Top 10 MUST HAVE Mods For Every Character! (And Where to Farm Them) // The First Descendant Guide

[@Moxsy]

Let me know if there are any mods you think I should have put on the list! Valby build in the works!

[@Jynxc]

Could you do an Ajax build after valby please

[@reapersasmr5483]

. hope you make it back out of that crap hole ..

[@hoopla5502]

Looks like blizzard said nah nah don't say that😂😂

[@DaemonOkami]

Idk if you know this yet but you can match the module socket type with sub module type to get an extra 5 module capacity

[@hoopla5502]

​@DaemonOkami pretty sure he's aware. But it's also not 5 capacity always. It cuts the mod cost in half so if it's 10 , it would be 5, if it was 12 it'd be 6 and so on. It's always half but it's not a set number

[@L3tha1ity]

What’s great about playing a new game is just playing and getting loot you have no idea what they are. Then find out later they’re one of the best items in the game.

[@rabb1tdotcom-ie3vk]

Of course there are the opposite of those moments, where you've dumped a bunch to get a mod up only to realize later that +X% "Skill cooldown" does not actually decrease the rate at which things cools down, but increases/delays it. :(

[@ajaverill08]

This happened to me in the first destiny. My first nightfall o ever did I got gjallarhorn before any of us knew how op it was.

[@L3tha1ity]

@@ajaverill08 I remember that launcher too. Good times too bad they killed it with destiny 2 lmao

[@i_still_play_fifa_18]

That's how looter shooters work

[@JackRipperiscoming]

@@ajaverill08I got it week 2 from xur and never took it off I already knew how OP it was lmao

[@Deadbeat-Senpai]

You just taught me so much, you have no clue. Some of the yters for this game really are just trying to help people, and you are one of them. Thanks for this

[@jumzjumzjumz]

Me after 10 hours farming HP collector and finally getting it 💀

[@Purrrjury]

Oof

[@AngelValdez-mr3fq]

I'm still trying with no luck.

[@exorcist_unknown3199]

Think I got it in like a few hours of playing, didn't know it was a low drop😅

[@habib6863]

I tried farming MP collector the other day and gave up for a bit. I started farming normal mode for freyna parts yesterday, first 2 runs I got MP collector and HP collector back to back. I almost fell out my chair.

[@JacobLeex]

hard mode? I noticed the drop chances are like doubled there

[@legendkirito2715]

This video answered the number one question I had.. always saw people grappling air and never knew how they were doing it. So thanks for this

[@migz9205]

I swear it feels like content creators go into the hyperbolic time chamber when it comes to grinding out games like this, i feel like i play so much and dont make a dent compared to them 😂 great video, thanks for the info!

[@Docwastaken]

I could not disagree more on the place to farm mental focus. If you are in Hard mode, Sterile Lands void fragment mission has it at the same drop chance and is electric. Takes a few minutes a piece with Bunny, same drop chance and you get void shards. Thanks for the video though, super helpful.

[@GrugGangGrugGang]

Thank you so much. Not only is it a faster farm, it's easier and gives shards.

[@MGooGM]

Multi-maneuvering is underrated here, imo. If you time it correctly, you can actually squeeze 4 charges out of it, and in doing so you chain it together. You can climb pretty much everything, low cool down, etc. and if you have decent situational awareness you'll be able to grab onto walls, rocks, etc if you're paying attention. You can also jump once, hook to the ground, move yourself right or left and it will swing you outwards, and then you can jump again, rehook to the ground, repeat, and you will slingshot yourself around at a much faster pace than anything else. A good way to practice the mechanic is to finish an intercept mission and swing around to pick up 2-3 items at a time. It's also really helpful in quickly picking up health orbs, mp orbs, etc. and getting away from aoe on the ground. Just my two cents on the other maneuvering mod, that I personally enjoy. Edit: it's also great to pull yourself to downed teammates, have an extra charge in case you fall or need to grapple to the ground and land right next to a teammate. It saves valuable time when you have more than one downed teammate. More often than not, I'll see people just running towards downed teammates instead of using their grappling hook, which is way faster when you do it right. Twice the speed.

[@benjamingardner5277]

Just a quick note. Some weapon mods have their drop place split by ammo type. The location for Concentration Priority given in the video is for the general rounds mod. You will need to farm elsewhere for the other ammo types. Special Rounds: White-night Gulch (Shipment Base)- Fortress Outskirts Impact Rounds: Vespers (The Ruins) - Ruins Underground Entrance High-Power Rounds: White-night Gulch (The Mountaintops) - Void Fusion Reactor; or Intercept Battle (Hard) - Executioner

[@muse0583]

Try swapping mental focus for real life fighter in void intercepts. 100 firearm atk without the loss of fire rate. Just gotta hit weakspots. No reason not to use it when the weak spots on bosses are huge. Great video!

[@Zeloxt]

I Will try at home, im sure mental focus is more stable but less dps

[@sdirie296]

Only problem right now is I can’t see weak spots because of the Gley rocket spam 😂. I’m a Gley main but god damn is that annoying.

[@SigmornTV]

Stim Acceleration is my go to HP mod, +234% HP is real good, i even use it with MP Conversion. The Totaling -30% mp is not really an issue either as having an MP affix on gear for +140 or so MP is all i need :D

[@MartinMartinez-ro2ly]

Fantastic video, love your build videos but there is so much value in helping others be aware of powerful mods so they can experiment. I'd also suggest going to the mods page and for example typing defence, or cooldown and search for all mods related to the search and see what is out there, to experiment with your own builds. :)

[@bam902]

If I can make an argument here against MP collector. Enzo main, Warframe player. Never had a choice in Warframe, kill get energy, here we do. Passive MP regen, with 16% MP regen (Energy Collection* +1) and an internal component that gives MP regen EDIT: Looking for MP Regen IN COMBAT(Edit for number .28 Gold rarity on Sensor) my MP regens faster than I can spend it with 46% cooldown reduction and 100% uptime on my buff. Just an idea for folks to try out, way more reliable than trying to find something to kill and praying.

[@mizunaut]

Also a WF player. I didn't know MP regen in combat existed. Thank you for the recommendation!

[@craigwilcox962]

What mods are you talking about here? I've looked through the list and I can't seem to find the names of them.

[@Better578]

@@craigwilcox962 It's a substat on a component, not a mod.

[@benjamingardner5277]

​@@craigwilcox962Energy Collection is the mod that increases MP recovery. MP regen during combat is an affix on external components.

[@MetalmanBonkers]

Components are the next major source of power. Those substats can give thousands of points in resistance, def, etc

[@ChaoticD3sTroYeR]

Idk how people struggle to get away, you can grapple to the floor to send yourself forward, do a jump for acceleration and repeat twice.

[@bmark6971]

Low sensitivity on controller, but there's a workaround, you have time to roll twice outside the reach if your quick. No need to grapple at all if you suck at it. Also the grapple in this game performs horribly in regards to registering

[@kevinmichaellees2564]

Thanks for taking the time and making the effort to make this video, this was by far the most informative and useful videos I’ve watched about First Descendant so again thank you 🙏🏻

[@xPureAndTheTaintedx]

In regards to skill crit builds. Always use both blue mods skill concentration and skill insight before using purples as you get alot more crit chance and crit damage from both blues over purples. But you can also add both purple mods after the fact and have 4 crit chance/crit damage mods on at the same time.

[@FireRainVictory]

Id add skill amplification to the must have mods. You get an INSANE power modifier increase at the cost of losing max MP

[@Piscore]

btw, you can have 85 max module cap if you put a cyrstal catalyst in the sub module slot.

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

You've come highly recommended as a genuinely awesome streamer for this game on reddit by many, so I will be using you as my go-to for information for this game. Subscribed. 👍💪

[@KitsuneCode]

Fun fact all sub mods are Malachite. If you want you can put a crystallization catalyst in it and it levels up the mod instead of halfing it

[@thatguy3775]

Moxsy, Love to see my favorite BL3 creator still making amazing vids,would you consider making like a mod priority list? as far as what to level first when starting out?

[@corneliuspraeda6452]

Even if you DON'T play super--aggressive like Moxsy, HP is King. I started out hoping "Shield is King!" but sadly, it just isn't. DEF either, although it's better than shield. The bang for your buck from upgrading HP mods is no contest imo. Even blues.(Fwiw, I play super-squishy Bunny almost exclusively) Also, prefer "Sharpshooter" to "Action and Reaction". (They'll in same class, so you can't run both). I play on controller, so don't like extra recoil. Also, it adds extra crit-chance, which is my 2nd most important.

[@hardluckmk.52]

As an ajax main i definitely notice what 50-80k defense feels like over 30k, but yea shield needs a higher capacity without too many mods necessary to achieve it and elemental resistance is practically useless unfortunately

[@MGooGM]

How do you have 80k defense? ​@@hardluckmk.52

[@hardluckmk.52]

@@MGooGM mods, i actually have over 100k now, not that i need it

[@foxnfire6388]

Unless you are Ajax with 65k def, 32k hp, AND 29k shields. Ever since getting it in fuming trying to get shield collector because yes my shields are now more durable than my hp but never recover once they’re due to atrocious shield regen in game. But shield collector would be a game changer. I’m never getting it tho no matter how many times I combine yellow mods. It’s bull crap rng

[@YunoDoesGames]

PSA ive noticed many people in reddit as well as myself that when farming gold mods in hard mode missions it (obviously) takes hours of farming to get it but then sone ppl including myself get the mod EXTREMELY QUICKLY when switching back to normal. Coincidence? Very possibly but i recommend farming normal missions if youre struggling just to see

[@RobvanBode]

You know if you add a matching mod socket to your first descendant slot (the sub module slot) it increases your capacity by an additional 5.

[@duskyer]

Honestly not worth VS doing it to another slot. +5 is nothing compared to halving a module that costs 11+. Considering the scarcity of materials and the time it takes to research it's more ideal to leave that for last.

[@ryancampbell454]

@@duskyer agree i was kinda salty after but it might get buffed down the road cause there is no reason to get less benefit there

[@habib6863]

More value if you use catalysts on other slots first though. Max HP for example frees up 8 points.

[@GenocideLv]

@RobvanBode can you explain again? didnt understand what Im supposed to be putting anywhere despite having already don all hardmode content lol. Can you use bunny as an example?

[@szowink]

@@GenocideLv He's talking about using Catalyst to the "Sub Module" slot. Sub module mods (shock punch, shortsword, etc..) give you +10 capacity when fully upgrade, using catalyst to add a matching polarity (in this case, its "m" for all sub modules ) will give you 5 bonus capacity, so total of +15 capacity.

[@JRWest-kw8nv]

Thanks, new to this game and "builds" in general. I had no idea what some of the mods text even ment 😅 this did help.

[@jerkery]

From what I've seen your vids are giving out the best builds and the most in depth explanation of mechanics. Definitely dropping a sub for more.

[@ironhelix45]

mp collector also drops from enemies in the white gulch mission. It is how I actually got it while farming the mission for it.

[@exenify1206]

i second this and it drops fairly often during any hard farm extermination.

[@nonamecowboy8077]

I have always enjoyed your videos, ever since Bl3 and possibly before. You are my go-to with this game now as well. Thank you.

[@zeroau4510]

Not sure if your aware but assigning the sub skill socket type give another +5 to capacitiy

[@Startrance85]

Get the HP + mod is a must have. Changed my gameplay and life in the game by alot + DEF is also very decent.

[@psyjinx]

Grappling the ground is just way better than mid air imo. You get so much momentum from strafing with a ground grapple. Learning the strafe distance lets you quickly sweep up loot too. So lovely.

[@Y4ngCP]

I do this too, but i see how people on consoles would want the air maneuver

[@GrimCitizen]

@@Y4ngCPyes the normal ground grapple on console sucks it’s very hard to turn an react quickly especially when the bosses teleport you an you need to escape quickly, the air grapple is a life saver

[@zy01]

This video is really helpful for someone just starting. The thing I would like is to inspect the mods in the drop pool of a mission because it's kind of hard to check on a different window or outside source. That MP Collector mod is like Arcane Energy in Warframe.

[@ClaudeVanguard]

i like shock punch a lot tho, especially with the mobs that carry big shields, shock punch works nicely on them

[@prosketch95]

A modding progression guide for early, mid and late game (pre end-game) would be phenomenal

[@ytsks]

If a card is type tagged (e.g. HP) is not influenced by its rarity, though the vast majority of purple are tagged and I believe all gold are tagged too. But you can very easily see, on your own example, a card can be blue and still have the "ATK" tag making it incompatible with any other like that.

[@DWQJGOIJGBEOIMJGB]

I found farming mental focus from the void fragment in Sterile Lands to be much faster than ransacked village. You can use bunny as its an electricity type thingy.

[@Eyllena]

It also depends which ammo type you're looking for. For every weapon mod, each ammo class drops from a different place.

[@truthteller880]

​@@Eyllena It would help if they made it more clear which is which.

[@S4V4GE05]

Thanks a lot for this mod video, since ive gone through all 10 i have so much more survivability and dps as i also like to play aggressive. Mid air maneuvering & hp amplification definitely took the longest to farm.

[@quickstepz9250]

I needed this. Up to the 3rd boss and my character is like a pee shooter with pretty good gear. But I didn’t know it was shards that upgraded mods. I thought it would be a resource so didn’t bother. I got like 100k shards I knew I had to upgrade a few things. But was trying to horde all my mats till hard mode.

[@Jaylou88]

Holy moly, I had all but 2 of these mods. Mid-air maneuvering and front line. Gonna farm ‘em tomorrow and hopefully they’ll help with finishing wave 21 of swamp defense.

[@davidoyama3994]

Big fan, just letting you know the devs were like the builds people,have come up with are cool but there are better ones folks aren’t using yet

[@TheChosenKey]

I definitely feel the recoil at that high of a percentage on Controller with Action and Reaction but where I'm at in the game, I can even that back out with an Accuracy and Recoil module.

[@lordmar9077]

Glad to see he is using Tamer, i love that gun.

[@strykker666]

Too bad drop rate percentages are complete BS. But great video, none the less. Thank you.

[@shazam2323]

i like shock punch just for dealing with shielded enemies

[@P_Rodd]

40 hours in and didnt realize specific mods dropped from missions, good to know haha

[@TequilaDonnerfaust]

Pro tip here : you can put a symbol on your melee weapon and it gives you +5 points :)

[@EriconYouTube22]

Hmm I think they need a replay function or a pathing function. What I mean by this is I’ve played and now I’m stuck on devour. So I have to look up videos to “farm” other mods and find specific things. I think it would be nice to pick I want to find A, B and C mods materials whatever and it will transport you between a playlist so that way you don’t get stuck farming rather you can play a playlist and have fun!

[@t3hpwninat0r]

This would have been a good video if you just talked about the mods, but you also told us where to get them so its 11/10 🤩 As a noob who just unlocked white night gulch it's good to know that I have already unlocked farming locations for some of the best mods in the game, and also why they are the best. 😀 Often times I find that "Equip recommended module" sets up a really bad build on my descendant and weapons and I have to manually pick the things I want to get my skill duration lower than its cooldown, get more survivability (not just def, def, def) and get my DPS up even though the weapon tooltip says my build has lower DPS than the recommended 🙄

[@JustGoof4u]

thanks a bunch for all ur guides and videos. really helpful!

[@Roachers]

I got HP Collector randomly while doing story before I even knew I had it lol. So lucky.

[@mem3732]

Can get an additional 5 module points by putting a M mod in sub socket, goes from+10 to+15

[@derekwilhelm1555]

Thanks never knew that about mod system very informative

[@isaiahfaux5674]

Coming from warframe waiting till 1999 i have to say this game is actually pretty damn good despite most people complaining i honestly can't wait to see this game to evolve over time and get the warframe treatment in terms of gameplay

[@caseyduong4339]

Watched half of the video and already totally sold. Thanks for the content. Exactly what I was looking for.

[@mj8756]

So glad you're making videos for this game, been watching since tiny tinas wonderlands, and no one else seems to produce "quality" content for this game, it's all rushed and unfinished builds.

[@user-vx1cw3sn2o]

Great video, really getting into this game and this video helped a lot

[@andrewij1]

big fan of your descendant work dude, honestly best content out for this game atm. One thing I would say is, I am picking up a bit of fuzz from your mic in the background of your voice. not sure what It could be almost like static but only when your voice is coming through. Very faint in the background but can definitely hear it when using headphones

[@Sodamachine62]

I swear since borderlands his intro 'yo guys whats up...' has gotten faster and faster lol

[@atygr]

Theres a blue mod for all resistances on one, also i believe crit chance should be taken a look at in the indepth weapon/descendant stat screens, crit chance is multiplicative when ends up being a less return on investment compared if it were additive.

[@CinJyxxe]

At some point in everyone's game, they should be focusing on maxing out all the blue modules for at least Descendant and General Ammo Modules.

[@leodoesit]

i got midair really early while leveling absolutely love it i can skip so many parkour

[@JangoAC]

Best channel for information on this game.

[@jacobrice8849]

love your gley build man having a lot of fun having an infinite rocket launcher just melting bosses

[@patrickmerriman2952]

Great content, as always. The entire time I was watching, I kept hoping you would click on that mobbing tab so I could get a screenshot. Maybe you could make it a point to show each tab during the video? Love your show!

[@cryhavoc1658]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@carnackketral9904]

One thing they should add is at least one module that grants shield recovery on skill use, or something along those lines. That would seriously encourage shield builds. There just is not enough means to maintain shields at this time.

[@notaveryinterestingperson]

There is one but it's pretty bad actually 😅

[@RogueAero]

Bunny kinda has one. One of her transcendent mods reduces how much electricity you build up while using her 2 but makes you gain shields at a fairly low rate lol not really worth running it. I tried it for a bit and it didn't seem to help too much outside of some colossi encounters where you could run to get shield back up and weren't using her other 3 skills much of at all.

[@konsumverhalten]

nah just add shields to pick up like we can pick up health

[@Y4ngCP]

They need to add shild gating to, i don't see it happening at all or i'm dumb...

[@Wurps]

I feel that mid-air hook is a crutch, honestly. It's easier as you don't need to keep track of nearby hook points (or use the ground) but at the cost of overall burst distance (compared to long range hook, which I prefer) and ability to get a big looping motion that rapidly procs bunny's shocks by turning your camera as you pull around. Also can cause issues grappling to boss body parts but with bosses starting to die in a few seconds that last one might not matter for long.

[@Y4ngCP]

I don't see any problem hooking the ground? U can even jump before getting to the ground to keeping momentum

[@edwardclay7551]

Oddly, I didn't have to farm for any of them, but I just got them while playing. Setting up my builds on Gley and Ajax atm.

[@Challium3624]

for mental focus you can do the mission abandoned village in vesper it takes like 2-3 mins

[@kennethsjvold9212]

If u change out mid air Maneuvering with Multi Maneuvering and use a mod on it u get 5 more module capasity

[@itsTenVi]

mp collector from white night took 3 total runs including one for story so 2 actual attempts to get it which is insane it took me longer to get thunder cage parts...

[@12anthony20]

Putting a catalyst in your Mid-Air maneuver slot increases your capacity.

[@TaylorShawn]

Welp, guess I know what my weekend is gonna be now.

[@BryanPlaysAlot]

it took me like 70 runs of lumberyard on hard to get HP collector lol

[@brendenrufh1818]

I already have every one of these mods and i still have 1 whole area to unlock in the campaign 😂

[@quetzypoo]

I didn't have a problem with dead bride because my buddy showed up and 1 shot her for me lmao

[@djj949]

Great vid. Now that I've beat the game, this helped my set some goals.

[@GenocideLv]

the skill crit rate seems to be nutty if you also get a reactor that has 30% skill crit rate on it. You can make most of your AOE attacks on bunny crits and those will oneshot elite mobs

[@AMoralMan]

FYI: going over 100% skill crit rate breaks it. At 100%+ skill crit rate, instead of writing all the time you'll crit at the rate over the 100%

[@Sensei_Leo]

@@AMoralManwait seriously?

[@SigmornTV]

The crit rate % mods and Crit from reactors are not flat Crit% increases. So, +30% crit on you mod or reactor is not 30% chance to crit. It increases your base chance to crit. Which depending on descendant ranges from 5-20% base crit chance on skills Bunny's base is 10%, so having +100% crit chance takes her to 20% skill crit chance.

[@brettlewis2900]

Hince why most descendents its not worth fully investing into crit.. Typically the abilities that can tick for a lot of high base skill dmg are decent candidates for crit tho.. Trying to build crit on a single hit abilities can feel nice when you see that huge crit but the problem is cooldown/chance to crit will play a huge role in the rng/dps factor that you would of got more value from a higher non crit value in most cases.

[@wiljagerhardt1219]

stop talking shit.

[@shockz140]

Your videos are super helpful, thanks man.

[@joshrutledge5142]

great work man!! love the vid and great info!! thanks so much!

[@MrxLethal]

This video is super helpful! Thank you!

[@funfun701]

Thanks for the time you spend putting together all the great videos

[@samst-louis9389]

I have a mod (don't remember the name) that when your shield goes to 0, your defense increases, very good mod. 👍

[@coqzilla3811]

I love MP conversion on Kyle, because y'know, Kyle dont have Mana

[@michaelmackrill6917]

This was a very good and informative video. Thanks so much.

[@terrellestephens8922]

NGL, I fully expected to see "An Iron Will" on this list. I never hear anyone talk about it. It's the ONLY reason I build for Def instead of shield (Viessa Main).

[@M4R5-C4V14R]

you're making some great videos bro. keep them coming. much thanks.

[@NehlBTW]

Hey moxsy, just wanted to help you out with the whole modding system information, if you use a crystallization on your sub module slot you gain a total of 85 capacity instead of 80. In case you didnt already know. Thanks for the great content and information you put out in the community.

[@bankusmotius3667]

Its one of the last things you'd want to do anyway, it's low on the list

[@drdickenbalz]

Why are there so many morrons that think +5 on that is better than the +8 you gain from crystallizing ANY OTHER SLOT. Seriously, go back to school.

[@NehlBTW]

@@drdickenbalz it's not about order more of just letting him know it's an option you can do

[@NehlBTW]

@@bankusmotius3667 agreed, the main point was to inform that it's a possibility

[@LimboOrigins]

Wow. I just now found out you can level up a module multiple ranks at once

[@ZomHunterX]

For those who don’t have frontlines mod. Emergency measure is just as good to have. They’re practically the same

[@maleke597]

Great vid! I have all of these so I’ll be making sure to use them

[@mindaugasbulovas9525]

Hey guys will try make this short. Hard infiltration>hagios region>old mystery> there is a room where you need stand on 6 beacon timers. So just dont finish mission wait till last 30 second. Because elites keeps on spawning who drops essential materials for energy activator plius you farm points for that 2x score on amorphous material. Hope this will help someone. Feel free to make a video on this

[@anic_snipez7436]

question when will u do a Yujin build

[@ironman82tr]

Fire rate up does have a mod tag, the only blue that does I think.

[@atomic3325]

Key Note on Front Lines. This mod is multiplicative NOT additive. You cannot get substantially higher skill crit from any sources that I have checked. Reactor's sub stats also appear to be multiplicative (at least for crit dmg, dont have a crit rate to test on hand). So that means your only get a base 5% crit rate to work with on Freyna. The crit dmg is weird. It does not appear to be additive or multiplicative as the numbers don't add up on the stat sheet. Might be multiplicative with diminishing returns after 2x on crit dmg, but not sure. I am not sure if this is a bug or intended but skill crit doesnt seem viable in any reliable way at least for Freyna.

[@C0mmms]

I got Hp collector day 1 from a world drop and have put it on all of my builds hands down the best mod in the game

[@DomKickPicks]

I yolo this game every time I log in and I have so many rare mods from doing random things with no aim. I’m stuck at the last boss (pubs are hard) so I just been doing literally anything and everything I see on these videos I have just not leveled up. I literally have no clue what’s going on but it’s a fun game

[@s_zephy]

Good way to end my very 'grindy' night, thanks always for great vids!

[@ink9149]

you can also get an extra 5 capacity on the sub slot if forma'd(which i don't see many videos mention),you are by far one of the better cc out there for videos, non-generic content but good and informative videos. keep up the good work and thank you

[@dominicadrian4790]

so will the max be 85?

[@ink9149]

@dominicadrian4790 yes so you get 15 from the module instead of 10, like if you have the spare forma it's definitely good for minmaxing

[@Harmonic14]

You should be using sockets on normal slots first. Reducing cost by 8 on a maxed out mandatory module is better than adding 5 capacity

[@ink9149]

@@Harmonic14 yes i agree, its low priority (therefore minmaxing)

[@reason34]

Bruh this video SLAPS! Thanks!