Understand Bore
Useful when…
- Fit to a pistol when a Puncture damage bonus is specifically useful.
Effect and rank values
Bore adds +20% Puncture at rank 0, +80% at rank 3, and +120% at rank 5. The stat is a Puncture bonus, not a listed increase to all pistol damage.
Fit and fusion costs
This standard pistol mod has Naramon polarity, base drain 6, and maximum rank 5. The listed upgrade costs rise from 30 Endo and 1,449 Credits for the first step to 480 Endo and 23,184 Credits for rank 4 to 5. Rank it when the added Puncture bonus justifies the increasing capacity and resource investment.
Related Puncture options
Flawed No Return supplies +20% Puncture with a lower base drain but is a flawed variant. Impaler Munitions converts 20% of damage into Puncture and is a Conclave variant. Jugulus Spines combines Puncture with Status Chance. These have distinct effects and variants; none changes Bore's own Puncture bonus into general damage.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Puncture-specific damage may be a narrow fit compared with broader weapon bonuses.
- The maximum rank carries greater drain and fusion costs.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating +120% Puncture as +120% damage to every damage type.