoot a second Taser bolt within 6m of the first one, an electric beam will arc between the two bolts that slows enemies by 80% and does 30 Electric DPS. Taser Bolts are not retrievable.
+25 Direct Damage, +15 Area Damage
+7 Max Ammo
x1.4 Special Ammo
-0.4 Reload Time, -0.4 Ammo Swap Time
x1.5 Projectile Velocity
After killing an enemy, gain +50% Movement Speed for 2.5 seconds
Hovering your crosshair over a retrievable arrow will pull it back into your inventory.
x1.25 Special Effect Duration
Bolts are magnetically pulled towards enemies that are affected by IFG or Electrocuted. Additionally, they do a bonus 25% Direct and Area Damage to those enemies.
When normal arrows impact terrain, they apply 50% Base Fear Chance to enemies within a 3m radius, pulsing once per second for 5 seconds.
Bodkin Points

Grappling Hook

Grappling Hook icon

Flare Gun

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Light Scouting Suit

Light Scouting Suit icon
Voltaic Stun Sweeper
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Loadout Guide

The focus of this build is ammo efficiency at high hazard levels. It is not ideal for Industrial Sabotage or Elimination missions.

Deepcore GK2: Electrifying reload has one of the best damage-over-time effects in the game. A single bullet + reload effect will kill regular grunts and seriously damage other enemies. Try to spot waves of enemies early on the ceiling or wall, give them all a bullet or two, reload, and forget. If enemies get close, electrocute them and zip away or switch to your secondary.

Nishanka Boltshark: This weapon brings a ton of utility to Scout’s kit. Bodkin bolts let you hit multiple enemies, and the weapon still does enough to kill regular grunts with a single hit. You can easily cut down a wave with a few well-placed shots. Seriously, Bodkin slaps! Don’t underestimate the power of a pheromone bolt, either. Tagging a praetorian with pheromones won’t do a lot to kill enemies, but it can relieve an immense amount of pressure from your team!

Flares and Grapple: Player’s choice.

Voltaic Stun Sweeper: This weapon is ridiculous. You get 8 of them, and each one can hit up to 9 targets! The damage is weak, but the stun is amazing. They only bounce to enemies in range of the initial target, but the initial target can be on the opposite side of the room. Throw one across the cave to an ally who is having a hard time, and you will make their day. Very notable: The stun is long enough to revive allies.

Perks: Player preference. I like to run Thorns, Born Ready, Sweet Tooth, Iron Will, and Field Medic

Final Thoughts: This build excels on the longest and toughest of missions. Scout can capitalize on the damage-over-time to get an incredible amount of damage out of a single clip of Deepcore bullets, and the Boltshark neatly balances the kit with burst damage and utility.