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Best Shotgun Build in Abyssus

Tier A The Bursting Weapon Close-range burst (high risk)

Extremely powerful point-blank, but it forces you into harm's way — constant dashing and double-jumping to survive. Risky in boss fights with outward AoE.

Recommended Shotgun build

Get in, delete, dash out. Because you must brawl, pair Blood survivability with a Barrier shield and Supersonic so aggression sustains you instead of killing you.

⚑ Best Aspect

Blood — paired with Barrier (Defense)

✦ Key Blessings

  • Blood (Hemorrhage + max HP) for a brawler
  • Barrier shield to absorb the damage you take up close

⚒ Ancient Forge mods

  • Point-blank / pellet damage
  • Reload Speed
  • high-damage single-strike (slow weapon)

◈ Recommended Charms

  • Supersonic (halve dash cooldown)
  • Phoenix Feather
  • Giant Slayer

➤ Ability

Mobility / dash ability

Pros / Cons

  • ✔ Massive close burst
  • ✔ Great miniboss killer
  • ✔ Cheap to get (Depth 2)
  • ✘ Short range = risky vs boss AoE
  • ✘ Demands constant movement

Depth 30 variant

Mobility and shielding are mandatory at Depth 30 — many bosses use expanding AoE that short range cannot escape without a low-cooldown dash.

How to unlock the Shotgun

Act 1, Stage 2 (Depth 2): defeat the miniboss at the end of the stage.

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