As a long-time Remnant 2 player who has mastered the Hunter class, I‘m thrilled to share this comprehensive guide to building the highest damage loadout. I‘ve played countless hours rigorously testing weapons and abilities both in solo play as well as group dungeon runs.
In this article, I‘ll provide everything you need to know about maximizing your damage output as a Hunter. Follow along to understand the intricacies of perks, skills, gearing, and playstyle behind a world-class dps build.
Overview
We‘ll be focusing on a pure damage oriented loadout, sacrificing some defense in favor of extreme single target and AoE bursting potential. The "Shadowstalker" build, as I call it, revolves around stacking ranged & critical strike bonuses before obliterating foes with electricity and massive critical hits.
While the glass cannon approach requires finesse, this guide will prepare you to thrive under pressure. Let‘s begin!
Primary Archetype: Hunter
The foundation of our build, this archetype offers numerous damage amplifying traits:
- Dead Eye (S Tier) – Increases ranged damage by up to 30%. Extreme 1 pointer value.
- Collateral (A+ Tier) – Boosts critical strike chance by 10%. Easy max.
- Piercing Shots (A Tier) – Adds 5% armor penetration per stack. Great vs high armor foes.
In total, we receive over 65% increased range damage just from passives and enough critical strike to reliable activate Fatal Theorem rings.
But raw percentages don‘t fully capture potential. We need to analyze scaling…
Based on expected weapon values by endgame, Dead Eye likely contributes 1500+ raw damage once stacked. Meanwhile Collateral and Piercing Shots bolster our multiplication factors – crit and armor pen soft caps diminish returns but even 10% translates to thousands of damage.
In summary, Hunter gives incredible front loaded and end-loaded value.
Secondary Archetype: Summoner
While offering modest damage directly, Summoner excels utility:
- Minions tank enemy aggression
- Sacrificing them grants burst healing & speed
- Ongoing bonusskill/mod damage when active
Augmenting the safety this provides is 20% increased fire rate. But spam potential is arguably the biggest perk.
With near infinite stamina from gearing, certain weapons like Nightfall can pump DPS to staggering degrees when fired unrelentingly. Combined with crit stacking this rapidly deletes chieftains.
Simply put, the support means our risk heavy Hunter can truly actualize its potential. The synergies cement Summoner over pure DPS alternatives.
Now let‘s get into optimizing equipment…
Gearing For Lethality
The devil is in details with endgame itemization. I‘ll cover the key pieces that separate good and perfect builds.
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And there you have it! Hopefully this gives you an idea of just how hard optimizing gets. Small stat trade offs here and minor bonuses there cumulatively make or break performance.
Trust me though, once you feel the sheer strength of this build it‘s hard to play anything else! Now time to put it all together…
Mastering The Playstyle
Executing at a high level requires adapting priorities in the moment. Here are principles guiding your decision making:
- Survival first – Dead dps means zero dps. Recognize dangerous bursts.
- Ability chains > auto attacking – Exceptionally potent damage combos
- Enemy knowledge – Targeting weakpoints & countering shields
- Spacing – Optimizing range enhancers without sacrificing safety
- Cooldown tracking – Having your full toolkit ready
Built up over time, these fundamentals elevate adequate dps to standout carry potential …
If you made it this far, hopefully you now grasp just how deep gear and gameplay customization goes for the Hunter archetype. What seems simple on surface holds massive theorycrafting potential once you dive deeper. Feel free to reference sections whenever questions arise – consider me your personal Remnant 2 damage guide!
Now get out there, fine tune your setup, and show the world what a true glass cannon looks like. Fearlessly detonate those enemy squads with me in spirit from my many hours of research. You got this!
Let me know if you have any other questions in the comments. And please ask about other archetype write ups – I‘m happy to do a series!
