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· This video covers the St. Elmo's Engine Striker build, capable of clearing all content in The Division 2.
· This build performs powerfully in any situation, including Heroic, Legendary, and Master missions, as well as Raids and Incursions.
· The core concept is to maximize efficiency by combining the 'St. Elmo's Engine' exotic rifle with the 'Striker' gear set.
· Beyond just building the gear, it's crucial to unlock its full potential based on your playstyle.
· This build is designed with three variations to flexibly adapt to various situations.
· · The basic endgame build is optimized for Heroic and Legendary difficulty content.
· · The first variation is specialized for tackling Master missions.
· · The second and third variations are configured to perform a DPS role in Raids and Incursions.
· · The necessary gear for the St. Elmo's Engine and Striker build can be acquired through Countdown and Summit farming.

· The core weapon of this build is the 'St. Elmo's Engine'. It's considered one of the best assault rifles in the game.
· · Weapon Damage: Approximately 107,000+
· · Magazine: 70 rounds
· · Rate of Fire: Excellent
· · Recalibration: Recalibrated with the 'Damage to Armor' attribute to enhance efficiency.
· · Unique Talent 'Actum Est': This talent maximizes the weapon's performance.
· · · Stacks are gained one by one when hitting enemies. Upon reaching 100 stacks, the next magazine is fired with 100% shock rounds.
· · The 70-round magazine allows for rapid stack building, and the shock rounds are highly effective at immobilizing enemies.

· For a secondary weapon, the ACS-12 shotgun or its variants (Stackbreaker, Rock and Roll, Lefty, etc.) are recommended.
· · These weapons are the fastest way to build Striker stacks.
· · Personally, I use the named SMG 'Emeline's Guard'.
· · · Its high rate of fire and fast reload speed allow for quick stack building.
· · · Unique Talent 'Perfect Preservation': Restores armor upon killing an enemy, increasing survivability.
· For a sidearm pistol, 'Quickdraw' is recommended.
· · Its unique talent 'Support Mode' provides a 20% movement speed increase, enhancing mobility.

· For the backpack, we use the 'Memento' backpack. It's one of the best exotic backpacks in the game.
· · It possesses all core attributes (Red, Blue, Yellow), making it versatile.
· · Enhances critical hit damage attributes and the 'Kill Confirmed' talent, boosting weapon damage, additional armor, and skill efficiency.
· · Collecting trophies dropped upon killing enemies increases weapon damage, armor regeneration, and skill efficiency by up to 30%.
· · It's a key piece of gear that simultaneously boosts survivability and offensive power, especially in solo play.

· This build is based on the 4-piece Striker gear set.
· · 2-piece: Increased weapon handling
· · 3-piece: Increased rate of fire
· · 4-piece: Activates the 'Striker's Gamble' talent
· · · Weapon damage increases upon hitting enemies, stacking up to 100 times.
· · Mask: Armor core, Critical Hit Chance attribute, Critical Hit Damage modifier
· · Holster: Armor core, Critical Hit Damage attribute
· · Kneepads: Weapon Damage core, Critical Hit Chance attribute
· · Gloves: Weapon Damage core, Critical Hit Chance attribute
· · · Core attributes on all gear can be flexibly changed to Armor or Weapon Damage according to your playstyle.
· · Goal: Achieve 60% Critical Hit Chance, then focus the remaining attributes on Critical Hit Damage.
· · The Striker set provides both rapid attacks and high damage, enabling you to handle any situation.

· In the basic build, the 'Ceska' chest piece is used to maximize Critical Hit Chance.
· · Weapon Damage core, Critical Hit Damage and Critical Hit Chance attributes, and the 'Obliterate' talent increase weapon damage by 1% up to 20 stacks.
· · · Combined with 'Striker's Gamble', you can expect tremendous damage output.
· · As an alternative, the named chest piece 'Equalizer' from 'Unit Alloys' is also a good choice.
· · · It features the 'Perfect Obliterate' talent, which provides a 5% RPM increase and 3% additional weapon damage.
· · However, Ceska might be more advantageous for reaching the maximum Critical Hit Chance (60%).

· Skill choices can vary depending on the player's style.
· · Recommended skill combinations:
· · · Crusader Shield and Reviver Hive: Provide basic survivability and revival capabilities.
· · · Decoy: Useful for distracting enemies in Master mission builds.

· The main stats for the endgame build are as follows:
· · Armor: Approximately 1.4 million
· · Weapon Damage: Approximately 108,000
· · Critical Hit Chance: 57%
· · Critical Hit Damage: 120%

· The Master Mission variant is simply configured by swapping the chest piece and mask.
· · All modifiers must be set to 'Protection from Elite'.
· · Chest Piece: Use the Striker chest piece
· · · Include Armor core, Critical Hit Chance attribute, and 'Protection from Elite' modifier.
· · · Secondary Talent 'Press the Advantage': Increases the Striker's Gamble stack cap to 200, enabling sustained damage amplification when facing elite enemies.
· · Mask: Use the named mask 'Chill Out' from 'Gila Guard'
· · · Provides 2 additional modifier slots.
· · · Armor core, Critical Hit Chance attribute, and 2 'Protection from Elite' modifiers equipped.
· · Skills: Recommend Crusader Shield and Decoy.
· · Stats (Master Variant):
· · · Armor: 1.7 million
· · · Weapon Damage: 100,000
· · · Critical Hit Chance: 55%
· · · Critical Hit Damage: 60%
· · · Protection from Elite: 48% (including PFE modifiers)

· This is the first DPS variant for Raids and Incursions. The mask and backpack are swapped.
· · Backpack: Use the Striker backpack
· · · Include Weapon Damage core, Critical Hit Damage attribute, and Critical Hit Damage modifier.
· · · Talent 'Risk Management': Increases the weapon damage bonus per Striker's Gamble stack from 0.65 to 0.9.
· · Mask: Use the exotic 'Coyote's Mask'
· · · Include Weapon Damage core, Critical Hit Chance and Critical Hit Damage attributes, and Critical Hit Damage modifier.
· · · Talent 'Pack Instincts': Provides Critical Hit Damage or Critical Hit Chance buffs to yourself and teammates based on distance.
· · · · 0-15m: 25% increased Critical Hit Damage
· · · · 15-25m: 10% Critical Hit Damage and 10% Critical Hit Chance increase
· · · · 25m+: 25% increased Critical Hit Chance
· · Secondary Weapon: Use the ACS-12 shotgun (e.g., Stackbreaker).
· · Stats (Coyote's Mask Variant):
· · · Armor: 1 million
· · · Weapon Damage: 114% (further increased with Coyote's Mask buff)
· · · Critical Hit Chance: 51% (can exceed 60% with Coyote's Mask buff)
· · · Critical Hit Damage: 156%

· This is the final Raid and Incursion DPS variant. The backpack and gloves are swapped.
· · Backpack: Use the Striker backpack (same as the previous variant)
· · Gloves: Use the exotic 'Overlord Gloves'
· · · Include Weapon Damage core, Critical Hit Damage, and Critical Hit Chance attributes.
· · · Talent 'Weakest Link': Provides a 30% weapon damage amplification to the weakest enemy in the room.
· · · · When engaging in combat, prioritize killing enemies in order of weakness (Red > Blue > Yellow) to maintain sustained damage amplification.
· Stats (Overlord Gloves Variant):
· · · Armor: 1.2 million
· · · Weapon Damage: 108,000
· · · Critical Hit Chance: 57%
· · · Critical Hit Damage: 144%

· · Gameplay footage from the Iron Horse Raid is included to demonstrate the build's practical performance.

· · We hope the builds introduced in the video will help you clear content.
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· · · Thank you for watching, and we'll be back with more Division 2 content in the next video.