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character_artificer

ARTIFICER

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Kill 15 Enemies with a single explosion

Class Modifiers

• +175% Explosion Damage
• +4% Explosion Size for every 1 Elemental Damage you have
• +100% Damage with Tool weapons
• -100% Damage
• Armor modifications are reduced by 50%

Build Strategy

Explosive Plank & Launcher

The Artificer has massive explosion damage but -100% damage. Since explosion damage adds to your % damage, you play this as a +75% damage character using explosive weapons. Start with Planks (which are Elemental/Explosive) and transition into Rocket Launchers or Shredders.

A pure Shredder build is very consistent, treating it as a standard gun build ignoring the explosion size bonus.

Stat Priorities

Focus

Max HP
Armor
% Attack Speed

Secondary

Elemental Damage
Range
% Dodge

Avoid

% Damage

Expert Tips

1

Don't buy landmines early; you don't need the clear.

2

Explosion size scales incredibly well for wave clear.

3

Percent damage items have diminishing returns here.

Core Expert Items

item_dynamite

DYNAMITE

"Increases explosion damage, though less valuable than flat stats."

item_plastic_explosive

PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE

"Increases explosion size, making your AOE clear massive."

item_spicy_sauce

SPICY SAUCE

"Explosions based on HP scale with your explosion damage bonus."

Arsenal: Recommended Starting Weapons

weapon_plank
REC
weapon_shredder
REC
weapon_screwdriver
weapon_wrench