Understand Pop Top
Useful when…
- Use it on a K-Drive when reducing jump charge time is more useful than changing jump height, speed, or grind behavior.
- Rank it gradually to gain a larger charge-time reduction.
Effect and rank progression
Pop Top reduces Jump Charge Time by 10% at rank 0, 40% at rank 3, and 60% at rank 5. It is an Uncommon K-Drive mod for a standard slot, with Madurai polarity, base drain 4, and maximum rank 5. The supplied effect does not specify a resulting jump height or a numerical charge duration.
Rank investment
The listed rank 2-to-3 step costs 80 Endo and 3,864 Credits to reach -40% charge time. The final rank step costs 320 Endo and 15,456 Credits and takes the bonus to -60%. Spend further fusion resources when reducing charge time is a more useful K-Drive change than the available alternatives.
Related K-Drive effects
Venerdo Hoverdrive raises K-Drive jump height by +30%; Poppin' Vert raises double jump height by +80%; Kinetic Friction builds a charge while grinding and releases it on landing, dealing 400 Electricity Damage within 4m. These change height or add a conditional attack effect rather than reducing the charge time of a jump.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Uses a standard K-Drive slot for jump charge time instead of a height, speed, or grind effect.
- No resulting charge duration is stated, so the percentage reduction alone does not establish an exact time in seconds.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not interpret reduced charge time as increased jump height.
- Do not assume it shortens the charge by a fixed number of seconds.