Since 1.8, the Predator Set in The Division is one of the strongest and plays a significant role in PvP. The extremely high bleeding damage instills fear in your opponents. We show you the build in action.
Global Event No. 3, Assault brought the secret Predator Set into the game. Since then, it has been shaking up the PvP. The Classified version of the set significantly increases bleeding damage, making it a dangerous weapon that opposing players must prepare for.
This is the secret sign of the Predator
Like all secret sets, 6 parts are needed to unlock all bonuses. Here, Classified parts are a must; regular parts are not sufficient. With the right build, you have an all-around set that allows you to deal damage and withstand some hits.
If you are still missing Classified parts, you can find a guide for farming Classified gear here.
The secret Predator has these bonuses:
- 2-set bonus: Reload speed +10%
- 3-set bonus: Assault rifle/submachine gun damage +8%
- 4-set bonus: Hit with 10 shots without switching targets to make the target bleed for 50% of the damage those bullets have already done
- 5-set bonus: Reload speed +10%, Assault rifle/submachine gun damage +8%
- 6-set bonus: In addition to the 4-set bonus, the Predator ignores the bleeding resistance of the target. Continuous damage is increased by 15% per 3000 stamina and can critically hit the target. At 9000 stamina, the damage bonus is increased by 120%.
The bonuses of the set are offensively oriented. Increased reload speed allows you to keep your opponents under fire in higher succession, giving you an advantage, especially at short distances.
The bonuses on assault rifle and submachine gun damage are particularly strong. Up to 16% is not to be underestimated. Additionally, your bleeding damage, which is massively increased by the 6-set bonus, comes into play.
To achieve this, you must
- achieve a stamina value of 9000+ and
- hit a specific target 10 times to activate the effect on an opponent.
As if that weren’t good enough, the set also ignores the bleeding resistance of your enemies.
With this set, you can dominate in PvP
Our build has 4125 firearms, 9000 stamina, and 2842 electronics.
These are the stats you need on your armor pieces:
- Chest piece: Exotic damage reduction, health points, ammunition
- Mask: Crit chance, burn resistance
- Knees: Crit damage, shock resistance, burn resistance, resistance to bleeding wounds
- Backpack: Crit damage, burn resistance
- Gloves: SMG damage, crit damage, crit chance
- Holster: Crit chance
When it comes to mods, you have several options. We use stamina mods with crit chance to increase the damage as much as possible. Your bleeding damage can also benefit from critical damage.
For utility mods, we use the First Aid Self-Heal.
The more defensive variant would be mods with health points; that’s up to you.
The weapons of the build
The Predator can be played with many weapons. The set bonuses suggest the use of submachine guns and assault rifles, where you have almost free choice.
In this case, we prefer the exotic SMG “The House” as the primary weapon. This is considered one of the best weapons in the game and excels with high damage, high fire rate, and good handling at close range. Our secondary weapon is an MP5, which is simply meant to serve as an alternative.
- The House with Vengeful (damage is increased based on missing health), Deadly (+15% crit damage) and the exotic talent Card Counter (One half of the magazine deals 20% more damage. The half with the increased damage switches after 15 seconds or when the magazine is empty.)
- MP5 N Navy Version with Deadly (+15% crit damage), Prepared (Crit hits heal 3% of the damage dealt) and Competent (Using a skill increases weapon damage by 10% for 15 sec.)
Prepared is helpful, as you will often land crit hits and can heal yourself in addition. Here, the talent Robbery (Regenerates 35% of health over a period of 20 sec.) is also recommended; unfortunately, we lack the appropriate holster to unlock this (we are missing about 30 electronics …).
The Weapon Mods should solely enhance Crit damage and crit chance. If you do everything right, you can achieve a crit chance of 50%+
The skills
We use these skills:
- Medical Station with Immunizer
- First Aid with Overdose
- Recovery Link
And these character talents:
- Emergency Medical
- Shrapnel
- On the Move
- Precision
Our set is mainly designed for the Dark Zone; for PvP modes, you need to adjust it due to normalization.
What do you think of the Predator Set? Do you have any additional tips?
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