Understand Corinth Prime
Useful when…
- Use Buckshot for direct hitscan fire, while accounting for its listed falloff from 18 to 36 meters.
- Consider the airburst when its remote detonation and high listed Blast damage suit the engagement.
- Factor the 20-round magazine and three-second reload into sustained use.
How Buckshot behaves
Buckshot is hitscan and lists 25.2 Impact, 37.8 Puncture, and 27 Slash damage. It has 30% critical chance, a 2.8× critical multiplier, and 9% status chance. Its listed falloff starts at 18 meters and ends at 36 meters, with 64.444% reduction at the endpoint. Use those figures for Buckshot only; they do not describe the airburst attacks.
Airburst projectile and explosion
The airburst projectile is a separate attack: it lists 100 Impact damage, 4% critical chance, a 1.6× critical multiplier, and 50% status chance. Its separate explosion lists 2200 Blast damage with the same critical and status values, and 90% falloff reduction at 9.8 meters. The Prime description specifies remote detonation, but does not give the control input or timing. Keep the projectile and explosion profiles distinct rather than treating them as a single damage figure.
Handling and investment
The trigger is semi-automatic; the magazine holds 20 rounds and reload time is three seconds. Listed fire rate is 1.4167 and accuracy is about 9.09. The weapon requires Mastery Rank 14, has a rank cap of 30, and lists two Madurai and one Naramon polarity. Standard Corinth is described as having an airburst that explodes mid-air and knocks down nearby enemies, but that comparison does not establish knockdown for Corinth Prime. The supplied comparison also does not provide standard Corinth magazine or reload figures, so it cannot support a handling-value comparison.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Buckshot has listed falloff between 18 and 36 meters.
- The airburst projectile and explosion have different damage types and attack profiles.
- The 20-round magazine is paired with a three-second reload.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Applying Buckshot’s critical chance, status chance, or falloff to the airburst attacks.
- Combining the airburst projectile and explosion values into one damage figure.
- Assuming standard Corinth’s described knockdown also applies to Corinth Prime.