Energy Rifle vs Gunblade
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The numbers say
Gunblade hits harder per shot — 45 vs 20 (a 25 point gap).
Energy Rifle fires faster — roughly 3.3 shots/sec vs 1.3 for Gunblade.
On theoretical sustained DPS (damage ÷ time between shots, ignoring falloff and reload), Energy Rifle comes out ahead at ~67/s vs ~60/s for Gunblade.
Gunblade is the cheaper unlock (45 Keys vs 425 Keys, Energy Bundle).
| Stat | Energy Rifle | Gunblade |
|---|---|---|
| Category | primary | primary |
| Cost | 425 Keys, Energy Bundle | 45 Keys |
| Damage | 20 | 45 |
| Fire Rate | 0.30s | 0.75s |
| Ammo | ∞ | 12 |
| Reload | — | — |
Energy Rifle
The Energy Rifle is a slightly slow automatic weapon that fires energy beams that bounce off walls. It serves as a somewhat oppressive weapon with its relatively short cooldown and infinite ammo.
Prime rarity.
Gunblade
The Gunblade is a weapon that works as a hybrid, meaning it can switch to both a melee and a firearm upon hitting someone, and is mostly used from mid-range to close-range, depending on what mode it is in.
Standard rarity. Hybrid ranged/melee weapon — also has a melee blade combo (35 dmg, 8 stud reach) and a dash.