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Weapon

Golden Gun

Precision / Burst / Execution

A measured execution pistol that builds into charged cone verdicts and delayed golden echoes.

A devastating golden shot on a faster 1.9s cadence. Every third fire breaks into a measured execution rhythm.

Current build preview: This page shows how Golden Gun plays in the current v0.63 build. Balance, visuals, upgrade details, and presentation may still change over time.
Golden Gun
Auto-fire weapon Precision / Burst / Execution
15 Weapon levels shown
Ultimate Unlocks through weapon evolution, then keeps scaling

Baseline

What it starts with

  • Base Damage: 321.3
  • Cadence: 1.923s
  • Range: 20m
  • Shots/Cycle: 1
  • Projectile Speed: 50
  • Crit Chance: 10%
  • Damage Variance: 10%

Weapon track

Current progression from pickup through Ultimate Ascended

Level 1 Rare

Golden Gun

Fire a gilded round about every 1.9s. Every third fire follows with a second shot after a readable beat.

Every 3rd Fire: +1 Spaced Follow-up

Level 2 Common

Triple Tap

The golden sequence no longer stops at two. The third fire now delivers three clearly spaced execution shots.

Every 3rd Fire: 3 Spaced Shots

Level 3 Common

Deadeye Sequence

When the golden rhythm completes, every spaced shot in the sequence finds a fatal line.

Sequence Shots Always Crit

Level 4 Common

Piercing Shot

Your round punches through another body before it stops.

Pierce +1 Enemy

Level 5 Common

Marksman's Eye

Precision sharpens, making critical shots far more likely.

+25% Crit Chance

Level 6 Common

Overkill Conversion

Overkill spills into the next unlucky target.

Overkill Chains to Nearest Enemy

Level 7 Common

Quick Draw

The hand moves before the smoke clears. Reloads snap faster between executions.

-20% Reload Time

Level 8 Common

Execution Protocol

Opening shots hit harder against fresh targets.

+20% Damage vs >80% HP

Level 9 Common

Ricochet Gold

Golden rounds ricochet into a nearby foe after impact.

Bounce to +1 Nearby Enemy

Level 10 Legendary

Golden Verdict

Aim a two-charge golden shotgun through a wide cone. Every hit critically strikes; Point Blank hits twice.

Level 11 Rare

Faster Justice

Judgment reloads before mercy can intervene.

Golden Verdict shell recovery improves from 18s to 15s.

Level 12 Rare

Long Arm of Judgment

No horizon lies beyond the law.

Golden Verdict range +20% and total cone width +10 degrees.

Level 13 Rare

Condemned

Survival is only a stay of sentence.

Survivors take 20% more Golden Gun damage for 5s; refreshes, never stacks.

Level 14 Rare

Three Verdicts

The chamber holds one final argument.

Maximum Golden Verdict shells increase from 2 to 3.

Level 15 Legendary

Final Sentence

The verdict returns as a golden aftershock.

Every enemy struck takes a delayed golden echo for 50% damage. Point-blank shots still land twice.