Shrapnel Build Guide for Once Human

In the immersive world of Once Human, the Shrapnel build is a standout choice for players looking to unleash widespread devastation on the battlefield. This guide delves into the intricacies of crafting an optimal Shrapnel build, providing detailed insights into the best weapons, armor, mods, deviants, and cradle overrides to ensure you dominate every encounter.

What is the Shrapnel Build?

At the heart of the Shrapnel build lies a strategic focus on triggering shrapnel effects to inflict additional damage on multiple parts of enemies. This build is designed to maximize critical hit rates, magazine capacity, and shrapnel damage, creating a relentless barrage of attacks akin to a fireworks display where each explosion causes collateral damage. Below is a comprehensive breakdown of the build and its essential components:

Primary Weapon – SOCR – The Last Valor

The cornerstone of the Shrapnel build, the SOCR – The Last Valor, is an assault rifle that excels with its rapid rate of fire and a 4% chance to trigger shrapnel on each hit. This effect deals extra damage to random unhit parts of enemies, and critical hits not only double this effect but also add a 30% critical damage boost. To obtain this weapon, players can engage with the Wish Machine through mini-games or purchase its blueprint for 8,000 Starchrom from the Blueprint Shop. For peak performance, 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

Enhancing the Shrapnel build's effectiveness, the DE.50 – Wildfire marks targets with "The Bull's Eye," increasing their vulnerability and synergizing with the shrapnel effect. Alternatively, the Recurve Crossbow can be used, applying "The Bull's Eye" upon weakspot hits and granting a 15% critical rate boost against marked targets for 10 seconds. This setup primes the primary weapon for maximum damage output.

Melee Weapon – Long Axe

The Long Axe serves as a supportive melee weapon within the Shrapnel build. Its "Fortress Warfare" ability, activated by heavy attacks, creates a protective area that grants Heavy Armor to allies, significantly boosting team survivability and durability.

Armor Items

For the Shrapnel build, the Lonewolf set is the top choice, offering increased magazine capacity and critical rate boosts. The set's "Lone Shadow" effect further enhances critical damage with each critical hit, stacking up to 10 times. Blueprints for each piece of the Lonewolf set can be acquired at the Blueprints Shop through the Wish Machine for 3,000 Starchrom each.

Recommended Mods for Weapons

• Shrapnel Souvenir: Automatically reloads the magazine upon triggering shrapnel, ensuring continuous fire.
• Shrapnel Smash: Increases critical hit rate by 1% after each shrapnel trigger, stacking up to 20 times.
• Crit Amplifier: Boosts 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): Enhances damage against marked targets.
• Crit Booster (Gloves): Further increases critical hit rate.
• Covered Advance (Shoes): Improves movement speed while aiming.
• Bullet Siphon or Deadshot (Bottoms): Enhances ammo efficiency or critical damage.

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