Marathon
Caldwell made, pump-action rifle. Good cycle rate and high capacity, but has a wasteful reload.
Unlock rank1· Added in1.16_event· Penetration2
Available ammo
1 custom slotsFull Metal Jacket (FMJ) bullets have a hardened jacket that increases penetration power, though additional weight reduces muzzle speed. Better retains damage over distance.
A hot-loaded bullet with a strong powder charge combined with a lighter projectile tip significantly boosts the muzzle velocity, but increases recoil slightly. Great for ranged combat.
This bullet contains a small phosphorous charge that ignites when fired and sets flammable targets alight. A visible tracer can give the shooter's position away.
This bullet shatters on impact, releasing a toxic agent fatal in high doses, but can't penetrate surfaces.
Range and damage
Base damage 87Hits to kill a 150 HP hunter at each distance.
How damage falls
Legendary variants
4 skinsThis Marathon invigorates Centipede with the power to dissolve her enemies. Its bullets devour anything from flesh to metal, gnawing away at what once was in order to change it into something new—something bitten and chewed, begging for dirt once again.
Some dead walk to the crossroads, and some take the ferry across the River Styx. The victims of this rifle find themselves borne on silver wings to their eternal darkness.
Do you feel a tingling in your spine whenever you aim this Marathon? Some swear that letting it help guide your crosshair yields success, and that killing in the name of autumn’s spirit—endlessly turning things cold and dead—will forever reap a bountiful harvest.
Desolation's Delegate is aware that many want what he has, but won't put in the work. This Marathon, gilded by his own efforts, is quick to dissolve an opponent's meager ambitions.