Thunder Cage is one of the first ultimate weapons you will get The first descendantand it is strong for several reasons. Its burst damage is excellent, making it useful for taking down mobs and facing bosses. With the right build, Thunder Cage can devastate a battlefield, but you’ll need to unlock the ultimate version of the weapon and level up quickly to see it reach its full potential.
Generally, there are a few things you should keep in mind when building any weapon in The First Descendant. Each weapon has the same general “output” variables that determine how well it will perform: firearm ATK, critical rate and damage, rate of fire, magazine size, reload speed, weak point DMG and elemental DMG. It would be best to prioritize some of these when building your weapon; In the case of Thunder Cage, the mods you choose should focus on Critical Damage and Rate.
How to unlock the Thunder Cage
Reach mastery level one and gather materials
To craft the Ultimate version of Thunder Cage, you will have to craft it with Magister Anais in Albion. You will need some materials as well as some money for this, which can be found in the following locations:
Material |
Location |
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Thunder Cage Polymer Syntium |
Rockfall on barren ground, external reactor |
Thunder Cage Synthetic Fiber |
Barren Land Repository, Kuiper Mine |
Thunder Cage Nanotube |
Barren land restricted zone, high power jammer |
Thunder Cage Project |
Steel industry on barren land, logistics facility |
Gold x100,000 |
Missions |
To find the four pieces of the Thunder Cage, go to the Barren Land and follow along with NadaMasSkillz on YouTube to know their exact locations. You will need to run the subquest “Basic Weapons Training,” which should walk you through the steps to find them all, but if you need more guidance, the video is a great step-by-step guide.
You’ll also return to these missions a few times as you work on upgrading your Thunder Cage, as this is the only place you’ll be able to collect the proper materials. As you upgrade your weapon, you will go to the Barren Lands again and again until Thunder Cage is fully upgraded. You should upgrade your mods one at a time rather than all at once, as having a fully upgraded mod in one slot is better than having a bunch of low-level mods.
Best Character Build for Thunder Cage
Taking advantage of the rabbit’s mobility
Thunder Cage is a relatively short-range weapon; As an SMG, it suffers damage drop after 23 meters, progressively losing damage until it reaches its maximum drop at 43 meters. For it to be effective, you need to be close to your enemies and survive and get out of situations if they become complicated. The best character to play with Thunder Cage is Bunny, who thrives in fast, close-range combat.
Bunny’s best build focuses on electricity and keeping his abilities out of cooldown. You must focus on maintaining Light Speed ​​to keep Electricity high. This will strengthen the rest of the kit and benefit your movement through Lightning Emission. Overall, this version of Bunny works well with Thunder Cage.
Best modules for Thunder Cage
Focus on your critical damage and critical rate
You can build Thunder Cage in infinite ways, but the value that critical damage can provide cannot be overstated. With that in mind, most of the mods you’ll input will increase your critical effectiveness in one way or another, and they must be updated in a specific order. Here are the ten mods you should enter, fully upgrading them in the following order:
Mode |
Focus |
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Rifle Reinforcement |
Attack with a firearm |
Increased rate of fire |
DPS |
Better perception |
Critical Rate |
Better concentration |
Critical Damage |
Action and reaction |
Attack with a firearm |
Recharge Insight or Focus |
Cycle Time + Critical |
View of the weak point or focus of fire |
Weak + Critical Point |
Concentration priority |
Critical Damage |
Focus on insights |
Critical Rate + Damage |
[Element of Choice] Enhancement |
Elemental Damage |
Once you have your first mod, Rifling Reinforcement, slotted, upgrade it to maximum before moving on to Fire Rate Up for the reason mentioned above. Catalyze your first nine slots, but leave the 10th uncatalyzed. You are accepting all these crit-related mods because of Thunder Cage’s special perk; Whenever you kill with the weapon, you release an electrical blast into the area around you, damaging all nearby enemies. A high critical rate will allow you to guarantee kills, valuing the benefit of Thunder Cage.
Its critical damage and rate also make it quite useful in boss DPS situations. You have a weak point mod to take care of them in boss fights, and as long as you land your shots you should do decent damage to even the bosses. While the DPS boss isn’t suitable for unleashing those AoE electric blasts, the weapon itself will still do good damageespecially with a medium-range, heavy-hitting secondary weapon to complement the playstyle you’ll maintain with Thunder Cage.
Best weapons to run with Thunder Cage
According to the bunny’s build, choose between some weapons
Keep in mind the build you will perform when choosing your secondary and hard-hitting weapon. With Bunny, remember that it’s important to choose weapons that add value in the close and medium range fights you’ll be fighting. That said, choosing a hand cannon, scout rifle, or beam rifle will fill this niche for your secondary weapon.
For your heavy impact, choose a Sniper or a grenade launcher. If you have difficulty in Void Intercept battles, the sniper will help you defeat the boss from a distance. At any other time, the grenade launcher you choose will help you clear out ads when they are too far away to be killed by your electrical blasts.
Fortunately, the secondary and heavy weapon you choose for your Thunder Cage build is less important than Thunder Cage itself. You can actually choose any of the best weapons in the The first descendant to complete your loadout, so don’t worry too much about a specific weapon. Play what feels best for you, and if you don’t like how something is working, reevaluate as your circumstances change.
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action RPG
Third person shooter
- Released
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July 2, 2024
- Developer(s)
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Nexon Games
- Editor(s)
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Nexon
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer