Waterpipe Shotgun

One shell, one chance: a cheap Level 1 shotgun that drops people at a doorway and leaves you helpless if you miss. Pure early-wipe aggression.

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Characteristics

Category: Weapon

Stack size: 1

Durability: 100

Workbench: Level 1

Craftable: Yes

Researchable: Yes · 30 Scrap

Damage: 180

Fire rate: 30 shots/min

Magazine: 1

Reload: 4.5 s

Overview

In-game description

A Shotgun. Fires a single round before reloading.

This is the gun for the first hours of a wipe, when everyone carries a bow and you want to end a fight in one shot. It takes only wood and metal fragments at a Level 1 workbench, so losing it costs you almost nothing. That is why many players door-camp with it.

Pros

Cons

Huge close-range hit for what it costs
Cheap to craft and cheap to lose
Takes buckshot, slugs and incendiary shells as well as handmade ones

One shell, then a long reload
Pellets spread out fast beyond doorway range
No muzzle attachments, only sights and a light or laser

Many players feed it handmade shells early, then switch to buckshot once a Level 2 bench is up. A slug turns it into a clumsy mid-range option, but you get one try.

Some players carry two in the hotbar and swap instead of reloading. When you can afford it, the double barrel gives you a second shot without the juggling, and the pump ends the one-shot gamble entirely.