Shotgun

Shotgun

Details
Stats
Damage per Pellet	29 / 31 / 33
Bullet Range	41 / 43 / 45 SAU
Bullet Speed	105 / 113 / 121 SAU/s
Armor Pierce	1 per pellet
Hamster Ball Pierce	1/3 per pellet
Spawn Ratio	8.26% 8.19%
Automatic	No
Shot Interval	0.4s
Rate of Fire	150 RPM
Bullet Type	Shells
Magazine Capacity	5
Reload Time	1.3s
Noisiness	215 SAU
Speed
Move Speed	100%
Move Speed (shooting)	0.77
Recoil
Basic recoil while stationary / creeping / running	15° / 15° / 15°
Recoil added per shot while stationary or creeping / running	1.5° / 1.5°
Min recoil while jump roll / crouch roll	16° / 16°
Max recoil	18°
Recoil reset per second while stationary / creeping / running	17° / 17° / 15°

The Shotgun fires a cone of 5 pellets, individually dealing a small amount of damage, together adding up to more than a Super Animal's entire health bar. It is extremely effective at close range, but suffers at a distance.

As long as enough pellets connect with a target, a shotgun blast can strip all Armor. However, a single shotgun blast cannot damage both Armor and HP at once, meaning even if all 5 pellets connect with a Super Animal wearing T1 Armor, they will lose their Armor but take no HP damage.

Obtaining[ | ]

Floor loot includes Shotgun with two boxes of 4 Shells each.
Rebel Cache may contain Shotgun with two boxes of 4 Shells each.

Strategy[ | ]

The shotgun deals high damage when all the pellets hit, taking 2 full impact shots to take down an opponent with any level of armor. This makes it powerful in close combat and narrow spaces.

It is advantageous to use cover to close the distance to the opponent or to plan an ambush in a dead angle, waiting for the opportunity to eliminate the opponent. However, this does mean you can be ambushed, so it is recommended using a long range weapon like an AK or Sparrow Launcher.

Damage based on distance[ | ]

Damage output of each pellet depends on the distance it travels it before it hits the target. A pellet fired from the Shotgun can travel up to 41 / 43 / 45 SAU, or 328px / 344px / 360px.

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point blank
33 DMG

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20 SAU
26.78 DMG

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40 SAU
20.56 DMG

31 DMG

24.49 DMG

17.98 DMG

29 DMG

22.17 DMG

15.34 DMG

Skins[ | ]

Weapon appearance can be customized with one of the following weapon skins:

Common
Default Shotgun
Available to all players

Common
Orange Shotgun
20 Shotgun kills

Common
Green Shotgun
50 Shotgun kills

Uncommon
Military Shotgun
S.A.W. Shop
200

Uncommon
Blue Shotgun
100 Shotgun kills

Uncommon
Red Shotgun
150 Shotgun kills

Uncommon
Purple Shotgun
225 Shotgun kills

Rare
Blue Knitted Shotgun
S.A.W. Shop
450

Rare
Flower Shotgun
Super Animal Pass Season 0

Rare
Yellow Shotgun
300 Shotgun kills

Rare
Pink Shotgun
375 Shotgun kills

Epic
Blue & Black Shotgun
Playstation Plus Pack 2

Epic
Green & Black Shotgun
Xbox Perks Bundle 2

Epic
Reptile Shotgun
Super Animal Pass Season 4

Epic
White Shotgun
500 Shotgun kills

Special
Pumpkin Shotgun
Super Howloween 2021
450

Trivia[ | ]

The closest real world counterpart would be SPAS-12 without the stock.
SPAS-12 works with pump-action logic in the game, but also has a semi-automatic mode in real life.
Blue Knitted Shotgun has a custom muzzle effect, producing snowflakes upon firing the weapon that is unique to that skin.

Patch History[ | ]

v1.7

Shotgun's bullet range was reduced once again from 51 / 53 / 55 to 41 / 43 / 45 with increased damage at end of range from 10 / 11 / 12 to 15 / 17 / 19.

v0.96.3

The Shotgun's bullet range was reduced since it was stripping armor too easily at long ranges.
Shotgun range buffed a slight bit (brought gray closer to blue too) since it felt a bit underwhelming during the PTR. Overall, its still at shorter range than the previous Shotgun iteration.
Weapon recoil is non-random for the first few shots in a spray, but then becomes random after that. Automatic weapons such as the SMG or AK have 8 shots as non-random, but others like the Magnum or Deagle have 2. The Sniper goes random after its first shot, similar to its current version.

v0.95.1