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Once Human: SKS Pathfinder - Elemental vs. Critical Build Deep Dive!
This video provides a detailed analysis of two main builds for the SKS Pathfinder rifle in Once Human: the elemental build and the critical build. It compares the pros and cons of each build, the equipment and ammo used, and which build is more effective through actual gameplay.
1. 🔥❄️ SKS Pathfinder: Elemental Build Introduction and Damage Test
- ✅ The DPS of the SKS Pathfinder elemental build in full buff state is about 500,000.
- ✅ Ice attribute damage is about 37,000 per second, and an additional 93,000 damage can be dealt when attacking ice weaknesses.
- ✅ Uniquely, critical hits are applied to ice attribute attacks, and damage of over 100,000 can be recorded.
| Item | Effect |
|---|---|
| Stabilized Style Kibes | Maximize weapon stability |
| Element Dual Kibes | Increase elemental damage |
00:00 - 01:47
1. 🔥❄️ SKS Pathfinder: Elemental Build Introduction and Damage Test
- ✅ The DPS of the SKS Pathfinder elemental build in full buff state is about 500,000.
- ✅ Ice attribute damage is about 37,000 per second, and an additional 93,000 damage can be dealt when attacking ice weaknesses.
- ✅ Uniquely, critical hits are applied to ice attribute attacks, and damage of over 100,000 can be recorded.
| Item | Effect |
|---|---|
| Stabilized Style Kibes | Maximize weapon stability |
| Element Dual Kibes | Increase elemental damage |
01:48 - 04:45
2. ⚙️ Detailed Analysis of Elemental Build Equipment and Mods
- ✅ As a secondary weapon, use the Bingo Sniper Rifle to leave marks, and use the Kluk Cree Knife to increase critical damage when attacking in close range.
- ✅ Wear the Xavier 3-piece set to get a cooldown reduction effect, and increase weapon damage and status ailment damage when creating a shield.
- ✅ Acquire additional weapon and status ailment damage in a low health state through the Yai 2-piece set.
- ✅ Wearing a Snow Diff Shirt generates energy orbs when bullets hit, increasing weapon and status ailment damage.
| Mod | Effect |
|---|---|
| Icicle | Increase Force Vortex damage |
| Deviant Expert | Increase rate of fire and status ailment damage |
| Force Construct | Increase Ice Spike damage |
| Elemental Overload | Increase elemental attribute damage |
| Elemental Resonance | Increase elemental damage stack (up to 24%) |
04:46 - 05:30
3. 💥 SKS Pathfinder: Critical Build Introduction and Damage Comparison
- ✅ The total damage of the SKS Pathfinder critical build in full buff state is about 570,000 ~ 580,000.
- ✅ Ice attribute damage is about 12,000 per second, which is lower than the elemental build, but critical damage rises to 180,000.
05:31 - 06:46
4. 🛠️ Critical Build Equipment and Mod Configuration
- ✅ Unlike the elemental build, Kibes uses dual critical Kibes to increase critical damage.
- ✅ Maximize critical damage by combining the Xavier 3-piece set and the Wolf 2-piece set.
| Mod | Effect |
|---|---|
| Weapon Symphony | Increase damage when switching weapons (utilizing Bingo Sniper) |
| Critical Related Mods | Increase critical chance and damage |
06:47 - 07:20
5. 🎯 Cradle and Ammo Selection Guide
- ✅ The cradle focuses on sniper efficiency, weapon switching speed, mark damage, and elemental/Force Vortex damage increase.
- ✅ The elemental build maximizes damage by using gold ammo or SR AP Artex ammo, and the critical build uses regular AP ammo.
07:21 - 07:49
6. 🍔 Food Buffs and Companion Selection Tips
- ✅ You can apply up to 2 food buffs by utilizing the chef trait.
- ✅ We recommend Cannid Meat for increasing Force damage, Big Foot Dog for increasing mark damage, and Link for increasing status ailment damage.
- ✅ The elemental build can create synergy by using PA Jelling as a companion, and the critical build can use Lono.
07:50 - 08:35
7. ⚔️ Boss Battle Practical Test and Damage Comparison
- ✅ The elemental build quickly suppresses bosses with continuous ice attribute damage.
- ✅ The critical build quickly eliminates bosses with instantaneous explosive damage.
08:36 - 09:36
8. 🎯 Pros and Cons of Each Build and Recommended Situations
- ✅ The critical build has strong burst damage and can create synergy by combining with the Lowf companion.
- ✅ The elemental build has excellent sustained damage and is effective for monster hordes or silo clearing.
- ✅ The elemental build can amplify damage when used with Poppy, but has the disadvantage of limited movement.
09:37 - 11:12
9. 🏆 Conclusion and Additional Tips
- ✅ Personally, I chose the critical build because I prefer explosive damage.
- ✅ Try playing by selecting SKS Pathfinder in League Research.
- ✅ You can deal tremendous damage with combo attacks using Sniper, Cookie Knife, and Bingo Sniper.