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Gun Kata is a Tier 1 skill in Athena's Xiphos skill tree.
It gives a small boost to damage with all guns, and a significant boost to melee damage for several seconds after shooting an enemy.

Effects[]

  • Gun Damage: +3% per level
  • Melee Damage: +10% per level
Level 1 2 3 4 5
Gun Damage +3% +6% +9% +12% +15%
Melee Damage +10% +20% +30% +40% +50%
Level 6 7 8 9 10 11
Gun
Damage
+18% +21% +24% +27% +30% +33%
Melee
Damage
+60% +70% +80% +90% +100% +110%

Strategy[]

  • Gun Kata works best in close quarters, where the player can alternate quickly and easily between gunplay and melee attacks.
  • Any and all melee damage boosts increases bleed damage – shooting any enemy at all will apply Gun Kata to bleeding enemies.

Trivia[]

See Also[]


Athena skills
Kinetic Aspis
Phalanx Xiphos Ceraunic Storm
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