Understand Primed Steady Hands
Useful when…
- Reducing recoil on a compatible pistol when maintaining aim is a priority.
- Using an exilus slot for recoil control while keeping standard slots available for other mods.
Effect and fit
The mod reduces pistol weapon recoil: 7.7% at rank 0, 46.4% at rank 5, and 85% at rank 10. It is a standard-variant pistol exilus mod with Naramon polarity and a maximum rank of 10.
Rank investment
Fusion raises recoil reduction, but the costs rise sharply at higher ranks. The supplied examples list 1,280 Endo and 61,824 Credits for ranks 5 to 6, and 20,480 Endo and 989,184 Credits for ranks 9 to 10. A lower rank provides some recoil reduction if you want to defer the final investment.
Alternatives and exclusions
Steady Hands is a related standard pistol exilus mod with a listed 90% recoil reduction at its maximum rank of 5, but Primed Steady Hands cannot be equipped alongside it. Accelerated Isotope occupies a standard slot and adds Radiation and fire rate, so it serves a different purpose. Air Recon is a Conclave exilus mod that reduces zoom while aim gliding; its effect is conditional on that movement state.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Uses an exilus slot and fusion resources to improve handling rather than directly adding damage.
- Cannot be equipped with Steady Hands.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating recoil reduction as a damage bonus.
- Trying to equip it together with Steady Hands.