Understand Saxum Thorax
Useful when…
- Use it when both Impact and Status Chance suit the melee weapon.
- Compare its bonuses with melee mods that offer Slash, combo duration, or a stated conditional effect.
Impact and Status Chance bonuses
Saxum Thorax grants 15% Impact and 10% Status Chance at rank 0, 60% and 40% at rank 3, and 90% and 60% at rank 5. It is a standard Melee mod with Naramon polarity and base drain 4.
Related melee mods
Carnis Mandible provides Slash and Status Chance. Drifting Contact grants Status Chance and combo duration. Condition's Perfection enables Tennokai and increases Status Chance on Tennokai attacks. These options list different damage types, additional effects, or conditions.
Ranks and fusion costs
The mod has five ranks. Listed costs are 10 Endo and 483 Credits for rank 0 to 1, 40 Endo and 1,932 Credits for rank 2 to 3, and 160 Endo and 7,728 Credits for rank 4 to 5. Its rank 5 bonuses are 90% Impact and 60% Status Chance.
Listed drop sources
Listed sources include Deimos Saxum and Deimos Saxum Rex with raw chance values of 7.59, and Level 25–30 Cambion Drift bounty rotations A, B, and C with raw values ranging from 1.72 to 6.67. No unit is specified for these chance values.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- It occupies a standard melee slot and lists Impact rather than Slash or combo duration.
- The maximum listed bonuses are reached at rank 5.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Confusing its Impact bonus with the Slash bonus listed for Carnis Mandible.