adamant rail is insane.

[StuckInWashingMachine]

call me crazy, but does anyone else think this thing is way too OP?

Even more crazy I am reminded of a sort of Halo / doom vibe when using this weapon. The timing of ability management. if you use the Aspect of Hestia, and down the lane get the rocket launcher upgrade, this weapon turns into that sort of exploit in the doom eternal games where you switch spam rockets and sniper shots.
I have reload and special binded to my mouse side buttons and thus I'm able to fire the weapon like a COD quick scoper then use cast / rockets to wrack up any straglers / loose damage.
The reload for this gun is so fast, doing almost 500 damage with a boon is almost way too good!

[Jalir]

Railgun runs with both the cluster bomb + rocket hammer upgrades make me feel all warm and tingly inside. Pretty much all the rail aspects are amazing. It was my most hated weapon for a long time, but it really grew on me.

[OneDeadLombax]

Honestly, I think it sucks.

IMO the most OP weapon is Aspect of Hera bow. Load that ♥♥♥♥♥ up with casts, true shot, doom, etc. and it's over for underworld.

I don't think I have ever failed a run with it.

[SirKingJof]

It's no more OP than any of the weapons are if you get the 'right' stuff for them.

I find the rail quite laborious to use without decent special upgrades, the normal attack and hidden aspect attack are both very poor, the fact they don't stun enemies and leave you stationary can be a liability. The single grenade special is average without upgrades, triple bomb, rocket, and 5 bomb spread however are all top tier.

Get a big damage boosting boon or 2 on the special and get a decent hammer and it's easy street, but that's almost the exact same situation for Demeter fists or Rama bow. The weapons are all pretty balanced once you're familiar and it's more about personal style and preference.

[Blind]

I have mixed feeligns on the Rail... its base form it frankly terrible, but it upgrades SOOoooo nicely

[Testicular manslaughter]

I usually hate using it unless I have cluster and rocket bomb upgrades for it. I think it the strongest combo in the game.

[wodzu_93]

The first thing anyone playing with Rail on controller should do - swap Reload and Open Codex buttons. Having reload on clicking the right stick in sucks ass.

But yeah, baseline Rail by itself is pretty weak. It gets a lot better with aspects other than Zag, and picking good boons for it. Anything with flat damage or stacking status effects is great on attack, for example.

[Anderson]

Dislike the Rail a lot.
Regular Fire is absolute ass without Zeus attack/Support Fire from Artemis. The Special is ok, and with hammers, can become quite strong. But so can other weapons. Hera Bow is strong almost no matter what, and the Bow itself can become utterly insane with some hammers, too (think Flurry Shot + Dual Shot).
Lucifer is a little more interesting, on account of better damage, but has the same issue of the beam not penetrating foes (without a hammer). It does have a lot less hammer to choose from, so you are more likely to get something good, but it still wants/needs Support Fire/Zeus.

Definitely my least favorite weapon, though Eris's +75% damage is no joke, especially with aforementioned special hammer upgrades.

[Szudof]

It amazes me how people can genuinely hate a weapon that another person will love in this game lol. Shows how good the balance is. I like the rail a lot as well with the Eris aspect. Probably my second favorite weapon at the moment after chaos shield though I haven't tried all the aspects yet