Holster is the act of sheathing the currently equipped weapon and swapping to another (default F ). Melee attacking (default E ) will also holster the primary or secondary weapon to pull out the melee weapon, and can switch back to the gun by firing (default LMB ) or zoom (default RMB ).
Generally the speed at which a primary and secondary are holstered and unholstered is roughly 0.3 seconds, while swapping between gun and melee is instantaneous.
Holstered Effects
Certain mods and weapons have unique effects while holstered.
Tactical ReloadReloads 20% of a rifle's magazine per second.
Lock and LoadReloads 20% of a shotgun's magazine per second.
Eject MagazineReloads 20% of a pistol's magazine per second.
Holster AmpIncreases weapon damage for 3 seconds.
Vigorous SwapIncreases weapon damage for 3 seconds.
TwitchDecreases rifle recoil and spread for 8 seconds.
Soft HandsDecreases shotgun recoil and spread for 8 seconds.
Reflex DrawDecreases pistol recoil and spread for 8 seconds.
Synth ChargeSynth Set Effect reloads 5%/10%/15%/20% of primary and secondary weapon magazine per second.
Synth ReflexIncreases Bullet Jump efficiency for 2 seconds.
Elemental Ward
Toxin form increases weapon damage for 3 seconds, affected by Ability Strength and Ability Duration respectively.
AfentisReloads 33% of its magazine per second.
FerroxReloads 33% of its magazine per second.
JavlokReloads 33% of its magazine per second.
ScourgeReloads 33% of its magazine per second.
Scourge PrimeReloads 33% of its magazine per second.
Tenet EnvoyTransforms into an attaché case that reloads 1 round per second.
Tenet DiplosTransforms into an attaché case that reloads 8 rounds per second.
Tenet GrigoriTransforms into an attaché case that pauses melee combo counter.
Tenet LiviaTransforms into an attaché case that pauses melee combo counter.
FelarxEvolved Autoreloader: Reloads 50% of its magazine per second.
LaetumAwakened Readiness: Reloads 30% of its magazine per second.
Anku Incarnon GenesisStandoff: Pauses melee combo counter.
Ack & Brunt Incarnon GenesisAbiding Hold: Pauses melee combo counter.
Furax Incarnon GenesisStandoff: Pauses melee combo counter.
Okina Incarnon GenesisStandoff: Pauses melee combo counter.
As Cosmetic
Some Melee weapons have the option to switch between different holstering styles, costing 20 
Platinum each. Standard holster styles are unlocked by default. These holstering styles may be shared amongst melees of the same class or across different classes.
Note that Warfans currently have no option for changing holstering styles.
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Patch History
Hotfix 32.0.12 (2022-10-12)
- Changed Chroma’s Toxin Elemental Ward Holster Speed increase to a Damage Buff on weapon swap.
- Changed Gauss’ Redline Holster Speed increase to a Cast Speed increase.
- With the overall buff to holster speed in Update 32, the above abilities have had their holster speed attributes replaced similarly to how the Mods were adjusted.
- We’ll be updating the Ability descriptions in a later Hotfix/Update.
Update 32.0 (2022-09-07)
- Holster Speed Buffs & Mod Changes
These changes to Ammo encourage swapping between weapons, so we’ve taken the opportunity to dramatically increase the swapping speed between Primary and Secondary. The real purpose of your Secondary weapon is for it to be a backup to your Primary, but with the holster speeds the way they were before that vision was not realized - until now!
In light of the overall speed buff to holster speed, we have made the following changes to the mods and Arcanes that offered holster speed stat increases:
(All stats below are shown at max rank)
Vigorous Swap:
- Removed its 100% Holster Speed” bonus on equip - but maintained its +165% Damage for 3s.
Streamlined Form:
- Removed its +60% Holster Rate bonus.
- Increased Slide buff from 15% to 30%.
- Increased Friction Reduction from 15% to 30%.
- This mod is chronically underused, so it easily deserved to be a bit stronger in light of the holster changes!
Synth Reflex:
- Removed its 100% Holster Speed bonus and reload 5% of Magazine/s when holstering Primary and Secondary weapons.
- Replaced with +40% Bullet Jump for 2 secs.
Speed Holster Aura Mod:
- Renamed to Holster Amp.
- Removed its +120% Holster Rate bonus.
- It now deals +60% Damage for 3s on equip.
Primary/Secondary Dexterity Arcane:
- Removed their “+60% Holster Speed” bonus.
Reflex Draw, Soft Hands, Twitch (Conclave):
- Removed their holster rate increase.
- They now apply -40% Weapon Recoil and -40% spread for 8s on equip.
Update 24.4 (2019-03-08)
- Let The Gun & Blade Flow
Swap between your gun and melee at the press of a button, no holstering required!
