SMG-PDWs
KV9
Measured across 213 real players, each with 50+ kills with it.
It's used at the same ranges as other SMG-PDWs: 22.7% of its kills are hip-fire. Among the 11 SMG-PDWs, it ranks 3rd in shots per kill (27), 5th in accuracy (22.6%) and 4th in kills per minute (1.41).
- Kills per minute
- 1.41
- Hip-fire kills
- 22.7%
- Its family: 12.0%. The higher, the closer range.

What's good with the KV9
How normal players spread out: the solid band is the middle half, the white line the median and the yellow one its family (all automatic weapons, for example). Right is always better.
Shots per kill
average vs its family27
Half of players are between 21 and 35.3. At 21 or fewer, you use it better than 3 in 4. Below 17.3, top 10%.
Accuracy
+6% vs its family22.6%
Half of players are between 19.1% and 26.6%. At 26.6% or more, you use it better than 3 in 4. Above 32.2%, top 10%.
Headshots
−6% vs its family13.3%
Half of players are between 11.7% and 15.8%. At 15.8% or more, you use it better than 3 in 4. Above 18.5%, top 10%.
Which class gets the most out of it
It's a signature weapon of the Engineer class: that class carries it with an advantage. Other classes can use it too, without the advantage.
Against the rest: smg-pdws
Shots per kill
Rank 3 of 11
Accuracy
Rank 6 of 11
Headshots
Rank 8 of 11
Data: public stats from players our engine sees as normal. These aren't the weapon's official numbers (damage, fire rate): it's how it really performs in people's hands.
