Builds

Unstoppable Force - The Backfire SMG & Umbra Initiative Build

TuxedoBandido
#PvE#Solo#Y7S1#Backfire#Umbra Initiative

Discover a top-tier build for The Division 2 combining the Backfire SMG with the Umbra Initiative set. Achieve unmatched damage, 100% hazard immunity, and extreme tankiness to dominate all endgame content.

This elite build for The Division 2 is designed to make you an unparalleled force in even the toughest content. It centers around the Backfire Exotic SMG, which delivers immense critical hit damage. Crucially, the build achieves 100% Hazard Protection, completely negating the Backfire's self-inflicted bleed and making you immune to virtually all other status effects. This allows for incredibly aggressive gameplay, where you can constantly push enemies, knowing you're protected from both your weapon's drawback and enemy tactics. The build utilizes four pieces of the Umbra Initiative gear set, providing a dynamic balance of offense and defense. This set grants stacking critical hit damage and increased RPM when out of cover, and then converts those stacks into substantial armor regeneration when you return to cover. Complemented by the Momento Exotic Backpack for continuous buffs and the Firewall Specialization's Striker Shield, this setup ensures you remain incredibly tanky while dishing out explosive damage. You'll be able to effectively clear legendary missions and other high-difficulty encounters with ease.

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Specialization:

Firewall

K8-JetStream Flamethrower

Firewall K8-JetStream Flamethrower

Skills:

Holographic Distraction Decoy

Holographic Distraction Decoy

Striker Ballistic Shield

Striker Ballistic Shield

Weapons:

Backfire - Submachine Gun

Backfire

Core Attributes

  • +15.0% SMG Damage
  • +21% Critical Hit Damage

Attribute

+12% Magazine Size

Talent: Payment in Kind

Payment in Kind

Dealing damage to enemies adds a stack of +2% critical hit damage, up to 100 stacks, lasting 10s. On reload apply a 10s bleed to yourself, which deals 0.5% armor damage per stack.

Payment in Kind
Mods

Optics Rail

Quick Sight

+15.0% Critical Hit Chance

Quick Sight

Magazine Slot

Barbed Grip Magazine

+20 Rounds

Barbed Grip Magazine

Underbarrel Rail

Barbed Frame

+10.0% Stability

Barbed Frame

Muzzle Slot

Jagged Muzzle

+15.0% Critical Hit Damage

Jagged Muzzle

Rock n' Roll / ACS-12 - Shotgun

Rock n' Roll / ACS-12
Core Stats
Total DMG
22592k
RPM
300
MAG
20
Headshot DMG
45%
Optimal Range
16

Core Attributes

  • +15.0% Shotgun Damage
  • +11.0% Damage to Armor

Attribute

+10% DMG to target out of cover

Talent: Brazen

Brazen

Receive +3% Amplified Damage on the next shot with the weapon for each pellet that hits the target, if at least 6 pellets hit.

Mods

Optics Rail

T2 Mirco Red Dot Sight

+30.0% Accuracy

T2 Mirco Red Dot Sight

Underbarrel Rail

Handstop

+14.0% Reload Speed

Handstop

Gear:

Modifiers: Hard-Core - Y7S1

Assault Link

Active Modifier

The Best Kind of Defense

Passive Modifier

Safety First

Passive Modifier

Loaded up

Passive Modifier