Volcano (Borderlands)

 is a sniper rifle manufactured by Maliwan that has a x4 fire element effect. Being an incendiary weapon, it is most effective against unshielded, fleshy targets.

Examples are on the talk page.

Common Special Effects

 * Pele demands a sacrifice! - This red text effect provides the weapon with a near 100% chance to deal incendiary damage (some high-profile targets have shown a chance to resist ignition on occasion), and has a large splash radius that can ignite multiple enemies. The "Ignite" effect is cumulative and multiplicative; with every new hit the burn damage increases.


 * After firing this weapon, the target will conflagrate. This ball of flame will stay visible for up to 10 seconds and  can block your view of any other targets.  Several fired shots can sometimes conceal whole groups of enemies, and put you at a serious disadvantage.


 * Has the highest fire damage of any weapon.
 * Even if you fail to shoot an enemy, fire will still linger at the point of impact. Enemies who run through the fire will ignite.
 * This gun is one of mixed blessings. Its got a high damage fire effect, but the smoke is incredibly annoying when trying to make second wind, as even a brute could saunter out of your sight while you sit there not having a clue where anyone is.

Acquiring the Maliwan Volcano
This weapon can be obtained through many ways including - Looting chests and weapon crates throughout Pandora, dropped by higher level enemies and can be on sale at weapon vendors infrequently. Crawmerax the Invincible has a fairly high chance of dropping this weapon as well. There is a low chance of finding one in trash piles.

Trivia

 * The effect Pele demands a sacrifice! is a reference to the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele, hence the sacrifice and the name of the gun.