Akarius

Tenno

Weapons

Akarius

Untradeable

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General Information

Max Rank

30

Utility

Projectile Type

Projectile

Rocket Impact

68
( 100%)

Ammo Cost

1

Projectile Type

Projectile

Rocket Detonation

419
( 100%)

Projectile Type

AoE

Miscellaneous

Default Upgrades

Introduced

Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)

Sell Price

5,000

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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.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
20,000	3	150	1,600	7,500	Time: 1 Day(s)
20,000	3	150	1,600	7,500	Rush: 25
Market Price: 225			Blueprints Price:N/A

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage.

Advantages:

Innate Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – effective against Machinery and Fossilized.
High Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. 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 Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. polarities.

Disadvantages:

Innate Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – less effective against Ferrite Armor and Infested Sinew.
No Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. or Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – less effective against armor and health.
- Damage cannot be increased with Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. or Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. 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.