Mind Shock

Mind Shock
Weapon type	Mental weapon
Damage	Moderate
Effective Range	Medium
Rate of Fire	Low (2 hits per second)
Mobility	Low
Starting Ammunition?	15 / 15
Maximum Ammunition?	15 / 75
Reload Speed	about 1 second for every 3 units of charge
Additional Stats	None, +1% ~ +10% Attack, Special Force Pack
Obtained by	Shop, G's Capsule, Random Shop
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Mind Shock is a mental weapon in S4 League.

Overview

“	Mental weapon that absorbs enemy health by disturbing the mind of the enemy. It causes huge shock damage by penetrating walls or obstacles.	„
	~ In-game description

Mind Shock is a short range utility weapon that features a homing lock on system, and is one of the only weapons in the game that can ignore walls and obstacles. Damage dealt by Mind Shock is converted to a small amount of self healing.

Using the Mind Shock

• Left Click: Release Mind Shock lightning.

Mind Shock locks onto an enemy in front of the user, dealing damage over time for as long as the attack button is held. Enemies can break the lock by moving out of range.  

Mind Shock will deal full damage to a target that is struck dead-on; indirect strikes will deal a fraction of the damage. Specifically, each tick of damage will be a dead-on "critical hit" if two conditions are met:

1. The target is on the same elevation as the user
2. The target's body is centered in the crosshairs.

Note that walls and obstacles do not lower the damage dealt if both conditions are met.

Advantages

• Can track fast moving targets
• Good skirmish potential around walls and obstacles
• Small amount of healing with each hit

Disadvantages

• Low damage
• Outclassed by high damage weapons in face-to-face fights
• Low mobility, especially while attacking

Tips

• Mind Shock is best used on level terrain where it can more easily hit its target dead-on for full damage.
• Punish opponents that are hiding behind walls, but be careful around doorways and open corners where enemies can poke out and counterattack with high damage weapons.
• Pair with the Block skill to create opportunities for wall striking by disrupting narrow travel paths.
• Be wary of Mind Shock's low mobility when out in the open.
• Mind Shock can lock onto invisible enemies.
• Try combining with Detect to line up critical hits through non-transparent terrain.
• Hitting a player under the effects of the Metallic skill will not reflect damage back to the user as with most other weapons.
• Strive for critical hits to increase damage dealt and healing received.
• Due to a glitch, this weapon will not affect any target that shows a blank health bar. This can happen in multiple situations, for example if the target is extremely damaged. Another example of this "No Target" effect comes from a known health bar glitch caused by network connectivity issues
• Other weapons can be used to attack a player that shows a blank health bar.

Gallery

Green Mind Shock

Dark Purple Mind Shock

Mind Shock's stats

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