When it comes to dealing massive amounts of damage, sometimes Critical Builds can be extremely useful, especially with the right mods to boost your Critical Chance.
One favored mod that is often used to replace Point Strike for some Primary Weapons is Critical Delay, which boosts Critical Chance even higher at the cost of Fire Rate.
The boost in Critical Chance is sometimes seen as a good advantage despite the reduction in your weapon’s rate of fire, which sometimes relies on the weapon itself.
How To Get Critical Delay?
Critical Delay is a corrupted rifle mod that can drop from Orokin Derelict Vault missions with a 4.17% chance, making farming specific nodes necessary.
It can also drop from enemies on Deimos nodes, excluding Cambion Drift, Magnacidium, Exequias, and Hyf, giving multiple locations to attempt farming for dedicated players.
Once obtained, the mod is tradable with other players, offering a flexible way to acquire it if farming attempts take longer than expected.
Critical Delay Mod Effects
Critical Delay increases a weapon’s critical chance by up to 200% at max rank, letting rifles land more consistent and powerful critical hits.
The mod reduces fire rate for rifles, and the penalty is doubled for bows, but high-rate-of-fire weapons are forgiving since the slight reduction barely impacts overall damage.
You can offset the fire rate reduction with mods like Speed Trigger, letting you keep firing speed high while still benefiting from the huge critical chance bonus.
This makes Critical Delay effective on weapons that naturally fire slower or require controlled shots, as well as fast-firing rifles, giving more reliable critical hits without a huge loss.
Critical Delay Stats
Rank | Armor Reduction | Capacity |
0 | +33.3% | -3.3% |
| 1 | +66.7% | -6.7% |
2 | +100% | -10% |
| 3 | +133.3% | -13.3% |
4 | +166.7% | -16.7% |
| 5 | +200% | -20% |
Verdict
Critical Delay is perfect for rifles where a small drop in fire rate is easy to manage, letting players boost critical chance without heavily affecting overall DPS.
It works well with fire rate mods like Speed Trigger, letting weapons maintain speed while taking advantage of the massive critical chance increase.
Overall, this mod is a strong choice for increasing critical reliability and damage potential, making it valuable for both slower precision rifles and high-rate-of-fire weapons alike.
