Understand Flawed Target Cracker
Useful when…
- Adding critical damage to a pistol with modest rank investment
- Using a Flawed pistol mod where its lower drain is useful
Effect and compatibility
Flawed Target Cracker adds critical damage to pistols: 7.5% at rank 0, 22.5% at rank 2, and 30% at its maximum rank 3. It is a Flawed variant with Madurai polarity and base drain 2. It cannot be equipped alongside Target Cracker or Primed Target Cracker.
When to consider it
Use it when you want a critical damage mod for a pistol and its lower maximum rank and drain suit your current capacity. Its benefit applies to critical damage, so its relevance depends on the pistol and setup making use of critical hits.
Rank cost and standard alternatives
This version reaches its full effect at rank 3. The listed rank 2-to-3 step costs 80 Endo and 3,864 Credits. Standard Target Cracker reaches 60% at rank 5, while Primed Target Cracker lists 110% at rank 10. These are distinct incompatible variants, not effects that can be stacked together.
Different damage option
Accelerated Isotope provides Radiation damage and fire rate rather than critical damage. Consider it when those specific benefits better fit the pistol and intended use; it is not a direct replacement for critical damage in every setup.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The Flawed version has a lower maximum critical damage bonus than the listed standard and Primed versions.
- It cannot be equipped together with either Target Cracker version.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Trying to equip it together with Target Cracker or Primed Target Cracker.
- Assuming the critical damage bonus helps a pistol setup independently of its critical hits.