The best heavy duty builds that are a lot of fun

Repair 2 offers many possible builds for players to customize their gameplay, all depending on what archetypes you have equipped. But there are also many weapons, amulets, and rings that can be combined to customize these archetypes and prioritize certain types of damage or stats.

Here are some of the most powerful builds that are a lot of fun to play with, with information on the best gear to maximize their potential—and the best abilities to perform them. Take a look, choose what catches your eye, and most of all: have fun destroying Root!

Updated on October 21, 2024 by Lucas Simons: With its latest expansion Dark horizonthe game has become even more fun for those who want to create great builds to have fun killing countless enemies. Triple Treat, Trial by Fire and The Gauntlet ultimate modes are perfect for trying out the most powerful Archetype combos, and as certain abilities have been tweaked a lot, old combos from past expansions are made viable again with the addition of new accessories and weapons, and overall balance . Let's see what's new in terms of heavy-duty builds.

This list contains spoilers from The Dark Horizon DLC.

6 Sniper Dead To Rights

Made a comeback as the most powerful build

• Strengths: Large weak spot and critical damage, feels like cheese
• Weaknesses: Soft and low survivability, glass cannon
• The best weapon: Monorail – Redeemer

The combination between the Hunter and the Marksman has never been so powerful with the addition of some items, such as the powerful monorail rifle, which can be obtained after defeating Alepsis Taura in The Dark Horizon DLC. This powerful long cannon is capable of firing high-damage accelerated particles that deal more damage to weak points. This, combined with the Marksman and Hunter passives, gives the shotgun additional benefits and additional features such as reload speed, stability, and effective range. In addition, its built-in mod called Recoil Dampener stabilizes the weapon, increasing its reload speed by 25% and reducing its recoil and wobble by 75%.

Since the Monorail weapon is a charge weapon, this mod also provides an additional 5% critical chance for every 1% or charge meter filled when fired. This combined with all the passives from the Gunslinger (Swift Shot, Quick Hands) and Hunter (especially the Deadeye perk) ensures that every shot players connect at Weakspot will be deadly. Complete this build with the new Timewave mutator to create a safe bubble that stops time around players when they activate the Weapon mod. This will allow them to shoot bosses even if they require addas (as many bosses do). Or, if players want to maximize damage, they can equip the Slayer mutator, which increases damage after reloading, and since Monorails' charge mechanic is considered reloading, that means a lot of extra wounds with each shot. Complete the build with the new Redeemer Revolver for the ultimate Western Sharpshooter experience, players will not regret this choice.

5 High Tech Barrelsmith

Strengthen the Vulcan tower and destroy the enemies

• Strengths: Great firepower and rate of fire
• Weaknesses: slow movement, vulnerable in turns
• The best weapon: Alpha/Omega – Tech 22

The High Tech Barrelsmith build combines the Engineer's powerful gadgets with the Gunner's massive weapon damage and rate of fire boost, turning your Vulcan Machine Gun Turret's full barrage into a spray of deadly bullets that can devastate any boss. in seconds. His main advantage is high technology, which allows him to overload every skill of the engineer, giving him an infinite amount of ammunition, rate of fire and damage for a limited time.

When players combine this with the Gunslinger's Bulletstorm ability, they get an extremely powerful blast of bullets capable of destroying anything and anyone. To optimize this build, choose amulets and rings that deal weak spot damage, fire rate, and weapon damage. The Tech 22 pistol is particularly powerful in destroying ranged enemies, mainly those who seek to cover players. Consider equipping him with the Bandit mutator for increased ammo efficiency as he spits bullets like a beast, and the Overflow Mod which turns this weapon into a powerful Shock delivery system that will give even more crowd control and higher potential for players.

4 Die Hard conservative

Become an unstoppable killing machine

• Strengths: Durability, excellent at melee range
• Weaknesses: Slow, not optimized for ranged combat
• The best weapon: Vice Grips, Atom Smasher

The Die Hard Conservator build can be purchased by combining the Challenger Resilience and Alchemist archetype area buffs. This build will make you functionally immortal – if you play it right. His main skills are Juggernaut and Vial: Elixir of Life. Juggernaut deals a lot of melee damage and turns you into an unstoppable sintsack, while Vial: Elixir of Life creates a circle of healing where you are literally unable to take lethal damage. If you run out of this buff, don't worry as the main Die Hard bonus will activate, giving you immunity to lethal damage.

You can do this build with any speed weapon, like claws or bites – clamp handles are especially good in the build. Also, the Lucky Cat Ring can give you an extra chance to avoid lethal damage (that's a total of 3 instances of immortality). The Rally Band and Thalos Eyelet help you deal with chunks of gray health and consistently regenerate HP during battle, while the Brawler's Pride Ring is invaluable for increasing your melee speed. The Life Siphoner feature is also very helpful for this build.

3 Ruthless Beastmaster

Increase your Reaver challenge and pet dog damage

• Strengths: Summon maximum power + dog
• Weaknesses: Soft, vulnerable when cornered
• The best weapon: Crescent Moon, Corrupted Rune Pistol, Combine Harvester

A Ruthless Beastmaster build can be done by combining the Summoner and Handler archetypes. His main perk is Ruthless, which allows you to increase the damage your minions deal by shooting them in a friendly manner. Using the Summoner's Reaver skill and the Handler's Support Dog skill, you can constantly make your summons more powerful, while the Dog will make sure they stay healthy by constantly healing them. Equip Soul Link to benefit from the damage your minions deal and create the perfect synergy.

Use weapons like the Crescent Moon or Corrupted Rune Gun that can debuff enemies and mark them for more damage. This build is a lot of fun to play, especially against bosses who will be too busy being harassed by the Stealer and Hound to care about your debuffs. The Rally Band and Thalos Eyelet will help you deal with chunks of gray health by consistently restoring your HP as you fight. The addition of Harvester Scythe and its powerful modifier, which adds a lot of crowd control and adds clarity to the mix, allows this build to focus on processing its summons and avoid being cornered at the worst possible time. A great find from N'erud's new map Dark horizon DLC.

2 Shadow Professional

Teleport and sniper — rinse and repeat

• Strengths: High evasion. Mobility, sniper shooting
• Weaknesses: Poor crowd control
• The best weapon: Marksman, pulse rifle

So you want to be a ninja? Then the Shadow Professional build is for you: combine Invader and Gunslinger to create the perfect boogeyman. With Invader's Worm Hole, you can warp and distance yourself from enemies while you constantly knock them down with your ranged weapons. The Gunslinger's Sidewinder skill can then help you instantly reload when switching weapons, providing increased mobility.

Shoot, move away and shoot again. Tactical repositioning is definitely the main strength of this build, but be careful: it's easy to get cornered and lose sight of your escape route. To prevent this, equip accessories that provide extra mobility—and Mark of the Destroyer to take advantage of the extra perfect evasion that the Invader's primary perk provides. So every time you dodge, you create an AoE (like a ninja smoke bomb) that deals significant damage to your enemies.

1 Light of the Storm

Become the God of Lightning

• Strengths: Highest CD reduction + damage ability
• Weaknesses: Soft, low stamina regeneration
• The best weapon: Pulse Rifle, Nebula

A great build for those who like to hit their enemies with powerful abilities. Stormlight is a combination of the Archon archetype with the Engineer. Both mainly focus on reducing skill cooldowns and power, but the Archon class is particularly good with its mod power generation features and its main perk called Tempest, which constantly generates Mod energy. As your main ability, you should choose Havoc Form, which turns you into a crazed lightning beast capable of throwing lightning bolts and teleporting short distances.

Coupled with this, you'll want to opt for a Vulcan Tower to cover your back while you rampage through waves of enemies. For constant damage, choose Nebula or Monarch as your primary weapon. You can choose any secondary if you equip the Firestorm mod, which pairs perfectly with this build. The Spirit Wisp amulet will be a constant source of fashion energy recycling; To increase your abilities and modification skills, choose the following rings: Black Pawn Mark, Wrath Stone, Dream Sapphire Stone, and Rebel's Burden. Top it off with the Timewave Mod installed in the pulse rifle and add the time-stopping Buble to the build for even more crowd control and survivability.