- For weapon with similiar mechanic, see Blood Dripper.
Ascalon is a Transcendent melee weapon in Counter-Strike Online under the Science Fiction series.
Overview[]
A close combat weapon made using the technology of the Aegis Research Institute. Attacks by spinning the sleek boomerang-shaped weapon. When the gauge is charged, it fires a boomerang-shaped projectile, which can be caught and thrown again. When a certain number of hits are met, it explodes without returning.
Special function[]
- Boomerang
- Activation condition: When the gauge is at 100, right-click the mouse
Throw a boomerang projectile. The boomerang flies and deals damage and knockback to the target. It returns after a certain amount of time and deals damage and stiffness to the target. The returned boomerang can be thrown again within a certain amount of time, and if thrown a third time, it explodes on its own, dealing damage to the surrounding area.
Combo[]
- Right click
The gauge charges over time, and activates by consuming all of the gauge. It flies in a straight line for a certain amount of time, hits, and returns to hit. The returned boomerang can be thrown again within a certain amount of time, and if thrown a third time, it will not return, but explode on its own, dealing damage to the surrounding area.
Release date[]
- South Korea: 6 March 2025.
- China: 12 March 2025.
- CSN (Global) & Taiwan/Hong Kong: 19 March 2025.
Analysis[]
Damage[]
- Head: 6460
- Back: 19380
- DPS: 10,000
- DPS Back: 31000
- Etc: 1615
- Back: 4845
- DPS: 2500
- DPS Back: 7800
- 6460/19380/10,000 (Head/Back/DPS)
- 1615/4845/2500 (Etc/Back/DPS)
- DPS: 2500
The DPS of A mode in Scenario mode is on par with Twin Light Axes.
Penetration[]
Primary attack is able to penetrate walls within 5 meters.
Mechanism[]
- After the ammo gauge reaches 100%, right click to throw boomerang.
- The first and second boomerangs return to the user while the third one explodes, dealing 10,000 damage and strong knockback.
- All boomerangs need to be thrown within 3 seconds.
- Activating Deadly Shot does not register the attacks as headshots.
- The boomerangs can be thrown at the maximum range of 15 meters.
- It takes 7 seconds to fully charge the B mode.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Ascalon was an ancient city in the Levant that was a significant port city and a key player in the Crusades. The remains of Ascalon are now located at the archaeological site of Tel Ashkelon, in the modern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
- As a city, it was the largest and oldest seaport in Canaan, part of the Philistine pentapolis, a group of five cities, an important city during the Roman, Byzantine, and Early Islamic periods, destroyed in 1270 by the Mamluk sultan Baybars and the English Crusaders transliterated its name from Ashkelon to Ascalon.
- In other media, In Guild Wars, Ascalon is the name of a lance used by St. George to kill a dragon. In Ben 10, Ascalon is a character who appears in A Knight to Remember, Solitary Alignment, and other episodes. In Arknights, Ascalon is an Operator who is skilled at ambushes and enemy concealment. In Dragon's Dogma, Ascalon is an item that can be obtained by purifying Bitterblack Novelty Lv. 2.
- This weapon comes with an exclusive glove