Understand Hollow Point
Useful when…
- Add Critical Damage to a pistol whose build makes use of critical hits.
- Compare its critical bonus against the cost of its Damage penalty.
Effects and slot
At maximum rank, this standard Rare Pistol mod grants +60% Critical Damage and applies -15% Damage. At rank 0, those values are +10% and -2.5%. It has Naramon polarity, base drain 4, and maximum rank 5. No weapon exclusions are listed.
Rank choices
The listed step from rank 0 to 1 costs 30 Endo and 1,449 Credits, while the final step from rank 4 to 5 costs 480 Endo and 23,184 Credits. Ranking raises both the critical bonus and the penalty, so the appropriate investment depends on whether the weapon’s critical output justifies the accompanying damage reduction.
Alternatives and source
Creeping Bullseye instead adds Critical Chance and reduces Fire Rate; the two flawed beginner mods provide Critical Chance or Critical Damage without Hollow Point’s listed penalty. These are different stat choices, not automatic replacements. Hollow Point is listed as a Derelict Vault drop.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Critical Damage comes with a Damage penalty that grows with rank.
- Base drain is 4 and the listed polarity is Naramon.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Ignoring that each rank increases the Damage penalty along with the Critical Damage bonus.