Review: Velox Prime (U35.5.11)

The Velox Prime is an MR13 Full-Auto Secondary. Protea Prime's signature Secondary, it is a Status-leaning weapon that notably has innate Ammo Efficiency. A largely conventional weapon, it is solid but not outstanding in a game full of absolutely bonkers weapons.

Review: Akarius Prime (U35.5.3)

The MR14 Akarius Prime is an explosive Dual Secondary. Gauss Prime's signature Secondary, it Burst-Fires homing missiles that excel at dealing damage and spreading Status procs in a huge range. Low Ammo Max is its main limiting weakness, and can be effectively built and played around.

Review: Tenet Plinx (U32.2.4)

The Tenet Plinx is a new MR6 Sister of Parvos weapon introduced in U32.2. It is a vast improvement over the base Plinx, with a much stronger basic Semi-Auto attack, as well as a new explosive Alternate Fire.

Review: Catabolyst (U32.0.13)

The Catabolyst is an MR11 Infested Beam Secondary, introduced in U29.5 Deimos Arcana. Its standard attack is a fairly strong single-target beam attack. Uniquely, the Catabolyst throws a grenade upon reloading that is massively strengthened if the magazine was totally emptied. With base Corrosive damage, it is a surprisingly strong and novel weapon.

Review: Fortuna Secondary Kitguns (Updated 32.0.13)

With Fortuna came the second batch of modular weapons, "Kitgun" secondaries, which can be acquired from and built with Rude Zuud. Like Cetus Zaws, they consist of three parts: a Chamber which determines the projectile type and base stats, a Grip that affects Damage, Recoil, and RoF or Beam Range, and a Loader that affects Crit Chance/Damage, Status Chance, Reload Time and Mag Capacity. I'll be giving a rundown of the Chambers, and what sort of setup I feel works best with each.

Semlar's Kitgun Builder is a fantastic resource for planning and comparing Kitguns, though unfortunately it hasn't been updated in some time.

Note that Kitguns can only be Forma'd and coloured, and only award Mastery (once per Chamber), once Gilded. Gilding can be done at Rude Zuud in Fortuna (requiring Rank 3 Doer with Fortuna, 5000 standing, and 10 Shelter Bonds), or Father in the Necralisk (requiring 5000 standing, and 25 Father Tokens)

Original posted on 24/11/2018, U24.1.1

Updated on 22/10/2022, U32.0.13

Review: Hystrix Prime (U31.7.0)

The Hystrix Prime is an MR12 Full-Auto Secondary, one of Khora Prime's signature weapons. With forced elemental procs and great Crit, it is quite strong against all manner of single Status-vulnerable targets. However, it reloads very frequently and has little capability against large groups.

Review: Twin Kohmak (U31.6.3)

The Twin Kohmak is a rather old MR10 Dual Secondary, introduced back in U16. As its name suggests, it shares many similarities with the Primary Shotgun Kohm (and its Kuva variant). A spool-up weapon, it increases in both Fire Rate and Multishot during sustained fire, but also consumes more ammo-per-shot at full speed. While the Twin Kohmak packs great Status output, that is about its only key strength and it faces strong competition in many other aspects.

Cascadia Accuracy and Overcharge: Use Cases and Comparisons (U31.6.3)

Cascadia Accuracy and Overcharge are two Secondary Arcanes introduced in U31.5 Angels of the Zariman, alongside Cascadia Empowered. These two are a lot simpler than that one mechanically, simply offering conditional +300% Crit Chance. Nonetheless, I thought it worth discussing which weapons should legitimately consider them.

NOTE: There are very slight spoilers for Angels of the Zariman due to the acquisition method of Cascadia Accuracy and Overcharge.

Cascadia Empowered: Functionality and Use Cases (U31.6.1)

Cascadia Empowered is one of the new Secondary Arcanes introduced in U31.5 Angels of the Zariman. It offers an unusual damaging effect compared to the more traditional weapon Arcanes, deserving of closer inspection and analysis.

NOTE: There are very slight spoilers for Angels of the Zariman due to the acquisition method of Cascadia Empowered.

Review: Laetum (U31.5.7)

The Laetum is an MR14 Secondary, one of the new "Incarnon" weapons. Its default form is a fairly ordinary slow-firing Semi-Auto, however headshots will charge up an Incarnon form. When transformed, the Laetum is quite possibly the strongest ranged weapon in the entire game.

NOTE: Angels of the Zariman spoilers have been kept to a minimum in this review, but by nature of its acquisition and upgrade it is not completely spoiler free.

Review: Zylok (U31.0.11)

The Zylok is an MR6 Secondary, originally introduced as a reward for The Pyrus Project in U23.6. It is part Tigris and part Sybaris, using a "Duplex" trigger as well as being a Slash-based Status weapon. For a long time a largely underwhelming weapon, it benefits significantly from newer mods but is still mostly outclassed in what it does.

Review: Knell Prime (U31.0.8)

The Knell Prime is an unusual MR14 Secondary. Harrow Prime's signature Pistol, it transforms from a mediocre one-shot to a formidable Full-Auto weapon upon achieving headshots. With additional stat improvements from landing headshots, it possesses exceptional firepower when used correctly, but offers very little if not.

Review: Magnus Prime (U30.7.5)

The Magnus Prime is an MR14 Secondary, released with Nidus Prime in U30.7. A Semi-Auto revolver, it sports solid though unexceptional stats and a powerful, if somewhat unreliable, buff. This buff gives it a unique niche among comparable weapons, but its inconsistency can be quite frustrating.

Review: Tenet Spirex (U30.6.1)

The MR14 Tenet Spirex is one of the completely new Secondaries introduced in U30.5 Sisters of Parvos. A slow-firing Semi-Auto Pistol, it has very good Crit and great Status Chance. Strong stats coupled with an explosive shot make the Tenet Spirex one of the best Semi-Auto Pistols in the game.

Review: Kompressa (U30.6.1)

The Kompressa is an MR8 Secondary. Yareli's signature Pistol, it fires slow-moving bubbles that explode a short time after impact. With pure Viral base damage and high Status Chance, it is a decent AoE weapon with a useful niche, but faces stiff competition from some other very strong weapons.

UPDATE 17/09/2022 (U32.0.6): specific details updated, primarily around the impact (or lack thereof) of Multishot.

Review: Tenet Diplos (U30.6.1)

The Tenet Diplos is an MR16 Dual Secondary. Another new weapon introduced in U30.5 Sisters of Parvos, it is a conventional Full-Auto Secondary with a homing feature. With great Crit and an innate reload-while-holstered effect, it is a very solid weapon.

Review: Tenet Cycron (U30.5.4)

The Tenet Cycron is an MR14 Beam Secondary, one of the new weapons that can be acquired from the also new Sisters of Parvos. With greatly improved stats and a chaining mechanic, it is an overall very strong weapon.

Review: Pandero Prime (U29.10.10)

Pandero Prime is one of Octavia Prime's signature weapons, an MR14 Secondary. With very strong stats across the board, it is a solid, if fairly un-interesting, low-capacity hand cannon.

Review: Zakti Prime (U29.3.0)

The Zakti Prime is an MR14 Secondary, just released alongside Nezha and Guandao Primes in U29.3. Firing explosive darts, it is fairly potent at clearing tightly packed groups of enemies, and rapidly stacks up Status procs on any survivors.

Review: Vaykor Marelok (U29.2.4)

The Vaykor Marelok is an MR10 Semi-Auto Secondary, available from the Steel Meridian Syndicate. With an unconventional stat spread for a slow-firing weapon, it can inflict powerful Status procs quite reliably, however faces immense competition and powercreep from many newer weapons.