Elex Guide - a complete guide for all factions. Selecting a faction in Elex

Berserkers

If you don't like modern weapons and technology, but want to use spells, swords and bows, then we advise you to choose Berserkers. They are fluent in magic, so they can, for example, summon spirits, heal their wounds, or increase damage done. In addition, members of this faction are able to enchant equipment (but only from past eras, that is, axes, swords, hammers, and so on) and shoot several arrows from a bow at once. Berserkers allow you to create a hero who fights primarily in close combat, but can also support himself with spells or attack from afar with a bow if necessary.

Faction Capital: Goliet
Faction Leader: Ragnar
Unique Weapons: Axe, Warrior Sword, Ripblade
Unique armor: Cultivator set, Warrior set, Paladin set

Faction abilities

Berserk is a faction's base ability that gives you access to other abilities of that faction. Unlocks faction trainers, allows you to buy their equipment and use mana, and also gives you the ability to upgrade magic weapons and increases resistance to poison.
Magic - the next level increases the duration or damage of spells.
Mana – the next level increases the amount of available mana (which is used to cast spells).
Weapon Enchant – Allows you to enchant a weapon, which increases its damage.
Scatter Shot – allows you to fire multiple arrows at the same time.
Seeker Shot - Allows you to shoot homing arrows.
Camouflage Spell – Unlocks a spell that reduces the chance of being detected by enemies.
Leather Armor Spell - Unlocks a spell that increases armor.
Warrior Spell Aspect - Unlocks a spell that increases melee damage.
Blood Transfer Spell - Unlocks a spell that allows you to turn part of your life into mana.
Ghost Wolf Spell - Unlocks a spell that summons ghosts that can help you during battles.
Spell Sense of Life - unlocks a spell that highlights all living beings.
Poison Aura Spell - Unlocks a spell that deals poison damage to all enemies around the character.
Healing Spell - Unlocks a spell that allows you to heal your character and his companion.

Exiles

The skills of the Exiles allow you to create a character who perfectly wields rifles (they shoot with simple bullets, not plasma). They also spend a lot of time crafting items while sitting at workbenches. Exiles can offer many useful abilities for creating various things, that is, you can independently craft ammunition, weapons and stimulants for yourself, providing various bonuses. In addition, you will learn how to dismantle your equipment, thereby obtaining new parts that you can then sell or use in crafting other items.

Faction capital: Fort
Faction Leader: William
Unique Weapons: Harpoon, Scarpshotgun, Reaperblade
Unique armor: Runner set, Enforcer set, Captain set

Faction abilities

Exile is the main ability of the Exiles, which gives you access to other skills of this faction. Unlocks faction trainers, and also allows you to buy their equipment and upgrade mechanical weapons. In addition, your resistance to radiation increases. Additionally, it removes debuffs when you use Stimpaks and allows you to use multiple Stimpaks at once.
Unscrew - Unlocks the ability that allows you to dismantle the weapon (thanks to which you can get additional parts).
Body Chemistry - the next level increases the duration and effects of stimulants.
Chem. Chem Capacity – the next level increases the number of stimulants that can be used by the character at the same time.
Tonic (Pick-me-up Stim) – allows you to craft stimulants that temporarily increase your attack and blocking speed.
Chemistry Scrap Scanner Chem – makes it possible to craft stimulants that improve the search for common objects.
Chemistry Immune Booster Chem – makes it possible to craft stimulants that temporarily increase resistance to all types of effects (radiation, fire, frost, poison).
Chemistry Tough Guy Chem - makes it possible to craft stimulants that temporarily increase damage resistance.
Animal Lover Chem - makes it possible to craft stimulants that temporarily scare away weak animals from the player.

Clerics

Clerics – perfect choice for players who like to use long-range weapons (especially when it comes to plasma or energy rifles) and support themselves with skills reminiscent of magic. The fact is that members of this faction have access to PSI skills that resemble spells: they make it possible to create powerful energy waves, move short distances, or create holograms.

Faction capital: Hort
Faction Leader: Reinhold
Unique Weapons: Acolyte Sword, Regent Sword, Laser Rifle, Energy Shield, Type A Flamethrower, PSI Booster
Unique armor: Acolyte set, Legate set, Regent set

Faction abilities

Cleric is a basic Cleric ability that gives you access to other abilities of that faction. Unlocks faction trainers, allows you to buy their equipment and use PSI abilities, as well as upgrade energy weapons. In addition, it increases fire resistance.
PSI – everyone new level Increases the duration or damage of PSI skills.
Battery – each new level increases the amount of energy that is used to use PSI skills.
High-Tech Weaponsmith - Unlocks the ability that allows you to create Cleric weapons using a workbench.
One Man Army - Increases your damage when traveling without a companion.
Suggestion – Unlocks new dialogue options that can influence other characters during certain conversations.
Technophile - Unlocks the PSI ability, which highlights all synthetic creatures and high-tech equipment.
Cleansing Ability – Unlocks the PSI ability, which removes all negative effects from the character.
Power Shield - Unlocks the PSI ability, which creates a force field that protects from damage.
Weapon Unity skill – unlocks the PSI ability, which increases damage from ranged weapons.
Phasing Ability - Unlocks the PSI ability, which allows you to teleport a short distance and leave a hologram of the hero in the place where he stood.
Power Wave Ability – Unlocks the PSI ability, which creates a powerful energy wave that deals area damage.
Skill The Last Battle(The Last Stand Ability) – unlocks the PSI ability, which revives the hero with half his health.
Hologram Projection Ability – Unlocks the PSI ability, which allows you to create holograms that distract the attention of enemies.

Skills

Fighter

The fighter or warrior is one of the most common archetypes that can be found in almost any RPG. In Elex, this class also has the right to life. If you decide to play as a fighter, then you should definitely choose the Berserkers faction. Still, the warrior specializes in striking at close range, and therefore the magic of supporting berserkers will be very useful for him. In addition, you can enchant your weapon, increasing its parameters for a specific period of time.

Characteristics

If you want to play for this class, then you should focus your attention on two parameters of the main character: Strength and Toughness. The first stat increases the damage you deal, and the other increases the amount of life. Both play a big role in close-range battles. Agility is also useful (but not as much as the above parameters), because it expands the range of your attacks.

If there is a constant lack of mana required to cast spells, we recommend adding a couple of points to the Intelligence parameter. The trick will be useless for most heroes, since many characters in the game can be convinced with a few Elixit Shards, so you don't have to spend points on it.

Skills

When playing as a fighter, you should spend skill points on abilities that can be effective at close range. It is worth developing them first. We are talking about the following skills:

Melee Weapons - The next level increases the amount of damage done by swords, axes, hammers, and so on. This is the most important skill for a warrior.
This is the second most important skill for a fighter.
Powerful Strike - the next level increases the damage dealt when using special attacks (they are charged when performing special combinations during battle).

Weapon enchantment – makes it possible to enchant a weapon, which increases its parameters.
Leather Armor - Unlocks a spell that improves armor.
Warrior particle - unlocks a spell that increases melee damage.
Heal – unlocks a spell that allows you to heal your character and his companion.

Don't know where to spend your skill points? Then invest them in the following abilities:

Jetpack Attack - Unlocks an air attack that uses your jetpack on your back.
Weapon modification - gives you the opportunity to improve your weapon using a workbench.

Sniper

You probably already guessed that the sniper prefers ranged weapons, but at the first stage of the game you will have to use standard melee weapons, because the initial guns and bows will cause too little damage, so you will have to spend a lot of money on ammunition. For this reason, at first you should always keep a simple sword or ax with you. Then you will need to select the appropriate faction. If you prefer the classics and like to shoot with a bow, then you have a direct path to the Berserkers, and if you want to shoot with stylish energy rifles, then you can go to the Clerics.

You'll also need to use your jetpack a lot, but remember that if you fly into a building that's out of range of your enemies, they'll run back to find cover. In battle, you will need to frequently change your position and throw grenades in order to inflict huge damage on several enemies at once. Sometimes you will have to fight indoors - we recommend using sprint in them and having a melee weapon at the ready.

Characteristics

The most important parameter for a sniper is Dexterity. The fact is that the range of your attacks depends on it. Next important characteristic can be either Strength (if you prefer bows) or Intelligence (if you prefer plasma rifles). Resilience increases hit points - this is a fairly useful parameter, but you should not overdo it, because the sniper mainly attacks from afar, and therefore is less likely to receive damage from opponents.

Leveling up Cunning mainly depends on your preferences. If you want to persuade everyone, it's worth spending a few points on it, but many characters can be persuaded with Elexit.

Skills

When playing as a sniper, you first need to develop those skills that are responsible for long-range combat, namely:

Ranged Weapon – Increases damage from ranged weapons. Considered the most important skill for a sniper.
Grenades can also be of great help in battles at a distance.
One with the Weapon (Cleric) – Unlocks a skill that increases the damage done by ranged weapons.
Scattered Shot (Berserker) – makes it possible to simultaneously shoot several arrows.
Seeking Shot (Berserker) – allows you to shoot homing arrows.

There are not very many skills in the game aimed only at ranged combat, so the remaining skill points should be spent on the following abilities:

Extra Health Points – Increases the amount of health you receive at the next level. We advise you to develop it as early as possible in order to get maximum hit points.
Armor – The next level increases the protection that armor provides.
Melee Weapons - The next level increases the amount of damage done by swords, axes, hammers, and so on. It's worth adding at least a couple of points.

If you have a lot of extra points, you can spend them on the following skills:

Mutant Killer and Machine Killer - these skills increase the damage done to mutants and machines.
High-Tech Weapon Maker (Cleric) – Unlocks the ability that allows you to craft Cleric guns using a workbench.
Phase Movement (Cleric) - Unlocks the PSI ability, which allows you to move short distances and leave a hologram of the character in the place where he stood.
Healing Spell (Berserker) – unlocks a spell that allows you to heal your character and his companion.
Spectral Wolf Spell (Berserker) - Unlocks a spell that summons ghosts that can help you during battles. They will be able to distract opponents in close combat while you shoot at them from afar.

Stormtrooper

The attack aircraft is in many ways similar to the sniper, but often fights with opponents at a higher level. close range, using weapons such as flamethrowers, rocket launchers, shotguns and grenades. They are not as accurate as plasma rifles or bows, but they do more damage. In addition, you will need to know how to fight in close combat, since the enemy can always get too close to you.

The best faction for of this class are the Exiles. It is located in the Tavar Desert and can offer extremely useful crafting skills, meaning you can create your own firearms and ammunition. In addition, you will be able to use special stimulants that increase damage or resistance to various types damage.

Characteristics

The most important parameters for a stormtrooper are Dexterity and Strength, as they are necessary for the effective use of heavy weapons. In addition, Strength increases damage when using melee weapons. You should also not forget about increasing your Fortitude, since you will often receive blows from opponents. Subterfuge can be useful for convincing some characters, but most of them can be persuaded without this parameter, simply by using money. You don't have to upgrade your intelligence at all.

Skills

Considering that at the beginning of the game you will have to go mainly with swords and axes, we advise you to first upgrade skills that help in close combat:

Melee Weapons - The next level increases the amount of damage done by swords, axes, hammers, and so on.
Extra Health Points – Increases the amount of health you receive at the next level. We advise you to develop it as early as possible in order to get maximum hit points.
Armor – The next level increases the protection that armor provides.
Endurance – the next level increases your endurance, which is spent when performing strikes, that is, the higher this parameter is, the more attacks you can make.

As soon as you get your first more or less normal heavy weapon (mostly you can buy it or find it in Tavar), you will need to start leveling up skills that increase its effectiveness in battle:

Heavy Weapons - The next level increases the damage dealt by heavy weapons. For attack aircraft this is one of the most important skills.
Grenades can also be of great help in battles at a distance. Plus, they will most likely appear in your pockets before heavy weapons, so you can start developing this skill first.
Low Tech Weaponsmith - Unlocks the ability to create Exile weapons using a workbench.
Crafting ammunition - makes it possible to craft ammunition for Exile weapons.

If you have extra skill points left, you can spend them on the following skills:

Overdrive Stim – makes it possible to craft stimulants that speed up health recovery.
Chemistry Steel Skin Chem - makes it possible to craft stimulants that temporarily increase your resistance to all types of damage.
Mind Changer Stim – allows you to craft stimulants that temporarily double your damage.

ELEX has three main factions that you can choose from at the start of the game. In this guide, I will provide information about all the factions in the ELEX game, including their advantages and features.