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Information
Type	Weapon
Sub-Type	Ranged Weapon
Damage (?)	18
Use Time	44 (Very Slow)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong)
Rarity	Tier 4 (Red)
Tooltip	Fires a spread of bullets
Purchase From	Arms Dealer (Hard Mode)
Purchase Value	70
Sell Value	14
Crafting
This item cannot be crafted.

The Shotgun is a gun added in the 1.1 patch. The Shotgun is bought from the Arms Dealer after defeating the Wall of Flesh in that world for 70 gold. It fires 4 pellets for each bullet, although it only consumes 1 bullet (a lot like the Clockwork Assault Rifle). The delay between each shot is approximately one second. Its spread pattern is randomized for every shot fired, resulting in the pellets never hitting the same spot twice.

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It is particularly effective when fighting bosses, large enemies or close-quarters combat with multiple enemies, such as during a Blood Moon or a Goblin Invasion, but due to its low rate of fire and low accuracy at medium range, it will seem almost completely useless against flying or teleporting enemies (e.g. Bats & Chaos Elementals). Crystal Bullets can double the Shotgun's overall effectiveness, as they emit multiple additional shards upon hitting a surface or enemy.

Special ammunition should generally always be used for the Shotgun, since normal bullets will render it nearly useless against all Hardmode enemies, except if used at point blank range.

Update InfoEdit

v1.1

• Added to the game.

Purchasable Items
Arms Dealer	Flintlock Pistol · Illegal Gun Parts · Minishark · Musket Balls · Shotgun · Unholy Arrow
Dryad	Acorn · Dirt Rod · Grass Seeds · Hallowed Seeds · Purification Powder · Sunflower
Demolitionist	Bomb · Dynamite · Grenade · Hellfire Arrow
Merchant	Copper Axe · Copper Pickaxe · Glowstick · Iron Anvil · Lesser Healing Potion · Lesser Mana Potion · Mining Helmet · Piggy Bank · Safe · Shuriken · Throwing Knife · Torch · Wooden Arrow
Mechanic	Lever · Pressure Plate · Switch · Wire · Wire Cutter · Wrench
Goblin Tinkerer	Grappling Hook · Rocket Boots · Ruler · Spiky Ball · Tinkerer's Workshop · Toolbelt
Wizard	Bell · Crystal Ball · Greater Mana Potion · Harp · Ice Rod · Music Box · Spell Tome

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