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Anti-slug / Recovery Upgrade Path

Goal: Deny snowball value from slug pressure.

Last verified 2026-02-27

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At-a-Glance

  • Role: Survivor
  • Path shape: Starter -> Intermediate -> Optimized
  • Patch source: 9.4.2
  • Team fit: any

Starter

Lowest ownership barrier while preserving the same job.

  • Dark Sense perk iconDark Sense

    Base pool (available to everyone)

  • Déjà Vu perk iconDéjà Vu

    Base pool (available to everyone)

  • Hope perk iconHope

    Base pool (available to everyone)

  • Kindred perk iconKindred

    Base pool (available to everyone)

Intermediate

Keep core consistency, then add upside perks.

Optimized

Full target version pulled from the guide's core loadout.

Upgrade Step 1: Starter -> Intermediate

  • Hope -> Unbreakable. Keeps similar value through solo while lowering ownership requirements.
  • Kindred -> Tenacity. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.

Upgrade Step 2: Intermediate -> Optimized

  • Dark Sense -> Unbreakable. Keeps similar value through solo while lowering ownership requirements.
  • Déjà Vu -> Tenacity. Keeps similar value through aura + solo while lowering ownership requirements.
  • Unbreakable -> Flip-Flop. Keeps similar value through dying + solo while lowering ownership requirements.
  • Tenacity -> Power Struggle. Keeps similar value through aura + dying while lowering ownership requirements.