Tech Adept Combustor Build and Starter Guide

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This is a guide to running a Tech Adept that focuses on using constructs to do the work while the TA guides them and frequently resummons them, which is how I like to play the class. The first part outlines what the build looks like at maximum level and how to get there, then the second part explains how to get there starting from level 1. This build plays in mostly the same style from start to finish, is capable of running endgame (118-126) level missions comfortably with easily acquired lower level gear, and is readily capable of completing all seasonal objectives in a season. At really low levels it seems clunky like most classes do, but by around level 35 you will have the perks, constructs, and main gameplay loop that you'll use for the rest of the game, and sometime in the 40s you will be able to roll the main damage pieces that you'll need. This started out as a 'here's a guide to playing a new tech adept using Skykuvar's guide with a quick explanation of what I do differently. When I went to outline the differences between his guide and what I do, I realized that my build has diverged from his guide on numerous points, and that explaining the differences was going to be almost as much work as just describing what do from scratch. I've also included some things for reference that I don't have an easy reference for even if you don't really need to do them for the guide. (like farming tech fragments). In this guide I assume the reader is familiar with the game but not with Tech Adept, so I don't try to explain general game concepts like what rerolling gear means. Also the early game guide is aimed at someone who's playing the game solo as the first character in a season; if you've got someone powerleveling you then you'll skip right past the early stuff, and can probably do gear more quickly than I talk about. This section describes the final form we're building towards. Skip down to the "EARLY GAME GUIDE" section if you're looking for how to start. Morality : Radical Morality enables a key perk and my preferred morality armor. Perks: Mechasapient: This core of this build's lineup is combustors, getting 50% more of them is an easy choice. Omniscient Constructs: +66% damage for 20 seconds when summoned sounds like an interesting but temporary bonus. However, we're going to be resummoning our combustors more often than every 20 seconds, so this is effectively "+66% damage to combustors constantly and sometimes to Vanguard". Radical: This gives you rapid data flux regeneration so you can keep summoning your combustors to keep up the Omniscent Constructs bonus and replace any that die. It also isn't affected by the 'resources that regenerate with time regenerate 80% slower' penalty, so we have no problems with missions that draw that. The regeneration is overkill when you're fighting hordes of enemies that die quickly, Variant: In season 6, Escalation Shards are available. These reduce the cost of summoning skills in armor and increase data flux regeneration rate in other, with 2 in armor and 1 in belt you can replace Radical with Electro-Scourge for +20% attack speed on constructs. You can try Electro-Scourge without the escalation shards and will do fine on easier maps, but you'll end up starved for data flux when you're fighting high level single enemies like the end boss(es) of a void crusade ad seasonal bosses. Attributes: Logic 25+: All of the bonuses are nice, and we'll be resummoning enough that the 25 point bonus of +10% construct damage should be up almost all the time. Excess points here is more damage. Bionics 15: The bonuses up to +15 are nice, we explicitly don't want Aegis Protocol. Mindlink 15: 10 points here is key to early survival, and the bonus at 15 helps immensely with resummoning combustors. We don't need the later bonuses. The 15 points in mindlink provide self-heal and cheaper summoning and are the most important in the build, and the 15 in Bionics are good bonuses. Logic provides more damage even past the last specific bonus, so is the ideal place to dump all free attribute points after hitting 15 in the other two. Construct Offense: Take everything that boosts the 3 construct types this build uses. Construct Ability: Take everything that boosts the constructs we use, then some extra attack speed which enables relentless constructs at the top. The 6% attack speed is useful on it's own, but even if those were blank tiles spending 3 points for 30% summoning and construct skill cooldown reduction here is better than spending 4 points for 20% summoning cooldown reduction in Construct Specialization or 4 points for 8% data-flux skill cooldown reduction in Support. Since the cap for Cooldown reduction is 40%, this ends up letting us skip those other 8 points almost entirely with gear. Construct Specialization: Boost Vanguards, make lasguns blind, and reduce data flux costs and reserve. The 2 points marked in yellow are for cooldown reduction - if you want to maximize cooldown reduction from passives then take them, but if you have cooldown reduction in gear you don't need to. Construct Defense: Take everything but tarantula buffs and distributing damage from the TA to constructs. The DOT immunity is very strong since combustors like to stand in place and don't have a way to clear DOTs. Defense: Take most of the tree to enable reanimator glands, and generally boost the Tech Adept's toughness. The two side points for energy shield efficiency and dodge are useful, but save them for last when you're filling out this tree. Don't bother with the point in shock dampening because you will end up cap without even trying. Damage over Time: Caustic Reagents is incredibly good on any boss that regenerates health since this build will always have DOTs on them. It's almost required in season 6 for some of the boss types. Haemophilic Shock gives a free extra debuff which boosts overall construct damage since we're applying bleeds already. DOT damage itself isn't that important, so there's no reason to get the whole tree. Radical Path: Take the +XP perk from when you can get it until level 100, then mind reset out of it at 100 since XP comes to an end. Remainder: These 105 points are the core for your build, the last 7 can go where you like. You can put 1-2 into Construct Specialization to max out cooldown reduction if you don't have it fom gear. Aside from that, Health and Movement are the candidates for the remaining points. Physical Attacks, Melee Combat, Ranged Combat, Single DPS, Area Effects, Debuffs, Critical Hits, Heat Attacks, and Suppression all affect Tech Adept damage and not constructs, so there's no reason to get them. Support provides some data flux and cooldown reduction that is covered elsewhere, and this build doesn't heavily use the innoculator. Constructs Used: Slot 1: Vanguard - Tank plus AOE and debuff Weapons: Power Axe This is your main tank with an AOE taunt, knockdown on charge, and a Fabricatus Scatter Field. He also does does AOE damage and lays down shock, bleed, and slow, but his main job is being hard to kill and soaking enemy fire. Slots 2-4: Combustors - Damage plus debuff Weapons: Lasgun These guys rapidly shoot lasers at your target (and sometimes a wall) and destroy it, they're your main source of damage and apply some major debuffs. Their lasers apply and spread burn, which quickly applies heat and general vulnerabilities, and they also apply blind (from a passive). They don't directly have an AOE but their fast attack rate and spreading burn from the psalm doctrine does reasonable work on hordes. Slot 5: Kastelan - AOE, Debuff, secondary tank Weapons: Phosphor Cannon and Flamer The Kastelan's main job is adding a little more AOE and spreading debuffs - shock from a passive, and poison and hallucinate through modules. He also acts as a secondary tank, since his AI will usually have him hanging out a little bit in front of the combustors. Construct Modules: Vanguard Modules: 2x Defens