Understand Flawed Shocking Touch
Useful when…
- Adding Electricity to a melee weapon using a Flawed mod.
- Using a lower-rank, lower-bonus option while managing mod capacity and fusion resources.
Effect and application
This Flawed melee mod grants +15% Electricity at rank 0, +45% at rank 2, and +60% at rank 3. It has Naramon polarity and base drain 6. It fits a melee weapon mod configuration; it is incompatible with the standard Shocking Touch, so do not plan to equip both together.
Investment and alternative
The listed steps to rank 3 cost 20, 40, and 80 Endo and 966, 1,932, and 3,864 Credits. Standard Shocking Touch reaches +90% Electricity at rank 5 and is the named counterpart, but requires its own rank investment. Amalgam Organ Shatter instead adds critical damage and heavy attack wind-up speed, while Auger Strike adds Puncture; those serve different damage or handling goals rather than duplicating this Electricity bonus.
Limitations
The Flawed variant tops out at +60% Electricity and cannot be equipped with standard Shocking Touch. Consider the standard version when its higher listed ceiling better fits the melee build and you can accommodate its investment.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The Flawed variant has a lower maximum Electricity bonus than standard Shocking Touch.
- Cannot be equipped alongside standard Shocking Touch.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating the Flawed and standard variants as compatible stackable mods.
- Expecting the Flawed mod to reach the standard version’s listed +90% bonus.