Akarius

Tenno Weapons

Akarius
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Dual Pistols
Mastery Rank Requirement	8
Max Rank	30
Slot	Secondary
Trigger Type	Burst
Utility
Accuracy	26.7
Ammo Max	20
Ammo Pickup	5
Ammo Type	Secondary
Disposition	●●●○○ (0.95x)
Fire Rate	4.330 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Alarming
Magazine Size	10
Reload Time	3.40 s
Projectile Speed	80.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Spread	3.75° (2.50° min, 5.00° max)
Rocket Impact
68 ( 100%)
Total Damage	68 (100.00%  Impact)
Ammo Cost	1
Burst Count	2
Burst Delay	0.1200 s
Burst Fire Rate	8.33 attacks/sec
Bursts Per Second	2.85 bursts/sec
Crit Chance	6.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.80x
Fire Rate	4.330 attacks/sec
Multishot	1 (68.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Punch Through	0.0 m
Spread	3.75° (2.50° min, 5.00° max)
Status Chance	28.00%
Projectile Speed	80.0 m/s
Projectile Type	Projectile
Rocket Detonation
419 ( 100%)
Total Damage	419 (100.00%  Blast)
Burst Count	2
Burst Delay	0.1200 s
Burst Fire Rate	8.33 attacks/sec
Bursts Per Second	2.85 bursts/sec
Crit Chance	6.00%
Crit Multiplier	1.80x
Damage Falloff	0.0 m (100%) - 7.2 m (30.00%)
Fire Rate	4.330 attacks/sec
Multishot	1 (419.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Punch Through	0.0 m
Range	7.2 m
Status Chance	28.00%
Projectile Type	AoE
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	AOE
Default Upgrades	SapientPistolInnateUpgrade  SapientPistoRunnerInnateUpgrade
Riven Family	Akarius
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)
Polarities
Sell Price	5,000
Variants	Akarius  Akarius Prime
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
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CODEX

Bombard legions of enemies with target seeking rockets. These dual launchers reload faster while sprinting, even more so in Gauss' hands. Rockets arm after reaching a safe distance.

Dual sidearms pulled from Altra's outer ring of blastcrete bunkers. Something crashed through those bunkers at great speed, the impact scattering stone and flesh all the same. An unearthly kinetic shockwave.

Those insurgents with the misfortune of surviving the initial blast must have seen the Akarius for themselves.

—Drusus

Akarius is  Gauss's signature burst-fire dual launchers that fires a pair of homing rockets with high status chance and a large 5-meter explosion radius. To provide safety for its user, the rockets arm after traveling 10 meters in midair. Uniquely, this weapon reloads faster while sprinting, and reloads even faster when wielded by Gauss.

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Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily  damage.

Advantages:

• Innate damage – effective against Machinery and Fossilized.
• High damage – effective against shields.
• Very high status chance.
• High accuracy.
• Rockets homes in on enemies within 15° degrees.
  • Homing mitigates  Magnum Force's accuracy penalty.
• Rockets explode in a 6 meter radius after impacting a surface or enemy.
  • Rockets have a minimum arming distance of 10 meters, mitigating self-damage.
• Reloads ? seconds faster while sprinting (? when used by  Gauss).
• Innate two polarities.

Disadvantages:

• Innate damage – less effective against Ferrite Armor and Infested Sinew.
• No or damage – less effective against armor and health.
  • Damage cannot be increased with or mods.
• Low critical chance.
  • Explosions have 0% critical chance.
• Below average critical multiplier.
• Explosions can cause self-damage.
  • Minimum travel length of 10 meters before being explosive should prevent accidental self-damage unless rapidly moving towards the rocket's impact area before it explodes.
• Very slow base reload speed.
• High recoil, although mititgated by its homing capabilties.
• Projectiles have travel time.
• Small magazine; being a 2-round burst weapon carrying 10 bullets it only has 5 bursts per magazine.
• Extremely low ammo capacity; requires just 2 reloads to fully deplete all ammo reserves.
• Cannot use the  Fulmination mod.

Acquisition

Akarius's main blueprint can be obtained from defeating Demolisher Infested on the Dark Sector mission Ur, Uranus.

Item	Source	Chance	Expected	Nearly Guaranteed
Blueprint	Demolisher Charger	1.25%	~ 80 Kills	549 ± 183 Kills
Blueprint	Demolisher Juggernaut	1.25%	~ 80 Kills	549 ± 183 Kills
Blueprint	Demolisher Thrasher	1.25%	~ 80 Kills	549 ± 183 Kills
Blueprint	Demolisher Boiler	1.25%	~ 80 Kills	549 ± 183 Kills

All drop rates data is obtained from DE's official drop tables. See Mission Rewards#Standard Missions for definitions on reward table rotations.
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• Demolisher Infested are unaffected by  Nekros'  Desecrate,  Hydroid's  Pilfering Swarm,  Khora's  Pilfering Strangledome,  Atlas's  Ore Gaze,  Ivara's  Prowl, or Chesa Kubrow's  Retrieve.

Notes

• Sprinting does not decrease Akarius' base reload speed, but accelerates reload progress by ? seconds (? when used by  Gauss).
  • Because of this, sprinting does not reduce the effectiveness of mods that decrease base reload speed such as  Quickdraw ( Primed) in the same way that equipping multiple such mods does.
  • Transitioning from other movements to sprinting while reloading makes the progress go faster, and vice versa.
• The rockets this weapon fires home towards the center of enemy hitboxes. In the case of humanoid enemies, this often means the rockets will target the groin region, making it difficult to achieve headshots.
• The Akarius' rockets have a minimum arming distance of 10 meters, meaning that they will not explode if they make contact with objects or enemies within that range, and thus making the Akarius safe to use in close quarters combat.
  • Arming distance is unaffected by Projectile Flight Speed.
  • Regardless, it's still possible to deal self-damage if the wielder is moving fast enough (either through Maneuvers and/or using certain Abilities) to catch up to the rockets.

Tips

• Although the Akarius' reloads faster while sprinting, it's recommended to install  Quickdraw ( Primed) to improve its reload speed.
• Although the arming distance is unaffected by projectile flight speed, it's best to avoid Riven Mods that reduce it to avoid getting caught in the blast radius.
• Due to its low ammo reserves and faster reload while sprinting, the player should always be on the move to keep the weapon firing at a consistent pace.
•  Magnum Force can be used to enhance this weapon's damage potential, as the homing rockets and their AoE splash damage makes the accuracy penalty minimal when shooting.

Bugs

• As a client, the rockets do not arm and therefore cannot explode.

Trivia

• The mechanics of both the Akarius and the  Acceltra are similar to Gyrojet firearms, which were developed in the 1960s and also fired small rockets that armed themselves as they traveled out of the gun. In real life, accuracy and reliability issues meant that the Gyrojets never entered mass production.

Videos

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Akarius Skins

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Patch History

Hotfix 25.7.4 (2019-09-05)

• Fixed Akarius ammo parts not hiding with invisible frames (Loki, Ivara, etc).

Hotfix 25.7.2 (2019-08-30)

• Fixed Akarius FX particles perpetually lingering, thus also affecting performance.

Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)

• Introduced.

See also

•  Acceltra,  Gauss' signature rocket launcher.
•  Cyanex, another secondary with homing projectiles.