Pilot Abilities - Ratings for Each.

Hmm Destroyer gets a really high rating... it isn't that it isn't good, I am just not sure it is better relative to Master Gunsmith. I'd prefer Master Gunsmith. I also like the abilities that discount active module usage. While I have 45k power cells and never bought any with gold, I could see myself draining them with the more expensive modules. This makes it palatable.

Great list though. I think the logical next step is for people to come up with a list of what they think is best for each robot individually. This list is a bit too general to be useful beyond just being informational because one robot may benefit a lot from an ability, while another not as much. Like the abilities that give bonuses for capturing beacons would be awesome on a Strider dropped first. That is each team is taking a bunch of beacons and those effects could stack up. But those same abilities would be pretty bad on a Flux Fury, where you'd just want to buff damage.

Here is my opinion on the Pilot abilities at first glance, this could help some people decide which are the elite abilites, which ones are good, and which ones are an auto re-roll.

List pulled from here: warrobots.fandom.com/wiki/Pilot



**Weapon Damage**



Master Gunsmith: 3/5 - More damage is pretty good on all bots, nothing special though.

Adamant Gunsmith: 2/5 - See above, but situational with a higher max.

Raider Gunsmith: 2/5 - See Adamant.

Bounty Hunter: 1/5 - 5 seconds of 5% boost? no thanks.



**Durability**



Armor Expert: 3/5 - Free durability is good, give an extra star for tanks (Falcon/Fenrir/Invader.)



**Repair**



Mechanic: 4/5 - Constant healing isn't a joke, this is viable on any bot. Add star for tanks.

Adamant Mechanic: 4/5 - See Mechanic, faster but conditional. Key here is this helps push harder when behind, combine these two together and you've got a great recipe. Add star for tanks.

Raider Mechanic: 2/5 - Still healing but *too* conditional if you ask me, could be amazing but I wouldn't place it in the top 3 or 4 even for



**Resistance**



Adamant Guardian: 4/5 - Down on beacons this is exactly what you want, combined with durability and repair boosts this has the potential to be absurd. Add star for tanks.

Invulnerable Raider: 2/5 - A bit too situational but adding resistance for nabbing a beacon is pretty solid for a lot of bots.



**Speed**



Road Hog: 4/5 - Speed is undersold at every level of the game, obviously this isn't a priority item for the tank types but every other build this is a very welcome addition.

Adamant Road Hog: 4/5 - I went back and forth on this but for mid-game pushes the (HUGE) 20% speed boost when behind on beacons is no joke, that pushes hellburners to a whopping 150kmh in overdrive and many other bots to the 75-100 kmh range. Loki would be stealth running over 100kmh.



**Module**



I'm going to lump all of these together with a 1/5. Unless you're a green cell addict I don't see these being better than other options. The one caveat is that these are pretty great on Falcon/Invader/Fenrir because the module healing is pretty much why you're playing these builds.



**Miscellaneous**



Guidance Operator: 1/5 - Yeah 33% faster lock on scourge/spark/hydra etc isn't *that* much faster. If we were talking 50-75% I'd give it more stars.



**Trade Off**



Survivor: 3/5 - More damage at the cost of speed is just fine for a lot of bots, if you're going for all damage builds then this is a good one.

Thrill Seeker: 3/5 - Damage at the cost of durability, same reasoning as "Survivor"

Scout: 4/5 - Speed bonus at the cost of durability? Speed builds just want speed, so yes please.

Spy: 4/5 - Speed at the cost of damage, still great considering damage is only lowered by 2.5%

Cautious Pilot: 3/5 - Too bad the only meta bot that can benefit is Nemesis, but for Nemesis pilots I would not be at all upset to get a 7.5% durability boost.

Tough Guy: 5/5 - On Fenrir and Invader this is *exactly* what you want; on the other bots in the list it's still a great option but not a 5 star option.



**Ability Based**



Wonderworker: 5/5 - Just about any bot on that list will be jumping for joy (pun intended) to get 7.5% durability back for every ability activation. A+ on Greek Bots and Stealth Jumpers.

Destroyer: 4/5 - Almost a perfect rating, this is an extra thermonuke for abilities. Especially great on Hellburner.

True Ace: 5/5 - Mender, Tyr, Weyland with a huge healing buff? Yes and yes.

Suppressor: 2/5 - Increased suppression seems underwhelming considering how debilitating suppression already is, do you really need more?

Weapon Damage with Active Ability: 1/5 - 3% boost? Meh.

Defense Expert: 4/5 - This one however is HUGE for Raijin. Pretty good for the other 2 spiders too.

True Cowboy: 1/5 - You're still running a wild west bot, I don't think 5% is gunna save you.



**Ability Recharge**



Deft Survivor: 5/5 - This is the A+ platinum ability for every meta bot that can use it. Blitz with an extra free suppression/speed, yes. Mender with double heal, yes yes. Pursuer with 10 more seconds of hunt, yes yes yes. Invader with another jump/suppression yes yes yes yes. You get the idea. Glad they left Greeks off this list.

Clever Survivor: 4/5 - An extra dash or jump etc to help you escape or close the gap? Sounds good to me.



**Ability Trade Off**



Daredevil: 4/5 - On a carnage a 15% damage boost is pretty insane, combined with other damage perks it'd be like running a third heavy weapon. I mean, that's the only bot that can realistically use it though and even then Carnage isn't great.

Ghost: 3/5 - I don't really know what to think about this. Rogatka running at 90kmh is pretty neat but not sure if it helps break it into the meta. A Lancelot moving at nearly Ares speed could be interesting though... not sure I'd invest resources into it.

Traditionalist: 5/5 - If you play a Falcon and you don't have this you're doing it wrong.



**Shield**



Physical Shield Expert: 4/5 - For bots that lean heavily on Physical Shields for success there's absolutely no reason to not want a 25% buff.

Energy Shield Expert: 2/5 - Energy shields just aren't all that effective in higher leagues, making them slightly better probably isn't going to push you over the top when everyone is shooting Halos anyway.

Crazy Electrician: 2/5 - See above, faster recharge doesn't matter when it doesn't block enough. If this doubles for Aegis I'd give it more stars.



**Weapons/Equipment**



Gunsmith: 2/5 - For the last bit of extra damage (max 2.5% boost) this is fine, but there's better options for higher damage.

Sharpshooter: 4/5 - Tighter pattern on any gun with spread is absolutely huge, this could potentially end up being a damage boost of 20% or more depending on range. Yes and yes.

Speedshooter: 2/5 - Yeah, the time to spool up to max damage on punishers and avengers isn't so prohibitive I'd go out of my way to increase is. Not for me.

Powerman: 4/5 - For dragoon and shocktrain builds this will lead up to HUGE increases in DPM and damage output in general, If I played those bots I'd look to have this and mechanic for long lasting blue jelly range fun.

Knight Errant: 2/5 - Buffing ECU even more is sweet, but at the cost of another potentially better skill? I dunno.

Energy Shield Expert: 2/5 - See all comments relating to Ancile shields.

Does speed shooter only affect the spin up time on guns?

Good input, I may edit later. I have never played a Bulwark but I was under the assumption those are for Ancile shields not Aegis? 

If i'm wrong I will clarify and edit ASAP!

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Does maximum durability refer to the. Max when you start the game, or the max after damage is take (ie the heal max)

Traditionalist: 5/5 - If you play a Falcon and you don't have this you're doing it wrong.

I'm glad you're assigning ratings to each ability.  But I think you're painting with too broad of a brush.  The value of any % increase bonus is strongly tied to the base number it is modifying.  

For example, Armor Expert provides the Hover with a potential increase of more than 34,000 durability; that same ability gives an Inquisitor only 19,800.  Using your star system, I would rate Armor Expert for the Hover at 5/5, but only 2/5 (or even 1/5) for the Inquistor. 

Free durability is good, of course, but selecting a skill isn't free.  You're giving up a skill slot where, potentially, something better could be selected.

Now, after arguing for more nuance, I'm going to also paint with a broad brush—I see no value in selecting the trade-off skills right now.  To give an example of why:

• Spy provides increased speed of up to 5%, while reducing weapon damage by 2.5%.
• Road Hog provides a speed increase of either 6.5% or 10%, while not reducing damage at all.

The green crack p2w button only gets a 25% cost reduction. 15 PC instead of 20, or 30 instead of 40. Big whoop-de-do...it still encourages reliance on a commodity that is easily spent faster than earned. I don't want to press that button too often.

Powerman not available for dragoon.