Learning goals
- Choose a first serious companion.
- Understand when to delay advanced companions.
- Understand investment requirements.
- Avoid spreading resources too thin.
- Prepare for companion modding.
Explanation
Your first serious companion should be useful, accessible, and understandable. It should be easy enough to obtain, useful in many missions, supported by mods you own or can farm, survivable enough for your content, clear in role, and not overly dependent on advanced systems you have not unlocked.
What should I do?
For a very new account, use an accessible companion and learn mods. In early mid-game, choose a utility or farming companion. In mid-game, explore modular companions and companion weapons. Later, optimize for priming, survivability, arcanes, or specific content.
Common mistakes
Avoid these companion mistakes before spending resources, Forma, mods, or farming time.
- Chasing advanced companions too early.
- Ignoring simple useful companions.
- Investing in three companions at once.
- Building without companion mods.
- Ignoring companion survivability.
- Following tier lists without checking requirements.
Key Takeaways
- Your first serious companion does not need to be perfect. It needs to help you now.
Practical task
A focused companion plan prevents scattered investment.
- Pick one companion you can realistically obtain or already own.
- Identify its role.
- Identify one mod it needs.
- Identify whether it has a weapon or claws.
- Decide whether it is worth investing now.
- Write your next three companion actions.
You have a practical first companion plan.