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DOSSIERVULCANO
Shotgun / Semi-Automatic / 8 KG
TTK
0.73s
vs Light, body
SHOTS TO KILL
3
body, Light
HEADSHOT
NONE
no bonus
FIRE RATE
2.73/s
shots/sec T4
MAGAZINE
6
rounds T4
// PVP ANALYSIS
49.5 damage per shot (5.5×9 pellets), semi-auto, 6-round mag. No headshot multiplier (1.0×). Fires faster than Il Toro (2.5 shots/sec at Tier I vs Il Toro's pump-action), meaning higher sustained DPS. 6-round mag means you can kill through Heavy without reloading.
// SHOTS TO KILL (PVP)
| Shield | Body | Head |
|---|---|---|
| None | 3 | 3 |
| Light (Green) | 3 | 3 |
| Medium (Blue) | 3 | 3 |
| Heavy (Purple) | 4 | 4 |
// THE MATH
49.5 damage per shot (5.5×9 pellets). Headshot multiplier is 1.0× — head and body STK are identical. 6-round mag means you can kill through Heavy without reloading (4 shots needed, 6 in mag).
// TIER PROGRESSION
Fire rate improves from 2.5 (I) to 2.7 (IV) shots/sec. Mag stays at 6 across all tiers.
// WEAPON COMPARISONS
vs Il Toro
Il Toro wins the first shot (63 vs 49.5 damage). Vulcano wins sustained fights — 6-round semi-auto mag vs Il Toro's pump-action. If you're peek-shooting corners, Il Toro. Open room trading shots, Vulcano.
vs Dolabra
The Legendary energy shotgun. Vulcano uses Shotgun ammo with Weak ARC pen. The Dolabra uses Energy ammo with Strong ARC pen and variable focus modes. The Dolabra hip-fires 2-shot kills through every shield; the Vulcano keeps the edge in semi-auto sustained fire.
// VERDICT
The sustained damage shotgun. Less punishing than Il Toro but less explosive too.
// MATCHUPS
See how Vulcano performs head-to-head against every weapon in Arc Raiders.
TIER IV / ALL SHIELD TYPES
BODY TTK
HEAD TTK
SHOTS TO KILL
No Shield
0.73s
—
3 / —
BODY / HEAD
Light
0.73s
—
3 / —
BODY / HEAD
Medium
0.73s
—
3 / —
BODY / HEAD
Heavy
1.1s
—
4 / —
BODY / HEAD
Threat Assessment
LOSES TO
Slowest weapon — nothing faster
IS IT WORTH UPGRADING?
TIER I
FR: 2.00/s
MAG: 6
RLD: 3.55s
TTK: 1s
TIER II
FR: 2.24/s
MAG: 6
RLD: 3.05s
TTK: 0.89s
TIER III
FR: 2.47/s
MAG: 6
RLD: 2.55s
TTK: 0.81s
TIER IV
FR: 2.73/s
MAG: 6
RLD: 2.05s
TTK: 0.73s
WORTH IT
Tier I to IV cuts TTK from 1s to 0.73s (27% faster). The biggest jump is I to II (11% improvement).
Crafting Materials
Recipe1 Magnetic Accelerator, 3 Heavy Gun Parts, 1 Exodus Modules
RequiresGunsmith 3
BLUEPRINT REQUIRED
PRICES, CRAFTING
SELL PRICE (T1)
10,000
T2: 13,000 / T3: 17,000 / T4: 22,000
DAMAGE
49.5
5.5 × 9 pellets
WEIGHT
8 KG
inventory weight
// FULL COST FROM SCRATCH (TIER IV)
98Metal Parts
42Rubber Parts
36Simple Gun Parts
16ARC Alloy
14Steel Spring
1Exodus ModulesSGP EQUIVALENT36 SGP
SEED COST~531 seeds + loot drops
COIN COSTN/A (craft only)
→ CALCULATE FULL LOADOUT COST WITH VULCANO HOW TO GET THIS WEAPON
CRAFT AT GUNSMITH 3
Requires 1 Magnetic Accelerator, 3 Heavy Gun Parts, 1 Exodus Modules. Blueprint required.
LOOT (ALL MAPS)
Found in weapon caches and secured rooms across all maps. Tier scales with area difficulty.
MODS & PAIRINGS
Mod Slots (4)
SHOTGUN MUZZLEShotgun Choke, Shotgun Silencer
UNDERBARRELAngled Grip, Vertical Grip, Horizontal Grip
SHOTGUN MAGExtended Shotgun Mag
STOCKStable Stock, Padded Stock, Lightweight Stock, Kinetic Converter
BALANCE CHANGES
No recorded balance changes. Vulcano has been stable across all patches.