Welcome to The First Descendant Hypernova Build (Sword). This Hypernova Build is updated for Season 3 Episode 2: Assemble. The Hypernova sword can be thrown to a location and pulls enemies together. One of a new type of melee weapons known as a Photon Slasher, it attacks enemies using high-temperature plasma particles.
Important: Hypernova has a 4x damage multiplier against Legion of Darkness Elites. This is often overlooked!
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Hypernova Summary
The Hypernova is an Ultimate Sword. One of a new type of melee weapons knowns as a Photon Slasher, it attacks enemies using high-temperature plasma particles.
- Name: Hypernova
- Type: Balanced Melee Weapon
- Tier: Ultimate
- Unique Ability: Supernova Explosion
Unique Ability “Supernova Explosion”
When the Special Attack button is pressed, throws the weapon to deal damage to all enemies within range. The thrown weapon creates an Antimatter Field at its landing point and inflicts Towed on all enemies within range. When pressing the Special Attack button again after throwing the weapon, retrieves the weapon to deal damage to all enemies within range. On retrieval, the Antimatter Field dissipates and causes a Supernova Explosion to deal damage to all enemies within range. While the Antimatter Field is active, Special Attack Gauge is continuously consumed. Increases Supernova Explosion damage based on the Special Attack Gauge consumed.
Base Weapon Stat Info
Here is the full weapon stat breakdown of the Hypernova Sword in The First Descendant.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Melee Weapon ATK | 41,245 |
| Melee Weapon Chill ATK | 22,684 |
| Attack Speed | 0.353 |
| Melee Weapon Critical Hit Rate | 42 |
| Melee Weapon Critical Hit Damage | 1.7 |
| Additional Attack Damage | 0.12 |
| Additional Damage Multiplier vs. Legion of Darkness Elites | 4x |
| Melee Weapon Piercing Rate | 0.05 |
| Melee Weapon Min. Piercing Rate | 0.5 |
| Burst | 10 |
| Max Melee Weapon Attack Range Multiplier | 2 |
| Movement Speed | 630 |
| Sprint Speed | 1,040 |
| Max Block Gauge | 100 |
| Start Block Gauge Cost | 8 |
| Maintain Block Gauge Cost | 2 |
| Block Gauge Recovery Start Time | 3 |
| Block Gauge Recovery Amount | 40 |
| Block Efficiency | 0.4 |
| Max Special Attack Gauge | 200 |
| Special Attack Gauge Recovery Start Time | 3.5 |
| Special Attack Gauge Recovery Amount | 30 |
| Attribute Status Effect Trigger Rate | 15 |
Hypernova Build for The First Descendant
This is a mobbing AOE damage setup for Hypernova.
Next, let us take a look at an optimized Hypernova Build for The First Descendant.
Note: High-Level Weapon Cores boost your weapons’ damage numbers into insanity. Make sure to get weapon cores as soon as possible!
Hypernova Modules
Modules are an important part of every weapon build in The First Descendant. For the Hypernova sword.
- Defense Master and Armored Tank can be replaced with something else if you prefer.
| Module Slot | Module Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hardened Reinforcement |
| 2 | One-Point Breakthrough |
| 3 | Chill Enhancement |
| 4 | Chill Priority |
| 5 | Lethal Swing |
| 6 | Better Insight |
| 7 | Better Concentration |
| 8 | Sword Dance |
| 9 | Defense Master |
| 10 | Armored Tank |
Weapon Readjustment
You can use the Weapon Readjustment at the Weapon Workbench in Albion. Here are the best Weapon Readjustments for the Hypernova:
- Melee Weapon Critical Hit Rate
- Melee Weapon Critical Hit Damage
- Melee Weapon Chill ATK
- Melee Weapon ATK
Try to upgrade the Weapon Readjustments to at least purple quality.
Weapon Cores
Weapon Cores significantly boost your damage. 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 clearing many stages and will already increase the power of your weapon tremendously.
Best Weapon Cores for the Hypernova:
- Melee Weapon ATK
- Melee Weapon Chill ATK
- Melee Weapon Chill ATK
- Melee Weapon Critical Hit Rate
- Melee Weapon Critical Hit Damage
Hypernova Lore
When energy is compressed using Arche under extremely high temperature and pressure, the energy particles naturally transform into powerful plasma. A device that maintains this plasma in a desired form by applying a new technology is the Photon Slasher. Hypernova was the first weapon to incorporate Photon Slasher technology. Though named the Photon Slasher, technically it referred to melee weapons that use light-like plasma rather than photons.
Weapons employing this Photon Slasher technology vary in performance and particle color depending on their energy source. For the Hypernova, a special minerals called Star Fragments were chosen to extract their potent energy. As the name suggests, Star Fragments are unique minerals that fell from space. These fragments landed in regions such as Sigma Sector or the Axion Plains where powerful Void Storms raged, and became eroded by Void Energy. The minerals undergo a unique nuclear reaction, generating a tremendous amount of energy in the process.
Thanks to this, despite their small size, the Hypernova possesses effective firepower against enemies like the Vulgus or the Colossi, and Deslin and many other engineers are currently focused on developing new technologies utilizing Star Fragments.
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.
