Scarlet Nexus may not be the most difficult game out there, but it certainly has its fair share of interesting and challenging encounters. The various Others in the game are towering, brutish, and powerful. On top of that, the player will also have to deal with powerful OSF soldiers as they progress through this JRPG title's main campaign.
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The player will have a handful of tools in their arsenal to deal with these encounters, and among these are the plug-ins. The player can equip as many as three plug-ins per character. If they want their characters to be as powerful as they can be, they need to use the best plug-ins the game offers. Here are the best choices.
10 Increased Survival Rate
The Increased Survival Rate plug-in increases the player's health and defense by 10%. It is a very useful add-on that ensures survivability, and when paired with Forcefield and Health plug-ins, will make the player an absolute tank.
Unfortunately, this plug-in is restricted to some players since it is a DLC item. Not every single player of Scarlet Nexus has the chance to equip this item, which is a shame considering its usefulness.
9 Body Enhance: Attack
The Body Enhance: Attack plug-in ensures that players are able to complete a combo chain despite being damaged. The plug-in's purpose is to increase the player's stability whenever doing attacks. That way, whenever they're attacked in the middle of an attack animation, their movement won't be interrupted.
This is a perfect plug-in for those who enjoy mashing the attack button. This is a strategy players can employ in Scarlet Nexus effectively, so long as there is a balance with other mechanics as well, such as dashing and the use of powers.
8 Brain Drive Accelerate
When Brain Drive is activated in Scarlet Nexus, the player becomes more powerful. They can perform more psychokinetic attacks before the power gauge depletes, and their movement rate is increased.
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Brain Drive automatically activates when its gauge fills up. To make this bar fill up faster, they can equip the Brain Drive Accelerate plug-in. This item will increase the rate at which the drive gauge fills up by over 5%.
7 Forcefield Mk: VI
The Forcefield Mk: VI plug-in increases the player's defense by 50. According to its description, this high-grade plug-in does this by wrapping the player's body with an invisible barrier.
This plug-in suits characters that have naturally low health and defense, such as Hanabi and Tsugumi. It gives them more chances of survivability on the field. The player can also choose to equip this plug-in on either Yuito or Kasane, whichever one they're playing as.
6 Emergency Invulnerability Field
The Emergency Invulnerability Field plug-in grants the player temporary invincibility. After the player receives damage, the plug-in will activate an emergency defense mechanism that will make the player invulnerable for a few seconds.
This plug-in is a great way for the player to properly pace themselves after being hit with an attack. Other than that, they can also simply power through, since this plug-in's effect will last for a couple of seconds before deteriorating.
5 Health Boost: VI
A very straightforward plug-in, the Health Boost: VI will give the player an additional 300 points in health. It is the greatest health boost item in the game, and is the perfect companion for characters that have naturally low health.
Paying attention to HP is a skill every gamer has mastered at this point. In Scarlet Nexus, however, the player won't always be able to pay attention to the HP bar of the other characters. This plug-in can help remedy this issue.
4 SAS Recovery Support MK 3
The SAS Recovery Support MK 3 plug-in provides a 15% bonus on the player's SAS gauge recovery. Because of the nature of its effect, this plug-in is only applicable on the playable character, Kasane or Yuito.
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The SAS Ability system in Scarlet Nexus is one of the best aspects of the game. It is something the player will constantly have to use while fighting various opponents. This plug-in will help the player use them more by decreasing the cooldown.
3 Special Bonus Contract
The Special Bonus Contract plug-in will allow the player to become overpowered a little bit faster. It grants the player a 5% increase in EXP and money gained when defeating enemies.
With this incredible plug-in, the player will be able to level up faster and gain more money to spend on useful items. Unfortunately, this item is also a DLC add-on, which means not every player has the chance to use this plug-in unless they're willing to dish out extra bucks.
2 Power Enhance: VI
Those who want their power attacks to pack an extra punch can make use of this incredible item. The Power Enhance: VI plug-in is the best version of its type. It increases the player's power rating by 35.
If the player has enough in-game money, every character in the party should equip the Power Enhance: V plug-in. It makes sure every party member is capable of fighting for themselves, and it takes a significant weight off the player's shoulders in terms of combat encounters.
1 SAS Application Assist
The game encourages its players to take advantage of the SAS ability mechanic, and the SAS Application Assist plug-in is the game's way of helping the player embrace it. This plug-in will increase the powers of the SAS abilities by 5%. On top of that, it also increases its effect time.
This plug-in will help the SAS become much more effective in combat. Pairing this with the Concurrent SAS Activation skill, which allows the player to use four abilities at once, will really give the player a sense of being super-powered.