SAND: Raiders of Sophie – Player vs Player (PvP) Ground Combat Guide

PvP Ground Combat Info

Health and Armor

Players have 150 HP by default.

Each armor bar provides +50 HP.

Headshot Multipliers

The 9×42 mm rifle has the highest headshot multiplier in the game.

Melee Damage

• Punch: 50 damage
• Weapon melee: 30 damage
• EB “Bantam” Revolver melee: 50 damage (+20 bonus)

12 GA Shotgun Ammo

General

• Headshot multiplier: 2.0× per pellet
• Maximum range: 30 m

Common 12 GA

• 22 damage × 10 pellets (220 maximum damage)
• Damage begins falling off after 6–8 m.

Range modifiers:

Uncommon 12 GA Slug

• Single projectile
• 150 damage
• Less damage falloff than Common shells

Range modifiers:

Rare 12 GA Buckshot (HE)

• 10 damage × 10 pellets (100 total)
• No damage falloff within 30 m
• Each pellet deals 10 structure damage

Structure damage:

• Wooden loot room door: 3 shots
• Trampler door: 9 shots

Recommendation

• Keep Common 12 GA shells.
• Sell Slugs.
• Use HE Buckshot when structure damage is needed.

8×21 mm Ammo

General

• Damage: 50
• Headshot: 100
• Headshot multiplier: 2.0×
• Range: 150 m

Common

Range modifiers:

Uncommon HV

• Higher projectile velocity
• Better long-range performance

Range modifiers:

Rare FMJ

Range modifiers:

Recommendation

Use FMJ whenever possible. Sell Common ammo if you have a stockpile of HV or FMJ.

9×42 mm Rifle Ammo

General

• Damage: 50
• Headshot: 150
• Headshot multiplier: 3.0×
• Range: 300 m

Common

Damage remains full until 200 m.

Range modifiers:

Uncommon HV

• Faster projectile velocity
• No damage falloff out to 300 m

Rare FMJ

Range modifiers:

Recommendation

FMJ is the strongest option. Sell Common ammo if you have HV or FMJ.

11×54 mm Sniper Ammo

General

• Headshot multiplier: 2.5×
• Range: 250 m

Rare

• Damage: 100
• Headshot: 250

Range modifiers:

Purple AP

• Damage: 75
• Headshot: 187.5
• Ignores armor

Range modifiers:

Purple AP can one-shot players with headshots under roughly 100 m because it ignores armor.

Sniper Rifles

Ammo: 11×54 mm

All variants retain full damage out to 250 m.

Recommendation

The standard Petros is generally preferred because the scope slows follow-up shots.

Rifles

Ammo: 9×42 mm

• Damage: 50
• Headshot multiplier: 3.0×
• Maximum range: 300 m

The Mehrzel Repeater maintains full damage across its entire effective range.

Shotguns

Ammo: 12 GA

The Vertical Choke produces a narrower vertical pellet spread.

The Triplet fires all three shells simultaneously for extremely high burst damage.

Revolvers

Ammo: 8×21 mm

• Damage: 50
• Headshot: 100
• Range: 150 m

The Bantam gains +20 melee damage.

Pistols

Ammo: 8×21 mm

• Damage: 50
• Headshot: 100
• Range: 150 m

Although pistols use the same ammunition as revolvers, they suffer much heavier damage falloff at range.

Explosives

Time Bomb

• 1500 structure damage
• Appears lethal to nearby players
• Stack size: 3

HG-6 Contact Grenade

• Detonates on impact
• Appears capable of killing players in one hit
• Destroys doors in two hits
• Stack size: 3

RW1 Rocket Launcher

Reload: 5 seconds

Armor-Piercing Rocket

• 300 player damage
• 700 structure damage
• 3 m explosion (25 player damage, 100 structure damage)
• Effective range: 50 m
• Damage falloff after 35 m

High-Explosive Rocket

• 300 player damage
• 150 structure damage
• 3 m explosion (25 player damage, 100 structure damage)
• No observed damage falloff

PvP Recommendations

Snipers

• Currently one of the strongest PvP weapons.
• Rare sniper ammo can one-shot players wearing Blue armor with a headshot.
• Purple AP ammo can one-shot any player with a headshot under roughly 100 m.
• Running without a scope is generally preferred.
• Silencers provide little benefit while fighting from a Trampler.
• Cannon operators and wheelhouse players are easy sniper targets.
• Elevated Crow’s Nests provide excellent firing positions.

Shotguns

• Carrying a shotgun is recommended because all variants can potentially one-shot enemies at close range.
• HE Buckshot is useful for destroying structures.
• Common shells remain the best general-purpose ammunition.

Pistols, Revolvers and Rifles

• Revolvers outperform pistols at longer distances because pistols lose damage rapidly.
• Pistols compensate with larger magazine sizes.
• Rifles dominate medium and long-range combat.
• The Purple Mehrzel Repeater paired with FMJ ammo is an excellent alternative if not using a sniper.

Example Loadout

• Green Petros Sniper or Purple Mehrzel Repeater
• Peppermill Shotgun
• Purple Armor
• 9×42 mm FMJ or Sniper Ammo
• Additional 9×42 mm FMJ or Sniper Ammo
• Common 12 GA shells
• Medkit
• Time Bomb
• Time Bomb (or additional 12 GA shells)