User:Jaimas/Prova General Combat Build

So you want to use a Prova, eh?

Good on you! It's an underused weapon and a lot of fun.

Many people eschew this weapon because of its focus on electrical damage, mediocre speed, and difficult accessibility. However, if you're willing to stick with it and get good with it, the Prova will be one of the most efficient melee weapons you will ever pick up. Melee 2.0 was inordinately kind to this weapon; it uses the Machete moveset, so if you get Sundering Weave, you can considerably amplify both the speed and damage the Prova can inflict.

Let's go over what you want then for upgrades and Mods. Right out the gate, the Prova demands that you give it a Catalyst; this will make enhancing this weapon to a serious degree much easier. If you want to boost it to the absolute maximum, you will need some Formas, too. First thing first is that the Prova not only does not do physical damage - it will, in fact, never do physical damage no matter what mods you place on it. Instead, the Prova does entirely elemental damage - Electrical by default, but it's easily modded to use Magnetic, Radiation, or Corrosive with little trouble and a simple elemental mod. Of special note: Because the Prova does all electric damage, electric mods give it flat damage improvements, making it disproportionately strong when used this way.

The best mods for this weapon are as follows:

Focus Energy: Giving you electrical damage bonuses and Channeling efficiency makes this a great mod. A flat damage buffer that costs less than Shocking Touch, and happens to stack with it. It costs 9 at max, giving +60% Shock Damage and +40% Channeling Efficiency. Final Score: +60% Electric Damage, +40% Channeling Efficiency. Cost: 9

Shocking Touch: This is inefficient, but at max rank, Shocking Touch gives another +60% Shock Damage. Paired with Focus Energy, that's a massive, roughly doubled boost to the Prova's initial attack power. Final Score: +60% Electric Damage Cost: 11

Pressure Point: You want this, but it takes a back seat to electric mods. It may be a while before you can shove a maxed one in your Prova, since it costs 9, but the huge attack boost it gives means a massive buff to damage. 120% bonus damage means the already-ridiculous electrical damage it does hits hilarious levels. Final Score: +120% Melee Damage Cost 9

Right there, you have 29 points of Mods. Here's the subsidiary ones that make it even better:

''Finished soon!! - Jaimas''