Understand Spinnerex
Useful when…
- Fast normal melee with 40% listed status chance.
- Fighting groups where the described death-triggered poison spread can be relevant.
- Slam attacks for area toxin damage.
Normal attacks and toxin effect
Spinnerex requires mastery 12. Its normal attack lists 168 Toxin damage at speed 1.36, with 16% critical chance, a 2.4 multiplier, and 40% status chance. Range is about 3.0. Its description says afflicted enemies have a chance to burst on death, damaging nearby enemies and spreading poison; it does not specify a numeric chance.
Slam modes
Standard slam deals 168 Toxin in an area, with falloff from 0 to 5 range and 50% reduction. Heavy slam deals 504 Toxin, with falloff from 0 to 6 and 30% reduction. Both list 10% status chance. These values are separate from the normal attack's 40% chance.
Build considerations and alternatives
One Madurai polarity is listed. Azothane is a two-handed Nikana with a described block-and-attack shockwave that adds to combo, while Mire is a sword with toxin damage on Ground Slam attacks, and Amphis is a staff described as hitting multiple enemies per strike. These have distinct actions and weapon handling; none shares Spinnerex's described toxin-spread effect.
Limits
The poison burst is described as a chance on death, so it is not guaranteed on every afflicted enemy. Do not assume that the effect applies to every toxin source or that the listed 40% normal status chance is the burst chance. The slam modes have a separate 10% status listing.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Fast normal attack with a high listed status chance and toxin-only listed damage.
- Poison spread is conditional on afflicted enemies dying and is described only as a chance.
- Slam attacks have different damage values and status chance from normal attacks.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating the poison burst as guaranteed for every afflicted death.
- Confusing the 40% normal status chance with the unspecified chance for the death burst.
- Assuming Spinnerex's spread effect belongs to other toxin weapons.