BEST GUNNER BUILD **UPDATED: 15 NOVEMBER 2022**

by Tllyx on 15/11/2022

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"Thunderhead" Heavy Autocannon

"Thunderhead" Heavy Autocannon icon
+3 Direct Damage
x2 Magazine Size
+220 Max Ammo
x0.7 Base Spread
+0.3 Min Rate of Fire, +2 Max Rate of Fire
+0.6 Min Rate of Fire, x1.5 RoF Scaling Rate
+0.3 Min Rate of Fire, +2 Max Rate of Fire
+2 Area Damage
+4 Direct Damage
+400% Armor Breaking
+0.6m AoE Radius
x1.1 Direct and Area Damage when at Max Rate of Fire
Deal 50% Fear Factor to enemies within a 1m radius of bullet impact. The radius of the Fear gets the same increases as the Area Damage.
When at Max Rate of Fire, you take x0.5 damage from all sources (50% Damage Resistance).
Splintering Shells

"Bulldog" Heavy Revolver

"Bulldog" Heavy Revolver icon
-0.7 Reload Time
x0.3 Base Spread
+10 Direct Damage
-80% Spread per Shot, x0.75 Recoil
+12 Max Ammo
+3 Penetrations
+30 Area Damage in a 1.5m radius, x0.5 Direct Damage
+35% Weakpoint Bonus
+12 Max Ammo
+10 Direct Damage
No aim penalty while moving
50% chance to inflict Neurotoxin DoT on all enemies hit by the Revolver. Neurotoxin does an average of 12.0 Poison Damage per Second for 10 seconds
Six Shooter

Zipline Launcher

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Shield Generator

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Reinforced Impact Suit

Reinforced Impact Suit icon
Sticky Grenade
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Loadout Guide

THIS IS THE BEST GUNNER BUILD.

UPDATES TO BUILD

COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF UPDATES TO THIS BUILD:
MAY 2020 - NOVEMBER 2022:
4 NOVEMBER 2022: CARPET BOMBER TO SPLINTERING SHELLS

  • REASON: I WANTED TO

4 NOVEMBER 2022: SELLOUT COSMETIC UPDATE

  • REASON: I WANTED TO

15 NOVEMBER 2022: ARMOR BREAK TO SHRAPNEL ROUNDS

  • REASON: I WANTED TO

15 NOVEMBER 2022: ADDED PICKAXE LOADOUT

  • REASON: I WANTED TO

COSMETICS

SELLOUT RECOMMENDATION: DEEP ROCK GALACTIC IS THE BEST GAME. PURCHASE ALL OF THE DLC AND WEAR THE COSMETICS. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TO THE BEST GAME DEVELOPER.


WHILE THE BELOW COSMETICS WILL ENSURE YOU ARE NOT SUB PAR, DLC COSMETICS MAKE YOU THE BEST.


OLD RECOMMENDATION: SELECT THESE SPECIFIC COSMETICS. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THESE COSMETICS YOU'LL BE SUB PAR UNTIL YOU DO.

  1. BERET - UNIFORM
  2. ARMOR - ROUGHNECK
  3. PAINT JOB - BLACK CRAG
  4. SKIN COLOR - PERSONAL PREFERENCE
  5. VICTORY MOVES - THREE POINT LANDING (ALWAYS)
  6. EYEBROWS - FUZZY SLUGS
  7. SIDEBURNS - CROPPED AUTHORITARIAN
  8. MOUSTACHE - EPIC HANDLEBAR
  9. BEARD - MASSIVE CHINSTRAP
  10. HAIR COLOR - BLACK

PRIMARY

"THUNDERHEAD" HEAVY AUTOCANNON A.K.A. THUNDERCANNON


THUNDERCANNON IS THE BEST GUN IN THE GAME. THE NEXT TIME SOMEONE TELLS YOU THAT THE MINGUN OR ANY OTHER GUN IS BETTER, YOU TELL THEM TO TIE ANOTHER PRETTY PINK BOW AROUND THEIR MANBUN.

  1. STYLE - FOURTH RELIC (ALWAYS)
  2. COLOR - DARK FUTURE (ALWAYS)

BUILD: C-C-C-B-A (THE REST SUCK)

  1. C - EXPANDED AMMO BAGS - MORE AMMO MORE DEATH
  2. C - LIGHTER BARREL ASSEMBLY - FASTER RATE OF FIRE FASTER DEATH
  3. C - HIGH VELOCITY ROUNDS - MORE DAMAGE MORE DEATH
  4. B - SHRAPNEL ROUNDS - WIDER ROUNDS KILL WIDER THINGS
  5. A - FEEDBACK LOOP - FIRE LONGER MORE DEATH
  6. OC. SPLINTERING SHELLS - BETTER BOOM

SECONDARY

"BULLDOG" HEAVY REVOLVER


BULLDOG IS THE BEST SNIPER RIFLE IN THE GAME. YOU CAN ALSO SHOOT RED SUGAR ON THE CEILING AND KNOCK IT DOWN TO PICK UP AND EAT.

  1. STYLE - FOURTH RELIC (ALWAYS)
  2. COLOR - DARK FUTURE (ALWAYS)

BUILD: B-B-C-A-A (THE REST SUCK)

  1. B - PERFECT WEIGHT BALANCE - SHOOT STRAIGHTER
  2. B - FLOATING BARREL - LESS BOUNCE
  3. C - HOLLOW-POINT BULLETS - IF IT GLOWS, SHOOT IT
  4. A - EXPANDED AMMO BAGS - MORE AMMO MORE DEATH
  5. A - DEADEYE - RUN AND GUN
  6. OC: SIX SHOOTER (SS) - WHAT KIND OF REVOLVER DOESN'T HAVE SIX ROUNDS? NOT THIS ONE.

PICKAXE

  • BUILD: A-C (THE REST SUCK)
  • MORE PICKAXE BONKS MORE HEALTH FROM VAMPIRE
  1. SELLOUT PAINTJOB - BIOHAZARD
  2. FRONT BLADE - INCORRUPTIBLE
  3. HEAD - PNEUMATIC
  4. HANDLE - JAGGED SON
  5. BACK BLADE - INCORRUPTIBLE
  6. SHAFT - CHASM-BORNE CLIFFHANGER
  7. POMMEL - HAMMERBLOW

SHIELD GENERATOR

  • BUILD: B-B-B (THE REST SUCK)
  • BIGGER. LONGER. LASTING.

ZIPLINE

  • BUILD: B-A-A (THE REST SUCK)
  • MORE ANGLES, MORE DISTANCE, PULL OUT PROTECTION

GRENADE

  • STICKY (THE REST SUCK)

ARMOR RIG

  • BUILD: C-B-A-C (THE REST SUCK)
  • WE DON'T NEED SHIELD GARBAGE. WE HAVE A THUNDERCANNON.

PERKS (PRIORITY ORDER) (THE REST SUCK)

  • BORN READY - RELOAD THUNDERCANNON BY SWITCHING TO BULLDOG TO SHOOT YOUR TEAMMATES. THERE'S OBVIOUISLY NO ENEMIES LEFT ALIVE.
  • DASH - BEAT THE SCOUT TO RESUPPLY PODS AND TAKE TWO THEN BLAME SCOUT. ALSO SUPERIOR FOR KITING BUGS.
  • THORNS - AFK AND LET SWARMERS AND SHOCKERS KILL THEMSELVES. BIG QUALITY OF LIFE.
  • VAMPIRE - BONK BUGS ON HEAD AND GAIN HEALTH WHEN THEY DIE
  • IRONWILL - YOU WERE AFK AND DIED AND SO DID THE REST OF YOUR TEAM BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A THUNDERCANNON. REVIVE YOURSELF, BONK SOMETHING ON THE HEAD SO YOU GAIN HEALTH FROM VAMPIRE AND WONT DIE WHEN IRON WILL EXPIRES. KILL BUGS. REVIVE TEAM. ASK SCOUT WHY THEY TOOK TWO AMMO.