I’ve tried every build I can find from killer6 to moxsy to joltzdude I can not get amara to keep up on dps with fl4k or moze or Zane even the blatant hate for amara makes me want to just quit maybe revert her nerfs like you did with fl4k you can do the whole kickcgarger thing but bosses without mobs amara is screwed
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Maya and Amara both struggle with bosses without minions. Amara is still the best mobber just because she can freeze the battlefield and kill everything with just a few bullets. If you can’t get remnant orbs, her DPS falls off the map. But when you get them, she’s as strong as any.
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DPS wise yeah our siren is hurting. But she has the best survivability. For bosses a muse/facepuncer purple skill tree is still very effective using phase flare. I have a hybrid jack of all trades build that uses phasezerker and the driver mods and had no problem with AMM on m11. Admittedly I haven’t tried the raid boss though. Just use grasp for mobs, cast for bosses, appropriate element and with patience you should be fine.
Oh and @ StiffRod, Moze with any good launcher= boss dead. You can even spec for an iron cub build and let the little guy do most of it for you.
If you wanna stick to gun Amara instead of Face Puncher on bosses, you’re gonna need Phasecast 250% weapons, and Re-Volter helps a lot too.
Like Angotti said, Amara is hurting and bossing with her requires some investment compared to let’s say, Zane and Moze.
I’ve never messed with launchers on moze. I always go blue tree, so every gun is a launcher.
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If only she had self damage protection…Oh snap Lv1 super soldier!
Clearly you arent using the Kensei
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Spot on - Kensei is sooo much damage with a heavy purple tree build you can fakegrasp to trigger the kensei effect but you can trigger it legitimately every 12 to 15 seconds . A further good thing is you can make great use of phaseflare against tough bosses
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God I love that COM so much.
When it comes to a purple tree build, I highly doubt Kensei beats a Muse COM with +3 into Illuminated Fists. I got one before they patched muse being able to roll with points into Illuminated Fists, and it’s just ridiculous.
Kensei for Gun focused builds though, never tried it. Can’t speak for it.
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Agree re muse but I wanted to get a Gun build for Amara - I use Muse with + 3 IF for when I just want to kill everything quickly!
Which skills do you recommend rolling on a Kensei ? Would like to try that COM but I don’t really know which skills are good on it, my knowledge of her Purple Tree is still trash x)
Yep Kensei is more about pure guns build, you just abuse melee bonuses to boost that sort of “amp” from the effect. For pure melee ( which I’m not into) I can’t see any use for Kensei, it’s just not its thing
Is there something I’m missing about that COM or is my brain really slow ?
Card mentions bonus melee damage on activation, right ?
How does it help a pure gun build ?
I heard Kensei doesnt really do what item card says but I didn’t really dig deeper
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Is how I am using the Com atm . Moxsy has a couple of videos - one with an expanation and one with a build that I’m not really in love with. If you see the extra damage as a six second 10 % amp damage based on what damage you would do IF it were melee - so you get a huge boost in damage (cos Melee gets mayhem scaling) but no melee triggered events such as artifacts or kill skills are effected.
To complicate matters though the Com is bugged and it appears that if the kensei portion of damage is that which is allocated a kill, then kill skill are activated - ebb and flow / combo breaker for instance. However it is rare and so not allocating points to these skills.
It’s not a straightforward com by any means but it does give a different approach to Amara that I enjoy
Having said that though Moze and Zane still outgun her.
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Accurate. Moxsy build for the Kensei isn’t the best, he is a good content creator but you know, he can miss the shot too from time to time
If you struggle, go get a flipper and reroll that bitch until you get 250% after phasecast.
The flipper is still the top SMG, haven’t tried plasma coil, but I can’t see it being more useful than the flipper. A cryo flipper on Amara with cryo as your element will freeze the entire battlefield, with only a few crits. The flipper is in a lot of ways like the sandhawk or Harold in bl2. It’s the gun you could refarm every few op levels to help get you to op8. It’s fantastic on every character.
Add a pearl with mag size, a com with SMG damage, and you’re golden. If you really want to break the game, equip a super soldier for the ammo Regen and stupid fire rate.
I used to think amaras DPS lacked, but she can mob just as good as a dual railgun iron bear, if not better.
My Amara Deathless Urad build has massive damage output. If you’re looking to steamroll endgame content, all you need is a Phasezerker with smg damage, a Deathless artifact, and a madcaps shield. Grab a plasma coil and re-roll for urad.
Here’s my skill tree:
Skill Calculator • Amara • BL3 | Lootlemon
This isn’t a build that’s going to keep you out of ffyl. In fact, you’ll need to use ffyl as a tool to quickly get back in the game. Don’t let that stop you from using this build. Amara is the most balanced VH right now. Yeah, the DPS isn’t the highest, but you shouldn’t be able to take down a raid boss in mere seconds. She’s fun to play and presents a legit challenge with some of the hardest content in the game.
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Plasma Coil with Heavy Rain & infernal wish (with shield booster / health booster) is an unstopable combo. Honourable mentions for the Kyb’s Worth and Torrent. Oh and don’t forget The Crit - too many smgs not enough slots
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