For a long time, Valorant players had access to 17 different types of weapons around which all strategies were built and the meta was formed. However, after a long hiatus, Riot Games finally pleased the gaming community by adding a new sniper rifle, Outlaw, becoming the 18th weapon. Despite the rifle's release two months ago, not all players are aware of its features and some even avoid the rifle. To rectify this, the Bo3.gg editorial team has created a guide on Outlaw in Valorant for our readers to learn all the nuances and rules of playing with the new weapon.
What is Outlaw?
As mentioned earlier, Outlaw is the 18th weapon introduced in the game alongside the start of Episode 8, in January 2024. The rifle has quite unusual characteristics, which made it popular within the Valorant community.
Outlaw Characteristics
- Price: 2400 credits
- Damage: 238 to the head, 140 to the body, 119 to the legs
- Rate of fire: 2.75 shots per second
- Magazine size: 2 rounds in the magazine, 10 in reserve
- Reload speed: 2.3 seconds for one bullet, 3.8 seconds for two bullets
- Equip speed: 1.25 seconds
- Running speed with the rifle: 5.4 meters per second
- Wall penetration ability: high
- Scope magnification: 3.5x
As you can see, the characteristics of Outlaw are quite strong, making the sniper rifle perfectly fit into the current game meta and even change it. Because of this, most players consider Outlaw one of the best sniper rifles in terms of price and functionality.
Features of Outlaw
The new sniper rifle has several features, the first of which is the enormous damage it inflicts. Aside from the headshot damage, which immediately kills the opponent, the body damage is also incredibly high, at 140 units. This allows you to kill any player protected by light armour easily. The second feature is its rate of fire, which is 2.75 shots per second, making Outlaw the fastest sniper rifle in Valorant. The third feature is excellent control and minimal bullet spread. Even when firing without aiming, Outlaw allows you to send all bullets with minimal dispersion at close range.
Another very important feature of Outlaw relates to the number of rounds and scoped shooting. The sniper rifle has two available rounds for shooting, which means that when using the scope, it will not close after the first shot, as is the case with Marshal and Operator. This allows you to make two precise shots in one spot without spending time on re-aiming.
How Outlaw influenced the current Valorant meta?
After the rifle's release, both casual and professional players unanimously confirmed that Outlaw would significantly affect the current meta. Over the past few years, players preferred light armour for its decent functionality, providing a 25-unit shield for a low price of 400 credits. Outlaw's appearance greatly reduced the effectiveness of shields because, with body damage of 140 units, you could easily penetrate light shields. This makes Outlaw the second weapon after Operator that can penetrate light armour with a body shot. After its introduction in the game, most players began to reconsider their strategy, now preferring heavy armour, which allows for surviving a body shot from the Outlaw.
How to properly use Outlaw
Now that you know the basic information about the rifle, it's time to learn how to properly use Outlaw and in which situations it is best utilized. First and foremost, it is a sniper rifle, so you should take into account your shooting skills with such weapons. If you rarely use sniper rifles and do not have good aiming skills, we recommend refraining from purchasing Outlaw, as its power will not help you. The new rifle performs best when played on agents who can quickly change their current location. In this regard, the Outlaw is similar to the Operator, which also requires safety during reloading. Such agents include Jett, Omen, Chamber, and Reyna.
As for purchasing periods, Outlaw gives players complete carte blanche, thanks to its low price of 2,400 credits. Because of this, the rifle can be used in eco rounds when there are very few credits left and you need to accumulate them. Often, players completely forgo armour and abilities just to buy Outlaw. Also, Outlaw is suitable for situations when the situation is in your favour, again, due to its cheap price, you won't lose much, even if you fail to realize the rifle's potential.
It is important to note that when using the rifle, there is one very important point related to the correct timing of reloading. As mentioned in the characteristics, Outlaw only holds two rounds in its magazine, meaning that after two shots, you need to reload. This interesting point is related to the fact that reloading one bullet takes 2.3 seconds, while a full magazine takes 3.8 seconds. Using this information, you can calculate situations where it's better to reload after the first shot, so you have two shots available in the next situation.
Community and professional attitude yowards Outlaw
Although upon the rifle's release, both casual players and esports athletes praised the weapon, the situation has changed slightly today. In casual matches, players still often buy Outlaw, and some even complain about its incredible power, asking developers to nerf the rifle. On the professional scene, the situation is radically different. At major tournaments, Outlaws hardly appear, and there are several reasons for this. Firstly, the level of play at such events is always maximum, so esports athletes perfectly know how to counter the new rifle. Another possible reason is the fear of mistakes. Professional players mostly prefer Vandal and Phantom for their stability, so new weapons can bring a certain fear of mistakes.
Conclusion
After reading our material, you should understand what Outlaw is and how to use it properly. Note that the rifle has only recently appeared in the game, so it is still considered quite strong, but in the future, developers may weaken it. Also, only two skins are currently available for Outlaw, which is also related to the newness of the weapon. Continue following our portal to learn about all the changes to the new sniper rifle.
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