Gungeon Guide

Big Shotgun

A Shotgun That's BigSemiautomatic

A big shotgun. In comparison with the Regular Shotgun, this one is bigger.

QualityA
Sell CreepSell Creep Price41
Wiki LinkOpen Wiki
Magazine Size4
Max Ammo70
Reload Time2.1s
DPS63.1 (excluding burst bullets)
Damage5.5x3 (Impact) 15x3 (Explosion) 5.5x18 (Burst)
Fire Rate0.60
Shot Speed-
Range1000
Force-
Spread-
ClassExplosive

Description

Big Shotgun is a gun that fires a burst of three extremely large, exploding projectiles that each burst into 6 more bullets on impact. Reloading the gun next to any type of Shotgun Kin and Shotgats will suck them up, killing them instantly and restoring 1 ammo.

Synergies

Big Shotgun Gun:

If the player also has BSGBSG , the Big Shotgun fires five projectiles instead of three. If the player also has Backup GunBackup Gun , the backwards shot will only fire three.

Notes

  • If the player has Frost Bullets Frost Bullets , the Big Shotgun leaves ice on the ground where its exploding projectiles hit.
  • If the player has Hot LeadHot Lead , the Big Shotgun leaves fire on the ground where its exploding projectiles hit.
  • if the player has Irradiated LeadIrradiated Lead , the shotgun leaves poison on the ground where its exploding projectiles hit.
  • Ammo was increased to 70 from 50 in the Farewell to Arms update.
  • Despite being a shotgun, the Big Shotgun is not in the SHOTGUN gun class . As a consequence, the Big Shotgun is not affected by the Shotgun Affinity synergy.
  • If the Big Shotgun sucked up more shotgun enemies than the current clip is missing, the rest of the enemies will be added to the ammo count but will not increase the clip size.
  • Shotgun Kin are absorbed into the Big Shotgun while reloading , meaning you cannot absorb a Shotgun Kin if you have run out of ammo for the gun.
  • Enemies that can be loaded into the Big Shotgun are as follows; Red Shotgun Kin
  • Blue Shotgun Kin
  • Veteran Shotgun Kin
  • Mutant Shotgun Kin
  • Executioner
  • Ashen Shotgun Kin
  • Creech
  • Shotgat

Trivia

  • This weapon is likely a reference to the "Big Shotgun" weapon pickup featured in Metal Slug .
  • The Big Shotgun Gun synergy is inherently a reference to the DOOM franchise, as the BSGBSG itself is a reference to the BFG-9000 from the DOOM series.

Unlock Method

Purchase from DougDoug for 26 .