In Once humanElement-based builds like the Burn build are some of the most popular and offer players a unique and customizable experience. By using weapons, items, and gear that increase your Burn-based damage, you inflict a damage-over-time status effect on enemies.
Dealing this type of damage to your enemies can help you overwhelm the battlefield, but players need to consider many factors such as stacks, mods, the best-fitting Deviants, and more. Therefore, to reach the best potential of your Burn build, you need to prioritize how each of these components can increase elemental damage.
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The best weapons for a burn build
Primary weapon
The Kam Crank weapon is by far one of the best options as a primary firearm for a burn build in Once humanbecause it excels in boss fights due to its consistent and non-RNG dependent fire causing. It also has excellent single target DPS and it not many enemies are needed to trigger the fire effect.
In addition, this effect increased (+20%) reload speedwhich allows you to continue to defeat enemies faster and faster, triggering the burn effect again. The Kam Crank is also free and can be obtained from the Mystical Crate in Once human in Fort Eyrie in the Red Sands region, making it easy to obtain for this build.
You can unlock the Kam Crank’s full potential by equipping it with a Rapid Shot Style calibration, which increases its fire rate by 15% and your reload speed by 40%. When fully calibrated, this feature also improves the weapon’s weak spot damage, making it even more useful when fighting bosses.
Secondary weapon
A great choice for a secondary weapon for a burn build in Once human is the recurve crossbow. This weapon has gained great popularity and is considered the overall best secondary weapon in the gamebecause it can be adapted to almost any body type.
It can inflict Bull’s Eye status on enemies when you target an enemy’s weak spot, which pairs well with the quick-fire style calibration. Your critical hit rate against enemies is increased, making enemies extremely vulnerable to your damage.
An alternative that could work for the Burn build and has a similar effect to the Recurve Crossbow is the DE 50 Wildfire weapon from the Wish Machine in
Once human
. It also inflicts the Bullseye status, although only with a 60% chance, which triggers when any area of the target’s body is hit. This option may be preferable because you don’t need to hit with precision, unlike the Crossbow, which needs to hit weak spots.
The best mods for a burn build
Flame resonance
The best thing about this mod is Once human for the burn build is that you don’t lose as many stacks, soThe fire effect can last longer on a targetwithout being interrupted. Flame Resonance is a great alternative that increases maximum burn stacks by 2 but reduces burn duration by 20%.
However, Ember is recommended, as you can go from 70k DPS to a at least 115k with this mod. The table below shows the best mods and their impact on the rest of your gear for the Burn build setup, which is explained further:
Mod Name |
Mod slot |
Effect |
Location |
---|---|---|---|
Deviation Expert |
helmet |
Range -25% Fire rate +10 Status damage +20% |
Silo Alpha |
Blaze Amplifier |
mask |
Gain +3% Psi Intensity for each stack of Burn you inflict. |
SiloEX1 |
Elementary Overload |
Gloves |
Elemental damage +18% |
Silo Sigma |
Status Enhancement |
Pants |
When the magazine is empty, you gain +10% status damage for 12 seconds (stacks up to three times). |
Silo Psi |
Isolated strike |
Boots |
If there are no enemies within 7 m, you gain +15% weapon and status damage. |
Silo Phi |
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The best armor for a burn build
Grill Gloves & Heavy Duty 3-piece
On YouTube, Byrdman recommends a variety of accessories and armor pieces for the Burn Build, including the BBQ gloves that additional damage in addition to the elemental fire damage enemies. They also recommend using the three-piece Heavy Duty set, mainly due to the increase in elemental damage and additional movement speed.
All of the suggested pieces focus on elemental damage, which is necessary for an effective burn build. In boss scenarios, the increases and improvements they provide are crucial, and taken together, all of these pieces are Use synergies to maximize fire damageespecially if these parts have been modified:
Armor piece(s) |
Effects |
---|---|
Grill gloves |
|
Heavy duty (3 pieces) |
|
Scouts (2 pieces) |
|
The best Deviant for a Burn build
Pyro Dino or Lonewolf’s Whisper
Although there are many Deviants that players can use for a Burn build, Pyro Dino is by far the best. This extremely rare Combat Deviant Increases fire damage against each target hitby a significant amount. This is an essential part of the build and makes your damage all the more effective.
It is located in the secret seepage zone in Silo Phibut for those who don’t have access to it due to its rarity, Lonewolf’s Whisper is a good option. This option is another offensive Deviant that draws enemies away from players, which is helpful when you’re in a pinch. You can get it after defeating Rabizex in the Monolith of Thirst.
Don’t forget to use the Deviant Master Cradle Perk in
Once human
as it gives you an additional 50% damage bonus just for having a Combat Deviant by your side. With such a huge damage boost, your Burn build will be impressive on the battlefield.
Source: Byrdman/YouTube