What is Inversion Reinforcement in The First Descendant?
The Inversion Reinforcement is a progression system in The First Descendant that only lasts during the season. In this system, players can activate three effects which will provide a passive effect for their Descendants throughout the season. After the season is complete, the Inversion Reinforcement will reset completely.
How To Use Inversion Reinforcement
Obtaining Ironheart Particles through the game’s “Invasion” mode is the primary method of obtaining Inversion Energy, which allows a player to put that Energy into whichever Reinforcement that they wish to use. However, there is an alternative way to obtain Ironheart Particles, which is through completing certain tasks such as Infiltration Operations or defeating an outpost, Elite enemies, and more.
Every map on The First Descendant has 10 tasks that can obtain Ironheart Particles. In order to upgrade the Inversion Reinforcer, 2000 Ironheart Particles are required up until level 7. Currently there are only 30 levels in the Inversion Reinforcer, which will allow a player to unlock all of the reinforcements. Reinforcements can be switched out at a Base or in Albion free of charge. Pressing the Reset Enhancement button will simply return all of the energy a player has collected, in order to place them into reinforcements they wish to prioritize. This will not matter if the player already has unlocked level 30, as all reinforcements can be unlocked.
| Reinforcer Level | Ironheart Particles Required |
|---|---|
| 1 - 6 | 2000 |
| 7 - 11 | 2200 |
| 12 - 16 | 2400 |
| 17 - 21 | 2600 |
| 22 - 25 | 2800 |
| 26 - 30 | 3000 |
Once you level up the reinforcer, Energy becomes available where a player can invest in any of the following reinforcement categories: Hunt, Attribute, Recovery, Survival, and Season.
Hunt
| Reinforcement | Description |
|---|---|
| Biodensity Augmentation | When defeating an enemy, grants Biodensity Augmentation Biodensity Augmentation: Max HP +9.5% for 30s (up to 5 stacks) |
| Shield Particle Augmentation | When defeating an enemy, grants Shield Particle Augmentation Shield Particle Augmentation: Max Shield +6.6% for 30s (up to 5 stacks) |
| Neural Focus Augmentation | When defeating an enemy, grants Neural Focus Augmentation Neural Focus Augmentation: Max MP +4%, Skill Effect Range -1% for 30s (up to 5 stacks) |
| Inversion Particle Augmentation | When defeating an enemy, grants Inversion Particle Augmentation Inversion Particle Augmentation: DEF +7% for 30s (up to 5 stacks) |
| Enhanced Pain Suppression | When an Augmentation effect is active, grants Enhanced Pain Suppression. Enhanced Pain Suppression grants you a -4.1% Incoming Damage Modifier. |
Attribute
| Reinforcement | Description |
|---|---|
| High Density Flame Particle Membrane | After reload, grants High Density Flame Particle Membrane High Density Flame Particle Membrane: Fire Resistance +6.5% for 3s (up to 2 stacks) When changing weapons, removes High Density Flame Particle Membrane |
| High Density Chill Particle Membrane | On hitting an enemy with a firearm, grants High Density Chill Particle Membrane High Density Chill Particle Membrane: Chill Resistance +9.8% for 0.5s (up to 2 stacks) When changing weapons, removes High Density Chill Particle Membrane |
| High Density Toxic Particle Membrane | When aiming, grants High Density Toxic Particle Membrane every 0.5s High Density Toxic Particle Membrane: Toxin Resistance +6.5% (up to 2 stacks) Canceling aim removes High Density Toxic Particle Membrane |
| High Density Electric Particle Membrane | On Weak Point hit with a firearm, grants High Density Electric Particle Membrane High Density Electric Particle Membrane: Electric Resistance +6.5% for 3s (up to 2 stacks) When changing weapons, removes High Density Electric Particle Membrane |
| Composite Element Particle Membrane | When a Particle Membrane effect is active, grants Composite Element Particle Membrane. Composite Element Particle Membrane grants +10.7% All Attribute Resistance. |
Recovery
| Reinforcement | Description |
|---|---|
| Inverted Defibrillation | If hit while at 10% HP or less and do not die, grants Inverted Defibrillation Inverted Defibrillation consumes all MP to recover HP proportionally to the amount of MP consumed. When the effect is triggered, guarantees HP Recovery at least 20% and 50% at max (Cooldown 15s) |
| Selective Neurostimulation | Grants one of the following 3 effects every 60s Mental Stimulation has a 60% chance to recover MP by 13.4% of Max MP Highly Focused has a 30% chance to recover MP by 23.5% of Max MP Release Unconsciousness has a 10% chance to recover MP by 30.2% of Max MP and HP by 7.8% of Max HP |
| Recovery Maneuver | When using Grappling Hook grants Recovery Maneuver Recovery Maneuver recovers Shield by 2.5% of Max Shield every 0.1s while using the Grappling Hook (up to 25%) (Cooldown 20s) |
| Arche Assimilation | When an ally is nearby, grants every 0.5s Arche Assimilation Arche Assimilation lasts for 2s and recovers HP by 14% of Max HP upon reaching Max Stacks (up to 10 stacks) (Cooldown 10s) |
| Hyperdimensional Vision | When landing a Firearm Critical Hit, has a 27% chance to grant Hyperdimensional Vision Hyperdimensional Vision removes debuffs for 3s and grants Debuff Immunity for the duration (Cooldown 60s) |
Survival
| Reinforcement | Description |
|---|---|
| Void Adrenaline | When HP is 20% or less during Intercept Battles, grants Void Adrenaline Void Adrenaline: All Movement Speeds +20% for 3s (Cooldown 10s) |
| Secondary Quantization Response | When attacking the Legion of Immortality, grants Secondary Quantization Response Secondary Quantization Response decreases Incoming Damage Modifier by -15% for 5s (Cooldown 15s) |
| Biostructure Decomposer | When attacking the Order of Truth, grants Biostructure Decomposer Biostructure Decomposer decreases Incoming Damage Modifier by -15% for 5s (Cooldown 15s) |
| Disable Dark Protocols | When attacking the Legion of Darkness, grants Disable Dark Protocols Disable Dark Protocols decreases Incoming Damage Modifier by -15% for 5s (Cooldown 15s) |
| Void Defense Optimization | During Intercept Battles, grants Void Defense Optimization every 150s Void Defense Optimization decreases Incoming Damage Modifier by -2.7% (up to 3 stacks) |
Season
| Reinforcement | Description |
|---|---|
| Identify Energy Source | During the Order of Truth Invasion, grants Identify Energy Source. Identify Energy Source causes an additional hit when hitting the lesions attached to the Arche container with a firearm. |
| Forced Device Connection | Stepping on an Arche Tile during the Legion of Darkness Invasion grants Forced Device Connection every 0.5s Forced Device Connection increases DEF by +11.6% for 1s (up to 3 stacks) |
| Electric Displacement Field | When EXCAVA weapon's Energy Grenade is at Max Stacks, grants Electric Displacement Field Electric Displacement Field: Firearm ATK +51% for 2s When changing weapons, removes Electric Displacement Field (Cooldown 20s) |
| Arche Pacemaker | When Movement Speed is 300 or less, grants Arche Pacemaker Arche Pacemaker decreases Skill Cost by -25%, Skill Effect Range by -5%, and Fire Rate by -5% |
| Unconsciousness | When all skills are on cooldown, grants Unconsciousness Unconsciousness: Cooldown of the next skill used -8% |
