Turian Soldier (Typhoon)
Marksman: 4-firing rate, 5-headshots, 6-accuracy & firing rate
Concussive Shot: 4-force & damage, 5-recharge speed, 6-shredder
Proximity Mine: N/A*
Turian Veteran: 4-damage & stability, 5-headshots, 6-damage & stability
Fitness: 4-durability, 5-shield recharge, 6-fitness expert
*for lighter weapons, try skipping Concussive Shot and taking
Proximity Mine: 4-radius, 5-damage taken, 6-recharge speed
For the Typhoon, I recommend taking the magazine upgrade. The other mod depends on the enemy. Against Cerberus, try AP ammo and high caliber barrel. Against Geth, try high velocity barrel and Disruptor ammo. Against Reapers/Collectors, try Warp ammo with high velocity barrel. These are not prescriptive, so try out different combinations against different defense types.
You should tailor this build to suit the weapon that you have. For those of you new to the Turian Soldier who have no idea what weapon to choose, here is a list of preferred weapons and mods:
Assault Rifles (most work well with mag upgrade and extended barrel)
Typhoon
Revenant
Saber
Pistols (mag upgrade, heavy barrel)
Eagle
Talon
Scorpion
Shotguns (smart choke, high-velocity barrel)
Claymore
N7 Piranha
Geth Plasma Shotgun & Graal (spare thermal clip, high caliber barrel)
SMGs (mag upgrade and/or heat sink, high-velocity barrel)
Hurricane
Tempest/Locust
Sniper Rifles (spare thermal clip or piercing mod, high-caliber barrel)
Black Widow
Indra
Krysae (haven't tried this personally, but seems like rate of fire boost and recoil reduction would be good)
Generally, I spec Marksman for rate of fire and headshots because higher rof equals better DPS, better DPS means taking down enemies faster. The additional headshot bonus works well, too. Few weapons would benefit more from accuracy than rate of fire. Also, learn to reload cancel, which is basically canceling part of the reload animation, allowing you to get back to shooting things faster.
The best way I can explain this for console players is that once you see your magazine count go back to full, press any button normally reserved for an action. Doing this will cancel the reload animation. On Xbox, popular buttons are the A and Y button. However, these can cause you to dodge, take cover, or use a power that you don't want to. The A button works best on characters that don't have a dodge move, such as the Turian Soldier. You can also use the right or left bumper if they are assigned to a power. I prefer these buttons since I don't have to take my thumb off the aiming thumbstick.
If that didn't make sense, here is a video tutorial by Caineghis.
Concussive Shot is great for heavy weapon builds since it has a fast recharge speed. It's also useful against Phantoms, since it has a damage bonus against barriers and the shredder evolution allows you to target them when they're cloaked. Even if you miss, they'll either dodge or block it, giving you a chance to line up a shot.
Proximity Mine is great for light weapon builds since the recharge speed is pretty hefty. It's great for debuffing bosses as well as for limited crowd control. Whatever power you choose, it's still only secondary to your weapon.
The non-Armiger Legion Turian passives are amazing. You get 55% recoil reduction, 37.5% weapon damage bonus, and 30% headshot bonus. Best weapon passives in the game.
Fitness is self-explanatory. All shields and health. You're still fairly squishy, mostly as a result of pitiful mobility. This Turian doesn't have a dodge or jetpacks, so I recommend using an Adrenaline Module for better mobility. Hopefully you'll get sync-killed less that way.
That's really all that I can think of for this guide. Mostly it's about learning to use your weapon, and what mods and ammo types to use. Thanks for reading, and hopefully this was helpful to some people.
-Grun7mas7er
For those interested, here is a video guide by Stardusk.
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