Duet

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Two side-by-side barrels that take turns. It's the most forgiving level-15 pick, and the one to take if you want to keep farming without learning anything new.

Stats

At 0 stat points. Bullet speed and range include the global bullet-speed and range multipliers.

Tier	2
Unlock level	15 (3,488 score)
Upgrades from	Recruit
Upgrades into	Level 30: Trident, Crossfire, Quadrant
Barrels	2, parallel, 20 px apart, firing alternately
Reload	0.41 s per barrel; one barrel fires every 0.20 s (4.89 bullets per second in total)
Bullet speed	368 px/s
Bullet range	331 px
Bullet damage	6.2 per bullet (+1.94 per Bullet Damage point)
Bullet penetration	2
Spread	±2°
Recoil per shot	0.75× a Recruit shot
Drones / traps / turrets	None
Body	Max HP ×1.078. Top speed 209 px/s at level 15, 82 max HP at level 15

How it plays

Duet trades bullet size for bullet count. Each shot does 6.2 damage instead of the Recruit's 8, but the two barrels fire one after the other, a bullet every 0.2 seconds. Add it up and you're doing about 30 damage a second at 0 points, against the Recruit's 13. Nothing else at tier 2 is that simple to get that much out of.

The alternating fire matters more than it looks. Because the barrels take turns, the stream is continuous rather than coming in pairs. A shape you're shooting never gets a gap, and a player you're chasing never gets a clean window to cross your line of fire. The barrels sit 20 px apart, so the stream is a bit wider than a single barrel and more forgiving of slightly off aim.

Range and bullet speed are the same as the Recruit's: 331 px and 368 px/s. You haven't gained reach. You've gained volume. So you still want to fight at the distance where your shots land, which is closer than a Vantage would like.

Recoil per shot is lighter than a Recruit's, 0.75× per bullet, but you fire a lot more bullets, so holding fire still pushes you backwards steadily. That's useful when you're backing off and annoying when you're chasing.

What it beats and what beats it

Duet beats Recruits and most Rattlers at mid range, because it hits more reliably than the Rattler's ±7° spray and puts out more damage than a Recruit. Of the four it's the best at farming medium shapes, where sustained damage is all that matters.

It loses to a Vantage that keeps its distance. Vantage bullets go 595 px, yours go 331, and a good Vantage player will stay in the gap between those numbers. Don't walk at it in a straight line. Close in at an angle or leave. A Rearguard is faster than you, so it picks when fights start.

Building your stats

You have 14 points at level 15 and you'll have 28 by level 30. The Duet line is all about volume, so build for it.

• Bullet Damage is your best point. Every point raises every one of those 4.9 bullets a second, so it scales harder here than on a slow gun.
• Reload right behind it. Each point multiplies fire rate by about 1.094, and 7 points is roughly 1.88×.
• Bullet Penetration a few points. Penetration is how much a bullet can push through before it's spent, and a bullet's damage drops as it gets used up. More of it means your stream carries through shapes and drones in its path instead of stopping on the first one.
• Bullet Speed a couple of points. Bullet lifetime is fixed, so every point of speed is range too: about +50 px per point.
• Max Health and Movement Speed with whatever's left. You're not a rammer, so skip Body Damage.

Where it leads

• Trident if you want to farm faster. Three barrels in a 90° fan, all firing at once. Great in a shape field, weaker than Duet against a single target.
• Crossfire if you want your back covered. Two barrels forward, two backwards. The recoil from the two pairs cancels out, so you stop getting pushed around when you fire.
• Quadrant if you're farming more than fighting. Four barrels at 90° apart, so only one of them is ever on your target.

If you already know you want the Crossfire or Quadrant, you could have got there through Rearguard as well. Both classes can be reached from either side.

Common mistakes

• Chasing things you can't reach. Your bullets stop at 331 px. If your target is faster than you, the stream never gets there.
• Investing in Bullet Speed first. It's the least important of your bullet stats. You win by volume, so damage and reload come first.
• Standing still while firing. The recoil pushes you back anyway. Strafe sideways so you're harder to hit while you keep the stream on target.
• Taking Duet because it looks like a Recruit with more guns. It is, and that's fine for farming, but it gives up the long-range and drone options only Vantage leads to. Pick knowing that.