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First Descendant - Blair

This is a Blair build for normal and hard mode in The First Descendant. Read on to learn Blair's best builds, how to unlock, basic info, skills, as well as Blair's exclusive equipment and skins!

Best Blair Build for Hard Mode

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Blair Hard Mode Build Showcase

Check out this 16-second Devourer clear using our Blair Hard Mode Build!

Note: In our showcase, we don't have the Shot Focus Descendant module slotted in, which will further boost your damage, as suggested under our modules section!

Best Blair Modules (Hard)

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The build focuses on utilizing the Backdraft module to shift all of Blair's damage and critical hit buffs coming from Extinguish and Pitmaster towards his firearm, which, for this build, is the Enduring Legacy.

You don't have to invest in a lot of descendant modules in this build aside from those that will give you survival, Skill Cooldown Reduction, and Skill Duration for consistency. The primary damage-boosting module would be Walk a Tightrope, while the rest are just to add in a few damage to your skills.

Modules Guide: List of Modules

Alternative Descendant Modules for Mobbing

Module Change Explanation
The First Descendant - BackdraftBackdraft > The First Descendant - Classic ChefClassic Chef Allows you to reach 100% Critical Hit Rate with skills
The First Descendant - Increased HPIncreased HP > The First Descendant - Battle of StaminaBattle of Stamina Trades HP for a smoother rotation brought by additional Skill Duration
The First Descendant - Skill ExtensionSkill Extension > The First Descendant - Skill ExpansionSkill Expansion Trading Skill Range for Skill Duration, which is more valuable when mobbing
The First Descendant - Shot FocusShot Focus > The First Descendant - Skill InsightSkill Insight Allows you to reach 100% Skill Critical Hit Rate with 5 Flame Zones
The First Descendant - MP AccelerantMP Accelerant > The First Descendant - Skill ConcentrationSkill Concentration Goes perfectly with the guaranteed Critical Hit Rate
The First Descendant - Walk a TightropeWalk a Tightrope > The First Descendant - MP CollectorMP Collector Trading damage for MP management, which is recommended when mobbing

Note that some of these modules don't have the same socket type, so you might not be able to fully upgrade all modules when swapping sets.

For mobbing, it could be quite difficult to rely on your weapon alone as you have multiple targets to deal with. These alternative module recommendations allow you to rely on your skills—particularly Burn Taste and Deadly Cuisine—for AoE clearing.

The Classic Chef module, together with Skill Insight, will give you a total of 100% Skill Critical Rate with 5 stacks of Blaze Up. Empower this synergy with modules that provide Critical Hit Damage, Skill Range, Skill Duration, and MP management to effectively deal with groups of enemies.

Best Blair Weapons and Weapon Modules (Hard)

Weapon Substat Priority
The First Descendant - Enduring LegacyEnduring Legacy • Bonus Firearm ATK (vs. Colossus)
• Firearm ATK
• Firearm Critical Rate
• Firearm Critical Hit Damage
• Rounds Per Magazine

The Enduring Legacy is the best weapon for Blair due to the weapon's innately high Critical Hit Rate and Damage, combined with its unique ability to reduce enemy resistance to Fire and boost damage to burning enemies. Furthermore, this weapon has a large magazine capacity, allowing you to shower enemies with bullets for long durations.

Enduring Legacy: How to Get and Stats

Best Weapon Modules

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For the weapon modules, you'd want those that would give you Firearm ATK, Critical Hit Rate and Damage, and Magazine Capacity to increase the damage output of your weapon. Fire Enhancement is the default module that goes with Blair's element and is boosted by the Enduring Legacy's unique ability.

The best offensive weapon module that completes the build is the Sharp Precision Shot module. With Enduring Legacy's large magazine capacity, you can easily reach Sharp Precision Shot's max stack, which will give you a total of +20% Fire Rate, -50% Recoil, and +60% Firearm ATK!

Note: In our showcase, we used a secondary gun to house the Firing Fiesta module, which allowed us to start firing without consuming bullets upon swapping back to the Enduring Legacy.

Best Weapons Tier List

Best Blair Equipment (Hard)

Equipment Substat Priority
The First Descendant - Burning Phase ReactorBurning Phase Reactor • Skill Cooldown Reduction
• Skill Duration
• Skill Critical Hit Damage
The First Descendant - Annihilation Auxiliary PowerAnnihilation Auxiliary Power • Max HP
• Fire Resistance
The First Descendant - Annihilation SensorAnnihilation Sensor • Max MP
• Chill Resistance
• MP Recovery in Combat
The First Descendant - Annihilation MemoryAnnihilation Memory • Def
• Electric Resistance
The First Descendant - Annihilation ProcessorAnnihilation Processor • Max Shield
• Toxic Resistance

Note that External Components with set bonuses have fixed main stats.

The best Reactor for this build is a Burning Phase Reactor, which gives Fire and Dimension damage boost. For substats, we recommend prioritizing Skill Cooldown Reduction and Skill Duration to have better uptime and rotation with your skills. Damage-boosting substats are less prioritized since most of your damage will come from your weapon.

The best External Component set for Blair is the Annihilation Set. The set bonus can give you up to 26% Firearm ATK if your HP goes lower than 50%. This perfectly synergizes with the Walk a Tightrope module, increasing your Firearm ATK at the cost of HP!

Alternative External Component for Mobbing

Equipment Substat Priority
The First Descendant - Volcanic Auxiliary PowerVolcanic Auxiliary Power • Max HP
• Fire Resistance
The First Descendant - Volcanic SensorVolcanic Sensor • Max MP
• MP Recovery in Combat
• Chill Resistance
The First Descendant - Annihilation MemoryAnnihilation Memory • Def
• Electric Resistance
• MP Recovery Multiplier
The First Descendant - Annihilation ProcessorAnnihilation Processor • Max Shield
• Toxic Resistance

For mobbing, you can choose to go with a combination of Volcanic and Annihilation components to gain +6% Fire Skill Power and +5.7% Skill Duration. This will make your skill rotations smoother and give a slight FIre Skill Power increase.

Preferably, you would want to go with the recommended pieces above to have 3 out of 4 components providing Max HP as their main stats.

List of Reactors List of External Components

Blair Playstyle Tips

How to Play Blair

Spam Burn Taste when Mobbing

If you're going to apply the alternative modules for mobbing recommended above, the primary skill you'll be dealing damage with is Burn Taste.

The usual rotation would be casting your Deadly Cuisine, followed by one Blaze Up to get 100% Skill Critical Hit Rate. Once all 5 Flame Zones are on the floor, you can cast Burn Taste twice before the zones disappear. Make sure to cast Extinguish to get MP back and boost your Skill Power Modifier for the next rotation.

Alternate between casting Blaze Up and Burn Taste until your Deadly Cuisine becomes available to repeat the rotation all over again.

Use Extinguish Before Your Flame Zones Expire

Always make sure to use Extinguish before your Flame Zones expire to get a significant amount of MP back and to receive damage-boosting buffs. When using Backdraft, make sure to use your Extinguish after putting down 3 Flame Zones to get the maximum buff to your Weak Point Damage.

Best Blair Builds for Normal Mode

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Best Blair Modules (Normal)

Best Blair Modules
Mid-Air Maneuvering ImageMid-Air Maneuvering Modifies the Grappling Hook to be cast mid-air. However, it can only be used once, and Charge Time increases by X %. Based on the Enhancement Level, increases Max Module Cpacity (current + X), decreases Charge Time Increase (current + X%).
MP Collector ImageMP Collector When defeating an enemy, instantly recovers X% of Max MP at a X% chance.
Time Distribution ImageTime Distribution Skill Cooldown -X%, Max HP +X%
Focus on Chill ImageFocus on Chill Chill Skill Power +X%, Skill Cooldown -X%
Focus on Dimension ImageFocus on Dimension Dimension Skill Power Modifier +X%, Skill Cooldown -X%
Skill Concentration ImageSkill Concentration Skill Critical Hit Damage +X%
Skill Insight ImageSkill Insight Skill Critical Hit Rate +X%
Skill Expansion ImageSkill Expansion Skill Effect Range +X%, applies only to certain skills for each Descendant
Increased DEF ImageIncreased DEF DEF +X%
Increased HP ImageIncreased HP Max HP +X%
Nimble Fingers ImageNimble Fingers Skill Cooldown -X%

The selected modules boost Blair's Skill Damage and Skill Criticial Hit. Partnered with high Cooldown Reduction, you will be able to cycle between powerful skills easily.

Focus on getting your survival modules, followed by Skill Damage, Cooldown Reduction, Skill Range, and lastly, Skill Critical Hit Rate and Damage.

Modules Guide: List of Modules

Best Blair Weapon and Modules (Normal)

Weapon Substat Priority
The First Descendant - Thunder CageThunder Cage ・Firearm ATK
・Firearm Critical Hit Rate
・Firearm Critical Hit Damage
・Rounds Per Magazine
Best Modules for Enduring Legacy
Fire Conductor ImageFire Conductor When attacking enemies inflicted with Burn, Firearm ATK +X%.
Action and Reaction ImageAction and Reaction Firearm ATK +X%, Recoil +X%
Weak Point Sight ImageWeak Point Sight Weak Point Damage +X%
Better Concentration ImageBetter Concentration Firearm Critical Hit Damage +X%
Expand Weapon Charge ImageExpand Weapon Charge Rounds per Magazine +X%
Chill Enhancement ImageChill Enhancement Adds Chill ATK equal to X% of Firearm ATK
Better Insight ImageBetter Insight Firearm Critical Hit Rate +X%
Fire Rate UP ImageFire Rate UP Fire Rate +X%
Rifling Reinforcement ImageRifling Reinforcement Firearm ATK +X%

The best weapon for Blair in normal mode would be the Thunder Cage due to its high base stats and great AoE clearing ability. This weapon can dominate in any type of mission and activity you'll encounter in normal mode.

Best Weapons Tier List

Best Blair Reactor (Normal)

Reactor Substat Priority
Burning Phase Reactor ImageBurning Phase Reactor ・Skill Cooldown Reduction
・Skill Critical Hit Rate
・Skill Critical Hit Damage
・Skill Duration

Using a Burning Phase Reactor will further increase the damage of all your offensive skills since they scale off Fire and Dimension. For the substats, try to look for Skill Cooldown Reduction together with other damage-boosting or utility substats.

Reactors Guide: List of Reactors

Best Blair External Components (Normal)

Set Set Effect
The First Descendant - AcrobatThe First Descendant - AcrobatThe First Descendant - AcrobatThe First Descendant - Acrobat
Acrobat Set
2-Set Effect:
・Skill Power+ 1.7%
Firearm ATK+2.8%
4-Set Effect:
・Firearm Critical Hit Rate +5.9%
・Skill Critical Hit Rate +21%
Substat Priority
Auxiliary Power ・Max HP
・Fire Resistance
・Kuiper Shard Drop Rate Increase Modifier
・Module Drop Rate Increase Modifier
Sensor ・MP Recover in Combat
・Max MP
・DEF
・Character EXP Gain
・Consumable Drop Rate Increase Modifier
Memory ・DEF
・Electric Resistance
・Firearm Proficiency Gain Modifier
・Gold Drop Rate Increase Modifier
Processor ・Max Shield
・Toxic Resistance
・Item Acquisition Distance Increase Modifier
・Equipment Drop Rate Increase Modifier

The Acrobat set boosts the damage and Critical Hit Rate of your Skills and Firearm, which is perfect with Blair and the Thunder Cage's high Critical Hit Rate stats.

Note that although this is great to have, in the early stages it's best to prioritize survival, so go with whatever External Component will offer you more HP, defense, and elemental resistances.

External Components Guide

How to Unlock Blair

Unlock Using the Research Institute

Research Time Cost
16:00:00 400,000
Required Research Material How to Get
Blair Code x1 ・Haigos (Normal) - Old Mystery
Blair Enhanced Cells x1 ・White-night Gulch (Normal) - Mystery's end
Blair Spiral Catalyst x1 ・Haigos (Normal) - The Haven
Blair Stabilizer x1 ・White-night Gulch (Normal) - Bio-Lab

You can unlock Blair through the Research Institute in Albion. Note that to acquire a Descendant using research, you need all the required items and gold to unlock this character.

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Purchase Blair Using Caliber

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Alternatively, you can unlock Descendants by purchasing them in the Shop. This method only requires Caliber, an in-game currency that you can buy with real money. Purchasing Blair in the Shop instantly unlocks the Descendant, allowing you to skip the item requirements and research time.

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Blair Basic Info & Stats

Blair Basic Info
The First Descendant - Blair IconBlair

Deadly Cook
Role DoT Dealer
Element
The First Descendant - Fire IconFire
Description
"A chef who deals continuous damage and who manipulates fire. Gains energy by adjusting firepower. The hot dishes he throws traps the enemies eternally in a flame zone."

Stats

DEF Max Shield Shield Recovery Max MP Max HP
2139 526 4.88 187 1334

Blair Skills

Passive Skills

Skill Type
Effect
The First Descendant - Pitmaster IconPitmaster Critical Hit Damage increases when attacking enemies in Burn state. Critical Hit Chance increases depending on the number of Stoves in battlefield.

Active Skills

Skill Type
Effect
The First Descendant - Blaze up IconBlaze up
The First Descendant - Dimension Icon Dimension

Spurts flame to deal damage to nearby enemies and creates Stove. Stove inflicts constant damage and Burn effect to nearby enemies.
The First Descendant - Extinguish IconExtinguish
The First Descendant - Singular Icon Singular

Retrieves Stoves in the battlefield and restores Mana. Retrieving Stoves increases DEF for a short period of time.
The First Descendant - Burn Taste IconBurn Taste
The First Descendant - Dimension Icon Dimension

Spurts flames forward. Enemies near the flames’ arrival point are inflicted with constant damage and Burn effect.
The First Descendant - Deadly Cuisine IconDeadly Cuisine
The First Descendant - Dimension Icon Dimension

Throws a large fireball forward. Large fireball splits into small fireballs causing extra explosion. Explosion damage inflicts Burn effect and creates Stove on the ground. Stove deals constant damage to nearby enemies and inflicts them with Burn effect.

Blair Exclusive Equipment

Incendiary Pyric Release

An Arche ability awakened when he was attacked by Colossus' Fire. This ability releases ionized, high-temperature Arche gas through the veins of his fingers. The gas is ignited through a specially-made gloves that assist with the ignition when unleashing a fire attack on the enemy. The attack form can be adjusted according to the concentration of the ionized Arche gas, And because it is different from normal plasma, it is also effective against heat-proofed Vulgus.

Blair Skins

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All Blair Head Skins

Blair's Dominator of the Dark Streets Brown Beard Unrestrained

All Blair Body Skins

Blair's Dominator of the Dark Streets Desert Cook Burn Taste
Summer Vacation

All Blair Back Skins

Baby Panda Ammo Supply Box White Rabbit Doll
Bear Cub Satellite Albion Rocket
Planetary Projector Rocket Jet Pack Double Z Wing
Run, Hamster Advanced Material Backpack Pink Salamander
Firefighting Tank

All Blair Chest Skins

Small Flashlight HQ Access Card Old Teddy Bear
Bunny-Ears Strap Dynamite Brave Squirrel
Emote Tag Magister Researcher Mark of Albion
Recorder

All Blair Ecive Skins

Continuity Bio Scan Heart

All Blair Full Body Skins

Panda's Adventure Dinosaur Pajamas

All Blair Grappling Hook Skins

Special Supply Advanced Material Engineering

All Blair Make Up Skins

Ghost Passion

All Blair Spawn Skins

Magical Moment Passion Dismantling and Fusion
Snowman Beyond the Unknown Thunder and Lightning
Gale Big Water Bomb Wrong Direction

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