Terminal Meltdown/Loadout

This loadout guide is for the 9-2 Mission: Terminal Meltdown. It is one of many guides made by players. As such, contents of this page are opinionated.

Loadout

Loadout Disclaimer

As always, use whatever gear you are most comfortable with, as long as it does not interfere with the strategies and success of the squad. Some gear can be significantly more expensive than others, so you should always factor in economics when considering loadout options for missions. Will the gear help with only a few specific areas, or many? Will it pay for itself quickly, if at all? There is usually more than one way to solve problems - these are what work for many players.

This mission's first combat floor is primarily themed around Slimes and Fire, so piercing and fire resistance and shadow damage are important.

The second combat floor is primarily themed around Gremlins, Beasts and Fire, so elemental and fire resistance as well as shadow and piercing damage are important.

The third combat floor is primarily themed around Slimes and Fire, so piercing and fire resistance and shadow damage are important.

In general fire resistance is more important than anything else.

Suggested Helmet(s):

• Dragon Scale Helm

Resists against piercing, inflicted by the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and Beasts found on the second combat floor.

Resists against elemental, inflicted by the Gremlins found on the second combat floor.

Resists against fire, seen commonly throughout the mission.

Grants bonus damage against the Beasts found on the second combat floor.

• Deadly Virulisk Mask

Recommended by Basil.

Resists against piercing, inflicted by the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and Beasts found on the second combat floor.

Grants bonus damage against the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors.

• Sacred Firefly Hazard Helm

Resists against piercing, inflicted by the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and Beasts found on the second combat floor.

Grants bonus damage against the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors.

Resists against fire, seen commonly throughout the mission.

• Volcanic Salamander Mask

Resists against elemental, inflicted by the Gremlins found on the second combat floor.

Grants bonus damage against the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors.

Resists against fire, seen commonly throughout the mission.

Suggested Armor:

• Dragon Scale Mail

Resists against piercing, inflicted by the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and Beasts found on the second combat floor.

Resists against elemental, inflicted by the Gremlins found on the second combat floor.

Resists against fire, seen commonly throughout the mission.

Grants bonus damage against the Beasts found on the second combat floor.

• Deadly Virulisk Suit

Recommended by Basil.

Resists against piercing, inflicted by the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and Beasts found on the second combat floor.

Grants bonus damage against the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors.

• Sacred Firefly Hazard Armor

Resists against piercing, inflicted by the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and Beasts found on the second combat floor.

Grants bonus damage against the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors.

Resists against fire, seen commonly throughout the mission.

• Volcanic Salamander Suit

Resists against elemental, inflicted by the Gremlins found on the second combat floor.

Grants bonus damage against the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors.

Resists against fire, seen commonly throughout the mission.

Suggested Shield(s):

• Dragon Scale Shield

Recommended by Basil.

Resists against piercing, inflicted by the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and Beasts found on the second combat floor.

Resists against elemental, inflicted by the Gremlins found on the second combat floor.

Resists against fire, seen commonly throughout the mission.

• Grey Owlite Shield

Resists against elemental, inflicted by the Gremlins found on the second combat floor.

Resists against fire, seen commonly throughout the mission.

• Volcanic Plate Shield

Resists against fire, seen commonly throughout the mission.

Resists against stun, which combined with the fire resistance allows the shield to take a hit from the Redwards found throughout the mission.

Suggested Weapon(s):

• Acheron

Recommended by Basil.

Inflicts shadow damage, dealing bonus damage to the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and the Gremlins found on the second.

• Obsidian Edge

Inflicts shadow damage, dealing bonus damage to the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and the Gremlins found on the second.

• Gran Faust

Inflicts shadow damage, dealing bonus damage to the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and the Gremlins found on the second.

• Amputator

Does bonus damage against the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors.

• Winter Grave

Inflicts shadow damage, dealing bonus damage to the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and the Gremlins found on the second.

Inflicts Freeze, which is helpful against the Oilers found on the final combat floor.

• Permafroster

Inflicts shadow damage, dealing bonus damage to the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and the Gremlins found on the second.

Inflicts Freeze, which is helpful against the Oilers found on the final combat floor.

• Umbra Driver

Recommended by Basil.

Inflicts shadow damage, dealing bonus damage to the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and the Gremlins found on the second.

• Grim Repeater.

Inflicts shadow damage, dealing bonus damage to the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and the Gremlins found on the second.

Can easily kill the Giant Lichen Colonies on the first combat floor.

• Phantamos.

Inflicts shadow damage, dealing bonus damage to the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and the Gremlins found on the second.

• Sentenza.

Inflicts shadow damage, dealing bonus damage to the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and the Gremlins found on the second.

Does bonus damage against the Gremlins found on the second combat floor.

• Shivermist Buster

Inflicts Freeze, which is extremely helpful against the Oiler swarms found on the final combat floor. It makes the final battle significantly easier.

• Shocking Salt Bomb

Recommended by Basil.

Inflicts shadow damage, dealing bonus damage to the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and the Gremlins found on the second.

Inflicts bonus damage against the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors.

• Deadly Dark Matter Bomb

Recommended by Basil.

Inflicts shadow damage, dealing bonus damage to the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and the Gremlins found on the second.

More effective against Gremlins than the Shocking Salt Bomb.

• Dark Retribution

Inflicts shadow damage, dealing bonus damage to the Slimes found on the first and third combat floors and the Gremlins found on the second.

• Venom Veiler

Recommended by Basil.

Inflicts poison, preventing Silkwings and Menders from healing.

• Dark Briar Barrage

Inflicts piercing damage, dealing bonus damage to the Beasts found on the second combat floor. It is particularly effective against groups of Dust Bunnies.

Bad for the first and third combat floors.

Suggested Trinket(s):

• Soaking Wetstone Pendant

Resists against fire, seen commonly throughout the mission.

Suggested Battle Sprite(s):

• Seraphynx
• Maskeraith

It is advised not to use Drakon due to it being able to set Oilers on fire.

See Also

• "Glass Cannon" loadout

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