Drone Selection Guide - Physical Drones

[W.H.I.T.E.O.U.T]

Hello, pilots, and welcome to this quick guide that I made to help newcomers with a certain issue that tends to pop up a lot when it comes to building mechs -- What drone goes with what build and what is each drone good at doing?

So, yeah, I'll go through each of the E-M/L-M  (drones below those rarities are either irrelevant or are precursors to one of the drones below) drones that are currently in the game and their current state, so the guide won't be accurate once one of the following drones gets a buff/nerf or simply gets removed.

Without further ado, let us begin...

Hurlbat (E-M)

Strengths - Low weight, low energy cost, low heat generation, easy-to-acquire, and dual stat cap damage

Weaknesses - Low damage, specific build type needed for maximum efficiency, no resistance damage, and rapid efficiency drop-off when climbing the arena ranks

Best Build - "Cap Damage" Hybrid

Void (E-M)

Strengths - Low weight, low energy cost, low heat generation, and easy-to-acquire

Weaknesses - Low damage and rapid efficiency drop-off when climbing the arena ranks

Best Build - General Early-Game Physical 

Tonto (E-M)

Strengths - High damage, high resist damage, and high rank-climbing potential

Weaknesses - Moderate weight, higher energy cost, higher heat generation, 2-4 range limit, and generally rare 

Best Build - Mid-Range Early-Game / Late-Game "Fighter" Physical

Selfish Protector (E-M)

Strengths - High damage, low energy cost, low heat generation, and high rank-climbing potential

Weaknesses - Moderate weight, low resist damage, backfire, and generally rare

Best Build - General Late-Game Physical

Selfish Guardian (L-M)

Strengths - High damage (highest damage dealing drone in the game), low energy cost, low heat generation, and maximum rank-climbing potential

Weaknesses - Heavy weight, low resist damage, backfire, and extremely rare

Best Build - General Late-Game Physical

Greedy (L-M)

Strengths - Low weight (the lightest drone in the game), high resist damage, low energy cost, and low heat generation

Weaknesses - Low damage, really demanding in terms of build type for maximum efficiency, mostly useless due to other drones possessing the ability to do as much resist break for more damage, and extremely rare

Best Build - Hell if anyone knows...

Solar Torch (L-M)

Strengths - High damage, high resist damage, and high rank climbing potential

Weaknesses - Moderate weight, higher energy cost, higher heat generation, 3-6 range limit, and extremely rare

Best Build - General 3-6 Range Based "Fighter" Physical; Dual Spartan Carnage / Dual Frantic Brute

DustMaker (L-M)

Strengths - Low weight, low energy cost, low heat generation, and cooldown + regeneration damage

Weaknesses - Low damage, specific build type needed, no resistance damage, rapid efficiency dropoff when climbing the arena ranks, and extremely rare

Best Build - "Cooldown + Regeneration Damage" Hybrid

Backstabber (L-M)

Strengths - Low energy cost, low heat generation, and is the only drone in-game to have a pull ability (1 pull per shot)

Weaknesses - Heavy weight, slightly lacking in damage, no resistance break, and extremely rare

Best Build - General "Hugger" Physical/Heat/Energy

 

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, feel free to comment... But until then, farewell for now, pilots! 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 3, 2021 by W.H.I.T.E.O.U.T (see edit history)

[hackercat13]

Thanks for taking the time to do this!

[Tigergeezer]

Thanks!  That confirms that I really really want a Selfish Guardian.