1Open the weapon menu and track this weapon. Tracking marks fragment drops for it as priority loot.
2Run missions and pick up 6 weapon fragments from boss kills, contract rewards, and chest loot. Every tracked-weapon fragment counts toward the same total.
3Once you have all six, the weapon unlocks for purchase or use across runs.
Required item: Shotgun Blueprint
Overview
How it plays
Weirdly high fire rate for a shotgun. Nine pellets per pull, single-shell reloads, and a spread that makes precision optional. The Shotgun is the highest DPS primary in the game and it knows it. Get in range. That's the whole strategy.
StrategyClose the gap and stay there. On-hit jokers like Explosive Rounds and Pick Pick trigger on each individual pellet, so they hit harder here than on anything else. Rush Blast's opening slug gives you a precision shot at the start of every magazine, useful for picking off a priority target before you wade in.
Strengths
Highest DPS primary weapon in the game
On-hit jokers trigger per pellet for massive amplification
Partial reloads let you fire mid-cycle in emergencies
Great horde-clearing at close to medium range
Weaknesses
Damage falls off hard outside effective range
Full empty means a long reload, so pick your moments
You're in trouble if you get surrounded without a movement plan
Comparison
Stat radar
Shotgun versus the top three primary weapons. Each axis is scaled to the cohort max, so the bigger the polygon, the broader the kit.
