Bush Character Guide
Sniper Character With Enemy Marking Abilities.
This character is a unique hidden boss that is unlocked by finding and defeating it in the Forest biome. The core strategy is to use the Sniper Rifle to deal massive damage from a long range, focusing on positioning and accuracy. Bush's passive ability is to trigger explosions that will destroy enemy packs and bosses with ease. The build's power scales with precision and accuracy, making it a high-risk, high-reward character.
- Primary Mechanic: His passive ability triggers explosions that can destroy enemy packs and bosses.
- Scaling Strategy: The build scales with upgrades to the Sniper Rifle, which has a high base damage and piercing ability.
- Core Playstyle: A ranged playstyle focused on long-distance elimination and positioning to maintain a safe distance.
- Power Curve: The build's power is consistent and scales well in the late game, as the Sniper Rifle scales exceptionally well with damage, projectile count, and size upgrades.
Passive Ability
Random enemies are marked. Also gain 0.5% Crit Damage per level.
Quick Tips
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Always be in motion; standing still makes you an easy target.
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Prioritize accuracy-enhancing upgrades.
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Practice patient, methodical gameplay.
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The Sniper Rifle has the highest base damage in the game.
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The Sniper Rifle pierces enemies, making it great for crowd control.
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The unlock requires you to defeat a challenging boss, so come prepared.
Strengths & Weaknesses
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The Sniper Rifle has extreme range with devastating single-shot damage.
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His passive ability triggers explosions that destroy enemy packs and bosses.
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The Sniper Rifle pierces enemies, making it great for swarm control.
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The build scales exceptionally well with upgrades.
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The Sniper Rifle's three upgrade stats mean you see damage upgrades more frequently.
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He is a hidden boss and requires exploration to unlock.
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The boss fight is challenging, and requires strong weapons and upgraded abilities.
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The Sniper Rifle requires manual aiming, which can be difficult until you get to bosses.
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He has lower health and speed than most characters.
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He is not a beginner-friendly character.
Build Core
High-damage precision weapon with piercing bullets and manual aim. Highest base damage (22) in game.
Multi-bullet ranged weapon ideal for crit builds. Fires multiple bullets with high crit scaling.
Piercing ranged weapon that shoots arrows through multiple enemies. Enhanced by crit chance and projectile count.
Bush's default weapon is the Sniper Rifle, a long-range weapon with the highest base damage in the game. It pierces enemies, which is extremely valuable for swarm control, and can be manually aimed for bosses. His passive ability is Markman, which reduces its cooldown per 10 levels starting at 5 seconds and capped at 1 second at level 100.
- Why these are optimal: The Sniper Rifle is the core weapon for this build, as it scales exceptionally well with damage, projectile count, and size upgrades. The Revolver and Bow are also great secondary weapons for this build as they scale with crit chance and crit damage, which benefits the sniper rifle.
- Upgrade Priority: Focus on upgrades that increase damage, projectile count, and size, as these are the only three upgrade stats the Sniper Rifle has.
- Key Mechanics: The Sniper Rifle pierces enemies, and its one-shot potential makes it great for boss fights. The passive ability's cooldown can be reduced with every level.
Increases the chance to land a critical hit. Reaching over 100% Crit Chance allows the player to Overcrit dealing even greater damage.
Increases the amount of experience gained from all sources, allowing for faster level-ups during a run.
Increases the Luck stat improving the chances of receiving higher-tier rewards from level-ups and chests.
Tomes are essential for amplifying Bush's damage and crit potential.
- Essential Tomes: The Precision Tome is the most important tome for this build, as it increases crit chance and is required to unlock the Sniper Rifle. The XP Tome is also a great choice, as it helps you level up and get more upgrades faster. The Luck Tome is also a good choice, as it improves item drops and can increase your chances of getting the items you need.
- Acquisition Order: Rush the Precision Tome to level 10 to unlock the Sniper Rifle, then focus on the XP Tome and Luck Tome.
- Tome Synergies: The Damage Tome is also a good choice, as it can apply to all weapons.
These items are critical for a sniper-focused build and are essential for reaching Bush's full potential.
- Item Priority: Crit Chance and Crit Damage items are top priority to maximize the effectiveness of the Sniper Rifle. Damage Multipliers are also great for amplifying your damage.
- Stacking: Stack as many crit-related items as possible to amplify the effects of his passive.
- Item Breakpoints: The build becomes unstoppable once your crit chance and crit damage are high enough to consistently one-shot enemies.
Increases the character's maximum health pool.
Increases the Armor stat which reduces the amount of incoming damage taken.
These items are strong supporting options that significantly enhance the build.
- How they amplify the build: Health, Armor, and Movement Speed are important for survivability, as Bush is fragile and can be slow. Pickup Range is also a great choice for collecting XP from a distance.
- Situational Use: You can use these items to fill out your build if you are struggling to survive.
Weapon upgrades can now have +1 to their stats, and you may be offered three choices instead of two.
Increase Luck by 7.5%.
27% increased chance to apply stack of Bloodmark when hitting an enemy.
These are optional items that provide quality of life improvements.
- Benefits: The Anvil is useful for guaranteeing good weapon stat upgrades. The Clover is great for getting more high-quality items. Unstable Transfusion and Bloody Cleaver are also great for late-game damage.
- Why they're not essential: The build can function and scale without these items, but they make the run smoother and more consistent.
Game Phase Strategies
The most difficult part of Bush's unlock is defeating the boss. You must be prepared with strong weapons and abilities before engaging.
- Primary Objectives: Focus on getting the Precision Tome to level 10 to unlock the Sniper Rifle.
- Survival Tactics: Practice constant movement to avoid being hit by the boss's sniper shots.
- What to Avoid: Do not attempt to stand still, as the boss's shots have pinpoint accuracy.
💡 Quick Tips:
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Focus on getting the Precision Tome to level 10.
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The boss scales up with each stage you defeat, so it's easier to defeat in Tier 1.
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Use trees and rocks as cover from his sniper shots.
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The Sniper Rifle has the highest base damage in the game.
Your build should now be a well-oiled machine. Your focus shifts to mastering precision shooting and positioning.
- Power Spikes: Your crit chance and crit damage will be high enough to one-shot most enemies.
- Build Goals: Maximize Sniper Rifle damage and range.
- Boss Approach: Use flanking maneuvers to attack from unexpected angles and use terrain to break line of sight.
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Use cover from trees and rocks.
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Practice aiming for enemy weak points.
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Lead your targets for accurate shots.
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Time shots during natural pauses.
You should have a high-damage, high-crit build that can handle any situation. Your focus is on mastering advanced positioning and target prioritization.
- Optimal Positioning: Use his wall-climbing ability to access elevated areas and attack enemies from a height advantage.
- Farming Patterns: Your build can now clear waves of enemies with ease. Focus on farming and getting your final upgrades.
- Build Completion: At this point, you should have a high-damage, high-crit build that can handle most enemies and bosses.
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Your critical corruption will one-shot enemies.
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Use walls to create unexpected attack angles.
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You can now clear the map with ease.
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Master advanced movement techniques.
Your build is now an unstoppable force, and your goal is to survive as long as possible and climb the leaderboards.
- Final Build State: You should have a high-damage, high-crit build that can handle endless waves of enemies.
- Final Boss Strategy: Use his high damage and survivability to dominate the boss and complete the content.
- Endless Wave Tactics: Focus on dodging and kiting to survive as long as possible.
- Victory Conditions: Your ultimate goal is to become the ultimate sniper and climb the leaderboards.
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You're now a complete package of damage and survivability.
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Your critical corruption will one-shot enemies.
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Focus on dominating the content that once challenged you.
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With an optimized build, you will win.