Makeshift Piercer
The Makeshift Piercer is a Sniper weapon introduced in the 22.1.0 update. It was obtained by reaching Tier 50 in the Hidden in the Clouds Season Pixel Pass.
Description
Appearance
it resembles a long bamboo branch, modified to be a sniper rifle. There is a bell on the barrel and a strapped on trigger, along with a tripod. Near the body of the rifle appears to be a small fireplace that is re-lit when upon reloading.
Performance
It has mediocre damage (for a sniper), an average firerate, decent capacity, low mobility, and a fast reload. Upon hitting an opponent, the enemy gets burn damage applied and they lose the ability to jump. Furthermore, it has a large AOE similar to that of the Deadman's Rifle.
Strategy
This weapon works well with three category spam weapons such as Poison Darts and Exterminator due to the disable jumps and with the fire, critical damage, and the area damage that you can utilize to easily dish out tons of damage out even without wall break.
Tips
- Make sure to go for headshots, as its damage is weak on bodyshots.
- Utilize its
by shooting them with the piercer, then a high damage heavy such as the Christmas Ultimatum. - Never go for a third shot, as the burn damage will easily finish off your target.
Counters
- In case you get hit, rocket jump away to nullify the .
- Activate Royal Guardian to negate all its debuffs.
- Use a higher power sniper to overwhelm the user, such as the Sakura.
- In case you get hit multiple times, run away and heal with a healing weapon, especially Runic Sentinel.
Recommended Maps
Equipment Setups
Use a high-damage weapon to finish off enemies, such as the Chickaboom!.
Changelog
22.1.0
- Initial release.
22.1.1
- Damage reduced by 3%.
22.6.2
- Damage reduced by 3.90%
- Capacity reduced from 8 to 7.
Trivia
- Contrary to popular belief, Makeshift Piercer does NOT have a hidden critical hit attribute.
