by Limpet Arch on 16/03/2025

DRAK-25 Plasma Carbine
Zhukov NUK17
Grappling Hook
Flare Gun
Light Scouting Suit
Pickaxe
Loadout Guide
Named after what I constantly say 0.05 seconds after stacking the debuff effect, this 11321/11112 build is centered around the Conductive Thermals overclock that was added in Season 5. Pairs extremely well with a driller who runs Scorching Tide.
Drak-25 Mods Breakdown
Those who are meta slaves to the EPC would notice the presence of Plasma Splash in Tier 4. Yeah, that mod. Fans of Impact Deflection know exactly why, but for the uninitiated, Drak's own take on Plasma Splash has the quirk of making the damage instance dealt twice. This is extremely useful considering this particular build is not just focused on bullying Dreadnoughts, but rather extending it to Praetorians, Oppressors, Shellbacks. # Tier 3 is Hot Feet in order to give the Scout more mobility, which is a nice thing to go along with when your individual damage output isn't great to begin with. Tier 1 and 5 are focused entirely on facilitating Hot Feet activation, although Tier 5B is a fine option.
To finish off, while in most builds, Tier 2A is the overall better choice because of how powerful +200 ammo is compared to +3 damage, here it's a no brainer.
Zhukov NUK-17 Mods Breakdown
It would not be an experimental build if it did not featured the Zhukov, so here we are. While Conductive Thermals augments the team's single target output, Cryo Minelets provides respectable solo crowd control.
The science is settled on Tier 1, 4 and 5, however I opted for Tier 2A in order to have more minelets to freeze targets more consistently and Tier 3A purely because accuracy can feel worse than nothing on Cryo Minelet builds.
Equipment Breakdown
To finish the touch, I opted for the universal equipment loadout (2111 Grapple Hook, 221 Flare Gun, 1213 Scout Armor, 21 Pickaxe) and the beloved Cryo Grenade. Originally, I planned to put the Voltaic Stun Sweepers, however you can always run Thorn as a passive. Considering Breeders and Oppressors require more than a single cryo grenade and you only have 4 to work with, it is a good idea to leverage CT's lowered freeze treshold to make Cryo Grenade more efficient.