Thanks for the content man, appreciate the perspective

Going to give this a try tomorrow! Thanks Patrick, you have been sorely missed.

I had a favorite build not strikers and thought that hit pretty hard… crazy part is I run 4 reds and 2 blues… I put this build together this morning and WoW this hits extremely hard… now I’m not one for legendary but in heroic with 3 directives it works like a charm… great build sir

Glad to see you back with a brilliant video, Mr wolf. I'm going to try this build, but I absolutely hate shield builds. But I try everything at least once.

Thanks for your video! I tried this build - awesome! It´s my new favorite set!!!

Your crushing it solo against Legendary enemies, love it

thank you works great!

This gave me a few ideas. Nice build.

I run a similar build but I use technician spec for laser pointer and Vector as primary with flatline. Definitely heartbraker builds hit strong and grant excellent survivability. Nice build.

Creative yet functional, outstanding!!

I'm definitely gonna try this. I'm loving tank builds, been using a blue core striker for a while. Finally I got max rolled heartbreaker pieces, nice timing

Thanks…gonna try on legendary…cheers from malaysia🎉

Hello: I followed your method and found it to be the best, thank you

Solo Legendary gameplay footage says it all, it works well, survivability and damage, nice 👍

@syn80

2 ай бұрын

Not every section of a legendary is the same in terms of layout, enemy types and number of enemies but it's still nice to see. Any build will work on heroic, not every build will work in legendary.

@doobydoo9548

2 ай бұрын

​@@syn80Agreed,I have managed to complete Capital Hill and District Union Arena on Legendary solo took me a couple of hours though attempting Roosevelt recently as it's the last legendary that has a solo leaderboard,unless that's changed?👍

@syn80

2 ай бұрын

@@doobydoo9548 When they wiped the leaderboards I lost my placement on solo leaderboards. Now I have to complete them faster than my previous times or they won't post. I've completed all except for Tidal Basin and the Zoo but I haven't made attempts at those 2 yet. It's crazy that there's isn't even a patch for soloing legendary missions but there are lots of patches for stupid/easy achievements.

@doobydoo9548

2 ай бұрын

@@syn80 True,not only should all legendarys have a solo leaderboard there should be a special armpatch for completing them but they won't do that eh

@calebfaucett4844

2 ай бұрын

This is not working in a legendary 😂😂😂😂😂

As always I appreciate your videos. I put together the same build using the lefty as my second weapon and Back up Boom stick as my side arm. "Let the Games Begin"

Well my friend, thank you 😊 i was able to complete legendary zoo as returning player 😀 now i just have fun with this build, try differen rifles, lmgs.

Technician, memento, Palisade steelworks chest with spotter and skill tier, 2 heartbreaker pieces with weapon damage and two heartbreaker pieces with skill tiers. Drone and turret, rpk with flatline, acr with in sync, linked laser pointer and dta on both, tdi kard custom with future perfect. Whenever I play solo, which isn't very often, I almost always use this build. ☝️

@JRZTT

2 ай бұрын

Nice, I wish Memento work better. As it currently, I hate to use it when I'm not solo. Reason, if your teammate kill the target, even if u hit them, it didn't drop token. Wish it was a mark and when mark target death, token drop.

@ingobruehl1223

2 ай бұрын

Give L86 a try in this build, instead of RPK. It is a little slower, but has more damage and the handling is much better.

@PninjamonkeyJ

2 ай бұрын

@@JRZTT I don't really like the whole collecting trophies mechanic either so I mostly use a completely different build with the Ninjabike backpack, it's probably my favorite backpack, and I mostly match make with randoms, I very rarely play solo.

@ingobruehl1223

2 ай бұрын

@@PninjamonkeyJ At the beginning I was always chasing the trophies, but then I changed my tactics at some point. First I eliminate the wave of enemies (mostly from behind cover) and then collect the trophies. This makes it pretty easy to get the 30% weapon damage and 3% armor regeneration. These buffs last for 5 minutes and you only need to collect a single trophy to reset the countdown. So once you have stacked the Memento, it is almost impossible to lose the buff again. This makes the Memento probably the strongest backpack. If you decide to get out of cover during the fight, then take a detour over the trophies lying around on your way to the enemies. The bonus armor you now receive means you are even better protected. Keep in mind that with the Ninja Backpack you forego 30% weapon damage and 3% armor regeneration.

@PninjamonkeyJ

2 ай бұрын

@@ingobruehl1223 I completely agree, I only leave cover to collect a trophy when I absolutely have to in order to reset the timer, otherwise I wait till the fight is over, collect em all, move on to next fight. Memento is a very strong backpack at max stacks, especially solo, but I don't really have a reliable Internet connection, so I'll often lose my memento stacks from simply being disconnected from the game. I use my Ninjabike backpack build cause even though it's not the best DPS build or best skill build or the build with the most survivability, it does very well at all three without any stacking required and no need to pick up trophies. So I personally just have more fun playing the game when I use the Ninjabike bag but the memento really is the "better" backpack. 👍

Really good build and for them bored of striker , perfect 👌

🥺 I'm still kind of new to the game. Still learning. However I managed to put my hands in every piece of gear you indicated. Challenging is no longer challenging 😊, now I can move forward. Thanks again 🥺

I use the same heartbreaker set and the backpack the only different piece I use is the Coyote's mask as I don't have the catharsis yet. Still works real well.

I'll admit I was skeptical. But I had everything on-hand for this and took it for a test drive in Open world Herioc. I had two Hunters spawn after Metro Ruins Control Point and they were a breeze. You are so right when you say, don't judge by the numbers alone. This plays like its hitting harder than the numbers would suggest.

Thanks for this build I was using a variation of this but this version wrecks.

As a new player, getting exotics has been a struggle. Rolled four chameleons at this point 😭Have almost everything but the mask for this build, definitely a set-up from my current coyote striker set-up

Hi there, with my striker build and eagle bearer, dmg output is 1.4m. With the Heartbreaker 960k, but much more survive potential. Good Build

Very nice. My mate worked this Heartbreaker build out a few weeks ago, and I much prefer it to Strikers. You can't kill anything if you're dead - survivability is the name of the game, in any game. Wel gedaan. Cheers, Harry.

@Mr.Dayahk

2 ай бұрын

I agree

Just tried this. Tanky and hits hard for heroic and 4 directives. My build doesn't even have a high level of expertise for my weapons (lvl 7). Also helped my get better at aiming for the head regularly haha

I've tried this exact same build, but with a Kingbreaker and it really ran well - a bit lower RPM than Elmo's but more damage, 600k-900k per bullet.

I'm a fairly new player (less than a month) I think the build has potential I was able to max out everything attribute and core wise but my expertise is very low so I seen a significant decrease from my striker build it worked but the play was much slower since u need ur shield up to keep the bonus armor so u keep ur dmg (challenging difficulty btw)

This has been my Countdown build for years now, but with LLP and Flatline. Love it. Even when you take on the hunters, you still get bonus armour even if you’re far away.

@2XVONOFFICIAL

29 күн бұрын

What is LLP?

@Smintjes

28 күн бұрын

@@2XVONOFFICIAL Linked Laser Pointer

I really want to try this build, but I'm contemplating with myself to grind it since I'm trying to make my own build, the only thing I'm facing is either if I should keep my ninja backpack or no, since practically I could use 3 heartbreaker instead of 4 which give me variation on what helmet and vest I should use

Would this be better with Eagle Bearer since you're now aiming for (not exclusively) headshots?

i use a Striker-Tank for legendary missions, and is rare when i get down... 4x Striker pieces all with armor 1x The Transporter chest 1x Memento Technician Elmo + Banshee Shield + Artificer hive Switching the chest for a Fenris with Unbreakable, and skills for Defender drone and Decoy is making same build good to go also in DZ.

have basic stuff ( need to improve ) and i tanked all dmg so the rest were dps-ers hah nice stuff

nice build! What shotgun do you use?

I'll have to see if I can give this a try. I'm now stuck on the Kelso tanker mission. Not one of my builds can get me through it on heroic. The one shot sniper build is fantastic right up until the marauder turns up with 3 dogs, then it completely falls apart. I have a striker tank build that can't even get me through the first section of that mission. This game is so fun sometimes

@skooby2gaming114

2 ай бұрын

Got stuck in the same spot yesterday. Took me a couple of tries and tweaking my build. I was able to get through it with a ninja bike backpack build with two pieces of providence, one piece Walker and Harris, one piece belstone, and one piece golan gear. Obliterate chest and gunner class. 3 reds, 4 blues, and one yellow. The armor regen and armor on kill help out a lot, along with a fixer drone and shield. Weapons were st. elmos and emelines guard SMG. Had about 58% chc and 176% chd. Before the dogs and marauder spawn, you can run up to the storage container at the middle of the map. Should provide some cover from the marauder and dogs. Kill the dogs first while staying inside the container, and then just run out and use the container as cover for the marauder.

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

Try this build for that kzread.info/dash/bejne/nJejk5qmqLzdqbA.htmlsi=mVu88ex_FNq-_s8d

@InevitableMayo

2 ай бұрын

@@PatrickWolfChannel That damn Catharsis mask. I need to get that. I remember getting it once, thinking nothing of it and deleting it. Ahh how I wish I didn't lol

What’s the armour you’re wearing bro? The appearance set

Why did you not show attributes of heartbreaker set pieces?

Tactician laser link with Picarros and heartbreaker backpack for pvp melts.

somehow my dumb behind skipped the "headshots pulse enemies for 5s" used only once with kingbreaker did not like it went back to hotshot whitedeath(determined) chainkiller - for solo and striker for group play

Wow man... I have followed many build videos... some good, some just not my pay-style... some had pretty bad results... but I just put this together and it delivers some amazing results... I had all the pieces you suggest... had to optimize ecal a few... the Ceska backpack I have has Perfect Clutch which is working REALLY great... this is my new go-to build for solo and group play.

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that man! Thank you for the feedback!

Ceska Mask & Memento would be an overall improvement. T6 Shield, constant regen(instead RNG burst healing), 15% more base damage(extra red core) to make up for mask buff + 30% buff(its not amp but also doesnt turn off when hit). Consistency > RNG bursts. Over time this will just do more of everything while being tankier. I know that Catharsis doesnt get much love outside of PVP but thats for a reason; I appreciate trying to find a spot for it.

@loganlapage5092

Ай бұрын

Thanku for this comment ❤

@2XVONOFFICIAL

Ай бұрын

You’d run that setup in group play? Countdown? Incursion? It works great in the summit close quarters combat..but what else would you run ?

I've been after the mask for a month. I have every thing else. It suks I wasn't in for the track.

How did you get that headgear/towel thing in the thumbnail? That's pretty sick. Any reply would be much appreciated!! Thx.

@Jahtoven

2 ай бұрын

It’s called the Scrim Master uniform. It was part of an apparel event about 2 months ago called Veil Tactics Apparel Event. Not sure if you could still get it, but you could check in the apparel store.

@degenerate.3574

2 ай бұрын

@@Jahtoven Thx I'll check when I get on. Much appreciated.

@TheMETALICA40

2 ай бұрын

​@@degenerate.3574Towel😂

While vigilance is good. I’d argue there might be better options especially when you’ve actually taken damage for the backpack talent. Hell. If you wanted the ultimate defence you could run bloodsucker

@ElDarric

2 ай бұрын

Bloodsucker with HB is actually pretty funny.

@mezzifakher5934

Ай бұрын

I do the same

Yep, i see the catharsis mask and I know I'm screwed (I don't have good RNG, this week I got 4 Coyote Masks and 2 Vile)

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

Try a belstone piece for regen

I think the bp is worthless next to hb since you can go up to 50 stacks. 13 hits w/ hb already out does it. Any high rof weapon w link laser pointer and flatline is going to go out perform the Elmo.

I've tried this build before and just tried it again with the exact setup shown in the video, and I still get downed super quick and that's on heroic. My watch is maxed, as are my mods, and weapons and I don't generate the damage or healing numbers shown in the video. I'm no slouch with getting headshots either. My error for sure, but couldn't say what. I guess it's back to Striker... le sigh.

I don’t have catharsis. What would you suggest instead? Thanks so much for this video

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

Maybe one piece belstone for regen.

@mezzifakher5934

Ай бұрын

Go to dark zone, gether a group 30 min you will get it with eas

Hey Patrick, would this still work if I used the ceska mask and Momento instead of ceska backpack and Catharsis ? Cheers mate great vid 👍.obviously I lose the health drops but I do get the tags from momento

@1124spawn

29 күн бұрын

yes it works well with memento it’s what i currently run just a bit riskier to play if u pick up tags

@Stevefozz

29 күн бұрын

@@1124spawn Cheers I just seem to be seeing more benefit with the momento but didn’t know why 😂 thanks for the confirmation 🤦‍♂️

I am going to try this when I get home. Could someone please list the actual items I need please I keep missing it

I had an all blue HB build for a while, but I tried yours. HB is still broke AF for me. Sometimes, I get my stacks, and most of the time, I get no stacks. Even after switching oit pieces. I'm so tired of this fucked up game.

Much prefer this build to Strikers. 👍

I like strikers but like i hate the stacks i need

I use a 3 blue 3 red heartbreaker build and critting 1.2m with king breaker lol

fun build but it as a big issue => bots . U cant pulse them with this setup, so no damage buff and while fighting them u loose your stacks, the survivability is realy great

One of the things I dislike about Heartbreaker vs Striker, esp in legendary is that HB doesnt stack on tech, and not on dogs without the LLP (no "heads") or other pulse skill. And white tusk have a lot of tech. But the added survivability is great, it's my PfE hunter face-tanking build for that reason.

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

Use technician with the laser pointer on your gun it pulses everything

@grumpyoldman6503

2 ай бұрын

@PatrickWolfChannel sure, but then you aren't using Gunner (no AoK etc but you still have Cartharsis), can't use Elmo, and again doesnt work on wall-e bots regardless. Which is why I mentioned the LLP explicitly.

What would be the best option if I don’t own any exotic autos?

@awesomenigga7365

Ай бұрын

go play countdown or summit and get one :d

Chameleon with this build maybe?

Please make a FULL RUN of this BUILD in LEGENDARY DIFFICULTY. Because I can see some content that promotes a build in LEGENDARY difficulty but doesn't end the RUN.

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

You see the problem with that is I can solo a legendary with any build even a purple setup using the worst gun in the game. It’s about the player and knowledge of the mission.

@poisoncobragaming8323

Ай бұрын

@@PatrickWolfChannel I would like to that full solo run video of yours in LEGENDARY difficulty just in district union arena using this build in your video.

Hello, still kind of new to the game and I don't have the mask yet, is it crucial for this build to work or can you sub for another piece? thnx.

Headshots to pulse is needed with this gun but My aim is absolute $hit, can i use the technician drone that comes with the sharpshooter specialization to pulse NPC's ?

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

Yes sure or use technician spec for the laser pointer to auto pulse.

@justinpardo6031

2 ай бұрын

My a Drones at 25..

@grumpyoldman6503

2 ай бұрын

Yes sharpshooter drone or different AR with long underbarrel with techy. Can't stack on skill proxies regardless with HB.

Whats a good alternative mask?

@2XVONOFFICIAL

29 күн бұрын

Coyote or a Ceska Mask

close range + dont miss a head either play with laser targeting with smg and you will do 400 k damage with 1.2k RPM not worth torturing yourself with head poping and praying for stacks to be up , but hey we all play how we feel is best for us no hate

gave it a try and that build is just useless but yeah that build kinda just gets messed up on leg mode so back to my skills build lol

Ive been running somethin similar for a bit now. I use the backpack with Hunter Killer chest. With dual linked laser, one with Flatline and one obviously being the shotgun!

It's not the build all the time, it's the player. You can have an amazing build and still be an absolute turd. On literally every single legendary I play I'm always doing the most damage, most kills, and most revives. And thats whether I run 2 million armor or less than a mill

Backpack talent is constantly lost when you get hit... companion would be a better choice imo.

@PatrickWolfChannel

12 күн бұрын

Its not tho and the increased damage makes it better here

@ElaeDabaeby

12 күн бұрын

@@PatrickWolfChannel 25%WD on and off vs constant steady 15%WD... hmm...so it just comes down to game play style. Your catharsis has all blues tho? I just got mine with with CHD and Explosive resistance god rolled...would that make a difference?

@PatrickWolfChannel

12 күн бұрын

@@ElaeDabaeby my man we have a lot of bonus armor and a shield. If the enemies hit the bonus armor or the shield we don’t loose vigilance.

@ElaeDabaeby

12 күн бұрын

@@PatrickWolfChannel thank you for replying and for your hard work Patrick!

One major hiccup for recreational players is that it requires first a headshot before it starts stacking. Strikers just requires hits anywhere. With Strikers you can easily add survivability with Picaro's or Catharsis or what have you and still come out ahead. Once you get close to watch level 500 you can swap out Coyote's mask for a Grupo (for critical hit damage) and Ceska (for critical hit chance) piece (which can be the chest piece if you aren't emptying mags on named elites and run Obliterate or Unbreakable etc...) and really get up there. I unapologetically run Strikers because it works best. Not sure why that's a bad thing.

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

If you run the laser pointer on the gun it auto pulses by just aiming. No headshots needed.

@SaneAsylum

2 ай бұрын

@@PatrickWolfChannel Another constraint that Striker's doesn't have, requiring you to run a specific specialization and only use weapons with a long rail.

Why vigilance when you are playing so up close getting stacks with the shotgun makes no sense to me

@PatrickWolfChannel

Ай бұрын

You don’t loose vigilance when enemies shoot bonus armor

@killercan4394

Ай бұрын

​@@PatrickWolfChannel now it makes sense, thanks for the clarification

No it looks not same as striker. Striker with grupo and saska hit average 1M dmg on body shot. 1.35M on head

🫡Sup, man on Xbox that headshot is hard to sustain. But cool 👍

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

Try using linked laser pointer auto pulsed to the body.

but this build has a bad downside once the buff is full form using the shotty you will never gain anymore bonus armor you would have to let it fall off to then re-build it. Its the one problem i hate about this set so iv tryed to make it better by changing all the blues to red and changed the mask to coyote and still feels weak in group settting

How is this a new build? When there is nothing new in the game? 🙄

Getting St Elmo's has been a pain in the ass. I hate that is so hard after everyone was just given one and I get punished for not playing that specific season

@The_Cholosseum

2 ай бұрын

Boy it is easy to get that gun. I've gotten 10 of them from exotic caches to just playing countdown

@Xyrer

2 ай бұрын

@@The_Cholosseum i have tried but the wait was so long. I'll give it a go again. Thanks

@jameyvanderpool9392

2 ай бұрын

Jist set loot to AR and run a few countdowns. You should get it.

I had a PVE player who was legendary player and could take on 4 professional DZ players all at once. He just never dies. But when he joined us in a PVE legendary mission Manning Zoo and Tidal Basin, he just kept dying with that DZ gear. I kicked him out of my team after I realise he just let the team down. I thought DZ players were god. But those PVE legendary missions showed me he was so horrible as a team player and his DZ gear sucks balls.

Weird! My stats are a tad higher than yours, exact same build. But I only hit for 830k in the shooting range whereas you're in the 900k. And my weapon is at expertise 23. Which is much higher than yours. Was at the same distance, max stacks...etc. I tried removing and reequipping the gear, same result. I am guessing you did the "damage yourself" option? When I do that I am a tad under a million a crit.

Tried out. Not for me.

as soon as I saw shield I was out. I get it it's probably good but I hate that play style.

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

My man just use a different skill this ain’t a shield build? You can use a shield with any build it’s a skill choice?

@doobydoo9548

2 ай бұрын

😂

@tedbosquez19

2 ай бұрын

A shield is just another tool in the toolkit to use as needed … this build isn’t even built around it … he was using it situationally … you can run and gun with this just fine for most content if that’s more of your style … an older classic build that is tried and true …

@kingosama9763

2 ай бұрын

So using a shield as cover and or using cover in division is normal no?

@blameitonthedesign

2 ай бұрын

Using a shield for cover or using a wall for cover is the same thing. Play style isn’t built around those even though they help out so I say the build is a win.

Ninja 3 striker, picaros and a brazos chest with obliterate. Oroborous with 75 rounds. Game is too easy.I really want to love heartbreaker but somehow it just feels lacklustre😮

50k less than striker?? A meta striker build can hit upwards of 1.5 million headshot crits (and am not even 700 shd), so ur doing less than 50% dmg of a meta striker build with the 700k crits. Not saying ur build is bad or non functional, just thought that ur claim of “slightly less dmg than striker” is WAY too exaggerated.

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

I literally demonstrated this in the video so no I have not over exaggerated. I don’t think you understand how this game works in relation to having more reds on a build, your 1.5 million does not apply here unfortunately. You will not hit 1.5 with 5 blues my man you will not I can promise you that. Heartbreaker on a full red can also hit those numbers.

In a respectable way of saying.. nothing new.. good content for new players... 👌

no.

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

Yes

@fam.broken9999

2 ай бұрын

@@PatrickWolfChannel 🤥

It’s not better than sticker.

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

It has almost the same damage/ 1.6m more armor and is easier to maintain. Striker does more damage but that’s it. Also maintaining striker is not easy. You saying striker is better is fine but atleast give your reason.

@Swampdonkey796

2 ай бұрын

@@PatrickWolfChannel the reason is because striker isn’t gonna be ran as 5 blues on legendary and this build doesn’t do anywhere near the damage as a red striker build and you also don’t need that extra armor if you kill enemies twice as fast. With that said I personally like running more blues so I don’t dislike this build

@edwardburris1453

2 ай бұрын

Sticker?

@PatrickWolfChannel

2 ай бұрын

@@Swampdonkey796yes if you want to run a red build then clearly striker is better as you only want damage.

@Swampdonkey796

2 ай бұрын

@@PatrickWolfChannel yes I’m telling you why people are gonna tell you strikers is better than this ?

Haven't seen the video but i betchu its not better than Striker. Coming from the Striker user BEFORE everyone started using Striker.

"New Best pve build"? Sorry brother but Heartbreaker/catharsis is nothing new

This game is pathetic like Xdef....

Heartbreaker is on my 3 character because of survivability, sometimes combine with regen with ninja backpack. In The Division 2, build, weapons and position matters, strong build and weapons but position wrong, will not survive.

Love the survivability on solo 🦾🦾🦾