While The Division Resurgence is a scaled-down version of the looter-shooter series, it stays true to the mainline games with similar systems, including Specializations. Specializations are classes in The Division, and there are five of them in Resurgence.
Below is the list of all currently available Specializations and Specialization Focuses in The Division: Resurgence.
Quick summary
- Specialization is a class with a set of skills that determine your playstyle.
- Specialization Focus is a Talent Tree that prioritizes specific skills within a Specialization.
- There are five Specializations in The Division Resurgence , and each has two Focuses.
All Specializations in The Division Resurgence
Vanguard
The first Specialization is Vanguard. Vanguard’s skills are about reinforcing their position, spotting enemies to make them take more damage, and fighting them off with assault rifles or SMGs. Its Signature Ability has auto-aim, allowing you to dispose of targets even faster.
Skills:
- Tactical Link (Signature Ability): The Tactical Link is an ISAC upgrade that transfers regular data bursts of augmented targeting information. During each burst, the SHD AR lens provides assisted aiming, allowing the Agent to optimally take down hostiles.
- Commando Smart Cover (Commando Focus): The Commando Smart Cover device enhances nearby covers, providing combat benefits to Agents who use them. While behind the Smart Cover, allies are granted Damage Reduction and a chance to restore bullets fired at enemies.
- Recon Smart Cover (Recon Focus): The Recon Smart Cover device enhances nearby covers, providing combat benefits to Agents who use them. While behind the Smart Cover, allies gain Weapon Damage scaling with your Engineering.
- Scanning Pulse: The Scanning Pulse scans the surrounding area for hostiles and highlights them through the Agent’s AR lens. It’s a mandatory gadget for any agent tasked with scouting a location. Scanned enemies receive increased damage.
Specialization Focuses:
- Commando: Build Relentless stacks that increase Weapon Damage and Critical Damage.
- Recon: Apply Exposed to enemies, increasing their damage taken.
Demolitionist
Demolitionist is an explosives expert in Resurgence, with all sorts of toys to create chaos. Demolitionist’s Signature Ability is a grenade launcher, but you also get to use an artillery turret and a seeker mine to blow up enemies.
Skills:
- M32A1 Grenade Launcher (Signature Ability): The M32A1 Grenade Launcher is a powerful, multi-shot weapon that can fire several grenades in a short period of time to annihilate an enemy position.
- Artillery Turret: The Artillery Turret is a devastating SHD gadget able to launch mortar rounds at the enemy.
- Explosive Seeker Mine: The Explosive Seeker Mine is an SHD gadget which excels at driving enemies out of cover. Its automated tracking system allows it to be deployed from a secure location and then lock on the closest hostile.
- Cluster Grenade (HE Munitions Focus): Cluster Grenade splits into multiple smaller grenades upon impact, dealing Skill Damage.
Specialization Focuses:
- HE Munitions: Build Charge stacks to increase Skill Damage and apply Bleed to deal damage over time.
- Field Grenadier: Build Fiery stacks to increase Weapon Damage and apply Vulnerable to increase enemies’ Weapon Damage taken.
Bulwark
Bulwark is the frontline defense expert, protecting the team from incoming fire and breaching into the objective. Bulwark’s main feature is the Phalanx Shield that you can use on its own or in combination with the RCS-12 shotgun as a Signature Ability.
Skills:
- Breach Combo (Signature Ability) : The Bulwark employs the Phalanx Shield in its expanded mode for full protection while using its formidable RCS-12 automatic shotgun to effectively eliminate nearby hostiles.
- Phalanx Shield : The Phalanx Shield is made of multiple titanium alloy plates and combines effective protection with mobility. Its folded state allows the Agent to fire any weapon while still providing upper body protection.
- Shield Bash : Swing your shield forward at the enemy, stunning them upon impact.
- Shockwave Spike Mk.3 : Dash into enemy lines and slam down the Shockwave Spike Mk.3, generating a powerful area-wide shockwave.
Specialization Focuses:
- Breacher : Charge using the Phalanx Shield to apply Intimidated to nearby enemies, slowing down their movement speed and increasing damage taken.
- Juggernaut : Increase your survivability while using the Phalanx Shield and apply multiple effects with the Shockwave Spike.
Field Medic
Despite the name, Field Medic is heavily geared towards offense, with various mines and drones that deal damage and apply Corrosion. If you want to be a medic, the Specialization has a dedicated Focus that replaces corrosive drones with healing drones.
Skills (Tactical Pharma):
- Oxidizing Swarm (Signature Ability) : The Oxidizing Swarm is an upgraded version of the Oxidizing Hive, storing a larger amount of micro-drones filled with an even more potent corrosive substance.
- Oxidizing Hive : The Oxidizing Hive is an SHD device that contains several micro-drones filled with a corrosive substance and designed to target enemies. Upon impact, micro-drones deal damage and apply Corrosion.
- Chemical Trap : The Chemical Trap is an SHD device that, once thrown in the air, splits into multiple corrosive sub-mines, creating a deadly minefield. The corrosive mines explode when stepped on by enemies, dealing damage and applying Corrosion to them.
Skills (Combat Medicine):
- Healing Swarm (Signature Ability) : The Healing Swarm is an upgraded version of the Healing Hive, storing a larger number of micro-drones filled with an enhanced healing substance. Upon activation, a swarm of micro- drones will be released, targeting all allies in range and massively healing them or reviving them if they are downed.
- Healing Hive: The Healing Hive is an SHD device that contains several micro-drones filled with a healing substance and designed to target injured allies.
- Support Station: The Support Station is a piece of SHD technology that releases a medical gas when deployed, effectively healing any injured allies within its radius.
Specialization Focuses:
- Tactical Pharma : Apply Corrosion and deal damage over time.
- Combat Medicine : Grant healing and damage reduction to allies.
Tech Operator
Tech Operator is another Specialization with dedicated Talent Trees for damage and support. With Offensive Operations, you deploy Striker Drones and mark targets for them to attack. However, with Aegis Operations, you deploy Defender Drones to provide healing and damage boosts.
Skills (Offensive Operations):
- Drone Overload (Signature Ability): The SHD Brick emits waves to deployed Striker Drones, causing them to temporarily overload and increase their damage output. If there are no Striker Drones on the field, using this Signature Ability will also deploy a Striker Drone.
- Striker Drone: The Striker Drone is a fully autonomous gadget able to detect and fire at nearby hostiles.
- Drone Lock: The SHD Watch sends a signal to deployed Striker Drones, directing them to focus their fire on a single target. If there are no Striker Drones on the field, using this skill will also deploy a Striker Drone.
Skills (Aegis Operations):
- Defender Drone (Signature Ability) : The Defender Drone is a support ability that grants protection to allies within its field. The drone can either follow the Agent or go to a specific location.
- Mender Drone : The Mender Drone carries regenerating substances that can be used to assist allies during combat. The drone follows and continuously heals the unit selected by the Agent. When no ally is selected, the drone provides healing to the Agent instead.
- First-Aid Firefly : The First-Aid Firefly carries regenerating substances that can be used to assist allies during combat. Select an ally in the team member list and release a Healing Firefly to heal the target. You will receive the Healing if no target is selected.
Specialization Focuses:
- Offensive Operations: Deploy offensive drones to attack enemies.
- Aegis Operations: Deploy defensive drones to support allies.
F.A.Q.
Which Specialization is best for players new to The Division Resurgence?
Vanguard is a simple yet strong Specialization to start with.
How can I change Specializations in The Division Resurgence?
You can change Specializations once you reach level 12.
