Burning Handgun

Burning Handgun is a fire-based handgun released in Carnival 2018 (Update). This weapon is the fire counterpart of Poison Dart Handgun.

Weapon Analysis

Advantages

• Long effective range.
• Fast reload speed.
• High agility.
• Deals fire damage over time.
• Can be buffed by handgun-buffing equipments.
• Can burn those using Immunity Shield so that they will be burned after the shield wears off.
• When burning enemies, reduces their defense by 20%.

Disadvantages

• Low damage per shot.
• Low rate of fire.
• Mediocre accuracy.
• Small clip size (5).
• Fire damage can be easily healed off with Medikit or certain other equipments, most notably the Impaler's Eyepatch.
• Can be nerfed by fire-nerfing equipments and handgun-nerfing equipments, such as the Blackbird Headset and the Steam Armor.
• Damage decreases at long range.

Compared to Poison Dart Handgun

• Larger clip size.
• Reduces enemy defense by 20%.
• Higher damage per shot.
• Same range.
• Lower damage over time.
• Same accuracy.
• Same reload speed.
• Same rate of fire.
• This weapon's damage decreases at long range, unlike the Poison Dart Handgun, which has no damage drop-off.

Trivia

• This weapon has almost the exact same shape and performances as the Poison Dart Handgun.
  • It, however, has a different reload animation and preview animation.
• When firing, the "bang" sign that shows up is red and yellow and covered in flames to further emphasize the fact that this weapon is a fire weapon.
• This is the second fire based handgun in the game, the first one being Fire Spitter.
• It shares the same stats with the Poison Dart Handgun
• If you look closely, the bullets it fires are burning.
• It is the first fire based weapon to be released as a final prize in an event.
  • It is also the first final event prize to deal damage over time.
• The weapon is now permanently available for purchase with 300 .