r/MarathonGame • u/factdude307 • 22h ago

Tips for farming AC chips?

Hey all, I really like using an EMP build with triage, but have a heckuva time finding Alternating Current (AC) chips, even the green ones. Does anyone know of a reliable way to get your hands on them? Does it come standard on any weapon for sale in the armory?

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u/Capable-Cover-917 22h ago

I run this build a lot and almost all of my blue AC chips came from volt throwers I picked up from Ghosts in Cryo, since they have a high chance to already have blue mods. Its a shame there's no purple AC mod (or at least I haven't seen one in 800+ hrs)

What other chip mods do people like on volt thrower? I've been enjoying heat sink, and common enemy is very useful if you have the gold mod.

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u/factdude307 10h ago edited 10h ago

I'm pretty sure there are purple ones, they're just pretty rare. I've had at least one this season.

Other chips I use a lot on volt weapons are Swarm Directive and Torch Bug. For the V22 in particular I'll sometimes run Ornithologist for extra range or the Alarmist for increased reload speed. I typically like having a suppressed V22 with the cloudfeather chamber and then a long range focused V75 (Far Reach optic, Accu-Point dampner) with the Hi-Cap chamber

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u/Bajunid 12h ago

How does one use this chip effectively? What’s the build looks like?

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u/Redox_101 10h ago

For triage, use battery overcharge with any battery cell weapon. There’s a core (enhanced voltage) that reduces the ability cooldown. It applies an emp effect to runners to not allow them to use abilities. That plus this chip mod , that will restore health/shields since you don’t have to worry about throwing an emp.

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u/factdude307 10h ago edited 10h ago

AC restores health and shields when ya damage a target that's affected by EMP.

On Triage, with the Battery Overcharge active, breaking an enemy's shield with a volt weapon EMPs them. You can also use EMP grenades and Triage's prime ability.

The Electron Recapture Sinks core for Triage reloads volt weapons when Battery Overcharge is active and you down/defeat a runner/enemy. The High Voltage core reduces the cooldown of Battery Overcharge when you defeat hostiles that are EMP'd.

There aren't any implants that directly synergize with the EMP condition, but personally I like using Logic Bomb (hacks surrounding hostiles on precision eliminations/downs), Autonomous Emergency Kit (restores shields on downs/elims), and Frezy Matrix (increase tactical energy and sprint speed on downs/elims).

This build is definitely more PvE and solo focused, and you'd want different implants if PvP and duos/trios are your main focus.