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Claw Attack

Claw Attack

Utility	Power	Difficulty
Utility (☆☆☆)	Medium (☆☆☆)	Medium (☆☆☆)

Description

The Claw Attack is a lightweight, unlimited-ammo melee weapon with zero weight or speed penalty. Outside of custom servers or Editing mode, it primarily serves as the fallback melee weapon in mutators that restrict standard weapons, such as Instagib and Kaboom. Because it deals solid melee damage and adds wall- and player-grabbing movement on its secondary fire, it shines in fast parkour engagements.

Primary

Primary fire performs a fast, full-auto horizontal claw slash (500 ms attack delay, 40 base head damage) with moderate stun and knockback. It is best paired with parkour impulse kicks to close the distance or finish off weakened opponents.

Secondary

Secondary fire performs a slower claw strike (800 ms attack delay, 40 base head damage with higher torso and limb multipliers than primary) that can grab walls (grab flag) and pull you directly toward enemies on hit, turning the Claw into a gap-closing mobility tool.

Tips

Use secondary fire against walls or elevated edges to grab and redirect your momentum across gaps.
In Kaboom and Instagib, use the Claw when close-quarters combat makes explosives dangerous or while reloading.
Combine primary slashes with an impulse kick (Q or Ctrl) for burst melee damage.

Counterplay

Keep distance with ranged weapons or explosives when fighting a Claw user. Predict when they will lunge with secondary fire and use an impulse dodge to break their approach.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strong against:
Slow-reloading or close-disadvantaged enemies in Instagib and Kaboom when fighting around tight corners.

Weak against:
Any sustained ranged weapon across open sightlines.