Understand Ax-52
Useful when…
- Hip-fire to use the described Ammo Efficiency benefit.
- The description associates high Critical Chance with headshots while aiming, without specifying the amount or precise trigger details.
Normal attack and handling
Ax-52's Normal Attack is hitscan and deals 40 Puncture damage. It fires automatically at a listed speed of 10, with 26% critical chance, a 2.4× critical multiplier, and 18% status chance. It has accuracy 133.33, a 40-round magazine, and a 2-second reload.
Hip-fire and aimed headshots
The description says Ammo Efficiency increases when hip-firing. It also describes high Critical Chance for headshots while aiming. The amount and precise trigger details of the headshot benefit are not specified; the listed Normal Attack critical chance is 26%.
Mastery and other weapon mechanics
Ax-52 requires Mastery Rank 12 and lists two Madurai polarities. Gotva Prime requires Mastery Rank 14; its description says that after it inflicts a Status Effect, its next shot has a chance to be a Super Critical hit. Nagantaka and Nagantaka Prime are crossbows described with alternate-fire bolt barrages and a chance for bolts to cause Slash Status. Nagantaka's description says headshots have a chance to increase reload speed; Nagantaka Prime specifies headshot kills. The supplied descriptions do not detail the precise reload effect triggers beyond those conditions.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The described Ammo Efficiency benefit is associated with hip-fire, while the high Critical Chance description is associated with headshots while aiming.
- The amount and precise trigger details for the aimed-headshot benefit are unspecified.
- Mastery Rank 12 is required.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not treat the listed 26% critical chance as a quantified aimed-headshot bonus.
- Do not treat Gotva Prime's next-shot Super Critical chance as guaranteed.
- Do not conflate Nagantaka's headshot condition with Nagantaka Prime's headshot-kill condition.