Spinetickler
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Spinetickler is a weapon mod for Tech weapons that adds an EMP blast to charged shots. Each fully charged hit on an enemy has a chance to set off the blast. The chance grows with each tier, up to one hit in two at Tier 5. It suits a Tech weapon build that fires charged shots at groups of enemies. Spinetickler is available from the early game, since weapon vendors can stock its lower tiers.
Effect
A Tech weapon charges up before it fires, and a charged shot hits harder. Spinetickler only adds its effect to a fully charged shot that hits an enemy. Each such hit has a chance to cause an EMP blast.
The chance is 10% at Tier 1. It rises by 10% with each tier and reaches 50% at Tier 5. Spinetickler is worth the slot on a Tech weapon that V fires at full charge most of the time.
How to Get Spinetickler Guide
- Check weapon vendors, which sometimes stock Tiers 1 to 3.
- 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.
Spinetickler Map Location
The map shows the 2nd Amendment weapon shop in Little China, one of the weapon vendors that sell it.
Spinetickler map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Weapons
Spinetickler is compatible with 4 pistols, 2 revolvers, 1 SMG, 1 shotgun, 2 precision rifles and 1 sniper rifle.
| Name | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| HA-4 Grit | 
|
Tech |
| JKE-X2 Kenshin | 
|
Tech |
| M-76e Omaha | 
|
Tech |
| Ticon | 
|
Tech |
| Name | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| DR-12 Quasar | 
|
Tech |
| RT-46 Burya | 
|
Tech |
| Name | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Senkoh LX | 
|
Tech |
| Name | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| DB-2 Satara | 
|
Tech |
| Name | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles x-MOD2 | 
|
Tech |
| M-179e Achilles | 
|
Tech |
| Name | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Nekomata | 
|
Tech |
Upgrades
Spinetickler comes in Tiers 1 to 5. Each tier raises the EMP chance by 10%. 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
Spinetickler belongs in a Technical Ability build that uses Tech weapons. Bolt raises charge speed for Tech weapons, so full charges come sooner. In Charge stops Tech weapons from firing on their own at full charge. That lets V hold a full charge until the shot lines up. Shock Value makes Bolts ignore enemy Armor. Chain Lightning makes a Bolt deal Electrical damage and arc to nearby enemies.
Supercharger is another Tech weapon mod that speeds up charging.
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 | 
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More damage against Elite enemies |
| Firecracker | 
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Shoots explosive rounds |
| Fleetshot | 
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Lower Stamina cost and no heavy weapon slowdown, less armor penetration |
| Focus Fire | 
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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 | 
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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 |