Understand Hammer Shot
Useful when…
- Add critical damage to a rifle that can critically hit.
- Increase status chance on a rifle while also gaining critical damage.
Effects and compatibility
Hammer Shot is a standard Rifle mod with Vazarin polarity and 6 base drain. It provides +15% Critical Damage and +20% Status Chance at rank 0, +45% and +60% at rank 2, and +60% and +80% at rank 3. These are mod bonuses; actual results depend on the weapon and its other equipped mods.
Fusion costs and priorities
It has three ranks. The listed steps cost 30 Endo and 1,449 Credits from rank 0 to 1, 60 Endo and 2,898 Credits from rank 1 to 2, and 120 Endo and 5,796 Credits from rank 2 to 3. The final rank increases both listed bonuses, so it is a compact fusion track; still weigh its 6 base drain against other standard-slot needs.
Conditional alternatives
Proton Jet provides +120% Status Chance and Critical Chance during a Wall Latch, so its effect depends on that condition. Argon Scope grants +135% Critical Chance when aiming for 9 seconds after a weak-point hit. Catalyzer Link grants +60% Status Chance when aiming for 9 seconds after an ability cast. These bonuses have distinct triggers and do not replicate Hammer Shot's combination of critical damage and status chance.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Uses 6 base drain in a standard slot.
- The alternatives listed provide different stats or require specific conditions.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating status chance or critical damage bonuses as guaranteed final damage.
- Comparing conditional alternatives without accounting for their wall-latch, weak-point, or ability-cast triggers.