Understand Cortege
Useful when…
- Use the held primary attack for its listed heat hit-scan fire.
- Use the separate secondary for its three-projectile explosive fan and damaging area.
How do its firing modes differ?
The held attack is hit-scan, deals 90 Heat, and lists 20% critical chance, 1.9× critical multiplier, and 40% status chance. The secondary is described as launching three projectiles in a fan that explode and leave a damaging area for a short duration. The detailed attack list records a grenade impact at 10 Impact and a radial attack at 1,000 Blast, with 30% critical chance, 2.4× multiplier, and 16.7% status chance. The radial attack lists a 0.3 falloff reduction from 0 to 4 m.
Handling
The primary trigger is Held, with a listed fire rate of 12, a 100-round magazine, and a 3-second reload. The held attack and explosive secondary have different listed critical and status values. The detailed entry does not list polarities.
Comparing other Arch-Guns
Mausolon is described as having automatic primary fire and a charged beam with an explosion as its secondary. Morgha uses double-barreled slugs and a secondary air-burst mortar. Larkspur's description highlights target lock and chaining, with an explosive projectile mode. Their described attack patterns differ from Cortege's held heat stream and fan of explosive secondary projectiles.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The primary and secondary have different listed critical and status properties.
- The secondary radial attack lists falloff from 0 to 4 m.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not apply the held attack's 40% status chance to the secondary attacks.
- Do not describe the damaging area as having a specific duration; the description only says it lasts a short duration.
- Keep the held heat attack and explosive secondary separate.