Lascaux (pronounced “La-skoh”) is a unique aftermarket submachine gun in Borderlands 2 manufactured by Dahl. It is found submerged in a shallow pool in Frostburn Canyon.
Special Weapon Effects
The gun of the Bulls. – Very high, variable burst-fire count. Shots fired form a pattern of a bull. Fires two bullets at the cost of 1 ammo.
Usage & Description
The Lascaux is a surprisingly powerful weapon as it fires two bullets for every one consumed, effectively doubling its listed rate of fire. When combined with its shot count of 9 to 14 rounds in burst fire mode, this results in 18 to 28 bullets being fired in a single burst. The Lascaux's high bullet output for its rarity and availability makes it an effective weapon for close-range combat.
Although the Lascaux has no muzzle climb, its firing pattern has a relatively large spread that makes it inaccurate at longer ranges.
Notes
- The Lascaux may be acquired at any time, but will not scale to the character's level during Normal mode or while the story plot is in progress in True Vault Hunter Mode.
- The Lascaux is very useful if picked up during early levels, as it can put out a large amount of damage in a short period of time.
- The Lascaux can be acquired multiple times in a single playthrough. It will spawn every time Frostburn Canyon is entered. Exiting and entering it repeatedly will spawn multiple copies of it in succession.
- Gaige can make effective use of the Lascaux with Close Enough, allowing the random firing pattern to shred targets when the missed bullets ricochet.
- The Lascaux is a good weapon of choice for Gaige, if she's focused on the Anarchy tree, as accuracy won't matter and the combined times for unloading and reloading magazines are relatively short.
- The gun stock on the Lascaux to make no difference to any of its stats or its recoil. This leaves the grip and accessory to be the only significant parts.
- The best possible variant for sustained fights (with reloads required) of the Lascaux is a Dahl grip and the Flying prefix, which results in the greatest overall damage output. For shorter fights without reloads, the Flying or Stopping prefix and either the Bandit or Maliwan grip result in the best damage per second.
- The Lascaux was dropped by Warlord Turge on Day 26 of the Borderlands 2 $100,000 Loot Hunt. A hotfix on that day increased the stability of the Lascaux and all other Dahl submachine guns.
- The Lascaux is an effective weapon against loaders as it can easily hit all their critical locations at short range. The natural level of the Lascaux in each playthrough is usually effective against loaders up to the point near the end of A Dam Fine Rescue.
- The Lascaux cannot spawn with an elemental capacitor.
Trivia
- The name, flavor text and special effect are a reference to the Lascaux cave system in France, famous for its well-preserved paleolithic paintings of dun horses, aurochs, and megalocerotes.
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