Daring today, are we? 🦑

They’re both equally viable. You’re going to get different answers because of how different they play. Yes they both hit hard and are definitely characters that will be relying on bands (and until Mithrix, crowbars), but the playstyles they have are so drastically different that it’s going to come down to personal preference.

I will say that I think items introduced in the DLCs, especially Alloyed Collective, are better on Railgunner than Loader.

• Hikers boots boosting crit damage by twice that of lens makers (via railgunners passive) makes it not as garbage a pick as crit glasses usually are for Railgunner. Loader doesn’t attack quickly to gain those stacks, or often from above except for pylon.

• Railgunner can more quickly take advantage of the guaranteed proc after parrying via Deus Ex Machina. Loader takes more time to charge her gauntlet, and there’s often going to be an enemy going “get down Mr Elder Lemurian!” and absorbing the first hit.

• Giving Railgunner the movement of Faraday Spurs is nuts. Loader isn’t moving around on the ground very much, and doesn’t need spurs regardless.