ELEMENTALIST
MAYA THE SIREN BUILD
Last updated on March 13th, 2026
ELEMENTALIST
Level 50
SMG • The Bee • Elemental
PLAYSTYLE
It’s a misconception that Maya’s just a support character, and this build focuses on her extremely high gun and elemental damage capability as well as Phaselock’s potential thanks to her Motion and Cataclysm trees. For mid-game players, it’s hard to go wrong here, and Maya becomes a beast to use.
While Maya can dish out tons of damage thanks to this build, you’ll have to play a bit conservatively to make full use of her skills and gear. This means that direct confrontation should be avoided, and you’ll want to make good use of cover. You can’t take a lot of hits because of the shield’s long recharge, and using phaselock is a must to ensure you get the most out of your skill section that stacks multiple damage bonuses, AOE (area of effect), and elemental explosions.
SOLO
Since this is a damage-focused build, Maya can easily hold her own in solo play. Thanks to investment in Fleet which boosts movement speed when the shield is down, Maya can easily get some distance between her and enemies. Maya’s proficiency in SMGs means she’ll use the Sandhawk to deal devastating damage when combined with the Bee Shield. No matter what build you choose, the Sandhawk is an ideal weapon for every Maya player.
COOP
This build works very well on co-op as well. However, since Maya isn’t acting as a support character, don’t expect to heal your teammates as much. Yes, Maya will be able to heal herself plenty, but she’s not there to provide support, but rather deal a lot of damage. Good communication is essential here because The Bee Shield does take a bit to recharge, and Maya might need some assistance when that’s down. Either way, her phaselock ability helps literally everyone on the squad thanks to all the damage bonuses.
GEARS
Slot 1: Sand Hawk
Slot 2: Bitch
Slot 3: Bad Touch
Slot 4: Norfleet
Grenade: Slag Transfusion
Shield: The Bee
MOD: Legendary Cat
Relic: Aggression Relic (SMG)
SKILLS
The focus of this build is to boost damage from a distance to compensate for Maya’s limited melee abilities. Ward will recharge The Bee shield faster, which is essential to combo with the Sand Hawk SMG to deal most of your damage.
Additionally, Backdraft creates a fiery explosion as soon as your shield is depleted, giving you room to make an escape.
Fleet boosts your movement speed while the shield recharges, and Helios, Ruin, and Converge make each use of phaselock even deadlier.
