I'ma come out and say it straight away.
I dun like the Claymore.
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Now that that's done.
The last time I gave it a try was over a year ago, and I didn't try it much.
So here's my question; what kit would you suggest for someone like myself, a horrid infidel who'd willing to give it another shot, that best showcases the claymore?
AIU, GI, Drell Assassin and pretty much all the Krogans.
Was just toying with the Batdept on Kalence before you posted a build. I had a 6/6/6/4/4, Lash not worth it for the fitness/Weapon Dmg?
Was just toying with the Batdept on Kalence before you posted a build. I had a 6/6/6/4/4, Lash not worth it for the fitness/Weapon Dmg?
I'm not a big fan of Lash really, though it is useful for ranged and accurate biotic explosions. Also, I'm not sure if the weapon damage is needed to to kill gold Brutes in one Warp/Claymore/Cluster burst - which is great fun.
drell vanguard, geth trooper(with flamer), human infilrator and the list goes on but you just have to try it for yourself and you will soon find out that every kit gets a lot cooler with that giant boom stick
Asari huntress. In fact, claymore goes with everything, especially if you can reload cancel
Human soldier, novaguard, turian soldier, quarian male engineer, AIU, drell vanguard, batarian adept, BF3 soldier, human infiltrator, GI, and many more all work well with it.
I also like the asari vanguard, female quarian engineer, drell adept, and occasionally the warlord with it, but it's not my main on any of them. Havoc and even the fury can do well with it though not my preference, personally.
Before anyone mentions my severe lack of most krogan it's because I use the graal on them. As much as I love the claymore, a spike shooting shotgun made to dig out of thresher maws from the inside has me sold.
My only claymore all the time kits are the human infiltrator (1 of them), novaguard (1 of them), and quarian male engineer.
I'd go with human soldier to try it out again, followed by the turian soldier. The gun's biggest downfall is the constant reloading, so adrenaline rush or marksman is a good starting point to mitigate that inconvenience.
Yep, it's definitely Claymore week.
First thing that came to mind as well. Thumbs up, obviously. Although... Truly scrubby and crazy people skip fitness entirely! 
Deerber,get in here!
OT: Destroyer with AM3,screw cool downs.Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Daaaaaamn, I was late, wasn't I? XD Everyone already said everything...
Damn, a poor Drell can't even sleep nowadays... XD
Yep, it's definitely Claymore week.
IT'S ALWAYS CLAYMOAR WEEK, BABBYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!
... Formalities done, on topic. Dala Kaar, first let me commend you for opening your mind to things you have found not nice in the past, and give them a second shot. In the case of the High Lord, I can assure you, you won't be disappointed.
The kits I love it most on, the ones I would never dare separating from the High Lord, are mostly the FQE, the Batarian Adept, the Havoc, the BF3 soldier and the vorcha sentinel. You can check the builds on my N7HQ if you need. They're usually updated with what I think is the best option, at least on the kits I play most often with. These are the kits I think the High Lord fits the best on, the ones I feel showcase its power most nicely.
But, I guess most of those kits can be a bit... Weird to couple with the claymore at times, or maybe a bit hard to play in that way. Should they prove so, there are other possibilities that should be taken into consideration as "entry levels" for recent converts to the High Lord.
First, the Hsol double tap build is very solid, has a very high damage output, and punishes your mistakes a lot less thanks to the 2 shots. To get in touch with the Claymore, I think this is the perfect thing.
Then, there's pretty much any infiltrator really, for obvious reasons. GI claymore is... Lulzy at least, but other things like a SI or a HI can make it sing as well.
Other than those kits, it's a gun that by its characteristics, goes great pretty much anywhere you put it, with very few exceptions.
It goes great on weapon classes because it has many weaknesses that are usually covered, or at least helped, by weapon boosting powers (accuracy, just one clip in the mag, low RoF, etc), so these kinds of classes usually turn it into a murder machine.
But it also goes great, maybe surprisingly for some, on kits that rely on power damage a lot. This is in part because cooldowns are way overrated, and in part because it gives these kits a solution for OHKs on mooks, up to medium distance and without any aid for powers, for when you're on CD, in addition to quite a big stopping power against bosses. This is crucial for many power intensive kits to operate in the best way possible. Sure, there are many ways to achieve that in a lighter and more efficient way (arc pistol, bla bla bla), but none of those has the same style Obviously though, it goes best on kits that either have only one true CD dependant power, or that have very low CD powers.
First thing that came to mind as well. Thumbs up, obviously. Although... Truly scrubby and crazy people skip fitness entirely!
My favorite Claymore kit is probably the Drell Assassin Infiltrator. You can drop the last two ranks of fitness if you like Homing Grenades--I just don't think the long cast/travel time have any synergy with the character's hamster-on-crack movement speed and ability to do a ton of burst damage.
In general, if you don't like the Claymore, I think it's great on any of the infiltrators and single-cooldown explosion kits (so Krogan Soldier, Drell Adept, Batarian Adept, Quarian Male Engineer), and more difficult to use (but still awesome, obviously) on multiple-cooldown kits like the Asari Adept, Fury, N7 Paladin, etc.
It's also great on any debuffing kit, especially those with Warp. Really, the Claymore can be used to great effect on any kit in the game.
Huntress, Vorcha Hunter, and Krogan Soldier/Sentinel are probably my 3 favorite Claymore kits. Consolation prize to the DAI I guess.
I keep constantly switching between Flame Turret, Rocket Turret and 46664 builds. Minor nuances, those.
Claymore curriculum:
Beginners: Human Soldier, Human Infiltrator
Advanced: Human Adept
PhD: Drell
Enlightenment: Any kit
Too many, two kits here I recently have much fun with:
Drell Assassin: Cloak -> Recon Mine -> shoot -> detonate RM -> shoot again, repeat. You can throw Homing Nades in between, but that's optional.
Salarian Infiltrator: Cloak -> ED (for shielded enemies)/ PM (for unshielded or armored enemies) -> shoot, repeat. He also has excellent survivability.
I think if you're struggling with the RC of the weapon then it's not going to be as fun to use IMO. I think infiltrators are a good class to start with in that case and generally I would suggest one with a stunning power like Sabotage or Energy Drain but it's a great weapon on any of the infiltrators. For me I think the Human Soldier is the most fun kit with the weapon but might be a little harder to start with the weapon on. Some of my favorite weapons I hated at first though so it's just forcing reps with the weapon and getting a feel for it, I don't think anyone can say that they don't love the claymore after they get a headshot on a phantom or Dragoon or get a double kill with it.
Delete thread, ban OP.
The Claymore is certainly one of the best weapons in the game. It is a very close range weapon but it puts out a ****-ton of damage. I like to use it with Vanguards or other characters who get up close and personal. Batarians, Krogan, etc. I haven't tried it on the AIU yet but I hear it's sex.
Pun intended?
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