Changes: Skullmasher (Borderlands 2)

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For the same named legendary sniper rifles in the other games, see Skullmasher.

Skullmasher is a legendary sniper rifle in Borderlands 2 manufactured by Jakobs.
It is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source but has an increased chance to drop from Son of Mothrakk located in Wildlife Exploitation Preserve. In the Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt DLC, it also has an increased chance to drop from Rakkanoth located in Scylla's Grove.

Special Weapon Effects

Makes your brain hurt. – Fires 5 bullets at the cost of 1. Decreased accuracy and damage per shot.

Usage & Description

Another legendary weapon returning from Borderlands, the Skullmasher is largely unchanged. In Borderlands 2, it features a faster rate of fire, fires a cluster of five bullets instead of the original's six, with a greater spread.

Like its predecessor, each shot only costs one round of ammunition, and if all five bullets connect the Skullmasher is capable of much higher damage output than most of its peers. However, it tends to have very low accuracy for a sniper rifle and is best used at mid-range against large enemies such as The Warrior, or flying enemies.

Notes

As the Skullmasher can achieve multiple critical hits in one shot, this makes it useful for faster completion of the Longshot Headshot challenge.
- Only one stack of Critical Ascensi0n can be obtained from each shot.

Trivia

A SHiFT code that unlocks a character-leveled Skookum Skullmasher for a single character is included in the Diamond Plate Loot Chest. The caption printed on its card reads "The perfect combination of old-world class and new-world violence."
This weapon was featured as the Community Reward and dropped from Rouge for Week 3 of the Borderlands 2 Loot Hunt.
A weapon with the Skullmasher's skin appears in the intro of Zer0 Sum in Tales from the Borderlands, being used by a bandit.

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-The '''Skullmasher''' is a {{rarity link|legendary}} [[Sniper Rifle|sniper rifle]] manufactured by [[Jakobs]]. In [[Borderlands 2]] it is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source but has an increased chance to drop from [[Son of Mothrakk]] located in [[Wildlife Exploitation Preserve]].
+'''Skullmasher''' is a {{rarity link|legendary}} [[Sniper Rifle|sniper rifle]] in ''[[Borderlands 2]]'' manufactured by [[Jakobs]].<br />It is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source but has an increased chance to drop from [[Son of Mothrakk]] located in [[Wildlife Exploitation Preserve]]. In the ''[[Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt]]'' DLC, it also has an increased chance to drop from [[Rakkanoth]] located in [[Scylla's Grove]].
 ==Special Weapon Effects==
-{{flavor|Makes your brain hurt.}}{{dash}} Shoots five projectiles at the cost of one round, however, each projectile suffers from decreased damage.
+{{flavor|Makes your brain hurt.}}{{dash}} Fires 5 bullets at the cost of 1. Decreased accuracy and damage per shot.
 ==Usage & Description==
 Another legendary weapon returning from ''Borderlands'', the Skullmasher is largely unchanged. In ''Borderlands 2'', it features a faster rate of fire, fires a cluster of five bullets instead of the original's six, with a greater spread.
-Like its predecessor, each shot only costs one round of ammunition, and if all five bullets connect the Skullmasher is capable of much higher raw damage output than most of its peers. It tends to have very low accuracy for a sniper rifle, however, and is best used at mid-range against large enemies such as [[The Warrior]], or flying enemies.
+Like its predecessor, each shot only costs one round of ammunition, and if all five bullets connect the Skullmasher is capable of much higher damage output than most of its peers. However, it tends to have very low accuracy for a sniper rifle and is best used at mid-range against large enemies such as [[The Warrior]], or flying enemies.
 ==Notes==
-*Since this fires five pellets instead of one bullet, it can achieve multiple critical hits in one shot. This is useful for rapidly obtaining the Longshot Headshot challenge or stacking [[Critical Ascensi0n]].
+*As the Skullmasher can achieve multiple critical hits in one shot, this makes it useful for faster completion of the Longshot Headshot challenge.
+**Only one stack of [[Critical Ascensi0n]] can be obtained from each shot.
 ==Trivia==
 [[File:Dplc_card2_skullmasher.jpg|right|100px]]
-* A [[SHiFT]] code that unlocks a character-levelled Skookum Skullmasher for a single character is included in the [[Diamond Plate Loot Chest]]. The caption printed on its card reads "The perfect combination of old-world class and new-world violence."
+* A [[SHiFT]] code that unlocks a character-leveled Skookum Skullmasher for a single character is included in the [[Diamond Plate Loot Chest]]. The caption printed on its card reads "The perfect combination of old-world class and new-world violence."
-* This weapon was featured as the Community Reward, and dropped from Rouge for Week 3 of the [[Borderlands 2 Loot Hunt]].
+* This weapon was featured as the Community Reward and dropped from Rouge for Week 3 of the [[Borderlands 2 Loot Hunt]].
-* A weapon with the Skullmasher's skin appears in Tales from the Borderlands, worn by a bandit.
+* A weapon with the Skullmasher's skin appears in the intro of [[Zer0 Sum]] in ''[[Tales from the Borderlands]]'', being used by a bandit.
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