Raw damage can push pistols much further, especially when stacking enough bonuses turns already strong weapons into much heavier hitters in actual combat.
Magnum Force provides a massive damage increase at the cost of accuracy, forcing a trade between stronger shots and tighter shot control.
This creates a clear choice where players either adjust their aim and pacing or build around the drawback to maintain consistent performance.
How To Get Magnum Force?
Magnum Force comes from Orokin Vault runs on Deimos, where Dragon Keys are needed to unlock hidden vault doors during missions.
Each completed vault gives one corrupted mod from a shared reward pool, making every run random with no guaranteed drop.
Since it is not sold by any vendor, farming requires repeating vault runs multiple times until the mod eventually appears in your rewards.
Magnum Force Effects
Magnum Force greatly increases base damage, significantly boosting how hard each shot hits across both single-target and multi-target situations during actual combat.
The added spread reduces accuracy, causing shots to deviate more and making precise aiming harder, especially on fast firing weapons or during longer range engagements.
This drawback is more noticeable on weapons that rely on precision, where missed shots directly reduce overall damage output and consistency during fights.
On slower or controlled firing weapons, the impact can be managed by pacing shots more carefully and adjusting aim between each trigger pull.
Weapons with area damage or explosion radius are less affected, since accuracy matters less when damage is applied over a wider area around targets.
Magnum Force Stats
Rank | Damage | Accuracy | Capacity |
0 | +15% | -5% | 4 |
| 1 | +30% | -10% | 5 |
2 | +45% | -15% | 6 |
| 3 | +60% | -20% | 7 |
4 | +75% | -25% | 8 |
| 5 | +90% | -30% | 9 |
6 | +105% | -35% | 10 |
| 7 | +120% | -40% | 11 |
8 | +135% | -45% | 12 |
| 9 | +150% | -50% | 13 |
10 | +165% | -55% | 14 |
Verdict
Magnum Force is a strong damage option for pistol builds that can handle or offset the accuracy penalty through playstyle or additional mods.
It works best on weapons that do not rely heavily on precision, or those that benefit from area damage where spread has less impact.
If managed properly, the damage gain is significant, making it a solid choice when the accuracy loss does not disrupt your overall performance.
