Black Dragon Cannon was a Lunar New Year weapon in Counter-Strike Online. It is currently available in the Transcendence Decoder.
Overview[]
- This item can be obtained from Transcendence Decoder.
This is a cannon decorated to look like a dragon. It is a single-shot break-action equipment that has 20 Cannon Rounds in spare, which detonate within the targeted area creating a large volcano-like explosion, dealing tremendous damage to anything in its radius. Also, the weapon's gun barrel is built short, granting excellent mobility in combat.
Advantages[]
- Deals very high damage when fired in close range
- Light weight
- Lights up target for a short period of time
- Good for destroying obstacles in Scenario modes
- Can kill multiple targets at once
- Moderate knock-back power
Disadvantages[]
- Effective in close range only
- Damage decreases over range
- Small magazine capacity
- Expensive price for both weapon and ammunition
- Deals low damage to bosses
- Single-shot firearm
Tips[]
- After firing the cannon, it is advisable to switch to your secondary weapon to stun/kill the enemy if it survives the initial shot.
- Always remember to fire the weapon in close range as the damage decreases the further away you are from your target, effectively making the cannon useless.
- Combine the Black Dragon Cannon with the Deadly Shot ability for maximum damage output.
- This weapon can instantly kill enemies within one shot in Human modes.
- Not recommended for dealing with bosses since it only deals 2000 damage to bosses.
- Recommended when facing mini Bosses.
- This weapon can be used effectively in Pursuit-type Zombie Scenario modes as it kills multiple zombies with one shot and breaks barriers easily.
- When fully enhanced, it has a secondary fire mode which shoots non hit-scan explosive fireballs at long range
- The fully-enhanced version deals 29,000 to 60,000 damage to bosses. with drop-rebuy tactics it can rival the Barrett M95 White Tiger.
Variants[]
- Main article: Eruptor
- Main article: Red Dragon Cannon
- Main article: Gear Bird Cannon MK-1
Release date[]
- Taiwan/Hong Kong: 17 January 2012.
- China: 18 January 2012.
- South Korea: 19 January 2012.
Indonesia: 18 December 2013.- CSN:Z: 17 August 2015.
Vietnam: 4 February 2016.
How to obtain[]
This weapon was released alongside TMP Dragon on January 19th 2012. The player must collect 4 happy new year cards to get
This weapon was released on 18 December 2013 alongside TMP Dragon. The players must collect 4 cards: X, M, A and S.
| Alphabet | Task |
|---|---|
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Log in within the event period. |
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Play for 5 hours cumulatively. |
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Collect 8000 Kill Points. |
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Can be obtained rarely from Code Box. |
This weapon was released on 18 December 2013 alongside TMP Dragon. The players must collect a series of alphabets B, A, R and U.
| Alphabet | Task |
|---|---|
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Log in within the event period. |
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Play for 5 hours cumulatively. |
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Collect 8000 Kill Points. |
 |
Can be obtained rarely from Code Box. |
| Alphabet | Task |
|---|---|
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Gallery[]
View model
Ditto, with CSO22 paint
Preview
World model
Elite Crew with Cannon
Michaela wielding Cannon alongside other characters and zombies in Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies promotional art
South Korea poster
Taiwan/Hong Kong poster
China poster
Singapore/Malaysia poster
Indonesia poster
CSN:Z poster
Vietnam poster
In-game screenshot
Obtained from Code Box
![Obtain Letter [S]](/wiki/File:ObtainCannonS.jpg "ObtainCannonS.jpg (87 KB)")
Obtain Letter [S]
HUD icon
Firing and reload sound
Draw sound
View model
Fireball
Fireball explosion
Trivia[]
- The Black Dragon Cannon is the fourth break-action weapon to be introduced into the game. The first being the M79 Saw off, the second being the SVDEX's grenade launcher and the third one being the Double-barreled shotgun.
- There are two Chinese characters written on the weapon: "Hēi"(黑), written on the weapon's buttstock, which means "black" in English; "Dōng"(東), written on its barrel, which means "East".
- This weapon does not share the same ammunition as the M79 and M203.
- A replica of the Black Dragon Cannon was made by the gimmick presenters during the CSO World Championship 2013, specifically in the Zombie 4: Darkness announcement.
- There's a glitch where the gun freezes for a couple of seconds when firing; though only if the user has high latency.
- This is the second weapon which doesn't show the user reloading animation in third-person view after M79 Saw Off.
- This is the first weapon to have a secondary fire mode when fully enhanced.
External links[]
- Cannon at Wikipedia.