Understand Protective Shots
Useful when…
- Increasing Railjack turret damage while shield level is above 75%.
- Using a Madurai-polarity Plexus slot with base drain 2.
Effect and condition
Protective Shots grants +5% Turret Damage at rank 0, +20% at rank 3, and +30% at rank 5, but only when shields are above 75%. It is a standard Plexus mod with Madurai polarity and base drain 2. The threshold is a condition of the bonus, not an unconditional turret increase.
Rank investment
This mod has five ranks. The listed rank 0-to-1 step costs 20 Endo and 966 Credits; rank 2-to-3 costs 80 Endo and 3,864 Credits; rank 4-to-5 costs 320 Endo and 15,456 Credits. Higher rank raises the conditional bonus, so its value depends on maintaining shields above the stated threshold.
Other Plexus effects
Waveband Disruptor gives turret critical hits a chance to ignore enemy shields. Crimson Fugue increases turret damage after enemies are destroyed and stacks up to five times for 8 seconds. Cruising Speed increases Railjack speed when no enemies are within 3,000 meters. These have different triggers or goals; none uses Protective Shots' shield-above-75% condition.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The turret bonus is conditional on shields being above 75%.
- Uses a Plexus slot and has base drain 2.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not count the damage bonus while shields are at or below 75%.
- Do not confuse turret critical-hit shield bypass or kill-triggered damage with this shield threshold effect.