Rainbow chips

Updated: 8 October 2026

Which gold chips to keep and which Rainbow chips to take: main attribute and extra effects of red, yellow and blue chips, with γ1 and γ2 examples.

Which gold red chips to keep

Keep only: L-3, B-3, Y-6 and Y-5.

Purpose	Which chips
Main Attribute and Overclocking	Chips of every type (example: a Melee Y-6 chip).
Extra Effect and Overclocking	Any chips; examples below.

Extra effect examples (Melee Y-6)

Chip	Extra Effect
Ranged+150	When piloting Light, Light ST Dodge +51.
Light ST Defense+150	Melee grants Melee Crit +59.
Mechanics+150	Melee grants Melee Crit +63.

Which gold yellow chips to keep

Keep: L-1, L-2, L-3; B-1, B-2, B-3; Y-1, Y-4, Y-5, Y-6.

Purpose	Which chips
Main Attribute and Overclocking	Chips of every type (example: an Assault Pilot Y-6 chip).
Extra Effect and Overclocking	Any chips; examples below.

Extra effect examples (Assault Pilot Y-6)

Chip	Extra Effect
Melee Hit+150	Assault grants Assault +70.
Assault Hit+150	Assault grants Assault +70.
Ranged Crit+150	When piloting Light, Light ST Dodge +51.

Which gold blue chips to keep

Keep: L-1, L-2, L-3; B-1, B-2, B-3; Y-1, Y-4, Y-5, Y-6.

Purpose	Which chips
Main Attribute and Overclocking	Chips of every type (example: a Sniper Pilot Y-6 chip).
Extra Effect and Overclocking	Any chips; examples below.

Extra effect examples (Sniper Pilot Y-6)

Chip	Extra Effect
Heavy ST Crit RES+115	Ranged grants Ranged +43.
Medium ST Crit DMG RES+130	Ranged grants Ranged +66.
Light ST Dodge+150	Ranged grants Ranged Crit +45.

Rainbow red chips: main attribute and extra effects

Main attribute (one of five): Melee, Assault, Ranged, Tactical or Mechanics. A chip also has two extra effects, Defensive and Hit or Crit, and a hidden slot (“?”). Worth keeping: chips whose extra effect is in bold below.

Extra effect	Possible lines (bold = recommended)
Defensive	When piloting Light ST, Crit RES + When piloting Light ST, Crit DMG RES+ When piloting Light ST, Dodge + When piloting Medium ST, Crit RES + When piloting Medium ST, Crit DMG RES+ When piloting Medium ST, Dodge + When piloting Heavy ST, Crit RES+ When piloting Heavy ST, Crit DMG RES +
Hit or Crit	Melee grants Melee Hits + Melee grants Melee Crit + Assault grants Assault Hits + Assault grants Assault Crit + Ranged grants Ranged Hits + Ranged grants Ranged Crit + Tactical grants Tactical Hits + Tactical grants Tactical Crit +

Rainbow yellow chips: main attribute and extra effects

Main attribute (one of eight): Hit or Crit for Melee, Assault, Ranged or Tactical; the best are Tactical Hit and all four Crit attributes. A chip also has two extra effects, Offensive and Defensive, and a hidden slot (“?”). Worth keeping: chips whose extra effect is in bold below.

Extra effect	Possible lines (bold = recommended)
Offensive	Melee grants Melee + Assault grants Assault + Ranged grants Ranged + Tactical grants Tactical + Manipulator grants Mechanist + When piloting Light ST, Defense + When piloting Medium ST, Defense + When piloting Heavy ST, Defense +
Defensive	When piloting Light ST, Crit RES + When piloting Light ST, Crit DMG RES+ When piloting Light ST, Dodge + When piloting Medium ST, Crit RES + When piloting Medium ST, Crit DMG RES+ When piloting Medium ST, Dodge + When piloting Heavy ST, Crit RES+ When piloting Heavy ST, Crit DMG RES +

Rainbow blue chips: main attribute and extra effects

Main attribute (one of eight): Crit RES for Light, Medium or Heavy ST; Crit DMG RES for Light, Medium or Heavy ST; Dodge for Light or Medium ST. The best are all Crit DMG RES and Dodge attributes. A chip also has two extra effects, Offensive and Hit or Crit, and a hidden slot (“?”). Worth keeping: chips whose extra effect is in bold below.

Extra effect	Possible lines (bold = recommended)
Offensive	Melee grants Melee + Assault grants Assault + Ranged grants Ranged + Tactical grants Tactical + Manipulator grants Mechanist + When piloting Light ST, Defense + When piloting Medium ST, Defense + When piloting Heavy ST, Defense +
Hit or Crit	Melee grants Melee Hits + Melee grants Melee Crit + Assault grants Assault Hits + Assault grants Assault Crit + Ranged grants Ranged Hits + Ranged grants Ranged Crit + Tactical grants Tactical Hits + Tactical grants Tactical Crit +

Example: swapping chips in γ1 (before → after)

Neural Drive section γ1: the red Ranged chip goes from Y-5 to Y-6, the yellow Ranged Crit chip Y-1 stays, the blue Light ST Dodge chip Y-1 comes out and its slot stays empty.

Chip	Before	After
Red, Ranged	Y-5	Y-6
Yellow, Ranged Crit	Y-1	Y-1
Blue, Light ST Dodge	Y-1	empty

γ2 at level 6 with three chips

Neural Drive section γ2 at level 6 with these chips:

Chip	Label
Red, Ranged	Y-6
Yellow, Ranged Crit	Y-5
Blue, Light ST Dodge	Y-5