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  "post": {
    "title": "Ultimate Builds Guide ",
    "selftext": "# This is a step by step guide so please read before asking a question \"what to do next\"\n\n.\n\nDecided to remake the only guide u need to progress in this game from the start. As there r constantly new things being added, this may go obsolete with time so dont be afraid to ask a question in the other sticky post instead of making a post of your own (to avoid the clutter in the main feed of the sub) [https://www.reddit.com/r/Survivorio/comments/1ca5t70/random\\_build\\_questions\\_mega\\_thread/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Survivorio/comments/1ca5t70/random_build_questions_mega_thread/)\n\n**Everyone is on a different stage in game and if u wanna start following this path there might not be an obvious \"best way\" to switch over so use the link if u need more personalized help**\n\n# Characters\n\nThere r only 2 main characters u need to be looking at, Yang and Metallia. With time S shards became super easy to obtain so even as a f2p u can get to Yang within a month or two. Its recommended to be patient and not waste too much Oil on Common or switching to another character like King because u will have to use reset vial which usually costs $5 to get your limited resources back.\n\nBest character for beginners and intermediate players is Yang, it offers crazy damage output and survivability with his stances and pairs really well with Deathwalker build (more on it later).\n\nThe other character called Metallia is for advanced players as she requires more \"stats\" to overcome Yang. Dont know the exact numbers, but its somewhere around 90% base crit rate, A2+ and 35+ relic cores. She pairs the best with SS items because of the shield mechanics (more on it later)\n\n# Items & Builds:\n\n**Eternal build:**\n\nThis build is made for those just starting off, its consisted of Kunai/VP, Eternal Necklace, Eternal Gloves, Eternal Armor, Chaos Belt and Void Boots. In the next build u will read about Void and SS items, but dont be afraid to start with these because eventually u will need them to [Astral Forge](https://www.reddit.com/r/Survivorio/comments/186mbgo/astral_forge/) the SS items.\n\n1. Kunai/VP (AF3) - kunai is the best single target weapon for beginners because its easy to build and requires yellow VPs/LCs to astral forge **which u can later get back and use for SS weapon (AF reversion)**. VP is good to have for some stages where u r overwhelmed by hordes of mobs, but u will need skills like Drones to beat the bosses because VP doesnt auto-aim and deals low single target damage. **Note:** for the love of god please dont build SoD because u cant salvage chaos gear for SS items yet so it will be useless (until we get chaos pathing on SS items)\n2. Void Necklace (AF2/AF3) - if u already have a Eternal necklace (max yellow) then keep it as is until u finish the rest of the items from this build or if u r not keen on playing low HP u can even go with Metal Neckguard (not further than yellow preferably). Either way all 3 paths r good, but ideally u want to make Void necklace as u will use it for a long time. More info on it down below at Deathwalker build.\n3. Eternal Gloves (AF2) - kinda the same thing as with necklace, its really good early game, AF1 will provide heals so u cant die in main stages and provides useful crit/crit dmg which will take u far. Once u have AF2 vneck, Y5 collectible \"Saviors Memento\" and AF3 void gloves, u can switch over (the difference between gloves is nothing crazy, like 10-15%).\n4. Eternal Armor (AF3) - probably the most useful armor for the most part of your gameplay if used properly. The trick is to abuse deaths to stack damage/speed buffs which will last u for the rest of the run. For example, in EE u want to die twice early (if u have red armor, once if below red) which will then boost your damage for the whole 2-3minutes. Its also used in Clan Expeditions with the same purpose.\n5. Chaos Belt (purple/yellow) - used to be easily the best belt until SS counterpart appeared, recommend using it purple/yellow and to start making eternal/void yellow belts which u will later use on SS belt. SS belt is 2nd SS item that u should aim for (weapon is the first).\n6. Void Boots (AF1) - nothing much to say, easily the best boots so far (we dont have SS boots yet), only issue is that u need them red to start adding damage, its okay to stop at AF1 and focus other items and then come back at end.\n\n**Deathwalker build:**\n\nThis is an intermediate build which u can start building when u r done with the Eternal and u mostly want to switch to 3 new items; Void Necklace, Void Gloves and AoQ.\n\n1. Void Necklace (AF2/AF3) - the 2nd best necklace in the game, u will use it for a big part of your gameplay. Its whole point is to play on low HP, collectible helps alot so get it to Y5 atleast and practice playing low HP (even without AoQ). AF3 is optional, its only useful in EE when u play vs bosses that spawn mobs because killing a mob refreshes berserk (40% dmg on lvlup) which can permanently increase your damage for the whole round. Useful in any mode, especially versus bosses and it works great with SS TL because u need to play low HP with TL anyway to boost its damage (up to 2x).\n2. Void Gloves (AF3) - currently best gloves (SS coming soon), if u want them to beat AF2 Eternal Gloves then u need Y5 collectible for it and high enough crit rate so its prefered to make Void Necklace first.\n3. AoQ (AF3) - situational armor which provides incredible sustain, useful in specific maps like PoT and ZO. If u r struggling in PoT to kill a boss, u can \"die\" (enter soul state) before boss spawns and that will give u 30-35seconds to fight it from upclose without being scared of taking damage while also having 50% damage boost and u can use 2 soul states (because there is a revive in PoT) which perfectly fits a whole minute. Ofcourse this tactic changes depending on the other gear u have (SS belt for example). In ZO it just helps u get thro specific modifiers, for other maps like CE/EE its recommended to use Eternal Chest (read above).\n\n**SS items:**\n\nWhen u r done with all these items, its about time to look into SS items (maybe a bit sooner in case of SS TL if u have spare items to salvage and relic cores to upgrade). While these items r the best there is, they require huge amount of resources to be better than their S tier counterparts so thats why this \"buildup\" exists. If u r to rush into SS items, u will be way weaker for a very looong time so be patient and dont make the mistake u will regret. **I'll be using terms like E1V1 (eternal 1 and void 1) to describe Astral Forges.**\n\n1. [SS weapon](https://www.reddit.com/r/Survivorio/comments/1c4jnju/ss_twin_lance_guide/?share_id=y8pu93Gl4GwMpw1RlgLqZ&utm_content=2&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1) \\- otherwise called TL (twin lance) is obviously the best weapon in the game, already beats Kunai by 20-25% at E1 in every zone. It should be your 1st SS item and to read about how to get it and what it does, just click on the link.\n2. [SS belt](https://www.reddit.com/r/Survivorio/comments/1fdf9gd/ss_belt_guide/) \\- should be your 2nd SS item, it just offers insane amount of damage and at E1 beats Chaos Belt (twisting belt) in every zone except EE, for EE u need E1V2 and rush drones EVO to be able to keep it at lv5.\n3. SS boots - the order is not exact unless u use the calculator (linked below the picture) to tell u what to build. These boots r better than SS boots without any awakens already, its only a little bit annoying that u have to move all the time, especially once u get V4 on them.\n4. SS gloves - usually the 3rd or 4th SS item to go for, greatly boosts your crit rate and costs minimum 3 cores (E0V2) to start using over Void gloves (can be sooner depending on your crit rate), dont skill Eternal side till u have above 100% crit rate.\n5. [SS necklace](https://www.reddit.com/r/Survivorio/comments/1diw23n/ss_necklace_guide/?share_id=Xl7F7-sc-Hy7OAcuKmnPg&utm_content=2&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1) \\- so far 4thd best SS item, but to switch over from Vneck u need atleast 70% base crit rate for it to be stronger EXCEPT in Clan Expeditions where u can switch already with 40-50%. Not recommended to use in EE until u have 60+ cores because Vneck offers more damage boost there (the berserk) and XP boost which is very valuable. This EE claim is based on my own tests with it and vneck beats it easily by 30-35%.\n6. [SS armor](https://www.reddit.com/r/Survivorio/comments/1fdfrr8/ss_armor_guide/) \\- last SS item u should be going for, it has very little play in most zones until u hit that 60+ cores mark (94 cores for CE!!) and Metallia because it requires high amount of AFs to beat eternal armor damage from suicides (atleast E3V4 to have some damage upgrade) so its better to use cores on other gear like necklace and belt first. Only good usage of it when u have 30+ cores is for EE because u only get 2 suicides there with Echest and E3 on SS armor allows u to easily stack shield while playing low HP. U also save cores by not using SS neck so u have spare to use on the armor.\n\nhttps://preview.redd.it/6ocp4ds0zs3e1.png?width=2314&format=png&auto=webp&s=48f8bf0003d883f9230fd3224004c6a9069e5db5\n\nOr rather use this calculator for more precise results [https://danke007.com/calc/damage-increase](https://danke007.com/calc/damage-increase)\n\n# Collectibles\n\nThere r 2 things to look out for in yellow collectibles; the ones that boost crit rate (not crit damage) and the ones that boost your gear that u r using. Im not gonna list all of them here, just scan thro by yourself and see what boosts what, the most noticable ones r:\n\n1. Lucky Charm - u will be using void necklace for a while and this collectible is really good to get to R3 stars because it boosts the item and gives 5% crit rate at the same time.\n2. Tablet of Epics - boosts your AoQ and crit rate at R3\n3. Flaring Plume - boosts your void boots and crit rate at R3\n\nThere r 7 yellows that give crit rate so far so u should get them all because its an incredibly strong stat to work on. Besides these there is a collectible for Molotov (dmg amp buff) and RPG to get which work great with corresponding resonance (molotov resonance coming very soon).\n\nLess necessary, but still okay-ish collectibles r the ones for twisting belt and void gloves (for now a must to Y5 but might soon change with SS gloves).\n\nFrom red collectibles there r only 2 really good ones, 1st priority is collectible for drones (Matrix design) and 2nd is the one for drill (Eye of True Vision) which is useful once u get eternal drill.\n\n# Tech parts\n\nStarting from red, this is the current priority: Drones > molotov > rpg > balls\n\nDrones r the obvious best choice, molotov boosts your damage amplification and has a collectible to boost it even further, rpg has resonance so it can deal 10% of your total damage which is pretty decent and balls r pretty good for bosses.\n\nOnce u r going for eternal u have 2 choices; start with eternal drill for CE/PoT or start with drones for EE. Whichever u pick u should make the other one afterwards.\n\n1. Eternal drones boost the damage by like 5% (very minimal), but it offers way faster leveling which is very valuable in EE.\n2. Eternal drill boosts drill's damage by ALOT and offers extra 5% damage amp for other skills which greatly improves your CE/PoT scores. If your drill is still red, red balls will do twice the damage on bosses so dont use it.\n3. Eternal lightning used to be 3rd best eternal tech till molotov resonance came out, once lightning resonance comes im sure it will be better again.\n\n**Chips and resonance**\n\nRead the info in game to find out what resonance does and how to improve it. Regarding chips, u dont want to go all in on one tech because it requires more chips per upgrade as u keep going. On drones i recommend getting to 1.8 as f2p because u want to reach 3000 resonance eventually (unlocks 2nd wing). If u have extra chips u can use one or two on RPG just to slightly boost your damage but overall i wouldnt recommend investing into it as RPG is only like 10% of your skill's damage and molotov/drill will be way better resonances to save for.\n\n# Skills\n\nIt depends alot on your tech, collectibles, which zone u r playing etc. but i mostly suggest drones, molotov, balls, drill, rpg and lightning for boss battles, the rest can work to fight mobs. Ideally u will follow the tech u have and fill in the blanks.\n\n# Pets\n\nThere r 3 notable pets, each one for different stage of the game.\n\n1. Murica - by far the best pet to start with, once awakened it offers insane single target damage which might outscale u at start by multiple altitudes. After awakened once, look to make it red before awakening further. Its recommended to stop at R1 stars before going for next pet. Picking correct Deploying skills, stance and assisting pets is crucial for high damage output. For stance u should pick Shrewd for most zones u play as it will make the pet get close to boss (sometimes all stances work weird so dont take this literally) and hit it with better precision. For assisting skills u should build any pet u have with Powerul (damage%) and Boost (increases bullet size which makes it easier to land hits), other good assists r Gary (best assisting skill but it was limited time to get almost 2y ago, reduces cooldown and boosts damage) and Pierce (good for fighting mobs, doesnt do anything on bosses). For deploying skills take a look at the picture below. Note that i couldnt find a proper picture because i dont use murica anymore but its pretty much that (its an EE build actually), to adjust it for your needs u can switch out XP skill because thats just for EE and slot in Vampirism or Advanced sharp claws. First skill can be swapped by crush (both r equally good tbh) and crit rate is also not necessary if u already have 100%. Those 2-3 skills u can adjust by your likings and the rest is shown as it should be. Another option is to switch 5th slot (Painstrike) with Sharp Claws. Here is a little calculator if u want to play around with skills [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fzKOB-HtGfI0AgURj5TtQf7GD8deV03g025d8iNJVHc/edit?gid=2024806242#gid=2024806242](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fzKOB-HtGfI0AgURj5TtQf7GD8deV03g025d8iNJVHc/edit?gid=2024806242#gid=2024806242)\n2. Rex - your best friend once u r somewhere above 300k damage. Once u have R1 Murica u should be saving for R2 Rex and once u notice Murica doing under 10% your damage (if its landing all hits) it means its a good time to switch. Depending on your damage and gear, even Y5 Rex might be better (test for yourself). The 4th skill on my Rex is optional, i use bullet damage reduction for CE so i can keep 100% shield easier. Crit rate (1st slot) can also be removed or replaced by crit damage if your crit rate is above 100%. Having cooldown in red slot is crucial for the Rex's awakened ability to apply more often. **I was a bit wrong when making this guide, swap crit dmg (2nd) and skill dmg (6th).**\n3. Croaky - ultimate whale pet, once u have 600k+ damage with maxed out everything, u will want to switch over to Croaky for its damage amplification once u have it R5 but 99.9% of us dont need to worry about it any time soon. Idk whats the exact Croaky build, but im pretty sure its just the same as Rex.\n\nhttps://preview.redd.it/l5y53sqvq9vd1.png?width=1596&format=png&auto=webp&s=ce8908f83e486d322ad41b266fc683eb21252d2c\n\nWill be adding more guides soon and be linking them here and in the [Guides Megathread](https://www.reddit.com/r/Survivorio/comments/186n2c4/basic_gameevent_guide_list/)",
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