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Piercing Navigator

Ivara Navigator augment

Released Apr 12, 2017

Piercing Navigator augments Ivara’s Navigator projectile: each hit increases its Critical Chance, up to a 250% maximum, and the augment adds +3 Projectile Punch Through. Consider it when using Navigator and expecting the projectile to hit repeatedly; the increasing critical bonus depends on those hits.

TypeIvaraPolarityzenurikMax rank3Base drain6VariantStandardRarityRare

Piercing Navigator GUIDE

Understand Piercing Navigator

Useful when…

Increase Navigator projectile Critical Chance through repeated hits.
Add +3 Projectile Punch Through to the projectile.

Effect and condition

At rank 0, each hit adds 20% Critical Chance; at rank 2, each hit adds 40%; at rank 3, each hit adds 50%. The projectile’s Critical Chance increase has a maximum of 250%. The augment also provides +3 Projectile Punch Through at the listed ranks. The hit-based condition matters: the Critical Chance grows as hits occur, up to the cap.

Rank and slot investment

This standard Ivara mod has Zenurik polarity and base drain 6, and reaches rank 3. Listed rank-up steps cost 30, 60, and 120 Endo, plus 1,449, 2,898, and 5,796 Credits. Ranking increases Critical Chance gained per hit while keeping the stated cap; the supplied effect does not describe a separate rank increase to Punch Through.

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Different Ivara augment effects

Concentrated Arrow changes Artemis Bow to a single arrow and removes Punch Through; Empowered Quiver affects Dashwire and Cloak Arrow; Infiltrate modifies Prowl. These augment different abilities and do not provide Navigator’s per-hit Critical Chance increase. Do not confuse Piercing Navigator’s projectile punch through with a general weapon-wide bonus.

Limitations and tradeoffs

Requires using Navigator and accumulating projectile hits for the stated Critical Chance increase.
Uses a standard Ivara mod slot and has base drain 6.
Ranking raises Critical Chance per hit at additional fusion cost.

Common mistakes to avoid

Assuming the maximum Critical Chance is reached without projectile hits.
Treating the augment’s Punch Through as a general bonus to Ivara’s weapons.
Confusing Navigator’s augment with other Ivara ability augments.

Effects and reference details

Rank effects and investment

Rank	Listed effects	Unpolarized drain	Total Endo from rank 0	Total Credits from rank 0
0	Navigator Augment: Each hit increases the projectile's Critical Chance by 20% up to a max of 250%. +3 Projectile Punch Through.	6	0	0
1	Navigator Augment: Each hit increases the projectile's Critical Chance by 30% up to a max of 250%. +3 Projectile Punch Through.	7	30	1,449
2	Navigator Augment: Each hit increases the projectile's Critical Chance by 40% up to a max of 250%. +3 Projectile Punch Through.	8	90	4,347
3	Navigator Augment: Each hit increases the projectile's Critical Chance by 50% up to a max of 250%. +3 Projectile Punch Through.	9	210	10,143

These are listed mod effects and fusion costs, not final build damage. Matching and mismatched polarities change capacity. Totals assume starting at rank 0.

References and version

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Fusion cost and capacity

Current rankTarget rankSlot polarity

0Endo

0Credits

6Target slot drain

Rank	Observed effect	Drain	Endo from 0	Credits from 0
0	Navigator Augment: Each hit increases the projectile's Critical Chance by 20% up to a max of 250%. +3 Projectile Punch Through.	6	0	0
1	Navigator Augment: Each hit increases the projectile's Critical Chance by 30% up to a max of 250%. +3 Projectile Punch Through.	7	30	1,449
2	Navigator Augment: Each hit increases the projectile's Critical Chance by 40% up to a max of 250%. +3 Projectile Punch Through.	8	90	4,347
3	Navigator Augment: Each hit increases the projectile's Critical Chance by 50% up to a max of 250%. +3 Projectile Punch Through.	9	210	10,143

Slot polarity changes drain; fusion prices depend on mod rarity and family.