Understand Athodai
Useful when…
- Use the normal attack's listed 70 damage profile and critical chance as one firing mode.
- Consider the weak-point kill condition and temporary infinite-ammo Overdrive, including its stated secondary-function lockout.
Overdrive condition
The description says weak-point kills trigger Overdrive, which maximizes fire rate and gives infinite ammo for a short time. It also says secondary functions are locked during Overdrive. The duration and numerical fire-rate change are not specified.
Separate attack modes
Normal Attack is hitscan at 5 shots per second and lists 70 damage: 48 Heat and 22 Puncture, with 32% critical chance, a 2× multiplier, and 8% status chance. Alt-Fire is a separate hitscan attack at speed 12, listing 88 Heat damage, 18% critical chance, a 2× multiplier, and 24% status chance. These are mode-specific values.
Related secondary descriptions
Athodai Prime also has a weak-point kill Overdrive condition; its supplied description mentions maximizing fire rate and infinite ammo for a short time. Kuva Brakk is described as a semi-automatic hand cannon with higher fire rate, magazine capacity, and reload speed than its base form. Velox is described with ammo efficiency and rapid reload when emptied. These descriptions establish different features, not an overall ranking.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Overdrive requires a weak-point kill and lasts for a short, unspecified time.
- Secondary functions are locked during Overdrive.
- Normal Attack and Alt-Fire have different listed damage and critical and status values.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Assuming Overdrive is always active or has a known duration.
- Applying Normal Attack statistics to Alt-Fire.
- Calling the Alt-Fire damage higher without accounting for its different mode and damage composition.