The First Descendant

Freyna Builds and How to Unlock

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First Descendant - Freyna

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

Best Freyna Build for Hard Mode

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Best Freyna Modules (Hard)

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The build revolves around using the Venom Baptism skill and reducing its cooldown to around 11 to 12 seconds to deal high skill damage to bosses with minimal downtime. The module that make this possible is the Multitalented module, which goes with other numerous Cooldown Reduction modules to achieve about 90% reduction.

Prioritize slotting in Cooldown Reduction, Skill Duration, and survival modules, then start building Skill Damage with Skill Critical modules for last. Once everything is in place, you should be able to take down bosses with ease!

Modules Guide: List of Modules

Alternative Descendant Module for Bosses

Module Change Explanation
The First Descendant - Increased HPIncreased HP > The First Descendant - Battle of StaminaBattle of Stamina Gives you less HP but allows you to have longer Skill Duration while using Venom Baptism
The First Descendant - Increased DEFIncreased DEF > The First Descendant - Spear and ShieldSpear and Shield Gives you less DEF but increases your Skill Power by a noticeable amount
The First Descendant - Tech SpecialistTech Specialist > The First Descendant - Focus on TechFocus on Tech Good to slot in if you're missing Cooldown Reduction
The First Descendant - MultitalentedMultitalented > The First Descendant - Dangerous AmbushDangerous Ambush Trades 20% cooldown for more damage, which is acceptable against bosses with long immunity time

You can choose to replace the following modules to squeeze in more damage. Do note that although these can give you higher DPS, you would be trading comfort for damage.

Descendant Module Substitutes for Mobbing

Module Change Explanation
The First Descendant - Neurotoxin SynthesisNeurotoxin Synthesis > The First Descendant - ContagionContagion Slot in Contagion to gain an poison explosion effect. which works well against mobs
The First Descendant - Tech SpecialistTech Specialist > The First Descendant - Focus on TechFocus on Tech Good to slot in to get some Cooldown Reduction
The First Descendant - Toxic MasterToxic Master > The First Descendant - Focus on ToxicFocus on Toxic Good to add in to get more Cooldown Reduction
The First Descendant - Skill ExtensionSkill Extension > The First Descendant - Skill ExpansionSkill Expansion Skill Range is a lot more important than Skill Duration for both the poison puddles and Contagion
The First Descendant - Nimble FingersNimble Fingers > The First Descendant - MP CollectorMP Collector A valuable module that will allow you to spam your skills

In the mobbing setup, we dial down the cooldown—just enough to have zero downtime with poison skills—to give way to more Skill Range. Partner the increased range with the Contagion mod, and you'll be applying continuous deadly poison in a wide area with Venom Trauma and Putrid Venom.

The rest of the modules are focused on survival, MP management, Cooldown Reduction, and Skill Damage Modifier. With enough Cooldown Reduction, you should have zero downtime with Venom Trauma and Putrid Venom even without increasing your Skill Duration.

Best Freyna Weapons and Weapon Modules (Hard)

Weapon Substat Priority
The First Descendant - Fallen HopeFallen Hope • Round Per Magazine
• Bonus Firearm ATK (vs. Colossus)
• Firearm ATK
• Firearm Critical Rate
• Firearm Critical Hit Damage
• Weak Point Damage
The First Descendant - PythonPython
(Optional)
• Round Per Magazine
• Bonus Firearm ATK (vs. Colossus)
• Firearm ATK
• Firearm Critical Rate
• Firearm Critical Hit Damage
• Weak Point Damage

The Fallen Hope is the best general weapon for Freyna due to the weapon's unique ability, which allows you to apply poison to enemies and deal more Firearm ATK in the process. The Python is an optional weapon that shines against bosses due to its low Critical Hit Rate but high Weak Point Damage.

You can have both weapons equipped, with one functioning as a buffer for your Venom Baptism skill. This skill takes into consideration some weapon modules you have equipped, such as Rounds per Magazine and Fire Rate. Have one weapon focused on dealing damage, while the other serves as a placeholder for modules that will boost Venom Baptism.

Best Weapon Modules

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For weapon modules, you'd want to add modules that would give you Firearm ATK, Critical Hit Rate and Damage, and Weak Point Damage to significantly increase the damage of your weapon. Toxic Enhancement is a default module that fits the build but could be replaced with other elements depending on the enemies' weaknesses.

You'd also want to include modules that increase Fire Rate and Rounds per Magazine to be able to unleash more bullets with Venom Baptism. Other modules to consider would be Firing Fiesta and Better Weapon Weight. Both work with Venom Baptism, so you can slot them depending on whether you want more offense or defense.

Best Weapons Tier List

Best Freyna Equipment (Hard)

Equipment Substat Priority
The First Descendant - Toxic Mechanics ReactorToxic Mechanics Reactor • Additional Skill ATK When Attacking Colossus
• Skill Cooldown Reduction
• Skill Critical Hit Rate
• Skill Critical Hit Damage
• Toxic Skill Power Boost Ratio
• Tech Skill Power Boost Ratio
The First Descendant - Slayer Auxiliary PowerSlayer Auxiliary Power • Max HP
• Fire Resistance
The First Descendant - Slayer SensorSlayer Sensor • MP Recovery in Combat
• Max MP
The First Descendant - Slayer MemorySlayer Memory • Def
• Electric Resistance
• MP Recovery Multiplier
The First Descendant - Slayer ProcessorSlayer Processor • Max Shield
• Toxic Resistance

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

The best to get Reactor is one that boosts Toxic and Tech because this goes well with all your offensive skills. For substats, we recommend prioritizing Additional Skill ATK When Attacking Colossus because, as per our testing, this gives you roughly a 20% damage increase. Aside from that, Cooldown Reduction or any other offensive substats would be great to have.

The best External Component set for Freyna when it comes to boss fights is the Slayer Set. The 4-piece bonus will give you more magazine rounds, which translates to 4 more bullets with Venom Baptism. More importantly, this set will give you 24% Skill Power, which is an insane Skill Damage increase overall.

Alternative Equipment Set for Mobbing

Equipment Substat Priority
The First Descendant - Toxic Mechanics ReactorToxic Mechanics Reactor • Skill Cooldown Reduction
• Skill Range
• Skill Critical Hit Rate
• Skill Critical Hit Damage
• Toxic Skill Power Boost Ratio
• Tech Skill Power Boost Ratio
The First Descendant - Venom Essence Auxiliary PowerVenom Essence Auxiliary Power • Max HP
• Fire Resistance
The First Descendant - Venom Essence SensorVenom Essence Sensor • MP Recovery in Combat
• Max MP
The First Descendant - Venom Essence MemoryVenom Essence Memory • Def
• Electric Resistance
• MP Recovery Multiplier
The First Descendant - Venom Essence ProcessorVenom Essence Processor • Max Shield
• Toxic Resistance

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

Although not required, you can use alternative equipment to have a smoother experience when fighting mobs. You can swap the reactor with one that has substats that are more suited for general use, as mentioned above.

The change that will have the most impact would be swapping the Slayer set with the Venom Essence when mobbing. This is preferable since the set bonus would synergize better with Venom Trauma and Putrid Venom.

List of Reactors List of External Components

Freyna Playstyle Tips

Freyna Playstyle Tips

Cast Defense Mechanism Before Venom Baptism Ends

If you have the Multitalented module equipped, you must remember to always cast your Defense Mechanism skill before your Venom Baptism ends to take advantage of the 20% cooldown reduction coming from the module.

Note that casting Defense Mechanism before casting Venom Baptism would not give you a 20% cooldown reduction, as you only have 5 seconds to benefit from the buff, but the cooldown of Venom Baptism only starts after you've fired all the bullets or after the duration expires.

Multitalented Module

Reload Before Casting Venom Baptism

If you have the Firing Fiesta module equipped, you must remember to reload before activating your Venom Baptism to benefit from the 3 second period of unlimited ammo. You can immediately click Venom Baptism without completing the reload, as the buff will be applied as soon as the reload bar appears.

Keep in mind that Firing Fiesta has a cooldown period, so make sure that it's up before casting Venom Baptism.

Firing Fiesta Module (General Rounds)

Best Freyna Builds for Normal Mode

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Best Freyna Modules (Normal)

Best Freyna Modules
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 Toxic ImageFocus on Toxic Toxic Skill Power +X%, Skill Cooldown -X%
Focus on Tech ImageFocus on Tech Tech Skill Power Modifier +X%, Skill Cooldown -X%
Tonfa ImageTonfa Modifies the Charged Sub Attack. Use a Tonfa to attack when performing a Charged Sub Attack. As the Enhancement Level increases, Max Module Capacity increases. (Currently +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 focus on boosting your Toxic Skill Damage, Skill Range, and improving survivability. Additionally, you will use cooldown reduction modules, which is beneficial for Freyna, considering her long cooldowns, particularly with Venom Baptism.

Modules Guide: List of Modules

Best Freyna Weapon and Modules (Normal)

Weapon Substat Priority
The First Descendant - Fallen HopeFallen Hope ・Toxic ATK
・Attribute Status Trigger Rate
・Firearm ATK
・Recoil
Best Modules for Fallen Hope
Toxic Conductor ImageToxic Conductor When attacking enemies inflicted with Poison, Firearm ATK +X%.
Weapon Tuning ImageWeapon Tuning Rounds per Magazine +X%, 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%
Better Insight ImageBetter Insight Firearm Critical Hit Rate +X%
Toxic Enhancement ImageToxic Enhancement Adds Toxic ATK equal to X% of Firearm ATK
Fire Rate UP ImageFire Rate UP Fire Rate +X%
Rifling Reinforcement ImageRifling Reinforcement Firearm ATK +X%

Since your main source of damage is your Toxic Attacks, shooting an enemy to apply Poison should be enough to kill them due to the DoT effect. To make this build effective, you need to make sure that you are applying the poison before moving to the next target.

Use Toxic Enhancement to apply Toxic to your attacks, which is a direct increase to your overall damage since it would be scaling based on your Firearm ATK. Additionally, increasing your chances of inflicting status effects can be achieved by getting the Attribute Status Effect Trigger Rate from substats.

You will also be using Fallen Hope to get the Perdition unique ability. This triggers an explosion upon killing an enemy, which has a chance to spread poison to nearby enemies.

Best Weapons Tier List

Best Freyna Reactor (Normal)

Reactor Substat Priority
Toxic Mechanics Reactor ImageToxic Mechanics Reactor ・Toxic Skill Power Boost Ratio
・Skill Duration Up

Using a Toxic Mechanics Reactor will give you the most bonus effects since almost all of Freyna's abilities are tagged as Toxic and Tech. For the substats, try to look for Toxic Skill Power Boost Ratio and Skill Duration Up to further improve the effectiveness of your skills.

Reactors Guide: List of Reactors

Best Freyna External Components (Normal)

Set Set Effect
The First Descendant - Swamp ReconThe First Descendant - Swamp ReconThe First Descendant - Swamp ReconThe First Descendant - Swamp Recon
Swamp Recon Set
2-Set Effect:
・Toxic Skill Power +6.2%
4-Set Effect:
・Firearm Status Effect Trigger Rate +12%
・Skill Duration +6.6%
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 Swamp Recon set boosts your Toxic Skill Power and also provides Firearm Attribute Effect Trigger Rate with Skill Duration. This makes it much easier for you to apply Poison to enemies.

External Components Guide

How to Unlock Freyna

Gather All of Freyna's Required Materials for Research

1 Obtain Freyna's Equipment Materials - Part 1
Acquire the Amorphous Material Pattern: Freyna in the Vulgus Strategic Outpost in Sterile Land (Rockfall).
2 Obtain Freyna's Equipment Materials - Part 2
Destroy the Void Fragment to acquire located in Sterile Land (Rockfall).

Note: Bunny is required for this mission because of her lightning skills.
How to Unlock Bunny
3 Obtain Freyna's Equipment Materials - Part 3
Defeat the elite enemies at the Void Fusion Reactor void mission in Sterile Land (Rockfall).
4 Secure the Freyna's Code at the Reconstructed Device
Interact with the Reconstructed Device upon defeating the elite enemies at the Void Fusion Reactor void mission to obtain Freyna's Code.
5 Secure the Materials for Freyna's Research
・Acquire the Freyna Spiral Catalyst by completing the Vulgus Strategic Outpost mission in Vesper (The Lumber Yard).
・ Acquire the Freyna Stabilizer by completing the Ruins Underground Entrance battlefield mission in Vesper (The Ruins).
・Acquire the Freyna Enhanced Cells by completing The Shelter mission in Vesper (Timberfall).
6 Research Freyna by Talking to Anais
Proceed to Anais' location in the Research Institute (Albion) and interact with her to research Freyna with the materials you've gathered from the steps above.
What to Research at the Research Institute

You can unlock Freyna 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.

Purchase Freyna Using Caliber

The First Descendant - Freyna Caliber Shop

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 Freyna in the Shop instantly unlocks the Descendant, allowing you to skip the item requirements and research time.

Freyna Basic Info & Stats

Freyna Basic Info
The First Descendant - Freyna IconFreyna

Dominator of Venom
Role DoT Dealer
Element
The First Descendant - Toxic IconToxic
Description
"A continuous damage dealer who freely manipulates Venom. Utilizes the venomous substances produced by her body to trap enemies in swamps of toxins."

Stats

DEF Max Shield Shield Recovery Max MP Max HP
2083 475 3.96 187 841

Freyna Skills

Passive Skills

Skill Type
Effect
The First Descendant - Contagion Links IconContagion Links Increases Toxic Skill Power by the number of nearby enemies inflicted with Poison from Freyna's skill.

Active Skills

Skill Type
Effect
The First Descendant - Toxic Trauma IconToxic Trauma
The First Descendant - Tech Icon Tech

Throws poison to attack target enemy with damage and inflict Room 0 Trauma onto nearby enemies.
The First Descendant - Defense Mechanism IconDefense Mechanism
The First Descendant - Dimension Icon Dimension

Significantly increases DEF. There is chance of inflicting Room 0 Trauma to enemies upon attack.
The First Descendant - Decomposed Poison IconDecomposed Poison
The First Descendant - Tech Icon Tech

Enemies entering the Toxic Swamp receive continuous damage, and become inflicted with Poison and Venom-Soaked. Enemies inflicted with Venom-Soaked leave Toxic Footprints as they move, and enemies that touch Toxic Footprints also become inflicted with Poison.
The First Descendant - Venomous Baptism IconVenomous Baptism
The First Descendant - Tech Icon Tech

Changes current Firearm to Venom Baptism. Enemies hit with Venom Baptism bullets are inflicted with Room 0 Trauma.

Freyna Exclusive Equipment

Neutralization Suit

Freyna's Arche is so dangerous that it ranks among the most dangerous toxins that the Magisters have ever quantified. A neutralizer was certainly needed, but with a toxin that could kill on contact, everyone avoided it. But just then, a newly recruited bioengineer volunteered, and before long, he succeeded in developing a substance that neutralized the toxicity of Freyna's Arche. Until then, Freyna was unaware that someone had risked their life to develop the neutralizer. It was only when the suit attached with neutralizing filters, so that Freyna can fully control her toxins, was completed that she learned what happened.

Freyna Skins

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Head Body Back
Chest Ecive Full Body
Grappling Hook Make Up Spawn

All Freyna Head Skins

Freyna's Albion Academy Cadet Freyna's Classic Maid Uniform Freyna's Quarantine Clearance
Venom Control Mask Brown Pixie Cut Wine Drop

All Freyna Body Skins

Freyna's Albion Academy Cadet Freyna's Classic Maid Uniform Freyna's Quarantine Clearance
Trendsetter Dark Scale

All Freyna 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 Freyna 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 Freyna Ecive Skins

Continuity Bio Scan Heart

All Freyna Full Body Skins

Panda's Adventure Dinosaur Pajamas

All Freyna Grappling Hook Skins

Special Supply Advanced Material Engineering

All Freyna Make Up Skins

Rosy Black Lip Lavender

All Freyna 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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Comment

5 Anonymous4 months

The 20% chance rate of obtaining Freyna's Enhanced Cells needs to be changed to about 5% seeing as how it literally took me 2days of doing the Shelter mission in Vespers to actually get it. Talk about absolutely infuriating. Didnt have any where near that much trouble obtaining any of the other materials.

4 Anonymous5 months

because her 4's cooldown is long, and the focus on toxic cooldown reduction is nice to have

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