Deep Rock Galactic: DRG Juggernaut Build

For your passive Perks you will want to select perks that help you tank damage as well as heal you. Elemental Insulation is one of the main three you will want, as it gives you a 30% resistance to all elemental damage when fully upgraded. Then there is Vampire, which will allow you to gain 5 health for every medium and large sized enemy you kill. 5 health doesn’t sound like that much,but it is very useful if you have no other healing items, and goes well with another perk we will talk about later. You can also use Sweet tooth to gain increased healing from Red Sugar, as it will also give you a speed after consuming some. Your final Passive perk that should be picked is Unstoppable, which causes environmental slow down effects to be reduced up to 45%. This is meant to give you a little bit of mobility since this build is more focused on staying in one spot and mowing down waves of enemies.
For you Active perks, the two I have picked are not the most original, but Work the best. They are Iron will and Berserker. Iron will is one of the best perks in the game, allowing you to temporarily revive yourself for 12 seconds, and you move faster, hit harder, and are more resistant to slowdowns, which works well with the Unstoppable perk. It also works well with the second perk, Berserker. With berserker, you get a very quick pickax attack recharge as well as an increase to melee damage. This can be used in a tight spot if you’re low on ammo, but it is very good with both Vampire and Iron will, as if you are able to heal yourself even a little bit when IW is active, it will cancel out your temporary revive and you won’t go back down.

For armor, you will want to select the upgrades that make you tougher alongside your perks. I have chosen in the selection of 4 tiers of upgrades:
1:1 for faster shield recovery
2:2 for more health, as it gives you plus 25 health as compared to the plus 5 for your shield.
3: There’s only one upgrade for this tier, and it will allow your dwarf to resist a certain type of damage more. For Gunner its explosive, and Driller its fire.
4:Any of these upgrades can work well. The first two allow your shield to damage/stun enemies that break it, and the third grants a temporary invulnerability after being revived.

Next, we have the damage dealing part of this build. For your weapons, you will want to prioritize upgrades and overclocks that deal lots of damage. The ones I personally use are the ones we will be going over, but if you don’t have them, you can use other overclocks that have an increase in damage.

First for Gunner we will be using the Lead storm Minigun with the Lead storm Overclock. The upgrades for it are as follows:
1:2
2:2
3:3
4:2-3
5:2

Then for the Autocannon we will be using the Neurotoxin overclock with these upgrades:
1:3
2:3
3:3
4:1
5:1

These builds are very good at clearing out swarms of Grunts as well as being able to deal with larger enemies as well, thanks to upgrades like Blowthrough rounds and Feedback loop.
For your Secondary’s, you should use the Bulldog Revolver and the Brt7 Burst Pistol.

For the Bulldog:Elephant Rounds
1:2
2:3
3:4
4:2
5:1

And for the Brrt:Leadspray
1:3
2:1
3:2
4:2-3
5:2

These builds are more for dealing damage to a single target either too far away for your primary or too close to you and that need to be dealt with quickly like Stalkers or Exploders.
In terms of grenades, the Cluster and Leadburster work best, being able to deal with swarms and single targets as well.

For Driller, The CRSPR Flamethrower with the Facemelter overclock and Wavecooker with the Gamma Contamination overclock work best for me.

Flamethrower
1:1
2:1
3:3
4:1
5:1

Wave Cooker
1:1
2:1
3:2
4:2
5:3

The Facemelter overclock is great for wiping out grunts and the Wave Cooker with the Exothermic Reactor alongside the radiation damage can make short work of big targets. For your Grenades, the Throwing Ax is great for Single targets, and even works with the Vampire perk to be able to heal you, and the Neurotoxin is good for taking out swarms as well.

And now we come to the most important part of the build, the Drip. Killing swaths of Glyphids is one thing, but looking good while doing it is another. For your Armor, you will want to get the bulkiest and most powerful armor looking for you dwarf, to really go with the Juggernaut build. The tier 3-4 armor in the item shop works best for these, and combining it with some military camo paint job and helmet or mask will finish the job.

For my Gunner, I have the Biohazard mask from the Biohazard DLC, the MK4 armor, and Toxic Defender for the paint Job. For my Driller I have the Interstellar Goon helmet from Season 4, MK 5 armor, and Toxic Defender again.

This Concludes my guide for the Juggernaut build in DRG. I have used it since Season 3 and It has helped me survive many situations where I probably shouldn’t have. Feel free to comment on any feedback on how well it worked for you, as well as any tips to make it better!