A few questions about digi-jacks

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Jack the Doppelganger
#1

I’m trying to make build that keeps my Jacks alive as long as possible. I was just wondering if:

  1. Jacks get the health boost from anshin shields?
  2. If their health is based off your health (so increaing your max health increases their’s)?

Also:

  1. I would assume that VIP is a better mod to use for boss fights than Role Model because the digi-jack bonus has a higher potential ceiling. Correct?
  2. The jacks only have shock and fire (and corrosive if specced) attacks, no explosive?
#2

I’m not 100% sure that Adaptive shield’s health transfers and I don’t know of any way to test this but if You Have My Shield works as described they should gain the health and elemental resistance bonus. Digi-Jacks gain additional health increases (e.g., Bolster and Promote the Rank) that Jack doesn’t so they seem to function independently of one another. I’d either go VIP or Protagonist for a BA Digi-Jack build because of Bolster. Role Model always seemed to underperform for me and I thought it would be much stronger.

#3

I was afraid of that.

Still, I always imagined the damage bonus would be more consistent than the boost from bolster, which would disappear if I moved too far away.

Thats the build I’m using. As you can see, I don’t have too many passive damage bonuses. Did you find the difference in your damage output to be small even with resolute boosted? If so, I may have to go back to the drawing board…

#4

I like Resolute but I think it’s the fact that it triggers based on you taking damage, not you AND Digi-Jacks. Since they draw a lot of agro it just doesn’t seem as frequent as I thought. But perhaps it’s just a play style issue and if you’re out in front more and taking that damage then it’s obviously a very nice boost to both damage and damage resistance.

#5

Well, I feel stupid. I thought it procced when you or the jacks took damage. That kinda defeats the purpose of accountablility if it only activates upon me taking damage.

#6

It procs just not often enough for me in a build centered on keeping Jacks out.

#7

???
So it does increase my damage if my jacks are hit? Because the skill description is kind of confusing now that I look at it.

#8

No. It only works when you get hit but how often is that when you’re using Jacks more for aggro and offense?

#9

Not very, especially when playing with an Aurelia.