The best Valby build options synergize incredibly well with her kit and AoE potential in The First Descendant. She is currently one of the best Descendants in the shooter and an amazing choice for most party set-ups.
She comes with a lot of DoT effects along with abilities that let her have a fair bit of mobility. Her kit is very well balanced in terms of offense and defense, however, she is one of the harder Descendants to master in the game.
How to unlock Valby in The First Descendant
There are two ways to unlock Valby, one will be to directly purchase her from the store with 600 Caliber. The other way is to craft her by talking to Anais. Here is everything you will need to craft Valby:
| Items | Materials | How to Farm |
|---|---|---|
| Valby Enhanced Cells | Repton x422 Superfluid x571 Data Processing Neural Circuit x38f Valby Enhanced Cell Blueprint 200,000 Gold | Amorphous Material Pattern: 016: Sepulcher mission in the Lost Supply Depot area of Vespers. Opened at the Executioner Void Intercept boss fight. |
| Valby Stabilize | Monad Shard x246 Compound Coating Material x239 Negative Ion Particle x4 Valby Stabilizer Blueprint x1 200,000 Gold | Amorphous Material Pattern: 029: The Asylum mission in the Vermillion Waste area of Adna Desert. Opened at the Devourer Void boss fight. |
| Valby Spiral Catalyst | Metal Accelerant x519 Hardener x386 Encrypted Neural Circuit x31 Valby Spiral Catalyst Blueprint x1 | Amorphous Material Pattern: 009: The Forgottense mission in the Restricted Zone area of Sterile Land. Opened at the Stunning Beauty Void Intercept boss fight. |
| Valby Code | – | Intercept Battle: Common Devourer – Amorphous Material Pattern 032 Intercept Battle: Common Pyromaniac – Amorphous Material Pattern 036 Location 3: Sterile Land Normal – Void Fusion Reactor – Sterile Land Rockfall Zone Location 4: Sterile Land Hard – Abyssal Void Fusion Reactor – Sterile Land Repository |
Along with these, you will also need 400,000 Credits to research her.
Valby abilities in The First Descendant
Valby excels at dealing AoE damage with DoT effects. Her skills revolve around creating puddles of water and inflicting the Laundry status effect on enemies. She is also quite mobile and certain abilities will let her zip around the field to help her position better and damage more enemies at the same time.
Here is a list of all of her abilities:
| Skill Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Water Intake (Passive) | When using skills while standing on water, she consumes less Mana |
| Bubble Bullet | Bounces a Bubble Bullet forward to create a small puddle where the Bubble Bullet impacts and where she stands. Enemies in the small puddle take continuous damage and are inflicted with Laundry. |
| Plop Plop | Creates a large puddle where she is standing, then dives in. Valby then pops out at a selected location in the large puddle. Enemies in the large puddle take continuous damage and are inflicted with Laundry |
| Clean Up | Valby becomes Liquefied. While Liquefied, she cannot take her feet off of the ground or use skills, but she can move through enemies and her Movement Speed and DEF increase. When moving while Liquefied, she creates a path of water that deals continuous damage to enemies and inflicts Laundry. |
| Laundry Bomb | Changes the weapon equipped for the Launcher. When the Launcher is fired, a Bomb is created, pulling in enemies inflicted with Laundry and dealing continuous damage. |
Best Descendant Modules for Valby
To get the best Valby build in The First Descendant, you will need to grind a fair bit into the end game. This is why we will be dividing the ideal Modules for her into two parts: Leveling and Max Level.
Leveling Modules are the ones that you will get in the mid-to-late game mark around Master Rank 25. The Max Level Modules are the ones that you unlock in the endgame once you start minmaxing Valby.
Leveling Modules:
| Module | Quality | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Technician | Standard | Skill Power Modifier increased |
| Skill Extension | Standard | Improves Skill Duration |
| Skill Range Mastery | Rare | Skill Critical Hit Damage increase. Slight increase to Skill Effect Range. |
| Shock Punch | Standard | Turns Valby’s Sub Attack into a Shock Punch. Equipping a Sub Attack Module increases the Max Module Capacity. |
| Nimble Fingers | Standard | Reduces Valby’s Skill Cooldowns |
| Increased HP | Standard | Improves Valby’s Max HP |
| Skill Expansion | Standard | Improves Valby’s Skill Effect Range |
| Increased Shield | Standard | Improves Valby’s max Shield |
| Increased DEF | Standard | Increases Valby’s Defence |
Max Level Modules:
| Module | Quality | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Supply Moisture | Transcendent | Water Intake Skill Conversion. While on water, increases Skill Critical Hit Rate, Skull Duration, and Firearm Attribute Status Effect Trigger Rate. Reduction of MP consumption does not apply |
| Technician | Standard | Skill Power Modifier increased |
| Skill Extension | Standard | Improves Skill Duration |
| Technique Manual | Ultimate | Landing a skill attack deals a portion of Max HP as additional damage to the target. 8-second cooldown per target. |
| HP Concentration | Rare | Improves Valby’s Max HP and Critical Hit Rate |
| Skill Range Mastery | Rare | Skill Critical Hit Damage increased Slight increase to Skill Effect Range. |
| Shock Punch | Standard | Turns Valby’s Sub Attack into a Shock Punch. Equipping a Sub Attack Module increases the Max Module Capacity |
| Nimble Fingers | Standard | Reduces Valby’s Skill Cooldowns |
| Increased HP | Standard | Improves Valby’s Max HP |
| Skill Expansion | Standard | Improves Valby’s Skill Effect Range |
| Increased Shield | Standard | Improves Valby’s max Shield |
| Increased DEF | Standard | Increases Valby’s Defence |
Make sure to be wary of Valby’s Module Capacity Limit when slotting the mods in. Equipping mods in the slots that match their type will cut its cost by half.
Best Weapon and Weapon Modules for Valby
In the current patch, the best weapon for Valby will be the Thunder Cage submachine gun which is also the best armament for Bunny.
Thunder Cage (Submachine Gun) stats:
Basic Info:
- Reload Speed: -20%
Electric Shockwave:
- Trigger Rate: 60%
- Damage Range: 3-meter radius
- Additional Damage: Firearm Damage x 150%
Best Weapon Modules for Valby’s Thunder Cage build
| Mod | Effect |
|---|---|
| Hawk-Eye | Improves Valby’s Accuracy |
| Reload Concentration | Reloading is quicker Firearm Critical Damage is improved |
| Rifling Reinforcement | Significantly improves your Firearm Attack |
| Concentrate Support Ammo | Valby gets more rounds per magazine Slightly more Firearm Critical Hit Damage |
| Electric Conductor | Improved Firearm Attack when attacking Electrocuted enemies |
| Action and Reaction | Improves Firearm Attack and Recoil |
| Marksman | Improves Firearm Critical Hit Rate Slightly improves Attack |
| Weak Point Control | Improves Weak Point Damage and Recoil |
| Weak Point Sight | Greatly improves Weak Point Damage |
| Fire Rate Up | Significantly improves Valby’s Fire Rate |
| Edging Shot | Increases Firearm Critical Hit Rate and Firearm ATK |
Like with the Descendant Modules make sure to be aware of the Capacity Limit for the Weapon Modules as well.
Best Reactor Stats
The best reactors for Valby will be the ones with the following names:
- Materialized Mixture: Boost to Non-Attribute and Fusion type
- Materialized Phase: Boost to Non-Attribute and Dimension type
Ideally, you should be picking a Reactor that has a high Skill Power along with Sub Attack Power. So look for the ones that buff Fusion and Dimension skills. You can also look for reactors that enhance crit damage if you are looking for more DPS.
How to play Valby in The First Descendant
Positioning is key when it comes to mastering Valby in Nexon‘s shooter. Your goal will be to make as many puddles in the arena as possible and use them to inflict the Laundry status effect on enemies while reducing the mana cost of your abilities.
You will need to keep moving around the battlefield, which makes Valby ability-reliant. You will have to keep using her Plop Plop, Clean Up, and Bubble Bullet to inflict Laundry on as many enemies as possible. Once you have 8 or more enemies with the effect, Valby’s Laundry Bomb skill will get a 200% damage boost.
However, while she is amazing at crowd-clear, Valby lacks proper single-target damage. She is also quite squishy, and you will need to make the most of her mobility tools to survive longer in an encounter.
Here are some of the pros and cons of mining Valby in The First Descendant:
Pros:
- Has one of the best AoE crowd-clear tools in the game.
- Highly mobile and can re-position herself easily.
- Excels at both burst and AoE damage.
- Has a great balance between offense and defense.
Cons:
- Lacks proper single-target burst.
- Quite squishy which makes her difficult to master for new players.
