Critical Meltdown GUIDE
Understand Critical Meltdown
Useful when…
- Add Radiation damage and critical chance to an Archmelee weapon.
- Use a partial rank for smaller paired bonuses.
Rank effects
At rank 0, Critical Meltdown adds +15% Radiation and +15% critical chance. Rank 2 gives +45% to each, and rank 3 gives +60% to each. Both bonuses increase together as the mod is ranked.
Compatibility and alternative stat combinations
This is a standard Archmelee mod with Madurai polarity and base drain 4. Tempered Blade provides +150% critical chance; Bleeding Edge provides +110% critical damage. Cryo Coating combines +60% Cold with +60% status chance. These listed mods offer different stat combinations.
Fusion costs
The maximum rank is 3. The rank 1-to-2 step costs 60 Endo and 2,898 Credits; the rank 2-to-3 step costs 120 Endo and 5,796 Credits. The listed bonuses increase together at each shown rank.
Listed acquisition source
The listed source is Lumbering Fragment, with a listed chance of 0.25.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Radiation and critical chance increase together rather than independently.
- Each rank increase spends resources to improve both listed stats.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Ignoring the Radiation bonus when considering the critical chance increase.
- Assuming the two bonuses can be ranked independently.