The Gnasher is the Gears’ natural “up-close-and-personal” weapon, and just about the only weapon in the game that rivals the Lancer’s chainsaw bayonet up-close. Use: Chainsaw up close against just about anything, regular fire close-to-mid range against just about any other ranged weapon.ĭon’t Use: Up-close against a shotgun-wielding enemy. Skilled Gears players are likely to leap out the way and blow you away with the Shotgun. If you’re in the receiving end of a chainsaw melee attack, the Lancer’s regular fire gives you the chance to stun them, lowering their chainsaw while you move in for the kill.ĭon’t rev your chainsaw any more than you have to, however. One trick that’s often used is to wait behind cover, and as someone’s passing let rip with the chainsaw, taking your unfortunate foe completely by surprise.
You probably won’t want to be without the Lancer for too long in any scenario – the chainsaw bayonet makes it arguably the game’s strongest melee option, and the gun’s relatively high accuracy makes it good for even mid-to-long range combat.Ĭhainsaw kills usually feature pretty prominently in versus matches, with rarely a round going by without some unfortunate Gear or Locust being shredded by the Lancer’s saw. The game’s main weapon, the Lancer is everyone’s default weapon in multiplayer, and the gun you’ll wield the most in the single-player campaign too.