Welcome to The First Descendant Perforator Build (Hand Cannon). This Perforator Build is updated for Season 3 Episode 2. The first weapon to utilize Explosive Scanners, which analyze enemy weaknesses to help you strike them.
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Perforator Summary
The Perforator is an Ultimate Hand Cannon. The first weapon to utilize Explosive Scanners, which analyze enemy weaknesses to help you strike them.
- Name: Perforator
- Type: Hand Cannon
- Bullets: Impact Rounds
- Tier: Ultimate
- Unique Ability: Detect
Unique Ability “Detect”
Critical Hits or hits on a Weak Point spawn Explosive Scanners. Explosive Scanners explode on contact with the terrain or enemies and inflict Detect on enemies within the explosion range.
Explosive Scanner
| Effect | Level 0 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount Spawned per Critical Hit | x1 | x2 | x3 | x4 | x5 |
| Amount Spawned per Weak Point Attack | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 |
| Range | Radius 2.0m | 2.5m | 3.0m | 3.5m | 4.0m |
| Damage | Firearm Damage x 25% | Firearm Damage x 35% | Firearm Damage x 45% | Firearm Damage x 55% | Firearm Damage x 65% |
On hitting an enemy inflicted with Detect
| Effect | Level 0 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount Spawned per Critical Hit | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
Detect
| Effect | Level 0 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount Spawned per Critical Hit | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s |
Base Weapon Stat Info
Perforator Build for The First Descendant
This is a Single-Target damage setup optimized against Colossus fights.
Next, let us take a look at an optimized Perforator Build for The First Descendant. The Peforator is best built with a high crit rate and fast fire rate in combination with a bigger Magazine. If you are using a Gley Build make sure to change the magazine mods out with another crit module.
Here is all the info you need to create a powerful Perforator Build:
Note: High-Level Weapon Cores boost your weapons’ damage numbers into insanity. Make sure to get weapon cores as soon as possible!
Perforator Modules
Modules are an important part of every weapon build in The First Descendant. For the Perforator hand cannon we focus on modules that boost our crit rate and crit damage. We also have magazine extension modules and elemental damage.
- Gley Players: If you are using a Gley Build make sure to change the magazine mods out with another crit module.
| Module Slot | Module Name | Socket Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rifling Reinforcement |  Malachite |
| 2 | Action and Reaction | Malachite |
| 3 | Fire Rate UP |  Xantic |
| 4 | Better Insight |  Almandine |
| 5 | Better Concentration | Almandine |
| 6 | Chill Enhancement |  Cerulean |
| 7 | Expand Weapon Charge | Cerulean |
| 8 | Concentrate Support Ammo | Cerulean |
| 9 | Insight Focus | Almandine |
| 10 | Bullet Integration | Malachite |
Weapon Readjustment
You can use the Weapon Readjustment at the Weapon Workbench in Albion. Here are the best Weapon Readjustments for the Perforator:
- Firearm ATK
- Elemental Damage
- Firearm Critical Hit Damage
- Firearm Critical Hit Rate
Try to upgrade the Weapon Readjustments to at least purple quality.
Weapon Cores
Weapon Cores juice up your damage quite tremendously. However, especially the later-level Weapon Cores are difficult to get. So start with whatever weapon cores you have available. Weapon Cores drop in the Void Erosion Purge endgame activity.
Higher level Weapon Cores drop in the higher level Void Erosion Purge levels in The First Descendant. However, you can gradually work towards the highest level. I recommend trying to get to level six as soon as possible, since it won’t require clearing many stages and will already increase the power of your weapon tremendously.
Best Weapon Cores for the Perforator:
Chill ATK (Free Augmentation)- Firearm Critical Hit Rate (Hit Augmentation)
- Fire Rate (Tactical Augmentation)
- Fire Rate (Tactical Augmentation)
- Flex (Special Augmentation)
Chill ATK (Free Augmentation)
Firearm Critical Hit Rate (Hit Augmentation)
Fire Rate (Tactical Augmentation)
Flex (Special Augmentation)Fire Rate weapon cores are important on the Perforator hand cannon. Additionally, you can swap out Chill ATK for any other attribute depending on enemy weaknesses!
Perforator Hand Cannon Lore
The key to the development of the first Explosive Scanner was miniaturization. The idea of scanning an enemy with the impact of an explosion to identify their weaknesses was easy to say, but whether it could be used in the field was another matter entirely.
Eventually, the developers succeeded in encasing this tiny scanner in a bullet after treating it with an extreme shock-absorbing coating. A sophisticated processing step that enhanced internal firearm stability to an extreme level, which ensured that the scanner would not explode inside the chamber. The Descendants were initially concerned that this bullet may explode when fired, but have been happy to use it after its safety was proven. This firearm is considered a monumental gun that paved the way for the development of many other specialized bullets.
Related Guides for The First Descendant
You can also check out our Ultimate Weapons Database for The First Descendant or the Builds Database for The First Descendant.
