Punching builds have been a thing since release, being incredibly versatile and strong in their multiple variations, but so far I have never seen discussions or even mentions on a very very strong feat one can build your boxing bu- erm…character around, and that is Heavyweight.
Heavyweight tremendously weaponizes your
Armor Penalty (AP) by turning it into Critical Damage Bonus for your fist attacks without any kind of fall-off, so naturally, this guide will maximize both AP and Critical Chance for unstoppable tanking and titanic onslaught.
The bare basicsWe will wear the most heavy and sturdy pieces of gear in the game to obtain the highest possible AP, capitalizing on our mighty damage resistance and threshold to face tank everything* while our punches deal up to 300 damage.
I will be suggesting and using Survival Instincts for this build, a feat that forces one to play under a sliver of health for greatly enhanced crit chance, however we aren’t some punny glassy cannon, because our our incredible defences and actual maximum amount of health points (more than 600 HP at full health), we can play around each encounter differently, as we can simply “overheal” past the threshold where Survival Instincts is active to survive tough encounters.
Finally add the incredible damage spikes that Pneumatic hammers add to leather gloves, more than enough to make hilariously big holes in everything that moves.
Preparations
I will continue mentioning what I consider to be the most optimal feats, equipment and skills to make the best out of the core idea of this build.
PSI – Psionics are a welcome addition to any build, and here is no different, Temporal manipulation ignores the AP penalty to movement points to become incredibly mobile and make our cooldowns expire at light speed. Additionally, Psychokinesis offers incredible choke holding potential, stuns and damage at affordable investments, all with just 3 WILL !
Gear- The new update brought us a neat little item we use to its fullest, one could say it was made for Heavyweight Synergy, and that’s the Iron Head helmet, boasting incredible 50 AP it will drastically increase out damage output, while being considerably sturdy.
For the main armor, nothing but tungsten, using study vests for general use and galvanic vests when preparing for shock bolts (as resisting electric damage helps at resisting the stun as well)
For belts there is only one real chose and that’s the Doctor Pouch, more medications mean more punches, it's proven math, see ?.
There is a honorable mention however, if you do get the chance to get the Master Demolitionist belt, it allows for very very powerful “fuck you and your friends” button in the form of as much as 6 grenades exploding all at once at your feet, using it and surviving literally unscathed *demands* you to use a 4 plate reinforced metal armor, otherwise some damage can slip in, depending on how high quality the materials are, it can be chip damage or literally 0. Incredibly fun to use (Only for the DOMINATING DIFFICULTY)
For boots We switch between reinforced tungsten boots (for caltrop immunity) and Infused Ancient Rathound boots, these give a fixed 20% critical damage bonus for unarmed and fist weapon attacks, you cant have enough of that.
Weapons- Combat leather gloves with pneumatic hammer add on are all what’s needed, however The Claw is a very powerful unique because of its scaling bio damage split, small as it may seem, that fraction can crit as well as be modified by the crit bonus, on top of applying bleed and contamination stacks, and being buffed moderately by Cave Ear poison, not to be missed.
The build
https://underrail.info/build/?Hg4IAwkDAwYAUADCoCMAAFBLAB5paTJLaQDCoAB4AABkK2IIMSYGEsKHwog8S1VOVAcqwrbin4QB4qmYBOKrpQrfvwAs always feedback is appreciated
Video on this one soon
