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Quad-Barrel Shotgun
  • Quad-Barrel Shotgun item sprite
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Uses ammoBullets
Damage14 (Ranged)
Knockback6.5 (Strong)
Critical chance4%
Use time55 (Extremely slow)
Velocity7
Tooltip'When 2 or 3 just doesn't cut it'
RarityRarity level: 3
Buy35
Sell7
Research1 required
Quad-Barrel Shotgun (demo)

The Quad-Barrel Shotgun attacking Target Dummies.

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 Skeletron has been defeated.

It fires a spread of eight shots 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 really represents the late Pre-hardmode, 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.
    • For those wanting a shotgun with less spread, see the Boomstick, a chest reward found in the jungle.
  • It is very useful against very large enemies of this this game phase, such as Wall of Flesh and Deerclops, as larger hitboxes allow more pellets to be hit.
  • Despite better weapons being available against Wall of Flesh, this weapon can be very useful if all the pellets hits an eye, dealing massive damage.

Trivia[]

History[]

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Damage reduced from 17 to 14.
    • Pellet count increased from 6 to 8.
    • One pellet is now always aimed towards the cursor accurately.
  • 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.

References[]

  1. Cenx' message in #terraria-chat-1 on the official Terraria Discord server (link) Jun 10, 2019
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