The Ack and Brunt is an axe & shield set used by Tyl Regor that boasts a high critical hit chance in exchange for a low attack speed. It also has the unique ability to absorb elemental attacks on block to empower the weapon's next attack.
Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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65,000 |
5 |
7,500 |
3,300 |
1 |
Time: 1 Day(s) |
Rush: 35 | |||||
Market Price: 150 | Blueprints Price:15,000 | ||||
Chem Lab Research3,000 | |||||
7,500 |
10 |
620 |
400 |
240 |
Time: 3 Day(s) |
Prereq: Ogris | |||||
x1 x3 x10 x30 x100 |
Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage.
Advantages
- High Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – effective against health.
- High critical chance.
- Blocking elemental damage attacks stores a charge that additively increases the damage of the next attack by 17.5%. The charge can stack up to 4 times before being consumed.
- Can use the Ack & Brunt-exclusive Electromagnetic Shielding mod.
Disadvantages
- Second lowest damage of all sword & shields, behind Silva & Aegis.
- Low status chance.
- Second lowest attack speed of all sword & shields, after Silva & Aegis Prime.
Notes
- Blocking elemental damage attacks creates a stack that increases the damage of the next attack by 17.5% stacks. The effect can stack up to 4 times before being consumed, increasing the damage up to 70%.
- The damage bonus affects Ack & Brunt's modded damage.
- Elemental damage taken by nearby allies via Electromagnetic Shielding can be converted to stacks.
Tips
- The Ack & Brunt's high critical hit chance makes it ideal for "Berserker" wasn't found in Module:Mods/data, which can be used to compensate for its slow attack speed.
- ( Primed) Fury can be used to further increase the attack speed.
- Final Harbinger can offset the Ack & Brunt's low attack speed with its quick combos.
- Using the Ack & Brunt with Final Harbinger, Blood Rush and/or Gladiator Mods allows players to quickly gather hits for the Combo Counter, rapidly boosting the Ack & Brunt's critical chance.
- Absorbing enemy attacks allows players to almost double the amount of damage they can deal.
- This is useful when focusing on taking down heavy units in a crowd.
- Channeling while blocking will prevent players from taking too much damage while collecting stacks.
- Do note however that stacks are expended if an enemy melee attack is parried.
- Stacks expended while parrying do not increase the amount of damage reflected.
- Do note however that stacks are expended if an enemy melee attack is parried.
- (Corrupted) Bombard rockets can add up to two stacks of elemental damage, allowing players to collect stacks faster.
Trivia
- This is the weapon of choice for Tyl Regor following Update 17.0 (2015-07-31), 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.
- Before Update 17.0 (2015-07-31), his weapon of choice was the Skana.
- 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.
- The text on the inner part of the shield translates to "Meat Protector".
Bugs
- Blocking shots fired from Detron Crewmen doesn't absorb Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage or collect stacks.
Media
Ack & Brunt Skins
Patch History
Update 19.0 (2016-11-11)
- Blocking with the Ack and Brunt now absorbs elemental damage. Example: Block Electrical damage, gain + Electrical damage on top of base attacks.
Update 17.1 (2015-08-12)
- Fixed Ack and Brunt’s shield open/close transition not playing properly.
- Fixed some attacks from Ack and Brunt not flowing properly.
Update 17.0 (2015-07-31)
- Introduced
Last update: Hotfix 23.0.8 (2018-07-09)
See Also
- Tyl Regor, the inventor and user of the Ack & Brunt.
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