
Throwing down your shield can buy you precious seconds of safety.
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC GUNNER BUILD BEGINNER GENERATOR
The Shield Generator is perhaps the most important support tool in Deep Rock. It might take a little while longer for them to die, but you’ll still only need one shot. And for the few times when you miss that weak spot, “Neurotoxin Coating” will poison your enemy. Having careful aim is key to using the "Bulldog", so you’ll want to pick up “Hollow Point Bullets” to increase your damage when hitting an enemy's weak spot. At the second and fourth tiers, take the “Expanded Ammo Bags”, you're going to want to be able to one-shot as many bugs as you can, and for that, you'll need extra ammo. This hand cannon only holds four bullets at a time, so your first modification should be “Quick Fire Ejector” to reduce reload times. It's essentially a pocket-sized sniper rifle. If you thought the minigun was a super-powered starter weapon, wait till you get a load of the "Bulldog" Heavy Revolver, the Gunner’s starting secondary weapon. With the number of Glyphids you’ll be decimating, you can bet the “Lead Storm” will stay just as cool as you’ll feel using it. These two mods minimize the minigun’s inherent downsides by reducing the spin-up time needed before you actually start firing and providing you with the ability to slightly cool down your minigun with every bug you kill. The final modifications you should choose are “Lighter Barrel Assembly” and “Cold As The Grave”. “Blow Through Rounds” will allow your bullets to penetrate enemies and hit targets behind them, making this mini cannon a hoard melting machine. You may think 2400 is already more than enough, but you'll be thankful to have this extra 600. Next, “Oversized Drum” will give you 600 more bullets. The first modification you want to choose is “Improved Platform Stability”, which will decrease your spread by 75%. These mechanics work as a trade-off to the fact that you’ll never have to reload the “Lead Storm”. This will trigger a cool-down time, rendering your weapon useless until the time is up.

Some quirks of the “Lead Storm” include: the longer you fire the minigun the more accurate your aim becomes and you can keep firing until your gun overheats.
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC GUNNER BUILD BEGINNER FULL
So you're going to want a build that brings out its full potential.

This is, potentially, the most powerful first weapon in the entire game. The first primary weapon for the Gunner is the "Lead Storm" Powered Minigun. This way, you can jump right into the game and start kicking butt with no delay. Sure, you'll unlock these upgrades eventually, but what about right now? This build is designed to use the starting equipment for the Gunner. It can be majorly annoying to jump into a new video game and not be able to keep up with your fellow players because you haven't unlocked everything yet.
