Pilot Class Guide for Horde Mode on Gears 5 - Arcane Kojak

Most Used Cards are - Cold Finish, The Hammer, Bleeding Mulcher, Aggressive Armor, Enforcer Expert

You have to get your Ultimate Cooldown Perk. Needs Weapon Locker. Build a level 2 Weapon Locker before you spend any energy on Perks (requires 10,000 energy to build a level 2 Weapons Locker, which is what you start out with on Frenzy). Stunning effect of The Hammer card (with Dropshot) towards all Enemies is tremendous because even if you don't kill them, it stuns and leaves them helpless (double damage for Dropshot and 3 second stun I think at rank 6?) for your team to burn them down.

Damage Output - A+ Tier - The DropShot (with the Hammer card) smashes ground enemies and bosses. The Enforcer (105% extra damage at rank 6 Enforcer Expert) does good damage against flyers and single targets. The Bleeding Mulcher melts the Flying Type Bosses easily, can put out tremendous damage vs any kind of boss but struggles with the Matriarch due to mobility of the suit. However, the Enforcer does well hitting her weakpoint and Cold Finish works on all bosses to freeze them (including the Matriarch).

Self-Defense - Pilot suit is very tanky except against freezing damage, the suit can eat a couple of Boomshots from Boomshot scions (which normally wipe a group out). Have to use obstacles as line-of-sight cover to prevent having Pilot suit taken out when freezing modifiers are on. When out of the suit, Aggressive Armor regenerates you and gives you a lot of stim if you are at full health. It's 6% at rank six per bullet and with the rate of fire from the enforcer, you can keep yourself fully stimmed constantly.

Last but not least, you can use a Tri-Shot or Mulcher to play almost as if you were using the Gunner class. No, you don't have ammo regeneration for heavy weapons. However, with the Aggressive Armor card, you are constantly regenerating your health as you do damage to enemies and you can swap weapons using your Weapons Locker, relying on your Pilot suit to save the team when a few Boomshot Scions are rolling in, which would normally wipe out the entire team.

Though you won't quite have the same damage output as a Gunner playing this way, you won't be helpless if you get knocked away from your heavy weapon, because you still have the DropShot to take out groups of enemies (and stun them with the Hammer card if they don't die) as well as your Enforcer submachine gun.

Three different classes in One. In the suit, you can murder swaths of enemies very quickly but out of the suit, you have to play cover to cover. Out of the suit, you can either play tactically and take out groups of enemies with the DropShot. Single enemies, use the Enforcer submachine gun to burn them down while regenerating your health/stim yourself. Or, you can play as a "psuedo Gunner" while out of your suit with good damage and survivability.

PayDay 2 Epichist Build - Arcane Epic

PERK DECK

Anarchist

Clarion Rifle

MODS:

Suppressed Barrel, Auto Fire, Compact Laser Module, G2 Grip, Speculator Sight

Mark 10 Submachine Gun

MODS:

The Bigger the Better Suppressor, Railed Handguard, Compact Laser Module, Speed Pull Magazine, Skeletal Stock

Throwable:

Concussion grenade

Melee:

Any taser

Equipment:

First aid kit

SKILLS

Mastermind: Combat medic basic, Quick fix ace, Painkillers basic, Uppers ace, Inspire ace, Forced friendship basic, Joker ace.

Enforcer: Underdog ace, Resilience ace, Bullseye basic,

Technician: Steady Grip basic, Fire Control basic, SureFire ace, Lock N Load ace, Body Expertise basic.

Ghost: Duck And Cover basic, Parkour ace, Inner Pockets basic, Second Wind basic, Optical Illusions ace, Low Blow ace.

Fugitive: Nine Lives ace, Martial Arts basic, Bloodthirst basic, Berserker ace.

Armor:

Two Piece Suit for speed or Concealed Tactical Vest for tank.

PayDay 2 - Best Build in the World - Arcane Epic

PayDay 2

Best Build in the World Build

Made by yours truly

PERK DECK

Sociopath

Rattle Snake Sniper Rifle

MODS:

Long Barrel, LED Combo, Speculator Sight

Jackal Submachine Gun

MODS:

Civilian Barrel, The Bigger the Better Suppressor, LED Combo, Extended Magazine, Speculator Sight, Twinkle Grip

Throwable

Concussion Grenade

Melee

Katana/Icepick if you don’t have the DLC

Equipment:

Doctor Bag

SKILLS

Mastermind: Combat Medic basic, Quick Fix basic, Painkillers ace, Combat Doctor ace, Inspire ace, Forced Friendship basic, Joker ace, Stable Shot ace, Rifleman basic, Ammo Efficiency basic, Aggressive Reload ace, Graze ace

Enforcer: Resilience ace, Die Hard basic, Transporter ace, Bullseye basic, Shock and Awe basic, Iron Man ace

Technician: Hardware Expert basic

Ghost: Duck and Cover basic, Parkour ace, Second Wind basic

Fugitive: Nine Lives basic, Martial Arts basic, Bloodthirst basic, Pumping Iron ace

Armor:

Improved Combined Tactical Vest

Important Note

Only for people with very good, quick aim. You have to have quick reflexes and make good choices in cover and how much damage you can take.

PayDay 2 Epic’s Useless Stealth Build - Arcane Epic

DLC NOT REQUIRED BUT RECOMMENDED

Cavity 9mm

MODS:

Medium Suppressor, Appalachian Foregrip, Compact Laser Module

The Judge Shotgun

MODS:

000 Buckshot, The Silent Killer Suppressor, Military Laser Module

Throwable:

Changes per mission, but good placeholder is Pocket ECM Device

Melee:

Ice Pick

Equipment:

Body Bag Case in first slot and ECM Jammer in second.

SKILLS

Mastermind: Forced Friendship basic, Confident basic

Enforcer: Underdog basic, Shotgun CQB ace, Close By ace

Technician: Third Law basic, Eco Sentry basic, Jack of All Trades ace, Hardware Expert basic, Drill Sergeant basic, More Firepower ace

Ghost: Chameleon ace, Cleaner ace, Sixth Sense ace, ECM Overdrive ace, Nimble ace, ECM Specialist ace, Duck and Cover basic, Parkour ace, Second Wind basic, Optical Illusions ace, The Professional ace

Fugitive: Equilibrium ace

Armor:

Two-Piece Suit

Name: Hardwire Drone Build (Razorback Jammer Build) - Arcane Tim3

Location: Razorback generator 1 or 4.

Build:

4x Hardwire w skill damage rolled (backpack required )

1x Wyvern w skill damage and repair skills.

1x BTSU

Talents:

Chest with Glass Cannon or Overwatch

Backpack w Short Circuit

Specialisation: Survivalist

Skills: Jammer Pulse, Restorer Hive

Weapons: Scorpio

Notes: This build is generally ran by the healer. Known as Heals and Drones. (edited)

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Name: Boomers Dilemma OPTIONIAL FOR SPEED RUNS

Location: Boomer

43/44, Burger and 40/Donut

Build:

4x Negotiators Dilemma (w backpack)

1x Grupo Chest

1x Improvised Gloves, Kneepads or Holster w Weapon Damage, CHD and CHC rolled.

Or

1x Coyotes Mask

Talents:

Chest w Glass Gannon

Backpack w Critical Measures

Mods: 3 to 4 12% Critical Hit Damage

Specialisation: Depends on Razor location.

Skills: Riot Foam, Decoy, Shock Trap, Sniper Turret or Reviver Hive.

Weapons: SIG MPX, Diamondback, The Grudge (edited)

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Name: Tarmac OR FLOOR 100 Oxidizer Skill Build

Location: Tarmac

Sub 1 - Left Chunga/Drone Spawn

Sub 2 - Top Right Ads and Drone Spawns.

Build:

3x Empress w skill damage and skill haste

1x Wyvern w skill damage and skill haste

1x Foxes Prayer w skill tier and skill damage

1x Contractors Gloves w Skill tier and skill damage

Usable Mods:

3x 10% Skill Duration

3x Skill Haste

Talents:

Chest w Glass Cannon

Backpack with Tech Support or Combined Arms

Specialisation: Depends on Razorback position

Skills: Oxidizer and Stinger Hive (or Articifer if technician).

Weapons: Test Subject, Six12 w InSync, Capacitor

Notes: If you do not have the contractors then you can swap out for a Waveform and change your Gloves to Empress). (edited)

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Standard EASY BUILD TO MAKE Raid DPS Build

3x Providence Defence (chc/chd)

1x Grupo (chc/chd)

1x Foxes Prayer (chd)

--

1x Coyotes (CHC CHD)

Or

1x Contractors Gloves (chd)

Chest Talents: unbreakable/obliterate/glass cannon

Backpack Talents: composure/companion/vigilance

Weapons: Rifle/AR/Shotguns

Weapon Talents: Optimist/Strained/In Sync/Boomerang

(If you are a low SHD level, then replace the contractor gloves with a ceska piece to increase critical hit chance or a coyotes mask will also help with increasing low chc and chd) (edited)