Best Kyle build in The First Descendant: Skills, Weapons, Reactor & Modules

As a Bruiser in The First Descendant, Kyle specializes in Max HP and Shield. After testing for several hours to get the best results, we recommend using our best build – including the ideal weapons, Skills, Reactor, and Modules.

Kyle is a great Descendant choice when it comes to durability, supporting teammates, and having access to highly powerful AoE skills. This makes him an ideal support character who helps out while others take care of damage output – and we currently have him sitting in the B-tier of our tier list.

He’s a fantastic support unit if you’re running with the best possible build.

Best Kyle build in The First Descendant – Recommended

Best Kyle Skills

All of Kyle’s Active Skills are good, but these two stand out from the rest as the ones you should be using your limited MP on:

• Magnetic Bulwark: This creates a protective barrier like Ajax’s Orbital Barroer, but the only difference is that both hands are extended during this time, preventing him from using weapons. It has a cooldown of 2 seconds and has an HP of 50% of Caster’s Max Shield. Every time the Barrier blocks a ranged attack, it recovers Magnetic Force.
• Magnetism Spurt: This ability reduces Magnetic Force when an enemy hits Kyle, saving his precious Shield and HP in return. After ending, it restores Shields to nearby allies. The amount of the recovery is proportional to Max Shield.

All Kyle Skills

Here are the five available skills for Kyle in The First Descendant:

• Experienced Technician (Passive): Kyle acquires Magnetic Force through skills. When his shield is completely depleted, he recovers shield and Magnetic Force over a certain period of time.
• Repulsion Dash: Dashes towards enemies, dealing damage and recovering Magnetic Force.
• Magnetic Bulwark: Creates a frontal Barrier to protect against enemy attacks. Recovers Magnetic Force depending on the type of projectile blocked.
• Magnetism Spurt: When damaged, Magnetic Force is reduced instead of HP or Shields. After a certain period of time, Magnetic Force detonates to deal damage around him.
• Superconductivity Thrusters: Allows him to fly. When landing, deals damage in an area around his landing zone, consuming all accumulated Magnetic Force. The damage dealt is proportional to the amount of Magnetic Force consumed.

Best Weapons for Kyle

The best weapons for Kyle are:

• Thunder Cage (SMG)
• Afterglow Sword (Sniper Rifle)
• Nazeistra’s Devotion (Hand Cannon)

Thunder Cage is an SMG with a high rate of fire, making it easier to deal with nearby smaller enemies in a horde.

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It’s a great close-range option that gets given to the player early on in the main quest and can be easily upgraded. The gun’s Overcharge ability also brings Kyle some AoE damage at range, thanks to its chances of discharging an Electric Shockwave that can hurt nearby enemies.

Outside of that, the Afterglow Sword sniper is a great option as Kyle shines more at close range so a sniper can help in long-distance fights.

Finally, Nazeistra’s Devotion is a solid choice as it gives teammates shields and plays into keeping your team alive.

Best Reactor

Your choice of Reactor plays a crucial role in determining how efficient Kyle can be on the battlefield. For the best results, get the Materialized Mixture Reactor to boost his Non-Attribute and Dimension skills.

This Reactor will enhance his Magnetic Bulwark and Magnetic Spurt active skills, which ultimately allow him to take less damage, thereby not lowering HP indirectly and unnecessarily.

Best Descendant Modules for Kyle

These are the ideal Module setups for Kyle to use:

Best External Components

External Components are RNG-based which means it’ll depend on your luck. However, when you find some, opt for those with these stats:

• Max Shield
• Max HP
• HP Recovery
• DEF

Since Kyle’s prowess lies in Max HP and Shield, these stats appropriately suit him.

Max Shield is the most important component here, as the more level it has, the deadlier his Magnetic Force mechanic will be. It will also allow his Superconductivity Thrusters to deal more damage.

How to unlock Kyle

You’ll need to find specific resources to unlock Kyle in The First Descendant. These are:

• Enhanced Cells
  • Carbon Crystal x554
  • Hellion x303
  • Inorganic Biogel x58
  • Kyle Enhanced Cells Blueprint
  • Gold x200,000
• Stabilizer
  • Metal Accelerant x519
  • Monomolecular Extractor x499
  • Deformed Biometal x76
  • Kyle Stabilizer Blueprint
  • Gold x200,000
• Spiral Catalyst
  • Ceramic Composite x408
  • Reverse Charging Coil x455
  • Compound Carbon Activator x30
  • Kyle Spiral Catalyst Blueprint
  • Gold x200,000
• Code
  • Vespers: Abyssal Void Fusion Reactor – Vespers Lost Supply Depot
  • Sterile Land: Void Fusion Reactor – Sterlie Land Repository
  • Hagios: Abyssal Void Fusion Reactor – Hagios Dune Base
  • White-night Gulch: Abyssal Void Fusion Reactor – White-night Gulch Observatory

Once you’ve gathered all the materials, just speak to Magister Anais and research Kyle for a cost of 400,000 Credits.

That’s our best Kyle build in The First Descendant! For even more builds, check out our guides for Gley, Freyna, Ajax, and Lepic.