The First Descendant: Blair Build & Ultimate – Season 3 E2

For our Dungeon Blair Build setup, we use Blair’s exclusive transcendent Module, Incendiary Bomb. Instead of placing the fire below your feet, you can now throw it. This Module isn’t a must-have, but it makes you more agile because you don’t have to go into all the mobs to place your flames.

How to get Blair’s Incendiary Bomb Module: Swamp Walker Colossi on hard difficulty, low drop chance.

Other than that, we maximize damage and reduce skill cooldowns. With this setup, we can use our Burn Taste skill “flamethrower” every few seconds, and with the MP Collector Module, we won’t have any MP issues, so we can keep spamming our skills.

Blair AoE Farming Modules Explanation:

• Incendiary Bomb: Throws flame projectile forward that spawns flame zones.
• Increased HP: + Max HP
• MP Collector: Recovers MP when defeating enemies
• Focus on Fire: + Fire Skill Power, – Skill Cooldown
• Focus on Dimension: + Dimension Skill Power Modifier, – Skill Cooldown
• Front Lines: + Skill Critical Hit Damage, + Skill Critical Hit Rate
• Mid-Air Maneuvering: With this mod you can grapple hook even air!
• Skill Concentration: + Skill Critical Hit Damage
• Nimble Fingers: – Skill Cooldown
• Skill Insight: + Skill Critical Hit Rate
• Shield Conversion (DEF): + DEF, – Max Shield
• Skill Expansion: + Skill Effect Range

Blair Build Module Configuration Table

Module Slot	Module Name	Mod Level	Socket Type	Crystallized
0 (Trigger Module)	Power Beyond	N/A	N/A	N/A
1 (Skill Module)	Incendiary Bomb	Max	Almandine	No
2	Increased HP	Max	Cerulean	Yes
3	MP Collector	Max	Xantic	Yes
4	Focus on Fire	Max	Almandine	Yes
5	Focus on Dimension	Max	Malachite	Yes
6	Front Lines	Max	Almandine	Yes
7 (Sub Module)	Mid-Air Maneuvering	Max	Malachite	Yes
8	Skill Concentration	Max	Almandine	Yes
9	Nimble Fingers	Max	Malachite	Yes
10	Skill Insight	Max	Almandine	Yes
11	Shield Conversion (DEF)	Max	Rutile	Yes
12	Skill Expansion	Max	Rutile	Yes

Blair Bossing Build for The First Descendant

The Boss Blair Build setup for The First Descendant focuses on the Truly Deadly Cuisine Module. This Transcendent Module increases the power of Deadly Cuisine tremendously, so much so that we can hit for more than 10 million with our skill if you build it like listed below.

How to get Blair’s Truly Deadly Cuisine Module: Hagios Hard, Old Mystery Mission Dungeon, 2.5% drop chance.

Blair Boss DPS Modules Explanation:

• Truly Deadly Cuisine: Significantly increases the damage of Giant Fireball.
• Increased HP: + Max HP
• Dangerous Ambush: When landing a Skill Attack when the enemy isn’t targeting you + 25% Skill Power. On Skill Attack against immobilized enemies +50% Skill Power.
• Focus on Fire: + Fire Skill Power, – Skill Cooldown
• MP Conversion: – Skill Cooldown, – Max MP
• Front Lines: + Skill Critical Hit Damage, + Skill Critical Hit Rate
• Mid-Air Maneuvering: With this mod you can grapple hook even air!
• Skill Concentration: + Skill Critical Hit Damage
• Nimble Fingers: – Skill Cooldown
• Skill Insight: + Skill Critical Hit Rate
• Shield Conversion (DEF): + DEF, – Max Shield
• Increased DEF (Or any other Rutile Mod): + DEF

Slot	Module	Mod Level	Socket Type	Crystallized
0 (Trigger Module)	Power Beyond	N/A	N/A	N/A
1 (Skill Module)	Truly Deadly Cuisine	Max	Almandine	No
2	Increased HP	Max	Cerulean	Yes
3	Dangerous Ambush	Max	Xantic	Yes
4	Focus on Fire	Max	Almandine	Yes
5	MP Conversion	Max	Malachite	Yes
6	Front Lines	Max	Almandine	Yes
7 (Sub Module)	Mid-Air Maneuvering	Max	Malachite	Yes
8	Skill Concentration	Max	Almandine	Yes
9	Nimble Fingers	Max	Malachite	Yes
10	Skill Insight	Max	Almandine	Yes
11	Shield Conversion (DEF)	Max	Rutile	Yes
12	Increased DEF	Max	Rutile	Yes

Best Ultimate Blair Build  – The First Descendant

• Ultimate Mobbing Build Type: Fire AoE Damage
• Ultimate Mobbing Build Focus: Maximum Damage, Good Survivability

Note: All of the above normal Blair Builds also work with Ultimate Blair!

This Ultimate Blair Build focuses on the Next-Level Recipe Transcendent Module. This allows us the create flame zones wherever we walk that deal massive fire damage to enemies.

Arche Tuning for Blair

The Arche Tuning System in The First Descendant is important for every Character; it buffs your stats by a good amount. For The First Descendant Blair, we are focusing on the right and upper right section.

You level up Arche Tuning in the Sigma Sector Dropoff Operation. Mutant Cells also drop there with a small chance.

We use the Burn Vulnerability Mutant Cell. This allows us to boost our Skill Power even further!

• Mutant Cell: Burn Vulnerability

Blair Equipment Overview in The First Descendant

Equipment is the cornerstone of any successful The First Descendant Build. For Blair, having the right setup can mean the difference between dominating a dungeon and falling short. This section breaks down the essential equipment types—Weapons, Reactors, External Components, and Transcendent Modules—and explains how they maximize her power.

Blair Equipment Guide

Equipment Type	Importance	Key Benefits
Weapons	Critical for maximizing damage. A wide variety of weapon types enables different playstyles.	Increases overall DPS. Amplifies the effectiveness of skills. Proper weapon selection can double or triple damage.
Reactors	Essential for boosting skill damage. Incorrect reactors severely reduce effectiveness.	Enhances skill potency of Blair. Ensures Blair’s abilities perform at peak levels.
External Components	Arguably the most impactful equipment. Dramatically improves survivability and utility.	Quadruples stats like HP or DEF for Blair. Adds utility like MP recovery. Enables effective performance in high-difficulty content. Core System Enhancements.
Inversion Reinforcements	Adds further buffs to your build.	Perks that can make a difference in build power.
Transcendent Modules	Unlocks advanced playstyles for Blair. Essential for specialized Blair builds.	Significantly boosts skill efficiency and power for Blair.

Best Weapon for the Blair Build in The First Descendant

Here, you will find the Top 3 Weapons for Blair in The First Descendant that I love to run, among some alternative weapons that you can also test out if you want.

Don’t forget to have the needed Reactor Optimization Condition with the correct weapon types, otherwise, your skills will deal much less damage!

Top 3 Weapons for Blair

Top 3 Weapons for Blair

Weapon	Category	Key Features	Why It’s Great for Blair
Albion Cavalry Gun	Machine Gun	Insane AoE & ST damage. Stuns enemies.	Insane AoE damage and stuns nearby enemies. Fast Fire Rate Overall High DPS Weapon
Malevolent	Hand Cannon	Max AoE Damage	One of the most powerful AoE weapons.
Peace Maker	Handgun	Has the best weapon core slots for a “stat stick” weapon. Stat stick: 2x Sprint Speed, 1x Grapple Hook or simply 3x Sprint Speed.	Increases his sprinting speed by a lot.

Other Useful Weapons

Other Useful Weapon Options for Blair

Weapon	Category	Key Features	Why It’s Great for Blair
Voltia	Beam Rifle	Instantly destroys Anti-Void Shields and Arch Barriers. Electrocutes nearby enemies.	Best weapon to instantly destroy Anti-Void Shields and Arche Barriers, nothing even comes close to it. A must-have in your group if you are doing Void Vessel Operation runs!
Thunder Cage	Submachine Gun	Everyone has this weapon from the main story (easily accessible) “Newbies Best Friend” Electric Shockwaves	While this isn’t the best weapon out there, it is easily accessible. Deals good AoE damage.

Best Reactor for Blair in The First Descendant

Selecting the best reactor for Blair in The First Descendant can significantly enhance her abilities, allowing you to maximize her effectiveness in various scenarios. Not only does the reactor determine your skill damage, but it also gives additional secondary benefits through modifiers. These are often hard to get and take time to grind out!

It is hard to get a Reactor with two best in-slot specs. However, you should be able to get a Reactor with at least one good spec. I will highlight the more important spec in bold in the table below.

How to find the Location of Reactors

Reactor drop locations change every day. Not many players know this and get confused. Now, there is a reactor search function in-game. Go to the map and press on Difficulty Level Rewards. In here, you can see where all the reactors currently drop.

Note: It is possible that not all reactor types are currently dropping. You have to come back and recheck every day.

If your specified reactor drops in an area, you go there and farm any missions and monsters (Preferably missions with lots of monster spawns). There will be plenty of reactors dropping from monsters all over the place, any monster works. It will take a while to get a good reactor!

Best External Components for the Blair Build

The best External Components set that works with the Blair Build is called the Slayer Set. It drops only Pyromaniac Colossus on hard difficulty in The First Descendant.

Slayer Set Bonuses:

• 2 Set Bonus:
  • General Rounds Capacity +8%
• 4 Set Bonus:
  • Rounds per Magazine +9%
  • Skill Cost +15%
  • Skill Power 26.1%
  • When defeating enemies inflicted with Towed, recovers MP and Specialized Resource by 12.2% at a 17% chance.

Alternative External Components for Blair

If you don’t have access to the Slayer Set yet, it is best to focus on any External Components you find with HP or DEF as base stats. This will make your gameplay a lot easier, especially if you are still new to The First Descendant. The secondary selective stats don’t really matter. Of course it would be great to get more HP and DEF, but if you can’t find any don’t worry too much about it. The HP and DEF from the base stats already does help more than enough.

Inversion Reinforcements Setup for Blair

You can find the Inversion Reinforcements in the inventory, located on the bottom left side. This changes with every new season and needs to be leveled up again. You level up Inversion Reinforcements by doing any activity. However, the fastest way to advance it is by completing Disrupt Invasion (max 4 daily) in the dungeon terminal with the red dungeons.

At max level, you have unlocked everything. While the last perk is always active in each row, you can only slot three additional perks at the bottom. Here is what you want to prioritize:

• Hunt: Pick Arche Circulation Tactic.
• Attribute: None.
• Recovery: Selective Neurostimulation.
• Survival: Deploy Hardened Shell.
• Season: None.

All Blair Transcendent Modules Explained

First, let us look at the full list of all Transcendent Modules for Blair in The First Descendant. It is important to note that not all of the modules will be used. Some are more effective than others!

Backdraft Transcendent Module

• MP Heal increases Weak Point Damage and Firearm ATK instead of Skill Power.
• Backdraft is an Blair-exclusive Transcendent Module.

How to get Blair’s Backdraft Module:

• Fortress: Any zone mission monster (Hard Difficulty)

Classic Chef Transcendent Module

• Modifies the increase to Skill Critical Hit Rate to 7 based on the Flame Zone count. Using Deadly Cuisine increases the number of Flame Zones created to 5.
• Classic Chef is a Blair-exclusive Transcendent Module.

How to get Blair’s Classic Chef Module:

• Intercept Battle: [Hard] [Frost Walker]
• [ Agna Desert ] [ Hard ] – [ The Asylum ] complete
• [ Agna Desert ] [ Hard ] – [ The Asylum ] complete [ 400% ]
• Available by combining modules

Incendiary Bomb Transcendent Module

• Throws a projectile forward that spawns a Flame Zone where it lands.
• Incendiary Bomb is a Blair-exclusive Transcendent Module.

How to get Blair’s Incendiary Bomb Module:

• Intercept Battle: [Hard] [Swamp Walker]
• [ Sterile Land ] [ Hard ] – [ The Forgottense ] complete
• [ Sterile Land ] [ Hard ] – [ The Forgottense ] complete [ 400% ]
• Available by combining modules

Truly Deadly Cuisine Transcendent Module

• Significantly increases the damage of Giant Fireball. When Giant Fireball explodes, Small Fireballs and Flame Zones do not spawn.
• Truly Deady Cuisine is a Blair-exclusive Transcendent Module.

How to get Blair’s Truly Deadly Cuisine Module:

• Hagios: Any zone mission monster (Hard Difficulty)

Killer Recipe Transcendent Module

• Now applies an additional effect when attacking enemies afflicted with Burn. Changed to fire a Meatball without generating a Flame Zone. Changed to generate Chef’s Touch when attacking or defeating enemies with Burn, and deal damage by targeting the enemy.
• Killer Recipe is a Blair-exclusive Transcendent Module.

How to get Blair’s Killer Recipe Cuisine Module:

• Pyromaniac (Hard)

Next-Level Recipe Transcendent Module

• Changed to create Flame Zones after moving a certain distance. Changed to Fire flames forward while moving quickly.
• Next-Level Recipe is a Blair-exclusive Transcendent Module.

How to get Blair’s Next-Level Recipe Module:

• Molten Fortress (Hard)

Blair Basics in The First Descendant

If it is your first time playing Blair in The First Descendant, here are some useful things you should know.

1. How to unlock Blair
2. Blair Skills Explanation – Master Blair’s Abilities
3. Module Basics Explained!
4. Best Grapple Hook for Blair

How to Unlock Blair in The First Descendant

Let’s take a quick look at how to unlock Blair in the First Descendant. To unlock Blair, you have to purchase him from the store, or research him. You need the following items to research Blair:

• 1x Blair Enhanced Cells
  • Location: White-night Gulch Normal – Mystery’s End
• 1x Blair Stabilizer
  • Location: White-night Gulch Normal – Bio-Lab
• 1x Blair Spiral Catalyst
  • Location: Hagios Normal – The Haven
• 1x Blair Code
  • Location: Hagios Normal – Old Mystery
• 400k Credits

When you visit Magisters Anais at the Research Institute you can hover over each item. Then click on Acquisition Info and it will tell you where this specific item drops. You can also view an in-depth guide on How to unlock Blair in The First Descendant.

The First Descendant Blair Skills Explained

In this section, we will explain the skills available to our Blair Build in the First Descendant, how each skill works, and the best ways for you to use them.

Blair’s skill loadout is themed around fire, applying fire AoE damage in a wide radius.

Icon	Skill Name	Description
	Blaze Up	Spurts flame to deal damage to nearby enemies and creates a Burn Zone. Burn Zones inflict constant damage and Burn effect to nearby enemies.
	Extinguish	Retrieves Stoves in the battlefield and restores Mana. Retrieving Stoves increases DEF for a short period of time.
	Burn Taste	Spurts flames forward. Enemies near the flames’ arrival point are inflicted with constant damage and Burn effect.
	Deadly Cuisine	Throws a large fireball forward. Large fireball splits into small fireballs causing extra explosion. Explosion damage inflicts the Burn effect and creates a Burn Zone on the ground.
	Pitmaster (Passive)	Critical Hit Damage increases when attacking Burning enemies. Critical Hit Chance increases depending on the number of active Flame Zones.

Blaze Up

Spurts flame to deal damage to nearby enemies and creates Stove. Stove inflicts constant damage and Burn effect to nearby enemies.

Blaze Up Skill Description:

• Fire – Dimension
• Spews fire and creates a Flame Zone on the ground.
• Enemies that enter the Flame Zone receive continuous damage and are inflicted with Burn.

Extinguish

Retrieves Stoves in the battlefield and restores Mana. Retrieving Stoves increases DEF for a short period of time.

Extinguish Description:

• Fire – Singular
• Retrieves the Flame Zones created on the battlefield and recovers MP in proportion to the amount retrieved.
• On retrieval, gain Taste of Aggression for a period of time.
• Taste of Aggression increases Firearm ATK and Skill Power.
• Flame Zones summoned earlier are retrieved first.

Burn Taste

Spurts flames forward. Enemies near the flames’ arrival point are inflicted with constant damage and Burn effect.

Burn Taste Description:

• Fire – Dimension
• Emits flames forward, inflicting continuous damage and Burn upon enemies near the fire.

Deadly Cuisine

Throws a large fireball forward. Large fireball splits into small fireballs causing extra explosion. Explosion damage inflicts the Burn effect and creates a Burn Zone on the ground.

Deadly Cuisine Description:

• Fire – Dimension
• Fires a Giant Fireball forward.
• On explosion, the Giant Fireball inflicts AoE damage to nearby enemies and splits into multiple Small Fireballs, which create additional explosions.
• Small Fireballs deal AoE damage to enemies near the explosion site, inflicting Burn and creating a Flame Zone.

Pitmaster (Passive)

Critical Hit Damage increases when attacking Burning enemies. Critical Hit Chance increases depending on the number of active Flame Zones.

Pitmaster Passive Description:

• Fire
• When attacking enemies inflicted with Burn, increases Firearm and Skill Critical Hit Damage.
• Increases Critical Hit Rate based on the number of Flame Zones created on the battlefield.

How Modules Work in The First Descendant

Modules are the bread and butter of all The First Descendant Builds. There are a few important things to remember about modules. This is for both Descendant and Weapon Modules.

While most builds require you to increase Module Capacity with an Energy Activator (you get two for free), they won’t require you to reduce the Module cost with Crystallization Catalyst. However, if you want to truly min-max a build, you will need plenty of these Catalysts.

1. How to increase your Module Capacity
2. Module Levels and Cost
   1. Kuiper Shards & best way to farm!
3. Reduce the cost of Modules
4. How to farm Modules

How to Increase Module Capacity

You get a base of 45 Modules for every Descendant character. And you can increase this up to 85 currently. First off, always slot a Sub Attack Module (Slot 7). When you increase this to the max level you will get an additional 10 Module Capacity. if you use a Crystallization Catalyst on the Sub Attack Module, you even get 15 extra slots. You will see this in the setup below.

Additionally, you can use an Energy Activator to increase your Module Capacity by another 20. However, these are fairly hard to farm, only use them on your best Descendants.

Lastly, increasing your Mastery Rank will also increase Module Capacity. Rank 1 gives you 25 Module Capacity, Rank 20 gives you 50 Module Capacity. That is how we reach the 80 Module Capacity that you see on most builds.

1. Slot a Sub Attack Module (and max it out to get +10 capacity, crystallize it for +15)
2. Use an Energy Activator (2o extra capacity)
3. Increase Mastery Rank (25 base capacity, max 50)

Weapons: Basically the same, but because you don’t have Subattack Modules, the Energy Activator gives you 30 instead of just 20 extra capacity.

You can also read my in-depth guide on how to increase Module Capacity in The First Descendant if you need more information. Or my Best Energy Activator Farm Spots and our Best Crystallization Catalyst Farm Spots. I tested all of the grind spots by myself and have already farmed plenty of these items with this method.

Module Levels and Cost

Modules can be enhanced (leveled up) with Kuiper Shards in The First Descendant. Enhancing Modules increases their power. At higher levels, the power will increase way more than at lower levels. Therefore it is always recommended to max out the most important Module first.

Here is an example of a must-have Module called Increased HP for our Descendant. You will notice that we start at 22%, but at the max level, we get a whopping 218.5% increase in health!

Transcendent Modules are the exception; they decrease Capacity Cost with higher levels!

For an in-depth overview, please visit our How to Level Up Modules in The First Descendant guide.

How to Farm Kuiper Shards

Kuiper Shards are used to level up Modules. We have a guide on the Top 3 Kuiper Shard Farming Locations in the First Descendant. We explain how to most efficiently farm Kuiper Shards (300-500k/hour) and show the amount you need to level up mods. As a summary, to max out a Module you need:

• Normal Modules: 103’100 Kuiper Shards
• Rare Modules: 206’200 Kuiper Shards
• Ultimate Modules: 309’300 Kuiper Shards
• Transcendent Modules: 515’500 Kuiper Shards

Always max out the most important Modules first, we will showcase the order below.

How to Reduce the Cost of Modules

To reduce the cost of Modules you need Crystallization Catalysts in The First Descendant. These require a lot of time investment, most builds won’t require you to get many if any at all (Budget Setup). But if you want to completely min-max you need to get plenty of them as technically, every slot can have a specific socket type to half the cost.

Modules have Socket Types. Our Increased HP Module has the Cerulean Socket Type.

• Module: Increased HP
• Socket Type: Cerulean

This is important because if we place our Increased HP Module in the fitting Socket Type, it will half the cost of the Module!

How to farm Modules in The First Descendant

Most The First Descendant Modules can be acquired fairly easily, but the higher-quality ones (Ultimate, Transcendent) are more tedious to obtain. Here is the easiest process to farm Modules quickly.

Open Map > Swap to Access Info > Select Modules

Here, you can find all Modules and their drop locations. If a module drops from several locations, it is recommended to select drop locations with higher drop chances.

There isn’t really much more to this. Simply check the location and go farm. Normal and Rare quality Modules have 30-50% drop chances in most cases. Ultimate ones range around the 5% mark and Transcendent ones can be a tough cookie with around 2% drop chance.

We will list the best farming location of modules in the next step of the guide.

Smooth Grapple Hook for your Blair Build

Using the standard Grapple Hook in The First Descendant can be a pain, and it feels kinda frustrating at times. Don’t worry, there is a way better alternative that will make it a joy to use the grappling hook!

It is called the Mid-Air Maneuvering Sub Module. I use this on all my The First Descendant Builds because it improves grappling by so much.

With this Module, you can attach your Grapple Hook to anything, even air! That means you can simply aim towards the sky and Hook up your grapple hook there for guaranteed fast movement!

Here is a guide on how to get the Mid-Air Maneuvering Sub Module in The First Descendant. It won’t take a lot of effort, but it will improve your build and overall gameplay in The First Descendant.

Blair’s Story in The First Descendant

A chef who deals continuous damage and who manipulates fire.

Fresh vegetables, toast free of sawdust, savoury and thick soup, and a juicy, processed meat steak that has been perfectly matured and grilled. Such a meal would be considered excessive even during a festive period for the desperate members of humanity, but whenever this menu appeared at the mess hall, the troops were unable to hide their gloom. Known as “The Last Supper”, it was part of a military tradition where soldiers were fed this meal just before a dangerous operation.

As the best chef in Albion who has prepared the final meal for many years, Blair possessed an incredible talent for cooking which had even exempted him from conscription, but he no longer wished to cook for the military. After all, did his best cooking have any meaning for those who ate it with a heavy heart? Instead, Blair always wanted to be able to cook delicious meals for the troops who may be having their final meal on any given day, and he had a promising plan to realize this desire. If he could find and open the hyper-cold ingredients vault that had been designed a century ago, during humanity’s golden age, his plan would no longer be unachievable.

However, one day, there was an incident during which a Colossus had appeared above the ingredients vault which the Recon Squad had painstakingly discovered. After a failed intercept battle, the Colossus landed in Ingris and the nearby area was bathed in an infernal blaze. Hearing this, Blair followed the Descendants who had been deployed, only to find that the vault door had been twisted beyond imagination by the scorching heat and the ingredients within withering away in the flames. Stunned at this sight, Blair failed to realize that he had become the next target of the Colossus. Blair was engulfed in the flames that the Colossus spewed towards him, leading the Descendants present at the scene to believe this to be the end of Blair. It seemed that Albion’s greatest chef, full of dreams and romance, had met his demise.

However, their predictions would soon be proven wrong. A grappling hook shot out from the flames and lodged itself in the Colossus’ weak point, and Blair flew forward, bombarding the weak point with the fire emanating from both of his hands, and thus defeating the Colossus. In his moment of crisis, he had awakened as a Descendant.

After this, Blair found himself facing two choices: become a soldier as a Descendant, or remain a chef and continue to cook “The Last Supper”. Blair made the decision to become a Descendant. The reason: If he became a Descendant and incinerated all of the Vulgus, then “The Last Supper” would no longer need to be cooked.

Blair’s Exclusive Equipment – Incendiary Pyric Release

An Arche ability awakened when he was attacked by a Colossus’ Fire. This ability releases ionized, high-temperature Arche gas through the veins of his fingers. The gas is ignited through specially-made gloves that assist with the ignition when unleashing a fire attack on the enemy. The attack form can be adjusted according to the concentration of the ionized Arche gas. And because it is different from normal plasma, it is also effective against heat-proofed Vulgus.

“The best part is that I can use it for cooking, too!”
– Blair

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