Rook

Rook

Class	Pistol
Type	Power
Ammo	Handgun Ammo
Tier	Iconic
Attack Speed	10
Range	48 m
Weight	4.3
Location	Dogtown

Rook is an Iconic Militech M-10AF Lexington from Phantom Liberty, fully customised with a fixed scope and silencer. It rewards a steady hand. Each quick hit in a row raises V's crit chance, but each one also makes the gun less accurate. A single miss removes the whole bonus. Rook is a pistol for players who can keep their aim on target through the recoil. Many hits in a row lead to a steady stream of crits. It sits in a hidden cache under The Needle in Dogtown. A code from a side job opens it. Rook is a Phantom Liberty find in a hidden cache in the underground section of The Needle in Dogtown. It is tied to the side job Voodoo Treasure.

Combat

Rook is a Power pistol with a fixed long scope and a fixed silencer. Every quick hit in a row adds a stack of crit chance and adds recoil at the same time. The stacks only last a moment, so the bonus needs fast, continuous hits. Missing a shot removes all stacks at once.

Rook is therefore strongest at close and mid range, where hits are easy to land and the extra recoil matters less. Moving closer during a long fight helps V keep hitting. The silencer and scope work well for a first shot from stealth. The crit bonus then helps with the follow-up shots.

How to Get Rook Guide

Reach Dogtown during Phantom Liberty.
Go to the underground section of The Needle, near the BD SHOCK store.
Find the secret compartment.
Enter the code 941229 to open it.
Take Rook from the cache.

Rook Map Location

Rook map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Compatible Mods

9 muzzles are compatible with Rook.

Name	Image	Effect
CS-1 Taipan		Silences shots and raises stealth damage, lowers base damage
RC-7 Babaroga		Raises ricochet chance and ricochet damage
RC-7 Dybbuk		Lowers recoil direction
RC-7 Kutrub		Lowers recoil, slightly lowers crit chance
RC-7 Liger		Lowers recoil angle and direction, slightly lowers crit chance
RC-7 Yokai		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

Upgrades

Rook can be raised through the tiers in the Upgrades tab of the crafting menu. Each step costs crafting components gathered from looting, crafting or disassembly. The pistol must be in V's inventory to appear in the list.

The table shows what each tier step of Rook 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

Pistols use the Cool tree. Focus adds headshot damage and unlocks Focus mode, which turns on when V aims at full Stamina. Deep Breath slows time while Focus is active, which makes long series of hits easier. Deadeye adds more headshot damage. Head To Head refreshes Focus after each aimed kill. Run 'N' Gun lets V hip-fire without spending Stamina.

Recoil control is the key to landing hit after hit. Shock Absorber and Immovable Force both cut recoil, which offsets the recoil Rook gains with each hit. Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics add crit chance in addition to the stacks. Kerenzikov lets V aim and fire while sliding or dodging, with time slowed. It helps V land the next hit without missing.

Lore

The item text describes Rook as fully customised with a scope and silencer. It sums up the special effect in a few words: keep 'er steady, because one miss and the effect is gone. The path to Rook starts in the main job I've Seen That Face Before. V can listen in on the Cassel twins, Aurore and Aymeric, by ignoring Reed's calls. Later, a file taken from Aurore leads to the side job Voodoo Treasure. The job points to a secret compartment in The Needle. The compartment opens with the code 941229. Players who already know the code can open it at any time, even before the job.

Notes

The code can be learned through the side job Voodoo Treasure, but it works at any time.
Rook is the Iconic variant of the Militech M-10AF Lexington.

Weapon Categories

All Pistols

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

Iconic Pistols

Name	Headshot	Armor Pen	Location
Ambition	+150%	25%
Apparition	+150%	50%	Kabuki
Catahoula
Chaos	+150%	50%	Kabuki
Cheetah	+150%		Dogtown
Crimestopper	+85%		Dogtown
Death and Taxes	+125%		Japantown
Dying Night	+125%	25%	Little China
Genjiroh	+85%		Japantown
Her Majesty	+150%
Kappa x-MOD2
Kongou	+150%		Arasaka Waterfront
La Chingona Dorada	+100%	25%	The Glen
Lexington x-MOD2	+175%		Little China
Lizzie	+150%		Kabuki
Malorian Arms 3516	+150%		Northside
Ogou	+50%	25%
Pariah
Plan B	+200%		Badlands East
Pride	+150%		Corpo Plaza
Riskit	+150%	25%
Rook			Dogtown
Scorch
Second Opinion
Seraph			Little China
Skippy	+85%		Vista Del Rey

Standard Pistols

Name	Headshot	Armor Pen	Location
A-22B Chao	+85%
AR Raygun Supreme 9000			Badlands East
HA-4 Grit	+125%
HJKE-11 Yukimura	+85%
JKE-X2 Kenshin		50%
Kappa
Liberty	+150%
M-10AF Lexington	+125%
M-76e Omaha		50%
Nue	+125%	25%
Slaught-O-Matic	+150%	25%
Tamayura	+150%	25%
Ticon		50%
Unity	+150%