- For the Capture-mission of the same name, see Ceres#Missions.
The Lex is a pistol with high damage and very high accuracy. The weapon does not falter in long ranges, and is capable of dispatching most light armored enemies with a well-aimed headshot.
This weapon can be purchased for 
50,000 from the Market. It can be sold for 5,000; it is also a requisite ingredient for 
Aklex (x2).
Characteristics
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Advantages:
- High Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – effective against armor.
- High critical chance.
- Very accurate.
- Very good ammunition efficiency.
- Innate Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. polarity.
Disadvantages
- Low Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. and Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – less effective against shields and health.
- Low status chance.
- Low fire rate.
- High recoil.
- Slow reload speed.
- Small magazine size.
Comparisons:
Lex (Normal Attack), compared to Lex Prime (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage per projectile (130.00 vs. 180.00)
- Lower total damage (130 vs. 180)
- Lower base critical chance (20.00% vs. 25.00%)
- Lower base status chance (10.00% vs. 25.00%)
- Lower average damage per tap (156 vs. 225)
- Lower burst DPS (168.48 vs. 468)
- Lower sustained DPS (118.39 vs. 290.50)
- Lower fire rate (1.080 attacks/sec vs. 2.080 attacks/sec)
- Smaller magazine (6 vs. 8)
- Smaller ammo pickup count (40 vs. 60)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (3 vs. 8)
- Higher disposition (●●●●○ (1.25x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.20x))
- Lex (Normal Attack), compared to Aklex (Normal Attack):
- Equal base damage
- Lower burst DPS (168.48 vs. 246.48)
- Lower sustained DPS (118.39 vs. 176.68)
- Lower fire rate (1.080 attacks/sec vs. 1.580 attacks/sec)
- Smaller magazine (6 vs. 12)
- Faster reload time (2.35 s vs. 3.00 s)
- More accurate (16 vs. 9.8)
- Tighter maximum spread (12.00° vs. 20.00°)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (3 vs. 4)
- Higher disposition (●●●●○ (1.25x) vs. ●●●○○ (1.05x))
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Notes
- It is well suited for medium to long range combat, and the Hawk Eye mod can increase zoom to effectively use it as a pocket sniper.
- Recommended to pair this with a close to mid-range primary weapon as its small magazine and longer reload times can be crippling at closer ranges. This weapon is also very useful while playing a support role for its long-range capability and common ammo type.
Tips
- Barrel Diffusion enables a 120% chance for additional projectiles without ammunition consumption (up to 180% and faster fire rate with Lethal Torrent). This, combined with Hornet Strike will cause damage rivaling most sniper rifles.
- Using Gunslinger to increase the firing rate of the Lex makes it a viable weapon in almost any circumstance.
- Combining a max ranked Slip Magazine and Ice Storm can push the Lex up to 10 rounds per magazine, and by adding Gunslinger, Quickdraw, Steady Hands and Stunning Speed , all drawbacks of the weapon will be eliminated.However using all of these mods at once will severely limit your mod space for equipping elemental damage, crit chance and crit damage mods.
- This weapon is useful alongside automatic rifles or shotguns, as most of those weapons have poor long-range capabilities.
- This weapon can also be a high-risk-high-reward alternative to pair with a sniper rifle, since it can be used to finish off heavy enemies usually in a few hits, when you need to reload your rifle, or when you're being surrounded by lightly armored enemies.
- Using Steady Hands (which reduces the recoil of pistols) can be very beneficial to the Lex, as the high recoil between each shot could lead to you missing your target at times.
- Mesa's passive provides a much needed reload speed.
Trivia
- Lex is the Latin word for law.
- Lex shares its name with a mission node on Ceres.
- The Lex has a surprisingly conventional appearance compared to most weapons in the game, drawing inspiration from real-world firearms. Its Prime variant continues this trend, complete with a slide that is pulled back during reloading.
- The underbarrel attachment is a flashlight.
- The Lex appears to have two barrels, but the lower "barrel" is in fact a guide rod.
- The Lex and its akimbo and Prime variants share similar weapon sounds to the Hammer 1895, a revolver featured in Dark Sector.
Media
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Lex Skins
Onyx Skin
Steam™ Exclusive
Steam™ Exclusive
Stratus
Patch History
Update 21.7 (2017-09-09)
- Lex headshot multiplier reduced to 1.5x in Conclave.
Update 21.0 (2017-06-29)
- Increased damage from 70 to 130.
- Increased Crit Chance from 15% to 20%.
- Increased Mastery Rank requirement from 0 to 3.
- Lex damage increased in Conclave.
Hotfix 18.4.10 (2016-02-11)
- Increased the damage of the Lex series in Conclave.
- Increased the headshot multiplier of the Lex series in Conclave.
Update 18.0 (2015-12-03)
- Lex Conclave Skin added.
Update 16.4 (2015-04-23)
- Decreased the Lex's damage in PvP.
Update 9.5 (2013-08-09)
- Added custom reload animation and sounds for the Lex.
Update 7.11 (2013-05-17)
- Credit price increased from 35,000 to 50,000.
- No longer purchasable for Platinum.
Update 7.x Weapon Balance (2013-03-22)
- Damage increased from 60 to 80.
- Fire rate increased from 60 to 65.
- Reload time decreased from 2.5s to 2.35s.
- Crit Chance increased from 5% to 15%.
Update 6.4 (2013-02-22)
- Lex balancing (less recoil, slightly higher fire rate).
Vanilla (2012-10-25)
- Item introduced with game release.
Last updated: Hotfix 23.6.2 (2018-08-31)
