The Volnus is 
Gara's signature glass-themed hammer, boasting a high attack speed and status chance but low critical chance and critical multiplier. Radial slam attacks are much stronger when wielded by Gara.
Characteristics[edit | edit source]
This weapon deals primarily 
Slash damage.
Advantages:
- High
Slash and good Puncture damage – effective against health and armor. - Good critical chance.
- Very high status chance.
- Possesses momentum during regular swings, which resists interruption such as stagger or knockdown.
- Fastest attack speed of all hammers.
Disadvantages:
- Low Impact damage – less effective against shields.
- Low critical multiplier.
Acquisition[edit | edit source]
The Volnus's blueprint can be purchased from the Market.
| Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 20,000 |
 225 |
 2 |
 11,000 |
 875 |
Time: 12 hrs |
Rush:  45
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 Market Price: 200
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 Blueprints Price: 20,000
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Notes[edit | edit source]
- When used by Gara, the Volnus has 100% increased radial slam attack damage.
- Volnus is the only hammer that primarily deals Slash damage.
Tips[edit | edit source]
Weapon Loadouts[edit source]
- See Category:Volnus Build to see how players mod this weapon.
- See Category:Volnus Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
- For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Volnus is derived from the Latin word vulnus, which means "wound" and is the origin of the word vulnerable.
- This may be a reference to the weapon's high proportion of Slash damage.
- This may be a reference to the weapon's high proportion of
- Upon performing a slam attack, glass shards will fly out from the point of impact. This is purely a visual effect.
Media[edit | edit source]
Patch History[edit | edit source]
- Mastery Rank increased from 4 to 9.
- Damage increased from 100 to 220.
- Range increased from 1.8 to 2.9.
- Slam Attack increased from 200 to 660.
- Slide Attack increased from 200 to 440.
- Parry Angle set to 50.
- Follow Through increased from 0.2 to 0.4.
- Having a ‘signature’ weapon now actually benefits you!
- Volnus: Additional slam radial damage when wielded by Gara.
- Fixed the Volnus preview model rotating in the wrong direction when building in the foundry.
- Fixed the Volnus being rotated the wrong way when building it in the Foundry.
- Fixed a placeholder tag that appeared when using the Volnus.
- The Volnus is now usable in Conclave!
- Introduced.
Last updated: Update 26.0
See Also[edit | edit source]
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