I used to be a big polaris user. But about a week ago, I put it away as I felt I was relying on it too much. Since the patch, I started using the valiance and storm driver with my FF on a skolver, so perhaps I could be of some use.

First, the patch added bullet speed, not attack speed. This means that your shot interval will be the same, the bullet will just arrive to the target more quickly, meaning it will be harder to dodge. This won't mitigate the need for some ASI on the valiance.

Recommendation: Neither, the valiance or storm driver will not be effective for what you are trying to achieve.

My biggest concern is that you ultimately want an effective gun to use when you run out of boost, but I find these guns are more potent when you have boost, like a striker gunner, to mix between sword swings. You would almost never see a gunner walking around without boost shooting these guns hoping to "outplay" a striker skolver. I won't get into how a gunner would play, since this isn't a "how to play a gunner in LD" guide.

For the most part, if you're standing or walking, you would be using a polaris or AP/Sent. The polaris for obvious big-bullet reasons, and the AP/Sent because getting closer to someone shooting the gun makes you a bigger target. I almost never see anyone run towards me while I'm shooting it at them.

Since the valiance gives you more bullets, it would be more effective in this role than a storm driver, for defensive purposes, but not as good as the AP/Sent/Polaris. Many people will run towards me when I am using a driver as there is a good chance they can dodge. Fewer will run towards me when using a valiance.

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Oh, for UV's, if you decide to get one, I would recommend getting at least ASI med on the valiance. A plain valiance shoots a little slow and you'd be standing still too long. For a storm driver, med would be ideal, but asi on a driver is generally less of a concern, since there is a 1 shot limit if you want to avoid reloading.

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If you plan to use it with boost, then it's a different discussion completely, and I would say, "Both are great, depends on your playing style."

I'd still recommend AP/Sent over valiance. But again, the valiance will do okay. But if you're not willing to get good at it, the valiance won't be very effective. Since the patch, I've seen a lot of ppl pulling out valiances, but very few are actually effective with them.

AP or sentenza:
The bullets are pretty strong given that a skolver has no natural ele or shadow defence.
The fast bullets make it ideal for your purposes. Plus, you may cause him to boost, giving you a chance to recover before him.

Polaris just keeps them away. It may not get you a kill or any advantage.

Valiance may not have enough punch and is a bit more of a skillshot compared to AP/Sent.

Storm driver is pretty much a skill shot with its slower bullet, if you shoot blindly it's pointless.

Get Storm Driver, that shock will help you more than anything.

Does no one read. He doesn't want to use his boost.

He'll be standing or walking and shooting.

It's only a matter of time before seiran finds this thread. She is da masta gunna