Spontaneous Obliteration
| Spontaneous Obliteration | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Body Perk |
| Attribute | Body |
| Tier | Phenom (15) |
| Levels | 3 |
| Affects | Only affects Shotguns, LMGs and HMGs |
Spontaneous Obliteration is the heavy weapon payoff of the Body tree. It raises critical hit chance at low stamina, adds damage against anyone standing close, and finally unlocks Obliterate, which sometimes kills and dismembers a wounded enemy outright. Most of the upper heavy weapon branch is bought through it. Shotgun and machine gun builds aim for it from the start.
Effect
The first two levels reinforce how the branch already fights. More critical hits at low stamina rewards firing until the bar is empty, and more damage at close range rewards standing where these weapons work.
The third level adds Obliterate. A wounded enemy can simply come apart, and the chance rises as their health falls, so the ability closes out fights that would otherwise need another magazine. It is a chance rather than a certainty.
| Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| 1 | +12.5% Crit Chance at low Stamina. |
| 2 | +10% damage against nearby enemies. |
| 3 | Unlocks Obliterate: the ability to sometimes instantly kill and dismember enemies at low Health. The chance increases as enemy Health decreases (max. 20% Obliterate chance). |
How to Unlock Spontaneous Obliteration
It sits behind the Phenom gate of the Body tree and needs nothing bought ahead of it, though all three levels have to be paid for before Obliterate appears.
Perk Tree
Buying Spontaneous Obliteration opens the perks below.
| Name | Image | Tier | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close-Quarters Carnage | 
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Phenom (15) | Increases chance to Obliterate enemies with ranged attacks at close range (max. 10%). |
| Dread | 
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Phenom (15) | -15% enemy Armor when using ranged attacks. Dismembering spreads the effect to nearby enemies. |
| Onslaught | 
|
Legend (20) | +20% ammo refill after neutralizing an enemy with a Light Machine Gun. |
| Rip And Tear | 
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Legend (20) | +100% damage for the next Quick Melee Attack after shooting an enemy with a Shotgun. +100% damage for the next Shotgun shot after hitting an enemy with a Quick Melee Attack. |
| Rush Of Blood | 
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Phenom (15) | +20% reload speed for 8 sec. after dismembering an enemy. |
| Skullcracker | 
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Phenom (15) | Increases damage of Quick Melee Attacks as Stamina decreases (max. +200% at 0 Stamina) |
Character Builds
The build is the heavy weapon Body build at full strength. A shotgun, a light machine gun or a heavy machine gun is the weapon, and the healing branch should already be in place to survive the range it is used at.
Buy all three levels at the Phenom gate, then Dread and Close-Quarters Carnage, then Rush Of Blood and Skullcracker. The two Legend perks above it each pick one weapon class, so the build decides between a shotgun and a light machine gun at the very end.
Notes
The branch above it is wide. Close-Quarters Carnage and Dread read ranged attacks, Rush Of Blood and Skullcracker read what happens after a kill, and Onslaught and Rip And Tear narrow to one weapon class each.
Shotguns, light machine guns and heavy machine guns are what every level applies to.
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