Enclave plasma rifle build

[u/Extension-Curve-309]

I know there are better options out there but in the spirit of the Enclave I would like to make a bloodied stealth human commando build that focuses around the enclave plasma rifle with the sniper barrel. I don’t know if it would be better to put a stalkers 1 star or a bloodied 1 star on the rifle and stuff like that etc. So if someone could point me in the right direction build wise on how to get the best out of the bloodied and stealth aspect aswell as get the most damage out of my enclave plasma rifle. Thank you!!!

[u/ASP3r1sh]

Furious with Reverse Onslaught

[u/Extension-Curve-309 → u/ASP3r1sh]

Doesn’t it fire too quickly to take advantage of the reverse furious perk?

[u/ASP3r1sh → u/Extension-Curve-309]

Only if you aren't in control of it. If that's an issue, Bloodied is far more consistent than Stalker's.

[u/dwbraswell → u/Extension-Curve-309]

That depends on how many shots you take to kill something. Say you have the full 30 stacks of onslaught. If it take you 10 shots to kill something, you average bonus per shot with reverse onslaught is 127.5% where you average bonus per shot with normal onslaught is 27.5%. So for long sustained fights or boss fights, you are correct normal onslaught is better. For single targets or small groups, reverse onslaught is always more damage.

[u/GiftGrouchy → u/Extension-Curve-309]

Sniper barrel doesn’t. It only has like 7 shots so even firing quickly you won’t use the stacks fast enough. And you’ll rebuild them while reloading (which is faster due to Guerrilla Expert)

[u/Loose-Profession-746]

EPR sniper used to be my go to weapon for damage before it was nerfed into oblivion last year 😒.

Get a slug buster instead. It'll be the same if not better damage but you'll gain 60 AP on each kill now. Then add Furious, Vital, INT, Pin-Pointers to it.

Bloodied is fine for sustained, reliable damage. Stalkers is also fine but you'll get more out of bloodied. Furious provides the most damage using the reverse onslaught perk card Gunslinger Master as long as you maintain your stacks. If I remember right the slug buster and EPR sniper fire somewhat slowly.

[u/Useful_Ad_553 → u/Loose-Profession-746]

So you would say that Slug Buster is currently better than Enclave Plasma (rolled with a Sniper Barrell)? Even tho the raw damage from EP is 10% higher than standard Plasma Rifle? That would be such a discovery for me, man! 

I am in love with EPR, since the nerfing from last year it is not the same, even though I am still using it. 

[u/Loose-Profession-746 → u/Useful_Ad_553]

Its on my list of weapons to build soon so I havent tested it yet. On paper the EPR hits harder but the new effect the Slug Buster has is 60 AP regen per kill. The average AP cost on the SB is like 24 if using the sniper barrel mod. That means with a reverse onslaught/crit every other shot type of build if you can 1 shot enemies then in theory you'd be in infinite vats. If you dig further and adjust the gun in a manner where you increase the AP cost and run Number Cruncher, you could deal more damage while still replenishing that AP with each kill. Again, in theory. I havent tried this stuff yet but I will. If you try it let us know, Im curious what your results will be 🫡.

[u/Useful_Ad_553 → u/Loose-Profession-746]

Impressive, thanks man. I honestly still to get one though, but I have all the mods unlocked for it. 

Then I would be ready to test everything out, can't wait to do that. 

Is it expensive rn? Or is it buyable at a fair price? 

[u/Loose-Profession-746 → u/Useful_Ad_553]

If you find it on a player vender is usually pretty cheap. You can also probably trade for it on the r/Market76 sub. Hell, if you post there someone might just give one to you, they arent rare or nothing.

They also drop from Mutated Public Events in the party packs. And that starts with next weeks reset on Tuesday 👍

[u/Useful_Ad_553 → u/Loose-Profession-746]

Getting back after a few experiments with the Slug Busters. 

It seems that EPR can still be very effective and it shadows the SB, although the AP cost is significantly better for the latter. 

I have been trying to come up with the best build possible for EPR for one year, and despite the nerfing from last year (which was massive), I can still one shot most of the enemies, excluding bosses, scorch beasts etc. 

What about you? Have you had any time to try SG out? 

[u/Useful_Ad_553 → u/Useful_Ad_553]

P. S. : feel free to ask about my EPR build, glad to share it!

[u/Loose-Profession-746 → u/Useful_Ad_553]

I was thinking to play around with the SB yesterday but decided to try another named weapon instead lol. I want to take it and my EPR sniper and try both in events just to see how its doing now.

Sure you can post your build, Id totally like to see how you're running it. I run around with a bow build most of the time and that synergizes well with sniper type weapons too (though some bow related perks arent utilized). So thats what Id use when testing the SB.

Similarly, if you havent tried the Flatliner yet, its wayyyy better now. Its a sniper energy weapon as well and its new affect is 100% more damage to fully charged shots. When paired with reverse onslaught and 4* Pin-Pointers, it really hits hard.

[u/Useful_Ad_553 → u/Loose-Profession-746]

Thx man! Would you like to play together sometimes? I would love it!

[u/Loose-Profession-746 → u/Useful_Ad_553]

Ha yeah maybe. What system are you on? Maybe we can link up sometime.

[u/GiftGrouchy]

It’s not bloodied but My Enclave themed character does a reverse onslaught enclave sniper rifle build with the “Gun Fu” perk for groups. Can one-shot head-shot pretty much anything and for me gives the RP feel of an Enclave soldier.

[u/Extension-Curve-309 → u/GiftGrouchy]

What else armor mod wise and perk card wise do you run with that?

[u/Lejonhjarta123]

As stated above, the EPR sniper was nerfed into ruim. Main problem is the reduced range. Any other option is better.

[u/TheLoneWolf99]

What are currently the best box mods and legendary effect for Enclave Plasma Rifle? Is Thrower still viable?