[Top 5] The Outer Worlds Best Builds

Updated:

15 Apr 2020

Top 5 The Outer Worlds Best Builds

5. The Captain (the best outcomes)

The Captain build is great for getting every outcome in the game from hacking to lock picking and doing speech checks with help from your companions there is no stat that is left untouched. This build utilizes your companions in combat over themselves.

The Captain Details:

All attributes up to good
Tag leadership and stealth
Take any aptitude with reduced damage
Level 2 and 3 bring up tech, dialogue skills
After that level leadership up to bring inspiration to 60
Get companions Parvati and Vicar Max
Equip Parvati with legendary Iconoclast gear
Equip Max legendary MSI gear
Equip both with light or heavy machine guns
For the captain equip protective clothing with safety harness and a nice hat
Captain weapon deadeye assault rifle

Tier 1 perks:

strider
cheetah
Precision
the negotiator
deadly demonstrations
pack mule

Tier 2 perks:

we band of brothers
tag-team
rolling thunder,
Hoarder
pack of pack mules

Tier 3 perks:

armor master
don’t go dyin’ on me

4. The Paladin (High Damage)

The Paladin build is perfect for anyone with an itch to one hit any enemy in the game all while using a big hammer.

The Paladin Details:

Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence at very high
Perception, Charm, and Temperament down to below average
Tag melee and tech
Take dirt farmer aptitude for -3% N-Ray Damage received
Invest levels on tech skills
Once science hits 50 focus on it till its 100
Get prismatic hammer on the groundbreaker
Begin raising 2-Handed to 100
Get Companions, Felix and Vicar Max
Equip Max with shrink ray
Equip Felix with Goop gun
Equip Paladin with Legendary iconoclast armor and helmet
Help Iconoclast faction
Level Prismatic Hammer as you level up cost 200 bits each

Tier 1 perks:

Toughness
slow the world
Strider
Cheetah
high maintenance
quick and the dead
resilient

Tier 2 perks:

weird science
speed demon
harvester

Tier 3 perks:

wild science
Confidence
armor master
tactical master

3. The Simpleton (low intelligence)

The Simpleton build is great for anyone who wants some entertainment and interesting dialogue.

The Simpleton Details:

Strength and Intelligence down to below average
Dexterity and Perception up to good
Charm and temperament up to very high
Tag dialogue and leadership
Take any aptitude with reduced damage
First level up put 10 points into stealth
Get deadly demonstrations perk at level 2
Focus on leadership skill till at 45
Bring stealth and tech to 50 points
Invest in science
Use Parvati and Sam (rotate to do companion quest)
Equip Simpleton with Chimaera and a nice hat
Equip Parvati with MSI elite armor and pauper popper

Tier 1 perks:

Toughness
the negotiator
deadly demonstration
Strider
Cheetah
pack mule
precision

Tier 2 perk:

snake oil salesmen
pack of pack mules
tag-team

Tier 3:

armor master

2. The Gunslinger (Handguns)

The GunSlinger is wonderful for anyone wanting to ever be a space cowboy, using all handguns to take down enemies.

The Gunslinger Details:

Keep strength, Dexterity, charm, and temperament at average
Intelligence and perception up to very high
Tag ranged and defense
Take Beverage service technician aptitude
Equip gunslinger with ordinance control armor gold and hat wide-brimmed or sunlight contractor helm
Equip with auto-mag pistol ultra (physical and shock damage)

Tier 1 perks: