The Sigma & Octantis is a sword and shield combo, available through the Daily Tribute system. This weapon features a special throw attack, which throws the shield at an enemy, staggering them and opening them to finisher attacks for a brief period.
Characteristics
This weapon primarily deals Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage.
Advantages:
- High Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage – effective against health.
- Highest critical chance of all sword & shields.
- Above average critical multiplier.
- Good status chance.
- Highest attack speed of all sword & shields.
- Aerial attacks throw the shield, staggering enemies hit and opening them up to finishers.
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 armor.
Acquisition
- Sigma & Ocantis is exclusive to the Daily Tribute system. It will become available every 200 days, beginning at day 300, until chosen as the Milestone reward.
Notes
- The throw attack is done by simply tapping the melee button while in mid-air; holding down the button is not necessary, which makes it very fluid.
- The shield is thrown ~25-30 metres away, which is not affected by range mods.
- Holding the melee button will however make it easier to perform the finisher (if the melee button has been held down after performing an attack and an enemy is in a state where a finisher can be performed [unaware, staggered, or asleep] then the finisher will automatically occur when you enter apprpriate range of the enemy).
- Throw attacks can be done both while the weapon is fully equipped or with a quick melee attack.
- The thrown shield has a slight homing effect, similar to thrown Glaives, though it is still capable of missing.
- The throw attack can be done in any direction (dictated by your aim), and therefore the usual downward melee slam attack is done by looking straight down.
- Throw attack's finisher window can be overwritten by almost all other animations or stuns (such as a Heavy Gunner's ground slam animation, or elemental proc stuns like Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. or Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist.).
Tips
- Equipping Final Harbinger, Blood Rush and Gladiator Mods allows users to quickly boost the Sigma & Octantis's critical chance.
- The throw attack's stun can sometimes stagger enemies out of range of melee attacks, making it difficult to perform the finisher before the stagger wears off.
- Throw attack seems to home in on the closest enemy rather than the enemy being aimed at, making precise targeting difficult.
Trivia
- Sigma & Octantis likely refers to the southern star σ Octantis (Sigma Octantis) whose position near the southern celestial pole makes it the southern hemisphere's pole star.
Media
Sigma & Octantis Skins
Patch History
Update 22.20 (2018-05-17)
- Fixed the Sigma and Octantis scaling right down to 0.
Hotfix 22.8.3 (2018-01-11)
- Fixed not being able to Melee again upon throwing the Sigma & Octanis shield while using Exalted Blade on Excalibur, until you deactivate and reactivate the power.
- Fixed the Sigma & Octantis not having any Elemental FX or Energy trails.
Hotfix 22.2.4 (2017-11-06)
Conclave:
- Reduced the damage and removed the forced stagger of the Sigma & Octantis shield throw.
Hotfix 22.2.2 (2017-11-02)
- Fixed the Sigma and Octantis not shrinking when in your Orbiter.
Hotfix 22.2.1 (2017-11-01)
- Fixed Clients not being able to throw the Sigma & Octantis if a Stance Mod is equipped.
Hotfix 22.1.2 (2017-10-30)
- Introduced
Last updated:Hotfix 22.20.9.2 (2018-06-07)