The Pistol is every marine's secondary weapon (2). It is semi-automatic: one shot per click, at most one shot every 0.1 s. Each shot does 20 normal damage with almost no spread (0.4°), so it is the most accurate gun a marine has.
Damage#
| Target | W0 | W1 | W2 | W3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skulk biomass 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Skulk biomass 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Skulk biomass 9 + Carapace | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Gorge biomass 1 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Gorge biomass 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Gorge biomass 9 + Carapace | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Lerk biomass 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Lerk biomass 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Lerk biomass 9 + Carapace | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Fade biomass 1 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Fade biomass 9 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Fade biomass 9 + Carapace | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Onos biomass 1 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 62 |
| Onos biomass 9 | 100 | 91 | 84 | 77 |
| Onos biomass 9 + Carapace | 123 | 112 | 103 | 95 |
When to use it#
- Switching beats reloading. If your rifle runs dry with a skulk on you, press 2 and keep shooting.
- Finishing low-health aliens at long range, where rifle spread wastes bullets.
- Shooting cysts and hydras from a distance.