Here are 5 tips on how you can increase your weapon damage in The Division 2 effectively.
This is about the damage: In The Division 2, you have numerous ways to increase damage to enemies. From critical hits to headshots to skill damage, certain stats can be boosted to make enemies die faster.
Now, we are only focusing on raw weapon damage, which is displayed to you in the character menu next to the weapon. If you wonder where some agents get weapons with such high damage values in the strong DPS builds, we present you with 5 ways to improve this value.
The YouTuber NothingButSkillz presents the options for increasing weapon damage in the video. We summarize them below with additional info:
Use the right armor brands
This is the tip: The armor pieces belong to brand sets. If you wear several pieces of the same brand, extra bonuses will be unlocked.
To generally improve weapon damage, 3 pieces of the Providence Defense set are useful. These grant +5% weapon damage. The same goes for the Yaahl gear, which also grants +5% weapon damage at 3 pieces.
However, there are many sets that increase the weapon damage of specific weapons. When building around a specific weapon type, focus on:
- +10% SMG damage with one part of Sokolov Concern
- +10% Assault Rifle damage with one part of Fenris Group
- +10% Rifle damage with one part of Overlord Armaments
- +10% LMG damage with one part of Petrov Defense Group
- +10% Sniper damage with 3 parts of Airaldi Holdings
- +10% Shotgun damage with 2 parts of China Light Industries
- +20% Pistol damage with 2 parts of Richter & Kaiser
- +10% Sniper damage through the Gear Set Ace and Eights when wearing 4 pieces.
These bonuses increase, like the general weapon damage bonuses, directly the weapon damage displayed in the character overview.
Focus on armor pieces with weapon damage rolls
This is the tip: Roll your armor pieces so that they provide bonuses to weapon damage or increase the damage of the specific weapon type you are playing.
- Weapon damage is possible on the chest piece
- Weapon damage is possible on the backpack
- Specific weapon damage bonuses are possible on the gloves
Use offensive mod slots
This is the tip: Equip your gear with offensive mod slots (these are the red mods) to further increase weapon damage:
This allows you to directly enhance overall weapon damage and specific weapon damage even further.
You can roll an offensive mod slot on any armor piece – according to NothingButSkillz, definitely on chest, holster, knee pads, gloves, and backpack, though he is unsure about masks.
Talents make the difference
This is the tip: You can have talents on your armor pieces that further increase damage.
With the Devastating talent, you get +5% weapon damage without having to meet any requirements to activate the talent. Holsters and gloves can feature this talent.
Use specializations
This is the tip: With specializations, you can unlock bonuses that activate extra damage for certain weapon types. In the Operations Base, you can select specializations, such as for the Gunner
- assault rifle damage,
- sniper damage
- or pistol damage
by 15%. You should not forget this enormous boost.
Moreover – mere weapon damage is not enough
Besides these tips, you can – and should – focus on talents and stats that do not directly increase the weapon damage shown in the menu, but still greatly improve your damage output. They only work in certain situations or against specific enemies:
- Increasing damage against elites is mandatory against the tough enemies in PvE. The armor talent “Relentless” gives you +10% damage against elites directly.
- Headshot damage is also important for many builds. The Precise talent provides a direct +15% headshot damage.
- Talents like Malevolent increase the damage when the enemy is affected by status effects. Create this situation and deal +10% weapon damage.
Overall, there are many ways to increase the weapon damage displayed. However, this alone is not everything – you must also improve other stats to efficiently deal damage in PvE. While this damage may not work in every situation, it is incredibly important in practice.
