Samuel Jordan - Skills and Strategy | Resident Evil Resistance

This is the character page for Samuel Jordan from the game Resident Evil Resistance. Read on to learn more about Samuel, his background, and his skills!

Samuel Jordan Basic Information

Samuel Jordan is a professional boxer who sustained a career-ending injury during a boxing match. Desperate to make a come back in the ring, he took part on a new medical trial hoping to heal his injuries. No one has heard from him ever since.

Samuel's Skills

Fever Skill

Fever Skill
	Fist of Iron Sam can use his boxing skills to give enemies the old one-two, but he can only attack with his bare-hands while this skill is active.

Skill Variants

Brute Force	Greatly increases damage dealt by Fists of Iron and triggers Finishers easier. Extends skill duration by 3 seconds per creature kill. Base cooldown: 120 seconds
Immortal	Continuously restores HP when Fists of Iron is active. Restores a small amount of HP whenever a nearby creature is killed. Base cooldown: 120 seconds
Technique	Greatly increases the chance of critical hits during Fists of Iron. Each creature hit further raises your critical hit rate. Base cooldown: 120 seconds

Personal Skill

Personal Skill
	Dash Punch Sam Dashes forward quickly and punches the nearest enemy. Tap R2 repeatedly after using this skill to follow up with a flurry of punches.

Skill Variants

Relentless	Temporarily increases damge dealt after hitting creatures and bioweapons. Base cooldown: 5 seconds
Recover	Temporarily regenerates health and heals infections after hitting creatures and bioweapons. Base cooldown: 5 seconds
Speedloader	Equipped firearm reloads automatically after hitting creatures and bioweapons. Greatly increases chance of critical hits for a set duration. Base cooldown: 5 seconds

Passive Skills

Passive Skills
	Brawler Sam's boxing training give him an upper hand in close combat.
	Adrenaline Sam can use Adrenaline to activate his Fever Skill faster than usual.

Brawler Skill Variants

Focus	Greatly increases damage dealt to nearby creatures, traps , bioweapons, and Bio Cores.
Blunt Force	Greatly increases melee weapon damage, but accelerates depletion.
Unstoppable	Cannot be knocked back my most attacks when using fists or melee weapons.

Adrenaline Skill Variants

Surge	Every enemy kill permanently reduces Fist of Iron base cooldown by 2 seconds. Max 30 seconds.
Exhiliration	Reduces Fists of Iron cooldown by 20 seconds when Sam uses his finisher.
Attrition	Reduces Fists of Iron cooldown by 5 seconds when a creature or bioweapon is hit by Dash Punch.

Samuel Strategy Guide

Samuel is best suited to fighting in close quarters because of his ability Brawler. Make sure that you are in front of your team to deal maximum damage and to protect them from being attacked. Fists of Iron is an excellent skill when dealing with large amounts of enemies to clear rooms much faster. Use your Dash Punch to close the gap between you and your enemies and land your melee attacks much easier.

Tips When Using Samuel

Never buy guns or ammo

Samuel's specialty is being a very strong melee combatant. Guns and ammo will be wasted on him, so it is better to drop any ammo you pick up for your teammates to use.

You are the MVP in Area 3

When the survivors reach Area 3, you will become the most important survivor in the team. It will become your job to break the Bio-cores since they take extra damage from melee attacks.

Recommended Skill Variants

The recommended skill variants you should equip should rotate around increasing Samuel's damage and survivability while having Fists of Iron active as much as possible.

Below are the skill variants you should equip to maximize Samuel's potential:

Fever Skill: Brute Force	Greatly increases damage dealt by Fists of Iron and triggers Finishers easier. Extends skill duration by 3 seconds per creature kill.
Personal Skill: Recover	Temporarily regenerates health and heals infections after hitting creatures and bioweapons.
Passive Skill 1: Unstoppable	Cannot be knocked back my most attacks when using fists or melee weapons.
Passive Skill 2: Surge	Every enemy kill permanently reduces Fists of Iron base cooldown by 3 seconds. Max 30 seconds.

Recommended Equipment

The recommended equipment you should have revolves around increasing Samuel's damage and survivability as a front line combat unit.

Below is the equipment you should have to make Samuel stronger:

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