Your Drone Is Part of Your Build

Every Character in Starforged Ascendant fights alongside a Drone.

The Drone has its own Weapon, Chassis and Thrusters, giving it three Artefact slots that sit alongside the Character's seven.

Those three choices can completely change the job the Drone performs.

Drone Weapons

The Drone Weapon determines its main combat output.

Bulwark Mender fires toward a friendly target and restores both Shield and Health.

That gives the Drone a direct support role during difficult fights.

Prism Ricochet takes an offensive approach, firing a projectile that chains between enemies.

Core Lance provides a long-range attack that can pierce through a target.

One Drone can therefore support the Character from behind, while another is adding its own pressure to enemy groups.

Drone Chassis

The Chassis changes how the Drone behaves during combat.

Rocket Launcher Turret locks the Drone into position for a short period and repeatedly fires rockets at nearby enemies.

That can turn the Drone into a compact artillery platform while the Character continues fighting around it.

Mirage Projector creates an additional temporary Drone using the equipped Drone Weapon setup.

A strong Drone Weapon can suddenly be contributing from several places at once.

Safeguard Field creates a protective area for the Character, Drone and nearby friendlies.

The Chassis therefore has a major effect on the role the Drone plays in the team.

Drone Thrusters

Thrusters control another part of the Drone's behaviour.

Charge sends the Drone toward an enemy and creates a stunning impact when it arrives.

Blink Skirmish rapidly moves the Drone toward a target and immediately uses its Drone Weapon.

Vector Relay periodically helps nearby friendlies recover Shield and Energy.

These options can make the Drone aggressive, mobile or supportive.

Merge

The Chassis also determines the Character's Merge ability.

Rocket Launcher Turret connects to Bastion Ascendance, a heavily defensive Merge that reinforces the Character while the rocket system continues firing.

Mirage Projector leads into Reconstruction Ascendance, combining recovery with additional Drone presence.

Safeguard Field connects to Overdrive Relay, which increases movement and Skill tempo for the Character and nearby friendlies.

The Drone setup therefore affects everyday combat and your biggest temporary combat state.

Seven Character Artefacts and three Drone Artefacts make up the complete loadout.

All ten matter.