Sakura
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| “ | Sakura's blossom is one of the most beautiful things on Earth. But even it can't compete with a headshot done from this gun. | ” |
—Weapon’s description in Gallery | ||
The Sakura is a Sniper weapon introduced in the 13.2.1 update.
Description
Appearance
It is a bullpup sniper rifle with a pink cherry blossom flower skin on the body of the weapon, as well as having pink decals on the scope, hand guard, barrel, and compensator.
Performance
It has average damage, a good firerate, good capacity, a fairly slow reload, and decent mobility. It is 1-2 shot when maxed out.
It contains 2 primary attributes: Critical Damage(
) and X-ray Vision(
)
- Critical Damage gives the weapon a small chance to crit, dealing around 40% more damage.
- X-Ray Vision grants the user the ability to see enemies through walls when scoped in.
It has both Input and Output Delay, meaning that it gives delay to some weapons that are associated with Three Category Spam, while also receiving a delay if those weapons were shot, then quickly switched to this weapon.
Overall, Sakura is a strong and reliable sniper, and is a good choice for all playstyles.
Strategy
Tips
- Aim for the head to maximize damage.
- Use the from around a corner to be better prepared in case an enemy is there.
- Utilize the fast firerate and take out large crowds from a distance.
Counters
- Seek cover and wait for its user to get distracted before moving again.
Recommended Maps
Equipment Setups
Use it with a strong 
to finish off opponents in case you don't one-tap them.
Popularity
With the 22.6.0 buff, Sakura weapon became one of the most popular weapons in the game. It is often loved and wanted by many players, but others dislike it due to its good performance and ease of obtainability.
Changelog (Pre Rework)
- Initial release.
- Power was buffed to 4 headshots kill while regular counterpart took 13 headshots.
- Efficiency was severely nerfed to 15 headshots as balancing.
- Burst firing mechanism was reworked.
- Efficiency buffed to 7 headshots kill.
- Damage increased by 6%.
Changelog (Post rework)
- Design reworked.
- Grade changed to Mythical.
, , and added.
removed. Changed to 
.- Capacity decreased from 18 to 8.
- Requires 250 Mythical
to craft.
- Damage reduced by 16%.
- was converted to .
Trivia
- The name is based on a cherry blossom tree, also known as Sakura in Japan.
- It is somewhat based off of the Barrett M95 or the Barrett XM500, a similar bullpup rifle.
- The pistol grip and handguard are fairly similar to that of the conceptual MR-C assault rifle
- It used to be a re-skin of the Semi Auto Sniper Rifle. However, its damage was a bit less than that of the original.
Gallery
Sakura being used in Unsafe Harbor
A player viewing Sakura in the Armory
