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Polyphemus

PassiveQuality: ****

Massively increases damage at the cost of fire rate. Tears that kill an enemy continue traveling with leftover damage. Giant tear effect.

PvE Rating

★★★★★

4/5

Strengths

  • +Enormous per-shot damage one-shots most enemies.
  • +Leftover damage mechanic chains kills efficiently.
  • +Giant tears have a larger hitbox, making aiming easier.

Weaknesses

  • -Severely reduced fire rate hurts DPS against single targets.
  • -Missing a shot is very punishing due to slow fire rate.
  • -Less effective against bosses with high health pools.

Pro Tips

  • 1Leftover damage tears can chain through lines of weak enemies.
  • 2Pair with fire rate ups to offset the slow shot speed.
  • 3Works well with piercing effects for multi-kill potential.