The One-Two Punch (Human Soldier Build)

Shield Gate, meet your nemesis.

If you did not know yet, I have a hard on for humanity and special tactics. One day I was thinking about shield gate making me sad on Gold and an idea hit me. Why not use Adrenaline Rush to bypass it. I'm sure some of you had the idea already, but I never heard it as a popular opinion.

So here's a quick sheet of the build.

I'll give a brief run down of what and why I chose this, but it revolves around defeating the shield gate.

Adrenaline Rush- Damage is key and is basically the core of the build. Shoot once, pop Adrenaline Rush, shoot again, and an enemy dies. Quite simple really, but makes single shot sniper rifles incredibly more effective.

Widow- Any single shot will do, but I prefer the Widow because it does good damage and has innate armor piercing, which is extremely helpful against Guardians and enemies behind short cover. In addition, the weight gives a nice cool-down with a sidearm as well.

Why not the Mantis? It doesn't do enough damage if I don't land a head-shot for me. I would call myself an average sniper in terms of landing those head-shots, so body shots are quite fine with me.

Concussive Shot- In addition to setting off Tech Combos like Tech Burst, you can use this to both deal that extra bit of damage to knock off shields to stop shield gating, or to help land head-shots.

When you use Concussive Shot, the enemy can do two things if they are out of cover:

A) Take it and stagger a little, thus being able to be shot in the head easier.

B) Dodge it, but land in a predictable area that makes it easy to line a head-shot.

Tempest, Frag Grenades- These are just for close range defense when a Phantom sneaks up on me or if the scope on the sniper rifle is too high-powered to see what I need to see. Grenades are great panic buttons if you don't spam them or constantly use them to dent down shields.

Equipment- Obviously sniper rail amps are in the picture, but there are a couple of other pieces that I would recommend to boost the character. Cyclonic Modulators and Shield Boosters are great because they let you peek out longer before losing all five bars of health. I also wouldn't object to Adrenaline Modules either to make room between you and the target and to get into prime shooting positions faster.

For ammo, I'd recommend Warp, Disruptor, and Incendiary ammo. Both Warp and Disruptor Ammo boost damage and can help overcome shield gating that way, while Incendiary ammo can chew away at shields to defeat shield gating.

Conclusion

Don't lament at shield gating! Use Adrenaline Rush to fight back!

Thanks for reading my blocks of text, post comments so I don't feel so lonely on the Internet, and most importantly have fun.