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Scarlet Nexus - Best Plug-ins

This is a list of the best Plug-ins to equip in Scarlet Nexus for the Playstion, XBOX, and PC (Steam) platforms. Read on to find out the best Plug-ins to equip to your character and allies to get an advantage over the Others!

What Are Plug-ins

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Scarlet Nexus - What are Plug-ins
Plug-ins are pieces of Equipment that you can collect and equip to your character and their allies. These Plug-ins bring no visual changes to your character, but does however provide them with various stat bonuses that modify how you do in combat scenarios.

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Best Plug-ins

Best Offensive Plug-ins

Offensive Plug-ins
Plug-ins that directly influence combat stats such as Power, Attack, and attack efficiency.

Plug-in Effects
Power Enhance: Mk 0 Increases user power to the maximum value, allowing for more powerful attacks.
Specialize Crush Increases the damage done to an enemy's Crush Gauge, making it easier for users to execute Brain Crush.
Enhance Burn Increases burn efficiency. Useful when using Pyrokinesis to assault enemies.
Enhance Shock Increases shock efficiency. Useful when using Electrokinesis to assault enemies.

Best Defensive Plug-ins

Defensive Plug-ins
Plug-ins that influence defensive stats involving overall defense, resistances to certain ailments, and temporary damage nullifiers.

Plug-in Effects
Forcefield: Mk 0 Increases Defense to its highest possible value, allowing you to take on more hits.
Increased Survival Rate Provides bonuses to your overall health and defense.
Emergency Invulnerability Grants temporary invulnerability after taking damage from enemies.

Best Passive Plug-ins

Passive Plug-ins
These Plug-ins do not directly influence Defensive or Offensive stats, but do however bring modifiers to passive elements in your experience such as EXP and Money gain, SAS Abilities, and combat mechanics amongst others.

Plug-in Effects
Brain Drive Accelerate Increases the rate in which the Brain Drive Gauge fills up, allowing for more frequent use of the Brain Drive.
Body Enhance: Attack Negates animation interruption taken from received enemy attacks, which allows consistent and uninterrupted combat.
Special Bonus Contract Grants 5% increase in EXP and Money gain for every defeated enemy.
SAS Application Assist Increases SAS Ability's power and the amount of time it can stay active before recharging.

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