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“…Heavy close-range energy weapon which strikes enemies with bursts of plasma. High damage and moderate rate of fire, quite dangerous for any target within range…” – in-game description
Introduction
The Redeemer is a close-range (up to 350 meters) heavy energy weapon.
Strategy
This weapon being a plasma (energy) weapon allows it to bypass built-in or mounted Ancile shields. The Redeemer can quickly destroy a light robot and can cause severe damage to medium and heavy robots.
This weapon is similar to the Taran, having more than twice the power in a single burst, but at the cost of less ammunition per clip and a slower rate of fire. Also having a 5-second reload time, and a clip that can be depleted in around 10 seconds. The Redeemer, like the Taran, has a high DPM (Damage per Minute) and a range of 350 meters. Lastly, it features very fast and accurate projectiles.
Good options for this weapon include mounting them on a Fury, Lancelot, Inquisitor, or the Raijin. The Fury can fire with 3 of them which allows for destructive energy damage. However, the Fury’s large size, slow speed and lack of shielding makes it vulnerable as a brawler.
The Lancelot or Inquisitor along with 2 Tarans are also viable setups due to the synergy between the two types of weapons. The former using it's Rush ability to get in range, along with its built-in physical frontal shield giving it staying power. The latter using Descend to close in quickly and deal tremendous plasma damage without fear of retaliation.
Finally, the Raijin, which receives a damage increase of 30% while in Bastion mode, allowing for the firepower equivalent of 2.6 Redeemers along with a physical shield, at the cost of being stationary. Mounting 4 of them on a Butch is not recommended as the Quick Draw ability cooldown is much slower than the Redeemer's unload time, as well as the fact that its large size and average health make it unsuitable as a brawler. Although it does less damage than the Ember and cannot ignore physical shields, it does deal damage in significantly less time per barrage, and is cheaper to obtain. However, pilots must be aware of its slow firing speed which can lead to poor accuracy, especially when being circled or against fast-moving targets (e.g Pursuer)
Mark I Statistics
- For equipment purchased before Update 4.0, upgrade times can be found here.
Purchase Information
| Purchase Level | Purchase Cost | Damage | Cycle Damage | Burst DPS | Cycle DPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10,000 Components | 2540 | 45720 | 4970 | 3220 |
Upgrade Information
| Level | Cost (Ag) | Time | Damage | Cycle Damage | Burst DPS | Cycle DPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 100,000 | 2 hours | 2790 | 50220 | 5459 | 3537 |
| 3 | 200,000 | 5 hours | 3070 | 55260 | 6007 | 3892 |
| 4 | 400,000 | 14 hours | 3380 | 60840 | 6613 | 4285 |
| 5 | 2,000,000 | 1 day | 3720 | 66960 | 7278 | 4715 |
| 6 | 4,000,000 | 1 day 16 hours | 4090 | 73620 | 8002 | 5185 |
| 7 | 6,000,000 | 2 days 20 hours | 4500 | 81000 | 8804 | 5704 |
| 8 | 11,000,000 | 3 days 14 hours | 4950 | 89100 | 9685 | 6275 |
| 9 | 17,000,000 | 4 days 12 hours | 5450 | 98100 | 10663 | 6908 |
| 10 | 32,000,000 | 5 days | 5990 | 107820 | 11720 | 7593 |
| 11 | 43,000,000 | 5 days 8 hours | 6590 | 118620 | 12893 | 8354 |
| 12 | 55,000,000 | 5 days 16 hours | 7250 | 130500 | 14185 | 9190 |
| Cost | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Totals | 170,700,000 | 30 days 11 hours |
- The damage column shows the damage of each individual plasmoid (out of 12 plasmoids)
Mark II Statistics
Purchase Information
| Purchase Level | Purchase Cost | Damage | Cycle Damage | Burst DPS | Cycle DPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 500 Au | 3050 | 54900 | 5967 | 3866 |
Note: Level 12 Mark I is required to upgrade (purchase) to Mark II.
Upgrade Information
| Level | Cost (Ag) | Time | Damage | Cycle Damage | Burst DPS | Cycle DPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 100,000 | 2 hours | 3350 | 60300 | 6554 | 4246 |
| 3 | 200,000 | 5 hours | 3680 | 66240 | 7200 | 4665 |
| 4 | 400,000 | 14 hours | 4060 | 73080 | 7943 | 5146 |
| 5 | 2,000,000 | 1 day | 4460 | 80280 | 8726 | 5654 |
| 6 | 4,000,000 | 1 day 16 hours | 4910 | 88380 | 9607 | 6224 |
| 7 | 6,000,000 | 2 days 20 hours | 5400 | 97200 | 10565 | 6845 |
| 8 | 11,000,000 | 3 days 14 hours | 5940 | 106920 | 11622 | 7530 |
| 9 | 17,000,000 | 4 days 12 hours | 6540 | 117720 | 12796 | 8290 |
| 10 | 32,000,000 | 5 days | 7190 | 129420 | 14067 | 9114 |
| 11 | 42,000,000 | 5 days 8 hours | 7920 | 142560 | 15496 | 10039 |
| 12 | 55,000,000 | 5 days 16 hours | 8700 | 156600 | 17022 | 11028 |
| Cost | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Totals | 170,700,000 | 30 days 11 hours |
- The damage column shows the damage of each individual plasmoid (out of 12 plasmoids)
Update History
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| 5.0 | Clip size increased from 12 plasmoids → 18 plasmoids |
| Plasmoids per shot increased from 2 → 3 | |
| Delay between plasmoids decreased from 0.2 seconds → 0.15 seconds | |
| Delay between shots 1.5 seconds → 1.3 seconds | |
| Damage per plasmoid decreased by 29% | |
| 4.8.0 | Total Upgrade Time: 37 days 30 minutes⟶30 days 11 hours |
| 4.7.0 | Damage increased by 5% |
| Total Upgrade Time: 45 days 17 hours⟶37 days 30 minutes | |
| 4.5 | Economy Changes: |
| Total Upgrade Cost: 135,700,000 Ag⟶170,700,000 Ag | |
| 4.3 | Damage increased by 14% |
| 4.1 | Bug fix: Projectiles can no longer phase through enemy targets with a mass (wall, hill, etc.) behind them |
| 4.0 | Economy Changes (July 5): |
| Value (USD): $100⟶$75 | |
| Total Upgrade Cost: 76,308,000 Ag⟶135,700,000 Ag | |
| Total Upgrade Time: 17 days 3 hours 11 minutes⟶45 days 17 hours | |
| 3.7.0 | Delay between shots reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds |
| Damage per shot reduced by 13% (level 12 from 9770 to 8500 per plasmoid) | |
| Ammo capacity increased from 10 to 12 plasmoids | |
| 3.5.0 | Weapon was added to the game |
Poll
Trivia
- The shape is similar to the Zeus.
- It was able to be won through the Halloween 2018 event, but only parts at a time.
- The definition of redeem is to compensate for the faults or bad aspects of something.
- It has the second slowest unload speed of all energy weapons, falling behind the Ember and Taran, with 9.4 seconds compared to their 10 seconds.
- Prior to the 5.0 update, Redeemer was the only weapon that fired two shots per burst. In 5.0, it was tweaked so it fired three shots per burst, but the individual projectiles' damage was reduced slightly.
- The Redeemer's current burst fire (3 plasma bolts per burst) no longer fits with it's "special description" (I always strike twice).
