Bioshock Infinite Vigors Guide: Murder of Crows

Bioshock Infinite Vigors Guide: Murder of Crows

Murder Of Crows: (Press/Hold) $150 (Monument Island Gateway, if not found)
Cost: 28/56
Damage: 60/300
Effect: 4-5s/9-10s

Upgrades:
Crows Trap Mod: $1485 (Monument Island Gateway)
Crows Boost: $545 (The Factory)

This is a very unique vigor as it stuns enemies within a particular radius. This will leave the targets distracted by the birds harassing them, letting Booker fire on them with impunity. This has the added benefit of doing more damage to them while the birds are there. While Shock Jockey outpaces Murder of Crows very easily, the vulnerability the Handyman has to this Vigor makes it very worth while to upgrade. Shock Jockey will only stun the Handyman for a moment or so while the Murder will give you most of its duration to fire on this deadly foe.

The Alternate fire of this Vigor gives you a Mine version of the attack. While it costs a lot of Salts to place this is offset by the increase damage that you can do to everyone that is caught in the burst radius. This is a great to ambush foes who are chasing you around a corner where you had a moment to set something up.

Upgrades:
The upgrades here offer something very useful. The first mod allows anything killed with Murder of Crows to become a Murder of Crows Trap. Just think about what that can do in the situations where you have a lot of enemies coming at you. The second upgrade, the Boost, increases the stun duration of the Murder. The increase in the window to attack can be a great thing especially against the Handyman.

Combos:
There are only 2 combo that Murder of Crows is really good for. Still, they are something nice in both cases. The first is combining Murder of crows with Devil's Kiss. Just think about a firestorm on wings. That will tell you what this combination will do. Using this on the Handyman will leave them very vulnerable to very dead without too much effort on your part.

The second combination is using Murder of Crows with Shock Jockey. This is the best way to get an area of effect incapacitate on a larger group of enemies. It has the advantage of having a low cost. Mix in the Crow's Trap mod and it is not too hard to keep it going or spread out to a larger group.