Swiss Cheese

Swiss Cheese

Class	Weapon Mod

Swiss Cheese is a weapon mod for Power weapons that lets bullets cut through enemy Armor. The weapon gains Armor Penetration at every tier. In return, each bullet costs more Stamina to fire. It suits a Power weapon build that fights armored enemies and has Stamina to spare. Swiss Cheese turns up from the early game onward, starting at Tier 2.

Effect

Armor Penetration lets shots ignore part of an enemy's Armor. Swiss Cheese adds 10% Armor Penetration at Tiers 2 and 3. The bonus rises to 20% at Tier 4 and 30% at Tier 5.

Shooting a gun costs Stamina. Swiss Cheese raises that cost for every bullet. The penalty is 25% at Tier 2 and 20% at Tiers 3 and 4. At Tier 5 it falls to 15%.

The mod helps most against armored targets. Fast firing weapons spend more Stamina with the mod, since every bullet pays the higher cost.

Swiss Cheese is worth the slot on a Power weapon with a slow, heavy shot, where the extra Stamina cost adds up slowly.

How to Get Swiss Cheese Guide

Loot containers and enemies, which can drop weapon mods.
Combine a matching pair at the crafting menu to raise its tier.

Compatible Weapons

Swiss Cheese is compatible with 7 pistols, 3 revolvers, 5 SMGs, 8 assault rifles, 7 shotguns, 2 precision rifles, 1 sniper rifle and 3 machine guns.

Name	Image	Type
Lexington x-MOD2		Power
Liberty		Power
M-10AF Lexington		Power
Nue		Power
Slaught-O-Matic		Power
Tamayura		Power
Unity		Power

Name	Image	Type
DR-5 Nova		Power
Metel		Power
Overture		Power

Name	Image	Type
DS1 Pulsar		Power
Guillotine		Power
Guillotine x-MOD2		Power
M221 Saratoga		Power
Shigure		Power

Name	Image	Type
D5 Copperhead		Power
DA8 Umbra		Power
HJSH-18 Masamune		Power
Kyubi		Power
Kyubi x-MOD2		Power
M251s Ajax		Power
Nowaki		Power
Umbra x-MOD2		Power

Name	Image	Type
Carnage		Power
Crusher		Power
DB-2 Testera		Power
DB-4 Igla		Power
M2038 Tactician		Power
Pozhar x-MOD2		Power
VST-37 Pozhar		Power

Name	Image	Type
Kolac		Power
SOR-22		Power

Name	Image	Type
SPT32 Grad		Power

Name	Image	Type
M2067 Defender		Power
MA70 HB		Power
MA70 HB x-MOD2		Power

Upgrades

Swiss Cheese comes in Tiers 2 to 5. Higher tiers add more Armor Penetration and lower the Stamina penalty. 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

Swiss Cheese pairs with perks that cut Stamina costs or add Armor Penetration. Ready, Rested, Reloaded lowers the Stamina cost of shooting assault rifles and submachine guns. Spray And Pray lowers the Stamina cost of hip fire. Shoot To Chill adds Armor Penetration for automatic weapons for each stack of Sharpshooter. In the Body tree, Dread lowers enemy Armor when V uses ranged attacks.

Mod Categories

All Weapon Mods

Every weapon mods mod is listed below.

Name	Image	Effect
Airstrike		Raises crit chance and crit damage for midair attacks
Barbarian		More damage against stunned, staggered and knocked down enemies
Better Half		Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine
Big Mag		Bigger magazine, slower reload
Bleedout		Bleeding damage can crit
Bloodbruiser		Makes a blunt weapon lethal and able to cause Bleeding
Boomerang		A headshot kill with a thrown weapon can return it at once
C-Thru		Charged shots pierce cover sooner and lose less damage
Condenser		Tighter pellet spread, less damage per pellet
Critochet		Raises crit chance with ricochets
Cyclone		A sprint attack opens unlimited combos with stacking attack speed
Equalizer		More damage against Elite enemies
Firecracker		Shoots explosive rounds
Fleetshot		Lower Stamina cost and no heavy weapon slowdown, less armor penetration
Focus Fire		Tighter hipfire spread, shorter effective range
Gambiteer		Faster bullets and more armor penetration, less homing
Hackatomy		Hits can apply a quickhack effect based on the body part hit
Haemocide		Longer Bleeding and more crit chance, lower base damage
Headhopper		More lock-on targets, faster lock-on and more headshot damage
Headtoll		A headshot kill streak grants stacking combat bonuses
Javelin		More armor penetration with melee, doubled on throws
K.O.		More damage and knockdowns on stunned enemies, slower attacks
Kneel!		Leg shots can dismember and kill instantly
Panorama		Larger smart reticle that holds a lock longer, slower lock-on
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
Ready Steady		Lowers recoil, more so when aiming from cover
Severance		Hits to the head or limbs of a weakened enemy can dismember and kill
Shuffler		Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine
Silencio		More crit chance and crit damage when crouched and undetected
Slice 'Em Up		A kill leaves enemies more open to Finishers for a short time
Spinetickler		Fully charged hits can cause an EMP blast
Stabilizer		Better weapon handling when crouching or crouch-sprinting
Supercharger		Faster charge and lower Stamina cost, less armor penetration
Swiss Cheese		More armor penetration, higher Stamina cost per bullet
Vivisector		More dismemberment, then more torso damage for a short time
Wallpuncher		Charges to 200%, full armor penetration, no cover penalty
Zenith		More crit chance, tighter spread and faster swap after drawing
Zero-G		More effective range, thrown weapons fly straight