Shotgun

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Uses ammo	Bullets
Damage	24 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 23 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) (Ranged)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	45 (Very slow)
Velocity	7
Tooltip	Fires a spread of bullets
Rarity
Buy	25 GC
Sell	5 GC
Research	1 required
Use	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:Item_36.wav

The Shotgun shooting Musket Balls.

The Shotgun is a Hardmode gun that fires a spread of three to five bullets, but consumes only one item of ammo. It can be purchased from the Arms Dealer for 25 GC once the Wall of Flesh has been defeated.

It is an upgrade of the pre-Hardmode Boomstick. The Onyx Blaster(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and the Tactical Shotgun are upgrades of the Shotgun.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Onyx Blaster(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Shotgun Dark Shard2 Soul of Night10	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Notes

(Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Due to the mechanics of piercing damage, piercing bullets (such as Meteor Shot) will only hit enemies one time, even if all bullets connect. The remaining rounds can still rebound on objects behind the target (having not caused damage) and hit the target a second time.

Tips

Using the Shotgun with Crystal Bullets is effective against large groups.
- Exploding Bullets can be an alternative for their area damage, although care should be taken not to hurt oneself. The combined knockback of the ammunition and weapon can be effective for holding off enemies in early Hardmode.
- In PvP, Crystal Bullets are not as effective, because players become momentarily invulnerable when damaged, so the shards will not have any effect. Instead, Cursed Bullets are more useful in this context, as they have a higher damage and inflict the Cursed Inferno debuff.
The Shotgun is effective at short ranges, but rapidly loses effectiveness at longer ranges since the shots spread out the farther they travel. This inaccuracy can be negated by using Chlorophyte Bullets, however.
It is useful for defeating segmented enemies, such as Wyverns, as well as flying enemies with large hitboxes, such as Corruptors.

Trivia

The Shotgun is one of the 11 guns in Terraria based on a real gun, the others being the Chain Gun, Flintlock Pistol, Handgun, Musket, Quad-Barrel Shotgun(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), Red Ryder(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions), Revolver(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions), Sniper Rifle, Tactical Shotgun, and Uzi.