Can anyone rec a hard viable stealth+knife/melee build?

[Vochysia]

I've only played gun builds and wanted to try a melee, nothing much else to say otherwise

[Niko]

You ought to check this guy out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXVuF2Ybip4&ab_channel=sheepherder
He is one of the pillars of community with really wicked builds.

[andvare]

KnifeGaf´s is currently running a "Knife + TC" on Dominating

He´s very friendly and likes to help noobs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbnDj1UvIz0

The build, is somewhat "meta", i.e. requiring some in-game knowledge.

Stealth, 3 con, TC, Fancy footwork + crit focused and pickpocketing.
No lockpicking/hacking/traps, you need googles for detection
Also note that it doesn´t use Expose Weakness but instead relies on energy edge/shock weapons.

https://underrail.info/build/?HgMOBwMDCgYAPQDCoMKgwqBMABkoAGdnAEFawqAAAAAAAE0rOTE_DRMGXCohSzxCAAXCs04k378

I also added TM to it, because I wanted to try it.

It´s a fun build because you have a lot of options with Stealth, extra movement points from Sprint/Fancy Footwork and stuns:

Dirty Kick, Mental Breakdown, Fear, "Enrage", Stasis, Incapacitate from Cheap Shots

This is typically what the fight algorithm looks like:

Stealth
Dirty Kick (increased chance to hit from Stealth)
Beat up for two turns while stunned
When they wake up: Mental Breakdown
Wait until last turn duration OR make their head explode with empowered Neural Overload (from Mental Breakdown)
Net
Premed Bilocation
Fear
Team up with his consciousness to beat the hell out of him
This build has very little problems with solo bio unless you get unlucky with resists.