The best Sharen build makes the most of her incredible single-target DPS in The First Descendant. He excels at creating as well as exploiting weak points on targets, and when played right she can melt through some of the hardest bosses in the game.
However, her close-range playstyle makes her very difficult to master, and as she is very ability-reliant, Sharen is usually pretty low in the Descendant tier list. But her assassin-like playstyle makes her very fun to pilot once you get a hang of her.
Here is a guide on the best build option that you can try for Sharen if yo are looking to play as an assassin in The First Descendant.
How to unlock Sharen in The First Descendant
To get your hands on Sharen you can either look to purchase her from the store for 600 Caliber, or you can talk to Anais in Albion and craft her after receiving the necessary resources. If you are crafting Sharen, here is everything that you will need:
| Items | Materials | How to Farm |
|---|---|---|
| Sharen Enhanced Cells | Flectrolite x292 Reverse Charging Coil x455 Pure Energy Residue x43 Sharen Enhanced Cell Blueprint 200,000 Gold | Seed Vault Duty of the Descendant in Echo Swamp |
| Sharen Stabilizer | Superfluid x571 Shape Memory Alloy x462 Polyatomic Ion Particle x87 Sharen Stabilizer Blueprint x1 200,000 Gold | The Chapel Duty of the Descendant in Echo Swamp |
| Sharen Spiral Catalyst | Monad Shard x246 Compound Coating Material x239 Specialized Biometal x42 Sharen Spiral Catalyst Blueprint x1 | The Asylum Duty of the Descendant in Agna Desert |
| Sharen Code | – | Caligo Ossuary Duty of the Descendant in Agna Desert |
Along with the crafting materials you will need an additional 400,000 Credits to research her.
Sharen’s abilities in The First Descendant
Sharen’s abilities revolve heavily around exploiting her target’s weakness. She has the best single-target damage in the shooter and is one of the best Descendants for taking down bosses.
Here is a list of all of Sharen’s abilities in The First Descendant:
| Skill Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Assassinator (Passive) | Damage increases when attacking enemy that is not attacking Sharen. Killing enemies with a skill in Ambush state resets cooldown for Active Camouflage. |
| Cutoff Beam | Attacks enemy with electric blade to deal damage and inflict them with Electrocute effect. |
| Active Camouflage | Hides from enemies. When attacking or using skills, Active Camouflage state ends immediately, regardless of time remaining. When Active Camouflage state ends, Sharen enters Ambush mode, increasing damage of the next attack. |
| Impact Rounds | Launches built-in explosives forward from the arm to stun enemies. |
| Flash Shortsword | Targets enemies within aiming range, and throws multiple knives to attack them. Knives explode to inflict enemies with damage and Electrocute effect. |
Best Descendant Modules for Sharen
When it comes to the Descendant Modules for the best Sharen build we will be dividing it into two sections, namely Leveling Modules and Max Level Modules. Leveling Modules are the mods that you will get in the mid-to-late game mark, which is around Master Rank 25. The Max Level Modules, on the other hand, are going to be part of the endgame loop in The First Descendant.
Leveling Module:
| Module | Quality | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Battlesuit Melting Nuts | Transcendent | Modifies Impact Rounds to be Stackable Modifies to reduce the enemy’s Defence instead of stunning them |
| Shortsword | Standard | Attacks using a Shortsword during Sub Attack Equipping a Sub Attack Module increases the max Module Capacity |
| Increased HP | Standard | Improves Sharen’s max HP |
| Increased Shield | Standard | Improves Sharen’s max Shield |
| Nimble Fingers | Standard | Considerably reduces Sharen’s Skill Cooldown |
| Electric Master | Rare | Increases Sharen’s Skill Power Increases Skill Electric Power modifiers |
| Skill Range Mastery | Rare | Increases the Range of Sharen’s Skills |
| HP Concentration | Standard | Improves Sharen’s Max HP Increases Skill Critical Hit Rate |
Max Level Modules:
| Module | Quality | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Battlesuit Melting Nuts | Transcendent | Modifies Impact Rounds to be Stackable Modifies to reduce the enemy’s Defence instead of stunning them |
| Shortsword | Standard | Attacks using a Shortsword during Sub Attack Equipping a Sub Attack Module increases the max Module Capacity |
| Increased HP | Standard | Improves Sharen’s max HP |
| Increased Shield | Standard | Improves Sharen’s max Shield |
| Nimble Fingers | Standard | Considerably reduces Sharen’s Skill Cooldown |
| Electric Master | Rare | Increases Sharen’s Skill Power Increases Skill Electric Power modifiers |
| Skill Range Mastery | Rare | Increases the Range of Sharen’s Skills |
| Increased DEF | Standard | Increases Sharen’s DEF |
| HP Concentration | Rare | Improves Sharen’s Max HP Increases Skill Critical Hit Rate |
| Electric Specialist | Standard | Increases Sharen’s Electric Skill Power Boost Ratio |
When equipping Descendant Modules make sure to be aware of the Capacity Limit. Always try and equip mods in the slots that are of the same type to reduce the cost by half.
Best Weapons and Weapon Modules for Sharen
Much like Viessa, Sharen too has a very versatile approach to combat. Which is why there are three weapons in particular that synergizes extremely well with her kit:
- Afterglow Sword (Sniper Rifle): Amazing for high single-target damage
- Enduring Legacy (Machine Gun): Has good overall DPS and will be useful in most content.
- Dogma 21 (Beam Rifle): Used to apply debuffs and exploit weakness.
Best Weapon Modules for Sharen’s Afterglow Sword build
| Mod | Effect |
|---|---|
| Strengthen First Shot | After reload, the first shot is much stronger |
| Weak Point Sight | Weak Point Damage and Recoil are improved |
| Rifling Reinforcement | Sharen’s Firearm Attack is improved |
| Fixed Shot | Slightly reduced Recoil and slightly increased Weak Point Damage |
| Marksman | Slightly increased Firearm Critical Rate and Attack |
| Electric Enhancement | Adds Electric Attack equal to a portion of Firearm Attack |
| Sharpshooter | Increases Firearm Attack and Firearm Critical Rate |
| Concentrate Support Ammo | More rounds per magazine Increased Firearm Critical Hit Damage |
| Concentration Priority | Reloading takes longer, but Firearm Critical Hit is greatly increased. |
Best Weapon Modules for Sharen’s Enduring Legacy build
| Mod | Effect |
|---|---|
| Action and Reaction | Increases Firearm Attack and Recoil |
| Weak Point Sight | Weak Point Damage is increased |
| Concentration Priority | Increases Firearm Critical Hit Damage and Reload Time Modifier |
| Marksman | Increased Firearm Critical Rate and Attack |
| Mental Focus | Slightly decreased Fire Rate. Increases Firearm Attack by a very small amount and stacks up to 100 times. Resets after reloading or weapon swap |
| Rifling Reinforcement | Increases Firearm Attack |
| Weak Point Control | Weak Point Damage is increased |
| Electric Enhancement | Adds Electric Attack to the Firearm’s attack |
| Insight Stabilizer | Increases Firearm Critical Hit Rate |
Best Weapon Modules for Sharen’s Dogma 21 build
| Mod | Effect |
|---|---|
| Weak Point Sight | Weak Point Damage is increased |
| Fire Rate Up | Increased Fire Rate |
| Rifling Reinforcement | Increases Firearm Attack. |
| Chill Enhancement | Adds Chill Attack to the Firearm |
| Battlesuit Crusher | Debuffs enemy’s Defense by 50% for 10 seconds (Cooldown 30 seconds) |
When applying Weapon Modules too, make sure that you are keeping the capacity limit in mind.
Best Reactor Stats
When picking a Rector for the best Sharen build, you will have to pick the ones that have the Tingling word in it. As this will ler her maximize the amount of damage that she deals with Cutoff Beam and Flash Shortsword.
Here are the two best Reactors that you can go for with Sharen:
- Tingling Mixture: Boost to Electric and Fusion type
- Tingling Phase: Boost to Electric and Dimension type
How to play Sharen in The First Descendant
Sharen is a very combo-heavy Descendant in Nexon‘s shooter but she a very fun playstyle. Sharen excels at exploiting weakness and much of her gameplay will revolve around creating weaknesses with the Battlesuit Melting Nuts Module and then dealing a ton of damage with Ambush.
Her basic combo route will start you breaking off the enemy parts and then creating a weak point. Then you keep rebuffing the enemy with Impact Rounds, after modifying it with the Battlesuit Melting Nuts Module.
Once you chip down their defenses, the next thing you will need to do is to use her Flash Shortsword or the hardest-hitting weapon in her arsenal (like the Afterglow Sword) during Ambush mode to deal an incredible amount of damage.
This makes her one of the best boss killers in the game, however, Sharen will struggle when it comes to clearing mobs.
Here are some of the Pros and Cons of mining Sharen in The First Descendant:
Pros:
- Has one of the highest single-target DPS in the game.
- Best boss-killer Descendant.
- Highly mobile and with an incredibly fun playstyle.
Cons:
- Lacks proper AoE clear.
- Can be hard to master for many.
