Understand Scorch
Useful when…
- Adding Heat damage and Status Chance to a pistol.
- Selecting a dual-stat elemental mod for a pistol status setup.
What does it add?
Scorch is a standard Madurai-polarity pistol mod. At rank 0 it grants +15% Heat and +15% Status Chance; at rank 2, +45% to each; at maximum rank 3, +60% to each. Its base drain is 4 and it occupies a standard mod slot.
Choosing between related effects
Frostbite lists the same +60% Status Chance at its maximum description, but pairs it with Cold rather than Heat. Carnis Stinger pairs +60% Status Chance with +90% Slash, and Embedded Catalyzer instead grants +90% Status Chance for 9 seconds while aiming after an ability cast. Those alternatives change the element or condition; they do not reproduce Scorch’s always-listed Heat bonus.
Rank and acquisition
Listed fusion costs are 30 Endo and 1,449 Credits for 0→1, 60 and 2,898 for 1→2, and 120 and 5,796 for 2→3. Maximum rank supplies both +60% bonuses. The listed acquisition entries include Thermic Raknoid and several Spy rewards; chances differ by source and rotation.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Both bonuses rise together as the mod is ranked, but the mod takes a standard pistol slot and has base drain 4.
- The elemental bonus is Heat; related dual-stat alternatives list different damage types or conditional status effects.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Expecting maximum-rank bonuses before ranking the mod; rank 0 lists +15% to each.
- Treating Embedded Catalyzer’s aim and ability-cast condition as a constant bonus.