Understand Twin Basolk
Useful when…
- Use normal attacks for their 40% listed status chance and innate Heat component.
- Use regular or heavy slams for area Heat damage, noting different falloff.
- Consider the Madurai polarity when planning mods.
What does it deal?
Normal attacks deal 210 listed damage: 85 Heat, 55 Impact, 55 Slash, and 15 Puncture. They have 5% critical chance, a 2× multiplier, 40% status chance, and listed speed 1. A regular slam deals 420 Heat in an area with falloff to 8 m and 50% reduction. A heavy slam deals 630 Heat in an area with falloff to 9 m and 30% reduction. Heavy-attack damage is listed as 840, separately from the heavy-slam value.
What handling and build details matter?
Twin Basolk have 2.4 m range, 0.5 follow-through, a 60-degree blocking angle, and a 0.7-second wind-up. They require Mastery Rank 7, have a rank cap of 30, and list one Madurai polarity. Their low 5% base critical chance and 40% status chance point toward status as the more natural base-stat consideration, although the appropriate investment depends on the rest of the build.
What does crafting require?
The recipe lists a blueprint, a Heat Gun component, two Control Modules, and a Dual Axe component. Blueprint cost is listed as 15,000, build cost as 30,000, and build time as 43,200 seconds (12 hours). These figures describe crafting requirements; they do not establish a component acquisition source.
How do comparison weapons differ?
Cassowar is a polearm with a different weapon type, and Ghoulsaw is an assault saw.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Its base critical chance is 5%, while status chance is 40%.
- Normal and slam attacks include Heat, but the attack modes have different values and falloff.
- Range is 2.4 m, and the heavy-attack wind-up is 0.7 seconds.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not treat the 840 heavy-attack damage as the 630 heavy-slam damage.
- Do not assume its Grineer design or description adds an ability beyond the listed Heat-bearing attacks.
- Do not overlook the low 5% critical chance when deciding whether to invest in critical stats.