Talk:Akstiletto Prime/@comment-96.42.109.43-20180321055124/@comment-76.169.197.197-20180329043444

Because the Akstiletto Prime can be built for both status and crit at the same time and has a good crit multiplier, while the Mara Detron cannot feasably be built for crit at all. The Mara Detron also requires 100% status chance to be effective as a status weapon due to it being a shotgun type weapon, while the Akstiletto only needs to get close to 100% status. This means that without a Riven, the Mara Detron requires all 4 dual stat mods to be effective as a status weapon, leaving only 4 mod slots for other mods, which will be taken up by Hornet Strike, Lethal Torrent, Barrel Diffusion and most likely Seeker or Augur Pact as the last choice depending on whether you want to be able to hit groups of enemies or not. Akstiletto Prime requires only 2 dual stat mods to be effective as a status weapon allowing for more procs of desired status effects and more mod slots for crit stats. The Akstiletto Prime is also extremely accurate, making landing headshots and therefore getting headcrits completely viable on this weapon. The Mara Detron also has damage falloff and projectile travel time, while the Akstiletto Prime does not have damage falloff and is a hitscan weapon, making the Mara Detron useless past mid range while the Akstiletto prime maintains its effectiveness.

Just because a weapon looks better without mods, that doesn't mean it's better with mods. In general any weapon that can be built for crit is going to outshine a weapon that cannot be built for crit. There's a good reason why the Akstiletto Prime is generally considered to be one of the best all round secondaries in the game. It does everything well while having no real drawbacks at all.