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Shotgun

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Overview

How it plays

Weirdly high fire rate for a shotgun. Nine pellets per pull, single-shell reloads, and a spread that makes precision optional. The Shotgun is the highest DPS primary in the game and it knows it. Get in range. That's the whole strategy.

Strategy

Close the gap and stay there. On-hit jokers like Explosive Rounds and Pick Pick trigger on each individual pellet, so they hit harder here than on anything else. Rush Blast's opening slug gives you a precision shot at the start of every magazine.

Strengths

  • Highest DPS primary weapon in the game · On-hit jokers trigger per pellet for massive amplification · Partial reloads let you fire mid-cycle · Great horde-clearing at close to medium range

Weaknesses

  • Damage falls off hard outside effective range · Full empty means a long reload, so pick your moments · You're in trouble if you get surrounded without a movement plan