Understand Glaxion Vandal
Useful when…
- Maintain beam fire against targets using its 100-round magazine and 12 shots per second.
- Lean toward status-oriented upgrades, given its 38% status chance per hit.
Firing and handling
Its normal attack is a held-trigger hit-scan beam dealing 29 Cold damage per hit. It fires at 12 shots per second, with 14% critical chance, a 2× critical multiplier, and 38% status chance. The 100-round magazine and 1.8-second reload provide more firing time and a shorter reload than the standard Glaxion’s listed 80-round magazine and 2.2-second reload.
Build considerations
Status-focused investment is a sensible option because status chance is 38% per hit. Critical chance is higher than on the standard Glaxion but remains 14%, so critical-focused investment is a build choice rather than an automatic priority. The Vandal requires Mastery Rank 12 and has a 30-rank cap; no special upgrade track is listed.
Choosing between rifles
The standard Glaxion requires Mastery Rank 8, while the Vandal requires Rank 12. In the supplied figures, the Vandal improves the per-hit Cold damage from 26 to 29, status chance from 34% to 38%, critical chance from 8% to 14%, magazine size from 80 to 100, and reload time from 2.2 to 1.8 seconds. The Grinlok is a different handling choice: a semi-automatic rifle with 187 listed damage per shot and a nine-round magazine, rather than a sustained beam. These comparisons describe listed properties, not an overall performance ranking.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Requires Mastery Rank 12, higher than the standard Glaxion’s Rank 8 requirement.
- Damage remains entirely Cold, and listed critical chance is lower than listed status chance.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Assuming the Vandal has a different damage type or a listed innate freeze duration; its attack damage is Cold and no duration is provided.
- Treating the higher listed stats as proof of universal superiority without considering Mastery Rank and preferred weapon handling.