Anubis
“ | The power of this artifact is stored in the dark soul crystal of Anubis. It isn't a weapon by its nature, but it will become one if you want. | ” |
—Weapon description in the Gallery |
The Anubis is a Special weapon released in the 16.7.0 update for a limited time in the Trader's Van.
Description
It is a large knife-like weapon that shoots tornadoes which have a very small area of effect . It has relatively low damage, a good fire rate, a good capacity, and a slow mobility. It is 4 shots while having the ability to slow down enemies.
Appearance
The Anubis an ancient Egyptian themed weapon. It appears to be a throwing knife in the form of a gun with a silver/black blade, a yellow handle in the shape of a claw, and the head of the Egyptian god, Anubis.
Performance
When the fire button is pressed, the weapon will fire a fast tornado. This tornado will pierce through multiple enemies and will explode when it hits an object such as a wall. This tornado will inflict .
When reloading, the user will replace the knife powering the weapon with a new one. It has a fixed delay Mechanic meaning there will be a small delay when switching to this weapon.
Strategy
The weapon fires a giant tornado. It has very good damage, a medium fire rate, a good capacity, and a slow mobility. It is 2 shots with good slowdown.
Tips
- Use this in small maps like Pool Party.
- Try not to use this for long range because this weapon has bullet travel.
- Use this weapon against a line of enemies.
- As this weapon has a big hitbox, it is easy to accidentally hit the floor, so try to maintain the level of look distance by looking away from the ground.
- Try to aim horizontally so the bullet does to touch the floor and stop the projectile.
- This weapon has a huge projectile, so try to use it while taking down multiple enemies at once.
Counters
- Pick off the user at long range.
- Area damage weapons and shotguns can quickly finish users off.
- Strafe around the user while firing to avoid getting hit.
- Try to avoid getting into the user's line of sight or general aiming direction.
- Do not be fooled by its looks since it is a ranged weapon, contrary to what its name suggests.
- Flank around the user with a shotgun or melee weapon and attack them from behind.
Recommended Maps
Equipment Setups
This weapon works well for a close-medium, high damaging weapon. Equip a fast firing Primary or Backup to finish players off.
Changelog
16.7.0
- Initial release
21.3.0
- This weapon returned via Trader's Van.
21.6.0
- It returned in the Sacred Tomb Super Lottery.
23.5.0
- Damage increased by 49%.
- Rocket speed increased by 28%.
Trivia
- The weapon was made by Rosixkid Jr as part of a weapon contest hosted by the developers on Discord.
- The original name for the weapon in the contest was "Anubis Wrath" and originally it could spawn in Anubis.
- It is a reference to the Egyptian god of death; Anubis.
- Despite it being a Legendary weapon, it possess very low damage, similar to Snow Queen Wand.