🛒 SHD INTEL REPORT – August 19, 2025
The Division 2 Vendor Reset – August 19, 2025 | The Division Dispatch
📅 Reset Date: August 19, 2025
📍 Status: Active
🕒 Vendors Reset Every Tuesday @ 03:30 EST
🧭 Cassie Opens Wednesdays— See Resources Below
🧩 FEATURED ITEMS THIS WEEK
• GR9 LMG – LMG (Campus Settlement)
◦ Talent: Comes with Optimist and Damage to Armor. You can change the talent to your preference.
◦ Suggested Mod/Talent Swap: Can be customized.
◦ Use/Notes: A “must buy” this week!. It’s described as “really solid” and is heavily used with the Tinkerer mask. It’s recommended to buy two to optimize your builds.
• Death Grips – Gloves (Dark Zone West)
◦ Talent: Comes with 10% Armor on Kill and Armor Regen.
◦ Suggested Mod/Talent Swap: No specific swap mentioned, but valuable for its inherent talents.
◦ Use/Notes: Recommended for purchase.
• Military M870 Shotgun – Shotgun (Clan Vendor)
◦ Talent: Comes with the Brazing talent.
◦ Suggested Mod/Talent Swap: No specific swap mentioned; the Brazing talent is the key here.
◦ Use/Notes: Highly recommended to buy. It’s noted for its ability to “two tap” enemies, making it great for shotgun builds.
• Shushka Chest Piece – Chest Piece (Brooklyn Bridge Settlement)
◦ Talent: Comes with the Trauma talent.
◦ Suggested Mod/Talent Swap: Has maxed weapon handling, and its talent can be changed to whatever you want.
◦ Use/Notes: A “pretty good one” and “definitely buy it” as it has optimal attributes. It’s described as a “pretty solid chest piece”.
🏬 VENDOR LOCATIONS & NOTABLES
• Countdown Vendor
◦ Test Subject – Assault Rifle (Perfectly In Sync talent, 9% Crit Damage).
◦ Force Multiplier backpack – Named Hanau (Perfect Combined Arms talent, Crit Damage, Hazard Protection).
◦ White Death – Sniper Rifle (Damage to Armor, Bread Basket talent; talent can be changed to Determined). While not ideal, it’s still usable.
◦ All items cost 75 Countdown Credits.
◦ These items will rotate to Cassie Mendoza tomorrow and cost regular credits there.
• Haven – Marco & Roy
◦ Marco: Nothing great this week, but has a 4% damage bonus mod for the Firewall Striker Shield.
◦ Roy: Has a UG Holster (Armor, Hazard, Crit) that PlumConch is considering for a three-piece Uzina build. Also has a PDR Assault Rifle (Killer talent, Damage to Target Out of Cover).
• White House Vendor
◦ Percussive Maintenance backpack (Skill Tier, Repair Skills – can roll Skill Damage for a skill damage healer hybrid).
◦ Guns and other gear pieces are “pretty average”.
• Clan Vendor
◦ The Whisperer – Rifle (Perfectly Behind You talent, 10.4% Reload Speed).
◦ Rigger Mask (Hazard Protection).
◦ Umbra Chest Piece (7.6% Headshot Damage, 11.3% Weapon Damage).
◦ Aegis Chest Piece (Armor Regeneration).
◦ Military M870 Shotgun (Brazing talent) – Highly recommended for purchase.
◦ Empress International Gloves (Crit Damage, Skill Haste – can be rolled for Skill Damage).
• Theater Settlement
◦ The Grease – Named Shiny Monkey Kneepads (16% Status Effect, 10.3% Skill Haste).
◦ 1886 Rifle (Damage to Armor – not bad, can change talent to Determined). The source hints at a future rifle build hitting “47 million per shot”.
• Campus Settlement
◦ Carnage LMG (Perfect Sadist talent) – Good for Ongoing Directive builds.
◦ GR9 LMG – Definite “must buy” this week; recommended to buy two.
◦ China Light Mask (Weapon Handling, Crit Damage).
◦ Fenderous Holster (Crit Damage, Status Effect).
• Castle Settlement
◦ Night Watcher – Named Gilagard Mask (100% Scanner Pulse Haste, Armor Regeneration).
◦ Walker Harris Mask (Crit Chance, Armor Regen) – Good to roll for Crit Damage.
◦ Grupo Somra Holster (Crit Chance, Skill Haste) – Another good piece to roll on Crit Damage.
• Dark Zone Vendors
◦ DC West: Death Grips (10% Armor on Kill, Armor Regen) – Recommended for purchase.
◦ DC South: Anakus Cookbook backpack (Perfectly Wicked talent, Armor Regen, Skill Haste). Other gear is “pretty average”.
◦ DC East: The Darkness (Perfect Eyeless talent, 4.3% Rate of Fire). Nothing “outstanding or god rolled”.
◦ Remember, DZ items require DZ resources, so double-check before buying.
• New York Haven Settlement Vendor
◦ UG Holster (Hazard Protection, Crit Damage) – Solid for a three-piece Uzina build.
◦ PDR Assault Rifle (Killer talent, Damage to Target Out of Cover) – A decent pickup.
• Brooklyn Bridge Settlement Vendor
◦ Shushka Chest Piece (Trauma talent, Maxed Weapon Handling) – A “pretty good one” and “definitely buy it”; talent can be changed.
🧠 SHD TACTICAL NOTES
• The Lexington knee pad and raid exclusive exotic items like the Eagle Bearer are now obtainable from Season Pass caches.
• There’s a double XP season event underway, allowing for rapid season rank progression.
• Highly recommend doing priority objectives as they offer a significant amount of XP for the season pass.
• The Lexington is noted to have a 30% chance of dropping from these caches.
• The GR9 LMG is a standout “must buy” this week, especially for Tinkerer builds.
• Consider the Death Grips for armor-on-kill synergy in upcoming builds.
• Overall, the vendor reset is “decent,” with some “nice items,” but the Dark Zone vendors are “not good” this week.
📌 SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS
• Top Picks:
◦ GR9 LMG – A “must buy” for its versatility and effectiveness, especially with the Tinkerer mask.
◦ Death Grips – Recommended for its Armor on Kill and Armor Regen.
◦ Military M870 Shotgun (Brazing) – A highly recommended two-tapping shotgun.
◦ Shushka Chest Piece – A “pretty good one” with max weapon handling, definitely worth buying.
• Special Mentions
◦ Lexington Knee Pad and Raid Exotics are now available from Season Pass Caches due to a Double XP event.
◦ The overall vendor is “decent,” but the Dark Zone vendor stock is generally “not good” this week.
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