Learning goals
- Understand Bond mods.
- Understand conditional requirements.
- Understand companion-player synergy.
- Learn why companion stats can matter.
- Avoid equipping Bond mods whose conditions are not met.
Explanation
Bond mods are companion mods that create synergy between the companion and the player. Many Bond mods have conditions that must be met before they provide their full value. Conditions can involve companion shields, critical chance, weapon stats, enemy status effects, companion abilities, player actions, kills or assists, cooldown interactions, or special companion behavior.
What should I do?
Before using a Bond mod, read the condition, check whether your companion meets it, inspect companion weapon or claw stats if relevant, check whether the companion stays functional, test uptime in a real mission, and remove the Bond mod if the condition is not active.
Common mistakes
Avoid these companion mechanics mistakes before spending mods, Forma, arcanes, or farming time.
- Equipping Bond mods without meeting conditions.
- Ignoring companion weapon stats.
- Assuming Bond effects are always active.
- Ignoring companion survivability.
- Copying endgame Bond setups without the required companion build.
- Not testing uptime.
Key Takeaways
- Bond mods reward setup. If the condition is not met, the mod slot may be wasted.
Practical task
Bond mods reward setup and can waste slots when their conditions are inactive.
- Pick one Bond mod.
- Read the condition.
- Check whether your companion meets the condition.
- If a companion weapon stat matters, inspect that weapon.
- Test the effect in a mission if possible.
- Mark the mod as Active, Not active yet, or Wrong companion.
You can explain the Bond mod condition and whether your build meets it.