Railgun MOAs are a larger variant of the standard MOAs, they are colored blue and are rarer. They fire at a much slower rate, but their attacks cause significantly more damage and as of Update 8.3 (2013-07-04) knock players to the ground upon being hit by the shot. They must charge their primary weapon before firing and are vulnerable during this time. Their shots have little travel time, and can pierce walls and objects, including 
Frost's 
Snow Globe, while their secondary weapon can in fact damage the player if they are standing too close.
Utilizing 
Handspring or Constitution (faster knockdown recovery) or both can reduce the knockdown time to minimize risk to players with low shields/armor/health. Sure Footed ( Primed) and Power Drift grant a chance to resist the knockdown entirely.
Commonly found after 10 minutes on a Corpus controlled survival mission.
Farming Locations[]
These are based on opinions and may not be 100% true. These should be viewed as advice for finding the enemies until better facts are proven. For endless missions, players may need to stay in-mission for a while until these enemies start spawning.
| Target | Planet | Name | Type | Level | Tile Set |
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Europa | Baal | Exterminate | 21 - 23 | Corpus Ice Planet |
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Europa | Kokabiel | Sabotage | 20 - 22 | Corpus Ice Planet |
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Venus | Kiliken | Excavation | 3 - 8 | Corpus Outpost |
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Lua | Tycho | Survival | 25 - 30 | Orokin Moon |
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Pluto | Minthe | Mobile Defense | 30 - 34 | Corpus Outpost |
Tactics[]
- Railgun MOAs are similar to their standard variant, but slightly more durable and they position themselves a long distance away from their targets.
- As mentioned, Railgun MOAs take time before firing their railguns. Use this opportunity to destroy them.
- All their shots cause short, disorienting stuns and even knockdown players in flight. If left unattended, large group of Railgun MOAs can easily dispatch heavily armored players.
- Like its regulars, the Railgun MOA needs to stand stationary before it attempts to fire.
- Railgun MOAs can engage their enemies behind cover once these enemies are spotted, as the railgun shots can pass through solid objects.
- Their alternate fire will only be activated if the player got too close to them or within medium range. (Example video)
Notes[]
- In Update 11.0 (2013-11-20), the Railgun MOA could no longer shoot through a single
Snow Globe, but as of Update 14.0 (2014-07-18) they can. - In an undocumented update, Railgun MOAs have been changed from firing a hitscan shot into a very fast slug.
Variants[]
| Terra Railgun MOA | General | Drops | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Introduced | Update 24.0 (2018-11-08) | Mod Drops: Organ Shatter 3.794% Reach 3.794% Fever Strike 0.369% Molten Impact 0.369% North Wind 0.369% Reflex Coil 0.369% Shocking Touch 0.369% Stretch 0.369% Life Strike 0.101% Split Chamber 0.101% | |
| Tileset | Orb Vallis | |||
| Weapon | Railgun | |||
| Codex Scans | ? | |||
| Statistics | ||||
| Robotic | ? | |||
 +  ++  +  -  -
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| Shield | ? | |||
 ++  ++  +++ - -
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- Terra Railgun MOAs are scannable but do not have a Codex entry.
| Vapos Railgun MOA | General | Drops | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Introduced | Update 25.0 (2019-05-22) | Mod Drops: Trick Mag 1.1616% Endo 1.1616% Charged Chamber 0.3384% Endo 0.3384% | |
| Tileset | Corpus Gas City | |||
| Weapon |  Opticor
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| Codex Scans | 5 | |||
| Statistics | ||||
| Robotic | 60 | |||
| + ++ + - -
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| Shield | 150 | |||
| ++ ++ +++ - -
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| Base Level | 1 | |||
| Taro Railgun MOA | General | Drops | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Introduced | Update 29.10 (2021-03-19) | Mod Drops: Trick Mag 1.1616% Endo 1.1616% Charged Chamber 0.3384% Endo 0.3384% | |
| Tileset | Venus Proxima | |||
| Weapon | Opticor
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| Codex Scans | 5 | |||
| Statistics | ||||
| Robotic | 60 | |||
| + ++ + - -
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| Shield | 150 | |||
| ++ ++ +++ - -
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| Affinity | 150 | |||
| Axio Railgun MOA | General | Drops | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Introduced | Update 29.10 (2021-03-19) | Mod Drops: Trick Mag 1.1616% Endo 1.1616% Charged Chamber 0.3384% Endo 0.3384% | |
| Tileset | Neptune Proxima | |||
| Weapon | Opticor
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| Codex Scans | 5 | |||
| Statistics | ||||
| Robotic | 60 | |||
| + ++ + - -
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| Shield | 150 | |||
| ++ ++ +++ - -
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| Affinity | 150 | |||
Media[]
Videos[]
Patch History[]
Update 8.3 (2013-07-04)
- Railgun Moas will now knock you down instead of stagger you.
