Weekly Item Discussion - High-Velocity Mag
High-Velocity Mag is a Tier 1 Weapon item in Deadlock.
This is actually a good item with strong stats for the cost, I just never really seem to feel like it slots in well in my builds. I tend to prioritise other items early. For a non-regen orange item early on I tend to go for Headshot Booster. That being said, I don't play heroes like Kelvin who really struggle with bullet velocity.
I get it on Vindicta. The bullet velocity is nice, but it's the bullet shield and lil bit of damage for cheap that really makes it worth it.
My build is built around the bullet and spirit shields, and the bonuses they provide while up. Vindicta is too squishy to engage with almost anyone face to face (unless you build for that), so I really enjoy a build where she's almost pure damage, while the shields give her some survivability, but even they are there mostly for their damage buffs. (Meaning if I take damage, at all, letting them drop, I'm playing wrong)
If I can keep myself far away and hard enough to hit, I usually fill up my gun slots before buying anything else, because early-game damage-Vindicta is a total bully. And high-velocity is a good pick to be one of those four items.
Plus it builds into pristine emblem, a signature item in a lot of Vindicta builds.
Don’t see this one used as much but it has its niche helping hero’s with really low bullet velocity like Kelvin or that have buildup effects like Infernus.