7 Days to Die: Making the Best of Survival

Key takeaways

• The full Hunter build focuses on tracking and hunting enemies for maximum damage.
• The Scavenger build excels at looting and gathering essential resources during multiplayer sessions.
• The Spotter Build is ideal for PvP, emphasizing stealth, surveillance, and long-range attacks.

7 days to die Even the more skilled survivalists will be challenged, and since the game has changed a lot since its full release, we'll be looking at the best builds for those who want to survive as long as possible, while also creating a sustainable lifestyle in the badlands. . Survivalist builds are unconventional combinations of PvP and PvE skill sets and are often highly action-focused, such as obtaining food, looting, or attacking rival players.

This list has some strong survivalist builds for this zombie apocalypse game, with a special emphasis on scavenging, hunting, looting, scouting, getting more resources, and building your team the best possible base. But beware, 7 days Players will have to defend their home from the frenzied Blood Moon zombies, so be well prepared.

4 Complete hunter build

Able to track anything edible

• Strengths: Good at hunting and foraging for food
• Weaknesses: Bad at PvP

With the arrival of 7 Days to Die 1.0 Version, The food game has changed, especially on those servers that go with vanilla and hardcore rules. In single-player sessions, survivors may be able to tweak the amount of loot dropped from containers and such, but things can get a lot worse when joining a multiplayer server. Not only do players have to compete against other players for rare loot, but they have to deal with hunger and zombies at the same time. So this build is focused on tracking, hunting, and getting more meat from all the animals, as well as a great way to deal more damage to some of the nasty creatures roaming the zombie-plagued lands. Start by dropping a few points on the Agility attribute, just enough to unlock the Archery Lvl. 2, Hidden Strike Lvl. 2, and Lvl 1 from Shadow.

This will ensure some good sneak attack damage on every living thing that doesn't see players coming for them. Next, players should invest in Perception Lvl. 2, and Animal Tracker, Lvl 2, which will allow them to effectively follow the tracks of prey (and predators) wherever they go. Then go and invest 5 levels of strength, then fully hydrated Lvl. 2, The Huntsman, Rule 1: Cardio, and Living Off the Land. These last three features will allow players to get more meat from hunted animals, recover stamina faster (to continue hunting), and gather more edible plants from the wild, to recover energy while they hunt. The Hunter's Journal Volumes and at least 1 ranged weapon with The Hunter modification to deal more damage to beasts are also recommended. Ideally, players should equip the Nomad Set, which reduces health and stamina costs by 5 (at Tier 1) to 30% (at Tier 6) by 30%.

3 Scavenger building

The designated looter of the party

• Strengths: Good at looting and defending yourself
• Weaknesses: Poor defense against mobs

When joining a multiplayer session on 7 days to dieIt is not possible to find pre-established roles for each surviving team member. The scavenger is in charge of looting everything while the other team members clear the perimeter of zombies and rival players. The bonuses in this build are focused on getting better loot and faster, and when played correctly they become pillars of every party. Start by investing in all Perceptions (max 15 attribute points), then choose Lucky Loot, Lock Picking, Salvage Operations, and if playing on a PvP server, even The Infiltrator to avoid falling into traps set by other players.

Players must also equip the Scavenger Set, as a loot level bonus this tool stacks with the Lucky Looter perk, making the rewards they get for opening containers worth the risk. Players should also try to get as many Lucky Looter Perk Books as possible, to get even more loot, and The Great Heist has some nice bonuses for this build as well. But most importantly: always carry lockpicks and jail breaker candies in your inventory, as this food gives a 100% opening chance for each lock. Carry eye candy will also increase loot tier by 5, so consider investing in some of these buff items.

2 Sputter build

Every team needs a scout

• Strengths: Excellent in PvP, deadly at long range
• Weaknesses: Poor in close quarter combat

This build is designed specifically for PvP servers, but players can make good use of it when playing with friends in a private session as there are many hazards that pop up when survivors are trying to loot the building. The Spotter specializes in the use of stealth and robotic drones to detect threats and silently eliminate them before jumping onto their team. It's an expensive build that requires maximum agility, perception and intelligence, but it's worth the investment. Players should take Hidden Strike, From the Shadows, and Parkour from Agility Three as they must be nimble and agile enough to climb on top of buildings and quickly descend if surrounded by enemies.

From wisdom, players must take yes, science, and robotics inventor, which will allow them to create robotic drones and other useful devices, such as pressure plate mines, they Things players need to place traps to attack. From the Perception build, they should go and pick all the features related to rifles and sniping, since they're mostly doing recon and spotting enemies. Now, the drone with the corresponding mod needs to be built as a healing drone, and fill it with healing items, especially med kits. When other players target the spotter, they will probably shoot at them and miss the drone completely, as it has a difficult hitbox and it is not always possible to make a shot at distance. This will ensure that the spotter can escape and hide from the first shots, while the drone will recover from them quickly. Then allow enough time to warn the party about the ambushing team. For equipment, use action lever rifles with a silencer and x8 scope, then a commando set for more recovery speed and damage resistance. This is the ultimate urban combat build: expensive, but worth the price.

1 Ambusher Build

Because sometimes, the best way to survive is to steal from others

• Strengths: Powerful surprise attack, crowd control
• Weaknesses: Overwhelmed by explosive damage, and vulnerable to snipers

An ambusher relies on two main factors to ensure its survival: its ability to hide, and its trap-building skills. The combination of agility, intelligence, and strength makes the ambusher the perfect PvP-oriented build, with a heavy emphasis on surprising groups of enemy players and taking them out one by one, or leading them into perfectly placed traps that kill them beforehand. They know what's going on. Start by picking up the Agility attribute, enough to unlock the Gunslinger perk at Lvl. 2, Hidden Strike Lvl. 2, and from Shadow Lvl 3. It provides enough stopping power to fend off zombies and other players in the early stages of the game, and some extra stealth to enter looted buildings and prepare for an attack.

With Intellect at level 5, choose Robotics Inventor to level 3, and craft the Hammer Turret. Raise the boomstick as high as you can from Strength, build two-barrel shotguns, and always load them. Ideally, the setup can be completed by spending some time on the spike traps, and trap floor, replacing some strategic choke points on the trap floor, and placing the spikes down. Then, wait behind the door with the Hammer Turret on standby, enough time to let the unsuspecting looters search the PoIs for big loot. Then it's all about taking them by surprise. They'll never see it coming, and if they try to retreat, the spike traps will ensure they're held until they're finished. And there we have it: free loot for the taking. Pairing this build with an Assassin's Armor or Enforcer Set is a good way to get some extra stealth damage or resistance, either choice is fine.