"Once Human: Shrapnel Build Guide Unveiled"

In the world of Once Human, the Shrapnel build is renowned for its capacity to unleash widespread damage through shrapnel effects, impacting multiple enemy parts simultaneously. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the intricacies of crafting an optimal Shrapnel build, highlighting the best weapons, armor, mods, deviants, and cradle overrides to elevate your combat prowess.

What is the Shrapnel Build?

To master the Shrapnel build, one must grasp its foundational principle: leveraging weapons and equipment that trigger shrapnel effects, thereby inflicting additional damage on parts of enemies not directly hit. By optimizing critical hit rates, magazine capacity, and shrapnel damage, this build ensures a relentless stream of devastating attacks. Imagine it as launching a fireworks display, where each shot cascades into multiple collateral hits. Below is a detailed breakdown of the build's components:

Primary Weapon – SOCR – The Last Valor

The cornerstone of the Shrapnel build, the SOCR – The Last Valor, is an assault rifle known for its high rate of fire and a 4% chance to trigger shrapnel with each hit, which inflicts extra damage on random, unhit parts of the enemy. Critical hits amplify this effect, doubling the shrapnel chance and adding a 30% critical damage boost, making it ideal for prolonged engagements. You can obtain the blueprint for this weapon through the Wish Machine by engaging in mini-games or buying it for 8,000 Starchrom from the Blueprint Shop. For the best results, crafting the Tier V version is highly recommended.

Recommended Attachments:

• Large Brake: +4 Range, +20 Accuracy, -8 Stability
• Reflex Sight: Zoom Level 2.0x, Aiming Speed +5.0%, Stability +5
• Tactical Laser Sight: +19 Accuracy, +12% Aiming Speed
• Extended Rifle Mag: Magazine Capacity +8, -13% Reload Speed

Secondary Weapon – DE.50 – Wildfire

The DE.50 – Wildfire complements the Shrapnel build by marking targets with "The Bull’s Eye," enhancing their vulnerability and amplifying the shrapnel effect. As an alternative, the Recurve Crossbow applies "The Bull’s Eye" on weakspot hits, increasing the critical rate by 15% against marked targets for 10 seconds, which sets up the primary weapon for maximum damage output.

Melee Weapon – Long Axe

The Long Axe acts as a supportive melee weapon within this build. Its "Fortress Warfare" ability, triggered by heavy attacks, creates a protective zone that bestows Heavy Armor on allies, significantly boosting team survivability and resilience.

Armor Items

The Lonewolf set is the go-to choice for the Shrapnel build, offering enhancements in magazine capacity and critical rate. The "Lone Shadow" effect of the set increases critical damage with each critical hit, stacking up to 10 times. Blueprints for each piece are available at the Blueprints Shop via the Wish Machine for 3,000 Starchrom each.

Recommended Mods for Weapons

• Shrapnel Souvenir: Automatically reloads the magazine upon triggering shrapnel, ensuring uninterrupted fire.
• Shrapnel Smash: Boosts critical hit rate by 1% after each shrapnel trigger, stackable up to 20 times.
• Crit Amplifier: Enhances critical hit rate by 10% and critical damage by 15%.
• Momentum Up: Increases fire rate by 10% for the first half of the magazine and weapon damage by 30% for the second half.

Recommended Mods for Armor

• Targeted Strike (Face): Increases damage against marked targets.
• Crit Booster (Gloves): Further elevates critical hit rate.
• Covered Advance (Shoes): Enhances movement speed while aiming.
• Bullet Siphon or Deadshot (Bottoms): Improves ammo efficiency or critical damage respectively.

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