Quad-Barrel Shotgun

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Quad-Barrel Shotgun

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Uses ammo	Bullets
Damage	17 / 24 (Ranged)
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	03*
Buy	35
Sell	7
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 4703

Animation of the Quad-Barrel Shotgun.

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.

Tips

• 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

• The Quad-Barrel Shotgun is a reference to the 1979 American science fantasy horror film Phantasm.
• 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

 Desktop version

• 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 version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.