Ion



"Energy weapon. It produces a powerful charge and deals considerable damage in seconds"

Introduction
The Ion is a medium energy weapon. It was released in version 3.7.0.

Strategy
This energy weapon is usually used along with its heavy counterpart the Zeus, as well as with the Gekko, and Scourge. Being an energy weapon with a range of 600 meters, it can bypass built-in or mounted Ancile shields, making those robots prime targets.

Dealing 12,650 damage at max level by itself, this weapon is used most effectively with other mid-range energy weapons. Players are advised to use this weapon in a support role, providing cover fire for teammates attempting to capture beacons, or involved in brawls. Robots usually considered as relatively easy targets for mid-ranged energy builds equipped with the Zeus, Dragoon, or Ion weapons are light robots (due to their low health) and robots with in-built energy shields, such as the Haechi.

Mounting Options
This weapon is usually mounted on robots such as the Spectre, Doc, Kumiho, Haechi, Bulgasari and the Fujin, as all of these robots have 2-4 medium weapon slots. The primary role of builds using the Ion is as a mid-range sniper providing support fire for allies. This weapon should not be used for brawling as it is outgunned by purpose-built close range setups such as the Magnum/Orkan (Hellfire) Rhino. A Spectre with quadruple Ions can deal serious damage towards other bots, and that’s why a Spectre with quadruple Ions appeared in one of the Hangar X slots.

Trivia

 * Its shape and design strongly resembles a Zeus.