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Outer Worlds 2
Aza Companion Guide: How to Recruit and Best Build
This is a companion guide for Aza in Outer Worlds 2. Read on to learn how to recruit Aza, what her best build is, and what her best perks and upgrades are.
How to Unlock Aza
Rescue Her in the Decommissioned Autonomous Extractorium
While exploring Golden Ridge, approach the Decommissioned Autonomus Extractorium to hear Aza shouting threats at her captors. Defeat all of the enemies inside the Extractorium then rescue Aza from her imprisonment.
Once she's free, she'll ask you for help in defeating some Renegade Glorious Daw cultists. Agree to help her to get her to join your party. This will also trigger her first companion quest, The Dawn of a Glorious Betrayal.
The Dawn of a Glorious Betrayal Walkthrough
All Aza Companion Quests
| # | Quest | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dawn of Glorious Betrayal | Aza Mod Kit |
| 2 | Stabbing at Shadows | Advanced Aza Mod Kit |
Companion Quests not only tell you more about a companion, but can also provide Mod Kits that can upgrade your companion's weapon and armor. As such, always try to do Companion Quests when they become available.
Aza Abilities and Traits
Overview
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Ability | Spread the Message Aza uses her wrist mounted explosive gadget, firing an explosive charge in a cone. Enemies hit take heavy physical damage and are staggered. |
|---|---|---|
| Traits | A Chaotic Purpose Aza's companion ability charges faster than other companions and can hold 2 charages at once. |
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| Hidden in Plain-Sight While Aza is in the party, factions with neutral or higher reputation need a higher bounty before they consider you as an Outlaw and pursue you for chrimes. |
Aza's Companion Ability, Spread the Message, allows her to deal heavy physical damage to enemies in a cone, as well as stagger them when hit.
Her Companion Ability charges faster and can have up to two charges thanks to her trait A Chaotic Purpose. At the same time, Hidden in Plain-Sight increases the bounty requirement for turning into an Outlaw for factions you have a neutral or higher reputation with.
Role in Party
Aza's role is either as a Stealth or Explosive DPS based on which perks you get for her. Her Stealth side allows her to deal more damage using her knife, while also providing you with additional Stealth capabilities.
Her Explosive side, on the other hand, buffs her Companion Ability, making them deal more damage over a bigger area, while also providing buffs to your Explosive capabilities.
All Aza Perks
Default Perks
| Level | Perks | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Relentless Every third melee attack by Aza will autiomatically inflict Stagger and deals bonus damage. |
From the Shadows Aza chooses discretion over aggression and attempts to flank weak targets in combat. |
| 10 | Volatile Bombs The explosion caused by Aza's companion ability covers a larger area, allowing it to hit more enemies. |
Strike From Smoke After using her companion ability, Aza deals bonus damage for a duration. |
| 15 | Explosive Recycling While Aza is in the party, disabling mines gives you crafting materials. |
Assisted Takedowns Aza increases the damage dealt by your stealth attacks while she's in the party by 50%. |
| 20 | Stunning Explosion Aza's companion ability now inflicts Stun rather than Stagger. |
Shorten the Fuse Aza automatically gains 1 charge of her companion ability when combat starts. |
| 25 | Mine Layer Aza upgrades your mines and explosives while she is in the party. They deal more damage, and mines automatically knock enemies down when triggered. |
Flurry of Blades Aza will occasionally perform a flurry of attacks with her knife, stunning the target for the duration of the attack and dealing incredible damage. |
| 30 | Frost Charge Aza's companion ability now deals Frost damage and leaves a hazard that rapidly applies Chilled to enemies. |
N-Ray Charge Aza's companion ability now deals N-Ray instead and deals significantly increased damage overall. |
Additional Perks
| A New Cause | Whenever you spend energy, Aza's combat ability charges a portion of the energy spent. How to Unlock: Take over the Glorious Dawn during Stabbing at Shadows. |
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| No Cause | After using her combat ability, Aza has a small chance for a charge to immediately be refilled. How to Unlock: Disband the Glorious Dawn during Stabbing at Shadows. |
A New Cause and No Cause are additional perks you can unlock based on your decisions during Aza's companion quest Stabbing at Shadows.
Stabbing at Shadows Walkthrough
All Aza Upgrades
Weapon Upgrades
| Aza's Knife | Upgrade 1 | Upgrade 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zap Coils Aza's weapon now deals Shock damage. Significant weapon damage increase. |
Pommel Sap Aza's weapons now Stuns enemies that aren't targeting her (occurs once per enemy). Weapon damage increases. |
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| Serrated Edge Aza's weapon now inflicts Bleed. Slight weapon damage increase. |
Vitals-Finding Design Aza's weapon deals even more damage to enemies not targeting her directly. Significant weapon damage increase. |
Armor Upgrades
| Aza's Body Armor | Upgrade 1 | Upgrade 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Heat-Resistant Cloth Aza becomes immune to Plasma side-effects. Increases armor effectiveness. |
Emergency Adrenaline Injector The first time Aza would go down each combat, she instead heals to full. Increases armor effectiveness. |
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| Shock-Resistant Cloth Aza's becomes immune to Shock side-effects. Increases armor effectiveness. |
Shadow Melding Fabrics When not attacking a target, Aza will Camouflage herself, hiding her from enemies and granting a damage bonus. Increases armor effectiveness. |
Aza Build
Best Perk Loadouts
| Jump to a Build! | |
|---|---|
| Stealth | Explosive |
Stealth Build
| Perk | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| From the Shadows | 5 | ・Aza actively flanks weaker targets in combat |
| Strike From Smoke | 10 | ・+25% Damage for 20s after using companion ability |
| Assisted Takedowns | 15 | ・+50% Sneak Attack Damage while Aza is in party |
| Shorten the Fuse | 20 | ・+1 Companion Ability charge when combat starts |
| Flurry of Blades | 25 | ・Aza occasionally performs a knife combo that deals +400% Melee Damage
・The target is stunned for the duration of the attack |
| N-Ray Charge | 30 | ・Aza's companion ability now deals N-Ray damage
・Companion ability damage significantly increased |
| Additional Perk | ||
| A New Cause | - | ・Spending energy charges Aza's combat ability. |
This build focuses on Aza's ability to quickly and quietly take down enemies. Start fights with Aza's Companion Ability (which should be available thanks to Shorten the Fuse), giving her the damage buff from Strike From Smoke. The companion ability itself should deal more damage thanks to N-Ray Charge.
Once buffed, Aza will target weaker enemies thanks to From the Shadows, occasionally dealing more damage thanks to Flurry of Blades. Lastly, Aza will buff your Sneak capabilities thanks to Assisted Takedowns. A New Cause, on the other hand, will help charge Aza's combat ability whenever you use your gadgets.
Explosive Build
| Perk | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Relentless | 5 | ・Stagger enemies every three attacks
・Every third attack deals bonus damage |
| Volatile Bombs | 10 | ・Aza's companion ability has bigger AoE |
| Explosive Recycling | 15 | ・While Aza is in part, get crafting materials from disabling mines |
| Shorten the Fuse | 20 | ・+1 Companion Ability charge when combat starts |
| Mine Layer | 25 | ・+25% Damage to mines and explosives while Aza is in party
・Mines automatically knock enemies down when triggered |
| N-Ray Charge | 30 | ・Aza's companion ability now deals N-Ray damage
・Companion ability damage significantly increased |
| Additional Perk | ||
| No Cause | - | ・Using Aza's companion ability sometimes immediately refills a charge. |
Aza can also be an explosive DPS, dealing huge bursts of damage against groups of enemies. Volatile Bombs, N-Ray Charge, and Shorten the Fuse strengthen Aza's Companion Ability, while also allowing her to use it immediately. While it's charging, Relentless will help increase her damage output with her knife.
Aza will also improve your own explosive capabilities, with Explosive Recycling giving you crafting materials after disabling mines. Additionally, Mine Layer will improve the damage of your explosives and mines, while also making your mines knock down enemies hit by it.
Lastly, No Cause potentially allows you to use Aza's companion ability multiple times in a row, dealing even more damage to enemies.
Best Upgrades
| Equipment | Upgrade |
|---|---|
| Aza's Knife | ・Zap Coils ・Vitals-Finding Design |
| Aza's Body Armor | ・Heat-Resistant Cloth ・Shadow Melding Fabrics |
Zap Coils and Vitals-Finding Design are the best upgrades for Aza's Knife, as not only does it convert her damage to Shock, but it also allows her to deal more damage to enemies not targeting her.
As for Aza's Body Armor, Heat-Resistant Cloth and Shadow Melding Fabrics are the best upgrades, as they make her immune to Plasma damage's side effects, while also allowing her to move around the battlefield while hidden whenever she's moving toward her targets.
It's important to note, however, that you can freely change upgrades during your travels, allowing you to adjust to what you need.
Outer Worlds 2 Related Guides
List of All Companions
| All Outer Worlds 2 Companions | ||
|---|---|---|
 Niles |
 VALERIE |
 Inez |
 Aza |
 Tristan |
 Marisol |
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