Best Outriders Worldslayer Pyromancer Build

Master the Outriders: Worldslayer Pyromancer with the Heat Seeker build. Learn skills, class and PAX tree choices, and Ascension Points for optimal map clearing.

The Heat Seeker legendary set in Outriders: Worldslayer empowers the Pyromancer with a new set that makes your Thermal Bomb skills spread to nearby enemies upon detonation. This set excels in Anomaly Power builds, allowing for incredibly effective map clearing. Expect to hear enemies 'pop' as this build clears them rapidly.

This new set significantly enhances the Pyromancer's map clearing speed, potentially making it the best build for this purpose. However, it comes with a notable drawback: a lack of single-target damage. This means you might need to rely on specific mods or even switch to a different legendary set and skills when facing bosses.

Outriders Heat Seeker Pyromancer Skills

The recommended skills for the Heat Seeker Pyromancer build are:

• Thermal Bomb: Places a bomb on an enemy that applies burn. If the target dies while the bomb is active, it detonates, damaging nearby enemies.
• Overheat: Deals damage to enemies on the map, with bonus damage if it consumes burn on a target.
• Ash Blast: Stuns nearby enemies, applies the ash debuff, and briefly stuns elite enemies.
• F.A.S.E.R Beam (Optional): A chargeable beam that deals high anomaly damage and applies burn to enemies hit.

Most mods for the Heat Seeker set focus on Thermal Bomb and Overheat. The set itself causes your Thermal Bomb to spread three times, with each spread dealing 33% less damage than the original. These spreads also apply burn, enabling more burst damage with Overheat, especially when it helps spread Thermal Bomb by killing the current target.

Ash Blast offers defensive utility by freezing enemies, creating space when swarmed. It also synergizes well with Overheat, particularly with the Acari boots' tier 3 mod, which grants a 150% damage boost to Overheat by consuming Ash and Burn effects. Ash Blast is also useful for marking nearby enemies.

Your ideal rotation involves using Ash Blast first to mark targets, followed by spreading the Thermal Bomb to two enemies, and then detonating Overheat. This allows Ash Blast to mark multiple enemies, while Thermal Bomb hits two, setting up a combo of ash and burn for Overheat. Mobs should die, spreading Thermal Bomb further, ready for your second Overheat charge.

Class Tree

The Heat Seeker Pyromancer build offers flexibility. One approach focuses on cooldown reduction for frequent Ash Blast usage. If your gear already provides low cooldowns, consider alternative talents like the Phoenix revive for survivability or additional firepower talents around weapon damage mods.

PAX Tree

A common PAX tree setup for this build includes Melting Point, Master Exploder, Convection, and Backdraft. Your fifth point can be allocated to an explosive damage buff if you favor double Thermal Bomb and Overheat mods, or to a 15% cooldown buff for more frequent skill usage. Alternatively, placing the fifth point in 'Coming In Hot' from the Gun Blazer tree provides bonus damage to enemies above 80% HP and execute damage below 30% HP, enhancing both map clearing and boss damage.

Ascension Points

Prioritize cooldown reduction (around 5% with ten points), followed by the anomaly tree for flat anomaly power buffs, skill damage, and skill life leech. If you need more survivability, invest in bonus health and armor. The exact distribution depends on your build's needs and progression.