Claw x-MOD2

Claw x-MOD2

Class	Melee Weapon
Weapon	Axe
Tier	Iconic

The Claw x-MOD2 is a reworked Claw axe waiting at the very top of the Heavy Hearts pyramid in Dogtown. It keeps the heavy hit of the standard Claw. It also adds better handling and room for extra mods. It is a strong choice for an axe build that wants to improve its throwing weapon with mods. Getting it takes a hard climb as well as a fight. The Claw x-MOD2 is a Phantom Liberty find. It is reached by climbing the outside of the Heavy Hearts club in Dogtown.

Combat

The Claw is a throwable axe that deals heavy damage when it lands. The x-MOD2 adds better handling and more room for mods. An axe build usually throws, picks the axe back up, and then swings. The improved handling helps between throws.

As a heavy axe, it works best in fights where each hit matters.

How to Get Claw x-MOD2 Guide

Travel to the Heavy Hearts club, the pyramid in Dogtown.
Climb the outside wall of the pyramid to its summit.
Take the Claw x-MOD2 from the top.

Claw x-MOD2 Map Location

The map shows the Heavy Hearts club, the pyramid in Dogtown whose summit holds the rifle.

Claw x-MOD2 map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Compatible Mods

8 weapon mods are compatible with Claw x-MOD2.

Name	Image	Effect
Airstrike		Raises crit chance and crit damage for midair attacks
Boomerang		A headshot kill with a thrown weapon can return it at once
Cyclone		A sprint attack opens unlimited combos with stacking attack speed
Javelin		More armor penetration with melee, doubled on throws
Pax		Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat
Severance		Hits to the head or limbs of a weakened enemy can dismember and kill
Silencio		More crit chance and crit damage when crouched and undetected
Zero-G		More effective range, thrown weapons fly straight

Upgrades

Like every Iconic weapon, the Claw x-MOD2 can be raised through the tiers in the Upgrades section of the crafting menu, using crafting components.

The table shows what each tier step of Claw x-MOD2 costs.

Upgrade	Components	Requirement
Tier 1 to Tier 1+	75 Tier 1 components	-
Tier 1+ to Tier 2	40 components	-
Tier 2 to Tier 2+	75 Tier 2 components	-
Tier 2+ to Tier 3	40 components	-
Tier 3 to Tier 3+	75 Tier 3 components	-
Tier 3+ to Tier 4	40 components	-
Tier 4 to Tier 4+	75 Tier 4 components	-
Tier 4+ to Tier 5	40 components	-
Tier 5 to Tier 5+	75 Tier 5 components	-
Tier 5+ to Tier 5++	200 Tier 5 components	Phantom Liberty

Character Builds

The axe works best with the throwing perks in the Cool tree. Scorpion Sting shortens the recovery after a throw. Juggler resets the throw cooldown after a headshot or crit kill. Pay It Forward gives a large damage bonus to the first melee attack after picking up a thrown axe. It helps when a throw is followed by a swing. Pounce extends finisher range after a throw. Finisher: Act Of Mercy adds a throwable finisher that heals V.

Handle Wrap raises crit chance with throwables after a throw. The Stabber adds crit chance with blades and throwables.

Select a Build

Sandevistan Axe Build

Claw x-MOD2 is thrown for stealth kills at range. The build runs explosives and throwables with a Sandevistan and plays at high speed.

Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 18, Intelligence 3, Cool 20.

The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.

PerksCyberwareMods

Name	Level	Effect
Painkiller	Body 4	Slow Health regeneration in combat
Adrenaline Rush	Body 15	More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode
Calm Mind	Body 15	Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays
Juggernaut	Body 15	More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush
Unstoppable Force	Body 15	Immunity to knockdown and blinding during Adrenaline Rush
Blind Spot	Cool 4	Slower enemy detection while crouched
Feline Footwork	Cool 4	Faster and harder to hit while crouched
Gag Order	Cool 4	A quick hit after being spotted delays the alarm
Killer Instinct	Cool 4	More damage with knives, axes and silenced guns outside combat
Accelerated Toxin Absorption	Cool 9	Strong attacks and throws on Poisoned enemies deal the Poison damage at once
Corrosion	Cool 9	Poison works on drones, robots, mechs and turrets
Neurotoxin	Cool 9	Poisoned targets are blinded and cannot sprint
Parasite	Cool 9	Health back on thrown crits and headshots
Scorpion Sting	Cool 9	Thrown crits and headshots apply Poison
Finisher: Act Of Mercy	Cool 15	Throwable weapon finisher that restores Health
Juggler	Cool 15	Thrown weapon cooldown resets on a headshot or crit kill
Pay It Forward	Cool 15	Big damage on the first melee hit after picking up a thrown blade
Pounce	Cool 15	Finishers from farther away after a throw
Creeping Death	Cool 15	Health, Stamina and speed after a stealth kill
Ninjutsu	Cool 15	Crouch sprinting and more mitigation while crouched
Shinobi Sprint	Cool 15	Cheap crouch sprinting in combat
Vanishing Act	Cool 15	Optical Camo turns on while crouch sprinting
Style Over Substance	Cool 20	Guaranteed thrown crits while dashing or sliding
Dash	Reflexes 9	Dash replaces the dodge

Name	Slot	Effect
Biomonitor	Circulatory System	Uses a Health item when Health runs low
Adrenaline Booster	Circulatory System	Stamina after a melee kill
Behavioral Imprint-Synced Faceplate	Face	A disguise that escapes the police
Mechatronic Core	Frontal Cortex	More damage against drones, robots and turrets
Handle Wrap	Hands	Crit chance for throwable weapons
Reinforced Tendons	Legs	Double jump
NeoFiber	Nervous System	More mitigation chance and strength
Dense Marrow	Skeleton	More melee damage for a higher Stamina cost

Name	Image	Effect
Silencio		Crit chance while crouched and hidden
Zero-G		More throw range and a straight flight
Javelin		More armor penetration, doubled for throws

Lore

The Claw x-MOD2 is the Iconic variant of the Claw, a heavy throwing axe. Its description calls it a special variant built for extra modification, with an optimised design for better handling. It keeps the Claw's caption: it deals heavy damage, but takes serious brawn to wield.

Weapon Categories

All Melee Weapons

Every melee weapon is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.

Iconic Melee Weapons

Name	Weapon	Headshot	Armor Pen	Location
Agaou	Axe	+125%	25%	Dogtown
BFC 9000	One-Handed Club			Rancho Coronado
Baby Boomer	Two-Handed Club		25%
Baseball Bat x-MOD2	Two-Handed Club			Dogtown
Black Unicorn	Katana		25%
Blue Fang	Knife	+150%		Badlands South
Butcher's Cleaver	Knife		25%	Coastview
Byakko	Katana		25%	Little China
Caretaker's Spade	Hammer		25%	Corpo Plaza
Claw x-MOD2	Axe
Cocktail Stick	Katana		25%	Japantown
Cottonmouth	One-Handed Club		25%	Japantown
Crowbar	One-Handed Club
Cut-o-Matic x-MOD2	Chainsword			Dogtown
Errata	Katana		25%	Arroyo
Fang	Knife	+50%
Gold-Plated Baseball Bat	Two-Handed Club		25%	North Oak
Gwynbleidd	Sword
Headhunter	Knife	+150%		West Wind Estate
Jinchu-Maru	Katana		25%	Japantown
Murphy's Law	One-handed Club		50%	Dogtown
Nehan	Knife	+150%		Arasaka Waterfront
Sasquatch's Hammer	Hammer		75%	Coastview
Satori	Katana		25%	Arasaka Waterfront
Scalpel	Katana		25%	Northside
Sir John Phallustiff	Blunt		25%	Kabuki
Stinger	Knife	+150%		Badlands East
Tinker Bell	One-Handed Club		50%	Badlands East
Tsumetogi	Katana		25%	Japantown
Volkodav	Machete		25%	Dogtown

Standard Melee Weapons

Name	Weapon	Headshot	Armor Pen	Location
Baseball Bat	Two-Handed Club		25%
Chef's Knife	Knife	+150%
Claw	Axe	+125%	25%
Cut-O-Matic	Chainsword		50%
Electric Baton Alpha	One-Handed Club			Rancho Coronado
Electric Baton Beta	One-Handed Club		50%
Electric Baton Gamma	One-Handed Club		50%
Hammer	Hammer		25%
Kaiken	Knife	+150%
Kanabo	Two-Handed Club		25%
Katana	Katana		25%
Knife	Knife	+200%
Kukri	Machete		25%
Machete	Machete		25%
Neurotoxin Knife	Knife	+150%
Punknife	Knife	+150%
Razor	Machete		25%
Steel Pipe	One-Handed Club		25%
Tire Iron	One-Handed Club		25%
Tomahawk	Axe	+125%	25%