Once Human: Best Burn Build Guide

Getting affordable builds for the Endgame are typically very difficult in Once Human. However, we’ve got one that will allow you to melt bosses and enemies alike. This is the Best Burn Build that takes advantage of the Burn effect in game. In this guide, we’ll show you everything you need to dish out the Best Burn DPS that you can. This includes all the aspects like Weapons, Mods, Gears and more. Let’s dive in and see how you can make it!

Best Burn Build Guide

The great thing about this Best Burn Build is that you can actually start building it fairly early on in Once Human. However, to get the best DPS possible, you’ll need to reach the Endgame. 

So, make sure to save up as much Starchrom as you can! Feel free to use the Table of Contents if you’re only interested in a specific aspect of the Best Burn Build.

Targeted Stats

Before we get into the Best Burn Build guide, it’s important to understand what stats we’ll be targeting. This will help you understand why we choose everything for the build.

Let’s take a look at what Burn actually does in Once Human. You can do this by clicking on the Burn keyword. 

As you can see, Burn helps you deal Status DMG based on your Psi Intensity. This damage can increase further with stacks. Additionally, the extra damage that you get does not Crit and does not target Weak Spots.

So, our goal will be to increase our Psi Intensity, Status Buffs, and Element Buffs.

Another build that works quite similarly is the Power Surge build. Our Best Power Surge Build Endgame Guide can help you with that one too!

Weapons

First up, we’ll be looking at the Weapons that you’ll need for the Best Burn Build. The main weapon that we’ll be using in Once Human for this is the KAM – Crank assault rifle.

This assault rifle can trigger Burn after every seven hits. On top of that, you get additional Reload Speed of 20% and Burn DMG of 15% for 5 seconds. It has a max stack of +1.

You can get this assault rifle by doing the Rift Anchor quest at Fort Eyrie. The recommended level is Level 45.

To pair up with this primary, we’ll be using the HAMR – Crumble sniper rifle as our secondary weapon. It has a 60% chance to trigger burn with a weak spot hit. On top of that, the Burn DMG is increased by 10%.

You can get this sniper rifle pretty early on in Once Human. To get it, you must do the Rift Anchor quest as Gaia Cliff Monolith Danger Zone. The recommended level is 17, so you can already start making your Best Burn Build at this stage!

You can then save your Starchrom for the rest of the build.

To complete the Best Burn Build guide, you can use the Torch as your melee weapon. This Torch is probably not very useful, and we just picked it so that it follows the theme!

But you could potentially use it to get your health back when fighting lower level enemies.

Gear

Next, we’ll be looking at the recommended Gear you’ll be using for the Best Burn Build. This Gear will target all the stats we’ve looked at while improving the DPS we get from the Burn effect.

Here is the Gear we’ll be using for the Best Burn Build on Once Human:

• Heavy Duty Top
• Heavy Duty Pants
• Heavy Duty Shoes
• Scout Hood
• Scout Mask
• BBQ Gloves.

You can get the Scout Set pretty early on in the game too. So, again, you can start making this build pretty early on. You can check how you can build this set alongside the other Gear by checking the Armor Blueprints.

The BBQ Gloves are crucial for the Best Burn Build. This is because of their unique effect, which increases the Burn Damage frequency with the number of stacks, up to 100%. So, you can potentially double your Burn damage with this Gear!

You can find these gloves in the Mythical Crate at East Blackfell Junction. Our East Blackfell Junction All Crates Location Guide can help you out with that!

Calibration

Now that you know what Weapons and Gear you’ll be using, you should also try to Calibrate them. This will allow you to maximize the DPS that you do with the Best Burn Build.

So, starting off, we’ll be looking at Weapon Calibration. Try to Calibrate all your weapons to the highest Tier for the best stats possible.

You also want to try and Replace Calibration Attributes. These attributes should target the stats that you are trying to build upon with the Best Burn Build. 

That means you should try to get a better Fire Rate, as the faster your Weapon is, the more you’ll be able to trigger the Burn effect. Try not to focus on Crit Rate, since the Burn effect does not trigger Crit.

Don’t forget to do this with your Secondary Weapons either!

Similarly, you also want to Calibrate the Gear that you are using. Doing so will help you increase your Psi Intensity, which means better Burn DMG.

By calibrating your Gear to the highest level possible, you can increase your DMG by a lot. So, do not forget to pay special focus to Calibration in Once Human.

Mods

Mods play a crucial role in dictating the DPS that you deal with the Best Burn Build. So, you must put special emphasis on this aspect in Once Human.

Starting off, we have the main weapon Mod, which is Flame Resonance. Flame Resonance allows us to increase the Burn Stack to +2, although it reduces the burn duration. But the damage we get from the extra stack more than makes up for the reduced duration.

After that, we have the Mods that we’ll be using for the Gears of the Best Burn Build guide. They are the following:

• Deviation Expert (Helmet)
  • Range -25%, Fire Rate +10% and Status DMG +16%
  • The increased fire rate will allow you to trigger the Burn effect more, which means overall higher damage
• Blaze Amplifier (Mask)
  • Every stack of Burn grants +3 Psy Intensity
  • Since we’ve increased the stacks and increased fire rate to trigger the stacks, we’ll be able to get additional damage
• Elemental Overload (Gloves)
  • Element DMG +15%
• Slow and Steady – Precision (Shoes)
  • +10% Melee, Weapon and Status DMG
  • Additional DMG +10% when HP is above 90%
• Weakspot DMG Boost (Top)
  • Weak Spot DMG +15%
• Three Strikes (Bottoms)
  • For the first three hits after reloading, Weak Spot DMG +50%

Be sure to also Enhance all of these Mods so that you can increase the Attribute effects. In this way, you will be able to get the best DPS out of the Best Burn Build!

Cradle Upgrades

There are a bunch of Cradle Upgrades that you can take advantage of for this build too. We strongly suggest that you use them.

Here are the Cradle Upgrades that we recommend you use for the Best Burn Build in Once Human:

• Automatic Weapon Enhancement
• Long Range Enhancement
• Deviation Master
• Rapid Aid
• Status Enhancement (Important)
• Brawl Boost
• Sustained Suppression
• Prairie Fire Inferno.

Accessories

You can also get Accessories on your weapons that can help you out a lot for the Best Burn Build. You can either pump the DPS numbers or ensure that the effect procs off more.

Here are the Accessories you want to use on the main Assault Rifle in Once Human:

• Extended Rifle Mag
• Hammer Compensator
• Infrared Indicator
• Disintegrating Rifle AP Ammo.

Deviant

Finally, we’ll be looking at a Deviant that you can use to make the Best Burn Build even more effective. We recommend that you get the Pyro Dino Deviant.

This Deviant allows you to increase your target Blaze DMG by 24.5%. On top of that, it can also cause an Explosion 1 time when attacking enemies affected by Burn.

So, overall, this Deviant works really well with the rest of the build. You will be able to pump your DPS and burn numbers to the next level!

If you’re wondering where you can find this Deviant, our How To Get Pyro Dino Deviant Guide has you sorted!

That’s everything you need to know for the Best Burn Build Guide in Once Human. We strongly encourage you to try out this build and see how you can destroy enemies. You can even start making this build pretty early on!

If you’re looking for more cool and powerful builds, we have you covered. There’s another build that you can use to absolutely demolish bosses. You can check it out in our Best Abyss Glance Frost Vortex Build.