How to improve my Rhino Prime build for index?

[Okami Amaterasu]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1546982846

I feel like this could be improved in some way, because past round 2 my rhino's iron skin goes down super quick, and sometimes there's a bug where energy keeps depleting despite not holding any points so I can't recast. I'm wondering if there's a way to make my iron skin last longer into later rounds so that enemies like Jad Teran can't just delete my armor and then 1 shot me in a matter of moments. At the moment, abilities screen says that iron skin gives 8444 armor.

I don't usually run with groups either (getting a group together takes forever, so I either play solo or public).

[Thoogah]

in index some enemies use energy drain that's why you lose energy, maybe try reinforcing stomp augment to replace the roar one that restores iron skin or sack everything to go full strength grab as much energy as possible (your efficiency will suffer a lot)

[☯iKouRyuu☯]

Recommend improvments

- Maxing Blind rage and Transient foritude will net you even more power strength and thus more Iron skin HP (Iron Skin hp is based your armor rating and power strength)

- Use Unranked Iron sharpnel. If you're only using the augment for the intended purpose of refreshing Iron skin when it gets low. It'll save you on points

- Remove streamline and slot Augur secrets in your Dash pol and slap on Gladieor Agsis extra armor never hurts for Iron skin. While it'll tank your Eff hard. One E-dash with 5 energy a Second plus a Energy orb will get the energy needed to use your Iron skin before first contact with Nef Anyo's Brokers

- Arcane grace can be traded out Energize (If you have it) or a Arcane that benefits your the weapon you use for the Index (SHotgun arcanes if you use the Tigris Prime)

[Okami Amaterasu]

Oprindeligt skrevet af ☯SpookyRyuu☯:

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The only arcanes I have maxed are guardian and 2 graces. I use rubico prime in index which 1 shots enemies till after round 1. Blind rage and transient fortitude...guss I have to forma my other classes that use those lmao (or maybe I should just get some copies o.O)

Thanks for the tips though :P I'll give it a shot.

[☯iKouRyuu☯]

Hopefully they'll help you

[talkingmute]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Thoogah:

in index some enemies use energy drain that's why you lose energy, maybe try reinforcing stomp augment to replace the roar one that restores iron skin or sack everything to go full strength grab as much energy as possible (your efficiency will suffer a lot)

Just want to point out that carried points drain energy over time (also drops the max for shields and hp).

[Okami Amaterasu]

Oprindeligt skrevet af talkingmute:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Thoogah:

in index some enemies use energy drain that's why you lose energy, maybe try reinforcing stomp augment to replace the roar one that restores iron skin or sack everything to go full strength grab as much energy as possible (your efficiency will suffer a lot)

Just want to point out that carried points drain energy over time (also drops the max for shields and hp).

Ye, but even after I deposit the points my energy drain goes down as if I'm carrying like 20. it only happens sometimes through and dying fixes it. Problem being is that I have to die >.>

[Drunken Pineapple]

Build for pure strength without the mod "energy conversion" and then the rest is energy efficiency.
TIP: leave 1 mod space for iron shrapnel because you can recast ironskin (basically).