Best Starting Character In The First Descendant

Who Should You Choose in The First Descendant? – Answered

Once you start the game, you’ll have a choice between three possible characters. Lepic, the AoE dealer who uses grenades to attack, Viessa, a debuffer who uses Chill at will, and Ajax, a tanker-type dealer who uses void energy. Ultimately, you’ll be able to unlock all three Descendants, along with the other thirteen, but you can expect to get through the first few missions only using one of them. But the absolute best starting character is undoubtedly Lepic, the AoE grenade user. Lepic’s kit is geared towards high damage, mob clearing, and sustain. And in the early game, when enemies are trash waiting to be recycled, Lepic absolutely shines. But his ability to do burst damage with Overclock and Overkill means that he won’t struggle on bosses. What really sets Lepic apart, however, is his passive ability Close Call, which will bail you out of a bad situation and make you briefly immune to death before restoring your health. Ultimately, Lepic is a straightforward character with a bombastic playstyle that almost everyone will enjoy and find utility in. If Lepic doesn’t seem like your thing, your next two options are Viessa and Ajax. Viessa requires more care and strategy than Lepic, as she’s essentially a glass (ice?) cannon. Her kit revolves around her ability to inflict Ice Shackle, a debuff with four stages. Each stage causes enemies to slow. And once they’re completely stopped, Viessa’s passive ability, Ice Sphere, will automatically begin dealing damage to nearby enemies and inflicting hit targets with Ice Shackle. This gives her a passive AoE that will be triggered more often than not and gives you the same mob clearing as Lepic, but at a much slower rate. Slowing her enemies makes it easier for her for to survive, and she has a mobility option for either fast engagement or quick retreats in the form of her ability Frost Road, which increases her movement speed and Energy Shield. Ultimately, Viessa is notable for her mob control and AoE abilities. And while she’s fragile, the starting zones are mild enough that she’ll be able to make it through them just fine. Making her the second best pick. Ajax, in some ways, is Viessa in a different font. He comes with two abilities to create shields, which will prevent enemies from attacking you, similar to Viessa. But more interestingly, his Orbit Barrier can actually reflect enemy attacks. His other two abilities create knock back and stun, which will allow you to put a pause on the enemy’s attack or give you an opening to kill them. But Ajax’s extremely high defense and max HP mean you’ll die much less as Ajax than Viessa, though you’re giving up some of her passive damage and AoE to do it. Still, I highly recommend close quarter guns with high damage, as Ajax can take the risk and come out the other side with all his limbs intact.   Ajax was also the last of the Descendants to get an Ultimate form. And while he does gain one offensive ability, he’s still ultimately a team-oriented character that focuses on debuffers like stun and support abilities like shields. He fills a niche in the incredibly community based game of The First Descendant but, for early game play, he lags behind. The First Descendant is available now.