SC solo PoTD pistol build

[TimothyVl]

Hey everyone, I'm dying to try a one-handed pistol build. Please advise me on which classes to take.

 

[TimothyVl]

Sorry, I misspelled the topic title. Single class isn't necessarily a thing.

[Okkes]

Pistol maybe too hard for solo, i tried hand mortar monk/assassin aoe arterial strike and run around with no engagement armor. They ll die chasing you its very fun :). Use invisibility if you re cornered or something to reset the fight.

[Constentin Lévine]

hi, in my concern, build around pistol(s) is always good with multiclassed ranger (Arcane Archer with Thundercrack pistol, or Gunhawk with a mod) combined with Monk (Nalpazca or Helwaler at distance) since Enduring Dance generate wounds and accuracy. If you want to make an one handed pistolero, the modal is a good option : you loose the +35% action speed from dual wielding, but the -50% reload time bonus match well with these weapons (1.1s attack, 5.0 reload time), so without loosing accuracy, since One Handed provide +12acc.

You can also take a look to Ranger - Barbarian (Berserker or Mage Slayer*), really fast and efficient build even if you loose Carnage attack. -* as mage slayer, melee weapon hit produce a significative debuff to caster enemy, and that work with the AoE attack of Frostseeker, so you can use it as second weapon slot to manage casters at distance.

9 pen is not a lot, so Tenacious and other pen buffs can be usefull (Berseker's Frenzy or Monk's Thunderous Blows for example). 

Constitution debuff is also a good way, and this is also an alternative way to "increase" damages done, if you look as percent of total health.

Higher accuracy is also a good way to buff pen, if you crit often. 

Passive acc bonuses from Ranger stack with actives, and Driving Flight & Concussive Tranquiliser are brutals.

If you want to build a versatile pistolero with a spell palette, ranger + chanter or cipher (+ ranger or solo) can be good, also, but not at the caliber of monk or barbarian.  

 

ThundercracK pistol is really good, but Eccea's Arcane Blaster is not a joke, but if you opte for this last weapon and choose Bullet Time enchantment, take care to look the effect from your eyes, this is not listed in the current effect window (only in the character page (at c) ). You are able to prolonge the short duration with Int, and Ooblit if you get it, and Salvation of Time from priest.

 

Edited 22 hours ago by Constentin Lévine

[PaleElfPsion]

I would suggest Ranger or Ranger + Cipher or ranger + Chanter. Keep in mind that in the PotD, you will need a LOT of accuracy and penetration or reload a lot. 

[Boeroer]

Didn't try this solo, but Scordeo's Trophy on a Bloodmage/Ranger is pretty cool in general imo:

The enchantment "Opening Barrage" reduces recovery universally (also for spells etc.). With Driving Flight and Gunner as well as the Pistol modal "Rushed Reload" you can stack a lot of those recovery bonuses quickly - and with Wall of Draining you can keep all of them going on forever, which leads to very short recovery and reloading times.

You can then spam all sorts of spells with very short recovery time, shoot with little reloading time (there's a cap on reloading time though, at some point it won't get reduced further). Combine with Deleterious Alacrity of Motion and you can not only shoot and cast very quickly but also run very fast and not get engaged (immunity to engagement). Being able to kite enemies is very useful in a solo run.

A Bloodmage can use Healing Hands (the gloves) in combination with Wall of Draining (the Minor Lay on Hands' healing stays forever) and Blood Sacrifice - and thus you don't have to worry about the self damage of Blood Sacrifice and Alacrity too much.

All those Wall of Draining shenanigans in combination with Bloodmage make a solo run more easy anyways.  

There's also the Essential Phantom (summons are always nice for a solo run) which gets an exact copy of all your gear, including the pistol. The phantom stacks Opening Barrage, too - so it shoots faster and faster the longer it stays. However, it neither has Driving Flight nor the Rushed Reload modal and it cannot use Wall of Draining. But it gets the +12 accuracy for single weapon usage, so its accuracy is very good (for a summon).