The Best Tablet Of Ruin Artifact Perks
We’re consideringtwo factorswhenratingthebestTablet of Ruinperks.
First is theirusability across the game.
Perks that apply ablanket buff rate higherthan those that require more work to reach their full potential.
We’velisted them in order of usefulness.
Artifact Perk
Effect
Reason for Ranking
Piercing Sidearms
Sidearmdamagestuns Barrier Champions.
This perk is one of thebest anti-Champion optionswith so many good Sidearms available.
Overload Machine Guns
SustainedMachine Gundamagestuns Overload Champions.
Anti-Barrier Sniper Rifles
Sniper Rifledamagestuns Barrier Champions.
Gettingtoo closeto any enemy can be adeath sentenceinhigher-difficultycontent.Anti-BarrierSniper Riflesmakesremoving those infuriating Barrier Champions a breezefrom any distance.
That leaves three workable choices.
Volatile Marksman
Rapid precision hitsorfinal blows with Void weaponsgrantVolatile Rounds.
Ifboosted: Volatiledetonationsgiveclass ability energy.
Volatile Roundshave been aVoid build’s dreamsince they were introduced, and there areso manyfantastic Void weaponsin the sandbox.
Add a vast selection of high-quality Void Machine Guns, andgetting Volatile rolling is a cinch.
Unraveling Orbs
Picking up aTangle or Orb of PowergrantsUnraveling Roundsto yourStrand weapons.
Overclock and Load
Increasedhandling and reload speedwhileAmplifiedor haveBolt Charge.
Arcclasses areall about speed.
Havingthis perk activeensures yourArc weaponsareeasy to useand easy to top off,especiallyif your mainDPS option is Arc.
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That leavestwo perks with more universal valueor are simpler to work into builds.
Dielectric
Defeating enemieswithArc debuffs(Voltshot, blind, etc.)
Ifboosted:Rapidly defeatingtargets withArc debuffscreates anOrb of Powerandhealsslightly.
Arcis one of the two elements thatgot the most love in the Tablet of Ruin.
Hold the Line
Machine GunsandGlaiveshave fasterreload speedand higherstabilitywhile you’resurrounded.
Foraggressivebuilds withMGs, you cansustain damage outputeven more easily.Defensive and offensive Glaivesetups become thecornerstone of a tanky playstyle.
Best Tablet Of Ruin Column Four Perks
With column four, we’re seeing thepower buildandsynergyappear.
Maligned Harvest
Rapidly applying Volatileto enemies allows thenext time you deal damageto create aweakening burst.
Ideally, aVolatilebuildshouldalwaysapply Volatileto enemies,eitherby using theVolatile Marksmanperk from the Artifact orsome other means.
If that’s true, you should alsoalwaysbe weakening enemiesfor that extra damage.
Flashover
You becomeamplified at maximum Bolt Charge, and itslightningbolts dealmore damage.
As long as you’redealing with Arc damage, you’rebuilding Bolt Charge.
If youbuildinto lots ofVoltshotand otherArc damage effects, thisperk ensuresyou’re alwaysamplified and dealing tons of damage.
Horde Shuttle
Damagingunraveledtargetssometimes spawnsaThreadling.
Thethree perksyou’llwant to focuson with the Tablet of Ruinare useful no matter whatyou’re doing.
Void Flux
Defeating weakened targetswith aVoid weaponmakesnearby enemies Volatile.
Morepowerful enemies increase the explosionradius.
Pairedwith the other twoVolatile perks in the Tablet of Ruinand the baseVoid subclassabilities,this perkturns anyVoid weaponinto apowerhouse.
VoidMachine Gunsget special mention here for theirsheer outputof Volatile explosions.
Heavy Ordinance Regeneration
Sustained damagewith aRocket LauncherorMachine Gungrantsdamage resistance,plus short-termgrenade and melee regeneration.
BothRockets and MGs are fantastic damage dealers, which makes activating this perk a breeze.
Particle Reconstruction
Sustained damagewithLinear Fusion RiflesandFusion Riflespartiallyrefills the magazinefrom its reserves and grants abrief damage bonusagainst the target shot.
ThisperkeffectivelyturnsanyLinear or Fusioninto aFourth Time’s the Charm/Bait and Switchweapon on top of what it can already do.
That combination wastheDPS metafor a long time for a reason.
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