Ajax, often seen as a tank, has gone through big changes with many upgrades that have made him a strong player in the game.
This guide will cover three main builds: the Boss Build, the Mob Build, and the Dungeon Build, all made to get the most out of Ajax’s strengths.
Ajax’s Strengths After Upgrades
Ajax has gotten big improvements, making him better at both attacking and helping.
While he now does more damage, he’s also better at taking hits and supporting teammates. Here’s a breakdown of the three main builds that use these upgrades well.
Boss Build
This build focuses on making Ajax great at fighting bosses, able to do a lot of damage and help the team. The key part of this build is making gun damage as high as possible by using different combos.
Key Combos and Parts:
- Transcendent Module Matrix Recomputations: This part is important for both ultimate and normal Ajax, giving buffs from his third ability. It increases defense and shields for Ajax and his friends. A problem with it has been fixed, but it still focuses on defense and health for staying alive longer.
- Passionate Sponsor: Gives up to 75% more gun damage. The key is to trigger buffs well during fights. Use Passionate Sponsor to keep the buff going longer with more frequent use.
- Shot Focus: Adds 10% more gun damage, working great with Passionate Sponsor to get 90% more gun damage.
- Enduring Legacy: Best for maximizing gun damage in a boss fight, shooting lots of bullets per minute, able to do over 50 million damage in a minute.
Module Configuration:
- Nimble Fingers and Time Distribution: Make cooldowns better.
- Maximized Conservation: To lower skill cost and use abilities more often.
- Maximized Range: To manage reach well for buffing teammates without getting too close to enemies.
- Increased Defense and Sensory Dev: For staying alive longer.
- Stem Accelerant and Increased HP: Boosts health and reduces energy problems.
Overall, this boss build lets Ajax take a lot of damage while being a key team player, helping friends with shields and buffs.
Mob Build
The mob build is made to make Ajax very mobile and good against lots of enemies, always doing big area damage with little downtime.
Key Parts:
Void Charge Module: Changes the third ability into a dimension skill, giving stacks that make mobility and area damage much better. With the ability to use this often, it keeps you moving and dealing damage.
The Secret Garden: Gives extra resources with its special ability, Gardener, which works perfectly with Ajax’s style, increasing skill damage with every jump (avoiding energy loss).
Sweeping Squad and Pest Control: Use increased critical hit rates with boosted skill damage. Maximize critical damage and constantly refreshing buffs for a very effective mob strategy.
Module Configuration:
- Nimble Fingers, MP Conversion, Focus on Tech: Important for reducing cooldowns.
- Maximized Conservation: To lower skill cost, ensuring long sessions of constant area damage.
- Maximized Range: To get maximum skill range, further boosting area damage potential.
- HP Amplification: Increases toughness without losing attack power.
- MP Collector and Energy Collection: Depending on group setup, these provide constant energy recovery for long battles.
This build turns Ajax into a non-stop force, always jumping and dealing big area damage, while keeping resources and staying alive.
Dungeon Build
The dungeon build is made for dealing with tougher enemies and lasting through long dungeons where staying power and high damage bursts are key.
Key Parts:
- Void Explosion Module: Switching to this module lets you stack multiple charges of the third ability, creating powerful void explosions capable of huge damage, sometimes hitting over 850,000 per explosion.
- Defense and HP Amplification: Focus on defense with health boosts, creating a tougher Ajax who can withstand intense fights while doing massive damage.
Module Configuration:
- Maximized Conservation and Cost Reduction: To balance the high energy needs.
- Maximized Range: Making sure the damage from void explosions covers the most area possible.
- HP and Defense Focus: Using defense mods to increase damage scaling and overall survival for long fights.
With this setup, Ajax becomes less mobile but far more powerful in terms of damage output and survival, making him ideal for dungeon runs and tougher fights.
Components and External Modules
Reactor Choice:
- Secret Garden Mounting with Non-Attribute and Tech Boost Ratio: This setup works well for getting both cooldowns and damage boosts.
- Skill Expansion and Cooldown Reduction: Having these on the reactor can greatly improve performance.
Inversion Buffs:
- Bio-Density Augmentation: For increased max health.
- Array Assimilation: Heals when near allies, balancing extra survival.
- Survival Buffs: Grab any depending on needs for reducing incoming damage.
Final Thoughts
With these builds, Ajax becomes a versatile powerhouse in The First Descendant. It’s important to adjust the mods and combos based on the specific challenges and team setups you’re dealing with.
Trying small changes here and there might give you the best setup for your playstyle and preferred content in the game. Feel free to revisit and adjust the builds as needed to keep improving performance.
Remember, the key to mastering Ajax after upgrades involves using increased gun and skill damage abilities while maximizing survival to help your team effectively.
Overall, I hope this guide helps you enjoy playing Ajax in The First Descendant, allowing you to flexibly handle different scenarios whether you’re fighting bosses, swarms of enemies, or in tough dungeons.
