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Reactive Weapon Skin

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Reactive Weapon Skins are special types of Legendary Skins that change the respective weapon's appearance during gameplay. Until Season 21.svg Season 21, one weapon's set was typically available at Level 100 and 110 of the Season's Premium Battle Pass. Starting with Season 22.svg Season 22, at least one reactive weapon skin or variant is available per split's Premium and/or Ultimate+ Battle Pass. As of Season 20.svg Season 20's Shadow Society Event, reactive skins appear at the top of lists and have a shimmer effect in the Legend Locker's Weapon section. As of Season 25.svg Season 25 the stage 3 animation is also shown there.

Reactive Effect Mechanics

Reactive skins evolve with changing effects on the weapon depending on your performance in the game. Upon equipping the skin for the first time in a game, it will use it's "base" skin and has 3 additional stages of evolution. Evolution is achieved by knocking or full-killing a player with the reactive skin equipped, where the first evolution requires 1 of either, the second requires a total of 3, and the third requires a total of 5. Note that in Mixtape modes 5 kills are required since there are no knockdowns, only full-kills. Every credit towards an evolution is accompanied by a sound effect, which also continues playing after the highest evolution is reached.

Also note that the evolution is based on the respective skin, not the weapon. This means that you can equip two of the same weapon using the same skin and they will share their evolution stage. On the other hand, you can equip two of the same weapon using two different skins (i.e. by looting another player's weapon with their reactive skin), and they will not share their evolution stage. In the same vein, kills before equipping the skin do not count towards the evolution.

Weapons

Note:

+ Requires the Ultimate+ Battle Pass

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Trivia

  • The following weapons have not received reactive weapon skins: the Bocek, the Kraber, and the RE-45.
  • The Jadeite Retribution Peacekeeper is the first reactive skin to be available outside of a Battle Pass.
  • The Heart of the Divine EVA-8 is the first and currently only reactive skin to be rewarded before finishing the Battle Pass.
  • The R-99 is the only weapon to have two different sets of reactive skins in a Battle Pass.
  • The Top Tier Flatline is the first reactive skin to be available entirely for free.
  • The Hunter's Best Friend P2020 is the first reactive skin to launch without a variant. It was also available for free since the Season 22 Split 1 Premium Battle Pass was unlockable via challenges.
  • The Flatline and R-99 have the most reactive skins out of any weapon.


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