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Strikers Artist Centurion Build: A High-Damage Rifle & Shield Build in The Division 2

Hollywood Gaming
#PvE#Solo#Striker's#Artist Tool

Discover a powerful and versatile rifle build for The Division 2 that excels in both cover-based and aggressive combat. Learn how to combine specific gear, weapon talents, and skills to maximize your damage output and survivability.

For agents seeking a versatile and high-damage build in The Division 2, a rifle-focused setup combined with a shield offers exceptional performance both from the safety of cover and in aggressive, open engagements. This guide delves into a powerful configuration that leverages an often-overlooked rifle to deliver surprising damage. Core Gear Set: Striker's Battlegear: The foundation of this build relies on four pieces of the Striker's Battlegear set. This provides significant bonuses to weapon handling and rate of fire, culminating in a potential 65% weapon damage increase when fully stacked.

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Specialization:

Gunner

Minigun

Gunner Minigun

Skills:

Reviver Hive

Reviver Hive

Crusader Ballistic Shield

Crusader Ballistic Shield

Weapons:

Artist's Tool - Rifle

Artist's Tool
Core Stats
Total DMG
125834k
RPM
320
MAG
21
Headshot DMG
60%
Optimal Range
45

Core Attributes

  • +15.0% Rifle Damage
  • +17.0% Critical Hit Damage

Attribute

+10% DMG to target out of cover

Talent: Perfect Rifleman

Perfect Rifleman

Landing headshots adds a stack of bonus +11% weapon damage for 5s. Max stack is 6. Additional headshots refresh the duration.

Perfect Rifleman
Mods

Optics Rail

Small RDS Scope

-20.0% Accuracy +50.0% Stability

Small RDS Scope

Magazine Slot

Light Extended 7.62 Mag

+15 Rounds

Light Extended 7.62 Mag

Underbarrel Rail

Vertical Grip

+30.0% Accuracy

Vertical Grip

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: Perfectly Extra

Perfectly Extra

+50% magazine capacity.

Perfectly Extra
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:

Mask Icon

Striker's Battlegear

Mask

Striker's Battlegear
Brand Set Bonus

2+ Pieces: +15% Weapon Handing 3+ Pieces: +15.0% Rate of Fire 4+ Pieces: Striker's Gamble Weapon hits increase total weapon damage by 0.65%, stacking up to 100 times. 1 stack lost per second between 0 and 50; 2 stacks lost per second between 51 and 100.

Core Attribute:

+170,000 Armor

Attributes:

  • +12.0% Critical Hit Damage
  • +12.0% Critical Hit Damage
Backpack Icon

Striker's Battlegear

Backpack

Striker's Battlegear
Brand Set Bonus

2+ Pieces: +15% Weapon Handing 3+ Pieces: +15.0% Rate of Fire 4+ Pieces: Striker's Gamble Weapon hits increase total weapon damage by 0.65%, stacking up to 100 times. 1 stack lost per second between 0 and 50; 2 stacks lost per second between 51 and 100.

Core Attribute:

+170,000 Armor

Attributes:

  • +12.0% Critical Hit Damage
  • +12.0% Critical Hit Damage
Talent: Risk Management

Increases total weapon damage gained per stack of Striker's Gamble from 0.65% to 0.90%.

Chest Icon

Česká Výroba s.r.o.

Chest

Česká Výroba s.r.o.
Brand Set Bonus

8% Critial Hit Chance 20.0% Hazard Protection 90.0% Health

Core Attribute:

+15% Weapon Damage

Attributes:

  • +12.0% Critical Hit Damage
  • +6.0% Critical Hit Chance
  • +12.0% Critical Hit Damage
Talent: Obliterate

Critical hits increase total weapon damage by 1% for 5 seconds. Stacks up to 25 times.

Gloves Icon

Striker's Battlegear

Gloves

Striker's Battlegear
Brand Set Bonus

2+ Pieces: +15% Weapon Handing 3+ Pieces: +15.0% Rate of Fire 4+ Pieces: Striker's Gamble Weapon hits increase total weapon damage by 0.65%, stacking up to 100 times. 1 stack lost per second between 0 and 50; 2 stacks lost per second between 51 and 100.

Core Attribute:

+15% Weapon Damage

Attributes:

  • +6.0% Critical Hit Chance
Holster Icon

Centurion's Scabbard

Holster

Centurion's Scabbard
Brand Set Bonus

Core Attribute:

+15% Weapon Damage

Attributes:

  • +8.0% Weapon Handling
  • +6.0% Critical Hit Chance
Talent: Counter

For PvE: 1) 20% Rate of Fire, +20% Weapon Damage 2) +50% Magazine Size, +50% Reload Speed The bonuses remain active for 12s or until the next weapon swap. Swapping to your sidearm will not trigger the next group of bonuses. For PvP: 1) 10% rate of Fire, +10% Weapon Damage 2) +25% Magazine Size, +50% Reload Speed The bonuses remain active for 10s or until the next weapon swap. Swapping to your sidearm will not trigger the next group of bonuses.

Kneepads Icon

Striker's Battlegear

Kneepads

Striker's Battlegear
Brand Set Bonus

2+ Pieces: +15% Weapon Handing 3+ Pieces: +15.0% Rate of Fire 4+ Pieces: Striker's Gamble Weapon hits increase total weapon damage by 0.65%, stacking up to 100 times. 1 stack lost per second between 0 and 50; 2 stacks lost per second between 51 and 100.

Core Attribute:

+15% Weapon Damage

Attributes:

  • +12.0% Critical Hit Damage