Rubico

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Rubico
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Sniper Rifle
Mastery Rank Requirement	6
Max Rank	30
Slot	Primary
Trigger Type	Semi-Auto
Utility
Accuracy	13.3
Ammo Max	72
Ammo Pickup	15
Ammo Type	Primary
Disposition	●●●○○ (0.95x)
Fire Rate	2.670 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Alarming
Magazine Size	5
Reload Time	2.40 s
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Combo Decay	2.0 s
Min Combo	1 shot(s)
Spread	7.50° (0.00° min, 15.00° max)
Zoom	3.5x (+35% Critical Multiplier) 6x (+50% Critical Multiplier)
Unzoomed
144 ( 80%)
27 ( 15%)
9 ( 5%)
Total Damage	180 (80.00%  Impact)
Ammo Cost	1
Crit Chance	30.00%
Crit Multiplier	3.00x
Damage Falloff	400.0 m (100%) - 600.0 m (50.00%)
Fire Rate	2.670 attacks/sec
Multishot	1 (180.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Punch Through	1.0 m
Range	1000.0 m
Spread	7.50° (0.00° min, 15.00° max)
Status Chance	12.00%
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	SNIPER_AMMO
Riven Family	Rubico
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 18.0 (2015-12-03)
Polarities	None
Sell Price	7,500
Variants	Rubico  Rubico Prime
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
Weapons Tenno Weapons Impact Damage Weapons Sniper Rifle Rubico Primary Weapons Semi-Auto Weapons Semi-Automatic Base Alarming Weapons Hit-Scan Weapons Untradeable Weapons Available In Conclave

CODEX

Scope out the enemy with this long-range revolver style rifle.

The Rubico is a revolver-styled Tenno Sniper Rifle released in Update 18.0 (2015-12-03). It currently boasts the highest critical multiplier of all available sniper rifles at the expense of status chance.

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Market Price: 225			Blueprints Price:20,000

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:

• High damage – effective against shields.
• Tied with the Snipetron and Vectis Prime for the second highest critical chance of all sniper rifles, behind Rubico Prime.
• Tied with Soma/Soma Prime, Attica, Baza, and Rubico Prime for the second highest critical multiplier of all primary weapons behind semi-auto Tiberon Prime, and tied with Rubico Prime for the highest critical multiplier of all sniper rifles.
• Tied with Vectis Prime for the second fastest fire rate of all sniper rifles, behind Rubico Prime.
• Good ammo economy.
• Innate 1 meter Punch Through.
• Zooming in increases critical multiplier by +35% at 3.5x zoom or +50% at 6x zoom.
• Has the smallest shot combo requirement of all sniper rifles.

Disadvantages:

• Tied with Snipetron for the lowest base damage of all sniper rifles.
  • Low  and damage – less effective against armor and health.
• Linear damage falloff from 100% to 50% from 400m to 600m target distance (distances are affected by Projectile Speed).
• Tied with Snipetron for the lowest status chance of all sniper rifles.
• Relatively small magazine size.
• Fairly low reload speed.
• Draws from the rare sniper ammo pool.
• Inaccurate beyond short range when fired from the hip.
• Very short shot combo reset timer.

Comparison: Comparisons:

•  Rubico (Unzoomed), compared to  Rubico Prime (Unzoomed):
  • Lower base damage per projectile (180.00 vs. 187.00)
    • Lower  Impact damage ( 144 vs. 149.6)
    • Lower  Puncture damage ( 27 vs. 28.1)
    • Lower  Slash damage ( 9 vs. 9.3)
  • Lower total damage (180 vs. 187)
  • Lower base critical chance (30.00% vs. 38.00%)
  • Lower base status chance (12.00% vs. 16.00%)
  • Lower average damage per tap (288 vs. 329.12)
  • Lower burst DPS (768.96 vs. 1207.87)
  • Lower sustained DPS (337.02 vs. 489.41)
  • Lower fire rate (2.670 attacks/sec vs. 3.670 attacks/sec)
  • Slower reload time (2.40 s vs. 2.00 s)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (6 vs. 12)
  • Higher disposition (●●●○○ (0.95x) vs. ●○○○○ (0.65x))

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Notes

• The Rubico has the highest critical multiplier of any sniper rifle, with a base multiplier of 3x.
  • On the other hand, it has a dismal status chance of 12%, being the lowest for all the sniper rifles. This is compared to the 20-30% of the other sniper rifles, a considerable difference.
  • The crit damage bonus from zooming is treated in the damage calculation like a respective mod. Therefore, it is additive with mods like  Vital Sense,  Hammer Shot, and  Bladed Rounds.
• It closely resembles the Grineer Vulkar in terms of damage type distribution and other stats; the main difference being the Rubico has higher critical stats, while having lower status, base damage, and magazine.
• The Rubico requires only a single shot to activate its Shot Combo Counter, giving it an immediate 1.5x total damage multiplier on the first shot, and a 2.0x total damage multiplier after its third shot, giving it the ability to quickly ramp up its damage with a single magazine. On the other hand, it has a shot combo counter that lasts only 2 seconds, thus reloading at 2.4 seconds will always lower its shot combo counter if there are no reload mods present
• The combo multiplier starts at 1.5x on the first shot and requires triple the amount of shots to reach each consecutive tier.

$\mathrm{Multiplier} = 1.5 + 0.5 \lfloor \log_3(\mathrm{Combo\ hits}) \rfloor$

Combo Counter Bonus Tier	Total Base Damage Multiplier	Minimum Consecutive Hits Required
1	1.5x	1
2	2.0x	3
3	2.5x	9
4	3.0x	27
5	3.5x	81
6	4.0x	243
7	4.5x	729
8	5.0x	2187

Tips

• Due to its high critical chance and damage multiplier, modding for critical is very effective. Adding  Point Strike and  Vital Sense increases the critical chance to 75% and the multiplier to 6.6x.  Argon Scope,  Bladed Rounds and  Hammer Shot can increase it even further. Scoping in also boosts its critical damage by up to +50% at maximum zoom level.
• It is not suggested to use the  Charged Chamber/ Primed Chamber mod on the Rubico due to its long reload times.
• If the zoom HUD can make aiming difficult, turn off "Use Sniper Scopes" in Interface Options if it hinders you from aiming properly.

Trivia 

• Rubico is a clay made from crushed basalt that is used to build tennis courts, with its green color being similar to the default color of this weapon.
• The Rubico appears to share an aesthetic with the Talons thrown bombs and Lacera bladed whip, both of which are also included in the Huntress Bundle.

Bugs

• It seems as though there is a chance for a bullet to not hit its mark, even when scoped in.

Media

• Rubico in Codex.
• Rubico's unique zoom HUD

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Patch History

Hotfix 23.0.2 (2018-06-15)

• Fixed Sniper combo not decaying over time and instead resetting to zero.

Hotfix 22.12.3 (2018-02-12)

• Minor sound remastering updates have been made to the Rubico.

Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)

• Mastery Rank increased from 5 to 6.
• Status chance increased from 5% to 12%.
• Critical chance increased from 25% to 30%.
• Reload speed increased from 3 secs to 2.4 secs.
• Damage decreased from 200 to 180.

Update 22.0 (2017-10-12)

General Sniper Changes:

• Reticle sway removed from all zoom levels!
• 1 meter punch through added to all snipers without any to start with (snipers with innate punch through unchanged).
• 1 combo count removed at a time when duration runs out instead of all of them (decay vs. cooldown).
• 1 combo count removed on miss instead of all of them
• Additional bullets from multishot will each count as their own hits and misses in the combo counter
• Combo duration reduced to 2 seconds for all snipers apart from Lanka which is reduced to 6
• Damage fall off begins at 400 meters and ends at 600 meters with damage reduced to 50% past 600 meters.

Specific Sniper Weapon Changes: Rubico

• Fire rate increased from 1.5 to 2.67.
• First level zoom reduced from 5x to 3.5x.
• Second level zoom reduced from 12x to 6x.

Hotfix 20.6.2 (2017-05-30)

• Adjusted the Rubico's left hand placement to fix clipping inside the weapon.

Update: Recurring Dreams (2016-11-03)

• Rubico Headshot multiplier returned to its intended 2x multiplier in Conclave.

Hotfix: Lunaro 2 (2016-06-16)

• The Rubico is now an ‘Alarming’ type weapon.

Update 18.0 (2015-12-03)

• Introduced.

Last updated: Hotfix 23.8.0.2 (2018-09-12)