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==Overview==
What are repeats? Repeats are special attacks that deal a small hit, but leave a punishing status on the opponent that strikes many times distributed across a few turns. This gives you a wide range of options that include dealing small bursts of damage, or dealing sustained damage to opponents, depending on repeat duration. However, the nature of a repeat build grants it very high aggro. Also, repeats rarely provide any form of team support.

==Combat Skills==

===Core===
[[Flurry]] 3 - Increases the number of repeats you hit by a whopping 40%.
[[Flurry]] 3 - Have I mentioned you increase the number of repeats by a whopping 40%

[[Penetration]] 3 - One of the greatest weaknesses of repeats is that each repeat is susceptible to resists from opponents, and are easily deflected. This skill solves both problems and is very crucial.

[[Damage]] 3 - Damage.

[[Speed]] 3 - Reduces the duration of repeats, making it deal the same damage over lesser time. Also allows you to attack a lot more frequently, reducing charge and turn timers. A must have.

**Profession Skill [[Intimidation]] gives a toggle that massively reduces your threat, [[Avoid Notice]]

===Important===
[[Readiness]] - Increases the amount of gear you can carry, important for that extra bit of equipment.

[[Sacrificial Fury]] - Massive increase to damage at great health cost.

[[Accuracy]] - Speaks for itself.

[[Vampiric]] - Two of the three strongest repeats in the game are highly self damaging. This helps mitigate some of that damage (though definitely not all.) Increases the potency of [[Forced Milking]], and provides general life steal to help mitigate some damage.

[[Back Row]] - Monster threat needs to be controlled.
===Situational===
[[Fast Loading]] - While this reduces the cooldown on abilities, repeats are mechanically restricted to firing within a fixed number of turns. Reducing cooldown isn't always functional. (Example, [[Blade Flurry]])

[[Health]] - A larger pool of health allows you to better survive self damage from [[Fire Dance]], but only a luxury otherwise.

[[Avoidance]] - Take less damage! It's a lot easier for a dps to get defense than a high level of resist, so Avoidance is better.
==Mutant Powers==
===Core===
[[Scent of Blood]] - Attack increases all hits you do by the stated number, scaling. This makes attack a core status!!!

[[Juggernaut]]/[[Myriad Armor]] - Really solid toggle that boosts your defenses.

Any [[Defensive Adaption slot power]] - Usefulness of [[Smooth Hide]] is questionable, but all the other hides have an upgrade or two that helps you tank.

Panic Button - A panic button is any mutant power that can be used in times of dire need. Examples would be [[Milk Chug]] (Emergency heal), [[Drain Vitae]] (Lifestealing hit), [[Stonewall]] (Great burst of resists)

[[Thick Hide]]/[[Thick Shell]]/[[Icy Hide]]/[[Reinforced Skeleton]] - Really lovely for tanks, each have their own disadvantages though so be careful.

AoE threat pickup - Grab a damaging toggle! [[Electric Field]], [[Quill Wag]] are great examples.

AoE threat - [[Wild Swing]] is a beautiful power to fill this category. [[Scythe Sweep]], [[Prism Storm]] both do wonderfully as well.

===Notable===
[[Conductive]]/[[Solid Frame]] - These toggles increase your resists to make you more durable.

[[Feline Agility]]/[[Skitter]] - These toggles can be upgraded to increase your defense greatly.

[[Enveloping Pain]] - Threat and party heal!
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===General Playstyle===

Optimum Dedications: 
                     [[Fenrir Wolf]] - Lifestealing big threat attack, defensive toggle.
                     [[Weapon Master]] - Big threat attack, defensive toggle, access to [[Spear of Judgement]], a really high threat weapon that is also team support.
                     [[Anubis Servant]] - Revive upon Death.
                     [[Flame Bearer]] - Strongest cover of all tanks in the game, has a big support toggle.
                     [[Kaiju]] - Strong defensive passive, High hp, big threat attack.
               
Great Dedications:   
                     [[Nanite Adept]] - A big heal!
                     [[Nekomata]] - Powerful debuffclear, and a very jack of all trades passive.
                     [[Survivalist Leader]] - Has a team defensive toggle.

Crafted Gear of Interest (Non exhaustive, generic.)
                     [[Spear of Judgement]] - Woaaah. Stats are self explanatory. Big threat, team support, light weight!
                     [[Physical Armor]]/[[Light Energy Armor]]/[[Heavy Armor]] or [[Lifegiving Armor]] - Increases your resists greatly!
                     [[Shield]] - Provides Defense
                     [[Flexible]]/[[Amplifying]] module - Increased defense
                     [[Stiffened]]/[[Hardened]]/[[Protective]] module - Increased resist
                     [[Insulating]] module - Passive HPBuffer
                     [[Training - Assertiveness]] - Bonus threat.
                     [[Void Totem]] - Free recharge at a light weight.
                     [[Earrings]] - Energybreak bonus.
                     [[Superconducting Magnet]] - Helps absorb damage for teammates.

Solo: After your first few levels, you are nigh unkillable with your roles. Grab [[Lactaid]] early on, but no toggles as your energy regen will be very low. If possible, ask someone to funnel you [[Sharpshooter]] or [[Drain Vitae]] for easy single target kills. Grab passives asap. Then after, grab a few more attacks for threat and damage sake, and then after 35, start building up your toggle collection.

Group: Hold threat for teammates. Keep self alive.