Understand Galvanized Diffusion
Useful when…
- Increase multishot on a pistol.
- Build its temporary bonus through a continuing sequence of kills.
Effects and fit
At maximum rank, it gives +110% Multishot. Kills grant another +30% Multishot for 20 seconds, up to four stacks. It is a standard pistol mod with Madurai polarity and base drain 4. It is incompatible with Barrel Diffusion, Flawed Barrel Diffusion, and Amalgam Barrel Diffusion, so it cannot be used alongside those named mods.
Ranks and alternatives
It ranks from 0 to 10. Rank 0 gives +10% Multishot and +2.7% per kill stack; rank 5 gives +60% and +16.4% per stack. The rank 9→10 example costs 15,360 Endo and 741,888 Credits, a substantial final step. Barrel Diffusion lists +120% Multishot without a kill condition; Amalgam Barrel Diffusion lists +110% Multishot plus +60% Dodge Speed, but has base drain 10. These are alternatives, not bonuses to combine with Galvanized Diffusion.
Practical limitation
The extra multishot depends on kills and lasts 20 seconds, so it may be less useful when targets are scarce or kills are spread out. Do not plan around reaching four stacks unless the encounter supports repeated kills.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Its additional multishot requires kills to build.
- The final rank has a high listed Endo and Credits cost.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Expecting kill stacks to build from hits alone.
- Equipping it alongside one of its explicitly incompatible multishot mods.