Overview
This guide presents three top beginner-friendly PvE builds for new agents in The Division 2 for 2025, focusing on power, survivability, and ease of assembly without requiring rare or exotic gear. Each build is designed for efficient early-game progression, clear farming strategies, and strong performance whether solo or in a team.
Efficient Gear Farming Tips
- Countdown mode is recommended for fast-targeted farming of specific gear and weapons.
- Challenging difficulty in Countdown offers quick matchmaking and optimal loot drops.
- Farming in the open world or Summit yields less loot compared to Countdown.
- Countdown credits can be used to buy exotic caches from the base vendor.
Striker Build: Maximum DPS
- Focuses on aggressive, fast-paced combat that rewards hit streaks with rising damage.
- Uses four Striker Battle Gear pieces for weapon handling, rate of fire, and Striker's Gamble talent.
- Technician specialization adds damage against drones/robotics and grants the linked laser pointer to pulse enemies.
- Primary weapon: Police M4 with Flatline talent for damage amplification; all core attributes set to weapon damage.
- Shield skill adds survivability to maintain damage stacks; includes pulse for recon.
- Feneris chest with Obliterate talent increases assault rifle damage and weapon damage on crits.
- Chesca gloves help maximize crit chance.
Hunter's Fury Build: Close-Quarters Domination
- Ideal for aggressive, close-range play, providing amplified damage and strong crowd control.
- Four Hunter’s Fury pieces yield shotgun/SMG damage, 20% armor on kill, and disorient enemies on kill.
- Gunner specialization increases armor on kill to 40% and unlocks Banshee pulse skill.
- Main weapon: MP7 SMG with Killer talent for crit-driven burst damage; M870 shotgun as secondary with Brazen talent.
- Groupo Sombra backpack boosts crit damage; Palisades chest adds armor on kill.
- Recommended to have at least three armor cores for survivability.
- Skills: Banshee pulse for CC and Reviver hive for emergency recovery.
Heartbreaker Build: Balanced Damage and Tankiness
- Heartstopper talent grants stacking bonus damage and armor for pulsing enemies.
- Technician specialization enables the linked laser pointer for consistent enemy pulsing.
- Uses four Heartbreaker pieces for assault rifle/LMG bonuses and rapid stacking.
- Main weapon: ACR with Flatline talent; ACS12 shotgun recommended for fast stacking.
- Four armor cores, crit attributes, and protection from elites mods improve survivability.
- Chesca gloves and Feneris knee pads increase crit chance and assault rifle damage.
- Skills: Defender drone for increased tankiness and Reviver hive for self-revival.
Recommendations / Advice
- Choose a build that fits your playstyle: Striker for ranged DPS, Hunter's Fury for close quarters, or Heartbreaker for tanky versatility.
- Prioritize gear farming in Countdown mode for quickest and most efficient build assembly.
- Optimize builds gradually; even basic or mid-tier gear provides strong results for new players.