Overview
Armor Piercing Rounds is a Tier 4 Weapon item that grants a significant boost to bullet velocity and a chance for bullets to ignore resistance and pierce enemies. It is a premier late-game choice for carries to shred through tanky targets and bypass defensive barriers.
Stats
- Cost: 6,400 Souls
- Tier: 4 (Weapon)
- +50% Bullet Speed
Passive
Your Bullets have a chance to become unavoidable, piercing through enemies and ignoring their Bullet Resistance.
- Proc Chance: 50%
- Pierces through enemies
- Ignores Bullet Resistance
- Does not damage enemies in an Invincible state
Upgrade Bonuses
When upgraded, Armor Piercing Rounds gains:
- +55% Bullet Speed (total: +105%)
- +20% Proc Chance (total: 70%)
Spirit Scaling
This item does not scale with Spirit Power.
When to Buy
- Buy this in the late game to counter high Bullet Resistance on tanky heroes.
- Essential for bypassing defensive barriers like Kelvin’s Frozen Shelter or McGinnis’ Spectral Wall.
- Strong against heroes with specific damage resistance buffs, such as Vyper’s Petrifying Bola.
- Best on heroes with high fire rates to ensure frequent procs of the resistance-ignoring effect.
Synergies
- Haze: Her high fire rate and ultimate benefit immensely from the piercing and resistance-ignoring procs.
- Wraith: Allows her to maintain high DPS against armored targets in the late game.
- McGinnis: Enhances her mini-gun’s effectiveness against grouped enemies and through her own or enemy walls.