Defender

Defender is a weapon classified under the Assault Rifle category. Since Defender is used during combat, it is considered a Combat Equipment. These items are used to damage and defeat enemies or break destructible objects.

Note: All numeric values (except the power level) mentioned are only applicable to the default state of the weapon. It may be possible to increase or decrease the net values using inscriptions, but they will not be shown.

WEAPON Defender
Epic Assault Rifle
Epic Assault Rifle
Stats
Damage	272
Damage	272
Rare Assault Rifle
Rare Assault Rifle
Stats
Damage	237
Damage	237
Uncommon Assault Rifle
Uncommon Assault Rifle
Stats
Damage	206
Damage	206
Common Assault Rifle
Common Assault Rifle
Stats
Damage	179
Damage	179
RPM	500
RPM	500
Range	35
Range	35
Ammo	320
Ammo	320
Magazine	40
Magazine	40
Javelins
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Defender is a weapon classified under the Assault Rifle category. Since Defender is used during combat, it is considered a Combat Equipment. These items are used to damage and defeat enemies.

Description and Alternative Items

For the alternative item, see Elemental Rage or Pyrrhic Victory

Defender is the lower form of Elemental Rage. It is a standard issue Assault Rifle.

Obtaining Methods

Defender can be obtained in the following ways:

• Loot
• Crafting

Cortex Entry

Cortex Entries are small pieces of lore attached with the particular weapon found in Anthem and accessed through the Cortex. All weapons have at least one entry associated with them. All Masterwork and Legendary weapons' cortex entries directly add to the narrative of the world.

Check Cortex Entry: Defender (Weapon) for More Information

The Defender is the standard-issue Freelancer assault rifle. Medium striking power combined with a good rate of fire make this a solid choice for most combat situations. Combine those elements with a good supply of ammo and you've got a well-balanced rifle that can handle most situations.

For a Collection of similar Cortex Entries, See: Assault Rifle (Armory)

Blueprint and Crafting

Defender is an item that can be crafted. It requires different amounts of resources depending upon its rarity. Complete the requirement in Blueprint Acquisition to unlock the Blueprint. Then craft the item in the Forge using the resources.
Unlocked blueprints can be found in the Craft tab located under the appropriate combat equipment slot (Weapon/Gear/Component) of a javelin in the loadouts tab of the Forge.
The following table provides insights on blueprint and crafting requirements:

	Blueprint Acquisition	Defender Blueprint	Crafted Defender
Uncommon	Defender I Challenge
Rare	Defender II Challenge
Epic	Defender III Challenge

Required Crafting Resources

Check Cortex Entry: Defender (Blueprint) for More Information

Uncommon 20 Chimeric Alloy 20 Chimeric Compound 10 Weapon Parts 5 Uncommon Ember Rare 20 Chimeric Alloy 20 Chimeric Compound 10 Weapon Parts 5 Rare Ember Epic 20 Chimeric Alloy 20 Chimeric Compound 20 Chimeric Alloy 10 Weapon Parts 5 Epic Ember

Trivia (May Contain Spoilers)

• Defender is the only weapon that can be seen during cut scenes. This is because it is considered as the "Standard Issue" weapon for all Freelancers.
• In the game the Magazine size (also known as the clip size) is incorrectly referred to as Ammo within the statistics of a weapon.

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