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- Vanguard: Breacher
Breacher
A Vanguard that charges in and burns everything: Dragon’s Breath sets packs alight, and the Breacher hand cannon punches through a whole line of enemies.
Loadout
How to play it
Charge into a pack, empty Dragon’s Breath into it, and Bulwark as they turn on you. Grunts, bloaters and broodmothers are all weak to fire.
Switch to the Breacher for enemies that line up, and for spitters and splitters, which shrug off fire.
Skills at level 50
All 49 skill points. Resetting skills is free, so you can try a build any time.
| Skill | Ranks | Total |
|---|---|---|
| ◆ Bastion class skill | 3 / 5 | +1.5s longer Bulwark |
| ✦ Power | 5 / 5 | +25% damage |
| ≡ Trigger Finger | 5 / 5 | +25% fire rate |
| ◎ Precision | 5 / 5 | +15% crit chance |
| ▣ Toughness | 5 / 5 | +15% damage reduction |
| ♥ Vitality | 5 / 5 | +30% max HP |
| » Swiftness | 5 / 5 | +20% move speed |
| ◷ Focus | 5 / 5 | +25% cooldown reduction |
| + Regeneration | 5 / 5 | +2% max HP per second |
| $ Scavenger | 4 / 5 | +32% gold found |
| ⊕ Magnet | 2 / 4 | +50% pickup range |
After level 50, take the elite skills in this order: Bloodlust, Hardened, Executioner, Quick Hands, Wisdom.
Stats
This build at level 50 with the Combat Plate fully upgraded and both guns fully upgraded, next to a new level 1 Vanguard in the Scrap Vest with the same guns as they drop. Mods and charms add more on top.
| Stat | New character | This build |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 220 | 691 |
| Damage | +0% | +123% |
| Fire rate | +0% | +25% |
| Crit chance | 0% | 15% |
| Damage reduction | 0% | 39% |
| Move speed | 205 | 269 |
| Ability cooldowns | −0% | −45% |
| Health regained per second | 0 | 24.2 |
| Bastion | – | +1.5s Bulwark |
| Dragon's Breath DPS | 111 | 2,767 |
| Breacher DPS | 120 | 1,775 |
DPS counts reloads and crits against a single enemy.
Upgrade order
Gold goes furthest on the suit parts that matter most for this build. Take these to their cap first:
- Plating: +3% damage reduction per level, up to 5 levels on the Combat Plate
- Reinforced Frame: +5% max HP per level, up to 5 levels on the Combat Plate
- Servos: +3% move speed per level, up to 5 levels on the Combat Plate
Maxing every part costs about 18,000 gold for the suit, 68,000 for the Dragon's Breath and 33,535 for the Breacher. See progression.
Getting there
Gear only drops, and never more than 2 levels above you: the Dragon's Breath can drop from level 8, the Breacher from level 4 and the Combat Plate from level 4. Until then, play the same way with the best guns you’ve found (see the best early guns), and put your first points into Bastion, Power, Trigger Finger.
More on the class: the Vanguard guide.
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