Understand Convectrix
Useful when…
- Use the normal attack to maintain its listed Slash-heavy beam damage on a target.
- Use the faster alternate mode when its distinct attack rate and lower per-hit listed damage fit the situation.
- Consider it for held-fire status application, with 45% listed status chance on both modes.
What do the two modes do?
The normal attack is hitscan, held-fire, and listed at 12 shots per second. Its damage is 1.2 Impact, 1.2 Puncture, and 9.6 Slash per attack entry, with 16% critical chance, 2.4× critical multiplier, and 45% status chance. The alternate fire is also held-fire hitscan, listed at 16 per second, with 0.9 Impact, 0.9 Puncture, and 7.2 Slash, and the same listed critical and status values. Keep these separate: the higher alternate rate does not mean it shares the normal mode’s listed damage per attack. The description attributes the effect to twin lasers converging on a target but does not quantify a special convergence bonus.
What handling and mod fit should I expect?
It has a 50 accuracy listing, 2-second reload, two multishot, and one Naramon polarity. No magazine size is supplied in the detailed properties, so do not infer one. It requires Mastery Rank 7 and has a rank cap of 30.
How does it compare with other shotguns?
Cedo’s primary damage increases with each status effect afflicting a target, and it also has a ricocheting glaive. Felarx is described as a shotgun that becomes a pair of pistols in the hands of the Void. Phantasma has continuous plasma fire and a charged secondary glob that produces homing bomblets. These comparison weapons offer different explicit mechanics; Convectrix’s defining described behavior is the converging twin lasers, with two held-fire rates.
What is easy to misread?
The listed normal mode rate is 12 and alternate mode rate is 16; those are attacks per second, not damage values. Do not assume a magazine capacity, range, or additional bonus from the descriptive convergence language, since none is numerically provided.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Both modes require held firing, and the alternate mode has lower listed damage per attack.
- Magazine capacity and effective range are not specified in the supplied properties.
- Its 50 listed accuracy may require closer control than a perfectly precise beam.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating alternate fire’s higher rate as higher damage per attack.
- Assuming a magazine size or beam range not present in the supplied properties.
- Applying Cedo’s target-status damage mechanic to Convectrix.