Shotgun

Various shotgun configurations.

"There are few weapons that offer the comfort and familiarity of a shotgun. Built for close quarters combat, they provide immediate, violent conflict resolution."

— Grimoire Description

Shotguns are a class of primary Weapons featured in the Destiny series. They are time-honored holdout weapons that are quite common and known for their reliability. Their sturdy frame can accommodate a variety of attachments and accessories.

Shotguns are only effective at close range with the exception of both The Chaperone and Universal Remote. At maximum range their damage output is 20% lower than at closer ranges.

Year One

Common /Rare

• Black Chasma ESC
• Copperhead Mk. 32
• Graviton ESC
• Graviton ESE
• Judgement IV
• Judgement VI
• Outlander Mk. 26
• Outlander Mk. 38
• Preacher MK.22
• SG-Scattercast
• Silver Dollar MK.35
• Suros MKB-21
• Suros MKB-51

Legendary

• The Crash
• Hide and Seek-42
• The Comedian
• Found Verdict (raid)
• Invisible Hand M7
• Judgment VI
• Felwinter's Lie (obtained during Iron Banner event]]
• Two To The Morgue
• Secret Handshake
• Hard Luck Charm
• Party Crasher +1
• Matador 64
• Dry Rot 32
• Rude Awakening DOA
• Swordbreaker (Crota's End raid loot)
• Wolfborne Oath (Prison of Elders)
• Her Courtesy (Queen's Wrath)
• Astral Horizon (obtained during Trials of Osiris event)

Exotic

• Invective
• Universal Remote
• The 4th Horseman
• Lord of Wolves

Year Two

Legendary

• Conspiracy Theory-D
• The Next Big Thing
• Patch-A
• Burden of Proof XI
• Binary Dawn (available from Trials of Osiris)
• Deidri's Retort (available from the Iron Banner)
• Silence of A'arn (King's Fall raid)
• Her Champion (available from Prison of Elders)
• Stolen Will
• Immobius (quest completion reward from the Gunsmith at rank 2 on a Titan)
• In Times of Need
• Jingukogo-D
• Strongbow-D

Exotic

• The Chaperone

Year Three

Rare

• LOCKJAW

Legendary

• Winter's End (Rise of Iron Record Book)
• The Proud Spire (available from the Iron Banner)
• Unraveling Thread (available from Trials of Osiris)
• QUANTIPLASM~ (Wrath of the Machine)
• Bad Counsel IV (Acquired from New Monarchy faction packages)
• Last-Ditch 001 (Acquired from Dead Orbit faction packages)
• Occam's Razor (Acquired from Vanguard packages)
• 44 Curtain Call (Acquired from Crucible packages)
• Matador 64 (Random crucible drop)
• Party Crasher +1 (Random Crucible drop)
• Stolen Will (Reward from opening a strike hoard with a Skeleton Key after the Winter's End Strike)
• the Comedian (Random Crucible drop]]

Exotic

• The Chaperone (Acquired as a quest reward from Amanda Holiday)
• Universal Remote (Random exotic primary drop)
• The 4th Horseman (Random exotic special drop)
• Invective (Random exotic special drop)

Destiny 2 Year One

Common

• Stubborn Oak

Uncommon

• Hand in Hand
• Ded Acumen II
• Ded Nemoris II

Rare

• Badlands Mk.24
• Requiem-43
• Botheration Mk.28
• Fussed Dark Mk.21

Legendary

• Somerled-D
• Baligant
• Deadpan Delivery
• Retrofuturist
• Good Bone Structure
• First In, Last Out
• Basilisk - Acquired from Dead Orbit during Faction Rallies.
• Gunnora's Axe - Chance reward from Iron Banner engrams.
• Unification VII - Chance reward from Cayde's treasure caches or from New Monarchy engrams.
• Gravity Slingshot - Chance reward from Cayde's treasure caches or from Dead Orbit engrams.
• Hawthorne's Field-Forged Shotgun
• Perfect Paradox - Obtained from Lost Prophecy, Verse 11
• Zenith of Your Kind - Chance reward from Leviathan, Eater of Worlds raid lair.
• IKELOS SG v1.0.1 - Obtainable from Escalation Protocol on Mars.

Exotic

• Legend of Acrius
• Tractor Cannon

Destiny 2 Year Two

Legendary

• Dust Rock Blues- Chance to drop from Pathfinder's Crash Lost Sector or Core Terminus Lost Sector
• Parcel of Stardust - Obtainable from Gambit or Menagerie drops.
• Toil and Trouble - Obtainable from Zavala with a curated masterwork roll, or from Vanguard drops.
• Mindbender's Ambition - Obtainable from the Nightfall version of The Hollowed Lair Strike.
• Wishbringer - Chance reward from Crucible matches.
• Baligant XU7743 - Chance reward from Black Armory Forges.
• Threat Level - Chance reward from Scourge of the Past.
• Last Man Standing - Chance reward from Gambit Prime matches.
• Imperial Decree - Chance reward from the Menagerie with the correctly slotted runes.
• Emperor's Courtesy - Chance reward from the Crown of Sorrow Raid.

Exotic

• The Chaperone
• Lord of Wolves

Destiny 2 Year Three

Legendary

• Astral Horizon - Chance reward from Trials of Osiris.
• Blasphemer - Chance reward from the Pit of Heresy Dungeon. (Shadowkeep)
• Felwinter's Lie - Reward for The Lie quest during Season of the Worthy.
• First In, Last Out - Reprisal as a potential drop from Umbral Engrams during Season of Arrivals
• Hawthorne's Field-Forged Shotgun
• IKELOS_SG_v1.0.2 - Reprisal of IKELOS_SG_v1.0.1 as chance reward from the Prophecy Dungeon.
• One Small Step
• Perfect Paradox - Reprisal as an Obelisk reward with randomized perks, no longer obtainable.
• Prophet of Doom - Chance reward from Garden of Salvation.
• Python - Gambit pinnacle quest reward.
• Seventh Seraph CQC-12 - Season Pass and chance activity reward from Season of the Worthy. Later obtainable from Umbral Engrams during Season of Arrivals.

Exotic

• The 4th Horseman

Destiny 2 Year Four

Legendary

• Xenoclast IV - Chance reward from Strikes. (Beyond Light)
• Bonechiller - Acquired from various sources on Europa
• Heritage - Chance reward from Deep Stone Crypt (raid)
• Astral Horizon (Adept) - Reward from going flawless in Trials of Osiris. (Season of the Hunt)
• Riiswalker - Iron Banner Reward
• The Deicide - Reissued
• Found Verdict - Vault of Glass (raid)
• Found Verdict (Timelost) - Vault of Glass (raid)
• Fractethyst - Season of the Lost Reward
• The Comedian - Possible Nightfall Reward
• The Comedian (Adept) - Possible Grandmaster Nightfall Reward

Exotic

• Duality

Destiny 2 Year Five

Legendary

• Fortissimo-11 - Possible Strikes reward.(The Witch Queen)
• Ragnhild-D - Savathûn's Throne World world drop. (The Witch Queen)
• Reckless Endangerment - Season of the Risen ritual weapon. (Season of the Risen)
• Dead Weight - Possible Gambit reward. (Season of the Haunted)
• Without Remorse - Possible reward from activities aboard the Derelict Leviathan. (Season of the Haunted)
• The Inquisitor - Possible Trials of Osiris reward. (Season of Plunder)
• The Inquisitor (Adept) - Reward for going flawless in Trials of Osiris. (Season of Plunder)
• Mindbender's Ambition - Reissue. Possible Nightfall reward. (Season of Plunder)
• Mindbender's Ambition (Adept) - Grandmaster Nightfall reward. (Season of Plunder)
• No Reprieve - Possible Ketchcrash or Expedition reward. (Season of Plunder)

Exotic

• Conditional Finality - Root of Nightmares reward. (Lightfall)

Trivia

• Many shotguns make use of six o'clock hold iron sights, where a target is sighted just above the barrel of the weapon instead of through a pair of points mounted on top of the barrel, as in other iron sights.
• For gameplay reasons, the low effective range and pellet spread of shotguns in Destiny is greatly exaggerated compared to reality, as a real shotgun would need to have a comically short barrel to come anywhere close to the range and spread of shotguns in-game.
• Some shotguns in Destiny 1 like Matador 64 and Party Crasher +1 have their gauge printed on the side, above the trigger.
  • They both take 12 Gauge shells.

List of appearances

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• Destiny (First appearance)
• Destiny 2