Talents in CONTROL Resonant provide Dylan with passive bonuses. They improve individual combat mechanics, add new states, and increase various stats. There aren't enough Talent Points to unlock the entire tree, however, so you'll need to choose some upgrades based on your preferred playstyle. In this guide, we'll cover the most useful Talents and explain which ones are worth prioritizing.
Image unavailableEach Talent costs one Talent Point. You earn them by increasing your Zone Level, which rises as you gain XP from combat and other activities in each area. You can unlock most of the tree if you explore thoroughly, but you cannot purchase every Talent. If you decide to change your build later, you can reset your upgrades with Reset Items, although these are limited.Some basic upgrades, including Dominance and Perfect Dodge, are required to progress further through the tree anyway. For that reason, below we'll focus on Talents that provide particularly noticeable improvements to specific mechanics.Image unavailable
Best Talents in CONTROL Resonant
Cleansing Rush
Cleansing Rush makes Rush remove status ailments twice as fast. The bonus may not seem particularly useful early in the game, but later you'll regularly encounter Mold and other enemies capable of inflicting effects that continuously drain your Health.Normally, you need to keep using Rush for a while to clear these ailments. With this Talent, harmful effects disappear much faster.Image unavailable
Retribution
Retribution increases the Falter dealt by Retaliation by 25%.
Retaliation activates after a Perfect Dodge and temporarily boosts the Damage and Falter of your next attack. Since a large part of the combat system revolves around pushing enemies into Falter and then performing Executions, the additional bonus helps you reach that state more quickly.Image unavailable
Sanctioned Retaliation
Sanctioned Retaliation increases Power recovery from Retaliation by 50%.
Power is consumed when using Combat Abilities and is normally restored by attacking with the Aberrant. This Talent gives you an additional source of Power if you regularly perform Perfect Dodges.
Decisive Step-Up
After an Execution, Decisive Step-Up activates Keen. For a short time, Keen increases the Critical Chance of all Melee attacks by 20%.
This Talent works particularly well with Aberrant Forms that use fast attacks or multi-hit combos. The more often you perform Executions, the more frequently you can take advantage of the increased Critical Chance.
Extended Retaliation
Extended Retaliation adds one additional Retaliation charge. After a Perfect Dodge, the bonus now applies to your next two attacks as long as you perform them within five seconds.
The effect is simple on its own, but it works very well alongside other Talents focused on Perfect Dodge and Retaliation.
Restorative Dominance
While Dominance is active, hitting enemies causes them to drop Health Elements.
Combat becomes significantly more chaotic later in the game, so having a reliable source of healing during fights is especially useful. The Talent also fits naturally into builds that rely on frequent Executions, which are what activate Dominance in the first place.
Enduring Ally
Enduring Ally increases the lifetime of all Summons by 50%.
This Talent is only worth taking if you actually use Summons. The additional duration allows your allies to deal damage and apply effects to enemies for longer.
Command I
Command I adds one additional Command Charge.
This mechanic becomes available late in the game after defeating the final optional Resonant and choosing one of the Combat Abilities associated with it. The additional charge lets you use these abilities more frequently.
Crowd Conversion
With Crowd Conversion, Drone enemies killed by Commanded enemies return to the fight on your side.
Drones themselves are fairly weak, but the extra allies can distract more dangerous enemies and give Dylan more freedom during large encounters.
Extended Dominance
Extended Dominance increases the duration of Dominance to 15 seconds.
Dominance activates after an Execution and significantly improves Dylan's melee capabilities. The longer it lasts, the more time you have to continue attacking and take advantage of other Talents tied to the same mechanic.``` :chatgpt-content-reference{index="0"}
