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Blair is the pyromaniac of the game and is the perfect choice for players who like to throw flames around. His AoE damage is among the highest in the game, making him a great character to deal with waves of enemies. He’s also quite simple to use and does not require any special set-up nor has any complicated mechanics you must consider, making him a “beginner-friendly” choice. The best build for Blair is very straightforward, so let’s take a look at everything you need to bring out the best in him in The First Descendant.
Blair Skills
- Pitmaster (Passive) – When attacking an enemy inflicted with Burn, Critical Hit Damage increases. Skill Critical Hit Rate increases depending on the number of Flame Zones created on the battlefield.
- Blaze Up – Emits flames around self that deal Damage and create a Flame Zone. The Flame Zone deals continuous damage and Burn upon enemies nearby.
- Extinguish – Retrieves the Flame Zones created on the battlefield and recovers MP. On retrieval of the Flame Zones, increases Skill Power for a certain period of time.
- Burn Taste – Enemies near the flames’ arrival point are inflicted with constant damage and Burn effect.
- Deadly Cuisine – Fires a giant fireball forward. The giant fireball divides into multiple small fireballs, which create additional explosions. The Damage from the explosions inflicts Burn and creates Flame Zones. Flame Zones deal continuous damage and Burn upon enemies nearby.
Best Blair Build
Blair deals Fire damage, both as AoE and DoT, so this build will capitalize on that, with improved Skill Power, Skill Critical chance, duration, and similar buffs. Moreover, you will need a weapon that also benefits from Fire damage. Lastly, some defensive buffs are on order. So, let’s see what items are the best for Blair in each equipment category: Weapon (and Weapon Modules), Descendant Modules, Reactor, and External Components.
Best Weapon for Blair in The First Descendant
The absolute best weapon for Blair is the Enduring Legacy Machine Gun. It is a decent weapon that really shines in Blair’s hands, due to a couple of neat abilities. It increases the Trigger Rate of your Fire abilities, and each hit decreases the target’s Fire Resistance. And, lastly, it has increased ATK when hitting targets who are Burning. In conclusion, Enduring Legacy benefits from each Blair’s Skill, making it a superb choice for him.
Another weapon good on Blair is Greg’s Reversed Fate Tactical Rifle. Each time this weapon hits an enemy with max Shields, it has a chance to Bombard the target for increased weapon damage and will also influct Burn, making it a great opener for Enduring Legacy.
Weapon Modules
Enduring Legacy deals more damage as long as the target is Burning, so we have to make sure we can unleash as much shots as possible, until the Burning stops. Weapon Modules that increase ATK are generally the best, but here we will also need those that increase Fire Rate, as well as offer some minor buffs, like reduced Reload time, or increased Magazine capacity.
The best Weapon Modules for Blair are:
| Weapon Module | Effect |
| Fire Enhancement | Adds Fire ATK |
| Fire Rate Up | Improves weapon’s Fire Rate |
| Rifling Reinforcement | Improves weapon’s ATK |
| Concentrate Support Ammo | Increases weapon’s Critical Hit Damage and Magazine capacity |
| Concentration Priority | Increases weapon’s Reload speed and Critical Hit Damage |
| Marksman | Improves weapon’s Critical Hit Rate and ATK |
| Concentrated Fire | Increases weapon’s Weak Point Damage and Critical Hit Damage |
Descendant Modules
As Blair uses his Skills a lot, some Modules that improve them are mandatory. Improvements like Skill Power, Duration, Range, and more. Besides those, some defensive boosts are in order.
So, the best Descendant Modules for Blair are:
| Descendant Module | Effect |
| Fire Specialist | Increases Fire Skill Power |
| Focus on Fire | Increases Fire Skill Power; Reduces Skill Cooldown |
| Technique Manual | Skills can deal a percentage of your Max HP as damage |
| Skill Expansion | Increases Skill Effect Range |
| Skill Range Mastery | Increases Skill Range |
| Skill Extension | Increases Skill Duration |
| Increased HP | Increases Max HP |
| Increased DEF | Increases DEF |
Reactor
Blair relies in his Skills, so a good Reactor is required. Reactors improve your Skill Power, especially if you match them with your Skills’ type and subtype. Blair uses Skills that all have the Fire type, so look for a Reactor with “Burning” in its title.
For subtypes, Blair’s Skills are either Singular (Blaze Up) or Dimension (Extinguish, Burn Taste, and Deadly Cuisine) subtypes. Since there are three Dimension Skills and only one Singular, it is best to take a Reactor that boosts Dimension Skills, ie, Reactors with “Phase” in the title.
All in all, the best Reactors for Blair are the Burning Phase Reactors.
External Components
External Components are there to give you some defensive buffs. Blair will benefit from increased HP and Shield as much as the next character, so the best External Components for Blair are those that improve HP Recovery, Max HP, Max Shields and DEF.
Blair is a AoE powerhouse and is a great choice for clearing waves of enemies. Pair him up with a single-target specialist, and you can take on anything the Vulgus throw at you.