Division 2hosts a ton of PvE activities where players can farm desired loot, and a great AR DPS and Survivability build can help significantly. Damage-focused builds usually hit enemies hard, but they also make you an easy target to vanquish. To counter the enemy’s attacks, players are often forced to shift to a more armor-focused build, which results in low damage output.

However, by carefully choosing the gear pieces and developing a synergy within them, you can rock a balanced build. It will output a good amount of damage while allowing you to survive the barrage of bullets from enemies inDivision 2. Let’s break down this best AR DPS and Survivability build, which will make your mission andopen-world farming sessionsmuch easier and more fun.

Build Breakdown for AR High DPS and Survivability Build PvE

The Best AR DPS & Survivability Build in Division 2

This AR DPS and Survivability build revolves around the Exotic Backpack, “Memento.” Its special talent, “Kill Confirmed”, will turnDivision 2into a match ofCall of Duty’s Kill Confirmed. After taking down an enemy, they’ll leave behind red trophies that you can collect to boost Weapon Damage, Armor, and Skill Efficiency.

So, you’ll be able to run and gun instead of sticking to covers, making gameplay even more exciting. Here’s a build breakdown.

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DMG: 100K

RPM: 800

MAG: 60

Eagle’s Strike: Accuracy increases while shooting up to 30% while headshots grant the Tenacity buff. Tenacity reduces 40-80% of damage taken and the reduced damage can be nullified with 3 kills.

DMG: 80K

RPM: 900

MAG: 50

Any damaged-focused talent

Atr 3: Skill Tier

Mod: Crit DMG

Kill Confirmed: Enemies drop a trophy on a kill which grants a short-term buff that scales with total attributes lasting for 10s and a long-term buff. Picking up every trophy will grant +1% Weapon DMG, +1% Skill Efficiency, and +0.1% Armor Regen for 300s. Short buffs depend on the attributes on gear pieces, which are: +5% Weapon Damage, +10% Bonus Armor, and +5% Skill Efficiency.

Atr 3: Crit Chance

Obliterate: Critical Hits increase weapon damage by 1% for 10 seconds. This stacks up to 25 times.

Atr 2: +8% DMG to Armor

Atr 2: +8% DMG to Targets out of Cover

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Division 2 AR High DPS & Survivability Build Explanation

The way this AR build works is quite straightforward. You’ll run up to enemies, and try to target non-elite enemies first (red ones). Once you take them out, grab your first couple of trophies to build up weapon damage and bonus armor. After that, you can face elite enemies head-on while tanking their shots and hitting them hard.

As bonus tips, try to equip a “Crusader Ballistic Shield” as your primary skill as it’ll have an enhanced effect that scales with Armor attributes (blue cores). If your health does get low, activate it to stay in the fight for longer. Also, land headshots with yourEagle Bearer Exotic Assault Rifleto get a tenacity buff to reduce damage taken by hostiles.