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	600 per energy round
Type
Hardpoint	Medium
Damage	Energy
Details
Reload	5 seconds
Reload While Firing	No
Unload	5.11 seconds
Capacity	23 energy rounds
Range	Optimal: 550m Maximum: 600m

Introduction

The Pulsar is a mid-range (up to 600 meters, with a 550-meter optimal range) 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 robots (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	600	13800	2701	1365

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Cycle Damage	Burst DPS	Cycle DPS
2	100,000	2 hours	650	14950	2926	1479
3	200,000	5 hours	700	16100	3151	1592
4	400,000	14 hours	800	18400	3601	1820
5	2,000,000	1 day	900	20700	4051	2047
6	4,000,000	1 day 16 hours	1000	23000	4501	2275
7	6,000,000	2 days 20 hours	1100	25300	4951	2502
8	11,000,000	3 days 14 hours	1200	27600	5401	2730
9	17,000,000	4 days 12 hours	1300	29900	5851	2957
10	32,000,000	5 days	1450	33350	6526	3299
11	43,000,000	5 days 8 hours	1600	36800	7202	3640
12	55,000,000	5 days 16 hours	1750	40250	7877	3981

	Cost	Time
Totals	170,700,000	30 days 11 hours

• The damage column shows the damage of each individual energy round (out of 23 energy rounds)

Mark II Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Cycle Damage	Burst DPS	Cycle DPS
1	500 Au	720	16560	3241	1638

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	2 hours	780	17940	3511	1774
3	200,000	5 hours	840	19320	3781	1911
4	400,000	14 hours	960	22080	4321	2184
5	2,000,000	1 days	1080	24840	4861	2457
6	4,000,000	1 day 16 hours	1200	27600	5401	2730
7	6,000,000	2 days 20 hours	1320	30360	5941	3003
8	11,000,000	3 days 14 hours	1440	33120	6481	3276
9	17,000,000	4 days 12 hours	1560	35880	7022	3549
10	32,000,000	5 days	1740	40020	7832	3958
11	43,000,000	5 days 8 hours	1920	44160	8642	4368
12	55,000,000	5 days 16 hours	2100	48300	9452	4777

	Cost	Time
Totals	170,700,000	30 days 11 hours

• The damage column shows the damage of each individual energy round (out of 23 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%

Accuracy By Distance

Range	Accuracy %
500 meters or less	100%
550 meters	91%
600 meters	87%

Update History

Version	Changes
5.0	Damage increased by 13%
	Rate of fire increased from 3.7 rps (rounds per second) → 4.5 rps
4.8.0	Total Upgrade Time: 37 days 30 minutes⟶30 days 11 hours
4.7.0	Total Upgrade Time: 45 days 17 hours⟶37 days 30 minutes
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

Trivia

• It takes 30 Days and 34.2 Million Silver to aquire it (Producing packs of 170 taking 3 Days, using all 6 slots)
• This weapon does not poses 100% Accuracy at maximum range
• Click here for 3D model of this weapon