How get Division 2 Blueprints from Descent

Descent is a challenging mode in Tom Clancy's The Division 2, and it’s not very popular because of its difficulty even for experienced agents. In this guide, we’ll break down the key aspects of Descent and provide advice on how to succeed. We’ll also highlight a few things you may not know that can help you along the way.

Descent is a four-player mode with unlimited levels, known as Loops. At the start, you won’t have any gear, talents, or weapons only a pistol. Your goal is to build up your character as you progress through the loops. It's all about survival. Early on, your character will be weak, with low damage, minimal Armor, and basic weapons. If you’re up for the challenge, Descent is the mode for you.

We highly recommend playing Descent when the Envy Talent Pool is active, as it offers the best talents, making your runs significantly easier. We suggest that players focus on playing Descent exclusively during the Envy Talent Pool for the optimal experience.

Why You Should Play Descent in Division 2

Playing Descent lets you earn NSA Tech currency, which can be spent at the NSA Station you can used them to buy Reconstructed Caches, Exotic Caches, Named Item Caches, outfits, and Permanent buffs for future Descent runs.

• Exclusive Rewards: Reconstructed Caches are exclusive to Descent mode, and they provide blueprints for named items.

• Exclusive Exotic Weapon: In the NSA Station, you can purchase an exclusive exotic rifle called the Vindicator for 350 NSA Tech currency.

  Vindicator talent: While scoped, the weapon will highlight a random body section of each enemy. The weapon amplifies damage by +60% Weapon Damage to highlighted body sections.

• Exclusive outfits: In the NSA Station, you can purchase an exclusive blue, red, yellow and green Descent uniforms just to flex.

Play 2 Player Co-Op

You can play Descent solo and still defeat the Nemesis boss and progress through higher loops, but we recommend finding a partner who also wants to earn blueprints. It’s much easier with two players. Avoid playing with three or four players if you’re serious about getting blueprints, as it becomes more challenging with more people. Be sure to use voice chat, as communication is crucial for success.

• When playing solo, you can use the Reviver Hive, but it can be buggy and might not always revive you. You have a higher chance of success when playing with a friend, as they can pick you up if needed.

• Some players reach Nemesis, kill him, and restart, but we don’t recommend this. You want to earn as much NSA Tech as possible. After defeating Nemesis, you can continue playing and earn more NSA Tech through higher loops. More loops = more boss rooms, and higher loops provide better rewards.

• Keep in mind, you can't save your progress and continue later, which makes it even more challenging. Also, watch out for server resets—if your friend experiences one, they won't be able to join back into your session, which can be a big setback.

Descent Difficulty

• Easy Rooms: Simple to complete but increase your Nemesis Heat, meaning you’ll face him sooner.

• Medium Rooms: A good balance between difficulty and time to build your character.

• Hard Rooms: Provide more time to build up your character before facing Nemesis.

• After Nemesis: Room difficulty no longer matters after you defeat Nemesis. We recommend focusing on easy rooms to minimize the risk of dying.

• High Loops: Eventually, you'll only have the option to do hard rooms. Make sure to build your character before that happens, and choose rooms based on the talents you need to upgrade red, blue, or yellow.

• Enemies: In high loops, you'll face Black Tusk, Rogue Agents, and various status effects, making the challenges even tougher.

Good Run for Blueprints

You may not be able to do it on your first try, but aim to reach Loop 30 at least in each run. By then, you'll earn some Reconstructed Caches and accumulate over 1000 NSA Tech currency. With this, you should be able to get between 6 to 10 blueprints per run, or more, depending on your luck. A good Descent run can take 4 to 7 hours of game time.

Status Effects 

You need to take advantage of Status Effects in Descent, as there are many talents for status effects listed below. These talents allow you to boost weapon damage by a significant amount and make the Nemesis boss unable to move or deal damage to you when he is under status effects. Status effects can also help with Rogue Agents, giving you more time to kill them if they are on fire or blinded. Yellow talents are recommended for an easier run; don't be afraid to use them.

What Talents You Should Pick from the Envy Talent Pool

Exotic Talents

"Payment in Kind" should be the last talent you pick, as you need "Bullet Hell" first and a high rate of fire weapon. Upgrade the "Allegro" talent to at least tier 5 before you get "Payment in Kind."

Offensive Talents

Try to get Surgical first and upgrade it to at least Tier 5. Then, focus on getting the Obliterate talent, followed by Critical and Strained.

Defensive Talents

Focus on Entrenched before the Nemesis encounter, as other talents won't work. You can get the rest of the talents after you kill the boss.

The order does not matter for these talents, but "Adrenaline Rush" should be the last talent. Upgrade the others to tier 10 first.

Utility Talents

You need Eyeless, Sadist, Ignited, and Trauma before the Nemesis encounter. You only need to buy them once; there's no need to upgrade them. You can upgrade them after you kill Nemesis.

The order does not matter for these talents. The "Lucky Shot" talent only works at Tier 10 and can provide unlimited ammo, if it's not bugged. It works especially well with "Bullet Hell." Get "Lucky Shot" after you acquire "Bullet Hell" and after you kill Nemesis.