Understand Imperator
Useful when…
- Use its automatic fire and 200-round magazine for sustained attacks.
- Consider its projectile speed and listed falloff when assessing its attack range.
- Compare Arch-Guns by their listed firing patterns and attack modes.
Normal attack and falloff
Imperator's Normal Attack has speed 16.7, 24% critical chance, a 2× critical multiplier, and 12% status chance. Each attack deals 20 Impact, 17.5 Puncture, and 12.5 Slash damage. Projectile speed is 220; falloff starts at 1,500 m and reaches a 50% reduction at 3,000 m. Listed accuracy is 50.
Magazine and fitting
The magazine holds 200 rounds and reloads in 4.25 seconds. Imperator has a base Madurai polarity and no listed Mastery Rank requirement. Its base attack values do not specify a modded damage result.
Other Arch-Gun profiles
Dual Decurion is described as highly accurate and rapid-firing. Imperator Vandal has listed base critical chance of 28% and multiplier of 2.4×, compared with Imperator's 24% and 2×. Cortege is described as a heavy flamethrower with a secondary fire that launches explosive projectiles. These descriptions and critical values distinguish the listed profiles without establishing an overall ranking.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Its magazine holds 200 rounds, and reload time is 4.25 seconds.
- The Normal Attack is a projectile attack with listed distance falloff.
- Imperator's listed critical values are lower than Imperator Vandal's, but that comparison alone does not establish overall performance.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating the listed projectile speed as evidence that the attack is hitscan.
- Assuming the 200-round magazine removes the 4.25-second reload.
- Treating critical chance and status chance as the same statistic.