Tactical Shotgun
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Obtained from
Classic
Expert
Master
Tactical Shotgun
Statistics
Type | |
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Uses ammo | Bullets |
Damage | 29 (Ranged) |
Knockback | 7 (Strong) |
Critical chance | 4% |
Use time | 34 (Slow) |
Velocity | 6 |
Rarity | ![]() |
Sell | 8 GC |
Research | 1 required |
Sounds
Use | |
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- Internal Item ID: 679




Entity | Qty. | Rate |
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![]() | 1 | 8.33%15.97% |
The Tactical Shotgun is a Hardmode, post-Plantera gun and an indirect upgrade to the Shotgun. When used, it fires six bullets in a spread while only consuming one bullet (as opposed to the Shotgun's average four), for a possible combined base damage of 174 per bullet spent. The Tactical Shotgun has a 1/12 (8.33%) / 23/144 (15.97%) chance of being dropped by Tactical Skeletons in the post-Plantera Dungeon.
Its best modifier is Unreal.
Achievements

Robbing the Grave • “Obtain a rare treasure from a difficult monster in the dungeon.”
Obtain a rare item from an enemy in the post-Plantera Dungeon. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Category:
Explorer

Tips
- Various types of bullets work well with the gun:
- Crystal Bullets are effective against crowds of enemies since they create two shards each, for a total of twelve shards per round.
- Chlorophyte Bullets remove the shot spread's inaccuracy. Nano Bullets can also be used as a much cheaper alternative.
- (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) It is inadvisable to use this weapon with Meteor Shots or any kind of piercing ammo against single targets. The bullets' piercing damage will cause the target to become invulnerable for a short period, which means only one bullet will hit.
Trivia
- The Tactical Skeleton's shotgun in the sprite does not appear to have the drum magazine or scope, making it more closely resemble the Shotgun.
- Despite appearing to have a scope, the Tactical Shotgun has no inherent zoom capability.
- While the Tactical Shotgun is automatic, the Tactical Skeleton enemy that drops it seems to wield a significantly slower, semi-automatic version.
- The Tactical Shotgun resembles the Shotgun, but with more cosmetic attachments and a more metallic structure.
- The Tactical 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), Shotgun, Sniper Rifle, and Uzi.
History
- Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.
- Desktop 1.2.3: Fixed when using Explosive Bullets.
- Desktop 1.2: Introduced.
- Console 1.0.933.1: Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.1. (
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- Console 1.0.750.0: Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.1. (
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- Console 1.02: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.