Tutorial:How to use Aegis

See the article on Aegis for more details about the tank itself.

is an infamous tank for its three unique pushers on the back of it. These are unique structures that are only found elsewhere on (while replicating Aegis) and  (which came after Aegis), so it is no surprise that Aegis is the most infamous pusher-user.

As their name implies, these pushers can push objects extremely well, better than pretty much any other tank can. They push by providing "jolts" of momentum, rather than a smooth force. When you back into an object, no matter your speed, it will likely be flung away if it is a pushable object. As a general rule of thumb, larger objects tend to get flung less far, but not by much.

Since Aegis' only offensive tool is its frontal lance, it is rarely used for normal play. It offers little more utility than a normal Lancer, and even in terms of defense its pre-evolution Slasher has it beat. This leaves Aegis in a bit of a strange spot; if it's not a scoring tank, then what is it?

The short answer is, it's a trolling tank.

The high speed of the Lancer branch combined with the powerful shove its pushers can provide makes Aegis a prime trolling tank. Whether it be pushing valuable polygons away from players, shoving powerful bosses into players or even just jostling players around directly, the Aegis' true strength lies in causing chaos.

To do this, crank up your movement speed and basically disregard your attack stats EXCEPT for Lance Density (and maybe Lance Range). Behind the scenes, pushers operate very similar to lances; with their hitbox being made out extremely rapidly fired, short-lived bullets. Modifying Density and Range can make your pushers more effective. Besides these though, you can ignore your bullet stats. Maxing movement is a prime choice, as everything else is pretty much free range. Using a body build is often helpful in case you miss your target or your cargo phases through your pushers (which can happen rarely), allowing you a better change of survival.