Best Thunder Cage build in The First Descendant & how to unlock it

The Thunder Cage is one of The First Descendant‘s Ultimate Weapons, and it’s great if you want to go full rampage due to its high rate of fire. Check our build to do that using the best Modules, Descendants, and more.

Equipping the best weapons is a surefire way to ensure success when traversing through The First Descendant, particularly as you progress through the main story and encounter tougher enemies.

The Thunder Cage is a gun that’s powerful and rare across the whole experience. Getting your hands on it is no easy feat. However, we’ve got a full breakdown of how to get the Thunder Cage, and its best build below.

How to unlock Thunder Cage Ultimate Weapon

The Thunder Cage can be unlocked in The First Descendant by completing the Thunder Cage Research Request Sub Quest. It’s a part of the campaign and unlocks automatically as you progress.

To complete the weapon’s Research, collect all the Research Materials throughout the Sterile Lands which are as follows:

• Thunder Cage Polymer Syncytium: External Reactor, Sterile Land
• Thunder Cage Synthetic Fiber: Kuiper Mine, Sterile Land
• Thunder Cage Nano Tube: High-powered Jammer, Sterile Land
• Thunder Cage Blueprint: Logistics Facility, Sterile Land
• 100,000 Gold

After gathering all the necessary materials, head over to Anais in Albion to begin the Research. It will take a total of four hours for the Research to complete, so you can complete other tasks or quests in the meantime.

Thunder Cage stats

• ATK: 24
• Fire Rate: 666
• Rounds per Magazine: 26
• Reload Time: 1.4 seconds
• Overcharge: When defeating an enemy, the defeated enemy has a set chance to discharge Electric Shockwave which deals Additional Damage to nearby enemies.

The stats above are for the weapon when it’s at Level 1. They change when you use modules and level the weapon up.

Best Descendant for Thunder Cage

The Thunder Cage goes well with any Descendant, so you’ll never go wrong when picking it.

However, if we had to pick a character, Bunny is an ideal choice for the weapon. That’s because she has the Electric Attribute and the Thunder Cage in Overcharge mode unleashes an electric shockwave that deals damage to enemies within three meters.

Best Modules

Here are the best modules for Thunder Cage:

Module	Socket	Description	Rarity
Rifling Reinforcement	Malachite	Firearm ATK +X%	Standard
Sharpshooter	Malachite	Firearm ATK +X%, Firearm Critical Hit Rate +X%	Rare
Marksman	Almandine	Firearm Critical Hit Rate +X%, Firearm ATK +X%	Rare
Better Concentration	Almandine	Firearm Critical Hit Damage +X%	Standard
Concentrate Support Ammo	Cerulean	Rounds per Magazine +X%, Firearm Critical Hit Damage +X%	Rare
Weak Point Insight	Malachite	Weak Point Damage +X%, Firearm Critical Hit Rate +X%	Rare
Reload Concentration	Cerulean	Reload Time Modifier +X%, Firearm Critical Hit Damage +X%	Rare
Fire Rate Up	Xantic	Fire Rate +X%	Standard
Concentration Stabilizer	Rutile	Recoil -X%, Firearm Critical Hit Damage +X%	Rare

And that’s everything you need to know about unlocking the Thunder Cage in The First Descendant. For more on the game, check out how to unlock Nazeistra’s Devotion, and our build guides for Gley, Ajax, Lepic, and Enzo.