The First Descendant - THE MOST BROKEN THUNDER CAGE BUILD YOU WANT! (Everything You Need to Know)

I think I’m first 🎉

The thing is thundercage doesn't need to be overbuilt.
It works just fine, for the hordeclearing passive when maxed out, with 1-2 catalyst(no activator) and standard 3 dps mods + element. The passive does very little against colossus and you're better off building other guns, smg damage loss over range is huge when needing to hit colossi...etc. from across the arena even if the horizontal recoil and bloom doesn't throw you off weakspots.

Viessa is my main!! I seen your video on her. I switch my build to almost match yours. I have used 5 or 6 catalyst on her. I might do 1 more and i will be good! I'm using Hypothermia

What a great game. I am almost done with normal mode. Thank you for the video.

Been investing in my cage thanks for the video

I thought you were needing nothing but skillz! 😉

The most Op combo I’m using rn is Thunder cage, Greg’s fate and piercing light. Yes Greg’s fate. The base stats are OP. Base stats in this game for each weapon are important to look at before even using it. If a weapon has super low base crit rate (under 20%) the modules for crit rate will not do anything because if the way the math works. For instance the python has 5% crit rate base. If you max out the better insight, that only brings up the 5% by an extra 1.95%. This is why the above combo I mentioned is god tier because thunder cage has base 20% crit rate and almost 2x crit damage. The Greg’s fate is the same except it has 2x base weakspot damage boost. Another thing is fire rate. 25% fire rate mod doesn’t only give you 25% more fire rate. Fire rate is calculate like this - Rpm/ (1-module percentage). So in the case of fire rate up mod and thunder cage that would be - 666/.75 = 888. Not only that but just like destiny 2, fire rate can be higher or lower depending on how good your frame rate is unfortunately. Keep all these things in mind when using weapons and trying out guns. Unfortunately many guns are trash simply because of their base stats and can’t be increased to be usable. Python has massive base weakspot so you can build it for weakspot and raw damage.

I like the whole game and grind, but for me, the drop rates are so bad. The catalyst feels easy to farm, but the energy activator is hard to farm.
I have two EAs and used one on Tamer. I didn't even upgrade any descendants yet.

Present I'm grinding for Enzo.

So I completed the first descendant so what do I do now

thunder cage too lame for me that's why I prefer fallen hope

Brother, if you going to put socket on recycling genius, then u might as well recycle your thunder cage.

The socket TYPE for all elemental dmg mods NEEDS to be the same socket type.

When I see "broken", it's an automatic dislike, sorry bro cuz I like your content. 🙁

But the valby with thunder cage is Way more beast.

i wouldnt even run thundercage with Gley, she would prefer the Python Sub instead.

Everyone of these builds are garbage not broken. DPS is so low. Disliking. L2p before you make dumb videos

My thunder is currently at 570k. It’s definitely rocking for sure

insight focus give you better dps in general, instead of weak point sight and concentrate support ammo is a bit questionable, i personally run reload insight, but i might gonna try concentrate support ammo instead, overall, your build is pretty good, im running almost the same, my thunder cage currently sit's at 520000 dps, gotta farm 2 more catalyst and make it 600k+

Hey Skillz, I’m on Xbox and this recent update makes me redownload the entire game twice!!!!! My PS5 never ever redownloads entire games for updates.

Using my thunder cage now just mold a 2 and one to upgrade my first one thing to kills us farm the loot to upgrade the slots for a better build but your game play and build are awesome

I feel like with my rolls I got extremely lucky n kinda got a god rolled setup on mines with
Firearm crit dmg 36.5%
Firearm crit rate 13.2%
Weak point dmg 12%
Bonus ATK against colossus 2352
Oh and those are all gold rolls too

I just would love to kno if my sub attributes are good ones or shld I change one or two of them

I've just leveled up my thundercage to 4.. this build will help.. thanks Skillz.. but my main is Ajax and do you have a build for him..

6 crystalization catalysts total?? i know 2 inherent for thundercage but thats 4 into a weapon that has the same sheet dps as the tamer, with 0 catas

Tyvm for the video it is very helpful, would this setup work for other weapons like the fallen hope?

What would you change to this Thunder Cage build?