The toughest character to kill and a total badass, Jacob lives for killing the undead and does it with style. Combined with the correct skill cards and our best Dead Island 2 Jacob build, he can be a tank or a destroyer for the whole party.
Always throwing himself first into the fray without thinking about self-preservation, Jacob embraces change and a good challenge with open arms. His high health pool in Dead Island 2 justifies his recklessness.
Best Dead Island 2 Jacob skill cards
The Dead Island, 2 skill deck loadout, mostly leans towards Jacob, sacrificing his HP in favor of more damage and easily taking down massive enemies. Jacob’s skills can be unlocked by completing the game’s story and side quests. With the recommended skills equipped, Jacob can be used as bait during co-op sessions.
Hot Footed and Lighting Strike skills in Dead Island 2 do massive damage to zombies at the cost of Jacob’s HP. Given his high health pool, this is a fair trade-off.
Serial Killer, Hack and Dash, and No Mercy make Jacob’s attacks powerful beyond words. With his ability to absorb much damage, Jacob can wreak havoc on a zombie horde without breaking a sweat.
Fury mode is where Jacob shines. Scream, Corpse Bomb, and Anger Management can and will shift the balance of the fight in favor of your party if used effectively and at the right time. Killing enemies while clearing the area for the team makes Jacob the best party member in Dead Island 2.
Jacob’s skills play an important role in clearing the area of enemies and giving the party a chance to escape from the confines of zombie hordes. Voltaic Scream and Scream not only damage the enemies but also stun them, giving Jacob a brief chance of escape.
Jacob can be used as support to help recover the stamina for the whole party and himself by using Group Therapy and Dodge skills.
- Critical Gains: Jacob gains stamina and a chance for critical hits when attacking enemies with low stamina.
- Dodge: This skill allows Jacob to recover stamina by dodging enemy attacks timely.
- Drop Kick: Jacob can kick enemies and make them drop to the ground (smaller ones only) by using this skill.
- Dash Strike: This skill allows Jacob to hit enemies with palm strikes at lightning-fast speeds making them weak.
- Surgical Focus: Jacob gains Fury for maiming zombies, however, loses it if he gets hit. This one is a dual-edged sword.
- Scream. A fearful scream that weakens the nearby zombies. Jacob can only use this skill in Fury mode.
- Corpse Bomb: This survivor skill makes zombies to explode when killed by Jacob in Fury mode.
- Hot Footed: Put the zombies on fire by hitting them with a drop kick. Jacob will lose his health for using this skill.
- Lightning Strike: Another skill that drains HP at the cost of inflicting electrical damage to enemies combined with Dash Strike.
- Serial Killer: Jacob receives a damage boost that can be stacked by killing zombies.
- Group Therapy: This skill restores Jacob and the party’s stamina for killing the zombies.
- Hack and Dash: This skill increases Jacob’s attack speed with every successive kill.
- No Mercy: Attacking zombies inflicted with status effects will make Jacob receive a damage boost.
- Voltaic Scream: This slayer skill allows Jacob to let out a scream that can shock nearby enemies.
- Corpse Blossom: This numen skill makes the zombies explode, spreading the status effect they died of in the first place.
- Anger Mismanagement: This skill allows Jacob to continue using Fury mode at the expense of his health bar until it reaches a critical level.
Best weapons and curveballs for Jacob
Weapon drops in Dead Island 2 are random. So, go with any weapon you want to use. Melee weapons, especially the hammers, do a lot of damage in Jacob’s hands. We recommend using elemental weapons to activate Corpse Blossom as much as possible.
Jacob is equally good with guns and curveballs. Ranged weapons with Jacob’s stacked damage output can kill most zombies with a single well-placed headshot.
Military Grenades play an important role in Jacob’s hands, as he can absorb their damage if he accidentally encounters one.
