Shield Weapon Dooley Build

Dooley already scales well but this Shield build takes that to another level with the Armored Core. If you're able to find early scaling cards you can get more value out of them as you drag fights longer than usual.

This is a pretty simple build works around buffing your shields and then having an item that deals Damage based on your Shield value.

It's not the strongest early and can suffer against OTK builds. As with most Shield builds you will struggle against Poison builds as your healing often isn't good enough.

Shield Weapon Combo

Armored Core

If you decide to pick the Armored Core to start the game (and don't want to eventually keep it in your stash) then this build is an easy one to play. It will constantly buff your other Shield items and with a few skills it can become incredibly potent as you get later into the game. You should aim to put Shield items to the right, and your other low cooldown items to left to Charge it.

Force Field (or another Weapon)

The other half of this build is a way to deal Damage using that Shield. Force Field is one of the easiest for Dooley to find and has a low cooldown too.

While there are only two main items you need, there are a lot of different skills that work amazingly well in a Shield build. Some of the best to look out for are :

Sharp Corners

This gives you more damage or the flexibility to replace Force Field with another weapon (or weapons) that have low cooldowns and can scale their Damage throughout the fight.

Titanium Casing

This works the same as your Core so you end up granting even more Shield than normal.

Hardened Shield

Another skill that will help accelerate your shield stacking as quickly as possible.

Keen Eye (or other Crit skills)

While we want the Crits to kill people faster, they work with Shields too. With so many different ways to ramp our Shields if they do Crit they will shield for a huge amount.

Dooley has access to a lot of different Shield items. Ideally you want 1 or 2 more and then other supportive cards that will Freeze, Slow or Haste to buy you time.

Brick Buddy

Brick Buddy is one of the strongest Shield items that can scale itself throughout the fight. When you add the extra shields from your Core and skills, it will quickly reach a point where it can out shield any incoming damage. The only drawback is that it needs to be next to other Friends to work properly.

Duct Tape

There are many items that can either Haste your core, Slow enemy items, Freeze them

Dooley often wants the game to go later so having good scaling options is a must. These can be picked up early if you find them.

Walter Cooler

This build is one of the easiest ones to scale Walter Cooler quickly. He's a Friend so will receive the Haste but you can also place him next to the Core which will charge him much faster. Get this as early as possible!

Memory Card

The Armored Core cannot use the bonus Damage but we always love more money. This is especially a good in this build since you can Shield and survive. The fights will last longer and you'll print money.

Schematics

The Armored Core can use the bonus Crit Chance and is pretty powerful late game. This is a no brainer though because it can live in your stash and keep getting more value. You will often have a lot of cheap Friends and Tools to begin the game with which makes them easy to upgrade. Just sell this when you need to buy a big item later.

• Since the Core isn't particularly powerful on it's own, it's very easy to swap this build fully late game. If you get an amazing Diamond item don't be afraid to put the Core into your stash.
• Early game it may be worth to lose a few rounds or drag them out the maximum limit by having no damage items. This is only worthwhile when you have a Memory Card and Walter Cooler to scale.