Gungeon Guide

Vorpal Gun

.50 CriticaliberSemiautomatic

Occasionally deals massive damage. This striking handgun was forged hundreds of years ago by a forgotten gunsmith. Though its power has weakened, it occasionally recalls its former might.

QualityB
Sell CreepSell Creep Price30
Wiki LinkOpen Wiki
Magazine Size6
Max Ammo250
Reload Time1.0
DPS23.8
DamageRegular Hit: 5 Critical Hit: 100
Fire Rate0.1
Shot Speed-
Range1000
Force9
Spread8
ClassPistol

Description

Vorpal Gun is a gun that by default has a chance to fire a critical shot that deals 100 damage.

Synergies

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Notes

  • Critcaliber - If the player also has Bullet IdolBullet Idol , after taking damage with the gun held, the next Vorpal Gun shot is guaranteed to be a critical shot.
  • The chance to fire a critical shot increases with coolness . The percentage for crit chance is equal to coolness + 1.
  • Firing the Vorpal Gun while in stealth mode from items such as Smoke BombSmoke Bomb and alike will result in a guaranteed crit with 400% damage.
  • Critical hits do not travel like normal bullets, but instead instantly strike the closest enemy in the cursor's direction regardless of intervening obstacles. Because of this, critical hits will only interact with enemies. Critical hits cannot reveal hidden rooms, break chests, reveal mimics, explode barrels, etc.
  • Critical hits are an inherent property of Vorpal Gun, so if a gun is Duct TapeDuct Tape to it, the gun added will be able to crit. However, if Vorpal Gun gets Duct TapeDuct Tape to a different gun, it will no longer be able to crit.
  • Normally, the game will slow down for a moment upon a critical hit landing. However, if the player has ScattershotScattershot , this slowdown will not occur. Crits are rolled per shot, so if the next shot will be a crit, all 3 shots will crit.

Trivia

  • The word 'Vorpal' is a nonsense word coined by Lewis Carrol in his nonsense poem ' Jabberwocky '. It describes a blade which is supposedly very sharp.
  • This gun is also a reference to an artifact type called " Vorpal " from Dungeons & Dragons , that upon a roll of natural 20 severs the head of those it strikes, in most cases instantly killing them.
  • The Vorpal Gun also resembles the Gunblade recurring weapon type from the Final Fantasy series, first introduced in Final Fantasy VII.

Unlock Method

Purchase from DougDoug for 20 .