Demonlore

> "*Increases weapon DMG on every crit hit. (Resets on reload or weapon switch)*"
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Every hit on a weak spot increases the weapon's base damage by +10% (+3 base damage per hit). Swapping weapons or reloading manually will reset the counter to zero. If Infinite? magazine is in effect, the stacks can be increased **up to 99 for +990% damage**.

At high stacks, the weapon's level becomes negligible in increasing the total damage, since each level will only be the equivalent to 1.5 stacks. A +66 Demonlore, an unrealistically high level, is the equivalent to the maximum stacks obtainable.

## Impactful Inscriptions

* **Magazine** increases can vastly increase damage output, allowing for higher stacks before reloading. ● Magazine +60% can increase damage output by up to +86% at perfect weak spot accuracy.
* **Accuracy** and **Stability** are very important to hit weak spots consistently, especially since Demonlore has moderate bullet spread and recoil compared to other submachine guns.
* ◆ Return ammo to the magazine on miss is highly effective since it allows missed shots to be used again for another chance at hitting the weak spot, especially in combination with any **Projectiles** increase.

## Ineffective Inscriptions

Most other inscriptions grant average benefits to Demonlore.

## Possible Exclusive Inscriptions

Demonlore is a weapon which has more than one weapon-specific exclusive inscription:

* ◈ Every crit buff stack adds additional 1% Lucky Shot Chance and 5% Stability increases Lucky Shot chance by up to +99%, which is up to +99% damage increase. The stability increase is extremely useful to hit weak spots consistently.
* ◈ Reloading halves the crit buff stacks. can keep up to 30 stacks after reloading depending on weak spot accuracy. At 50% weak spot accuracy, this results in an average +85% damage boost. It has no effect with Infinite? magazine, which eliminates reloading.
* ◈ +50% magazine capacity, and reloading grants stacks of Weapon Base DMG bonus. The number of stacks is equal to the magazine capacity. Lose one bonus stack for every shot you fire This changes weapon behavior such that it no longer gains stack from crits, instead from reloading. However, it requires accuracy and stability assist, and stack is not gained on non-reload refills. Stack caps at 99 even if magazine is 100 or more.

It may instead have a common inscription:

* ◈ *Killing spree auto-crit*(full text) is extremely effective, as it charges its weak spot counter and negates its lower accuracy and moderate recoil.
* ◈ Projectiles +1, Consumption +100% increases damage output by +49%. ● -40% Reload Time increases it to +74%, ● Magazine +60% increases it to +84%. With perfect weak spot accuracy, the projectile and magazine increase increases damage output by +199%.
* ◈ *+65% DMG vs any elemental effect*(full text) is decently reliable, the weapon has a 56% chance to inflict Burning each second.
* ◈ *+15% total DMG each elemental effect*(full text) stacks quickly, however poor accuracy and stability may make applying elemental effects harder.
* ◈ +10% Lucky Shot Chance for 3s whenever hit an enemy (up to 150%). stacks quickly, increasing damage output by up to +100%. However poor accuracy and stability may make hitting enemies harder.

## Notes

* During  Dual-Wield, the damage bonus will only apply to the Demonlore that landed the crit, leaving the other weapon unaffected. Additionally, when Dual-Wield ends and Demonlore is in the offhand, it will count as swapping away from it, resetting the stacks. Demonlore in the main hand will retain its stacks however.

## Update History

* 03/25/2022 update: Added new exclusive inscription '+50% magazine capacity, and reloading grants stacks of Weapon Base DMG bonus. The number of stacks is equal to the magazine capacity. Lose one bonus stack for every shot you fire.'.
* 11/18/2021 update: Reduced the unlock requirement from 60 Arrogant Lobsters to 40.