What good is a Bethesda game without an overpowered character mechanic that can make mincemeat out of NPCs? IN Deathloop, that mechanic comes in the form of Plates. With a handful of boards to collect, players wonder which boards they should use and how to upgrade them. Below, we’ve ranked every Slab in the game, explaining why and when you should use each one.
What are boards?
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IN Deathloop, Tiles are your extraordinary superpowers. They allow you to warp short distances, chain enemies, and become invisible to the naked eye. Unlock the Tablets by killing the visionary and defeating Julianne whenever she invades your world. While you’ll always get the same board from the same visionary, killing Julianne gives you a random chance. After killing them, approach their body to find their plaque floating in the air. Different boards in Deathloop are:
- Devastation: Get tougher and punch (and kick) harder.
- Nexus: Link enemies together. Hurt one, hurt all.
- Karnesis: Throws enemies around… painfully.
- Aether: has become almost completely invisible.
- Shift: Teleport short distances.
By default, Colt is equipped with Reprise Weak, giving him a total of three life per loop. Reprise cannot be unequipped, but you can equip two of the other five panels for a total of three.
How to upgrade Plates
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To upgrade panels in Deathloop, go back and kill the visionary you got the tablet from. For example, Harriot in Charles Bay drops a Nexus board. To unlock the Nexus upgrades, return to Harriot on the next loop and kill here again. Assuming you’ve inserted a Nexus board to keep with you between loops, Harriot will drop Nexus upgrades upon death.
If you kill Julianna using a Slab you’ve already unlocked, she’ll drop the upgrade for it. So if you’ve already unlocked Shift and Julianna enters your world using Shift, you’ll find an upgrade on her body if you can kill her.
You can only equip two upgrades per board and you’ll need to enter them to stay between loops. However, you only need one copy of each upgrade, so sacrifice any duplicates for extra Residuum.
Every board in Deathloop, ranked
Here is every panel Deathloopexcept for Reprise Slab, ranked from worst to first.
The Havoc Slab
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Honestly, Havoc Slab defeats the purpose of the game. If you like to run and shoot, Havoc Slab will be fun for you. If you’re trying to play a more stealth-focused game, Havoc Slab doesn’t do you much good. Havoc Slab reduces your strength, not your health, while you take damage, and Havoc Slab’s effects end when you run out of strength. Equip the retreat upgrade to regain power by damaging enemies while Havoc is active. Otherwise, you risk running out of power before you can destroy every enemy that shoots at you.
In short, Havoc is only useful when you’re surrounded by a group of enemies all shooting at you at once. However, if you find yourself in such a position, you probably did something wrong.
Karnesis plate
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While it’s fun tossing enemies around like rag dolls, Karnesis isn’t as useful as the other three Weaks. Why? Because unless you push enemies off the roof or the side of the map, Karnesis doesn’t guarantee a one-shot kill. You can equip the Slam upgrade to pull enemies back, which will kill them, but you’ve actually wasted two power bars just to kill one enemy.
Karnesis has a good laugh. In practice, it’s not a Slab you should be running, especially if you’re trying to be as efficient as possible.
Shift panel
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Shift plate and rank no. The 2 are interchangeable depending on what you are doing. If you’re running errands around Blackreef or sneaking into Dorsey Manor, then Shift Slab will make your life a lot easier. Equipped with the Airborne and Reach upgrades, you’ll travel the Blackreef like Spiderman. Airborne freezes you in midair when you use Shift. Reach allows you to travel further with each use.
Chances are Shift was dull to you when you first used it. Trust us — a Reach upgrade makes a big difference. Shift brings you to those otherwise inaccessible points of view and makes a simple escape plan in the shortest possible time.
Plate of ether
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In a game so focused on invisibility, it’s not surprising that Slab that makes you invisible falls to number 2. Ether Slab will get you past attentive guards and is especially useful when sneaking into a gas station to kill Fia and Charlie. Aether also acts as a wanna-be Havoc Slab when equipped with the Phase upgrade. Phase reduces damage taken while Aether is active and does not deactivate Aether when you take damage.
We keep ether in our back pocket and use it when things get hairy. Ether also comes in handy when Julianna is searching, especially if she’s already started shooting at you. Turn a corner, start Aether and let him run past you. Now the ball is in Colt’s court.
Nexus board
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The Nexus board is the best board in the world Deathloop. We’ll even call it the best utility in the entire game. Fortunately, it’s one of the first you’ll unlock as Harriot is a fairly easy target in Charles Bay. Nexus links nearby enemies. What you do to one will affect others. So if you chain three enemies together, you only need to headshot one to take them all down. You can even link two visionaries together, like Fia and Charlie at Fristad Rock or Egor and Wengie at Alexis’ party.
Equip Nexus Slab with its Parasite and Influence upgrades for maximum productivity. Parasite restores your health when you kill someone affected by Nexus. The effect creates spontaneous connections between enemies, effectively increasing the range of your Nexus Blast. In the image above, you’ll see all the dancing Eternalists at Alexis’ party, including the man of the hour, who will be taken down in one shot thanks to the Nexus.
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