Ack & Brunt

The Ack and Brunt is an axe and shield set used by Tyl Regor that boasts high critical hit chance, while having a slow attack speed.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages
 * High damage – effective against Infested, Flesh and Cloned Flesh.
 * Blocking absorbs elemental damage. Example: Block Electrical damage, gain + Electrical damage on top of base attacks.
 * High blocking percentage.
 * High critical hit chance.
 * Can use the Ack & Brunt-exclusive mod.

Disadvantages
 * Low and  damage – less effective against shields and armor.
 * Slow attack speed.

Tips

 * The 's high critical hit chance make it ideal for, which can be used to offset its slow attack speed.
 * Using the with  and  allows players to quickly gather hits for the Combo Counter and boosting the crit chance.

Trivia

 * This is the weapon of choice for Tyl Regor following, though instead of holding the weapon, Tyl Regor is able to attach the axe and shield to the ends of his cybernetic limbs in place of his Knux hands. Regor, however, explicitly refers to Ack as a gavel.
 * Tyl Regor uses a different design for the shield, as it is normally part of his helmet/headdress (or perhaps vice-versa). The Tenno version presumably adapts the shield to collapse so that it does not take up as much room when stowed.
 * Text on the inner part of the shield translates to "Meat Protector".

Patch History
Ack & Brunt