Hot Slugger is a legendary Shotgun in Borderlands 4 manufactured by Jakobs. It is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source, but has an increased chance to drop from Callous Harbinger of Annihilating Death located in Craven's Nook - Order Bunker, Heart of the Mountain in Terminus Range on Kairos.
Special Weapon Effects[]
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- Blazing Barrel – On kill, deal +30% Damage for 10s for a Maximum of 3 Stacks
Functions[]
- Fires a single, slow-moving slug instead of buckshot.
- The Damage Buff on kill:
- Will affect every damage output by the user.
- Acquirable by any means when holding the gun.
- Persists between gun switch.
- Duration remains unchanged when switch (10s).
- Magazine Size is fixed to 1.
- Deals Splash Damage, but Splash Radius is very small.
Features[]
- Unique reload animation.
- No prefixes - Fixed visual & weapon parts - No variants.
Usage tips[]
The Hot Slugger's fixed Magazine Size synergizes well with Skills that affect the damage of the First Shot in a magazine, such as Rafa's Vitriol and First Impression.
Trivia[]
The weapon's unique reload animation, together with the “Model 1467B” side stamp, is possibly a reference to Winchester rifles. John Wayne introduced the "flip-cock" move and performed it on Model 1892 in several Western films.
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