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- Vanguard: Unbreakable Wall
Unbreakable Wall
A Vanguard that refuses to go down: maximum health, damage reduction and regeneration, a longer Bulwark, and a shotgun that punishes anything that gets close.
Loadout
How to play it
Walk in front and let the horde come to you. Bulwark when the hits pile up, Fortify before an ambush, and Charge to reach a sniper or get out.
The Desert Hawk sidearm handles anything at range while your shotgun is empty.
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 | 5 / 5 | +2.5s longer Bulwark |
| ♥ Vitality | 5 / 5 | +30% max HP |
| ▣ Toughness | 5 / 5 | +15% damage reduction |
| + Regeneration | 5 / 5 | +2% max HP per second |
| ◷ Focus | 5 / 5 | +25% cooldown reduction |
| ✦ Power | 5 / 5 | +25% damage |
| ≡ Trigger Finger | 5 / 5 | +25% fire rate |
| ◎ Precision | 5 / 5 | +15% crit chance |
| » Swiftness | 4 / 5 | +16% move speed |
| $ Scavenger | 5 / 5 | +40% gold found |
After level 50, take the elite skills in this order: Hardened, Bloodlust, Quick Hands, Executioner, Wisdom.
Stats
This build at level 50 with the Juggernaut Frame 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 | 741 |
| Damage | +0% | +123% |
| Fire rate | +0% | +25% |
| Crit chance | 0% | 15% |
| Damage reduction | 0% | 52% |
| Move speed | 205 | 264 |
| Ability cooldowns | −0% | −50% |
| Health regained per second | 0 | 30.4 |
| Bastion | – | +2.5s Bulwark |
| Riot Shotgun DPS | 102 | 1,554 |
| Desert Hawk DPS | 157 | 3,986 |
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 7 levels on the Juggernaut Frame
- Reinforced Frame: +5% max HP per level, up to 7 levels on the Juggernaut Frame
- Nanites: +0.3% max HP regen per second per level, up to 7 levels on the Juggernaut Frame
Maxing every part costs about 40,445 gold for the suit, 33,535 for the Riot Shotgun and 68,000 for the Desert Hawk. See progression.
Getting there
Gear only drops, and never more than 2 levels above you: the Riot Shotgun can drop from level 3, the Desert Hawk from level 8 and the Juggernaut Frame from level 12. 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, Vitality, Toughness.
More on the class: the Vanguard guide.
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