Pulsar

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“

Energy auto-cannon for medium range. Each round has a chance to immobilize the enemy

”

— in-game description

Pulsar
Purchasing
In-Game Cost	10,000 Components
Real Value (USD)	$60
Required Player Level	17
Workshop Production
1 Day Pack Info ↓Cost (Ag)	160,000
3 Day Pack Info ↓Cost (Ag)	530,000
Components	60
Components	170
Base Stats
Level	1
Damage	560 per energy round
Type
Hardpoint	Medium
Damage	Energy
Details
Reload	5 seconds
Reload While Firing	No
Unload	6.5 seconds
Capacity	24 energy rounds
Range	600m

Introduction

The Pulsar is a mid-range (up to 600 meters) medium energy weapon.

Strategy

This energy auto-cannon has a chance to root enemies and a 600-meter range, meaning that it is well-suited to perform as a close-mid range suppressor. What it lacks in firepower, it makes up for in root effect potential. As a bonus, due to it being an energy weapon, the Shredder (along with its medium counterpart the Pulsar) bypasses energy shields.

With its short 5 second reload, robots equipped with the Shredder or Pulsar can be vital in guarding important beacons, stopping enemy robots and allowing teammates with more firepower to race over to help. This tactic of suppressive fire at range can be devastatingly effective on open maps such as Yamantau, Shenzhen and Canyon.

The power to temporarily immobilize enemy robots can be vital in game modes such as Beacon Rush and King of the Hill, where capturing a beacon first can mean not only more points, but also an extra spawn point, which allows for much more intense battles.

The Pulsar has the largest effect on the Dash Bots (Kumiho, Strider, Haechi and Bulgasari). The ability to lock them down and deprive them of their mobility (one of their key strengths) can lead to their destruction or crippling. It can also effectively ground robots that are capable of jumping, in other words it prevents a locked down robot from leaving the ground. It does not prevent Descend robots (Spectre and Inquisitor) from entering stealth, but Mercury cannot activate Helldive, which means it cannot enter stealth mode and explode. It is also useful against Hellburners, as the lock down can prevent it from getting too close and activating its overload.

The Haechi in particular is vulnerable, due to it having low base health to compensate for its in-built Ancile. The Strider relies heavily on its 5 Dash charges, with inadequate health for brawling, it relies on mobility. Pinning a Strider down in front of heavily-armed teammates can mean its demise.

Finally, being a medium weapon, the Pulsar has heavier firepower than its light counterpart the Shredder. Also being an energy weapon, the Pulsar can be deadly to ambush robots (such as the Spectre) or robots with in-built energy shields (such as the Carnage). If pinned down, not only will the energy bolts hurt more due to these robots under-average health, but for stealth ability robots such as the Spectre and Inquisitor, they can be left vulnerable if pinned down in the open and unable to move when their stealth runs out.

Mark I Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Cycle Damage	Burst DPS	Cycle DPS
1	10,000 Components	560	13440	2068	1169

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Cycle Damage	Burst DPS	Cycle DPS
2	100,000	5 hours	620	14880	2289	1294
3	200,000	12 hours	670	16080	2474	1398
4	400,000	1 day	740	17760	2732	1544
5	2,000,000	2 days	810	19440	2991	1690
6	4,000,000	3 days	880	21120	3249	1837
7	6,000,000	4 days	970	23280	3582	2024
8	11,000,000	5 days	1070	25680	3951	2233
9	17,000,000	6 days	1170	28080	4320	2442
10	32,000,000	7 days	1290	30960	4763	2692
11	43,000,000	8 days	1410	33840	5206	2943
12	55,000,000	9 days	1550	37200	5723	3235

	Cost	Time
Totals	170,700,000	45 days 17 hours

• The damage column shows the damage of each individual energy round (out of 24 energy rounds)

Mark II Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Cycle Damage	Burst DPS	Cycle DPS
1	500 Au	670	16080	2474	1398

Note: Level 12 Mark I is required to enhance (purchase) to Mark II.

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Cycle Damage	Burst DPS	Cycle DPS
2	100,000	5 hours	740	17760	2732	1544
3	200,000	12 hours	810	19440	2991	1690
4	400,000	1 day	890	21360	3286	1857
5	2,000,000	2 days	970	23280	3582	2024
6	4,000,000	3 days	1060	25440	3914	2212
7	6,000,000	4 days	1170	28080	4320	2442
8	11,000,000	5 days	1290	30960	4763	2692
9	17,000,000	6 days	1410	33840	5206	2943
10	32,000,000	7 days	1540	36960	5686	3214
11	43,000,000	8 days	1690	40560	6240	3527
12	55,000,000	9 days	1860	44640	6868	3882

	Cost	Time
Totals	170,700,000	45 days 17 hours

• The damage column shows the damage of each individual energy round (out of 24 energy rounds)

Root Chance %

Notes:

• The percentages are per second and if all energy rounds hit (excluding reload)
• The percentages apply to both Mark I and Mark II

Level	Root %
1	25%
2	26%
3	27%
4	28%
5	29%
6	30%
7	31%
8	32%
9	33%
10	34%
11	35%
12	36%

Update History

Version	Changes
4.5	Economy Changes:
	Total Upgrade Time: 58 days 17 hours⟶45 days 17 hours
4.3	Damage increased by 12%
4.1	Weapon was added to the game