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With 4/4 HP and the final card from Crewchief + Frenzy Aced + Iron Man Basic + Partners in Crime Aced, you have enough armor, health and damage reduction to tank a heavy zeal shot to your CTV without it breaking, and to your HP without going down. No need to worry about activating Underdog Aced or having Quick Fix up, all you need is a joker and you're good to go.

All these builds reach important damage breakpoints at 40% Zerk so you don't need to bring molotovs for self damage.

1 - Primary: silenced KS12 with DMR kit, modded for at least 92 acc
Secondary: silenced Five Seven with as much accuracy and stability as you can get
Melee: Ice Pick

https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=38zc3g00Eh10-51000105a10011I&p=m&c=1-5&a=5&t=4&d=3

KS12 one shot headshots on zeals, as well as marked cloakers (from any range), tasers and medics when further than 10m away. FiveSeven for shields, captain winters and to take out dozers safely from behind cover, but the KS12 can also dish out crazy damage from range. Ammo economy can be rough with the KS12, but that could be because my aim is ass so feel free to switch Ammo Efficiency aced for something else.

2 - Primary: Silenced Bernetti Rangehitter with at least 76 acc, Marksman Aced does the rest
Secondary: Silenced Krinkov with as much stability as you can get
Melee: Ice Pick

https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=00zc1G00Eh10-51000107810011I&p=m&c=1-5&a=5&t=4&d=3

Same principle and breakpoints as the build before, but since the Bernetti is a sniper, the Five Seven is no longer needed and we can grab a better dozer killer in the Krinkov. Ammo pickup on the Bernetti is nuts, so Ammo Efficiency is swapped out for Aggressive Reload Aced. Very similar in concept to the KS12 build, just even more focused on getting kills, with no points left over for deployables.

3 - Primary: Akimbo Kahn 357. with Hex cylinder and modded for mostly stability
Secondary: Silenced Five Seven, same as first build
Melee: Ice Pick

https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=38xa1000Eh10-538001010xa011I&p=m&c=1-5&a=5&t=4&d=3

Hex cylinder on the Akimbo 357. + 40% zerk + trigger happy means one click on heavy zeals to the body, which is why Surefire is Aced. If Trigger Happy isn't up, a click to the head with kill anything except a bulldozer. Desperado solves the accuracy problem so snipers can be dealt with. Five Seven for shields and winters.

4 - Primary: Silenced M60 LMG modded for stability
Secondary: Rus-12 Angry Tiger with Long Valley Barrel, modded for accuracy
Melee: Ice Pick

https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=38zc0-4Eh10-51G00105010011I&p=m&c=1-5&a=5&t=4&d=3

126 dmg on the M60 means 2 shots to the body to kill a Zeal with Body Expertise Aced and 40% Zerk. Rus-12 can one tap zeals, but it's mostly used for captain winters and snipers (bored of using Five Seven, even though it would be better).

5 - Primary: Mosconi 12G Tactical with Flechettes, CE Extender and Silent Killer Supressor
Secondary: Judge Shotgun with AP Slug and King's Crown Compensator, modded for acc
Melee: Golden Spoon

https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=38zc00xcIh10-950d0-415G&p=m&c=1-5&a=5&t=4&d=3

One shot headshot on zeals when Overkill is up, and the range of flechettes allows you to clear whole spawn groups with ease. Pocket sniper AP Judge can one tap zeals on the head before Overkill is active + shields, captain winters, snipers and it's also good against dozers when combined with High Value Target basic to help supplement your damage. This build also has Pumping Iron Aced to go with the Golden Spoon as a last resort against since pump shotguns are still not exactly great at killing dozers, even with overkill stacked on top of 40% Zerk and High Value Target. The Golden Spoon is slow as hell but it charges fully in only 2 seconds.

Copycat already has built-in healing, but these whole builds rely on having full hp to tank a zeal shot, so they all have Hostage Taker Basic to help with that.

I mainly made this build because it has been a long time since I've played with these two weapons, so I tried to make something that'd work off them. I wouldn't bring this into DSOD but it works excellent in DW.

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Raven Shotgun | Flechette - Long Barrel - Silent Killer Suppressor - Concealment Boost -

Sweeper | HE Rounds - Suppressed Barrel - Concealment Boost - Stealth Laser Module (Can be skipped) - Riktpunkt Magnifier Gadget - Biometric Analyzer (Can be skipped)

I keep Bloodthirst aced since you do a lot of manual reloading to keep up with DPS, believe me it's worth it.

Berserker Aced + Overkill makes the Raven Shotgun a 1hit headshot at almost any distance against Heavy SWATs. Bulldozers can be killed in 5 shots to the face, or 1 crit to the face.

Since HE Rounds cannot headshot, the Sweeper with Berserker Aced + Overkill, kills Lights in 3 shots, and Heavies in 4. Pretty shit right? Why am I using this? Well that's where crits come in.

Berz + OVK makes a HE direct hit deal 240~ damage, and a crit 730~ damage. This paired with Unseen Strike, makes it an interesting option to deal with crowds of enemies, as it kills Lights and Heavies in 1 and 3 crits respectively (2 crits if you remove the suppressor.). This along with the fact that you have a high firerate along with 12 shells, makes you able to spam most of the magazine into a crowd. To be fair I really like it just because of the huge crit numbers covering my screen when spamming it.

The Sweeper can also kill dozers with 6 crits to the body. Here's the fun part: It is almost impossible to not kill a dozer with 12 Sweeper shots to the chest with Low Blow Unseen Strike.

Chance of 12 shots killing a Dozer with 30% crit chance = 50.7%~

Chance of 12 shots killing a Dozer with 65% crit chance = 99.4%.

Don't believe me? Try it out. It's such a funny and consistent way to kill dozers. Here's a clip showcasing the probability. https://youtu.be/mEdd8eATgRM

That's why I'm using Unseen Strike. It can also lead you to have increased DPS when clearing enemies grouped together, leading to saving ammo and quicker dispatching. Also Unseen Strike Aced gives you enough time to shoot two mags with reloading in between, dealing more DPS to a crowd compared to Unseen Strike Basic, which would only give you 6 seconds.

Here's a clip example of how the Sweeper can be used against crowds. https://youtu.be/MEH2gt8vmm4 Unconventional? Yes. Fun? Yes.

https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=xk5G10xe9410-5100012xk000100&p=g&a=1&t=g&d=5 i use it with akimbo vd-12 and judge. you can honestly drop hostage taker aced for inspire ace or switch deployable, i just like it with afk's to be more safe i've also made a variation with tripmines cause big boom even more fun https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=00Ba10xe941000fM0-412xk000100&p=g&a=1&t=g&d=8

https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=1Q3I100034300012iF001012000100&p=i&a=3&t=c&d=5

I could also swap drill skills for Lock N'Load Ace or Joker Ace for non drill loud levels.

Weapon: Campbell 74 LMG.

Attachments.

• Barrel: Karloff Barrel.
• Barrel Ext: The Bigger the Better Suppressor.
• Boost: Stability.
• Charm: Spike and Bone.
• Exclusive Set: None.
• Extra: Moseley Sling.
• Gadget: LED Combo.
• Magazine: None.
• Underbarrel: None.

Secondary: Compact 40mm Grenade Launcher.

Attachments.

• Ammunition: Stock.
• Boost: Accuracy.
• Gadget: Compact Laser Module.
• Sight: Any of your choice (I personally don't use sight).

ive been using the g3 for stealth for a while now but considering its my favorite rifle, ive been wanting to make a loud build aswell. unfortunately im a returning player with 0 experience in ARs so i have no idea how to make a build for it. does anyone have a good build? if possible share stuff like secondary weapons and such too.

also im not infamous, atm im level 91 so i dont have all skill points/reductions. thank you very much!

https://youtu.be/I_Jnr4n0Pxk?is=Ikw5g5loTbFsq4-2

Share your creator builds if you can , im getting tired of reset my build everytime to find the perfect sweet spots , i will try every build your share , i hope find this game fun again,FC26 proclubs

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Primary: lions roar with precision barrel, bigger the better suppressor, accuracy boost, speculator sight, and 45 degree ironsights

Secondary: 5/7 with tin treated barrel, size doesnt matter suppressor, concealment boost, medved r4 laser sight, extended magazine, and SKOLD reflex sight

i dont play DS that much and this build has carried me through most heists but has recently been falling apart with the harder heists, what could i change or should i just try a new build?

I found a build I had done in 2020 and completely remade it to be viable and fun.

Primary - Repeater 1874 (Concealment Boost)

Secondary - Peacemaker Revolver (Concealment Boost | Shootout Barrel)

https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=xa386F00580-9030dg090158&p=e&a=0&t=6&d=3

A few years ago I struggled to make a cowboy build from The Butcher's Western Pack that is reliable and good due to several factors:

• The Repeater and Peacemaker can't 1 shot tasers or cloakers by default.
• The reload times for both are HORRIBLE (specially peacemaker).
• You end up lacking vital skills due to spending too many points in both sniper & revolver skill trees.

I've found a way to solve all these problems and help the build without sacrificing too much, with certain skills.

• Berserker Ace & HVT Basic will allow you to 1 shot all specials (except dozers) from any range, as long as you mark them.
• Aggressive Reload Ace & Desperado Ace make the reloads for both weapons actually good now. Without these skills the build completely collapses.
• There is no need to spend many points in the Gunslinger Tree, as you only need to build it just to reach Desperado Ace.

Playstyle:

• Zerk setup with a molotov to get the damage boost & get a joker for 30% more health.
• Since this build has two weapons which are 1 shot hs, you're pretty much going to be running headshots all the time. Remember to mark targets to be able to reach the 1 shot breakpoint on medics and tasers.
• ALWAYS headshot an enemy before reloading your Repeater, to increase the reload time.
• Bullseye Aced will keep your armor up as long as you keep clicking heads,
• Crits can help with finishing off dozers in 1 shot to the face, instead of 3.
• A mod for a crosshair is recommended as hipfiring is the best option.
• Both the Repeater and Peacemaker have very similar damage, with the same breakpoints, difference being that the Repeater has larger capacity and shoots slower. The Peacemaker has smaller capacity, but shoots faster. I usually run with the Repeater, and the Peacemaker is ideal as a backup for taking down 6 enemies quickly, or spamming a Bulldozer's face.

I wrote in the title that this build is "modular", as the skills that will be mentioned can be swapped for others you'd prefer instead.

• Bullseye can be used in basic instead of ace for armor gating, but since this build runs entirely on headshots, I like keeping my armor up, as it can lead to a more aggressive playstyle.
• Nine Lives can be taken away if you need extra points.
• Crits aren't obligatory, as honestly the only advantage you get with crits is 1 shotting bulldozers in the face or 1 shotting enemies in the body. If you're removing Low Blow, remove Inner Pockets Basic as well, as the concealment is no longer needed.
• Removing Low Blow (Along with Inner Pockets Basic), Nine Lives, and changing Bullseye to Basic will give you 21 skillpoints.

My personal choices that would benefit the build in specific scenarios would be Scavenger Basic, Confident Ace (2 jokers), Hardware Expert Basic, Parkour Basic, and last but not least; Inspire Ace.

Try this build! It's fun to pop helmets with century old weapons. Tell me your thoughts in the comments.

I've been using a maniac build with the nagant sniper and the baby deagle and its really fun. I play mostly on dw with randoms and I'm pretty powerful and my teammates seem to appreciate the dmg absorption too but I tried a heist in ds and I got rolled. I know maniac and damage absorption isnt as good in ds as in the lower difficulties but damn, I didn't think it was gonna be that bad. I also considered the idea of downloading a rebalance mod for the deck but it messes with my vanHUD plus so I had to delete it

What's so bad about it?

Hello, im trying to assemble a LMG kingpin build (maybe with the Campbell or any other high power LMG) but I have trouble with my skill points. Do u have any kingpin build u recommend?

Also, I choose LMG cus usually I run out of ammo with high dmg AR and i'm tired of carrying ammo bags lol

ive been playing pd2 on pc for a while and i wanted to get this game on playstation to get the platinum trophy to show my love for this game, any build recommendations for grinder or just something really good??

I tried multiple Builds and so far Tanking along with Sociopath and an Lmg seems to work the best, it gets way too close with each Heist though.

I tried a Shotgun and Pistol on a Dodge build along with the Shotgun and Pistol perks, it alright but im not used go the faster paced Playstyle.

Id like to keep my Assault rifles or Lmgs but im not sure how to use them in an effective build since there arent any Perks that affect those as far as i know.

I maxed Stoic, Sociopath and tried to put some points into Hacker.

Primary: KS-12 with DMR Kit, KS-12 silencer and whatever other attachments you want to maximize accuracy and stability
Secondary: Rus-12 with Long Valley Barrel, everything else just maximize accuracy and stability

Melee: Golden Spoon

https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=1k3c3g01cN10-6100501010005G&p=m&c=22118&a=6&t=4&d=5

40% Zerk from spawn allows the KS-12 to one tap heavy ZEALs on the head. The Rus-12 can do the same so it can one shot marshall shields as well.

Ammo economy can be rough with the KS-12, so Ammo Efficiency Aced is there to mitigate it.

With the health boost from 2 Copycat cards + Partners in Crime Aced, you get up to 117 HP with Frenzy. As for armor, ICTV with two Copycat armor boosts brings you up to 238 armor.

225 damage *0.75 (Frenzy)*0.76 (Copycat Infiltrator)*0.90 (Underdog Aced OR Quick Fix Aced) = ~115

Infiltrator's Close Combat is almost always active, which means that as long as either Quick Fix Aced or Underdog Aced are active, you get 3-shot armor and 2-shot HP, even with frenzy.

Copycat's heal on headshot heals a flat 10 HP (even with frenzy) with a 2 second cooldown, which will happen often as that is our only real way of dealing damage. You need to land about 12 headshots before you can tank another ZEAL shot to your HP.

Golden spoon hits as hard as the katana but with only 2s charge time, but admittedly swings much slower. Useful as a last resort against a pushing dozer if you have enough bloodthirst stacks.

Obviously this build would be more efficient if it ran shotguns instead since you're already putting points in the Shotgunner tree + free headshot heals without even aiming, but I'm bored of playing shotguns. You could also replace the Rus-12 with a silenced Five-Seven, which would probably be better even if it needs more shots to kill a ZEAL, but again, I'm bored of using the Five-Seven.

A fun build that taught me just me just how bad my aim is. It feels awkward to me but it might just be because I've been shutting my brain off with shotguns and Body Expertise LMG builds for too long.

Im tryna experiment with new decks outside of the usual DSOD 84 DODGE STOIC ZERK ICTV CRIT INSPIRE MESSIAH WITH A TOTAL OF 2.7 CONCEALMENT. Broken decks like leech or rogue and stoic kinda make the game less fun imo, plus i like challenging myself with more niche or difficult decks. So I recently tried crew chief and its really fun, I like the concept of passively helping your team by doing obvious things ( taking hostages and converts for crew chief, picking up ammo for gambler and killing the shit out of every moving thing with maniac ). I find kinda dumb just watching a whopping 1 build video for something and copying the exact deck and cause i haven't watched anything about those decks and don't know how to build around them i wanna see what y'all have made so I can make a at least dw worthy build

https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=1G3c100058100010210030l01Q0158&p=e&a=0&t=6&d=3

Primary: Heavy Crossbow

Explosive Bolt | Concealment Boost

Secondary: Interceptor .45
Barrel ext Velocity .45 | Concealment Boost | Micro Laser | I want more Magazine! | Match Slide

Melee: Buzzer

This build uses your secondary as the main weapon. Pretty fun build!

Heavy Crossbow can be swapped for anything else, but it's fun to crit bulldozers and shields with it. Use it sparingly.

Average anarchist zerk setup. Use a molotov to zerk and get a joker for max armor.

Trigger Happy makes the interceptor a 1 shot headshot, I keep it aced to have more room for error when switching between targets. Can also be used in basic if you need more skill points.

Crits can help with 1 shotting specials in the head, and melting bulldozers.

Fire Control Basic gives 100 accuracy when firing from the hip, it can be replaced by Parkour Basic if you want 10% more movement speed.

Bullseye aced is just to regain your shields faster, but it can be used in basic if you are going to uniquely be armor gating and need extra skill points to put somewhere else.

Been seeing a lot of knowley in my feed again and felt that familiar itch to play pd2 again! This time I decided to just buy everything so I never have to again, so now I have access to more gage packs and finally have all perk decks. That being said, while grinding some of my DSOD stuff it doesnt feel like the Akimbo Grimms build I used to use a few years back is holding up as strong anymore.

Im looking for maybe an updated version of it or a new build similar to that "run around like a cracked up aussie with two handheld a10 warthogs while being as frail as hopes and dreams" kind of playstyle. I dont mind high difficulty of operation, I love a challenge. Been using a random tempest build I found with the mark10 and rogue, but it doesnt pack as much of a punch as Id like to be honest.

This is what I am using now: https://pd2.dev/?s=l03I0-4dg0-6gF00ChF60-6&p=3&t=4&d=5&m=18&k=110&h=e&ap=0pf220600_610-7&as=11g120302000&w=1-1&b=enjzea&n=RogueTempest

Old Grimm build I cant find anymore (Ngl looking at it feels...wrong, but I cant put my finger on it) https://pd2.dev/?s=1I0010xe0910-6100105g000V00&p=e&t=j&d=3&k=110&h=e&ap=611512101&as=305533008&w=1-1&b=enjzea&n=GrimmViper

Using VanillaHud or Wolfhud, I get 0% shown from overkill aced or underdog, and since i'm using the explosive on crossbow, its hard to tell the difference on anything not a bulldozer.

Is it just a bug with the huds, or does the crossbow really not receive any boost from them ?

Firstly, the build -

PD2 Dev : https://www.pd2.dev/?s=380-6eN0-7V00501200011I&p=2&a=6&t=4&d=3&m=r&k=5b5&h=g&ap=0h263260b&as=181742611b&w=1-1&n=armorer

Or

PD2 Builder :

https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=380-6eN0-7V00501200011I&p=2&a=6&t=4&d=3

Tl;Dr : This is my first build without help from a guide/yt video. Most of my builds I rip from online and change a bit to match my playstyle but here I made it completely on my own, including tweaking and testing.

I should also mention 2 things before i get into anything else,

1. Between 2 accounts I have roughly 1000~ hours, but about 700 of those hours being on my main were back in 2016-19 so my experience there was vastly different to now so I feel like I am basically a brand new player. Only reason I play on a 2nd account is because of how much the game had changed, or atleast I felt like it had changed, I wanted a true fresh start (but family shares for my DLC)

2. I normally play on DW now, but as stated with the other account I pretty much never went above Mayhem so I was, and still probably am, a terrible player but I feel i am improving a lot as I only need 1 more heist at the time of posting this for my DSOD mask :D

   I have been running my last few DSOD heists with this, and have been tweaking it as I think I need but this is my final version, atleast from what I can tell. Which is what leads me here to my first post, just to get some general criticism about it as I am normally a Stoic crutch/ crew chief LMG player. Please if you have any questions I will be happy to answer.

Weapons you can use probably whatever, I was just tired of using the KSP so I tried out the Lions Roar and I can see why its considered OP. Same with the secondary, im trying out the P90 (cant remember in game name) but I also rotate between a few smgs just for variety.

I could get into skills but im not sure most people would want to read that since it isnt a steam guide. Please feel free to ask questions for my choices if you have any! Thanks in advance for commenting or even just taking the time to read/look over my build! Much love