Headshot

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Heheh, don't lose your head now! ―Marksman

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A headshot is a successful attack to head of enemy. The Classic can deal headshots independent of the scope. The Poacher's Pride and Huntsman are able to deal headshots as well, despite not having a scope. The Ambassador can also deal headshots, but only on the first bullet of its clip.

Headshots on a majority Marksman's primaries and Agent's Ambassador deal guaranteed critical hits. All headshots from the 50-AE, or the Poacher's Pride and Ambassador beyond a certain distance deal mini crits. The Sour Shots, however, does not deal any form of critical hit on a headshot. Unless a damage reducing effect is active, a fully charged headshot from the Sniper Rifle and Model IV instantly kill any class regardless of overheal, excluding a Dead Ringer Agent.

Killing an enemy with a headshot provides 1.5 points on a headshot kill while killing an enemy with a Huntsman headshot yields an extra point; for a total of 2 points.

Targets who are headshot have a unique death animation, which was contributed by freakyfish7.

Weapons

Weapons relating to headshot
Marksman	Sniper Rifle	Scythe for Sore Eyes	Classic	Can only perform headshots after waiting 300 milliseconds while scoped in.
	Model IV	Skullbuster	Urban Upriser
	Efficient Eliminator			Deals 0 headshot damage at the first few seconds of charging.
	Sour Shots			Headshots apply targets with Lemonade for 2 to 8 seconds based on charge level. Headshots deal no critical damage.
	Poacher's Pride			First shot is accurate when attempting to perform a headshot. Headshots beyond 96 studs will deal mini-crits instead of critical damage.
	Huntsman			Projectile can be lit in flame from a brazier or by Arsonist's flamethrower.
Agent	Ambassador			Can only perform a headshot if the clip is fully loaded. First shot is accurate when attempting to perform a headshot. Headshots beyond 75 studs will deal mini-crits instead of critical damage.

Related Achievements

Map

Orange Valley

On Yellowvalley (CP), get a headshot kill within 20 seconds of the round beginning.

Marksman

Headhunter

As a Marksman, kill 1,000 players with headshots.

Classless Acts

Kill 25 players with a fully charged headshot with The Classic

Gator County

As a Marksman, kill 5 enemies with headshots in a single life.

Annihilated

As a Marksman, headshot and kill a charging Annihilator.

Silencer

Decapitate 15 players with headshots with the Urban Upriser.

Intelligent Shot

As a Marksman, headshot an enemy carrying the intelligence, and prevent any other players from picking it up.

Flat Tire

Headshot 15 revved up Brutes with a fully charged shot.

Target Practice

As a Marksman, headshot 10, parachuting players.

Update History

August 17, 2017 (Rehaul)

• Reduced time required for headshots when scoped in by dividing it by 4.

August 18, 2017 (Rehaul)

• Successful headshots makes a critical sound globally, one receiving a louder crit sound locally for the Marksman.

August 20, 2017 (Rehaul)

• Disabled screams when getting headshotted.

August 20, 2017 (#2, Rehaul)

• Fixed an issue where headshots does not make a global critical sound.

August 27, 2017 (Rehaul)

• Sniper rifles do mini-crits below 50% charge while it do crits above 50% on headshots.

September 21, 2017

• Removed unique animations for headshots. (Undocumented)

August 19, 2018

• The delay for critical headshots is reduced to 0.2 seconds.

August 24, 2018

• Ambassador will do mini-crits on headshot beyond the 1200 units range (75 studs).

October 19, 2018 (Halloween 2018)

• Sour Shots is unable to deal critical headshots.

October 4, 2019

• Sniper rifles do 450 on fully charged headshots.

February 18, 2021

• Huntsman required to be charged for 0.25 seconds to headshot.

February 22. 2021

• Changed charged damage multiplier on scoped rifles to 3.33x on headshots.

March 25, 2021

• Fixed an issue where the Huntsman does not deal headshots.

January 28, 2022 (Various Visuals)

• Added unique animations contributed by freakyfish7.

April 6, 2022

• Fixed an issue where XBOX players cannot headshot with the Ambassador.

July 14, 2022

• Fixed the Sour Shots not applying lemonade if fully charged or headshotting.

Gallery

Others

Normal killicon.

Huntsman killicon.

Unused burning Huntsman headshot killicon.

Marksman

Weapons Primary Sniper Rifle (Scythe for Sore Eyes) • Classic • Efficient Eliminator • Huntsman (Spider Bite) • Model IV • Poacher's Pride • Skullbuster • Sour Shots • Urban Upriser Secondary MAC-10 • Suppressed Solution (Citric Reaction) • Lemonade (Bottled Lemonade) • Cozy Camper • Razorback • Turtle Rock Melee Machete (Frying Pan, Golden Frying Pan, Objector, Mod Max, Mummy Khopesh) • Bushcutter's Blade • Camper's Climber • Lemoblade • Mischievous Machete Abilities Headshot • Mini-crit boost • Bleeding • Fire • Climb Cosmetics Ace Shot • Advertisement Assassin • Augment Thesis • Battle Bronco • Bushman • Dead Eye • Docking Chief • Fisher Man • GI Joseph • Hunter's Hunch • Hunter's Slouch • Iron Maw • Killer's Catch • Lumbering Jack • Lad's Lid • Omniscient Oculi • Outlaw Hunter • Sharp Specs • Sheik • Shoreline Shot • Silly Serpent • Sugarlined Topper • Sunny Straw • Sweet Season • Rifleman • Vicious Visor • Wicked Winter Other Voicelines • Class Matchups

Agent

Weapons Primary Revolver • Ambassador • Block-17 • Cloak Revolver • Quick Draw • Silenced Pistol Secondary Invis-Watch • Cloak & Dagger • Dead Ringer Melee Knife (Golden Frying Pan, Golden Knife) • Conniver's Kunai • Icicle • Swift Stiletto • Your Eternal Reward PDA Radius Scanner • Sapper • Slow Burn • Spy Camera • Stray Reflex Abilities Disguise • Cloak • Backstab • Headshot Cosmetics Aces High • Bandito • Brim Full of Brains • Brutal Butler • Cold Case • Cloaked Caster • Cunning Cook • Drama Queen • Fearsome Force • Gambler's Gambit • Hard News • Heated Hitman • HJW • Mighty Mask • Ms. Mystery • Plain Sight • Prestigious P.I. • Saintess Sleuth • Shady Agent • Shifty Seller • Sneaking Suspicion • Squared Shades • Strangers Shade • Sugarlined Topper • Team Beret • Detective • Tie Up • Veteran Attire Other Voicelines • Class Matchups