Understand Vicious Spread
Useful when…
- Use on a shotgun when the damage bonus is valuable and reduced accuracy is manageable.
Damage and accuracy by rank
At rank 0, Vicious Spread provides +15% Damage and -10% Accuracy. Rank 3 provides +60% Damage and -40% Accuracy; max rank 5 provides +90% Damage and -60% Accuracy. These are mod bonuses, not a statement of final damage. The accuracy loss is part of the same tradeoff and grows with rank.
When it fits
It is a standard shotgun mod with Madurai polarity and base drain 4. Consider it for shotguns and situations where its accuracy reduction does not undermine hitting the intended target. The input does not describe weapon-specific behavior, so judge the penalty against the particular shotgun's use rather than assuming the bonus is free.
Rank investment and acquisition
It can reach rank 5. The listed rank 4 to 5 fusion step costs 480 Endo and 23,184 Credits; rank 3 is a less costly intermediate at +60% Damage and -40% Accuracy. The listed acquisition source is Derelict Vault, with a 4.17% chance entry.
Accuracy-focused comparisons
Narrow Barrel grants +30% Accuracy when aiming after a hit, for 9 seconds, and occupies an Exilus slot. Double-Barrel Drift is a Conclave Exilus mod that adds accuracy and reduces recoil while sliding. Soft Hands is also Conclave and grants accuracy and recoil changes on equip for 8 seconds. Their conditions and variants differ; none duplicates Vicious Spread's damage bonus.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The damage bonus is accompanied by a substantial accuracy penalty.
- Max rank is the highest listed benefit and also the largest listed accuracy reduction.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Ranking it up without accounting for the matching increase in accuracy penalty.
- Treating Conclave accuracy mods as standard variants.