Cyberpunk 2077: Every Unique Shotgun, Ranked | Game Rant

Being a very open-world RPG, Cyberpunk 2077 offers its players a lot of choices when it comes to what kind of warrior they want their version of V to be. Whether a player wants their character to be good with a blade, a sniper, or the type run and gun with a shotgun there’s a lot of options for all playstyles. In most shooters, the shotgun is usually a go-to weapon when it comes to crowd control and close-quarters combat. Due to the fact that the projectiles spray outwards causing massive damage at close range, there is very little skill involved when comes to these kinds of weapons.

Thankfully, in Cyberpunk 2077 many of the shotguns in the game have their own unique abilities that make them stand out from the average shooter. Even better and like other weapon categories in the game, there are unique shotguns in Cyberpunk that can’t be purchased from vendors and also have powerful abilities, but which ones are ranked best?

4 Mox

The Mox shotgun is an enhanced version of the L-69 Zhuo. It has one mod slot, has a 1.02 Headshot Damage Multiplier, 3% Burn Damage, and 10-13 Thermal Damage. Additionally, bullets can ricochet off surfaces and it comes equipped with the modded barrel to reduce spread meaning it’s easier to get targeted body shots.

The Mox blueprint can be obtained after having a romantic relationship with Judy Alvarez as a female V when completing the quest “Automatic Love”. However, it will become available as soon as the quest is complete as the male V.

Rare/Iconic
Damage 11-14×20 Damage
0.66 Attacks Per Second
Bullets can ricochet
11-13 Thermal Damage

3 Sovereign

The Sovereign is a double-barrel shotgun that fires two powerful shots at once with a reduced reload time, and bullet spread. So it’s not only deadly in close quarters fights but it’s fast and accurate. In addition and the projectiles have a chance to ricochet off surfaces which is great for crowd control.

To obtain the blueprints for the Sovereign Shotgun, V will need to respond to a crime report event in Westbrook’s Japantown. V will then have to defeat and loot a boss character called Shinobu the leader of the gang that has been terrorizing this area.

Epic/Iconic Tier
44-54×10 Damage
Bullets can ricochet
Fire two rounds when firing

2 Ba Xing Chong

The Ba Xing Chong shotgun is a unique Smart Shotgun that can be obtained after completing the side job called “Chipin’ In”. The player will then need to collect the blueprints from the Ba Xing Chong from Adam Smasher’s room on the Ebunlike ship.

Not only does this shotgun have self-guided projectiles but it fires powerful explosive rounds that can lay waste to enemies with little effort or aiming due to the Ba Xing Chong’s smart auto-aiming features. The weapon’s description states that it is “the perfect weapon for a one-person army” and that should give the player an idea of just how effective this shotgun is.

Legendary/Iconic
28-35×8 Damage
A Smart weapon with self-guided pellets
Fires explosive shells
Chance for dismemberment

1 The Headsman

The Headsman is an Iconic Tier Shotgun and may be one of the most powerful weapons in the game. It has a fast reload time although it’s slower than some of the other shotguns on this list it makes up for this by doubling the number of pellets that are shot in one go.

Additionally, there is an upgrade slot for a scope for more accuracy and just in case there is still a chance of missing a shot, the possibility of hitting V’s enemies increases with a ricocheted pellet makes the Headsman a very hard rifle to miss with.