Reaching the Accuracy cap should be your highest priority.Relics: Serendipitous Assault & Focused Retribution.**Must Have** Accuracy: 110% Tech & 100% ranged (1% from companion + 3% from talent = 6% from Gear).Recharge Cells: Instant Cell regeneration.Stealth Scan: Reveal stealthed enemies in a small area.Firing these missiles does not respect the GCD and can be fired while stunned Shoulder Cannon: Loads 4-7 missiles over time (depending on your spec), which can be fired at your target.Harpoon: Pulls an enemy target to your location.Hold the Line: Increases movement speed and gives immunity to knockbacks, snares and physics effects for a few seconds.Reactive Shield: Significantly Increase your base damage reduction for short while.Adrenaline Rush: Gives you a buff for 1 minute, whereby if you fall under 35% HP, a fast-ticking self heal will trigger that will consistently heal you back up to a maximum of 35% HP for a few seconds.Battle Focus: Increases your critical strike chance by 25% for a short while.Reserve Powercell: Your next ability costs no Cells.A Hybrid Assault Specialist / Tactics build is currently the most popular Vanguard dps spec, as it has the highest potential dps, however it is also the most difficult spec to play due to the mixed management of abilities from both Assault Specialist and Tactics trees.(This spec is no longer viable for 2.6 due to the changes and will not be covered here).
#Gears tactics vanguard build full#
A harder spec to play than full Assault Specialist, there was never really a reason to play it due to its lackluster dps, however currently its potential damage output is rather reasonable.
If an enemy with too much health gets close, bayonet them and then get back to cover. If enemy units try to overwatch the Heavy, intimidate and have the heavy clean up the units. Lastly, the Vanguard can provide good cover to a heavy. Then clean up the other units with Exertion, shots, and grenades.
#Gears tactics vanguard build free#
Once decloaked, have the Vanguard free bayonet charge into an enemy mob. Move both cloaked units into a flanking position. Have the scout class Obfuscate the Vanguard and then cloak. Second, I combine the Vanguard with the scout class. A few kills from a support class with weak point combined with the Vanguard's Expertise gives them a pretty consistent critical hit, especially since you'll have extra shots with Empower and Lock and Load. First, I combine the Vanguard with the support class to activate Hemorrhage. I use the Vanguard class in one of three ways. My recommendation is to focus on the following skills: Intimidate (lvl 2), Executioner, Enraged Bayonet, Free Bayonet, Recharging Bayonet, Demoralize, Charged Up, Breach, Hunker Down (lvl 1), Leech, Distraction (lvl 2), Survival Instincts, Badass, Rage Shot (lvl 1), Expertise, and Hemorrhage. I do think the Vanguard class is the weakest in the game, but it still has some really good skills that can synergize well with other classes.