The First Descendant Builds

These are all the best builds for each character in The First Descendant (TFD). Read on to see a list of all of our character builds!

List of All Builds

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Hailey			Luna			Ajax			Blair
Bunny			Enzo			Esiemo			Freyna
Gley			Jayber			Kyle			Lepic
Sharen			Valby			Viessa			Yujin

Hailey Builds

Descendant	Summary
Hailey	Modules: Skill Cooldown, Skill Criticals, Chill Skill Power Weapon: Guardian R4 (Normal) | Piercing Light (Hard) Reactor: Frozen Singularity Reactor External Components: Glacial (Normal) | Slayer (Hard)

Hard Mode

This Hard Mode build for Hailey revolves around fully speccing into Zenith's high damage capabilities by using Piercing Light as a stat stick. With the help of Dangerous Ambush and stacking as much Skill Power as possible, this build deals about 25,000,000 damage in 6 seconds!

Normal Mode

For Normal Mode, Hailey relies heavily on her Skill Power, Skill Criticals, and Skill Cooldown to actively keep Cold Fury's 100% skill critical hit rate while using Cryo Rounds to clear mobs and using Zenith for boss encounters and MP Recovery.

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Luna Build

Descendant	Summary
Luna	Modules: Nimble Footsteps, Max MP, Skill Range, Skill Duration, Singular Skill Power Weapon: Thunder Cage (Normal - Hard) | Afterglow Sword (Hard) Reactor: Materialized Singularity Reactor External Components: Annihilation / Bravery / Hungry Sonic (Hard) | Tomb Vanguard (Normal)

Hard Mode

This Luna support build revolves around consistently strengthening your allies with MP-enhanced buffs with the help of Nimble Footsteps.

Normal Mode

For Normal Mode, Luna will rely heavily on Max MP, Skill Range, and Duration for her music to reach farther while their concurrent buffs remain active and potent. You will not be needing Skill Cooldown since it does not affect successful note hits!

Luna Builds and How to Unlock

Ajax Builds

Descendant	Summary
Ajax	Modules: HP, DEF, Skill Cooldown Weapon: Tamer (Hard) | Greg's Reversed Fate (Normal) Reactor: Materialized Mechanics Reactor External Components: Annihilation (Hard) | Tomb Vanguard (Normal)

Hard Mode

This Hard Mode Ajax build primarily focuses on tanking damage from bosses and mobs by using modules that greatly increase HP and Defense. You will also be adding a bit of Shields to benefit from Overwhelming HP, since that module basically converts Shields into HP, further boosting Ajax's max health even more.

Normal Mode

For Normal Mode, Ajax should utilize a balanced build that works for mob-clearing, crowd-control, boss DPS, and defending your teammates and mission objectives. This is also a great build to survive the earlier Void Intercept Battles, allowing you and your team to continuously apply DPS on bosses.

Ajax Builds and How to Unlock

Blair Build

Descendant	Summary
Blair	Modules: Backdraft, Firearm ATK, Skill Duration Weapon: Enduring Legacy (Hard) | Thunder Cage (Normal) Reactor: Burning Phase Reactor External Components: Annihilation (Hard) | Acrobat (Normal)

Hard Mode

Our Hard Mode Blair 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.

Normal Mode

For Normal Mode, boost Blair's Skill Damage and Skill Criticial Hit. When partnered with high Cooldown Reduction, you will be able to cycle between powerful skills easily.

Blair Builds and How to Unlock

Bunny Build

Descendant	Summary
Bunny	Modules: Electric Transition, MP Management, Skill Power Weapon: Tamer (Hard) | Thunder Cage (Normal) Reactor: Tingling Mechanics Reactor External Components: Supernova (Hard) | Battle Aesthetics (Normal)

Hard Mode

This Bunny Hard Mode build be focuses on modules that will allow you to continuously spam Bunny's Lightning Emission skill for massive DPS. This is possible with Focus on Electric and Singular Specialist for increased Skill Power, and Nimble Fingers for reduced Skill Cooldowns.

Normal Mode

Our Normal Mode Bunny build lets you cruise through the story by choosing modules that improve your Skill Damage, reduce Skill Cooldown, help you manage Skill Cost, and extend your skill's Range.

Bunny Builds, Quests, and How to Unlock

Enzo Build

Descendant	Summary
Enzo	Modules: Focus Fire, Skill Duration, Skill Cooldown Weapon: Smithereens (Hard) | Guardian R4 (Normal) Reactor: Materialized Phase Reactor External Components: Annihilation (Hard) | Veteran Marksman (Normal)

Hard Mode

Our Hard Mode Enzo build revolves around using the Focus Fire skill with the Smithereens shotgun's guaranteed crits to have a surplus of High-Power Rounds for the Guardian R4.

Normal Mode

For Normal Mode, Enzo's build should revolve around keeping your main-line abilities up for an extended time, which allows you to abuse Shotguns and Launchers.

Enzo Builds and How to Unlock

Esiemo Build

Descendant	Summary
Esiemo	Modules: Explosive Evade, Fire Skill Power, Skill Cooldown Weapon: Enduring Legacy (Hard) / Greg's Reversed Fate (Normal) Reactor: Burning Mechanics Reactor External Components: Slayer (Hard) | Battle Aesthetics (Normal)

Hard Mode

Our Hard Mode Esiemo build revolves around increasing Esiemo's skill power and decreasing his skill cooldowns to keep his abilities active. The reason for this build is due to Esiemo's damage setup being slow, having his build stack on skill cooldown will allow you to nuke bosses and mob groups faster at the cost of MP.

Normal Mode

For Normal Mode, our Esiemo build allows you to survive close encounters and push through any high-difficulty content with high mob-clearing and boss DPS potential.

Esiemo Builds and How to Unlock

Freyna Build

Descendant	Summary
Freyna	Modules: Neurotoxin Synthesis, Toxic Skill Power, Skill Cooldown Weapon: Python (Hard) | Fallen Hope (Normal - Hard) Reactor: Toxic Mechanics Reactor External Components: Venom Essence (Hard) | Swamp Recon (Normal)

Hard Mode

This Hard Mode Freyna 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.

Normal Mode

For Normal Mode, our build for Freyna boosts your Toxic Skill Damage, Skill Range, and improves survivability. Additionally, you will use cooldown reduction modules considering her long cooldowns, particularly with Venom Baptism.
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Gley Build

Descendant	Summary
Gley	Modules: Massive Sanguification, Max HP, Skill Cooldown Weapon: Python (Hard) | Vestigial Organ (Normal - Hard) | Thunder Cage (Normal) Reactor: Materialized Phase Reactor External Components: Annihilation (Hard) | Veteran Marksman (Normal)

Hard Mode

This Hard Mode Gley build primarily relies on using Massacre as your main weapon and Increased Sensory for the Maximize Lethality buff, which grants Gley infinite ammo. The combination of Massacre's inherent damage and infinite ammo makes this build exceptionally effective for dealing damage, especially against bosses.

Normal Mode

Our Normal Mode Gley build is designed to increase her maximum HP to enhance her survivability and deal more damage with Massacre and Life Siphon.
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Jayber Build

Descendant	Summary
Jayber	Modules: Turret Engineering, HP, DEF Weapon: Tamer (Normal - Hard) Reactor: Materialized Phase Reactor External Components: Support Components (Hard) | Acrobat (Normal)

Hard Mode

The main focus of this Hard Mode Jayber build should be to stack defensive stats to increase the durability of all your turrets and to enhance the healing capabilities of your Medical Turret.

Normal Mode

During Normal Mode, Jayber can fully utilize his Assault Turret to kill enemies and secure areas. Focus on building up Skill Power and Non-Attribute stats to boost turret damage, along with HP and Defense Modules for increased durability, as they scale with your Descendant's HP and Defense.

Jayber Builds and How to Unlock

Kyle Build

Descendant	Summary
Kyle	Modules: Skill Cost, Cooldown, Duration Weapon: Secret Garden (Hard) | Thunder Cage (Normal - Hard) | Greg's Reversed Fate (Normal) Reactor: Materialized Mechanics Reactor External Components: Slayer (Hard) | Battle Aesthetics (Normal)

Hard Mode

This Kyle Hard Mode build revolves around increasing Kyle's shield and skill power and decreasing his skill cooldowns to nuke bosses and mob groups.

Normal Mode

Kyle should be built around supporting during Normal Mode as he works best to defend your teammates and mission objectives to ensure completion.
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Lepic Build

Descendant	Summary
Lepic	Modules: Fire Skill Power, Skill Cost, Skill Cooldown Weapon: Thunder Cage (Normal - Hard) Reactor: Burning Mechanics Reactor External Components: Slayer (Hard) | Battle Aesthetics (Normal)

Hard Mode

This Hard Mode Lepic build revolves around increasing the damage of Lepic's Grenade and Overkill abilities to burst down bosses, and instantly clear mobs. The primary modules that make this possible are Fire Specialist, Skill Insight, Skill Concentration, Emergency Measures, and Front Lines.

Normal Mode

For Normal Mode, our Lepic build focuses on boosting Skill Damage,Cost, Cooldown, and Duration. These Modules also improve your MP management to maximize the effects of your Overclock ability, synergizing it with your Grenade Throw and Overkill to increase their damage.

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Sharen Build

Descendant	Summary
Sharen	Modules: Overcharged Edge, Skill Cooldown, Firearm ATK Weapon: Afterglow Sword (Hard) | Thunder Cage (Normal) Reactor: Tingling Mixture Reactor External Components: Frozen Heart / Supernova (Hard) | Battle Aesthetics (Normal)

Hard Mode

This Hard Mode Sharen build revolves around repeatedly using Overcharged Edge with the help of Multitalented to get a constant +150% damage buff for all sources of damage, mainly for Afterglow Sword.

Normal Mode

For Normal Mode, Sharen is built around dealing massive damage with her skills given that she has a high base Skill Critical Hit Rate and Damage. Invest early on Skill Cooldown, Critical Hit Rate/Damage, and Power to capitalize on the skill lethality.

Sharen Builds and How to Unlock

Valby Build

Descendant	Summary
Valby	Modules: Supply Moisture, Skill Range, Skill Duration Weapon: Thunder Cage (Normal - Hard) Reactor: Materialized Phase Reactor External Components: Slayer (Hard) | Acrobat (Hard)

Hard Mode

With this Hard Mode Valby build, you want to maximize the effects of all your abilities by expanding the range and increasing the duration of the puddles you create. You will also lower their cooldowns with modules for consistent spamming, ensuring a 100% uptime on your Laundry debuff.

Normal Mode

For Normal Mode, Valby is built around improving Skill Cooldown and Skill Power to consistently deal massive damage with your abilities. With this setup, you will be able to spam your skills to apply Laundry.

Valby Builds and How to Unlock

Viessa Build

Descendant	Summary
Viessa	Modules: Cold-Bloodedness, Skill Critical, Skill Cooldown Weapon: Clairvoyance (Hard) | Thunder Cage (Normal) Reactor: Frozen Mechanics Reactor External Components: Polar Night (Hard) | Glacial (Normal)

Hard Mode

The Hard Mode Viessa build is all about spamming skills with high Critical Hit and low cooldown. The set-up was made possible using multiple Cooldown Reduction modules together with the Cold-Bloodedness module

Normal Mode

Our Normal Mode Viessa build focuses on maximizing Viessa's low skill costs and cooldowns by honing in on their damage and critical hit capabilities.

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Yujin Build

Descendant	Summary
Yujin	Modules: Duty and Sacrifice, HP Heal, Skill Cooldown Weapon: Nazeistra's Devotion (Normal - Hard) | Divine Punishment (Normal - Hard) Reactor: Materialized Singularity Reactor External Components: Annihilation / Bravery (Hard) | Tomb Vanguard (Normal)

Hard Mode

The build revolves around using Duty and Sacrifice, a map-wide heal that you can cast repeatedly to keep your team's health stable and your buffs up at all times.

Normal Mode

For Normal Mode, Yujin should build around Skill Range and Duration to keep his skills online with mobile teammates. Additionally, you will use both Non-Attribute and Singular Specialist to increase Solidarity Healing's recovery.

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List of All Characters

All Base Characters

Ajax	Blair	Bunny
Enzo	Esiemo	Freyna
Gley	Hailey	Jayber
Kyle	Lepic	Luna
Sharen	Valby	Viessa
Yujin	-	-

All Ultimate Characters

Ultimate Ajax	Ultimate Bunny	Ultimate Freyna
Ultimate Gley	Ultimate Lepic	Ultimate Valby
Ultimate Viessa	-	-

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