Despite the issues that plaguedOutridersin the first month after its release, the game has gradually become much better since release, with a few key improvements. Among them, the rather recent increase to Legendary items' drop rate was what helped the community farm missing set pieces to make their builds, or even weapons to get those incredibly powerful Tier 3 mods, like Moaning Winds and Shadow Comet. Despite the changes, the meta forOutridersand which classes work bestfor clearing the game’s hardest content hasn’t really changed all that much, but some builds did see a spike in popularity after YouTubers and content creators shared them online.
One of the most interesting parts ofOutridersis crafting new builds by combining interesting passive tree selections with a number of mods, weapons, and armor sets to create something unique. As such, it doesn’t come as a surprise that even underused combinations eventually found their place in every bit of content, including CT15s. Even the Devastator, a class that sparked plenty of debates whenOutridersfirst launched, eventually proved to be incredible choices for both solo play and co-op.
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Twisted Rounds Trickster
This build is mainly focused onFirepower and the use of Twisted Rounds, a very popular skillthat allows for incredible DPS as long as it is active, calling for methods to keep the magazine replenished at all times.
The stats to look for to have the highest DPS possible are:
The skills are:
The only weapon players will need is the all-powerful Deathshield, a Legendary shotgun that ranked as themost used gun in the entirety ofOutriders, and it doesn’t cease to shine. This weapon offers the extremely powerful Tier 3 mod Fortress, which increases damage by 43% of Armor, making investing in damage mitigation a great choice for DPS as well. In this case, the shotgun works best when combined with either of three mods:
As for the passives, going top tree Assassin is the best bet here, grabbing all shotgun nodes. For theTrickster’s armor mods, these are the ones to look for:
Ash-Blaster Pyromancer
ThisAnomaly Power Pyromancer buildis focused on applying Burn and Ash onto enemies and then using Overheat to deal incredible damage via mods and the Acari Legendary set.
The best options in terms of armor stats include:
The mainweapon to use will be again the Deathshield shotgun, with the second mod being Moaning Winds, obtained from another Legendary gun called Anemoi. As for the tree, the best option here is to pick top tree (Ash Breaker) for some insane Anomaly Power nodes it offers, at the cost of a bunch of useless Firepower nodes. Again, for the armor, the Legendary Acari set is a must-have for this build because it grants 50% extra AP for each enemy hit by Heatwave.
Best mods include:
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Explosives Expert Technomancer
This build plays around the Torrential Downpour set for the Technomancer, combined with a few strong mods for a lot of pesky explosions.
The best stats for this build are:
The skills are:
The best choice in terms of the tree is theDemolisher, bottom tree Technomancer. The weapon to use is again the Deathshield Legendary shotgun, with either Shadow Comet or Moaning Winds on it. The set to use is called Torrential Downpour, which allows Scrapnel to create cluster bombs after the first explosion, each dealing plenty of extra AP-scaled damage.
These are the armor mods to use:
Firepower Devastator
This build makes great use of theDevastator’s kit and passive nodesto achieve incredible raw physical damage dealt with bullets.
The stats for the highest DPS possible are:
This build makes clever use of theDevastator’s top tree, the Vanquisher, which specializes in plenty of Weapon Damagewhile using Kinetic skills like Gravity Leap and Close Range damage with Shotguns. The best weapon to use is again Deathshield, to the surprise of no one, paired with a really good Tier 3 mod called Ultimate Damage Link, which makes shots link up to four enemies to make them share 40% of the damage dealt to them. This build also uses the Statue’s set, which with three pieces equipped grants 100% increased Weapon Damage and Weapon Skill Leech when using Golem or Tremors.
These are the armor mods to look for:
Outridersis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
