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The First Descendant

Perforator: How to Get and Stats

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Please note that the First Descendant Team has stopped covering the game as of October 2024. Information on certain pages may not be up-to-date.

Perforator is an Ultimate Hand Cannon that uses Impact Rounds in The First Descendant. Read on to learn how to get Perforator, its stats, and more!

How to Get Perforator

Collect Research Materials

Item How to Get
Perforator Blueprint ・Vespers (Normal) - Void Fusion Reactor - Vespers Lost Supply Depot
・ Echo Swamp (Hard) - Abyssal Void Fusion Reactor - Echo Swamp Muskeg Swamp
・ Fortress (Hard) - Abyssal Void Fusion Reactor - Fortress Defense Line
・ Sterile Land (Hard) - Abyssal Void Fusion Reactor - Sterile Land Rockfall Zone
Perforator Nano Tube Blueprint ・Intercept Battle: (Common) (Pyromaniac) Amorphous Material Pattern: 038 required
・ Vespers (Hard) - Abyssal Void Fusion Reactor - Vespers Lost Supply Depot
・ Agna Desert (Hard) - Abyssal Void Fusion Reactor - Agna Desert The Storage
・ Hagios (Hard) - Abyssal Void Fusion Reactor - Hagios Fractured Monolith
Perforator Polymer Syncytium Blueprint ・Intercept Battle: (Common) (Stunning Beauty) Amorphous Material Pattern: 011 required
・ Fortress (Normal) - Void Fusion Reactor - Fortress Defense Line
・ Sterile Land (Hard) - Abyssal Void Fusion Reactor - Sterile Land Restricted Zone
・ White-night Gulch (Hard) - Abyssal Void Fusion Reactor - White-night Gulch Observatory
Perforator Synthetic Fiber Blueprint ・Intercept Battle: (Common) (Executioner) Amorphous Material Pattern: 018 required
・ Intercept Battle: (Hard) (Dead Bride) Amorphous Material Pattern: 069 required
・ Intercept Battle: (Hard) (Molten Fortress) Amorphous Material Pattern: 124 required
・ Agna Desert (Normal) - Void Fusion Reactor - Agna Desert The Storage

Research Cost and Required Mastery Rank

Research Cost 100,000
Required Mastery Rank 15

Go to Anais and Research the Weapon

Once you have the research materials, enough gold, and the required Mastery Rank, talk to Anais at Albion and select “Request Research”.

In the Weapons tab, select the weapon you want to research and select “Research Request” to start researching the weapon.

It will take 4 hours to research one ultimate weapon but you can research up to 5 ultimate weapons simultaneously!

Perforator Basic Info & Stats

Basic Info

Perforator Basic Info
The First Descendant - Perforator.png Perforator Tier Ultimate
Type Hand Cannon
Ammo
The First Descendant -Impact Rounds.png Impact Rounds
Unique Ability
Detect: On hitting a Weak Point, inflicts damage to the enemy's Shield in proportion to their Max Shield at a set chance. The higher the Firearm Level, the closer this damage reaches the Max Limit.
When damage dealt to the enemy completely depletes the target enemy's Shield, inflict Stun with a set chance.

Stats

DPS 179 Firearm ATK 141
Magazine Capacity 6 Rate of Fire 99
Crit Damage 2x Crit Rate 20%
Reload Time 1.6s Burst 10%
Attribute Trigger Rate 20% Weak Point Damage 2.25x
Hip Fire Accuracy 55.55 Aimed Shot Accuracy 94.44
Range (Start) 20m Range (End) 40m
Max Range 0.4x ATK Drop-off Modifier 0.4x
Charge Gain Speed - Charge Depletion Speed -
Movement Speed 600 Movement Speed (Firing) 420
Movement Speed (Aiming) 230 Sprint Speed 800

The stats here are only at level 1.

The First Descendant Related Guides

The First Descendant - Weapons

List of All Weapons

Weapon Rounds

General Rounds Weapons Impact Round Weapons
Special Round Weapons High-Power Round Weapons

Weapon Rarities

Ultimate Weapons Rare Weapons
Standard Weapons -

Weapon Types

Machine Guns Assault Rifles SMGs
Beam Rifles Tactical Rifles Hand Cannons
Shotguns Scout Rifles Sniper Rifles
Launchers Handguns

All Weapons Using Impact Rounds

Starfield -  Nightmare Hound
Nightmare Hound
Starfield -  Burning Hound
Burning Hound
Starfield -  Hero
Hero's Scar
Starfield -  Assassin
Assassin's Edge
Starfield -  Explorer
Explorer's Path
Starfield -  Immediate Execution
Immediate Execution
Starfield -  Silly Weeper
Silly Weeper
Starfield -  The Age of Innovation
The Age of Innovation
Starfield -  Sonic Co-Op
Sonic Co-Op
Starfield -  Nazeistra
Nazeistra's Devotion
Starfield -  Perforator
Perforator
Starfield -  Wave of Light
Wave of Light
Starfield -  Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle
Starfield -  Peace Maker
Peace Maker

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