ANTHEM | The Ultimate Colossus Tank Build Guide

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[@yurshadow9922]

Glad to see more KZbinrs uploading videos in 1440/ 4k the footage looks like your spectating in game, great video.

[@sebastiendubois7935]

Thanks for showing off this build. Made me finally try the colossus and I am in love.

[@jeffreymoody8560]

The Colossus is the A-10 of Javelins!Gotta love this beast!

[@elvergalarga3182]

I haven't watched your vids since the division, your channel grew so much. Congrats

[@rd9102]

Excellent guide, makes me want to play a Colossus. Keep up the great Anthem video's.

[@vortexobsolete9173]

1:53 THATS A LOT OF DAMAGE. Me slowly bring out the FLEX tape

[@johnconstantine3083]

Lol 1k only ? I can do same with 4k damage lol

[@darthpaco9]

"Thank's for watch for watching guys!" get's me every time haha Love your videos dude

[@DeadmanEmsland]

I literally just watched the Interceptor build video and this pops up! Thanks Arekkz

[@liamjenkins82]

Nice to find somone doing positive videos pn this game. It's the most fun I've had in a game for a while

[@Allanfallan]

It should be noted that the legendary component you have that adds an explosion when you hard land also always procs when you melee from the air. Given that aerial melee attack on colossus has a 50% damage increase, it's extra damage on top of that. It's much better than it seems at first glance.

[@davidgowan5964]

Hey thanks for all the helpful tips, Arrekz! I just finished the story and I'm grinding my way up to 30, so having some ideas in mind for what I might want to shoot for is super helpful. Also a big thank you to you and your community for all the awesome positivity in the face of the negativity that's being showered on Anthem from so many gamers. I'm loving this game and it's great to have a place to see some Anthem discussion without having to wade through all the trolling.

[@ricolives1166]

The Beat Defense is amazing. All those armor bars EXTRA THICK

[@megjohn2011]

Dude nice video man!! I love these Anthem build videos

[@davidcevallos5134]

Thanks a lot for the tips and for showing your build! :O. It's super incredible!

[@salvatorecalabro5386]

content is awesome, always since division 1 and cant wait for more content on division 2 from you

[@mew2225]

Great video.! Love your anthem content

[@littlebigprogrammer7254]

Love your channel, super informative :) Thanks and hi from Manchester

[@rolenurthadar4547]

Enjoying this build because it seems I was already building this. Plus my defense has 100 % charge for two shots I love it.

[@TheCambo789]

Funny thing is I’ve literally been using this since I got to master work javelin lol. Funny how I found this without a video. I’m always watching your videos for tips.

[@Trinioutsider34]

Great video as usual. I’m currently aiming towards this kind of build.

[@pnchan9178]

Will setup a loadout for this build in the future. For now I’m enjoying an artillery colossus based on firewall mortar and siege cannon. Thanks arekkz!

[@pnchan9178]

I just got the Best Defense MW and Voltaic Dome today and needless to say, the build absolutely S M A S H E S. I’m still using the Sentinel Vengeance Grenade Launcher tho as my main so I can prime enemies from afar. Works even better than Rubidium Furnace IMO.

[@protege1717]

P!nchan sentinels vengeance is by far better than balm. If you are anywhere near decent on a colossus you shouldnt need more than grand entrance and best defense.

[@bobmaikock2151]

Firewall just swallows, it more than sucks

[@jerrycipro4046]

Arrekz my man. I had to tell you that grand entrance works if you jump and then hit the melee button to slam to the ground. It just won’t proc if you stand there and use melee. But if you jump up even just a regular jump and melee it will work. You will see bonus orange colour dmg numbers to show it is indeed working. Colossus master race

[@cavanoconnor8651]

Yessir. I also use Elemental Rage to further increase Grand Entrance damage

[@rashadvan7330]

Does this build work in gm3?

[@jerrycipro4046]

I haven’t actually tried it in gm3. But in gm2 it works vary well. I’m on Xbox so I was a little behind the master race 😎

[@julianedgar7491]

@@rashadvan7330 no build works in g3 😂😂😂

[@n0aimatall]

/sign you can even animation cancel the jump. Freeze - jump + melee = combo + grand entrance DMG results in big aoe dmg

[@mattdean8055]

Love this build man!

[@Ajguy]

Love the builds! Hopefully we can start getting a written down version of them for reference.

[@derpysilence3983]

Omfg this is Amazing I knew I had a tank build then I saw ur video and it made me smile

[@chadwickblackard8156]

Dope dude!

[@Dobie7227]

I got lucky enough to drop a Legendary Best Defense with 4 charges!! Love your videos Arekkz, always super helpful!

[@ArekkzGaming]

4...CHARGES?! :O I need itttttt!

[@davidsimmons4731]

Holy shit! 4 charge

[@MajeedBelle]

Are you serious? Four charges? That would be amazing. You could replace the grenade launcher with another weapon and probably the melee heal component too. Damn I wish.

[@xTWEAKMYSTERo]

4 charges?? Seriously? Screenshot please! lol

[@lunakai_360]

Holy Shit! 4 charges?!

[@Eddie11921]

Awesome build

[@PureBloodedWizard]

the grand entrance can also be triggered by doing a jumping ground pound, which adds to the damage.

[@kingofpoland88]

Man you got lucky on those legendaries!I use this build with the demo component you are like the dedicated medic. I just need that autocannon!

[@kingjezza6567]

Duuude. That’s given me some ideas!! When I get level 30, I’m gonna aim for a build like this.

[@Nicolas_Cage_Bees]

This is the same set up I've been using and it's a blast. It's by far my favorite set up for my thicc boi.

[@lacrosix]

Man many ppl are rocking this build!

[@narutonaruto2341]

I have +75% and +24% max armor bonus on my equipment. My health bar to so long i rarely die now. Best defense for the win.

[@8Hexar8]

the black bars on my hp bar have started to appear like they are going the other way lmao

[@n.t.n.yg.w8298]

Got +80 armour on my auto cannon and +50 on my two abilities sooo long

[@PureBloodedWizard]

Me too, 91 on one piece, 75 on another and 25 on support piece. GM1 no longer a challenge

[@chandlertilton2427]

The strongest defense is a Swift and decisive offense...

[@Chitenho1]

Do gm3 and you see the struggle

[@SystemDefinitive]

This was the build I wanted when I started playing. Face tanking and healing is the best way to play.

[@SMGXMASK]

coming from a once ranger main this colossus build is amazing

[@texas_rascal3091]

Very nice. Just cross checked with my build, was identical except I use grand entrance instead of the epic combo. Jumping and slamming procs grand entrance.

[@flexcool3026]

Nice build have this 1 aswell as the FF/LC build both great fun! :) Only thing I don't have is the Autocannon

[@nathonmowbray]

Great video thanks for the tips, is there a better DPS build besides the flame thrower/ lightning Coil?

[@randymaurer8218]

I started out on Storm, and I like it. However, the Colossus, is a beast. I love the shield. Mowing bad guys down is a blast, and I love the Shield melee.

[@robertpalmer9531]

I've been using this build since I got blast defence. Personal best build for me.

[@protege1717]

I've been using this build since launch day for pc. He is really late as far as I'm concerned.

[@ArthurDayne_SOTM]

this is the one i've been waiting for.....

[@fate4787]

Thank you for the thicc boi build guide!

[@Tanx33]

I have been getting the heal on the lurker masterwork to proc by hitting one target, but you have to make sure the initial shot hits the target and detonate it immediately so the blast hits the target very soon after the physical damage number pops up. Sometimes it doesn't proc but most of the time it does.

[@barrychung11]

I really like this build, good dmg, high survivability, run this on GM2 with random without issue. Good stuff~!

[@Forlong21]

You should be jumping up before you melee combo. You are missing out on bonus damage from the masterwork and just the boost in damage from airborne melee

[@snakex9610]

“Colossus don’t run away” Amen!.

[@windwalker3081]

Bruh the quality of this video is toooo good

[@ElectricDreamsChannel]

Arekkz jumping first then doing a melee attack triggers grand entrance. Even just a small hop is enough. No need to fly high

[@stollebub9397]

ElectricDreams Channel yea lol I wondered what he is doing in this vid to trigger it haha

[@dagripper77]

Right, so you get the melee AOE and the explosion!

[@Harkonis]

50% duration on support abilities combined with shield pulse is quite strong and helps the whole team fwiw

[@mckookie2967]

This.

[@Zelisius]

Great thing about the remote detonate launcher is the fact you can fire a few rounds off, pull out your shield and still detonate the mines. On a side note, my friends have nicknamed my colossus the "tow truck" because I'm alway picking them up

[@matthewbrasel2737]

Congrats on your sponsorship

[@gabeboessen5870]

Get the master work of the Defender AR, "Elemental Rage" each hit on elite (and higher) enemies increases elemental dmg by 5% stacks up to 20 times. This really helps buff the Voltaic Dome dmg, getting you past those enemy shields faster and to the red health to proc the freeze effect. Alternatively you can also swap the siege cannon for the Solvent Green (masterwork venom spitter) for the 200% combo dmg boost. This forces you to go more melee but helps boost the Freeze -> Smash combo boom factor. Enjoy! Edited for correct % boost on elemental rage.

[@saltyscrublyfe9862]

I've found thunderbolt of yvenia a good secondary as it absolutely obliterates shields.

[@bobmaikock2151]

So does the Dome... But such a great weapon!

[@RASProductions90]

I run a super similar build but with Ralner's as my second, for fast, endless combos. After detonating the frost primer, use Ralner to apply a fire primer and detonate that too. Then theyre re-freezable. Rinse and repeat. I rarely even have to fire my weapon.

[@thompsonjerrell]

RASProductions90 I just got that weapon and do the same combos. Fire and Ice baby.

[@DeadEye364]

Grand Entrance can activate from a normal jump melee, just hop and melee and it will proc. It's s nice bit of extra damage

[@adamcompton3605]

I finally got the stalwarts badge but I think one of the recent updates changed it. It's masterwork perk still increases gear damage, but when your hit with a status effect.

[@danielkiss7215]

I see what you did there with the colors 😏 Lex Luthor would be proud😄 Jokes aside, thanks for the build and tips, keep up the good work👌🏼

[@midorian12491]

Or barney

[@RedVioletVODs]

I've done a very similar build to this but utilizing the Masterwork'ed Acid Spitter Solvent Green, which when equipped just increases your combo damage by 200% so I miss out on the sustainability on the healing weapon, but I gain big explosions

[@ElysianLegion]

I've been running this build for about a week, minus a lot of the specific components. I have found that Ralnor's assault rifle makes a great distance primer for the build when you can't get close enough to use the shock coil.

[@RoadRunnerMeep]

I have similar setups. My armour rating is insane on the Colussus, I can barely even see my max armour now. I'm trying to balance it out, as I find unless I'm doing GM3 I don't need that much health. I only prefer the health for staying alive / tanking to help revive I tend to focus on armour / resistances rather than all out damage. So I tend to look for weapons which have _+% armour and some resists as well as crit dmg / dmg I use the coil which shocks + freezes people then combo it with melee, I can just crowd control with it. I also combine it with the legendary siege launcher on R1, it restores 33% armour which is a free health restoration when you're low

[@tommymurray9067]

You can use grand entrance with your melee while in air does good damage.

[@hotkoyoto]

I got endless seige about 4 days ago with an inscription with 100% bonus magazine size. With me specing for it, the highest i've had for magazine size was 597. XD It's crazy and this build is close to the one i've been using. for awhile ( I mean, anyone who gets the legendaries probably uses it because it seems so great to use. One move heals, one move freezes and primes) any colosussus would immediately see those two legendaries and go "eeyup, that's my new to-go combo". Either way, still love the video~! Keep up the content man! You cranking them out like a mad-man! XD Loving it!

[@MajeedBelle]

I have an Endless Siege with extra ammo too and some other pieces with ammo. I have a magazine with 600 rounds and reserve ammo over 1k. This weapon is absolutely god-tier.

[@hotkoyoto]

@@MajeedBelle RIGHT?! I fucking love it~! Just a sustain damage dealing healing hunk of METAL AND DEATH~!

[@DJMJ4]

you can get the mag size to 800 actually, which is what im chasing.

[@RobotDjay]

Pretty useful mobility tip for us Colossus mains: Activating your shield can cancel lots of animations, making you much quicker to start running or ground pound (melee) again. *Especially when wanting to land faster.* You can cancel the delay time in which it takes for the Colossus to get back up. Pretty useful when landing in a crowd of enemies. Can also be used for the Shield Pulse perk (possibly Battle Cry as well). After the pulse goes off, activate your shield to cancel the rest of the animation and go straight to flying or running again while still having the desired effect of the ability. Higher difficulty can mean even the slightest of openings you give the enemy game over for you in a matter of 4 seconds. It takes some getting used to, but it really does make you move faster, to a degree.

[@xTWEAKMYSTERo]

Yup.

[@anthonypoche2195]

The legendary component u have can also be used when u jump then hold the melee button

[@YKotiK_DM]

Can't wait to see what you come up with for the Ranger. Also, if you haven't tried it yet, Thunderbolt of Yvenia combo'd with Avenger's Boon and Cold Blooded pair very nicely. Also true with Siege Breaker for priming enemies should your grenade still be on cooldown. (PS4)

[@Brnkid13]

Just unlocked him too!

[@Keny2121]

Hey Arekkz The Grand Entrance Ability also works/triggers the effect when you jump and immediently hit the Ground with a meele attack Anyway Thank you for your Work will definently try this out :D

[@Vohtwomax]

I love this build. I can’t wait to try it out myself. I don’t have all the parts, but I think I have enough to get a start. The grand entrance should be re-worked to some5ing like this : above 5m( second jump and above) your ground slam deals 15% more combo damage and has 25% increased radius ...... or something like that. The perk now SUUUUUUUUUXXXXXXX

[@jacobthehun]

I would love to see a roaming shield bash build for Colossus

[@DarkSaitama]

Ive using that combo since i did my first stronghold because i got as drop both abilities and didn't even imagen at the moment how op it was

[@jasonbraine8743]

love this build i have yet to have any masterwork auto cannons drop for me have everything else compnents for this build and abilities I have found that i love the masterwork version of the aftershock grenade launcher with this build it also primes the targets with acid so for some distance prime with the grenade launcher then detnonate with best defense

[@smithanimal]

Great video. This is the exact built I happened to fall in to. It's not only incredibly sustainable but incredibly fun. I've seemed to notice just firing off Best Defense heals you and you don't even need to cause enemy damage. Not sure if this is a bug or not but useful to know in an oh shit moment. One thing I definitely did learn though was that the combo damage components stack?! Could you stack this up to 6X if you felt like it? It's not viable but I did not realize this.

[@AzraelDeGrey]

Got very lucky with an Endless Siege drop came with an extra 100% damage and 65% magazine on top of it's unique perk with colossal stock it's packing a whopping 800 round magazine it shreds absolutely everything I love it!

[@itschristmanfoo]

Oof, I need that auto cannon. The only one I really wanted and haven't gotten it yet.

[@DangerSUZIE]

Grand entrance works when you jump melee as well

[@bas_6983]

Yup, this. great for detonating combo's

[@koralr33fer79]

I find the acid launcher with the other electric coil is a solid combo too, the acid launcher gives you 200% combo damage which is insane....im still one shotting adds on GM3 with it. I use the other electric coil to detonate combos, prime with the launcher and also I got a legendary assault rifle that primes dude's with fire....super OP

[@tonystark559]

I'm still weak I'll stick with best defense until I get stronger

[@koralr33fer79]

@@tonystark559 Just try to use the colossus components, they have the most armor, the universal ones are much lower armor and shield. Once you get all masterwork components it makes a huge difference with survivability.

[@tonystark559]

@@koralr33fer79 yeah I pack all the armour and shield stuff and also my guns I pack on most shield lol gm3 I never did

[@zTxMeta]

I have the masterwork Railgun in place of the mortar, let's me crit and set off combos with the shock coil. Using it on an Enforcer's tank damages it a nice chunk so I don't chew through as much ammo.

[@notednuance]

Oh dang I want that masterwork you are missing. I'm still leveling but I love the low level version of it! Holding my shield up and just plowing through mobs is the friggin best!

[@jarhead636]

Got a masterwork version of best defense that rolled 100% charge buff so it has 2 charges. That’s one massive heal

[@famefortune101]

Can grand entrance be paired with heavy shield reinforcement for high aoe damage?

[@davidneraas750]

Now that i have enough armor for my interceptor to have it at masterwork power level i want to try something new. Or to use a cool metaphfore i have been driving around in my ferari for too long now i want to drive the monster truck aka the colossus lol.

[@Hartbreak1]

David Neraas if you main an interceptor you’ll become familiar with the Colossus very fast since both are close range. The only thing is that you need to know how to use your shield properly for both defense and attack, with a Colossus you want to be aggressive most the time even with your shield. Use the enemy health drops to keep yourself healed and the shield to withstand heavy attacks or to dash or bash enemies with it. Shield dashes (sprinting with shield towards enemies) and bashes (melee with shield) have the chance to knock enemies to the ground and give you time to deal some free damage. Though that won’t work with big yellow health mobs, also avoid shield dashing into them or you’ll get stunned for a sec. You also get stunned if you loose all your shields so avoid that.

[@davidneraas750]

@@Hartbreak1 thx for the tips appreciate it.🤗

[@jeffreymoody8560]

David Neraas - You'll find as a Colossus, you are ideal for picking up fallen comrads as well. Nothing more satisfying when your entire team falls to a Stronghold boss on GM2 and you simply walk to each one, shield drawn and repair them while taking the beating and your health bar doesn't move.

[@tommyirish9685]

That health bar !!!😆😆

[@alifamzar5352]

How did you make that earth slam melee so big?

[@hypyo]

good damage bro ham

[@thewarlock9846]

I have the same it's so strong!

[@RageTheEpic]

I'm pretty much running the same thing except i'm using the masterwork rail gun that grants a second charge that also has an inscription for a 3rd charge, I might try giving it up once i get a good weapon but at the moment its my hard hitter slamming things for about 32k in weak points (which isn't hard when you freeze them and leisurely line up the shot XD)

[@Red-Wyrm]

@Arekkz Gaming AT least for damage, from what i noticed all bonuses stacks additively. So with all previous bonuses, that final 50% damage increase won't be an actual 50%.

[@zebrapleco7895]

My endless siege has +75% to magazine size so I have 720 rounds per clip. I hit for 4K per tick on the tyrant in GM1. I have a legendary Ralner’s for the fire primer in my off slot. My legendary Voltaic Dome coupled with the solvent green launcher is GG.

[@SolDust-vy3cw]

The colossus never retreats, he just reloads.

[@zodiachild36]

Does anyone know if these legendary mods drop all the same rolls or what's the difference from a masterwork mod from legendary in regards to perks?

[@riccardotavano9713]

The Grand Entrance component works also for Melee aerial atks. So it actually packs quite a punch. One slight jump and you get a strong melee with the air dmg modifier (which is higher than base melee atk) plus you trigger the component, causing some extra fire damage.

[@riccardotavano9713]

Also, imo, ablative shielding is quite useless. 25% damage reduction for 5 seconds and the mod itself gives you the same amount of any masterwork combo (while it should give you much more, like the purple one does). At that point the support skill extension is much more useful, since you can run the damage reduction support for a much longer and reliable damage reduction.

[@Cosmariner]

I was just gonna post this. It's great to rip through shields and armored enemies when you don't run the coils - since I'm usually on firewall/rail gun to cover the entire field. You will find me hopping around on things like a giant gorilla. It's goes pretty great with Demolition Tribute too, that I got literally 20 minutes ago.

[@hold_w1282]

Hey Could you do a video pointing out all the major bugs that need to be fixed

[@cqnzr-clipsgameplay5706]

Im looking to do Longrange Blast damage. With the Devastator.

[@lokki9203]

Thats just thick Boi even thicker

[@bigrilly]

Have they said about the health bar problems yet

[@ianaranza3700]

Jump melee triggers the Grand Entrance aoe. Adds about 2-5k.

[@psychoturtle2141]

Not gonna lie man..I'm not much of a Colossus lover..but bra..after seeing this and how much damage u can take and dish out..I just might try him on. Great video man. Keep it up

[@Julian-rt9qs]

Colossus WAS my least favorite. After doing a mission or two I fell in love. But then again, I've enjoyed every single class. A LOT

[@davidsimmons4731]

I like grand entrance becuse it extends your support abilities by 50%. I use shield pulse with it and get a 33% damage reduction for 15 seconds instead of 10. So I usually pop shield pulse to run in a crows and ststy using my voltaic dome

[@themissinglink6528]

Grand entrance can be activated with an jump melee