Understand Merciless Gunfight
Useful when…
- Add critical damage to a pistol.
- Add Punch Through alongside critical damage when both listed stats suit the setup.
Effects and ranks
At rank 0 it grants +7.5% Critical Damage and 0.2 Punch Through; rank 3 grants +30% and 0.8; rank 5 grants +45% and 1.2. These are mod bonuses, not final weapon damage.
Slot and investment
This Rare, Naramon-polarity standard pistol mod has base drain 10 and five ranks. The listed cost for rank 4 to 5 is 480 Endo and 23,184 Credits; rank 2 to 3 costs 120 Endo and 5,796 Credits.
Comparing stat focus
Seeker focuses on Punch Through and reaches +2.1 at its stated maximum; Flawed Seeker provides +0.6. Creeping Bullseye instead grants +200% Critical Chance and -20% Fire Rate. These have different listed effects from Merciless Gunfight's combination of Critical Damage and Punch Through.
Drop entries
The supplied entries name Scaldra Barbican and Scaldra Dedicant as sources, with chance values of 0.08 and 0.1. Their units are not specified, and the snapshot does not guarantee current availability.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Combines two bonuses in one standard slot, but has base drain 10.
- The listed final rank step costs more than the earlier example step from rank 2 to 3.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Calling the +45% Critical Damage bonus a final damage increase.
- Treating the supplied drop chance values as percentages or guaranteed current sources.