Best Defense

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Best Defense is a Combat Gear or commonly, Gear, classified under the Heavy Assault Launcher category. From the gameplay standpoint, it is considered as Gear 2. Since Best Defense is used during combat, it is considered a Combat Equipment. It it is possible to use gears to damage and defeat enemies and break destructible objects.

Note: All numeric values (except the power level) mentioned are only applicable to the default state of the gear. It may be possible to increase or decrease the net values using inscriptions, but they will not be shown.

GEAR Best Defense
Legendary Heavy Assault Launcher
Legendary Heavy Assault Launcher
Stats
Hitting an enemy with a rocket restores 35% armor.
Hitting an enemy with a rocket restores 35% armor.
Blast Damage	13,062
Blast Damage	13,062
Masterwork Heavy Assault Launcher
Masterwork Heavy Assault Launcher
Stats
Hitting an enemy with a rocket restores 35% armor.
Hitting an enemy with a rocket restores 35% armor.
Blast Damage	6531
Blast Damage	6531
Charges	2
Charges	2
Recharge	14
Recharge	14
Radius	5
Radius	5
Javelins
Colossus
Combo
Combo	Detonator
Combo Effect	Combo Blast

Best Defense is a Combat Gear or commonly, Gear, classified under the Heavy Assault Launcher category. From the gameplay standpoint, it is considered as Gear 2. Since Best Defense is used during combat, it is considered a Combat Equipment. Gears can only be used by specific javelins.

Description and Alternative Items

For the alternative items, see Siege Artillery or Again and Again

Best Defense is an upgraded Siege Artillery. It is a Heavy Assault Launcher that Fires a high-explosive shell. This shell is called a rocket sometimes. Best Defense can not only do blast damage in a blast radius to enemies, but it can also do weak point damage to one enemy.

This item has a special ability, which is a procedural perk that can be activated by performing an action mentioned in its masterwork perk.

Masterwork Perk: Hitting an enemy with a rocket restores 35% armor.

Obtaining Methods

Best Defense can be obtained in the following ways:

• Loot
• Guardians' Gifts (Tomb of Cariff)
• Regulator Store (When available)
• Crafting (Masterwork only)

Blueprint and Crafting

Best Defense is an item that can be crafted. It requires different amounts of resources depending upon its rarity. Complete the requirement in Blueprint Acquisition to unlock the Blueprint. Then craft the item in the Forge using the resources.

Unlocked blueprints can be found in the Craft tab located under the appropriate combat equipment slot (Gear/Gear/Component) of a javelin in the loadouts tab of the Forge.

The following table provides insights on blueprint and crafting requirements:

	Blueprint Acquisition	Best Defense Blueprint	Crafted Best Defense
Masterwork	Best Defense Challenge

Required Crafting Resources

Check Cortex Entry: Best Defense (Blueprint) for More Information

Masterwork 60 Chimeric Compound 30 Chimeric Alloy 30 Colossus Parts 15 Masterwork Ember

Trivia (May Contain Spoilers)

• At launch, there was a bug that restored 35% armor of the colossus when a Best Defense rocket was hit at practically anything that it could collide with. However, it was correct so that this perk worked only when an enemy received even the smallest of damage (or rather, blast damage).
• Gears are the only combat items that share their base design with their upgraded design.