User:DarkCryo/SomaBuild!

This is my personal building for the Soma rifle.

This build guarantee an increase for Crits, Slash Damage and Puncture Damage, useful against  every faction

Recommendation
The Soma have an high critical chance (30.0%) so we MUST work on crit chance and crit damage if we wont a strong Soma.

Types of building
We have essentially two buildings for Soma: Even if the second is too expensive, it guarantee a better performance of the rifle.
 * the first requires only an Orokin Catalyst;
 * the second needs an Orokin Catalyst and 6 Forma.

First building
If we have only an Orokin Catalyst and not have enough components to build 6 Forma, this could help you. With these mods you have a strong Soma using only an Orokin Catalyst.
 * Use the Orokin Catalyst on the maximum-ranked Soma;
 * Make sure you have these mods at max rank (the max rank is optional, espcially for Serration or Split Chamber):
 * Serration (max cost = 14)
 * Point Strike (max cost = 9)
 * Vital Sense (max cost = 9)
 * Hammer Shot (max cost = 9)
 * Sawtooth Clip (max cost = 9)
 * Piercing Hit (max cost = 9)

Now I'm going to describe the effects of these mods when installed.
 * Serration upgrades all statistics like Puncture Damage and Slash Damage;
 * Puncture Damage can further upgraded with Piercing Hit;
 * Slash Damage can further upgraded with Sawtooth Clip;
 * Hammer Shot increases Crit Damage and Status Chance, so we have more probability to make Slash or Puncture Damage;
 * Point Strike increases the Crit Chance;
 * Vital Sense increases Crit Damage. If combined with Hammer Shot, only the mods' critical damage upgrades to 180%; plus the original Crit Damage of the Soma, it become 480%.

Second building
This is more expensive than the first but guarantee highest Status Chance and Multishot, Crit Chance or recovering ammo. In these tree case you have to add these polarities: If you choose [1] the total cost became 45.
 * Use the Orokin Catalyst on the maximum-ranked Soma;
 * Prepare 6 Forma;
 * Make sure you have these mods at max rank:
 * Serration;
 * Sawtooth Clip;
 * Piercing Hit;
 * Poin Strike;
 * Vital Sense;
 * Hammer Shot;
 * Rifle Aptitude;
 * Split Chamber (multishot) / Rifle Ammo Mutation / Critical Delay (more crit chance).
 * Soma have already  polarities, useful for Vital Sense and Point Strike. You have to make 6 other polarities that are:
 * 1 x  for Serration;
 * 2 x  for Hammer Shot and Rifle Aptitude;
 * 2 x  for Sawtooth Clip and Piercing Hit;
 * These Polarities are obligatory if you want a srong Soma. But there are other 3 mods that are optional.
 * Split Chamber if you want multishots [1]
 * Rifle Ammo Mutation if you want to recover ammos [2]
 * Critical Delay if you want to focus on Crit Chance [3]
 * for Split Chamber;
 * for Rifle Ammo Mutation OR Critical Delay.

If you choose [2] it become 41.

If you choose [3] it become 42.

Tips

 * You could use the Rifle Scavenger Aura mod or the Rifle Ammo Mutation mod (or both combined) for the poor ammo economy of Soma;
 * Critical Delay is the best choice if you want to focus on Critical Chance;
 * Rifel Amp is another choice if you want to increase all the statistics like Puncture Damage and Slash Damage.