Amara's build/trees is not easy

[Uncle BuLLee]

I have read too many forums and threads online about Amara builds but no one is on the same page.

In BL2 I played Maya the Siren and i loved her. phaselock generated HP for me, did a lot of elemental damage and controlled crowd even around bosses.

I am struggling to find the perfect build for Amara, from what I understand that close to end-game I have to respec but not sure what to start with anyway, does anyone have a screenshot of a link of a proper build? Because I am a little disappointed with her phasegrasp since it is the closest to Maya's phaselock, proportionally weaker.

Here is the only link I related to, and I wonder if I should respec Amara like the thread suggests

https://progameguides.com/borderlands/borderlands-3-amara-builds/

[LordOfTheBread]

If you like to go fast like really fast with quite the insane damage the Spiritual Driver build is very fun to play.

The only problem is Spirituasl Driver mod drops only on MH4 but the build kinda works well enough for you to farm the mod. That is actually what I did.

https://brightrockmedia.com/2020/03/18/borderlands-3-best-amara-build/

[Uncle BuLLee]

Originally posted by LordOfTheDread:

If you like to go fast like really fast with quite the insane damage the Spiritual Driver build is very fun to play.

The only problem is Spirituasl Driver mod drops only on MH4 but the build kinda works well enough for you to farm the mod. That is actually what I did.

https://brightrockmedia.com/2020/03/18/borderlands-3-best-amara-build/

I am only level 14 at this stage, this looks like a good build but like I said I am at a low level, my question to you what should I stack first to make this build work? should I start with brawl, mystical or fist tree? I feel like if I spend all my 14 points this early in the game on just fist of the elements this will not help me much. what do you reckon

I have currently reached Atlas and helping to defeat the bandits and mal corp

[Fazed]

check this link out, its from the official borderlands discord server,, its being updated for the level increase but i use this as a guide for my builds at the moment.

https://imgur.com/a/6yfA9oo

[Nite69]

I used mosly the orange tree, and just the top section of the green tree, the blue tree I ignored completely, I got Mayhem Mode 3 + TVHM completed with her with that skill setup

[Uncle BuLLee]

Originally posted by Fazed:

check this link out, its from the official borderlands discord server,, its being updated for the level increase but i use this as a guide for my builds at the moment.

https://imgur.com/a/6yfA9oo

Originally posted by Nite69:

I used mosly the orange tree, and just the top section of the green tree, the blue tree I ignored completely, I got Mayhem Mode 3 + TVHM completed with her with that skill setup

thank you for taking the time to help me guys.

[Kazouie]

Just wanted to say that you don't have to be afraid of respeccing a lot, it only costs 10% of your current cash aka basically free.
Because during leveling you wont have enough points for a proper build anyway. That being said i think the grasp is really good for leveling as you can grab enemies that are in cover.

If you use the Class mod that creates a damage cloud this skill can delete badasses because it scales with the proc chance and damage of your currently equipped elemental weapon.
The game doesnt tell you this but i can recommend giving it a try.

[Uncle BuLLee]

Originally posted by Kazouie:

Just wanted to say that you don't have to be afraid of respeccing a lot, it only costs 10% of your current cash aka basically free.
Because during leveling you wont have enough points for a proper build anyway. That being said i think the grasp is really good for leveling as you can grab enemies that are in cover.

If you use the Class mod that creates a damage cloud this skill can delete badasses because it scales with the proc chance and damage of your currently equipped elemental weapon.
The game doesnt tell you this but i can recommend giving it a try.

I just never thought the phasegrasp will be used as a tool to buff other skills and elements for this siren rather than use it directly, in a lot of cases I am reading and watching videos of players using the phasergrasp as a tool.. never to use it against enemies rather miss using it on them. it is a lot of work and factors to put around just to give the siren her ultimate powers.. should have been easier than expected.. its like the game was not designed for this however it became a tactic for most experienced players to use the grasp as a miss-to-buff tool. a little disappointing

however you are saying I can use the phasegrasp directly to create a damage cloud? you mean that I will come across an attachment to add damage to my phase grasp?

[Ficelle]

I levelled my Amara (as first character, so no help, no gear, nothing unlocked... with 5 points in the green rege, then red tree
Used mostly phaselock and upgrades
Had no real problem

Still, having played the other characters at least a bit, Amara is by far the hardest early
No pet to help, no lol invul mecha, no clone / drone to distract enemies...each and every enemy bullet is for her

But later, she scales very well
Vey high survavibility and great DPS

[Uncle BuLLee]

Originally posted by Ficelle:

I levelled my Amara (as first character, so no help, no gear, nothing unlocked... with 5 points in the green rege, then red tree
Used mostly phaselock and upgrades
Had no real problem

Still, having played the other characters at least a bit, Amara is by far the hardest early
No pet to help, no lol invul mecha, no clone / drone to distract enemies...each and every enemy bullet is for her

But later, she scales very well
Vey high survavibility and great DPS

yea man I've been a siren player since day one. I just thought I should build the red tree more to learn it better, however at the same time for early game the red tree is most useless. the only advantage I can see in the phasegrasp is what Kazouie mentioned earlier as well, it can pull out enemies hiding behind barriers and make it easier to shoot them

[Kazouie]

Originally posted by BuLLee:

Originally posted by Kazouie:

Just wanted to say that you don't have to be afraid of respeccing a lot, it only costs 10% of your current cash aka basically free.
Because during leveling you wont have enough points for a proper build anyway. That being said i think the grasp is really good for leveling as you can grab enemies that are in cover.

If you use the Class mod that creates a damage cloud this skill can delete badasses because it scales with the proc chance and damage of your currently equipped elemental weapon.
The game doesnt tell you this but i can recommend giving it a try.

I just never thought the phasegrasp will be used as a tool to buff other skills and elements for this siren rather than use it directly, in a lot of cases I am reading and watching videos of players using the phasergrasp as a tool.. never to use it against enemies rather miss using it on them. it is a lot of work and factors to put around just to give the siren her ultimate powers.. should have been easier than expected.. its like the game was not designed for this however it became a tactic for most experienced players to use the grasp as a miss-to-buff tool. a little disappointing

however you are saying I can use the phasegrasp directly to create a damage cloud? you mean that I will come across an attachment to add damage to my phase grasp?

the damage cloud is a class mod you can use with every skill, in combination with the grasp it holds the enemy inside the cloud which then can trigger status effects. Then you just need have a weapon with high elemental %chance equipped.
Using the failed grasps to trigger ASE anoints is obviously strong but doesnt feel like space magic to me. Hope you have fun

[Pillow]

You might consider phase slam for early part of 1st play through. There is health regen early and use revelation and downfall. Get Guardian Angel and Do unto Others if you want it. Screen shot is at lvl 25. You can always respec to a Grasp build later on.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2046194052

[Ficelle]

Red tree is far from useless even early

Right from the start, you have quite some big boosts to elemental damage and dots
Now, it pigeonholes you to elemental weapons (doesnt really change later either if you go red tree)

Phasegrasp and up dont really do damage, this is true
But it offers crowd control and free shots at dangerous targets...on a low cooldown
Can be used to trigger ASE to great effect too
For damage...you have guns anyway

Now, tankiness is in the green tree
The self revive is in green too...invaluable in solo