Quad-Barrel Shotgun



The Quad-Barrel Shotgun is a powerful Pre-Hardmode gun that can be purchased for from the Arms Dealer while he is in a Graveyard.

It fires a spread of four bullets at a 45 degree 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. However, it can be used against groups of enemies and can reliably hit bosses and bigger enemies.

Tips

 * This weapon can be obtained early on, by obtaining the Boomstick from a Jungle Crate or Ivy Chest, which will avoid the danger of the Goblin Army event from occurring by the other method. A second early method is by breaking either a Shadow Orb or Crimson Heart and receiving a Musket or The Undertaker respectively. It can be then bought from the Arms Dealer provided you have enough money.
 * 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.
 * It is very useful against very large enemies like King Slime, as larger hitboxes allow more shots to land.
 * The Quad-Barrel Shotgun has completely identical stats as the Shotgun, its Hardmode counterpart. However, the Quad-Barrel Shotgun is still considered inferior due to its very wide spread, which makes its effective range extremely low.

Trivia

 * The Quad-Barrel Shotgun is a reference to the 1979 American science fantasy horror film .
 * Despite its lower rarity color and its stats being completely identical to the Hardmode Shotgun (apart from the spread), the Quad-Barrel Shotgun has a higher buy and sell price (/ compared to / ).