Hunter build for season 19- Anything that changed since Plunder?

[GrimSakura]

I got on a break from the game midway through the previous season. I am at 1573 power level with an arc melee hunter. Are there any new builds that are better now? Any new weapons that i should hunt down?
I must also include the fact that i mostly play solo and don't do raids cause they take too much time to complete.

[Mez Koo]

Not really, no new abilities or anything but Gyrfalcon's Hauberk was changed and there are new seasonal artifact mods.

[Mez Koo]

Originally posted by AloofHermit37:

ikelos smg can roll voltshot

Eh, they took out subsistence so I probably won't bother using it over my old one.

[Chariot]

Originally posted by Mez Koo:

Originally posted by AloofHermit37:

ikelos smg can roll voltshot

Eh, they took out subsistence so I probably won't bother using it over my old one.

Trust, It's worth using over the old one, You can combine threat detector/feeding frenzy + voltshot, Easily the best legendary SMG in the game currently, Even over something like funnelweb.

[Kiro - 13]

Arc is trash in pvp & pve with only one viable build for raids that requires Star-Eater Scales, 2x Font of Might(mod), 2x Elemental Time Dilation(mod), and a Stormchaser LFR or Grand Overture LMG. Its the highest DPS build in the game but you MUST have all of the mentioned parts plus its exclusively for raids which you say you do not do.

Their are only 2 viable builds other wise for pve, Gyrfalcon's Hauberk or god mode solar. Both are simple enough. For Gyrfalcons just use a void weapon while pushing stats & abilitys to maximize invisibility up time. For solar you use Acrobats Dodge+solar weapon with the fragments Ember of Empyrean and Ember of Solace with a healing grenade. Cast grenade->cast dodge->proceed to chain solar weapons kills->enter god mode. Optimal solar weapons would be Mida Mini Tool(crafted), Ammit AR2(crafted), Vex Mythoclast(raid exotic 5% drop rate from the final boss once per week per character), Tarrabah(exotic archive 240 spoils of conquest).

If you wonder what my qualifications are for my suggestions well I got over 300 raid clears, solo flawless dungeon clears, Grandmaster solo flawless clears, Gilded Unbroken, & Glorious.

[Anti Homeless Rock]

Originally posted by Kiro - 13:

Arc is trash in pvp & pve with only one viable build for raids that requires Star-Eater Scales, Font of Might(mod), 2x Elemental Time Dilation(mod), and a Stormchaser LFR. Its the highest DPS build in the game but you must have all of the mentioned parts plus its exclusively for raids which you say you do not do.

Their are only 2 viable builds other wise for pve, Gyrfalcon's Hauberk or god mode solar. Both are simple enough. For Gyrfalcons just you a void weapon while pushing stats & abilitys to maximize invisibility up time. For solar you use Acrobats Dodge+solar weapon with the fragments Ember of Empyrean and Ember of Solace with a healing grenade. Cast grenade>cast dodge>proceed to chain solar weapons kills>enter god mode.

I already know you're going to have something prepared, but here we go regardless.

Arc: Assassin's Cowl, Liar's Handshake, Shinobu's Vow, Raiju's Harness for pvp.

Your dps mod setup has something backwards, I'll let you sort that one out. I also bet my unmodded dps setup will do more than yours.

As for solar: don't use Acrobat's Dodge, run Ember of Torches, Athrys' Embrace for super damage weighted knives+free unstoppable, Caliban's Hand(you don't really need a weapon), Assassin's Cowl, Ophida Spathe, Young Ahamkara's Spine, Shards of Galanor.

Void: tried and true Orpheus Rig, Graviton Forfeit, Omnioculus, and the aforementioned Gryfalcon.

[Kiro - 13]

Originally posted by Anti Homeless Rock:

Originally posted by Kiro - 13:

Arc is trash in pvp & pve with only one viable build for raids that requires Star-Eater Scales, Font of Might(mod), 2x Elemental Time Dilation(mod), and a Stormchaser LFR. Its the highest DPS build in the game but you must have all of the mentioned parts plus its exclusively for raids which you say you do not do.

Their are only 2 viable builds other wise for pve, Gyrfalcon's Hauberk or god mode solar. Both are simple enough. For Gyrfalcons just you a void weapon while pushing stats & abilitys to maximize invisibility up time. For solar you use Acrobats Dodge+solar weapon with the fragments Ember of Empyrean and Ember of Solace with a healing grenade. Cast grenade>cast dodge>proceed to chain solar weapons kills>enter god mode.

I already know you're going to have something prepared, but here we go regardless.

Arc: Assassin's Cowl, Liar's Handshake, Shinobu's Vow, Raiju's Harness for pvp.

Your dps mod setup has something backwards, I'll let you sort that one out. I also bet my unmodded dps setup will do more than yours.

As for solar: don't use Acrobat's Dodge, run Ember of Torches, Athrys' Embrace for super damage weighted knives+free unstoppable, Caliban's Hand(you don't really need a weapon), Assassin's Cowl, Ophida Spathe, Young Ahamkara's Spine, Shards of Galanor.

Void: tried and true Orpheus Rig, Graviton Forfeit, Omnioculus, and the aforementioned Gryfalcon.

If your unaware of the changes to grand overture it says it all. Id google it along with merciless.

[>//The_FALCON]

wdym? arc + liar's handshake has add clear due to jolt, healing and big damage. you can use it up to legend and you wont need primary ammo guns. neither specials tbh, maybe a blinding gl or one two punch shotty. and since most pve activities arent master or grandmaster, it's very useful

[GrimSakura]

Originally posted by Kiro - 13:

Arc is trash in pvp & pve with only one viable build for raids that requires Star-Eater Scales, 2x Font of Might(mod), 2x Elemental Time Dilation(mod), and a Stormchaser LFR or Grand Overture LMG. Its the highest DPS build in the game but you MUST have all of the mentioned parts plus its exclusively for raids which you say you do not do.

Their are only 2 viable builds other wise for pve, Gyrfalcon's Hauberk or god mode solar. Both are simple enough. For Gyrfalcons just use a void weapon while pushing stats & abilitys to maximize invisibility up time. For solar you use Acrobats Dodge+solar weapon with the fragments Ember of Empyrean and Ember of Solace with a healing grenade. Cast grenade->cast dodge->proceed to chain solar weapons kills->enter god mode. Optimal solar weapons would be Mida Mini Tool(crafted), Ammit AR2(crafted), Vex Mythoclast(raid exotic 5% drop rate from the final boss once per week per character), Tarrabah(exotic archive 240 spoils of conquest).

If you wonder what my qualifications are for my suggestions well I got over 300 raid clears, solo flawless dungeon clears, Grandmaster solo flawless clears, Gilded Unbroken, & Glorious.

I think i am gonna go for the void build although anything apart arc i will have to get items that boost mobility and strength. Every armor that i have is resilience focused so getting something other than that will take some time i guess.

[Anti Homeless Rock]

Originally posted by Kiro - 13:

If your unaware of the changes to grand overture it says it all. Id google it along with merciless.

Well aware of them, I don't use Overture outside of Atraks, and I don't use Merciless at all since it doesn't have autoloading amd won't work in my dps methods.

[Kiro - 13]

Originally posted by GrimSakura:

Originally posted by Kiro - 13:

Arc is trash in pvp & pve with only one viable build for raids that requires Star-Eater Scales, 2x Font of Might(mod), 2x Elemental Time Dilation(mod), and a Stormchaser LFR or Grand Overture LMG. Its the highest DPS build in the game but you MUST have all of the mentioned parts plus its exclusively for raids which you say you do not do.

Their are only 2 viable builds other wise for pve, Gyrfalcon's Hauberk or god mode solar. Both are simple enough. For Gyrfalcons just use a void weapon while pushing stats & abilitys to maximize invisibility up time. For solar you use Acrobats Dodge+solar weapon with the fragments Ember of Empyrean and Ember of Solace with a healing grenade. Cast grenade->cast dodge->proceed to chain solar weapons kills->enter god mode. Optimal solar weapons would be Mida Mini Tool(crafted), Ammit AR2(crafted), Vex Mythoclast(raid exotic 5% drop rate from the final boss once per week per character), Tarrabah(exotic archive 240 spoils of conquest).

If you wonder what my qualifications are for my suggestions well I got over 300 raid clears, solo flawless dungeon clears, Grandmaster solo flawless clears, Gilded Unbroken, & Glorious.

I think i am gonna go for the void build although anything apart arc i will have to get items that boost mobility and strength. Every armor that i have is resilience focused so getting something other than that will take some time i guess.

You will want to keep resilience high, as this increases your pve damage resistance. 20% reduction at 70 resilience, 40% at 100 resilience. But yea deff push mobility and use gamblers dodge. Also keep your eye out for a mod called Powerful Friends, as this provides 20 mobility and populates a combat style mod slot. Its considered the best mod for hunters. On that note dont ever invest in mobility as a warlock or titan if you ever choose to play either. The lower your mobility as a warlock or titan the faster you are & the higher your mobility the slower you are. Not a joke, has to do with how titans and locks build momentum as where hunters do not.

[GrimSakura]

Originally posted by Kiro - 13:

Originally posted by GrimSakura:

I think i am gonna go for the void build although anything apart arc i will have to get items that boost mobility and strength. Every armor that i have is resilience focused so getting something other than that will take some time i guess.

You will want to keep resilience high, as this increases your pve damage resistance. 20% reduction at 70 resilience, 40% at 100 resilience. But yea deff push mobility and use gamblers dodge. Also keep your eye out for a mod called Powerful Friends, as this provides 20 mobility and populates a combat style mod slot. Its considered the best mod for hunters. On that note dont ever invest in mobility as a warlock or titan if you ever choose to play either. The lower your mobility as a warlock or titan the faster you are & the higher your mobility the slower you are. Not a joke, has to do with how titans and locks build momentum as where hunters do not.

I would like to try some of the other 2 classes but for some reason i just can't. I don't know how much time it will take to farm again items for them when i don't even have what i need for my hunter. Somehow in my head it seems like too much extra work to do. Maybe i am wrong!