ACS12 - Pyroclasm Starter
ShotgunLegendaryBurn

ACS12 - Pyroclasm Starter

A shotgun built around Burn. Its weapon feature rewards deliberate trigger timing, while the shotgun platform keeps the loadout useful between activations.

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Special Perk Mechanic: Burn

On hit, 27% chance to apply Burn to the target. On hit, 20% chance to generate Deviant Particles nearby (picking them up enters Charging state, lasting 60 seconds). When reloading, consumes all Charges and replaces ammunition with Dragon's Breath rounds: Deals Blaze Elemental Status DMG equal to 95% of Attack (Burn DMG bonus applies). Blaze DMG +20%, gains additional increase when consuming Charges, +8% per stack, stackable up to 4 stacks until next reload.

Verified Weapon Performance

Weapon Tier Damage

Weapon Tier changes the weapon's base damage. It is separate from rarity and blueprint upgrades. “Not listed” means the source did not publish a Damage value.

Damage per Pellet138
Pellets per Shot×5
Full-hit Damage / Shot690
Required Level
Fire Rate180 RPM
Magazine Size18
Crit Rate Base8% (community source value)
Crit DMG Base27% (community source value)
Effective Range40
Reload Time33
Mobility50
Stability45
Accuracy45
Ammo TypeCopper Shotgun Ammo

138 DMG × 5 pellets = 690 theoretical damage per shot. Actual damage depends on how many pellets hit, distance falloff, weakspot hits, and critical hits. Game8 weapon table: 36 × 5 pellets.

Attributes

Melee Stun DMG Multiplier1.3%
Weakspot Stun DMG Multiplier1.6%
Stun DMG Multiplier1.0%
DMG Bonus against Vehicles+1
AmmoCopper Shotgun Ammo
Eternaland Transfer2000
Astral Sand ValueNot Sellable
Vendor PriceNot Sellable
Item Type NameWeapons
Can RepairYes
Quality4

Crafting Materials

Rifle Receiver Ⅰ icon Rifle Receiver Ⅰ

  • Copper Ingot icon Copper Ingot×2
  • Waste Plastic icon Waste Plastic×4
  • Adhesive icon Adhesive×4

Legendary Pneumatic Action Ⅰ icon Legendary Pneumatic Action Ⅰ

  • Copper Ingot icon Copper Ingot×3
  • Rusted Part icon Rusted Part×8
  • Stardust Source icon Stardust Source×15

Fixed Stock Ⅰ icon Fixed Stock Ⅰ

  • Copper Ingot icon Copper Ingot×1
  • Waste Plastic icon Waste Plastic×4

Standard Barrel Ⅰ icon Standard Barrel Ⅰ

  • Copper Ingot icon Copper Ingot×2
  • Rusted Part icon Rusted Part×1
  • Metal Scraps icon Metal Scraps×4

Disassembled Resources

  • Wood icon Wood×6
  • Copper Ore icon Copper Ore×5

Repair Cost

  • Wood icon Wood×18
  • Copper Ore icon Copper Ore×14

Weapon Features

Pyroclasm StarterBurn

On hit, 27% chance to apply Burn to the target. On hit, 20% chance to generate Deviant Particles nearby (picking them up enters Charging state, lasting 60 seconds). When reloading, consumes all Charges and replaces ammunition with Dragon's Breath rounds: Deals Blaze Elemental Status DMG equal to 95% of Attack (Burn DMG bonus applies). Blaze DMG +20%, gains additional increase when consuming Charges, +8% per stack, stackable up to 4 stacks until next reload.

Combat Profile

A shotgun built around Burn. Its weapon feature rewards deliberate trigger timing, while the shotgun platform keeps the loadout useful between activations.

Special Perks

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Weapon effect

On hit, 27% chance to apply Burn to the target. On hit, 20% chance to generate Deviant Particles nearby (picking them up enters Charging state, lasting 60 seconds). When reloading, consumes all Charges and replaces ammunition with Dragon's Breath rounds: Deals Blaze Elemental Status DMG equal to 95% of Attack (Burn DMG bonus applies). Blaze DMG +20%, gains additional increase when consuming Charges, +8% per stack, stackable up to 4 stacks until next reload.

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