Understand Rathbone
Useful when…
- Normal attacks with a large Impact component.
- A 20% critical chance and 2× multiplier among the supplied Arch-Melee options.
Normal attack and pace
The normal attack is listed at speed 0.917 and deals 450 total damage: 360 Impact, 67.5 Puncture and 22.5 Slash. It has 20% critical chance, a 2× multiplier and 12% status chance. Range is 2, blocking angle 90 degrees, follow-through 0.7 and combo duration 5 seconds. Slam, heavy attack and heavy slam each list 450 damage; no separate mode is specified.
Investment
Rathbone requires mastery rank 6, reaches rank 30 and has a Madurai polarity. The Impact-heavy split and slower listed speed are the main handling tradeoff to consider before investing. Its component list includes a blueprint, circuits, control module, handle and head; build price and time are listed, but no acquisition source is established.
Alternatives
Kaszas lists speed 1, 15% critical chance and a Puncture-heavy profile; Agkuza lists 5% critical chance and is also Puncture-heavy. Prisma Veritux lists 30% critical chance and a Slash-heavy profile. Those comparisons illustrate distinct base-stat profiles; they do not show that any is a direct upgrade for Rathbone's Impact emphasis.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The listed 0.917 attack speed is slower than Kaszas's 1.0 and Agkuza's 1.0.
- Most of its normal-attack damage is Impact, with little Slash.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not treat its 450 total as all Impact; 90 damage is Puncture or Slash.
- Do not assume the hammer description implies an extra thrust or jet effect beyond the listed attack properties.