The Hystrix is Khora's signature sidearm that fires metallic quills. Sporting a high critical chance, it is also a very versatile weapon, with its quills applying
Toxin,
Heat,
Electricity, or
Cold elemental status procs that can be cycled at will with Alternate Fire. In Khora's hands, the weapon has a chance on headshots to instantly refill magazine.
This weapon can be sold for 2,500.
Characteristics[]
- Alternate Fire cycles between
Toxin,
Heat,
Electricity, or
Cold elemental quills. Quills apply a guaranteed proc of the selected element.
- On kill, bodies will follow the quill that killed them, damaging anyone in their path and pinning the corpse to walls.
- Has an 8% chance to instantly reload on headshots when wielded by
Khora/
Khora Prime.
- Innate
polarity.
Advantages:
- High critical chance.
- Above average critical multiplier.
- High fire rate.
- Fairly quick reload speed.
Disadvantages:
- Low status chance.
- Small magazine size.
- Coupled with its high fire rate, results in frequent reloading.
- Projectiles have travel time.
Comparisons:
Hystrix (Poison Quill), compared to
Hystrix Prime (Poison Quill):
- Lower base damage per projectile (36.00 vs. 46.00)
- Lower total damage (36 vs. 46)
- Lower base critical chance (24.00% vs. 28.00%)
- Lower base status chance (10.00% vs. 20.00%)
- Lower average damage per tap (46.36 vs. 61.45)
- Lower burst DPS (324.57 vs. 430.19)
- Lower sustained DPS (186.13 vs. 253.05)
- Slower reload time (1.70 s vs. 1.60 s)
- Less polarities (
vs.
)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (7 vs. 12)
- Higher disposition (●●●●○ (1.20x) vs. ●●●○○ (0.90x))
Acquisition[]
The Hystrix's blueprint can be purchased from the Market.
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Notes[]
- Using the Alternate Fire button will cycle between the four quill types, each quill characterized by the four main elements (
Toxin,
Heat,
Electricity,
Cold). The selected quill will proc the element of its name. For example, the Poison Quill will deal 36.1 base physical damage and proc
Toxin.
- The Hystrix by default does not deal any elemental damage, only elemental procs.
- Quill elements are not affected by elemental mods of different elements. For example, using
Jolt with the Fire Quill will not combine to either deal
Radiation damage or a Radiation proc, even when both the
Heat and
Electricity procs occur simultaneously.
- However, elemental mods of the same type will combine. For example, using
Scorch with the Fire Quill will add to the guaranteed
Heat proc's damage over time as if Scorch were a base damage mod.
- Elemental mods of the same type will still combine even when paired with a different elemental mod too. For example, using
Scorch and
Jolt with the Fire Quill will add to the guaranteed
Heat proc's damage over time as if Scorch were a base damage mod, though Jolt will not be factored into the damage.
- Elemental mods of the same type will still combine even when paired with a different elemental mod too. For example, using
- However, elemental mods of the same type will combine. For example, using
Tips[]
- Because elemental mods are not combined with the quill's element, this weapon synergizes well with
Condition Overload and
Galvanized Shot, allowing players to potentially get up to 9 separate proc types on a target (three physical damages, four primary elements, and two secondary elements).
- Using
Augur Pact over any of the +90% elemental mods may be preferable, when expecting to use several of the weapon's elemental effects.
- The former will increase the weapon's physical base damage types, and the damage-over-time component of its
Toxin,
Heat or
Electricity status effects.
- The latter will add its elemental damage type to all hits, but any damage-over-time effects from the primary elemental procs, will only be boosted when they match the elemental mod's type.
- It should be noted that, while the bonus given by both mods seems the same, the elemental damage mods will give much more benefit, as Augur Pact does the calculation alongside base damage mods (e.g.
Hornet Strike), while the +90% elemental mods perform the calculation after base damage mods. This can be a significant deciding factor when trying to maximize damage output.
- The former will increase the weapon's physical base damage types, and the damage-over-time component of its
- Greatly synergizes with
Cascadia Flare, as the
Heat Quill's guaranteed procs will rapidly build up Flare's stacks.
Trivia[]
- ὕστριξ (Hystrix) is Ancient Greek for porcupine.
Media[]
Patch History[]
Hotfix 31.6.4 (2022-07-14)
- The Hystrix now has signature effect of an 8% chance to instantly reload after landing headshots when wielded by Khora.
Hotfix 27.3.8 (2020-04-02)
- Optimized the Hystrix projectile trail and spark FX.
Hotfix 24.8.1 (2019-04-26)
- Fixed missing words in the Hystrix description.
Update 24.0 (2018-11-08)
- Fixed the Hystrix's Alt-Fire stats have been split into tabs when viewed in the Inventory, to fix the stat information running off the screen.
Hotfix 23.0.5 (2018-06-22)
- Fixed an issue with the Hystrix not being able to switch fire modes during reload if all bullets are emptied out of the clip.
Hotfix 22.20.2 (2018-05-17)
- Fixed holding 2 Hystrix's instead of the intended 1.
Hotfix 22.18.5 (2018-04-24)
- Fixed an issue with incorrect Skins being applicable to the Hystrix.
Hotfix 22.18.2 (2018-04-20)
- More fixes towards the Hystrix not leaving behind "quill" holes when shooting surfaces.
Hotfix 22.18.1 (2018-04-20)
- Fixed the Hystrix not leaving behind "quill" holes.
Update 22.18 (2018-04-20)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Hotfix 24.8.1 (2019-04-26)