Understand Particle Ram
Useful when…
- Use when you can bring the Railjack into a forward path that contacts targets.
- Consider Tether when you want to ensnare enemies and make them more vulnerable to Railjack weapons, or Shatter Burst for explosions across a large area.
What does Particle Ram do?
It adds damage to anything touched by the Railjack Ram while the ship is moving forward. The description gives no damage value or additional activation condition, so the supported use is contact during forward movement.
Where can it be installed?
Particle Ram is a standard Railjack Battle mod for Slot 2. It has universal polarity, zero base drain, and a maximum rank of 10.
How much should you rank it?
The listed effect is identical at ranks 0, 5, and 10, with no rank-based damage values supplied. Rank it for the installation’s mod capacity needs rather than expecting a documented increase to the ramming effect. Fusion costs rise substantially: the listed 9-to-10 step costs 15,360 Endo and 741,888 Credits.
How does it compare with other Slot 2 options?
Tether’s stated use is control and vulnerability to Railjack weapons; Shatter Burst delivers area explosions. Those descriptions support different approaches, but do not establish that either is universally better than contact damage from Particle Ram.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Its stated damage requires forward movement and contact with a target.
- The supplied effect has no rank-specific values, so the benefit of higher ranks cannot be quantified.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Expecting the listed effect to apply while stationary or moving backward; it specifies forward movement.
- Ranking it for a documented damage increase, although the supplied rank effects do not change.