Muzzles

Muzzles are the attachments that sit at the end of a gun's barrel. There are two kinds. A silencer keeps enemies from hearing the gun and makes shots from stealth hit much harder. A muzzle brake tames recoil or makes bullets ricochet more often. Muzzles fit only Power weapons, and only pistols, submachine guns and assault rifles have a muzzle slot. Silencers suit a stealth build that wins fights before they start. Muzzle brakes suit a gunner who fires fast and wants every bullet to land.

Effects

Silencers. A silencer stops enemies from hearing the shots. It also adds a large bonus to damage from stealth. In return, the gun loses some base damage on every shot. The CS-1 Taipan is the early silencer, and weapon vendors sell it from the start. It doubles stealth damage. The TSX Tocororo gives the same stealth bonus in the middle of the game, and its Tier 4 variant adds Crit Chance. The XC-10 Strix and the XC-10 Cetus raise stealth damage by 150%. Higher tiers of each silencer shrink the base damage penalty.

Recoil brakes. Recoil is the kick that pushes the sights off target after each shot. Most RC-7 brakes lower recoil, recoil angle or recoil direction. The RC-7 Strigoi lowers recoil on assault rifles and submachine guns, and it comes in every tier. The RC-7 Aswang and the RC-7 Liger lower both recoil angle and recoil direction at once. The RC-7 Dybbuk removes recoil direction entirely at Tier 5.

Ricochet brakes. Power weapon bullets can bounce off walls and other hard surfaces. A bounced shot can reach an enemy out of direct line of sight. The RC-7 Varkolak raises Ricochet Chance and widens the ricochet angle for assault rifles and submachine guns. The RC-7 Babaroga raises Ricochet Chance and ricochet damage for pistols. At Tier 5 both brakes raise Ricochet Chance to 50%.

Most muzzle brakes cost a small amount of Crit Chance. The penalty is 3% on most of them. The Tier 5 variants of the RC-7 Babaroga and the RC-7 Dybbuk drop the penalty, and the Tier 5 Babaroga adds Crit Chance to ricochets instead.

Muzzles follow the attachment rules. A muzzle can go only on a weapon of the same tier or a higher one. It can be taken off and moved to another gun at any time.

Pros

• A silencer keeps enemies from hearing the shots.
• The stealth bonus on a silencer makes the opening shot of an ambush hit very hard.
• Muzzle brakes keep long bursts on target.
• Ricochet brakes let shots reach enemies behind cover.
• Muzzles can be moved from gun to gun at any time.

Cons

• Every silencer lowers base damage, so a long and loud fight costs damage on each shot.
• Most muzzle brakes lower Crit Chance a little.
• Tech, Smart and many other weapons have no muzzle slot.
• A silencer and a muzzle brake share one slot, so a gun can carry only one of them.

Mod Categories

Best Muzzles

Name	Image	Why
XC-10 Cetus		150% more stealth damage
TSX Tocororo		Stealth damage and Crit Chance at Tier 4
CS-1 Taipan		Doubles stealth damage from the start
RC-7 Varkolak		More and wider ricochets
RC-7 Babaroga		Ricochets that can crit at Tier 5
RC-7 Dybbuk		No recoil direction at Tier 5
RC-7 Strigoi		Recoil control in every tier

The XC-10 Cetus is the late game silencer. Its Tier 5 variant cuts the base damage penalty to 10%. The CS-1 Taipan carries a stealth build through the early game.

Character Builds

Silencers belong in a Cool build that works from the shadows.

• Killer Instinct adds damage with silenced guns outside of combat. It also shows a preview of the estimated damage.
• Ninjutsu adds Movement Speed and lets V sprint while crouched and stay silent.
• Focus and Deadeye add headshot and weak spot damage with pistols.

Muzzle brakes belong in a Reflexes build with automatic Power weapons.

• Spray And Pray lowers the Stamina cost of hip fire.
• Ready, Rested, Reloaded lowers the Stamina cost of shooting assault rifles and submachine guns.
• Shoot To Chill adds Armor Penetration for automatic weapons with each stack of Sharpshooter.

A ricochet build adds the Ballistic Coprocessor, the Hands cyberware that raises Ricochet Chance for Power weapons and shows the bounce path. Critochet, a Power weapon mod, adds Crit Chance to every bullet that hits after a bounce.

Notes

• Revolvers and shotguns are Power weapons but have no muzzle slot.
• A muzzle brake and a scope can sit on the same gun, since they use different slots.
• Weapon vendors sell silencers and muzzle brakes, and their stock changes after a day passes.

All Muzzles

Every muzzles mod is listed below.

Name	Image	Effect
CS-1 Taipan		Silences shots and raises stealth damage, lowers base damage
RC-7 Aswang		Lowers recoil angle and direction, slightly lowers crit chance
RC-7 Babaroga		Raises ricochet chance and ricochet damage
RC-7 Dybbuk		Lowers recoil direction
RC-7 Ifrit		Lowers recoil, slightly lowers crit chance
RC-7 Kutrub		Lowers recoil, slightly lowers crit chance
RC-7 Liger		Lowers recoil angle and direction, slightly lowers crit chance
RC-7 Strigoi		Lowers recoil
RC-7 Varkolak		Raises ricochet chance and ricochet angle
RC-7 Yokai		Lowers recoil angle, slightly lowers crit chance
RC-7 Zaar		Lowers recoil angle, slightly lowers crit chance
TSX Tocororo		Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage
XC-10 Cetus		Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage
XC-10 Strix		Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage