ISO Nightshade

S tier Contested SMG Unlock: Level 4

Why S tier

Best close-range gun in the beta. 21 damage to 10.1 m, about 260 ms at 923 rpm. 110 ms sprint-to-fire, good irons, falls off after about 19 m.

Contested: SMGs felt weaker under Weekend-2 TTK. Recheck at launch.

Based on: Launch cards + beta · Last tuning: 31 Aug · Checked: 19 Oct

Balanced meta, tight shots at the edge of its range · 5 of 9 slots equipped Tested

Apex Not equipped

Apex: ISO Trace (RFID tagging rounds).

Best close-range gun in the beta. 21 damage to 10.1 m, about 260 ms at 923 rpm. 110 ms sprint-to-fire, good irons, falls off after about 19 m.

Contested: SMGs felt weaker under Weekend-2 TTK. Recheck at launch.

Based on: Launch cards + beta · Last tuning: 31 Aug · Checked: 19 Oct

Game rating 0–100

Class average (5 weapons) Base values only; we'll measure values with the build at launch.

Body

TTK calculated: 100 HP, base weapon without attachments. Lighter fields mean fewer hits. Comparison: X-58 Nyx, the next pick in the class.

How much damage one hit does at each distance, after every patch.

Damage per hit Brighter means more damage. Base weapon without Apex, 0–60 m.

31 Aug Current

Max damage 20 → 21, head multiplier 1.25 → 1.3.
28 Aug

Max damage 23 → 20, 4 damage steps instead of 5, head multiplier 1.2 → 1.25.
23 Aug

Max damage 26 → 23, min damage 14 → 13, head multiplier 1.3 → 1.2.

Earlier changes (2)