Boltor

Weapons Tenno

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Boltor
Statistics
Mastery	2
Slot	Primary
Type	Rifle
Trigger Type	Auto
Utility
Ammo Type	Rifle
Projectile Type	Projectile
Projectile Speed	85 m/s
Noise Level	Alarming
Fire Rate	8.75
Accuracy	25
Magazine Size	60
Max Ammo	540
Reload Time	2.6 s
Disposition	●●●●○ (1.25x)
Normal Attack
2.5
20
2.5
Total Damage	25 ( 80%)
Projectile Type	Projectile
Projectile Speed	85 m/s
Fire Rate	8.75
Status Chance	14%
Crit Chance	10%
Crit Multiplier	1.8x
Miscellaneous
Exilus Polarity
Polarities
Users	Equinox Specter
Introduced	Update 6.0 (2013-01-29)
Variants	Boltor Prime  Telos Boltor

CODEX

The Boltor is an automatic rifle that rapidly fires heavy bolts that can pin your foes to the walls.

The Boltor is a Tenno assault rifle with a unique characteristic of firing bolt projectiles, instead of conventional bullets. This weapon requires the user to take into account projectile travel time while aiming at targets, as well as the projectile drift, making the Boltor somewhat difficult to use effectively beyond medium ranges. Its high Puncture Damage Puncture damage makes it an excellent rifle against armored targets.

This weapon is a requisite ingredient for Boltace Boltace.

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily Puncture Damage Puncture damage.

Advantages:

• High Puncture Damage Puncture damage – effective against armor.
• Decent status chance.
• Good fire rate.
• Good accuracy.
• Low recoil.
• On death, bodies will follow the bolt that killed them, damaging anyone in their path and pinning the corpse to walls.
• Has a polarity.

Disadvantages:

• Low Impact Damage Impact and Slash Damage Slash damage – less effective against shields and health.
• Low critical chance.
• Below average critical multiplier.
• Projectiles have travel time with slight arcing.
• Slow reload speed.

Comparisons:

• Boltor, compared to Telos Boltor:
  • Lower base damage (25 vs. 30)
    • Lower   damage (2.5 vs. 3)
    • Lower   damage (20 vs. 27)
    • Higher   damage (2.5 vs. 0)
  • Lower total damage (25 vs. 30)
  • Lower critical chance (10% vs. 30%)
  • Lower critical multiplier (1.8x vs. 2.4x)
  • Lower status chance (14% vs. 16%)
  • Lower fire rate (8.75 round(s)/sec vs. 9.33 round(s)/sec)
  • Smaller magazine (60 round(s) vs. 90 round(s))
  • Slower reload time (2.6 s vs. 2.4 s)
  • Lack of an innate Truth effect
  • Different polarities ( vs. )
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (2 vs. 12)
  • Higher disposition (1.25 vs. 1.15)
  • Lower average damage per shot (27 vs. 42.6)
  • Lower burst DPS (236.25 vs. 397.46)
  • Lower sustained DPS (171.3 vs. 318.27)

• Boltor, compared to Boltor Prime:
  • Lower base damage (25 vs. 46)
    • Lower   damage (2.5 vs. 4.6)
    • Lower   damage (20 vs. 41.4)
    • Higher   damage (2.5 vs. 0)
  • Lower total damage (25 vs. 46)
  • Lower critical chance (10% vs. 12%)
  • Lower critical multiplier (1.8x vs. 2x)
  • Lower status chance (14% vs. 34%)
  • Lower fire rate (8.75 round(s)/sec vs. 10 round(s)/sec)
  • Slower reload time (2.6 s vs. 2.4 s)
  • Less accurate (25 vs. 50)
  • Different polarities ( vs. )
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (2 vs. 13)
  • Higher disposition (1.25 vs. 1.15)
  • Lower average damage per shot (27 vs. 51.52)
  • Lower burst DPS (236.25 vs. 515.2)
  • Lower sustained DPS (171.3 vs. 368)

Acquisition

The Boltor's blueprint can be purchased from the Market. Alternatively, it can be acquired from completing the Venus to Mercury Junction.

Manufacturing Requirements
25,000	2	100	900	600	Time: 24 hrs
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 150			Blueprints Price:15,000

This weapon can be sold for 7,500 Credits 7,500, it is also a requisite ingredient for Boltace Boltace.

Notes

• This weapon was introduced on January 30, 2013.
• An update on February 5, 2013 nerfed the Boltor to have 12.5 damage per shot. Soon after it was given a slight buff to 18.0 damage per shot, which is still less than the 25 on its initial release. On December 12, 2013, it was given a buff from 18 to 25 damage, same as when it was released.
• Hotfix 7.7.3 (2013-04-12) addressed the issue of frame rate affecting the fire rate of weapons and several weapons have had their baseline values changed. This update reduced the firing rate value of the Boltor from 11.7 to 8.8.

Tips

• Use the Rifle Ammo Mutation Rifle Ammo Mutation mod to gain extra ammo if needed, or alternatively bring along Squad Ammo Restore. Carrier's Ammo Case Ammo Case is also a good option.
  • Alternatively, bring along a good sidearm/melee weapon if you find yourself in a situation with no ammo.
  • Mods like Ammo Drum Ammo Drum can also help with ammo efficiency problems.
• The bolts, like the Kunai Kunai, stagger enemies, making it useful for mild crowd control.
• With the slow travel time and high rate of fire, the Boltor can sometimes hit an enemy with four or five bolts at once, after a Tenno has disengaged from fighting that target to recover shields/health or to move to another objective.

Trivia

• Originally the weapon shared the same icon and description as Braton Braton, while the blueprint icon and in-game model shared that of Burston Burston. As of a visual update on February 8, 2013, it now has a unique appearance and description.

Media

• Prior to U9, only the yellow part of the weapon could be colored.
• Boltor in Arsenal

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Boltor Skins Edit

Day of the Dead
Seasonal

Forest-Camo

Bravura

Patch History

Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)

• Status chance increased from 10% to 14%.
• Critical chance increased from 5% to 10%.
• Critical damage increased from 1.5x to 1.8x.

Update 21.3 (2017-08-02)

• Optimized firing sound performance of the Boltor.

Update 19.5 (2016-12-22)

• Magazine size reduced from 60 to 30 in Conclave.

Update 19.0 (2016-11-11)

• Fixed Boltor projectiles absorbing/preventing melee damage for a short time.
• Fixed projectile weapons with Punch Through not going through allies.

Update 17.9 (2015-10-28)

• Day of the Dead Skin released.

Update 16.5 (2015-05-12)

• Available for use in Conclave.

Hotfix 14.0.11 (2014-07-30)

• Boltor damage multiplier reduced from 2.0 to 0.75.

Update 12.4 (2014-03-05)

• Fixed muzzle flash FX on Boltor.

Update 12.3 (2014-02-27)

• Fixed Boltor not using energy colour.

Update 11.3 (2013-12-12)

• Projectile flies faster, Upped damage (18 - 25), Higher Crit chance.

Update 10.3 (2013-10-09)

• Fixed animation bug with Boltor if reload is interrupted by melee.

Update 9.0 (2013-07-13)

• Refined the tint options.

Update 7.7 (2013-04-03)

• Reduced fire rate to 8.3 from 11.7.

Update 7.x Weapon Balance (2013-03-22)

• Tweaks to Recoil feel and Accuracy values. Projectile speed increased from 60 to 65. Added force feedback to its firing sound.
• Decreased reload time from 2.37 to 2.15.

Update 6.2 (2013-02-08)

• Boltor Model Updated: A new look for a new favourite weapon!

Hotfix 6.1.3 (2013-02-05)

• Changed Boltor stats.

Hotfix 6.1.2 (2013-02-05)

• Boltor tweaks: Faster fire rate, less damage.

Update 6.0 (2013-01-29)

• Introduced.

See also

• Boltor Prime Boltor Prime, the Prime counterpart of this weapon.
• Bolto Bolto, the sidearm counterpart of this weapon.
• Boltace Boltace, the melee counterpart of this weapon.
• Telos Boltor Telos Boltor, the Arbiters of Hexis custom version.