A Cavemans Guide to Mods

Mods Part 4 - Mods


There are seven components that make up a mod:
1. Set - shown by symbol in center of mod
2. Shape - each slot requires a different shape
3. Power - mk1 - mk5, represented by the dots at the top
4. Color - denotes quality - starts as one color, but will change as you level it
5. Primary Skill - this is the mods main attribute
6. Secondary skill - mods can have 0-4 secondary skills, dependent on level
7. Level - mods can be leveled from lvl 1-15

When you first get a mod of any shape or set, it will start at level 1,  have a power as denoted by mk1-mk5, and have a quality denoted by the starting color. It is a bit confusing but I will break it down further here:

1. Set Bonus

Each level of mod battle and each mod challenge drop mods belonging to different sets. You can tell what set by the symbol in the center of the mod. There are 8 sets in total. Different sets require different numbers of mods to complete the set, and give set bonuses. When all mods in that set reach level 15, you get a max set bonus.

these are the set bonuses:

Health set requires 2 slots and gives 2.5% health, and 5% at max lvl
Defense set requires 2 slots and gives 2.5% defense, 5% at max lvl
Critical Damage set requires 4 slots and gives 15% critical damage , 30% at max lvl
Critical Chance set requires 2 slots and gives 2.5% crit chance, 5% at max lvl
Tenacity set requires 2 slots and gives 5% tenacity, 10% at max lvl
Offense set requires 4 slots and gives 5% offense, 10% at max lvl
Speed set requires 4 slots and gives 5% speed, 10% at max lvl
Potency requires 2 slots and gives 5% potency, 10% at max level

As you can see, different sets require a different number of slots. You can have multiple set bonuses. I can put health set mods in all 6 slots and get 3 health bonuses. They do stack. I can put four offense mods, and 2 health mods and get an offense set bonus, and a health set bonus. 

Set bonuses are based on base stats and gear, not the stats modified by mods. So even though I am running a 225 speed modded Jawa Engineer, the set bonus would only apply to his base speed which is 153. So a max set bonus at 10% would give me an extra 15(rounded) speed. 

2. Shape 

Every mod has a shape that fits into a certain slot. There are six slots. Certain shapes can only have certain primary stats. Let's cover those here:

Square - can only have offense as primary stat
Diamond - can only have defense as primary stat
Circle - can only have health or protection as primary stat
Arrow - can have speed, accuracy, critical avoidance, offense, defense, health, or protection as primary stat
Triangle - can have critical damage, critical chance, offense, defense, health, or protection as primary stat
Plus - can have potency, tenacity, offense, defense, health, or protection as primary stat

as you can see, certain shapes are limited in what they can provide as a primary stat, others have lots of options to choose from.

 3. Power

Every mod starts out at a different power level that can be denoted by the dots at the top of the mod. Mk1 is one dot, mk2 two dots, through mk5 has 5 dots. The power or mk of your mod will determine how high the primary stat on that mod can go when you level that mod. Each level will add a bit to that mods primary stat. Mk5 mods will have a higher primary stat at level 15 than a mk1 mod. For example, a mk1 health set arrow with speed primary at lvl 15 has 18 speed, a  mk5 health set arrow with speed primary at lvl 15 has 30 speed. Set does not affect primary or secondary in any way. You can get a health set arrow with speed primary, or a defense set arrow with speed primary.

4. Color

Mods also have a different starting color, or "quality". The color of the mods will determine how many secondary skills a mod will start with, and how high those secondary skills will go as you level them.  Let's go over the different colors or qualities here:

Grey - quality E-  lowest starting quality, starts with no secondary skills
Green - quality D- starts  with one secondary skill
Blue - quality C - starts with two secondary skills
Purple - qualty B - starts with three secondary skills
Gold - quality A - starts with four secondary skills

as you level a mod, they will change quality, eventually ending up as a gold quality A mod at level 15. But, if you start with a higher quality mod, the secondary stats will end up being higher at lvl 15 than if you started with a low quality mod. We will get into this more when we get to levels.

7. Level

Just like your toons, mods can be leveled. Mods start at level 1 and can be leveled to 15. In order to get the max set bonus, the mods in that set must be max. It costs different amounts to level different power mods. Mk1 are cheapest to level, mk5 are most expensive. Each time you level a mod, the primary stat goes up, and at levels 3,6,9, and 12 you get a secondary stat, or a secondary stat added to as was covered in previous sections. There is a small chance to jump a level each time you level your mod, but I'm not certain how that works.


This is a basic overview of how mods work. I hope that it has not been too confusing and that you gained a better understanding of how mods work. 

I hope  to add to this in the future and might go as far as listing the various mods and going into a more in depth breakdown of skills if there is interest.

Yeah, you are right. Noticed that today when leveling a mod. Will fix.