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One of Outriders' best features is the mod system. Nearly every weapon and armor piece has a mod equipped, granting it a powerful perk. These vary in usefulness, ranging from extra weapon damage to fundamentally changing the way a skill works.

Related: Outriders: A Complete Guide On Mods

Every build will want to take full advantage of what these mods offer. Thanks to the crafting system, they're relatively easy to apply to items as well. With that said, not every mod is created equal. Certain mods are far more powerful than others, making it difficult to decide which mods are worth using. In this guide, we'll go over the best class-agnostic weapon and armor mods, then cover a few build-enabling mods that each class can use.

This guide only covers a few mods you can find on Enoch. If you want a comprehensive list of every mod in Outriders, consult the Outriders Fandom Wiki.

Updated July 25th, 2022, by Charles Burgar: The Worldslayer expansion for Outriders has added a wide range of new weapon and armor mods for players to chase. Even if you don't own Worldslayer, this expansion also overhauled quite a few mods to make less-utilized effects more appealing. We've updated this guide to include a few mods from Worldslayer, updated all mod descriptions to be accurate as of the Worldslayer DLC, and we've made some organizational changes to make this guide easier to read.

Weapon Mods

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Damage, Firepower, and Anomaly Power numbers listed in this guide will change based on gear level.

Weapons mods can provide a massive boost to your damage output or provide a great deal of utility for Anomaly-focused builds. Some legendary mods, such as Amber's Vault's Killing Spree mod, are downright essential for breaking into the highest Expedition Apocalypse Tiers.

Tier 1 Weapon Mods

Outriders Tier 1 Weapon Mods

How to obtain these mods: Dismantle rare and epic-quality gear.

Tier 2 Weapon Mods

Outriders Tier 2 Weapon Mods

How to obtain these mods: Dismantle epic-quality gear.

Tier 3 Weapon Mods

Outriders Tier 3 Weapon Mods

How to obtain these mods: Dismantle legendary gear.

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Related: Outriders: How To Progress Through Apocalypse Tiers

Armor Mods

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Since there are no class-agnostic armor mods in the first tier, we'll only be covering tier two and three armor mods in this section. All mods listed are usable with any class.

Tier 2 Armor Mods

Outriders Tier 2 Armor Mods

How to obtain these mods: Dismantle epic-quality gear.

Tier 3 Armor Mods

Outriders Tier 3 Armor Mods

How to obtain these mods: Dismantle legendary gear.

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Best Class-Specific Mods

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The best mods for your class will heavily depend on what type of build you're attempting to make. Bullet builds want Firepower and damage, Anomaly builds want Anomaly damage, and every build can benefit from additional skill uses and shorter cooldowns. Since the effectiveness of these mods relies heavily on your build, we're not going to list "top-tier" mods.

However, we will list a few mods that are build-enabling or provide some amazing utility that's hard to find elsewhere.

Devastator Mods

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Devastator builds currently focus on Bleed or Armor scaling. Mods that grant any effects that buff these effects are fantastic. Here are a few mods that do this the best:

  • Blood Shock (Tier 1): Earthquake inflicts Bleed on enemies damaged by the skill.
  • Auto Reflect (Tier 1): You can now fight while Reflect Bullets is active, but you cannot manually deactivate the skill. It only negates 50% of the damage.
  • Primal Armor (Tier 1): Boulderdash doubles your Armor when the skill ends for 10 seconds.

Devastator has a few other top-tier mods that we cover in our Devastator build guide.

Pyromancer Mods

Outriders Pyromancer

Pyromancers can build around their Volcanic Rounds as a Firepower build or as a spell-weaving Anomaly build. These mods can kickstart either:

  • Bullet Absorption (Tier 1): Replenishes 33% of ammo in your magazine for every enemy affected by the skill.
  • Phoenix Force (Tier 1): Overheat grants additional 6,418 Anomaly Power per status consumed by the skill for 8 seconds. Stacks up to 10 times.
  • Double Fun (Tier 3): Thermal Bomb can affect two targets.

Our Pyromancer builds guide covers additional mods that are worth using.

Technomancer Mods

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Blighted Rounds are the most popular build for Technomancers at the moment, although creating builds that focus on supporting allies or utilizing the Technomancer's tools are more than viable.

  • Trick Up the Sleeve (Tier 1): While Blighted Rounds is active, killing shots grant you 30% extra bullets in your mag.
  • Massacre (Tier 1): Tool of Destruction grants Anomaly Power for each enemy killed for 6 seconds.
  • Cleansing Wind (Tier 1): Fixing Wave removes negative statuses from allies and grants 5 seconds of immunity from them.

We have a Technomancer build guide that covers a few more class-specific mods.

Trickster Mods

Outriders Trickster Melee

Tricksters can build themselves around Twisted Rounds, their melee skills, or tune themselves more towards a supportive role.

  • Ammo Bargain (Tier 3): While Twisted Rounds is active, killing shots replenish 20% of ammo in your magazine.
  • Delivery on Time (Tier 3): Activating Slow Trap replenishes ammo for every allies' current weapon in the sphere's range.
  • Slasher (Tier 1): Temporal Blade can be used 1 more time before triggering the cooldown.

We cover additional Trickster mods in our Twisted Round guide and best build guide.

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