Understand Breach Loader
Useful when…
- Add Puncture damage to a shotgun setup.
- Compare its Puncture bonus and drain with Flechette or Accelerated Blast.
Effect and compatibility
Breach Loader grants +20% Puncture at rank 0, +80% at rank 3, and +120% at rank 5. It is a Rare standard shotgun mod with Naramon polarity, base drain 6, and maximum rank 5. The Puncture bonus is not a final weapon damage figure.
Compare Puncture options
Flechette lists +90% Puncture, has base drain 4, and is Common. Flawed Flechette lists +12% Puncture, has base drain 2, and is Flawed. Accelerated Blast lists +60% Puncture and +60% Fire Rate, with base drain 6 and Madurai polarity. Their listed bonuses and costs differ; the comparison alone does not determine which best fits a setup.
Fusion investment
The supplied examples list 30 Endo and 1,449 Credits for rank 0 to 1, 120 Endo and 5,796 Credits for rank 2 to 3, and 480 Endo and 23,184 Credits for rank 4 to 5. The bonus reaches +120% Puncture at rank 5.
Listed drop entries
The supplied entries list Eidolon Gantulyst at 0.84% with Legendary rarity and Razorback at 5.53% with Rare rarity.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Base drain 6 is higher than the listed Flechette and Flawed Flechette values.
- It adds Puncture rather than the paired fire-rate bonus listed on Accelerated Blast.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Reading +120% Puncture as final weapon damage.
- Ignoring base drain when comparing it with the listed Puncture options.