The Die Hard Sentinel Build is one of the best Challenger Builds in Remnant 2, making it a tank as a Solo player and a great support for multiplayer mode. With a focus on damage and stagger, this build is an ultimate broken build that complements various playstyles.
Since this is a Challenger build, we will put it as the primary archetype. But first, you need to unlock the archetype to use it. For this, you must return to Ward 13 and get the Old Metal Tool item from Reggie, used to craft the Archetype.
To make this build successful, let’s dive into the details of the Challenger’s close combat nature and the Engineer’s heavy weaponry in Remnant 2.
Best Archetype Combo
We will need the following two archetypes to fulfill the requirement for the build we are trying to assemble.
- Primary Archetype: Challenger – with Die Hard (Prime Perk)
- Secondary Archetype: Engineer – With Vulcan Turret
This build excels in melee and ranged combat, relying on the Engineer’s heavy weapon arsenal fused with the Challenger Archetype. This gives players even more flexibility in combat while taking advantage of its melee augmenting perks and good damage reduction passives.
The Sentinel build uses the Die Hard prime perk, which allows you to become invulnerable for 2.5 seconds and then regenerate 75% of max health when you receive fatal damage. Note that this recovery has a 10-minute cooldown.
By merging Challenger with Engineer Archetype, you get a tank build and great support for the team. Now for the skills, the Engineer’s skills perfectly synergize with the build. We have used War Stomp and Juggernaut to boost damage with additional stagger and increased movement with melee speed.
You also have access to the turrets of the Engineer Class. In this case, we don’t need to have all of them unlocked. Just the first one – Vulcan Turret, is enough. You can set it up to assist you autonomously or turn on full commando mode to carry it like a mini-gun.
Best Weapons for Remnant 2 Challenger Build
There is no restriction on weapons for this build. The general rule is that your Long Gun should be loud and obnoxious. Something to shock the enemy to its core with a single blast, like a shotgun.
For the secondary, it should be something versatile. An SMG that deals decent amounts of damage and has a high rate of fire.
Long Gun
AS-10 Bulldog – With Hotshot Mod
Coming to the weapons of our choice, we will go with a bang and pick the Bulldog Shotgun for the primary. The gun is a beast, but then you slap the Hotshot mod on it. Now you have fire damage as well.
Activate the mod as soon as the battle starts and let the monster burn in the fire while you blast their faces with shells. This is going to deal massive amounts of damage and has a possibility of a critical shot.
Hand Gun
Cube Gun – Cube Shield Mod
As for our secondary handgun, we have gone for Cube Gun. If you don’t know, the gun has infinite ammo, although there is a cooldown timer. The damage output is decent, but the real star here is the weapon mod. The cube gun has the Cube Shield Mod, which soaks up around 500 damage when activated.
Activate it again, and the same shield will become an AoE force field attack. Since you are built like a tank, you can get up close and personal with your Iron Great Sword infused with the Vengeful Strike Mod.
If you drop below 50% health, the mod will allow you to deal 20% more damage than normal. Overall, the combination of weapons is lethal if you use them in the correct order.
Melee Weapon
Iron Greatsword – With Vengeful Strike Mod
Moving to the melee weapon, the Iron Greatsword is a massive sword that deals with high damage. The balanced design of the sword allows you to strike powerful swings. This sword has a striking weak spot damage of +95% and has a stagger modifier of 13%.
Pairing the weapon with the Vengeful Strike mod increases the melee damage by 20% whenever your health falls below 50%.
Traits
The best part about this Challenger build in Remnant 2 is that there is room for customization according to your playstyle. The three core traits of this build are Strong back, Fortify, and Vigor. After maxing out these traits, you can invest in Endurance, Expertise, and Spirit.
Relic
We will go with Runed Heart Relic for this build as it works perfectly in sync with our selection of rings – Reserve Boosting Gem. It regenerates your health over time and gives you an instant boost of Mod Power – 500. This sudden rush of mod power can help you in sticky situations.
Amulet
Vengence Idol Amulet: This amulet helps make this build tankier by increasing the overall damage dealt to 30% when health falls below 50%.
Best Rings for Remnant 2 Challenger Build
As for our choice of rings, we have gone with the following:
- Heart of the Wolf: Give your stamina and movement speed a 25% and 10% jump, respectively.
- Restriction Cord: This cord only lets you heal up to 50% of your max health, dropping incoming damage by 15%.
- Momentum Driver: After sprinting, it enhances overall speed by 25%, adding 15% to movement speed and 1% to stagger.
- Reserve Boosting Gem: Enhances the effects of health regen significantly.
Armor
For this build, we need armor on the tankier side but not so heavy as to restrict our movements entirely. The Technician Armor strikes that perfect balance between protection and weight saving.
