Cunning Flame
The Cunning Flame is a Backup weapon introduced in the 21.0.0 update.
Description
The Cunning Flame is a backup weapon of the Mythical rarity introduced in the 21.0.0 Loki Lottery. It has mediocre damage, a fast firerate, a good capacity, and decent mobility.
Appearance
The Cunning Flame takes the appearance of a pistol. The pistol appears mostly green and has golden engraves for it's borders, along with several neon blue details. A crystal like object rests within the revolver and appears to be the weapon's source. In addition it has a reddish brown wooden grip and a golden trigger and trigger guard.
Performance
It shoots out a blue streaking orb of fire, which flies quickly, bouncing off of walls. When the bullet has traveled a certain distance, it will explode, and a menacing demon's grin will appear.
This weapon has Fixed Delay, meaning that every time a player switches to this, there is a short pull-out animation lasting about half a second before he/she can shot.
Strategy
Tips
- Use this to stop users who frequently jump.
- Shoot this weapon down a hallway, as it will pierce through potential teammates, and damage all enemies in your way.
- Since this weapon has a fast fire rate and quick reload, shoot frequently in small spaces, to maximize damage to enemies.
- Aim at walls or at the ground for ricochet kills
- Try to put as many shots into circulation as possible, making it difficult to dodge the bullets.
Counters
- Stay away from crowded areas with many players, especially hallways and corridors.
- Strafe around the user to avoid the bullets and distract them.
- Use a Jetpack or Rocket Jump to decrease your chances of getting hit.
- Equip an Area Damage weapon to quickly eliminate the user.
- Hide behind barriers such as walls to avoid the user.
- To counter the Burning effect, equip a Set or certain set of weapons that will negate it.
- Fight the user up close with a Shotgun or a Melee weapon.
- Use gadgets such as the Ninja Shurikens to kill the opponent.
Recommended Maps
Equipment Setups
- Use a weapon with higher Mobility, such as the Double Cashback, to travel around the map faster.
- Bring other Ricochet weapons, such as the Laser Bow or Alien Bouncer.
Changelog
- Initial release
- Damage increased by 9%.
- Mobility increased from 50 to 65.
- Damage increased by 15%.
- Ammo increased from 12 to 14.
Trivia
- It's name describes Loki, the god of trickery in Norse Mythology, who's name is often believed to have the meaning "fire".
- The Design is most likely based off the marvel comics version of the character, rather than the mythological variant.