🔫 Shotgun
Directional spread weapon — manual aim, close-range burst
🎯 Manual Aim
💥 Multi-pellet Cone
🎲 Desert Stage 2 RNG
✨ v1.0.64
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Directional spread weapon — manual aim, close-range burst
Shotgun is a manual-aim spread weapon that fires multiple pellets in a cone toward your cursor. It excels at close range when several pellets hit the same target, and falls off at distance as the spread widens.
A–S (varies by list) — Frequently rated among top weapons for burst at close range.
~5% chance from breaking Tumbleweeds on Desert Stage 2 (RNG event). After it drops, claim it in Unlocks/Shop.
Buy with Silver in the Unlocks tab after the drop is obtained (in-game cost shown on unlock screen).
Manual Aim — Direction follows your mouse cursor.
Knockback 2.5 → 3 — Knockback upgrades were removed and replaced with Crit Damage.
Each shot releases multiple pellets in a cone. Several pellets can hit the same enemy for heavy burst. Damage reliability scales with proximity: the closer you are, the more pellets connect.
Unlike auto-targeting options (e.g., Aura/Katana), Shotgun requires cursor aim. Players comfortable with mouse aiming can leverage precise positioning for huge payoffs.
Stack Projectile Count first, then Cooldown/Attack Speed. These multiply the weapon’s effectiveness far more than other stats.
Only Stage 2 Tumbleweeds can drop Shotgun. (Stage 1 Tumbleweeds are for Katana.)
Tumbleweeds roll around the map. Chase them and interact/attack to break them.
Community and guides list ~1 in 20 odds per Tumbleweed. Actual results vary with RNG.
The unlock is granted when it drops; you don’t need a free weapon slot in the run.
After the drop is obtained, purchase it with Silver in the Unlocks tab to add it permanently to your pool.
Passive: +1% Attack Speed per level. Great for pumping out frequent shotgun blasts.
Suggested Tomes: Cooldown, Quantity, Damage, XP
Helpful Items (real effects): Battery (+8% Attack Speed), Time Bracelet (+8% XP Gain), Gym Sauce (+10% Damage), Backpack (+1 projectile to all weapons), Boss Buster (+15% vs Elites/Bosses).
Passive: +1% Critical Chance per level. Every pellet can crit, so Quantity + crit items scale hard.
Suggested Tomes: Precision, Quantity, Damage, XP
Helpful Items: Forbidden Juice (+10% Crit Chance), Giant Fork (crits can “Megacrit”), Overpowered Lamp (+1 extra proc roll for on-hit effects), Backpack.
Passive: +1% Armor per level. Makes point-blank positioning safer while you land full pellet cones.
Suggested Tomes: Armor/HP (for comfort), Quantity, Cooldown
Helpful Items: Oats (+25 Max HP), Medkit (+45 HP Regen), Mirror (reflect & brief i-frames), Boss Buster.
Circle around packs or bosses while blasting into the center. Keeps enemies clustered so more pellets hit.
Shotgun is a top-end close-range burster with manual aim. Unlock it via Desert Stage 2 Tumbleweeds, stack Projectile Count and Cooldown/Attack Speed, and pair it with characters that scale those stats naturally.
