Airstrike
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Airstrike is a melee weapon mod that rewards attacks made in the air. Hits that land while V is midair gain extra Crit Chance and Crit Damage. The bonus also covers Leap Attacks and Superhero Landings. A critical hit from the air can also knock the enemy down. It suits a melee build that jumps into fights instead of walking into them. Airstrike is available from the early game, since melee weapon vendors can stock its lower tiers.
Effect
Airstrike only works while V is off the ground. A normal swing on foot gets no bonus. A jump attack, a Leap Attack or a Superhero Landing gets the full bonus.
At Tier 1 the bonus is +10% Crit Chance and +20% Crit Damage for midair attacks. At Tier 5 it reaches +25% Crit Chance and +70% Crit Damage. The same midair critical hits also gain a chance to knock the target down. The Knockdown chance rises from 20% at Tier 1 to 70% at Tier 5.
How to Get Airstrike Guide
- Check melee weapon vendors, which sell lower tiers.
- Skip time by a day and check again if it is not on sale.
- Combine a matching pair at the crafting menu to raise its tier.
Airstrike Map Location
The map shows Coach Fred in Little China, one of the melee weapon vendors that sell it.
Airstrike map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Weapons
Airstrike is compatible with 23 melee weapons.
| Name | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Bat | 
|
Blunt |
| Baseball Bat x-MOD2 | 
|
- |
| Chef's Knife | 
|
- |
| Claw | 
|
- |
| Claw x-MOD2 | 
|
- |
| Cut-O-Matic | 
|
Blade |
| Cut-o-Matic x-MOD2 | 
|
- |
| Electric Baton Alpha | 
|
Blunt |
| Electric Baton Beta | 
|
Blunt |
| Electric Baton Gamma | 
|
Blunt |
| Hammer | 
|
Blunt |
| Kaiken | 
|
Throwable |
| Kanabo | 
|
Blunt |
| Katana | 
|
Blade |
| Knife | 
|
Throwable |
| Kukri | 
|
Blade |
| Machete | 
|
Blade |
| Neurotoxin Knife | 
|
Throwable |
| Punknife | 
|
Throwable |
| Razor | 
|
Blade |
| Steel Pipe | 
|
Blunt |
| Tire Iron | 
|
Blunt |
| Tomahawk | 
|
Throwable |
Upgrades
Airstrike comes in Tiers 1 to 5. A matching pair of the same mod and tier can be combined at the crafting menu into one copy a tier higher. A mod can only go on a weapon of the same tier or higher. Once installed in a weapon, the mod stays in that weapon.
Character Builds
Airstrike pairs with any perk that puts V in the air with a weapon in hand. Quake in the Body tree unlocks a ground slam with Blunt weapons. Quake can also be performed from midair as a Superhero Landing. Air Dash in the Reflexes tree lets V dash again while in the air. Aerial Acrobat improves control while midair.
Barbarian is a Blunt weapon mod that adds damage against Knocked Down enemies. Airstrike knocks enemies down, so both effects work toward the same goal.
Mod Categories
All Weapon Mods
Every weapon mods mod is listed below.
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Airstrike | 
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Raises crit chance and crit damage for midair attacks |
| Barbarian | 
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More damage against stunned, staggered and knocked down enemies |
| Better Half | 
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Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine |
| Big Mag | 
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Bigger magazine, slower reload |
| Bleedout | 
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Bleeding damage can crit |
| Bloodbruiser | 
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Makes a blunt weapon lethal and able to cause Bleeding |
| Boomerang | 
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A headshot kill with a thrown weapon can return it at once |
| C-Thru | 
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Charged shots pierce cover sooner and lose less damage |
| Condenser | 
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Tighter pellet spread, less damage per pellet |
| Critochet | 
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Raises crit chance with ricochets |
| Cyclone | 
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A sprint attack opens unlimited combos with stacking attack speed |
| Equalizer | 
|
More damage against Elite enemies |
| Firecracker | 
|
Shoots explosive rounds |
| Fleetshot | 
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Lower Stamina cost and no heavy weapon slowdown, less armor penetration |
| Focus Fire | 
|
Tighter hipfire spread, shorter effective range |
| Gambiteer | 
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Faster bullets and more armor penetration, less homing |
| Hackatomy | 
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Hits can apply a quickhack effect based on the body part hit |
| Haemocide | 
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Longer Bleeding and more crit chance, lower base damage |
| Headhopper | 
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More lock-on targets, faster lock-on and more headshot damage |
| Headtoll | 
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A headshot kill streak grants stacking combat bonuses |
| Javelin | 
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More armor penetration with melee, doubled on throws |
| K.O. | 
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More damage and knockdowns on stunned enemies, slower attacks |
| Kneel! | 
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Leg shots can dismember and kill instantly |
| Panorama | 
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Larger smart reticle that holds a lock longer, slower lock-on |
| Parallax | 
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Longer range and less sway when aiming, Stamina stops regenerating |
| Pax | 
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Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat |
| Pinpoint | 
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Tighter bullet spread after each headshot, stacking |
| Pyro | 
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Turns part of the damage into Thermal damage with a chance to Burn |
| Ready Steady | 
|
Lowers recoil, more so when aiming from cover |
| Severance | 
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Hits to the head or limbs of a weakened enemy can dismember and kill |
| Shuffler | 
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Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine |
| Silencio | 
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More crit chance and crit damage when crouched and undetected |
| Slice 'Em Up | 
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A kill leaves enemies more open to Finishers for a short time |
| Spinetickler | 
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Fully charged hits can cause an EMP blast |
| Stabilizer | 
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Better weapon handling when crouching or crouch-sprinting |
| Supercharger | 
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Faster charge and lower Stamina cost, less armor penetration |
| Swiss Cheese | 
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More armor penetration, higher Stamina cost per bullet |
| Vivisector | 
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More dismemberment, then more torso damage for a short time |
| Wallpuncher | 
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Charges to 200%, full armor penetration, no cover penalty |
| Zenith | 
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More crit chance, tighter spread and faster swap after drawing |
| Zero-G | 
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More effective range, thrown weapons fly straight |