Fists

Fists icon

**Fists** are a Melee Weapon that is used when a Player is not holding a Weapon.

## Strategies

### Using

* Take advantage of the high movement speed by ambushing unsuspecting enemies.
* Try to stick right behind a metal structure, as bullets intended for you when they miss will bounce right back at them. Highly recommended when taking down Shotgun users.
* It is not recommended to fight an enemy who has any Shotgun or SMG equipped.
* It is also not recommended to fight someone with heavy armor using fists.
* When you are right on your enemy, especially one with a long gun like the Mosin-Nagant, their shots will not hit you. Attack fiercely when this happens, and keep on trying to stay near the person.
* When a player does not have ranged weapons or their ranged weapons are out of ammo, fists can be a lifesaver.
* Weapons that have reduced movement speed when firing, such as the M870 are vulnerable to fists if the attacker can dodge.
* Paired with high adrenaline, fists can become much more deadly due to the speed boost.
* If you happen to be in a close-range firefight, finishing your opponents with your fists can be a good idea, just make sure not to run in a straight line, as it will be easier for them to hit you if you do this.
* Fists are an effective close-range weapon when up against an opponent with a slow-firing weapon such as a Sniper Rifle or some Shotguns.
* Avoid staying right in front of your opponent. Try to land hits around the player. This could give you easier hits but can also prevent you from being shot or punched in return.
* One effective maneuver in a fists vs fists battle is to spin yourself 360 degrees constantly while moving around, trying to hit the opponent the whole time, as they may try to circle around you and it is more likely to land you a bunch of hits on them. It can also work with shorter melee weapons, though longer weapons like the Naginata won’t be as effective when using this method.
* Don't feel threatened in a melee fight against someone with the Knuckles or Bayonet, or other Melee Skins. All of their stats are equal to the Fists.

### Countering

* If you encounter a hacker early game, they will most likely try and melee-lock you. Be prepared, and spam your fists/melee weapon to fight back. Try to also spin clockwise along with the cheater, to avoid getting hit while also fighting back.
* In order to counter an enemy fist user, you can use the strategies above if you are also using fists or knives.
* Or, you can get a close-range weapon like a Shotgun or an SMG. These weapons have a high rate of fire and damage, so anybody who gets close to you may die. Compact assault rifles like the M416 and the regular Groza also work, but chances are you won't want to waste your ammunition. Longer rifles like the SCAR-H and AK-47 are less effective because of their accuracy (which is detrimental in this case) and their length.
* If the unarmed user is far away, finishing them off is easy if you have a gun.
* If you have a long melee weapon like a Naginata or a Katana, try to stay back while still landing blows on the other user.
* Don't use explosive guns or explosive throwables at close range unless you have better armor.
* Smoke grenades, snowballs, and potatoes an actually help you because they confuse the enemy and/or slow them down
* Switch to your melee weapon/fists if they are close to you and you don't have a CQC gun.
* Pistols are surprisingly effective against boxers early-game because of their small size; melee weapon users can't get too close to you. If it's a DEagle 50, Peacemaker, or P30L, you can use them to attack fist users mid-game because of their high damage per shot along with high fire rate.

## Links

* https://surviv.io/img/loot/loot-weapon-fists.svg

## Trivia

* Fists are one of the only weapons that are not dropped when killed, as every player already has one and fists can't be removed from a player. Other items that come from the Survivr Pass also don’t drop upon death.
* Fists used to deal the same amount of damage as Knives. This has been changed in the v0.5.01 update where knives dealt slightly more damage and sported slightly more range. Then in the v0.7.5 update, the damages for all knives were nerfed to deal the same amount of damage as Fists.
* They were the first melee weapon in the game and was the only one until the update *Air Drop like it's Hot*.
* For a while, Fists weren't shown in the HUD.
* Like the Basic Outfit, Fists is a prototype for itself. Unlike the Basic Outfit, however, is the fact that it isn't the prototype for other melee weapons.
* Fists were referred to as "Punch" in the early stages of the game.
* While some Skins have lore connected to them in the codes, the Fists also has lore connected to them. It is known as "The old one-two".
* Right-clicking on fists in inventory actually will transmit command "drop fists" to the server, which will do nothing.