Good Rough Rider combos

[The Hermit]

I've already tried out the Rough Rider + Breaking Banshee for 10/5 Fleet (+100% movement speed) and it was extremely fun throughout TVHM, but it certainly isn't viable for UVHM, as a Siren without a shield isn't going to get far (at least, that's what I've gathered).

I've tried out Rough Rider for Gunzerker to trigger +35% fire rate for I'm All Out Of Gum, and the 20% damage resistance came in handy rather well, plus I always remained near full health with Harold + Grog Nozzle.

I've tried Rough Rider on Krieg, but apparently they patched the glitch that allowed you to redeem the soul without dying and then Release the Beast to regen to full health. I found it useless and Hide of Terramorphus an obviously better combo.

What are some good combinations to be used with the Rough Rider shield?

[22b3]

Hmm, this may seem obvious but any character that benefits from having their shield empty.
I think the main character that wouldn't benefit from this as much as the others might be Gaige.
She seems like the Bee fits her better anyways what with blood-soaked shields.

[rresuggan]

im running lvl63 zerker with dp harold grog nozzle rr and sherrifs badge using bubbacho build. killed terra solo and running through hammerlock dlc up to candlerakks crag with no problems killing stuff and not dying once

[Wish Ted Lasso]

the rough rider is good on Salvador, as you can trigger inconceivable and all out of bubblegum, when combined with many weapons, mainly Hyperion shotguns and slow firing but powerhouse weapons, it can be devastating.

Many think that sharing and caring doesn't help when you use a rough rider, but your deathtrap gets more health AND the damage resistance, but if you do this, i don't suggest using norfleets as the damage goes straight to your health.

rough rider with Maya is fine as long as you use moxxi weps and spec into the health regen tree. something else good is the kinetic reflection skill with a +6 to kinetic reflection, as when you get a kill, for the time active, you will be immune to bullet damage, and in fact get HEALED, and the speed is VERY good, but unnecessary .

with Axton, i dont suggest it at all, he has so many shield based skills for shield regen that its almost pointless.

Zer0 is good with it if you run melee or a LOT of Moxxi weps, but i don't suggest it, as more often than not, a bee or a sham is more useful.

its EXTREMLY good on Kreig. he has so many skills that activate when he has no sheilds that its almost a staight up upgrade, and doing this means you dont need to resort to a combo of bloodlust/moxxi weps/ release the beast for your main damage and survivability source. i do NOT suggest running hellborn, as youll die SOOOO quickly, but mania and bloodlust are AMAZING with the rough rider.

hope this helps :3

[ShinkuTear]

Originally posted by 50/50 chance i'm dead:

Many think that sharing and caring doesn't help when you use a rough rider, but your deathtrap gets more health AND the damage resistance, but if you do this, i don't suggest using norfleets as the damage goes straight to your health.

Deathtrap only mimics the shield you have on when you summon him. If you equip Rough Rider, summon DT, then swap to, say, Antagonist, DT will still have a Rough Rider set. No need to shackle yourself to the same shield he has ^_^

[Agent GP]

I'm trying to farm the RR shield for Maya right now. Will this only be a viable short-term build? (I'm on my first play through, lvl 32).

[ShinkuTear]

Breakneck Banshee level doesn't particularly matter, it just needs +5 or +6 in Fleet, and RR has 0 Shield regardless of level. The combo is purely for running around. You generally move fast enough that you avoid all attacks. While enemies have some tracking for movement, they can't track +100% movement speed too well.

If you have other use for the RR, you might need higher level ones later though.

[Wish Ted Lasso]

Originally posted by ShinkuTear:

Originally posted by 50/50 chance i'm dead:

Many think that sharing and caring doesn't help when you use a rough rider, but your deathtrap gets more health AND the damage resistance, but if you do this, i don't suggest using norfleets as the damage goes straight to your health.

Deathtrap only mimics the shield you have on when you summon him. If you equip Rough Rider, summon DT, then swap to, say, Antagonist, DT will still have a Rough Rider set. No need to shackle yourself to the same shield he has ^_^

i know this, but its still fine :3

[The Asurer]

Hey, I am on my second play through(first with mechro) and picked up and used the rough rider shield, i think i stumbled across a glitch that rendered me nearly invincible for a period. what happened was i would be hit but for a reason i cannot grasp my health would seemingly instantly regenerate. Even a hit from a boss would take away lets say 90% of my health and i would have regenerated it by the time i had hit the ground. After swapping some weapons around and respecking my points the regen was gone... no explanation. has this happened to anyone else?

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

Originally posted by rory.jarrett:

Hey, I am on my second play through(first with mechro) and picked up and used the rough rider shield, i think i stumbled across a glitch that rendered me nearly invincible for a period. what happened was i would be hit but for a reason i cannot grasp my health would seemingly instantly regenerate. Even a hit from a boss would take away lets say 90% of my health and i would have regenerated it by the time i had hit the ground. After swapping some weapons around and respecking my points the regen was gone... no explanation. has this happened to anyone else?

you sure it's not an invisible/hidden benefit from the shield itself that was unlisted? I ask this question, is because there's a shield in the original game called Wee-Wee's Super Booster that has 2 unlisted benefits, Quick Health Regeneration and an extra health boost by 15%.

I haven't gotten the Rough Rider shield yet, but i'll keep an eye out for it.

[The Asurer]

Originally posted by DrQuagmire1:

Originally posted by rory.jarrett:

Hey, I am on my second play through(first with mechro) and picked up and used the rough rider shield, i think i stumbled across a glitch that rendered me nearly invincible for a period. what happened was i would be hit but for a reason i cannot grasp my health would seemingly instantly regenerate. Even a hit from a boss would take away lets say 90% of my health and i would have regenerated it by the time i had hit the ground. After swapping some weapons around and respecking my points the regen was gone... no explanation. has this happened to anyone else?

you sure it's not an invisible/hidden benefit from the shield itself that was unlisted? I ask this question, is because there's a shield in the original game called Wee-Wee's Super Booster that has 2 unlisted benefits, Quick Health Regeneration and an extra health boost by 15%.

I haven't gotten the Rough Rider shield yet, but i'll keep an eye out for it.

If it was, wouldnt it be constant, after i changed up my gear and such the effect was gone and even after I went back and undid all of the changes the effect did not return,this leads me to think it was a glitch. anyway the shield is brilliant for certain builds but you will need hammerlocks big game hunt to get it, best of luck and thanks for the help.