There are a handful of viable builds that you can try out in Once Human, and that’s not even taking into consideration the RNG factor in getting the items and weapons you need. Assuming you got the Jaws pistol through either the Wish Machine gacha or by buying the blueprint straight up, you’re probably wondering how to make use of it. Here is a build that you can try out!
Best Endgame Jaws Unstable Bomber Guide
Let me preface this by saying that this build is going to be mainly based on what players who run it generally thing, as well as a bit of theorycrafting. There are definitely sweatier builds, but this aims to be a little more accessible.
The Required Gear
Obviously, you will want to have a Jaws blueprint first. If you’re here because you picked up a dropped Jaws, I highly suggest trying something else as that gun will inevitably break forever, and you can’t repair it.
If you don’t have one yet, head over to any Wish Machine and either try your luck at the Echoes from the Rift gacha or buy it from the machine’s Blueprint Shop. My recommendation is always the gacha, unless you’re dead set on a specific build.
Keep in mind that this is a legendary weapon, meaning that its blueprint costs a whopping 8,000 Starchrom. You will need at least 16,000 Starchrom for this build if you want to buy the BPs, which is quite a lot for a gated resource that can’t be farmed.
If you want a cheaper build, consider checking out our Power Surge build guide for Once Human. I run a similar setup with the same weapon in that build, and it shreds. The only essential Wish Machine item for Power Surge builds is the SOCR – Outsider (2,000 Starchrom).
Before proceeding, here is a summary of all the gear that is going to be used in this build:
- Jaws – This deagle is essential as it allows Unstable Bomber to proc critical strikes. More on this further down the guide.
- Shaman Vulture Top – This key armor piece is also essential, as it raises your critical chance whenever Unstable Bomber is triggered.
- 4x Pieces of the Lone Wolf set – This set is another Wish Machine exclusive that will grant you some nice critical chance bonuses.
- 1x any armor piece – A Bastille piece (or maybe even Renegade) is the only thing that will add to your DPS output here.
- AWS, Recurve, or Wildfire – Any of these as a secondary weapon will add to your DPS against chunkier enemies if you use it to apply The Bull’s Eye on them. Recurve Crossbow is the best out of the three.
- Long Axe – Very optional, but will add a slight damage boost if you can find the time to heavy attack with it to trigger Fortress Warfare.
Alternative Gear Options
If you don’t have the Lone Wolf set, which is understandable as that would be at least 12,000 Starchrom without gacha, you can get by with a Falcon set. This one will have a notable decrease in DPS, but you can unlock it through simple map exploration.
If you don’t have a Bastille or even a Renegade piece to cap out the set, just use a Heavy Duty piece for the bonus HP. If you have a Stormweaver piece, that would also go well with the Falcon set.
Armor and Weapon Mod Choices + Calibration
So, first thing’s first, Unstable Bomber normally cannot deal critical strikes. The Jaws is (currently) the only weapon that will allow it to do so. This gives it a substantial damage boost compared to other Unstable Bomber weapons.
On top of that, Jaws also has a set rate of triggering Unstable Bomber every four hits. Alongside that effect, crits count as two hits. You also get a temporary Blast element damage buff every time you kill an enemy.
Calibration Choices
For your Jaws calibration, you want to get either Rapid Shot or Precision Style with crit rate or crit DMG. Pretty self-explanatory, though there will be a bit of nuance if you want to min-max.
Basically, if you will be running a secondary weapon that applies The Bull’s Eye (especially the Recurve xbow), you should gun for crit DMG sub stats. Otherwise, crit rate might be more beneficial.
Finally, don’t bother slotting in a Portable Style calibration. The passive isn’t particularly useful and won’t add to your DPS output in any way.
Mod Choices
For your Jaws, you can use either Bombardier Souvenir or Reckless Bomber. These both increase your damage output in different ways, with one being a clear winner above the other.
Bombardier Souvenir will give you a small refill of your magazine whenever you trigger Unstable Bomber. This will, in theory, allow you to fire continuously as long as you keep landing a lot of crits and have a large magazine capacity.
Reckless Bomber, on the other hand, will increase your Unstable Bomber damage by 0.5% for every 1% crit rate. This is going to give you the most DPS, as long as you are stacking up on a lot of crit rate.
Now, for the armor pieces, here is a quick summary of what options are ideal:
- Helmet – Fateful Strike is a good all-around option if you don’t mind skipping out on weak points. Otherwise, Deviation Expert will be better for both mobbing and bossing.
- Mask – Point Detonation is the best pick here, as it only falls off if enemies are extremely clumped together. If you have any secondary with The Bull’s Eye, you can also try Targeted Strike.
- Gloves – Any crit mod will work fine here. Preferably a legendary rarity one.
- Shoes – Covered Advance. Pretty much everyone runs this mod on every build. Otherwise, Slow and Steady and Secluded Strike might be okay if you somehow don’t have a Covered Advance.
- Top – Any generic low rarity weapon DMG or crit rate + crit DMG suffix mods will suffice here. If you find yourself running low on health a lot in fights, consider using a Critical Rescue mod with good sub stats.
- Bottoms – Deadshot is the only mod in this slot that makes sense if you want to maximize your damage output.
Mod Sub Attributes
One thing that will keep you grinding in this game are the sub attributes for every single mod. Since you can’t really control what you get, you will just need to keep getting the same mod with different stats until you get what you need.
For this build in particular, the ones you want to chase for are critical DMG, weapon DMG, and status DMG. All of these give you a pretty straightforward damage boost, with the last one being prioritized the least due to how it only affects blast procs.
If you don’t feel like grinding any more of the same mods, you can get away with some of the DMG sub stats alongside reload speed. This will at least very slightly reduce the amount of time spent not shooting.
The Unstable Bomber DMG sub stat exclusive to prime war drops could also be okay, though I do think that would be the same as Status or Elemental DMG. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Other Buffs (Cradle, Deviation, and Food Choices)
Cradle Passives
Your cradle overrides will be a bit situational. This is because you might have to pick specific nodes if you are, for example, running the Fortress Warfare axe or using tactical items during a fight.
For the essential nodes, you will want to pick the following regardless of your secondary and melee weapon choices:
- Handgun Enhancement – This is a no-brainer, and it will also help keep your magazine topped up when mobbing.
- Deviation Master – Always have this with you in PVE builds, especially when fighting bosses.
- Tactical Combo – Free damage boost every time you reload or swap weapons? Don’t mind if I do.
- Status Enhancement – Pretty much another free buff if you aim for weak spots.
First Round Blast can be used too, though not as important as the ones above. Steady Hand is good if you are consistent with your Fortress Warfare and The Bull’s Eye procs. The same goes with Bounty Hunter.
Deviation Picks
For deviations, there are two options that we can consider. First is the Shattered Maiden, which is mainly for regular and elite mobs. This increases the amount of damage that Unstable Bomber does to nearby enemies.
On the flip side, if you also want to do some boss kills with this build, the Lonewolf’s Whisper from the Hound boss is great. Not only will it potentially increase your weapon DMG, but it can also tank hits for you as it can even attract the attention of Great Ones.
Food Choices
Finally, your food choices will also be pretty situational as your secondary weapons and the availability of ingredients will be the major things to consider here. Here is a quick summary of potential picks:
- Stargazy Pie – As long as you keep your energy full throughout its buff’s duration, you will gain a 25% crit DMG boost with this one.
- Whimsical Drink – This will increase your status DMG by 25%.
- Shattered Bread – This will increase your weapon DMG by 25%.
- Stardust Pumpkin Salad – Gives you a 15% crit DMG boost without any required conditions.
- Bone-In Deviated Sausage – Specifically for bosses only, as it will give you a 15% damage boost against them.
- Mixed Fried Hot Dog – This will give you a damage boost against enemies that are affected by The Bull’s Eye.
- French Fries – This will increase your weapon DMG as long as you are under the influence of Fortress Warfare.
- Shellfish Meat – It is incredibly easy to gather the mats to make this dish. It will let you apply a 5% vulnerability debuff against anything. Perfect for those who need a quick and easy fix.
Shellfish Meat is probably what you’ll be stuck with for the most part if you are still pretty new. If you want to start min-maxing, check out this guide on how to grow more deviated crops in Once Human so you can start making better dishes.
Aside from everything that’s been mentioned up to this point, the last thing to keep in mind are your weapon accessories. The stats they give are fairly negligible in my opinion, but it’s at least worth having the legendary extended pistol mag equipped.
That pretty much wraps up this entire build, which should deal a ton of damage to pretty much anything in the game. Your mileage will vary depending on your aim and adjustments that you have to make depending on your luck, but overall, it is a very solid setup!
