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Outer Worlds 2
Best Professor Build
This is a guide to the best build for the Professor Background in Outer Worlds 2. Find out what the best Professor build is, which traits and skills to get, as well as what weapons and armor to equip.
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Best Professor Traits
Positive Traits
 Brilliant |
Specialize in one additional skill. Specialized skills start with two points. |
|---|---|
 Innovative |
Crafting recipes for ammo, throwables, and resources create up to twice as many of those items for the same amount of crafting materials. |
As a long-time academic and Professor, you possess the Brilliant trait, reflecting your specialization across multiple fields and skills. You are also Innovative, applying your skills both in university halls and in full contact archaeology projects, allowing you to adapt, survive, and make the most of your surroundings.
Negative Trait
 Sickly |
-15% Base Health -15 Toxicity Threshold |
|---|
Frequent sleepless nights of study and exposure to the elements in the field have taken a toll on your health, giving you the Sickly trait. However, your Medical skills help mitigate these drawbacks.
Best Professor Skills
| Best Skills | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Science! |
 Medical |
 Explosives |
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 Observation |
 Hack |
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Science! has been your main driver in life and damage source in combat, with your knowledge of elemental properties also boosting your weapons’ damage. Your inner mad scientist also delights in Explosives, using chemical reactions to enhance your elemental attacks against dangerous foes.
Adept in dealing damage and healing as well, the Medical skill has proved indispensable in staying healthy during your travels.
Astute Observation is equally important for a Professor, noticing details others miss and reading the faces of those in the cutthroat academe. Hack lets you bypass systems, learning a machine’s ins and outs, and manipulate them to your advantage.
Best Professor Perks
| Perk | Effects |
|---|---|
 Rapid Recharge
|
・Energy Recharge Rate +500% for 5s. Cooldown: 30s |
 Pharm-thusiast
|
・-25% Toxicity received from the Medical inhaler |
 Electro-Therapist
|
・+20% more stacks of Electrocuted applied when dealing Shock damage
・Scramble: Will fight for you for 5s |
The Professor build specializes in the upkeep and buffs to your Gadgets and Medical Inhaler, so get Rapid Recharge and Pharm-Thusiast to greatly aid in combat. For damage, Electro-Therapist is an excellent early-game shock buff that becomes even more potent with your higher Science! skill.
Best Professor Weapons
Elemental Damage Weapons
The Professor's mastery of science greatly boosts the damage of Elemental Weapons. Pair this with Plasma weapons and Grenades, and use your mad scientist instincts to amplify their effect and wipe out even the toughest threats.
Best Professor Armor
Light Armor is the Best
Light Armor increases your Evasion Chance and Combat Sprint Speed, allowing you to dodge enemy attacks more easily, as well as run away during combat. Light protection suits the Professor best to aid in long, full contact archaeology projects.
The good mobility of Light Armor allows you to get out of your enemy's attack range, hide, and return once they have stopped being aggressive.
Outer Worlds 2 Related Guides
All Character Builds
| Character Builds | |
|---|---|
| Stealth | Science |
| Gunslinger | Melee |
| Leadership | |
All Background Builds
| Background Builds | |
|---|---|
| Ex-Convict | Gambler |
| Lawbringer | Professor |
| Renegade | Roustabout |
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