Understand Afentis
Useful when…
- Throw Afentis onto the ground when nearby allies can use its reload, fire-rate, ammo-pool, and recoil benefits.
- Throw it at an enemy to pin that target and stun nearby enemies.
- Use the Semi attack when you want its listed 20/60/20 Impact, Puncture, and Slash damage from a four-round magazine.
What do the attacks and throws do?
The Semi attack fires projectiles at a listed speed of 0.833. Each listed shot deals 20 Impact, 60 Puncture, and 20 Slash damage, with 26% critical chance, a 2.2× critical multiplier, and 24% status chance. Its magazine holds four rounds and its reload time is 1.8 seconds. The separate Radial Attack entry lists 800 Blast damage, 10% status chance, and damage falloff that begins at 0 m and reaches a 20% reduction at 3 m. Spear Throw is another distinct projectile entry: it lists 240 Impact, 120 Puncture, and 40 Slash damage, with 30% critical chance, a 3× critical multiplier, and 20% status chance. The description says an enemy-targeted throw pins that enemy and stuns nearby enemies; it does not establish that this crowd-control effect applies to the ground-targeted support use.
How does Ballistarii Might support allies?
Throw Afentis onto the ground to buff nearby allies with Ballistarii Might. The buff increases reload speed, fire rate, and ammo pools, and reduces recoil. An ally who kills enemies while affected keeps the buff temporarily after moving away from Afentis. These effects make the ground throw useful when allies are close enough to benefit and can secure kills before leaving its area. The description gives no radius, duration, or numerical bonus values, so those cannot be used to plan exact coverage or uptime.
When might another rifle suit the task better?
Consider Nagantaka if you want the described crossbow handling: it fires a precise bolt and has an alternate-fire bolt barrage. Consider Acceltra Prime if sprint-enhanced reloading is useful, since its description says it reloads faster while sprinting and faster still with Gauss. Those are distinct reasons to consider those weapons; their descriptions do not establish them as direct replacements for Afentis’s ground-deployed ally buff or enemy pin and stun.
What are its requirements and construction costs?
Afentis requires Mastery Rank 8 and has a rank cap of 30. Its listed polarities are one Naramon and two Madurai, relevant when fitting mods into the weapon's slots. Construction lists 20,000 credits, 2 Argon Crystals, 1,200 Cryotic, 8,000 Ferrite, and 3,500 Rubedo, along with one blueprint and a 43,200-second (12-hour) build time.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The Semi attack has a four-round magazine and a listed 1.8-second reload.
- Ballistarii Might benefits nearby allies, but its radius, duration, and bonus amounts are unspecified.
- The enemy-targeted throw and ground-targeted support use have different described purposes.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Confusing the enemy-targeted throw that pins and stuns with the ground throw that grants Ballistarii Might.
- Treating the Radial Attack, Spear Throw, and Semi attack as one damage profile.
- Assuming specific Ballistarii Might radius, duration, or bonus amounts.