The Thunder Cage is an Ultimate SMG that you will come across in The First Descendant, and in fact, it’s the first Ultimate weapon that you will come across in the game.
Considering that it’s a weapon that you’ll come across quite early in the game, its easy to underestimate its capacity in battle. However, with the right build and the right Descendant, this weapon can dominate the battlefield.
Best Module setup for Thunder Cage
| Module | Effect |
|---|---|
| Reload Insight | Reload Time Modifier +6%, Firearm Critical Hit Rate +3% |
| Recycling Genius | Reload Time Modifier +8% |
| Expand General Magazine | Max General Rounds +13% |
| Fire Rate Concentration | Fire Rate +8%, Firearm Critical Hit Damage +6.5% |
| Maximize Weight Balance | Rounds per Magazine +8%, Weak Point Damage +2% |
| Vibration Absorption | Recoil -11% |
| Hawk-Eye | Accuracy +11% |
| Weak Point Insight | Weak Point Damage +8%, Firearm Critical Hit Rate +1.5% |
| Better Insight | Firearm Critical Hit Rate +10% |
Being an SMG, the Thunder Cage has a fast rate of fire which means you’ll be raining bullets on the enemy. With the Module selection mentioned above, we’ll be looking to increase rate of fire, reload speed, and an increased magazine size.
While you don’t necessarily need to work on increasing your overall damage output with this weapon, a high rate of fire means a drop in accuracy, so the other module selections will help you control the recoil on this weapon and increase its accuracy, weak point damage and critical strike chance.
How to get the Thunder Cage in The First Descendant
The only way to get the Thunder Cage in The First Descendant is by crafting. For this you will have to hit Mastery Rank 1, and get the materials needed to craft it.
Once you’ve acquired the materials, visit Magister Anais, and select the Thunder Cage research. Crafting this item will take 4 hours and will cost you 100,000 Gold. Here’s a list of all the items that you need to craft the gun, and where you can find them.
| Material | Mission | Location | Drop Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueprint | Logistics Facility Battlefield Mission | Sterile Lands Ironworks | 20% |
| Nano Tube | High-powered Jammer Battlefield Mission | Sterile Lands Restricted Zone | 20% |
| Polymer Syncytium | External Reactor Battlefield Mission | Sterile Lands Rockfall | 20% |
| Synthetic Fibre | Kuiper Mine Battlefield Mission | Sterile Lands Repository | 20% |
Best Descendant
The Thunder Cage is a versatile weapon, and can be paired with each and every Descendant in the game. Not only does it work well with Bunny, it also performs exceptionally well with Gley’s Infinite Ammo build. This weapon has the capacity to carry you through the endgame stages easily, so make sure to use it wisely.
