Optimizing Power Surge Build Guide

Sep 14, 2024

Ultimate Run and Gun Build Overview

Introduction

  • Focused on topping leaderboards in Prime Wars and optimizing endgame content (dungeons and silos).
  • Power Surge build can reach around 100,000 DPS without buffs, spiking over 180,000 DPS with combinations.
  • Designed to deal significant boss damage and keep players alive through healing.

Key Features of Power Surge

  • Power Surge Debuff:
    • Applies continuous damage and debuff to targets.
    • Lightning strikes deal 50% psi intensity and reduce target's accuracy.
    • Shock Element Type: Effective at both close and long range without crit or strike weaknesses.
  • Build Focus: Maximizing status damage with complementary stats.

Core Components of the Build

Weapons

  1. Power Surge SMG: Outer Space

    • Weapon Features:
      • 25% chance to trigger Power Surge on hits.
      • Increased chance after defeating enemies and reloading.
      • Deals suppression damage; effective against Deviants.
    • Recommended Calibration Blueprint: Assault style for extra attack and elemental damage.
  2. Secondary Weapon Options:

    • Can partner with another Power Surge weapon or one that applies debuffs (e.g., Bullseye).
    • Bullseye Sniper - Bingo:
      • 8% vulnerability debuff.
      • Increases weak spot damage and attack after defeating enemies.
  3. Melee Weapon:

    • Suggested: Stun Baton for area effect Power Surge damage.

Armor

  1. Key Armor Piece: Mayfly Goggles
    • Increases Power Surge trigger count, effectively doubling damage but reducing it by 30%.
  2. Gear Set: 4-piece Shelter Set
    • Boosts elemental damage by up to 30%.
  3. Additional Armor Options:
    • Lone Wolf: +10% magazine size.
    • Heavy Duty: +10% HP.
    • Falcon/Stormweaver: Reduced rolling stamina.
    • Savior: Reduces medicine cooldown.
    • Renegade: Boosts reload speed.
    • Bastille: Increases weapon damage when health is above 70%.

Mods

  • Prioritize status and elemental damage.
  • Outer Space:
    • Use Static Shock to enhance power surge damage.
  • Bingo:
    • Apply vulnerability amplifier for debuff enhancement.
  • Stun Baton:
    • Use Shock Diffusion for area effect.
  • Armor Mods:
    • Deviation Expert: +10% fire rate and +20% status damage.
    • Thunderclap: Triggers a massive lightning bolt after 20 Power Surge triggers.
    • Rejuvenating: Restores health on kills.
    • Status Amplification: Boosts status damage upon reloading.
    • Advance Covered: Buffs weapon and status damage.

Cradle Mods

  • Enhance status and power surge damage.
  • Examples include Status Enhancement, Transient Impact, First Round Blast, etc.

Food Buffs

  • Whimsical Drink: +25% status damage for 30 minutes.
  • Mixed Fried Hotdog: +20% damage to Bullseye targets.
  • Bone-In Deviated Sausage: +15% boss damage.
  • Shellfish Meat: +5% vulnerability debuff for 10 seconds.

Conclusion

  • The build is tuned for maximizing damage output while keeping survivability high.
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