Primary and Secondary Weapon Arcanes

You can now add Arcane Slots to your Primary and Secondary weapons, and fill the Slots with new Arcanes that enhance and reward diverse gameplay. 

You’ll be able to get the Arcane Slot Unlockers from Steel Path Honors, whereas the Arcanes themselves drop from Acolytes in the Steel Path! The spawn frequency of Acolytes is also being increased, meaning you’ll get more Steel Essence, as well as more chances for the Arcane you want. All Acolytes will drop them!  

There are 6 Arcanes (3 Primary, 3 Secondary) that you’ll be able to rank up and put to put into the new Slots

Each Arcane slot can be bought from Teshin for 15 Steel Essence. Each Primary or Secondary Weapon will need 1 Arcane slot.

if you want to max the Arcane to get the maximum benefits you will need 21 Arcanes.

Happy Farming Arcanes and Steel Essences!!

PRIMARY:

PRIMARY MERCILESS

The first Primary Arcane is designed with Primary weapons that perform well as AOE or high rate-of-fire weapons. This Arcane will reward kills with the following stats at Max rank:

On Kill:
+30% Damage for 4s. Stacks up to 12x.
+30% Reload Speed
+100% Ammo Max

The more you kill, the more damage you can build up. Groovy!

PRIMARY DEADHEAD

The second Primary Arcane is designed with high precision weapons in mind. Make your Headshots count for greater performance (excluding AOE headshots)!:

On Headshot Kill:
120% Damage for 24s. Stacks up to 3x. 
+30% to Headshot Multiplier.
-50% Weapon Recoil

PRIMARY DEXTERITY

The final Primary Arcane is designed with using your full loadout in mind, enter Melee synergy:

On Melee Kill: +60% Damage for 20s. Stacks up to 6x.

+60% Holster Speed. +7.5s Combo Duration.


SECONDARY: 

Secondary Weapons will receive the same options as Primary Weapons for their Arcanes, but with their own version. In practice, you’d be able to equip yourself with a Precision Secondary like the Knell, a high-fire rate Primary like the Grakata, and select the Arcane that will reward each play style best!

The stats are the same for the Secondary versions of the New Arcanes:

SECONDARY MERCILESS

On Kill:
+30% Damage for 4s. Stacks up to 12x.
+30% Reload Speed
+100% Ammo Max

SECONDARY DEADHEAD

On Headshot Kill:
120% Damage for 24s. Stacks up to 3x. 
+30% to Headshot Multiplier.
-50% Weapon Recoil 

SECONDARY DEXTERITY

On Melee Kill: +60% Damage for 20s. Stacks up to 6x.

+60% Holster Speed. +7.5s Combo Duration.

Ultimately each Arcane stacks up to the same amount of damage, but it’s how you choose to get there that counts. Precision? Spray and Pray? Melee synergy? Your choice! 

The “Arcane Adapters themselves are an item you’ll need to install on the weapons you want to take further, and you can find the Primary and Secondary Arcane Adapters in the Steel Path Honors. The Arcanes themselves drop from Acolytes on The Steel Path.