Bandit

The Bandit sits in the sidearm lineup at 600 credits — between Ghost (500) and Sheriff (800) — and is built around real per-shot stopping power across all three of its range brackets: 152 headshot damage inside 10 meters, still 128 at 10-30 meters, and 112 even past 30. That's a meaningfully flatter damage curve than most sidearms, and it one-shots an unarmored head at any distance the pistol round is realistically fought at.

It trades that consistency for a smaller 8-round magazine and a slower, fully semi-automatic 5.1-round-per-second fire rate — every shot needs to count, since there's less ammunition to recover from a missed read than the Ghost's 13-round magazine offers.

As a newer addition to the sidearm lineup, it effectively gives players a mid-price option that behaves more like a compact Sheriff than an upgraded Ghost — the emphasis throughout is on per-shot damage and range consistency rather than magazine size or fire rate.

Medium wall penetration — a real step up from Ghost's Low rating — combined with the flat, high headshot damage across range brackets makes the Bandit a genuinely strong option for punishing common hold spots through cover, not just a straight duel weapon. Its damage consistency at range is closer to a Sheriff's profile than a Ghost's, without the Sheriff's higher cost.

The smaller magazine and slower fire rate are real costs against a Ghost, whose extra rounds and faster follow-up shot forgive a missed first read more easily. In a sustained multi-target situation the Bandit runs dry faster, which matters in eco-round scenarios where facing more than one opponent with only a pistol is common.

Its body damage (39 at close-to-medium range) is also notably higher than Ghost's, meaning a Bandit user has a somewhat more realistic chance of winning a fight through body shots alone if a headshot read isn't available, narrowing — though not closing — the gap with the Sheriff's body-shot potential.

At 600 credits, the Bandit occupies a genuine middle tier in the sidearm economy — more expensive than the Ghost but noticeably cheaper than the Sheriff, while offering damage consistency closer to the higher tier. On a pistol round or eco round where 800 credits for a Sheriff isn't available but a plain Ghost feels underwhelming for the matchup, the Bandit is the natural step up.

It's worth the extra 100 credits over a Ghost specifically on maps or positions with longer sightlines, where the Ghost's falloff past 30 meters costs more than the Bandit's flatter damage curve does.

It's also a sensible pick when a team's economy allows every player a slight upgrade over the Ghost but genuinely can't stretch to a full Sheriff round — the extra 100 credits per player is a smaller ask than the 300-credit jump to a Sheriff for the whole team.

Treat the Bandit like a precision weapon rather than a spray option — the small magazine and semi-automatic fire rate punish a spray-and-hope approach far more than they reward it. A confirmed headshot read is worth more here than with almost any other sidearm.

It's a strong pick for a player who already favors a patient, one-shot mentality on rifle rounds and wants that same style of play carried over into the pistol economy, rather than someone looking for a forgiving, high-volume close-range brawler.

Because the magazine is small, it's also worth being deliberate about reload timing between engagements — getting caught mid-reload against any full-auto sidearm is a losing position the Bandit can't recover from the way a bigger-magazine pistol sometimes can.

Against a Ghost at range, the Bandit's flatter damage curve gives it a real edge in the exact scenario where the Ghost starts to lose one-tap potential — a longer pistol-round sightline favors the Bandit's consistency over the Ghost's falloff.

Against a Sheriff, the Bandit is still outgunned on raw per-shot damage and fire rate, and should generally avoid a slow, patient stand-off duel in favor of closing distance slightly to bring its own flatter damage curve into play sooner.

Against a Frenzy or Classic at close range, the Bandit's slower fire rate and smaller magazine are real liabilities — a full-auto or burst-capable opponent can out-trade it if the Bandit user misses the opening shot.

The Bandit's flat damage curve makes it a genuinely good pick on maps with longer pistol-round sightlines, where its consistency at range matters more than it would on a tighter map where most fights are already decided at close quarters.

It also benefits from Medium wall penetration on maps with common wallbang spots — a position that can pre-fire through a known thin-cover angle gets more value from the Bandit than from a Ghost with its lower penetration rating.