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Shotguns refers to both a type of weapon and the unlockable combat-oriented talent that gives proficiency in them, available to Soldiers, Vanguards, the Krogan Battlemaster, and the Quarian Machinist.

Shotguns are particularly deadly at close range and can grant the Carnage ability by leveling up in them enough. The shotgun is stored on the small of the back in its collapsed form, below your character's assault rifle and sniper rifle. Shotguns should be monitored closely when being used as they are prone to quickly overheating.

Shotguns have a rate of fire of 0.8, i. e. one shot every 1.25 seconds.

Talent Ranks

Level 1: Increases damage by 5%. Increases accuracy by 10%.

Level 2: Increases damage by 8%. Increases accuracy by 14%.

Level 3: Increases damage by 10%. Increases accuracy by 17%.

Level 4: Carnage

Level 5: Increases damage by 12%. Increases accuracy by 20%.

Level 6: Increases damage by 14%. Increases accuracy by 22%.

Level 7: Increases damage by 16%. Increases accuracy by 24%.

Level 8: Advanced Carnage

Level 9: Increases damage by 18%. Increases accuracy by 26%.

Level 10: Increases damage by 19%. Increases accuracy by 28%.

Level 11: Increases damage by 20%. Increases accuracy by 30%.

Level 12: Master Carnage

Carnage

For the Mass Effect 3 power, see Carnage (power).

Carnage is an unlockable talent used with shotguns to fire a concentrated fireball-like blast from the shotgun, causing it to deal massive amounts of damage to anything it strikes.

Several enemies, notably Geth Shock Troopers and Geth Destroyers, use Carnage at the beginning of a battle. Luckily the blast is often slow enough to dodge and takes a while to recharge.

The shot fired with Carnage has perfect accuracy, and can be used as long-range shots for which shotguns are normally not ideal.

Carnage

Fires blast of particles inflicting weapon damage +50% to any enemy within 2 m of its impact point.

Recharge Time: 45s.

Accuracy Cost: 40%.

Advanced Carnage

Inflicts weapon damage +100% within 2 m of its impact point.

Recharge Time: 45s.

Accuracy Cost: 40%.

Master Carnage

Inflicts weapon damage +150% within 3 m of its impact point.

Recharge Time: 45s.

Accuracy Cost: 40%.

Classes

The following classes can use the Shotguns talent:

Soldier Unlockable
Vanguard Unlockable
Krogan Battlemaster Unlockable
Quarian Machinist Unlockable

Shotgun types

Below is a list of types of Shotguns and their base stats:

Katana SG — Katana Shotgun
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Katana line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Ariake Technologies
Damage:	-	-	-	197	211	226	240	254	269	283
Shots Before Overheat:	-	-	-	4.2	4.3	4.5	4.6	4.8	5.0	5.3
Accuracy Rating:	-	-	-	70	70	71	72	73	74	75

Avalanche SG — Avalanche Shotgun
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Avalanche line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Armax Arsenal
Damage:	-	-	-	-	-	-	260	276	291	307
Shots Before Overheat:	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.1	6.5	6.9	7.5
Accuracy Rating:	-	-	-	-	-	-	81	82	82	83

Executioner SG — Executioner Shotgun
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Executioner line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Batarian State Arms
Damage:	128	140	152	164	176	188	200	212	224	236
Shots Before Overheat:	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.9	4	4.1	4.2	4.4
Accuracy Rating:	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69

The Executioner shotguns can only be acquired through console commands.

Hydra SG — Hydra Shotgun
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Hydra line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Cerberus Skunkworks
Damage:	179	196	213	230	246	263	280	297	314	330
Shots Before Overheat:	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.9	4	4.1	4.2	4.4
Accuracy Rating:	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	91

The Hydra shotguns can only be acquired through console commands.

Firestorm SG — Firestorm Shotgun
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Firestorm line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Devlon Industries
Damage:	-	-	-	180	194	207	220	233	246	260
Shots Before Overheat:	-	-	-	4.5	4.6	4.8	5	5.3	5.5	5.8
Accuracy Rating:	-	-	-	72	73	74	75	75	76	77

Hurricane SG — Hurricane Shotgun
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Hurricane line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Elanus Risk Control Services
Damage:	115	126	137	148	158	169	180	191	202	212
Shots Before Overheat:	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.9	4.0
Accuracy Rating:	56	57	58	59	60	62	63	64	65	66

Pulse Rifle line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Geth Armory
Damage:	179	196	213	230	246	263	280	297	314	330
Shots Before Overheat:	4.3	4.6	4.9	5.4	5.9	6.5	7.3	8.4	9.9	12.3
Accuracy Rating:	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93

The Geth shotguns can only be acquired through console commands.

Storm SG — Storm Shotgun
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Storm line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Hahne-Kedar
Damage:	102	112	122	131	141	150	160	170	179	189
Shots Before Overheat:	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.4
Accuracy Rating:	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69

Viper SG — Viper Shotgun
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Viper line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Hahne-Kedar Shadow Works
Damage:	141	154	167	180	194	207	220	223	246	260
Shots Before Overheat:	3.7	3.8	3.9	4	4.2	4.3	4.4	4.6	4.8	5
Accuracy Rating:	64	65	66	67	68	69	69	70	71	72

The Viper shotguns can only be acquired through console commands.

Tornado SG — Tornado Shotgun
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Tornado line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Haliat Armory
Damage:	166	182	198	213	229	244	260	276	291	307
Shots Before Overheat:	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.9	4	4.1	4.3	4.4	4.6	4.8
Accuracy Rating:	64	65	66	67	68	69	69	70	71	72

Savage SG — Savage Shotgun
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Savage line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Jormangund Technology
Damage:	154	168	182	197	211	226	240	254	269	283
Shots Before Overheat:	4.6	4.8	5	5.2	5.5	5.7	6.1	6.5	6.9	7.5
Accuracy Rating:	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	85

The Savage shotguns can only be acquired through console commands.

Armageddon SG — Armageddon Shotgun
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Armageddon line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Kassa Fabrication
Damage:	-	-	-	-	-	-	280	297	314	330
Shots Before Overheat:	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.5	5.8	6.1	6.6
Accuracy Rating:	-	-	-	-	-	-	80	80	81	81

Sokolov SG — Sokolov Shotgun
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Sokolov line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Rosenkov Materials
Damage:	-	-	-	-	-	-	300	318	336	354
Shots Before Overheat:	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5.3	5.5	5.8
Accuracy Rating:	-	-	-	-	-	-	78	79	79	80

Scimitar SG — Scimitar Shotgun
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Scimitar line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Elkoss Combine
Damage:	128	140	152	164	176	188	200	212	224	236
Shots Before Overheat:	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.8
Accuracy Rating:	48	49	51	52	53	55	56	57	58	60

SpectreBasic SG — HMWSG Basic Shotgun
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HMWSG Basic line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Spectre Gear
Damage:	128	140	152	164	167	188	-	-	-	-
Shots Before Overheat:	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.9	-	-	-	-
Accuracy Rating:	60	61	62	63	64	65	-	-	-	-

The HMWSG Basic Shotgun can only be acquired through console commands.

SpectreAdv SG — HMWSG Advanced Shotgun
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HMWSG Advanced line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Spectre Gear
Damage:	-	147	160	172	185	197	210	223	-	-
Shots Before Overheat:	-	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.5	4.6	4.8	5	-	-
Accuracy Rating:	-	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	-	-

The HMWSG Advanced Shotgun can only be acquired through console commands.

HMWSG SG — HMWSG Master Shotgun
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HMWSG Master line of Shotguns

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Spectre Gear
Damage:	-	-	-	262	282	301	320	339	358	378
Shots Before Overheat:	-	-	-	5	5.2	5.5	5.8	6.1	6.5	7
Accuracy Rating:	-	-	-	89	89	90	90	90	90	91

Only The HMWSG Master Shotgun VII and X sophistication level can be found in-game. The rest can be acquired through console commands.

Mass Effect 2

Shotguns in Mass Effect 2 are powerful close range weapons. All shotguns fire eight projectiles per shot (with the exception of the Geth Plasma Shotgun which fires three) and benefit from a short range bonus of 100% at point-blank. At the start of the game, the shotgun is available only to the Soldier and the Vanguard player classes, but can be chosen by any player class as a weapon specialization later in the game. The following squadmates utilize shotguns: Grunt, Jack, Jacob, and Tali.

Shotgun Models

Below is a list of the types of shotguns in Mass Effect 2 and their base stats.

M-22 Eviscerator

Manufacturer: Unknown
Base Damage: 36.8 (294.4)
Damage Multipliers (Armor / Barriers / Shields): x1.25 / x1.25 / x1.25
Default ammo: 3 / 12
Acquisition: Cerberus Weapon and Armor DLC.

M-23 Katana

Manufacturer: Ariake Technologies
Base Damage: 27.5 (220)
Damage Multipliers (Armor / Barriers / Shields): x1.0 / x1.5 / x1.5
Default ammo: 5 / 10
Acquisition: Default starting weapon

M-27 Scimitar

Manufacturer: Ariake Technologies
Base Damage: 20.34 (162.7)
Damage Multipliers (Armor / Barriers / Shields): x1.0 / x1.5 / x1.5
Default ammo: 8 / 16
Acquisition: Dossier: The Justicar

M-300 Claymore

Manufacturer: Unknown
Base Damage: 50.1 (400.8)
Damage Multipliers (Armor / Barriers / Shields): x1.25 / x1.25 / x1.25
Default ammo: 1 / 10
Acquisition: Collector Ship (mission) (Soldier or Vanguard only). Research Project for Grunt.

Geth Plasma Shotgun

Manufacturer: Geth Armory
Base Damage: Single Shot: 156.50 (250.38) – Fully Charged: 347.77 (556.4)
Damage Multipliers (Armor / Barriers / Shields): x1.0 / x1.5 / x1.5
Default ammo: 5 / 10
Acquisition: Firepower Pack DLC.

Upgrades

See also: Upgrade Guide, section on Shotgun upgrades, Research

Shotgun Shield Piercing (Microphasic Pulse)

Increases damage by 50% against shields and biotic barriers.

Shotgun Extra Rounds (Thermal Sink)

Shotguns, heavy shotguns and assault shotguns double their rounds.

Shotgun Damage 1 - 6 (Synchronized Pulsar)

Provides +10% shotgun damage.

Mass Effect 3

Shotgun Models

Below is a list of the types of shotguns in Mass Effect 3 and their base stats. Note that WCFDA stands for weight, capacity, fire rate, damage, and accuracy. The relevant values for those statistics are presented in that order.