Understand Auger Strike
Useful when…
- Add Puncture damage to a compatible Melee weapon.
- Compare the single-type bonus with options that also add status chance or Slash damage.
Effect and fit
Auger Strike is a standard Melee mod with Naramon polarity and base drain 6. At maximum rank it adds +120% Puncture. That is a bonus to the Puncture damage type, not a claim of +120% total weapon damage; no additional status effect or status chance is listed.
Ranks and investment
The mod has ranks 0–5. It adds +20% Puncture at rank 0, +80% at rank 3, and +120% at rank 5. The listed rank 4→5 step costs 480 Endo and 23,184 Credits. A lower rank can preserve capacity and fusion resources if the full Puncture bonus is not needed for the build.
Related Puncture choices
Flawed Sundering Strike lists +60% Puncture with base drain 2 and is explicitly a Flawed variant. Jugulus Barbs lists +90% Puncture and +60% Status Chance, while Rending Strike lists +60% Slash and +80% Puncture. These offer different combinations and capacity requirements; they are not identical replacements for Auger Strike’s maximum Puncture bonus.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- It provides only Puncture damage and has base drain 6.
- Maximum rank requires more fusion investment than lower ranks.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating +120% Puncture as a +120% increase to all weapon damage.
- Assuming the bonus itself increases status chance; no status chance increase is listed.