.50 Akimbo

.50 Akimbo
Weapon Quote	“Dual, high-caliber handguns that deal high damage while sacrificing precision”
Profile
Build	H Heavy
Type	Handgun
Unlock	Free
Damage
Body	44
Head	88
Environmental	18
Damage Falloff
Min Range	32m
Max Range	39m
Multiplier	0.50
Technical
RPM	230
Magazine	14
Empty Reload	3.00s
Tactical Reload	2.20s

The .50 Akimbo is a Heavy class semi-automatic akimbo handgun designed to deal reliable damage with very high headshot damage at close to moderate range.

Usage

The .50 Akimbo can be selected as the weapon of any Heavy build loadout.

When firing the weapon, it alternates shots from each gun with every pull of the trigger.

The trigger can be pulled to fire one bullet that damages an opponent, also dealing additional damage on headshots. The trigger must be released before firing again. Zooming in with the secondary trigger slightly increases the .50 Akimbo's accuracy. Moving decreases accuracy.

The weapon automatically reloads when its magazine is empty, or the user can do a tactical reload before this point. The user has unlimited spare ammunition.

Controls	PC	PS	XBox	Key
Equip .50 Akimbo	1	△	Y	Weapon
Fire shot (Tap)		R2	RT	Primary fire
Zoom (Hold)		L2	LT	Secondary fire
Tactical reload	R	◻	X	Reload

Stats

Damage Profile

• Values are approximate and determined by community testing. (6.6.0)

Body Part	Light (150 HP)		Medium (250 HP)		Heavy (350 HP)
	Bullets to kill	Time to kill (s)	Bullets to kill	Time to kill (s)	Bullets to kill	Time to kill (s)
Head	2	0.26	3	0.52	4	0.78
Body	4	0.78	6	1.30	8	1.83

Properties

Weapon

Ranged — Strikes targets by aiming and firing at them from a distance.

Single Fire — Fires once when the trigger is pulled. The trigger must be released before firing again.

No Aiming Down Sights — Cannot use sights. Zooms in slightly instead, doing so allows for better accuracy.

Full Reload — Replaces the entire magazine in one animation on reload.

Unstable Accuracy — Suffers a significant decrease in accuracy while moving and while airborne.

Bullet

Hitscan — Travels in a straight line, meaning there is no bullet drop. The direction will deviate from the crosshairs depending on accuracy.

Critical Hit — Critically hits on headshots, applying a damage multiplier.

Minor Structure Damage — Damages structures. Takes a very long time to break a concrete wall.

Guide

Strengths

• High damage and minimal bullet dispersion display the weapon's extreme consistency.
• The .50 Akimbo has a uniquely efficient ratio of reload-time to effective-dps (in comparison to other weapons of the Heavy archetype such as the ShAK-50 and the Flamethrower).
• Lower damage fall-off than other Heavy weapons allow a .50 Akimbo user to "poke" enemies from far away, even getting long range kills where other Heavy weapons could not. This makes the .50 Akimbo the Heavy archetypes singular effective long range option, making it extremely unique.

Weaknesses

• The .50 Akimbo can proved difficult for players who haven't spent time with comparable weapons of the other classes (such as the the SR-84, the LH1, or the Pike-556) due to the precision it demands being a single-shot weapon with a relatively low firerate.
• The .50 Akimbo tends to struggle in close quarters encounters (particularly in the 5-15m range) due the precise single-fire nature of the weapon, as well as the fixed fire rate tempo.

Tactics

• Pace yourself. It is common practice for contestants using this weapon to opt for slowing down their fire rate to improve their overally accuracy. Playing to the strength of the precise nature of the .50 Akimbo is key: it'll serve the user better landing even just a few hard-hitting "chip" damage shots than attempting to "spray and pray", potentially dealing little-to-no damage.
• Aim for the head! Whenever applicable, it is worth it for the user to further practicing their precision by going for that headshot multiplier. In as little as 1 headshot and a body shot, a Light contestant is eliminated.
• Choose your battles. If the user is in a fight that is extremely close range, a user of this weapon should stay on the outskirts of it and see who they can pick off, whenever applicable. Only go within that difficult 5M-to-15M range of enemies when the situation proves the user to have no choice.

Item Mastery

Item mastery XP can be earned by damaging and eliminating opponents with the .50 Akimbo.

Each time a certain XP threshold is reached, the item levels up. This does not improve the item, but rewards a unique item customization.

XP Breakdown
Source	XP Reward
Damage dealt by the .50 Akimbo	0.2 × Damage Dealt
Critical damage dealt by the .50 Akimbo	0.2 × Critical Damage Dealt
Opponent eliminated by the .50 Akimbo	50
Assist on an opponent damaged by the .50 Akimbo	20

Level 1 DEFAULT .50 Akimbo

Level 2 9,000 XP DYE JOB (Yellow)

Level 3 9,000 XP DYE JOB (Blue)

Level 4 36,000 XP DYE JOB (Red)

Level 5 54,000 XP DYE JOB (White)

Level 6 162,000 XP TRIANGLE TWINKLE

Level 7 144,000 XP STRIPED GRAZER

Level 8 136,000 XP PAINTED PREDATOR

Level 9 200,000 XP PREDASHEEN

Level 10 360,000 XP ALTITUDE SICKNESS

Level 11 200,000 XP CLOUDPIERCER

Level 12 200,000 XP PEACH HORIZON

Weapon Skins

MYTHICLEGENDARYEPICRARECOMMONLEVELS

• 
  AKIMBANANA - 1200

• 
  AVATRIX PRIME - 800
• 
  CHARMALURE - 600
• 
  EXHIBITION GRADE - S4 BP Level 43
• 
  GINGER SNAPPER - 800
• 
  GOLD DUST - 800
• 
  STACKTRACE REAPER - S7 BP Level 43
• 
  TOYBOX TRIGGER - 950
• 
  VERISECT DUALITY - S7 BP Level 43 (Ultimate)
• 
  VIRTUAL VELOCITY - $9.99 (S5 Starter Pack)

• 
  AMBIENT ALOHA - 400
• 
  BROADCAST BLAZE - S4 Anniversary Twitch Drop
• 
  CORAL STRIKE - 400
• 
  ENGIMO COMMUNITY - S4 ENGIMO Community Event
• 
  GRAVEYARD SHIMMER - Treat Hunt Event
• 
  SAFE & SOUND - Wheel Of Trust Event
• 
  SILENT HUNTER - S4 BP Level 55
• 
  SKULLBOUND OBLIVION - 400
• 
  WAGE & RAGE - 400
• 
  WILD PATTERN - S5 BP Level 76

• 
  BROKEN BULLSEYE - 175
• 
  MONOCHROME EDGE - 175
• 
  POLYGON PARAGON - 175

• 
  VIRTUAL EXTENSION - 125

• 
  STANDARD ISSUE - Weapon Level 1
• 
  DYE JOB - Weapon Level 2
• 
  DYE JOB - Weapon Level 3
• 
  DYE JOB - Weapon Level 4
• 
  DYE JOB - Weapon Level 5
• 
  TRIANGLE TWINKLE - Weapon Level 6
• 
  STRIPED GRAZER - Weapon Level 7
• 
  PAINTED PREDATOR - Weapon Level 8
• 
  PREDASHEEN - Weapon Level 9
• 
  ALTITUDE SICKNESS - Weapon Level 10
• 
  CLOUDPIERCER - Weapon Level 11

Trivia

• The .50 Akimbo is a dual-wielded pair of the real-world Desert Eagle, designed by Magnum Research and Israel Military Industries in 1979, intended as the self loading pistol meant to replace large caliber revolvers chambering .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, and .50 Action express, the caliber designed specially for the Desert Eagle and the caliber the .50 Akimbos chamber ingame
  • See also: List of Gun Origins.
• Although the bullet dispersion of this gun has been improved in version 8.3.0, it is still worse than that in version 7.12.0.

History

Patch	Changes
8.3.0	Fixed an issue that caused bullet dispersion to grow slightly faster than intended
8.0.0	Decreased damage falloff minimum range from 35m to 32m, giving the weapon a slightly shorter effective range Decreased damage falloff max range from 42.5m to 39m, giving the weapon a slightly shorter effective range
6.6.0	Decreased damage falloff minimum range from 37.5m to 35m, giving the weapon a slightly shorter effective range Decreased damage falloff max range from 47.5m to 42m, giving the weapon a slightly shorter effective range
4.6.0	Made adjustments to how the sprint animations are triggered for the .50 Akimbo pistols. Previously when continuously pressing the assigned sprint button, animations would retrigger making the experience feel a bit clumsy. This should now feel smoother
4.0.0	Introduced .50 Akimbo to the Heavy archetype