Welcome to The First Descendant Secret Garden Build (Tactical Rifle). This Secret Garden Build is updated for Season 3 Episode 2 and optimized for Freyna. The Secret Garden is a tactical rifle that increases skill damage when a tech skill is activated. It is most prominently used on most mobbing Freyna Builds.
This Secret Garden Build is optimized for Freyna’s Venom Baptism skill,. However, you can use this for any character that also uses the weapon.
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Secret Garden Summary
The Secret Garden is an Ultimate Tactical Rifle. A weapon seemingly imbued with a beautiful garden. The precisely designed features provide the user with buffs or debuffs the enemy.
- Name: Secret Garden
- Type: Tactical Rifle
- Tier: Ultimate
- Bullets: Special Rounds
- Unique Ability: Gardener
Unique Ability “Gardener”
When using a Dimension skill, recovers Custom Resource with a set chance. When using a Tech skill, grants the unique ability Pest Control with a set chance.
Upon using a Dimension Skill
| Effect | Level 0 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trigger Rate | 23.4% | 27.3% | 31.2% | 35.1% | 39.0% |
| Custom Resource Recovery | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
Pest Control
| Effect | Level 0 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trigger Rate | 30% | 35% | 40% | 45% | 50% |
| Duration | 5s | 6s | 7s | 8s | 10s |
| Max Stacks | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Firearm ATK | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Skill Power | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Firearm ATK per Stack | 12% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Skill Power per Stack | 12% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 16% |
Base Weapon Stat Info
Here is the full weapon stat breakdown of the Secret Garden in The First Descendant.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Firearm ATK | 10,534 |
| Fire Rate | 120 |
| Weak Point Damage | 1.5 |
| Effective Range (Drop-off start) | 3,200 |
| Effective Range (Drop-off end) | 6,200 |
| ATK Drop-off Modifier | 0.4 |
| Max Range | 15,000 |
| Hip Fire Accuracy | 82.222 |
| Aimed Shot Accuracy | 87.777 |
| Rounds per Magazine | 48 |
| Reload Time | 1.6 |
| Sprint Speed | 800 |
| Movement Speed | 540 |
| Movement Speed While Firing | 360 |
| Movement Speed While Aiming | 270 |
| Burst | 10 |
| Firearm Critical Hit Rate | 50 |
| Firearm Critical Hit Damage | 2.25 |
| Attribute Status Effect Trigger Rate | 5 |
| Multi-Hit Damage | 0.1 |
Secret Garden Build for The First Descendant
Next, let us take a look at an optimized Secret Garden Build (Freyna) for The First Descendant. The Secret Garden is only used on Descendants who want to get the extra skill damage boost. Therefore, we don’t need to optimize the gun for damage, but rather utility. If you want to deal max damage with a weapon, use any other strong meta weapon.
Here is all the info you need to build a powerful Secret Garden for Freyna:
Secret Garden Modules
Modules are an important part of every weapon build in The First Descendant. Because the Secret Garden is mostly a support weapon and here to buff our AoE damage skills, we can optimize it for Freyna’s Ultimate and add some sprint modules for faster movement. Four modules are important to buff Freyna’s fourth skill:
- Sharp Precision Shot
- Expand Weapon Charge
- Coimpulsive Magazine
- Fire Rate UP
Whatever you do, you must keep these modules slotted if you want to use the weapon with Freyna’s fourth skill.
I have also marked some modules also flex spots. Brisk Walk and Better Weapon Weight are mostly my own preference; you can replace them with anything you like.
| Module Slot | Module Name | Socket Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rifling Reinforcement |  Malachite |
| 2 | Better Concentration |  Almandine |
| 3 | Better Insight | Almandine |
| 4 | Brisk Walk (Flex) | Malachite |
| 5 | Better Weapon Weight (Flex) | Almandine |
| 6 | Action and Reaction | Malachite |
| 7 | Expand Weapon Charge |  Cerulean |
| 8 | Sharp Precision Shot |  Xantic |
| 9 | Fire Rate Up | Xantic |
| 10 | Compulsive Magazine | Cerulean |
Weapon Readjustment
You can use the Weapon Readjustment at the Weapon Workbench in Albion. Here are the best Weapon Readjustments for the Secret Garden:
- Rounds Per Magazine
- Firearm Critical Hit Rate
- Firearm Critical Hit Damage
- Firearm ATK
Try to upgrade the Weapon Readjustments to at least purple quality.
Weapon Cores
Weapon Cores juice up your damage quite tremendously. However, especially the later-level Weapon Cores are difficult to get. So start with whatever weapon cores you have available. Weapon Cores drop in the Void Erosion Purge endgame activity.
Higher level Weapon Cores drop in the higher level Void Erosion Purge levels in The First Descendant. However, you can gradually work towards the highest level. I recommend trying to get to level six as soon as possible, since it won’t require to clear many stages and will already increase the power of your weapon tremendously.
Best Weapon Cores for the Secret Garden:
Sprint Speed (Free Augmentation)- Firearm Critical Hit Damage (Hit Augmentation)
- Sprint Speed (Precision Augmentation)
- Sprint Speed (Precision Augmentation)
- Flex (Special Augmentation)
Sprint Speed (Free Augmentation)
Firearm Critical Hit Damage (Hit Augmentation)
Sprint Speed (Precision Augmentation)
Flex (Special Augmentation)We use 3x Sprint Speed so we can run through content as fast as possible while the AoE damage handles the rest. You can also go 2x Sprint Speed and 1x Grapple Hook Reduction Time if you want.
Secret Garden Lore Info
It is said that this firearm was created by Albion’s most famous weapon developer for the gardener who saved his life. In fact, the blueprint for this weapon was never revealed to the world. It was only discovered later, while someone was cleaning out the Weapon Development Department’s storage area.
At first, it was mistaken for something created purely for fun due to its overly elaborate appearance. However, when the Magisters inspected it more closely, they realized it held great potential and began to develop it further.
According to a story found later within the developer’s notes, the weapon was designed to resemble the beautiful roses that bloomed in the garden of the man who saved his life.
Related Guides for The First Descendant
You can also check out our Ultimate Weapons Database for The First Descendant or the Builds Database for The First Descendant.
