How to Assemble a Build Without Chasing Unverified Numbers

Verified notes / 01

What counts as a build

Both reviewed build sources define a build through the interaction of a Shell, weapons or a sidearm, Tarstones, and Shell progression choices. [Sources: builds-neonsect, builds-wiki]

Both present Proxima paired with Axe and Dagger as a viable direction, but only the fan wiki elevates its tested setup to a strongest-build claim. That ranking is not treated as verified here. [Sources: builds-neonsect, builds-wiki]

Neonsect reports inconsistent Lazlo damage-reduction figures across its own source coverage, so exact mitigation numbers are excluded. [Source: builds-neonsect]

Player guidance / 02

Recommended build worksheet

Write down four slots before spending: Shell role, primary weapon loop, sidearm purpose, and Tarstone or progression support. Change one slot at a time so you can tell which choice altered the build. This worksheet follows the verified multi-system definition without claiming test results. [Sources: builds-neonsect, builds-wiki]

Proxima with Axe and Dagger can be treated as one candidate direction to evaluate, not as a guaranteed best answer. According to the current sources, the pairing is viable; its universal rank is not independently established. [Sources: builds-neonsect, builds-wiki]

Player guidance / 03

Numbers to leave out

Avoid copying exact point totals, percentage claims, or a strongest-build label unless a current patch and reproducible comparison later corroborate them. The present evidence explicitly contains a numeric conflict. [Sources: builds-neonsect, builds-wiki]