Understand Kuva Quartakk
Useful when…
- Use full-auto hip fire for a sustained firing pattern.
- Aim for the four-shot burst when you want its higher listed critical profile.
- Compare with standard Quartakk if you prefer its four simultaneous shots without the Kuva variant's hip-fire handling.
How do the modes differ?
Full-auto is listed at speed 4.83, with 21% critical chance, a 1.9× multiplier, and 33% status chance. Burst-fire while aiming is listed at speed 1.58, with 31% critical chance, a 2.3× multiplier, and 27% status chance. Both are hit-scan and list the same per-shot damage: 19.98 Impact, 18.36 Slash, and 15.66 Puncture. The weapon has 88 rounds, a 1.7-second reload, and 40 accuracy listed in its detailed properties.
When should you choose each?
Hip fire is the continuous option; aiming changes the firing behavior to the signature four-shot burst and improves the listed critical chance and multiplier, while reducing status chance. That makes aimed bursts worth considering when you want the critical profile and can place the burst, while hip fire suits sustained shooting. Do not read the listed attack speed as total damage; the source provides no final damage calculation.
What are the alternatives?
Standard Quartakk is described as firing four simultaneous shots at targets. Kuva Quartakk adds automatic hip fire while preserving an aimed four-shot signature. Basmu instead alternates between explosive bolts and chaining plasma beams with a regenerative battery, while Nagantaka offers a precise crossbow bolt and an alternate barrage. These have distinct mechanics and are alternatives only if those different firing styles fit your needs.
What should you keep in mind?
Aiming changes the attack profile; do not assume full-auto stats apply to the aimed burst or vice versa. The weapon requires Mastery 13 and lists two Madurai polarities. The four-shot burst description is supported for the aimed mode, not as a statement that hip-fire is also four simultaneous shots.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Aimed burst has a higher critical profile but lower status chance than hip-fire auto.
- The aimed mode is slower by its listed attack speed.
- Mode choice changes attack behavior, so one firing profile does not describe the whole weapon.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Applying the aimed burst's 31% critical chance to hip fire.
- Assuming the hip-fire mode also fires four simultaneous shots.
- Ignoring the reduced status chance while aiming.