You might have noticed certain weapons and items come with Inscriptions in Anthem, but what do they actually do?
If there is a Gear icon in front of the inscription, that means it applies only to the item itself. If it has a Suit icon , that means it applies to everything on the javelin. So in the Avenging Herald example above, the following inscriptions were rolled: +15% Weapon Damage.
- Mar 01, 2019 Anthem: Inscriptions. Inscriptions are a random roll and a hotfix has been released to combat some of the useless Inscription rolls players were getting. You’re more likely to get an inscription.
- Combos In Anthem – How They Work. For the most part, combat in Anthem revolves around shooting with guns, using your Gear abilities, and throwing out your ultimate from time to time.
Inscriptions appear at the bottom of weapons and gear and give you bonuses while you’re out on Expeditions These bonuses can affect damage, health, armour, elemental damage – you name it, there’s probably an Inscription for it.
There are two main damage modes in Anthem: Impact damage and Blast damage. Quite simply, Impact damage is single target damage, and Blast damage is any exploding or Area of Effect damage.
When looking at a component or a weapon, you’ll see two icons below the item’s description. The Gear icon means that this specific bonus only applies to that particular item. The Javelin icon, as the name suggests, means that the bonus applies to your character.
It’s a good idea to have a solid mix of Javelin Inscriptions that apply to your build across the board mixed in with a few item-specific Inscriptions, like a Strike component.
Arekkz has made a video you can check out which explains the different kinds of Inscriptions available – which we’ve listed down below – if you’re looking for more clarity.
Anthem: Inscriptions
Inscriptions are a random roll and a hotfix has been released to combat some of the useless Inscription rolls players were getting. You’re more likely to get an inscription that will either be useful to that weapon or Javelin wide.
Base bonuses
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- Impact: damages a single enemy or target.
- Blast: Area of Effect damage or explosive damage that affects multiple enemies or targets.
- Melee: boosts your Melee Skills and attack damage.
- Guns: Improves either Impact damage or Blast Damage if a Grenade or Rocket Launcher.
Javelin augmentations and bonuses
- Ultimate damage: Ultimate Skill damage increased.
- Ultimate cooldown speed: Ultimate Skill cooldown reduced.
- Melee damage: melee and Skills damage increased.
- Combo damage: Combo damage increased.
- Combo targets: Detonating Primed enemies chains to additional enemies.
- Critical damage: Critical Hit damage increased.
- Support speed: Support Skill cooldown reduced.
- Elemental damage: Elemental Skills and item damage increased.
- Damage: damage increased across the board.
- Force: reduces damage required to cause a Stagger Effect.
- Effect: increase all status effects applied to enemies/ can Prime enemies quicker.
- Element Effect: increase all status effects applied to enemies from the chosen elemental effect.
- Pickup Radius: bigger pickup area for dropped items.
- Thruster Life: can fly for longer before overheating.
- Thruster Speed: jet cooldown time increased.
- Overheat Delay: reduces the time it takes to recover from overheating.
- Element Resist: reduces damage taken from attacks of named element.
- Armour Damage Resist: increased resistance to damage.
- Armour Max: increases your green Armour bar.
- Shield Max: increase your blue shield bar.
- Shield Delay: reduces the time it takes to recover your shield.
- Shield Refresh: how quickly your shield recharges once it starts recovering.
Class specific augmentations
- Storm Combo: increases the number of Combo chains by two.
- Interceptor Aura effect: increases the damage that Interceptor Aura pulses for.
Skill augmentations
- Skill damage: Skill damage increase for chosen skill.
- Gear damage: overall Skill damage increased.
- Skill Speed: chosen Skill cooldown reduced.
- Gear Speed: overall Skill cooldown reduced.
Elemental bonuses
- Fire: fire damage over time, doing +25% damage against armour and -25% against shields.
- Ice: freezes enemies, with +25% damage against shields and -25% against armour.
- Thunder: charges before spreading damage to nearby enemies, with +50% damage against shields and -50% against armour.
- Acid: reduces resistance, with +50% damage against armour, and-50% against shields.
Weapon augmentations
- Weapon damage: increases weapon damage.
- Weapon mag size: increases magazine size.
- Weapon ammo: bigger ammo reserves.
- Weapon fire rate: increased rate of fire.
- Weapon reload time: increases reload speed.
- Weapon Blast damage: more explosive damage caused.
- Weapon type damage: increased damaged for a specific weapon.
Increases Drop Rate Inscriptions
This kind of Inscription increases the rate at which you’ll find ammo, Health and Items.
- Ammo Drop Rate: more ammo.
- Repair Drop Rate: more Health.
- Supply Drop Rate: more Items.
Increases Drop Quality
This Inscription increases the quality of dropped items like Health and can give a Harvest bonus when collecting crafting materials
- Ammo Pickup Amount: more ammo per drop.
- Repair Amount: more Health per drop.
- Support Luck: a chance for better Items per drop.
- Harvest Bonus: can be earned by collecting crafting materials.
You can find out how to get Masterwork items,where to find Challenges and how to set up Combos in our ultimate Anthem guide.
Learn all about the weapons in Anthem in this guide! This includes what inscriptions are, weapon perks and abilities, & exclusive Javelin weapons.
All Weapons & Equipments
| All Gears | All Components |
| All Weapon | All Consumable |
All Weapons List
- Assault Rifle / Marksman Rifle / Sniper Rifle
- Heavy Pistol / Machine Pistol / LMG
- Shotgun / Autocannon / Grenade Launcher
All Weapons List
Assault Rifle Weapon List
| Weapon | Traits |
|---|---|
| Defender | Standard-issue Freelancer assault rifle. Effective at mid-range combat situations due to its great rate of fire, and high ammo capacity. |
| Elemental Rage *Masterwork Weapon | The Elemental Rage is an upgraded Defender with Veteran's Furor which increases all elemental damage by 5% for 10 seconds when you hit Elite enemies. Effect stacks up to 20. |
| Warden | Burst-fire assault rifle great for engaging enemies at long distance. Due to its burst-fire qualities, it has a relatively low fire rate, but provides better accuracy. |
| Hammerhead | Greatest striking power in relation to other Assault Rifles. Great for finishing off enemies, but suffers from low fire rate, and small ammo capacity. |
| Ralner's Blaze *Masterwork Weapon | Ralner's Blaze is an upgraded Hammerhead that ignites the target while on a hit-streak (5) |
Marksman Rifle Weapon List
| Weapon | Traits |
|---|---|
| Scout | The Scout is a powerful Marksman Rifle when used at a distance. It has a decent fire rate, and ammo capacity to weaken enemies before finishing them off. |
| Guardian | Fires 3 round bursts, and has a bit of a learning curve to achieve its maximum potential. The Guardian is a solid rifle for mid to long range combat. |
| Death From Above *Masterwork Weapon | Death From Above is an upgraded Guardian with Raptor's Sense that increases weak point damage by 65% while hovering. |
| Anvil | A hard-hitting Marksman Rifle with a high rate of fire. Despite this, it has noticeable recoil, and a low ammo capacity. |
| Thunderbolt Of Yvenia *Masterwork Weapon | The Thunderbolt Of Yvenia is an upgraded Scout that has a chance to deal large electric damage when fired at enemies. Best used to decimate enemy shields. |
Sniper Rifle Weapon List
| Weapon | Traits |
|---|---|
| Deadeye | Despite having a high strike force at a distance, the Deadeye is not a rapid fire weapon. Take time to aim at your target to maximize this weapon's abilities. |
| Whirlwind | Despite lacking firepower compared to other weapons in its class, the Whirlwind boasts a fire rate close to resembling Assault Rifles. Can be used to unload bullets on enemies at range. |
| Devastator | After charging, the Rifle can deliver tremendous knockdown force at a distance. To add to this, its ammunition can also explode on contact, making it a deadly weapon in long range. |
| Wyvern Blitz *Masterwork Weapon | The Wyvern Blitz is an upgraded Deadeye that increases weak point damage by 40% when hovering. |
| Truth of Tarsis *Masterwork Weapon | The Truth of Tarsis is an upgraded Devastator that can set off a chain combo when hitting weak points of enemies under a status effect. |
Heavy Pistol Weapon List
| Weapon | Traits |
|---|---|
| Barrage | The Barrage is a heavy pistol that has a tremendous rate of fire, letting you shoot first, then loot later. |
| Resolution | The Resolution has a high rate of fire, paired with high damage. A good weapon to have due to its traits. |
| Blastback | The Blastback has a high damage value, making it ideal for close-quarters combat. |
| Glorious Result *Masterwork Weapon | Upgraded Resolution with Gunslinger's Fury. Hitting 2 enemy weak points quickly increases all weapon damage by 150% for 5 seconds. |
| Avenging Herald *Masterwork Weapon | Upgraded Blastback with Raptor's Deadeye. Hovering increases weapon damage by 200%. |
Machine Pistol Weapon List
| Weapon | Traits |
|---|---|
| Fulcrum | The Fulcrum is the most balanced weapon in the Machine Pistol category, with its decent damage, and high fire rate. |
| Hailstorm | The Hailstorm is the fastest-firing weapon in its class. Due to its low accuracy, it is best used against enemies in very short range. |
| Trajector | The Trajector is a weapon that has longer range than other Machine Pistols, but a lower rate of fire. It can be great for enemies at a longer range. |
Light Machine Gun Weapon List
| Weapon | Traits |
|---|---|
| Relentless | A well balanced Light Machine Gun, the Relentless is a superb weapon to use in several combat situations. |
| Artinia's Gambit *Masterwork Weapon | The Artinia's Gambit is an upgraded Relentless that detonates a Combo explosion in the immediate area when reloading. |
| Havoc | Despite boasting the fastest fire rate in the Light Machine Gun class, the Havoc suffers in the damage and accuracy department. Best used for taking out waves of weak enemies. |
| Sledgehammer | The heaviest hitter in its class, the Sledgehammer suffers from the lowest ammo capacity, and fire rate. Best used when fighting against heavy targets. |
| Cycle Of Pain *Masterwork Weapon | Cycle of Pain is an upgraded Sledge Hammer with Marksman's Swiftness: Weak point hits increase weapon rate of fire by 10% for 10 seconds. Stacks to 10. |
Shotgun Weapon List
| Weapon | Traits |
|---|---|
| Scattershot | Standard issue Freelancer Shotgun. Well balanced in power and ammo capacity, making it ideal to use in tight spaces. |
| Vengeance | Fires two successive shells at a time, and excels in fire rate, the Vengeance is a deadly weapon in close range. |
| Constrictor | Shotgun which becomes more accurate, the more it fires. Can be used to go toe-to-toe with strong targets. |
| Papa Pump *Masterwork Weapon | Upgraded Scattershot with special traits. Reloading will increase damage by 100% for 15 seconds. The buff can be stacked twice, making you deadlier with every manual reload after two shots. |
| Rolling Carnage *Masterwork Weapon | Upgraded Vengeance with Scout's Advantage. Dashing will increase the weapon damage by 50% for 20 seconds, which stacks up to 3. |
Autocannon Weapon List
| Weapon | Traits |
|---|---|
| Cloudburst | Heavy weapon with an impressive rate of fire. Best for cutting down waves of enemies due to how fast it can unload its magazine. |
| Mauler | Autocannon which boasts the best firepower in its class, but suffers from a low rate of fire. Despite its low fire rate, it has no spin up time, meaning you can quickly fire at enemies to bring them down. |
| Torrent | Autocannon which gets more accurate the longer the trigger is held. Despite a long spin up time, the Torrent also boasts the best fire rate in its class, making it ideal to use against tanky targets. |
Grenade Launcher Weapon List
| Aftershock | When shot, the Aftershock's ammo sticks to targets or surfaces. These bullets then explode after a short period of time. |
| Bombardier | The Bombardier's grenades bounce around the area as they are fired. The range is increased due to bouncing grenades, making it a joy to use against crowds. |
| Lurker | The Lurker's grenades do not detonate until you trigger them, making them traps that you can lay for unsuspecting enemies in battle. |
Weapons & Guns - Overview
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Choose from a Selection of Weapons in Anthem
Arm yourself to survive in the dangerous world of Anthem. From high-tech weapons to the more standard ones, take your pick on which weapons to take with you on your journey.
Weapons Come with Ability-Induced Traits
Other than raising your damage output, rare weapons also give a small boost to your other stats and abilities through random Traits. Use weapons with Traits that compliment your build.
Get More Traits the Higher the Weapon Rarity
Weapon rarities dictate how many Traits a weapon can be outfitted with. Common weapons gets at least 1 Inscription, while Legendary weapons gets up to 4 of them!
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Some Weapons Exclusive To Certain Javelins
There are some weapons that you can only attach or equip when using a certain Javelin. These weapons are in-tune with a certain Javelin's abilities and perks and can only be equipped to them.
Colossus Can Use Autocannons & Grenade Launchers
The Colossus is a type of Javelin that can use heavy weapons such as Autocannons and Grenade Launchers due to its size & abilities. However, it cannot equip and use Pistol weapons in the game.
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