Can someone please explains to me how this thing works because I don’t understand it at all
I took a naked Amara (no class mod, no artifact, no grenade , no active anoint, not a single point allocated
on a sanctuary dummy the melee nova does 52K damage
on the field with a map freshly loaded and not doing ANY ACTION prior, the mele nova does 1M on m10 Anvil badass tink, I mean why is there such a huge difference in damage? And again no points attributed, no items, no active anoint, nothing…
Mayhem scaling is one. Sanctuary doesnt have mayhem scaling. Double dipping is another.
ok so I did another experiment a single punch on the dummy is 5194 a single punch on the m10 badass tink 55K , so approximately x 10 for mayhem scaling? So the nova should be around 520K and it’s double so I suppose it’s this “double dipping” you are talking about?
Yeah math is weird, the 300 90 anoint is computed multiple times in the formula i think, zkarma is working on a boring math video on it. Let’s see.
Except that I did not use any anoint here the bearcat I am holding has a 200% splash ase which I did not activate. So quadruple dipping with anoint ? 
Odd dummy/math behavior aside, how does the gimmick work? I haven’t even taken this to the field yet. You get a nova whenever you melee something, or is there more to it than that?
On Shield break: Triggers a [shield element] Nova that damages nearby enemies. Nova deals Melee Damage and is affected by Melee Damage Buffs.
Oh weird - definitely need to get that with a ‘action skill start triggers shield break effect’ anointment. Don’t tell Amara, but this’ll be a Christmas gift this year if RNG is cool about it. 
good also for rakk fl4k, no need to shoot or melee, just spam rakks and enjoy the mayhem.
you can get pretty good screenshots with it. 
