Fairly new sal player

[GiffMagic (MR TORGUE APPROVES!!!)]

Ok so I got sal to op8 a while ago and played him a little but very quickly got bored and now I just see him as a gimmick/glitch reliant character. Mainly because i only ever see anyone use him for DPUH/Grog, Pimp/Ahab and rocket jumping.
Am I wrong in thinking this? Are there less cheap and more fun ways to play him at op8 that are still viable?

[nat_zero_six (I’m Nat and just a Number.)]

Pretty sure Deputy Build surpasses the Sheriff Build in terms of popularity.

[Build] Deputy Sal

Updated for level 80! Hello everyone! I would like to take a few lines to thank those who’s input has helped shape this build into what it is today. So many thanks to: @itothemagine, @Sljm @akdere1, @Ganza, @Afro_Samurai, @BookEmDano, @Kurtdawg13, @Jefe, @Piemanlee, @kbk160008, Imit8m3, Poisoned, Jimmy_cornflower, Grimw, Theweird, SirPatman, Relix28, Umcio, Dotanuki, and many others. Thank you all! (Damn forum only lets me tag 10 people) This build is designed to let you do mass…

[Jefe (བར་དོ་ཐོས་གྲོལ)]

Here are a few unconventional approaches

[Build] Proof of Concept : a no-Moxxi Brawnzerker for OP8

THIS IS A PORT OF A BUILD BY @DScarface. THE ORIGINAL THREAD HERE. I TAKE NO CREDIT NOR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS CONTENT. I HAVE RETAINED THE ORIGINAL FORMATTING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY CHANGES ARE NEEDED. I WILL ONLY MAKE CHANGES FOR THE PURPOSES OF ACCURACY. CREDIT TO @IdlePhantom FOR GETTING THIS STARTED. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET ALL THE BUILDS PORTED! So there was this thread that sparked a discussion among Salvador players about the viability of Brawn at the high…

[Build] In Brick's Shoes: A Melee Build That Actually Works!

THIS IS A PORT OF A BUILD BY @Nick21000 . THE ORIGINAL THREAD HERE. I TAKE NO CREDIT NOR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS CONTENT. I HAVE RETAINED MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL FORMATTING BUT HAVE REDONE SOME TO HARMONIZE WITH THE FORUM BUILD STANDARD. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY CHANGES ARE NEEDED. I WILL ONLY MAKE CHANGES FOR THE PURPOSES OF ACCURACY. CREDIT TO @IdlePhantom FOR GETTING THIS STARTED. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET ALL THE BUILDS PORTED! Sal’s jealous. Brick is everything he isn’t. Brick is a huge, muscu…

And from yours truly ( works best at OP4 but works at OP8 if using a ROM ) :

[Build] Striker Salvador

Given that most of the Sal builds got gobbled up by the death of the old forum, I figured I’d add my main. [image] It’s built completely around Jakobs guns’ multiplicative crit bonus that is well known via Chuck’s Deputy build. This is essentially a Brawn version of that build but uses only Jakobs guns and no Moxxi weapons. It works extremely well up to OP4 which is where I halted. I’m unsure of its viability in higher levels. For more information on critical damage stacking, refer to this t…

[GiffMagic (MR TORGUE APPROVES!!!)]

I’ll definitely try these, thanks both! Think I’ll watch derch’s sal skill guide too

[Ossie (Just...like, with a fork)]

Dunno if it’s anything particularly special or unique, but I use this build with a Leg. Gunzerker COM and elemental Hyperion shotguns (Thinkings, Interfacers, and Conference Calls primarily) and an off-hand slag Rubi. The idea is to exploit the Hyperion accuracy boost to hit crits as much as possible (yes, Sal can crit with a bit of skill)…I think of it as the Critical Sal build.

And Derch’s vids are WELL worth the time.

[Carlton_Slayer]

You could check out my Forever in Pain (Brawn focused) build, but make sure to read thru it as I’ve added some changes to the later part of it…

[GiffMagic (MR TORGUE APPROVES!!!)]

Definitely will when I get home

[DeputyChuck (Sheriff)]

Also check out any build based on the Hoarder COM, like Kittehzerker or any basic Lyuda build.

Almost none of the time trial runs use Harold/Grog or RL/Pimp, so that should tell you a lot about the diversity.

[GiffMagic (MR TORGUE APPROVES!!!)]

It’s the deputy himself thanks for the info, I’ll definitely look at some after work

[nat_zero_six (I’m Nat and just a Number.)]

We need more deputy build run in the TT. Still waiting for @Kurtdawg13’s entries

3rd - Salvador - Salvador was beaten by Gaige and Anarchy, and Bloodsplosion Krieg in mobbing, did not see any Deputy builds in mobbing though.

[DeputyChuck (Sheriff)]

I’m not expecting them to show up there honestly. The build isn’t optimized for speed.

Almost all Sal entries for mobbing are using a Sniper rifle, either the Moloko, the Lyuda or the Pimp, and that playstyle is too different for the Deputy setup to compete.

[Kurtdawg13 (Loot Whore)]

I’ll see what I can do.

[GiffMagic (MR TORGUE APPROVES!!!)]

Lmao this can only end well, right?

[Kurtdawg13 (Loot Whore)]

I’ve never done a time trial, so I don’t know the rules? What map should I attempt? BAR room brawl? Tier 3? using the Dep Build. any restrictions to pay attention to?

[GiffMagic (MR TORGUE APPROVES!!!)]

Time Trials Revived Revived!

Raids: Rules: Time starts when health bar appears and ends when it disappears (For Terramorphous kills the timer starts when the red dot appears/When healthbar appears -1 second) BAR must be disabled No glitches or exploits (For example weapon merging or drop reloads) Full video proof of the run must be shown (Quality doesn’t matter as long as it’s watchable) All gear used and spec as well as the BAR must be shown after or before the run OP8 Class Mods and Relics can be used in OP0 …

[DeputyChuck (Sheriff)]

I would suggest you start by watching a few of the top runs on YouTube to see if it is even feasible.

These guys know of the possible builds to use and they probably tried it already with a Deputy to try and get a better time.

Good luck my friend

[Kurtdawg13 (Loot Whore)]

That would be wise, which I am not.
I just did this last night after power leveling a friend from 0-40. I decided to run through with the Dep Build. not a very impressive time by any means, but its a starting point that i can “gaige” from.

[GiffMagic (MR TORGUE APPROVES!!!)]

I did this with a quad with Zer0 lol can’t remember how I got it so high…

[DeputyChuck (Sheriff)]

Zero + accuracy boosts + Crit bonus + point blank range + deception bonus + OSOK + slag + death mark + Jakobs Crit bonus + well-placed shot.

[Invaderguy78 (Axton Man)]

Full on Chuck80 build. Roll with deputy. Speaking of Deputy, when I see sal players online with ranDUMBS, all I ever see, is norfleets, harolds, and Pimperhab. So, go Deputy sal for general sal builds.