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Introduction

Specializing as a gunslinger is very fun, and very useful. As a gunslinger you are able to keep your enemy at range while still dealing damage to them.

A gunslinger also has the advantage than many guns deal full specialized damage, which means more critical damage dealt from a gun.

Some of this material will be applicable to anyone who uses a gun, but the page as a whole is written for players who use mostly guns or only guns.

The Basics

Guns generally do less damage than swords, but make up for it in range. this immediately means two things:

• Having specialized damage weapons is more important for gunslingers.
• Gunslingers have the potential to take very little damage, being able to easily stay at range from enemies.

Starting out you might as well skip normal damage guns and go strait into specialized damage. This is because once you have two specialized damage types, you are guaranteed to be able to deal at least neutral damage to all six monster types and critical damage against four types. If you were to make a normal damage gun and one specialized damage gun, you would be able to do normal damage against all six types, but critical damage against only two types.

Guns have a clip size, after which you must stop and reload before firing again. During this time you also can not shield and move at 55% speed. What this means is that reloading is the most vulnerable time for a gunslinger. Also note that one line of guns which have larger clips are autofire, and require you to stand still and shoot the entire clip which also leaves you vulnerable.

As a gunslinger you can also take shots at enemies that might otherwise not be as exposed. For example, if a silkwing were healing a lumber, and several other enemies blocked it on either side, you could pull out your Magnus and snipe a few shots at it.

Controls

Controls are important because unlike a swordsman, a gunslinger will more often move and attack in different directions. And unlike a bomber, our attacks have direction. With that in mind here are some ways to set up your gaming controls to help you be an effective gunslinger:

Tactics

There are situations when you just can't afford to take damage. At times like that, it is important for a gunslinger to avoid reloading so they stay out of danger, still able to move at normal speed and shield. In this case, it is best to follow a shot pattern as follows to avoid reloading:

shoot all but one bullet->pause->shoot all but one bullet->pause

You can avoid having to shoot before charging your weapon by using this pattern:

shield->hold attack key->release shield

Quick weapon switching can be accomplished by using this trick to cancel the switching animations:

switch->shield

Weaponry

Generally the handguns that deal a single damage type are best to use. This is because if a weapon (like Silversix) does split elemental and piercing damage, it will only do 50% critical damage against enemies that are weak to elemental or piercing.

If the enemy is neutral against the other damage type, than you will get less damage total than if you had used a weapon that solely deals what the enemy has a weakness to.

If the enemy is strong against just one of the two damage types, your damage output will be crippled by a 1/2 resistance.

In the end it might be a good idea to use a weapon that does split damage if you have just one or two weapon slots for guns, but to maximize damage it is best to equip three guns, one of each specialized damage type.

Alchemers

Alchemers are a line of handgun which are altogether useful. There are five alchemers, four of which deal elemental damage and one which deals shadow damage. As you upgrade your alchemer to higher star levels, the bullets begin to break and ricochet around upon impact or reaching maximum range. The ricochets of an alchemer have a chance to cause a status effect just like the first shot.

It is important to note that the mark II alchemers will always ricochet to the left of the direction your character is facing.

Elemental Damage Handguns

Elemental damage is good against constructs and undead. Gremlins and beasts are strong against elemental.

Cryotech Alchemer

Cryotech Alchemers deal elemental damage and also have a chance to freeze its targets. Ricochets however may break the freeze.

• Hail Driver

Be Aware

• Can refreeze Ice Cubes
• Can extinguish Oilers

Firotech Alchemer

Firotech Alchemers deal elemental damage and also have a chance to light its targets on fire.

• Magma Driver

Be Aware

• Can ignite Oilers.
• Can melt Ice Cubes

Voltech Alchemer

Voltech Alchemers deal elemental damage and also have a chance to inflict shock on its targets.

• Storm Driver

Be Aware

• Can supercharge Quicksilvers

Prismatech Alchemer

Prismatech Alchemers deal elemental damage, but have no status effect. In exchange they deal slightly greater damage.

• Nova Driver

Shadow Damage Handguns

Shadow Damage is good against slimes and gremlins. Undead and devilites are strong against shadow.

Shadowtech Alchemer

Shadowtech Alchemers deal shadow damage, and have no status effect. They deal damage comparable to the Prismatech Alchemers.

• Umbra Driver

Biohazard

This gun can poison your enemies. It has a three shot clip.

• Biohazard

Be Aware

• This gun has very slow bullets.

Piercing Damage Handguns

Piercing damage is good against devilites and beasts. Slimes and constructs are strong against piercing.

Callahan

The Magnus line shoots very fast bullets that have a chance to cause stun. It can interrupt attacks, and sometimes knock back enemies. However, the shooting animation leaves you standing still for a fraction of a second. At the five star level there are two guns that come from the Magnus line. One is Callahan, which deals piercing damage and has a chance to stun. Its charge attack launches the user backwards and is followed by a reload animation.

• Callahan

Blitz Needle

The Blitz Needle is one of two five star versions of the Autogun. Blitz Needle shoots in fast bursts of six, and can fire two bursts before reloading. The bursts are a tight random spread of fast piercing bullets. The charge attack fires 15 shots in a sweeping pattern and is followed by a reload animation. You cannot move or turn while firing this gun.

• Blitz Needle

Normal Damage Handguns

These weapons are less popular for dedicated gunslingers, but may serve as useful backup weapons in a 4th weapon slot.

Valiance

Valiance shoots up to five fast bullets in the form of small, bright blue energy orbs. The charge attack releases a very large orb of energy that can hit multiple enemies.

• Valiance

Iron Slug

Iron Slug has a two shot clip and requires you to stand still a moment to shoot. It has some splash damage when bullets impact an enemy or reach maximum range. Its charge attack launches the user back, and may stun the user as well as the enemy. This gun is also from the Magnus line.

• Iron Slug

Volcanic Pepperbox

The Volcanic Pepperbox operates like the Blitz Needle, but its attacks deal normal damage and have a chance of inflicting fire. Its charge attack will draw an enemy in towards the source so that more damage can be dealt to the targeted enemies.

• Volcanic Pepperbox

Boss Reward Hanguns

Antigua

• Antigua

Pulsar

• Pulsar

Catalyzer

• Catalyzer

Armor

Gunslinger

Gunslinger protects against normal and piercing damage. It has a low handgun attack speed bonus.

• Gunslinger Hat
• Gunslinger Sash

Sunset

Sunset protects against normal and piercing damage, and offers a low handgun attack speed bonus.

• Sunset Stetson
• Sunset Duster

Deadshot

Deadshot protects against normal and shadow damage. Each piece offers a medium damage vs undead bonus as well as a maximum resistance to curse.

• Deadshot Chapeau
• Deadshot Mantle

Justifier

Justifier protects against normal damage and piercing. It has a medium handgun attack speed bonus.

• Justifier Hat
• Justifier Jacket

Nameless

Nameless protects against normal damage and elemental. It has a medium handgun attack speed bonus.

• Nameless Hat
• Nameless Poncho

Shadowsun

Shadowsun protects against normal and piercing damage. It has a low handgun damage bonus, but maximum weaknesses to both curse and poison.

• Shadowsun Stetson
• Shadowsun Slicker

Special Stats

Handgun Attack Speed

Handgun attack speed increases the speed you can get shots off. It does not effect the speed at which you reload your weapons.