Having trouble finding out a barrier/clone build

Borderlands 3 Zane the Operative
#1

After looking though the class mods and anointments, I can’t seem to find a build that lets me maximize stats on Zane using a clone + barrier build. It all seems to focus on the sentinel tree with the other two to compliment. Surely they didn’t want to pigeon hole players like that? He got so many updates in the last patch, I genuinely don’t know where to start

Does anyone have any suggestions on a skill build along with what items or anointments to watch out for?

I like double barrel more than distributed denial if that helps with the ideas

Thank you!

#2

You don’t have to use the action skill in the tree you dedicate the most skill points in.

You could run barrier without any augments and it would still be good. Taking the Drone just because you are in the hitman tree pigeonholes yourself.

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#3

That’s a good point. I just can’t imagine there isn’t a good build with those two trees combined. Or I would be sad to find that out lol

Anyway, thanks for the advice on that

#4

I definitely use a build that takes seeing red and uses both an augmented clone and augmented dome*. 10 points in one tree, 11 in the other. This is the insta kill GW build.

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#5

gimmick literally has a nova burner build tutorial that is better with clone than drone. every time i run ccc or distributed denial ideas myself i use clone over drone.

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#6

I use this build. It’s not really mindblowing or anything but it gets the job done. I do have some pretty solid gear though. You can change some things around if you want movement speed or you can switch the capstones for even more damage output. I just focused on being more tanky and I’m experimenting with
the barrier to see what kind of combos I can come up with. So far, transformer with stormfront/emp/quasar and a clone inside the barrier works pretty well. Might change to deterrence field and shockerator class mod for even more synergies.

I would like to see a class mod that bumps up amp damage (or possibly scale like drone/ clone updates) or adds an additional 1-2 augments and makes the barrier a great option for endgame. I’m not big on running around like a chicken with my head cut off to get decent damage. And it feels like people I play with don’t really even care use it when I throw it out. They could take it or leave it. Probably a pipedream though.

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#7

Thanks. I’m still looking around. It’s weird. I can’t find a class mod that compliments the barrier tree at all. Every last one focus on sntl and clone or that elemental dmg one too.

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#8

Shockerator buffs the skills but not the action skills. Epic class mods might be the best way to go. Let us know if you figure anything out. I’m pulling for ya!