Build Library

This is a list of player submitted builds that people are free to play! For older builds (including Build Club) from pre-Palladium Reef, see /Archive.

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How to use this page

Use Cryptoquery to generate the filled template code. You can add the code to this page yourself, if you have an account, or ask an editor to add it to this page for you.

Comments about your build are optional, but specifying a title is required for keeping a tidy page.

Adding a code to your build library

1. Start a 'N'ew game
2. 'C'hoose character build from your library or click "Build Library"
3. 'E'nter code or press "Add Code"
4. Copy the specified buildcode. Best done by double clicking the word, then Ctrl + C to make sure there is no whitespace.
5. Input the copied code (Ctrl+V) and give it a name
6. Select that build from the library
7. If desired, 'E'nter a world seed
8. Enjoy!

Builds

Beginner Friendly Builds

Beginner Friendly Builds are good for starting out. These builds focus on ease of use and simplicity. Some builds will taper off in strength in the end game, but will be sufficient to get to mid game.

• Usually has only one or two "active" mutations/skills (involves going into the ability menu)
• > 18 toughness
• usable in multiple situations
• Usually has one damage option and one escape option at the very start

You should play these builds if you:

• Just started out
• Haven't completed Red Rock
• Want to see as much of the game as you can
• Don't want to think too hard about strategy

Auspicious Beginnings (Mutant)

:by anonymous:

Attributes

Strength: 20
Agility:18
Toughness:18
Intelligence:17
Willpower:15
Ego:18

Marauder
Mutated Human

Mutations

Freezing Ray (Hands)
Multiple Legs
Amphibious (D)
Teleportation

Starting skills: Dismember, Charge, Butchery

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Comment: The usual standard recommended beginner's build, this build gives you plenty of ways to escape enemies and a powerful mutation to deal with combat. If you're struggling with it, consider switching the willpower and a bit of the ego into toughness.

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Auspicious Beginnings (True Kin)

:by anonymous:

Attributes

Strength: 22
Agility:18
Toughness:21
Intelligence:16
Willpower:17
Ego:16

Praetorian
True Kin

Cybernetics

optical bioscanner

Starting skills: Long Blade Proficiency, Shield Slam, Steady Hands, Draw a Bead

+15 cold resist

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Comment: Extremely survivable, this is the non-mutant version of the easy mode start. The Praetorian caste selection makes this character start with chain mail, a steel long sword, and most importantly, a desert rifle. The optical bioscanner implant gives first time players insight into the exact hitpoints, armor, and dodge value of opponents at the bottom of the 'look' command's popup.

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Limb-Off

:by Dij:

Attributes

Strength: 20
Agility:18
Toughness:19
Intelligence:16
Willpower:18
Ego:14

Marauder
Mutated Human

Mutations

Carapace
Multiple Arms
Night Vision
Regeneration

Starting skills: Dismember, Charge, Butchery

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Comment: Tired of your opponents having too many limbs? Have no fear, because this build will lop it off, free of charge! Lose your own? Grow it back! A very aggressive melee oriented build.

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All-Purpose Wandertaur

:by c47s:

Attributes

Strength: 16
Agility:18
Toughness:18
Intelligence:18
Willpower:18
Ego:18

Nomad
Mutated Human

Mutations

Unstable Genome
Multiple Legs
Phasing

Starting skills: Mind's Compass, Wilderness Lore: Salt Pans, Harvestry, Weathered

Starts with +200 Issachari reputation and a recycling suit

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Comment: Versatile and survivable. Recycling suit and wayfaring make for a comfortable early game.

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Scorpomad

:by Big Simple:

Attributes

Strength: 19
Agility:17
Toughness:19
Intelligence:17
Willpower:17
Ego:17

Nomad
Mutated Human

Mutations

Beak
Heightened Quickness
Multiple Legs
Night Vision
Stinger (Poisoning Venom)
Hooks for Feet (D)
Mental Mirror

Starting skills: Mind's Compass, Wilderness Lore: Salt Pans, Harvestry, Weathered

Starts with +200 Issachari reputation and a recycling suit

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Comment: recommend putting first few M points into multiple legs and RA into stinger (thanks to Birdy for help tweaking design)

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Rhinoconaut

:by gnarf:

Attributes

Strength: 18
Agility:22
Toughness:18
Intelligence:18
Willpower:18
Ego:16

Arconaut
Mutated Human

Mutations

Double-muscled
Heightened Quickness
Horns
Triple-jointed
Two-hearted
Irritable Genome (D)

Starting skills: Short Blades Proficiency, Scavenger, Gadget Inspector, Spry

Start with random junk and artifacts

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Comment:

• Use your head! (as a primary limb in the equipment screen)
• Dagger skills, Agility, and Strength
• Raise any of the mutations you have (focus horn)
• High Damage melee starting build
• Available as a preset mod with custom tile: Rhinoconaut: Steam Workshop

Medium Builds

Medium Builds are slightly more gimmicky. These builds assume some level of skill and often have defects. They are often based on themes or have a harder start in order to have a stronger end game.

• ~18 toughness, sometimes
• Difficult to start due to being somewhat defenseless at the beginning compared to easier builds
• Have a difficult defect to use
• Sometimes focuses on how viable it would be in the end game

You should play these builds if you:

• Enjoy randomness in runs
• Have survived Golgotha
• Are fine with a slightly more difficult start
• Like the theme behind the build!

Less slower than you

:by SabreCat:

Attributes

Strength: 17
Agility:17
Toughness:21
Intelligence:16
Willpower:17
Ego:19

Watervine Farmer
Mutated Human

Mutations

Double-muscled
Stinger (Paralyzing Venom)
Two-hearted
Cold-Blooded
Time Dilation

Starting skills: Cooking and Gathering, Harvestry, Axe Proficiency, Wilderness Lore: Salt Marshes

Starts with +100 reputation with the villagers of Joppa and a farmer's token

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Comment: (Admin's note: This build was made when several mutations had movespeed/quickness debuffs. I have altered the mutations to fit the spirit of the original build. The original build code was BLLLLKLNBEBPBXB4CFDZ.) Was a build created by choosing random, but has fun synergy with Time Dilation making up for the speed penalty from Double-muscled and Two-Hearted. Brittle bones adds a difficulty hurdle at the start but overcoming it will reward you with an unconventional but fun build!

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Just All the limbs

:by Dij:

Attributes

Strength: 16
Agility:18
Toughness:18
Intelligence:20
Willpower:18
Ego:16

Scholar
Mutated Human

Mutations

Chimera
Unstable Genome
Multiple Arms
Multiple Legs
Two-headed
Tonic Allergy (D)

Starting skills: Gadget Inspector, Heal, Harvestry, Hurdle, Tactful

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Comment: dislike having to choose between multiple artifacts and their bonuses? this build lets you wear all of them! (probably)

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Classic Punchkin

:by anonymous:

Attributes

Strength: 22
Agility:18
Toughness:18
Intelligence:18
Willpower:18
Ego:18

Child of the Hearth
True Kin

Cybernetics

carbide hand bones

Starting skills: Slam, Calloused, Strapping Shoulders

+15 heat resist

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Esper-ited Away

:by kernelmethod:

Attributes

Strength: 14
Agility:16
Toughness:18
Intelligence:16
Willpower:22
Ego:18

Pilgrim
Mutated Human

Mutations

Esper
Unstable Genome
Clairvoyance
Force Bubble
Light Manipulation
Socially Repugnant (D)

Starting skills: Meditate, Fasting Way, Iron Mind, Mind's Compass

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Comment: A bread-and-butter Esper build, for players who enjoy manipulating the fabric of reality with their minds. Like most Esper builds, this build is designed around using many mental mutations as effectively as possible. As you level up, you probably want to focus your mutation points on (a) leveling up Light Manipulation as much as possible to boost ranged damage to enemies, and then (b) grabbing as many mental mutations as you can. If you can pick up Sunder Mind or Teleportation, you'll want to do so.

I like giving builds Unstable Genome to change things up a little between runs. However, you can try switching it out for Disintegration as an option for burst damage. Alternatively, you can swap out both Unstable Genome and Clairvoyance for a 5-point mutation like Cryokinesis or Pyrokinesis if you need better damage output.

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Uncle Iroh

:by kernelmethod:

Attributes

Strength: 14
Agility:18
Toughness:18
Intelligence:18
Willpower:22
Ego:15

Greybeard
Mutated Human

Mutations

Unstable Genome
Electrical Generation
Flaming Ray (Hands)
Heightened Hearing
Tonic Allergy (D)
Force Wall

Starting skills: Cudgel Proficiency, Berate, Calloused

Start with +100 bear reputation

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Comment: A build designed around using the Electrical Generation and Flaming Ray mutations to electrocute and incinerate foes! Electrical Generation provides high burst damage that can easily hit enemies through walls with the help of Heightened Hearing and Force Wall, while Flaming Ray provides ranged damage on a short cooldown.

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Slug Covered in Hands

:by Further Reading:

Attributes

Strength: 16
Agility:21
Toughness:18
Intelligence:20
Willpower:16
Ego:16

Scholar
Mutated Human

Mutations

Chimera
Hooks for Feet (D)
Two-Headed
Triple-jointed
Double-muscled
Unstable Genome x2

Starting skills: Gadget Inspector, Heal, Harvestry, Hurdle, Tactful

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Comment: Built around using the strength boost from cloaca surprise to get high strength axe dual wield build without dumping other stats. Use first two RAs on triplejointed + doublemuscled. Use MPs on new mutations granting limbs until level 13, then two points DoubleMuscled. After that depends on extra mutations + playstyle. Use all attribute points on Intelligence. Two weapon fighting unlocks at 12, beserk at 18, tinker 3 at 27.

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Bullet Specter

:by Lexian:

Attributes

Strength: 16
Agility:23
Toughness:18
Intelligence:16
Willpower:18
Ego:16

Gunslinger
Mutated Human

Mutations

Night Vision
Phasing
Triple-jointed
Tonic Allergy (D)
Sunder Mind
Time Dilation

Starting skills: Weak Spotter

Start with +200 reputation with mysterious strangers

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Comment: Goes with phase harmonic mods and is for rapid-fire jumping of creatures, and then dipping back into phase.

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Duke Nuke 'Em

:by kernelmethod:

Attributes

Strength: 14
Agility:20
Toughness:18
Intelligence:21
Willpower:18
Ego:16

Scholar
Mutated Human

Mutations

Electrical Generation
Phasing
Triple-jointed
Amphibious (D)
Light Manipulation

Starting skills: Gadget Inspector, Heal, Harvestry, Hurdle, Tactful

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Comment: Tinkering-oriented builds often find it challenging to survive the early- and middle-game. They require a high Intelligence (which doesn't provide much offensive/defensive utility compared to other stats), a good supply of bits, and a modestly-sized schematics library before they can really get going.

The idea of this tinkering build is to address these problems by giving you strong offensive options in Electrical Generation and Light Manipulation. With these mutations, you can level up your Intelligence as quickly as possible without needing to invest stats in boosting your damage with melee or ranged weaponry. Phasing gives you a defensive option to help escape when you're in trouble, and can be used alongside phase-harmonic and phase-conjugate in the late game. With the stat distribution given here, you can reach Tinker III as early as level 24.

Some tips:

• In the early game you should focus on putting mutation points into Light Manipulation and Electrical Generation to scale up your damage as you level. In the late game, you will want to start putting more points into Phasing and (especially) Triple-Jointed, which will allow your agility to catch up so that you can start picking up higher-level weapons skills (such as those in the Short Blade and Long Blade trees).
• Light Manipulation's projectiles will still hit enemies while you're phased, so you can use phasing to become temporarily invulnerable while you lase enemies.
• Once you've learned the jacked mod, you can apply it to items so that they pull from the electrical supply you create with Electrical Generation rather than needing to use energy cells.

Challenge Builds

Challenge Builds have no rules on what they are other than "it's pretty hard unless you know a lot of the game". They're often built to test the player's capability instead of assisting them. They can also be focused on one theme that ignores its viability in gameplay.

You should play these builds if you:

• Enjoy thinking outside of the box when things go wrong
• Want to use everything at your disposal to win
• Think Caves of Qud is too easy
• Really want to roleplay

Limb Maximizer

:by Sol:

Attributes

Strength: 18
Agility:18
Toughness:20
Intelligence:18
Willpower:18
Ego:14

Nomad
Mutated Human

Mutations

Chimera
Unstable Genome x5
Tonic Allergy (D)

Starting skills: Mind's Compass, Wilderness Lore: Salt Pans, Harvestry, Weathered

Starts with +200 Issachari reputation and a recycling suit

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Comment: The limbs must grow. This build is good for one thing and one thing only: maximizing your limb count whatever the cost. Consider picking up Dual Wield and asking Pax Klanq to help you out with equipping your new tail or fin. As a special conduct, don't spend your mutation points on anything but new mutations until you have them all, and always pick the one that gives a new limb.