Sonic Carbine
Fires through enemies and keeps shooting when held down. Inflict critical hits to the targets behind the first enemy.
Internal name
SonicCrossbow
Combo rate
One hit every 0.47 seconds
Base price
2000
Unlock cost
100
The Sonic Carbine is a carbine-type ranged weapon which can autofire. Its bolts will always pierce through the first enemy they hit. This item is exclusive to the Rise of the Giant DLC .
Details
Ammo: 20Special Effects:
Inflicts critical hits to targets behind the first enemy.
Breach Bonus : 0.6Base Breach Damage: 48 (96 )Base Breach DPS: 102 (204 )Attack Duration: 0.47 secondsCharge: 0.17Lock: 0.3Cooldown: 0
Tags: HasBullets, Ranged, LimitedAmmo, IsCrossbowLegendary Version: Forced Affix : Poison Bullet "Shots explode into a toxic cloud."
Location
The blueprint for the Sonic Carbine can be found at the top of the exit tower in the 5 BSC biome , it requires Apex key.
Synergies
Due to its high rate of fire, it works well with Barbed Tips .
Magnetic Grenade can be used to group up enemies to trigger Sonic Carbine's crit condition.
Wolf Trap can also be used to keep two enemies in place for the crit condition.
Notes
Prevents player actions such as dodge-rolling for a brief time after shooting.
Trivia
Sonic Carbine's name change was brought due to crossbows being reworked into two-handed weapons, while this one remained functionally identical.
In some rare instances, the blueprint for the Sonic Carbine is accessible by using the Homunculus Rune .
Wings of the Crow can also be used to access the blueprint without the Apex key.
History
1.2 : Introduced.
1.9 : Renamed from Sonic Crossbow to Sonic Carbine .
Base price decreased from 2500 to 2000.
2.4 : Base DPS increased from 167 (333 ) to 250 (500 ).
3.0 : Nerfed the DMG and added a Legendary Affix.
Base damage decreased from 250 (500 ) to 227 (445 ).
Decreased Base DMG from 33 (66 ) to 30 (60 ).
Added the Legendary Affix "Poison Bullet".
↑ The critical DPS displayed in-game is incorrectly shown to be the same as the normal DPS. This is incorrect as the actual critical DPS is actually double the amount of the normal DPS.