Quad-Barrel Shotgun

  

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Quad-Barrel Shotgun

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Uses ammo	Bullets
Damage	14 (Ranged)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	55 (Extremely slow)
Velocity	7
Tooltip	'When 2 or 3 just doesn't cut it'
Rarity	03*
Buy	35 GC
Sell	7 GC
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 4703 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

The Quad-Barrel Shotgun attacking Target Dummies.

The Quad-Barrel Shotgun is a pre-Hardmode gun that can be purchased for 35 GC from the Arms Dealer when he is spoken to in a Graveyard, and Skeletron has been defeated.

It fires a spread of eight bullets at a 45° 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 (although one of the pellets is always aimed towards the cursor accurately). 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. 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 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 GC / 7 GC compared to 25 GC / 5 GC).
• The Quad-Barrel Shotgun is one of the 11 guns in Terraria based on a real gun, the others being the Chain Gun, Flintlock Pistol, Handgun, Musket, Red Ryder(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions), Revolver(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions), Shotgun, Sniper Rifle, Tactical Shotgun, and Uzi.

History

 Desktop version

• 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.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.4.0.5.5: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.