Updated Ultimate Sharen Build Guide - Fixed? - 3 Builds Mobbing, Support | The First Descendant

Storyline (what’s discussed)

• The subtitles don’t cover a narrative/quest storyline.
• The video is entirely about The First Descendant character buildcraft and performance—especially for mobbing and bossing.

Gameplay highlights & key changes to Sharen (rework effects)

• Sharen rework impacts abilities and passive behavior.
• Devs acknowledged complaints on a live stream.

Ability 1 (clash tag added)

• Now performs a dash + two slash attacks.
• Can be used as a movement attack to avoid falling to the ground.
• Adds a clash tag that can trigger effects tied to Battering Ram / Steel Vanguard.

Ability 2 (largest complaint)

• Includes a force teleportation component.
• Causes animation locking, disrupting skill cycling flow.
• Damage is unchanged, but weapon/ambush interactions are affected.
• After a recent patch:
  • You no longer get forcibly teleported.
  • You must hold Ability 2 to trigger teleportation.
  • Tapping behaves like older Sharen’s version.

Ability 3 (assassination mark system)

• Tags the three enemies with highest HP using the assassination mark.
• When those marked targets are hit/defeated with Ambush (via the Ambush ability), it triggers extra effects:
  • Normal enemies: Ambush causes AoE damage
  • Elite enemies: Ambush causes AoE DoT
  • Colossus / commanders / tyrants: Ambush gives increased damage
• If a marked enemy dies, new targets are selected.

Quality-of-life system: “expected damage” display

• A tooltip shows expected damage (described as the skill version of weapon DPS).
• Creator caution: it’s not actual DPS, because it doesn’t fully account for:
  • enemy damage reduction / damage taken
  • buffs and enemy buffs
  • skill bonus damage
  • trigger modules
  • and more
• Crit rate increases the projected average, but the number shown is still expected, not guaranteed real output.

Strategy + build guidance (3 builds)

1) “Shredding build” (Wall Crasher focus / defense scaling into Battering Ram)

• Core idea: since Ability 1 is now clash, build Defense to leverage Battering Ram to shred resistances.

Defense requirement

• Need 891,952 Defense to fully shred Wall Crasher resistances.

Misconception correction (80% cap)

• The 80% cap applies only to multiplicative factors (e.g., defense neutralization, chain catalyst mutant cells).
• Battering Ram is direct subtraction, so the cap is applied after subtraction.
• Result: you can effectively shred down to 0 in this context.

Priority order tip

• First focus on reaching sufficient Defense for Battering Ram shredding.
• After resistances are shredded to zero, additional shredding modifiers (neutralization/chain catalyst) stop contributing to damage.

Comparison vs Ajax

• Ajax can increase defense and also uses Divine Punishment (allies buffing).
• Sharen’s unique advantage here is shredding weapon resistances using battle suit melting rounds.

Example gearing direction (as described)

• Adjust weapons by element/type needs, e.g.:
  • Enduring Legacy for Fire
  • Clairvoyance for Chill
  • Nazier’s Devotion for defense based on allies
• Arcane Tuning: use Battle Suit Efficiency Enhancement to spam Ability 1 and gain more defense for shredding.

Creator note (Ice Maiden testing uncertainty)

• They mention Ice Maiden testing is uncertain and depends on whether a trigger interaction is bugged.

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2) “Mobbing build” (Area Suppression-focused)

• Core idea: use Area Suppression and emphasize consistent trigger-module damage.
• The creator says it uses the same framework as their earlier Area Suppression Sharen build (ancestor modules, trigger modules, mutant cells).

Trigger module options (3 use cases)

• Storm Bullet

  • Very strong vs weak / slow-moving targets.
  • Can spawn up to 20 storm bullets (if all 10 daggers hit).
  • Weakness: fast-moving enemies.

• Infected Weapon

  • Strong with Infection Amplifier.
  • Area Suppression can hit the target many times and has DOT, enabling consistent amplification.

• Tactical Disruption

  • Strong vs elites/bosses.
  • Timing restriction: triggers only after the invisibility phase (associated with Ambush/Invisibility play) finishes.
  • Noted as reducing enemy damage reduction (major damage boost).

Cooldown note

• Even if Area Suppression replenishes itself, the creator still recommends having cooldown for QoL.

Other tuning/optimization notes

• Range isn’t needed (Area Suppression range interaction is said to not require it).
• You can stop using Skill Insight.
• No need for crit rate tuning on RK, because crit rate will be over-capped when using Ambush.
• If survivability is an issue:
  • replace Dangerous Ambush with an HP module
  • or pair with Infection Amplifier if using Infected Weapon

“Niche for fun” sub-plan (Ambush-style)

• Use an ascended module to get near-permanent invisibility while leveraging assassination mark effects.

• Execution order:

  1. Use Ability 3 (mark targets)
  2. Use Ability 2
  3. Use Ambush/Ability 1 to hit marked targets while invisible
  4. Clearing trash while marked triggers large AoE damage

• Trigger choice guidance for this niche:

  • Battering Ram
    • Needs two defense modules for slot
    • They say defense isn’t enough to shred resistances to 0
  • Steel Vanguard
    • Might use two HP modules since damage scales with HP
  • Tactical Disruption (preferred)
    • Used mainly against tyrants/bosses
    • Because it doesn’t trigger while invisible:
      • cast Ability 2, then activate again to exit invisibility and trigger it

• Cooldown: creator says Nimble Fingers is no longer needed because Ambush reduces cooldown.

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3) Ice Maiden / Wall Crasher related mention (testing / possible bug)

• The creator discusses possibly using Bloody Deployment Trigger for an Ice Maiden 2 setup, but:
  • They’re uncertain if it’s bugged.
  • They suspect an issue because it may not deal expected damage equally against Wall Crasher and Ice Maiden.
• Their stated rule:
  • If it’s a bug → they won’t show the build.
  • If not → they might upload a separate Ice Maiden Sharen video later.

Ambush interaction note for trigger module

• They state Ambush doesn’t affect the damage of the Bloody Deployment Trigger module.
• They’re testing whether that’s a bug.

Key tips / takeaways (condensed)

• Sharen rework: Ability kit reshaped; Ability 3 + Ambush is the main damage engine through assassination-mark procs.
• Use expected damage cautiously: tooltips help but can be inaccurate due to missing factors like enemy DR and multiple buffs/modifiers.
• Defense-first shredding: for Battering Ram shred, build enough Defense (891,952) to enable near-total resistance shredding; don’t waste on extra shredding modifiers after resistances near/at zero.
• Pick trigger module by target type and enemy speed:
  • Storm Bullet: weak/slow targets
  • Infected Weapon: consistent DOT/multi-hit with infection amplification
  • Tactical Disruption: tougher targets, but timing depends on invisibility state
• Crit tuning: can often be relaxed for RK tuning because Ambush over-caps crit in the creator’s calculations.
• Animation-lock issue: after the patch, only holding Ability 2 triggers teleportation; tapping restores smoother cycling.

Gamers / sources featured (as mentioned at the end)

• No specific gamers are named beyond the video creator themselves (“my” / “I”).
• No other sources or credited channels are mentioned in the provided transcript.