Ultimate Best Weapons Breakdown in Mass Effect: Andromeda | For Every Occasion

[@XainesWorld]

ADVANCED WEAPON CALCULATORS for both Single Player and Multiplayer can be found here; MP Weapon Calculator www.xainesworld.com/mpwepcalc SP Weapon Calculator www.xainesworld.com/spwepcalc

[@khaosbydesignuk946]

Nice vid, glad to see someone still covering this game :) I'd love to see these augments added to multiplayer, might liven things up a bit and add some variety from player to player

[@XainesWorld]

+KhaosByDesign UK :) If there's something worth covering for MEA I'll definitely be there, this was the big finale of sorts, not sure what else to do for ME:A other than multiplayer and my secret project. Don't know enough about multiplayer to make properly informative vids yet so yeah, might be a bit different till the next patch. We shall see. Also yes! I want my bio-converter for MP dangit!

[@Cobra365]

This is exactly what I was looking for! The amount of clarity and detail provides make it the best and I wish more people would emulate your style. I just switched over to charge/annihilation/lance. Im using a scattershot with a one round clip and modded to give me shield every shot I take. So, having maxed out shotgun skills and taking some other passives, i got room to run 4 shotguns. Im grateful to have found you vid which will keep me well armed for any situation.

[@XainesWorld]

I appreciate that thank you :) and glad it's of use

[@gnperdue]

Just fantastic work. The attention to detail and rigor here is second to none on KZbin.

[@XainesWorld]

+gnperdue aaaw thx xD tis appreciated!

[@Khrazegaming]

Insane amount of work. can't wait to get home and watch the vid. gj

[@XainesWorld]

+KhrazeGaming thx man :)

[@eduviera4985]

damn we where talking about this the other day. youre working quickly and doing hard work :D. keep it up man.

[@XainesWorld]

+edu Viera haha, thx brother, yeah, kinda crammed for this one :)

[@phantommangagirl]

You have no idea how excited I got when you picked the Black Widow for best sniper rifle. It was my best friend as an Infiltrator in ME3, and I spent a lot of time and elements crafting it for Andromeda.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

You're not a girl

[@robertmiller6817]

Love your videos man and also love the layout of them, how you show game play and the stats at the same time. Thanks for all the update videos when not many other you tubers still make MEA videos.

[@XainesWorld]

+Robert Miller Thank man xD appreciate that. Most KZbin's find more value in others now the hype has disappeared. This video took a solid 3.5 days to make and will likely not get more than a few thousand views, business wise, its not a smart video to make, but I'm sticking to my ethic of keeping the quality and accuracy high and hopefully people will respond to it more and more. Always motivating to hear my efforts are appreciated, so thanks bud :)

[@FatFingers02]

Yes the Valkyrie is pretty much the only weapon you need really! Although my build was slightly different as the max ammo is shocking! So to get around that, the vintage heat sink was perfect, giving you an unstoppable weapon with infinite ammo!

[@gibster9624]

If you use the beam emitter with bio converter you have infinite ammo so long as you never manually reload the weapon.

[@VondaleF]

Just want to thank you yes I’m late I didn’t give this a chance at launch due to bugs but I’m playing on insanity and this has helped me vastly

[@XainesWorld]

Awesome! Never too late, I'm only just playing the original trilogy ATM, very near the end of me3 and somehow avoided spoilers muhuhu

[@JusticeHeroXSupreme]

0:57 I can't find this video. Is that a video which KZbin shows as private/hidden?

[@XainesWorld]

Yes, unfortunately it was outdated, I have privated all out of date guides somewhat recently

[@DustinBecker8606]

good delivery, nice research, considerate "if you can take the weight/or not". good video very well executed. am satisfied

[@XainesWorld]

+Dustin Becker wow thanks :), quite the compliment there!

[@DustinBecker8606]

Xaine's World your video has a good and organized structure to it. +2 internets for the data in the description, +1 internets for the accent, and +1 internets for good, non-rambling, informative, and over all pleasant to listen to narration, good sir.

[@XainesWorld]

+Dustin Becker thanks man :) glad the descriptions are appreciated :) traditionally no one reads them and glad I don't ramble, its difficult to tell for yourself like :)

[@markamadeojohnson]

I know this is an old vid, but can you explain why you would need a spare thermal clip on a Black Widow that had the Battlefield Assistance Module and the Vintage Heat Sink? If you are using a vintage heat sink (infinite ammo), what is the point of extra spare ammo? 7:16

[@hunterspence3465]

Well done with all the quick honorable mentions for the different categories you chose! That gives people out there with different preferences options. Also, I loved seeing the Talon make an appearance as your AoE choice :D I always knew something would come of that little miracle pistol. Finally, somehow I had missed the memo that your melee weapon having kinetic coils can affect your weapon damage. That's insane. Thank you for that! I'll be buffing the snot out of my ishary next time I get on. (Can't live without my overkill one-shots on medium to lesser foes).

[@XainesWorld]

Thx bud, nice to hear my work is appreciated :) and yeah the melee support bit is one of those things that they just never explained

[@6thkyukenshi]

This is amazing work man, thanks for all the input, this definitely has me thinking of new loadouts for my next run. what are your thoughts on the Revenant? I've fallen in love with it with bio, double mod, and full kinetic, as an infiltrator profile and cloak with the gun damage boosts and accuracy. how viable is it in comparison to the other rifles in your testing?

[@XainesWorld]

+Arroh Kujati thank you :) and the Revenant isn't a particularly amazing gun but it does acceptable DPS, but it is quite satisfying to use, if you enjoy it is go for it, I'll have a look for the optimum build shortly and get back to you

[@kmc2065]

The Widow SR (not BW) helped me realize the importance of shoulder switching while encampment sniping

[@kevinfromsales6842]

Shoulder switching is so handy. I feel cool when I do it too

[@yosharian]

Thanks for the video, you helped me decide on my weapon loadout.

[@dirtyanimalx2781]

Thank gods at least one man reviewing and testing Andromeda weapons and wpmods

[@ikissedmyghost2703]

Just picked up the game a little over a week ago and I'm on my 2nd run. I haven't jumped into all the different weapon builds but this helps

[@XainesWorld]

+Ghost Guardian great to hear, also 2nd run in just over a week?! That's impressive!

[@MirandaAdriaYT]

Great video! My go-to Pistol is the Equalizer SMG paired with the P.A.W. assault rifle. Nothing like never having to worry about running out of ammo. I agree 100% with the Black Widow. Loooove that weapon.

[@XainesWorld]

+Miranda Adria awesome :) yeah I can't be dealing with ammo counting, MP always has me paying too much brain power to it

[@mramos1991]

Amazing video , saves me a lot of time and helps me enjoy the game rather than breaking my head

[@joshuastedford1670]

This is a very good analysis. I also use the N7 Valkyrie on a regular basis, although I change the double mod extension for a kinetic coil as I hate the way the gun looks with three colours. I'm quite picky with my favourite gun's appearance and I occasionally avoid certain mods because of it. However, just about everything he said above rings true. Hornet is also deadly and the Hurricane is also worth a try. It actually seems to be able to take automatic fire systems for some reason. Accuracy suffers alot though. About to try the Hesh X. Kett weapons are incredibly ugly but... automatic shotguns on video games make life worth living. Black Widow X is dope but I actually find the N7 Valiant is better. The rate of fire, 7 shots, high dps, battlefield assist: that is the way to go. Piranha X is great, has been since ME3. No more needs to be said. Ushior deserves a mention. Three rounds, lighter than a sniper but more versatile and five augmentation slots. Plus, each round is comparable to a Widow and it has a nice quick reload: no bio converter needed. I actually use a shield oscillator. Eagle X nice for a reliable backup. Carnifex X with BURST FIRE NOT AUTO is "Dope with a scope". Put that with an Infiltrator, 2 mods slots, receiver, barrel, the lot... you'll love it! Just watch for stability. Best overall is Valkyrie X in full automatic modification. Without a doubt.

[@XainesWorld]

+Joshua Stedford haha xD thx always nice to see the fruits off others experience, thanks for sharing :)

[@thomasneal9291]

there is a game mod over at Nexus mods that remove the color changes from adding mods to your guns. works perfectly.

[@eldonwhisler8403]

Thanks for doing all the research; very helpful

[@XainesWorld]

+Eldon Whisler glad to be of help :), good to see you around bud, you still having MEA fun or slowed down with it now?

[@eldonwhisler8403]

I am still playing ME:A, but am on a break for a bit. I need to find some augments to craft the desired weapons, and am running out of time to do so. I do not use the Hidden Caches perk (dislike jumping puzzles), so I may have to restart if I wish to kill an Archie. Meanwhile, I am replaying my very first PC games purchases; the old Gold Box D&D games found on GOG :)

[@XainesWorld]

+Eldon Whisler aah, yeah it's super harsh when you played so much and still not had those one or 2 augments drop :(. Never played proper D&D stuff, will have to give that a search later

[@eldonwhisler8403]

I currently have three weapons of importance that may be better with a Bio-Converter: Plasma Seeking Piranha shotgun, Black Widow SR, or a design for Sticky Grenade PAW AR. However, I have only found a single Bio-Converter thus far. What is your opinion of the priority? Thanks

[@XainesWorld]

+Eldon Whisler out of those 3, the paw, though the sticky grenade paw isn't what it used to be, the sticky was needed a little in patch 1.08, after the paw is go for the piranha, then Black Widow last as you're further away so have time to reload more so than close up. That being said if you almost always use the BW die to yer reaction time, then bio that as you're more likely to run out of ammo

[@minvike37]

Wow this Vid just showed up on my feed.. All I know you from is NMS... Anyway, I just picked this game up on sale and smh why I didn't play this from the start... Love the Mass Effect series.....

[@dfalken7]

Thanks another great MEA video. I use seeking plasma on my valkyrie though because I play with a controller on console and my aiming is a bit shit. Seeking slows the rate of fire a bit though. The Valkerie is all I really use anymore with a Piranha for only Fiends.

[@XainesWorld]

+Dave Falkenberg :D and does the console version not have assisted aim or? And that's a good loadout combo :)

[@dfalken7]

It does have aim assist but that only gets me close to the target

[@kuronanestimare]

Using an Xbox One controller on the PC, Aim Assist is helpful but nothing to write home about. It helps you find a target if you are only a few pixels off but it will not compensate for recoil or remain on the target. I like the feeling of a controller in my hand but for anyone that doesn't the aim assist is almost painfully bad.

[@davhpdxedu]

I used the Mattock with stick grenades, the modded-out Talon, a souped-up Falcon, and the Kett Flamesword.

[@XainesWorld]

Preference always wins out :) Lots of people who played the trilogy seem to have love for the Mattock

[@changhee95]

Say, any advice to work around the health loss when using the bio-converter?

[@Number74er]

Have Cora as your team member with her barrier scale upgrade it all the way. Also go with a tech build yourself, invest nearly all points into that and you will regenerate health on your own

[@russellg9622]

M-37 Falcon is slept on with seeking plasma + vintage. Seeking still allows the bombs to detonate on impact but gives much better range and the ability to shoot from cover with tracking. You can also hits enemies behind cover if you “curve” the bullets right. Vintage helps with the low max ammo capacity and using powers in between as well as fixes the low max ammo capacity. Plus the Falcon has plenty of clip capacity. It also staggers so it’s a great all around rifle.

[@TheKoijotito]

The burst fire on a disciple shotgun with seeking plasma bolts just obliterated fiends ..

[@Quantum-Chaos]

Is the automatic fire system still good on the beam valkyrie? The AFS augment says -40% weapon damage

[@neirboca]

Another great video! Hey how do you get 5 in the Dhaan clip?

[@XainesWorld]

+neirboca just a mixture skills (combat fitness rank 5 bottom & Shotguns rank 5 bottom clip size), Soldier profile, unsure if there's anything else for shotguns

[@neirboca]

Xaine's World ah.. Soldier profile. That's why I get 4 :) thanks for the reply!

[@Jayhawker2000]

How do you know if a weapon has bonuses to shields, armor, weak points, etc? Is this info in game? Thanks for the breakdown!

[@jorobb66]

For this weapon, the Valkyrie, I find that it deal more damage without automatic fire system. I’am using only the beam emitter, bio converter and kinetic coils. Can you confirm? Maybe I’am wrong...

[@ไตรรงค์ไม้จันทร์]

For me beam emitter takes less damage. I have tested. It maybe bug

[@TheSycotik]

2021 here and I have to say one of the best weapon comparison videos ever, of any games.

[@jedimindtrick75]

2022 and saying the same thing

[@XainesWorld]

Aaaw thanks guys

[@Babeldyret]

Hell, why not throw 2023 in there as well ;) good job brother!

[@Papai-zq7lu]

2024 hello )

[@ramrodbldm9876]

@@Papai-zq7lu cornball we don't need every year. He's not going to like or respond to y'all so quit trying

[@gibster9624]

I run invasion, tac cloak, with turbo charge only switching profiles between soldier and infiltrator depending on situation or whatever I want to play. I rock 4 weapon slots with the valkyrie the exact way you build it in the overall weapon slot for medium range engagements. Then the hornet for close quarters and it makes short work of the architects and the zealots. Then I use the isharay for my sniper as I mainly use it for the really long ranges or when switching to the infiltrator profile in order to use the wall hack perk and just clear a room without being fired upon. Then finally I keep a piranha the way you show in this video because it's the absolute fastest way to kill a destroyer or turrents and you can do it without even coming out of cover. I only carry the Asari sword for the extra 15% weapon damage but the mobility sometimes plays a role as it a great way to move through walls or low height cover. Invasion is great crowd control plus free 40% damage debuff combined with the fusion mod of adrenaline means I can even play support for my squadmates.

[@KalinaHitanaVTuber]

I'm kinda glad I stumbled across this video after deciding to get a bit more into Andromeda. My question though, is where do you get these Double Mod Extension augments from? I haven't come across a single one of these whatsoever, the best I've been able to find is single

[@trent_nathan3889]

Where do you view these game files that are telling you the weapon bonuses?

[@XainesWorld]

This is a tough one to answer, I can't fully explain how to do it as it's beyond complicated BUT!, it's done using this tool: Frosty Editor munchyfly.me/2017/06/07/frosty-tool-suite-how-to-make-texture-mods-using-intel-texture-works-and-photoshop/ That tool allows you to make mods for Mass Effect Andromeda (few others to) but also view all values and files. For the specific modifiers that have already been lifted, here is a large spreadsheet :) docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13qmW7_D1engr-d4eHaC0s9F-YH42tgmWF2-CHnksfWY/edit#gid=0

[@XainesWorld]

I should note btw, that I did not creat the spreadsheet I've linked there, that specific one was created by a number of modders

[@thomasneal9291]

That Talon build makes a very nice complement to a sniper wielding Black Widow. it's still fairly light, and the ability to quickly spray down entire areas takes care of all the weaknesses the sniper rifle has when you are mobbed by swarms of weak enemies.

[@thomasneal9291]

I've also discovered it makes a great room clearer. 1. charge to max 2. stealth 3 open door. 4. release the evil not instinctively for a sniper, with this weapon you want to aim right in front of the enemy's feet if possible. they will then get the initial blast AND the secondary blast. that's 28 exploding projectiles on target at once when fully charged. which does pretty much the same damage as isharay headshot.

[@thomasneal9291]

I've been playing around with different variants, and found a hilariously fun one: -plasma burst -ricochet -burst fire you can't use full auto because it has "hold fire button to charge" feature, but you CAN use burst mode on it, which increases the fire rate tremendously, and you can still "hold to charge" and it will fire 3 double bursts. there are literally pellets everywhere, blowing things up. then, you add cryo ammo. on burst, it freezes the targets, tosses them in the air, and they break into pieces when they hit the walls or floor. it's like some magic blizzard storm.

[@XainesWorld]

Think I tried that, though didn't use cryo ammo, that sounds so much better!!!

[@thomasneal9291]

it's probably best used situationally... but when you fire a charged up cryo blast in a group of enemies in a closed room... it is rather hilarious. even outdoors, the ricochets even bounce back to enemies BEHIND you. it's freaky.

[@thomasneal9291]

ok... I decided to use this gun to see how well it did clearing out the archon's mothership. o.O this thing is the best gun... ever. you don't aim AT things, you aim at the surface you want to see them explode away from. I clear entire rooms with this thing in less than 5 seconds. just aim at their feet and boom. watch the icicles bounce around the room. it. is. awesome. what's more, it literally CAN'T miss. you can close your eyes and clear rooms. there's no easy way to tell, but I'm pretty sure the ricochet physics system adds force and damage to your shot. shooting at a big enemy's feet just does murderous damage, easily equivalent to Dahn. I took out the "mutant Krogan" in 1 trigger pull (3 shots) just by aiming at his feet.

[@SvenTviking]

I use a mkVIII Sweeper with two extra mod slots, kinetic coil, single shot and whatever power plus I fancy.then it's tactical sight, receiver, barrel and stock. Ends up with a 200 plus per shot, DMR with infinite ammo.

[@EugeneYunak]

Hey man, thank you for sharing this, really enjoying your videos. I can't help but wonder why Pioneer AR never gets mentioned? It seems to have a very high DPS from just looking at the numbers in-game. Am I missing something? What would your personally preferred build be for this gun?

[@XainesWorld]

Excellent, glad to be of assistance. The Pioneer never gets mentioned because of a few reasons, before patch 1.07 or so (can't remember which exactly) you could not deconstruct it to get your augments back, many people lost rare augments because of this. Also it has a maximum rank of 5, where the other weapons go to 10 the Pioneer stays and 5 and so cannot compete. It will be included in the upcoming MP charts

[@EugeneYunak]

i'm still early in the game so didn't know that! thank's for sharing your knowledge.

[@blackedd5]

why is it you use both the beam emitter and automatic fire system on the valk doesn't the beam emitter make the valk automatic anyway

[@adrianlowery8891]

glad this is like a one stop shop for information, is your opinion on armor the same? Can you do a update video on the best armor combination? Thanks for the vids.

[@XainesWorld]

Awesome :) that's the goal! and with armour, nothing has really changed, and since armour is super basic with no hidden stats there isn't much I can do with it that I haven't already done, but I'll think about it, if I can come up with something worthy of making a video about I'll do it :)

[@kevincapitaine3989]

I really would like to know your opinion about the falcon assault rifle and how to customize it, Xaine.

[@XainesWorld]

The Falcon isn't at the tops of any DPS charts but as with all, it can be used effectively. I would suggest to get the best out of it, that you use an Automatic Fire System, Bio-Converter (Or at least a vintage heat sink, it has fairly low max ammo), Plasma Charge System and if you have the cryo perk a Kinetic Coil. For mods Long Barrel, Light Stock (Normal Stock if not bio-converter). I'm fairly certain the aoe aspect does not penetrate meaning that well, a receiver is kinda pointless, a scope would be a hindrance at short range and it's not worth trading the kinetic coil for the magazine slot, though the mag option is subjective so if youd prefer bigger clip then gogo swap the coil. The falcon only fire a single projectile but that projectiles force is enough to stagger all red bars and sometimes anointed and such, if you charge for 3, i'm fairly certain that would be 300 force per projectile meaning a total of 900 if all land allowing you to stagger all standard enemies and occasionally fiends. It's also worth noting that the falcon has a 20 damage bonus for direct hit so a charged direct hit with all 3 would hit for an extra 60, not only that but it's 25% weak point damage means that if you aim for you main targets face with charged hits, you will do nice damage with the aoe spread to other very close enemies. All that being said though, the Talon is better, lol. But if you prefer the falcon, that's the way I'd go :)

[@kevincapitaine3989]

I will try that. My falcon is lvl X, that's why. Thanx for this complete answer, keep up the good work 😃

[@XainesWorld]

+Kevin Capitaine Aaah, very valid reason! And anytime bud :)

[@kevincapitaine3989]

Well after some tests, you were right, the falcon is awful. Can you give me some clues about optimization for the Ushior and the Hornet (are the beam emitter and full auto augs worth it on this one ?). Again, thank you for your great work

[@XainesWorld]

The Hornet requires the Automatic Fire System to be next level awesome, but the Beam emitter is more optional, I show the hornet with a beam emitter and with just auto fire on both the Beam emitter video and the automatic fire system video respectively. I believe the one detailed in this particular video to be the best. As for the Ushior, my experience with it in the past has shown an insanely powerful single shot when used with the Plasma charge system, it is not compatible with any fire type augment so no point thinking about that. But if you mod it accordingly it can work quite well Plasma Charge System, Bio-Converter, Double Mod Extension & Kinetic Coil x2. For Mods, Short Barrel, Receiver, Light Magazine (Heavy if no Bio-Converter) & a Melee Optimizer. Charge it for a stupendous example of plasma based obliteration.

[@illmade9400]

Sidewinder pistol with beam emitter, heaps of fun.

[@Alva_Lombax]

My favourite thing about andromeda is the mods you can place on weapons when crafting Like making a full auto N7 Valkyrie or turning the N7 Piranha shoot anti armor sticky granades

[@charliecoutts9216]

another great vid

[@XainesWorld]

+Charlie Coutts thx bud :)

[@omaralshishani9724]

Very well done video Thank you

[@marcosdheleno]

3 years later, and this series of videos are still top notch. and now that andromeda is on steam, and people are giving it a fairer shot(and by that i mean, know the backstory, and how much better it is now than on release), this video has aged as fine wine. its kinda sad that they added so much to make the combat better, but bioware was too busy with their head stuck inside of "dylan" to see how amazing this could've been...

[@XainesWorld]

Aaw thank you man, that means alot

[@sawedoffshotgunz]

I appreciate the effort you’ve done, but I was wondering about something. In this video, you endorsed the M-25 Hornet as the best SMG, but in your SMG video, you said the Equalizer with an electric charge was the best all-arounder. Has your opinion changed because of the updates?

[@XainesWorld]

Iirc it was the addition of the automatic augmentation which I don't think was immediately available

[@sawedoffshotgunz]

@@XainesWorld Thank you for answering me. I know this game might be ancient history to you, but with news that Andromeda might factor into Mass Effect 4, I’ve been giving serious thought to replaying in order to get a few things right. Arenna Farenth won’t get the best of me again!

[@AdAce21]

Great vid, couple questions. Do you think the plasma seeking aug is worth putting on the dhan or is auto fire the only way to go? What are your thought on the N7 eagle vs the other pistols? No mention of the vakarsh or the firaan?

[@XainesWorld]

Thanks man! and personally I don't see it being too useful on the Dhan, the Seeking Plasmas seeking function is only effective to the original range, the damage stay longer but as it's slow it would make aim a little difficult, also as the Dhan's damage doesn't drop off over distance (until it hits the 50m range of course) like the Piranhas damage does, it doesn't gain like the piranha does, the piranhas maximum range is actually further so the seeking is effective at a greater distance, it's damage just falls off early in vanilla. The Eagle is acceptable really, it's an OK gun, it's not bad it's not special but certainly usable if you prefer it. The Vakarsh and Firaan are certainly good melee weapons, but, the Firaan has only 2(3) augment slots making it a terrible support weapon, the Vakarsh & Firaan are handy as they are quick, but the Asari Sword range gives it the edge as a gun users melee wep.

[@yevanasvetya5486]

If i like AKs and SKS in non sci fi game, what should i use in Andromeda? Maybe something can be modded to closely similar?

[@Gorango27]

Why use both the full auto and beam on the Valkyrie? doesnt beam already give full auto?

[@XainesWorld]

+Gorango27 they both do more than just switch to auto, the other buffs make it worthwhile

[@ivanricov]

Xaine's World automatic fire reduces weapon damage by 40% though.

[@XainesWorld]

In all honesty, I can't remember the reasons for why I chose everything in these guides, was over a year ago now, sorry bud

[@MrGryph78]

Is it only the melee weapons where kinetic coils will apply to all other weapon damage output, or can I spec into extra weapon slots from the soldier tree and carry other weapons loaded with kinetic coils to buff a primary weapon?

[@XainesWorld]

+Gryppen it is unfortunately only the melee weapon this works with, with other weapons it requires you holding it

[@Tim3shark]

So there is more to Andromeda then... I can't seem to get past the initial "Oh my god!... what is wrong with your face?!" response when I try to play it. I guess I should bite the bullet and give it a shot. Does the story/characters get better as you progress?

[@XainesWorld]

+Tim3shark thayve fixed a lot (pretty much all) of the initial bugs and the animations look a lot better. While I'd definitely recommend MEA, remember it is quite subjective so as while I think the games story is really good, other may not (I quite enjoyed it :))

[@roseco581]

thanks for video! I am using a biotic adept build (Pull/Throw/Annihilate (Combo dmg) and pretty much wipe up rooms of minions easy. Just the armored bosses can be a battle. During those I use annihilate to prime and still can whittle them down. I've taken to using the Ushinor pistol (5 Aug slots I fill with biotic recharge and reaction optimizers - for combo dam). But I am doing 900+ dmg a shot a pistol barrel. Question: I can carry a ton more weight before affecting my recharge so was wondering what would be the best gun, any gun, to carry for bosses for me? So far the Ushinor seems to be doing the most dmg for me. I have more than enough skll points to put into any weapon. And weight I should keep 40 or below total. thanks!

[@XainesWorld]

+RoseCo depends what rank weps you're using as the weight differs, the weapon calculator at www.xainesworld.com/spwepcalc will help you here, I'd advise a Hesh or Piranha for the high power burst Vs armour

[@petergejdos5916]

Best ME:A videos by far, insane amount of work! I am wondering, at the beginning you recommend the Valkyrie with the beam emitter and at the end without it, which choice is better in your opinion?

[@XainesWorld]

Thanks man, appreciate that :) And the 2 different builds are for 2 different circumstances, so the first with the beam emitter is if you are looking for one of a 2 or more weapon loadout and are after an Assault Rifle, the Beam Emitter does cap the range at 50 meters, so you'd likely want a Sniper Rifle in the loadout as well at a minimum if carry the Beam Emitter Valkyrie. The Non-Beam Emitter choice is, in my opinion, a bit better only because penetration is important to me, it's also the top overall choice as it has a good range (longer than the stunted BE range) higher DPS and ofc can penetrate, if you wanted a 1 weapon loadout, that is the best option IMO. I created some tools for single and multiplayer shortly after releasing this video which are advanced weapon calculators allowing you to pick all of your buffs (every single possible buff that affects weapons) from melee weapon augments, armor, mods to skill and more. You can find the Singleplayer version here on my website www.xainesworld.com/spwepcalc/ Hope that clears things up, if you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask :)

[@petergejdos5916]

Very nice, incredibly detailed. I am primarily using a sniper so I am looking for 2nd weapon for short/mid range, so I guess the emitter version of Valkyrie will be a better option. Also, what would you recommend for Isharay? VHS or bio converter? Also, how to compensate for the bio converter loss of HP? Is the life support from tech auxiliary sufficient or do I need something else? I am trying to decide between the remnant armor and N7 one, but maybe the extra health regen from the remnant armor will help me if I am gonna use bio converter in both weapons. thanks in advance!

[@XainesWorld]

+Peter Gejdos aah awesome, the Beam would be perfect then, the added accuracy and stability will please you :), as far as the Bio Vs VHS, I'd always go bio, but that's because I go infiltrator skirmish spec (see skirmisher build video if curious) without multiple talents and careful management, you could easily suicide with an isharay bio, a VHS isharay however is a good combo as it negates the VHS downside while giving the plus, as the isharay has one of the longest reload times, the VHS actually slightly lowers it while making it infinite ammo. Unless you have a build for skills and the weapon that one shots all red bars and shielded standard with a headshot though, I wouldn't use the isharay, it's a go ham or go home type weapon, its main use is its power, so if requiring more than a single shot on head for most enemies, it loses its allure. Also, if when playing around with the calc you notice how the isharay has crazy high DPS using burst and bio, it does, but it'll kill you before you do enough damage to take down a fiend on insanity with a supercharged weapon spec.

[@wally-squid7069]

Trying out the hesh build on insanity, not sure if I love it or not. I play a Vanguard and most of my kills are done with melee but sometimes I need to use the shotgun. The fact that it isnt good at medium range is a problem so I threw seeking plasma on it instead of one kinetic coil and even then it felt lackluster on infantry close up or not... I start to have my doubts then I face one of the big remnant baddies and and it just tears it apart. That alone makes it hard to get rid of. I also use the hornet, it is an absolute blast to use especially on observers.

[@XainesWorld]

Hornet is a beautiful thing for sure man, I did a sort of remnant build before, it had the Piranha with seeking plasma, allows very very long range and hit for full damage at whatever range which makes it just ridiculous

[@wally-squid7069]

Might try that one next, got to build up some research points for it first though. Thank you 😊

[@XainesWorld]

Yeah, research is the harsh part, especially Kett, that shit is gold dust, luckily the milky way is the most abundant

[@jackal1115]

So for the valkrie if the beam emitter overrides the fire type, why put automatic fire systems on? Is there a damage buff that you wouldnt get with the beam emitter alone.

[@XainesWorld]

In all honesty, I can't remember at this point, it's been about a year since I made the video, but I would have definitely had a reason. Sorry I'm not more helpful :(

[@jackal1115]

Xaine's World your videos are so detailed and in-depth so insightful, that I'm just going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that there was a good reason to have them both.

[@XainesWorld]

Aaaw thank you for the kind words :)

[@sontran5312]

@@jackal1115 auto mod give more rof to your weapons

[@eldonwhisler8403]

Uncertain, but I was unable to locate an Auto-fire augment until I had unlocked one or more of the shop Perks. Also, have only found two or three Bio-Converter augments over three campaigns; failed to make one in my initial play-through. If confirmed, a mention somewhere of Augment rarity may be of help to other Players. Thanks again for the hard work :)

[@XainesWorld]

+Eldon Whisler that interesting, I suppose so many of us were past those perks when they were finally released we didn't realise, thank you for letting me know and that's a good idea, I've been considering making a small wiki with base information and more detail for summaries and such so if I get round to it I'll talk about that. The rarity value of drops etc is all in the game files (at least the rarity tier, no specific drop chances) which would help she'd light, Bio-converter for instance is rarity level 3, which is the top on all augments, bitch to find

[@zaydbhula1161]

I used Isharay or however u spell it all the time. It was my favorite weapon

[@Vallrain]

Fkn hell, had me dying at that single shot sonid.

[@Planehazza]

I wonder if the Ushior was buffed after these vids? I'm playing ME:A with the Ushior V on Hardcore and I can kill most Obvservers and Chosen in 2-3 shots. I wonder if there is a bug with the electricity augment and another one (I forget which one); I applied it to the Ushior and added +60% clip size, giving me 4 shots. Now, when I fire, it keeps firing one after the other until the clip is empty - really annoying! Similarly, I can't seem to apply burst or automatic fire augments to Ushior, even a freshly crafted one with no other mods. I must try that auto fire Hornet; that sounds epic!

[@XainesWorld]

It has been alterred since the video, but 2-3 shots doesn't sound all that different from before, there's just better, all weapons can be used to complete the game with on insanity, just some do it better, it all comes down to preference in the end. The Dhan on insanity near the end for me would take an observer to about 20% health with one shot, was a tad ridiculous, but made my run and gun playstyle fun and achievable

[@samclarke7243]

does the video still hold up today? after the final patches?

[@XainesWorld]

I'm fairly certain yes, there was 1-2 final balance patches, so does etc was changed, but I don't believe the rankings were really altered. I can pretty much say with certainty you will enjoy their use

[@samclarke7243]

@@XainesWorld Oh wow, thank you for the reply all these years later!

[@beckettravenfarkas9938]

great work. thank you!

[@calebnannie1822]

Hey man. I love your vids. I tried you weapons builds, and they are amazing. Personally I use the sweeper with automatic fire and kinetic coils on the rest of the slots. Works great for my sentinel combo build on insanity. I was wondering where you get the information on the weapon damage modifiers to shield and armor like the Sweeper's 125% damage to shield.

[@XainesWorld]

+Caleb Nannie Awesome man, glad they have been helpful :) All of my DPS and stat info is either directly lifted from the game files or a product of formulas that use those values.

[@calebnannie1822]

I play on PS4. How would I gain access to that? Or if you could, give me some info. I am looking for an automatic that does well against armor. I am not a fan of shotguns. I much prefer to use assault rifles and pistols/smgs. Even if I have to use the auto fire augment to get an automatic, I would be fine.

[@XainesWorld]

The only non-shotgun weapon that has an Armour bonus is the Talon, which is essentially a shotgun, all others don't. You can only do it with PC using an Editor that was created for modding the game. I would suggest trying the Auto Hesh, the build in this video, it's the highest DPS total against armour and is 2nd highest against shields, it's rate of fire and power kinda feels like a Heavy AR, though it's range is of course crap, the Valkyrie would be your best non shotgun choice, it doesn't have the armour bonus but it's damage with auto fire aug is very very nice. Incase you didn't see that part, the Valkyrie build is the last one (not the beam one, though you still could use that)

[@calebnannie1822]

I completely forgot about the Talon. I'll give it a shot. I tried the Hesh and Valkyrie, but their clip count was too low for my liking. I know a bio converter fixes that, but whenever I use that, I always forget that it is taking my life, and next thing I know, not paying attention, and BAM, I am dead. Thanks for the quick responses and the advice. Good luck with your next vids.

[@XainesWorld]

+Caleb Nannie coolio and if you stack a few skills, losing health isn't a problem, checkout the run and gun skirmish guide if you're curious for which powers and such. And no probs man, anytime :)

[@MadMax-dy9qb]

How do you get 5 augmentation slots on the Valkyrie?

[@wally-squid7069]

You can earn viability points and spend it on something in in the AVP area, one of them increases slots. I also think and can't confirm slot amount increases depending on what level weapon you have... it's been a bit since I was a lower level.

[@XainesWorld]

Don't think level changes anything except for like level 1 or 2 not having slots or something. Rarity does affect though, ultra rare weapons like the Valkyrie have naturally 4 slots, then that extra from the cryo pod makes 5. Apologies if I've got any terms incorrect, haven't played it for, well, a very long time

[@jankodes197]

As a melee support weapon I quite like kett Carfalon for the healing aspect. It has one augment slot less than asari sword, but the healing is IMHO a good tradeoff.

[@XainesWorld]

+Jan Kodes certainly has its charms, it's nice to be able to just go ham on melee when low on health and never die :)

[@adamorick2872]

Idk about your sniper choice. Bioconverter turns those 1 shots into better when given extra damage added for rest of crafting

[@KeithElliott-zd8cx]

you don't tend to want bioconverter on weapons you'll reload several times a fight, man. Otherwise six shots will kill you... I mean, infinite spray and pray with the hornet sounds cool, untill you die from 3 seconds of 'all the bullets'. Meanwhile, except for one sniper that can't recharge potentially, 1 sec recharge instead of reload with infinite ammo so you can 'main' a sniper's VERY useful. Especially if half the recharge will be lining up the next shot anyway... Bioconverter doesn't add dmg, either. Potential dps thanks to no reloads, sure, but 98% of the potential weapons this would really matter for, will fucking kill you if you try to take advantage of it more than 4x in 20 secs or so - and that's assuming you regen to 100% hp, even.

[@changhee95]

For the Valkyrie, I use auto mod, vintage heat sync, and additional mod slot and two kinetic coils. Is that good?

[@XainesWorld]

+Changhee Eim aye, the only difference to my top pick is the vintage instead of Bio, with vintage it's still a great weapon and you don't have to worry about ammo still so yeah, great wep!

[@changhee95]

thanks. Will you by any chance also go over the combat and tech powers? i.e. the best setup for flack canon and flamethrower or incinerate etc.

[@XainesWorld]

+Changhee Eim unfortunately, the amount of time to accurately test this would be weeks for a single video, also, builds are just so subjective. I have done a short and long version of the build I evolved throughout my playtime, its a skirmish build and is linked in the description.

[@changhee95]

oh ok thanks.

[@thelonepainter4760]

I loved the DHAN!!! Best shotgun in game!

[@XainesWorld]

+Carrera4K DHAN BUDDIES!

[@Cinemaphile7783]

Jesus, that gun is badass.

[@zyanhd1892]

What level were you when you did this video because that's the level everyone else has to be for the weapons to be that strong right?

[@XainesWorld]

+ZyanHD this was an overall, so a look at all levels, though if looking specific to ranks 10 it's stays the same, I used my own calculator that allows for all ranks with all buff types and combinations of mods and augments for the specific data

[@zyanhd1892]

Oh I see then I misunderstood the leveling and how it works with armor and weapons. thanks

[@juan_thebacklogdaddy]

I may or may not have bought the Automatic Fire System Augment - where exactly can you get it? Thanks,

[@XainesWorld]

+Juan Paolo Gangoso General Merchant, the one on nexus in dock area sellsem :) they quite cheap to which is win

[@juan_thebacklogdaddy]

Thanks, Xaine. I think what I bought there is the Single Shot Augment - this is what I have in my Valkyrie now just to give it more punch without the same fire rate as the Sandstorm (which I think is slower). I will drop by that store again when I get a chance to play.

[@listener709]

Juan Paolo Gangoso all general merchant have a chance to sell them

[@juan_thebacklogdaddy]

Thanks, will check all the available shops in my game so far -- I think I have several unlocked: Nexus, Kadara Port, Kadara Black Market, and some others.

[@Yuki503]

The Nexus docks loads the fastest so go with the general merchant there. Save and reload until they have it in stock/you have as many as you want.

[@alraen2510]

And what about Electrical Conduits for now? Is it inferior to vanilla versions?

[@XainesWorld]

+Petr Kharlamov no but it only adds the shield modifier which is a little higher than the standard one on some weapons, it replaces the 115% with 125, if it has no shield extra and is just 100% it'll replace that to ofc, but it only does this against shields which are a very small amount of what you fight, if you won't fight armour with the weapon and it's automatic, its is still a usable option

[@alraen2510]

Thanks for the exhaustive answer!

[@XainesWorld]

+Petr Kharlamov haha sorry I had just woken up, I can ramble on occasion

[@davethomas5187]

Hey, how come you have 5 aug slots on the Valkyrie? I've only 4.

[@XainesWorld]

There is a Cryo Pod perk that you will unlock somewhat early in the game that will give you an extra augment slot on all weapons :)

[@davethomas5187]

Xaine's World ah, cool. Thank you

[@pedambr199]

nice work

[@XainesWorld]

+peda mbr thx bud :)

[@ratzass]

At max soldier, an Ushior -bioconverter, double mod, kinetic coils x3 with a regular barrel, heavy mag, receiver, heavy scope does more damage, fires faster, has more bullets per clip, and weighs lighter than the black widow if you spec into heavy lifting in combat fitness. It also has roughly the same range and accuracy too.

[@XainesWorld]

+Rat hmm, I'll have to confirm this, the "having more bullets per clip" makes me suspicious, also can't remember off hand what the modifiers of the Ushior are Vs the Black Widows 70% weak point also the scope wouldn't be as effective for actual sight through (not the buff)

[@ratzass]

I would actually be interested in the how the weakpoint bonus stacks against the aim down sights bonus makes the final numbers look. thanks for the vids

[@XainesWorld]

+Rat well the aim down sights bonus is less of a bonus and more just not being penalised for doing without the sight, the weak point is like other shield and armour modifiers so will be ??% of the buffed damage

[@agent7796]

Great video, very informative, I have one question though, where can I obtain multiple Bio Converters? I'm level 82 on my second playthrough & I only have the original BC that I built, no enemy has dropped on. I an now on Kadara. 😎

[@XainesWorld]

It can take quite a while to find them unfortunately, I only found a handful over my enormous playthrough, largely through the hidden chests, which you can get a cryo pod for to be able to see them on the maps

[@agent7796]

@@XainesWorld cheers dude, very much appreciated, 👍👍😎

[@XainesWorld]

Just remembered to, I think difficulty plays a factor, so you may get more on insanity, can't be certain though

[@Thrombin]

Interesting that the Valkyrie with the beam emitter is the best DPS AR but you consider the best weapon to be the Valkyrie without the beam. Is the penetration really that important?

[@XainesWorld]

+Julian Segal its not just the penetration, beam weapons are limited to 50m range so as a weapon to end all it can't be that limited, but I consider the penetration important yes, nothing worse that not getting the headshot because your teammates in the way or having to wait an age for the enemy to pop out of cover

[@MikefromTexas1]

Dhan, X5 Ghost, Krogan Warhammer. That's my Vanguard weapon loadout. Wrecks *everything.*

[@danielt8377]

Where can I buy augmentation blueprints?

[@XainesWorld]

You don't buy them bud, a few are unlocked through general questing but almost all are available for research points in the research and development menu on the tempest or at a settlement forward station, they unlock their different ranks as you go higher in the level

[@danielt8377]

Xaine's World ok cool....thank you.

[@JoelSatch]

What armor is that?

[@thomasneal9291]

hey, since you're still updating these vids, I have a puzzler for you. I note you mentioned sweeper being a close contender to valkyrie except it does its bonus against shields, which isn't as important as armor overall. well, I thought based on that, I would try to construct the ultimate remnant demolisher: sweeper -autofire -electric conduit -disruptor bonus augment -2x coils using disruptor ammo but when I tried it out... it really ended up being terrible against remnant! a valkyrie with: -autofire -beam mod -disruptor bonus augment -coils using disruptor ammo did THREE times as much damage to remnant. test subject was a destroyer. why for how come??? I'm guessing it's that the beam modifier concentrates the firepower into a single spot, so you can hit weakspots better? *shrug* if so, then the PAWS with autofire and electric should do much better than sweeper? or does the electricity mod really just suck?

[@thomasneal9291]

nevermind, i figured it out. it's the range. the range is HUGELY reduced by attaching the electrical conduit mod, so only a fraction of the damage was hitting at the same range I was shooting at it with the valk, which did not have the electrical conduit. seriously, I measured exactly where I was getting full damage from the assault rifle with electrical conduit... and it was 15m! FIFTEEN METERS (compared to valk at 50m full damage with beam). yeesh. that makes it unusable IMO.

[@thomasneal9291]

tried out "techbuster" dahn (because you mentioned it being top vs shields) with autofire, disruptor augment and bio converter, battlefield assist and recharge shields on clip empty (since the clip is so small). now THAT... eats tech. one shot one kill observers (even with the full auto!) because of the battlefield assist + cloak. only limitation is the range, which looks like about 25m for max effect. in the end, I think I still prefer the valk because of the accuracy and range. I did not find the lack of penetration to be much of a limiting factor, since I was usually going for weakspots anyway, and the one thing enemies in this game seem to always fail to protect is their head. usually a bit of it poking out from behind cover, and that's enough.

[@XainesWorld]

heya bud, sorry im so late to reply to this, I saw it at a time I couldn't properly answer so left it to later which never came, so apologies for that. I'm actually not still updating them, my last video was august/september last year (this one), so my memory is a little fuzzy on some points. Though I am currently playing the original trilogy on stream every tuesday as MEA was my first Mass Effect. iirc the range should be 20 for the conduits, but if youre finding 15, its either been updated or a real world vs theory type thing. I always like the conduits, but rarely actually used it, I would say its great but only for someone who has 3 stages of weapon for short, mid and long ranges as if you have conduits and then a sniper, you're open in the mid. Beam is spot on at 50 for the file data, long enough to cover short and mid, great augment after they updated it finally. I definitely agree that the valkyrie is the all round best weapon and best AR in all cases, the dhan for me suited my particular playstyle perfectly, I went high on longevity and tended to sprint through the enemies units on insanity popping off dhan shots at close range as I went so the range was perfectly fine for me, but It was certainly noticed in large area boss fights. For architects specifically, the Piranha was far superior with the seeking plasma augment as it carried its damage, the seeking aspect wasn't present generally as it only locks on if you are in the weapons actual range, but one or less of a mag of it fully seeked and kineticed up with hover bonus, then tactical cloak and the soldier power that increased damage (i forget the name) took down the hardest of architects legs without hovering on insanity then charge to it's face for another mag while hovering to it's face. the only downside was replenishing ammo, but cloak helped there. and then switch to dhan for the adds to both conserve piranha ammo and make use of the dhans power at close range, though with the architect not being affected by synthetic bonuses etc but the adds are allows a specific weapon for the adds, valkyrie would be excellent to.

[@XainesWorld]

Oh also the range on the Dhan, iirc, the damage doesn't drop off, it has a range and will hit for full force within that range and for zero outside of it

[@thomasneal9291]

the only problem I have with the dahn, is it tends to miss at point blank range sometimes. I think it's the slight bit of seeking the projectile uses.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

Try the Dhan with salvo and biotic converter + seeking plasma

[@thomasneal9291]

the problem with that, and I tried it, is that seeking plasma randomly causes you to miss point blank shots. it was quite irritating at times. salvo often was overkill against single targets, though great if you have a bunch clustered together, or against things like fiends. overall, I found the full auto build with biotic converter best.

[@XainesWorld]

Also while the seeking may add range, it doesn't add seeking anyway as the Shan has a slight inherent seeking ability

[@levidoyle3411]

I honestly don't think you were off with any of your choices though I have been having a ball on insanity with a P.A.W using sticky grenades and a bio converter it's been hilarious especially when the explosions send corpses flying. I just wish we could equip our squad mates like in older titles.

[@XainesWorld]

Oh aye, you can definitely use almost every weapon to great effect, I only try to show the best based on basic parameters in these videos to give the most general information and recommendations I can, but I'll always hold to preference being everything, whether it's bottom or top of the DPS charts, if you like using it, then use it for sure :)

[@m3tr0id86]

Levi Doyle Yeah My P.A.W that I named Dracula, due to the Bioconverter and to fit two more mod slots with a 5% to weapon damage and 3% on power damage with a few mods to complement those, which I'll edit this comment when I get back to it with the mods I use, though any suggestions are appreciated. Even then, I'm just tearing through enemies is just *Insanity* P.S. that's what I am on right now.

[@XainesWorld]

+m3tr01d86 As you're using a bio-converter go for Light Stock (negative reload speed) Short barrel as its accuracy is sky high, Light mag as the stability is good and with the light stock its and easy choice, more clip size and Recon scope which is negative stability as with light mag, but the light stock will give you more than they both take away, and as its a beam wep, the stability is pretty good on its own

[@m3tr0id86]

Xaine's World Yeah, I'm on my Insanity run at the moment and it's probably going to be good weapon to use overall, though a few more of these weapons will probably help, but not necessary in the long run. Plus my strategic planning has been improving lately so that is going to help later on.

[@m3tr0id86]

Xaine's World Right now I am using AR Heavy Stock X (150% stability +10 Weight), AR Tactical Scope X (75% Accuracy -10% Rate of Fire), AR, Magazine IX (+48 Clip Size) and AR Barrel X (21% Damage). Yes I used the double mod extension.

[@noj7778]

Damn, nice work... recently finished my first play through, this video will definitely be re-visited when I get around to running through again. You know, it makes me sad to think that there's so much... well, sub-par quality stuff on KZbin, and then there are really good videos like this that get far less attention and credit. The work you put into this is noticeable... I imagine the video was probably constructed over several days, and it probably took a lot longer than that prior to editing to actually get all the info/do the testing. Doing it for quality sake... admirable :) A little bit of a side note, but if ever you find yourself in need of any original music, you're welcome to contact me, I make my own regularly and have helped a few friends out before now with their channels. They were after some BGM and intro music (their own channel theme I guess, haha)... but they didn't want to use NCS stuff, so they asked me. I don't charge or anything, not that sort of guy... I work, the music stuff is more of a hobby. If you ever want anything creating, I'll be happy to help out, and I wouldn't care about being credited or any rubbish like that, haha ;)

[@XainesWorld]

I appreciate this bud :), it's nice to hear the extra effort is noticed. I'm always looking for new music, for every video I source the music over about an hour to fit as best as possible to the moment, guides are a little different as they require something more consistent and less intrusive so I only have about 5 or 6 that I always use. I always (now at least) list the music used with social media links etc I. The description whether it's required or not as often viewers like to know who made the music to. But yeah, if you have any already made music that you're ok with me using I'd be pumped to add it to my videos when it fits, just email me on the backend (email is in the about section of channel) and we can talk :)

[@noj7778]

No worries :) I get exactly where you're coming from there... there's a limited range of music available that really works as sensible BGM, or at least BGM that fits the video subject. Yeah, true, lots of people ask where the music is from, you're right, haha... come to think of it, I should probably do the same when I start up my new channel in a few weeks. That sounds good to me mate, what I'll do is rather some of the stuff I already have and send it over sometime in the next few days for you, which you'll be welcome to use... and if you are after a certain style of music, or music for a particular purpose, you're welcome to make requests :)

[@noj7778]

Quick recommendation for you, might also be worth checking out some of the tracks by an artist called 'Nicolay'. Some of those are decent as BGM, especially from the city lights vol 1.5 album, which can be found on KZbin :)

[@noj7778]

*send some of the stuff

[@XainesWorld]

Aah cheers :) will check it out!

[@xshullaw]

Your voice is amazing. The video is too, very useful, but also your voice.

[@XainesWorld]

aaaw thank you

[@ogrecasteel145]

Nice Vid! Just kinda sad none of my favorite weapons made the list. My first Insanity clear was with a Bio-Isharay, Charged-Riccoshay Falcon, and a Conduit-PAW. The Isharay and Paw are obvious in their uses, but the Falcon, despite a low listed damage was amazing when shot at a monsters feet, since it would both AOE and deal double damage (floor explosion then again on the direct hit). Plus the aoe was large enough i didn't have to aim all that well close quarters. I think you should add an addendum with Best Anti-Architect weapon, Since that was the main enemy i would actually go and change my loadout for early game. Knowing WHAT i should swap too would have made my first play through much easier.

[@XainesWorld]

+James Mainord aaah sorry none of your fava were there :(, the Isharay is a great gun for sure, the PAW would have been there but was needed a little and now doesn't quite meet the grade. The falcon is outdone for damage and use I find by the talon with charge. As for architect weapon, it partly depends on powers etc, Architects are synthetic, no weapons have synthetic damage modifiers meaning its just a case of high DPS, though in the run and gun skirmish build video (link in the description) I showed the Piranha being my choice for best Archy weapon, that's with the seeking, same build as the anti armour pick in this video. Hope that helps

[@Cobra365]

Im a lil confused. My dhan is at lvl 7, yours is 8. And i am getting a 400 dmg difference

[@XainesWorld]

They have altered the numbers a little since, didn't think it was that much O.o

[@Forceedge1988]

i'm really undecided for what build choose for the hesh

[@XainesWorld]

+Force edge 88 I always just went for the simple bio converter and fill with kinetic, it's very powerful and acts well for fast paced medium to close range battles :)

[@Forceedge1988]

ok thank you

[@carloskemetson17delgado81]

Thank you.

[@kylelayton3058]

My Valkyrie has Automatic, Beam-Emitter, and 3x Kinetic Coil. Then with Short barrel and Heavy Mag. I haven't tried it on hard or impossible, but it brought down most enemy in less than 0.7 seconds.

[@sontran5312]

full auto valkyrie X with soldier has 320 dmg per shot :)) and calibrate receiver can penetrate to 2m, that why I rename it is AK-107 :))

[@XainesWorld]

:)

[@KermitTheArchitect]

Crafted Blackwidow + Operative + Shotgun with highest damage and firerate. Game over. There is not a single reason to use assault rifle or anything.

[@XainesWorld]

All preference really, my setup near the end was Dhan and Black Widow with Infiltrator Skirmish build, was funsies :)

[@jackal1115]

Kermit The Architect other than their fun and cool. But I loves me a sniper. Shot guns are boring for me. Not challenging enough.

[@leingodzelfer7227]

For me my weapons are the m5 phalanx the asair sword the piranha shotgun and the x5 ghost

[@jeremypurdy3728]

Like a year late to this, but there's no love in this video for the Hurricane SMG?

[@XainesWorld]

The Hurricane is good, there are just better options

[@jeremypurdy3728]

Aw. I love using the Hurricane though. I tackled the game easily with Bio Converter and Plasma Seeking modifications on it. It doesn't put out the higher damage numbers of the Valkyrie, but it didn't feel like it was that far behind it either--At least to me.

[@DemonLordSparda]

You suggested I watch this video since I got the game recently... but honestly I liked this less than your showcase videos. The showcase videos helped me figure out what I wanted to use, this video suggests that I use this to do the best. I appreciate the bit about personal preference, but I have one minor issue. This list doesn't include the best all around weapons. I understand the point of this is to show specialized weapons, but that's not really what I want. I want the weapons that are the best at handling most situations in the game. This isn't to be negative, this is a great video with tons of work put into it. I'm just stating that I think Insanity is easiest to handle when your weapon selection can handle most situations you run into. If it matters; my first gun is the Equalizer with Double Mod, Electrical Conduits, Power Booster, and Kinetic Coil. The only thing this can't handle is heavily armored targets, ascendant kett, architects, and Elroch/Fiends. I stick it on my Vanguard Profile for the power damage booster with a full clip and some cheeky electric death when I want to finish something off. Second gun is the Piranha with Double Mod, Seeking Plasma, Aerial Performance Optimizer, and Kinetic Coil. This gun can handle absolutely anything. I've killed Architects on Insane with this exclusively. I've killed every type of enemy on Insanity with this. You can switch out the aerial mod for bio converter or heat sink if you don't like health loss or don't use tech powers. Third is mostly because I like sniping and partially because I use vanguard and infiltrator profiles while playing and switch between them. Black Widow with Double Mod, and 4 Kinetic Coils. It really doesn't need anything fancy. It's good at killing most things, although it's a little wasted at in your face range. Fourth is mostly for fun but it's a good back up. Ushior with Double Mod, Plasma Charging System, Bio Converter, and 2 Kinetic Coils. It's a fun explodey gun that handles most enemies that are relatively close to you. This doesn't do anything more than the Piranha, but it's fun to use and a good side arm. Again this is a great video with a ton of useful information, but it wasn't what I was looking for. Your showcase videos were what I was looking for however, so I'm glad I found those. Well done with the content. You do a lot of good work.

[@XainesWorld]

+Sparda aaah I get you, yeah the number 1 choice was meant to be the best all round weapon as I feel the Valkyrie kind of works at everything, did also mention that I use the Dhan for just about everything. My personal loadout is Dhan with bio and kinetic coils to fill, and black widow with double mod and kinetic coils to fill for the long range stuff. Against architects I have the Piranha seeking plasma and kinetic coils with aerial performance optimizer (mention it all in the build vid, though there's nothing new from what I just said here lol) so we actually have surprisingly close choices, I found I didn't use other weapons than those when I had them so decided against a 3rd and 4th slot (switching to piranha for the Archy kills). The aim was to give choices but I'll definitely agree that this is more of a hand feed video than my previous ones that focus toward imparting understanding. I appreciate the feedback, thank you for following up on it :)

[@DemonLordSparda]

Any time, such thoughtful videos deserves the feedback. We do have similar choices honestly, it's just for whatever reason I really don't like the Valkyrie and the Dhan fires too slowly for my taste. So with your showcase videos I found what I think is effective and fun. Cheers for that.

[@MasterHall117]

The Typhoon and M7 Lancer not being in the game was a shame to be honest…

[@jackal1115]

I will subscribe to your channel if you tell me where I can find the automatic systems augment. I have never seen it in the game and I'm disappointed that I didn't see this in my first playthrough

[@XainesWorld]

Lol, I would tell you regardless :), it's from the vendor in the dock on the ark, it's not always there but often, just keep refreshing the vendor by running out of load range to the ship then back and it'll Respawn with a refreshed list

[@jackal1115]

Xaine's World hey man thanks for the reply. I did find the augment. It was tripping me out that I couldn't just research it.

[@XainesWorld]

Aye, they added it so late, it was originally supposed to be in the game at launch, but there was a bug preventing it showing up from the vendor, tookem a while to fix it hehe

[@jackal1115]

Still shoulda been able to research it. I was hoping full auto halebard was gonna be the new harrier.

[@rickjames9302]

Nice

[@tkrys]

You should pin time stamps for each weapon for quick video navigation.

[@XainesWorld]

+tkrys oh, thought I'd sticker in the description, I have for almost every mea vid

[@tkrys]

Xaine's World you've got the quick recap, yeah, but there's some really good information that just reading that won't convey is why I suggested it. :)

[@XainesWorld]

+tkrys aaah sorry, yeah I thought it had actual timestamps, most of these vids for mea do, I'll sticker in a pinned comment like you suggested in a bit :) cheers for the heads up!

[@tkrys]

Xaine's World No problem! Your videos have been amazingly informative, and I'm actually running that Soldier build you posted awhile back with weapons from this. Great when I need to reference something.

[@XainesWorld]

+tkrys aah excellent :)

[@jamesking4736]

right away wrong, its the x5 ghost, when you are decked out for weapon damage and all the way in solder spec nothing beats the x5 ghost for its rate of fire, mag size and reserve ammo, I tested every single rifle and nothing quite beats the x5, some come close but don't quite take the cake, once you pop a overdrive and pull the trigger everything including bosses dies in like 5 or less seconds.