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CONTROL Resonant Guide

Builds & Loadout Strategies

Build guides for Dylan’s Aberrant forms, abilities, talents, and artifacts — plus free respec steps at The Gap.

Beginner build All best builds Living Shards
Build FocusSynergistic Loadouts
Respec SystemFree at The Gap
Weapon SystemAberrant Forms
AbilitiesResonant Boss Unlocks

Building your loadout: Step-by-step path

Learn weapons. Unlock abilities. Spend talents. Tune gear.

01 Weapon

Aberrant weapon forms

Primary and secondary forms. Strike, Crush, and more. Swap mid-combo.

 02 Powers

Paranatural abilities

Barrage, Ignite, Ground Slam, Command. Unlock them from Resonant bosses.

 03 RPG

Talents & respec rules

Dodge and Power nodes. Free respec at The Gap.

 04 Templates

Best builds guide

Starter Strike/Crush kits through late Command setups.

How a build fits together

Weapons, abilities, talents, and artifacts work as one kit.

Four parts of a CONTROL Resonant build:
  1. Aberrant forms: Primary melee for light hits; secondary for finishers and stance breaks.
  2. Abilities: Active skills on your triggers (Barrage, Ignite, and more).
  3. Talents: Passive bonuses, Perfect Dodge windows, and Power upgrades.
  4. Artifacts: Gear forged at The Gap that adds strong passives.

You are not locked into one class. After the day-one update, respec at The Gap is free. If The Deserter beats your kit, refund talents, swap forms, and try again.

How your loadout grows

Early on, focus on Power recovery from Perfect Dodges. Strike’s crit chance helps clear light packs in Manhattan zones. After later Resonant bosses, unlock tools like Ignite and Ground Slam so melee can add fire and burst.

Late game in The Unknown, farm Patterned Thought and craft Artifacts such as Worn Eraser or Untapped Fork. Those perks add counters, longer Falter, or better Source gains.

Browse the builds lane

Quick tiles for every system powering Dylan’s combat kit.

Best BuildsComplete loadout templates Starter LoadoutStrike / Crush / Barrage Aberrant FormsPrimary & secondary weapons Living ShardsForm unlock costs & locations AbilitiesBarrage, Ignite & Command Talents & RespecTalent trees & Reset Points ArtifactsGear crafting & stat modifiers The Gap HubUpgrade altar & Gap mural

All builds & loadouts guides

Short links to each build system page.

  1. 01
    Framework Best CONTROL Resonant builds

    Starter, Ignite melee, and late Command kits.

    Core
  2. 02
    Official Best beginner build setup

    Strike + Crush + Barrage for the first hours.

    Starter
  3. 03
    Official Aberrant weapon forms guide

    Strike, Crush, Extend, Drill, and stance breaks.

    Weapon
  4. 04
    Official Living Shards currency guide

    Where to farm shards and what to unlock first.

    Shards
  5. 05
    Official Paranatural combat abilities list

    Boss unlock abilities from story and Resonants.

    Powers
  6. 06
    Official Talents tree & Gap respec guide

    Talent trees and free resets at The Gap.

    RPG
  7. 07
    Artifacts & gear crafting guide

    Craft gear mods with Source and Patterned Thought.

    Gear
  8. 08
    Ignite vs Inferno ability choice

    Fire pick after The Deserter.

    Choice
  9. 09
    Push vs Ground Slam ability choice

    Force pick after The Dancer.

    Choice
  10. 10
    The Gap hub guide

    Upgrade altar, mural, and hub basics.

    Hub

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