Mastiff Shotgun

Mastiff Shotgun
Powerful semi-auto shotgun.
Profile
Type	Shotgun
Fire modes	Single
Ammo type	Shotgun Shells
Rate of fire	66 RPM 73 RPM 76 RPM 79 RPM
Projectile speed	16000 UPS
Manufacturer	Lastimosa Armory
Weapon ID	mp_weapon_mastiff
Arenas
Base cost	350
Level 1 upgrade cost	150
Level 2 upgrade cost	250
Level 3 upgrade cost	300
Total cost	1050
Damage
Head	112 (14×8) (1.25×)
Body	88 (11×8)
Legs	88 (11×8)
Body DPS	97 107 111 116
Tactical
Magazine size	6
Tac reload time	1.03 sec/bullet
Full reload time	1.7 seconds
ADS speed penalty	-10%
Recoil	Negligible

The Mastiff Shotgun, also called Mastiff, is a semi-automatic shotgun that utilizes Shotgun Shells. It fires 8 pellets in the shape of a horizontal line, which decreases in width while aiming down the sights, reducing the spread and thus increasing accuracy.

The Mastiff can be enhanced with the Dual Shell Hop-Up, allowing two shells to be reloaded instead of one, roughly halving the time needed to reload.

Damage profile

Target	Damage	Shots to kill
		100 HP	150 HP	175 HP	200 HP	225 HP
Head	112	1	2	2	2	3
Level 1 Helmet	104	1	2	2	2	3
Level 2 Helmet	104	1	2	2	2	3
Level 3/4 Helmet	96	2	2	2	3	3
Body	88	2	2	2	3	3
Leg	88	2	2	2	3	3

Fortified Legends

Target	Damage	Shots to kill
		100 HP	150 HP	175 HP	200 HP	225 HP
Head	96	2	2	2	3	3
Level 1 Helmet	96	2	2	2	3	3
Level 2 Helmet	88	2	2	2	3	3
Level 3/4 Helmet	88	2	2	2	3	3
Body	72	2	3	3	3	4
Leg	72	2	3	3	3	4

Note: Fortified head shot damages may vary ±8. This is due to uncertainty over whether Fortified reduces non rounded or rounded damage numbers. This difference is negligible on non pellet based weapons.

Attachments

Optics

• 1x Holo
• 1x HCOG "Classic"
• 1x-2x Variable Holo
• 2x HCOG "Bruiser"
• 1x Digital Threat

Others

• Shotgun Bolt: (Common, Rare, Epic)

Hop-Up

• Dual Shell

Arenas

Attachment	★	★★	★★★	★★★★
Shotgun Bolt	✔	✔	✔	✔
1x HCOG “Classic”	✔	✔	✔
1x Holo	✔	✔	✔
1x-2x Variable Holo		✔	✔
2x HCOG “Bruiser”		✔	✔
1x Digital Threat			✔	✔
Dual Shell			✔	✔

Pros and cons

Pros

• High damage per shot.
• 1× leg shot multiplier.
• Aiming down the sights reduces spread.
• Aiming at chest/shoulder level is usually best, due to the Mastiff's horizontal spread pattern.
• Ability to reload bullets between shots.

Cons

• Animation between shots obscures vision.
• 1× head shot multiplier at 38+ meters. (Reference: Go to the firing range, to the light weapon platform, and stand on the Tier 2(Blue) Standard Stock. The distance from you to the left most dummy is 37 meters.)
• Hipfire has increased spread.
• Full reload takes 6.85 seconds without Dual Shell.

Lore

The M1901 Mastiff Combat Shotgun was developed specifically for low-gravity close-quarters engagements. The kinetic energy produced when fired in low-gravity can severely unbalance its user with massive recoil, so the engineers at Lastimosa Armory incorporated a muzzle velocity dampening system which mitigates that energy and greatly reduces recoil.

Intended for low to zero gravity ship boarding and clearing operations, the Mastiff gained notoriety throughout The Frontier as a reliable and devastating combat shotgun. Shells can be fed through the under-mounted magazine or with the optional drum magazine upgrade. Troops from the IMC's 401st often refer to it as the "Mobile Claymore" as its high rate of fire proved to be devastating.

Skins

There are a total of 59 weapon skins for the Mastiff Shotgun; 9 Legendary, 5 Epic, 29 Rare, and 16 Common.

• Legendary skins
• Epic skins
• Rare skins
• Common skins

• 

  Warp Zone
  1,200

• 

  The Pest Controller
  1,200

• 

  Boom Stick

• 

  Final Boss
  Needs The Pest Controller

• 

  Tombstick

• 

  No Time to Bleed
  3,000

• 

  Athena's Grace

• 

  Master Blaster

• Pixel Hunter - Needs Warp Zone

• 

  Eye of the Storm
  400

• 

  Trial by Fire
  400

• 

  Code of Honor
  400

• 

  Off the Grid
  400

• 

  Break the Enemy
  400

• 

  Out For Blood
  60

• 

  Surprise Party
  60

• 

  Carnivale
  60

• 

  Solar Flare
  60

• 

  Wildlands
  60

• 

  Headgames
  60

• 

  Paper Trail
  60

• 

  Icebreaker
  60

• 

  Trident
  60

• 

  Tagged
  60

• 

  Warm Rave
  60

• 

  Urban Edge
  60

• 

  Recluse
  60

• 

  Cold Wave
  60

• 

  Digital Afterimage
  60

• 

  Patchwork
  Level 59

• 

  Molten
  Level 83

• 

  Fractured Cove
  Level 83

• 

  Bullet Bike
  Level 43

• 

  Gift Of Power
  Level 68

• 

  Acid Burn
  Level 26

• 

  Scaled Up
  Level 39

• 

  Pepperminted
  500

• 

  Under the Microscope
  Level 57

• 

  Fractured Surface
  Level 73

• 

  Fractured Surface
  Level 86

• 

  Pellet Sunrise
  Level 65

• Throwin Down - 500
• Rune Awakening - May 2020

• 

  Factory Issue
  Default

• 

  Midnight
  30

• 

  Cardinal
  30

• 

  Arctic
  30

• 

  Sunfire
  30

• 

  Clearwater
  30

• 

  Flamingo
  30

• 

  Sandstorm
  30

• 

  Rainforest
  30

• 

  Evergreen
  30

• 

  Orchid
  30

• 

  Bengal
  30

• 

  Yellowjacket
  30

• 

  Lagoon
  30

• 

  Clover
  30

• 

  Oceanic
  30

History

Patch notes

August 03, 2021 Patch

• Arenas:
  • Reduced purchase cost from 400 to 350.

June 29, 2021 Patch

• Arenas:
  • Reduced purchase cost from 500 to 400.

March 09, 2021 Patch

• Reduced damage per pellet from 13 to 11.
• Increased fire rate from 1 to 1.1.
• Fixed an issue involving dropping the Mastiff to the ground and then picking it back up, causing the weapon to be fully reloaded.

January 05, 2021 Patch

• Spread out third and fourth pellets to decrease max range of 4 pellet hits (was ±7.5°, now ±10°).

August 18, 2020 Patch

• Added to the loot table of fully kitted weapons for Season 6.

May 27, 2020 Patch

• Reduced spawn rate in all zone tiers.

May 12, 2020 Patch

• No longer a Supply Drop Weapon.
• Reduced damage per pellet from 18 to 13.
• Reduced headshot damage multiplier from 2× to 1.25×.
• Reduced fire rate from 1.3 to 1.0.
• Increased magazine from 4 to 6.
• Increased projectile speed to standard shotgun speed (16000).
• Increased blast pattern distances for the outer pairs of pellets.
• Increased blast pattern scale ADS multiplier from 0.5× to 0.55×.
• Reduced projectile width to be more in line with the other shotguns.

February 04, 2020 Patch

• Improved iron sights accuracy.
• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to fire the weapon rapidly.

November 05, 2019 Patch

• Increased projectile width.

July 02, 2019 Patch

• Adjusted spawn rates in Care Packages. Now spawns more often during Round 3.

February 22, 2019 Patch

• Fixed an exploit where players could refill ammo in the inventory screen.

Trivia

• According to Bangalore, the Mastiff fires incendiary rounds.
• The Mastiff is one of only two guns in the game to reload one bullet at a time, the other one being the 30-30 Repeater.
• The Mastiff was named after Respawn's IT Manager, Roni Papouban's, dog.
• The Dual Shell Hop-Up doesn't actually chamber two shells into the Mastiff, it simply increases the number of rounds loaded by 2 whenever a shell is inserted.

Gallery

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  Mastiff bullet spread when hip fired.

• 

  Mastiff bullet spread when aimed down sights.

See also

• Mastiff (Titanfall 2)