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The '''Shotgun''' is the default secondary weapon for the [[Soldier]], [[Pyro]], and [[Heavy]], and the default [[Weapons#engieprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is a pump-action, sawed-off {{botignore|shotgun}}.
 
The '''Shotgun''' is the default secondary weapon for the [[Soldier]], [[Pyro]], and [[Heavy]], and the default [[Weapons#engieprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is a pump-action, sawed-off {{botignore|shotgun}}.
  
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The Shotgun fires 10 pellets per shot for a total of up to 90 damage at point-blank range, enough to kill every class but the Soldier and the Heavy in two hits. However, it has damage falloff over distance and a wide spread, making it weak in long-range firefights.
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The Shotgun deals high damage at close range. However, its [[Damage#Distance and randomness modifier|damage falloff]] at range and low accuracy makes it weak in long-ranged firefights.
  
 
Usage and strategies vary between [[classes]]:
 
Usage and strategies vary between [[classes]]:
  
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* Soldiers often rely on the Shotgun if they are out of rockets and cannot take the time to reload, when in close-quarters combat where explosions would cause self-damage, or against enemy Pyros who are attempting to [[Compression blast|airblast]] their rockets.
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* Soldiers often use the Shotgun when they are out of rockets and cannot take the time to reload, when in close-quarters combat where explosions would cause self-damage, or when fighting enemy Pyros who are attempting to [[Compression blast|airblast]] their rockets.
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* Pyros may use their Shotgun to engage targets outside the range of their [[Flamethrower]], as a finishing blow on burning targets, or when underwater.
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* Pyros often use the Shotgun to engage targets outside the range of their [[Flame Thrower]], to deal a finishing blow to an already-burning target, or when fighting underwater (where the Flame Thrower is unable to be used).
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* Heavies may employ the Shotgun when there is no time to spin up the [[Minigun]], when the Minigun's loud spin-up sounds would interfere with an ambush, or when the Heavy needs to be able to run and jump during combat.
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* Heavies often use the Shotgun when there is no time to spin up the [[Minigun]], when they need to be able to run and jump during a fight, or when the Minigun's loud motor sounds might alert enemies to their position.
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* As the Engineer's most powerful weapon, it is used primarily for defending [[buildings]] from nearby enemies, to [[Spy checking|Spy-check]] suspicious players, or to help a [[Sentry Gun]] finish off an enemy.
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* Engineers often use the shotgun to defend [[buildings]] from nearby enemies, to help a [[Sentry Gun]] finish off a target, or to [[Spy checking|Spy-check]] suspicious players.
  
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The Shotgun's first shell fires at least one pellet straight down the [[Heads-up display|crosshair]] before "bullet spread" takes effect. When random bullet spread is disabled, the pellets spread in a fixed three by three grid pattern, with two pellets overlapping in the center of the grid.
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The Shotgun's first shell fires at least one pellet straight down the [[Heads-up display|crosshair]] before "bullet spread" takes effect. When random bullet spread is disabled, the pellets instead spread in a fixed three-by-three grid pattern, with two pellets overlapping in the center of the grid.  
  
 
[[Taunts|Taunting]] as Pyro with the Shotgun equipped results in the [[Hadouken]] kill taunt.
 
[[Taunts|Taunting]] as Pyro with the Shotgun equipped results in the [[Hadouken]] kill taunt.

Revision as of 15:33, 1 April 2022

This article is about the stock primary or secondary weapon shared by the Soldier, Pyro, Heavy, and Engineer. For other shotguns, see Shotgun (disambiguation).
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The Shotgun is the default secondary weapon for the Soldier, Pyro, and Heavy, and the default primary weapon for the Engineer. It is a pump-action, sawed-off shotgun.

The Shotgun deals high damage at close range. However, its damage falloff at range and low accuracy makes it weak in long-ranged firefights.

Usage and strategies vary between classes:

  • Soldiers often use the Shotgun when they are out of rockets and cannot take the time to reload, when in close-quarters combat where explosions would cause self-damage, or when fighting enemy Pyros who are attempting to airblast their rockets.
  • Pyros often use the Shotgun to engage targets outside the range of their Flame Thrower, to deal a finishing blow to an already-burning target, or when fighting underwater (where the Flame Thrower is unable to be used).
  • Heavies often use the Shotgun when there is no time to spin up the Minigun, when they need to be able to run and jump during a fight, or when the Minigun's loud motor sounds might alert enemies to their position.
  • Engineers often use the shotgun to defend buildings from nearby enemies, to help a Sentry Gun finish off a target, or to Spy-check suspicious players.

The Shotgun's first shell fires at least one pellet straight down the crosshair before "bullet spread" takes effect. When random bullet spread is disabled, the pellets instead spread in a fixed three-by-three grid pattern, with two pellets overlapping in the center of the grid.

Taunting as Pyro with the Shotgun equipped results in the Hadouken kill taunt.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Shot type Hitscan
Damage type Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage? Ranged
Damage
Maximum ramp-up 150% 9 / pellet
Base damage 100% 6 / pellet
Maximum fall-off 52.8% 3.168 / pellet
Pellet count 10
Point blank 9-90
Medium range 6-60
Long range 3-30
Pellet spread 30:1
Critical 18 / pellet
Mini-crit 8.1 - 12.2 / pellet
Function times
Attack interval 0.625 s
Reload (first) 1.0 s
Reload (consecutive) 0.5 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Strange variant


Related achievements

Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier

Bomb Squaddie
 Bomb Squaddie
Destroy 10 sticky bombs with the shotgun in a single life.


For Whom the Shell Trolls
 For Whom the Shell Trolls
Bounce an opponent into the air with a rocket and then kill them with the shotgun before they land.
Worth a Thousand Words
 Worth a Thousand Words
Provide the enemy with a freezecam of your 21 gun salute.

Leaderboard class pyro.png Pyro

Combined Fire
 Combined Fire
Use your shotgun to finish off 20 players you've ignited.
OMGWTFBBQ
 OMGWTFBBQ
Kill an enemy with a taunt.

Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy

Rationing
 Rationing
Kill an enemy with your shotgun while you're out of minigun ammo.

Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer

Texas Two-Step
 Texas Two-Step
Use your shotgun to finish off an enemy recently damaged by your sentry gun.

Update history

June 19, 2008 Patch (Pyro Update)
  • Pyro's Hadouken taunt now kills people it hits.

August 31, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed Pyro's Hadouken killing Scouts that have used Bonk! and are phasing.

December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)

  • Soldier's Shotgun taunt changed to 3 Volley Salute (previously was the Buff Banner's juggling taunt).

July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)

  • [Undocumented] The Engineer's Shotgun is now a c_model and shares its animations with the Frontier Justice. Additionally, an alternative Frontier Justice firing animation has been added.

July 9, 2010 Patch

  • Fixed Engineer Shotgun and Pistol not using team skins for the Engineer's arms.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • Every class's Shotgun now reloads at the same speed.

October 6, 2010 Patch

  • Fixed being unable to equip customized shotguns on some classes.

November 19, 2010 Patch

  • Fixed the Shotgun reload animations for the Soldier/Pyro/Heavy looping endlessly.

January 7, 2011 Patch

February 14, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Nametagged Shotguns now properly use c_model technology.
  • [Undocumented] Fixed Engineer's first-person arms using the wrong bodygroup when having a renamed Shotgun equipped with the Gunslinger.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)

  • Converted the Shotgun models to use the c_models system.

December 22, 2014 Patch (Smissmas 2014)

Bugs

  • Sometimes the player gets stuck in the reloading animation in world view while playing as a Soldier. This can be fixed by switching weapons.

Trivia

  • The Shotgun is based off the Single-Barrel Shotgun from Team Fortress Classic.
  • The Shotgun is a left-handed model (as shown by the ejection port being visible on the left hand side of the gun), despite all classes holding it right-handed. A right-handed Shotgun has the ejection port on its right side to prevent ejected shells from striking the user.
    • Curiously enough, the Shotgun ejects shells from the right side of the model anyway, despite the lack of an ejection port.

Gallery

  • Soldier RED first-person view.

  • Soldier BLU first-person view.

  • Pyro first-person view.

  • Heavy first-person view.

  • Engineer first-person view.

  • Engineer first-person view with the Gunslinger equipped.

  • Soldier RED Festive variant.

  • Soldier BLU Festive variant.

  • Pyro RED Festive variant.

  • Pyro BLU Festive variant.

  • Heavy RED Festive variant.

  • Heavy BLU Festive variant.

  • Engineer RED Festive variant.

  • Engineer BLU Festive variant.

  • Engineer with Gunslinger RED Festive variant.

  • Engineer with Gunslinger BLU Festive variant.

  • Soldier RED Festivized variant.

  • Soldier BLU Festivized variant.

  • Pyro RED Festivized variant.

  • Pyro BLU Festivized variant.

  • Heavy RED Festivized variant.

  • Heavy BLU Festivized variant.

  • Engineer RED Festivized variant.

  • Engineer BLU Festivized variant.

  • Engineer with Gunslinger RED Festivized variant.

  • Engineer with Gunslinger BLU Festivized variant.

  • Shotgun concept art.

  • Shotgun concept art.

  • Shotgun concept art.

See also

v • d • e
Item icon Scattergun.png Stock weapons
Primary
Secondary
Melee
Bat · Shovel · Fire Axe · Bottle · Fists · Wrench · Bonesaw · Kukri · Knife
Other
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