Understand Magnus
Useful when…
- Use its hitscan shots when you want direct aim without projectile travel.
- Consider its critical and status chances when comparing sidearms or planning a build around its single attack profile.
What does its attack do?
Magnus has one listed Normal Attack: a hitscan shot dealing 44.1 Impact, 26.95 Puncture, and 26.95 Slash damage, for 98 total listed damage. It has 22% critical chance, a 2× critical multiplier, and 22% status chance.
How does it handle?
The trigger is semi-automatic, with a listed fire rate of 4.33, accuracy of 16, an 8-round magazine, and a 1.8-second reload. Multishot is listed as 1. These properties favor deliberate shots and make magazine size and reload timing relevant during sustained use.
What distinguishes it from other pistols?
Cyanex is described as fully automatic, with ricocheting homing projectiles and an alternate-fire magazine burst. Hystrix lets the player choose Heat, Cold, Electricity, or Toxin for its quills. Akstiletto Prime is identified as dual pistols. Those descriptions indicate different handling or mechanics from Magnus’s single listed semi-automatic hitscan attack.
What should you account for when investing?
Magnus requires Mastery Rank 10, has a rank cap of 30, and lists one Madurai polarity. Its 8-round magazine and 1.8-second reload are practical constraints to weigh against its balanced critical and status chances. No upgrade tracks are listed.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- An 8-round magazine means reload timing matters during extended firing.
- The supplied attack profile contains only one normal attack; it does not list alternate fire.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not treat the semi-automatic hitscan shot as a projectile attack.
- Do not assume Magnus has an alternate fire mode; only a Normal Attack is listed.
- Do not attribute the distinct homing, elemental-choice, or dual-pistol descriptions of the comparison weapons to Magnus.