Metel

Metel

Class	Revolver
Type	Power
Ammo	Handgun Ammo
Headshot	+175%
Armor Pen	50%

The Metel is a Techtronika Power revolver that fires explosive rounds. It is a magazine-fed, semi-automatic revolver, and each of its rounds explodes on impact. The Metel gives a Cool build a sidearm whose shots also damage the area around the target. Its in-game line says: nothing new under the sun, but it can be relied on when things get hot. It is the base gun for the Iconic revolvers Bald Eagle and Taigan. The Metel is a Dogtown gun. The weapon shops at the EBM Petrochem Stadium and in Longshore Stacks sell it once V reaches the district in Phantom Liberty.

Combat

The Metel holds eight explosive rounds. Each round explodes where it lands, which helps against enemies standing close together. As a Power weapon, it can also ricochet off hard surfaces.

The Firecracker mod gives most Power weapons explosive rounds. The Metel already fires explosive rounds, so Firecracker raises the damage of each one instead. Revolver perks in the Cool tree reward headshots. Deadeye mode adds a lot of headshot damage for a V who aims carefully.

How to Get Metel Guide

Buy the Metel from the weapon shop at the EBM Petrochem Stadium in Dogtown.
Loot it from enemies who carry one.
Craft it at the crafting bench with its crafting spec.

Metel Map Location

The map shows the EBM Petrochem Stadium in Dogtown, where the weapon shop sells it.

Metel map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Compatible Mods

7 scopes and 11 weapon mods are compatible with Metel.

ScopesWeapon Mods

Name	Image	Effect
Add-Vantage		Adds zoom and effective range
CQO Kanone MINI Mk.72		Adds zoom and effective range
Handyman		Adds zoom and effective range, more headshot crit chance at top tier
Hyakume		Adds zoom and effective range
Kanetsugu		Adds zoom, effective range and crit chance
OS-1 GimletEye		Adds zoom and effective range
Type 2067		Adds zoom and effective range, lowers bullet spread

Name	Image	Effect
Better Half		Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine
Critochet		Raises crit chance with ricochets
Equalizer		More damage against Elite enemies
Firecracker		Shoots explosive rounds
Parallax		Longer range and less sway when aiming, Stamina stops regenerating
Pax		Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat
Pinpoint		Tighter bullet spread after each headshot, stacking
Pyro		Turns part of the damage into Thermal damage with a chance to Burn
Shuffler		Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine
Swiss Cheese		More armor penetration, higher Stamina cost per bullet
Zenith		More crit chance, tighter spread and faster swap after drawing

Crafting Spec

The spec lets V craft Metel in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.

The table shows what crafting Metel costs at each tier.

Tier	Components
Tier 1	30 Tier 1 components
Tier 2	30 Tier 2 components
Tier 3	30 Tier 3 components
Tier 4	30 Tier 4 components
Tier 5	30 Tier 5 components

Upgrades

The Metel improves by tier. Higher tiers appear in the Dogtown shops and on enemies as V levels up. A crafted revolver matches a bought one of the same tier. Its crafting spec turns crafting components into a new Metel at V's current tier.

Character Builds

Revolvers use the Cool tree. Focus removes the Stamina cost of aimed shots for a short time. Deadeye raises headshot and weak-spot damage and unlocks Deadeye mode at high Stamina. Long Shot removes damage drop-off while Deadeye is active. Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel works with revolvers, precision rifles and sniper rifles. It makes Deadeye headshots guaranteed crits and adds damage with distance. High Noon speeds up the next reload after a headshot kill.

For cyberware, Clutch Padding lowers the Stamina cost of each shot, which keeps Deadeye active longer. Shock Absorber reduces recoil. Its mod slots take revolver and Power weapon mods. Firecracker adds damage to every explosive round. Pinpoint reduces spread after each headshot, and the effect stacks. Zenith adds crit chance and lowers spread for a few seconds after drawing the gun.

Select a Build

Gunslinger Build

Headshots deal most of the damage, and Focus and Deadeye only work at full Stamina, so each fight starts with a full Stamina bar. The Sandevistan slows time so a whole group can drop one headshot at a time. A silenced pistol handles quiet kills before a fight, and a shotgun deals with enemies that get close.

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

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

PerksCyberware

Name	Level	Effect
Painkiller	Body 4	Slow Health regeneration in combat
Comeback Kid	Body 4	Faster Health regeneration at low Health
Dorph-Head	Body 4	Brief full Mitigation after using a Health item
Adrenaline Rush	Body 15	More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode
Juggernaut	Body 15	More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush
Calm Mind	Body 15	Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays
Focus	Cool 9	More headshot damage and free shots while aiming
No Sweat	Cool 9	Kills cut the Stamina cost of Focus
Rinse And Reload	Cool 9	Faster reload after a kill while aiming
Head To Head	Cool 9	Kills reset Focus
Deep Breath	Cool 9	Time slows while Focus is active
Pull!	Cool 9	Easier to shoot grenades out of the air
Deadeye	Cool 15	More headshot damage and no spread at high Stamina
California Reaper	Cool 15	Stamina back after a headshot kill
High Noon	Cool 15	Fast slowed reload after a headshot kill
Long Shot	Cool 15	Full damage at any range during Deadeye
Quick Draw	Cool 15	Faster swaps to pistols and rifles
Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel	Cool 20	Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye
Run 'N' Gun	Cool 20	Free hip fire and faster movement during Focus
Slippery	Reflexes 4	Harder to hit while moving fast
Muscle Memory	Reflexes 4	Reload while sprinting, sliding and vaulting
Dash	Reflexes 9	Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper
Steady Grip	Reflexes 9	Shoot while Dashing
Can't Touch This	Reflexes 9	Full Mitigation Chance while Dashing
Glutton For War	Technical Ability 4	Kills recharge Health items and grenades
Health Freak	Technical Ability 9	One more Health item charge and faster recharge
All Things Cyber	Technical Ability 9	Stronger cyberware stats
License To Chrome	Technical Ability 15	Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot
Edgerunner	Technical Ability 20	Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost

Name	Slot	Effect
Blood Pump	Circulatory System	A Health item that heals over time
Clutch Padding	Circulatory System	Cheaper shooting
Kiroshi The Oracle Optics	Face	Scanning highlights enemies behind cover
Mechatronic Core	Frontal Cortex	More damage against drones, robots and mechs
Ballistic Coprocessor	Hands	More ricochets with Power weapons
Shock Absorber	Hands	Less recoil
Subdermal Armor	Integumentary System	More armor
Reinforced Tendons	Legs	Double jump
NeoFiber	Nervous System	More Mitigation Chance and Strength
Militech Apogee Sandevistan	Operating System	Slows time by 85% with crit bonuses
Spring Joints	Skeleton	Stronger Mitigation
Bionic Joints	Skeleton	More armor

Notes

Bald Eagle and Taigan are Iconic variants of the Metel.
The Metel is only sold in Dogtown, which requires the Phantom Liberty expansion.

Weapon Categories

All Revolvers

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

Iconic Revolvers

Name	Headshot	Armor Pen	Location
Amnesty	+200%	25%	Badlands East
Archangel	+200%		Arroyo
Bald Eagle			Dogtown
Comrade's Hammer		75%	Arroyo
Crash	+200%	25%	Badlands East
Doom Doom			Northside
Gris-Gris
Laika	+150%	50%	Dogtown
Mancinella	+200%	25%	Dogtown
Ol' Reliable	+200%	25%
Rosco	+150%	25%
Taigan	+175%	50%	Dogtown

Standard Revolvers

Name	Headshot	Armor Pen
DR-12 Quasar	+175%	50%
DR-5 Nova	+200%	25%
Metel	+175%	50%
Overture	+200%	25%
RT-46 Burya	+175%	50%