In the immersive world of *Once Human*, the Shrapnel build emerges as a powerful strategy for dealing widespread damage through shrapnel effects that impact multiple parts of enemies. This guide aims to equip you with all the necessary details to create a top-tier Shrapnel build, including optimal choices for weapons, armor, mods, deviants, and cradle overrides to ensure your dominance on the battlefield.
What is the Shrapnel Build?
To harness the full potential of the Shrapnel build, understanding its core mechanics is crucial. This build revolves around leveraging weapons and equipment that trigger shrapnel effects, which inflict additional damage on parts of enemies that were not directly hit. By boosting critical hit rates, increasing magazine capacity, and amplifying shrapnel damage, you can unleash a relentless stream of devastating attacks. Think of it as setting off a series of fireworks, where enemies are struck by multiple collateral shots. Below is a detailed breakdown of the build and its components:
| Slot | Item | Mod |
| Primary Weapon | SOCR – The Last Valor | Shatter Them All, Shrapnel Smash, or Shrapnel Souvenir |
| Secondary Weapon | DE.50 Wildfire | Vulnerability Amplifier |
| Melee | Long Axe | Portable Territory |
| Helmet | Beret or Gas-Tight Helmet | Momentum Up or Fateful Strike |
| Face | Lonewolf Mask | Targeted Strike or Shrapnel Carnage |
| Gloves | Lonewolf Gloves | Crit Amplifier or Crit Booster |
| Shoes | Bastille Shoes | Covered Advance or Slow and Steady |
| Top | Lonewolf Jacket | Healing Fortification |
| Bottoms | Lonewolf Pants | Bullet Siphon or Deadshot |
Primary Weapon – SOCR – The Last Valor
At the heart of the Shrapnel build is the SOCR – The Last Valor, a potent assault rifle known for its high rate of fire. This weapon has a 4% chance to trigger shrapnel on each hit, causing extra damage to random unhit parts of the enemy. Critical hits not only double this effect but also enhance critical damage by 30%, making it exceptionally effective in sustained battles. You can acquire the blueprint for this weapon through the Wish Machine by participating in mini-games or by spending 8,000 Starchrom at the Blueprint Shop. For the best results, crafting the Tier V version is highly recommended.
Recommended Attachments:
- Large Brake: Increases range by 4, accuracy by 20, but reduces stability by 8.
- Reflex Sight: Offers a 2.0x zoom level, increases aiming speed by 5.0%, and boosts stability by 5.
- Tactical Laser Sight: Enhances accuracy by 19 and aiming speed by 12%.
- Extended Rifle Mag: Boosts magazine capacity by 8, but decreases reload speed by 13%.
Secondary Weapon – DE.50 – Wildfire
The DE.50 – Wildfire plays a crucial role in enhancing the Shrapnel build by marking enemies with "The Bull's Eye," which increases their vulnerability and synergizes with the shrapnel effect. For an alternative approach, the Recurve Crossbow can apply "The Bull's Eye" upon hitting weak spots, providing a 15% critical rate boost against marked targets for 10 seconds, effectively setting up your primary weapon for maximum damage output.
Melee Weapon – Long Axe
The Long Axe serves as an essential melee weapon in this build. Its "Fortress Warfare" ability, triggered by heavy attacks, creates a protective area that grants Heavy Armor to allies, significantly improving team survivability and durability in combat scenarios.
Armor Items
For the Shrapnel build, the Lonewolf set is the ideal choice, as it increases magazine capacity and boosts critical hit rates. The set's unique "Lone Shadow" effect adds extra critical damage with each critical hit, stackable up to 10 times. You can obtain the blueprints for each piece of the set at the Blueprints Shop through the Wish Machine for 3,000 Starchrom each.
Recommended Mods for Weapons
- Shrapnel Souvenir: Automatically reloads the magazine upon triggering shrapnel, ensuring you can keep up continuous fire.
- Shrapnel Smash: Increases critical hit rate by 1% after each shrapnel trigger, stacking up to 20 times.
- Crit Amplifier: Boosts critical hit rate by 10% and critical damage by 15%.
- Momentum Up: Enhances fire rate by 10% for the first half of the magazine and weapon damage by 30% for the second half.
Recommended Mods for Armor
- Targeted Strike (Face): Enhances damage against marked targets.
- Crit Booster (Gloves): Further increases critical hit rate.
- Covered Advance (Shoes): Improves movement speed while aiming.
- Bullet Siphon or Deadshot (Bottoms): Enhances ammo efficiency or critical damage.
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