Normal Mode Zer0 Build

Borderlands 2 Zer0 the Assassin
#1

Hello!

This is my first post here. I am new to BL2. I bought it when it first came out, played it to the end of Normal Mode with Axton, and then stopped playing because back then I was on a competitive FPS team and focused entirely on that at the cost of other games.

Good lord, this game is great!

To my question - I just finished replaying through with Axton. I don’t use much in the way of guides for games, but figured with so much info out there on BL2, it would be silly not to read some basic info to get me started. There was an awesome post about Axton called Beginners Guide to Axton and it was exactly what I needed. I figured I’ll beat the game with each character using a “beginners guide” of sorts for each one, and then start reading about builds as I progress into TVHM for each of them. So, since I’m on to Zer0 now… is there something similar for Zer0? I was actually surprised it wasn’t in the Community Zer0 Guide (or else I’m blind and missed it). If there isn’t one, can someone with a lot of Zer0 knowledge throw out a basic build that goes to level 34 or so?

Thanks.

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#2

There’s one from @Altairsky that I ported some time ago :

But start with her guide from Steam :

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#3

Thank you so much!

It’s amazing how many games I missed that were great. I’m so glad I went back and started this one again. I can’t imagine another game being more fun than this is. I love it!

This community seems awesome, as well.

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#4

OH! Wait! I misread and gave you melee Zer0 info.

For gun Zer0, start with the Cunning tree. Something like this :

http://bl2skills.com/assassin.html#000000000052055125010000000000

Where you go from there depends on what you want to focus on.
Only guns? Start on the Sniping tree.
Hybrid stab and shoot? Start on the Bloodshed tree.

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#5

You’re the best! Thanks! Sitting down now to start Zer0. I’ve got two hours before work. This is the first game in a while that has tempted me to call in sick to work. I’m an adult. I shouldn’t be thinking about calling in sick to work for a game.

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#6

Welcome to the forums. Your one stop shop for info and commiseration of the Pandoran variety.

I’m going to second the Cunning build @Jefe suggested, because it’s the build I started with except that I skipped Counter Strike and put 4 points in Unforeseen. And many better versed than myself maintain that a solid Cunning tree lies beneath every Zer0 build. No matter how you kill it, stab or shoot, you’re going to enjoy making it dead.

Welcome to the dark side, we have Legendaries. :grin:

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#7

I didn’t play this game all that much from launch until 2015, at that point most new games didn’t interest me, so I ended up sticking with this the whole time. Glad you’re enjoying it, I actually think BL2 is one of the best games of the past ten years.

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#8

Thanks!

And I can’t figure out if your name is “Paul OT Head” or “Paulo the Ad” or “Paulo Thead” or “Paulo T Head”.

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#9

I would agree.

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#10

A great many of us are in our 30’s and 40’s and 50’s - you’ll be in good company if you decide to do so.

I’ve found that below OP levels, 2 is plenty. But depends how you use it.

You’ll never know…:stuck_out_tongue:

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#11

Guess I’ll just pick my favorite, until he clears it up. I’m leaning towards “Paul OT Head” or “Paulo T Head”, because “OT” or “T Head” are great shorter nicknames.

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#12

A yeti by any other name would still be a snowman most abominable. :wink:

Not that it matters, but I always imagined it as Paul O’Thead (not my real name, I’m in Gamer Protection). Paulo is how I hear it most often.

This is very likely true, but before I was looking at the testing we’ve all done I just liked the idea of an explodey shock decoy better, and I never thought my reflexes are/would be good enough to take advantage of the Counter Strike bonus.

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#13

Thank you for clearing that up. You don’t now how much that would have bothered me for the rest of the day, like that song that you can’t remember the name of, and it sits on the tip of your tongue, simmering with a low irritation level.

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#14

Any time. Always here to derail a thread by inserting the most nonsensical non sequitur possible. BTW, have you seen the “What did you do…” threads? They’re my favorite reading material. And how about that weather?. :wink:

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#15

Idk much about zero, but I’m glad my Axton guide helped you

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#16

Also, janderson (who was before my time but I know enough of his stuff to have the utmost respect) did a skill and leveling guide :

Unfortunately, the forum changed its format and messed up a lot of once beautifully formatted work - it’s a bit hard to read now.

Note - Unforseen pre 2015 patch was terrible which is why the guide says as much. It works as advertised now.

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#17

Whoa! It’s you! You’re like my sensei, man!

Your guide was the perfect intro for me, having just really dove into the game. The way you linked to builds at different levels and explained why - it was great. Thanks a million!

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#18

Thank you.

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#19

Welcome to the family. You will enjoy your stay here for sure. :hugs::hugs:

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#20

Thank you!

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