📄  Blood for Balance — Tipping Scales LMG Build

⚖️ Blood for Balance — Tipping Scales LMG Build

Contributed by: Apophisdag

This build is designed around controlled aggression and sustained pressure. Blood for Balance thrives in close-to-mid range combat, using Ridgeway’s Pride bleed sustain paired with the Tipping Scales gear set to reward constant engagement. The Iron Lung LMG anchors the build by spreading status effects and locking enemies down, while critical hit stacking ensures consistent DPS. This is a hybrid DPS/sustain build built for Agents who stay in the fight and punish anything that pushes their position.

🧱 Gear Setup

Mask: Tipping Scales

Core: Weapon Damage

Attributes: Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage

Mod: Critical Hit Damage

Purpose: Core DPS slot contributing to Tipping Scales set bonuses and crit stacking.

Chest: Ridgeway’s Pride (Exotic)

Talent: Bleeding Edge — Enemies within 15m are inflicted with bleed; repairing armor when damaging bleeding targets.

Core: Weapon Damage

Attributes: Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage

Synergy: Provides the build’s sustain loop by rewarding aggressive positioning.

Mod Slot: Offensive Mod

Backpack: Tipping Scales

Core: Weapon Damage

Attributes: Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage

Purpose: Completes set bonus requirements and amplifies consistent damage output.

Gloves: Tipping Scales

Core: Weapon Damage

Attributes: Critical Hit Damage

Holster: Tipping Scales

Core: Weapon Damage

Attributes: Critical Hit Chance

Kneepads: Cloak (Named Item)

Core: Weapon Damage

Attributes: Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage

🧩 Set Bonuses & Talents Activated

Tipping Scales (4-Piece):

Weapon damage bonuses scaling with combat momentum

Encourages sustained fire and target pressure

Ridgeway’s Pride (Exotic):

Bleed application within close range

Armor repair when dealing damage to bleeding enemies

Cloak (Named Kneepads):

Enhanced crit-focused stat efficiency

Synergy Notes:

This build’s core loop revolves around staying inside Ridgeway’s bleed radius while applying constant pressure with the Iron Lung. Bleeds trigger armor repair, crits amplify damage output, and Tipping Scales rewards sustained engagement—creating a high-risk, high-reward combat rhythm.

🎖️ Weapons & Specialization

Primary Weapon: Iron Lung (Exotic LMG)

Applies status effects and sustained suppression

Excellent synergy with bleed-based sustain and Demolitionist bonuses

Secondary Weapon: The Mop (Named Shotgun)

Close-range finisher

Emergency sustain and burst option

Sidearm: Quickstep (Named)

Mobility-focused backup weapon

Specialization: Demolitionist

Increased explosive damage

Extra armor kits

Enhanced survivability during extended fights

Skills:

Reviver Hive: Safety net for aggressive pushes

Drone: Supplemental damage and distraction tool

🧠 Tactical Summary

Blood for Balance is built to stay active in the danger zone. The closer you are to enemies, the more value you extract from Ridgeway’s Pride, converting bleed damage into armor sustain. The Iron Lung allows you to control engagements by suppressing and weakening targets while stacking consistent crit damage.

This build excels in prolonged fights where positioning and pressure matter. While it lacks long-range burst, it compensates with durability, crowd control through suppression, and steady DPS. Smart use of cover and timing your pushes is key to keeping the armor loop active.

Passive Modifiers Equipped:

Critical Hit Chance Mods

Critical Hit Damage Mods

Core Stats:

Cores: Full Red (Weapon Damage)

Armor: ~745k

Health: ~356k

Main Weapon Damage: ~156k

🎯 Playstyle & Strategy

Stay within 15m to activate Ridgeway’s bleed and armor repair

Use Iron Lung to suppress and weaken groups before advancing

Rotate Drone uptime to maintain pressure

Save Reviver Hive for committed pushes or emergency recoveries

Strong solo and small-group performance

🗺️ Farming Tips

Tipping Scales: Targeted loot (Gear Sets)

Ridgeway’s Pride: Exotic caches, Summit challenges

Cloak Kneepads: Named item caches, Countdown

Iron Lung: Exotic caches, seasonal rewards

🔸 PvE | Solo | Group | Heroic |

⚠️ DISCLAIMER

Performance will vary based on SHD level, Proficiency ranks, and Expertise upgrades. Your results may differ depending on optimization and mods.