Sour Shots

Sour Shots
Unique Strange Collector's
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Information
Class(es):	Marksman
Availability:	Fitten Co. Store ( 10 Funds; Unique) Using a Kills Strangifier (Strange) Item Drop (Strange) Combining 5 Strange duplicates (Collector's)
Slot:	Primary
Type:	Hitscan
Ammo:	1 / 25
Creator(s):	Green_Sama & Kean1sh (2020) JetstarAirforce57 (2018)
Date(s) added:	August 30, 2018
Giftable:	Yes
Allowed in
Vs. Bosses	✔️
Medieval	❌
Infection	❌
Statistics
Sour Shots Level 71 Dart Rifle +25% charge rate On Scoped Hit: Apply lemonade for 2 to 8 seconds based on charge level. Headshots or fully charged shots cause an explosion of Lemonade Shots can extinguish teammates -10% reload speed Headshot only do critical hits against lemoned players

[

Let this serve as a remainder, never get too comfortable! ―Marksman

]

The Sour Shots is a primary weapon for the Marksman. It is a sleek, single-shot dart gun with a team-colored body fitted with a scope, stock, and muzzle end. A lemonade is placed in a pipe between the main body and the stock.

This weapon charges 25% faster compared to any other sniper rifles, and a scoped hit douses opponents in lemonade. The amount of time enemies are doused depends on the amount of charge, with a minimum of two seconds and a maximum of eight seconds at a full charge. Headshots or fully-charged shots cause an explosion of Lemonade and shots can extinguish teammates if they are on fire.

However, this utility comes at a cost of a 10% slower reload speed and headshots only dealing critical hits against enemies under the lemonade effect, reducing the overall damage and depending on more assists to finish off targets.

Like all sniper rifles other than the Poacher's Pride, this weapon deals 20% less damage if the user hits an enemy that is less than 40 studs away from the user.

Damage and Function Times

Damage and function times
Shot type		Hitscan
Damage type		Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Effect		Lemonade
Damage
Base damage	100%	Normal / 45-135 <40 studs / 36-108
Critical		Normal / 135-450 <40 studs / 108-360
Mini-crit		Normal / 60-182 <40 studs / 48-145
Function times
Reload speed		1.65s
Max charge time		2.25s
Headshot delay		0.2s
Effect duration		2-8s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Tips

• The Sour Shots rifle is actually a utility weapon. This means that it's a weapon that sacrifices its own reliability to allow the other weapons in your arsenal to deal some serious damage.
  • While you can debuff enemies with Lemonade from a far distance, the requirements to secure kills (especially headshots) becomes significantly harder.
  • On the bright side, the Lemonade debuff that the Sour Shots give to enemies can help teammates to kill them easily through mini-crits.

• Remember than once an enemy has been debuffed by you, you can land a headshot on them and secure the kill like the stock Sniper Rifle.
• Look for teammates who are currently in the middle of a fight. If you shoot the enemy they're fighting to make them vulnerable to mini-crits, you can help your teammate get the upper hand!
  • You can also shoot at your teammates to get rid of their afterburn, should there be any.
• Remember that headshots or fully-charged body shots will make a splash of Lemonade, which will not only debuff your target, but also enemies that were near your target!
  • This especially works against a Doctor that's pocketing a teammate.
  • This also works if you shoot one enemy pushing the cart in Payload, as everyone on the cart will get debuffed.
  • The more your Sour Shots were charged before you shot, the longer the debuff lasts for. Especially if your shot splashes onto nearby enemies.
  • Even if you hit a weak shot, your target will still get debuffed by themselves, so it should still be a personal win in your book.
• Your MAC-10 and Suppressed Solution become a lot more powerful when paired with the Sour Shots.
  • The MAC-10 is a reliable backup weapon due to its high fire rate, with a maximum of 140 damage per second with the mini-crits.
  • The Suppressed Solution is a situational alternative. Damaging and/or killing enemies with the already coated in Lemonade makes it easier to fill the charge meter, which, when full, allows the Marksman to continue dealing mini-crit damage should the target survive the initial burst.
• Your other option for a secondary is the Lemonade, but it's a very situational weapon. Take time to consider...
  • When you throw out the Lemonade, you can immdiately follow up with a few headshots, as doused enemies can now be headshotted and immediately killed.
  • On the other hand, it would be redundant if you equipped this, since the Sour Shots already debuffs enemies and doesn't have a 12 second-cooldown.
  • The Sour Shots can also debuff enemies from a far distance, while the Lemonade can only travel so far.
• The Lemoblade is a great pair for the Sour Shots, especially if rocket-jumping Troopers or sticky-jumping Annihilators are a constant problem.
  • If an enemy sneaks up on you, you can easily hit them with an unscoped shot, then use the Lemoblade and deal critical hits.
• The Sour Shots make you a deadly counter to Agents, as your long-range debuff shots will temporarily reveal where they are if cloaked or disguised.
  • This means you can safely track down and kill Agents from your hiding spot. That's very convenient!
  • Any attacks on doused Agents will more or less bypass her damage resistances given by her disguise or cloak, thanks to the Lemomade's mini-crits.
  • If you can't finish the job, alert Arsonists on your team can quickly kill doused Agents.
• When facing off against another Marksman with a different primary weapon, never approach him head-on; he can kill you quickly with an uncharged headshot while you have to wait a few seconds before killing him.
  • Try to take aim when the enemy Marksman is busy or distracted; as he is a threat to your team, it is your job to deal with him.

Strange Variants

Strange variations
Strange Sour Shots Level 96 Dart Rifle Strange Sour Shots - Kills: 0 +25% charge rate On Scoped Hit: Apply lemonade for 2 to 8 seconds based on charge level. Headshots or fully charged shots cause an explosion of Lemonade Shots can extinguish teammates -10% reload speed Headshot only do critical hits against lemoned players
	Compatible Strange Parts ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Agents Killed Annihilators Killed Arsonists Killed Assists Backstabs ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Brutes Killed Bosses Killed Cloaked Agents Killed Critical Kills Damage Dealt ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Damage Dealt to Bosses Deaths Defending Kills Buildings Destroyed Double Donks ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌ ✔️ Flankers Killed Halloween Kills Headshot Kills Healing Done Kills ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Long Distance Kills Marksmen Killed Mini-Critical Kills Mechanics Killed Points Captured ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Player Hits Players Disciplined Players Doused Points Scored Kills while Blast Jumping ❌ ✔️ ❌ ❌ ✔️ Sappers Removed Short Distance Kills Supercharges Deployed Taunt Kills Times Fired ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Times Taunted Troopers Killed Zombies Killed

Related Achievements

See also: Achievements

Marksman

All Evils Are Lemoned

Use the Lemonade to reveal a cloaked Agent.

Lemon-Aider

Extinguish 20 teammates with the Lemonade.

Glued to the Ground

As a Marksman, get 30 kills while standing completely still.

Update History

August 30, 2018

• Added Southern Sleeper.

October 19, 2018 (Halloween 2018)

• Southern Sleeper no longer deals critical hits on headshots.

May 21, 2020

• Renamed to Sour Shots.
• New model by Green_Sama and Kean1sh.

March 25, 2021 (Fit with Fitten)

• Added shots can extinguish teammates bonus.
• Added headshots or fully charged shots cause an explosion of Lemonade bonus.
• Increased Lemonade registration based on charge level from 5 to 8 seconds.
• Changed "No headshots" penalty to "No crits on headshots".

July 31, 2021 (Total Anarchy)

• Fixed an issue where the lemonade would also douse the user when shooting another player on headshot.

June 9, 2022

• Added Strange quality.

July 12, 2022 (A "Heavy" Update)

• Added Collector's quality. (Undocumented)

July 14, 2022

• Fixed an issue where the Sour Shots did not apply lemonade if fully charged or headshotting.

July 16, 2022

• Fixed an issue where the Sour Shots on full charge applying lemonade in the wrong position.

December 24, 2023 (Kringle's Annual New Year Expansion)

• New world animations by ffPrankster.
• Hitboxes of teammates are ignored unless they are burning.

July 13, 2024 (Summer FM)

• Added -10% reload speed penalty.
• Added only targets with the lemonade debuff can be headshot penalty.
• Removed no crits on headshot penalty.

February 1, 2025 (The New WINTER)

• The weapon now have a tween when zooming in.

Trivia

• This weapon was previously known as Southern Sleeper.
  • This weapon's original name is a reference to the Marksman's origin from the southeast regions of the United States.
• The 2018 model was taken from a Roblox model called TF2 - Sydney Sleeper Model, albeit with its material being entirely changed to smooth plastic.

Gallery

Past Designs

2018.

Viewmodels

GRN Marksman's first person view.

RED Marksman's first person view.