Best Wasteland 3 builds

The best builds for Wasteland 3 to help you survive in the harsh world of post-nuclear Colorado

The world of post-nuclear Colorado is harsh and unforgiving, so it's crucial to make sure you've got the best Wasteland 3 builds for your rangers and companions.

This article describes the Wasteland 3 squad leader, sniper, and melee builds, as well as some tips on how to supplement the squad.

Wasteland 3 Sniper Build

• Past: assassin
• Quirks: Death Wish / Sadomasochist
• Stats: Perception, Intelligence, Luck
• Skills: Sniper Rifles, Small Arms, Stealth
• Suitable weapon: Negotiator, M1911 / Army revolver

The sniper is the most important ranger as you can use him to kill a powerful enemy at the start of every fight. It deals massive damage, and because it stays away from enemies, it practically avoids retaliatory damage.

Selecting a past Goat Killer will increase your critical strike chance by 5%. In kach?If you have a Quirk, choose Death Wish or Sadomasochist. The first option gives you more action points when parrying attacks, but doesn't allow your character to wear armor. The latter increases both incoming and outgoing damage. One way or another, your sniper will be far away from the enemies, so think not about defense, but about any ways to increase DPS (damage per second).

In terms of stats, focus on getting the sniper to attack as often as possible. Both Alertness and Intelligence should be maxed to the last level to provide the highest possible Hit Chance, Critical Chance, and Ranged Damage. 4-6 points of coordination will be enough, and the rest can be invested in luck.

In terms of skills, you should focus on Sniper Rifles, Stealth and Animal Trainer perks. First, pay attention to leveling the first skill, as there are talents there that improve the shooting of your entire squad. Then use the Draw and Ploy ranged weapon talents. As soon as you get to the Stealth skill, select the Lights Out talent, which greatly increases attack damage.

When choosing a weapon, take into account the lack of ammunition at the beginning of the game. If you can, find yourself a "Negotiator" that uses energy cells, not the .30-06 caliber like the restflax sniper rifles. Add a reliable pistol to it. You can consider the option with M1911 or army revolver.

Build for a melee fighter

• Past: Deadly
• Quirks: Gawker
• Stats: Strength, Speed, Perception
• Skills: Close Combat, Hand to Hand Combat
• Weapons: blades, blunt weapons

Melee characters are effective frontline warriors who take the first hit. They do not need ammunition and firearms. At the beginning of the game, this is one of the best options.

The Deadly Background and Gawker's Quirk increase melee damage by 15% and 10% respectively. According to the characteristics, first pump the maximum strength to increase health and melee damage. Divide the rest of your points between speed and alertness to increase your mobility and increase your critical strike chance. Completely ignore Charisma and Intelligence.

Your choice of skills and talents will likely depend on which melee character you prefer. Some will focus on melee, while others will use melee skills. For the most effective build in Wasteland 3, choose blades or blunt weapons.

Wasteland 3 Leader Build

• Past: Sex Machine / Poet
• Quirks: Circus Freak
• Characteristics: Charisma, Strength
• Skills: First Aid, Leadership

Leaders can both kill and heal allies. The focus is on the latter. Here you should pump speed in order to be in time to help those who need it. So choose the Circus Freak Quirk. As a backstory, "Sex Machine" will boost your speed even more, and Mopey Poet will give you a chance to dodge.

According to the characteristics, you are interested in the maximum pumping of Charisma, which will lead to bonus experience. Speed is obviously important, but with your background and quirks, it's probably not something to be maxed out at all. 4-6 points are enough. Put the rest of your points into Strength for extra durability, because a dead healer is a useless healer.

For skills, take First Aid and Leadership: the first will increase the speed and effectiveness of healing, and the second will strengthen the team and demoralize the enemy due to two opposite talents.

Wasteland 3 Squad Building Tips

The maximum group size in Wasteland 3 is six. Characters are divided into two types: rangers and companions. Rangers can be upgraded on their own, while companions will have pre-set hara??kteristic and personal qualities. The group can have from two to four rangers, and two slots are reserved exclusively for companions. And all the builds listed above should be used when creating rangers.

For melee fighters, there are a couple of worthy options among companions - Cordite the Battleship and Fishmouth. They can fight on the front lines.

An expert ranger should be placed in another free slot. From the satellites at the beginning of the game, Sheriff Kwon, Lucia Wesson or Scotchmo should be taken, but later they should be replaced with Vic Buchanan or Pisepi, who are able to use several types of firearms.