The best overpowered builds that are tons of fun

The rest 2 it offers players a ton of possible builds to customize their game, all dependent on which archetypes you have equipped. However, there are also many weapons, amulets, and rings that you can combine to enhance these archetypes and favor certain types of damage or stats.

Here are some of the most overpowered builds that are absolutely fun to play with, with information on the best equipment to maximize their potential – and the best abilities to complete them. Look around, choose what catches your eye, and most of all: have fun destroying Root!

Updated October 21, 2024, Lucas Simons: With its latest expansion Dark horizonthe game has become even more fun for those who want to create great buildings to have fun killing countless enemies. The Triple Treat, Trial by Fire, and The Gauntlet end game modes are perfect for trying out the Archetype's most powerful combos, and as certain abilities have been significantly tweaked, the old combo from past expansions has become viable again with the addition of new accessories and weapons and an overall leveling. Let's take a look at what's new in overpowered builds.

This list contains spoilers from The Dark Horizon DLC.

6 Dead To Rights Sharpshooter

It returned as the top performing build

• Strengths: Large weak point and critical damage, feeling like cheese
• Weak points: Squishy and low survivability, Glass Cannon
• The best weapons: Monorail – Redeemer

The combination between Hunter and Gunslinger has never been stronger with the addition of certain items such as the powerful monorail rifle that can be obtained after defeating Alepsis Taura in The Dark Horizon DLC. This powerful long weapon is capable of firing high-damage particles that deal increased damage to weak points. This, combined with the Gunslinger and Hunter passives, gives this weapon an extra edge and additional stats such as reload speed, stability, and effective range. Additionally, its built-in mod called Recoil Dampener stabilizes the weapon, increasing its reload speed by 25% and reducing its recoil and wobble by 75%.

Since the Monorail is a charge weapon, this mod also grants an extra 5% critical chance for every 1% or charge gauge filled when fired. This combined with all the passives from the Gunslinger (Swift Shot, Quick Hands) and Hunter (especially the Deadeye Perk) will ensure that every shot that players connect on the Weakspot is deadly. Complete this build with the new Timewave mutator to create a safe bubble that stops time around players when they activate Weapon mode. This will allow them to shoot bosses even if they call for adds (like many bosses). Or, if players want to maximize damage, they can equip the Slayer mutator, which increases damage after reloading, and since the monorail's charging mechanic is considered a recharge, it means a lot of extra damage with each shot. Complete the build with the new Redeemer revolver for the ultimate Western Sharpshooter experience. Players will not regret this choice.

5 High Tech Barrelsmith

Turn on the Vulcan turret and mow down your enemies

• Strengths: High firepower and rate of fire
• Weak points: Slow movement, Vulnerable in turns
• The best weapons: Alpha/Omega – Tech 22

The High Tech Barrelsmith build combines the Engineer's powerful gadgets with massive weapon damage and increased pistol fire rate, turning the full fire of your Vulcan turret into a barrage of deadly bullets that can decimate any boss's health. within seconds. Its primary strength is High Tech, which allows you to overload every engineer skill, giving it infinite ammo, fire rate, and damage for a limited time.

If players combine this with the Gunslinger's Bulletstorm ability, they will receive an incredibly powerful burst of bullets capable of destroying anything and anyone. To optimize this build, choose amulets and rings that provide weak spot damage, fire rate, and weapon damage. The Tech 22 Handgun is especially strong at smashing ranged opponents, mostly those who want to swarm the player. Consider equipping it with the Bandit mutator for ammo efficiency as it spits out bullets like a beast, and the Overflow Mod to turn this weapon into a powerful Shock delivery system giving players even more crowd control and clear capacity.

4 Hard conservationist

Become an unstoppable killing machine

• Strengths: Durability, great at close range
• Weak points: Slow, not optimized for ranged combat
• The best weapons: Vice Grips, Atom Smasher

The Die Hard Conservator build can be obtained by combining Challenger durability and Alchemist archetype area buffs. This build will make you functionally immortal – if you play it right, that is. His main skills are Juggernaut and Vial: Elixir of Life. Juggernaut deals heavy melee damage and turns you into an unstoppable goon, while Vial: Elixir of Life creates a circle of healing where you are literally unable to take lethal damage. If you happen to run out of this buff, don't worry because the primary Die Hard perk will activate, giving you immunity to lethal damage.

You can complete this build with any fast weapon like Claws or Knuckes – the Vice Grips build is especially good. The Lucky Cat Ring can also give you an extra chance to avoid lethal damage (that's a total of 3 instances of immortality). The Rally Band and Thalos Eyelet will help you deal with chunks of gray health and consistently restore your HP in combat, and the Brawler's Pride Ring is invaluable for increasing your melee speed. The Life Siphoner trait also helps this build a lot.

3 Ruthless Beastmaster

Increase your Reaver's summon power and dog damage

• Strengths: Max Power Summons + Dog
• Weak points: Squishy, ​​vulnerable when cornered
• The best weapons: Crescent Moon, Corrupt Rune Pistol, Harvester Scythe

The Ruthless Beastmaster build can be made by merging the Summoner and Handler archetypes. Its main perk is Ruthless, which allows you to increase the damage your minions deal by friendly blasting them. With the Summoner's Reaver skill and Handler's Support Dog skill, you can constantly upgrade your summons while the dog makes sure they stay healthy and constantly heal them. Equip Soul Link to benefit from the damage your minions deal and create the perfect synergy.

Use weapons like Crescent Moon or Corrupted Rune Pistol that can debuff enemies and mark them for more damage. This build is extremely fun, especially against bosses who will be too busy being harassed by Reaver and Dog to care about your debuffs. The Rally Band and Thalos Eyelet help you deal with chunks of gray health and constantly restore your HP in battle. The addition of Harvester Scythe and its intrinsically powerful Mod, which adds a lot of crowd control and clarity to the mix, allows this Build to focus on mastering its summons and avoid being cornered at the worst possible times. Great find from the new N'erud map Dark horizon DLC.

2 Shadow professional

Teleport and Snipe — Rinse and repeat

• Strengths: High leakage. Mobility, Sniping
• Weak points: Not good at crowd control
• The best weapons: Marksman, Pulse Rifle

So you want to be a ninja? Then the Shadow Professional set is for you: combine Invader and Gunslinger to create the ultimate boogeyman. With Invader's Worm Hole, you can twist and distance yourself from enemies while consistently taking them out with long-range weapons. Then the Sidewinder skill from the Gunslinger can help you charge instantly while switching weapons, giving you increased mobility.

Shoot, walk away, then shoot again. Tactical relocation is definitely the main strength of this build, but beware: it's easy to get cornered and lose sight of an escape route. To avoid this, equip yourself with accessories that provide extra mobility – and Mark of the Destroyer to take advantage of the extra perfect dodge boost provided by the Alien's main perk. This way, every time you dodge, you create an AoE (like a ninja smoke bomb) that deals significant damage to your enemies.

1 Tempest Luminary

Become the God of Lightning

• Strengths: Highest CD reduction + ability damage
• Weak points: Squishy, ​​Low Stamina Regen
• The best weapons: Pulse Rifle, Nebula

The ultimate build for those who love blasting their enemies with powerful abilities. The Tempest Luminary is a combination of the Archon archetype with the Engineer. Both focus heavily on cooldown reduction and skill power, but the Archon class is particularly good with its power generation properties for mods and its main perk called Tempest, which constantly generates Mod power. You should choose Havoc Form as your main ability, which turns you into a raging lightning beast capable of throwing lightning bolts and teleporting short distances.

To pair this, you'll want to pick a Vulcan Turret to cover your back while you rampage through waves of enemies. Choose Nebula or Monarch as your main weapon for consistent damage. You can choose any secondary as long as you equip the Firestorm mod, which pairs nicely with this build. Amulet Spirit Wisp will be a consistent source of mod energy recirculation; To increase your abilities and skills, choose the following rings: Black Pawn Stamp, Stone of Malevolence, Sapphire Dreamstone and Burden of the Rebel. Finish it off with a Timewave Mod equipped with a pulse rifle and add a Time Stopping Bubble to your build for even more crowd control and survivability.