MG3 is an MG that buffs her own Damage with her Skill on a long ICD.

MGs in general have several major issues that cause them to be ineffective for general content in comparison to ARs and RFs. They spend large amounts of time reloading, they have low Accuracy, and their targeting is random. Add in the fact that their supposed niche in “burst damage” only applies for the first few seconds of a fight, and a good RF or AR will outperform them shortly after Skills come into play, long before the fight is over. MG3 does not alleviate any of these issues and as such, is not recommended for general use.

Check the mod priority guide: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ty239kyJbBs1sLhTo1JvSWuN0mIJsK1nwVdI6OLLtXo/view?rm=minimal

For the longest time, MG3 has been a joke. A cute joke, but still a joke of an MG you’d never want to use. However, I’m now very happy to say that MG3 MOD is… viable. She has a niche anyway, albeit not one in high demand, but she still does have things going for her.

MG3 MOD’s niche is simple: she’s an MG that can pierce HP shields, which is quite the rarity. Her new Skill 2, Supercompressed Bulletswarm, makes all her shots do this, so nothing special is even required. She’s also an MG that can actually hit things at night. Her Skill 2 grants her a flat 5 points of Accuracy for 10 seconds after every single shot, stacking up to 30 times. This is after the night penalty already takes effect, so she becomes highly accurate even at night after just a few seconds of shooting. If you get her to her max stacks of 30, she even gets a Crit Damage and Movement boost for the rest of the battle. This basically offsets the damage penalty of the Infinite Ammo Box SPEQ.

Speaking of that, if you want to use MG3 MOD, now’s the time to go and get that piece of equipment. Because of the stacks lasting only 10 seconds, the Infinite Ammo Box is completely required for her to reach 30 stacks.

The niche of a MG that pierces HP shields and can perform accurately at night by herself is not one you really need, but it’s still something that can come in handy on occasions. The niche of nighttime Accuracy can be covered elsewhere, most notably with Nova and M240L. She does still suffer in other areas too, such as no armour buffs on her tiles, but nevertheless I’m still just happy I can finally say MG3 has some sort of a purpose, some value she can claim as her own. Take her to MOD2 minimum for the Skill 2. MOD3 does offer a pretty good VFL upgrade, but you don’t need it for MG3 to do her thing.

If you do choose to take her to MOD3, MG3 does have a SPEQ-Set that does two main things. Her Skill 1 now grants 30% Crit Rate and her Skill 2 stacks now boost her Damage by 2. All in all, two nice bonuses, but nothing that would make MG3 MOD3 a huge contender in the MG world.