Deathloop: Every Slab, Ranked

The Slabs in Deathloop give both Colt and Julianna a bunch of abilities – but which ones are the best to use?

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Now that Deathloop is out and circling about, you might have noticed that the game isn’t exactly like what was marketed in the months preceding its release. In short: it’s even better. But it also throws a lot of information at you right from the get-go.

There are Visionaries to hunt down, arsenal leads to track, trinkets to collect, and various other systems to get the hang of. Not only are there a number of weapons to master, but there are also supernatural powers you can get through items called Slabs. To get any given Slab (or an upgrade for a Slab) you’ll have to kill the visionary that holds it or get a random one by defeating Julianna. There are five different slabs in total and each can get upgraded four times. Certain slabs might fit with your playstyle better than others, but some are arguably more useful across the board.

5 Havoc

• Who has it: Fia Zborowska.
• What it does: Makes you more powerful in combat.
• Upgrade 1: Backlash, which causes an explosion to happen after Havoc power runs out.
• Upgrade 2: Bulwark, which makes damaging enemies no longer drain your power meter, but your power meter will still go down when outside of combat.
• Upgrade 3: Euphoria, which increases the amount of damage you dish out after taking damage.
• Upgrade 4: Withdrawal, which lets you regain power when damaging enemies.

Havoc can be a useful Slab to have active when getting into large-scale firefights. It makes you hit harder and causes any damage you take to drain your power meter instead of your health. When upgraded, it can let you sustain and dish out increased damage for quite a while. Nevertheless, getting into large-scale firefights isn’t what you’ll often be doing in Deathloop. The mission structure and level design often disincentives you from going guns blazing, making Havoc one of the least useful Slabs to have. Unless, of course, you just want to guns blazing—in which case, have at Havoc.

4 Karnesis

• Who has it: Aleksis Dorsey.
• What it does: Gives you telekinetic attack powers.
• Upgrade 1: Flesh Bomb, which makes enemies explode upon landing.
• Upgrade 2: Slam, which slams enemies into the ground when hit twice with Karnesis.
• Upgrade 3: Suspension, which lifts enemies into the air and leaves them hanging.
• Upgrade 4: Zone, which lets you hit multiple enemies with Karnesis at once.

The fact of the matter is Karnesis looks cool. It is cool. And it feels cool, too. It’s a well-designed attack that is satisfying to pull off. But the other fact of the matter is that it just isn’t all that necessary. Given the kind of approach that the game incentivizes, you’ll probably be avoiding large-scale battles where you might be using Karnesis. There are also much simpler ways of killing folks—the machete you start with is just as effective and doesn’t take up one of your two Slab spots. So unless you’re just looking to put on a show (totally fair) it’s best to leave this Slab at home.

3 Aether

• Who has it: Egor Sterling.
• What it does: Makes you temporarily and conditionally invisible.
• Upgrade 1: Erase, which makes it so that killing enemies with Aether active leaves no trace.
• Upgrade 2: Flicker, which makes it so that you can attack enemies without deactivating Aether.
• Upgrade 3: Ghost, which makes it so that your power meter doesn’t go down when stationary.
• Upgrade 4: Phase, which makes it so that receiving damage doesn’t deactivate Aether.

Aether can be a handy Slab to have when using it effectively. It doesn’t make you entirely invisible—enemies will still be able to hear you if you’re making noise—but it lets you easily slip through hairy situations. If you’re quick with turning it on and off, you can use it to stealth through large portions of the game’s levels. That said, the AI in Deathloop isn’t exactly the brightest, and getting by enemies often isn’t so challenging. The Aether slab can certainly help you to move through a level faster, but it isn’t exactly a game-changer.

2 Nexus

• Who has it: Harriet Morse.
• What it does: Let’s you link multiple enemies together so that when you kill one, you kill all attached.
• Upgrade 1: Attraction, which makes Nexus projectiles home in on enemies.
• Upgrade 2: Influence, which makes enemies hit with Nexus chain other nearby enemies.
• Upgrade 3: Parasite, which lets you regain health when damaging enemies hit by Nexus.
• Upgrade 4: Protraction, which causes your power to drain slower when using Nexus.

Nexus is a rather unique power to have in Deathloop and it is an extremely handy one to boot. Nexus makes it much easier to take out groups of enemies without raising any alarms or having anyone suddenly attacking you. It’s especially useful because oftentimes enemies are clustered in small groups that are made infinitely more manageable by the fact that you can take them all out in one fell swoop with Nexus. Nexus is an excellent Slab to have active and is one that is definitely worth upgrading.

1 Shift

• Who has it: Charlie Montague.
• What it does: Lets you teleport across a short distance.
• Upgrade 1: Airborne, which lets you hover when airborne.
• Upgrade 2: Dropkick, which lets you kick when using Shift, and causes a devastating sonic boom when doing so.
• Upgrade 3: Reach, which lets you travel further when using Shift.
• Upgrade 4: Swapper, which lets you swap places with an enemy.

While Shift isn’t necessarily the most unique power in Deathloop—similar abilities can be found in games like Control and even Arkane’s older series, Dishonered—but the real difference-maker with this ability is that it isn’t just a fancy dodge. Shift can be used for traversal, allowing you to reach places you previously weren’t able to especially when usage is chained.

Deathloop provides wonderful sandboxes to play around in and wreak havoc. While other abilities might be flashier, Shift really opens up levels and can allow for much greater experimentation in how you move around and what route you take to get to take out your enemies and finally break the loop.

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