M134 Minigun

M134 Minigun
M134 Minigun
Weapon Quote	“A heavily modified minigun with relentless firepower, perfect for sustained suppression.”
Profile
Build	H Heavy
Type	HMG
Unlock	Demolisher
Damage
Body	11
Head	14.63 (1.33×)
Environmental	30
Damage Falloff
Min Range	30m
Max Range	50m
Multiplier	0.40
Technical
RPM	1500
Magazine	250
Empty Reload	5.25s
Tactical Reload	5.00s

The M134 Minigun is a high-capacity weapon, classified as a heavy machine gun, available to the Heavy build. It is best suited for sustained suppression, structural destruction, and area denial within a close range of threat.

Usage

The M134 Minigun can be selected as the weapon for any Heavy build loadout.

The weapon must be spun up before it can be fired, which can be performed by holding Primary Fire. Alternatively, the user can hold Secondary Fire to begin spinning up the weapon early without firing. Once the weapon is sufficiently spun up, the trigger can be held to continuously fire bullets that damage opponents and deal additional damage on headshots.

Aiming down sights is unavailable, but holding Secondary Fire to manually spin up the weapon will zoom the camera slightly and improve hipfire accuracy. Due to its weight, users experience drastically reduced mobility while spinning or firing the weapon. The M134 Minigun has infinite spare ammunition.

Controls	PC	PS	XBox	Key
Equip M134 Minigun	1	△	Y	Weapon
Fire shot (Tap) Continuous fire (Hold)		R2	RT	Primary fire
Spin up (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)
Body Part	Bullets to kill	Time to kill (s)	Bullets to kill	Time to kill (s)	Bullets to kill	Time to kill (s)
Head	11	0.40	18	0.68	24	0.92
Body	14	0.52	23	0.88	32	1.24

Properties

Weapon

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

Automatic Fire — Continues to fire automatically until the trigger is released.

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

No Aiming Down Sights — Cannot use sights. Zooms in, begins revving the weapon, and slightly increases accuracy instead.

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.

High Range Falloff — Deals reduced damage when hitting targets at long distances (falloff starts beyond 30m).

Moderate Structure Damage — Damages structures. Takes a few seconds to break a concrete wall.

Guide

Strengths

Possesses the highest theoretical DPS of any automatic weapon in THE FINALS, provided all bullets land.
An extremely high fire rate enables overwhelming suppression and area denial, especially in indoor areas.
- Additionally, this suppression can be sustained, with the large magazine size allowing extended firing windows of over ten seconds.
Can easily break through concrete walls, structures, or destructible cover with just a few seconds of firing.
Due to the sheer volume of fire, the weapon is relatively forgiving of slight aim errors, making it slightly more effective in the hands of less experienced contestants.
Effective at creating visual and audible clutter while inside enclosed areas, similar to the Flamethrower.

Weaknesses

Requires a minimum spin-up time before firing that delays responsiveness, especially in close-quarters combat.
- Additionally, the weapon's spin-up is audible to other contestants, alerting them to the general position of the user.
The user receives a movement speed penalty while spinning up or firing the weapon, making them more vulnerable to incoming fire.
Benefits from consistent tracking and optimal range to offset the low damage per bullet.
Quickly falls off in effectiveness starting at mid-range due to damage falloff and weak overall hipfire accuracy.
Vulnerable to goo-based tools, like the Goo Grenade.

Tactics

Pre-spin the barrel with Secondary Fire before peeking corners to ensure the weapon is ready to fire.
Similar to weapons like the KS-23, the M134 Minigun is effective at shredding cover and structures. Use this capability to flush out opposing contestants and break defensive holds.
Perform a "Jump Rev"—jump forward while spinning up the barrel to close distance and improve hipfire accuracy on approach. You can also do this horizontally to peek corners.
Due to overall hipfire spread reducing precision, aiming for the body instead of the head is recommended.
The M134 Minigun benefits from allied utility that increases the user's mobility or supports their positioning, such as the Gateway from a Light contestant, or a Zipline from a Medium.
The weapon benefits from the damage and utility provided by your allies. As such, effectiveness is best found when avoiding solo or isolated combat.

Recoil

Recoil data pending further testing.

Item Mastery

Item mastery XP can be earned by damaging and eliminating opponents with the M134 Minigun.

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

Level 1

DEFAULT

M134 Minigun

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

Level 13

??? XP

TWILIGHT RIPTIDE

Cosmetics

Notice

These sections only display cosmetics added to the new cosmetics database. This is a recent and ongoing development, and more cosmetics will be added over time.

Skins

Animations

Name	Rarity	Source	Description
LOADOUT LOADED	RARE	S8 BP LEVEL 36	The gear's here. Now comes the fun part.

Trivia

The M134 Minigun exists in real life under the same name, introduced during the Vietnam War and designed as a helicopter-capable version of the existing M61 Vulcan rotary cannon.
- See also: List of Gun Origins.

History

Patch	Changes
9.0.0	Decreased bullet dispersion slightly when crouching or standing still and aiming down sights (ADS), making the weapon more precise
7.3.0	Increased the weapon unequip time from 0.2s to 0.25s
7.0.0	Increased environmental damage from 25 to 30, meaning the Minigun can now more reliably remove three wall segments per full magazine
6.4.0	Decreased bullet dispersion when standing still and ‘focus firing’ (secondary fire) by approximately 10%, making the weapon more accurate Decreased bullet dispersion when moving and focus firing by approximately 10%, making the weapon more accurate
6.0.0	Introduced M134 Minigun to the Heavy archetype