Variants

Found weapons can come in a variety of configurations and rarities. Variants are set modifiers that can be found on any weapon picked up during the course of a run, and can significantly change how a weapon performs.

Below is a table listing all of the possible weapon Variants that can be found:

Variant Disk	Name	Innate Modifiers	Notes
	Standard	None	Default Variant, always used on starting pistols
	Factory New	+5% Damage	Appears only the first time you find the weapon
	Converted	+25% Damage -40% or -1° Deviation -25% Firerate +10% Heat +100% Recoil Fire mode changed to semi-auto	Only appears on weapons affected by the Rogue's DMR Conversion module Properties of any weapon variant prior to conversion are inherited (e.g. magazine size, Firerate, Damage, etc. and changes the variant name to accommodate i.e. "Prototype Converted" or "Modular Converted")
	Alpha	+15% Damage +15% Firerate +15% Reload speed -15% Recoil Heat Ventilation - removes running weapon heat on active reload -15% Ammo Gain	All weapon drops in boss rooms will spawn as an Alpha variant (except for Ultra or Divine drops) This is the only variant in the game that resets weapon heat upon ejecting
	C-Charged	+15% Critical chance, ignores crit chance cap +5° Deviation
	Heavy	+30% Recoil control +20% Magazine size -30 Movement speed while held	Unlocked by Variant Kit 1 Research
	Hyper Burst	Switches weapon to burst mode +1-4 Burst size (Based on weapon type) +25% Damage +40% Firerate -25% Recoil Turns the weapon automatic (The player can hold fire and will continue shooting) +75% Burstfire delay +25% Heat generation	Can occur on non-burst fire weapons, converting them to burst fire An experimental build. Try it out!
	Kaida-Elite	-30% First shot Recoil +30% Headshot Damage -3° Deviation -50% Movement accuracy
	Lightweight	+65 Movement speed while held 25% faster Cooling
	Military Spec	Reliable - No Jamming +25% Reload Speed +50% Ejection Speed
	Modular	Double Stat Upgrades - doubles the number of stat upgrades from various sources (e.g. Weapon Upgrade Kits, Weapon Upgrade Terminals, etc.) -25% Ammo gain	Unlocked by Variant Kit 1 Research
	Overclocked	+50% Overheat firerate +40% Firerate from heat +30% Reload speed +30% Faster cooling +15 Minimum heat +20% Heat generated -20% Maximum ammo
	Printing	+0.5/s Ammo printing +200% to all ammo printing effects -20% Reload speed -20% Ejection speed -50% Ammo gain
	Prototype	-35% to +60% Variable damage +25% Headshot damage +35% Jamming chance -35% Reload speed -35% Ejection speed -10% Firerate +10% Heat generated	Unlocked by Variant Kit 2 Research
	Re-Active	+10% Damage Bonus (Base) -> +20% Active reload Damage buff +10% Damage Bonus (only with Haste on, Base) -> +20% Perfect active reload Damage buff +20% Firerate Bonus (only with haste on, Base) -> +40% Perfect active reload Firerate buff +25% Reload speed -0.5 Ejection speed	Perfect active reload bonuses can only be obtained if the player has the 'haste' difficulty modifier active. The damage buff that is applied for the active reload is not timed, and will last until the mag is ejected, meaning it will always be up as long as you always actively reload.
	Relic	Healing Nanomachines - 7% chance for small heal on every hit +15% Damage -15% Firerate -15% Recoil control -15% Ammo gain	Unlocked by Variant Kit 2 Research
	Scavenger	+35% Ammo gain +35% Maximum ammo +5 Ammo per pickup -20% Magazine size -20% Reload speed
	Siege	+50% Magazine size +30% Maximum ammo +30% Ammo gain -15% Heat -75% Ejection speed -25% Reload speed +20% Recoil +10% or +3° Deviation (Based on weapon type)
	Stabilized	+75% Movement Accuracy +15% Cooling +35% OR +4° Deviation	Deviation increase based on weapon type
	Taiga Hunter	+30% Damage +25% Headshot Damage +25% Recoil control -25% Deviation -35% Firerate -35% Magazine Size -35% Ammo gain
	X Burst	Switches weapon to burst mode +1-3 Burst size (Based on weapon type) +15% Damage +15% Firerate -20% Recoil Turns Semi Auto (Must press fire individually for each burst)	Like Hyper Burst variants, can occur on non-burst fire weapons as well
	Ultra	Weapon tier will increase when found in this variant. (Epic -> Legendary) +20% Damage +25% Firerate +25% Reload speed +25% Magazine capacity -20% Recoil -20% Deviation -30% Ammo gain
	Cursed	Drastically changed stats: +66% Damage -33% Heat -33% Firerate +33% Recoil -33% Ammo Gain 10% chance for a 'cursed shot', hurting the user but gaining increased damage and homing/bleed Increased rarity tier directly to Legendary	Can only be acquired through Cursed Weapon Parts or opening Cursed weapon chests Starting weapons (e.g. LG-2 'Onslaught') have a chance to be cursed as well Cursed weapon chests have a (3 + (3 * curse debuff)) * luck chance of dropping a Cursed variant
	Timed	Weapon tier will increase when found in this variant. (Epic -> Legendary) Hard timer on weapon use (~90s), indicated by a debuff timer. Weapon is automatically dropped and explodes on timer expiration; all other dropped weapons (weapon pickups) in the room teleport to the Timed weapon's location where it was last dropped, likely a bug. +15% Damage +25% Firerate -20% Heat -25% Recoil +100% Magazine Size (if magazine is >1) +50% Max Ammo	Found on weapons acquired via a Self-Destructing Weapon Terminal and rarely from typical weapon drops Overrides guaranteed variant effects, such as that of the Kevv artifact and the Standard cheat
	Timeless	Any Timed variant has a 2% chance * luck to become a Timeless variant, which does not expire Same rarity level as Divine variants +15% Damage +25% Firerate -20% Heat -25% Recoil +100% Magazine Size (if magazine is >1) +50% Max Ammo	The screen will have a yellow tint while holding the weapon
	Divine	Grants very high stat upgrades across the board, upgrading any weapon to extreme power: +35% Damage (additional 10% for starter, common, or rare weapons) +25% Firerate (additional 10% for starter, common, or rare weapons) +25% Reload speed +80% Ejection speed -25% Recoil -50% Deviation +50% Cooling +15% + 1 Magazine size (at least +1) -40% ammo gain Increased rarity tier/color directly to Divine	Weapons have around 1% chance * luck to be found in Divine The screen will have a yellow tint while holding the weapon A weapon blessed by the machine gods themselves. Use it at your own risk!