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Pistol Rock Drill

ThrustPistol Rock Drill Head + Pistol Rock Drill Body

PvE Rating

3/5

Type

Thrust

Blade

Pistol Rock Drill Head

Motivity

40

Technique

88

Advance

20

Overview

A mining drill converted into a rapid-fire piercing weapon. It delivers a flurry of quick thrusts that build up stagger damage, excelling against armored foes with its high technique scaling.

Strengths

  • +Rapid multi-hit combos build stagger extremely fast
  • +Piercing damage bypasses some enemy armor
  • +Drill charge attack deals exceptional burst stagger

Weaknesses

  • -Low per-hit damage means poor burst potential
  • -Rapid attacks drain stamina quickly
  • -Low Advance scaling limits elemental options

Weapon Tips

  • 1Multi-hit combos build stagger faster than any other thrust weapon
  • 2Excellent against armored puppet enemies -- piercing ignores some defense
  • 3Use the drill charge attack for massive burst stagger on bosses
  • 4Combine with stagger P-Organ upgrades for rapid Fatal Attack generation