Quad-Barrel Shotgun
Quad-Barrel Shotgun

Statistics
Type | |
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Uses ammo | Bullets |
Damage | 17 ![]() ![]() |
Knockback | 6.5 (Strong) |
Critical chance | 4% |
Use time | 55 (Extremely slow) ![]() 45 (Very slow) ![]() |
Velocity | 7 |
Tooltip | 'When 2 or 3 just doesn't cut it' |
Rarity | ![]() |
Buy | 35 |
Sell | 7 |
Research | 1 required |
Sounds
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- Internal Item ID: 4703
The Quad-Barrel Shotgun is a pre-Hardmode gun that can be purchased for 35 from the Arms Dealer when he is spoken to in a Graveyard and, on the Desktop version, after Skeletron has been defeated.
It fires a spread of six /
four bullets at a 45-degree angle while having twice the spread of the Shotgun. This spread is very substantial and it is difficult to aim without being right next to a foe due to its unreliable spread variation. However, it can be used against groups of enemies and can reliably hit bosses and bigger enemies.
Its best modifier is Unreal.
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Tips[edit | edit source]
- This weapon can be devastating early on, capable of one-shotting Crimson and Corruption enemies at close range. However, due to the wide spread of bullets, it is only viable at very close range.
- It is very useful against very large enemies like King Slime, as larger hitboxes allow more shots to land.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The Quad-Barrel Shotgun is a reference to the 1979 American science fantasy horror film Phantasm.[1]
- Despite its lower rarity color and stats compared to the Hardmode Shotgun (apart from the spread), the Quad-Barrel Shotgun has a higher buy and sell price (35/ 7 compared to 25/ 5).
- The Quad-Barrel Shotgun is one of only eleven guns in Terraria to share its name with a real gun, the others being the Uzi, Shotgun, Sniper Rifle, Revolver, Chain Gun, Flintlock Pistol, Tactical Shotgun, Musket, Handgun and the Red Ryder.
History[edit | edit source]
- Desktop 1.4.1:
- Damage decreased from 24 to 17.
- Projectile number increased from 4 to 6.
- Use time increased from 45 to 55.
- Can now only be bought after Skeletron is defeated.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Cenx' message in #terraria-chat-1 on the official Terraria Discord server (link) Jun 10, 2019