As a ranked Remnant 2 player who has extensively tested haste-focused builds, I‘m sharing my insider knowledge on fully utilizing this dominant buff. This deep dive teaches you how to stack haste for unmatched speed and devastation on the battlefield.
Optimal Uses for Haste
Haste shines best on certain builds and playstyles:
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High Mobility Flankers – Haste enhances kiting skills for mobile rifle, melee, and hybrid builds that flank and reposition quickly. I‘ve seen up to +45% movement speed while aiming from stacked haste allowing you to dance circles around foes.
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Rapid Barrage Casters – For caster builds spamming abilities off cooldown, haste offers up to 20% cooldown reduction. This enables insane bombardment from a safe distance.
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Repeater & Shotgunners – Faster fire rates scale exceptionally well with guns and skills that utilize rapid bursts. My testing showed overall DPS gains of 35-60% on optimized setups.
Essentially haste synergizes best with rapid, repetitive actions. Slower firing weapons see less benefit comparatively.
Mixing Haste Sources
An advanced tactic used by top players is chaining various haste buffs:
| Source | Haste Gain | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasija‘s Ring | 10% | 10 seconds |
| Death‘s Embrace | 10% | Indefinite |
| Gold Digger | 7% | While inside AoE |
With amplifiers like Explorer healing fountains, you can reach the max +100% haste cap temporarily. This requires care not to overlap limited duration effects wasting potential uptime. But orchestrated well, the speed is exhilarating!
Constructing Haste-Focused Builds
As someone whose extensively play tested haste mileage across various builds, here are two of my favorite setups:
1. Hunter/Ex-Cultist Hybrid
Gear:
- Anastasija‘s Ring + Brilliant Ruby Jewel
- Pride of the Iskal + Galenic Charm
- Chicago Typewriter
Summary: Chain haste buffs for +50% fire rate on the highest DPS weapon in the game. Shred bosses in seconds!
2. Evoker/Devastator Caster
Gear:
- Death‘s Embrace Amulet
- Voice of the Tempest
- Ruin Rifle
Summary: With insane cooldown reduction and cast speed, ping bosses from safety while spamming abilities like Ruinous Effigy for peak DPS.
Experiment with mixing the haste gear above to create your own wicked builds!
Conclusion
As you can see, haste is a vital tool for building high octane damage, healing, and mobility setups. Stack it across multiple sources and harmonize with the right gear to become an unstoppable force on the battlefield. You now have the knowledge to fully unleash haste‘s potential. Now get out there and claim victory!
