Psycho Solo/Co-op Build?

[HippeusOmega]

Was doing Sal but not sure making him my main just cause of raid bosses as I just find him a bit boring. So thinking I want to main Krieg as my main. He looks like a lot of fun and I’ve always liked high risk high reward type characters. Problem is I’m not sure how to build Krieg.

I like the idea of all 3 of his skill trees. Especially Hellborn for igniting enemies on fire and Mania for his buzz axe rampage and becoming a badass mutant with his capstone.

Would Mania/Hellborn be viable or what what would you recommend? Cause I want him to be able to go all the way with UVHM and possibility solo raid bosses later or at very least co-op them with my roommate.

[Shaalanaar]

I love Krieg, just did my first full playthrough and im near the end of TVHM.
Started out with points in hellborn until I hit my capstone, then put 10 in mania for reduced shield delay, and now I'm starting to build up to bloodsplotion.

He is incredibly fun to play and isn't very gear reliant if you plan to do melee. Shields like the Rough Rider and Flame of the Firehawk are amazing on him. My level 9 firehawk shield lasted until just before the warrior in normal, so you may be able to get some good mileage out of it as well.

If you want build advice, there are a few posts on either the gearbox forums or the BL2 reddit, I found them earlier when deciding my first character, and I searched for Krieg builds online. There isn't much to sift through but I found it useful.

Good luck :)

[HiTmAn]

http://bl2skills.com/psycho.html#52500515055150550105155100000000000 this is my krieg..u can get 3 oint from salt the wound and max swap seep witch is super handy end game...with this build i use leg reaper..leg syckle.. and flesh crounch

[Prometheus]

Hellborn is my absolute favorite build for him. However it suffers in survival until you get Elemental Empathy. I recommend going Mania first. It is the hardest build to kill by a long shot.

[HippeusOmega]

thanks for the advice!

[SamLosco]

Stay away from silence the voices in NVHM. The damage isn't needed yet and that 12% chance will get you. At the end of NVHM you can go get a rough rider shield from the Palling around mission in the Hammerlock DLC and Silence voices won't kill you as much. Rough rider works well for a Hellborn too. Be prepared to die alot and don't let it frustrate you. Krieg is so much fun. He's almost unkillable in later UVHM.

[HelmsDerp]

Melee Krieg can be incredibly fun and effective, but prepare to be frustrated with it until you get Release the Beast. That capstone completely changes the way you play and dramatically increases his sustain.

I went all out on damage reduction skills and that carried me easily to about OP4 before enemy damage became a problem again.

[HippeusOmega]

Originally posted by SamLosco:

Stay away from silence the voices in NVHM. The damage isn't needed yet and that 12% chance will get you. At the end of NVHM you can go get a rough rider shield from the Palling around mission in the Hammerlock DLC and Silence voices won't kill you as much. Rough rider works well for a Hellborn too. Be prepared to die alot and don't let it frustrate you. Krieg is so much fun. He's almost unkillable in later UVHM.

What level requirement can I get rough rider to on the first playthrough before I start THVM?

[Shaalanaar]

i got a level 36 rough rider right before i went into TVHM. i was level 43 ish

[HelmsDerp]

Rough Rider drops from Bulwark in Hammerlock's DLC. The minimum level is 30, I recommend going at level 31 since the enemies can be kind of tough and as mentioned the capstone makes a huge difference.

Since the RR is mainly useful for the damage reduction, which is a fixed 20%, you don't need to worry about keeping it on level. Get a level 30ish one in normal and it can last you all the way through TVHM, or you can upgrade once around level 40.