The AX-52 is an assault rifle from before the time of the Orokin but this doesn’t mean that it is not as effective as other weapons because it can deal a decent amount of damage.
Picking off enemies from any distance is easy with the AX-52 thanks to its range, accuracy, and other stats that give it a good balance perfect for modding.
Less ammunition is consumed when fired from the hip and you also get a boost in Critical Chance when aiming this weapon while shooting at weak points.
AX-52 Builds
1) AX-52 Standard Rifle Build (Critical Damage Build)
This Standard Rifle Build works as a good starter build that you can alter later, which offers a good amount of damage thanks to its ability to land Critical Hits.
Galvanized Chamber and Vigilante Armaments have been added along with mods that add elemental damage that work well together with the Critical Chance mods.
Swapping out the Elemental Damage mods will allow you to change the type of damage you deal with, which can make this build useful against certain factions.
Speed Trigger has been added to allow you to unload more rounds in a short amount of time to quickly shred through your targets.
2) AX-52 Heashot Build (Weak Point Build)
This is a modified version of our Critical Build which focuses more on dealing insane amounts of Critical Damage by targeting weak points.
Galvanized Scope and Primary Acuity have vital roles in the build, allowing you to reach insane amounts of damage when targeting weak points.
Vital Sense and Critical Delay have been added for base Critical Chance and Damage while Infected Clip and Stormbringer provide elemental damage.
Infected Clip and Stormbringer may be replaced with other Elemental Damage Mods to create a different combination depending on what factions you will go up against.
3) AX-52 Status Rifle Build (Status Chance Build)
Using the AX-52 to strip your target’s defenses or inflict them with certain Status Effects can be done with this build, which also does a decent amount of damage.
Galvanized Aptitude and the other mods that add Elemental Damage and Status Chance provide you with guaranteed Status Effects.
Speed Trigger has been added to the build along with Vile Acceleration to help you keep pressure on enemies by unleashing several shots.
Overall, this build doesn’t just work as a way to damage your enemies, it is also useful for priming your targets with certain Status Effects to be finished off later.
4) AX-52 Hybrid Build (Critical and Status Chance Build)
Combining mods from the Critical Chance and Status Chance Builds, a Hybrid Build can be formed to get the best of both worlds.
Having an increased Status Chance along with Elemental Damage gives you the ability to deal extra damage to enemies and inflict Status Effects.
This can soften up your enemies or cause them to suffer from different effects while the damage from Critical Hits can shred your enemies to bits.
The addition of Primary Acuity and Galvanized scope provides you with even more damage as long as you tend to get headshots and weak point shots often.
Verdict
The AX-52 can deal a lot of damage as long as you focus on making the mods in your build complement each other while any bonuses from Warframe abilities make things even better.
You can easily take out enemies from afar with the AX-52 and should have no difficulty hitting weak points at any range thanks to its accuracy.
For those who prefer to use Multishot Mods with their builds, Primary Acuity will need to be replaced as this prevents the weapon’s Multishot from being altered.
