The Storm Javelin specializes in Anthem in keeping enemies at bay from the air. Here we show you a setup of special weapons and abilities that allow you to deal efficiently as a Storm Sniper in the endgame.
That’s why we recommend this build: With this setup, you can practically spam your abilities. Your detonator is particularly strong. With your weapons, you are prepared for any situation and can take down almost any opponent with a precise shot.
Who is this build suited for? For Storm pilots who are accurate shooters and don’t want long cooldowns. This build is effective for solo players as well as in teams.
Equipment
These are the abilities we use:
- Detonator: Eternal Reflection (Thunderstrike)
- Primer: Chaotic Rime (Frost Shard)
- Support: Wind Wall
Here’s what the abilities do:
- Eternal Reflection (Detonator): Enhanced Thunderstrike. While hovering, all electrical damage is increased by 60%.
- Chaotic Rime (Primer): Enhanced Frost Shard. After an enemy is frozen, the damage of the detonator increases by 125% for 20 seconds.
- Wind Wall: Creates a wall of wind that deflects enemy projectiles.
Our combo guide shows you how primer and detonator abilities work.
Components
These components do we need:
- Component 1: Winter Amulet
- Component 2: Book of Precision
- Component 3: Mark of the Reckless
- Component 4: Curse of the Gunslinger
- Component 5: Curse of Wrath
- Component 6: Mark of the Student
Weapons
These weapons fit best with this build: The sniper rifle “Truth of Tarsis” and the heavy pistol “Avenging Herald”.
Truth of Tarsis
What can this weapon do? The Truth of Tarsis is the improved version of the “Devastator”. This weapon has only one shot in the magazine, which explodes upon impact and deals high damage. Before firing, you must first charge the shot briefly.
That’s why this weapon fits the build: With the additional effect, you can trigger combo attacks with this weapon. Because you can freeze your enemies anytime with the primer, this weapon is excellent for hitting the weak points of stationary enemies and detonating them.
Avenging Herald
What can the weapon do? The Avenging Herald is the improved version of the “Impact Strike”. This heavy pistol has good impact force and deals enormous damage on precision hits.
That’s why this weapon fits the build: The additional effect of this weapon gives you 200% more weapon damage while hovering. Since you remain in hover mode all the time with the Storm, this weapon is optimal for taking down enemies from close to medium range with just a few shots.
This is how to play this build
Why is this build good in endgame? By combining the various additional effects of the components and abilities, you deal good damage with your seals even in the Grandmaster difficulty levels. With the combination of Chaotic Rime and your strong weapons, you can quickly incapacitate enemies as long as you are precise.
This is the procedure: With your Primer, you can constantly fire small icicles at your enemies, freezing any enemy of your choice. After that, you can either detonate the frozen enemy with a massive Thunderstrike (Eternal Reflection) or use the sniper rifle for that.
If you trigger a combo attack with the Truth of Tarsis, your elemental damage is enhanced for a short time afterward. So it’s advisable to first perform a combo attack with the weapon and then eliminate the survivors with the detonator.
You can repeatedly apply this cycle and make the most out of the Eternal Reflection. If you have difficulties with the charging time of the Truth of Tarsis because you are being hit by enemy fire, you can activate your Support seal and use the Wind Wall to secure a safe firing position for a short time.
Although the Wind Wall holds only a few seconds at higher levels, it should give you enough time to at least score a well-aimed shot with your explosive sniper rifle.
If an enemy gets too close, it’s best to switch to the Avenging Herald. If it’s an armored opponent, you can freeze him with your Primer and finish him off with a few precision shots while hovering. If it’s an enemy with a shield system, don’t hesitate to use your Thunderstrike for that. Once the shield is down, you can still trigger a combo attack with the Truth of Tarsis.
These are the effects of the components:
- Winter Amulet (1): Increases ice damage and enhances ice effects by 5% each. Inflicting ice damage increases weapon damage by 30% for 20 seconds.
- Book of Precision (2): Increases electrical damage and enhances electrical effects by 5% each. Defeating an enemy increases elemental damage by 40% for 10 seconds.
- Mark of the Reckless (3): Increases elemental damage by 35% and decreases physical damage by -35%. Breaking a shield instantly reloads all equipment.
- Curse of the Gunslinger (4): Increases ability recharge rate by 50% and decreases ability damage by 20%. Hovering increases all weak point damage by 60%.
- Curse of Wrath (5): Increases ability damage by 50% and decreases ability recharge rate by 20%. Triggering a combo causes a large electrical explosion.
- Mark of the Student (6): Increases combo chain maximum by 2. Hitting an enemy with the detonator increases the damage of the primer for 10 seconds by 60%.
What the components do in the build
These are exclusively masterful components. They provide you with passive shield and armor bonuses that allow you to survive longer in the endgame battles.
Here is a list of all masterful and legendary items, including all components for each Javelin.
Here’s what the components bring during play:
The Winter Amulet (1) and the Book of Precision (2) are the core of this build. The former gives your weapons a damage bonus after you have used the Chaotic Rime. If you defeat an enemy with your weapons afterward, the damage of Eternal Reflection is increased for a short time.
Due to the intrinsic additional effect of Eternal Reflection, you achieve a total of 100% increased damage with this ability.
Mark of the Reckless (3) increases the elemental damage of your two seals and your ultimate ability at the cost of physical damage. Although this negatively affects your weapons, the temporary damage boost from Winter Amulet (1) compensates for this deficit.
The Curse of the Gunslinger (4) and the Curse of Wrath (5) give you in combination 30% more ability damage and 30% faster recharge. The additional effect of the former component also massively supports the effectiveness of your weapons, as long as you can hit your enemies’ weak points.
Mark of the Student (6) increases the effectiveness of the Storm’s passive ability, namely combo chaining and spreading. This should also positively affect the combo capability of the Truth of Tarsis.
Inscription: What you should pay attention to
Inscription is an equipment property that gives your Javelin or item significant advantages. You can find them below each item with a rarity level of Common or higher.
Here we have compiled what inscriptions exist and what they do.
These universal inscriptions are suitable for this build:
- + % Damage – Increases your overall damage output
- Element + % Damage – Increases the damage of all elemental attacks
- [Detonator] + % Damage – Increases the damage of your detonator.
- [Detonator] + % Cooldown – Reduces the reload rate of your detonator.
- [Sniper Rifle] +% Damage – Increases the damage of all sniper rifles.
- Shield + % Capacity – Increases your maximum shield value
- Combo + % Damage – Increases the damage of your combo attacks
